Ley, out of the wind-fangs hideout, joins Seto, who has been waiting there, and heads to the hiding place of Lazaria.
　Because assassination is the main organization, hide it so that it will never be found.
　Because of that advice, even Ray, who came out of the building, can't find Lazaria by just looking around for a while.

(Do you mean you belong to the Black Dog? ...but I don't think there's any point in just being good at hiding.)

　Unable to find Lazaria, Ray opens his mouth.

"Lazaria, it's all right now. Come out."

　After saying so, for a few seconds.
　Eventually, Lazaria appears from the shadow of the building.

"Were you there?"
"Yes, I'm pretty good at hiding like this. ...a skill trained by Black Dogs to be picked up."

　Lazaria's expression as she says does not have any particular negative feelings.
　You're probably not ashamed of living in the slums.

"I see. Then there's no problem."
"Well, there's no problem over there, but there's one over here. ...isn't it a little different from what I heard before the war started?"

　It's natural for Lazaria to say so.
　At first, Ray said that the people around the building belonged to the wind tusks, but when Ray was about to fight with the person he thought was the decoy by the building, the people who suddenly said Ray was the wind tusks moved and killed Ray, not Ray.
　So Ray and the others were going to fight, but it didn't actually turn into a fight, and they just disappeared into the building together.
　For Lazaria, it's a completely different development from what I heard at first, so it's impossible not to get confused.

"Oh, it seems that it was my mistake. They had been attacked by wind fangs outside of Gilm, and apparently came in retaliation for that time. The person who leads the Gilm branch of the wind's fangs is the enemy. And I went into the building with them..."

　So, once you stop talking, Ray lets out a sigh and then talks about the situation.
　There was a battle in the building, but there were only a few mongrels to call a mongrel.
　We then examined the building and found no other people, no magic items, no gold or gold coins, no jewelry or gold bullion, and after consulting with the Dawn Star man, we concluded that there was probably a cellar.
　And Ray tried to burn the building and kill the other person who would be in the basement, but was opposed to it.
　Eventually, the wind's fangs were once left with the stars of dawn, and Ray decided to burn the building if he still hadn't found the cellar when he came back here after destroying the other organizations.
　…I decided that I would receive the magic items and treasures in the building as a reward.
　After explaining the situation like that, Lazaria nods convincingly.

"I see. I've heard of the organization called Star of Dawn. I'm not working in Gilmoo, but I think it was a pretty big organization. I've been doing a lot of shady things, including assassination, but the main purpose was to help vulnerable people living in basic slums."
"...is it like a Black Dog?"
"Yes, the characteristics are slightly different, but you can think so. I see. I've heard that you've suffered a lot from a fight with some organization a long time ago... I guess that person was the fangs of the wind."
"I'm afraid you're going to do it. Anyway, for that reason, I decided to leave the fangs of the wind to the stars of dawn. ...So let's move on. I don't have much time to relax because I want to destroy as many organizations as possible today."
I understand. Well, let's get away from here for now. Even if there is an organization called the Dawn Star, this is still the hideout of the wind's fangs. In the meantime, the people who were out of the hideout may return."
"Is that so? ... Well, if Lazaria says so, shall we?"

　Ray was confident that he would be able to cope with the return of someone who had the skills to fight in the hideout.
　But Lazaria is obviously not combatant.
　No, you may be able to use a certain amount of self-defense, but unfortunately, what is needed here is not a certain amount of self-defense, but a solid combat capability.

(Oh, but if they were in the hideout, would they be able to manage in Lazaria unexpectedly? One-on-one, though.)

　Ray's appearance was that those who had bows were never strong.
　There were some people who could defeat Lazaria.

(If you think about it, it's strange that there are only that many people in the wind fangs whose main job is assassination, considering the organization. ...maybe he hid in the cellar when he knew I was here.)

　After all, it is an organization that has survived this much with its wind fangs.
　If you learn that the hideouts of the organizations working with you are being attacked one after another, you will naturally doubt Ray's presence there.
　Therefore, if you know that you can't beat Ray at present, you can put priority on preserving your military strength.
　It would be great if we could use abandoned pieces and make them think that it is all the strength of the wind's fangs...
　Indeed, the judgment of the wind's fangs is correct.
　...but he didn't seem to have expected Ray to go to the means of burning his hideout when it came to the crunch.
　In that sense, the wind-fangs could be said to have been saved by the dawn star, who said they were searching for a hideout and a cellar.
　However, there is no doubt that the stars of dawn are all very skilled.
　If that's the case, I don't know what will happen after that, even if it's saved in this situation.

"Mr. Ray? What's the matter? I'm going, but... do you still have something to do at that hideout?"
"No, it's nothing. I wish I had been honest with them."

　It was Ray who replied like that, but it wasn't a mistake.
　In fact, unlike Ray, the Dawn Stars came to Gilm for revenge.
　And if you take revenge, you can't be killed with one stroke, and that's why you're tortured.
　It's not torture to extract information, it's torture for the sole purpose of inflicting pain on others.
　In that sense, the fangs of the wind are unhappy.
　To be honest, Ray doesn't care what happens to the person he's been aiming for.

"Well... I suppose so."

　Lazaria nods convincingly to Ray's words.
　Living in a slum and belonging to an organization called Black Dogs, they probably have some understanding of that kind of story.
　Still, Lazaria's face was twisted with disgust.

"So what kind of organization is the next one?"
"You're a clown."
"... I see,"

　Ray muttered briefly at the reply.
　However, several emotions are contained in the short muttering.
　The organization's name was something like that before, but this time it was rare to say that it was a single word, but other than that, there was someone you could imagine from the name of clown.
　a man with clown-like makeup and balloon body.
　It's easy to imagine that his skill is high because he's been matched to a certain extent.
　Since such an organization belongs to, there is a high possibility that the enemy who will remain in the hideout will be able to do so.
　...although there is no denying the possibility that the main force, like the fangs of the wind, will only be those who can be used as hidden pieces.

"Are you a clown? ... By the way, what kind of work do you do mainly?"
"It's wide and shallow, but what I'm putting the most effort into is the trafficking of illegal slaves. It is said that quite a few people are being held as illegal slaves even in slums."While explaining to Ray, Lazaria looked displeased.
　Selling slum dwellers as illegal slaves may not be interesting for Lazaria.

"Illegal slaves? ... Aren't there a lot of people who don't like it as an organization behind Gilm?"

　Of course, there are some behind-the-scenes organizations dealing with illegal slaves.
　However, it is correct to say that it is very detailed.
　One of the reasons for this was the peculiarity of Gilm.
　It's a gillem that attracts skilled adventurers from all over the kingdom of Mileana.
　Many of the adventurers who come to the slums have the strength they deserve.
　If you accidentally attack such an adventurer, the damage to the organization is enormous.
　Some people don't know the word forgiveness, especially for those who come to slums.
　If you deal with such people, even if you succeed in capturing them in the end, the damage can be greater than the profit.
　Therefore, the trafficking of illegal slaves by Gilm's underworld must be on a small scale.
　...and Ray's destruction of the organization that came from another country and forced women into slavery a while ago was also a great example.

"Well, don't touch illegal slaves in Gilmoo. Do you mean that there are so many good men?"
"That's right. To be honest, I would like it to be destroyed as soon as possible."
"...but you didn't take him to the organization first."

　If Ray was in Lazaria's shoes, he would take her to the first organization he wanted to collapse when he guided her.
　But for some reason, it was the hideout of an organization called the Blue Spear that Lazaria took Ray first.
　It is not strange for Ray to wonder why such a thing happened.
　When Lazaria was given such a glance, she spoke in a troubled manner.

"I didn't choose the blue spear for any particular reason. I just chose the closest place."
"...is that so?"

　Ray seemed convinced, but he didn't really believe all of those words.
　Still, he did not pursue any further because he did not believe that Lazaria, who belonged to the Black Dog, intended any harm to him.

"Guru".

　While walking, Seto grunts his throat.
　As Ray looked at her, wondering what had happened... there was a skinny man with drooling eyes... no, too thin.
　It looks like it's just skin and bones, but it's not a rare sight in a slum.
　But if such a man had a dagger in his hand and pointed his point at the Rays... more precisely, at Lazariah, who was guiding Ray, it would have been a different story.

"What does that dagger mean? If it attacks me, I won't forgive it either."

　After taking Ray's advice, the man doesn't seem particularly concerned... on the contrary, he looks at Ray with an out-of-focus eye, drooling like a bubble.
　It was unfortunate that Ray had no effect on his advice, but it was as he had intended that the point of the dagger was changed from Lazaria to himself.
　Lazaria probably understood Ray's aim from his words and actions.
　When he learns that the man's consciousness has been directed at Ray, he distances himself from him.
　After confirming that, Ray walks confidently towards the man.

"Huh?"

　Didn't you think Ray would approach you head-on? The man uttered an unexpected voice...
　The next moment, Ray was hit on the pigeon tail with his swinging fist, and he was forced to pass out and collapsed to the ground.

"...what is he?"

　As he spoke, Ray knew of someone who had these symptoms.
　However, it was only the person who appeared in the manga and anime I saw when I was in Japan.
　Lazaria then nods in support of Ray's bad feeling.

"It's a medicine that has been increasing rapidly since this spring. ...but the effect itself is not so strong that I wouldn't normally be so dependent on it."
"If it's normal,"
"Yes."

　If, for example, this happened on the front side of the city, not many people would be so dependent on drugs.
　However, when I become a resident of a slum, I have nothing to do, I want to remember the past, and I want to run away from reality.
　For a variety of other reasons, it is easy to yield to the temptation of medicine.
　...Of course, just because you're not a slum dweller doesn't mean you'll never resist the temptation of medicine.

"That's troublesome,"

　Ray muttered briefly, looking at the man lying unconscious on the ground.