Legend

"Nh?... oh, I see."

When Ray woke up on the bed, he took out his pocket watch in the misty ring and confirmed it was past 8: 00 a.m.

She woke up in the middle of the night and seemed to have woken up pretty early after falling asleep in the morning.

Even so, there is no shortage of sleep and no shortage of work, and there is no drowsiness.

Even though I didn't sleep much, my head was strangely refreshed.

"Did you sleep deeply, or is that what you mean?"

As I mumbled, I got dressed and got out of the magic tent.

"Oh...?"

Normally, there were Set and Nielsen outside the Magic Tent.

But one of the researchers was in front of Ray, who came out of the Magic Tent today.

That's one of the people who was watching the Mithrill barrier last night when Ray stopped by on his way to the birth tower.

"What's the matter? No, I can somehow predict that you've come to my place." It's about the Mithril barrier, right? "

"Yes. I don't know if I can say... as planned, but the clogs that were inside Mithril's barrier have disappeared."

I see.

The report is not surprising to Ray.

In the first place, I wonder if the captured man is really the barrier of Mithril and dies in one day.

To confirm that, yesterday I disarmed the hell out of flame, rejuvenated myself, and captured it again at the barrier of Mithril.

In other words, it is on schedule that the capture of the Mithril barrier will be wiped out today.

Beyond that, there's nothing surprising about Ray being taught this.

It would be stronger to be convinced.

The researchers probably didn't think Ray would be surprised by the report they brought.

Looking at Ray doesn't seem surprised, or happy, angry, sad, or joyful, but he talks about his business.

"That's why I want to lift the Mithril barrier." Just in case, do you mind if I come with you to Ray? "

"Ah, it doesn't matter.... but now the Mithril barrier is real, too."

It's only the second time, so I can't feel safe in terms of reliability.

As for Ray, I want him to eat breakfast if possible.

However, it is also true that we need to do something about this... especially about the Mithrill barrier.

After eating breakfast slowly here... it was easy for Ray to understand why he couldn't go.

"Set, Nielsen. I'll be there for a minute, but what about you guys?"

Grrrr!

”Well, even if I'm here, I don't have anything in particular to do, and if I hear from you for a long time, I need to let Ray know right away... so I'll go with you.”

To ask Ray, Set naturally throws his throat when he goes with him, and Nielsen has no particular reason to do it... no, he decides it's not good to not be on Ray's side when he gets a call from a longer time than that, and he says so.

Set and Nielsen go, so no one stays here.

Therefore, Ray stores the Magic Tent in the Misty Ring and goes to the place where the Mithrill barrier was used with the researchers.

Ray was passing through the camp on the way, but.....

(Speaking of which, what happened to Grimm Earth? I'm sure the flat talked a lot. Have you returned to the Gilm or are you still in the camp? I'd like you to go home if you can.... oh, but the carriages and horse bodies were still stored in the Misty Ring)

Ray decides that he can't leave you there, but he calls out to the researchers who are going to guide him.

"Excuse me, can I have a minute?" I'd like to go see the flat. "

Is it a flat? If it's a flat, it's at the boundary of Mithril.

"Is that so?" No, I don't. Does the Mithril barrier mean anything to the flat? ”

Basically speaking, blindness tends to appear in places where people live.

In other words, now that the mackerel has disappeared in the winter, it is very likely that the mackerel will appear in this camp.

That's why, if you look at the flat that is compiling the camp, the Mithrill's nail that creates the Mithrill's barrier... to be exact, means a lot to you, even without Ray.

The second experiment of the Mithrill barrier was successfully completed on schedule, so it was only natural to go there to see how it went.

Okay, so you don't have to stop by the flat tent.

"It will be that way." Ah, but it seems that someone else is using the flat tent right now. When I went to call about the Mithrill barrier, I saw him on the way, and Flat said he was currently using another tent. ”

"... I see."

Ray replied to information from an unexpected opponent.

Someone using a flat tent.

It was easy for Ray to imagine who it was.

(Are you still here?... it's only natural to think about it. The carriage is stored in my misty ring. Of course, the carriage is broken and the horse is dead, so even with the carriage, it's hard to get back to the Gilm.)

You can walk to the Gilm on your own foot, even if it's not a carriage.

In fact, when Tsubaki was still logging in the Trent Forest, he was basically walking back and forth with Gilm, including the adventurer in the guard.

On the contrary, when returning to Gilm, it was added that the logged trees should be transported in transport carriages.

You can walk back to Gilm without riding a carriage.... however, if you're an adventurer or someone who moves their body normally, that's a story.

From what Ray saw, Grimm Earth seemed to be training his body quite well, and of course the escort was fine. You too... you must train your body accordingly.

But other than that... specifically, what about Grimm Earth's wife?

In fact, there is a possibility that you are training your body accordingly, even if you are not as healthy as an adventurer.

But that's only a possibility.

When Ray saw it, he didn't seem to have particularly trained his body.

It wasn't impossible for such a woman to walk from Trent's Forest to Gilm... but it was definitely tough.

If so, it is necessary to wait until the resupply carriage arrives, or take a letter to the resupply carriage and have it picked up separately.

(I hope it won't be a hassle.)

With that in mind, Ray was led by the researchers to his destination... where the Mithril barrier was.

Yeah, it's definitely gone.

Ray mumbles as he looks at the sight in front of him as he arrives at the junction of Mithril.

There's a Mithrill barrier there, but there's nothing in it.

"Ray, are you here?"... apparently, the effect of Mithril's barrier is unmistakable. "

There is a smile on the expression on the face of the flat.

Now that I could deal with it without having to rely on Ray, it was only natural for me to feel that way.

However, unlike such a flat, the researchers were more subtle... and they were never happy to let go.

In the opinion of the researchers, dying earlier than when the captive was captured in a prison of fire means that the research subject will die.

As a matter of course, that meant that our research would stop progressing.

Even I haven't made any discoveries since I started my own research.

There is no doubt that such research will take a corresponding amount of time to produce results, but it is probably the researchers who want to produce even a small amount of research results.

"I see. Then we'll just have to wait for the mass production."... but I don't know exactly when it will be. Oh, and yesterday you said you wanted me to be able to move the Mithrill barrier, right? "

Yeah, but I don't think you can accept my request that easily?

"I guess so. The Mithril barrier needs to be aligned as quickly as possible." If we need to be able to transport the Mithril barrier, and we need to make a lot of mistakes in creating the Mithril barrier at the moment, we'll have to put it off. ”

In Ray's words, the researchers who were listening to the story, not just the flat, also showed a sad appearance.

The unfortunate appearance of the researchers is stronger than the flat.

The researchers think that if the Mithril barrier can be transported, the progress of research will be accelerated.

Ray and I don't know if that's actually true.

But at least that's what the researchers think.

"I will report the results of this experiment, so I will ask what happened to being able to transport Mithrill's barrier at that time."

"Isn't it a supply carriage to take the report with you?"... are you going to leave the matter of Grimm's Earths to me? "

The name Grimm Earth gave the flat a subtle expression, but it finally nodded.

“Yes, you will write to me to pick up Lord Grimm Earth and the others. In other words, I'm probably writing a letter about it in my tent by now."

With that in mind, Ray nodded, feeling nothing in particular.

As for Ray, I'm not really interested in what happens to the Grimm Earths. But...

“How was the ring? Are you convinced?"

I couldn't find the ring that was woken up in the middle of the night yesterday.

I couldn't find it using Set's smell or smell boost skills, so there's almost no doubt that the ring isn't around the camp.

Still, as a precaution, the Lizard Man children were looking for a ring near where the baby had fallen.

So whether Grimm Earth was convinced or not.

Flat nodded slightly gladly as Ray asked.

"There's no problem over there."... no, on the contrary, Grimm Earth will pay for the baked goods. "

"That's...... No, I'm looking for a ring that goes to Grimm Earth's house, so isn't that strange?" Even if you get a reward, there's not much use for it. "

Lizardman's children look for the ring out of good intentions only.

It's like volunteering, to say the least.

Beyond that, it is not strange that in some cases it may be stopped along the way, and Grimm Earth cannot complain about it even if it is a goodwill action.

However, if you act in return for a reward, because you are temporarily hired, you can't stop because you are tired.

Even so, I thought I would fish for some food such as baked goods and dried fruits in order to get them to find it somehow.

Ray doesn't know how effective it actually is.

I don't know, but if I were to use Grimm Earth, I would have wanted to take whatever means I could to find the ring.

”Maybe the baby fell somewhere else... but that's possible.”

Ray and I don't know why the monster that took the baby dropped it in the Trent Forest.

Or even if it was said that he imitated it in a mood, rather than for any particular reason, Ray would be convinced.

Monsters and animals are not strange to imitate like that.

That's why it's not strange to imitate someone who dropped a ring somewhere other than a baby... or deliberately threw it away.

It's not strange that monsters don't abandon babies, but imitate them by eating them, but Ray has no idea why they dumped them in the Trent Forest without such an imitation.

(Even though the barrier is gone, I made a dangerous imitation of breaking into the noble city from above, and yet I didn't eat it or do anything, so I threw it away. What the hell did you think you did that for?)

There is only doubt, but there is no doubt that there is a reason beyond the actual imitation.

Ray wants to know if he can.

Why did this happen?

If we don't know that, the same may happen in the future.

If I knew why, I could deal with it as Ray... no, as Gilm.

However, the surest thing is to complete the expansion as soon as possible and reopen the barrier.