Eventually, the robbers let them go without chasing them, and then they start moving on again.
　Some people said, "Wouldn't it have been better to kill the thief instead of letting him go?" But when asked, "Do you want to see a person killed in front of you?" he answered, "Of course, no."
　Some of them wanted us to kill them out of sight, but of course the Rays ignored the stories of such people.
　The ignored woman tried to say something dissatisfied, but if she was told she didn't have to act with her, she had to be quiet as long as she had no one else to turn to.
　They complain, but ultimately, they can't help themselves without them.
　If you really didn't want to be with them, there were many ways to stay with them, or if you left them, you'd have to act differently.
　Nevertheless, as long as he was with Ray, he had no choice but to follow Ray's instructions.
　Of course, it's a different story if it's an unacceptable instruction.

"Well... summer sunsets are amazing,"

　The surrounding meadows are red with the setting sun.
　The temperature is still hot, but Ray wears a dragon robe, so there's no problem there.

(But... the other faces are getting quite tired.)

　Clouds cover the sky, if any, but there are very few clouds, and the sky is as high as ever, blue.
　It was the blue sky of summer, and until a little while ago the sun had made a strong self-assertion, as if it were itself the ruler of summer.
　The intense sunlight that comes from the sun naturally robs those walking under the blazing sun.

(Moreover, I've been camping for several days in a row. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

　I also have a ray as a magic item to repel insects, but it's only within a radius of about 2m around me, and it's impossible for all of us to do it.
　That's why summer nights... and women sleeping in the meadow end up getting bitten by mosquitos because their clothes belong to prostitutes.
　No, there are many insects other than mosquitoes that harm people.
　Fortunately, no one was sick enough to get sick now, but it was certain that such a person would appear before long.
　If Ray asks if there is a way to prevent it...

(You have it, don't you? but if you use it here, it stands out quite a bit and attracts unnecessary people.)

　If Ray used the means he was thinking of, it would be easy for the army of Jaya and Levrina to grasp where the Rays were.
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"What's the matter?"

　Elena asks wonderfully what's wrong with Ray.
　I thought for a moment that there was an enemy around me, but Elena's feeling was that there was no enemy anywhere.
　When Sett looked at Sett... he was just looking at her with wonder, as was Elena.
　She used to be loved by women a little while ago, but perhaps her favorite was Ray, but now she was walking near him.
　Usually, Seto is the first person to notice when an enemy approaches him, but he doesn't seem to have found anything at present.
　Then Elena asks Ray again if he is still an enemy.

"What happened, Ray?"
"Ah... yes. No, just a little bit. I thought it would be bad to let him sleep in the open air every day. Especially now there is a meadow beside the road, so it's fine, but it won't last forever."

　In fact, there are a lot of wilderness by the side of the road.
　I still use grass as a cushion now, but I can't sleep easily when it comes to such wasteland.
　Sleeping alone is a stain on your body... No, there will be a question of whether you can sleep before that.

"Well, that's the case. I was certainly wondering what to do. I can't possibly stay in a village or town inn with this number of people."

　If this party consisted of more than a dozen people... or a few dozen people, there would have been an option to stay at the inn.
　However, there is no way that nearly a thousand people could do such a thing.
　Above all, the problem of hotel charges arises because many groups are left in their half‐clothes.
　It's possible if Ray wants to pay for it, or if that happens, he can claim it from Dusker as a necessary expense after sending the people here.
　But, again, the question of the number of people comes up big.

"Oh, then, the means I have in mind are the quickest."Stand out. Just stand out. stand out from the crowd Do you think it's okay to be in that situation?"
"Isn't it too late now? As long as we're traveling with such a large number of people, it's obvious."
"I know that, too," However, if I use the means I'm thinking of, I think I'll be noticed by other people will I? That's what the influential people in the region have been accusing me of, or they've been making strange interventions."

　And they are often overconfident and attack the Reyes just because they don't get their own way.
　Of course, it doesn't matter how many such people come together if it's just Ray.
　I don't have one, but... if it's just Ray and the others.
　There was no doubt that it was virtually impossible to fully defend all the nearly 1,000 people.

"I think you can do anything about it depending on how you do it, but what was Ray going to do after all?"

　At Elena's light words, Ray says, "Well...

"You know, you've told me that sandboats have magic items, and you can't move unless you're sanding down there, but you can't move at all. If you put it on the ground, it doesn't mean that it will break without supporting its own weight."

　When asked that much, Elena understood what Ray meant. I mean...

"Do you mean that the sandboat will be used as the bed for others?"
"Oh, there's no room for everyone, but it's probably not impossible for everyone to sleep, including in corridors and places like that... but I think we need to take some measures to keep people away from the captain's cabin, which controls the sandboat, so as not to make anyone feel strange."

　With such a large number of people, some will naturally have a bad idea.
　Ray had heard the phrase "theory of good nature" when he was in Japan, but for Ray, there is no element to believe it.

"Well, then do we rest in the captain's cabin, if we have enough space to use the magic tent?" Or let Sett and Yero keep the gate."
"Well, I don't know which way to go, but I think we need to do something about it."

　With Marina's words in between, Ray decides to use the sandboat as his accommodation.
　If you're going to sleep in the open air with your clothes on, there's no doubt that you'll get sick.
　This would result in a slow movement of the line.
　Of course, I wouldn't hesitate to put someone in a carriage if they were sick.
　That's how it was decided from tonight.





"Well, wait a minute. Why do you think it's suddenly off the road?"
"There's no way you'd know if I asked you. to hunt for food?"

　The setting sun, which had dyed everything visible a little while ago, is now half way down at the end of the earth.
　Many people have doubts about Ray's sudden departure from the road at such a time.
　The reason why they still didn't have a clear complaint was probably because many of them had felt trust in the Ray's in the first few days of their journey from Mejogo.
　There were three beautiful women on Ray's side who, to some extent, were proud of their appearance, would never win.
　I don't think we'll be able to leave the Elenas alone.
　Doubtful, the party continued to move off the road... after about ten minutes it stopped.
　Then, each of the heads of the ten-member team will be assembled."What are you going to do here?" We don't have to come all together to hunt."
"Well, what do you think?" I think it's meaningful that I came all the way here."

　As we hear such voices, Ray soon opens his mouth.

"I'm going to take out the boat where you can sleep."

　What? That was the honest feeling of those who heard Ray's words.
　Why does the word ship come out there?

(Well, if you say that in a situation I don't know anything about, I'll be confused.)

　Marina, who knows about sandboats, thinks it's only natural for her to decide that just listening to Ray's explanation doesn't make sense.
　It was the same for the team leaders, but the reason why they didn't immediately complain that they didn't understand the meaning was probably because they've seen Ray's power over and over again.
　In the face of these class presidents, Ray continues.

"As everyone knows, I have an item box. Inside the item box is a boat called a sandboat. Being a ship moving on sand, it is impossible to move on the ground as we are, but it is still a ship. I'm sure I can sleep in a roofed place."

　Several of the team leaders who were among the first to understand the meaning of Ray's words to sleep in a roofed area shouted with joy.
　In fact, sleeping on the grass was definitely quite tough.
　Most people can sleep because they are tired from walking all day.
　But some of the so-called upper classes...such as merchants and daughters of nobility, were too tired to sleep at night.
　Such people were originally supposed to travel by carriage because of their lack of physical strength and slow walking speed, but if the number continues to increase, there is a possibility that there will be a shortage of carriage.
　For a class president who has such people in his team, it's a great blessing to be able to sleep on board a ship.
　There is a possibility that a ship floating on the sea could get drunk, but there was no need to worry about it on the ground.
　It's a must‐have accommodation for the present party.

"But wouldn't it have been better to have them ready earlier?"

　Some people give such opinions, and others agree with them.
　Ray was looked at by such people, but he didn't seem particularly concerned and continued to explain.

"As I said it could accommodate nearly a thousand people, the sandboat is quite large. That's what makes it stand out. The reason why we haven't put out sandboats is that we don't want to increase the number of more enemies there now that we're being chased by the armies of Jaya and Mejogo."
"Did you decide to put out the sandboat to-day because you no longer have to worry about its pursuers?"

　Ray nods in response to a question from one of the class leaders.

"Well, I've been walking almost without a break to this day, so it's some distance from mejogo and Rossi. Thanks to you, I don't think I'll be attacked in earnest anymore. This is just an expectation, and I can't deny the possibility of something unexpected happening."

　Many people seem convinced of the words.
　Of course, not everyone was convinced.
　Some people wonder if Ray is thinking something strange... there's a reason why he can't say it.
　But as long as she can't say it, Ray has nothing particular to say about it.

"That's why I'll put out a sandboat at once." I'll tell you, the number of rooms is not enough for everyone. Please make up your mind so that you don't have to fight. If anything goes wrong with this, from tomorrow on grass again... if you don't do well, you'll have to sleep on the ground."

　Tell him so, and he pulls the sandboat out of the mistling.
　And after a few seconds of silence... cheers rang out.