Ray, who had finished selling Sand Serpent ingredients, was out of the Gorsuch with Sett.
　It's no use being suspicious to go out of town like this when you haven't been asked to do so.
　But in anticipation of this, Ray told the receptionist when he sold Sand Serpent's material that he had a hobby of collecting magical stones.
　Gorsuch's adventurer Guild, who had received some information from Marina about Ray, did not seem to have been informed that he had a taste for collecting magical stones.
　But I went out because I had other things to do besides collecting the magical stones of the desert monsters.

(Come to think of it, there were some contests in the Vestian Empire that seemed to come from the desert... something slightly different.) If you say you live in a desert, is it different? It's possible that the desert people are a special family.)

　Watching the sandy ocean stretching from the sky to the ground, Ray rides a set and flies through the desert.
　The desert in the daytime...it's also about 100 meters above ground, so direct sunlight is quite intense and windy.
　But for Ray, who is wearing a dragon robe, he is able to spend his time as usual.

"Grull!"

　The same goes for Seto, who seemed to enjoy being able to fly with Ray, and was in a good humour.

"Seto, there's no one around you, is there?"
"Grunt!"

　One side is desert, and few can chase the lays flying in the sky in the first place.
　At least it won't exist in Gorsuch.
　Still, Ray asks Sett just in case, but he naturally purrs that he's OK.

"Well, then, get off to the right place. I have a few things to examine."

　At Ray's word, Seto goes down to earth, purring.
　It's only been about ten minutes since we left Gorsuch, but if you're walking through the desert, you're already away from it by the day.
　Unlike the kingdom of Mileana, which has highways, this neighborhood is a desert, so there is no clear passageway.
　Then you'll have to walk on the sand every time, and it's only natural that you'll find a difference in speed compared to traveling along a highway.
　And as he descends to a place like the very middle of the desert where there is no one around him, Ray's first thing he did was to take the sand serpent's magic stone out of the mistling.

"... now, for the time being, there is only one magical stone here... may I have it?"
"Glu".

　Seth, whose skills have improved in the world tree field, nods back to Ray's words.
　Gently patting Seto on the head, Ray takes the death size from the mistling and throws the magical stone into the air.
　A death-size blade flashed, and the next moment the magical stone was cut in half...

【Death size has acquired the skill of corrosion Lv.4】

　Such an announcement message passes through my mind.

"Corrosion... why? No, Sand serpent said he had poison, so is it related to that? But then I think it would be as good as Sett's poison nails."

　Ray looked a little bewildered at the death size, but that's not something he didn'
　Corrosion is rare for unarmed monsters, but it's a very effective skill when dealing with someone with weapons.

(Well, corroding naturally spoils the weapon... after defeating the opponent, it is impossible to take away the weapon.)

　It's easy to use, but for that reason there's a problem... it was a very difficult skill to handle.

"But it's level four, so perhaps the next level five will be as powerful as a flying sword." --if possible, I wish it would develop the ability to restore corroded weapons."

　a muttering ray looking at a death‐size blade
　I usually try to see what effect a skill has here, but corroding is a matter of course necessary to rot... there is no weapon that Ray can throw away but the spear he has prepared for throwing, and after a little thought he dismisses the idea.

(A spear is a waste.) if you want to use it when the enemy comes in any case.)

　Once you've mastered death-size skills, there's one more thing to do... a sandboat survey.

"Seto, stay away for a while."
"Grull".

　Ray's words make me cry and keep my distance.
　When Ray confirms he's well-distanceed, he pulls the sandboat out of the mistling.
　a sandboat that emerges into empty space
　If anyone but Ray and Sett had seen this scene, they wouldn't have understood what had happened.

(Or do you think he came out of the dune...?)）

　It was a somewhat unreasonable idea, but it was more explanable than a sudden appearance from an empty space.

"Well, the rest is whether we can move this sandboat normally or not."

　Naturally Ray has never moved a sandboat. On the contrary, I've never even moved a ship.
　I've been on board a ship, and if you ask me if it will help you navigate a sandboat, I'll have to tilt my head.
　In other words, Ray had to learn how to operate the sandboat on his own to use it for the first time.
　Of course, some Gorsuchs may be able to steer sandboats, but it is only natural that Ray is close to August.
　That being the case, I didn't think anyone would teach Ray how to navigate a sandboat.
　It might have been a different story if August had used a sandboat, but even if August's ancestors were to use it, there is no way they would have had the opportunity to operate a sandboat.

(I can't possibly ask the owner of this sandboat, Dallidra.)

　Ray was looking up at the sandboat and thinking inside, but now that Daridora is trying to avoid being hostile to Ray, it is highly likely that he would have taught Daridora how to navigate the sandboat if she had been honest with him.
　...though Ray never knew that.

"Set, help me if anything happens."

　Ray said so as a light joke, but Seto probably thought he was serious about what Ray said. give a lively cry of trust

"...yes, I left it to you,"

　I didn't expect Ray to take it seriously, but naturally I'm glad Seto is worried about me.
　Put it on a set, move it over the sandboat, and look around the deck.
　Originally, it was a sandboat with bandits on board, so it is safe to find traces of blood on the deck.
　But as far as Ray could see, there was no trace of blood.
　It was probably due to Seto's use of the king's coercion in capturing the bandits.
　The king's pressure, which had risen to the next level in the event of a world tree, was powerful enough to keep the bandits immovable.
　Of course not all the bandits were trapped under the king's coercion, and a few of the bandits who happened to be in the sandboat were able to move...but as a side effect of the king's coercion, it is still easy for the guards, including Zarroost, to catch them.
　The deck of the sandboat, which is now spread in front of Ray, was clean, because he was able to catch the bandits with little blood.
　though it is beautiful in the sense that there is no trace of blood, and the trash lying on the deck remains intact.

"It shouldn't have been long since the bandits began to use this sandboat." Why is there so much garbage?"

　On deck are broken weapons, some of which are half-eaten dried meat.
　There are a lot of other trash out there, and it's an amazing sight to see how they can get so dirty in such a short time.

(Whether I sell it or I use it, do I have to clean it?) ...it's troublesome. Oh, should I recruit in the guild? Fortunately, I don't think anyone would steal magic items from me now.)

　Walking on deck, Ray thinks of ways to clean up the sandboat.
　The adventurer, nicknamed crimson, would have been rare in Gorsuch's guild at present.
　The adventurer involved the day before is not seen in the guild today and is probably afraid of Ray's identity.

"Well, if you clean it properly, you can forgive me."

　mutter, tell Seto to get away from the sandboat, and then go in.
　Built in the magical city of Ozos, the hull itself is very solid.
　Originally it boasted an overwhelming amount of cargo compared to carts, but Dari Dora used this sandboat as a display of her goods rather than as a practical one.
　Only a few of them were actually used, and the rare opportunity was in this Auguste attack... and it was so easily taken away by Ray that it would be disastrous.
　Previously, Ray, who knew exactly where to move the boat, made his way straight to the cockpit without any hesitation.
　It's also in the heart of the sandboat, not a very visible area.
　But it's still right here to steer a sandboat. Because..."...the magic items all have a fantasy effect, but isn't this more like science fiction?"

　At the end of Ray's muttering gaze is a total of four boards, one on each side of the front, back, left, and right.
　In the center of the room was a crystal-like object on the pedestal, a very simple cockpit with only two.
　A glance inside the room gives me relief that unlike elsewhere, it's completely clean.
　This is the cockpit... the bandits must have known that it was the most important part of the sandboat.

"Do you move it with this?" Is this a magical stone? Oh, I see."

　Inside the pedestal supporting the crystal was a space, in which a magical stone existed.
　Ray didn't understand what it was for at first, but after a little thought he understood it.
　This sandboat is a magic item, and the only way to move it is to cast off magic or use magic stones.
　and cast forth magical powers... that would have been impossible for the bandits in the vicinity, let alone a wizard of some strength, if he had been able to freely handle the magical powers which would have driven such a man of sand.

"There's no problem in my case,"

　If it's just the amount of magic, perhaps Elgin is no better than himself. With such confidence, he takes out the magical stone from the pedestal and puts it in the mistling.
　The magical stones, which seem to have little left of their magical powers, were acting out of the hope that they might be of some use.

"... now,"

　Reach out to the crystal and let the magic flow.
　At an instant, the sandboat wakes up with a slight tremor.
　The first thing that happened was the view outside on the boards attached to the front, back, and right of the cockpit.
　Ray thought, "Isn't it more science than fantasy?" but he doesn't show images with cameras, he just uses a number of alchemy mirrors to deliver images to the cockpit.
　In other words, if something blocks the way of the image... or someone blocks it, the image will be cut off.
　In that sense, there was no doubt that it was a hard-to-use external confirm.

"Well, it doesn't matter if I'm riding alone." and if I should carry someone else on board, I should be careful of that."

　While muttering, it was also true that Ray had already lost much of his appeal to the sandboat.
　It's nice to be able to move a lot of people all at once, but it's all too easy to use.
　If you're carrying a lot of luggage, there's a mistling.
　If you want to move quickly through the desert, you can get a ride on a set.
　The only advantage was that Ray could do anything about it, so the only thing he could do was carry a lot of things all at once.

"It's only a desert... a sandy desert."

　If you can move in rocky deserts, grasslands, trampled roads, etc., it's useless to Ray if you can only move on the sand.

"Should I put it up for auction or something before I go back to Gilmoo?"

　Ray muttered as he sailed across the desert.