The day after the Ray's return, the party sets off again.
　The move at that time was quite different from the previous day and made many people who knew the situation smile bitterly.

"Isn't it a little too obvious?"

　The trouble is Sula, who is leading the resistance.
　Of course, Sula is happy that she has the strength of Ray.
　Still, it is not interesting as a leader of the resistance to be so outspoken.

"It can't be helped, can't it said. It's true that we're weaker than the Reys."

　Sharia, who is in the same carriage as Sula, tells me so easily.
　As a race of beasts... or rather, Sharia's character has a respectful side for her strong opponents, and in that sense, the Rays are definitely superior to Sharia.

"I know about it, though." Understanding and understanding are definitely different things."
"Do you want to try your best not to lose to Rey?"

　There is no doubt that Sharia yearns to be as strong as the Reys.
　Not only do they admire it, but they also naturally want to have the same strength.
　Sula probably understood Sharia's feelings even though she hadn't known Sharia for so long.
　Most importantly, considering yesterday's incident... and thinking about the future when the Reys are gone, we come to the conclusion that it is imperative that we become stronger.

(I knew we weren't strong. I knew it, but... and yet, perhaps it was natural that I had won the Battle of Mejogo.)

　Thinking about yesterday, Sharia opens her mouth encouragingly to Sula, who feels this way again.

"Look, don't be depressed. It's true that we're weak now, but then it's better to be strong. Or can we remain weak?"
"That's..."

　Originally, the current resistance led by Sula is not so strong.
　The Giants broke into the area where the main force was located and lost most of their strength.
　Many of them survived and were broken in the battles... that's why a young woman like Sula is supposed to lead the resistance.
　However, just because we are weak at present, the situation is not nice enough to be honest with us.

"Not good,"
"Right? Then you should try to be a little stronger now. In the first place, we're heading to the only frontier in the kingdom of Mileana. Until we get there, the Rays won't stay with us forever. You know that, don't mean?"
"Yes,"

　I've been told many times by Ray and others about it.
　In the guillem, which is currently being expanded, the lays are a great help, and they should have returned there by now.
　The reason why the Rays are still working with the Surahs is probably because they can't completely leave it to others in terms of defense capabilities.
　That's why everywhere I go I'm going to hire a bodyguard adventurer through the arrangements of the Sorge Trading Company.
　It is no wonder that I am in charge of guarding this party.

"Then you know what to do, don't you? Fortunately, we're in a carriage when we move, and just because we're a little tired from the break, it won't interfere with the escort." And when they are there, you don't have to worry so much about the bodyguards."

　Sula would nod back to what Sharia said.





`Oh, my God!'

　Sula screams away and slows down as she rolls on the ground.

"What's wrong with you? Are you putting the resistance together at that level? At this rate, the resistance will all be monsters' prey before you get to Gilm. and it's not only you who are to be fed, but also the people you're to keep."
"Slip!"

　Sula stands up with a spear as a cane, moaning in pain at Rey's words.
　Originally, Sula is in a position to lead the resistance and does not have to go to the front.
　However, this is just the way it should be, and there should be no room for the current resistance to allow those who should be able to play.
　Surah was also involved in combat training, as well as telling parents to use it.
　...though Sula was definitely willing to raise the morale of other resistance members by being the first to participate in combat training.

"Not yet... Not yet!"

　As Sula says so, she confronts Ray again with her spear in her hand.
　Around it, Ray's fellow elenas were also resistance, and the adventurers of the bodyguards hired for their good nature...and even volunteers from among the women of former prostitutes who were supposed to be protected, participated in the exercise.
　Until now, it had been a break from the end of lunch to date.
　Like taking a nap after lunch or chatting with friends in other teams.
　Today, however, most people didn't talk and were fascinated by the mock battle that started suddenly.

"Sweet! What are you going to do when you're so easily robbed of your weapons?"

　Elena, using a long-sword Mirage, hoists a weapon into the air, entangling the handle of a thrusted spear.

"The attack itself is slow, isn't it? Sharpness, and so on, so that we can speed up a little more of a blow... and only after we have been able to attack one after another."

　Viehra, who plays a club lightly with the back of his hand.

"Look, there's a blow of water coming from behind you. Oh, you don't have to watch out for the soil under your feet. There's a blow of wind coming from above. How do you deal with that?"

　Marina, who attacks several people one after another using spirit magic, is sure to have a hard time if she loses her mind.

"Yes,"

　It was Bune that he easily avoided the blow of his spear and went inside his opponent's interval, and in an instant he thrust the blade of a white cloud into his throat.
　As you can see, those who are here today were fighting a mock battle and trying hard to improve their strength.
　In this area, after all, yesterday's incident... the very absence of Ray and his men may have influenced the darkening of the atmosphere of the party itself.
　The feeling that we were not as dependent as the Ray's was enough to make the Resistance and the Guard adventurers aware of and inspire them.

(Don't try hard.)

　Lightly scoop up underneath with a twilight spear, avoiding a blow from Sula's spear.
　If Ray had taken the blow seriously, it would have definitely broken Sula's leg, but she could not have done so in training, and Sula had only fallen to the ground without any serious injuries.

"d*mn...haha...haha...haha.
"For the time being, leave Sula there. There's no point in using your strength to the limit here. How much we can rest in a carriage, but it's unsavory that we can't move at once when something happens."

　Sula walks away from Ray, perhaps dissatisfied with the remark.
　Ray was looking at Sula's back, but instead of Sula, he turned his eyes to Sharia, who came out in front of him.

"So? Is it your turn next?"
"That's what happens. ... You're going to deal with me, aren't you?"

　Sharia looks at Ray seriously, not at mock warfare or combat training.
　For Sharia, Ray is just like the wall in front of her.
　Of course I'm not hostile.
　For some reason the collar of the slave had come off him and he had given himself food, who had been hiding in the mejogo without knowing what to do in the situation.
　I owe you a debt, but I have no grudge.
　But... nevertheless, Ray is definitely a barrier to Sharia.
　And Sharia isn't just a woman quietly looking at the wall in front of her.
　I want to fight Ray out of my animal instinct. And I really wanted to win.
　It's not as if she understood Sharia's feelings, but Ray nods after storing her twilight spear in a mistling.

"Okay, then it's Sharia's turn.""Please,"

　If this were normal, Sharia would be angry that she went out of her way to deal with him, but she doesn't think so, knowing Ray's strength.
　Ray had the spear of twilight in the first place because he thought it would be more beneficial to fight with the same weapon because Sula used the spear as a weapon.
　That being the case, it was only natural for Ray to wear bare hands in the face of Sharia.
　Sharia used weapons during the Battle of Mejogo, but she was originally good at fighting.
　That being the case, it was still best to challenge Ray with bare hands.

"Come on,"

　Ray muttered with his bare hands.
　Sharia nods to it and kicks her in the ground to make room for Ray.
　It's a beast, and its speed is clearly faster than that of any other person.
　An adventurer employed by Gimekara as a bodyguard would never be able to cope.
　Sharia's fist was fired straight into her face, but Ray averts the blow with just a little back of his right half.
　Sharia's fist passed a few centimeters past her face, but Ray didn't look particularly upset.
　Sharia, who knows Rey's power, manages to prevent Rey's blow with her left arm.
　If it had hit me on the chin, I would have been easily conscious.
　By preventing it, Sharia thought so in an instant, when she tried to let go of the counter with a single stroke of space."

"What?"

　Before the blow is delivered, the blow that should have been prevented gains momentum from it and is forcibly blown away.
　Nevertheless, with the high physical abilities peculiar to the Beast race, he was able to regain his position in the air and land without pretending to roll on the ground... but he still couldn't stop his momentum and ended up slipping on the ground for a few meters.

"Don't let yourself down just because you've prevented a blow. The blow can be more powerful than I expected. I would suggest that you avoid the enemy's attack rather than prevent it. The blow was very strong, but the pain was not so great, was it?"

　Ray's words are true, and although Sharia's arms hurt a little, it's not like she was beaten and blown away.
　Originally, the impact that blew off would have definitely been very damaging.
　However, Ray did not hit it with his fist, but rather hit it with a push, which was how it was now.

"Oh, yes. It's all right."

　As she said that, Sharia checked her arm.
　There's a slight dull pain, but it's only a few hours... or a slight pain that you can be sure will go away within a few minutes.
　What's more, Sharia is so excited about fighting that she doesn't mind any pain.

"Here we go!"

　Shout briefly and start running again towards Ray.
　It's faster than before, but the type of attack remains the same.
　Instead of doing unnecessary trickery, the attack, which was fired to hit his opponent as quickly as possible, is avoided by Ray, who also takes the same blow as before.
　Surah and the people around me thought that the result would be exactly the same as before...A blow from Ray aimed at the tip of his chin is avoided by Sharia's forceful movement.

"You're lying!"

　Who was the one who cried out briefly... but I'm sure everyone watching was surprised to see what was going on.
　But the voice of surprise is repainted by a stronger voice of surprise the next moment.
　Sharia first tried to get her fist back at Ray, but before it was completely back at hand, it was grabbed by Ray's left hand and thrown with all her might.
　A person familiar with judo would have lamented that it was a violent one on his back.
　The reason why I grabbed Sharia's arm with my left hand, not my right hand, is because my right hand was used for a blow aimed at my chin.
　So, the moment Sharia's back hits the ground, Ray lifts Sharia's body slightly up, minimizing the impact.

"Hoot!"

　Still unable to kill the shock completely, Sharia's training ended with one of Ray's.