Leaving the place where iron rust and odour were encased, Ray looked back at the ground on Sett's back.
　I've moved away from the place I've just seen, but it still seems that the smell is seeping into my body and I'm feeling a little bit of pain.k.a. pain.
　Nevertheless, there is no time for me to act as if I were taking the time to remove the odor, and I just have to wait for the odor to dissipate naturally.

"I'm sorry, Set. The smell will go away over time, so please bear with it now."
"Guru..."

　Now that Sett has seen the scene, he understands what Ray says.
　That's why even if Ray stinks, he's still flying with patience.

"Would it be better to try that incense burner?" ... "No, it wouldn't work."

　The incense burner Ray just got doesn't have the effect of managing the bad smell, even though it's shaped like an incense burner.
　From what I saw, it seemed to have the effect of keeping the odor within a certain range. Moreover, it wasn't perfect because the rays were able to smell it.
　Considering the use of an incense burner, it can be said that it is irony.

"And I haven't looked into how it works or exactly how it works. I don't think so, but if you try to use it, it will explode... there's a possibility."

　A suicide device is a man's romanticism. I don't think you have such an idea, but it's not strange that such a device is simply designed for confidentiality.

(He must have made such a scene, and he might be thinking of a way to destroy evidence. I don't think there's a shortage of skills, considering that you can make that many magic items as an alchemist in the Bestian Empire.)

　As for the incense burner, Seto purges to Ray, who had decided to go back to Gilm for an investigation.

"What's the matter?"
"Grull!"

　Seto gazes to the earth, his throat bleeds.
　I wondered if there was a similar scene as before, but it didn't smell bad or iron rust at all.

"Well... Huh? Oh, that's it!"

　Looking toward Seto's face, Ray exclaims with joy when he finds what appears to be a cave there.

"Guru"

　Rey's words make me cry yes.

"All right, then, come down," Take some precautions. and if they are waiting, it will be troublesome."
"Grull".

　a set that flaps its wings and descends to the earth
　Fortunately, Seto doesn't need much distance to descend to the ground.
　Ray suddenly remembers the word VTOL aircraft, a vertical takeoff and landing aircraft I saw in Japan.
　I don't have the most detailed knowledge, so I don't know exactly that.

(And I guess it's a lot of different things, because I'm running away from the ground and stuff like that.)

　While he was thinking about it, Sett had finished landing on the ground.
　Down from Seto's back, Ray tilts his head as he gazes at the cave ahead of his eyes.
　If this cave was the home of the alchemists, you should have understood that Ray and Sett had descended here.
　However, I can't help but think that there's no response at all.

(What's going on? Are you confident in intercepting me inside? ... I see, maybe that's true.)

　Whether you know Ray is coming or not, ambush is an overwhelming advantage for the defense, and it's not strange to choose it.

(And...)

　Ray frowns slightly, looking to his right hand.
　Once inside, the interior of the cave is far from spacious and cannot afford to wield his favorite weapon, Death Size.

"I feel like I've been using this weapon lately."

　From the tip of the ear to the butt of the stonework, everything was taken out of the mistling, a dark green spear, and a thorn spear.
　As Ray said, it has been a popular weapon recently.

"I wish it were a dagger or something, but this is better than an unfamiliar weapon."

　The most common method of attacking spears, thrusts, is to be used without any problems, although the attack of expelling them is difficult to use in caves.
　On the contrary, there was no doubt that it would be a favorable development for Ray because he could not afford to avoid the small cave.

"Seto... I'm sorry, but wait at the entrance of the cave." It is not large enough to attack anything as freely as Set."
"Guru..."

　Seto gave a slightly disappointing cry to Ray's words, but he knows best how large the cave is.
　That's why Sett quietly follows Ray's words and acts as a vigilante around him.

"I've left it to you," and because he's Seto, he can take my place."
"Grull!"

　Unlike the disappointing cry a few seconds ago, it makes a happy cry.
　It was unfortunate that he could not go into the cave with Ray, but it was probably because he thought he was the one who protected him.
　Leaving a self-assertive set on the spot, Ray goes into the cave.
　The cave itself is neither too large nor too long.
　Although it was a very short cave, in Ray's eyes, we can still find traces of human presence everywhere.
　Even though Ray is not a thief, he doesn't miss out on human footprints or metal.

(This is the place where the spies I caught at that time designated as the destination of the transition, so there is a possibility that it is a trace of when they set up the magic camp.) or the traces of the Langa when they came to look into it?)

　With a thorn spear in his hand, he makes his way through the cave and arrives in less than a few minutes. But...

"Is it right to say that it's a come-off, or not?"

　mutter with a sigh at the scene spreading before one's eyes
　There is no human figure beyond Ray's gaze.
　However, traces of human presence until recently remain strong.
　That's enough for Ray, who is not a thief, to know exactly that.

"The question is when did you throw it away?" It would be interesting if I hadn't been an alchemist here, but as far as I can see, I'm sure he's an alchemist."

　The reason for this assertion was in the middle of this space at the back of the cave.
　There are familiar wizards there that emit a dull light.
　The pedestal in the center of the wizardry is the same composition as the incense burner Ray saw earlier.
　What's different is that it's not an incense burner but a jar on the pedestal.

"...what a jar? It's true that there's a magic team like this, so it has a special meaning."

　The moment Ray mutters, the magic team suddenly changes from dull to dazzling light.
　Reacting as if Ray's words had been triggered, Ray takes a few steps back and holds a thorny spear.
　I didn't know what happened or if it would happen, but I understood that it was still something bad.
　A small stone falls from the ceiling near Ray.

"Collapse!"

　The scene I saw when I was in Japan passed Ray's mind.
　The film had a trap of going deep into the cave in search of treasure, but the last moment it got treasure, the cave collapsed.
　Deciding that it is dangerous to stay here, he turns around and runs toward the entrance of the cave.
　The thorn's spear was stored in a mistling when it turned, and it did not interfere with the running.
　With much greater physical ability than normal humans, Ray runs as he feels the walls of the cave flow by.
　In the meantime, stones and rocks were falling from the ceiling of the cave, and it was obvious that the cave would soon collapse.
　In the midst of this, Ray keeps running avoiding rocks and stones falling from the ceiling, and the cave itself is not that long, so he sees the light outside.Leaping into the light was almost simultaneous with the complete collapse of the cave behind.

"Well... you managed to make it in time?"
"Grunt!"

　After rushing through the cave, Seto approaches Ray, who was watching his surroundings outside, chirping anxiously.
　Ray gently reaches for Seto, who turns round eyes and asks if he's OK.
　If you look behind while stroking the set, you will see a cave that has completely collapsed.
　It will take a lot of effort to dig up this stone or rock where the magic team was.
　Moreover, Ray has to worry when asked if he has to go out of his way to that extent.
　In the first place, when someone came to this cave, a group of wizards were working to make the cave collapse.

(I think there's a possibility that animals and monsters will come in, not people...)Oh, so the magic team, is that'

　I can't help but think that the wizards were probably making decisions about it.
　At any rate, it did not seem that the enemy, who had been so well prepared, was leaving a clue to their connection.
　It would be meaningless to dig up a cave here.
　I decided to go back to Guillum, regretting that I couldn't find a clue...

"Grunt!"

　At that moment, caressed by Ray and rejoicing like a cat in spite of his glyphon, Seto turns his eyes to the cave that collapsed and cries alertly.
　a sharp gaze as if one had made the most of one's ability as a glyphon, unlike the rounded eyes of stroking.
　With that kind of gaze on him, of course Ray should be wary of it.
　Take your weapon out of the mistling and turn to the cave.
　What is in his hand is not the thorn spear he had when he was in the cave, but Ray's natural weapon, Death Size.
　In front of the cave is some size, and at the same time, there is no other figure but Ray around it than when fighting against Cobold.
　If I had to say, there was Seto, who had no problem with Ray even though he was full of his death size.
　Seto is also slightly sunk for attack at any time, and Ray is also a death-size man.
　At the sight of one person and one person, the cave suddenly collapsed and the resulting pile of stones and rocks sway slightly.

"...what? There must have been no monsters or creatures in particular."

　Now that we've made it to the dead end of the cave, we can confirm that there are no creatures of any kind.
　But now that the rocks and stones are shaking like this, there is some kind of moving entity.
　Before long, in front of Ray and Sett, stones and rocks blow up into the sky like a volcano erupted.
　Stones and rocks that blow up into the sky naturally fall to the ground and attack Rey and Seto.

"Be careful, Seto!"
"Gruly!"

　Ray's words ring a set.
　Originally, Seto has a high physical ability as a Gryphon, so he avoids all falling stones and rocks.
　Watching it, Ray invoked his skill just in case.

"Magic Shield!"

　Death-sized skills form a one-time, light shield to prevent any attack.
　In case of emergency, Ray also continues to avoid falling stones and rocks.
　Stones and rocks that are likely to hit the mark will be cut, flipped, and crushed in a death-size fashion.
　After a few seconds of doing so, the stones and rocks that fall on the ground disappeared...

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

　That kind of scream echoes around me.





"Well, don't you have to worry if someone comes into that cave? I've just erased the evidence that we were based there, but it wasn't a complete cover-up."
"Yes, if there's any chance you'd slip into that cave... you'd be buried alive in that cave. Under normal circumstances, you can't escape from the cave collapse of a cave. And..."

　Zubo paused and smiled faintly around his mouth.
　The smile was cold, and Adriatic's back was cold for a moment... yet a sweet numbness ran through it.

"And... what?"
"If we manage to survive the cave collapse, we should not be able to be unharmed at all." The next thing that awaits them is the Golem that I have taken the time and effort to create."

　A man who seems to say that he won't forgive anyone who gets in the way of his revenge will smile as if he were vindictive.
　...but he doesn't know.
　It was Ray, his greatest enemy, who rushed into the cave.
　And Ray has a partner named Seto.
　It was a big departure from the man's idea.