Ray's attack in the cave was not naturally so strong, and he was now lying unconscious on the ground.
　However, the reason why it is not strong is because Ray is the one who attacked it, which is equivalent to the enemy's territory... and since he was acting in the frontier where there were a wide variety of monsters, he is generally considered to be strong enough.
　Anyway, at a glance at those who have lost consciousness, Ray looks around the cave again.
　There are also wood, stone, and metal ingots that can be seen in significant quantities.

(Come to think of it, when you went undercover, you said that the cave was full again.) So isn't this the first time they've assaulted me?)

　Ray had heard that merchants who were attacked today were carrying significant amounts of material.
　But the amount of this material still seemed a little too much.
　Of course, I can't get rid of the possibility that I was actually carrying this much material.

"Well, anyway... I'm sure I'll confiscate all these materials."

　He muttered and stored the materials in the cave one after another in the mistling.
　It can be stored just by touching it, but it's in quantity.
　In the end, it takes about ten minutes to store all the materials in the mistling.

"Yes!"

　Then, as I put the last stone in the mistling, I heard a voice like that from the cave entrance.
　Ray, who was partying with me, knew without thinking who it was.

"Bune, have you cleared up the room yet?"
"Yes,"

　Watching Bune nodding, Ray nods, too.
　In the first place, Ray's party, the wings of the Red Lotus, are a party specializing in combat power.
　No one can deny that even Bune, who is supposed to be a thief, has fighting power that is not appropriate for his age.
　Vihela is a combat freak, and with the presence of Ray and Seto, it was only natural that she would be considered a combat specialist.
　In reality, he has many abilities other than fighting power, such as Seto's sharp senses, Marina's knowledge, and spiritual magic.
　...and yet, as long as it is true that the fighting power is remarkably high, it is likely that they will be viewed as such.

"Well, then, shall we go. Before that, I'll tie him up so that he won't run away even if he comes to consciousness. 　but the question is how to take them."
"Huh?"

　A rope pulled out of the mistling binds the hands and feet of the men lying on the ground.
　It's a special way of binding that's not easy to get out of the ropes, but it's just in the general sense.
　If these men were like special forces, this way of tying them up would not be easy... but there was a good chance of escaping.

(Would you like me to make someone to restrain you with magic items? ...but the alchemist seems to be so busy that he wants to help a cat.)

　Needless to say, the main cause of this is trees that have been cut down from the Trent forest.
　They had cut down quite a few trees before they fell the gigant turtles, and that's what they've done every day.
　Considering that some of Ray's main jobs involve transporting trees felled in the woods of Trent, you can see how much he carries.
　...however, as long as there is a mistiling, it's faster to ask Ray than to carry the cut trees normally, so it's highly likely that Ray was asked to do so, even if it wasn't that much.
　Anyway, the tree is not that special as it is.
　But by making modifications in alchemy, it is possible to give them some magical defenses.
　And as long as you make modifications in alchemy, you'll need any number of alchemists there.
　As a result, Gillum's alchemists became very busy.
　Of course, there is a way to bring in alchemists from other towns and villages, but wood from the forest of Trent is a key factor in extending the guillem.
　Therefore, senior Gilm officials wanted to keep alchemists in other towns and villages informed of the details if possible.
　Indeed, the actions of Gilm's alchemists are suspicious ... no other alchemists who are thought to be closely related to the city, village or city are involved in this case.
　That's why alchemists, who are so much in charge of their work, are so busy.

"Yes!"

　After binding all the men unconscious in the cave and unable to escape, Beune hurried them out of the cave.
　And when I looked around the cave, I saw all the men in this hideout lying unconscious.
　We are helpless against this many people without killing them.
　That alone will tell you how good the Ray's are.

"Oh, Ray. How was it in the cave?"

　Seeing Ray out of the cave, Vihela asks with a smile.
　Seeing a man lying a short distance away, Ray is relieved by Vihela's good humour that the battle with him would have been satisfactory.

(And he's alive.)

　Vihela's skill, her hands, now have the effect of detonating the inside of the body.
　But it's a very reliable skill in terms of killing the other person, but it's not a good skill in terms of capturing them.
　That's why the captain was probably dead... Ray was feeling a little uneasy, but fortunately he didn't explode anywhere and seemed unconscious.
　She must have understood what she was thinking from such a perspective. Vihela opens her mouth slightly dissatisfied with her smile.

"What, did you think you might have killed him?"
"Oh... no. That's not the case. but I'm glad that Vihela was able to have a satisfying fight."
"Well, Ray didn't use the magic palm or anything like that, and he didn't use the claws of the back of his hand or the blade of the instep. It was a real battle."

　Ray understands why the captain is safe with those words, but he changes his story, thinking that if Vihela looks satisfied, he doesn't have to rush in any more and be sullen.

"And what shall I do now... don't you think it will take some time to take them back to Gilm?"
"... well, if you know you've been caught, you'll naturally try to get out of course."

　Marina interrupts Ray and Vihela after checking to see if there are any survivors around her -- no one is dead.

"Slurrurling.

　And beside the marina, there was a figure.

"Oh? Did you call Seto?"
"Yes. No one seems to have escaped, and we don't have to keep Sett on standby, do we?"
"...I don't think this is all the enemies I have defeated yet."

　Marina opens her mouth with a confident smile to Ray, who says, "Maybe there's someone who's hiding somewhere to watch out for a chance?" but still makes him feel like he's a man or a woman.

`If there's someone who can escape from the spell of the Spirit, there might still be someone who's hiding,'
"Ah... yes. I see. I see. "Spiritual magic is absurd as always."
"Yes? But very few people are fit, and it's hard to get the Spirit to act as he wishes."
"It's not convincing to say that Marina, who's been very busy in front of us..."

　Marina's skill in spiritual magic is the best Ray has ever known.
　I had previously encountered Elf's spirit messenger in the Vestian Empire, who used to fight with water spirits in the shape of dragons, but Marina clearly seems to be superior in terms of mastery of spirits.

(and in the case of Marina, if she wanted to do it, she could make something bigger with spirits than that water dragon.)

　Marina bends her head slightly at Ray's attitude, though she thinks so deeply.

"What's wrong? What happened?"
"...no, it's nothing. At any rate, all the people here definitely defeated them. Is that all right?"
"Yes,"
"Yes,"
"Yes!"
"Gruly!"Three people and one of them answer Ray's words as such.
　When Ray hears it, he pulls out the rope with a mistling.

"Until you take him to Gilmoo, it's best to rope him together. Do you tie me up while I'm unconscious? Let's all scatter and clean up at once. Seto asks to see if anyone has come to his senses."
"Gruly!"

　At Ray's words, Seto purrs happily.
　Up until now we were just flying in the woods.
　I knew it was an important task to be careful not to let the enemy escape.
　Still, it was boring for Seto to fly in the sky doing nothing.
　Moreover, even if you see some monsters in the forest, you can't knock them down as long as they're on guard.
　Therefore, it was a worthwhile task for Seto to check whether or not the fallen people had regained consciousness.
　Especially for Seto, who has excellent sensory organs such as hearing, smell and vision, it's a good way to spot people who pretend to be unconscious or are about to come back to consciousness.

"Then let's get started."

　With the words, each of the Red Lotus's wings scatters a rope that Ray takes out of the mystery ring.
　Ray also turns to a man who is unconscious a short distance away.
　and I tied him up like a man who had just tied him in a cave."

"Come to think of it, Ray," Have you recovered the materials in the cave?"

　Marina, who had tied up the man's unconscious hand a short distance away, asks.

"Oh, it's all right there," Everything is in my mistling, so I can completely accomplish the minimum request. and if you take them with you the rest, you'll be able to finish your request with the highest evaluation."
"... well, I suppose so." I'm not sure if it's the highest rating yet."
"Huh? What does that mean?"
"As for requests, there are many things that adventurers don't know. Well, in that sense, whether this is the best review or not, I'm sure it's a pretty good review."

　As a former guildmaster, Marina probably knows a lot of things Ray doesn't know.
　But it's something Ray doesn't have to know that he doesn't say anything about it.
　That's what Ray decides, and he ties the man's hand without further in-depth explanation is needed explanation.
　Also, the reason why they don't tie their legs like men who tie them in caves is to return to Gilmoo.
　If you tie your feet together, you'll walk very slowly.
　I was trying to get back to Gilm as soon as possible, but I definitely wanted to avoid that.

"And yet... again, who are these men? They don't seem like mere bandits. Well, I'm sure you're not a thief when you talk about your mission."
"Yes, but the circumstances around it will be discovered if you take them to Gillum." Dusker is basically fair, but that doesn't mean he won't be tortured."

　He was a former knight and a dasker worthy of being called a great libertarian, but as long as he was a lord, he did not hesitate to interrogate or torture.
　Don't hesitate to gather information to protect your territory.
　These men, in particular, were clearly acting to block the building of the Gillum.
　Then, as the lord of Gilm, he would not be able to choose the means.
　Dusker's position is not limited to Dusker's.
　People in the city of Gilm, those who serve the L'Arcus frontiers... and the lives of many as central figures in one of the three major factions, the Neutralists.
　If there's anything you can do for it, you don't have to hesitate.

"They shouldn't have acted strangely to poke their nose at Gilmoo,"

　Ray muttered with a little compassion as he looked at the men returning to consciousness.