Legend

Ray and the others returned to the camp after the less pleasant aftermath of the killing of the wolf child by a group of goblins.

Along the way, I encountered the adventurers who were assigned to guard the birth tower, but I did not stop Ray and let them pass.

... but there was a fairy-loving man among the adventurers who was watching, and that man seemed to have had a little conversation with Nielsen.

Even so, only the adventurer who was entrusted with the guard of the birth tower could properly think of work and hobbies separately from hobbies, and he never actually called out to me.

So, what are we going to do?

"Let's see how the giant slime looks." I want to know how small it has become since yesterday.... if Zozo didn't bring the urgent news, I don't think there was anything in particular. "

It's Zozo who's pledging his loyalty to Ray.

It's no surprise that Ray came to inform him as soon as something happened during the observation of the giant slime that Ray asked him to do.

If anything happens to Ray while he's on his way to see them, he'll be here as soon as he gets back to the camp.

"Hmmm....... even so, this lizard-man called Zozo." Why are you so loyal to Ray? "

Nielsen suddenly asked the question.

Ray thought about Nielsen a little bit... but he shook his head to the side.

“I honestly don't know. I think I won the battle against Zozo for a direct reason.

Besides Zozo, Gaga is also defeated by Rei if he simply follows the opponent who won against him.

On the contrary, Gaga was defeated by Elena and Vihera, in addition to Ray.

... no, Zozo is definitely losing a mock battle with those two.

However, Gaga did not seem to follow the opponent who beat him, starting with Ray.

Then there's no need to follow the Lizard Man's victorious opponent.

Well then, by chance?

I don't know if it's a coincidence, but it's never wrong.

Besides not knowing the absolute reason why Zozo became obedient to himself, I can only think of it as Ray.

That's strange.

That's strange.

Ray takes Nielsen to the lake while riding Set, thinking he's having a bad conversation somewhere.

Then I saw the sight that I saw along the way yesterday.

Ray and his friendly monster water wolf were sitting in the lake, headed for the Trent Forest with one of their adventurers.

Are you going hunting again yesterday or today? I thought, but it wasn't a bad idea for Ray to have a friendly relationship between a water wolf and an adventurer.

No, on the contrary, it's a pretty good trend.

The problem is that only certain adventurers are close to the wolf.

"Ray? What's wrong?"

Nielsen asked when she noticed Ray looking towards the forest, but Ray shook his head sideways, saying it was nothing.

The presence of water wolves has increased overwhelmingly compared to before, and many adventurers have become scared to deal with water wolves.

On the other hand, the adventurer who was hunting in the Trent Forest with the water wolf yesterday was not particularly concerned about the water wolf's presence.

In that sense, it's definitely a valuable presence among the adventurers in the camp.

That's why I don't want you to have extra talk here and break the relationship.

(That said, both the adventurer and the wolf have no choice but to escape if they encounter trouble in the woods. Adventurers know that, but how about water wolves? Even if I'm wrong, I hope I don't do anything like strike the opponent.)

The adventurer had heard a lot of explanations, so he knew how dangerous it was.

But even though Water Wolf was highly intelligent, he was a monster.

I don't know if I can fully understand it when I explain it.

Or even if I thought I understood, there was a good chance that I would take unexpected actions because I had different common sense in the first place.

Even after thinking about it, I never came here to maintain a friendly relationship with the water wolf.

"For now... it's over there"

Changing his mood, Ray's gaze was directed at a huge burning slime.

Although the expression giant is appropriate, it is definitely smaller than yesterday.

Nearly half a day has passed since Ray last saw the giant slime, but as we expected nearly half a day later... no, the giant slime was smaller than we expected.

”This is... I don't know what to say, but it's amazing”

Compared to yesterday, it is small enough to be seen.

The black dice turned it into black dust, which would have done so much damage.

However, the fact that it has become smaller is that you can only judge it from a distance.

If you're watching a giant slime nearby like Zozo, you won't know if it's getting smaller that easily.

(Ah, speaking of which......)

Suddenly, is Ray okay with the Zosos on the side of the giant slime? I doubt it.

The biggest reason for this is that the burning body of the giant slime is not generating any toxic gas.

Until now, there was no one close to the giant slime, but there was no one on the side of the giant slime for a long time.

However, Zozo remained on the side of the giant slime at Ray's direction.

If that happens, maybe there's something?

I thought so.....

"Lady Ray, welcome." I'm sorry I didn't greet you. ”

Zozo, who was beside the giant slime, immediately approached Ray, bowed deeply, and said so.

Although Set was not particularly concerned about the state of Zozo, Nielsen seemed dissatisfied.

I guess it wasn't funny that Zozo's attention wasn't right for her.

In that sense, Set was the same, but Zozo knew Ray's partner in Set's case, so she wouldn't be so open-minded.

Best of all, unlike Nielsen, there are people who are accustomed to Zozo's attitude.

"Don't worry about it. I'm the one who asked you to observe. So... from a distance, it's obviously smaller than it was yesterday, but have you seen anything else?"

"No, nothing in particular. The momentum and brightness of the flames are the same as before."

What I can see is that it's burning and it's getting smaller.

Zozo lowers his head to apologize for not finding any other changes.

"There's no need to apologize. If I couldn't find Zozo, I wouldn't have been able to find any special changes even if he had seen it the same way.”

Ray didn't say that out of concern for Zozo.

That's what I really think from the bottom of my heart.

Actually, even if Ray looks at it like this, it doesn't seem like something has changed.

Nielsen, do you feel anything?

Ray asks Nielsen.

Fairy Nielsen might be able to feel something that Ray and the others can't.

Thinking so, Nielsen shook his head at Ray's question.

“No, I don't feel like there's anything in particular. If I had a chief, I might feel something... no, I can't."

It was Nielsen who had spoken about the length, but he immediately denied it.

If there is a chief here, he will tell Nielsen immediately if he feels something while talking like this.

Or... if that thing is important, it would imitate being transferred here directly, not through Nielsen.

However, Ray knew that it was a lot unpleasant for the leader to leave Fairyland, so if the leader actually came here, it would be a terrible thing.

"I see. If the fairy Nielsen doesn't know anything about the area, it's not really the same as yesterday." In other words, is it likely that it will stay that way for a while? It's getting smaller, and there might be something around here just before it disappears. ”

Well then, let's see how you're doing for a while.

Zozo asked, and Ray thought for a moment before nodding.

"It's going to be that way. It's going to be smaller... yeah." Half now... no, you don't have to observe it until it's about a quarter of its size. Sometimes, let me know if you notice anything. As you know, I'll be sleeping in the camp for a while. "

It's not hard to let Ray know as soon as he's in the camp.

However, it is necessary to show their faces where the birds are once or twice a day so that the birds are not afraid.

So far, only Ray can be defeated, so if Ray's face gives them peace of mind and the tree felling goes on, there's no problem.

In fact, besides Ray, Elena was able to defeat him, but she couldn't easily use an aristocratic princess general.

... Elena would be more than happy to take care of it if Ray asked.

But just because Elena is happy to do it doesn't mean I can't actually do it.

If it turns out that you're imitating something like that, it'll be a huge debt to Dusker.

However, Ray had already asked Elena to do one thing yesterday.

It was an accident, and Ray asked Elena to do it directly.

“Okay, so that's it. But... considering how small this giant slime has become, I think I'll probably be calling Ray soon."

"I think so. You and I are better off."

Even for Ray, there are a lot of troubles now.

Honestly, I want to get rid of it so I can get rid of it and reduce the hassle a little bit.

(I hope you can do something by winter.)

If it snows and the slime continues to burn, it is likely that monsters and animals will gather in the lake in search of warmth.

And when I get too close to the giant slime and make contact... I don't want to think about what happens to Ray.

Will the monster or animal be burned, or absorbed by a giant slime?

Whatever the outcome, it's never a good thing for Ray.

"I'm sorry for the night." Eat this, too. "

Saying so, Ray took out a few gamelion skewers.

Some of the ones I made for dinner yesterday were stored in my misty ring.

The skewers remain freshly baked because they were stored in a misty ring.

It looks like it's been baked deliciously, and it has an appetite-stimulating scent all around it.

Thank you, Master Ray.

Even after seeing Gameron skewers, Zozo doesn't change his expression, so he receives them.

Besides Zozo, there were several other Lizard Man there, but the Lizard Man seemed restless with the scent that stimulated his appetite from the skewers.

For once, the Zozos here are eating the gamelion dishes they made at last night's meal.

But you still want to eat it.

... or maybe because I ate Gamelion's food yesterday, I know how delicious it really is and I want to eat it.

In fact, all the Gamelion dishes we ate last night were delicious, and they were a satisfying meal for many people.

"Well, you don't have to worry about that for a while." As I said before, when you reach about a quarter size, start observing again, and let me know if there is anything special about it. ”

Got it.

Zozo nods honestly to Ray's words.

Ray was satisfied with the state of Zozo, and gave him an additional Gamelion skewer.

Well then, don't beg me.

Yes, Ray will stay with Set and Nielsen.

Zozo bowed to the back of Ray and the others and divided the skewer she had with her allies.