Surprised by Elena's sudden appearance, Ray and Sett head towards Adriatic, who needs to be secured first.
　Had Adriatic run in normal condition, he wouldn't have fallen down if he was suddenly stretched out in front of him.
　Adria is so confident in her arms that she could have avoided the stretched legs at once.
　I couldn't do that because Adria was running with magic items.
　Of course, that doesn't mean Adriatic isn't mastering magic items.
　No, it might be similar in that you haven't fully used it yet.
　At any rate, Adria, who was suddenly knocked down by Elena, tried to escape, saying that she did not want to be captured by Ray or Sett in a quiet manner. . . .

"Grunt!"

　Before standing up, his back is pressed against Seto's forefeet and he can't move.

"Come on... let go!"

　Adriatic raged to get up, but he couldn't move when the center of his back was pressed directly above him.
　If it had been a human being who held it down, it would have been no use fighting back, as it had been the set of glyphons who held it down.

"First of all, he ran away from Ray, so I stopped him... didn't I?"

　Ray nods to Elena, who asks, dyeing her white-based metal armor into a sunset color.

"Oh, oh, that's saved me... but before I knew it, to Gillum? You didn't say a word like that when you contacted her in pairs a few days ago, did you?"
"Ara says that between men and women, surprise is she? I gave it a try. -- have you been surprised?"

　Her tone was pompous, but Elena's expression was full of emotions such as whether she was pleased, angry, or surprised.
　The biggest part of the emotion, however, was that he was happy to meet Ray.
　Then Ray also nods back with a smile at Elena's words.

"Oh, I'm quite surprised. But you're here..."

　There is no surprise to be here, since Elena originally said she would come to Gilm in spring.
　Ray knew it, but it was true that he was still very surprised at Elena's sudden appearance.
　You can say that Arra's aim around here has come true in a way that no more.
　And I'm convinced that Elena is the reason why the city has been noisy for some time now.

"And why were you following him, I think, for as long as Ray was following him, he said.

　When Elena asks, scratching up her blonde hair as if it were sunlight itself, Ray finally remembers the situation and opens his mouth.

"A lot of special incidents have been happening around Gilm recently. That's the suspect."
"A special case?"

　To the tilted Elena, Ray briefly describes the adventurer's uproar in front of the gates of Cyclops, Cobort and Gillum.

"…I see. To be honest, I don't want to believe that there are people who imitate me like that, but... what do you think?"

　Elena asks Adriatic, who had been held back by Seto some time ago and was trying to escape.
　On the back of Seto, who is holding down Adriatic's back, a small black dragon, Yero, suddenly drops down and communicates with her like a cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu.

"I'm afraid I know nothing,"
"Then why did he smell bad from you?"
"Smell bad? I guess it happened when I was passing by the scene where monsters killed each other while killing monsters."
"Then why did you run away all of a sudden? If there was nothing to be desired, I don't think so?"
"The appearance of this Gryphon-like high-ranking monster so suddenly that it is only natural for him to run away?"
"If you live in Gilmoo, you can't say you don't know him?"
"I'm afraid I've just come to Gillum, and I didn't know of Seto's existence."

　The moment Adria muttered, Elena, who had been listening in silence, spoke.

"Wait. How do you know Seto's name? There's no name between me and Ray right now. ... Ray, did you name Sett before you went after him?"

　When Elena says something, Ray shakes his head recalling a conversation in the back alley.

"No, I didn't,"
"Well? Now, how did you know Sett's name?"
"... Since I came to Gilmoo, it's natural to remember the name of a famous person. I was surprised and ran away."

　Adriatic looks on her face for a moment even though she has mentioned Seto's name, but she immediately replies.

(I'm afraid you've done something stupid.) This woman is a nuisance in many ways, for being caught in the foot. ...General Hime is more than I expected.)

　a sudden appearance as if it were the embodiment of beauty
　No, everyone in the Westian Empire knows that its essence is not just beautiful.
　The presence of the goddess of war, nicknamed the Princess General, was more famous in the Westian Empire than in the Kingdom of Mileana.
　That kind of person suddenly... really suddenly and without any reason.
　Adria herself didn't mean to be upset about it, but she made a mistake that she wouldn't normally have made.
　He said he had met the Gryphon and had run away, but he knew his name.
　Still, Elena looks at Adria, who has managed to mislead her.
　Despite the pressure of the gaze, Adriatic does not turn away.
　If you do that, it's as if you're saying that you have a dark spot.

"Well, I see," I suppose you have a lot to say for yourself. But as long as there is such a suspicious person, I can't leave him alone."
"...what are you going to do with me?"
"It's not a difficult story. All we have to do is turn it over to the guards. If you really don't have anything to do with your background, you should be investigated by the guards."

　The word would have been accepted under normal circumstances.
　If there was nothing really dark about it.
　Unfortunately, however, Adriatic had a reason not to be caught here.

(What should we do? Now that this is the case, fighting is out of the question.)

　Adria was fairly confident in her skills, but she still didn't think she could do anything with Ray, Elena, and Sett.
　No, on the contrary, I didn't think I could win against either of those two or one. 　

(Then I had no choice but to run away...)

　There's nothing you can do about it, too, as long as Seto is holding his back.
　I have a magic item that reacts to the air and produces smoke for a few minutes, but even if I use it, I can't do anything about it as long as I'm holding my back against it.

(Then I have no choice but to be quiet now. Fortunately, he is concentrating on his studies, and does not come to see the commotion outside.)

　If there was a blob here, I'd definitely react to Ray's appearance.
　If that happens, you can't escape, if you can't run away.
　Adria had the confidence to manage to escape by herself, except for this face, but if she was with him, she would inevitably be a burden.
　Naturally, Zuboz is an alchemist by nature, not a real fighter like Adriatic.
　Even though he is a first‐rate alchemist, it is a completely different question whether he can use it in action.
　While held captive by Seto, Adria opens her mouth, breathing inward relief that Zuboz is not here."All right. Then I'll be quiet until the guards come, so please call me as soon as possible."
"Don't worry, Gillum's guards are all diligent at present. If there's such a fuss..."

　The guards turn up just in time before Elena finishes.
　Only Langa, the head of the security force, and a few others around him know that an alchemist in the Vestian Empire is making a fuss.
　Nevertheless, under Langa's orders, guards were now more enthusiastic than usual.
　As Elena has said, all this fuss can come faster than usual.

"What's the fuss! ... Ray? Set? And there's..."

　With such a cry, four guards emerge from the field.
　When one of the guards finds out that they know each other, he turns to them for questioning.

"This woman was asked to be arrested at the request of Mr. Dusker. To be exact, it's highly likely that he knows where he really wants to be, among the people he asked to catch. Is it easy to understand what your captain, Langa, is looking for?"

　Langa's name forces the guards to be cautious.
　It's because I've seen Langa, who's usually a gentle person, with a grim expression from time to time in the past few days.



"Captain Langa... I see." Then shall we take her and hand her over to Captain Langa?"
"Oh... I see. I'm not very good at interrogation, and I should leave it to my full-time job."

　Rey immediately nods back to the guards' words, telling them that they would cry and protest when they heard them.
　With Ray's consent, the guard approaches Adriatic, who is being held down by Seto.

"Set, you've heard it. Will you hand this woman over to me?"
"Glu".

　Seto has no intention of defying the guards, as long as he has listened to Ray.
　After seeing the guards press Adriatic's limbs, they turn away the forefeet on her back.

"Oh, you're not treated like a woman. Isn't it a man's nature to treat him a little more kindly?"

　Adriatic, who regained some leeway when Seto's forefeet came off, says so, but the guards don't act like they're listening to him.
　It was because I fully understood how dangerous Adriatic was when Seto was holding him back.
　Adriatic, whose limbs had been held back, probably noticed that the guards were completely alert. keep one's expression to oneself but be dissatisfied

(I've heard that Gilm's guards are skilled and disciplined, but when you actually catch them like this, you can see that. Now, it is impossible to escape with crimson, Gryphon, and even General Hime. I think I should stay quiet here for a while.)

　He keeps a fluttering attitude, but prepares himself to escape whenever he has a chance.

"I'm sorry, but Ray and Sett don't underestimate the person they catch. If you keep quiet, you won't have to deal with it roughly, so remember it."
"Yes, yes. I don't want to be ruffled, either, and I'll be quiet. I don't go out of my way to destroy it when I have a chance to prove my innocence."

　Watching Adriatic smile and telling her, Ray recalls the speed of her escape.

"I don't know if she's using any magic items, or if she's doing any physical training as a skill, but she's running away strangely fast, so be careful. Once you let them go, it's hard to catch up."
"…I see. take someone to the guard post at once Ray, you saved me a lot."

　Ray shakes his head slightly to the guards who thank him.

"Don't worry. I'm not irrelevant, either. Also, there may be some clues to the store selling magic items down the street, so I'll go there."

　Then Ray takes Seto and Elena back to the back alley.
　After seeing it off, the guard immediately forces Adriatic to stand up, holding her by the arms.
　He tries to take off the magic item following Ray's advice, but a guard doesn't know which one is the magic item, so he grabs his arms firmly from the left and right so that he doesn't run away.

"Here we go," for I have a question for you."
"Yes, I see," Well, let's get the trouble done quickly."

　Without a trace of nervousness, Adria was led by security guards along the busy main street in the evening, drawing much attention from passersby and horsemen around her.