"Well, my Highness Mercurio, Mr. Vihela, my Highness Theoreme. Thank you very much for your help."

　Early in the morning, at a time when the sun has not yet risen to the eastern sky, Widale thanks those who came out to see him off.
　Widere, dressed in white armor, cloak, long-sworded sheaths at his waist, and fully armored by the White Rose Knights, looked very vivid to those watching him, perhaps because of the influence of the morning sun.

"Oh, I'm looking forward to your sister Fritzione," I'd be glad if you could join us."
"I know that's the best thing, and I'm not particularly concerned with Prince Fritzione's right to succeed to the throne. I think it'll be all right, but..."

　If you join the rebels, Fritzione will follow you.
　Widere recalls the conditions Mercurio had set and returns words, but he can't give a word and misrepresent it.

"I'm telling Ray... to be careful, but I don't think it's going to be very dangerous when I'm with Sett." But I don't know what's going on in the imperial capital. That's the place where there are people like charm. Be very careful."
"I know," In the first place, if I wear this robe, I can hardly find anyone, and Seto is waiting outside the imperial capital, so I think I can handle anything that happens."
"Well, if Sett could get into the imperial capital, I'd have less to worry about."

　Vihela has a strong faith in Ray, but naturally she also has a strong faith in Ray's partner, Seto.
　a seemingly feeble wizard That's Ray, who only seems to have become an adventurer, but in Seto's case he has the power to overwhelm just by looking at him.
　The presence of Seto is the best deterrent in the sense that you don't have to worry about getting involved with someone you don't need.
　...however, there may be some other person who may come after Seto.

"And... no, it doesn't cause trouble at all." Ray will stick with the White Rose Knights as a guest. If you cause trouble over there, you may cause trouble to sister Fritzione."
"To be honest, I'm not very sure about that... well, I'll try as much as I can."

　The role of Ray this time is a guest who the White Rose Knights helped in the middle of their mission.
　At first, there was an opinion that Ray should be a member of the White Rose Knights because his face was a woman's face, but even though Ray understands that his face is a woman's face, the answer is no if he is asked to dress up as a woman.
　--the white armour of the White Rose Knights --which is also the suit of a woman's physique --would have been excused by Ray from putting on makeup.
　Since I have come to this world, I have a stronger sense of repudiation than anyone else because I understand that my face is a childlike face.
　There's no problem seeing people do it, but I guess they're repugnant because they can predict that if they do it, they'll look bad on themselves.

"Well... don't try as much as you can, you have to do it."

　There is little sign of uneasiness in Vihela's gaze, even though she breathes a sigh of amazement.
　As if the rising morning sun were celebrating from the eastern sky, the surroundings are gradually increasing in brightness.
　Watching such a scene, Vihela felt that whatever Ray tried to imitate, he would end up being.

"Your Highness Mercurio," We're leaving soon."
"Oh, I hope you'll come back safe. Just in case, I had cleared up the scouts in this neighborhood this morning. They will be sent back to us again in due course, but now they are safe."
"Huh! I'm sorry to trouble you so much. I will certainly deliver it to His Excellency Fritzione."

　Returning in a determined voice, Widale rides on his horse.
　The horse they were riding was taken over by the rebels because everything was already dead in the struggle to join Ray.
　Considering the price of horses, it's fair to say that Mercurio and Teoreme are showing what they expect from Widale.
　However, the horse is, after all, an ordinary horse, and it is inferior in many ways to the horse, which had been severely trained since childhood. Of course he was afraid of Seto, the Gryphon.

"Well, my dear Ray," I'd like a reconnaissance from above."
"Oh, ... then I'll be back."
"Yes, be careful,"

　After a brief conversation with Vihela, Ray heads towards Seto, who had moved a little further away to keep the horse from frightening.
　At that time...

"Captain Ray!"

　I turned around to hear voices coming from behind me, and found the troops standing in line, though it was still early in the morning.
　To be polite, there is even the figure of Pernicus, the vice commander.

"Be careful!"

　A slightly shy smile and a slight wave of hands at the shouting armada.
　From a nearby tent, soldiers who heard what they thought was an enemy attack burst out, but when they found out that the soldiers were around them, they let out a small sigh and went back into the tent.
　At that time, he turned his eyes to the shortstop and then returned to the tent, probably because of the irritation of being disturbed by sleep.
　However, it was a good decision for a man not to look at Mercurio, Vihela, Theoreum, and so on, even if he was a little half asleep.
　If you had done so, there is no doubt that many unfortunate events would have happened.





"Then I'll move slowly from the sky, watching the surroundings, but that's all right, isn't it?"
"Well, that would be very helpful. I wish Mr. Ray could have moved near us, but the horse was not like this."

　Widale laughs bitterly at his horse, apparently frightened by the presence of Seto nearby.
　It's the same with other White Rose knights, and if you keep going with Seto, mental fatigue will undoubtedly be higher than physical.
　Then you'll have to walk to the imperial capital.
　Even an hour, a minute, or even a second is a waste of time.
　It was undoubtedly true that surrounding reconnaissance was needed, and in that respect Seto was definitely the best.
　Observing the ground from above, the range of reconnaissance is overwhelmingly wide.
　In the first place, the White Rose Knights, including Widale, found and helped Ray and Seto, who were scouting over the sky.

"Well, there's nothing I can do about it. However, even if you go straight from here to the imperial capital, you will definitely stay overnight. What do you do with horses then? In my case, I usually have them watch me outside the magic tent, so when they're afraid, it's a faraway place."
"That's the only way I can do it." In the first place, we are the White Rose Knights. Even a person of the age of Ray cannot spend the night in the same tent."

　Widere, of course, said so, but some of the knights of the White Rose Knights were attracted to the word magic tent that came out of Ray's mouth.

"Captain, don't you have to worry so much about him, as he is still a child?"
"No, that's dirty. and if you spend the night with such a man, who is Mr. Vihela's mistress in the first place, what will happen?"
"...I'm sorry, but I'm sorry."

　In Widale's words, knights bow in the form of total surrender.
　There's nothing unstable about bowing while riding a horse. Some horse-riding skills, as if to say on horseback were where they were supposed to be, only belonged to the White Rose Knights, under Fritzione's direct control.

"You can decide on how to camp out. Fortunately, my magic tent is a little small for this number of people, but I think we can fit in all of them."
"Well, I'll talk about it here. It's better to have them scouted from the air, but don't leave me too far if possible. As I thought before, Gryphon's... did you say Seto? Seto's speed is very fast. We can't catch up with them, if not very much."
"Gruly!"

　When Seto cries happily, "Of course!" Ray pats his head on the back."Seto will arrive at the imperial capital in a few hours." Anyway, I understand what you mean. I'll make a slow reconnaissance up here, too."
"Please,"

　Hearing Widale's words, Ray signals Seto into the sky.
　In a run of several meters, he flaps his wings and goes to the sky.
　Rather than flying, Widale sees off the right figure to describe himself as running in the sky, accelerating his horse's legs and saying something unnecessary not too long ago... turning a sharp look at his men who spoke out to pass the night in a tent with Ray.

"Don't be so stupid,"
"But captain," You already know Ray's ability, don't you? He alone destroyed the whole army, accompanied by a Gryphon, and possessed many magic items. It's definitely a good property. I wish I could bring him into the White Rose Knights."
"So don't be silly. In the first place, Ray is a man. It is impossible at that point to be included in the White Rose Knights, and above all, you understand their character in contact with Ray."
"She looks like a girl, so if you try a little hard, you don't think anyone is a boy. I wear robes that hide my body line."

　When Widale heard the words, he wondered if he could do it for a moment.
　The next moment, however, I imagine Ray starting a dispute with the nobles... not with the opposing nobles, but with the nobles of the First Princess's faction.

"It's impossible. It's certainly a powerful and unparalleled force, but it's too hard to handle. If you hire someone as an adventurer on a temporary basis like this, it won't be a big problem, but I'm quite prepared to let him in."
"...are the rebels doing their best?"
"Maybe it's because of Mr. Vihela," Unfortunately, Prince Fritzione will not be able to control him. It is difficult even for Angela, the captain of the White Rose Knights."

　For Widale, the size of Mercurio's bowl...more precisely, he feels good at using people than he does when he brings Ray to his side and doesn't have any problems.
　We can only think of a future in which problems arise no matter what.

"Anyway, as for Mr. Ray, we have a good sense of distance. It's out of the question to be hostile, but that's why it's hard to get into your family. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . If you come from a remote area, do you think that way?"
"That may be the case," And according to a story I heard from Prince Fritzione before, there were very few aristocratic aristocrats in Guillem, where Ray was based. It's only with the help of Larkus, who is also a central figure in the neutrality faction."

　Widale nods to his subordinates.

"The reason why it's going well in guillem is because it's a remote area. for no matter how much Larkes treated Ray as his relative, it would certainly have been some sort of stir in the royal capital of the kingdom of Milliana. I suppose, by the way, that Mr. Ray's place isn't so strict about courtesy."

　Widale murmurs regretfully, turning his eyes to Seto flying above.





　Ray was looking around on Sett's back as the sun rose completely and it was already completely bright.
　The widderees on the ground are already small and look the size of a grain of sesame.

"Grull".

　Patting Seto's throat as if nothing was wrong, Ray takes the dried meat out of the mistling and carries it to his mouth, and naturally gives it to Seto.
　The dried meat in the mouth is the dried meat made at the everlasting empty house.
　Very good for the high price, nothing to complain about.
　If I dare to point out a problem, would it feel a little unsatisfactory when I eat other dried meat because it's too delicious?

"...I'm going back to the imperial capital, and if I'm lucky, I'd like to stop by the inn to buy as much dried meat and food as I can."

　Ray muttered and looked towards the imperial capital, where Seto was happily eating the dried meat and whistling.