「W-WAAH-!　A-A Griffon?!」

A man yelled out in surprise at the sudden presence in front of him.

His scream, mixed with fear and shock, attracted the attention of others around him.

Several people had fallen to the ground as ten men faced each other with menacing auras.

They had been fighting, but stopped what they were doing as they turned their attention to the Griffon that had appeared before them.

「Huh. The more people there are, the bigger the commotion, I guess. Although, I will praise them for fighting without using their weapons.」

Standing next to Set……Rei muttered with a sigh.

It was only at that moment that the people, who had been focused on Set, noticed the robed person next to him.

There was no way that anyone in the rebel army wouldn’t recognise who it was. After all, they had trained countless times with him.

That was right. Even for those who had only been in the camp for a few days.

On the other hand, those who had joined the rebel army just this day didn’t know who Rei and Set were……

They were the ones who yelled out when they first saw Set.

「So, what’s going on? I don’t want you all causing too much trouble.」

That was what Rei said, but it wasn’t like Rei was on patrol in the camp or anything.

He simply happened to be passing by when a fight broke out.

As for proper patrols, there were people whose job was to do that.

Even though they were rebels……or perhaps because they were rebels, with nearly 3,000 people there were bound to be squabbles. As a result, Tilleyle’s suggestion was adopted and patrols were added to various units’ task lists.

Word of their crushing victory over the troops sent by Shurus had spread and some people had joined the rebel army after hearing about it. Some nobles, who had been waiting and watching, had also decided to join the rebel army, foreseeing a bright future.

That said, Mercurio, Theorem, Vihera, and the others who formed the rebel army’s leadership didn’t hold much trust in those nobles, leaving aside the soldiers, adventurers, and mercenaries who had gathered as well.

If they had sided with the rebel army because they thought it would be advantageous to them, it wouldn’t be surprising for them to betray the rebel army should the situation become unfavourable.

Considering all that, it was difficult to put any trust in them.

Furthermore, many of those nobles had a selfish side and behaved very arrogantly towards ordinary soldiers and civilians.

With no way to trust them, the rebel army’s upper echelons decided to send such people either to the reserve forces or to the front lines, where attrition was the highest.

「W-Well, that’s because……those guys cut in line before us, and……」

「No! We just stepped in where the waiting line was!」

The representatives of each group spoke their argument.

Rei looked a little surprised after hearing them.

It wasn’t uncommon for people to queue up in Japan. Of course, Rei had the experience of queuing up at stores back in Japan.

But, queuing in this world was rare.

It was more normal to just go to another establishment than to wait in line.

Of course, that didn’t mean there wouldn’t be any lines at all. Thinking like that, Rei turned to look at the front of the line and immediately understood what was going on.

That was because this was a brothel, albeit a hastily made one.

Everyone would be moving out and leaving the Obrisin County in two days after all.

When that happened, following the rebels would come with some danger and those who didn’t want to take that risk wouldn’t follow.

Those who considered the risks and rewards and decided to follow would part ways with those who couldn’t keep up.

And, it seems the brothel in front of Rei’s eyes was the center point of that split.

「I was hoping to have some fun with Lulu, then these guys……」

「Don’t mess around! Lulu and I are going to spend our last day together!」

「Yeah, I get it. I get it, so just shut up.」

It was only natural for Rei to hold his head in his hands after hearing that exchange.

He felt like he had a headache.

「So, it’s not just a case of cutting in line, it’s something to do with the prostitute you’re after?」

Rei asked for confirmation and the representatives of each group nodded.

(So, if there’s only one prostitute they’re after, why are so many of them fighting? No, if I point that out, I’ll just dragged into more trouble.)

Rei sighed as he took the Death Scythe out of the Misty Ring.

The men probably didn’t expect the Death Scythe, which had become synonymous with Rei, along with Set, to appear here. They all instinctively took a few steps back.

「I know there’s the issue of the prostitute your’e after, but if you cause a fuss over this, it will be a bother to the rest of us. If you keep this up, I’ll take you all on……so what are you going to do?」

「Gururu~!」

Don’t forget about me too! Set seemed to say with a cry.

After seeing that, very few people still wanted to fight.

Rei was someone they could never beat, let alone Set as well.

During the battle against the punitive force, the rebel army hadn’t been afraid of an enemy that outnumbered them by nearly a thousand soldiers, thanks to their training with Rei and set. But, it was a different matter if they had to fight Rei and Set.

「……Okay, okay. We understand.」

「It can’t be helped……」

The representatives from both sides seemed to realise that there was nothing they could do and spoke with reluctant looks on their faces.

Their tones indicated they still held lingering feelings about the matter……

Seeing the two men like that, Rei judged it was unlikely that there would be any more arguing and stored the Death Scythe into the Misty Ring.

Normally, some people would be surprised by the existence of the Misty Ring……an item box, and some might even start having bad thoughts.

However, no one thought such things here.

Soldiers, adventurers, and knights had all seen Rei use the Misty Ring many times during their training. At the same time, they had also seen Rei use Overlord’s Armour more than enough times.

If anyone who had gone through that training still held bad thoughts towards Rei, they all agreed that they weren’t brave or heroic, just stupid.

Also, to boost the morale of their troops, Mercurio, Theorem, and Tielleyle had quietly spread rumours that Rei had come second in the fighting tournament while fighting on equal terms with Noiz, an S rank adventurer and the winner of the tournament.

From Rei’s perspective, it was clearly a fight where Noiz was going easy on him and it was by no means an even fight.

Still, if it was to boost the morale of the rebel army……he reluctantly accepted it.

In any case, for those reasons, no one in the rebel army was willing to fight against Rei.

If there was someone who was willing, it would be Gurgast, who just wanted to enjoy a fight against Rei.

Even those who did business in the camp didn’t dare to touch Rei because they had heard about Rei from others.

At first, a few people thought they could get away with stealing the Misty Ring and running away, but they ended up being thrown out of the camp with broken bones.

The silver lining for those people was that this wasn’t a super remote location, so there weren’t that many monsters around.

In addition, the few monsters that could be found had been completely exterminated by the rebel army just to be safe when they first set up camp here.

But, just because there were no monsters here didn’t mean that the area would be safe forever.

With no monsters around, monsters from other locations would eventually migrate over and settle down.

But, at the very least……the area was safe as long as the rebel camp remained here.

「I see, if you’ve all reached an understanding, that’s good. Anyway, we will be moving camp soon. Make sure you all prepare so that you don’t end up forgetting anything when you leave.」

With that, Rei petted Set’s head and left the place.

Even though people had gathered around thinking something might happen, nothing particularly significant ended up occurring. When they realised that, the crowd dispersed and went back to their own business.

「Well then, Set. Shall we get ready to move too?」

「Guru~!」

Set gave a cry in response as they walked through the camp, although in Rei’s case, there was no particular preparations he had to make for the move.

Just like when he was staying at the Eternal Sky Pavilion, all his basic belongings were stored in the Misty Ring.

In this particular case, he did have his magic tent, but it only took a few seconds for him to store it into the Misty Ring.

I could be said that both the magic tent and the Misty Ring were extremely convenient for camping and moving.

「……Well, that’s why some people get up to stupid ideas, but……we should be generally safe within the camp.」

「Gururururu~」

Set sounded a little dissatisfied.

Rei gave a small smile and patted Set’s head as they walked along.

I’ll keep watch at night, so you’ll be absolutely safe. That seemed to be Set’s meaning as he gave a cry.

「I know. Set always works hard for me. I’m counting on you tonight too. Eat this and do your best.」

Saying that, Rei handed Set some dried meat from the Misty Ring.

It was a specialty dish made at the Eternal Sky Pavilion……no, it was a masterpiece of a dish.

Set gave a cry as he picked up the dried meat, which was delicious even before eating, in his beak.

Seeing that, Rei also ate some of the dried meat himself.

「Yeah, it really is delicious. I’m glad I stocked up.」

「Guru~!」

As they ate the dried meat, they headed for the place where they had set up their magic tent the day before.

Naturally, there was no sign of the magic tent there.

That was only natural. Magic tents were very expensive magic items, even if not as expensive as the Misty Ring.

The only two that existed in the rebel camp was the one that was used as the camp headquarters and the one Rei had.

Since it was such an expensive item, Rei couldn’t just leave it lying around. So, each morning, as Rei was getting ready, he would stored it in the Misty Ring.

Even if someone managed to steal the Misty Ring, they wouldn’t be able to use it as its usage was limited to certain people.

However, a magic tent was different. He had originally received it from Daska as a reward for the Spring War, but Daska had given it up after obtaining a better magic tent.

And, since it was an older model, it was only natural that its functionality, such as crime prevention features, weren’t as good as the newer models, although it wasn’t a problem for ordinary camping.

Considering that, the safest option was to just store it into the Misty Ring as soon as he was done with it.

After all, there would be no thefts if there was nothing to steal.

「Even so, the rebel army has really grown. I’m sure the number of people will decrease when the camp moves though.」

「Gururu~?」

Set gave a cry as he walked beside Rei.

The rebels in the camp looked at them with a variety of expressions, including awe, fear, trust, and admiration.

There were also an increasing number of people who looked at Set with gentle gazes, which was proof that the number of Set lovers was steadily increasing within the rebel army.

However, the number of people who loved Set didn’t increase as suddenly as it did in Gilm and Exil, probably because this was the rebel army.

To be precise, Set was partially in charge of their training, so because of that, Set had ingrained a sense of awe and fear into them.

No, rather, it was surprising that there were more and more people finding Set adorable even under such a situation.

In addition, it should be said that many of the people who doted on Set were female soldiers, knights, and adventurers.

Aside from those who fought……people like merchants, who came to sell things, quickly became fond of Set as long as they could get over the initial shock they received when meeting Set for the first time.

Set himself was very friendly to those who doted on him, making them like him even more……forming a sort of positive cycle.

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