"Thank you, Mr. Ray," No, I'll serve you a glass of wine when you come back, saying that you've sent such a good customer to Albado."

　The village chief turns to Ray and says so with a big smile.
　For the village mayor, he was able to make an unexpected profit by doing business with Ray.
　Ray, too, paid quite a bit more to close the deal quickly.
　That's probably the reason why the mayor seems happy.
　However, the horse-drawn carriage was less available than Ray had expected, and the horse itself was not available.
　There shouldn't have been so many extra horse-drawn carts in the village, and so should horses.
　That being the case, it was no use... but it was a great help for Ray that he was able to purchase a large quantity of cloth, which had been considerably reduced.
　They also buy vegetables, fruits and meat that are in season in summer.

"Albado must have been lucky."
"Did you meet Ray and his men in pursuit of the wild boar that had escaped you?" --I wish to say that you did a good job, wild boar."

　The young man, who is still the mayor of the village, laughs heartily.
　His father, the mayor of the village, died of a sudden illness, and his son took over as head of the village in haste, but he saved face because he was able to make a deal that would benefit the village soon after that.
　As a result, Ray goes out of the village without any particular trouble and successfully finishes the deal.
　There, in spite of the intense summer sun, Seto was taking a long nap.
　In this little village, naturally, Seto... hated to let the high-ranking monster Gryphon into the village.
　However, it was a matter of considerable moderation that we should not be able to do business with Ray here, let alone with Seto.
　Ray knew from his previous experience that Seto was very unacceptable when we first met, so he had nothing to complain about and told him to wait outside the village.
　If this had been a bigger village, Seto might have complained a little, but... this is a really small village.
　Perhaps because of that, even outside the village, she could feel Ray's presence very close to her, so Sett quietly followed Ray's words, though she was a little disappointed.
　Ray approaches Sett, and the direct sunlight of the summer strokes Sett's hair, which is more appropriate to describe as hot than warm.

"Glu?"

　a set of faces that ask, "What's the matter?"
　I was enjoying my nap, but at the same time I wasn't completely asleep, I was sleeping in a way that I could get up right away if something happened."

"Thank you. I'm done with my business, and I'll be back with you."
"Glu".

　Ray's words make Seto cry and stand up.
　That's all... that's all, but the mayor is fascinated by Seto's strong presence.
　Feeling almost awe-stricken, he sees Ray straddling Sett's back... and then sees Sett leave with wings flapping after a few steps of running.
　Having enjoyed the sight of the Gryphon flying in the sky, which would otherwise have been unheard of, the village chief was a little nervous to work hard on the farm for lunch.





"Gruly!"

　After flying out of the village, it takes less than a few minutes at Seto's speed to join the Elenas.
　I've been in the village for nearly an hour, but I still can't make much money if nearly a thousand people walk around.
　What's more...

"Oh, I thought there was a possibility of a goblin, but is it oak.

　Ray is a little surprised to see several bodies of oak sitting on a wagon that has no hood and is not a hippocart.
　But the reason this group is not attacked by monsters is because of the presence of Seto.
　In other words, in the absence of Seto, you could be attacked by monsters.

(Considering that the oak had attacked me in a short time, I suppose the oak had an idea of this group in the first place. ...this is the number of people, and it would be impossible not to grasp it. But he didn't attack me because there was Seto there. but...)

　Confirming that Seto was gone, there was nothing threatening about him.
　In fact, Elena and many others were stronger than Oaks, but the consequences of not being aware of this would be that they are being cadaverized and reserved for meat.

(I don't know that the Oaks wanted to attack this group.)

　For the Oaks, this group, dominated by women, was probably worth attacking, even if they knew it was a great danger.
　In the end I couldn't imitate overcoming or defeating the great danger.

"Get off, Seto."
"Gruly!"

　Ray's words make Seto cry briefly, spread out his wings and glide toward the earth.
　Perhaps they noticed Seto's appearance, but a group of people walking on the ground showed their movements.
　He seemed to have thought it was an enemy attack or something at first, and seemed flustered.
　But from the sight of him immediately descending to the ground, he must have judged him to be Seto. There was a yellow scream from the women who had fallen in love with Seto on their journey.
　It's a scream that if a stranger hears the scream, he might call it an enemy attack or something.
　Perhaps Seto is happy that he is welcomed, but he is also in a good mood.
　When they land on the ground, they begin to walk towards the head of the party... Elena.

"Squeak!"

　The first person to greet Seth was Yero.
　I was sleeping in the sun on the carriage as I walked, but suddenly I found myself without my best friend, Seto.
　That's probably why you felt a little lonely.
　...I wouldn't normally do anything like bask in the sun in the summer sun.
　If you're not good at it... No, even if you're not bad at it, you're more likely to get heatstroke from the heat.
　It is probably because Iero, the child of the Black Dragon, is able to do such a thing calmly.
　Even though he was such a hero, he was sad that he didn't have a friend, Seto, because he was still a child.
　Seto is very popular in this party, but Yero is not inferior to it.
　While Seto is soft and friendly, Yero is popular because of his little cuteness.
　Such a yero looks on Seto's face with a look of his head.

"Grull".

　Seto is also happy to be able to play with Yero's voice bleats.
　Leaving the two happy animals alone, Ray approaches Elena, who is walking in front of the party.

"It was a little late," I thought he'd come back sooner."
"Is that so? I think it was a lot earlier than when I used to stop by another village."

　Ray's words are by no means false.
　In fact, I stayed in the village for about an hour, much shorter than before.
　It may be natural, though, that there was little negotiation between bathing and the amount of money.

"How was the carriage, let alone the horse?"

　Ray nods back slightly to Marina's words as she walks by Elena.

"Oh, there's no problem there. I was able to buy three extra cabs, though it was only an extra carriage. though it is not a hood or cart, but a cart for carrying things."
"Yes, I wish I could have had a little more, and considering the rain, I would have preferred a carriage with a roof... I can't say it'
"Well, of course, such a carriage is very useful over there. I don't think it's a kind of thief, and I don't want to try to steal it by force."

　Others nodded to Ray's words, saying it was only natural.
　It's no problem to steal from a thief, but Ray can't tolerate stealing from an innocent person like a thief.
　The result was a situation in which objects stolen through robbers were gathered under the lays.
　That's how Ray suddenly realizes.

"Where are you, Albado?"

　Yes, very recently, there was no Alvado or any other hunter to whom Ray had just gone to the village.
　I thought I'd be working with this group until Ray came back.

"Oh, they said they'd dismantle the oak as soon as possible, and brought it back to the village, and you've already left?""Did the oak attack you when you were there? There was a dead body in the carriage."
"Yes, a little while after the Ray's gone." though I can see that this group looked like a good game for the Oaks."

　Marina's lips spark a sneer.
　Marina used to smile a lot, but there must be a lot of thoughts about the existence of oak.

(He didn't forgive the oak he encountered when he went to the village of Marina.)

　the dark elves and oaks Both looked at their opponents as prey, but the meaning of prey itself was very different.
　For Oaks, it's a mother for giving birth. For Dark Elves, it's a game to eat.
　It doesn't seem that long ago, but to Ray's sense, it seems a long time ago.

"Ray? What's wrong?"
"Huh? Oh, no. It's nothing. If you leave the oak out like this, it'll be damaged, and you'd better keep it in the mistling, wouldn'

　Marina puts a slightly mysterious look on her face, but Ray leaves the scene.

"What's the matter?"
"Now?"

　Marina asks Vihela so, but of course Vihela doesn't know why Ray suddenly went to store the oak.
　I didn't mean to say anything about it, though, unless there was something wrong with it.

"Well, Ray must have some idea, too.

　That's what happens in the end, and the topic moves on to something else.
　It's naturally widely known what kind of monster oak is.
　Some people, along with goblins, don't want to be around, even if it's a corpse, because it's the worst thing for a woman.
　As a result, the carriage carrying the body of an oak was near the end of the party.

"Oh, Ray. What's the matter?"

　It was Sharia who spoke to Ray as he approached her.
　a beastly woman who, for some reason, had been freed from the collar of a slave when Ray met at Mejogo, hid that she did not want to be captured again.

(Come to think of it, I don't know why the collar of Shariah's slave came off in the end.)

　The collar of a slave could not have come off so easily, considering the Black Crystal and the Giants.
　Nevertheless, Ray had already been free from the collar of slaves when he encountered Sharia.

"What's the matter?"
"No, it's nothing. It's too late now, but I often think that Sharia has escaped the collar of slaves."

　When Sharia was told that, she looked indescribable.
　Already Sharia knows what effect a slave collar had.
　That being the case, it was only natural to have a complex look on one's face.

"Really. I don't know why, but I'm grateful to Ray."

　I was able to join the Resistance thanks to Ray's help.
　It is especially important that you have given me food.
　If they hadn't given us the food when we first met, perhaps... they would have used forceful means to steal it, and the presence of Sharia would have been known to Jaya as a matter of course.
　And if caught, it is highly likely that Jaya would have been used as the worst experimental material given what he was doing.
　There is no doubt that sharia was very rare in the sense that it was released from the spell of the Black Crystal.
　No matter how successful it was, Sharia could have expected to be treated as a prostitute again.
　In that sense, Ray is definitely a benefactor to Sharia.
　I'm sure I feel as deeply indebted as Sula.

"Someday... I'll really pay you back,"

　Sharia's cheeks had turned red, perhaps because of the embarrassment of her honest thanks.