When the three of them, including Ray, saw Sett crying in an empty place, they didn't know what Sett was doing at first.
　It's only natural that the assassin's hideout... ...maybe he'd come out of Gorsuch and move through the desert of the night in search of what appears to be his home ground, but there was nothing for Seto to stop.
　Maybe there's something around them, but Zaroust and Narcus look around.
　But from where we are, we can only see a soft, moonlight-lit desert.

"Underground?"

　Narcus suddenly comes up with an idea and looks on the sand, but there is no such thing as an entrance there.
　But if there was an enemy hideout here, the only thing that could be thought of course.

"No, but... how do you find it out of here? Do you want Seto to look for it?"

　As Zarroost muttered, Narcus couldn't answer it.
　Looking at them, Ray looks around him, sees nothing suspicious, and turns to Seto again.
　Upon Ray's gaze, Seto rubs his head against Ray's body in praise and compliments.
　As far as Seto goes, he's not out of smell, he's definitely showing that this is really where he was aiming.

(If that's the case, here's the base of the assassins... where is it?)

　Wonderingly, Ray looks around, caressing Seto, who has rubbed his head against him.
　Already among Ray, it is certain that the assassin is based here.
　That's how much trust Ray has in Sett.
　But... even Ray can't look around and find the base of the assassins.
　As Zarroost and Narcus say, there was no doubt that they might have a base underground.
　But what Sett sees is not just the sand on the ground, but the surrounding scenery.
　In other words, if Seto feels something, it's a space above ground, not underground.

(What? ... something that I don't understand and that Set can sense... magical power?) If that's the case, some kind of magic item, magic, and so on, are you hiding it from us? Magic... magic.)

　In his mind, Ray decides what to do next.
　But before taking the measure... with a ray of hope in his mind, he calls out to Zarroost and Narcus.

"I'll ask you, is there any chance that one of you has an eye for magic, or the ability to sense magic?"

　When Ray asks them, they shake their heads as if they should.

"You'll be stronger if you have such a rare ability,"
"There were some people like that before I came to Gorsuch, but I'm not. I don't think any of the guards employed by Mr. Dallidra had that ability."
"Well, then I guess I have no choice but to do something about it." I'm not very sure."

　As he muttered, Ray took it out of the mystery ring, which is also a symbol of Death Size.
　Ray with a scythe in his hand, Zarroost and Narcus reach out to their weapons.
　Zarroost uses spears and long swords, but this time he has a long sword in his hand to attack the assassin's hideout.
　...and Zaroust had said he was going to attack the hideout, but he didn't expect to be out of the Ghosh.
　What Narcus is holding is a long sword.
　However, the quality of the weapon itself was so different from that of Zarroost's.
　This area is probably the result of the high compensation we receive from Dallidra.
　Daridra's bodyguards originally employed skilled adventurers from neighboring countries.
　Despite this, Narcus is in a position to organize a bodyguard, and of course he receives a high reward from Dalidra.

"Are you ready? Don't act like you're surprised and caught off guard no matter what happens?"

　Ray's words must have made him realize that what is going to happen is extraordinary. They nod back silently.
　After confirming it, Ray magically moves into Death Size.
　The magic is a magical power that ordinary wizards can use to create with all their own magic.
　...however, Ray is equipped with a ring of the new moon that conceals the amount of magic, so if anyone could sense or see it, they would not understand Ray's behavior.
　For a typical wizard, the amount of magic that is close to the limit, but the death size is never going to work.
　If this was a magic item around there, it would definitely have caused something unusual.

"What Seto is looking at is a seemingly empty space. But there is something that Cet could feel, something that gives off a smell... and something that only Cet could feel."

　Words leak out of Ray's mouth, raising his death size.
　With those words, the death size was raised...

"If it's the same magic, I'll use my magic to cut it!"

　With the words, the death size was shaken down.
　The name of the blade of Death, everything... and a blow as if to bring death to a person.
　The effect of the blow was overwhelming.
　It should have been in the desert only in the moonlight of the night, but suddenly it cracks as if it had cracked... the next moment it shattered as if it had dropped glass.
　Then, after the broken space, appeared in one village.
　There were nearly twenty human figures in front of the village.
　Everyone is just the sort of person around, and their clothes aren't like leather armour that adventurers wear.
　Therefore, it was a strange sight to see each group in front of the village carrying a long sword, a dagger, a spear, and other weapons that Ray had never seen before.

"I don't know how I could completely hide the village where these people live from the eyes, but there is no doubt that this was the home of the assassins."

　I was hiding the village itself, so I don't think this could be a temporary hideout.
　When Ray says so, one of the people in front of the village comes forward.
　Among many of them of medium build, the man, who was well over two meters tall and half, was clearly abnormal.
　In addition, a chain is held in the hand, and the tip of the chain is an iron ball nearly one meter in diameter, as if it represented a man's power.

"I'm sure we've been able to find this place," 儂 is the resonance leading these people. ...but just because you found this village, what would you do? I didn't expect the boundary that protected it to be destroyed, but if you don't go back, you won't be able to get any information about it."

　The man who called himself Resonance, in contrast to his appearance as a middle-aged man in his thirties and forties, smells very old.
　Feeling uncomfortable with the difference between appearance and speech, Ray opens his mouth.

"And this must be the home of a gang of assassins?"
"Well, if you say no here, you don't believe it, do you?"

　Resonance's words were nothing short of acknowledging Ray's.
　Ray turns his eyes to Seto in response to such a resonance.

"I've come all the way here, following the smell of the assassin who attacked me." I can't believe it if you say otherwise. What's more, I don't know what the means are, but it would be all the more if they were hiding the village itself."
"Grull!"

　At Ray's words, Seto purrs happily.
　Ray, who believed so much in himself, was a very important partner to Sett.
　I understand that you believe me, but I guess that's how important it is to say it.

"... Gryphon?" You're the worst personification for them."

　The resonance muttering with a sigh does not seem to remember any fear, even though it is in front of the Gryphon.
　No, it's probably the same for other faces besides the big body resonance that Ray is talking to.
　There are about twenty people standing in front of them.
　In terms of numbers alone, it's overwhelmingly larger than the Reis, but in terms of military power, the Reis are probably superior to the Reis, as if they were just a few elite.
　In other words, even though we understand that if we continue to fight head on, it will definitely be the Reyes who will win, there is still no fear in our faces.

(What? Aren't you upset at all in this situation?)Listening to Ray and Resonance, Zarroost reaches out to his waist sheath for battle at any time.
　I could understand that the people in front of me were abnormal, even if I didn't want to be able to face each other like this.
　It's not just Zarroost, it's also Narusus.
　Reaching for weapons, they watch Ray and Resonance's conversation unfold.

"It may be the worst for you, but for me it's a reliable partner. Now, that's it. If you were assassins... why did you aim at Auguste and Dallidra?"

　Rey, who told him so far, immediately shook his head and spoke again.

"No, Dari Dora is the only one who can fully understand why she's being targeted. He seems to have done a lot of bad things. But why do you involve August?"

　Narcus's cheek twitches for a moment at what is too obvious.
　He must have wanted to retort that he deserved to be targeted because his bodyguard, Dallidra, was doing the wrong thing.
　Of course, Narcus knows Daridra is doing a lot of bad things.
　It was not, if ever, a compliment to hand over a sandboat to a bandit to attack August.
　But... it's undoubtedly true that even if he's such a dalidra, he's taken good care of the person he's got in his pocket, and above all, he's contributed to the development of Gorsuch.
　But for Ray, Dharidra is an opponent against Auguste, and now he's only temporarily joined hands.
　If Ray was the only one who liked Dallidra, it would have given him a sandboat.
　. . . . Daridra himself had no intention of sending a sandboat to Ray.
　In fact, the impression that something lent to a bandit was stolen is stronger.
　Still, I don't complain... I can't say that I lent it to the bandits -- it's still an open secret among those who know the situation -- and most of all, I don't want to antagonize Ray.
　It's safe to say that this is not the case with the president of a certain shop who tried to get a set or a mistling before.

"Involve... Hmm, do you involve me?" I see, that's how the Onushi feels."

　Ray is inwardly taken aback by the resonance with a look of surprise as if he had been told something unexpected.

(What? It's like you didn't think I was thinking that way until you told me... Did I misunderstand something? No, but considering what I've done so far.)

　With his death size in hand, Ray silences himself, judging that whatever he says now is just a waste of information.
　Resonance twists his lips into a smile at Ray.

"Well, I see," If you say so, it might look like that from the perspective of others. I beg your pardon... but do you think I'll bother to give you the information?"

　Ray also opens his mouth with a smile on his face when he asks him with a smile.

"There, you know, before you die... and so on."
"I'll tell you so," Lord, if you don't think you're going to die."

　Resonance where you hold the chain connected to the iron ball while suppressing the laughter from the bottom of your heart.
　In response to such a resonance, Ray also puts his smile on his hands to hold the death size.
　Resonance opens his mouth with a smile as he pulls in the clinky chain.

"Well, let's do it like this. 儂Nevertheless, you had better try to beat a hundred men. and I'll tell you why they attacked Auguste."

　As he says, the resonance pulls the chain hard... the next moment an iron ball floats in the air and begins to swing.

"Will it end up like that?" Well, fine. I knew it was going to be a battle anyway. But now that I've said that, if I win, I'll be sure to tell you."
"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah

　As soon as he screamed, Resonance waved his hand wide... and as he followed the movement, the iron ball circling in the air attacked Ray.