In front of about 20 bandits tied with their wrists turned back, Ray makes his death size look ostentatious.
　Stuck in motion, there is a huge sickle with a blade of about a meter in front of it.
　It goes without saying how much fear the robbers are under.
　The robbers are bound only by their wrists and not by their legs.
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　Of course, each of the thieves had his hands tied behind his back tied with a long rope so that he wouldn't be able to escape separately.
　This forces the bandits to run in the same direction together, even if they are to run, and they need to synchronize their speed.
　It was impossible for thieves to do such a thing, and it was impossible for them to get away with it.

"Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
"Don't you know me? ... seems to be a low-level thief."
"No, robbers are not so good at times."

　One of the guards who heard Ray's muttering interrupted in an involuntary manner.

"Is that so?"

　Ray knew there was a bandit named Egg, but he didn't bother to mention it here.
　The egg also now serves Dusker as a spy, leading spy.

(I thought it was either a man with confidence in his arm or a fool without a good idea to rob near Gillum, but apparently it was the latter.) Wasn't the thief who didn't know me originally a thief around here?)

　If you're a bandit, not around Gilm, but around Abuero and Subursta, it's only natural that you know Ray.
　An adventurer with a Gryphon is known to be untouchable, even if he doesn't know Ray himself.
　The thief who steals things from others, Ray, who is called a robotic eater in the sense that he steals things from them, is so famous around here.
　No, it's not only around here that's famous. Ray's notoriety has spread quite a long way.
　as the average person, bandit, Ray, and others at the top of the food chain.
　However, the bandits right in front of him who don't know Ray at all are ignorant of information.

(Was it a failure?)

　What Ray wanted was information about an alchemist who was trying to give a monster magic item.k.a. monster.
　I caught the thieves in front of me on the assumption that there might be some informational savvy, but I wonder if it was completely meaningless.

(But even for cyclops, cobolts, and adventurers who had been held down in front of Gilm's gates, it was all near Gilm.) It's also on the guillem side by far. Mr. Dusker must have contacted Abuero...)

　Thinking that the first thing to do is to ask the other party about the situation, he speaks to the robbers.

"I'm going to ask you a few questions now. To be honest with you, I won't do anything. If I can hear an answer in my favor, I can think of letting it go."

　Ray's words make the thieves watch out for hope. At the same time, however, the men of the bodyguard looked as if they had done something outrageous.
　The men on the escort expressed dissatisfaction but didn't actually say it because they recognized that Ray and Sett had been able to catch the thieves and that they were definitely the worst off their faces.
　With the attention of such thieves, bodyguards, and everyone in the room, including two women, Ray wields his death-size hand as if to disconnect his expectations.
　a sharp attack that cuts through the air itself
　When the robbers see it, they bite their mouths to death, imagining that this blow would be delivered to them.

"If you tell a lie because you want to escape... you know what will happen?"

　What Ray meant was obvious after seeing the death-size slashes.
　If only life were to be taken away, in the worst case, he would be tortured with that scythe...
　After waiting for the fear to permeate all the thieves, Ray finally opens his mouth.

"Well, I have a question for you who have been active around here. Have you seen any strange people around here lately? ... strange people are a little vague, but more specifically, they're working alone or with a few small groups of people."

　That alone doesn't seem to tell her exactly what Ray is saying yet, and she goes on to say more.

"They probably can't get into the cities of Gilm and Abuero, and they're sleeping outside the city like you. Make a base somewhere. and perhaps in a fairly large place."

　Ray's words engulf people in silence.
　Ray looked at the bodyguard, but all he got back was an apologetic shake of his head.
　Since I was originally a bodyguard, there was little need for me to act like a camp around here, so it was inevitable that I was not familiar with that kind of information.

"What about you guys? Does anyone have any information?"

　Ray's words make the thieves listen to each other's faces, but no one speaks.

"Do you really not know the information, or do you know it, but don't tell it... by the way, you'll end up being sold as slaves, but you'd better think about it."
"I know!"

　The moment the word slave comes out, one of the thieves screams.

"...Really? If I were a lie to get out of this situation... you know what?"

　The sheer force of the death-size movement was partly due to Ray's willingness to mutilate himself immediately.
　A man hastily opens his mouth to Ray, who blatantly demonstrates that he is better off being a slave than lying to death, right?

"Oh, I'm not sure! I'm just saying it's probably about them, but is that all right?"
"Probably... you know," I'm afraid I can say anything if I don't have any proof. What do you think of that guy? Is he a reliable guy who says he has information?"

　When Ray asks the bound man next to the man he says he has information about, he shakes his head in a hurry.

"Well, this is one of the most informed of us. I'm sure that's why I'm not lying!"

　I may be saved if I give you useful information. With that in mind, Ray glances at the thief and opens his mouth to the man who says he knows the information.

"Let me ask you just in case," If you can trust me, I'll keep my word. Say it."
"Oh, oh. Do you know a forest a little further away than this one?"
"... oh,"

　Even though the word forest comes out of the robbers' mouth, Ray has a little hope.
　The Cyclops, the Cobold, and the man who was raging in front of Gilm's main gate got the dagger... for it was all done in the woods.
　In other words, there is some credibility in what the man says.

"There's a river running through the forest, and I saw a couple of them going up the river a few days ago. I don't know if that's who you're looking for, but..."
"...what is the possibility that they are mere adventurers?"

　If you're an adventurer, it's no joke to go into the woods at some request.
　In fact, the Mile Dogs were also commissioned to go into the woods to defeat the Cyclops.
　But Ray's words shake his head when he says he sees a suspicious person.

"He's probably not an adventurer. No, perhaps one of them was an adventurer or something, but the other did not look like an adventurer."
"Where did you not look like an adventurer?"
"I didn't have any armour on.""...if you don't have any armor on, so do I?"

　Ray is wearing a dragon robe, which is incomparable to the metal armor around him.
　Nevertheless, it is true that it is not armor.
　Ray's words make the thief man jump on.

"Why, you know, he had a number of glass bottles hanging from his waist belt, and is there an adventurer who usually wears a glass bottle that is as fragile as a glass bottle on his waist, when he just hits a tree or something before it gets into battle?"
"A glass bottle,"

　An ordinary glass bottle would break, as the thief says, in no time.
　But a glass fortified by magic is another story.
　It is not uncommon to use a glass container reinforced with magic to store materials such as monster viscera and eyeballs.
　For adventurers... no, if they knew anything at all, they could have known about it as thieves, but the man who told Ray didn't know it, despite being said to be well informed.

(Well, this band of thieves themselves seems to have come to the frontier with too much confidence in their abilities. Is it this much of an informed person? Nevertheless, this story is quite appreciated. It's like an alchemist to wear a lot of magical glass on your waist. Rivers... Is that also upstream?)

　After thinking about it that much, Ray had something to worry about, but when his gaze suddenly turns to Sett, who is watching the bandits nearby, the question disappears.

(Well, when the people of the Vestian Empire were entering Gilm, they tried to escape with a metastatic stone, but the cave was the one where Seto got stuck and transferred by mistake. Is it there? If you were originally thinking of it as an escape route, you might have enough supplies or facilities to live on.)

　Ray's mind recalls a cave he used to stop by about Seto.
　I don't remember the directions in detail because I flew through the air, but as long as I know it's upstream of the river, a set that can fly will arrive in less time.

"That's pretty good information,"
"Oh, really! Then I'll help you!"

　a thief who screams at a thread hanging in front of him in an effort to get hold of it
　The women who were attacked a little while ago by the bandits in front of them frowned slightly at the words.
　Contrary to these women, however, the guards have not changed their expressions in particularly.
　Knowing Ray was feared for being called a thief eater, he thought there was no option to let the thief go, even though he had provided information.

"Well, even if I let you go, I don't think I can do anything particularly by myself, but if I think I'm well informed, there's still a possibility that the damage will spread...? I'm sorry, I can't let you go."
"Wait a minute! What's that! I told you I'd help you if you gave me the information!"
"Help me? I said I'd think about whether I'd let you go, but I didn't say I'd let you go. So, after thinking about whether I could let you go, I just decided that I shouldn't let you go because it would cause unnecessary damage."

　After hearing Ray's words, the thief screams that he is not joking.

"Oh, help me! Please! I gave you the information you need!? Then, as promised, I'll miss it!"
"So you didn't say you'd help, did you?" I just said I'll think about it."
"Foolish... Foolish! What's that! Can you agree with that?"

　Ray breathes and opens his mouth to the screaming thief.

"Are you satisfied?" Are you satisfied with all the people you've attacked so far, then I could listen to you a little?"
"... oh, oh, oh! Of course! We don't waste our lives! We know better about it!"
"I suppose you were trying to kill me when I came?"
"That's... that's how it looks!"
"Well, that's what you say to the guards, then." ...can I leave the rest to you?"

　The bandit, who is still crying out that he is not convinced, doesn't even deal with him, and Ray calls out to his bodyguard.

"Oh, oh, but the money when they were enslaved..."
"Separate among you," The carriage was broken, and the equipment was quite damaged."

　The guards, who had been under attack by bandits until Ray came, had their armor and weapons badly damaged.
　Ray's words, which he believes will cost him a fair amount of money to repair, cause the guards to bow quickly, alarmed for a moment.

"It's a relief,"
"Don't worry. Also, it might be a good idea to find out the thief's hideout. ...set.'
"Grull!"

　Seto comes quickly to Ray's call.
　Leaping on his back, Seto would immediately fly up into the sky with his wings flapping with a few steps of running.