877 Episode 0877



"Did you like it? Leave those two alone."

 After a short time out of the guild, the knight finally asks Ray about it when he comes near the lord's house.
 But when asked, Ray pats Seto back.

"It's kind of hard for me to stop Lenora in that situation. Shouldn't you have said it earlier?"
"I don't want to," There's nothing in the fight between women... no, there's nothing in it to get involved in the fight."

 The history of this knight can be felt in the reword of battle, not conflict.
 Thinking that way, Ray shook his head and opened his mouth.

"Then I'll be the same as him. In particular, I'm afraid of Lenora in that condition."
"... I understand,"

 The Knight muttered deeply, but his words still had a strong sense of reality.
 I wonder what kind of life the knight walking next to me has lived.
 Knights change the subject, too, perhaps realizing that they have a less positive interest.

"Now that you mention it, it's a hot topic among our friends, but I heard that there was a Gamerion in the dungeon."
"Oh, there were nearly fifty of them in the hall where the nucleus of the dungeon was,"
"... to be honest, it's surprising that we can beat 50 Gamerions as usual, let alone one or two Gamerions." And he wasn't there, was he?"
"Because the entrance to the dungeon was small, Seto was away from home, wasn't he?"
"Guru..."

 a sadly loud set of voices in his voice
 He must have been cute in his manner. Knights smile involuntarily.

"What else did you get?"
"No matter what the impression is... the only dungeons I've ever dived in are dungeons away from here and dungeons in the labyrinthine city of Egzil." I don't think it's very helpful."
"No, I don't usually dive into many dungeons."

 The knight who told him so seemed to Ray to have lost some dignity compared to when he first met him in the guild.

(Maybe this is the way to go? The guild made the attitude more suitable for others.)

 Knights also have a hard time... thinking about dungeons.

"Well... it must have been influenced by the fact that it had just been made, but the enemy was a lot of goblins. In terms of the number of enemies we beat in the dungeon, I think we had more goblins than Gamerion."
"Goblin?" I've heard about it, but now that I've come to that point, there must have been a lot more."
"In my case, there was no problem because there was an item box, but in the case of an ordinary adventurer, I think it is quite difficult because of the exhaustion of weapons. There are physical problems, too.

 The difficulty of fighting alone must have been foreseen by the knight. listen to Ray's words and nod assentingly
 As we walk around talking in the dungeon, we arrive at the lord's house.
 There was also a gatekeeper, but the man who came was Ray, who was acquainted with him.
 "Also, perhaps because they had already communicated with each other in advance, they simply exchanged greetings and entered the premises without having to wait."

"Grull".

 Sett heads to the stable as usual, and Ray and the Knight go into the lord's house without thinking much about the situation.
 For Seto, this lord's residence is probably a second house... a place that he is used to.
 Indeed, the old stablekeeper was not particularly surprised when he saw Sett... and, on the contrary, let him into the stable.
 For the old man in charge of this stable, the horses in the stable, though loving, are objects of intense training.
 In comparison, Seto had nothing to do with the old man, just to take care of him.
 Moreover, Seto's round eyes and friendly manner show his loveliness to the full, making him almost like a grandchild to the elderly.
 When they greet Seto with a smile, they give him some bread and stroke him as usual in case he gets a little hungry.

"Grull".
"Well, is it delicious?" I'm glad to see you. I hope you'll take it easy for a while today.

 It's basically a friendly set to people who love you.
 He rubs his face against such an old man and thoroughly enjoys the feeling of being stroked with his muscular hands.
 The feel of the old man's hand was not unpleasant to Seto, though the touch differs slightly from hand to hand.
 Of course, Ray's hand is the most pleasant for Seto.
 Still, the old man's hand, which is stroking me now, has been handling animals for so many years that it is definitely a pleasant time for Seto.
 ...but it didn't take long until the old man's men in charge of this lodging looked at the old man and Seto with dumbfounded eyes, and the old man who was embarrassed about it yelled back.





 While Seto and the old man were playing, Ray was in the lord's house.
 I've been to the office many times and I've gotten used to it.
 The gorgeousness of the door was the same as ever.
 Sitting on the sofa in such an office, Ray was facing Dusker.
 There is also a figure of Langa next to Ray.
 The knight who led Ray this far has already returned to his job.
 On the table were tea and sandwiches prepared by maids, implicitly stating that this was not official but private to Dusker.

"And are all the enemies in the dungeon: goblin and covolt and auger and oak and gamerion?"
"Well, but the auger was only about half the size of the guy I've encountered before, and it's actually a little too much to say, but it wasn't strong at all."
"... well, what do you think of Langa?"

 At Ray's words, Dusker takes a sip of tea and then asks Langa.

"Well, I think the biggest problem is that it hasn't been long since the dungeon was created."
"Do you think that's why the dungeon hasn't collapsed yet?"
"What do you think of it?" I remember hearing a similar story in another dungeon before that dungeon was left intact even though I brought the core of the dungeon."

 Dusker turns his eyes to Langa, who reminds him of something.
 It was the same with Ray, who was listening.

"Really? For more information?"
"I'm sorry, it was a long time ago..."
"Well, but if the dungeon doesn't collapse, it's troublesome and doesn't help."
"Is it troublesome and helpful?"

 Dusker nods back to Ray as he reaches for the sandwich.

"If the dungeon is left intact, monsters and bandits may break into the dungeon's tracks and turn it into a stronghold. Well, there are not many who have the guts to commit bandits on this frontier, but there is no possibility at all."
"...that's right. It might be better to keep the soldiers there, but if you keep the current size, it's too much of a burden. However, if there are fewer people, some people will lose touch with monsters."

 Listening to Dusker and Langa, Ray is convinced.

"Then why would anyone say it would be helpful?"
"This is a frontier. Things like monster outbreaks may happen. It could be used as a front-line base in such a situation."
"... over there?"
"Yes. Well, if you're going to use it that way, you'll need to put the dungeon in order. You'll also need to seal the entrance tightly so that monsters don't get in, as I just said. As for robbers... well, you don't have to think much about them in this frontier.""For a man in charge of guarding Gilm, robbers are as dangerous as monsters, or even more dangerous."

 Langa, who is in charge of Gilm's guards, mutters with a wry smile.
 I guess it's because they understand that there's no way that the bandits can get along on this frontier, though they're still smiling bitterly.
 Most bandits are centered around places like Abuero and Subursta, which are also frontier entrances.
 In some cases, frenzy bandits come all the way around Gilm, but most of them become monsters' prey, and even without them, Gilm is full of skilled adventurers. It was not long before they were put down.
 It was Langa's words because he understood it.
 What Langa should be wary of is the kind of bandits he is trying to break into Gilm.
 There are slums in the guillem, and sometimes poor people gather in such places.

"Well, let's think a little more slowly about dungeons. It's not like we have to decide at once. More than that, Ray. Did you bring the core of the dungeon? Show it to me."

 Ray shakes his head in response to the expectant gaze of Dusker.

"Dungeon's core is in the hands of an alchemist, so I don't have it now."
"To the alchemist?" Oh, yes. Your hobby is collecting magic items. Is that the case?"

 It was a dusker with a disappointing expression on his face for a moment, but when it comes to the core of the dungeon, even if it was just made, it is undoubtedly a very rare material.
 Ray shakes his head again when Dasker asks if he's going to use it to make any magic items.

"It's not a new one. It's a repair... Or a new one?"
"Well, interesting," Tell me your story, if you like."

 Dusker places the cup of tea in his hand on the table and leans over to Ray.

"I don't think there's much to worry about." When I fought against Noise in the civil war of the Vestian Empire, I got the magical sword that Noise was using... the blade of the sword was broken in half, so I thought I'd turn it into a spear and have it turned into a magical spear. I left it with an alchemist who was introduced to me by a blacksmith I knew because I thought I might be able to use the dungeon's core."
"... don't be silly again."

 At Ray's words, Dusker muttered somewhat dumbfounded.
 Ray nods at such a dusker.

"Is that too much?"
"Oh, it's not so unusual to change the blade of an ordinary long sword into a spear, not a magic item into a spear. But if you don't have a magic sword at all, of course, but without a very skillful alchemist and blacksmith, a first-rate magic sword with super power could be a third-rate or fourth-rate magic spear, that's all that hard for you to say."
"... he was quite enthusiastic."

 Ray is still feeling uneasy at Dusker's words.
 But he would not immediately return to Azimov's house because of the fact that Pamidor, who knew the circumstances, had undertaken it.
 I haven't met Pamidor very often.
 However, seeing Pamidor's weapons as a blacksmith, trusting the person he introduced to, loving his son, Kumito, and even strengthening his feelings of trust by having conversations with Pamidor.
 With that kind of Pamidor, you will never say that you can do what you can't do.
 Even Azimov understood that he was an alchemy idiot, and that he wouldn't accept anything he couldn't do.
 If he did so, it was certain that severe sanctions were waiting for him.

"Well, are you up for it?" Then you must be confident that you can do it. may I ask you what you asked of the alchemist?"
"You said Azimov."

 The moment Ray says the word, Dasker and Langa's eyes open, albeit slightly, as they listen with interest.

"Well, Azimov?" ...that alchemist would certainly be able to do that. But it seems difficult to get him to accept the request."
"Yes, sir," That Azimov is a good hand, but..."

 After seeing the two exchange such words, Ray somehow understands what he means.
 Certainly, given Azimov's personality, he wouldn't take requests so easily.
 Being a moody person, it must be difficult to pretend to be in a moody.

"This time, it seems that they were interested in Seto's feathers and hair, and they were interested in Dungeon's core."
"... I see, then,"

 Dusker muttered, and Langa nodded convincingly.
 Apparently, both of them felt the same way that Azimov was an alchemy idiot.
 After a short talk, he heard that those who came with Ray to Gillum would move to town tomorrow, and left the lord's house after leaving the luggage in the mistling.