Ray and Sett, two of Vihela and one of them, flying as usual from where the merchant party had been attacked by a flock of goblins and Kobolts.
　Until recently, the corpses of merchants, goblins, and covolts had been visible on the ground, but considering Sett's speed, they quickly disappeared.
　Flying in the sky, Ray suddenly comes up with an idea and pulls a magical stone out of the mistling.
　the magical stone of the Covolt Leader, which has not yet been absorbed.
　Although he couldn't learn a new skill at death-size, Sett is a magical stone he hasn't tried yet.

(I wish I could have tried it after I got off the ground... but given the current situation, it would be troublesome to get off the ground to absorb one of these magical stones.)

　If this is death-size absorption, it's a different story.
　It's hard to fly in the sky as long as you need to cut the magic stone in death size.
　No, it's not impossible, but it's definitely a lot of instability.
　By comparison, the absorption of the magical stones of Seto is the process of taking the magical stones into the body... eating them.
　If that's the case, it's not difficult for Seto, who often eats sandwiches and other bread while flying, to absorb the magical stones.

(I got some sandwiches, too... that'll come later.)

　A basket of sandwiches has passed Ray's mind, but he quickly decides so in his mind.

"Ceto, can you absorb the magic stone of the leader of Cobold while flying in the sky?"
"Grull!"

　A set of voices that say, "It's all right!"
　We usually do it after we get down to the ground when we absorb magical stones.
　Under normal circumstances, it is not immediately convincing to be told to absorb the magical stones while flying.
　But... luckily or unfortunately, both Ray and Sett have very unusual personalities.
　It's the same with Vihela, who's holding on to Seto's front legs, and she just smiles and says, "It's no use listening to what's being said above."
　Contrary to Vihela's inner thoughts, the smile on her mouth is almost like a big smile.
　I fell in love with myself... I loved him, so he must be normal.
　That's because I had such a feeling in my mind.

"Well, here's the magic stone of the Cobold leader. Don't drop it and eat it all at once."

　At Ray's words, Seto purrs happily.
　It's probably because magicians created it to absorb magical stones.
　Also, if you become stronger than that, your favorite Ray will be happy.
　I wish I could learn some new skills. With that in mind, Seto swallowed the cobolt leader's magical stone Ray had given him...

[Seto learned the skill of 'Rising sense of smell Lv.4']

　That kind of announcement message comes to Ray and Sett's mind.

"Oh, that's right. Well, I'm the leader of Cobold. Is it only natural to learn this kind of skill?"

　The skill of increasing the sense of smell is not something you can never use.
　However, Ray felt something was wrong with continuing to improve his olfactory skills.
　But the Cobold Leader... is the magic stone of a monster with a dog's head, so it's not so unnatural if you think about it.
　No, it was only natural to learn the skill of increasing the sense of smell.

"Guru..."

　Still, Seto probably wanted to learn more effective skills if he could.
　give a slightly regretful whimper

"Come on, cheer up!" Rising the sense of smell is a sober skill. It's better to learn than to learn nothing, isn't it?

　Ray told Sett to cheer him up, but it would take him a little longer to get back on track.





"What? A flock of goblins and covolts were working together...?"

　Hearing Ray's explanation, Lenora asks back incredibly.
　It's unusual, but not entirely, for monsters to collaborate with other monsters.
　However, the monster's goblin and cobold were rarely seen only in monsters as strong as each other.
　What's more, it happened when there were so many different monsters, so it's only natural to think that something has to do with what's going on.

"And the herd is the leader of the race?"
"Oh, there was a goblin leader and a kobolt leader. I can tell you all about this trouble, but it's a relief that there are no other top-ranking people like Archer and Major."

　A leader species is, in Ray's perception, like a unit commander. In other words, Archer is an archer and Mage is a wizard.
　If there is such a superior species in the herd other than the leader species, any ordinary adventurer can struggle, let alone the Reys.
　It's not always bad for Ray, though, because he can get more magical stones.

"Well, but I've never heard of a different kind of monster working together, let alone a similar kind of monster in this case."

　If similar monsters are working together, Ray has also had the experience of defeating several goblin herds.
　But this was the first time Ray had seen a group of Koboldt and Goblin working together since the case began.

"The attacked merchant said he would report to the guild, so I think we can hear more from them."
"Well, if we were to sell such a large number of testimonies and magical stones, it would be easier to come to the guild." There is a possibility that only merchants have their own agents."

　Vihela tells Ray to add to his words.
　Lenora nods convincingly, listening to the words.

"If you are a merchant, you may have your own secret. But the guild is the only place that can be redeemed? Well, I think we can sell the parts that can be redeemed to adventurers."
"Then I don't want to come to the guild... like saying there's something dark about it."
"Yes, and as long as you sell it to adventurers, of course you sell it for less than the guild takes." If you think about it like that, it would be more profitable to bring it directly to the guild."

　I nod to Lenora's words that Vichela and Ray deserve it.
　...and Kenny, who always interrupted him, was now too busy with adventurers to call Ray.
　And while Lenora and the Reys are talking... suddenly one of the guild officials approaches them.
　You must have noticed it. Lenora might get in trouble for speaking a little too long... but the guild staff didn't look particularly stern.
　For guild officials, Lenora is a serious and excellent employee.
　I occasionally cause trouble with Kenny, which is only acceptable.
　That's why I didn't mean to make any noise at all times.
　If Kenny had caused a disturbance, it would be another.
　And I'm not here to pay attention to Lenora.
　It's purely because Ray and Vihela had something to do.

"Mr. Ray, Mr. Vihela," The guildmaster is here."
"Marina?"

　Vihela's gaze turns to Ray, but Ray doesn't know why they're called.

"Perhaps against this flock..."

　I've had that much to say, and suddenly remember what Marina used to say.

"Now that you mention it, you said you'd look into the matter of the flock, and that's the case, isn't it?"
"Is that so?" But given that the guildmaster is calling, that's the best chance."
"Oh, really? You mean Marina, and you might have just wanted to see Ray, didn't you?"Vichela teases Lenora's words... Kenny twitches as he hears them next to him.
　But I can't intervene in the current situation, and I move my hand quickly to finish my job as soon as possible.
　Lenora smiles faintly at Kenny's appearance, but soon opens her mouth to Rey, Vihela and the guild staff again.

"Come in, then," It's about the guildmaster, so you'd better hurry up a little."
"Well, then, go ahead."

　Lenora's words followed by guild officials, who walked into the counter and into the back steps.
　After seeing it off, Lenora goes back to her job when the guild officials see her back.
　Kenny looked reproachfully at Lenora, who had finally finished his job.





　Marina's office had become a predictable sight.
　Well, considering that the number of documents on your desk is smaller than before, should I say it was better than I expected?
　Still, Marina's face, looking at the papers on her desk, is somewhat tiring, indicating that she was never playing while the Rays beat a herd of monsters.

"You look very tired. Are you all right?"

　Vihela's words of concern for Marina come out of her mouth.
　When Marina hears it, she looks a little surprised, but immediately smiles back.

"It's all right, it was just a little hard. But... the Lays came back just in time."
"Just right?"
"Yes. About this herd... maybe, but I understand why."
"Really? I can't say it's too early again."

　Looking at Marina's tired expression, I could understand that she was using her strength to the fullest extent possible.
　Marina, who understands Vihela's concern, waves her hand and then opens her mouth.

"I'll get right to the point, but there's actually been a precedent for many monsters to appear around Gilm. But it was not Gilm, but the Empire of Bestia."
"To the Empire of Bestia? Well, they have a large country, and I don't think they should have that kind of information... well informed."

　It hasn't been long since the war broke out.
　But you've got a lot of information. Marina smiles glamorously at Ray, who tells her so.
　...as tired as she was, she showed a different color from the usual marina's.

"I heard it when I signed up for the guild and Ray saw me contact other guildmasters before, right? Then I don't think it's strange."
"But isn't it the Bestian Empire? Considering it was a country that fought a while ago..."
"As long as you're an adventurer, of course you've got that much in mind." Of course, some of them are indivisible, and there are times when we meet somewhere. -- anyway, I asked some guildmasters of the Bestian Empire."

　If things don't go on like this, Marina goes on to tell Ray and Vihela about her information first.

"There is a place in the Empire called the Valley of the Devils,"
"Oh, I know that," It's a place where many subhuman monsters, including goblins, appear."

　Vichela, from the Vestian Empire, supplements Marina's information, even though she has run away.
　She was as eager to fight as she is now when she lived as a princess.
　That being the case, it was only natural to find a place to solve it, and it was the information I got at that time.

"You know Vihela, don't you?" Anyway, I heard that around 300 years ago, many species of leader appeared near the place called Hyakki no Tani. and goblins, oaks, lizardmen, warwolves, and so on -- monsters similar to the guillem of today have."

　Perhaps she didn't know the information, but Vihela's gaze was interested in the marina.
　Ray also looked at Marina to make sure she didn't miss her words.
　Marina's explanation continues as they gaze at her.

"In conclusion, for some reason, there's an anomaly in magical power that's moving around in the form of monsters. The common name is Ambris. And when a subhuman monster touches Ambris' magic, it is forced to evolve into a leader species."
"...is it possible? No, it's probably because it's possible that it's in the current situation..."

　Mysterious powers turn into monsters.
　All Ray could do was mutter so.