Shifuru transformed into a great bird that could store Rock Lizards inside its body, and they were heading towards the main headquarters where the Wind Emperor resided.
“…Hey, Shifuru,” Rayos said to Shifuru.
“What is it, Ray-chan♪”
“Kyurururu.”
The Rock Lizard, sounding like a dolphin, chimed in, “You don’t pay attention to me.”
Rayos extended a tentacle towards the Rock Lizard’s crotch.
*Sha, sha♥* The Rock Lizard understood Rayos’s intent and used the tentacle for self-gratification, not to interrupt the conversation with Shifuru.
“Is the main headquarters where the Wind Emperor lives still far…?”
“Can’t you see the large mountain at the northernmost tip…?”
“Yeah, I see the mountains. But I can’t find a town on the mountaintop. All I see are mining towns.”
“I’m sorry. I only know the information from rumors…”
If only I had been quickly accepted as a disciple of the Wind Emperor.
Then I would know the exact location of the main headquarters.
Shifuru’s memories were altered by Rayos.
The Wind Emperor is an enemy of the beloved Rayos.
Enemies become obstacles that must be overcome. If they can be eliminated, they should be eliminated quickly.
Just a few days ago, she was going to become a disciple of the Wind Emperor.
She thought a woman could reach the pinnacle of martial arts.
She wanted to prove wrong those who secretly called her a “Wind Priestess,” useless except for rituals.
That was the dream she had been pursuing, honing her martial arts. But she fell victim to Rayos’s wiles.
She became a girl who adored “Ray-chan♥.”
The Wind Emperor’s intelligence officer unit saw Rayos and the others as just a large bird and overlooked them.
However, due to the Wind Emperor’s wind barrier, Rayos and the others could not visually identify their destination.
If they lowered their altitude, they would be discovered. They would become an easy target for concentrated attacks.
“Perhaps we have no choice but to give up.”
“If that’s okay with you, Ray-chan.”
Rayos has the final say.
Shifuru merely provides information. If ordered to fight, she would not hesitate to charge into enemy territory.
“What happens if we continue north?”
“If we go further north from Count Amos’s territory…”
“Keep going.”
“It’s the Northern Country.”
The Northern Country.
A white world where snow perpetually falls.
The residents are giants, over two meters tall.
It’s said that they have bodies prone to accumulating muscle and fat to become stronger against the cold, these humans.
They are as rough as their physique suggests, male and female, young and old, all aggressive.
“So, if we continue this way…”
“Yes, I think we’ll get into trouble right away.”
Outsiders stand out.
“Then what about the east?”
“To the east, there’s a group of small countries.”
A group of small countries.
Countries with a population of less than 500 people, established for only about one to two years.
These countries are located to the east… In the group of small countries, skirmishes of about 100 to 50 people are frequent in a dangerous zone, vying for hegemony over the Central Continent.
They want their own country. They want their names to be known throughout the world.
Is it some kind of utopia for the ambitious and arrogant?
“My own country… Hmm…”
Rayos considered if it might be the perfect place for his dreams.
Shifuru advised against it.
Outsiders are not welcome in the group of small countries either.
She didn’t want to see Ray-chan get hurt by rough treatment.
Hearing Shifuru’s words.
Rayos began to turn, realizing the only remaining option was to go south.
If they head west, they’ll reach the West Sea.
The continent beyond that would lead them to one of the trading countries located east of the small nation cluster.
However, he rejected that because it involved dealing with the small nation cluster.
So, they would go to a Southern Country, bathed in the bright sunlight.
There was no other destination.
(Do they have swimsuits? Well, even ordinary people wear underwear these days (things that look like scraps of cloth).)
Upon hearing about the Southern Country, Rayos asked Shifuru about the sunlight.
He decided on the destination, skillfully hiding his ulterior motive.
As expected of Rayos. His poker face is perfect (limited to women only).
Rayos and the others took to the sky, heading for the Southern Country.
Rayos, being a vessel, doesn’t need food.
The Rock Lizard was told it only needed to consume copulation and sperm from Rayos.
Shifuru caught ordinary birds and bird-type magical beasts that had transformed and were flying, trying to avoid dishes made with Creation Magic (magically created) as much as possible.
In this way, the two people and one creature embark on a long journey through the sky.
Waste products were disposed of in areas directly below where there was no traffic.
On the morning of the twelfth day of their journey through the sky.
Rayos grew bored of his copulation and conversations with Shifuru and the Rock Lizard.
He craved new stimulation!
He suddenly landed in an uninhabited area within someone’s territory.
He had glimpsed it while flying. It was a place inhabited by people.
“Kyū!?”
“Wait!?”
“Why don’t we go together? A small village should be easy♪”
To Rayos, who had a bandit’s mindset.
The Rock Lizard and Shifuru urged him to calm down.
His long tongue wrapped around Rayos’s left leg,
and his right arm was grasped.
Rayos obediently listened.
After a proper strategy session.
They headed to the village to assault women.
The Rock Lizard screamed to draw the attention of the village’s combat power.
“Gyaaaaaaah!!”
As they stealthily watched the men of the village appear, armed with various weapons.
Rayos and Shifuru bypassed them and circled around to the less guarded opposite side.
“Hehehe…”
“Ra… I mean, Zagan♡ Don’t think about other women…”
“If you ravage the village women, I’ll take care of you (stealthily).”
“Ann♥! Whispering something like that in my ear is unfair…”
Rayos appeased Shifuru, and then launched a surprise attack from behind while their guard was down.
He successfully strangled several men and abducted the village women.
The men who had been dealing with the Rock Lizard noticed the disturbance in the village.
Half of them… those who couldn’t even injure the Rock Lizard returned.
“See ya later～～♪♪”
“Nn—! Nn! (Help me! If this continues—!)”
“Wind Reader. Arrow deflection.”
Rayos scooped up a woman under his left arm.
Shifuru used her skill to deflect the arrows of the villagers equipped with bows and arrows.
“Fyuuuuu♪!!”
Rayos blew a sharp whistle.
It was a signal for the Rock Lizard on the opposite side to retreat.
“Wait!? Release her!? …Damn it.”
The men were outmaneuvered by Rayos and the others.
The man who was next in line to be village chief stopped those who immediately tried to pursue.
“What if it’s a trap? Besides, the injured haven’t been treated yet.”
If the village’s combat power decreased further.
The remaining villagers would be exposed to the violence of bandits, monsters, and magical beasts.
“B-but…”
“It’s just one woman. Think carefully…”
The survival of the village versus one woman (resident).
There’s no need to compare, is there?
“……Yes.”
“Alright, let’s patrol the perimeter of the village. Women, take care of the injured.”
He displayed his decisive ability, a necessary ruthlessness.
The villagers, while gossiping about him being cold-hearted, understood his reasoning.
Though his words were harsh, his actions were calculated for their sake. His support rating as the next village chief greatly increased. The other candidates for village chief, witnessing his handling of today’s tragedy, withdrew, thinking, “I can’t do that.”
The sorrow of their killed and injured family members could be heard from within the village until noon.
In the afternoon, the anger of the village chief candidate towards the attackers was whispered.
The abducted woman.
She went insane from the various “plays” she was subjected to by Rayos, Shifuru, and the Rock Lizard.
She bit her own tongue, then attempted suicide by grabbing Rayos and Shifuru’s weapons.
Rayos decided to forcefully resolve the situation with mental magic on Shifuru.
The woman thought the mental magic was an attack spell.
“Ah, I’m finally free…♪”
She received Rayos’s mental magic without resistance.
“Gah, ihigeee—”
The woman lost consciousness.
When she woke up next.
Like Shifuru.
“Ray-sama, I love you♪♡”
The woman… Tartarseadrune.
Lives with her boyfriend. Not a virgin.
She is called “Tarune” by those close to her.
“You’re as clingy as ever, Tarune.”
Rayos also called her by that name, because she was close to him.
“Ugh, you’re too close~”
Shifuru pulled Tarune away from Rayos.
The Rock Lizard, with the confidence of a primary wife, observed their interactions.
