At night, Ray was carrying skewers to his mouth by the stable in the Eternal Kutei, as if to congratulate the winner of the competition.

"Glu".

　Seto, leaning against Ray, is also sitting on a chunk of meat prepared for him, stretching out his stick, and enjoying the taste of the spiced fangboa grilled meat, including salt.
　Only about an hour ago, we had a disappointing party at the inn's cafeteria, but now we've finished it and each of us is spending our own time.

"It's true that pure wizards can't win, because of the rules of the competition."
"Grull?"

　At Ray's words, alternating tastes of meat and vegetables on skewers, Seto shrieks at Ray's gaze.

"Oh, I'm basically defenseless when I'm singing." right?"

　Ray's eyes, which had been talking to Seto, were turned to the dark.

"Ah! That's exactly what Mr. Ray says."

　Coming out of the darkness, scratching his head in such a shy way, was the talker, the worst.
　What you have in your hand is a basket full of sandwiches of all kinds.

"We certainly used the bracelet of Atacante, the trump card, but we couldn't win today."

　the bracelet of Atacante I had heard that it was the name of a disposable magic item that Most used in today's fight to strengthen his body.

"Even though it's disposable, magic items that strengthen your body must be very helpful to wizards."

　Ray picks up a sandwich from his basket, nodding to Morst's words.
　With Ray's appearance, he stretches out his face asking for it.
　Throwing a ham-and-cheese sandwich into his mouth, Ray's gaze again turns to Most.

"It was a pretty good item, but where did you get it?"
"To a peddler who had come to the village where I had been asked to kill him before." The merchant says he bought it at Ozos."
"Ozos... a magical city near the centre of the continent?"

　Maast nods to Ray, recalling the information he had heard before.

"Yes, now that I think about it, I'm impressed that we used to bring Osos products to the Westian Empire."

　Ozos is a state that is opposite to the Westian Empire throughout the kingdom of Milliana.
　However, the state should be described as an urban state in the state, and there is the largest magic academy on the continent.
　Many wizards gather in Ozos to learn magic, and naturally, magic techniques develop.
　Alchemy is the only thing keeping up with Ozos, even in the Westian Empire, where magic technology has rapidly developed in recent years.

"Ozos? Don't feel like going there someday."
"Ah! I suppose so." For someone like Ray whose hobby is collecting magic items, Ozos may be like heaven in many ways. --however, I hear that there are many troublesome things about it."
"A nuisance?"

　To Ray, patting Seto on the back and feeling his smooth touch, Maast introduces himself to the merchant.

"I hear that there are many factions. In particular, it seems that some factions that are formed by people who are magical supremacist are not human unless they are wizards. That kind of person seems to be causing a lot of trouble."
"Usually, don't other factions stop doing that, because there are not many wizards themselves in the first place, and if you do something strange, the wizards themselves will be discriminated against?"

　Rey's words make Morst nod, reaching for a basket of vegetable sandwiches.

"I think it's because there are only a few people, that's why we' Well, I can't say anything about it because I didn't actually go to Ozos. There are other types of wizards who use illegal means to experiment with magic, and there are also magic item scams."
"He has no dreams or hopes."
"No, no, of course I said it only to some people. There are many good wizards among them. I think...."

　For the most part, I've only heard about Ozos from people.
　Actually, the story itself is absurd, and there is a good chance that Ozos has no problem at all.

(Well, I don't think that's the case as long as there's a lot of people.)

　Put the last bite of the vegetable sandwich in your mouth and stand up, thinking like that.

"Well, anyway," I lost in the first round, but Ray wanted to say that he wanted me to win enough as a member of the wizardry."
"...oh. Of course I'm not going to lose to anyone."
"Oh, my God. That's the way it's the way it is. There seems to be a few other wizards in attendance, but it's still a reputation for being strict in many ways."

　A wizard like Ray in the sense of a magician would be able to deal with someone who is still trying to break his or her chants. However, many pure wizards still don't like it.
　It's only natural that two pairs of straw sandals are not so easy.
　Considering this, it can be said that Neyemorst was one of the best at handling daggers.

"Well, I'll be going now," Thank you for your support today. I'll go to Ray's game to cheer him up."
"Oh, even if I didn't get hurt, I still have a mental scar. Sleep well tonight."
"Yes, see you later."

　Saying so, Maast leaves.
　Ray never misses what appears to be tears of regret in his eyes, but he says nothing more, judging it an insult to Most.

"Glu?"

　Ray caresses her head when Seto asks if it's OK, leaning his head slightly over a sandwich.
　Thus Ray and Sett had a relaxing time in the autumn moonlight.





　The next day. Ray gazing out the window of the room at the cloudy sky where the weather on the previous day was false.
　After waking up and opening the curtains, he frowned lightly at the cloudy weather that had been different from the past few days.
　Such a gloomy cloudy sky that it may rain at any time.
　Fortunately, the rest of the round is still played today, so I don't have my own game.
　But today is the end of the first round. Then the second round will start tomorrow, and Ray, who was on his first day, will naturally have a second round later in the day.

"Rain? It's a legacy of ancient magic and civilization, and it's supposed to keep rain out of the stage... but it's still a little bit. I don't hate going out in this rain, especially when I see it from inside the building."

　Fortunately, I don't have any matches with my acquaintances today, or I don't have anything to do with myself. You don't have to go to the stadium, so you decide to take a good rest and head to the dining room.





"Oh, are you going to relax to-day?"
"Oh, it looks like it's going to rain."

　We share our plans for the day over breakfast with the three Furyu's tusks in the dining room.Ray rested in the inn, Ruzzi went to the arena, Vaicul went to the adventurer's guild, and Maast went to a place he knew in the imperial capital, which was beautifully disjointed.

"And I'd like to take care of Seto cried.

　At Ray's muttering, Morst, who knows about last night's incident, shakes his head.
　The scene was not entirely clear of yesterday's tears of regret, and Ray could understand that it had been somewhat overruled.

"I was with Seto last night, but that's not enough?"
"Well, I'm basically a spoiled child, and since I came to the imperial capital, I've been busy with competitions and so on, so I could hardly care about it." I'd like to take care of myself when I have time. Even for me, it's soothes me."
"Oh, you may understand that a little. I was a little frightened to hear that it was a Gryphon, but it was very friendly when I went to the stable to get out my horse."

　He nods to Vaicul's words and opens his mouth, reaching for the bread.

"Well, if you're so friendly, you'll wonder if it's really a Gryphon?"

　The popular impression of Gryphon is that he is still a Rank A monster, and he is often vicious and violent.
　Also, it's not wrong at all.

"Seto was brought up when I was a child. I'm used to people. --I tell you, don't treat the Gryphon other than Seto in the same way? I'm not joking, I'll die."
"No, I've never had a chance to see any other Gryphon than Seto before."

　When Vaicul says so with a dumb look on his face, Ray also agrees.
　Even Rank B monsters aren't that easy to meet, so what would you say if they were Rank A monsters?
　Moreover, even encounters with Rank S monsters will be close to miracles.

(Well, I was born... were you born? Anyway, I think there was a dragon species in that forest.)

　Think about it that way and have a conversation, and after breakfast, each person starts to move separately to finish his business.





"Gruly!"

　Ray, who appears in the stable, gives a happy cry.
　Since it is a top-class inn in the imperial capital and the guests stay first-class, each of the attendants and horses in charge does not fall into a state of depression due to the cry of a seto.
　...though I still don't feel completely at ease with Sett.

"Calm down, then," You just met me last night, didn't you? I got your share of food. ...what shall I do? I can't go out of the inn, and I don't know when it will rain."
"Grull".

　Ray walks out of the stable, accompanied by his voice, who cries out.
　It was probably not Ray's imagination that the demons and horses who had seen it off seemed to have some relief.

"Glu, Glu, Glu, Glu, "Glu, glu!"

　Cet, in a good humour, rushes about the stable.
　Fortunately, the stable is behind the inn, and is hidden from the inn. Therefore, there was no particular disturbance, but if the guests had seen it from the inn, there must have been some disturbance.
　Since the inn itself is quite large, the number of guests is considerable at this time of year, even though aristocrats with limited assets cannot stay there.
　It's because there are a few but not many of them who don't know that Ray is staying.
　What if a guest who doesn't know the adventurer of the nickname crimson had a Gryphon, a Rank A monster, running around freely near the stable?

`Oh, my God, Gryphon!'

　It is only natural that such a cry should ring.
　When Ray turned his eyes to the sound of his voice, there was a woman. Although she was in her late teens and dressed for mobility, the clothes themselves were very expensive to tailor-made.
　a daughter of a noblewoman or a wealthy merchant judge that the woman in front of one's eyes must be like that

"Glu?"

　Seto leaned his head slightly toward the screaming woman, but the woman who judged that there was a Gryphon would step back without thinking.
　Determined to be unsavory at this rate, Ray rises from his seat and approaches the woman.
　You must have noticed Ray. A woman's gaze alternately turns to Ray and Sett.
　Ray opens his mouth reassuringly that such a woman is OK.

"No problem, Seto... this Gryphon, as you can see, is my slave." You have the devil's necklace on your neck?"

　an enchanting necklace When she hears it, she gently turns her gaze to Seto, holding her mouth.
　There was certainly a necklace around his neck, which was a sign of his subservience, and it was obvious that the Gryphon was a subservient.
　But... still unable to believe that the Gryphon was subservient, he looked at the maggots and Ray and Sett... before long he spoke in horror.

"Are you really subservient?"
"Yes. ... I'm sure that I and Seto would be relatively famous in the Westian Empire." Didn't you know?"
"Oh, yes. I don't often go out of the house."

　While we have a conversation, fear still prevails. Once Ray sees a few steps back to leave the place, he decides that further restraining him would only make him nervous and breaks up with the woman.
　...in the next few hours. A woman who reappears is attracted by her loveliness after spending some time with Seto, but that's another story.