Legend

"Well, Introduce Yourself... I may not need it, but shall I give it a shot? Ray asked me to take care of this one today. This is Seto."

"Gru."

When Seto squeals next to Ray, each of the adventurers reacts when they see such a seto.

Those who look at Seto and narrow their eyes with joy, those who are used to it or just glance at it, those who leave without thinking because they have just come to Gilm and are not used to it.

Of those, Ajas saw Ceto and moved his brow for a moment, but that was all.

(Have you ever seen Seto? Well, still no wonder)

Ray found out about Ajas only after he heard from Ilse.

Beyond that, if Ajas had been in the Guild before Ilse came to the Guild, he would have had many chances to see Seto.

For better or worse, Seto stands out.

Thirties adventurers who have been turned here as caregivers open their mouths as Seto gets his attention.

"I'm Luglno. I'm a Rank D Adventurer. Thank you for your help today."

It doesn't stand out and rank high, low back guy.

Then naturally the adventurers will naturally turn their gaze to Seto, who has a more pronounced presence than Lugurno.

But Luglno opens his mouth without paying any particular attention to how those adventurers are doing.

"Look, I'm going to ask you all to escort the people, but what you need to be careful about is not to get too close to the people. If you get too close, you will get in the way when cutting trees... and if you do poorly, you risk being crushed by the trees you cut"

Crushed by trees.

Yes, the moment Luglno speaks, the gaze of the adventurers who were watching Seto is directed at Luglno.

Except for the story if it's out of standard like Ray's, but usually if it's crushed by a tree like the one growing in Trent's Forest, it's good and seriously injured. If you do poorly, you will die.

It was also natural for the adventurers not to be looking at a rare ceto, as it was life-threatening.

Luglno explains with a grin how those adventurers are doing.

What monsters come out in Trent Forest?

The actions that that monsters often take.

Availability of collaboration between monsters.

That explains the precautions for fighting in the Trento Forest.

Ray listens to that explanation while checking on Ajas.

At first glance, you look like you're listening seriously to the explanation.

Of course it's about my life, so it's not weird if I'm listening seriously...

Still, because Ilse is talking to me and I have preconceived notions, from Ray's eyes, it seems to me that I am forced to match my surroundings somewhere.

(Well, I guess it's my fault)

If you only look at Ajas, you might be able to understand something over there.

Ray, who so decides, turns his gaze to faces other than Ajas.

What I noticed in that was that some of the newcomers would have turned their gaze towards Lugurno like they made a fool of themselves somewhere.

If only against Ray. It still affected his polite response to the rookie group as well.

He said they were weaker than they were when they responded.

I guess that's what I thought.

Being here doesn't mean anything new as an adventurer.

He's coming to Ningro Guild, so I'm sure he's got some skill.

Even those... No, Ning Ro. Is that why you assume that if they are out poorer, they are inferior to you?

I can't expect much.

Even from Ray's eyes, Luglno is a person of considerable strength.

Even if it is less, the skill of combat will obviously be superior compared to those who determine Luglno to be understated.

If you can't spot that, whether it helps as an escort...... to be honest, it was doubtful for Ray.

Most of all, this time we gathered people only to find out about Ajas and shake them up, so the other chosen ones are close to busy.

(Dead trees are hectic in the mountains too...... was it?

While I remember it that way, eventually Luglno's explanation ends and each is scattered throughout the Trento Forest.

I guess having a quick axe is trying to do some tree cutting to make a little money.

Of course, some people are moving to prioritize escorts first, rather than all of them, but it's natural that they're moving flashy more prominently.

(Ajas... don't move)

When I look at Ajas, who moved to escort him, Ray also walks out... stops before and speaks up to Luglno, who was also trying to go see how the other adventurers were doing.

"Oh, I'll look around appropriately, so you can do whatever you want."

"Ah, yes. Ok. I don't think Mr. Ray needs to worry about anything, but still be careful."

With such a voice, Ray enters the forest of Trent.

"With that said, it's been quite a while since I've been in the woods directly, but it seems that the power of the woods is diminishing more than before... is this also the effect of the absence of Giganto Turtle?... I hope it doesn't adversely affect the trees"

As I walk through the woods, I eventually see the person I want.

I'm not logging trees like some adventurers who ran, I'm not escorting them on the side of the wagon.

All I was doing was checking on what was going on around me.

"Hey, what are you doing?

"Ah?... Oh, Ray"

Suddenly you were surprised to be called out, Ajas pointed his sharp gaze at Ray for a moment and eventually squealed as if relieved.

"I was just going to check on the others.... So, what's Ajas doing? You don't have to cut trees like the rest of them... do you want an escort or something?

"Was it Trent Forest to escort you? We need to know exactly what this place is like."

The word was one that had to be convinced.

What kind of a place this is when it comes to providing escorts... because it's definitely important that you check it directly with your own eyes instead of listening to people.

"Well, you're very careful."

"Oh. As an adventurer, it's imperative to be careful."

That's what Ajas answers, even when he hears Ray's words, with nothing to change his expression in particular.

But Ray, listening to Ilse and being preconceived, felt like there was a back to the word.

That's what he said, if you're going to kill a family of merchants doing business, you need to be careful and make sure no one finds you.

Of course, Ray understands that that's what preconceived him.

With that in mind, continue the conversation with the person in front of you.

"Well, I hope everyone's as careful as you are."

"... I'm glad to hear that."

Ray's...... I guess I was glad to be praised by a highly-ranked adventurer with an alias.

Ajas was smiling and gazing at Ray.

Seeing Ajas like that, Ray opens his mouth, deciding this was the right time.

"It's nice to be cautious of adventurers, but I don't want you to be too cautious about bandits and stuff if you can."

"I hear there's no such thing as a bandit in the Gilm on the border?

"Basically, yeah. I'm just here when I'm around. In fact, a bandit came out a while ago."

That wasn't exactly a bandit, it was a realduct handler...... I don't particularly speak around it and Ray goes on to say it.

"... are there bandits"

After a few seconds of silence, Ajas returns that word.

That silence makes Ray more suspicious.

But Ray nods without putting it on the table.

"Oh. There's a whole bunch of merchants in the Guild right now, isn't there? Some of those merchants bring a variety of expensive substitutes to make sure they don't miss this opportunity. There's a bandit after that. It's actually damaged."

"There were some stupid bandits out there."

"Oh. I ended up talking to me, and most of those bandits got caught... well, I wonder what's going on by now"

Ajas breathes for a moment about what he felt in Ray's words whining meaningfully.

For Rank D Adventurer Ajas, of something that leaked out of little Ray's body... No, I guess Nanica's signs were something to be wary of.

But Ray opens his mouth again, pretending not to notice how Ajas is doing like that.

"It looks like this, and I like Gilm a lot. It's a city that's embraced me and Seto. That's why I decided not to tolerate Gilm's enemies."

"Is that also... for the inhabitants of Gilm, should we say we're lucky?

To Ray's words, Ajas tells him so with a grin to mislead something.

"I don't know. It doesn't mean you're lucky because I'm here. In fact, some of them come after me."

"... hands out because Ray is here? Is there a guy who imitates you like that?

The expression of Ajas, who asked so, is purely full of doubt, not crops or anything.

Naturally. How much power Ray has because it's easy to understand if you can gather any rumors at all.

In the first place, it is incomprehensible to Ajas that there is a man on top who likes and imitates an opponent flying in the sky with manoeuvres that can be described as disgraceful due to his relationship on Ceto, who can be countered by an individual - who is also almost intact in person.

"You're here, this is it. That's actually happened many times before. There are people in the world who think they're special and will do anything to be absolutely successful, forgiven..."

Like you.

Though he doesn't put it that way, Ray tells Ajas that with his gaze.

Having received such Ray's gaze, Ajas makes a bewildered appearance as to whether he is being told about himself or someone else... he didn't get it.

(Well, I don't know if this is an act... if it's an act, I think it's a big deal)

From Ray's eyes, there's something suspicious about Ajas, but it's still not definitive.

Ning Ro, in escorting him, he was doing things like checking out what was going on in the Trent Forest, and he realized that he was very careful and had the skill to be an adventurer.

Though I definitely felt subtle considering that depth of caution might be linked to one of Ilse's cases.

"Ray? Look at me so much. What's going on? You got something for me?

"Oh, no. Remember the battle we fought in this Trent Forest a while ago."

"I've heard that before, too. Anything like a giant turtle monster showing up?

"That's right.... I can't see the other trees in the way from here, but the monster over there... Giganto Turtle has moved and quite a few trees have fallen."

If you think of the Giganto Turtle giant, the trees growing in the Trento forest are falling as deep as a road.

It literally reaches the heart of the Trento Forest.

Some of the uncomfortable, including adventurers, used to sneak the eyes of the Knights and guards to the heart of the Trento Forest, but in the end there was nothing more there.

… However, since there was a place to be called Trento Forest will, it seems that the trees growing there are higher in quality than the trees currently being harvested by them.

"I see, that's interesting.... I'd love to go once... but I guess that's not possible?

"Oh, unfortunately. I'm talking about the fact that he's been with someone who broke into you a couple of times, and now he's getting more vigilant over there."

You're right to be wary of the vicinity of Giganto Turtle's passage.

Of course I'm exploring other places, so I can't say it's full security.

"Alert?"

But Ajas reacts to the word Ray's vigilance.

"Yeah? You didn't know? The Trent Forest is guarded by guards and knights so you can't fellow trees at will."

"... well, after the commotion that Ray was involved in, there's almost no more danger in this forest, is there? But why do you need security or something?

"Well, I wonder why"

Ray is also heard and knows that Trent's forest trees are so special.

But I wondered if I would bother to say it, and Ray blurred.