The information that Ray and others fought against the pink tentacles is naturally reported to the upper management of the security forces, and the person who receives the report thinks it's something they can't judge by themselves, and raises the report further up.
　That's how the report went up and down... and it ended up under Dusker, the lord of Gillum.
　However, the person who received the report decided that he could not handle it by himself, not because he did not want to take responsibility for it, but simply because in some cases the whole Gilm could be put at risk.
　Those who received the report were not authorized to handle it.
　That was why they could only place guards around the estate they searched to keep free access.
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"And no one can enter the house now. Is that all right?"
"Yes, but if what was written in the report is true, it means that the underground space is connected to the surrounding houses.

　The men who brought the report to Dusker seem reluctant to say.
　But Dusker doesn't mean to blame it either.
　Being close to the barony means that the owner of the estate is, of course, an influential person.
　What's more, it'll be difficult for him to admit that his mansion is connected to such a place... first of all.
　Also, when a mansion is large, not even the owner of the mansion fully understands the structure of the mansion.

"Then you need to actually go up the stairs and see where it leads from that basement space... is the pink tentacles in the report?"

　Even Ray's written struggle makes it very difficult to select who to send.
　Dusker, who has asked Ray many times before, knows rightly how powerful Ray is.
　Since Ray is struggling with something like that, it's impossible to make the people around him appropriate.
　Dusker doesn't want to act like sending his men to a place where they are likely to die.

"Then I'll ask Ray... no, since there were so many stairs, do I need to hire another high-ranking adventurer?"
"Then it was fortunate that it was winter now. It's not often that I'm away from Gillum on a request."
"...if you say so, but the question is whether you have lost your body during the winter."

　If you don't work as an adventurer, and you end up having parties in a bar... you'll naturally lose your temper.
　Most adventurers, however, train themselves to some extent so that they do not become completely obtuse, but they still become obtuse compared to spring and autumn.

"I can't say anything about it, but if you're a high-ranking adventurer, you'll be sure of it."
"If it were Elk, I would have left it to you."

　Dusker recalls a man nicknamed the Thunder God's axe, who has a powerful personality.
　I don't think the Elks are in Gillum at the moment to heal their son's wounds, though I don't think it's a warm expression of injury from an incident in the Vestian Empire.
　If I had, I would be a very reliable person at times like this.

"It's no use relying on someone who isn't there. So what do you do? Do you want the guild to nominate a high-ranking adventurer?"
"Oh, that's it. If possible, I'd like to explore the underground space and keep down the surrounding houses."

　With a gloomy look on his face, he poured water from the pitcher and drank it up.
　Just a little, really a little, but feeling like the water has made him feel depressed, Dasker thinks again about the report.

"Whatever you do, it's the underground space that's really troubling. Is there any other reason why anyone can come in and break the space?"
"Well, I wish I could get the information from the man who said he had caught me."
"You don't seem to vomit at all,
"Yes, apparently they were trained professionally and torture was meaningless."

　Dusker is known as a man of character, but if necessary as a lord, he does not hesitate to torture.
　I'd give you directions to torture, to be exact.

"That's troublesome. Then, shall we go directly into the underground space and look into the evidence Ray and the guards seized? ... What's going on with the decryption?"
"We are now having scholars and alchemists investigate it."

　Even Dusker could understand by looking at his face that things were not going well, without saying it all the way to the end.

"Then, do we still have to go in person? That's troublesome."
"Yes,"

　a subordinate who agrees with Dusker's words
　But as long as it was too much trouble to leave him alone, Dusker could only do his best at his job.
　I hope that if I have a hard time today, it will be a little easier tomorrow.





"...oh?"

　As Dusker concentrated on his work, the man was in a state of sulk.
　It's only natural that the underground space, the key to this incident, was found by the guards.
　In addition, it is highly likely that Akahutatsu was sacrificed in terms of timing.
　Without such an irregular situation, it is unlikely that the person who takes the red cloths with him will be found dead, as well as the red cloths, as a dead body of bones and skin.
　So it could have been said that the worst was happening to the man.

"Well, so... what shall I do?"
"What do you want me to do? You know, idiot. Now that we've found it, there's nothing we can do. All we can do is throw away all the evidence and get out of the guillem. Fortunately, we don't have to use the gate to get out now."

　Knowing what a man means, his men twitch their cheeks.
　That meant getting out of Ray's mud wall.

"Wait a minute! The Cobold isn't gone soon, and if you escape, it's night! Then it means there's a lot of monsters swarming around outside the guillem..."
"Well, ... we still need to get away from here. I thought we'd know that much."

　His subordinates are at a loss for words.
　In fact, it was certain that if we stayed in this mansion, it would definitely be bad.
　The discovery of an underground space should, of course, be immediately apparent if you look into it closely, that it is connected to this mansion.
　If so, there was more than a good chance that the house had already been watched.
　I know that, but not many people actually have combat power, including the man who brought the report.
　Before Gilmoo went in and out of the house completely in winter, there were as many as the boss in front of him... in some cases, but now they are no longer there, and this is the only one who has the highest fighting power.

"If it hadn't been called out of the blue, what would have happened yet?"

　His men muttered regretfully... and when he heard it, he threw a glass of liquor on his desk in frustration.
　The glass shatter as soon as it hits the man's head.
　Then there is a strong alcohol smell around.
　Was it good or bad for the man that the smell of blood flowing from the glass shards disappeared with the smell of alcohol?

"I'm not kidding you. You want to say I'm going to get caught without them, huh?"

　Rather than a strong stare, the man glares at him and shakes his feet without wiping his blood.
　This is because I understand that if the person in front of me is willing to do so, I can kill him as soon as I can.
　What's more, the ferocity was evident when you see some people being punished for failing to do their jobs.
　In that sense, it may be said that it is good that this is about it."I'm sorry, but we have a lot of guards, including Ray. On the contrary, in some cases, we'll have other adventurers on our side, and we'll run out of strength."
"... oh my gosh."

　Instead of throwing a broken glass, pick up another one near the table and pour sake into it.
　It could be described as a semi-desperate act, but it also showed that what his subordinates were saying was not at all wrong.

"Why don't we let that tentacle out into the city? ... No, it's impossible. As long as we're bound by a contract, we can't do anything about it now."

　A subordinate who knows how vicious the tentacles are, even though he chills his spine at his boss's words... is relieved to hear that his boss told him to deny them immediately.
　If that tentacle were to move freely through the guillem, that would be a great damage to the guillem.
　Well, in the worst case scenario, Gillum could be destroyed.
　As a royalist, the city of Gillum is a very troubling presence... but the materials and magic items from it are definitely in the interest of the kingdom of Mileana.
　No, there are some royalists who benefit from guillem.
　With that in mind, I don't agree with releasing that tentacle all over the city.

"There's an organization that's been coming up to us. Can't you use that organization behind you to make a positive move?"

　Ask his men who are still bleeding, drinking a new glass of liquor.
　But his subordinates shake their heads at his boss's words.

"If Ray is involved, I don't think it's possible. If you're an organization of Gillum, you know the power of Ray, rather than bumping into him and inflicting damage."
"Hush,"

　clench one's tongue impatiently at his subordinates' words.
　But the reason why they still don't look as angry as I did was probably because of expectations that they would.
　Generally speaking, men don't think they can win against Ray, so it would have been natural for those who were weaker than them to make such judgments.

"Then, what do you do? I'm fairly confident in my arms, so if I want to escape from the mud wall, I can escape, but there's no point in escaping by myself."
"Well, we need to bring a document with all the data and considerations that we've got from this experiment, and I think we really need a certain number of people."
"Well, then we need to do something about it. Isn't there anyone who can help us?"
"...if it had not been Gillum here, there would have been many means."

　After all, this is probably where Ray is based.
　That being the case, it is very difficult to prepare for war.

"I know. But you still have to do something about it. If you can't get it ready... You know?"

　There's an unmistakable murder in the gaze of his subordinates.
　If no one could get ready here, the murder of today would undoubtedly be put into action.
　Knowing this, his subordinates nod in a flustered manner.

"Well, yes. I'll try to find it, but if I push myself too hard, I'll need more money..."
"Oh, that's not a problem. It's the worst thing to do to cheat money here and get caught by a guard as a result. Besides, if you're a money-obsessed man, the reward should go straight to your drive. ... If you're going to deal with Ray, you'll need a reasonable amount. Anyway, tonight... ...but I'll get out of the guillem as soon as possible."

　Fortunately, as a considerable amount of funds have been prepared for this case, we should be able to meet the conditions.
　While thinking about it, he poured alcohol into his mouth to keep his irritation under control.