"Veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee"

　When I am heading towards the village, I hear such a voice.
　It's obvious, of course, who the voice is.
　Because I'm walking on the ground like this to take the voice of the voice to the village.
　...but Ray isn't walking, he's moving on Seto's back.

"Here it is."

　Ray told me so, but the voice... the two goats are walking after Seto without Ray telling them anything.
　In the first place, it's not like I'm tying a string around my neck, and there are Seto and others behind the two goats so that I don't run away.
　If that's the case, double-headed goats should be able to escape if they want to escape.
　However, the reason why they don't do such a thing in the current situation is probably because they don't see any point in running away here.
　...or perhaps the twin goats would be happy not to have to think about the threat of Dragonius.
　I've fought Dragonius and defeated quite a few people, but... well, it's not easy to defeat.
　If that had been the case, and Dragonius had to engage in his favorite close combat, the two goats would probably have lost.
　Considering the circumstances, if a large number of dragons attack, the two goats will be at a disadvantage.
　That's why it's not surprising if you choose to follow a set that's stronger than you.
　At the same time, there is a possibility that if you follow Seto, you may get delicious fruit from Ray again.
　Ray can't tell whether the two goats calculated all the circumstances around them and made such a choice.
　From Ray's perspective, the two goats are quite intelligent.
　However, if you ask me if I understand all of the circumstances around there... to be honest, it's a subtle point.

(Well, whatever the reason, I have nothing to complain about if you follow me quietly.)

　Although Centaurs can only compete with one Dragonian, the two goats have the ability to fight against multiple Dragonians alone.
　That would be very reliable for the Zay's.
　However, it doesn't mean that Ray doesn't have any worries.
　After all, Centaur is very proud.
　It wouldn't be interesting to rely on other forces to protect our community.
　...I don't think Ray would have thought, "Isn't it too late now, because Ray, Seto, and Vihera are helping me out?"
　However, unlike Ray and Vihera, double-headed goats are animals... or monsters.
　So the pride part is a little different from what Ray thinks.
　For the time being, think like that and head towards the village.
　It goes on, but in fact, it's not clear whether there's really a village ahead.
　I thought it was probably this way when I moved.
　However, perhaps Seto knew the direction of the flight, but he continued to move on without much agitation... until about an hour or two passed, I saw a village in front of me.

"It was a mistake that Seto and I had no sense of direction."
"Guru!"
"Veh...?"

　Watching each and every one of them sing as if Seto agrees to Ray's words, the two goats cry in bewilderment.
　It was probably because Ray and Seto had just met, that they had no sense of direction.
　If I had known it, I wouldn't have been able to point it out in the situation where Seto was present, and since it was difficult to communicate in the first place, I wouldn't have been able to point it out.

"Well, for the time being, I'll show you a pair of goats... Huh?

　Let's pass the two goats to Zai and relax a little.
　Ray thought so, but when he saw the situation of the village, he suddenly felt uncomfortable.
　I don't think I'm being attacked and damaged by Dragonius. ... However, I thought that the village would not be damaged unless there were a hundred of them in spite of the presence of Vyhela.
　Anyway, that's not why Ray felt uncomfortable seeing the village.
　Something else...
　While I was wondering about it, some Centaurs came to see if they noticed the presence of Ray approaching the village.

"Huh?"

　When I see that centaur, Ray's mouth says that.
　Because I didn't remember the Centaurs approaching me.
　There are quite a few centaurs in the settlement of Zai, so there are a lot of people fighting as warriors as a warrior as a matter of course.
　Ray doesn't remember everyone's faces, but it's not strange to think that they're familiar faces.
　However, the approaching Centaurs do not seem to recognize Ray... and on the Centaur side, they seem to be extremely wary of Ray's presence.

(Huh?)

　I mutter in my heart what I said a few seconds ago.
　When I had such a question, I turned to Ray the tip of the spear that Centaur was holding and spoke.

"Two-legged man, what the hell are you doing with the wind from the grass?"
"...the grassy wind?"

　It's natural that Ray comes to mind as a grasswind.
　If you see them flying freely in the sky, that's the right expression for meadow winds.
　But Ray immediately denies it.
　Centaur uses the word grasswind as a natural word throughout.
　In other words, Ray takes it for granted that the wind on the grassland is a wind.
　and from the appearance of the Centaurs who came into contact with Seto, there was no doubt that Centaur did not know of the existence of the Gryphon.
　Is it because there is no race called the Gryphon in this world, or because there is no Gryphon coming to this meadow?
　Ray didn't know the reason for that, but there's no doubt that the Centaurs in front of him don't know about Seto, so they don't call him like grasswinds.
　If so, the wind on the meadow...

「お前か」
「ヴェエエ」

　レイの言葉に答えるように鳴き声を上げる双頭の山羊. ……否、草原の風.
　そんな草原の風の様子を見て、ケンタウロス達は少しだけ警戒を緩める.
　草原の風の様子から考えて、無理矢理連れてこられた訳ではないと、そう判断した為だ.
　……実際には、最初はセトによって存在の格で脅したに近いものだったのだが、幸いなことにその後、レイとセトは草原の風と友好的な関係を築くことが出来た.
　ある意味では、それこそが最大のファインプレーだったということなのだろう.
　ともあれ、少しだけ警戒を緩めたケンタウロス達に、レイはこれ幸いと尋ねる.

「多分違うと思うけど……ここはザイ……いや、ドラムが長をしている集落か？」
「違う」

　一瞬の躊躇もなく、レイに話し掛けてきたケンタウロスは首を横に振る.
　それを見て、レイはやっぱりかと思う.
　つまり、これは……

（迷子か）

　Yes, this was a lost child.
　I thought I had returned to the settlement of Zai, but it was completely unknown that I had actually arrived.
　If you look at the village again, you can see that it is different from the village of Zai.
　The biggest one in particular is probably the size of the settlement.
　The settlement of Zai is quite large because of its large population.
　However, the settlement that Ray is currently looking at was clearly smaller than that of Zai.
　...if I had flown in the sky, I would have seen the area more clearly, but unfortunately it was a slow journey, with the wind of the meadows.
　As a result, Ray arrived in a completely different settlement.
　This is probably the result of Ray's poor sense of direction.

"I see. ... I'm sorry. I was actually going to the village where drums are in charge, but I think I came here by mistake."
"...what?"

　Ray's explanation was probably totally unexpected to Centaur.
　Beware of strangers approaching at first, beware of two-legged opponents, beware of the presence of a known and respected monster named the Meadow Wind, be assured that he is not being followed by force... and this is the last thing that came out.
　Centaurs in particular grow on this meadow, so they basically don't get lost on their way to the settlement.
　Maybe that's why you don't know Ray is lost.

"I'm carrying a monster I've never seen before on two legs... Are you the one who reported killing Dragonius?"

　It was a different Centaur from what Ray had been talking about.The astonished look at Ray reveals a feeling of disbelief.
　Then, according to the Centaur's words, the other Centaurs watch Ray.
　Anyway, Ray is much smaller than Centaur.
　It would be impossible for Ray to believe that he unilaterally trampled down Dragonius, who had to fight more than one, and destroyed his base.
　However, the existence of two legs is very rare in this grassland.
　On top of that, if I were to take Seto with me... there are many places that match the information from the Zai settlement.

"No, but... such a little fellow is Dragonius? You can't do anything, can you?"

　The moment Ray hears the words, he comes up with a good idea - or a lost idea.

"Then, why don't you try a mock battle with me? If I win, show me to the drum village."
"...what if you lose?"
"Well... if I lose..."

　Ray didn't think about losing at all, so he couldn't think of anything he would do if he lost.
　Naturally, Ray's feelings can also be felt by the Centaurs.
　Knowing that the person in front of us is not going to lose to them at all... I'm half annoyed and interested in Ray's skills as a half-warrior.

"Well, then... if I lost, would it have been grasswind? Why don't you ask him to be friendly with you?"

　That's the word that came out of Ray's mouth after all.
　But Ray's words upset the Centaurs more than he thought.

(Is it possible that the wind on the meadow is to Centaur... or is it to the meadow, and is it of great significance to those who live on it?)

　In fact, while running away from Dragonius, which can only be fought in Centaur if it is not more than one, he kills a lot of people, mainly in the long-range attack that Dragonius is not good at.
　It's no surprise to Ray and Seto, who are killing Dragonius more than that.
　However, to the Centaurs, the wind on the grassland is not exactly a thousand... but there is no doubt that a small number of Dragonians can overwhelm themselves.

"Okay."

　To Ray's words, Centaur, who had been talking to Ray a while ago, replies with a serious expression.
　That's how attractive Ray must have been.
　We don't need any special preparation, we're going to have a mock battle right away... as always, I was surprised to see Ray take a death-size and twilight spear out of his mystery, but he doesn't seem to care much because he's used to it.
　Then, face each other in the grass with a distance of about 10 meters.
　The reason for the distance is that Centaur's fighting method is basically to run, gain momentum, and then convert that momentum into an attack.
　Therefore, if Centaurs really fight, a certain amount of time is necessary.
　Centaur, fighting Ray, was staring sharply at him with a spear in his hand.
　You can tell that Ray is really strong when you face him.
　Still, I don't know how much difference there is in actual ability...

"Here we go!"

　Centaur screams for himself and starts running on the ground.
　Ray stepped forward without showing any particular nervousness to the approaching Centaur... and the next moment after they passed each other, the spear he was holding was blown away by Ray's twilight spear and a death-size handle waved by the other hand.