with a rustling sound
　The moment the Centaurs heard the word, they were in the village.
　I knew something was wrong with the sound of Seto earlier.
　Still, I didn't expect Dragonius' name to appear here again.

"Hey, that's true! Dragonius must have been destroyed by the Zay! Even if there are survivors who weren't at home, there shouldn't be so many!"

　One of the Centaurs comes into the village and yells so to the person who reports that Dragonius is here.
　It was only one who cried out, but the question... seems to have been held by many others, and many Centaurs' eyes are directed at him who said that Dragonius had come.
　However, Centaur receives a look of surprise as if he did not know that Ray and his team had destroyed Dragonius' home ground.

(Anyone in this village should know that we headed for the headquarters of Dragonius. Is there a possibility that you don't know it? If so... there's not much possibility that you can think of it.)

　Ray asks small questions to the nearby Zai.

"Zai, isn't he from this village?"
"...probably At least, there was no time when I went to Dragonius' home base with Ray. However, there is no denying the possibility that he joined this village while we were away."

　It hasn't been half a day since the Rays returned to this village.
　In the meantime, it was natural, if not impossible, that the Rays should remember the faces and names of everyone who came to this settlement while they were on their way to the headquarters of Dragonius.
　In the first place, as long as the headquarters of Dragonius was destroyed, it is not normal for a small number of Dragonius to come on a scale that makes a big fuss like before, "Dragonius is here!"
　What's more, this village is the largest in this neighborhood.
　For that reason, there will be no end to those who will be pursued by Dragonius.
　...and indeed, the group of Centaurs that the Rays encountered on their way to Dragonius' home ground was also aimed at this settlement.
　When you think about it, you don't have to think about how many centaurs came to this village while you were at the headquarters of Dragonius.

"And... look, I have quite a lot of luggage."

　In Zai's words, when Ray sees Centaur informing him of Dragonius' attack, he certainly has a lot of baggage.
　This means that this Centaur came from somewhere and has just arrived in this village.
　If that's the case, I don't think I'm lying here.

"Anyway,"

　Ray opens his mouth, holding a spear of death and twilight.
　Ray is overwhelmingly small for the Centaurs.
　Still, those who worked with Ray know enough about Ray's ability.
　Other than that... even for those who are not fighting power, do you understand that Ray's atmosphere has changed? He looks at me silently.

"If Dragonius comes, we need to fight back. You won't accept it without saying anything, will you? Then everyone will die."

　Ray's words are mysteriously persuasive.
　But... Zai opens his mouth apologetically.

"Ray, there's someone who's already ruined at the party. And those who were drinking are more or less drunk. It's not that bad, but it's hard to deal with Dragonius."

　It is necessary for Centaurs to fight Dragonius, who is winning in individual capacities.
　Of course, the cooperation can only be done if it is well trained, and precise movement is necessary.
　If someone who is a little drunk is asked if he can make such a move... To be honest, some people can do it, and others can't.
　In that sense, people who are drunk now are of little use.
　No, far from being useless, I couldn't deny the possibility of losing our relationship and putting our friends in danger because of the drunken influence.
　If that's the case, we can't let the drunk participate in the battle from the standpoint of Zai.

"I guess. It's just... I think these are the blessings of misfortune."

　It's Vihera who is ahead of Ray's eyes.
　We are ready to participate in the battle by observing the condition of the back of the hand and the instep.
　To be honest, it's much easier for Ray to fight with Vihera, who has been on the battlefield many times with him than with many Centaurs.

"Of course I'll go."

　Whatever Ray doesn't say, Vihera says so.
　After hearing those words, many Centaurs turn their hopeful eyes to Vyhela.
　Maybe it's because they're watching with their own eyes that Vihera defeated Dragonius, who attacked them before they came back.
　Ray also looks satisfied when he sees such a situation.

"Then there's no problem, is there? ...what is the number of Dragonias?"
"Well... I'm sure it's over a hundred."

　Centaur replies with no understanding of what is going on.
　For Centaur, who came to this village a while ago, seems to believe that Ray and Seto can defeat the enemy without any problems.
　For Centaurs, I wonder if Ray, who is much smaller than himself, has that ability.
　However, looking at the surrounding Centaurs, I had complete faith in Ray's ability.
　Even Centaurs, who don't know Ray, can be overwhelmed by the atmosphere that Ray utters with a death-size and twilight spear.

"A hundred? ... Then we'll actually fight about twenty."
"What?"

　Centaur looks dumbfounded at what Ray is saying.
　Why do only about 20 animals actually fight against an enemy who is said to be close to 100 animals?
　That's the question, but if you don't know what kind of battle Ray is going to fight, it's only natural.
　Still, the reason why I didn't say anything was because of Ray's atmosphere.

"Zai, bring only those who can move. …but protect the settlement over combat. You can leave the battle to me, Vyhela and Seto."

　Normally, you'd say what you'd do with just two people alone.
　Fortunately, however, Zai knows Ray's ability no better.
　It is very frustrating for the proud Centaurs that their ability is not enough to protect the village.
　However, it was also an undeniable fact that one cannot give priority to one's pride and damage the village.

"Okay, please."

　Shortly say so and call the name of the person who didn't drink alcohol.
　Some of them drank only a little, but if they think that their friends might be damaged by the effects of drunkenness, they will have to wait.
　However, if that happens, the number of people who can use it will inevitably decrease.
　Today's feast is the annihilation of Dragonius' home ground.
　Naturally, many people were comfortable, drinking and enjoying themselves.
　How many people in such a situation don't drink alcohol?
　Centaurs in particular drink frequently, perhaps because they are nomadic.
　It's a diluted drink, but I've been drinking it since I was a child, so I naturally get used to it.
　...In that sense, it's a tendency to be seen as a weak drinker like Ray, but no one thinks so when they see Ray.
　After all, Ray is showing off his ability.

"I'm sorry, Ray. The number of people we can do here is less than ten."
"It was in the middle of a feast, and it couldn't be helped."

　If this had been normal, Ray might have blamed Zai.
　But while we were having a feast with the destruction of Dragonius' home base and the safe return of everyone - and the welcome of Vyhela - we would never expect nearly a hundred Dragonians whose home base would have been destroyed.
　It's obviously unfair to blame Zay for this.
　That's because Ray doesn't drink alcohol only because he accidentally doesn't like it."Ray, let's go now."
"Oh... don't be too determined."
"That'said he.

　The fierce light looking forward to the battle comes into my eyes.
　Confirming that, Ray says so to Vihera.
　...while talking to him, I thought that it would actually have little effect.
　Anyway, Dragonius is strong.
　Compared to Vyhela's ability, it is stronger than Centaur's... above all, because he is dominated by hunger, there is no mercy on attacks.
　On the contrary, if there is any chance, he tries to bite... to bite off the meat.
　In that sense, it was the best opponent of the battle Vyhela wanted.
　Vihera, who actually fought Dragonius, naturally understands that.
　That's why I see a fierce light as if waiting for a battle.

"Well, let's go. If Dragonius is coming, we'd better stay away from the village as much as possible."

　It also means to keep the settlement from being attacked by Dragonians, but a bigger reason is the extent of magic.
　Ray's magic is extremely powerful, but it's not that it doesn't work on your friends like in games, but if you have friends in the range of effects, you'll normally be damaged by flames.
　In that sense, it's better to be as far away from the settlement as possible to defeat the enemy.

"That'said he.

　The first person to agree was Vihera, who was rightly seeking battle.
　Zai also brings in warriors who were not drinking for some reason to prepare for battle.

"Everyone, we're going to get rid of Dragonius! I don't think there's anything to worry about as long as Ray is there, but we don't know what's going on in the fight! Get ready for evacuation so that Dragonius can come anytime!"

　Listening to Zay's instructions, Ray takes Seto and Vihera out of the village.
　I didn't know from which direction Dragonius was actually coming, but when I went out of the village, I could understand by the signs.
　Driven by the instinct of hunger, Dragonius is vicious, but his instinct makes him more sensitive to signs.

"Over there,"

　And in fact, if you go out of the village and concentrate a little, you can easily tell where Dragonius is coming from.

"Well, Ray. Please. ... If you don't mind, I can go ahead."
"If there wasn't a village behind me, that would have been nice."

　As Ray said to Zay when he introduced Vihera, Vihera has a heinous skill in terms of close combat
　However, since the fighting style is basically fighting, it's not just one-on-one... but it's still specialized in fighting against a small number of people.
　Speaking of the members that Ray acts with, Elena has a connecting sword called Mirage, can use all kinds of magic, and even has the secret of dragon language magic.
　Marina is good at attacking a wide area through spirit magic.
　Bune and Arla are rather pro-Vihira in that they specialize in individual combat.
　In particular, Bune has a strong tendency to have Vihera conduct combat training.

"Well... Seto, I want to get a little closer to the enemy."
"Guru!"

　At Ray's words, Seto's throat rasp happily.
　If you ride on Seto's back, one by one will fly up into the sky.
　Vihera originally wanted to keep up with it, but as long as she knew what Ray was going to do, she didn't mean to disturb him.
　Then, when Seto comes near Dragonius, who is heading to the settlement, Ray begins to cast a spell.

"Fire, with my magical powers as the source of power, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain."

　Flame arrows appear one after another around Ray.
　The number is about five hundred.

"""Fire arrows falling down!"""

　As soon as the magic started, Ray's fire arrows rained down on the Dragonius group.