"...what!? Is that true!"

　Hearing of Azimov's attack, Pamidor is momentarily silent, apparently unable to understand what Ray is saying, but the next moment he screams loudly.
　It sounded as if it had reached the ears of those walking outside, let alone in the smithy.

"Don't worry, Azimov is safe."

　Ray says so, watching Marina, Vihela, Bune... and Kumito hear her voice close to Pamidor.
　Pamidor breathes relief when he learns that Azimov is safe.

"Oh, did you use some magic to drive him away?"

　Ray thought for a moment that he was right and might mislead him.
　However, I came here in the first place because I was asked to take care of the white clouds in Beaune, but there was a good chance that the Pamidor family would be targeted by the hands of the Precious.
　If Azimov says here that he was actually the kind of person he could handle easily even with magic items, it could be fatal to Pamidor.

(Well, you don't have to worry about Pamidor, but... Kmito and so on.)

　the appearance of a thief's boss, and the robust body and muscles he has trained as a blacksmith.
　That's the physique you'd expect Pamidor to win against someone who'd just become an adventurer.
　No, it will be difficult for even some veteran adventurers, not just new adventurers, to beat Pamidor.
　But it's only Pamidor.
　The family... children and wives are just ordinary people, unlike Pamidor.
　Ray shakes his head at Pamidor's question, saying that he can't fool Azimov's case here, considering that it could be targeted.

"Well, to be honest with you, if we had been delayed for a few more minutes to enter the lab in Azimov, we would probably be dead. It's as serious as that'
"...what?"

　A cry of surprise comes out of Pamidor's mouth.
　No way, you never thought Azimov was going to be like that.
　At the same time, however, he doubts the contradiction to Ray's earlier statement that life is in no danger.
　Kumito has been to Azimov's house several times with Pamidor, so he is rather close.
　He was attacked and seriously injured, almost dying, and although he was confused that he was safe, he was now silently watching his father and Ray communicate.

"What do you mean? Aren't there any contradictions in what Ray says?"
"Not really. If you think about it normally, you should have died, but in my case, I have a lot of magic items. Some of them were able to treat Azimov, who would have died if he stayed there. -- pretty expensive, though."

　Compared to the parts made of world tree materials, they were still available for purchase with money, but they still saved Azimov's life by using very expensive parts.
　. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
　Portions made from the materials of the world tree are the very symbol of the latter.
　In addition, a few copper coins have only such an effect that even minor cuts cannot be completely blocked.
　With that in mind, you can imagine how valuable the potions Ray had recovered from the fatal injury he had used for Azimov.

(I've had a lot of help with my twilight spear, kiln, Slapnil shoes, and so on, but should I charge you for the portion? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

　As a skilled alchemist, it won't be difficult for Azimov to make a part.
　In fact, I already have a stock of the portion, and I feel like it's going to be handed over right away.

"Oh, thanks to the lotion,"

　Fortunately, Pamidor looks convinced by Ray's words.
　Kumito didn't seem to understand it yet, but he probably decided that there was no problem because his father was relieved.
　He judged Azimov safe and did not speak any further.

"... and now I'm going to get to the point."
"Huh? Is it the real subject?"
"Oh, this time Azimov was targeted... almost certainly my perfect target."
"Very well, sir.
"Oh, do you know Spiel's business? ... No, since Tris came here to hand over the white clouds, I'm sure you don't you think?

　The words that Ray uttered remind me of what happened a little while ago... when it was still winter. Pamidor nods.

"Oh, come to think of it," Wait, then, did that Tris attack Azimov?"
"No. To be exact, the one who is jealous of Tris is correct. I don't know if Pamidor knew it, but he is in charge of the Gilm branch of the Speel Chamber."

　Now that you have said that, Pamidor has understood why this incident happened.
　And because I understood it, I was able to put my strength into the muscles that I had developed in my daily blacksmiths, and I felt as if my body had grown a little bigger.

"I mean, what?" Is Azimov's bastard involved in jealousy?"
"I'm afraid," By the way, it was Tris who deliberately bumped me and the Azot Chamber and did it... and he wanted to make it a shape."
"... oh,"

　a low voice
　Contrary to his vicious appearance, Pamidor is friendly, friendly, family friendly...have a personality like that
　For such a Pamidor, it was intolerable that his friend was involved in a conflict born out of petty jealousy.

"Calm down,"

　Pamidor was furious, but Ray's words brought him back to life.
　That's because I understood it in one word. Ray is as angry as he is... or more angry than he is.

"I'm the one who got involved in this case. Of course, if that happens, we have a lot to think about, and we will reward the person who started this case accordingly. But, as you know, my acquaintance Azimov was targeted."

　So it wasn't Pamidor... that Ray stopped talking about, but Kumito.
　As Pamidor's son, it is safe to say that Kumito and Ray have a good relationship.
　Above all, Kumito and Ray's relationship was very good among children in Gilmoo, partly because Kumito was attached to Seto.
　...maybe it has something to do with Ray's help with Kumito's tormented him.
　In any case, it was true that Kumito, let alone Pamidor, was very bad when targeted by someone.
　Unlike his father, Kumito is an ordinary child.

(I think Pamidor would scold me if I said, "Here's an ordinary person.")

　Ray suddenly thought about it, but it didn't show up at all and kept talking.

"I don't think the person who ordered us to attack Azimov would do the same, but there's a good chance that Pamidor would be targeted. Of course, Pamidor isn't the only one that's being targeted."
"... Pamidor is fine, but what about the other acquaintances?"

　Vihela's words stop Ray's movement.
　After all, Ray met a lot of people in Gilm.
　It wouldn't be physically possible to let all those people know about the incident and be wary of it would be impossible.
　If you include people who run stalls, there will be more people who should be called acquaintances of Ray and Sett.

"That means you can't... then, after all, do you think you're going to spend a lot of time doing so.
"I suppose ... I don't think Ray can put up with it that much."

　Marina nods as if she knows everything about Ray.
　In fact, considering Ray's personality, I can't pretend to be quiet and wait for his time.
　You can say that you're holding out for what you're doing, just not rushing into the present-day prestige."…in the end, is it proof?" If I had any evidence, I could soon turn it into a death-size rust."
"Well, it hurts to have no evidence of it. It would have been different if we had been able to catch the man who attacked Azimov."

　If they had followed the person they had captured, they would have finally arrived at Precious.
　Of course, he knew it wasn't as easy as he could say, but if he could catch it then... suddenly he realized.

"Evidence? Well, if we can't do anything over there because there's no evidence, can't they do nothing without evidence?"

　The idea of reversal is not so remarkable.
　But for Ray, who is personally more aggressive than defensive, there was no doubt that he would be better off taking action himself.
　They jostle and upset the other side with behavior that they don't find evidence of.
　Vichela nods happily at Ray's suggestion.
　But Marina puts a stop to Ray's words.

"I'm not sure if this is really something that was set up by Pressure. That's exactly what Ray says, and if it turns out that it's not true, you can't even look at it."
"Do you mean... that there is a possibility that Tris is lying?"
"Yes, I don't think we should deny the possibility. That's why we need to find reliable evidence. In the first place... maybe there's a possibility that Spiel's business isn't involved in this case at all?"

　Now that the situation is so well organized, there is no possibility of it.
　Ray thought so, but when Marina realized that she was speaking out in a situation where she knew it, she had no choice but to back off.

"But what are we going to do then? We're going to stay here unilaterally and wait for them to come out, even though we don't know when they're going to attack us like Azimov."
"Of course I'm not saying that everything Ray thinks is no good. If you don't have any evidence, they'll hesitate to come over here. ...but the degree of intervention I put over there is a problem."

　That explains Marina.
　It's not something to inflict decisive damage on them, it's to put pressure on them with little real damage.
　In other words, Ray's plan was to damage them directly, but Marina's plan was to damage them mentally.

"Mental... eh?"
"Well, when he's walking, he deliberately walks past it, stops moving, and looks at him still."
"...I don't like it, that'said he.

　Pamidor, listening next to him, mutters disgustingly at the scene.
　If Precious had set the case up, it would be a lot of psychological damage.
　At the very least, if Pamidor did such a thing, he would have to take some action because of his family.

"Then, if you don't do any direct harm, why don't you launch an attack right next to him walking?"

　Passing Ray's mind was the use of a flying sword on the ground right next to the prestige walking along the road.
　It was not a direct attack, but rather an attack while the Precious was walking.

"You'd better not do that," If this is not the work of Presumption, there is no excuse for it."
"... do we need to think that far? In any case, there is no doubt that the Spiel Company is involved in this case, right?"
"That's just Tris's point," No, I'm sure you've been involved in some way, but as long as you can't say for sure, you shouldn't try to borrow money from them."

　After that, Ray, Vihela, and Marina came up with a lot of ideas, but in the end, they decided that they should stop trying to get hurt, even if not directly.