The deal with Tris was settled for the time being, and Ray decided to move on their own, albeit with some dissatisfaction.
　So Ray had to find evidence that Precious had planned the case, but Spiel's... No, Tris's decision to solve it by himself will not be enough to just watch Ray's actions in silence.

(How can we get past them, you know?)

　Thinking about it, Ray leaves the Speel Trading Building with the marina.
　And when I was told where Sett was in the stable, I went there, and found that there were women and children... some of them grown men, and they all fed him, stroked him, and loved him.

(Here too)

　As usual, Seto's popularity makes Ray feel his intense emotions calm down, albeit somewhat.
　Yes, even if I'm in a hurry here now, nothing will change.
　After all, we've decided what to do, so we just have to do it.

"Oh, Ray!"

　One of the men who cared about Seto screams to notice them.
　The others soon turn to Ray and leave him regretfully.
　That's probably because I understood that now that Ray is here, the time to play with Seto is over.
　Rey calls out to Seto, aided by the sense of understanding.

"Seto, let's go."
"Grull".

　In response to Ray's call, Seto stands up and heads down to Ray, despite his lingering appetite.
　Ray opens his mouth, caressing such a set.

"I'm relieved that you seem to have dealt with Seto. Seto looked happy, too."
"Glu".

　As Ray said, Seto sings happily.
　Those who had loved Seto up until now are enraptured by her appearance... but the next moment she is taken back to herself by what Ray says.

"For a while, I'll be hostile to you... No, I can't get involved very much because I'm going to be in a competitive relationship, but please get along with me again when this matter is settled."
"What?"
"A hostile relationship?"
"Competitive relationship?"
"Why?"

　Several people mutter so to Ray's words.
　in a tone of completely incomprehensible understanding of what is going on
　But no more than that, Ray leaves with Seto.

(I hope this will slow down the movement of the Speel Trading Company a little.)

　with that in mind
　Although the company had a branch in Gilm, naturally not all of its staff were brought from the head office of the company.
　Since coming to Gilm, he has hired quite a few people.
　Such people naturally know Seto's place in Gilm.
　No, even if you've just come to Gilmoo, it won't be difficult to know what Seto is like to Gilmoo if you're a little informed.
　Therefore, those who hear the words of Ray's mouth are surprised and constrained.
　...is it the only salvation that has been reassigned as a competitive relationship, not an adversarial one?
　Still, the rays leave the agitated ones on the spot and leave the Speel estate.
　When Terry comes out of the shop and says he doesn't want to borrow money from the competitive Spiel Trading Company, Ray refuses and walks away.

"...isn't he a little mean?"

　Marina muttered suddenly as we moved a little further away from Spiel.
　Deciding that it's not that much of a talk for Ray, he bends his head.

"Is that so? But I think it's better to know sooner rather than later that Tris is going to compete with us all of a competition with us."
"There are a lot of times when I get upset thinking that they've become hostile to us.

　Vihela interrupts Ray and Marina's conversation.

"No, it's not an adversarial relationship. It's a competitive relationship, right?"
"It wouldn't change that much under normal circumstances, would it?"

　Ray doesn't treat his adversaries so kindly.
　With that in mind, the term competitive relationship was never a bad.
　But there were still quite a few who were shocked.

"Well, that's that, and that's that fellow," But what shall I do now? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .."
"Well, I don't think it's too early to be conscious. But the question is, does Azimov have any information about the person who attacked him?"

　Marina's words give Ray some thought, but he quickly changes his mind.
　In the first place, there are no clues left in this case.
　I had Seto follow the smell, and that's why he arrived at Galahat's house.
　As long as we can't trace the smell from there, the biggest clue now is Azimov's memory.
　...if you're good enough, there's a way to ask Precious directly, but that's forbidden this time.

(Oh, but is it strictly violent to be banned? Then, instead of directly touching it, I'll talk to the other person and cause him to be upset... Is it impossible?)

　No matter how much Ray talks to Precious, they won't be so upset.
　Moreover, there is almost no chance of a poor move being made out of the agitation.
　If you could do something bad there, it would be fatal for them... Ray thinks so, but he shakes his head right away.
　It's no use worrying about impossible things.

(But if you were really cornered... if you couldn't do anything about it, you wouldn't have the chance to turn it around.)

　However, there is also the feeling that if he is cornered that much, he will quickly leave the guillem.
　The reason why Precious is in Gilm right now is simply because of his rivalry with Tris.
　It didn't seem to Ray that he would still be in the guillem if he thought he might be ruined.

(Well, unless you have that much resentment against Tris... Is there any possibility? The branch of Gillum is where Tris left it in the first place. Then they're coming all the way, even though they shouldn't have. At that point, I'm sure I'm jealous, resentful, and envious of Tris.)

　It's not hard to move to another town or village unless this is a remote guillem.
　But this is a frontier.
　This is an extraordinary region where there are many different monsters.
　It was certain that there was a strong feeling in the guillem because he came all the way to the guillem.
　However, there are many adventurers who come to Gilmoo just after spring.
　If you ask such people to guard you, you'll be able to come to Gilm without much expense.
　...but the adventurers who come to Gillum at this time of year can be said to be a mixture of stones.
　A good man is strong enough to live with a guillem, but some of them misunderstand and judge themselves to be good, but some of them are actually that bad adventurers.
　Such people seem to have a loud voice and full of confidence, so many merchants are almost misled by the momentum.

(I hear that Precious is one of the most important merchants in the Speel trade, and I don't think he'll fall for it.)

　There was no doubt about it, as it could compete with Tris.
　He is, however, reckless enough to poke his nose at Ray in spite of being such a person.
　As for Gillum... and Ray, it would have been easy to imagine that he was not the kind of person who could easily antagonize him.
　Nevertheless, Ray is now in the process of antagonizing him.

"Then I'll check if Azimov's consciousness is back... and I've never met an informant before."

　Up until now, when I was trying to gather information, I didn't have to worry about whether luck was on my side... No, I had a hard time, but I was still able to gather information on my own.
　However, since there is an informant, there is no doubt that it would be easier to use it.
　Marina and Vihela were the first to respond to Ray's words about the informant.
　As a former guildmaster, he probably has some communication with informants.
　Vihela had a message to informants in the labyrinthine city where she used to be, but unfortunately there is no such message in Guilm.
　I thought I had to build a messenger for the informant, but somehow I was put off.However, Marina doesn't have that much detailed information.
　I knew many informants when I was an adventurer before I became a guildmaster.
　But it was a long time ago and few are still active.

"How do informants get in touch?"
"If you look for informants themselves, you'll find any number of them, but there aren't many really trustworthy informants or competent informants."

　Marina answers Ray's question.
　An informant is as mixed up as an adventurer.
　It's not uncommon for people to bring in completely wrong information, to make up information appropriately, to charge extremely high information fees...
　In fact, there will be fewer beads than the adventurer.
　For that reason, it was very rare to communicate with a competent informant.
　Also, competent informants know that their own lives are at stake if they act badly, and there are not many who are willing to step forward.
　That's why you need to take a referral from someone influential to get a message to such a competent informant.
　It's also difficult to make the messenger.
　This is because if you introduce someone who is careless and the person who introduced you does something strange to the informant, it is also the responsibility of the person who introduced you.
　As a skilled informant, it's only natural that you don't want to go out with such a dangerous partner.
　That would cut the connection between adventurers and informants.

"Oh, I see you,"

　Going on shopping and eating, for a while.
　I've been walking around collecting information while shopping and eating, but there's no information that seems to have been obtained there.
　...even if the Precious is active, he doesn't look that prominent.
　At least like Marina and Vichela... and not as impressive at first sight as Ray, who took off his Dragon Robes hood, or, above all, Seto.
　If you ask for information about such a person, it's impossible to gather information immediately.

"Didn't you get the information?"
"And you could buy a lot of food, couldn't you?" --there would be more than we could normally eat, but with Ray, Sett, and Bune, it would have been much less."
"No, that's decided when Seto is there, right?"

　Viehla's somewhat dumbfounded appearance, Ray caresses Seto and says so.
　Seth, who had been caressed, was looking at Ray with a slight tilt of her head asking what had happened.

"It's nothing," We're going to talk a little bit at the station, and Seto will play around there. It's just as warm as it is, and it might be good for taking a nap."
"Grull".

　Ray's words raise his eyes to the sky, and the soft light falling from the sun makes Seto cry joyfully and lie near the station.
　. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
　I know there's no point in saying it... and above all, I can love the sight of Set sleeping right next to me.
　Since the guards are residents of Gilm, many naturally prefer Seto.
　No, as long as they go through the procedures for the people who leave the Gillum, Ray and the guards often have access to each other, who are adventurers and frequently go out.
　Having a lot of contact with Ray means having a lot of contact with Seto.
　That being the case, it was only natural for the guards to favor Sett.
　In fact, it's a semi-traditional sight of an empty guard feeding Seto while Ray goes through the process.
　Of course not all the guards were that friendly to Seto, but at least the guards standing in front of the station now squinted at Seto's lying face.