Legend

The adventurers were not the adventurers of the Gilm... but the adventurers of Abuello, the city closest to the Gilm.

I heard that a forest had been formed suddenly before Gilm.

However, at that time, I was convinced that it was the periphery and there would be such a thing.

Even if it is impossible to think normally, it is not strange if such a thing occurs without any particular problems at the periphery.

The periphery was such a place.

At the time the forest was formed, there was nothing in particular about it.

However, these days, the forest...... Trent's Forest is surrounded by soldiers and knights, so they can't go in without permission.

However, those guards are only tight on the Gilm side.

Of course. The Trent Forest is too vast for soldiers and knights to guard.

It's not hard to scratch that gap and get into the woods of Trent.

In the first place, there are new animals and monsters in the forest of Trent every day.

If you're really trying to keep them out of the Trent Forest, you can't let them get into the Trent Forest.

Unless it was a monster that could fly like a leopard with wings that Ray had fought before.

Anyway, when that happened, rumors spread among Abuello's adventurers that there was something in the Trent Forest.

And Abuello is the place where all that departed from Gilm pass through.

In other words, you can learn about rumors circulating in the Gilm.

That's the merchant...... Anyway, some of the adventurers in the escort will talk funny if they buy a glass or two of alcohol and stir it up.

Or we could talk about them in sleeping stories with prostitutes.

From that information, it's not difficult to know what happened in the Trent Forest recently.

Then there was something in the forest of Trent on the periphery, and the Abruzzo side did not have such strict surveillance eyes, and the adventurers who heard the information were troubled by the money.

If we had all the conditions, it wouldn't be strange to bet here.

... I don't think this is a bet.

As an adventurer belonging to Abruzzo, who is closest to Gilm, it is not unusual to operate in a place that should be called the periphery.

I don't think I'd want to go to such a dangerous place on my own if I could be a prudent person or someone who can still afford it.

In that sense, the adventurers were seen as good test stones... or coal mine canaries.

Of course, I didn't know how I felt when I used it like that.

Anyway, it's new on the edge, and Gilm is in possession of the Trent Forest.

When I got there, I thought there was something of gold, but even if I actually went into the Trent Forest, it wasn't really a normal forest.

If you could enter from the west or north, you could have seen the sight of the felling, the lake that had been transferred from another world, or the birth tower and the lizard man that coexisted with the adventurer.

But the forest of Trent is vast.

It will take a great deal of time to go around like that.

It was also possible that the Knights and Soldiers sent by the Gilm could find them.

The adventurers who actually went into the Trent Forest weren't thinking about it that closely, they were simply troublesome to go around, or they wanted to find something that would quickly turn into gold.

For example, trees grown in this way may actually be of considerable value.

In fact, in Gilm, this tree is used by alchemists for expansion work as a building material with high magic defense ability by performing magic processing.

However, adventurers who didn't know anything about what was happening in the area, searched the forest of Trent for something that would turn them into gold, and eventually encountered a trap.

At first, there was no sense of crisis when I saw multiple black spheres floating in the air, but when I shot an arrow thinking that it was an unknown monster that would be a good material for those who use bows as weapons, the arrow became black dust when it touched the black sphere and was absorbed.

In a way, the adventurers were lucky.

If the first attack was not by a bow but by a longsword... I was probably surprised and stopped the movement, but it was likely that the black circle was attacked by an enemy and absorbed into black dust.

However, because it was a bow... it was a long-range attack, so I had time to return to myself because of the distance.

Even though the average adventurer is not so famous in Abuello, he still has enough strength to work in Abuello, which is close to Gilm.

Even in that short time, I could fully understand that we would be targeted.

The adventurers ran away.

Fortunately, there was only one black sphere that attacked with a bow, and only one came after it.

Also, the flight speed of the black sphere is not that fast.

It wasn't fast, but it was an unknown monster the opponent didn't understand at all, and unlike ordinary monsters, it had no expression.

After being chased by such an opponent, I couldn't take the black sphere back to Abuello like this. I was wondering what I should do, and Ray came down from the sky.

I want to ask you something, so don't run away.

The adventurers were wondering what to do.

"Hey, what do we do? Can I stay here like this?"

"Idiot, what do you think will happen if this thing becomes public? We have to run away somehow!"

"But that's Ray, isn't it? No other adventurer uses both a scythe and a spear at the same time? and....."

I turned my gaze away from Ray, who was casting a spell with a death size in his hand, and one of the adventurers looked in one direction...... between Ray and myself, I turned to the other side.

Beyond his gaze was Set's figure.

Alongside the Great Sickle, Griffon's Set is also a symbol of Ray.

It was a popular monster because it was usually lovable in Gilm, but it was different now.

I was told not to let the adventurers in front of me get away, so I kept an eye on them.

Ray alone was concentrating on the black sphere, so I could imitate him like running through that gap.

But it's not much more than Set, but we can't escape.

Set... I instinctively understood how powerful the Griffin is, not just by knowledge, but by just looking at it.

In addition, these adventurers are unaware, but there is also Nielsen on the branch of the nearby tree. If the adventurers escape, they are told to use magic to restrain them.

Even in such a situation, there was no chance that the adventurers could escape.

But the adventurers want to get out of here somehow.....

"Hey, hey... hey..."

One of the adventurers said in amazement.

Beyond that gaze, the bird... more accurately, the Phoenix-shaped flame penetrated the black sphere and burned up.

It was a man with a bow who could not understand such a sight.

The arrow I shot didn't work on the black sphere, but why did Ray...?

I thought it was because it was magic, but there was no wizard at the raw hatred and men's party.

Originally, there were never many wizards.

There were quite a few adventurers who would become adventurers, considering the number of wizards.

In the case of wizards, it depends on the magic they can use, but there's nothing like being an adventurer and eating away at it.

"Wow... that's the strength of a rank-A adventurer with an alias..."

The murmur of someone heard in the ears of a man with a bow makes him feel intensely jealous.

What's the difference between myself and Ray?

... if you think calmly, there are quite a few things that are different.

In the first place, the strength was different, and most of all, Ray used magic and threw spears and bows, but he didn't use bows.

The bow was used by Ray's fellow mariners.

Even if I think about it, it's wrong to compare Ray to a man with a bow... but I don't think I really feel it.

However, I think that if I had the same power in front of someone who has an overwhelming strength over me.

Well...

The adventurers may have many thoughts, but the progress of things has nothing to do with such thoughts.

"So... why are you here?"

Ray could have predicted poaching or something, but I heard this because I thought maybe I had entered the Trent Forest for reasons I hadn't anticipated.

But there's no one who can answer Ray's question.

That was the best proof of why the adventurers were in such a place.

"It doesn't seem like there's any reason."... you know, this Trent Forest is a place you can't enter without Dusker's permission. "

The adventurers reacted sharply to Ray's words.

Ray decides that he probably knew about the incident because he didn't show any surprises.

(However, what's the problem? What are the penalties for breaking into the Trent Forest? Or is it captured by the guards? I wish I had listened to that neighborhood beforehand.)

I don't know what exactly will happen around there.

When that happened, it was Ray who thought it would be best to hand it over to the guard in the first place.....

"Hey, Ray, be careful, you're still drowning!"

Nielsen, who was on the tree branch, shouted in a panic.

Have you been notified through Nielsen that you are aware of our situation and that you have not yet defeated all the defeats, or have you been contacted by Nielsen to defeat a new kind of defeat?

Ray didn't even know about it, but if Nielsen says he's got enemies anyway, it's definitely there.

With a Death Size and Dusk Spear in hand, he looked around.

On the other hand, the adventurers were amazed at the voice they heard from nowhere.

"Hey, where did you hear that voice?"

"You're a member of Ray's party, aren't you? I'm sure there are a lot of women at Ray's party, right?"

No, what do you mean you can't see him?

It was Ray who heard that voice, but it didn't seem to be bothering you at the moment.

"You guys... when I ran into the black monster earlier, did you see any other ones?"

Ray asked in a sharp tone, and the adventurers could not imitate him by ignoring him.

I had trouble with money because I used the money I earned like hot water, such as wine, women, and bets, but I was proud to be an adventurer with skills in Abruzzo.

With such confidence and pride, they had no choice but not to answer Ray's question.

"There were several others." However, if I attack with a bow..... "

That's what a leader among adventurers would say.

Even though Ray didn't hear the words until the end, he could understand the circumstances.

The black circular sphere is a new species even in the shadows.

However, even if it is a new species, the principle of action itself is similar to a black lump or a black dice, and it is likely to target the target.

Fortunately, this also means that the actions are only completed by individuals, as in previous cases.

If one individual is attacked, it is easier to move them individually than to attack other individuals who are not attacked.

... if we were to come with Ray, we would have been able to get rid of it with the magic we had earlier, so it would have only increased the effort.

But that's only if Ray fights the black sphere.

Since ordinary opponents don't have the means to defeat their opponents, it's definitely better to move them individually.

(That said, we can't just leave her alone. That said, we can't just leave these people alone. If that happens....)

If we leave the adventurers behind, they will probably try to escape.

Of course, I'm not going to let you get away without Set, but I'm sure it's going to be a hassle.

Nielsen, keep these people in custody!

"Hey, what are you doing all of a sudden!?"

What surprised Ray was the adventurers.

Unknown monsters... even though there are creepy monsters that can't be attacked, I was told to restrain my movements, so I must be frustrated.

But Ray didn't care how those guys looked, so he told Nielsen to use his magic again.