1187 Episode 1187



Though surprised by Bobbs' appearance, Ray doesn't show any more surprise once he knows he's here.

"Well, it's been a long time. It's been a while since I've seen you in person, but I've heard your success."

 Ray smiles back at Bobbs's manly smile.

"I don't think it's something you'd say that much about,"
"I don't believe anyone if you say such a thing," ... well, that's all right. But now we need to speak quickly."

 It goes without thinking about what it means.
 In the first place, Ray and Vihela came here to share Ambrice's information.
 Ray knows it, so he nods and opens his mouth.

"Say it bluntly. I saw Ambrice with my own eyes. But it disappeared right before us. It's like diving into the ground."
"...dive to the ground?" Does that mean you can move through the earth?"
"That's what it looked like, as far as I can see." Well, I don't think I could find it because I was moving like that."

 If you're moving underground, of course you can't see them there.
 Of course, Ambris does not always move underground, but it is certain that finding out that they have the ability to move underground will increase the difficulty of finding Ambris from now.
 However, it is also true that there is little new effort to search for, given that they do not actually have the ability to explore the earth.

"Was it a black fog?"
"Oh, that's for sure. It was black fog, as the guild told us. And there was no magic-stone, was there?"

 Vichela nods to Ray's gaze.

"It was a black mist, but I'm sure it was." Besides, I didn't feel any will."
"... you don't feel the will?"

 Vichela nods to Lenora's words of incomprehension.

"Yes. When I found Ambrice, Sett groaned. But Ambris sank into the ground without reacting to us. If Ambrice had something like an ego, wouldn't she react to Seto?"
"Well... I suppose." I don't really feel it if I live in Guillum, but Seto-chan is a Rank A monster... No, if you think of it as a rare species, he'll be a monster worth Rank S."
"Usually, if such a monster were around me, he would react in some way... well, that wasn't it?"

 Bobbs mutters Lenora's words, and Ray nods to them.

"Oh, I wasn't entirely interested in him... or whether he recognized him as a creature."
"It's troublesome. If you could at least recognize me as a creature, I could do a lot of things."

 Three others agree with Bobbs' abominable muttering.
 There were a number of measures to be taken, whether to launch an attack or to escape, or to trap or entice a reaction.
 But I don't know what the reaction would be if they were to ignore it completely.
 So far, there is no information that Ambris has been attacked -- Ray and others have confirmed their existence in the first place -- but they may not really have the means of attack.
 That makes it very difficult to do anything about it.

"If someone finds it, can't you touch it carelessly?"
"Mr. Bobbs, since Ambris says that physical attacks are ineffective and have high magical defenses, what happens to half-hearted attacks?"
"Yes, sir," Then, it is necessary to have a strong offensive tool in order to attack effectively. -- it's a pity there's no Elk."

 Elk's lightning axe is a very powerful magic item.
 That's the only thing that can be sure to do in such a case.

"I've never met him, but there are some other adventurers in Gillum who are notorious, so that they may appear..."
"It's out now. I mean, have you never met anyone other than Elk?"

 Bobbs looked a little surprised, but Ray was never good at socializing.
 If they had spoken to me, I might have responded, but basically I wouldn't call out to them for no reason.

"Anybody other than the Elk I know... Fudo or Tenkyu?"
"... well, I'm surprised to see you two acquaintances."

 Bobbs was momentarily speechless at the nickname that came out of Ray's mouth, but what eventually came to his mouth was a smile that he could only describe as bitter laughter.
 Fudo, Tenkyu. They have the nickname because they are only three Rank S adventurers in the world.
 I don't usually think I'll see you.

"Well... well, it's Mr. Ray." Yes. I think we should forget to hear about it."

 Lenora's eyes diverted from Ray and muttered as she looked at the conference room wall.

"I can't do it for Fudo, but if it's a bow... No, it's impossible."

 Bobbs is speechless until the end and turns into a word of resignation.
 Fudo was a Rank S adventurer of the Vestian Empire, and he instantly determined that he would not be able to call Gillum, if he were a Rank S adventurer of the Kingdom of Milliana.
 That being the case, the Lank S adventurers are surrounded by royalists.
 In order to call him from the royal capital to Gilm, Dusker had to turn his hand around, and if he did so, the neutrals to which Dusker belonged would owe a great debt to the King's faction.
 Of course, Dusker would not hesitate to bow to the royalists if the situation was truly hopeless, but it is also true that Gilm has not been cornered to such an extent at present.

"Mr. Bobbs," I'm looking away, so why don't you change it to another story, specifically, how can I beat Ambrice?"
"... I see. I suppose with the help of the bow Ambrice could easily be knocked down, but now is the time to rely on it."

 At Bobbs' muttering words Lenora breathes a sigh of relief.
 I wanted to refrain, if possible, from being a receptionist to the adventurer's guild, getting involved in the troubles of factions such as neutrals and kings.
 Then Lenora opens her mouth in a hurry to avoid calling the bow.

"Anyway, it's a way to knock Ambrice down. According to information from the guildmaster, physical attacks are basically meaningless. Ambris' magical defenses are very high, though he has no choice but to carry out magic attacks. That's all right, isn't it?"

 Lenora, who talks about the assumptions and sees Bobbs, Ray and Vihela's reaction.
 Lenora continues as she watches the three listening to her nod.

"The discovery of Ambris is only three hundred years old, so I don't really count on it... but it is said that the damage can only be done if it's not a powerful attack using magic." However, the problem is that we don't know exactly how powerful it is to communicate."
"There's information from 300 years ago, isn't there?"

 Lenora shakes her head at the obvious question that comes out of Ray's mouth.

"There's a bit of information left, but I think it's a little difficult to gather more information than it is now, although the guildmaster is doing his best right now."
"Well, then the only one who can do the magic attack will have to do it.""I guess so. So Ray is the best candidate for that?"
"Yes, Mr. Vihela is right. Not a few people say that they can actually attack with magic."
"To be exact, it's not uncommon to say that it's Gilmoo,"

 Bobbs mutters to capture Lenora's words.
 It is a guillem that attracts powerful adventurers from all over the kingdom of Milliana... sometimes from outside the country.
 Naturally, there are more people who can use magic than in other towns and villages, and many people who can't use magic use magic as a skill.

"...but few can expect the offensive power against Ambrice?"

 Vichela asks Bobbs, but he uses magic skills in the first place.
 However, when asked if he could defeat Ambrice with his hands, he would still have to lean his head.

"Oh, that's the case," "Well, as long as I don't know what kind of magic an attack is really going to do, I have no choice but to try it."
"I think I'll be busy from tomorrow."

 Everyone there nods to Ray's muttering.
 Now that Ambris was confirmed to exist, it was only natural to deploy a magical attack-capable mask so that it could move efficiently from tomorrow.
 And Ray and Vihela, who have the presence of Seto, naturally go on a wide-ranging tour.

(Huh? But wouldn't that be the same as before?)

 Suddenly, Ray wonders if that would change his behavior at all.
 The range of action is the same, but the actual action is not exactly the same as before, except that it is a powerful magic attack upon finding Ambris.

(Is it a powerful magic.) If that's the case, it's the Red Armour of the Flame Emperor.)

 the skill of concentrating and using one's magic to the point of visualization
 His skill, now the most powerful of Ray's, was definitely supposed to work for Ambrice.
 No, if the attack using the Red Armour of the Flame Emperor did not work, it would almost mean that Ray already had no means of attacking Ambris.

"There are many others who are notorious, but honestly Ray, who can fly in a set, is the most likely to find Ambris. I'm sure you'll have a lot of trouble, but please take care of me."

 Ray shakes his head off Bobbs as he bows his head deeply.

"Gillum is like home to me, too." I would be in trouble if merchants stopped coming for fear of monsters and the guillem eventually declined."

 For Ray, the real home is naturally Japan.
 But now that I've come to Elgin, I can't go to Japan anymore.

(No, considering that Takum is coming and Kabazide is coming, it is possible that he will be able to return to Japan.)

 Other than himself, the two known to come from Japan... Thakum of the Zepail family and Kabazid, the former first prince of the Vestian Empire, pass through Ray's mind.
 Takum, however, seemed to have come to Elgin with his body intact, but Kabazid, like Ray, was a so-called reincarnated being, with only his soul coming into this world.
 Thinking about them, Ray really doesn't think he can go to Japan.
 In the first place, it was obvious that even if we went to Japan under the current circumstances, it would cause trouble.
 Ray looks completely different from when he was already in Japan, and most importantly, Ray has a partner named Seto.
 If we end up taking Gryphon to Japan, it will definitely be a big trouble.
 Ray's house, however, is close to the mountains.
 I don't live in a city, so it's quite possible that I'll be out of sight.

(And my ethics and things like that have become loose so that I can live in Elgin.)

 If people ask me if I can live in Japan quietly, as long as I don't hesitate to kill people now, I'd say no.
 Of course you don't pretend to kill someone who does nothing, but if someone tries to harm you, you don't hesitate to fight back.
 At least you won't have to worry about attacking or killing people like Ray did when he was in Japan.

(Moreover, Vihela and Marina... and what happens if you take Elena and the like into the other world, though she is not in Gilm?)

 Even Ray, who has seen beautiful women all over the world in magazines and TV, has no recollection of seeing more than three beautiful women, including Elena.
 It was obvious what would happen if all three of them appeared in Japan.
 But, apart from Elena and Vihela, Dark Elf's Marina is not a matter of beauty.
 Ray thinks it would be interesting if he could go to Japan someday.
 ...but I guess Ray thinks this Elgin is where he should be, as he thinks he's going to go to Japan instead of going back to Japan.