Lei and Sett, who came out of the guard post, were walking around the city at stalls, just buying and selling.
　It's not a purposeful act, it's a simple window shopping... no, it's a foodwalk.
　Ray thought it might be the information of the people involved in the red cloth and cobolt cases, but unfortunately, no one would attack him or run away unnaturally when he saw them.
　... well, because Seto is here, many people come together, and there are many people.
　When Ray and Sett were on their way to the station a while ago, even those who couldn't afford to talk to Sett after seeing him, were happy to feed him sandwiches, skewers, and dried meat because they could love him enough now.
　Some of the sandwiches were never eaten by Ray, and although Seto was a little envious, he didn't do anything to express himself.
　At any rate, they show up at stalls, restaurants, and other shops selling ingredients, and buy delicious or unusual dishes and ingredients.

"Ray!"

　Suddenly called out, Ray turns his gaze to the person who called him from Seto, who is still stroking him.
　Beyond that gaze was a face that Ray knew.
　And he has a very stern look on his face, and to those who don't know anything, he is the boss of the bandits... or the one who leads the organization behind them.
　But in reality, he is not a man in the underworld, but one of the best blacksmiths in the guillem.

"It's been a long time, Pamidor. But it's quite unusual for you to be here."
"Really? I don't live in a particular store, either. ... But have you been out somewhere I haven't seen recently? I've heard that you've been dismantling gigant turtles for a few days."
"Oh, you knew that. If you did, you should have joined us. Then we could have shared a small portion of the meat in the gigant turtleneck."

　Ray's words must have been appealing to the family-loving Pamidor.
　give someone a little envious glance
　and yet the envious gaze of the mighty Pamidor only seemed to me to be intimidating.
　However, the inhabitants of this neighborhood have not caused any particular disturbance, perhaps because they know about Pamidor in their own way.
　Some people don't know much about Pamidor, who seem to see Ray and suspect he is being blackmailed, but calm him down that he knows what's going on before he makes a fuss.

"To be honest, I wanted to do that. I had a sudden job, and it was just over. You can't leave your day job alone to help you, can you?"
"Oh... did you have a job? If you were a blacksmith, would you be able to get a job in winter?"

　Adventurers basically don't work in winter.
　This year, however, there have been many jobs, including the subjugation of the Cobold and the dismantling of the Gigant Turtle, and many adventurers and others have been given the job.
　Still, many people say that they rest their bones without working during the winter, but that's because they're adventurers.
　Unlike such adventurers, a blacksmith... and a very skilled blacksmith, Pamidor has a lot of work to do.
　If you don't like it, you'll have a better life than you have now.
　Pamidor was originally a very famous blacksmith in the royal capital.
　The reason why I came all the way to the frontier like Gillum was that I wanted to protect many people with my own power as a blacksmith.
　In fact, the weapons made by Pamidor have the highest performance even in guillem, where there are many skilled blacksmiths, since many skilled adventurers gather.
　How many lives, directly or indirectly, have been saved by the weapon?
　Even Ray was convinced that he was busy with his work because of that kind of Pamidor.

"Grull".
"Hahaha, it's been a long time since you last met Seto. How have you been? ... Well, I can tell you how you look."

　When she meets Pamidor for the first time in a long time, Seto chants happily.
　For Seto, Pamidor is one of his favorites.
　Pamidor's face is usually frightened, but for Gryphon's Seto's, it's nothing to be afraid of.
　That's probably one of the reasons why Seto is so upfront about Pamidor.

"Well, a lot of things... a lot of things, but I'm sure you're doing fine."

　Ray muttered, looking at Pamidor caressing Seto.
　There was a weight in the tone that anyone could understand that there were so many things.
　Pamidor also recalls that Ray's words suggest that he should not pursue the matter any further.
　Feeling a little heavy, Ray opens his mouth as if to mislead it.

"Come to think of it, there's been an incident where kobolts break into Gilmoo these days. Are you okay with that? Like your family, especially Kumito is still small."
"Even if you're small, you're already helping me. There's nothing so dangerous about it, isn't it?"

　Ray wondered for a moment whether he was helping Pamidor, but now that I remember hearing about it from Pamidor, I remember seeing it.

"But it doesn't mean you don't play with other children on the street, does it?"

　It's only really basic that Kumito has come to help Pamidor.
　That's a step or two back from my previous help.
　Naturally, I'm not with Pamidor all the time, but I'm playing with other children.
　...but when Ray first saw Kmito, he was oppressed by children who wanted to be adventurers.

"That's true, but I think we've got Kumito armed for self-defense, and we'll manage to deal with the attack. I've heard that he's been held up at the site of the extension work in the first place."
"Well, that's not a lie, but... I've also built a mud wall so that Cobold can't get into the guillem easily."

　As he says so, Ray wonders if it's okay to let Kmito carry a weapon for self-defense.
　Of course, given Kmito's character, I know he will not use the weapon to make a strange impression. ... Still, Ray was worried that Kmito, who had the weapon made by Pamidor, would be targeted by strange people.
　Since Pamidor is known as a skilled blacksmith, his weapons are naturally traded at high prices.
　What would happen if a child had a Pamidol weapon in the midst of this?
　It would still be a good thing if Ray were just to be entangled in an adventurous child, as he did when he first saw Kumito.
　However, there is no denying the possibility that worse-quality people who want to convert Pamidor's weapons into money will be targeting Kmito.
　Despite his self-defense weapons, Kumito is a child... not an adventurer, but an ordinary child.

"Isn't carrying a Pamidor weapon dangerous for Kmito in another way?"
"Huh? Oh, you don't have to worry about that. From what you can see, I don't even know what I hit."

　Pamidor's faint confidence makes Ray wonder if it's really okay.
　There was a question as to whether someone like Kmito would care about the area.
　Kumito is a child of Pamidor, who carries a self-defense weapon.
　That alone could well be perceived as the weapon being struck by Pamidor without any particular confirmation.

"Are you sure you're okay?"

　Ray asks again, but for some reason Pamidor nods confidently.

(Considering Pamidor's personality, I don't think he's a pro-stupid... then do you really have any idea? No, but... Kmito?)

　The image of Kumito in Ray is, after all, the first impression... the first time I met him, it's a big one.
　For that reason, I could not believe that Kumito had a weapon struck by Pamidor and that there was no problem with anyone who had been aiming at it.
　Pamidor, however, must have guessed what Ray was thinking when he saw it.
　open one's mouth as if nothing was wrong

"I understand what Ray is thinking, but Kmito has always been the kind of kid he used to be. He tried his best to be strong."
"...is that what it is?"
"Oh, I don't think it's possible to be like Ray.""Like me?"

　Ray wonders why he's like himself, but for Kmito, Ray is the one who saved him from being oppressed.
　On top of that, if you heard Ray's biography of military prowess as a gossip, you wouldn't be disappointed by it. …However, there were many stories of military prowess that were out of the ordinary.

"Yes, but as a parent, I don't want Kumito to be like Ray."
"It sounds like a lot of words in front of him,"

　Nevertheless, Ray doesn't understand Pamidor's feelings.
　Ray came to Gillum... No, it's only been a few years since he came to this world of Elgin. That's not even ten years.
　Nevertheless, given all the uproar Ray has been involved in, you wouldn't want to put your beloved son in the same situation as Ray.
　It is true that Ray was safe in such a disturbance, and his ability was extraordinary, but he was also blessed with friends.
　Set, Elena, Marina, Vihela, Arra, Bune.
　By any means, all others have the same, and in some cases more, combat power than others have.
　Also, there are quite a few others who have not acted together here, but only briefly.
　With the help of such people, Ray is still alive today.

"Anyway, these days, Kumito goes to dojo and other places to train between work. And it was surprising to me, but it seems to be quite logical."
"Really? If you think he's a Pamidor kid, you can think of him as a good plot."

　Due in part to the influence of the muscles used in blacksmithing, Pamidor has a figure worthy of being called muscular.
　I also remember hearing from Pamidor himself that he had a strong fight.
　It wouldn't be so funny, then, that the child, Kumito, has a fighting talent.
　Furthermore, if he was to attend the dojo earnestly in admiration of Ray, his talent could have blossomed.

"I'm kind of happy to hear that from Ray,"

　For Pamidor, who has a pro-idiot side, he must be happy to be praised.
　After that, Ray had been talking about Kmito for a while, but suddenly he changed the subject to something else.

"Now that you mention it, do you remember the red cloth being noisy from autumn to winter?"
"What? What's that all of a sudden. ... Of course, I remember. Some of them came to my shop and went on a rampage, so I beat them up."
"Ah... yes. It's like Pamidor."

　Thinking so, Ray feels sorry for the reckless red cloths, such as the rampage at Pamidor's.
　You don't have to act so recklessly...

"Anyway, sir. The red cloth seems to be working again. Do you have any information?"

　To be precise, they were manipulating red cloths, not red cloths, and I asked Pamidor if he had to tell me about them... he shook his head with a difficult face.