The Black Wolf. It's an assassin who's after Ray's life.
　But for some reason, I don't really try to target Ray.
　He had actually attacked Ray several times, neither of which seemed serious, but rather wait-and-see.
　Such a black wolf is now looking at Ray from above the roof, which is more than three hundred meters away.
　It was probably because Ray's body, made by Zepyle, had a keen five senses that distinguished it from man, and even recognized it as a black wolf.

(Black wolf? Are you sure you're black wolf?

　The black wolf, who had been in contact with Ray several times and still fed him with a bun, had silver hair.
　But the black wolf's hair, which Ray is looking at now, is black.
　It's a drug addict who has attacked us after a mass mock war.
　When I knocked them down, they had the same hair color as I had first encountered them.
　Because of his direct contact with him, Ray had a strong image of a black wolf with silver hair, but the black wolf at present had definitely the right hair color to be called a black wolf.

(Well, if you think about it, it's called a silver wolf, not a black wolf.)

　Thinking so, Ray suddenly remembers seeing the Black Wolf.

(Maybe it's silver hair at night? And black hair at noon? ... Well, is it possible? It's a magical world.)

　Did you come here to eat meat buns again?
　As if to feed him, Ray turned to the black wolf... and his eyes crossed with the black wolf.

"What!"

　What Ray felt at the moment was a deadly murder.
　I feel as if all the interactions that I've had up until now had disappeared.
　No, it's so deadly that I can't even think about it.
　What is frightening, however, is that the black wolf's murder is pinpointed only to Ray, and the others around him don't seem to have noticed it at all.
　Even if you are not a person who puts yourself in battle, if you feel the murder from a black wolf like you are now, it is possible to cause some change in your body, regardless of whether you can understand it as murder or not.
　But everyone around Ray lives as usual.
　In other words, it was nothing more than a pinpoint murder of Ray.
　But... that's just an ordinary person's story...

"Oh, you murderous... you seem to be quite a good match for me."

　The story is different from that of Elena, who was next to Ray.
　Also, being next to Ray must have been because he was so murderous at pinpoint.
　The previous intoxication had quickly disappeared when he felt the murder directed at Ray.
　Ray doesn't know if it's really gone, or if he's just temporarily forgetting it because his body is in combat.
　I don't know... Still, Ray has only one choice right now.

"I'm sorry, Elena. He's... the black wolf is my enemy. Don't touch me."
"What?"

　a black wolf
　The moment the word comes out, Elena's gaze follows Ray's.
　Elena's physical ability is much higher than before because of her succession to the magical stones of the Ensent Dragon.
　That's as good as Ray.
　Elena's gaze, of course, captures the black wolf, who was right in front of Ray's gaze, with black hair, not silver hair, and who is worthy of being called a black wolf.

"That is... the Black Wolf."

　Elena knew the name of the black wolf as a natural Anesis resident.
　However, naturally, I have never seen such a black wolf with my own eyes, and in that sense, I was lucky to be able to see it with my own eyes.
　However, it was not the luck of seeing something unusual, but rather the face of the skilled assassin in advance.

"But why? He's an assassin. He's not an ordinary assassin, either. I don't think it's a problem if I help Ray.

　Elena's words are so loud that the passersby around her can't hear them, but only Ray's ears can hear them.
　Having had a dangerous conversation about assassins, he must have judged it dangerous to speak here so as to be heard by the people around him.
　In fact, apart from Ray, who is wearing a dragon robe and a hood, Elena doesn't do anything to hide her identity.
　Many Anesis residents are still in a lively mood, as the new year has just begun.
　However, Ray, who played a mock game at the end of the year and made it into a semi-festival disturbance, has actually played a part in that.
　At any rate, it would be very troubling if other passers-by heard of assassins in this situation.
　Elena was also concerned that in some cases they would attack passersby.
　This is the first time Elena has met the black wolf in person -- precisely by distance -- unlike Ray, who seems to even feed him.
　That being the case, Elena can only judge the black wolf.
　Rumor has it that he is an extremely talented assassin.
　That's why black wolves behave strangely.
　That's what Elena did with that in mind.
　Ray tries to say he thinks too much about Elena... but the next moment, the black wolf's bloodshed is released at Ray and he can't speak any more.
　Black wolves today are clearly different from black wolves that have always been in contact with Ray.
　If I may venture to say so, it's similar to the time of the drug addict's first contact with a black wolf.
　At any rate, the black wolf, which is now in front of Ray's eyes, has clearly been in contact with him until now.He seemed to be a different person to the black wolf who tried to feed him with a meat bun.

"I know that black wolf for a moment. If possible, I'll do something about it.
"Ray... this is not a game. If the other person is a black wolf, he went out of his way to show up. Then we should work together to defeat him here."

　Elena's words are by no means wrong.
　A very skilled assassin is a very difficult opponent.
　With such opponents alone, Elena's statement that she would defeat them when they should.
　But... for Ray, who has been in contact with black wolves so many times, I wanted to see with my own eyes what was going on with them.

"The black wolf has eaten several times before, and it seemed to me that they had a certain attachment, and maybe they could make me surrender without having to fight.
"I can't,"

　Elena declared so, after all, because she felt the murder of the black wolf.
　a murderous, if not very much, spirit that is unlikely to surrender from now on
　It is understandable to be told that it is not surrender but that they are about to fight.

"...but I beg you said he.

　Essentially, Elena is right.
　Knowing this, Ray, who has somehow been involved with the Black Wolf, asks so.
　There is not much time spent in contact with black wolves, so it's not surprising why they are so obsessed with black wolves.
　Still, it's true that Ray thought so against the black wolf.
　Did you understand Ray's feelings, or did you judge from his appearance that it was useless to say anything more... before long Elena breathed out her breath and spoke.

"If the black wolf were to cause damage to the inhabitants of Anesis, I would touch it, too. As a member of the Duke of Quelevel, I would not give it up. Would that be all right?"

　What Elena said was that he was determined that he would never give uphold it.
　Ray nods back to Elena's words without any particular objection.

"All right. I don't mind as long as you keep your eyes shut."
"Well, let's go. From what it looks like they're waiting for us to come."Elena's eyes are directed at the black wolf staring at Ray on the roof.
　But when the Black Wolf knows that Elena is looking at him like that, there is nothing to react to.
　He merely looked at his prey, Ray.

"...are they crazy about Ray? It's a little unusual for me to be ignored."

　Saying so, Elena seemed to still have some sobriety.
　However, Ray could have predicted that the power of the Entient Dragon in Elena would completely wipe away the intoxication if it actually came to battle.

(Well, let's say that...)

　Now I'd rather think of the Black Wolf than of Elena.
　When Ray decides so, he starts walking looking at the black wolf in the distance.
　Fortunately, Ray has a misty ring in it, containing the weapons he normally uses, such as death-size and twilight spears.
　That way, you don't have to go back to the Duke of Quelevel to get your weapons.

(If I were to go back to pick up my weapon, I wouldn't be surprised if it was a black wolf, though it was the silver one, not the black one now.)

　Ray walks down the road, thinking about who to fight against now.
　Having walked through the anaises several times, I somehow knew where I was now.
　However, when it comes to a city as large as Annesis, the complicated places are quite complicated.
　In such a place, if you're new to it, you'll get lost. ... Now Rei goes on without showing any signs of hesitation.
　Ray doesn't show any signs of that now, though he makes subtle mistakes when he's flying with Seto.
　Walking behind Ray, Elena wonders why Ray can travel this far without hesitation, but she remains silent, not expecting him to tell her about it.
　It's about ten minutes for the two of them to walk on the street in silence.
　Eventually, my eyes suddenly opened.
　Strangely enough, it was as open as a small park.
　At the center of it was a black wolf who had been on the roof of the building until recently.

"What?"

　Seeing such a black wolf, Elena turns her eyes to the building where the black wolf stood.
　However, as long as the black wolf is here, there should be no black wolf on the roof.
　Ray could tell that Elena was confused.
　That's the road Ray once took.

"It seems to be a skill of a black wolf. ... I don't know exactly what kind of skill it is."

　muttering to Elena, Ray takes another step towards the Black Wolf.

"Well, it's been a long time. I don't think I'm here to eat meat buns again today."

　Even now, the black wolf is blowing its blood at Ray.
　It's such a powerful murder that an average person could have had some influence on.
　But Ray doesn't seem particularly concerned about the black wolf's murder, and he pulls the bun out of the mistling.
　When he showed the meat bun before, he was the black wolf who was staring at the meat bun the next moment, but now there is no such thing at all, and the murder directed at Ray has not stopped.
　Unlike before, Ray takes the black wolf's eyes, which show no sign of emotion, and stores the bun in his hand in a mistling.

"It seems like there's no need for questions and answers. ... I think I was just talking about it the other day, but why did this happen all of a sudden?"

　Ray asks with nothing in his hand, but the Black Wolf does nothing to answer him.
　No, Ray has never seen a black wolf talking before, so that's not particularly surprising.
　Still, Ray asks the black wolf.

"If you don't like the meat bun, would you like some other meat, like stew with oak?"

　I don't want to fight black wolves if possible, perhaps because I fed them.
　In the first place, he used to be so innocent that he couldn't be considered an assassin, but why are he so eager to kill now?
　His short acquaintance with black wolves made it impossible to fully understand the principles of his behavior.
　One or two steps closer to the Black Wolf... the next moment, the murderous spirit he had been feeling becomes more intense, and Ray leaps away almost reflexively.
　Then there was a black wolf just behind where Ray had been... where Ray had been, sharp and pointed, and very dagger-like claws.