"Mr. Elena, tea."

　Arra places her tea on the table in front of Elena, who is sitting on the sofa reading a book.

"Yes,"

　Elena carrying tea to her mouth as she turned the pages of a book.
　Watching it, Ray looks into the carriage.
　There was almost no shaking, and it seemed as if I were in a room, but now the carriage was definitely heading towards the dungeon.

"As might be expected of a noble."

　Custe, who was reading some book on the sofa near Elena, glanced at the muttered words, and returned to the book without any particular remark.
　When he first began to drive from the city of Gillum, he looked down on Ray, but decided to treat him like air, as if he didn't want to get involved after Elena warned him.
　Ver, who is not in the carriage at present, operates the carriage on the cab.
　Maybe that's how the division originally started, but before we left, we had to break up naturally.I asked him if he, as a bodyguard, should be vigilant in the cab, but he was convinced when he heard that one of the effects of the cab was that if he perceived hostility, he would inform the people inside it.
　With this function, Ray quietly enters the carriage and, at the same time, determines that, as Sett is walking beside the carriage, he will be able to know about the attack by the sound of Sett.
　Or, if any monster or thief attacks, the meat of the monster would only be Seto's diet, or if it were a thief, he would only expose his corpse to the open air.

"What's wrong, Ray? It doesn't look very comfortable."

　Elena called out to Ray, who seemed to be nowhere to be found, but it was only natural for Ray, who had never been in such a luxurious carriage, to feel uneasy.

"I've never been in such a fine carriage before, and I'm so nervous."
"Well, that's not the case.But it takes two days from here to dungeon.You will get used to it soon, so now you should feel better and enjoy your journey.-- if you don't mind lending me a book or something that I have?"
"No, I have books, too,"

　Elena nods with admiration. Most books in this world are essentially manuscripts, so the price of each book is reasonable.A few silver coins, even cheap ones.for there were a few white gold coins in the rare ones.

"Because what I was learning at my master was basically combat techniques including magic, and in order to become an adventurer, I had to examine how to strip the material of the monster and the characteristics of the monster myself."
"Is that the general rule of adventurers, though it is usual for a knight to instruct a lower class in various ways?Arra, how were you?"

　Elena asked Arla, who had begun to soften her attitude towards Ray, from a horse-drawn affair.
　Aara still remembers being nearly killed the day before, but her attitude toward Ray was not as stubborn as Custe, partly because after a night she was convinced that it was her own courage.

(In that sense, the problem would be Custe and Ver.In particular, Custe is proud of himself as a nobleman, and tends to look down on non-noblemen. ...I hope this journey with a man named Ray will resolve him.)

　Elena, pretending to read, turned to herself... to see if Ray would harm her.
　Custe, to Elena, is a very dependable subordinate without the pride peculiar to the nobility.He was superior to the Knights of the Duke of Quelebel in his skill in manipulating the spear, and above all, because he adored the noble and Elena himself, he was free from treachery, so that he could share the battlefield with them without fear of treachery.
　While she is thinking this way, Arra begins to share her experiences with the Knights.

"That's right. When I first joined the Knights of the Duke of Kelebel, my seniors taught me a lot.For example, I would have been unable to keep up with the training unless they taught me where to put the armour and how to fight."
"I suppose so.My knighthood is like this, but is the adventurer different?"

　In Elena's words, Ray reminds me of the time I registered in the guild.I thought that if I had been able to communicate well with all the hawk's claws that I had been involved with, I might have been able to do what Arra said.But...

"I wouldn't say that I didn't have that opportunity, but until just a few months ago, I grew up in a place where only the magician and Seto were present, so I just couldn't get along with people."
"Really? I don't feel like that when I see you interacting with me like this."
"There are a lot of things that go well with people and don't.Mr. Elena is not very much of a man, but..."

　Ray turns to Custe for a moment.
　Seeing this, Elena and Arra nod as if they were convinced.

"Well, that was why the guild was first, and I had to learn and learn by myself, though, after that, Mr. Elena had some knowledge of adventure by interacting with the axes of the God of Thunder,
"Yes, that's it.Ray, I heard that you met Elk during the expedition to the Oak village?"

　Elena closes the book she was reading and takes a sip of tea.
　Or perhaps he's paying attention to Ray, who's not getting along well in the carriage.
　Realizing the concern of her supervisor, who is intoxicated with her, Arra is prepared to listen quietly, even though she feels a little jealous, because she is interested in the rumor that Verle has heard about the village of Oak.

"Well, it's not a mistake.In fact, it is highly likely that the request to kill the oak settlement would have failed without Elk."
"Huh? I heard Ray beat Oak King?"
"I'm the one who got the Oak King.There was another Rank C party called the scorching wind, but in the first place it was Elk that drove Oak King to the point where he had to escape from the village... or rather, thanks to the success of the axe of the god of thunder."
"Go on,"
"Originally, the axe of the thunder god was placed in the most prominent part of the night raid on the oak settlement, and he had brought them down in a flash and attracted them... as I thought it was a Rank A party, he had fought against most of the oaks that had gathered.so that the oaks in the village could not knock them down."In the end, Oakking was trying to get out of the village with a very small number of subordinates who seemed to be close associates, but I was riding on a set, and I discovered him in cooperation with the scorching wind nearby."
"... I see.It certainly sounds impossible without Elk, but... was it really impossible?"

　It's so scary.
　Elena's casual remark made her feel chilly as if cold ice had been inserted down her spine.
　Yes, indeed, Ray could have done it by himself, if he had been told that he could not manage the oak settlement by himself, or by himself, with Sett.However, in that case, the magic of Ray is used to burn down the whole village.

"The matter with Arra yesterday.I played the scythe you shook, and the weight of that blow.And that magical power that you can feel for yourself... no, let's not.There's no point in saying that here.Is that so?"

　At Elena's words, Ray oppresses his agitation and bends his head as usual.

"Well, I don't know what you're talking about,"

　But when Elena saw Ray's face, she smiled bitterly.

"I'm not good at ventrilogy either, but you're not as good at ventrilogy as I am. ... Well, that's all right.If I may say that you will have some arrangements with me during the camp to-day, you will not mind."
"I don't think I have to make any arrangements,"
"What are you going to say? You're going to challenge the dungeon together. It's no loss to know each other's ability... or, I mean, you should do the minimum you need."
"Custe knows me well if it'It's the same with Arla."Custe, who was quoted, casts an obnoxious eye on Ray.Then Aara looks at Elena, her beloved boss, with a wry smile.

"Mr. Ray, I can't stop Mr. Elena, so please give up."

　All she could do was advise him to give up.
　How did he decide to play a mock game against those words?Ray sighs and nods.

"All right.It's true that we're going to challenge the dungeon together, but we're not good at not knowing each other's abilities.I'll accept it."
"Well, that's a relief.Now that we've had the pleasure of the night, let's wait for the time to pass.Ray, make sure you get well for the night."
"...yes,"

　It was when he answered so.Suddenly there was a whistle-like sound in the sound of a whistle.

"What about this?"

　The one who answered Ray's remark with a curious expression was Arla, who drew her sword from the sheath of her waist.

"Ray, this is a sound that has been detected by someone who is about to harm this carriage, which is one of the effects which has been inflicted on it."
"In other words, an attack.
"Probably, I don't know if the enemy is a monster... but?"

　The pause was due to the sudden interruption of the whistle in the carriage.

"Well... what?"

　Aura is confused by the sudden interruption of the whistle, and Custe, watching it, calls out through the window of the wall to the coachboard.

"What happened, Ver?"
"Oh, that's it.The Iron Snake came upon me.
"What!"

　Custe tries to go back to get the magic spear at Ver's word, but Ver stops it.

"No, it's all right. See? Do you see it?"

　He followed Ver's gaze, where Sett, the Gryphon, had smashed the head of a giant snake with his sharp eagle claws, which he thought might be twice as long as him.
　Due to the rupture of the iron snake's head, the contents of its head and skull are scattered around it.

"Do you want to knock down the iron snake?"--a Gryphon, I suppose.'

　Iron snake.It's an E and a low monster, but it's because of its low offensive power, contrary to its high defenses.
　Its body is, as it is named, covered with iron scales, and a low-ranking adventurer has literally no edge in defense, even if attacked with weapons.or a destructive weapon, such as a hammer, a club, or an axe, could counteract it to some extent in order to penetrate the interior.
　Contrary to its high defenses, the only way to attack is to tighten, bite, and strike with a tail, which is the same as a conventional snake.Also, there is no poison in the tusks, so the offensive power itself is not a monster to be afraid of.But it's a solid defense and inexhaustible physical strength that combined to make it a not-strong but troubling monster.
　but the monster could not bear the blow of the Gryphon Sett -- the bracelet of strength -- and easily killed it.

"Grull!"

　and Couste's voice coming from the open door.
　Feeling what the voice is expecting, Ray calls out to Elena with a wry smile."Mr. Elena, would you mind getting out of the carriage for a moment on business?"
"Huh? What's this all of a sudden.Is the Iron Snake out?"

　asked Elena, holding the scabbard to her waist.

"It seems that Seto knocked down the iron snake, but the set is crying to keep it."
"Keep it?"
"It's Seto's dinner tonight."
"... oh, I see.I see. Since Seto is alive, of course he needs food.Is that Iron Snake?"
"That's right. There's a lot of food in the item box, but it's just the amount of food you eat, so if you can get it there, it's nothing more than that."
"Well, that's all right.Custe,"
"All right,"

　Elena's voice, and Custe's voice to Ver in the cab, slowly drew to a halt.
　After confirming it, Ray gets out of the carriage.

"Glu".

　After patting the head of Seto, who is holding out his head as a compliment, the iron snake having no head is stored inside the item box.

"Oh, it's very convenient,"

　The voice of Ver, who was watching the situation, seemed to be impressed.He turned to Ver, giving Seto dried meat as a reward.

"Well, it's more than enough for me to be a solo adventurer."We'd better start at once."
"I'm sure you don't have many friends with Custe, though it might be hard for you to get along with him. That's why I don't have many friends."
"Well, it's up to him,"

　He returned to Ver, who had spoken to him suddenly, and went back into the carriage.

(I thought you hated me... not really?)

　I'll leave that question in my heart.