Legend

It was Ray watching Fekz and his people in shock right in front of him, but I guess he decided it didn't make sense to waste his time here like this.

Exhale small, then open your mouth.

"Anyway, because the outcome of your actions is the way things are now, let's get depressed later. When you get back to Gilm, you're going to be completely pissed off by the rest of your family, friends and lovers."

I haven't heard from Kenny who has asked for the guild.

But still, Ray can also predict that it was someone in his mouth who requested the search.

"... oh"

Fekz, who hates adventurers, is also a big deal now.

Before we came to this Trent Forest, we could have argued that we could do anything without adventurers.

However, given that there was nothing I could do about being raided by a monster in a situation where there were actually no adventurers, I cannot say that there was no adventurers in the current situation, etc.

Now anyway, I needed to be adult.

"Look, we're going out of the woods anyway. Looks like there's no more raids right now, but I don't even know when they'll strike again.... Marina, how are you?

"So far, no more raids."

A marina with a bow in her hand answers Ray's words.

The spirits of the wind that swept away the wax earlier have already disappeared, and there is no one in particular around the marina.

Although I saw such a marina and watched the battle with it earlier said something... I end up saying nothing more.

I guess it's because I understand that you can't afford to talk about things that are far-fetched in the current situation.

"Right. Then we're leaving the woods anyway. Whatever they're up to, they're better off in the woods."

Whimpering, we store the bodies of Trent we defeated in one mistering after another.

The same was true of selling materials, but above all, I was concerned that no demonic stone existed.

A monster is something that has a Suku demon stone.

That was Ray's common sense, the common sense of the adventurer, and above all the common sense of this world called Elgin.

But despite that, Trent, defeated by the Rays, has no demon stone.

I hope this simply doesn't make it possible to find the demon stone in your body...... if it isn't and if there really isn't a demon stone, this place called Trent Forest will be too special in many ways.

… although it is special at a time when it spreads about 10 meters every night.

"Wait a minute!

Fekz accidentally opens his mouth when he sees Ray storing Trent in his mistering.

Ray keeps his hands on the work, turning only his gaze towards you.

"What? There's a good chance there 'll be another raid if we keep this up. I want to get out of the Trent Forest as soon as I can."

"I know. I know, but... shame on you, please. The tree we cut must have fallen a little further. I want you to take that tree with you."

"... are you serious? You want me to work with you for your benefit over this period?

The twitch was probably a mixed glance pointed at Fekz, but he shook his neck to the side.

"No!... No, I'm not roughly wrong, but the price of selling this tree doesn't make it ours. I want you to use it as payment for sending you here."

"Heh."

I just didn't think that words like that would come out of Fekz's mouth, and Ray raises a voice that looks unexpected.

I thought we were going to use the money we sold this tree for our own...

But in fact, he wants Ray and the others to use it as part of the pay.

(Well, I'm basically going to get paid for flame ore, so you can sell this tree... no, buy flame ore with this gold and make that part of my reward?

Or maybe the money will be used for something else.

With that in mind, and still seeing Fekz bowing his head like this to himself, I also feel somewhat comfortable conceding.

Above all, if a tree cut down at the corner is to help this forest...

(Yeah? Something right now...)

I felt like I'd come up with something, Ray, but I quickly reconsider that I should get out of this Trent forest before it does.

If you're going to think about something, that's fine after this one.

"Okay. Well, if we leave it like this, the monsters might use it for something."

Nodding, just after storing everything Trent, the Rays move on.

Naturally, I'm on perimeter alert that when a new monster shows up, it can be countered immediately, but strangely, no monster shows up.

(Are you afraid of Seto?

If you're a normal monster, you don't first imitate what comes close to you if you observe the signs of Seto.

Most of all, there are exceptions like monsters as retarded as goblins and monsters as dominated by struggling minds.

In that regard, if you were a monster with some intelligence, like Trent, it wouldn't have been strange not to have to get your hands on it because there was Seto.

(But this Trent forest itself is not normal.)

Normal forests don't spread as much as ten meters every night in the first place.

I didn't think he was much more like a monster elsewhere than a monster lurking in such a forest.

(Whatever the reason, it's true that if it's not going to raid, it's going to help. Whatever we do, it's hard to fight while protecting us.)

If there are two of us, there are still more than ten of us.

There was something more difficult than strength to protect that number of people with three and one.

You don't have to do that, so there's nothing to complain about for Ray.

If you keep walking vigilantly around you, you'll eventually see a slice of the forest.

The Fekts didn't originally go that far into the back of the woods, so it's quick to get back here.

... but it was the Fekts who couldn't do anything about the distance.

If the Rays hadn't come, I'm pretty sure they would have been wiped out.

That's how when I go out of the woods... there's a joyous voice coming out of them.

The light of the soft moon, which was blocked by the trees of the forest, pours down as if to delight in the safety of the herds.

The sight was, I guess, above all for those who were in a crisis of genuine life.

Some of them are watching the moon in the sky in tears.

"You've got it figured out."

That's how Marina calls out to Ray, who was watching the noise as he strokes Seto.

Vihera was also next to the marina, gazing at the noisy crooks.

But anyway, the marina has a discontent color in Vihella's eyes.

"What's up?

"Think the fight's over lighter than I thought."

The colour of discontent in Vihella's eyes was probably not about the battles carried out in the woods, but against the princes.

In fact, the blow of Vihera...... the immersion palm destroyed Trent lightly from the inside, and the battle was soon decided.

I suppose you thought you could fight enough mighty enemies just to hear from Ray about the Trent Forest.

Expectations were just huge, as was the disappointment I felt.

Ray opens his mouth so as to encourage such a vihella.

"You won't be so dissatisfied. Today ended up being a battle of this magnitude, but I know this forest is crazy. There's no reason to keep Trent Forest spreading like this forever, is there?

"I know that... but do you really think there's gonna be a day like that? Looking at the Alliance's response so far, you only see this forest as a resource, right?

"Well, I guess it's true that it's actually useful as a resource. That's why they're here."

"Then you don't imitate the kind of total extermination of this forest, do you?

"No, you will"

"... how can you say that?

Vihera asks strangely to Ray's words, which she affirms she will gently exterminate.

Ray opens his mouth to such Vihella's words as he looks at the Trent Forest.

"I know you're unhappy because you couldn't fight, but think hard. In the first place, it's not just this place where we are that's spreading the woods. If we cut only some of the trees in this part of the world, the forest will spread from elsewhere."

"Well, I guess so"

Even if an adventurer or an adventurer devotes an entire day to logging, the range they can dig is around 10 meters.

It would be a dream story to gather more people and more logging would go on, but still logging ten meters all around the forest.

Not to mention that the extent to which forests erode and spread around is only about 10 m, not necessarily 10 m.

In fact, Ray also confirms that the range has expanded by about fifteen meters.

So, little by little… there is no doubt that the forest continues to spread towards the Guild, even if it is really little by little, and there was ample fear that the streets would also be eroded by the forest as it is.

(As Lord of the Guild, Master Dusker will never be able to tolerate it)

Gilm isn't completely self-sufficient just because he's on the edge.

Wheat seeds in particular rely on merchants coming for sale from other cities and villages.

Other than that, we naturally rely on merchants for a variety of items that cannot be obtained at the border.

Beyond that, if the streets become impassable...... no, even if we don't get that far, the number of merchants visiting the Guild will surely decrease if information flows that the streets are threatened by forest erosion.

If you go to the guild, the product will definitely sell, but if you can make it to that guild safely... not to mention if the streets are swallowed up in the woods, you won't be able to travel by carriage.

(Well, worst of all, there's a way for me to go to other cities and villages in Seto and do some shopping... for everyone who lives in Gilm? That's a little unrealistic)

Of course there are many kinds of supplies that you can get in the Guild.

Especially when it comes to meat, because that's how many monsters there are.

(Ah, goblins)

Even thinking about goblin meat for a moment, I immediately recall that now is the time to be talking to Vihera.

"Anyway, it should mean we'll do something about this forest eventually, so then I think we can fight the kind of battle that Vihella wants.... Well, I can never say"

"... yes. Well, I'll believe that story so far."

Vihera was reluctant, too, but convinced by Ray's words.

Marina, who was watching the two of them like that, interrupts the conversation when she sees that the conversation is over.

"Ray, let's head to Gilm anyway. They better get home as soon as they can."

After the marina's gaze is turned, there are, as a matter of course, the others.

There is no particular danger due to the fact that we have now fallen out of the Trento woods.

But if the forest were to spread out and take in the woods again, there would be another battle.

Of course, Ray was confident that he would not lose, but he could not predict what action the others who had just relieved him of being helped would take.

Marina was right to say that it was better to leave this place as soon as possible than it was.

"Oh, I will. Just because you promised. I'll keep that tree for now."

At the end of Ray's gaze are trees felled by the Fekts.

I wasn't going to break it any more than I promised to take this tree.

"As soon as I've stored that tree, I'm leaving this place! Get ready for each one!

That's how Ray speaks to the crooks who are still happy to get out of Trent's woods.

They must have returned to me with the voice of Ray. I immediately began to prepare to leave this place.

It's not like there's anything special about preparation.

Each axe of work tools is held by his own hand.

There were also a few who lost their axes in the battle, but they had nothing more to do.

That's the only way I'll be ready if I calm down.

Looking at those twisters, Ray reaches out to the felled trees and stores them in mysteries.

The logged trees themselves are not that many.

As a result, all the trees were stored in the mysteries… it didn't take long for the Rays to walk away from the Trent Forest.