Ray smiles at the sight of the dead Dragonius.
　It's because I was able to protect Centaur, but it's because I saw Dragonius who beat him more than that.
　Because the scales of the dragonias that Ray and Seto defeated were two blue and two green.
　Dragonius, who had previously attacked the settlement of Zay, was burned to death by Ray's magic to the point where there was no charcoal left except for those with red scales.
　As a result, Ray's Mystery contains only the red-scaled Dragonius, which is resistant to flames.
　Thinking about the future... and at Grimm's request, I would have liked a body of Dragonius with scales other than red, but that's exactly what came true.

(Come to think of it, I haven't heard of the dead body being unusable yet.)

　Dragonius' body, which he took to Ergen, was ruined in one night for some reason... really for some reason.
　I was going to ask Zai if it was the same in this world, but I couldn't ask Ray last night because he was excited about the martial arts association.
　Let's listen to it today if possible.
　Thinking so, when I put the bodies of the four Dragonians in Mystiling, I approached Zai... to be exact, the Centaurs who were talking with Zai.
　Centaurs, who were talking to Zai, are surprised to see Ray and Seto like that, and are most scared.
　If it had been Centaur who helped them, they wouldn't have worried so much.
　But Ray and Seto are not Centaurs.
　Therefore, it was natural to be very vigilant.
　Even so, the reason why they didn't attack Ray and Seto was probably because they understood that Ray and Seto helped themselves.
　Ray talks to Zai, pretending not to notice the Centaurs staring at him with a mixture of awe and fear.

"And what happened?"
"Apparently, I encountered Dragonius while evacuating because I thought the village was dangerous."
"As expected. So what are these guys going to do? Evacuating in the first place... to the settlement of the Zay?"
"Yes, our village is probably the largest one right now. Centaurs are actually coming from a lot of villages."
"And what they didn't come together was their settlement, right?

　with a start
　Centaurs who were listening to Ray react.
　But Ray doesn't want to blame these Centaurs either.
　Ray made such a choice because he was told that it was those who led the village.

"Yes, but they seem to have run away, unable to believe what the chief said. ... It seems that even after the damage of Dragonius, they have only taken temporary measures."
"There are Centaurs like that, after all.

　Ray muttered deeply.
　Ray knew in advance that there was such a Centaur.
　I knew it, but I couldn't feel the Centaur I had encountered, because there was no one to call that kind of fool.
　Even though Drat feels out of touch with Ray's existence, he tries not to express his doubts or complaints and kills his feelings for the sake of the community.
　However, in the villages of those who fled like this, they are not even doing anything to make a dollat.

(Ah, but Centaur was said to respect the strong, and if you think so, are the heads of these Centaurs actually strong? ... It would be terrible if they were strong and fighting only for their own benefit.)

　While feeling a little bit sorry for the Centaurs, they finally come to the question of what to do with the people who have fled.
　Basically, as I said earlier, we should head for the settlement of Zai.
　The question is whether we can get there safely by ourselves.
　The bodyguards... or rather, the Centaurs who were fighting Dragonius when the Rays found them were not unharmed either.
　Still, it's at least good luck that he's not seriously injured.
　In any case, there is a military uncertainty to head to the village alone.
　Then, the safest option would be to send a bodyguard from among the ten who came with the Rays.
　However, as a skilled Centaur, Zai and Dorat do not have the option of acting separately from Ray here, and the survivors who had previously gone on reconnaissance cannot be left out in the sense of guiding Ray.
　In that case, there are only seven people left, but it is necessary to send them as bodyguards because they feel uneasy in terms of military strength alone.

"What are you going to do? I'll leave it to your discretion."

　Ray's tone doesn't sound so serious.
　Originally, Ray was going to attack the headquarters of Dragonius alone... No, with Seto alone.
　Zai and others are working together because Ray and Seto can't accept Centaur's pride just to be saved.
　In other words, Ray and Seto are sufficient to defeat Dragonius.
　It's only because Ray knows it that way that he can tell you so easily... that the Centaurs can't stop working with Ray so easily.
　In the first place, in order to get the role of acting with Ray, he won the martial arts association held in the village and finally got this role.
　So I didn't want to leave here so easily.

(If you leave it to me, I may take you in a set basket, but it seems impossible for Centaurs to fly in the sky as far as he can see.)

　Considering how Ray talked to Zay about the Seto basket, he wouldn't accept it, albeit very much.
　If you really want to use a set basket, it is necessary to carry Centaurs unconscious.
　There's no point in going that far if you regain consciousness while flying in the sky.
　No, on the contrary, there was a possibility that he would jump out of the set basket and die.

"That's... no, but..."

　Zai is puzzled by Ray's words about what to do.
　In fact, even if we try to send them to their own settlement in this situation, if they encounter Dragonius like this, there will surely be damage.
　This time, because Ray and others were there, we were able to deal with Dragonius.
　Given the circumstances, there was no doubt that there was nothing we could do about it.
　Without slow girls and old men, the Centaurs would be able to escape from Dragonius.
　However, it means that if you do such a thing, you will naturally give out girls and old people as food for Dragonius.
　In order to prevent this from happening, it is clear that some measures must be taken, and for those who escaped, it was essential to have a bodyguard sent by Ray and others.
　...Now, if you don't have children and girls, you have the option of acting with Ray, but you can't do that in the current situation.

"Please, I'd like you to lend me a few of them as bodyguards."

　The one who bowed is one of the Centaurs who was guarding.
　They probably understand that they can't reach the settlement of Zai by themselves, though not by themselves.
　Or maybe they thought they could continue to protect their village when they left it.
　However, after actually fighting Dragonius ourselves, I think we understood the reality well.

"...okay..."

　Zai seemed to be reluctant and really reluctant, but he still nodded to the other person's words.
　To be honest, we don't want to reduce our number of people if possible.
　However, there was no doubt that even if they were from a different village... clan, they were related.
　As a result, we chose to reduce our number of people.
　If you don't really want to reduce the number of people, and if you want to get the Centaurs who escaped to the village safely, there is a way to get them all together and return to the settlement of Zay.
　However, we have been camping here for one night.
　Considering the speed at which Centaur travels, it has already traveled a considerable distance.
　Even Ray doesn't want to waste the day.
　We are calculating the number of days required for this attack with a margin of 5 days, but that doesn't mean we can waste that margin of time.

"Thank you. I'm saved."

　a centaur that bows its head
　Each of those who worked with Zai has a complex expression on their face.
　I don't want to abandon my related Centaurs.
　At the same time, however, there is a desire to attack Dragonius' home ground with Ray.
　And I was very concerned about how to divide it into escort and attack groups.

"First of all, we need to rest them. In the meantime, decide what to do. It's almost lunch time, and I'll prepare some food for you."

　Ray tells Zai that he should have some time to think.

"I'm saved."Zai says thank you to Ray.
　Waving a light hand at it, Ray pulls out some tents used by the Centaurs from inside the Mystiling.
　The Centaurs who were fighting Dragonius had weapons but no baggage or food.
　If that's the case, it's no doubt better to have a tent if you want to take a good rest.

"Guru-ru- "Squealing".

　Ray was wondering what to do with his lunch, but he looked at Seto's voice.
　I saw Seto staring at me as if he had been expecting something, and I understood what he wanted to do.
　In other words, I'm asking if I can get some monsters, animals, or birds.
　For Ray, I'm glad that there are more ingredients.
　However, considering the time and effort involved in dismantling, it was still difficult to eat at this lunch when it came to picking it now, dismantling it, and cooking it.
　However, if Seto enjoys hunting, Ray will not stop it.

"Okay. You can go. But if you're late, you'll miss lunch."
"Guru... Guru!"

　At Ray's words, Seto runs away with a sharp cry.

"Ray, what's wrong with Seto?"

　Seeing Seto leave, one of the Centaurs asks Ray mysteriously.
　To the Centaurs, Ray and Seto were always together, so they questioned Seto's sudden behavior.
　Actually, I've been acting differently from catching birds.
　This area is probably due to impressions.

"Seto went looking for something to eat for a change. When he came back, he would bring something to eat."

　Now that Seto has gone hunting, Ray didn't have the idea that he won't get any prey.
　... unless, of course, there is nothing to prey on the other hand.

"I see. It's Seto."

　Centaur could also understand such a set.
　I agree with Ray's words convincingly.

"First of all, I'll serve dishes to the Centaurs who ran away. ... Many of them are hungry, aren't they?

　We don't know how much food that group brought when they fled their village.
　But when you see that the Centaurs have little baggage, you can tell by looking that they have not been able to bring enough food.
　Warriors can still give food to girls, children, and old people without any trouble as Ray.
　If Ray had less food, he might have hesitated to divide.
　However, Ray's mysteries contain a large amount of food, and the food prepared by the Zay community is quite generous.
　If that's the case, there's no option of not giving food here.

"Thank you."
"No, I don't think I need you to thank me."
"But I'm glad to have my fellow Centaurs share the meal."

　With a smile on his face, Ray would take the food out of the mystery without saying anything more.