As soon as he entered the guild, the words caught Ray's attention.
　I wouldn't have attracted so much attention at all times.
　Encounters with monsters are not uncommon in remote areas.
　What drew Ray's attention was that the monster's name was Cyclops, and above all...

"Diet?"

　Ray's mouth reveals the name of the man rushing to the guild counter.
　Yes, it was the figure of the former squadron Diet.
　Ray had heard that the day before, when Cyclops was asked to subdue him, the scorching wind and the former squadron went out together.
　That's why the name Cyclops and his familiar face quickly spelled out the person's name.

"What? That voice... Captain!? And Vichela!"

　There are two familiar faces at the end of Diet's turn.
　One of them was not very easy to deal with, either.
　As he hurriedly approaches Rey from the front of the counter, he opens his mouth with an expression of disbelief that Rey is here.

"Why here...?"
"No, whatever you say," Gilmoo is where I'm based. Of course. And don't be a captain at all."
"But the captain is not the captain... He came to a good time." Please help me!"

　Ray is at a loss as to what to do with Dietz, who calls him a desperate look.
　But the hesitation is not whether to help, but what to do with Vihela and Bune.
　They are long-standing, scorching, windy people, and, although not very long-standing, comrades who ran on the same battlefield together.
　...however, even though he ran on the same battlefield, Ray and Sett often acted separately from each other.

"Calm down and tell me the story first." I could hear it outside the guild, but five cyclops?"

　When Ray asks her to calm down, she nods immediately.

"Yes, sir. I was told that there was only one cyclops I saw, but when I found one, there were five."
"It doesn't mean that it's a battle when you're back in Gilmoo."

　While listening to Diet's language, which can still be called his apprentice's language, he thinks of the words he uttered.
　If it's a battle, there's no chance of winning against the five cyclops with just a scorching wind and the former squadron. With that in mind, Deetz nods back to Ray.

"Yes, one cyclops... no, I think we can win up to two, and even three of them can win, depending on how we fight." But I can't afford to have five of them, so I'm just watching the cyclops from a distance. I was told by the Mire Dog to cheer me up at once."

　Ray was a little surprised to see the name of Mileinu, not Johanna, but when he recalls that the relationship between the two is surprisingly good, he nods, judging that it is no wonder.

"Five cyclops?" That's a pretty good fight. where is it?"
"Do you know that there is a river not far from here?"
"I know,"

　The river that had previously dismantled the monster passes Ray's mind.
　Upon hearing the details, Ray seemed to have guessed right.
　Ray nods back to Diet's account of a group of cyclops in the woods upstream of the river.
　He turned his eyes to Viehla and Bune, but he returned with a nod without hesitation.
　It was a great opportunity for Vihela to fight her enemies, and a perfect match for Bune to earn money.
　Bune alone cannot do effective damage to the cyclops, but there is no problem with the attack if there are people like Ray, Vihela, and Seto.

"You're going, aren't you? I don't care. I don't know."
"Yes,"

　Ray's gaze makes them nod with enthusiasm.

"What? Oh, thank you, Mr. Vihela, but... is this little one?"
"Yes!"

　Bune, who was said to be a little girl, looks at Deet with discontent.
　However, the basic expressionless veneer was so close to expressionless that no one but Ray and Vichela could fully recognize their dissatisfaction.
　Usually, Ray can't understand Bune's facial changes that much, let alone Viehla.
　However, Bune now seemed to be unhappy enough to understand such a Ray.

"Don't worry. He was diving in a dungeon with me when I was in Egidil. I have no problem with my ability. though it would be a little difficult to give the Cyclops an effective blow for lack of offensive power."
"Yes!"

　Telling Vihela to protest, Bune pulls out a long needle she is good at.

"Well, would it be a good blow if I could put this in Cyclops' eyes?" though that might be a great deal of violence."
"It's enough to keep him in check without a blow." --so you mean you're going with them?"

　As Ray asks to confirm, Vihela and Bune nod again without hesitation.
　Given that this is a remote guillem, Vihela and Bune go out armed when they go out for today's tour.
　Therefore, it is also important to be able to go straight to cheer for them even if they don't go back to Wheat-tei at dusk.

"All right, then I'll tell the guild that I'm going to cheer for you, and the Vihelas will get ready to start at once." Where can I rent a horse?"
"I know it, and I'll show you right away." My horse has been at full speed, and I must give him a rest."

　Deetz interrupts Ray.
　Although he had not been in Gillum for half a year, he still knew where he needed to be an adventurer.
　Horses, in particular, are a must for adventurous activities.
　They were paid for last year's civil war by the former squadron, but they still had no idea when they were going to rent horses, so they must have made sure of the location of the shop.

"All right, then, please," We're meeting in front of the main gate."

　Saying only that briefly, Ray heads straight to the guild counter.
　Since it's daytime, there are few adventurers in the guild.
　That's why Ray was able to go to Lenora's counter without having to wait in line.
　The Reys were attracting the attention of the guilds and the adventurers in the bar when Deet was speaking the word "five cyclops," but as the Vihelas left the guild to prepare for their departure as reinforcements, their attention naturally gathers to Rey.

"Ray, I could hear you, but you're really going to go, right?"

　When Lenora asks for confirmation, Ray nods.

"The scorching wind and the people I brought to Gilm seem to come together to fight the Cyclops." If it's one of them, it's not easy to leave them alone when you hear that there are five, you can' The procedure is..."
"No, there is no particular need. I don't think you need to worry about Ray's ability, but I wish him luck in the war."
"Take care, Ray," This time, only one cyclops had been identified, but now that I've come here, I think there must have been something wrong with this time."

　Kenny next to Lenora tells Ray so."Oh, I'll take your advice with thanks," There are five of them, but they are cyclops. I think I'll be able to manage it."

　Ray's experience in fighting the Cyclops may have been remembered from what he said before.
　It was also influenced by the fact that Cyclops had a C rank and Ray had a B rank of B.
　There are ranks C and D called veterans, but ranks C and D are very different even if they are the same veterans.
　In other words, the difference is that Rank C monsters are basically the competitors that Rank C parties can compete with, and Rank D monsters can be managed by individuals.
　Rank C is a near-first-class veteran, and Rank D is a near-beginner veteran...
　Of course there are exceptions to everything. Like Ray, who is solo -- who has a partner named Seto -- despite being a high-ranked adventurer.
　Compared to ordinary adventurers, Kenny and Lenora had enough ability to call them substandard, which did not stop Ray from going for reinforcements, even though he was a little worried.

"Please,"
"I don't think you need to worry about Ray, but you must be careful."

　A little nod to Lenora and Kenny's words, Ray turns his heel and walks out of the guild.
　Adventurers in the guild turn their eyes on Ray's back with mixed emotions of jealousy, admiration, joy, sadness and anger.
　As an adventurer, Ray was still a man of power contrary to his appearance.





"Slurrurling.

　It was only natural that Ray was the first to welcome him out of the guild.
　I saw Vichela and Bune hurried out of the guild just now, and it was immediately understandable that something had happened.
　No, since Seto has five senses sharper than humans in the first place, it is safe to hear Deet's cry in the guild looking for reinforcements in response to Cyclops' request to subdue him.
　Those who came to love Seto must have noticed a sudden change in his mood. There were only children who persisted in playing with Seto who knew nothing.
　The child won't be persistent if his parents or the adults around him tell him.
　Standing up unencumbered by no one, Sett welcomes Ray from the guild.

"I think you heard me,"
"Glu".

　Naturally, Ray caresses Seto on the head with a smile.
　I appreciated the presence of Seto, who understood my will so well that I could describe it as the breath of Abe.

"Well, shall we go to the front gate?"
"Grull!"

　People there don't know where Ray and Sett are going to go.
　Still, I understood that I shouldn't interrupt here.

"Seto, do your best."
"Seto, I'll feed you the meat that I've reserved next time, so come back healthy."
"I don't know what you're going to do, but Seto is fine."

　Seto is delighted to hear such voices from people around her. ...most of the reason was that it was meat that I had reserved.
　And most of the people around him ... more precisely, almost everything was directed at Seth, and he clearly showed what position Seth was in at Guillum.
　The fact that there were few words for Ray was probably the result of his usual behavior.
　At any rate, Ray and Sett head to the main gate, even though they are approached like that.

"Seto, as you may have heard, the enemy this time is Cyclops. What's more, there are five of them. With five Rank C monsters, the Mire Dogs and Johanna's are a bit under load. We're in a hurry, too."
"Gruly!"

　For Seto, Mireine and Johanna are close friends.
　If the two men find themselves in danger, of course they are not willing to abandon them.
　Since it's spring, we run along a crowded road.
　Of course, there are many people who would be surprised if there was a big body like Seto running, but when he realized that Seto was running, he was surprised and even waved to cheer as if he had seen something smiling.
　Some of them have just come to Gilm and don't know about Seto's existence, but they tell him that he is subservient and safe.
　To those who are not accustomed to seeing the Gryphon up close is a great shock to them, but if they say that it is due to a remote area, they have to accept it.
　...if anyone could see the Gryphon running about in the city on the outskirts of another country, no one would nod honestly.
　Anyway, I ran through the city to the main gate, where I saw Diet and Vichela riding on horseback and Bune riding in front of Vichela.
　the two horses on which three are riding, and the other two in case something happens
　Whether he chose a well-trained horse, it's not surprising to see Seto.

(I'm heading for the battle against the Cyclops, so it's only natural.)

　To mutter in private, Ray also gets through the process quickly, following the three people who had already gone through the process of leaving the city.
　Some others were waiting for the process, but as soon as I told them that I was going to fight the Cyclops, they gave in.
　They were kind, but perhaps they wanted to reduce the risk of being attacked by cyclops on the highway.
　When Ray finished the proceedings, he briefly thanked Langa and went out of Gillum.