`... whoop,'

　Regardless of whether he is a horse or a person, Ray unwittingly breathes out loudly when he sees that all the bodies are gone.
　Ray is originally a specialist in the magic of fire. If Ray uses the element of purification... a magic trick that combines sacred magic, it appears in the magnitude of consumer magic.
　It would be even more so if it were the second time I had first contact with Widale.
　Even Ray, who had enormous magical powers, consumed his magical powers to the point where he felt a little tired. That's just as much or more than when you use the armour of the hegemony.

"Grull".

　Perhaps he sees Ray, but Seto, who was watching him a little further away, runs under him first and rubs his face encouragingly.
　At Seto's tinkering appearance, Ray also gently reaches for Seto's head with a small smile on his tired face.

"You don't have to worry because you'll get well soon. and all I have to do is return to my position."
"Guru..."

　Still, Seto looks up anxiously and purrs.
　You must have noticed how one of them looked. Widale, immersed in memories of his beloved horse, approaches Ray in surprise.

"What's the matter, Mr. Ray?"

　Worriedly, Ray shakes his head for nothing.

"Because I used a little unfamiliar magic, I just consumed a lot of magic. I'll get well soon."
"…was it so?" Thank you for listening to my unreasonable request."
"You don't have to worry about it." In the first place, this is the road the rebels will take in due course. and I'll be in trouble if I come out undead."

　When I tell him that, he glints at the men.

"I'll tell you, don't think you can get away with it." Well, you can run away, but I'll regard you as an enemy, not a prisoner. ...Set, if any of them make any strange moves, I'll leave it to you."
"Grull!"

　A set of voices that cheerfully say, "Leave it to me!"
　Instead of a tired Ray, Seto's gaze turns to the men.
　Some of the men reflexively stretch their faces and look away from Seto's gaze.
　You can see at a glance what he was thinking.

"Well, I can't stay here forever. We'll head for the rebel positions. It's already nighttime, and if you waste your time here, you'll be late getting there. If I don't do well, I may see Mercurio tomorrow."
"Well, that's a problem. I wish to see Prince Mercurio as soon as possible."

　Each of Widale's words nods that the other female knights are the same.
　Now that I've come this far at risk, I'd like to see Mercurio today if possible. Ray tells Widere something nasty, telling her so.

"Well, then you'd better hurry up to the rebel position. As for the prisoners, I'm sorry to say that they should be brought in responsible."
"Wait! Isn't that too bad?" I wish to leave the prisoner to Mr. Ray, if possible."

　The more prisoners are taken, the slower they travel. Widere was worried about it and tried to force the prisoner on Ray, but Ray replied with a smile.

"Well, if I don't go to the position and tell you that the White Rose Knights are coming as messengers from Fritzione,"
"Well, that's..."

　That's true, I'm sure. As Ray says, we are now only enemies of the rebels. If such men go to what is called the enemy's headquarters, will they be able to believe it easily?
　The answer is no.
　It will undoubtedly be taken as hostile and, as Ray says, it will be a nuisance.
　Failure to do so could result in a battle in front of the position and a desperate confrontation with the rebels themselves.
　To avoid it, Widale could not deny it if Ray, who is well known for his face and name, was told that it was best to go and let him know in advance.

"…I see. Now let's ask Ray for a message against the rebels. I'll take them with me."

　Ray also nods back to Widere, who glances at the prisoners.

"Do so," But I don't know if they have that important information. I took him prisoner just in case. So if they try to escape, I don't mind dealing with it."

　At Ray's words, the prisoners of war gasp as if they had ice in their backs.
　It wasn't because we didn't expect our lives to be so easily cut off.
　That's because Ray's gaze at me when I told him that I didn't have the eyes to look at human beings.
　It's like looking at a stone falling on the side of the road, and they never recognize themselves as living things.
　Even men are used to acting in a dark way. Nevertheless, I've never been looked at like this.

"Oh, oh, I see. But I will hand them all over to you as much as I can."

　Widere, too, quickly comes back to herself, even though Ray's gaze was momentarily overwhelmed.
　Ray says, convinced that he is only in charge of a squad of the White Rose Knights, also under Fritzione's direct control.

"Is that so? Then, please." I'm in position first, so come after me. The road should reach you without hesitation if you go straight south here. --you only have to go straight down the meadow, don't you think?"

　Ray jokingly told me, but if he had found out that Ray had lost his way so many times, his fear of Ray, which he had been for as long as a few seconds, would probably have disappeared from everyone.
　Was it lucky or unlucky that it didn't happen?
　At any rate, Ray straddles Seto's back when he only tells her that.

"Set, please."
"Roll-roll-roll-roll!"

　She sings high at Ray's call and runs up into the sky after a few steps of running.
　Widale, who had seen Ray and Sett disappear into the sky in no time, suddenly comes to himself.

"Well, I can't do it like this. We must see Prince Mercurio as soon as possible, so we'll hurry. And, you know what? I have permission from Mr. Ray. I will not forget that if you do strange things, you will be compensated by his life."
"I know," We're not stupid enough to act strangely in this situation."

　The leader said so, nodding.
　In fact, the man had no intention of running away.If they tried to escape here, there was a hunch that Widale in front of them would wreak his sword literally and kill themselves, and most importantly, they were sure that they would die if they encountered Ray at a later date.
　Then we manage to survive here in cooperation with the rebels. If we can do that, we won't have to fight that monster called Ray again.
　That's how I came to the conclusion.

"... well, that's all right." Here we go."

　The awe felt for Ray is the same for Widale and others in the White Rose Knights.
　Still, they managed to calm themselves down by the feeling that they were not hostile to the rebels.
　Widale needs to see Mercurio as soon as possible. With that in mind, they begin to take the men and move towards Ray's direction.





　Seth, who had been flying over, returned to rebel positions in about five minutes.
　Seeing nothing wrong with the completed position while Ray was away, Ray signals Seto down to the position.
　Even though it was Ray, he didn't seem to get lost five minutes each way.
　However, Ray himself doesn't think he has any sense of direction, so he's completely unaware.

"Grull".

　As Seto purges down to the ground, two guards guarding one of the entrances to the position find out.
　The position itself covers the entire position with wooden or metal fences to counter attacks by monsters and bandits at night. And there are several fences that cover the position that are not fenced to access the outside.
　One of them was Ray's descent.
　The reason why the two soldiers tried to hold the spear in their hands for a moment was probably because they heard a cry from above in the complete setting of the sunset and darkening.
　As the autumn moon begins to show, Seto flaps his wings down to the entrance to his position.
　It was because Theoreum had told me not to descend suddenly into the position unless it was an emergency.
　And as for the White Rose Knights this time, he decides that it is not so urgent, so he goes down to the entrance to his position.
　Even soldiers know their faces well because they have been trained by Ray as long as they are in the rebels. That's why the spear he holds is immediately lowered, and one soldier asks Ray on behalf of him.

"Are you back from reconnaissance, Mr. Ray?" I think it was quite early."
"Oh, there's something wrong with you."
"A little?"
"I'm sorry, but this should be reported directly to Theoreum. I'll let you pass."

　A soldier with a momentary puzzled look on his face at Ray's words, he must have decided here that he was not supposed to be involved. make way for someone to immediately nod and enter the position

"Do you need a guide? If you need one, one of us will come with you."
"No, it's in the middle of the position. Then there's no problem."

　Responding briefly to the soldiers, Ray and Sett enter the position.
　The two soldiers, who had seen it off, shrugged their shoulders out of nowhere and returned to watch again, angry at the smell of the food.





"Call me to Theoreme," I want you to judge something as soon as possible."
"All right. Please wait a minute."

　The knight of the bodyguard in front of the magic tent, as soon as he hears Ray's words, one of them goes in.
　This completely different response was probably due to Ray being recognized as one of the most important members of the rebels.

(I don't know, however, whether he was satisfied with it or not.)

　I knew that I had a lot of mixed feelings for the people of the Vestian Empire. But I guess they're still suppressing it because they understand it's for the rebels.

"I got permission. I want you in."

　When one of the knights comes out of the magic tent and says so, Ray enters the magic tent, leaving his set there as usual.
　At first, the knights were bothered or frightened by the presence of a set near the tent, but they didn't move their expressions, perhaps because they had already gotten used to it.
　Maybe it's because Seto was convinced that unlike the ordinary monsters around him, he wouldn't attack people.
　As usual, Seto himself lies near the magic tent and waits for Ray.





　Inside the magic tent, what could be called the usual rebel leaders gathered.
　There were some faces Ray had never seen before, but they were probably the ones who joined him as he moved from one position to another.

"Ray, is there any urgent requirement? Judging from the circumstances, I don't think I saw a new expeditionary force on reconnaissance."

　Ray nods and opens his mouth in response to Theorem's quick question.

"While I was scouting, I found five women attacked by a group of about thirty. The women were cornered, and I saw them attacking me, so I saved them."
"A thief? Now that we've set up a camp here, we'd better get rid of the bandits around us."

　When Theoreum mutters, others nod in agreement, but Ray shakes his head.

"No, they were all dressed in matching armor. I have heard that Kabazid's men are private soldiers."
"... of His Highness Kabazeed?"
"Oh, and the women who were attacked were the White Rose Knights under Fritzione's direct command. Do you know that? ... No, from this reaction, it seems quite famous."

　the White Rose Knights The moment Ray says the word, almost all the aristocrats in the magic tent look surprised.

"The White Rose Knights!? Are they here?"
"But why? The Knights of the White Rose are truly the master of His Highness Fritzione. If I were to put it out here, I don't think the five of us would have attacked it."
"Then reconnaissance?"
"I don't think so. Those who have tried to break into this position are well disposed of. I'm sure they know that."
"No, isn't that why you sent the White Rose Knights?"

　When Ray saw them exchanging opinions on their own before saying anything, he let out a sigh of wonder what to do.