Although the Fritzione army was trying to join the rebels despite doubts about the current state of the highway, their fears, including Ray, hit the nail.

"Here we are again! From the forest beside the road! There are about fifteen people!"

　Fritzione's men on the side of the forest immediately react to the echoing voices.

"Oh, my God! It's a treasure!"
"Give me money and woman!"

　The robbers who come out of the forest screaming like that attack the Fritzione army.
　Of course, the Fritzione army is so elite that it is no problem to be attacked by thieves.
　But if it's a quick counterattack, there's a little time lag until we move on, and if it continues over and over again, we'll get tired and attack and slow down even more.
　If I had been able to defeat the robbers who had attacked me, I might have been more morale-laden because I could see the results.

"Oh, I'm running away!"
"d*mn it! It's too early to get ready!"
"It's not running away, it's a temporary retreat!"

　As soon as the Fritzione army sees it ready before contacting the bandits, it quickly retreats from the spot.
　In addition, it comes with a bonus of shooting an arrow with a bow.
　So, after a moment of slowing down the chase, the robbers immediately leave.
　The soldiers asked for permission to pursue them, but given that they had repeated attacks and retreats so skillfully that they were likely ambushed if they pursued poorly, and that they could launch an attack from a different angle where the ranks were disrupted, and above all, this was probably in the hands of Kabazid or Schles.
　However, it is demoralizing that the Fritzione army, which has assembled elite members, continues to be attacked by bandits.
　Fortunately, morale is not so low now, but it was obvious that it would eventually happen if things like this.

"And it's our turn. Set!"
"Roll-rolling.

　At Ray's voice, Seto screams high and flies into the sky after a few steps of running.
　It was unclear by what means the bandits were waiting for, but if Ray and Sett, who are as powerful as the first team, were deployed individually, they would be able to clean up the bandits without any problem.
　With that in mind, Ray and Sett follow the bandits who fled.
　Of course, there have always been suggestions that Ray and Sett should be sent.
　However, considering that this was Kabazid and Schles's plan, Ray could not be released because there was a good chance that he would aim for something while he was away from the Fritzione army... and there were fears of demoralization in the face of so many robber attacks, and in the end Ray and Sett decided to launch.

"It's certainly not a bad idea to escape into the woods. But it doesn't make sense when you antagonize me and Seto. Hey, Seto?"
"Grunt!"

　Ray mutters above the bandits twitching their wings and sewing through the trees in the forest.
　The Fritzione army, which has many cavalry to join the rebels, is influenced by the White Rose Knights, but few of its cavalry can enter the forest.
　In that sense, the robbers must have used their brains, but... they never thought they were being chased from the sky.
　Or, unless he knew Ray and Sett were working with the Fritzione army, the man who considered the plan would have been chased from above, without giving them any information that might have escaped if they heard it.
　However, the presence of Gryphon Seto is the only reason why thieves can chase away through the evergreen forest.
　Even if he were a Dragon Knight, no one would have as keen a vision as Seto...but not so few.

(Is this the reason why they abandoned the Dragon Knight and launched an attack on us? No, if there is one here, that Dragon Knight is the other side's force.) If I were to waste my energy, there would only be damage... what are you really after?)

　With regard to bandits, I understood that the aim was to slow down the Fritzione's march.
　However, we have not yet come to the answer as to why we wasted the Dragon Knight.
　Not being able to understand it, Kabazid and Shurus's ability remained an undissolved worry in Ray.

"Glu?"

　He must have noticed Ray's back in trouble. What's wrong with him? Instead of turning his head back -- to pursue the bandits below him -- Ray caresses his neck in front of him with the will of nothing.
　Under such circumstances, he pursued the bandits fleeing through the forest, and about half an hour later... he finally arrived at the place where the bandits were gathering.
　The place where the river flows, and perhaps because of the lack of trees, the place where the sun shines.
　There were more than fifty bandits gathered, each relaxing.

"Well, what should I do... I can't bring them all together to get the information out?"

　It's not that difficult for Ray, who uses the magic of fire, to just pull him down.
　Of course, even if the place where the thieves gather is open, the forest is forest.
　If you use magic badly, there is a danger that the fire will spread because the air is dry in autumn.
　Therefore, you may need to limit the magic you use, but if you adjust the range of effects well, you will not have to worry about the spread of the fire.

"Even if we were to find out the information, we would need someone who knew the information to a certain extent... It can't be helped, but we would have to destroy it individually." Set, please."
"Gruly!"

　A cry from Ray's words went straight up to earth.descend to a place where thieves gather
　Some of the bandits who had been at ease seemed to have a keen intuition, and some fled as soon as they saw Sett approach.

"... dude, set. You ask for the guy who just escaped. Bring me alive, unless you can do nothing about it can't be helped. You may know the information."
"Grull".

　With a cry, don't land on the ground, but head straight to the back of the forest.
　The robbers silently pass through Seto without understanding what's going on.
　Watching these thieves, Ray opens his mouth with a death-size shirt taken out of the mistling.

"Well, there are two ways for you. One is to surrender quietly to me and tell me all the information you know. Second, you don't want to surrender to me, but you have to me. Of course I would like you to choose the first option, but what would you do?"

　Ray, who was threateningly threatening, thought he would probably choose the second option.
　Even with a hood on, I'm quite small now, and I'm sure I'll be seen as an easy match if I have Seto.
　But...

"All right, I surrender,"
"Me too,"
"Oh, me too,"

　Completely unexpected to Ray, many robbers drop their weapons to the ground and choose to surrender.

(What's going on?)

　Doubtful, Ray quietly accepts surrender, as more sources of information will be available.
　But of course all the robbers would not have chosen the path of course.

"What are you talking about, boys? You're too weak to surrender to such a kid!"
"Oh, yes! I'm sure it'll be all right if all these kids hang together!"

　The robbers blaming those who chose to surrender and pointing their weapons at Ray.
　In numbers, I wonder if there are about twenty people.
　In other words, more than half chose to surrender.

"Stupid! What are you talking about is this line! You don't know! You saw the Gryphon, right? The only guy on the Gryphon who uses a scythe as a weapon is a thief's crimson! Do you think you can fight against him and win?"

　The robbers, who chose to surrender, look astonished at what they said.
　...but Ray was no different in that he was astonished.

(The crimson one is pretty popular, so it's good.) But what do you mean, robbers, robbers eat robbers. In the first place, if not in the Kingdom of Mileana, since I came to the Empire of Bestia, I have hardly beaten any bandits, but why...)Think that far and understand it out of course.

(I see, there's a bandit fleeing the kingdom of Mileana? Well, I don't think it's all my fault. ...maybe. Is it all my fault that you say you're robbing me?)

　shake one's death-size once again, thinking inside
　The sound of cutting through the air attracts the attention of the bandits who were there even if they didn't like it.

"There are enough of you who surrender, and you who are going to fight me are no longer needed." -- come on."

　When I invited him to provoke me with his fingers, he must have bled his mind with his gesture. The three robbers make eye contact and attack Ray at once.

"Don't be silly, you bastard!"
"You think you can win by this number of people, Oops!"
"Oh, my God!"

　a club, a dagger, a battleax
　The robbers attack Ray with their arms in their hands, but the next moment Ray's transverse, death-size blow splashes all three into the upper and lower bodies and splashes blood, internal organs and flesh on the ground.
　the strong rusty smell that spreads around
　At the same time Ray shook, a scythe blow that looked like a flash in the thief's eyes.
　Despite being equipped with leather armour for easy movement, the sight of the armor being cut completely useless quickly dampens the fighting spirit of those who wanted to defy Ray.

"Now, is there anyone else who will stand up against me? If so, step forward. I will neither run nor hide. and I won't let you go."

　A ray that flashes death-size and sweeps away the blood from the blade.
　He said he wouldn't let them escape, but at this point some of the robbers would have been able to escape.
　However, since it is clear that many people will be killed by scythe if they run away, no one took a gamble with a low probability of success.
　At the same time, there is a way to survive only when everyone escapes, and it is impossible to expect such a cooperation from this band of thieves, who could be called a rabble.
　If there had been a leader of the band of thieves, it would have been a different story."

"Well, you're all going to surrender. Who is leading this band of thieves?"

　As Ray asks, everyone looks around in confusion.

"Huh? What about your head?"
"I should have been there a while ago..."
"Are you the only one who ran away!"

　Ray understands the robbers' muttering.
　It was the leader of this band of thieves who fled with Sett's descent.

(You must have had a keen sense of it.)

　As soon as he saw Sett coming down, he was the first to run away.
　That being the case, it's fair to say that the intuition is pretty good.

"But... I'm sorry,"

　When Ray mutters suddenly, he looks at what the robbers around him are saying.
　I didn't speak out about it honestly because it shows how strong Ray is in front of me.
　To think of it as a dream, the strong smell of iron rust floating around and the bodies of three people in front of my eyes were too vivid.

"Well, we'll find out in due course. But more than that..."

　As for Seto, when he comes back and finds out everything, Ray throws a rope from Mistyling in front of the bandits.

"And tie your hands together. One person binds the other, and I bind the last thief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . like the three of them."

　Recalling the blow, the bandits tie their wrists together rather than die here now.
　Then, he binds the robbers to a string and decides that he will not be able to escape, but Seto just emerges from the bush.
　It seems that the man, who is struggling with the sting, has not lost his life, even though he is unconscious as Ray asks.
　The bandits buzzing about the Gryphon that appeared and their fainting heads.
　Ray doesn't care about the bandits, he literally knocks them up, ties them up with ropes, recovers the treasure he has accumulated here to Mistillings, and begins to move on to join the Fritzione army.