Legend

The first thing Ray held in the woods was discomfort.

To be precise, should it be said that the lack of discomfort is uncomfortable?

Where there was last night's battle is already swallowed up in the woods.

I guess that's not the only reason it's caused, but still nothing makes me uncomfortable, on the contrary.

"... what do you think?

"Even if they say so. It's only strange to me that there are no monsters or animals."

The first to answer Ray's words was Marina, who has deep knowledge of plants as a dark elf.

But even for that marina, I've never seen or heard of this Trent Forest-like presence before.

"This nothing tree turns into Trent, right? If that's true... it's strange."

Vihera gently strokes the trunk of the tree.

But naturally the trunk of the tree suddenly moves out of the way... I don't imitate anything like that.

The information that one of the men who helped yesterday put the wound on the Trent that was attacked was on the tree that he was growing as a landmark is naturally also given to the Alliance.

Most importantly, I went home yesterday after Ray and the others helped me, so they called me back earlier this morning and asked me a lot of details there.

"If that's true, but..."

"Oh, Ray doesn't believe me?

To Vihera's words, Ray worries a little before nodding.

"Right, I can't totally believe this one only. If this is an adventurer, you can believe it, but you saw the sight of a man caught in battle and in a state of extremes, right? That's not surprising because the wound on Trent happened to resemble my wound."

"... you can't deny that."

It would be harder for an unfamiliar fighter to believe the wounds he sees in that fight.

Not to mention things like just trees turning into Trent at some point.

(Yeah, but we probably knocked that Trent down, too, and they gave it to the Alliance. If you look at that again...... I don't know)

Sometimes it can be said to be a specialty when it comes to trees, or above all this is the forest of Trento, which is mysterious in many ways, and although I doubt the information from the trees, I cannot completely deny it.

Half-hearted...... no, something like Sanshin Seven Doubts.

"Anyway, there seems to be no particular anomaly around here, so let's move on a little bit."

Following Marina's words, the Rays head to the back of the woods.

But, naturally, there aren't even creatures around, like animals, monsters or, on the contrary, bugs.

"You're the same.... So the plants and stuff grow properly, so I wonder how they pollinate."

"You know what, Ray? Normal plants don't grow so much overnight in the first place."

"... is that so too"

I guess Ray's common sense is just a little out of his normal common sense because he's been coming to Trent Forest like every day here lately.

Together, once again, Ray goes through the woods watching what's going on around him.

Spring soft sunshine pours down from the gaps in the branches of the trees as a leaking day.

If you know nothing, some of you will want to see this sight and rest here.

But from those who know the truth about this Trent forest, I wonder if it might be a pseudo to deceive even the person who came into the forest in such a sight.

Of course that should never go wrong.

Try the Rays who have fought in the Trent Forest, and you can't possibly imitate them slowly in a place like this.

Still, I still feel relieved somewhere... in a way, I guess I have no choice.

"Mmm!"

The sound of the wind shaking branches and leaves and the voices of Büne inadvertently echo as only voices echo, I guess a different team of investigators than the Rays hear from afar.

When Ray turned his gaze, there was a view of Bühne with fruit in his hand.

"Oh, Beaune. What's wrong with that?

"Mmm!"

To the words of Vihera, Bühne turns his gaze to a tree a little further away.

There, the same fruit that Bühne has… several yellow-skinned fruits are treed.

"You know this fruit?

From Ray's eyes, it's the fruit of a shade close to Micah's.

But if you can trust the fruit growing in the Trento Forest that much, the answer would be no.

In fact, Biune, who tried to carry the fruit into his mouth, had been stopped by Vihella.

"Stop it, I don't know what kind of fruit you picked in these woods."

"Hmm..."

To the words of Vihera, Bühne, unfortunately, stops trying to cling to the fruit.

Looking at such an exchange between the two, Ray looks around again.

If we leave out the fact that no creature exists, it only looks like a normal forest, like it is everywhere.

But still, this forest is unusual.

In the first place, I have to say, it's weird at the point where trees grow overnight.

"Look, we're gonna go a little further for now. I want to find some clue if I can."

That's what Ray tells him as he hears the branches and leaves of the tree shake.

Are there any particular objections to such Ray's words in other faces, going on through the woods?

"... I see"

Walking in the woods, about enough. Fu Marina squeaks.

"What's up?

To Ray, who asks if he noticed something because he's a marina familiar with the woods, thinking so, the marina points to the ground.

"Look, look.... uncomfortable?

"... uncomfortable?

"Grrrrrrrrrrrr?"

Seto digs the ground with his forefoot to see if he was inspired by anything by the word discomfort.

Only Ceto, who originally had the power to blow even a large monster in one blow, would be able to dig easily if he wanted to stretch his nails and dig the ground.

But there is only soil and... roots of trees buried on the ground.

"What are you doing?

I guess it was funny how Ceto looked. That's what Vihera tells her as she smiles at her mouth.

"Gru?"

What's the matter with you? and Ceto, who stops digging the ground and tilts his little neck, but Vihera just manages to laugh at where it fits into her laughing bumps.

Once again, the marina opens her mouth as she looks at one of those and one of them as if they were just a little shuddered.

"Look, look closely at the ground. There would be some distance between all the trees, wouldn't there?

"... well, that's right"

That's why I haven't had any particular trouble walking like this, and the big ceto of my body is usually able to get into the woods.

If this is a denser tree...... if that's what it's like to be a mountain road or a beast road, Seto would have a hard time walking with a bunch of twigs and bushes hooked up to his body.

Most importantly, given the strength of Seto's power, it would not be impossible to walk with a normal pull even if it were slightly hooked.

I think so and recall that this sight is an unnatural and extreme thing.

Ray used to run around the mountains as much as he wanted when he was a kid even when he was in Japan, and he never went into the mountains, woods, or woods more than once since he came to this Elgin.

In such a place, it is not easy to walk unless it is the path that man has taken to consolidate himself.

But this Trento forest is just fine... that's why the trees and trees are so empty that Seto has no problem walking around, and the bushes don't grow much.

Not that none of them are, of course, but they were still clearly less than normal forests.

"But this is Trent Forest, isn't it? It's an insane forest that originally spreads every day, so isn't that acceptable enough?

"If you say so, you can't deny it."

Because it is a special forest, it is not strange to have something somewhat special.

That's what Vihera said, Ray had to snort, too.

"I know what Vihella is trying to say, but you need to listen a little more. If this tree is going to be Trent... naturally, but if it's growing densely, other Trents are going to get in the way, right?

"... well, that's for sure"

Trent walking with the roots of the trees instead of his feet, but if there are other Trents that close by, there's no doubt that parts like the branches and roots of the trees will bump into each other.

In that case, it's also true that we get in the way when we travel.

"Isn't it? So, back to earlier, this tree just clears the gap for us and Seto to walk.... doesn't this bother you a little bit with the explanation that trees are going to be Trent?

Ray, who was listening to the marina, takes the knife for demolition out of the mistering.

Then, after gazing at the others so that whatever happens can be dealt with immediately, he gently sticks the blade up against the trunk of the tree.

The tip of the blade pierces the trunk of the tree about a few centimeters, but the tree does not move at all.

Just in case, I tried poking the blade of the knife into the trunk of the tree a few more times, but the tree still didn't move.

"... Marina"

"Oh, that's crazy."

Even for the marina, I guess this was an unexpected sight.

He looked strangely at the tree.

But think a little... eventually I open my mouth.

"Hey, Ray. Can I take this tree home for a second?

"No, I don't mind that... are you serious?

"Yeah. Ray wouldn't have a hard time with that, would he?

"Yes, it is."

Be an adventurer or an adventurer. Normally, you need to shake axes more than once in order to fell trees.

But in Ray's case, it won't take long to cut down.

Because that's all you need to do if you shake the death size.

A gaze of anticipation is directed at the marina, and when she exhales small, Ray stores the knife in the mistering, and the death size is removed so that it is replaced with it.

Seeing Ray take down the death size, the marinas distance themselves from Ray without saying anything.

Death-sized blows are powerful, but at the same time have a wide range of attacks.

It was an act of keeping Ray out of the way.

"Huh!"

A magical death size flashes directly next to each other.

Even if the blade goes too far, the tree doesn't move at all.

But when I touched the tree as it was...... the next moment the tree was stored in mystering and all that remained was the stump.

(Tomorrow, I guess it's growing again.... utterly troublesome)

Death sizes are also stored in mysteries, and while he has a bad feeling about the troubles of the woods that continue to spread through, he doesn't give it a look, and Ray calls out to the marina.

"I can't get it together. Is this good?

"Yeah, thanks.... Ray's mistering is really handy at times like this"

Ray nods at the marina telling him with a grin and once again asks what's going on around him.

But naturally, there's nothing in particular there, just the woods spreading even.

"What do we do? I don't think I mind heading either way."

"Grrrrrrrr......"

Seto was the first to react to Ray's words about where he was going.

Looking at the one on the right, Seto rattles his throat.

Ray nodded if Seto had chosen, and said nothing about whether the two Marinas and Vihella similarly had no particular objection.

Büne also respects its will by simply stroking Seto's head.

Thus the Rays proceed to the right side through the woods.

Keep going for a little while...

"Gru."

Unexpectedly Seto rings his throat.

Ray, who turned his gaze to Seto's watchers, also eventually realizes the signs that they are approaching him.

"Huh!?

Ray quickly removes the spear of dusk from the mistering.

I guess he decided it's harder to fight in Death Size than this is in the woods.

Also, look at Ray's movements. Have you noticed signs that someone is approaching the marina, Vihera, and Buune, too, and each begins to prepare for battle.

"Hey, are you sure there's something over here? Whatever the broken tree is, the growing tree emits magic from all over it, so it's hard to tell around here, huh?

"It's okay, I'm whispering that my account is something big over here. Don't you agree, Mr. Sleisha?

"No, I..."

"Wait!"

"Huh!? … what is it all of a sudden"

"Strong, strong magic... yeah? That's..."

"Strong magic!? You still have something over here! Look, I'm coming!

"No, hey, wait a minute. Nothing over there..."

Along with such a voice, several shadows appear, trying to forcefully retreat the branches of the tree at the end of Rays' gaze.

The first person to show up was a little fat guy in his twenties or so.

He's taller than Ray, but still would be a lot lower than average on this Elgin.

And then the next one came out... as Ray expected, Luno and Sleisha, and a few adventurers who looked familiar.