"Okay, let's leave. I'll hurry to get to the village as soon as possible, so be prepared to do so."

　All the Zay's nods to Ray's words.
　Since we were able to destroy Dragonius, which was a threat to us, we would like to inform everyone in the village as soon as possible... in some cases, other villages that were suffering from Dragonius.
　In that sense, there was no objection to Ray's instructions.

"But Ray... it's really okay, isn't it? As far as Ray has seen, there seems to be nothing wrong with Dragonius' home base..."
"I don't think that's a problem. As far as I've seen, there was no problem. ... There's a possibility that something will go wrong in the future after I'm gone, but I can't do anything about it either."

　I'm in trouble even if I'm told to do something about the incident that happened in my absence.
　If something happened while I was there, I don't mind dealing with it.

"Well, let's go. I've been away from the village for quite some time."

　Rey nodded to the Zay words and declared his departure on Seto's back.





"I can see you!"

　Four days after leaving Dragonius' home ground, there was a nostalgic settlement for the Centaurs, in front of Ray's eyes.
　However, the village moves every certain period of time, so it's not that nostalgic.
　Still, it's only natural to be happy to be back like this.

(For the time being... I don't think I was attacked by Dragonius while we were away.)

　Among the villages, the talented Zay and Dorat came along with the Rays.
　In the meantime, if the village had been attacked by Dragonius, the damage would have increased.
　However, there was no particular damage to the village...

"What?"

　Looking out of the village, Ray exclaims in an involuntary manner.
　That's because around five Dragonius corpses were lying on the side of the village.
　The body of Dragonius, who attacked Ray the day he first came to this world, is all housed in the Mystery.
　So the body of Dragonius lying outside the settlement must be the enemy that came after the Rayes were gone.
　On the contrary, considering the rusty smell of iron that drifted close to the village, you can think that Dragonius attacked only a while ago.

(Nevertheless... no damage? No, even if there is no damage to the village, there is a possibility that the Centaurs have been killed or injured.)

　With a bad feeling, Ray turns his eyes to the side... towards the Zai.
　Then, as the settlement approached, the Zayes probably noticed Dragonius' corpse, with serious...and serious expressions.

"It's all right. From this point of view, it doesn't look like the village has been damaged. Then... maybe we could have done something with the strength left in the village."
"Really? But..."

　If you have a lot of power in a village like Zai or Dorat, but in the case of the average Centaur, you can't win unless you fight against Dragonius by a large number of people.
　If you think you've been attacked by five Dragonians... some Centaurs may be dead, even though the settlement has not been damaged.
　Recently, many Centaurs have gathered from various villages, but even so, if you think that friends who have grown up together since childhood have been injured or died, there are many things to think about.

"Let's go."

　Zai says so, and other people speed up their way to the village.
　Not long ago... he was happy when he found the village, but now he's gone.
　It was necessary to arrive at the village as soon as possible and check what happened there.

(Shall I go one step ahead? ... No, in this case, the Zai living in the village should arrive first.)

　Ray doesn't know how he defeated Dragonius.
　I don't know, but as long as Dragonius is dead, the person who did it means that he protected the village, and in other words, he judged it to be friendly.

"Here we go. We need to get to the village as soon as possible now. ... I'll ask you just in case, who else is good enough to deal with Dragonius alone?"
"No, I used to be..."

　When asked by Ray, Zai shook his head saying so.
　Just by looking at Zai like that, Ray somehow understood the reason.
　In other words, he may have been bitten to death in the battle with Dragonius.
　Even if one person... or a few people have the ability to defeat Dragonius alone or not to defeat him, it's only a small number.
　If there were a few Dragonians, there were quite a few at home.
　Moreover, if you include a group that arrived the next day who were not based at the time of Ray's attack, the number would not be very small.
　And since you can fight Dragonius individually, the burden increases.
　As a result, the burden increased and the number of comb teeth decreased one by one.

"Well, then, I wonder who beat that Dragonius."
"What? Isn't it... that the people who remained in the village cooperated to defeat it?"

　In Ray's words, one of the Centaurs says so.
　But Ray shook his head denying it.

"No, but the community doesn't seem to be lamenting. If the Centaurs who stayed in the village worked together to defeat it, one or two might be dead. No?"

　If you say so, the Centaurs can't argue.
　Because the Centaurs know the strength of the Dragonians most deeply.
　That's why I can only say it's strange considering the current situation.
　In order to learn about it, Ray is saying that he should head to the village as soon as possible.
　And as I approached the village...

"Hey, you're lying."

　When Dragonius' body was clearly identified, Ray muttered, "I can't help but think."
　Because two of Dragonius' bodies were completely free of trauma.
　The other three have great scars on their bodies, as if they had been torn apart by a huge claw or something.
　Dragonius scales are quite hard and cannot be easily torn apart.
　Nevertheless, the three Dragonians are being killed easily.
　...that's enough.
　But the problem is the remaining two.
　He's dead even though he doesn't have any wounds.
　Ray knew who could do the two.

(No, but... this is a different world, isn't it?

　The person is not a person in this world, but an Ergen.
　In this world... let alone in this place.
　With such questions in mind, Ray heads to the village with the others...

"Oh, Ray. You're late."

　Perhaps happy to surprise Ray, there was a big smile on his face.
　As usual, they are dressed in thin clothing like prostitutes and dancers, and their hands and feet are equipped with armour and instep, respectively.
　It was the claws produced by magic from the back of the hand that cut the scales of Dragonius.
　And the two animals who had died without any particular trauma...

(A demon's palm, or something)

　I think of the extremely vicious skills that Vihera has.
　No matter how hard Dragonius has scales, a demon palm is a skill that directly impacts the opponent's body by magic.In other words, no protective gear is useful in front of a demon's palm, even if there is a protective armour like the legendary one. ...unless the legendary armour has some special ability to prevent the demon's palm.
　In a way, it can be said that it is the best skill in fighting Dragonius.
　...it seems that there were actually more people who fell down not only with the exorcist palm but also with claws stretched by magic from the back of their hands.

"Vyhela... why... no. Here?"

　Ray asks, retelling what he almost said was this world.
　For Ray, it was unbelievable that Vihera came to this different world than Erzine.

"Why am I here? You can predict that much, right?

　Grimm
　The name comes to Ray's mind.
　Yes, the hole in the space that connects Erzine to this world is maintained by Grimm.
　So there's no doubt that Vihera is here as a result of Grimm's collaboration.
　What's more, Ray doesn't understand that much yet, but Grimm recognizes Vyhela as one of Ray's daughters-in-laws who thinks of her as his grandson.
　That's probably why I listened to Vyhela's request honestly.

"Why are you here... don't you need to ask if you look out of the village?"
"Well, I'm afraid I didn't make it in time."

　From the happy expression I had just had, I changed to a slightly sulky expression.
　Vihera probably wanted to go to Dragonius' home ground if possible.
　However, it was too late to come to this world.
　Ray and others defeated the gold-scaled Dragonius, annihilated their home ground, and came back to this village.
　It was obviously too late to come. ...maybe it was the best time to wait for Ray to come back.

"And how was Dragonius?"
"Yes, I enjoyed it in my own way."

　Judging from Ray and Vihera's appearance that they are probably Ray's acquaintances, Zay and others who are listening are surprised by what Vihera says.
　To the Zayes, Dragonius is an extremely powerful enemy.
　It's so difficult to defeat unless you try more than one.
　Nevertheless, Vihera said that she enjoyed it in her own way.
　In other words, he wasn't the kind of person to be serious about.
　...to the manner of the Vyhela, when Dorat, who was listening next to Zai, tried to say something, a Centaurian child who had come out of the village before that shouted.

"You two-legged sister is amazing! She knocked down Dragonius all by herself!"

　Ray and Vihera understood each other, so they understood that Vihera defeated Dragonius.
　However, I didn't think that Zai and others were such strong opponents even when they saw Vihira.
　...well, I get that impression of what those shameful clothes are.
　However, I understand that it's because it's shameful, but the Zayes don't get greedy for the Vihera.
　The fact that Vihera has two legs is probably a big factor around here.
　For Centaurs, the two-legged Vihira cannot be seen as such.
　Ray thinks his upper body is human, but having no one to go to Vyhela also means there won't be any trouble.
　In that sense, this incident was definitely lucky.

"Is that so?"

　Zai asks Ray for confirmation.
　I asked Ray because I knew how strong he was, but... Ray nods without hesitation to the question.

"Oh, Vihera is strong. To be honest, it would be dangerous for me to fight one-on-one."

　with a rustling sound
　Those who went on a raid with Ray turn their eyes in astonishment at Vyhela.
　I saw Ray's strength disgustingly in this incident.
　Like fire whirlwinds and fire arrows, Ray's strength stands out in terms of pure combat skills.
　Even Ray says that one-on-one is dangerous.
　That alone was enough to prove Vyhela's ability.

(However, around Zai and Dorat, I think I can guess their ability if I face Vyhela.)

　Having seen through Ray's ability, it shouldn't have changed even if the other person became a viola.
　...or didn't you think he was a strong man from the way he dressed?
　For any reason, if the person in front of me was a strong person, I could understand Dragonius' body in front of the village.

"Thank you for protecting this village."

　Saying so, Zai bowed his head towards the Vihira.