"Yes, I was a coachman under a merchant before he was brought to Jaya."
"Well, then I'll hire you,"

　Sula's words make a happy look on her face.
　Being a coachman means that you can move a carriage...that is, sit on the coachboard.
　There was no doubt that fatigue was much less than walking.
　People around her look envious of her.
　It's only natural. I haven't completely recovered from the fatigue I've had from last night.
　Yesterday afternoon, the collar of the slave suddenly came off, and he joined forces with the Resistance to get out of Mejogo, fighting against Jaya soldiers who tried to prevent it, and walking until the date changed.
　In the sense of fatigue, it wasn't completely off.
　Quite a few of them are struggling to walk because of muscle pain.
　Carriages are only available for those injured or slow to walk.
　No one is sick because... even those who forcibly took away women knew that there was no point in bringing them if they couldn't work as prostitutes.
　In the midst of all this, it was no doubt a great envy to be able to ride in a carriage as a coachman.

"Well, I was a coachman at home. but not for such a long time."
"Yes, for the time being. However, today you should be a coachman with someone who has experienced it. If that doesn't matter, I'll leave it to you from tomorrow."

　In the midst of this interaction... a short distance away, there was a process of harnessing the horse to the carriage.
　Again, if an amateur does something appropriate, the horse will come off the carriage along the way, causing great inconvenience to the following carriage.
　That's why experienced people needed to give good guidance.

"Hey, there! You hate horses, don't you?" Be careful to pull the carriage as easy as possible on the horse! And there! I don't play with the horse!"

　Like the coachman, not many people know how to pull a horse together.
　But there were nearly a thousand people here, and it was only natural that there were some experienced people.

"You're in that carriage," You're a horse‐drawn carriage, too. -- you're not slow to walk, so walk tight!"

　A short distance away, some members of the Resistance decide who to ride in the carriage.

"Why, why can't I get into a carriage! I'm the only one in the car!"
"No, no, no, As I've said over and over again, only slow walkers get into a carriage. --I tell you, if you deliberately pretend to be slow to walk, you'll get out of here, and that's what you mean."

　The words make a woman look unhappy, but she doesn't complain any more.
　They know that if they're kicked out of this group, they'll have to do something about everything themselves: food and drink.
　With a resentful glance at the Resistance woman, he quietly withdraws without further complaints.

"That woman is going to be in trouble if she thinks strangely of herself. You must be careful, then.
"Isn't it better to tell Sula, not me?"

　At Elena's words, the nearby Vihela nods.
　Also, Marina, who is always with Rei, is currently preparing water using spirit magic and is not here.

"Soura would know what's going on. I think it's only because of us that they keep quiet."

　In terms of deterrence, that's not going to be more than the Rays.
　Everyone here was overwhelmingly victorious over the cavalry who had chased him in the battle against the Jaya soldiers yesterday and in the capture of the carriage from Rossi... and I see with my own eyes that it was literally a touch of armour.
　It's only daredevil to pretend to be hostile to the Ray's in such a place of war.
　Then we could have thought that we should act to make ourselves feel better after the Rays are gone.
　Ray's decision to leave this group soon is not a mistake, given that it is already widely known.

"I think... the Resistance will do something about it said. There are many people who cooperate with the resistance, including Sharia."

　In Elena's eyes, Sharia was of moderate strength.
　That's what I want from my subordinates.

"If you do something from the back, you'll feel a little unsavory."

　Rey and Elena are convinced by Vihela's words without thinking...
　Such two people... well, there was a sight of this group.
　To be precise, the lay people can see it normally for those walking along the road, since it is a meadow located a little further away from the road.
　And when you see nearly a thousand people there... let alone the vast majority of them are women, you naturally attract attention.
　Some had the courage to go and ask the women what this group was, but they couldn't make it so easy if the guards of the Resistance looked at them with alarm.
　Some of them tried to talk to me out of kindness, but many of them had ulterior motives... considering that there were so many women dressed as prostitutes."
　At any rate, since this is the first morning we've had together, we've had a lot of time because of the horse-drawn carriage... but we've been able to leave after 9 a.m.

(Considering that it was about seven o'clock in the morning when I woke up, well, I guess I passed the test.)

　Ray knew it would take a long time for a woman to get dressed, but it was a satisfactory result that so many people needed about two hours to get ready for departure.
　However, that is because most people have brought a certain amount of luggage, but it's close to what they wear.
　In the future, if each village or town collects the necessary supplies, there is a high possibility that the departure time will increase in proportion to that.
　But Ray won't wait for it, even if it takes time to dress up. 　
　If it really takes time to get dressed, you should get up earlier than others and get ready.
　If you're not ready yet and you're asked to wait until you leave, Ray will leave without worrying about it.
　With that in mind... the Lays were leaving.





"It's hot... Hey, why is it so hot today?"
"I'm itchy. I hope monsters don't come, but I'd like them to do something about mosquitoes and insects.
"I'm tired. I want to take a break."

　about two hours after departure
　After that long walk, some people still complain of their tiredness.
　Also, the sun asserts itself strongly, like summer, and the sunlight that comes down is as hot as baking.
　The least salvation would be that the women's clothes are prostitutes' clothes... heavily exposed and lightly fabricated.
　However, it may be painful and itchy that you can't protect yourself from sunburn because of that outfit.

(I'm glad that Marina did her best to prepare enough water)

　Seeing the walkers drink water in their water bottles and pass the finished water bottles to others, Ray is relieved that Marina has done her best.
　At the same time, however, it is also true that there are not enough water bottles, and when you stop by the next village or town, you should buy as many water bottles as possible.

"Oh, but I want to drink that water I drank yesterday again."
"Don't tell me," If you say so, you'll want to drink it."

　Ray hears a voice saying he wants to drink the water produced by Ray's flowing dagger.
　On the other hand, some women complained that they wanted to drink when told, but Ray has no intention of using a flowing dagger here.
　I wasn't going to give the water to everyone at lunchtime, I was going to serve them water at dinner.
　If you're looking forward to the water that comes out of a running dagger every day for dinner, it will be a source of pleasure and energy.
　But that's not something you can drink unless you're working with this group.

"It might be better to have a barrel of water in the carriage,"
"Well, it's not necessary for Set to pull all the cabs, so if you put the cabs apart, even if you don't have a water bottle, you won't have to worry about the water."

　The expression "water truck" may be somewhat different, but it must have been such an image in Ray.
　There were several barrels in the mistling, so it was certain that it would not take long to get ready.
　Marina, who is walking near Ray, doesn't seem particularly dissatisfied with his opinion.For the time being, I walked on until noon... ...when I saw a group of nearly a thousand lays on the way, I was surprised to see them pass each other, but otherwise I was able to proceed without any problems.
　What Ray prepared for lunch was oak meat.
　I don't have a problem because I still have a lot in stock, but sometimes I want to add some more oak meat.

"I don't think the oak will attack me well,"
"Glu?"

　Ray mutters during the after-lunch break.
　There are barrels already in the carriage and cups for drinking them.
　The water in the cask was also prepared by the spirit magic of Marina.
　With the afternoon to come, the sun will get stronger and stronger.
　I wonder if I should prepare salt, but I'll put it off to do something about it later.
　Then Seto chokes at Ray's muttered words, leaning on Seto's body like a sofa.
　It's undoubtedly true that this group, which is mostly women, is a good game for the oaks.

(Is it possible to summon oaks if Seto does not intimidate the people around him?)

　But the question was, after all, whether we could ensure women's safety.
　It's no joke to put women in danger to hunt oak, and then to be taken to oak burrows.

(Then, instead of enticing women to feed, you'd better go hunting aggressively. With Seto's sense of smell, it's not hard to find an oak. --but only if there were oaks.)

　If you're looking for a remote guillem, it won't be hard to find an oak.
　But this isn't a frontier, so it shouldn't be so easy to find the monster you're looking for.
　Of course, it's not that there are no oaks, so there's no possibility that there are oaks around where the lays are now.

"Isn't it all right to be a bear or a wild boar, if not an oak?"
"...if you think of only the quantity of meat, I suppose so."

　The flesh of bears and boars is by no means unsavory.
　If you think of it as meat, it'll be in the category of good enough.
　But the oak meat is more delicious than that.
　As an adventurer... no, as a living person, it was natural that I wanted to eat delicious meat because I was going to eat it.
　Unless you have any other food, of course, it's a different story.
　Vichela looks convinced, yet dumbfounded, by Ray's words.
　I knew Ray was obsessed with cooking, but I'm sure he'd be thinking that way until now.

(Besides, meat that is basically not a monster doesn't taste so good unless it matures to some extent. No, it doesn't taste good, but it takes time for it to taste good.)

　I thought about hanging the dismantled meat from the carriage, but if you don't adjust it well only in summer, it will rot, and most importantly, the smell will be terrible.
　It may be good in that it entices other prey, but...
　After thinking that far, Ray shakes his head.

"What's the matter, all of a sudden?"
"No, from now on, I think it's better to beat the monsters and animals that you encounter as much as possible. It will take some time to dismantle, but it's better to have it than nothing, isn't it?"
"Well, maybe we should make dried meat, especially when we're gone."
"...yes,"

　Ray had no idea of making dried meat, as he thought it would be all right if he simply collected the meat.
　That was why he was a little impressed with Vichela's words.