Ray, Lazaria, and Seto, two and a dog, marching through the slums.
　Slums are all sorts of places.
　There are high streets where Ray meets a man belonging to the Black Dog, and narrow streets where he takes Ray to the Black Dog's hideout.
　For such a classification, it was definitely a narrow road that Lazaria took.
　...that's the narrow road where Seto has to resize again.
　Naturally, Lazaria was surprised to see Seto shrink to about 70 cm by resizing.
　No way, I didn't expect Setto to get smaller.
　Ray showed such an easy resizing skill because he had already shown it in front of a man who had taken Ray to his hideout.
　The information should have been passed on from that man to the Black Dog.
　The information is of great value when it comes to the unknown skills of Sett.
　That's the information many would like to know.
　That said, it didn't seem to Ray that a black dog would sell his information so easily.
　Still, Ray thought it was OK to use it in front of Lazaria, as long as Black Dog was sure to know about his resizing skills.

"But you're going down a very narrow road again,"

　As Ray muttered, Lazaria nods and opens her mouth.

"At first I was going to take a wider road, but now I know Seto can get smaller. Big roads are really easy to notice, so I can't help but stand out when Ray and Seto are walking."
"Ah... well, I suppose so."
"Glu?"

　When Ray agrees to Lazaria's words, Seto bends his head slightly, asking, "Is that so?"
　For Seto, who always stands out, I don't think he has to worry that much if he says he stands out.

(I don't think I'm the only one who can stand out because of the effect of dragon robes... that's what happened, and I feel like I'm going to get into another trouble.)

　In the absence of Seto, if Ray cannot be recognized as Ray, he is often recognized as just an apprentice wizard or an adventurer.
　For that reason, it could have been perceived as a good catch for slum dwellers.
　...however, if you mistakenly attack Ray, you'll end up with the worst.

"Anyway, how long will it take you to reach the first institution's hideout?"
"It's not long before you get to the hideout without being disturbed by the enemy, because the other party has just come to Gilm, and you don't know all these narrow roads, let alone wide roads."

　What Lazaria showed was a building at the end of a narrow road.
　It is three stories high and larger than a black dog hideout.
　...however, it looks quite old and is likely to collapse as soon as a big earthquake hits.

"What?"
"Yes. It's an organization called Blue Spears. As you say, many people use spears."
"...spears,"

　Lazaria's words remind him whether any of the assassins he encountered in this incident had a spear, but none in particular reminded him of.
　Perhaps some of his opponents were using spears as weapons, but they did not show the strength or surprise that Ray remembered.

"And there's no doubt that the blue spear sent me assassins, I don't think so, but the blue spear, because the organization is simply hostile to Black Dogs, is trying to deceive me into destroying them?"

　Lazaria nodding over and over again and again.
　To Lazaria, deception of Ray seems like a suicide.
　At least Lazaria had no intention of doing such a thing.
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"Well, then, if you think about it, Zorak wouldn't do such a foolish thing."

　If she did so, Zorak would undoubtedly be hated by Marina, who adores both her sister and mother.
　It is unlikely that Zorak will do so, and he decides that the building in front of him is definitely the hideout used by one of the enemy's organizations.

(If possible, I hope that the organization is the true nature of this discomfort.)

　For Ray, it was true that he was being targeted, but honestly he wanted to do something about the discomfort first.
　Because of this sense of incongruity, it is very difficult to feel even murderous, and it is not fashionable to be attacked by this sense of incongruity all the time you are in Gilm.
　Of course, it's a definite fact that we can't leave the assassin alone.

(First of all, the guard is... thin.)

　The security of the hideout didn't always seem to be perfect when I looked behind the building.
　Of course, it's not like there's no one on guard.
　But the security is nothing more than akin to a black dog hideout, which is quite warm for him to be hostile to Ray.

(Huh? By any chance... haven't you noticed that I'm in the slum? No, I don't, do I?)

　The assassins should know that Ray has come to the slums, at least by hypnosis and brainwashing.
　Ray was actually attacked in the slums.
　Nevertheless, it is worrisome that the defenders of the hideout have for some reason not seemed to be wary of Ray.
　What in the world would you do like that?
　Ray has no idea what that is.

(No, by any chance... haven't you noticed that I'm in the slums? If you're an assassin who uses spears as a symbolic weapon, you're a hypnotist or brainwashing assassin, you're very different in your field, and you're definitely a new organization.)

　The emerging organizations will now be working together to defeat Ray, but that also means they don't have to work together once they defeat him.
　It wasn't funny to think of the post-war expression -- a little exaggerated -- that we wanted other organizations to be as vulnerable as possible.
　That's just Ray's prediction, though.

"So, what are you going to do? If Seto is there, it's going to be like this.
"What?"

　Lazaria's words make Ray look as if he really didn't understand what he was saying.
　It wasn't just Ray, but even Sett looked at it in a similar way.

"What?"

　Lazaria couldn't understand the meaning of Ray and Sett's words and actions when she looked at them one by one.

"Well... you're going to attack that building, aren't you? Then you have to do the other person's positive movement..."
"I don't need it. Come on in front of me and defeat my opponent without any sunshine, so that I can make enemies of my strength... to other organizations than that blue spear."
"... you mean it?"

　For Lazaria, it would be honest to ask if she wasn't serious and was sane.
　I've heard that he's going to destroy the organization. I've heard that... because I thought he'd do something about it with the kind of magic of fire that Ray is good at.
　...in fact, Ray didn't have to think about it either.
　However, if the building itself disappears by imitating it like that, it will be impossible to find information about the assassin who is aiming for it, or, above all, about his discomfort after coming to Gilm.
　Other than that, the magic items held by the blue spear are burned up.
　Since he was trying to do something about the person who was trying to assassinate him, Ray wanted to have magic items and treasures owned by the organization, including the blue spear, as a nuisance.
　Given the circumstances around it, Ray decided it was still the best option to smash it head-on.
　However, this is only possible because of Ray, a notorious adventurer, and it is nothing but suicide, even if an ordinary adventurer tries to do.

"I mean it. Lazaria, hide here for now. Don't let the blue spears find you as much as you can. Let's go, Set.""Glu".
"Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh..."

　Leaving Lazaria on the spot, Ray makes his way toward the blue spear hideout without any sign of nervousness.
　Naturally, Seto, who was called out to Ray, followed suit, and Lazaria, who was left alone, was already away from him while he was wondering what to say to him.
　If Lazaria spoke to Ray here, that voice would undoubtedly be heard by the guards of the blue spear hideout.
　Understanding it, Lazaria quietly hides behind the building.
　while praying for the destruction of the blue spear as soon as possible





"Huh? Hey, that one."

　It was a member of the Blue Spear who said so.
　It is worthy of the name of the organization, with a blue-colored spear in its hand in hand.
　The man who was spoken to had a blue spear.

"The Gryphon -- oh, it's a punch! I'll get a little time, and you'll let the people in the building know!"

　The blue spear is hostile to Ray.
　When that happened, they would have informed the members of the organization members.
　As can be said of other organizations, the unfortunate thing was coming to Gilm as an organization.
　That's why I knew some information about Ray, but I didn't know how good he really was.
　Of course, I was collecting information by buying various information from informants or by using violence.
　However, in this case, it is very important that we only hear it from others.
　That's why the Blue Spear Guards told their companions to call in reinforcements while they were busy.
　I don't think I'll be able to fight and win, and it's hard to see if I'
　But just because you're going to buy time doesn't necessarily mean you need to fight.
　When I see my colleague enter the hideout with a brief request, one of them manages to misrepresent his nervousness and speaks in a deliberately light-heartedly.

"You're wearing crimson, aren't you? What do you want for our organization?"
"You don't know if it's your business?"
"Huh? I don't know what the hell you mean. Our organization... Geez!"

　I've never had a fight with Ray.
　He was going to say that, but Ray grabs the man's neck with his right hand as he moves forward before he finishes.
　That alone left the man unable to move.
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　Do you mean that people around here are rotten people behind the scenes?

"I'm afraid you don't like lying. That's why you sleep a little."

　When he says so, he hits the man in the stomach with his left hand, holding his neck in his right hand.
　The internal organs did not burst, but a broken feel reached Ray's left hand.
　The pain and shock knocked him unconscious in an instant.

"Hmm,"

　Ray throws such a man with one hand in his hand.
　...this may have helped Ray if he was taller than the man, but unfortunately he was never taller.
　Therefore, when the man was being held by the neck, his feet were not floating... they were on the ground as usual.
　When he was thrown to the ground in this way, he was blown away, lightly rubbing his feet against the ground... and it was perhaps one of the luckyest things for him that the speed at which he was thrown to the ground was somewhat reduced.

"Seto, I'm going into the building, so you keep an eye on me outside. If you run away or if you come back from outside for some reason, please knock me down."

　Ray asks Sett, picking up the blue spear from the man's hand and storing it in a mistling.
　Naturally, Seto can't help but listen to Ray's request, so she cries out, "Leave it to me!"
　After patting Seto on the head, Ray entered the blue spear hideout.