"What... what are you going to do to me?" As I said before, I'm a researcher dispatched from the country. If you behave strangely to me, that will make the country an enemy. Do you understand that?"

　Lesel tells the Rays, who are looking at him cold -- which is appropriate to describe himself as absolute zero.
　There's no longer a look of confidence until a little while ago.
　It is only natural that such a confident giant was easily overthrown by Vihela.
　and now it is the Vihela and... and the Lays who seem to have the same power.

"Make enemies of the country?" Well, if it were a country like the Kingdom of Milliana or the Empire of Bestia, it would have been scary to antagonize... after all, this country is only a small one."

　Ray's words make Lesel look strong in nature...and that's incredible from his muscular, but not very visible to researchers.
　Ray, who was told he would antagonize the country, seemed to be more of a monster than he knew.
　In fact, Ray has decided that he has no problem in antagonizing the country of Levlarina.
　No, on the contrary, I don't even think it's a problem to antagonize the Kingdom of Milliana or the Empire of Bestia.
　In the first place, if you have a set flying, you won't be attacked very much even if you are hostile to your country.
　Even with the Dragon Knight, you won't be able to catch up with Seto's flight speed.
　Until a little while ago, I was having a party, so there would have been a lot of problems with the speed of movement.
　But now that I have a magic item called a set basket, it's different.
　Seto baskets not only allow parties to move, but also allow them to assimilate into the surrounding scenery and change colors.
　It takes about a minute to change color, so it's undoubtedly hard to use unless it's in a place like the sky... but that also means there's no problem if you're flying.
　And, above all, Ray is a magical tool suitable for wide-area annihilation, and even the army can slaughter easily.
　Vihela specializes in individual combat, but her ability is very high.
　Some marinas are good at attacking with spirit magic and bows.
　Bune is just a little bit of a bandit, one or two steps behind the others, but he still has the ability to defeat those soldiers with ease.
　In any case, it is difficult to find from the ground because it is impossible to find from its high mobility and uses magic items that assimilate into the surrounding scenery.
　Even if the Dragon Knight finds the Rays well, Ray and Sett will have little chance of winning if it's only the Dragon Knight.
　In other words, Ray's very high offensive power while moving in the air as he pleases...no, he is also a great assassin because he is capable of attacking troops and, worst of all, towns, villages and bases with his destructive power.
　With that ability, Ray is confident that he can turn the country against him.
　Of course, if you antagonize the country, you'll be the head of the prize money and you won't be able to shop in a big city... but you'll still be able to shop in a rural village where information is slow, and some people will judge you as a customer even if Ray and others are the head of the prize money.
　There are often no clear borders, so there are ways to use Seto's mobility to shop in other countries.
　There is also a way to attack thieves.
　Nor would a nobleman with any consideration for his country even hide the Lays in secret.
　In this way, it's not that scary for Ray to antagonize a small country like Levlarina.
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　and if it had been done too much, he might have been warned by his client, Dusker.

(They're telling me to do whatever I want.)

　Having been endorsed by Dusker, I had no choice but to hesitate here.

"Well, there are a lot of things here. Well, then... Well, you seem to know a lot about giants, so let me hear them first. Do prostitutes who become mothers have to die in order to give birth to giants?"

　As we speak, a giant is still born from the belly of a pregnant woman tied to her bed.
　If it had been born normally, Ray wouldn't have looked this hard on Rezel.
　However, as long as the baby of a giant comes out of the womb when it is born, it is natural for the pregnant woman to die.
　The only relief would be that pregnant women tied to bed are unconscious.
　You can die like you're sleeping without feeling the pain of having your child eat through your internal organs.
　But when asked if he could tolerate it, Lesel shakes his head at the question that came out of Ray's mouth.

"I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do about it when I have a giant. Even if you use expensive parts, it will be impossible to help."
"...you know that, and you let prostitutes do it?"

　Marina's sharp, yet cold gaze was directed at Lesel.
　It's only because I've lived for so many years that I think I even have physical weight.
　Lesel was confident in her courage, but she still couldn't stand the gaze of Marina and nodded softly.
　If I hadn't broken my heart at the sight of the giant I had relied on being unilaterally trampled down in front of me, I might still have endured Marina's gaze.

"Yes. That was the reason why Jaya and the country decided to cooperate with each other. If we had that herd of giants, we might be able to break out of our position as a tributary of the kingdom of Mileana and become independent."
"...what do you think?"

　Lesel muttered as if he were clinging to his words, but in Ray's eyes, he had to turn his head when he was told that the giant could become independent of the kingdom of Mileana.
　Indeed, that giant has considerable strength.
　Vihela seemed to have unilaterally trampled down, but in reality she was no less competent than the oak-like woman who guarded the gates of this underground facility... than a Rank C adventurer.
　You wouldn't lose one-on-one against a common soldier.
　There is no doubt that there are enough people to beat the giants, but it still depends on the number of giants.
　But... it's easy for Ray to predict that Levreina will eventually lose.
　The giants are probably stronger than the soldiers. But it's still as good as a Rank C adventurer, and it's overwhelming as Ray, Elena, Marina and Vihela.
　There is no doubt that quality outweighs quantity in this world, but it is only natural that quality needs to be able to do so.
　You can't do it with the strength of a Rank C adventurer.
　and, given the strength of the kingdom of Miliana... it was Ray's prediction that the Giants would end up being driven out.

(And the giant is not smart either)

　They have a huge body that is incomparable to the average human being, and attacks that utilize the power that comes from that body are extremely powerful.
　But from Ray's point of view, the attack is nothing special and simple.
　That's not a light feint, so it won't be too hard to avoid for anyone with a certain level of ability.
　...however, the power of the giant body is so great that many may be frightened by it.
　If this allowed the giants to fight more intelligently, they could have been even better off with higher-ranked adventurers.

(I think I should have chosen a smarter giant, but can't they do anything about it? From what I've heard, I've got the impression that they're just using black quartz.)

　In that sense, the man in front of us is just a well-used man, like the researchers we encountered on the ground floor.
　But if they ask me if I can forgive them for creating such a scene.

"And yet, I'm surprised that we're going to wage a war of independence in the kingdom of Mileana."

　It's Elena who tells me heartily.
　As the only daughter of the Duke of Kelebel, one of the three major factions, I know of the strength of the nobility.
　The royal faction, which had more power than the aristocratic faction, naturally had more military power than the aristocratic faction, and the neutral faction was the smallest of the three major factions, but they still had appropriate military power.
　Even if a small country like the Levlarina fought for independence, it would have been possible to deal with it not only with the military power of such a faction, but also with the military power of several nobles belonging to that faction.
　Of course, if a giant comes in there, it may be difficult for a few nobles to deal with.

"Then, let alone the prime minister who sent you, is the king involved in this case?"
"Yes. To be precise, this incident seems to be led by the king. I have heard from the Prime Minister that no one like me can see the King."

　Everyone nods to Lesel's words, including Ray.
　I found out that this incident was one of the great events.

(Should I inform Mr. Dusker of this matter, after all?) I'm glad I left the pair of oves with Aarra.)

　We can't decide for ourselves that we'll be involved in a country, let alone.
　However, today's incident was naturally informed to Dasker by Arra, and we will contact him later, so it was just right.

"That is to say, the whole country. Jaya is not only a criminal organization but also a public institution."
"Don't. Of course, it's not obvious."
"Is the king of Lavrellina stupid, or does he not know how weak their country is? Very much, I don't think there is any bud for Lavrellina to become independent." -- what do you think?"Ray looked at her and the first person to speak was Elena.

"Well, I don't think it's possible to do anything about it in a purely military sense. At least a hundred or a thousand of the giants mentioned earlier would damage the Milliana kingdom, but would eventually be subdued. And what I'm waiting for is..."
"More powerful control than ever before,"

　Marina tells her to take over Elena's words.
　In fact, it was easy for Ray to imagine a violent repression in order not to think the same way if he tried to challenge himself to the war of independence.

"No matter how hard you try to fight for independence, you're too strong. It's impossible to beat the kingdom of Milliana on its own. -- for the time being, I'm sure that the giant is not all that important."

　When Ray says so, Lesel doesn't seem to react particularly to it.
　In the first place, it doesn't matter to Lesel that the country becomes independent.
　That's why they don't seem to care if independence is said to be impossible.
　I think it's a great deal of trouble before independence.

"Well, I'll let you know about the Revolutionary War later, Mr. Dusker later. It's too much for us to do something by ourselves."
"Well, you'd better leave all this trouble to Dusker."

　Maybe it's because I've known Dusker since I was little, but Marina doesn't hesitate to speak.
　With a small smile on Marina's face, Ray enters the next question.

"There must be other giants in this cellar, but only three of them you called... where else?"
"...unfortunately, the only giant left here is the one whom the woman overthrew. It was just yesterday."

　Ray frowned at the word "shipment date" from Lesel's mouth.