Having finished stripping off the goblin's magical stones and testimonial sites, the Reyes were heading for Gilm.

"No, no, it was really helpful. If Mr. Ray hadn't said he would guard me, what would have happened to me?"
"Don't worry. The number of merchants who come to Gilmoo is decreasing."
"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

　A merchant named Wallain smiles on his horse's back and bows his head to Ray as he walks on the ground.
　The carriage lay on its side and its axle was broken, but fortunately the horse was not seriously injured, so Wallain, the weakest of all, was on its back.

"Thanks to Ray, I think there will be little damage left."

　I told him happily, but it's only natural that he'd be happy.
　For example, a carriage.
　The Goblin attack had knocked over and broken the axle.
　Under normal circumstances... especially in the present circumstances, it was only natural to throw away a carriage with a broken axle.
　You will also have to throw away most of the baggage you've had in your carriage.
　But Ray stowed the broken carriage in a mistling.
　The axle is an important part of the carriage and is expensive to repair.
　But it's still clearly cheaper than building a carriage out of nothing.
　Other than that, many of the items stored in the mistling can be sold in guillem.
　Of course, not all products are safe. The impact of the carriage's fall prevented some from selling.
　It's not a big loss because we can use things that should have been thrown away as they were in the past, just like a carriage.
　Without Ray, it would have been impossible to survive as a merchant, but thanks to him it was minimal damage.
　And since they gave us all the magical stones and the testimonial parts of the goblin, we might end up with a little profit.
　The cleanliness of the body of the goblin is still an influence.
　Although beautiful, many goblins had their bodies cut up and down by Ray's shaking death size, cutting from head to head, and cutting off their heads.
　Seto's blow shattered his head, his torso shattered, his poisonous claws convulsed and bubbled, his firebrace burned... or Vyhela's blow cut his internal organs to the ground, and some goblins died, though not traumatized.
　It was fortunate to be able to strip off the magical stones and the testimonial sites, even if there was a strong smell of blood or the feeling of internal organs.
　If Ray magically burns up a flock of goblins from above while riding on a set, as he has often done lately, the body will be completely charred.
　Although the magical power of the flame, in which the magical stones in the body turn into charcoal, of course, was remarkable, Ray's magic was too powerful when it came to ripping off the material.
　However, Wallain was just completely lucky in this case.
　If Warrain's carriage was chased by the goblins, Ray would have fired the magic of fire from above into the ground as usual, without any consideration for his enemies or allies.
　That would of course mean that neither the goblin nor the goblin leader could strip off the material.

"You say you don't like socializing at all, but this happens sometimes."

　Ray walking on the ground and Wallain riding next to him.
　Vihela mutters as she looks at them.
　Though he complains in words, what he sees is a gentle look at his loved one.

"... Is that so?"

　When she sees Vichela, the adventurer's woman caught her eye for a moment... Mina asks Vichela to mislead something.
　The other bodyguard was a man named Giacomo, who was fascinated by Vihela's beauty and could not speak.

"Yes. Why do you think Ray, who usually travels on a set, is walking on the ground?"
"What?"

　Vihela's words must have taken him by surprise. Two people walking in front of Mina with her head tilted... to be exact, two and one.

"The horse was quiet when you removed it from the carriage, wasn't it?"
"Come to think of it, yes. I was very excited when I was attacked by a goblin. Are you tired because you were in a strange position?"
"No. No, that may be true, but the bigger reason is that there was Sett. As you know, Seto is a Gryphon and a Rank A monster. What's more, I prefer omnivorous food... meat, if anything. Then... you know what I mean?"
"Ah,"

　Now that you've said that, Mina understood.
　For a horse, a glyphon is a natural enemy.

"Of course Seto is smart, and he won't attack horses owned by people who aren't wild." But horses don't understand it. -- no, if you spend some time with Sett, you'll find out, but you've just met him, haven't you?"

　Vichela has seen many times before, initially afraid of Seto, but with time she has acted with him, the horse is not afraid of Seto... and gets used to it.
　The most prominent example would be the twilight Wheat House in Gilm.
　Compared to ordinary inns, there are naturally many horses in the larger stables besides Seto.
　The horse was initially afraid of Seto, but after a few days of living with him he might not be the one to harm them, so that he could relax and take a comfortable position even if Seto was in the stable.
　Vichela has seen such a scene many times, but she is not a specially trained horse, nor is she unmoved by the presence of Seto from the beginning.
　After explaining the horse, Vihela turns to Ray as he walks.

"That's how Ray sends Sett on a reconnaissance because he knows it. lest Wallain should be frightened by his horse."
"... Mr. Ray is kind."

　Mina mutters deeply after hearing the explanation from Vihela.
　Seeing Mina like that, Vihela changes her smile from a previous one to something vague.

"Well, it's kind if you say it's kind... but it's also true that Ray is not good at socializing with people. In fact, Ray doesn't tolerate opponents."

　Vihela has heard a lot about Ray's uproar.
　For example, in a war against the Vestian Empire, he mutilated the limbs of a friend of mine who had attacked him.
　However, later, I gathered accurate information about both arms, not limbs.
　Vihela naturally knows that the rumor is going to spread and become exaggerated.
　However, he had some difficulty collecting the details, and ended up using even white gold coins, let alone gold coins.
　It's only natural that very few of them were in places where the arms of the nobility were amputated.
　The fact that we were still able to get the information means that someone leaked it.
　The nobleman asked him everything, and at the same time asked an acquaintance who was under the care of Larkus, who had guessed the matter, and sold the information to Vihela, he laughed.
　...but who is the most distressing in this matter is the aristocrat, after all.
　That's because when Vihela asked Ray about it, he really forgot.
　I told her all the information of the time, and it was only then that I remembered.

"Is it your enemy?" Is there someone like Ray who is hostile to a strong opponent?"

　For Mina, Ray isn't the only one who can see his ability up close, but I don't think anyone can be hostile to Ray.
　At least Mina never wanted to be hostile.

"Yes. That's the kind of personality you have, isn't it? That's why I have a lot of enemies."

　Vihela has also had some time since she discovered Ray.
　That's why I know that it's not uncommon for Ray to be estranged from different partners.

(though it is true that some people like Ray's attitude.)

　For example, myself. For example, a dusker.

"Gururururling!

　As I think about it, I hear a cet from the front.

"Ray!""I know!"

　Without Vihela having said it all, Ray had already kicked the ground and started running forward... towards the sound of Seto's cry.
　When Vihela sees it, she immediately follows Ray.

"I'll wait and see, so you guys are protecting Wallain! Call us when a monster appears!"

　Shout out to Mina and Giacomo.
　Tell them to call themselves when the monsters appear again, while the lays are focused on something that happened in front of them.

"Oh, dear! Hey! What shall we do?"

　When left in charge, Jacomo asks his partner Mina anxiously.
　Originally, he was escorted by Wallain, who was going to Gilm at this time of year, so he had some confidence in his ability.
　But it must have been a great shock to be attacked by a flock of goblins and toppled the carriage over. I don't think there's anything in my voice.

"Well, we're not telling you to keep protecting Ms. Wallain by ourselves, so it won't be long before the Vihelas come back." Mr. Wallain!"
"Yes, sir. Thank you very much, sir."

　Moving his horse, Wallain says with a smile as he approaches Giacomo and Mina.
　Perhaps it's because of Wallain's courage that he doesn't seem impatient, unlike Giacomo, when his forces, Ray and Vichela, have disappeared, or because he's riding a horse and he thinks he can escape quickly.
　For whatever reason, Wallain now was more calm than his bodyguard, Jacomo.
　Mina breathes at such a partner.

"You see, we'll be on guard around here,"
"No, but," When the goblins come out again, there will be no carriage next time, will there?"

　There's no chance of winning. Giacomo puts a look of despair on his face.
　Giacomo's death against Goblin had broken his heart.

(When Vichela was there, I was stretching under her nose... No, by concentrating on Vichela, I guess I was looking away from her weaknesses. and it is true that there are no cabs.)

　The Mina's were left on their side before the Lays could help them, but they were standing in front of the fallen carriage to prevent them from being attacked from behind.
　But the carriage is now in Ray's mistling.
　If a goblin hits, you have to worry about being attacked by all around you.
　Mina wanted to refrain from it.

(But...)

　Ray and Vihela look in the direction they are headed for.
　This time, if we called them, they would probably be here at once.
　It's much more reliable than fighting against the back of a carriage.

"Monsters don't always attack you! You know, I'm just going to keep an eye on people around me right now!"

　In case of emergency, there is a certain amount of strength to be assured.
　Relieved by this, Mina encouraged her partner.





　Time goes back a little.
　It happened when Sett was leading the way from the Rays and scouting the surroundings to keep the horses out of fearless.
　Instead of flying as usual, Seto, who was walking along the road, suddenly turns his sharp gaze to a tree growing only near him.
　If only there were trees, Sett would not have looked so keenly.
　But... Sett's gaze was firmly at the back of the tree.
　It's definitely a tail that sticks out of the tree. I knew it was definitely Warwolf because of its tail height and, above all, the smell I had smelled before coming out of it.
　It's rare to have a lone Warwolf, who often lives in groups.
　and yet, as long as they were hiding behind a tree, they were sure to attack them."

"Glu?"

　tilt one's head slightly out of the blue
　The smell of floating from behind the trees seemed to be a little different than it was a few seconds ago.
　It smells like a lot of sweat at the same time as Warwolf's animal smell.
　The increased sense of smell made it clear.
　Determined by this, Seto approaches the tree using optical camouflage... behind which he discovers a black fog, Worulf, wrapped in Ambris.
　Seth, who found the presence they were looking for, would cry high to inform Ray of the matter.