This time, the reason why the Reys came to the country of Levulina is Jaya.
　Lutus was the son of the man who led the Jaya, and I had many questions to ask him. . . . .

"I'm sorry, but I can't say that."
"I'm sorry, but I can't say that."
"I can't tell you."

　When I hear a lot about Jaya, I usually get those words back.
　But that didn't mean that Lutus was being mean, much less trying to extract some reward from Ray.
　That's because when I tried to get the information out of an underground facility in Mejogo, I found someone who died easily.
　Given the possibility, there is no way that the Lays will be able to force the Lutas to give information.

(It's possible, however, that Lutus would take it the other way around and not answer what he didn't want to answer…) to one's annoyance)

　Worried about what questions to ask Lutus next, Ray talks to Elena, who was waiting behind him.

"Is there anything you want to ask? I don't know if you'll answer, but if you just ask, it's free."
"It's not that I don't want to answer either. It's just that there's something I can't say."

　Ray's words must have felt a little prickly.
　Lutus says as if he were defending his words.

"For the time being, can I ask almost no questions about the organization?" If so... this cave is next. You said there were more than a thousand giants?"

　When Ray asks for confirmation, Lutus nods firmly instead of saying he can't answer.
　After confirming it, Ray gets to the point.

"Well, let me ask you," What are you doing with the food for the giant? I saw the giant being born in that underground facility. and when he came out to bite his mother's belly, he was eating her corpse."

　He must have remembered the scene as he explained it.
　Not only Ray, but also others... even the usually expressionless Bune frowns with displeasure.

"More than a thousand such appetites," How do you feed the giant's belly, perhaps not the bats in the cave or anything like that?"
"Oh, that's easy," The giants are basically sleeping. until I give you some orders."
"... are you sleeping?"

　That reminds Ray of the giants curled up around the Black Crystal.
　But at that time he attacked himself even if he didn't seem to have done anything special.
　That's not what anyone ordered.

(If someone dares to say that he gave orders... it would be right that the Black Crystal gave orders.)

　I don't know by any means whatsoever, but the Black Crystal sensed the Ray's presence and determined that it was harming him.
　Then he moved the giants not to make them behave like that.
　With that in mind, Ray can understand why the Giants have attacked them.

"Come to think of it, the giant was sleeping when we found the black crystal... but it seemed to give them some energy. But isn't that only because the giant was on the side of the black crystal? I don't think the giant's belly would swell even if he slept without the black crystal."
"...I can't elaborate on that,"

　Ray sighs again at the usual Rutus telling him so.
　But if you force me to say anything more, I'll kill an important source of information.
　If you think about it, you can't force it.

"Well... that black crystal was a failure to break."

　To be exact, it is correct that Ray did not destroy it with the intention of destroying it, but instead extinguished the Black Crystal, which tried to erode Ray's spirit, as a result of the action of his defensive instincts.

"What?"

　It was Lutus who was the first to respond to Ray's muttering.
　No, not only Lutus, but also those around him who remain guards, look as if they don't understand what Ray said.

"Well... Ray. You may have misheard me, but I heard that you broke the black crystal?"
"Oh, yes,"
"...to be exact, it is more correct to say that they have disappeared, not destroyed."

　Elena tells him to supplement Ray's words.
　When Lutus heard the words, he looked incredibly at Elena from Ray.
　Lutus is once again fascinated by the beauty of Elena and the rest of the world, but it is probably because of the story that Lutus never misses.
　The Black Crystal is the only one that is central to the action of the country of Levrellina, the superior organization of the present Jaya... or indeed the Jaya.
　At the same time, it is a super dangerous thing that has been destroyed and abandoned by many people trying to figure out their abilities.
　It's only natural that he had -- or had -- such an extraordinary ability to create giants and manipulate them... let alone use slave collars to change their minds.
　Naturally, quite a few people in the countries of Lavrina and Jaya have decided to unravel the secrets of their abilities.
　However, after producing several abandoned people, it was decided that it was better to use black crystals than to solve them, and the situation was now.
　Having destroyed the black crystal, I was told it had disappeared, so it is only natural that Lutus should be surprised to hear that he has never lost his sway.
　Even those assembled to guard Lutus were surprised to hear the story, which proves how much the shock was.

"I can't believe it... No, he's a notorious adventurer, so it's only natural that he can do that? But... I can't believe it."

　Once again, Rey's... is confronted with what a notorious adventurer is like, and Lutus can only be surprised.
　As the son of Jaya's leader, Lutus has met many adventurers.
　Still, he's an adventurer in a small country like Levlarina after all the same.
　It was not uncommon for people to say that they were skilled, but that they had only a few skills to fall short of those of the elite in Jaya.
　But the person in front of me... No, they're not.
　I realized once again that they were not skilled adventurers in the country of Lavrellina, but some of the most skilled adventurers in the kingdom of Milliana.
　However, the Lays, who seemed to be like that, were not particularly concerned about Lutus's behavior, but were discussing what to do with him.

"What shall I do? If I ask you something careless here, you will kill Lutas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."

　There is no doubt that Lutus is part of the organization that Ray hates, Jaya.
　No, he was the son of a leader of Jaya before he was a member of the organization.
　Still, for some reason Ray didn't think it was OK to kill Lutas like the others.
　If they asked me if I could tolerate the organization Jaya, I would immediately say no.

"Well, it's been quite a while since we've had this conversation, and it's safe to assume that we're getting ready to intercept. Then why don't you take him hostage?"
"... hostage," I don't mind that, but if you try to do such a thing, those guards will resist."

　Vichela glances at the guards around Lutus, a little interesting.
　The man who fought Ray was a man of considerable skill.
　I'd like to fight if I can, even though I'm no match for that... or I'm a little inferior in ability.
　a statement with that in mind
　The red tongue licks its lips in obscurity.
　Vichela's appearance makes the guards near Lutus... and the guards who have been hiding and protecting Lutus since the last incident feel cold in their backs.
　as if it were a herbivore thrown before a carnivore.
　But that fear and awe subsides with a word Elena uttered the next moment.

"Vihela, leave it there,""Oh, I'm sorry," I couldn't help it."

　He had no intention of intimidating the other, but the desire for a fierce battle from the Vihela was sufficient to discourage the guards.

(She's a problematic boy in a different way than Ray.)

　While paying attention to Vihela, Elena really thinks so.
　Usually, it was a rather common sense behavior, but when it came to fighting, that common sense was blown away.

"So, do you mean I'm going to leave the Lutus here for now, or do you want me to take you here in case something happens, though I won't be able to give you the information.
"That's fine, but the larger the number, the more disadvantageous it will be for us, let alone the Lutus, the guard will not allow us to imitate him."

　Marina's gaze reaches the guards around Lutus and the other guards hiding around him.
　When they heard it, they were afraid of Vihela a few seconds ago... no, the guards who were in awe of it all regained themselves and nodded back.
　They would have decided that they needed to protect Lutus as guards.
　There is a view that it is not commensurate with your ability, but the fact that you do the work that is entrusted to you makes you feel good.

(Well, that's why Jaya is cooperating with the organization.)

　That's how Ray thinks about the future... and then he shakes his head.

"If I were to take other people with me, I might be in trouble, so I should stop it."

　Some guards, let alone Lutus, are dissatisfied with the way Lutus works.
　This is evident from the earlier attack on Ray.
　Ray says so, glancing at the man who still hasn't woken up from his swoon.
　The guards on Lutus' side seemed a little dissatisfied with their suspicions, but they never really expressed their dissatisfaction.

"Then... is it all right to ask about this cave?"
"Oh, that's all right," However, it's not as big as it is. Simply put, there's a fork in the cave a little way. Go to the left and you'll get to where the Jayans are. and if you go to the right, you'll get where the giants are."
"…it's quite simple, isn't it?" It was a cave, and I thought it was quite complicated inside."

　Many of the caves Ray knows are literally mazes...
　However, even with that knowledge, I didn't check it with my own eyes, but rather I learned it from anime, manga, and novels while I was in Japan.
　Since coming into this world, I've seen several caves, including one that has become a bandit's hideout, and most of them have not been so complicated.

"Well, there aren't a lot of places where you can embrace giants. This was the largest place. Oh, and, of course, the cave is downhill, so you had better be careful."

　If you say so, Ray has no choice but to agree.
　In fact, if there are more than a thousand giants, there is no doubt that they will not be able to collect them anywhere.
　If you do so, you will undoubtedly reveal the existence of the giant.
　There is no doubt that there are giants in the resistance, but only a few close to them.
　But if you gather the giants around you, they'll undoubtedly be known to a wide variety of people.
　Neither as a jaya nor as a Levrellina country should be allowed to do so.

"And how many of them are there?"
"About twenty," Oh, of course, the bodyguards are outnumbered."

　twenty people
　Ray doesn't know if the number is large.
　However, considering that there were few people in the underground facilities in Mejogo, it could be said that there were many.

(However, most of the researchers must have been evacuated because of our attack.)

　As he thought so, Ray would ask about the cave a lot more.