Ray's death-size blow blows the man right beside him.
　It was not fatal because it was attacked with a handle rather than a death-size blade, but it was still certain that several bones were broken.

"Mr. Ray, you're... you don't have to ask me."

　Arra asks with Powerax in her hand, but Ray shrugs his shoulders.

"That's the kind of enemy you are," Is this the hideout, then? how it feels."

　Ray's gaze was on a cave on the mountainside.
　Seven robbers have lost consciousness or even their lives around it.

"Well, it can't be helped," There's no change in the robber's hideout. I'd be surprised if there was a house built in a mountain like this."

　The sight of Aarra, shaking off the blood and flesh that appear to belong to the robbers on the edge of Power Ax, would be like a stranger to say who is the thief.
　But Ray opens his mouth without seeming to care about it.

"If the information from the robber was true, these seven were the only ones left in the hideout, and there should be no one else left."

　The robbers attacking Ray's mind pass by.
　Five days after I left Gillum As Marina expected, when she left the remote area of Gillum, robbers would attack instead of monsters.
　The horse-drawn horse-drawn carriage was no deterrent against the robber's attack.
　No, it would have been a different story if there had been any other bodyguard cavalry, but unfortunately, the Lays were travelling alone in Elena's carriage, and that was why they were judged to be the best game for the thieves.
　It may be influenced by the fact that Arra was the only one in the cab.
　And above all, it must have been fatal for the robbers that Seto and Yero were flying after each other and were not near the carriage.
　It was almost the worst end of the story that such thieves had ever met.
　Almost everyone in the carriage was highly combatable and could not manage the robbers who attacked them.
　As a result, all but a few people will die.
　We considered handing the robbers over as slaves if it was a city nearby, but it didn't naturally exist close enough, and it took time for the robbers to travel with them, and Marina didn't want to waste much time because of the world trees.
　Based on such a judgment, Ray's opinion was chosen to destroy the bandits, and that's why he attacked the bandits' hideout... Now the bandits are suffering from the misfortune of being attacked by the hideout.

"Odovan was against it, but I'm glad he came."

　In Ray's mind, Audovan opposes the bandit because he doesn't have time.
　But Marina, who is also a guildmaster, did not intend to overlook the bandits, even though this was not her area.
　The Dark Elf Forest, the home of Marina and Audovan, is not far from here.
　In other words, the bandits operating here should have included more than a few who went to the Dark Elf Forest.
　Originally, not only ordinary elves and dark elves, but there are also exceptions to the Elves, who are basically closed.
　Not many of them are doing business with such closed-door partners, and the attack on them has been to the detriment of Marina and Audovan's hometowns.
　Still, Audovan said, we should hurry a little further, but Marina's opinion was adopted and Ray showed his real ability as a bandit eater.

"There's something stubborn about her. I don't know why."
"Ah... yes, yes,"

　Arra's words remind Ray of Audovan's eyes.
　The expression on his face when he removed the ring of the new moon was probably natural for a person to see too much power firsthand.
　I was even amazed that, despite his direct perception of Ray's magical powers, he did not act like a coward.
　As a result, Audovan showed little surprise whether Gryphon's set was resistant to Ray's.
　But what Ray thinks of Ray is a completely different story from what he thinks of Ray, which now leads to Audovan's sense of repugnance to Ray.
　Marina's confidence in Ray has prevented her from taking any particular action, but if it weren't for Marina here, Audovan would have left the party by now.

(Well, I don't think you can cut me off if it means that it takes a lot of magic to treat the world tree.)

　After a moment's reflection, Ray shakes his head and opens his mouth again.

"Anyway, I'm looking in this hideout... Huh?"

　After muttering so much, Ray suddenly realized.
　The robbers who attacked the Rays told me that there were seven robbers left in the hideout. But...

"Is there any other sign in the cave?"

　At Rey's words, Arra frowns slightly after wiping the blood and pieces of meat off the blade of Power Ax.

"Really?"

　Despite asking, there is no sign of doubt about Ray in Arra's words.
　The reason why Ray is so substandard is that Arla knew better from her previous experience.

(If you think so, the first time you met Ray, you attacked him... to be honest, it was not enough to say that he had lost his life.)

　Suddenly, I remember the first time I met Ray.
　If Ray had been serious, he wouldn't have been in this world by now.
　I really think so because I've seen Ray wield his power over the nobles without hesitation.
　Ray, who doesn't seem to have noticed Arra's feelings, nods, looking straight into the cave.

"Oh, but when I see all the robbers killed and they don't show up, is there any reason, or is it just a waste?"

　Suddenly, Ray's mind is haunted by a scene of a bandit boss waiting for invaders at the back of the cave.
　...and that big boss was Pamidor, after all, because of his vicious face.

"What should I do? I'll go back... there's no way."

　Arra asks Ray just in case, but Ray nods to his words.

"You've come this far, but it's no use coming back here." Dark elf's ... no, Marina's family is highly likely to suffer."

　They say it's for Marina, but it's also true that some of them might get some treasure.
　Basically Ray was not very particular about money, but sometimes thieves have things that money can't buy.
　It was also easier to obtain more spears in these places than buying several spears in bulk at an arms dealer.
　Especially in the case of Ray, the spear is basically used as a throwing weapon, so even if the spear lacks the tip of the ear, it can be used sufficiently as a disposable weapon.

"... All right, then let's go."

　Ray opens his mouth to Aarra, who breathes and mutters.

"You don't have to push yourself too hard to follow me, if you like."
"No, Mr. Elena has told me to work with you."

　That's true, but Elena didn't add Aarra to Ray's bodyguard either.
　No, it also means bodyguards, but it's more likely that Ray doesn't behave strangely.
　For example, you find a magic item in a thief's hideout, and you're crazy about finding out what it's like, or you're crazy about using it.
　There must have been concerns that if they were absorbed in one thing, they might forget something else.
　Especially now I'm heading to Marina and other forests with dark elves for the treatment of world trees, so I don't want to waste any other time, let alone beating thieves.
　That's why Ray goes straight into the cave with Arla, who is assigned as an inspector.
　Fortunately, the caverns did not seem to diverge so complicatedly, but rather forked in some roads.
　In such a cave, Ray relies on his feeling.
　Arra walks quietly behind Ray, but her expression suggests that someone really is there.
　Of course, Arra can also feel the presence of others.
　In particular, in the event of a fierce battle on the battlefield, if you don't have such techniques, you can be taken by surprise from behind, so many people have the ability to sense a certain degree of sign as a person standing on the battlefield consciously or unconsciously.
　However, it meant that I could feel someone at a distance not far from me, and when asked if I could feel someone deep in the cave, the answer was no.
　The reason why he is still following Ray without complaining is probably because he thinks... And the fact is...

"Here it is,"

　There was a prison where Ray stopped and muttered.
　Perhaps it's a place to keep someone you catch when you attack because they're enslaved or consoled.
　Only one person is currently held in the prison, chained hands and feet, blindfolded, even monkey-nosed and rolled to the ground.

"It's terrible..."

　The muttering arra turns red with resentment the next moment.
　It's probably because the length of the hair of the person who's tied up shows that she's a woman.

"Do you mind, Mr. Ray?""Oh, I wouldn't have come this far in the first place if I didn't intend to help you."

　When I entered the cave, it didn't stink that there might be someone leading the bandits, but Ray nods.
　Arra doesn't seem particular about it, and she looks for the key to open the prison, but nowhere else.

"Huh? Huh!"

　The woman who is tied up moans, wondering if she notices Ray and Arra talking.
　It makes Arra want to destroy the prison as soon as possible, but no matter where she looks, the key doesn't exist.

"...it can't be helped." Do you hear me? I'm going to destroy the prison, and if you can, can you move me a little closer to the wall?"

　Perhaps hearing Arra's voice, the woman crawls toward the wall, blindfolded.
　Seeing that the woman had gone far enough, Arra took the Power Axe in her hand... and swung it down towards the prison.
　Arra's own strength and the destructive power of Power Ax. The two join together and the metal prison bends wide at one blow.
　Perhaps it wasn't funny that she couldn't destroy it at one blow, Arra wields her power axe again and wields it even more vigorously than before.
　a high‐pitched metallic sound
　Not only that, but the metal itself is bent forcefully and successfully creates gaps.k.a. gap.

(That's the same kind of power as always.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

　Ray admires Arla's strength.
　But when I realize that the expression "strength" ... or "stupid force" fits Ray too, I smile bitterly.
　I forced myself to create enough space for people to come in and out, and Arra tried to get into the prison...

"I'm sorry, Mr. Ray, but a little..."

　The short words made Arra understand what she meant.
　A woman wouldn't want a man to see her where she is.

"All right. I'm looking for the thief's treasure, so please take care of him."
"Yes,"

　After saying so, Ray leaves the prison room.
　After that, they search for the thieves' hideout, find weapons and valuables, and put them in the mystery ring.
　However, there were no great treasures for the hideout, most of them were food and liquor... not something Ray would be satisfied with, but rather quantity.
　I don't know for sure what sake is all about because it's weak, but the food is still cheap... there's no doubt that sake alone can't be a good thing, given that there was even something like goblin dried meat.
　The least salvation would have been that there were nearly twenty spears.

"...what a poor thief you are you. No, perhaps after you dispose of the spoils?"

　Despite complaining, Ray heads to Arla's place, thinking it's about time, but when he sees the man in the prison, he opens his eyes.
　brown skin and pointed ears The color of his hair was slightly different from that of marina and hors d'oeuvan, which should be described as reddish silver, but it was undeniably true that the dark elf was in front of him.