Legend
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Within an hour or so of being separated from the slave traders, the carriage had arrived in the woods.
It would not have been strange if it had taken a few hours, but fortunately, the carriage the Rays are riding is so high that it is not comparable to a normal carriage, and most importantly, the horse they are carrying has also been specially trained since they were small.
It's definitely an animal in the sense of a horse, but if it's a monster to the extent of a goblin, it's strong enough to not even be the target.
That's how everyone disembarks from the motion-stopped carriage.
A few pedestrians make deals with the Dark Elf settlement, and some come this far from Gilm.
Naturally, if that were the case, nature and the ground would have become the way to be consolidated.
Elaine's carriage was just the way to go, but she still stopped the carriage once and got off because the three Dark Elves insisted they wanted to see and feel firsthand what was going on in the woods today.
"This... I thought when I saw it from afar, you're weak enough. Besides, as the men said earlier, I wonder if it's a sign that the monsters are rampaging."
Long after...... that's the first time in a hundred years that Marina gives an indescribable look to her hometown.
Not very much, but because it didn't seem like where I was born and raised.
"Right. Compared to when I picked you up at the marina, the more you can see, the less life in the woods."
"Um, I'm not that long ago, so I'm not particularly different,"
The Rays watched the three Dark Elves discuss each other in a remote location.
"In my eyes, it looks like a very lively forest..."
Other faces nod at Elaine's words.
I guess it's because I don't know what the original forest looks like, but still seeing the forest in front of me like this doesn't make me feel very weak.
"I wonder what will happen if the world tree is treated because it is weak. I think I'd like to take a look."
When Ray touches a tree in the woods listening to Vihella, it's a solid, sturdy tree.
If you touch it, you have a solid response, and there is no cavity or rot in the contents, such as those associated with illness, for example.
Enjoying the feel of such a tree, I guess I was eventually satisfied. Marina returns to the Rays with two men, Auduban and Jusra.
"I'm sorry, you've made me take a moment. So, should we go? It'll take a little longer to get to a place with lost boundaries, but be careful, you don't know when a monster will attack you when you get into the woods.... Normally, you don't have to worry about monsters."
The gaze of the marina was pointed at her whining as she quickly walked into the woods and ran around with the yellow.
As the saying goes, if normal, there are few monsters that come close to Griffon from himself.
Because in front of a Griffon of Rank A monsters, most monsters are merely bait.
It is also recognized that ceto is not just a glyphon, but a rare species.
Rare species are treated as ranks on one of the mostly grounded monsters, in which sense Ceto is equivalent to rank S monsters.
... Most of all, Seto is a monster created by Warcraft, and I can't guess the rank of a monster.
Anyway, normally, there are such high-ranking monsters, so there's nothing like other monsters attacking us.
But there was information from slave traders encountered on their way to the woods that monsters in the woods were becoming fierce.
If a monster of the same species does not compete, if it is not, Griffon could attack them.
Beyond that, we really needed to all be vigilant about what was going on around us instead of relying on the presence of Seto when we went through this forest.
"From here to where the marina lived...... how long exactly does it take to get to where the world tree boundaries are? If it's going to take a while, I think we should all stay out there and split the power half by half."
The marina opens her mouth with a little thought to Ray, who asks him as he checks what's going on in the woods from the outside.
"Right. Until the end of the stray... when you travel by carriage instead of on foot, maybe four or five hours. But... wouldn't this carriage be okay if the monsters around it attacked? The speed is faster than a normal carriage, and I think we should all get in the carriage and run through it all at once rather than all of us moving around vigilantly."
"Really? Hmmm...... Elaine, what do you think?
"Me? Right, with extra time here, you'd be more likely to be raided by monsters. If so, I think we should travel by carriage at once. Luckily, this carriage is a substitute I built to ride. I'm not so weak as what happens with the attacks of monsters around there. And..."
Elaine's gaze is directed at the horse that tows it, not the carriage.
"If you were a monster in line, you'd be trampled without time to attack"
Compared to normal horses, two horses should obviously be called giant horses.
If you're a low-ranking monster, you'll definitely be crushed by that hoof lightly.
Hearing such Elaine's words, Ray eventually nodded and opened his mouth, thinking a little.
"Okay. Then let's adopt the Marina's opinion. And even if the monster comes out, there's Seto."
"Grrrrrrrr!"
To Ray's words, Seto cheers his throat with joy.
"Cuuuuuuuuuuu!
A yellow on the back of such a ceto was ringing out, telling me not to forget myself too.
Most of all, such a yellow squeal deserves to be described as adorable, and no one would think to rely on it in battle, although not very much.
I actually have some convenient abilities for combat, but the appearance of the yellow was not very much like reminiscing with it.
"Yellow, you're in the carriage with me"
"Cu......"
To Elaine's words, Yellow flies off Seto's back, sounding unfortunately.
From here, as the marina said, it will travel at considerable speeds.
Yellow can fly in the sky too, but its speed is not yet as good as Ceto's.
Of course, even off here, Elaine didn't think that there was such a thing as a presence that could harm a highly defensive Yellow, but there are exceptions to everything and just in case.
More than that, there was no reason to leave the yellow outside the carriage like this.
"Gru."
Seto turns his gaze as he throats just a little lonely to such a yellow figure.
Yellow is also an important friend for Seto, and if he could, he would have liked to be with him.
"Look, Seto. I wish you could protect the Yellow, right? Huh?"
Stroking a lonely ceto, Ray embarks on a carriage.
The others will also enter the carriage, and only Ara will sit on the podium.
"Okay, I'm coming!
Along with Ara's voice like that, the carriage began to move.
Slowly at first...... but the speed increases slightly.
Two horses with carriages must also understand that this is a danger zone. Not as fast as the full speed that I won't skip later... but it was still clearly faster than when I was heading to the woods.
This place was not properly built as a street, but a path that could be consolidated over the years.
Because many people travel by carriage, and it's not a pleasant story for dark elves, but slave traders often pass by, there's just enough road for nature and carriages to pass by.
But still, in the end, it's only a consolidated path.
Naturally there were ups and downs, and I couldn't tell you how comfortable it would be for those in the carriage to ride if they ran at speed.
Not to mention, if the horse carrying the carriage the Rays are riding speeds up, it's still faster than the full speed of the coarse horse.
More than that, I would have to be rocked up, down, left and right in the carriage...
"Hmm, these dried fruits are delicious. Not too sweet, moderately sour"
"Really? It's the rest of what I brought from inside the dark elves... I'm glad Lady Elaine is happy for you"
Auduban laughs happily at Elaine's words.
For Auduban, who preferred to see beauties and beautiful girls, Elaine's laughter was just not worth it to describe it as superb compared to Marina and Vihera's.
That's enough to make me think I can eat the dried fruit I took care of if I wanted to see this grin.
"Still, this carriage is amazing. I can't believe the view outside is flowing with tremendous momentum, but even in the carriage like this, I don't feel any shaking at all"
"Mmm."
Biune replies briefly to Vihera, who groans as she was impressed by looking out the window, and who was also slowly tasting the dried fruit she had received from Auduban.
Biune trying to eat as much fruit as he can if he always does, but not so desperate this time around.
Because I liked the sweet stuff, but still I don't have to have the personality to be alone with everything that was put out...
When you should eat in a hurry and when you don't. That much judgment was made.
"Grrrrrrrrrr!"
Several turn their gaze out the window to Seto's voice, which sounded unexpected.
There, a blow to Seto's released forefoot was almost destroying the head of the oak.
"Well, the oak is coming...... good luck, Seto. Kill all the orcs."
Jusra's voice of support echoes in the carriage.
The words are light, but the hatred that lingers in my eyes while I'm there is strong.
It was a totally unusual looking jusra, but for a dark elf... no, naturally if I knew what an existence called an oak was like for a woman.
Orcs that breed using multi-racial women were naturally enemies to spit on, even for dark elves who could say they were beautifully aligned.
And the fact that there's an oak in this forest naturally means it's a dark elf that the oak is after.
If you think about it that way, even as Ray, I don't feel like stopping about Jusra.
... I guess it doesn't change that we hate each other because dark elves also eat as meat when they kill orcs.
Originally, oak meat doesn't suit its rank and is a delicious monster in the literal sense.
Looking at Jusra, Fujiray regrets that he can't recover that oak meat.
(Seems like one or two of Seto would be nice to bring an oak corpse... can't afford that)
It's hard to tell because the carriage hasn't wobbled, but the two giant horses are still holding the carriage at considerable speeds, thinking swallowing like this.
In fact, the view you see through the window gets flushed while you look at it.
(Still... Still, if Ceto, maybe...)
I agree. It was Ray, but I'm also strong in the thought that it won't work in the end.
"Oak.... you are a troublesome monster. There's not much damage every year."
I guess I have something to think of as the same woman. Elaine groans in a depressing sigh.
In the situation in the carriage, where all but Ray were women, everyone was equally in agreement with Elaine's words.
That's even the case with Bühne, who nods at a look he doesn't normally change.
(No, you were there besides me)
Ray turns his gaze towards the yellow, who is waving nuts a little farther apart.
Did you feel Ray's gaze like that, the yellow tilts his neck and turns his gaze, eventually flying through the carriage?
When you land on Ray's arm, you want some? and offer nuts.
"Cu?"
"No, you can eat that. I'm fine now."
I guess that felt good to tell you as you stroked the slightly colder scales of the yellow. Stroke more and rub your body against Ray.
It also soothes the atmosphere of Elaine and the others who had unpleasant feelings about the oak in such a yellow way.
That's how it becomes a story that has nothing to do with the oak, and as it is for a while...... unexpectedly the three marinas, Auduban and Jusra all stop the words and turn their gaze outside the carriage.
Eventually it was the marina who opened her mouth as if she represented the three of them, naturally.
"Apparently you've arrived.... Ara, will you stop the carriage once?
The words were nothing short of arriving at the most important of the woods inhabited by Dark Elves… where the first eye of the world tree junction was strewn.