"It's been a long time since you last met me!"

　Ray, Vichela and Bune, who had left the guild, saw the adventurer of a woman who hugged and broken Seto's name in front of the guild.
　The reason why I was able to identify myself as an adventurer was because I was armed with armor and a sheath with a long sword on my waist.
　And most importantly, Ray had seen the back of such a woman adventurer, and at the same time, he had seen some of the adventurers around him.

"Ah... Mire Dog, have you come back?"

　Ray calls the character by his name, but the Mire Dog, who is obsessed with Seto, doesn't seem to notice what Ray says at all.
　Well, the wizard next to the Mire Dog bowed apologetically and opened his mouth.

"I'm sorry, it's been a long time since I came back to Guillum... and when I came to Guild to report on it, I found Seto, who seemed to have reached his limit."
"Well, yes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

　Mileine... to be exact, the scorching winds of the Rank C party, led by Mileine, were out as bodyguards in the case of the Lavrellina, and were not in Gillum for a while.
　Such a situation was enough to cause what could be described as an abstinence symptom for Miredog, a well-known Setophile.
　Ray doesn't say anything particular when he looks at what's going on, either, too, knows it.
　... partly because Sett didn't hate it.
　For Seto, a Mire Dog is a favorite partner who plays with him a lot and treats him to a lot of food on top of that.
　That's why he was so quiet about the flamboyant expression of love... well, he was more than happy to accept it.

"I wonder what will happen if a guy who longs for a Mire Dog sees this? I think it's too late.

　Mireine is considered one of the most successful young people because of her beauty, good care, and accessibility where Seto is not involved.
　That's obvious when you see him leading a Rank C party, even though he's still in his early twenties.
　At the same time, there was a non-standard Ray, so it was not so noticeable these days, but it was clear from the fact that the Mireine and the scorching winds were recognized for their abilities, as they were entrusted with escorting messengers to the country of Rebullina.

(If he could come back a little earlier, it would be the Millennies who would take him to the forest of Trent -- no, seeing how this is going, he had just come back, and I don't think it's unreasonable.)

　Ray also trusts Mireine in her ability.
　Having fought together many times before, it's safe to say that they are the best people to believe in at a party in Gilm.
　So I had the feeling that I could manage to take him to an incident that was happening in the forest of Trent, but I could not force myself to ask him if I was tired of the long journey.
　Of course, if Vihela hadn't been caught, I might have asked her to do something, but since she was able to catch Vihela safely this time, there's no need to go out of her way.

"Now that you mention it, what happened to the affair in Levreina?"

　There is a bit of dislike in Ray, who speaks of the country as Levrellina.
　That's how bad the country of Levrellina was.
　It's like a country where people were sent to procure slaves to Gilm.
　Nevertheless, as a person concerned, I think we should ask what happened to the negotiations with the State of Lavrellina, and I ask Sulnin... a member of the blazing wind, who is also known as the brake of the Mileinu.
　But the only thing that came back from Surnin was shaking his head.

"We did not go as messengers, but as bodyguards. Of course, they might have told us, but we didn't want to do such a thing as much as possible."
"... I see,"

　Now that you mention it, it was understandable.
　Naturally, negotiations with the Levlarina countries are treated as confidential, and it is undoubtedly dangerous to know about it in many ways.

"First of all, the only thing I can say is that, as far as the expressions and attitudes of the negotiators are concerned, there has been a good deal of profit."
"No, you know the outcome of the negotiations. Well, that's fine. Vichela and I need to go to the forest of Trent, so could you do something about it?"

　If I keep talking to Sulnin, I'm going to get into a lot of difficulties, so I tell him so.
　Already, I was busy with things like Llornola and Zozo, but I couldn't afford to be more involved.
　I wonder if you've seen Rey doing that, a woman a little further away... again a party member with a blazing breeze, Eccrill, a late teenager, calls out to Mireinu, who is hugging Seto.

"Mileinu, Mileinu. See, let's go and report to the guild. If you stay here forever, you'll be a nuisance to others."
"Well, because it's been a long time... you've really met Seto for the first time in a long time? More like this... you know, right?
"I understand how you feel, but now that you're back in Gilm, you can meet Seto anytime in the future, so you should leave him around here today. Seto-chan seems to have something to do, and he might hate you if you interrupt him."

　be hated by Seto
　The moment he heard that, the Miredog left Seto immediately.
　Their behavior shows how much they should avoid being disliked by Seto.

"Sorry, Seto, but I'm so happy to see him after a long time..."
"Gruly!"

　A set of voices that say, "I don't care.
　As Sett looks, Mileine looks relieved from the bottom of her heart... where she finally sees Ray, Vichela, and Bune, who are not far away from her.

"Oh, my. Long time no see, Ray."

　It wasn't the Mire Dog with a loose expression in front of Seto, but the Mire Dog as the leader of the scorching wind.
　...however, seeing what happened before Sett, Ray felt that he could mend it now.
　However, if I say this here, as long as I don't know what the Mireinu will do, I will nod without mentioning the compassion of the samurai.

"Oh, I'm glad you've come back safe, too. I'm sorry, but Seto and I have something to do now. We'd like to hear about souvenirs, but that's next time."
"What? Oh, yeah. OK. I have something to report to the guild, so you don't have to worry about."

　Saying so, the Mirene takes both Eclir and Sulnin into the guild.
　On the way, Sulnin bowed to Ray in various ways and entered the guild.

"...I'm glad I went into the guild, but I wonder if I can afford the report of the Mire Dog in the guild now."

　muttered Vihela.
　Can anyone afford to receive reports of the Millenines returning from the country of Levrellina at a time when the Trent forest incident has caused so much trouble?
　Ray couldn't figure that out, but somehow there are a lot of talented guild staff.
　That being the case, Ray expected that he would eventually do something about it.

"Well, we'll do something about it. But let's hurry to the forest of Trent. For some reason, we've used our time."
"...I think the time spent was the time Ray was talking to them."
"That'said he.
"That's all I can say. ... Well, it's no use doing this here for now. Shall we hurry?"

　Encouraged by Vihela, Ray nods and approaches Seto.

"Seto, I've kept you waiting for a while. Then we're going back to the forest of Trent."
"Gruly!"

　Ray's words would make Seto cry.





"That's a green subhuman... ...who looks rather shocking, but he's no different from others."

　Rey and Sett returned to the forest of Trent, and Vihela, who had been caught and moved by Sett's feet.
　But that was the first word that came out of Vihela's mouth when she saw the Lorornola.

"Well, but the Lorol nolas have a gentle nature, so don't make any strange interference."
"Ray, thank you for coming back."The sound of such a voice echoes happily... no, with a look of relief on his face, Ray and Vichela, and Seth, Gulamel comes running up to him.

(Well, there's no possibility that his expression is real.)

　As he is in charge of negotiations, expression is one of the weapons Guramel uses when talking to others.
　There was such a prediction in Ray.
　And in fact, Ray's prediction isn't wrong.
　For Guramel, it would have been his wish if he had just one expression on his face.

"What's wrong with you? What happened? It doesn't mean that someone else has metastasized."

　As I spoke, I looked around, and there were green subhuman beings, including Llorornola, a bunch of lizard men, and a zozo standing motionless in one place.
　Nevertheless, when Zozo saw Ray looking at him, he walked toward him.

「●●●」

　mutter and bow briefly
　His attitude was quite different from the way he first attacked Ray, and he seemed to be a loyal subordinate of Ray... no, a vassal.
　Vichela, who had been hearing most of the news from Ray, was surprised by the attitude of Lizard Man... who was obviously bigger than the average Lizard Man, and who seemed to be a rare or superior species.

"Hey, Ray. What did you do?"
"Oh, yes. I just fought back and hit him off with a death-size handle because he attacked me, and for some reason this happened."
"Is it possible that Lizardman has the habit of following the loser? ...but I've fought against Lizardman many times in Egzil's dungeon, but that's not the case."
"I'll talk about that later."

　Perhaps the habits of a different world lizard...or Zozo is a distinctly different kind from other lizard men, so I guess that's why, but I can't talk about Ray's background here, and I'll mislead him.
　Indeed, I thought it would be best to talk to Elena, Marina, and Vihela after dinner tonight.

"Well... well, I'm looking forward to it. So what should I do now?"
"To put it simply, I'm going to Gilm with faces like Llornola and Zozo, so I want you to stay here in the meantime. There's a possibility that someone else will metastasize again."
"Then you can meet a strong opponent?"
"It's just a possibility. There's a good chance that no one will metastasize."

　After a few seconds of wondering what to do with Ray's words, Vihela nods.
　For Vihela, the lookout here was probably more attractive than being on the lookout for a strong opponent.
　Ray, too, was brought in thinking that Vihela would probably make such a decision, so it was the best thing to do.

"Well, then, sir, if Mr. Dusker finds out what is going on, he'll send you off right away, and I don't think it'll take that long, will it?"

　Ray asks Gulamel confirming, and Gulamel nods immediately.

"Oh, of course. When I get back to Gilm, I will immediately inform Dusker of the matter and ask him to send me additional troops."
"So I don't know exactly how long it will be, but I think it will be a good time. ... Would that be all right?"
"Well, I'll wait here for the time being. Hopefully a strong opponent will show up."

　As she spoke, Vichela smiled a glamorous smile.