The conversation between Ajas and Ilze was strangely calm to Ray, who knew the situation.
　Of course, Ilze is talking to his enemy, Ajas, while somehow suppressing his own vindictiveness, but fortunately, he is learning what he calls a way to control his vengeance.
　Of course, controlling doesn't mean you lose your vengeance.
　But they're getting better at keeping it from expression, attitude, and gestures.

"Hmmm. Is Ilze still low in rank? I don't think it'll be much more useful to see Ray do his job."
"That's right, but it's good to see how Ray, one of the most powerful adventurers in the world, is doing his job right now.
"Huh? Does Ilze know anyone at the top of the guild?"

　As he asks, he raises his inner vigilance by one level, albeit in silence.
　Still a low-ranking adventurer, Ilze was the one she wanted to take away if possible for Agas, who needed a lot of women.
　Getting to know Ray... has been a bad element, but from Ajas's point of view, Ray only looks like he's been forced to do so by Ilze, a low-ranking adventurer.
　Of course, if you try to steal Ilze in front of Rey, it will stop.
　But he thought that if he took Ilze away from Ray's sight, he wouldn't look for her... that's what he thought.
　But if Ilze knew anyone in the guild, the story would change.
　If Ilze is taken away, the guild could move.

(I hope you don't do this.)

　Ajas easily judges so.
　She's Ilze worthy of being called a beautiful woman. Naturally, it's very popular with men.
　But Ajas decided that there was no need to go that far given the risks that he would take to do so.
　If only Ray had the connection, I still wanted to do something about it.
　The speed and prudence of judgment around here are probably the reasons why Ajas's misdeeds have not gone public.
　And if he gives up taking her away, Ajas gradually loses his enthusiasm from the conversation with Ilze.
　Was it a woman's intuition or a vindictor's intuition that sensed Ajas's attitude?
　For whatever reason, Ilze understood that Ajas' interest in him was rapidly declining.
　But... it was unforgivable for the revengeful Ajas to lose interest in him.
　The vindictive spirit that had been holding him back until a while ago shows itself.

"Come to think of it, Mr. Ajas," Actually, my parents were peddlers."
"Huh? All of a sudden what? Oh, a peddler." It's not so unusual to be a family peddler. So are you still involved in the construction of Gilm?"
"...no. I was killed in the middle of a peddling business five years ago."
"Ah... a thief?"

　It's not unusual for a peddler to be attacked by thieves.
　Basically, there are not so many flavors that attack, but instead, peddlers do not travel in large numbers like merchants, but naturally they are inferior in terms of military strength.
　There is little point in attacking such a large number of thieves, but a small number of thieves are sufficient for peddlers.
　I suspect he's been attacked by such a band of thieves... Ajas tells me so, but Ilze shakes his head.
　Watching them, Ray hesitated over whether to stop Ilze's words.
　However, he acted in this way knowing who the other person was, and above all, it is obviously unnatural for Ray to stop Ilze here.
　Doing so would imply something to do with Rey and Ilze.
　If he did so, he would doubt Ilze.
　After that, Ray didn't know what action he would take, but if he was still suspicious, he decided that he should do whatever he wanted and didn't stop him.

"No, I'm not a thief,"
"Huh? Isn't he a thief? But to attack a peddler..."
"Well, I think there are the most common bandits. But if you can keep it secret that you are a thief, don't you think it would be very convenient, let alone an adventurer of that character's station?"

　Residents of villages, towns, cities, and other places basically don't move from where they live.
　Except for adventurers.
　It's not unusual to go elsewhere on request.
　If such an adventurer were in fact a thief, it would be a great benefit to the thief and a great disadvantage to the adventurer.
　Information such as a request for the subjugation of a band of thieves is available, but if they can act together as bodyguards like Ilze's parents, they will not even have to search for prey.
　Of course, the guild's reputation will decline for failing to defend the person they escorted.
　However, if you are a thief, you are familiar with the information of the underworld, and it is not difficult to raise your reputation.
　Also, in the case of Ajas, he did such an act in close cooperation with three of his colleagues, and that act was never exposed. ... yes, until now.
　It must have been because Ilze remembered what he said. Ajas' expression is only momentary, but definitely strong.
　Still, he opens his mouth to misrepresent his identity.

"Thieves... Come to think of it, there are no thieves near this forest of Trent." No, it's only natural that it's near Gilmoo."

　In this case, I could say that I was good at not trying to force myself to talk up.
　If you'd forcefully cut off the conversation here, it would have been enough to make you suspicious.
　...Of course, Ilze recognized Ajas as a revenge from the beginning.
　The Ilze opens her mouth, nodding to Ajas's divergent story.

"Well, it seems that there are no thieves around here. But there are robbers in adventurous skins."
"What are you trying to say? It sounds like you're calling me a thief?"

　Even here, they probably decided that a poor hoax would only drag themselves.
　Ajas asks Ilze in front of him, looking particularly displeased.
　Fortunately for Ajas, there is no other face to be had together.
　And... unfortunately, Ray is here.
　The figure of a notorious, high ranking adventurer.
　It's safe to say that this is a kind of misfortune that blows away good luck.
　If Ray wasn't here, it would have been possible to get rid of Ilze here.
　After that, he acted with other adventurers with a casual face, and instead of taking on tomorrow's work, he just lost sight of them.
　But you can't do that in Ray's presence.

(How suspicious they are of me... I hope they know that area.) As long as I don't understand it, Ilze is saying me completely... Huh? Ilze? Robbery? Peddler...)

　Having thought that far, Ajas finally saw a family figure pass through his mind.
　Yes, it was only natural that Ilze in front of me had something familiar to her. for he had been in a peddler who had attacked him before.
　Ilze was too young to realize that Ilze was still young, but Ilze, who is now in front of Ajas, definitely looks like a girl from that time.
　Ajas himself has no idea how many people he has killed so far. But with all this evidence, you can understand who is in front of you.
　In the face of Ilze, it becomes difficult for Ajas to gloss over his expression.He knew that he had killed his family before him.
　If you know that, you can't understand why Ilze is here.
　No, not only Ilze, but also Rey means that he has been targeting himself from the beginning.

"No, I don't think Mr. Ajas is a thief. It's just a small talk. --or anything that comes to mind?"

　Though the language is soft, Ilze's gaze has already not concealed the murderous intentions in his eyes.
　That's how you're showing that you're the survivor of your family's murder.
　Had Ilze been the only one in front of her, she could have killed him and run away.
　But as long as Ray is by his side, there is no way he could do that.

(What should I do? What should I do?)

　It's clear that I've already had my eyes on completely.
　Now, anyway, we had to get out of here and get out of Gillum as soon as possible.

(d*mn it, is this the one who's looking into me?)

　This place needs to be misled somehow.
　It was an adjuster to decide so, but as if it had been timed, Seto's voice was heard from the sky... and within a few seconds the other adventurers' outraged.

"The goblin, the goblin is in the woods!"
"Oh!? I'm leaving now!"

　Adjas, who was staring at Ray and Ilze, screams for joy and leaves.
　Seeing Ajas's back, Ilze reflexively reaches for the sheath of the dagger... and stops moving immediately.
　Attacking Ajas in this place now could have captured him and brought him to justice, provided there was no evidence.
　...yes, as long as there's no evidence, no matter how much I'm looking for Ajas as my enemy, there's nothing I can do now.

"Now, how will Ajas come out?"

　What calmed Ilze was Ray's voice from behind.
　If Ajas had taken any action... specifically to attack Ilze, he would have been prepared to prevent it... in a way that didn't make sense.

"Perhaps... I'll run away from Gillum." I would have thought I could have done anything, but I don't think there's anything he can do with Ray."

　Ilze mutters, breathing small and deep, keeping his excitement and anger secret.
　Regardless of the current situation in Ilze, the words make Ray understand.
　It was because Rey couldn't believe that Ajas had anything to do with him, even a little bit.
　There aren't many ways to get an adjustment, then.
　Either ask someone who can fight Ray evenly to protect him or, by some means, make him a criminal and have guards and knights fight against him... and, as Ilze says, flee Gillum before he gets caught.

(I am sure that he will make me a criminal.)

　Ray knows full well about his personally, too.
　That is why there must be a considerable number of people who resent their opponents, whether they are aristocrats or merchants, in order to attack them mercilessly.
　If we had got those people together well, we might have made Ray a criminal.
　But there is no more time for Ajas.
　That being the case, it was impossible to take the step of criminalizing Ray.

(Then I can think of hiring a bodyguard, or running away from him, but I don't think I'll be able to hire someone who can fight me equally soon.)

　In fact, not everyone in Gillum fights even with Ray.
　But if you're asked if you can hire such a person right away, you'll have no answer.
　Moreover, hiring such a person would have required enormous rewards.
　As for Ajas's ability to pay him that much... Ray's guess is that he won't.

(No, maybe there is? Five years ago... or five years ago, if it had attacked Ilze's family, it is possible that he had been doing the same thing for a long time. if that were the case, I might have saved a good amount of money.)

　I thought of the possibility... but the last thing I knew was that Ajas would take it."

"I suppose you're on the run,"
"Yes, but I don't think Ajas came to Gillum to work as usual. If that were the case, I might well be up to something."
"You'll have to look into it as soon as possible,"

　Ray muttered, but it was obvious that it was not Ray who actually looked into it, but Dasker through Marina and Egg through Dasker.