After defeating the soldiers in front of the huge gate, Ray explores the surroundings.
　Particular attention should naturally be paid to the other side of the gate.
　As long as there are certain jayas across this gate, they will see outside as soon as they feel anything wrong.
　I intended to defeat the soldiers so that they wouldn't hear any noise around them, but if for some reason I could see what was going on outside the gate, there was a possibility that the enemy was waiting inside the gate.
　Of course, I'm confident that I can cope with it no matter what, even if the Jaya soldiers are waiting.
　But if a battle broke out inside the gate, its facilities could be destroyed.
　In other words, if there is something important...for example, a giantization or research material on black crystals, it could be destroyed.
　Also, there is a possibility that there is some magic item, although I don't expect it anymore.

(Well, if the magic item is a replica of a black crystal, I don't need it.)

　I remember touching a black crystal on the fifth basement floor of Mejogo.
　The moment I touched it, I was attacked by a black crystal.
　Ray has no idea exactly how long he has been undergoing a mental attack by Black Crystal.
　It felt like it was just a few seconds, or hours, maybe days, months, years.
　As a result, Ray, who had regained his self by the voices of Elena, used the flaming Emperor's red armor to burn the black crystals, and the mental attack ended.
　Still, Ray never wanted to do the same thing again, and even if he had a replica of the Black Crystal, he wouldn't want it.
　In addition, if I pretended to spread it carelessly, I would not know where and what kind of disturbance would occur, so I was thinking about destroying replicas if possible.

"I don't think there's any problem,"
"Well... and yet aren't Ray's Slapnil shoes any better than they used to be? I was pretty close to getting this far, but Ray seemed to be more comfortable stepping on the air than I was he said.

　He probably didn't have to use his favorite Mirage to defeat a soldier.
　With her bare hands on, Elena tells Ray so.
　Ray nods straight back to the words.

"But... didn't you tell me before that my Slapnil shoes have been strengthened?"

　Elena shakes her head to Ray, who, when she speaks in pairs of ovens, says...

"No, that's not the case,"

　With all these exceptions, Ray and Elena basically live apart.
　Elena's pleasure is communication using a pair of oves.
　Also, his original ability is high...more than anything else, he inherited the magical stones of the Ensent Dragon, and his ability is dramatically increasing.
　It's not hard to remember what Ray said if Elena was going to.
　If only Elena had mentioned that Ray had strengthened Slapnil's shoes, she would not have forgotten it because it was a magic item she was using.
　Ray apologizes to Elena after finding out she was mistaken about Slapnil's shoes.
　Incidentally, long‐distance love exists in this world as well, of course.
　althoughIf you're not a nobleman, you'll almost always break up halfway.
　Depending on the distance, it takes a few months to send a letter to the other side... six months or a year if you're not good at it.
　No, considering the possibility of being attacked by a bandit on the way, you may not know if it will arrive safely.
　It was very difficult for us to maintain that kind of feeling for each other.

(If you think about it that way, I think Japan, which has e-mail, phone, SNS, etc., was really good for that.)

　Even so, Ray had seen in some ways that long-distance relationships were likely to break down when he was in Japan.
　...it's not like hearing it from a friend, it's like Ray that it's about TV information, anime, manga, etc.
　In the first place, Ray basically lives in the countryside and there was no one to have a long‐distance relationship with.
　Or he had nothing to do with Ray.

"Ray? What's wrong?"

　Speaking to Marina as she approaches the door, Ray shakes his head saying it's nothing.

"Well, if I open this door, I wonder what's over there."
"Really? ... well, I'll leave it like that for now."

　Marina, who said she was convinced by Ray's explanation, turned her eyes to the door ahead of him.
　a door made fairly large for giants to come in and out
　Beyond the door, Lutus said, there were several people responsible for the uproar.
　I don't know if it's true or not, but it's still certain that someone belongs to Jaya.
　Then... Ray immediately distanced himself from the door.
　No, it's not just Ray. Elena, Marina, Vihela and Bune all distanced themselves from the door.
　Because I heard a strong sound coming from the door.
　It sounds as if I had thrown something at the door with all my might.

"...what?"

　I thought for a moment that we had knocked down the soldiers in front of the door, and had taken some measures... but the door didn't seem to open.
　On the contrary, Ray's dishumanizing hearing is the last thing he can hear, because the metal door blocks the other side so tightly.

"Well, I can't think of anything that happened to me."
"Something. I hear something scream."
"Well, did something go wrong? The resistance was actually sneaking in."

　After Ray's words, Elena, Marina and Vihela muttered.
　Only the thief Bune, who should have been the first to notice something unusual, is hanging his head expressionless.
　Like Ray's body, which was built with the techniques of the Zepyle group, three other people besides Beune were highly capable.
　Elena, who inherited the magical stone of the Ensent Dragon, and Vichela, who absorbed Ambris, the bloodline marina as a shrine maiden of the world tree.
　All three of them had special powers in many ways, and they were still as sharp in hearing as Ray.

"No way! The main force of the resistance must have been destroyed. by the attack of the giants."
"...but not all the main forces were killed, was it not possible that there were survivors?"

　At Vihela's words, "Is that so?" Ray bows his head.
　In fact, I wonder if it's possible... and conclude that it probably isn't.

"If anything was going on behind the door, you would immediately see what it means if you opened it."

　Elena's words, as she looks at the door, nods yes, and Ray touches the door.
　Normally, it would be difficult to open the door by yourself, but Ray would change the story if he opened it.
　Push the door that opens inward... the door begins to open little by little.
　What floated through the gap in the door at the moment was the familiar rusty smell for Ray.
　And the screams of some... or more.

"Wow, oh, oh, "Oh, my God!"
"Don't come, don't come! Don't come here!"
"Stop it! Stupid bastard! Stop it! Stop it!"
"Stop, don't eat! Don't eat me!"
"d*mn it! There's no problem with the defense force!? Who said that?"

　such a bloody scream
　Of course, screams aren't the only things you can hear.

"d*mn it! We don't have enough troops! Why did you send auxiliaries to Mejogo?""It can't be helped! Instead, just think about protecting everyone!"
"d*mn it! That giant can't move from the front of the door!"
"Oh, my God! I'm telling you to let go! Take orders! Oh, stop... don't eat me, I'm sorry...Mother, help me!"

　The sound of bone breaking came through the door, as if a bird were being eaten by a carnivore.
　Knowing what it sounds like, Ray gently closes the slightly open door.
　And when I turned around, the people there seemed to have no idea what had happened.
　It was the same with Ray that I didn't understand.
　No, Ray knows what's going on.
　The giant behind the door must be raging for some reason.
　And instead of sending reinforcements to Mejogo, he probably prepared the Giants as a defensive force.
　They have bodies overwhelmingly stronger than ordinary soldiers, and yet they are absolutely obedient to those who command themselves.
　For the rest of us, it will undoubtedly be a much more user‐friendly force than the soldiers around us.
　But... this time it completely backfired.
　I don't know why, but all of a sudden the giants burst into violence.
　Some managed to get it under control, but such a person would be the first to be eaten to death by giants.
　And the soldiers managed to stop the giants, and as a result, on the other side of the door where Ray and his men are now, there was a literally bloody battle going on the other side of the door.

"What shall I do?"
"...whatever you say,"

　When asked by Vihela, Ray hesitates about what to do.
　I didn't expect this to happen, and there was a rather unusual sight there of Ray, who was dumbfounded.
　No wonder. Not long ago, the giants were completely under the control of Jaya.
　Those behind the door, too, must have put the giants into their living quarters because of their pride.
　But the giant suddenly left control and went on a rampage.
　No, it wasn't just a rampage. That's what some people seem to be eating to death, as far as the voices come from within are concerned.

"You'll have to help me,"

　Disgusting... really reluctantly, Ray decides his course.
　It is said that the people behind this door are those involved in creating giants.
　That being the case, I don't think I'd want to help you, though not necessarily.
　What's more, it's not at all satisfactory to say that I'm going to help such people with my own strength.
　But... in order to hear information about giants and black crystals, it is necessary to have someone alive.

(I think it's my own fault to be eaten to death by the giant I've created.)

　Thinking so, Ray looks at the Elena.
　There were Elena's expression of displeasure, of course.
　But with a disgusting look on his face, he understands that helping those inside is a necessary act.
　We were getting ready to rush in.

"There's nothing we can do to hear from them. It's not interesting, of course."

　Even though Elena expressed dissatisfaction with her attitude, she still thinks there is nothing she can do to get information.
　Relieved about it, I look to other people.
　Marina and Vihela both nod back to Ray's uncomfortable gaze.
　Only Bune nodded back expressionlessly, not only to help those inside, but to show no expression on their faces as usual.

"Well, shall we go?"

　Tell him so, slowly open the door that was really slightly open.
　Open enough for one person to pass and enter the room.
　The first thing I saw was a picture of hell.
　the mess of the giants
　a corpse that has been eaten only by the upper and lower parts of the body and has been thrown to the ground without interest.
　No, the corpse might be lucky because it didn't have to go through any more pain or fear.
　The tragic thing is that a part of my body was eaten up... but it was not fatal, and many people were still alive.
　Watching them, Ray would close the gap with the nearest giant, with a death-size from the mystery ring in his hand.