While strolling around in the guillem, shop around at stalls.
　When I looked at the whole city, I could say that many people were talking about yesterday's incident.
　Having moved the guards and adventurers on such a large scale, we can't hide it.
　Ray knew that, and most importantly, when he dismantled the Giant Turtle in the morning, people around him were talking about it.

"Well... I just wanted to know a little more about other gossip, if possible." ... don't you think so?"
"Glu?"

　The meat bun I bought at the stall... I use oak meat, so when Ray asks Seto, who is walking next to me, while eating what he should say, he bends his head saying he doesn't understand what Ray means.
　In addition, Ray naturally ate the meat bun he was eating.
　That's two Ray's, while nearly ten Seto's are in his belly.

"Rumors... Come to think of it, it's really late now, but Seth did quite well yesterday."
"Grull!"

　Say Rey's words, and let her throat ring with joy.
　Ray heard that Sett had caught nearly ten people fleeing the estate yesterday.
　If it weren't for Seto, it's likely he'd have escaped.
　...however, when he had escaped from the house, he might have had a question of where to go.

"Well done. ... Here, shall we eat this?"

　Serve the meat bun half-eaten but still steaming in front of the set.
　When Seto looks at Ray and confirms that Ray is OK, he stretches his stick to the meat bun.
　The sight of one person and one person interacting with each other in this way is not only a daily sight in Gilm, but also a relaxing sight to many people.
　Some people came to caress Seto along the way, but no one asked him to play.
　The very word "peaceful sight" was appropriate, but Ray has not been able to enjoy it with peace of mind.
　Because we know that tentacles still exist in the underground space.
　Ray had such conviction that if that tentacle were to come to the ground at any rate, Gillum would certainly panic.
　With that in mind, I can't act as if I'm genuinely relieved.

(Well, should I have knocked down my tentacles on the spot even if I ignored Langa's instructions, but as Langa said, if I knocked down my tentacles badly, it might have caused more damage.)

　Langa's instructions have ended the battle against the tentacles halfway through, but I regret it all the way back.
　That being said, Langa's opinion was reasonable, he quietly retired.

"Ray! Hey, Ray! Hold on! Ray!"

　As I walk thinking about yesterday, I hear a voice like that all of a sudden.
　Ray, who looked to his voice, saw a guard running toward him in a hurry.
　The desperate look makes me wonder if there's anything wrong with it, but... as far as the guards look, I'm in a hurry, but I don't see any urgency.
　That's why Ray waits for such guards rather than panic.

"Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
"I don't think it would be difficult to find me and Seto, but ... so what?"

　It was a standard Ray to be with Seto, but if that's the case, it's obvious that he's walking around the city.
　Given the actions of those walking around, or Ray or Sett, you can easily tell where Ray is if you ask him if he didn't see him at the stall.

"Well, that's why I was able to find it, too. ... And Captain Langa just came back after a meeting at the lord's house, and he wanted me to come and talk to Ray."
"Oh, that's rare,"

　muttered Ray, looking a little surprised.
　Given Langa's personality, if he had anything to say to Ray, he would have called on him personally, instead of calling him out.
　However, Ray's attitude was apparently not very interesting to the guards.

"It can't be helped. Captain Langa has so many papers to deal with in yesterday's case. And he's been having a meeting at the lord's house since yesterday?"
"Ah... yes. I'm sorry. I said too much. I just thought it was a little unusual, and I didn't mean to blame Ranga, so don't worry."

　The guard looked at Ray with a question, "Really?" but soon recovered.

"All right. But Captain Langa looked really tired. His wife was worried, too."
"...what? Was Langa married?"

　Unexpectedly speaking, Ranga has a gentle personality and is in the position of captain of the security force.
　The face is strong and powerful, but that's what you like.
　With that in mind, Ranga is definitely a bargain for women.

(Now that you mention it, I remember hearing it before... well, I don't know if Langa was captain of the Guards when she got married.)

　I don't think it's real because I'm a frequent gatekeeper, but the captain of the security team... is also a pretty important position in the frontier of Gilm's.
　That's why it's unlikely that Langa was able to take the position when she was young.
　...I can assure you that you can hardly get to a place other than the frontier, but I think that's the possible reason why Gilm is a frontier.

"Oh, he's a pretty good person. He often brings me gifts and stuff. I guess he talks about someone like that when he's healed just by looking at it'said he.

　Ray was looking at the guard with a smile on his face, but he didn't seem to come back after about 30 seconds, so he shook it lightly.

"Come back here. Now that I know what you mean, I'll go where Langa is. She's already busy, right? Then you can't stay here forever."
"Huh? Oh, come to think of it, that's it. ... Yeah, that's it. Then we'll get going. Here we go."

　Ray had some feelings for the guard's attitude, but decided that if things went on as they were, he would not be able to proceed forever, so he started walking with the guard.

"But has Langa really had a meeting since last night? ... Is that because of the underground space?"
"I don't think so. I haven't heard the details either. Of course, I think there were a lot of other things to discuss, but I guess the best thing is the underground space. ... To be honest, I'm interested in how we created that kind of underground space so that everyone else wouldn't notice it."

　Judging from the tone of his voice, this guard is probably the one who has actually entered that underground space.
　Ray nods convincingly, judging so.

"I'm sure I've used magic or something like that. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The words made a serious look on the security guard's face, perhaps imagining the collapsing of all the houses around there.
　Ray calls out to encourage such guards.

"Don't worry. As I've said, there's a high possibility that magic is involved in that underground space. That's why there's no particular sign of collapse in the current situation."

　As I said, for a moment... it's really a moment, but I even wonder if that underground space is being maintained as it is because of something to do with the tentacles.

(Well, hey. In that case, if you knock that tentacle down... in some cases, is it possible that the magic will disappear and the mansion around there will collapse?)

　As long as I see Langa now, I might as well ask her about it.
　Thinking so, Ray goes along with Seto and the guards... and eventually arrives at the station where Ray first comes.
　Of course, just because it's my first visit, it doesn't mean I've never seen this stuffing station.
　It was the first time I had visited the place in person, though I had seen it many times before, since it was a station in Gilmoo.
　The guard in front of the station looks at his colleagues, Ray and Sett, but does nothing but bow down, perhaps because of his taciturn nature.
　The guards who come to call Ray are not used to his behavior, nor are they particularly concerned about it.
　After telling Seto to stay by the stuffing station as usual, Ray enters the building.
　Among the relatively large strongholds, there are a lot of guards looking busy wondering if they have a lot to do with yesterday's raid.

"Ray, this way."

　Meanwhile, Ray is taken with a security guard to the back of the building... in front of a room that looks like a great man.
　It's not a gorgeous door like Dusker's office.

"Excuse me, Captain Langa. I brought Ray."
"Oh, I don't mind you coming in,"

　A voice can be heard from inside the room as the guard knocks.
　Hearing it, the guard urges Ray to open the door and get in.
　But when Ray sees that he won't go in, he instantly wonders, but especially when he doesn't respond, he goes into his office thinking that it's meaningless to say anything more.

"You're tired."

　That's what Ray muttered first when he entered the room.
　In fact, there are quite a few, if not many, papers piled up on the desk.
　Langa, who was dealing with it, was clearly more tired than usual.
　But Ray wonders when he sees such a Langa.
　Having had an all-night meeting, it's only natural that you get tired.
　But that's all I can say.
　Given his duties as captain of the Guard, Ranga would have undoubtedly stayed up all night in his own way, if not frequently...
　The question of why Langa was so tired came out of Ray's mouth.
　Listening to Ray, Langa exhales deeply and loudly.

"That's exhausting. To be honest, I didn't expect yesterday's raid to show that much evidence of crime. It's a few times as much as I had originally expected. It requires a lot of groundwork. And we had a meeting about the underground space."

　After signing the document he was reading, Ranga turns to Ray again.
　The force behind the gaze clearly indicated that some business had brought Ray here.
　Of course, Ray knew there was something to do when he was called here, but he was half-confident that it was beyond Ray's expectations.

"So? What happened to you when you called me? Can I ask you that?"
"Yes. It's about that underground space."
"... exactly?"
"The underground space will remain intact for a while, and if nothing is given from us, the tentacles of the underground space may become violent and come out of the underground space, so we will offer sacrifices."
"Sacrifice?"

　The remark probably confirms Ray's slight frown. Langa opens her mouth again before Ray says anything.

"Those who have committed crimes in Gilm are the ones who have been arrested, and only those whose executions have been confirmed."

　Langa's words close Ray's mouth to open.
　If this had meant sacrificing innocent civilians, Ray would have complained to Ranga.
　However, if criminals, or those who are to be executed, are to be sacrificed, Ray has no particular objection.
　If you ask me if I'm uncomfortable, of course I'm uncomfortable.
　Then, instead of expressing his dissatisfaction with the sacrifices, he asks another question.

"And when you are going to sacrifice me, that means that I'm still going to get Cobold."
"I'll do something about it as soon as possible, so I hope you'll keep trying a little bit more until then. Also, maybe... really, maybe, but think about the possibility of other monsters coming out other than Kobolt."

　Ray nodded reluctantly to Ranga's words.