"Well, Ray. I heard you did a lot of work yesterday."

　As he marches along the Celemus Plain, he calls out to Ray, who is walking with Seto.
　Turning to a familiar voice, I saw Elk, whose trademark was the huge Battleax.

"I mean, there's someone who doesn't like me being assigned to the vanguard, and that's why." ...as long as the name was as popular as the Elk... well, was there a problem?"

　Ray breathes back to the Elk.
　The reason why Renojis got involved with Ray is not because Ray, who is close to obscurity, has no power to assign the vanguard, if you look around the entire kingdom of Milliana from the bottom of his heart. No, or perhaps for some reason, it was because Ray, who was close to Elena, was an eyesore. At least Ray made the decision when he was looked at with jealousy, dark, even hateful way.

"My name sells, you know,"

　Elk looking around at Ray's words.
　Those who are in charge of leading the neutral faction are seen in the eye. There are certainly many well-known adventurers and knights, but of course the majority of them are soldiers, and few are well-known.
　Not many adventurers, not to mention those from the streets of Gillum, are known to be adventurers employed by other neutrals. Even so, considering that the lowest rank is D, I think it is sufficient for military power.
　Adventurers who have barely been dispatched from the labyrinthine city may have the same fighting power as adventurers from the city of Gilm, but the labyrinthine city, as its name suggests, has a labyrinthine city, so it is hard to tell when monsters will overflow from the labyrinthine city. Therefore, since the number of troops dispatched is less than Gilm, the reality is that the number itself is not that high.

"Well, it's like a job for the nobles to think of all sorts of difficult things like that." Don't worry too much. Do you have a better understanding of the procedures of war?"

　Elk looks around and talks to Ray, who walks next to him, ignoring the fact that he is the axe of Rank A Party Thunder God.
　Since he is an adventurer talking to Elk, Ray naturally attracts attention, but perhaps because his name is known for his item box, his set, and his one-on-one battle with the aristocrats the day before, he is more likely to look at Ray now.

"Grull?"

　Maybe that's irrelevant to Seto, but she's rubbing her head against Ray, who's walking next to her.
　While patting her on the head, she opens her mouth as if to remember a little.

"Well, first of all, our armies will face each other." Representatives of each army advised each other to surrender around the center and rejected it. The battle will then begin after the representatives return to the army. Is it wrong?"
"Well, it's not wrong. The representatives are supposed to come out of the vanguard, and there are many other detailed manners, but only the aristocrats need to know them. All we really need to know is a rough flow."
"Well, I'll leave this group before I get to the battlefield, and I'm not interested in any detailed communication about it."

　Ray's explanation probably reminded Elk of a story directly from Dusker. He turns his eyes to Ray uncontrollably.

"Oh, I'm listening. But can we really use the wide-ranging extermination magic that we have heard from the Earl of Larkes, if it were true that we would certainly be able to take the lead and draw the tide of battle?"
"I've done the experiment, so leave it to you. and if the method I am trying to do fails, there is still some magic that works in its own way."

　a smiley Ray What was in my mind was the magic of "Hoseiranmai." In terms of its range of effects, it's not as powerful as Ray's target fire whirlwind. No, it's more likely that it's more powerful than it's limited in scope.

"Well, if you're so confident, we don't have to worry."

　When I turned to the familiar voice that suddenly interrupted Ray and Elk's conversation, there was a face I knew for granted.

"Is it a Mire Dog?"
"Why don't I stay here, Seto?" The place where Seto-chan is located is where I am."

　He tells Ray discontentedly, and the next moment he hugs Seto, who was walking nearby.
　As expected, he was on the way to march, and it must be because of his love for Seto that he did not completely put his weight in his hands and act in the way of Seto.

"I'm sorry to trouble you,"

　A middle-aged man with a cane calls out to me behind such a millennium dog. At the same time, Ray and a girl in their mid-teenage bow bowed apologetically.

"No, you don't have to worry. Have you been incorporated into the vanguard? As he is a wizard, wouldn't the vanguard be in the back row?"

　In response to Ray's question, a middle-aged wizard... Sulnin, who also plays the role of a stopper in the Rank C party's scorching wind, shakes his head with a wry smile.

"Wizard, if anything, is mainly medium-range magic. Those who are good at magic from long distances are sent to the rear guard."
"And as long as Milein and Sulnin come over here, I can't be the only one at the same party to be the rearguard."

　Eclil, a young archer, adds with a smile.

"Well, it's usually divided into parties. It's rather unusual for a party to break up into an avant-garde and an avant-garde like us."

　After hearing Elk's words, Ray nods convincingly.
　Soldiers have been trained in different units, with their roles fixed between bow-shooting and avant-garde units.
　But adventurers are different. One party is divided into avant-garde and avant-garde, and the division of roles in combat activities is completed within the party.
　Even if we break up such a party and separate it from the avant‐garde and rear‐guard forces, we will hardly be able to cooperate with others. Therefore, basically, those who form a party are divided into avant-garde and rear guard on a party-by-party basis.
　It's a different story if it's judged that he can perform well as a solo, like the axe of the god of thunder.

(If you think about it, it's easy to sort solos out.) I'm acting on my own. ...or, on the contrary, are you used to it because you're acting alone, and there's a possibility that you'll have trouble coordinating with other friends? and that's why adventurers are essentially part of an armada.)

　If you think about it that way, you will soon see a little thicket in the direction of progress.
　trees that are not so dense, but grow too thick to see the inside
　It was Ray's destination.

"Set".
"Glu".

　Seto answers Ray's call with a croak.
　Elk and the scorching winds would have found out that Ray and Sett would act separately here. He nods a little and asks me to do my best.

"Take care, Seto," Don't get hurt. If anything happens, try to run away with Ray as a shield. ... Ray, you don't bother Seto either."

　She smiles bitterly at the Mire Dog, who openly calls out different attitudes to Seto and Ray, and nods as if she were already used to it.

"Leave it to me. I don't think there's any chance of being attacked in such a place."
"So that's after the start of the battle." Okay? Let Seto get hurt by Ray's carelessness. I'll pay you back for that."

(It's like a Mire Dog is Sett's partner.)

　Despite that, knowing how much Mireine is involved in the set, I will only nod without saying anything more.

"Here, Milaine," Don't trouble Mr. Ray too much. In the first place, the war is about to begin, so no one can guarantee absolute security.""Oh, come on, Sulnin. Don't pull me! I have a noble mission to protect Seto-chan!"
"Do you really understand that the battle is coming? I understand what Mileine thinks of Seto, but even half of that, please be careful about the safety of the party."

　Sulnin pulls Mireine's arm and moves away in front of Rey, with Eclir pushing from behind.
　While Elk waved to cheer up, Ray also turned around and left the vanguard for the thicket.
　There were naturally some people who looked at Ray's behavior in wonder, but seeing him with a Gryphon, they thought there was some particular reason. Without any particular word, Ray and Sett arrive in the thicket.

"Now, all we have to do is face each other on the Celemuth plain and wait for the war to start." ... you know, Set. Our goal is to give the enemy the first blow, and also the deadliest blow possible. For that purpose, I will use a combination technique that creates a fire whirlwind created by me and Seto, which I developed before. Do you know that?"
"Grull".

　Ray caresses his head with a smile as he nods as if to leave it to him.

"Anyway, this war is dangerous in many ways, as you can see from what happened in the city of Gilm. At least it's not a regular invasion as the royalists think. But it seems that there are people who won't listen to it no matter how much I say. That's why we, the first of our kind, should do as much damage to the Imperial army as possible and decide the battle at once. If things go well, that's only for today... no, this war will end in a few hours."
"Glu".

　While explaining to Seto, who nodded, Ray was wondering in his heart how the war would end in a few hours even though it took him nearly half a month to get here, but that didn't mean he wanted to kill anyone else, so he thought there would be no problem if both armies suffered less damage.
　All the neutrals pass by in front of the lays hiding in the forest, and then the aristocrats begin to pass.
　Most of them went along oblivious to Ray and Seto hiding in the forest, but one of the cavalrymen, who had advanced near the front line of the aristocracy, suddenly turned his gaze into the forest.
　The cavalryman had a small dragon perched on his shoulder, and at the same time his gorgeous blonde hair fell from his helmet, and his hair was in a vertical roll. And he clearly showed who the person was by his unending beauty and proportions that attracted viewers and could be seen through his armor. Another evidence would be that a female knight next to her is carrying a huge battleax.

"...Don't die, Elena,"

　It was muttered only in his mouth, but in Ray's eyes it seemed as if Elena had nodded.

"No way,"

　But I don't think you'll hear the murmur from here. Having decided so, Ray considers the nod to be just a coincidence.
　and when the Elenas passed by, and the ensuing aristocratic party passed through the thicket.

"...what?"

　Ray's voice leaks again.
　The reason is that the aristocratic forces have just passed by. I made eye contact with the person at the center. His name is Filma Dejir, who straddles the horse with a giant halberd. He is the leader of the aristocracy in this war and the knight of the Duke of Quevel. But we met for a moment. The next moment, as if nothing had happened, he was looking straight ahead and moving his horse forward. It is, indeed, only the right-hand man of the Duke of Kelebel who does not feel any tension or fear.

"You ought to say yes, I suppose." How could you spot me here in an instant? ...no, I was put in the vanguard with the neutrals. Or had Dusker told you of his strategy?"

　Ray patting the set waiting for time while waiting for time.
　Then, following the neutrals and aristocrats, the royalists also pass by the grove where Ray is hiding.
　It seemed to be the most powerful of the three factions of the Milliana army, and its formation was even large and heavy.
　It's slow for the large number of people, but once it's started, it'll be hard to stop the troops. Even Ray has an atmosphere that makes him feel that way.
　and, as the number of men was large, there seemed to be a certain number of skilled men, and some looked suspiciously at the thicket where Ray and Sett were hiding.
　No one could feel Ray's presence in the forest, but it seems that there were still some who could feel Ray's presence in the forest.
　After spending several hours in this way, seeing that the force was headed towards a battlefield midpoint on the Seremuth Plain, Ray and Sett were ready to move on and wait for a call.