In front of Ray is the corpse of three beheaded Kerberos.
　Ray was at a loss what to do with Kerberos' blood, but remembered that the monster book I saw previously said that Kerberos' blood could not be used as a material, he hung it from a nearby tree branch with his upper body down to drain the blood.

"Grull".
"Oh, please,"

　Ray thankfully placed Kerberos's head in a mistling, as Seto acclimates himself when he watches.
　Herberos' tusks and eyeballs can be used as materials for alchemy. They can also be used as materials for advanced alchemy, provided that three skulls are present.
　Watching Kerberos' corpse with his head still missing, Ray checks the surroundings.
　As long as Seto is wary of the surroundings, he doesn't think he needs to be wary here, but if he is still a corpse of a Rank B monster named Kerberos, he may come looking for it.
　With Seto, there's usually little chance of monsters approaching.
　Still, as you can see from Kerberos' attitude, some monsters attack without hesitation, even with Seto.
　Of course, it's only called a high-ranked monster.

(It's not surprising that a high-ranking monster appears near Gilm, since this is a remote area.)

　It's called a frontier because such high-ranking monsters often suddenly appear.
　...just because it's not a frontier doesn't mean that high-ranking monsters will never appear.

(The rest is the dismantling of Kerberos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

　Given Kerberos's ability, it was likely that he could obtain some flaming skills.
　That's probably how strong the firebreath that Kerberos had fired left Ray's impression.

"Was Kerberos the gatekeeper of hell? He seems to exist normally here, regardless of that."

　Ray mutters, recalling memories of seeing or reading something while in Japan.

"There must have been Orthos with two heads, but won't they come out?"

　When it came out, it was Ray muttering in the hope of getting Seto to knock it down, but it never flagged up and Orthros came out.
　Perhaps influenced by the high-ranked monster Kerberos, a large amount of blood is pouring out of his neck, hanging down his upper body.
　But the amount of blood is not infinite.
　With so much force, naturally, there is less blood left in Kerberos' body.
　Eventually, as the momentum wore off, Ray lowered Kerberos to the ground.
　It's not a natural place where there's a pool of blood, it's a short distance from it.
　Ray pulls a knife of Misril out of Mistyling, turning the moon into a light in the night sky.

(Come to think of it, it feels like it's been a long time since I used it. ... Well, I've rarely ripped it off, let alone fighting monsters these days.)

　Thinking so, he cuts the heart of Kerberos to pieces with a mislyl knife.
　Kerberos, one of the top rank B monsters, is harder and sharper than the bad metal.
　It's so hard to scratch with a knife that I bought around that time.
　Ray was able to do so because he used a misril knife, which had to do with Ray's physical strength.
　Ray's magical Misril knife cuts through such a skin easily.
　Normally, the guild buys Kerberos fur at a high price in an ornamental sense.
　However, that is only as long as it is complete.
　In the case of Kerberos, which Ray has knocked down, all three heads are cut off by death size, so it's useless in that sense.
　However, harder hair than half metal is the best material to use as a protective tool, so it's not that there's no use at all.
　At any rate, he cuts through a part of Kerberos' heart and touches it to search his body.
　In about ten seconds, the magical stones are discovered and taken out.
　Once the magical stones are removed, Kerberos' body is stored in a mistling for later demolition by a specialist.
　Then take out the running dagger and wash the magic stone and the misril knife.
　The water produced by Ray's magic, which is also known as heavenly sweet dew, would make most people cry out, "Why do you do that!" when they find out that he was washing magic stones and misrils knives.
　...for Ray, it is true that he can produce the best water, but with Ray's magic he can produce any amount of water.
　In other words, no matter how delicious the water is, it's only water after all.
　For Ray, it's water that can be produced at any price.
　If you put a misril knife washed with such water in a mistling, and a spear in the twilight, you call Seto with only a death size.

"Seto, I'm going to use the magic stone!"
"Grull".

　Seto responds to Ray's call and immediately appears.
　There's something interesting about Ray.
　They must be looking forward to seeing what skills Death Size will acquire.
　With Sett's gaze on him, Ray is ready for everything... tossing a magical stone into the air and flashing in death size.

【Death Size: Acquired the skill of Multiple Slashes Lv. 3】

　an announcement message that reverberates in one's mind
　But when Ray receives it, he looks suspicious.
　I'm glad I've mastered my skills.
　I'm also happy that his skill was improved to the next level.
　Still, the question I had was probably why I had learned... why I had improved to the next level with multiple slashes.
　Ray wondered if Kerberos would definitely acquire the flaming skills because he used a fire brace.
　However, learning… No, for some reason, it was multiple slashes.

"Glu?"

　When Seto hears the same announcement message as Ray, he looks at Ray in wonder.
　Feeling fond of Seto's appearance, Ray remembers the Battle of Kerberos...

"Oh,"

　I gave a cry of satisfaction.
　There was no proof, and I thought of the reason why multiple slashes had risen to the next level.
　There are three heads of Kerberos, each attacking at the same time or by some length of time.
　This may have led to the improvement of the level of multiple slashes.
　At any rate, it is not yet clear for what reason magicians acquire skills.
　In that sense, you may still be able to understand multiple slashes, as you sometimes learn skills that you never imagined.
　Ray, who explained the situation to Seto, decides to try out his skills in multiple slashes.

(In the case of Level 2, two more attacks were added in addition to a normal stroke. Then, now that it is Level 3, will three more attacks be added?)

　There are a lot of predictions, but I didn't know if that skill would really be the case until I tried it.
　That's why we need to give it a try.

"Is this the tree for now?"

　Ray's eye was not on the tree from which the corpse of Kerberos was hung, but on the tree a short distance from it.
　The tree from which Kerberos' corpse hangs has blood stuck to the trunk of the tree for the purpose of bleeding.
　The wood cut with multiple slashes will be handed over to alchemists as building materials.
　At that time, if Kerberos' blood sticks to the trunk of the tree, it could display curiosity again without the alchemists.
　That's why you try it on a tree that doesn't have the blood of Kerberos.

"Grull".

　Seto takes a few steps back, squealing hard.
　After confirming it, Ray swings his death-size toward the tree trunk.

"Multiple slashes!"

　The blow, struck by skill, cut off the trunk of the tree with ease.
　But that's not the point this time.
　A cut tree falls down with a crash.
　...and yet no animals or birds escaped, probably because they had already fled at the time of the Battle of Ray and Kerberos.
　Fantastic about the battle, Ray didn't realize it.
　Anyway, check the trunk of a tree that fell to the ground.
　In addition to Ray's sharp attack, there were two scars on the trunk of the tree."...two?"

　Considering that there were two at Level 2, I thought Level 3 would give us three extra slashes.

"Did that increase the power of the additional slashing?"
"Gruly!"

　As Ray looks at the tree trunk and thinks, Seto suddenly chants.
　I saw a tree trunk that Ray had cut off... Seth looking at a stump.
　Seeing Seto's slightly excited appearance, Ray wonders if he can.
　I moved to Seto's place to be rushed by the thought, and there was something like that.
　Yes, the stump had a strong trace of the attack.

"Three,"

　The effect of multiple slashes reaching level three was that the number of slashes increased by one as Ray had expected.

(Huh? But what happens when you get to level five?)

　Based on my experience up until now, a skill with a level of 5 can achieve a higher level of performance even if it is the same skill.
　However, the effects of multiple slashes are strong even at low levels such as one or two.
　It is not possible to carry out long-range attacks like flying, or to change the shape of the ground within a certain range to your liking like terrain manipulation.
　However, it is undoubtedly a very effective skill when it comes to close combat.

"Grull!"

　Seto makes a joyful cry at Ray.
　They must have been happy that the skills they improved were as effective as expected.
　Although it's not a skill that she's acquired, she's still happy that her favorite Ray has become stronger.

"Thank you. ... Well, I can't stay here forever, and I wonder if I'll be back soon. If I come back late, I'll be worried over there."

　That being said, Ray would store the cut tree in the mistling, and then take a look at where the battle against Kerberos took place before straddling Sett's back.





"Oh, Ray. It was late. ... It sounded like a tree had fallen. Is that you?"

　When Ray returns to his birth tower, he is approached by an adventurer.
　Some people would recognize Seto as an enemy and react sensitively, so they landed a little further away and walked from there.
　though there were still slime lights burning, let alone bonfire, so it might not have been a problem to come down directly from the air.

"Oh, let's fight against Kerberos for a moment. It's a little bit in the way of that."
"Cerberos!? ...Really?"

　Only a high-ranking monster in Rank B, even if you're here as a skilled adventurer, isn't that easy to beat.
　Even those who are here to guard the tower of their birth would be a very small number of individuals who could defeat themselves.

"Oh, I didn't have time to see the body, and I wasn't that good at dismantling it, so I just drained the blood and took the magic stone and brought it."
"Oh... I know. I'm very interested in Kerberos, but I'm afraid I can't really see him in this situation. I'll see him when it gets light tomorrow, right?"

　I nod to the adventurer's words in agreement with the other adventurers I was watching with.
　for it was obvious that, in this circumstance, the removal of Kerberos' corpse would only draw attention to him, and that he would not be able to keep a good watch.
　Then I should have seen it in a bright place tomorrow morning.
　In fact, as a person who is fairly confident in dismantling, I would like Ray to take care of the dismantling of Kerberos if possible, and have a conversation with him.
　Other adventurers would nod in agreement with the adventurer, if possible, because they wanted to see him firmly later.