the next day after a feast
　Still a little dim around, Ray and his party were already preparing for their departure outside Goto.
　Some of them look sick with hangovers, perhaps because they still have the previous day's sobriety.
　Some looked at them sympathetically, but most looked at them as if they had made a mistake.
　It's only natural that we're leaving early the next morning, despite the fact that we told them before the feast started last night and were warned not to stay on the next day.

"Here, drink it. You'll feel a little better."
"I'm sorry, Auntie... I'll be glad to receive it."

　You must be a resident of the house where the man stayed. An elderly woman hands over some liquid in a wooden cup.
　He tried to drink it up in one gulp, but the next moment he frowned heavily at the poor taste of the liquid that had spread through his mouth.

"Hahaha! I can't believe the medicine tastes good. Here, drink it all at once. It's a man!"
"Well... I see." Well, men are brave!"

　Shout encouragingly for yourself and drink up the glass at once.
　a man with a glass off his mouth and a look of desperation on his face.

"...is this, by any chance, a taste like this instead of getting rid of the hangover headache..."
"Well, what do you think?" But I suppose you're going to drive from here on out, rather than suffer from a hangover headache."

　The words have no choice but to convince the man.
　Moving forward in a carriage with a hangover is almost torture.
　Compared to that, I'd rather still suffer from the taste of the hangover medicine.
　Such communications are taking place elsewhere, and that's all settled and ready for departure.

"Well, thank you for the night,"
"No, I had a good time at yesterday's feast." You were very welcome on our welcome. If you ever come near me, please stop by again."
"... coming near here means that I have something to do with the Celemus Plain and the Empire of Bestia, but I'll come back again then."

　After a brief conversation with Luchard, Ray's gaze is directed at his feet... to Aepika, who is stroking the set he straddles.

"Thank you, Aepika, for your love of Set,"
"...yes,"

　The words that came back showed that he was holding back loneliness.
　For Aepika, I don't want to leave Seto.
　I know that, but I couldn't be too selfish here, and I could only nod with tears in my eyes.

"Guru..."

　Cheer up and rub your face against Aepika.
　But that must have crossed the last line of Aepika.
　The next moment tears well up in Aepika's eyes.

"Slip, rip... you know," You're coming again, aren't you? You're not the only one?"

　Aepica, rubbing tears, speaks to Seto.
　But Sett rubs her face into it, saying she doesn't understand why Aepika burst into tears.
　That stimulates her unwillingness to leave Aepika's set and makes her cry harder.
　Looking at Aepika's behavior, some of the former squadron members nodded convincingly.

"I understand... I understand." It would be sad if I had to leave Seto."
"That's true," It must be a bit hard to get away from Seto
"Well, that's a good story..."

　Looking at those speaking like that, Ray breathes a little sigh and puts his hand on Aepika's head.

"Look, if I ever come near here again, I'll show up to Goto. Get over your crybaby by then. or you'll be laughed at by Seto will laugh at you."
"Oh, yes... I see..."

　At Ray's words, Apika desperately glances at him and manages to tell him so.

"Gururu..."

　Seth rubs her face against Aepika again.
　But this time, unlike before, there is no need to cry, and Aepika's hand gently pats Seto's head back.
　After seeing it, Ray opens his mouth wide.

"Today is probably a camp, but unlike the Celemus plains, monsters don't appear frequently. However, don't be discouraged because there might be thieves instead of monsters. And from here on, it will be a genuine migration within the kingdom of Mileana. If you cause unnecessary disturbances here, you may be regarded as an operation of the Vestian Empire, so please be very careful."

　The people around him nod to his words with a firm expression.
　It's because they realize that they can be suspected.

(Considering that, I'm glad I'm going to Gilm.) If it's a bad place, it might be a strange cause.)

　Remembrance of the many aristocrats he has encountered, Ray murmurs in his own voice at the end.

"Then go!"

　With the words, Ray slaps Sett on the back, and Sett goes on without saying a word.
　After such a set, a horse with many horse-drawn carts and violas.
　Behind the scenes, Goto's people were waving loudly at Ray and his party.





"Peaceful..."

　for a few hours after leaving Goto As we go down the road without any particular disturbance, Ray suddenly hears such a voice.
　In fact, since leaving Goto, we've moved on without any trouble, so that's not a mistake.
　He must have felt even more relaxed, especially when Ray threatened him before he left Goto.

"Well, you're free, but you'd better scout around you."
"It's pointless for us to scout, for we have Seto said.
"...that's..."

　I was warned by a woman who was a coachman in the next carriage, but she told me immediately.
　In fact, the words are correct, so women go silent.
　The sharpness of Seto's five senses was enough for any former member of the squad to resist the civil war with Ray.
　That's why the woman who warned me was silent.

"Ray, what can you do?"

　You must have heard that kind of voice. A Vihela horse approaches Ray and asks.
　But Ray shakes his head at Viehra's words.

"They do what they have to do now, but when it comes to the crunch, they will do what they have to do." The influence of yesterday's feast is still there, isn't it? It may well be that he was welcomed so much in the first village to enter the kingdom of Milliana from the Vestian Empire."
"...but honestly, it's because Ray provided food that pleased them so much, isn't it?"
"I don't deny it,"

　immediately reply to Vihela's words
　In fact, Goto residents were so friendly because they had acquaintances like Ray and Vichela, and there was a Gryphon, a Rank A monster with the lovely appearance of Seto.If that's all you have to do, you only have to treat the Ray's friends, and the reason why you treat the others is because Ray provided food at the feast.
　Still, Ray decided that it was something he needed to do.
　It was the first village in the kingdom of Milliana that was welcomed.
　Even for those who had decided to head to Gilm with Ray, it must have had some effect to negate the anxiety that would have been inevitable.
　That would not have led to an affinity for the kingdom of Mileana... but the psychological hurdles would have been lowered.
　I wasn't aiming for it even before I entered the Goto, but it was almost a surprise feast, but I think I could say that it was enough to serve the ingredients.

"Well, I hope they get used to the kingdom of Milliana." I went out of my way to move out of the Empire of Bestia. and if it were to return to the other country again soon, there would be a lot of trouble."
"Oh, you're very helpful," If possible, I would be happy if you could take good care of me."
"That's a different matter, isn't it?" It's about...

　Speaking to Vihela, Ray suddenly pauses in the middle of the conversation and looks at a huge rock more than three meters high beside the road.
　It looked like something had moved a little while ago.
　Then, when they find out what's moving, they sigh and smile the next moment.

"They're trying very hard, even though autumn is near the end. I wish I had directed my work ethic to adventurers, not to deprive others of their stuff."
"Grull".

　Seth agrees with Ray, sounding, perhaps aware of the same thing.
　A few seconds later, Vihela also realizes what Ray and Sett have noticed.

"I see. You certainly have a high desire to work. It would only be a problem for people around here if they could demonstrate it in such a place."
"Not at all. It's not that far from the Celemus plain, is it? If you wait here, your prey won't pass by." ... well, that's all right. He came out from over there for the time being. Let's knock him down here and have him spit out his hideout. You'll earn a decent amount of money, won't you know. Besides, if Goto attacks me, I won't be able to wake up."

　Ray tells her something to gloss over and turns to the carriage behind her.

"Did you see this carriage and recognize it as a merchant party? That would be quite possible. Well, good! Listen! There are some suspected bandits waiting around the rocks in our direction!"

　Rey's voice halts the reaction of those in the carriage.
　One side is fear.
　I've already been attacked by bandits several times since I started this journey, and I've seen them all repulsed.
　In the end, you can also see robbers attacking their hideouts and robbing them of their treasures. 　
　Nevertheless, for ordinary people, bandits were nothing but symbols of fear.
　And the other one is a smile.
　It's a hunter's smile, as if he were pleased to catch it.
　These are Rey, Vihela, the former squadron, and the former adventurers and former soldiers who understand and feel that this party's military strength is excessive.
　Ray's fighting power has been shown in the civil war and on his previous journeys, and because they are confident that they will be able to excel in their own way, they recognize that the attack by the bandits is a good time to earn money.
　In such extreme reactions, the Rays continue down the road without showing any signs of notice... and as they approach a huge rock, they suddenly appear on and around the rock and shoot arrows with bows they hold together.

(Oh, do you climb on the rock and use your bow? Don't think of me as a thief.)

　Deeply impressed on Seto's back, he pulls the death size out of the mistling and swings it wide.
　The blow wiped out the arrows that had come towards Ray.
　He looked back for a moment, and there he saw the arrows that had fallen towards him from the former squadron, who had been also a coachman, cut them off with their own weapons.
　Only Vihela, whose main focus was fighting, took the action of grabbing an arrow and throwing it on the spot, rather than using weapons to deal with it.

"Why, what is that group?"

　What surprised me when I saw Ray and his party was the band of thieves.
　I was waiting for a pack of horse-drawn carts...who had found a pack of hippocamps more expensive than a roofless carriage or a hippocampus, and though I had carried out the most complete raid, I never expected to be able to prevent all the arrows.
　At this point, the boss of the band of thieves, who judges that the opponent is not just a merchant force, shoots an arrow again, frustratingly.
　Now that we've launched an attack in this way, all we can do is kill the other person or leave them close to it and take the load away.

"Shoot! Keep them close, and we'll be doomed!"

　The boss's words make the other thieves shoot their arrows desperately.
　I knew they were better than us, but they were already too close to get away from here.
　It is because I have decided that even if I run away now, I will definitely not be able to escape.
　Then, while shooting an arrow hoping to hurt the opponent, one of the robbers suddenly realizes the fact.

"Master! Isn't it Gryphon who is driving at the head of that carriage?"
"What!"

　It was indeed the Gryphon who was driving at the head of the carriage, and there was someone behind him in a robe.
　It's not that big compared to a carriage, so it's late to notice, but it's not hard to recognize who it is.

"The thief-eaters! What a nuisance! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .."

　As soon as he cried out, he jumped off the rock and tried to escape.The boss of the bandits is severely wounded by Ray's casual flying blow, and when he sees it, the bandits are stopped for a few seconds by the crystal brace that Seto releases, and the band of bandits, called Yarashi, disappears that day.