For the time being, the Lays came to the conclusion that they would examine this underground space a little more.
　Vichela's real aim, however, is to investigate here, but more than that, she probably thought, might be able to see pink tentacles.
　Ray understands that, but it's undoubtedly true that he wants as much information as possible about the pink tentacles.
　That being the case, I had no intention of complaining about Vihela's actions, but rather willing to accept them.
　However, the reason why Ray could do this is because he had a proven track record of being able to compete with pink tentacles and was confident that he could compete with Vihela, who used the skill of immerse himself.
　If it had been the sort of guards, not Vihela, Ray would never have allowed himself to stay here.

"But I don't know when the space will be torn and that pink tentacle will come out."
"Well, I wish they'd come out as soon as possible. I don't think I can stay here forever."

　It was confirmed that the raids had stairs leading to this underground space.
　That would mean that the main purpose of this enforcement investigation has been achieved.
　...and of course, that doesn't mean that this will stop the other investigations.
　No, the discovery of the stairs leading to this underground space will allow the investigation to continue to see if there is any other significant evidence.

(But the owner of the house seemed completely ignorant of anything, so that he could find any evidence of it, but where should he look? ... I don't know who built the hidden staircase there in the first place.)

　Ray expected that he had probably built a hidden staircase after the house had been built.
　But at the same time, it is only natural to wonder how to build hidden stairs.
　Stairs... If you were to make hidden stairs, it would be difficult to do anything about them in secret because they would stand out and the sound of construction would leak out to the people around you.

(Then, when there is no one left in the house for a while? I don't think there's enough possibility in that case.)

　As I look around and think, I hear a voice suddenly.

"Hey, it's Ray and Vichela, right? What happened here?"

　I turned my eyes to the voice, where two guards were running toward the Rays.
　The guards who emerged from another staircase a short while ago returned to the estate as soon as they saw Ray and Vichela... this time they came running aggressively to gather information, not back from the stairs.
　the guards and the guards of today
　Ray doesn't know which is right.
　There was no doubt, however, that it would be the guards who were going to be scolded like Langa.
　That being said, I didn't mean Ray or Vihela to say anything, given that it was all about the guards.

"Ray and Vihela, what do you think?"
"Whatever you say it's like. As you can see, it's just an ordinary underground space."
"What on earth is an ordinary underground space... and can you describe an underground space of this size as ordinary?"

　Vichela says, somewhat dumbfounded by Rey's words.
　In fact, it is not appropriate to describe a space like this as normal.
　There was no doubt that this was an unusual place.

"When you say so, it's true, though, that nothing has happened here for now."
"... I see. When was Mr. Ray here yesterday attacked by his tentacles?"
"When... there was a guy who brought the red-cloth guys, and he went all the way to the middle of this underground space. Wasn't that reported by the guard who was working with me?"
"Oh, but I still wanted to hear from Mr. Ray, who I saw firsthand. ... So is it time, place, or some particular key that I can think of?"

　The guard's words give Ray a bit of trouble.
　In the current situation, it's probably the place where we can go about it very quickly.
　In terms of time, we can only wait here for a long time, and if it's any key, the first man to be killed by the tentacles yesterday may have something, but we couldn't recover the body, and as far as we can see, there's no body left here.
　Then even if you have something like a key item to call that tentacle, you won't be able to imitate using it.

"Then we must go to the center of this space,"

　Vichela, who has come to the same conclusion as Ray, walks straight to the center of this space.
　Ray chases her, and the guards look at each other and talk to her and her back.

"Mr. Ray and Mr. Vichela, if we were together... we'd certainly get stuck, so we'd like to go back to the house where we were conducting the raid. If possible, we'd like to see the tentacles with our own eyes..."

　Waving his hand lightly to the guards who were calling out to him, Ray walked on... until he reached the center of this underground space.

"What do you think?"

　Vihela asks Ray, but Ray shakes his head.

"No, I don't have any particular sensation. Yesterday I had a strange sensation, and I had a crack in the space, and my tentacles came out."
"Then, I wonder if that means the tentacles came out yesterday for another reason, not for the place, but then... it's going to be hard to fight here right now."

　a vehella muttering regretfully from the bottom of one's heart
　Ray also looks even more disappointed than Ray, though he was very disappointed that he could not get even a little information about his tentacles.

"Is it more likely that it's a key item or something? I think there's a good chance of time."

　Vichela naturally tells Ray which one is better.
　If it's time, that's what you have to wait for, but if it's a key item, you don't need to wait.

(however, it's not so bad that time will surely show up if you wait.)

　Thinking so, Ray looks around again.
　Then a different guard comes down the stairs and sees what's going on here.

"There are quite a few people who find hidden stairs,"
"Well, but ... Ray, which stairs did the people who brought the red cloth from yesterday come from? Why don't you look it up? Maybe it's not connected to the house above."
"... now that you mention it,"

　If you have a mansion on the ground, it's possible that something like this could happen, such as a forced investigation and possibly an attack.
　But if the enemy's stronghold was in fact in a place that could not be reached from the ground, it would certainly be quite a relief.
　Moreover, there are many stairs in this basement, which one leads to which mansion, or there may be several stairs leading to a mansion.
　It was undoubtedly true that if that were the case, many things could easily be misled.

"Right? Then why don't you go over there, and if it's the enemy's home, you can catch the mastermind in this case?"

　Vichela's words were appealing enough to Ray.
　But Vihela's first desire to fight against a strong enemy is certain.
　However, if we catch the mastermind all at once, we will make great strides in this case... on the contrary, it will definitely be solved all at once.

"All right, then wait a minute. ... Hey, wait a minute!"

　When Ray calls out to the guards at a distance, they run towards them with a slight fear of fear.
　If tentacles appear here, they are more likely to die.
　I guess that's why he's scared.
　If the other party is a criminal, the guards don't have to be so scared.
　But in this underground space, the person who comes out is a tentacle, not a human beings.
　Moreover, even Ray has the strength to struggle a little bit, so if a guard encounters him, it will be difficult to survive without much luck.
　His attitude was cautious because he knew it.

"What? I'd like to get out of here as soon as possible and go back to the house.""I'm sorry, but the stairs over there."

　Say so, Ray points to the stairs down which he and Vihela came.

"If you go up those stairs, you'll find the house where we've been conducting a raid, and I'd like to leave a message with the guards there. We're going to go down the stairs... the stairs where the other person who brought the red cloth yesterday came down, and I'll go up those stairs and look it up them."
"...isn't it dangerous?"
"It must be dangerous,"

　Ray simply tells the guards who ask him with a little anxiety.
　In fact, Ray and Vihela could not say it was not dangerous as the enemy's base was likely at the end of the stairs they were about to take.

"But this case needs to be solved at some risk... and above all, Vihela is motivated."
"Of course. We've come this far, but we can't fight the tentacles. If this happens, we can only hope that we can get into the enemy's home ground and fight against a strong enemy."

　I would normally deny the word, but if it was Vihela who said it, it's no wonder I'm convinced.

"That's the reason. Besides, there were some people who could survive safely by hitting the enemy's base... Well, I think there were only me and Vihela here, so we're the right people."

　Ray's words give the guard a second thought and then nod.

"All right, then I'll take Ray's message. ... It may not be something you should tell Ray or Vihela, but please be careful."

　Knowing Ray and Vichela's abilities, I know it's not easy to do.
　They knew it, but as acquaintances of each other, the guard told them not to be in danger.
　Ray nods back to see if he understands what the guard says.

"I know. I have a lot of things to do, so I can't come back soon, but I'll be careful about that. ... And I'll call Seto when it comes to the crunch."
"Can you hear me?"

　It remains to be seen what kind of place Ray is going to go.
　So if I call out to Seto outside, will he get his voice?
　Ray nods to the security guard's words, saying he's probably OK.

"If it's my word, it'll probably.

　I'm not saying it without any basis.
　Seto is a creature created by witchcraft.
　In that sense, Ray and Seto are magically linked.
　That's why Seto could have heard Ray's voice, but he couldn't possibly tell the guards about it, so it turned out to be somewhat misleading.
　The guards, though they had some doubts about Ray's words, decided that Gryphon's Seto could hear Ray's voice, and would not pretend to hear him any further.

"All right. Then I ordered it."

　To put it briefly, the guard walks away from Ray.
　Watching her back, Ray looks at Vihela.

"Well, let's say I'm going, then... ...not to mention Vihela, but I'll be careful."
"Yes, I'd like to fight against a strong opponent in the best of circumstances."

　Vihela nodded to Ray's words, and they began to walk up the stairs where the man in red cloth came out yesterday.