The temperature drops on desert nights, so merchants and bodyguard adventurers sleep in blankets in tents.
　But... Ray had a very different and comfortable night.
　Because Ray uses a magic tent.
　Naturally, it was designed to be comfortable inside, and whether it was a desert or a snowy mountain, it was possible to live in a magic tent completely free of the environment.
　Even though it's a magic tent, if attacked by a tent from outside, it can easily break down.
　Seto's presence by the magic tent also meant preventing it.

『Sollein country』 All I know is my name. It was said that there were many deserts.'

　Elena, projected on a pair of oves, says over a cup of tea.
　Elena, who spent the spring in Guillum, had a lot of work to do, if not as much as the guildmaster Marina.
　Nevertheless, I've been able to do one job after another with my natural abilities, and now I've got time to talk to Ray at night.
　...there are some parties, not every day, that Elena, too, as a Duchess.

"Well, I wish I knew something about Gorsuch."
"I'm sorry,"

　It was sad for Elena that she could not respond to Ray's request.
　But Sollein is one of the many tributaries of the kingdom of Mileana that has no particular distinction.
　The forced feature would be that there are many deserts, as Elena said.
　This means that much of the country is covered in deserts, and the kingdom of Miliana, which is the sovereign state, is far less powerful than the neighboring countries... so to speak, it is even smaller in size.
　That's why Elena knows only roughly about the country of Sollein general terms.

"No, you didn't even know me in the first place, so don't worry. ...but what happened to the matter you mentioned last time?"
'Well, that's the case. It's a little difficult... I guess I should say. As a father, I think positively, but I'm not the target. I can't help looking like this, for I'm the face of the aristocracy.'

　I can't help it. But Elena breathes regretfully.
　Elena's suggestion to her father, the Duke of Kelebel, was to send a man from the nobility to Gillum in close contact with the neutrals with which she now cooperated.
　Of course there are still many aristocratic aristocrats living in Gilm, but Elena made a proposal to strengthen the unity of aristocrats and neutrals by sending more important figures.
　I really wanted to see Ray in person, not in pairs.
　The Duke of Kerebel showed some understanding of Elena's proposal, but never even considered Elena as a person to send to Guillum.
　Elena knows. I'm in the position of symbol of the aristocracy, and I have to take part in the war as an aristocrat.
　But... Elena predicts there will be no war for the time being, as last year's civil war created a pro-Millennium force.
　The emperor is not pro-Milliana, so it's not certain.

"Well, I would have been happy if Elena had come. Seto was looking forward to playing with Yero, and Vichela and Marina were looking forward to seeing Elena again for some reason or other reasons."
'Hmmm, I think they'll say that I can relax with Ray without him. . . . now that you mention it, Vichela is back in Egjir with Bune."

　He probably remembered what he heard when he was talking to Ray in the previous pair of oves. Elena smiled a little and muttered amusingly.
　For Elena, Vihela is a friend, rival and rival.
　Friends in particular are very large.
　This is true not only for Elena, but also for Vihela and Marina, but for all three of us there are various special circumstances.
　Elena, for example, is the daughter of the Duchess and is nicknamed General Princess, Vichela is the former second princess of the Vestian Empire, Marina is the guildmaster and the bloodline of the dark elves with deep ties to the world tree.
　It is very difficult for a person with such special circumstances to make equal friends, even though they may be admired or feared.
　In that sense, Elena, who has a friend named Arra, is blessed.
　At any rate, they were able to become friends because they had special circumstances.
　The main reason for this is that Ray is the one that the three of us fell in love with.
　The bond between the three was stronger than Ray thought.

"Well, I'm glad I didn't involve Vihela in the disturbance." In the case of Vihela, if she had done something wrong, she would have beaten the merchants down."

　It was semi-confirmed for Ray that Vihela would take some action if he thought he was depressed.
　No merchant swarming around Ray can be blinded by Vihela's beauty and cause strange thoughts.
　Elena is usually not in Guillum and Marina has a job as Guillum's guildmaster.
　But Vihela was working with Ray, and there was no doubt that he had encountered more merchants.
　In that sense, Vichela must have been lucky to have returned to Egzil with Bune. ...for both merchants who might have fallen into Vichela's hands and Ray who might have been busy afterwards.
　Ray talked to Elena for a while afterwards, but it was getting late at night and he fell asleep.





　Ray raises his upper body on the sleeping bed.
　Just look around and understand the current situation and mutter briefly.

"...morning?"

　Ray was usually very slow to wake up, but he was able to wake up quickly under these special circumstances.
　There must be a lot of instinct around here.
　Even though Seto is more secure outside the magic tent than in the villages and towns around him, he is wary of the fact that the part close to Ray's instinct is camp.
　When I got out of the magic tent easily, the morning sun was already completely visible.
　Thanks to the Dragon Robe, Ray doesn't care, but the temperature has already exceeded 30 degrees.
　Others were already preparing breakfast and each greeted Ray as he came out of the magic tent.
　Strangely enough for Ray, his attitude toward Ray is much more flexible than it was yesterday.

(Well, I don't need to think about the reason, but...

　Lying down beside the magic tent, he glances at Seto, who is probably eating dried meat that the adventurer might have given him, and smiles a little.
　There were some adventurers around Seto.
　Ray is familiar to the adventurer.
　They were introduced yesterday by Zarroost to watch with Sett.
　Initially, it was said that Seto and one adventurer would be on guard, but in the end, several people were prepared to... more precisely, they didn't trust Seto and Ray completely.
　Ray doesn't complain about it, though.
　for he thought it would be impossible to trust Gryphon completely, having suddenly appeared.
　Everyone was in contact with Seto for only a few hours, but it was only natural that there would be fearless people who would communicate with Seto naturally.
　Seto is originally friendly to anyone but himself and Ray.
　As a result, the adventurer and Sett soon became friends, and the other adventurers who were watching it, though fearfully, stroked Sett... and saw him when the time came for a lookout.
　As for the lookout, there was no particular problem because Seto had been watching closely.

"And in the end, none of the bandits came to the rescue?"

　As long as Seto was there, he would have found it as soon as he tried to save the bandits, but if there was no uproar in the middle of the night, even if there was a traitor, he would have been intimidated and unable to move.
　Watching Sett playing with the adventurer, Ray approaches Auguste and Zarroost, who are talking a little further away.
　You must have noticed that kind of Ray. Zarroost calls out to Ray with a wry smile.

"It's become very popular overnight,"

　Ray didn't have to wonder what he was talking about.
　Because Seto is playing with adventurers in front of his eyes.

"I expected it. Basically, Seto is friendly to people who are not hostile. Besides, I am a popular person throughout the city in Gilm where I usually base myself."
"... Gilm, is that so?" It's one of the most famous cities in the kingdom of Milliana where talented adventurers gather."

　Auguste murmurs a little envious, listening to Ray and Zaroust.
　Although it is an Auguste well known for its part in Gorsuch, Gorsuch is, after all, one of the smaller towns of Sollein.
　It was true that it was one of the largest cities in the country of Sollein, but it was overwhelmingly smaller than the kingdom of Mileana.
　In other words, it means that there are fewer rare goods to be treated as merchants.It was in a sense natural for merchants like August to eventually make a name for themselves in a great country like the Kingdom of Milliana.

"Oh, because it's on the frontier, there are a lot of monsters and wild guys around it, and if you camp out at night, you're basically attacked. Well, in my case, you don't have to worry about it."
"... Set?"

　There's a touch of envy in the murmur.
　He has more keen senses than human beings, has the ability to feel magic, and has a very high fighting ability as an individual.
　It was a monster with a very attractive ability in the sense of watch.

"I've seen some of the Timers, but I've never seen a Gryphon like Seto before."
"Well, I and Seto are a little different from the usual,"

　The moment Ray uttered the word, Augusto's eyes, listening to Zarroost, saw a sharp light.
　He was an Auguste who was usually described as being good-natured...or weak-natured, but he probably decided that the words that Ray uttered now would be a source of business.

"Ray, what do you mean by that? Did you make Sett subservient by any other means than normal taming?"
"Oh, I'll tell you, I don't think you can do it right away just because you heard it."
"Still, I would like you to tell me. Of course I'll pay for it."

　Ray looks surprised at the unusual approach from August's appearance, but eventually shakes his head slightly.

"I don't need any reward. It's different from the usual way, but it's not that nobody knows."
"...what? What does that mean?"
"It's a simple story," I've grown up with Seto since I was little. That's what Seto has been doing since he was a child. That's why Seto is so attached to me. This method is similar to the one in which a knight hatches and raises a dragon from an egg, so anyone can do it if they want to."

　Ray concludes by saying, "I don't know if it's going to work."
　Auguste frowns at the story.
　Dragon Knights naturally existed in Sollein, but they were very difficult for Sollein, a small country, to feed Weiburn, who needed a lot of food just to maintain them.
　Still, we prepared some horses for the sake of national defense and ostentation, so Augusto understands what Ray is saying.

"But isn't that certain?"
"Well, there are actually quite a few people who die in the process of raising Wyvern. But that's the way I made Sett subservient."

　It was precisely by the magic, but as long as I couldn't say it, I had no choice but to tell my usual cover story.

"If I could get the monster's children and eggs... or..."
"Auguste, why don't you finish your meal now? It's going to be hot again today and you should arrive in Ghosh earlier."

　Auguste nodded to Zarroost, looking at the ever-expanding blue sky.