Legend

Seto fortifies the firebraces and then returns to the camp.

Fortunately, nothing like encountering other monsters especially after being attacked by a double-headed snake.

That's how Ray came back to camp. What Ray saw was a water wolf confronting the researchers.

"Uh... yeah"

Just looking at the sight, Ray somehow understands what happened.

The researchers probably came to look into the lake.

There was a carriage a little further away, so Ray quickly understood that he had brought supplies and came to the lake in a different carriage than he had carried the women.

Perhaps the scholars who heard about the water wolf came.

For the scholars, there was no doubt that the other person, the Water Wolf, who understood their language and was rational and negotiable, was very interesting.

Alternatively, the water wolf may not have attracted the interest of scholars so far if it were a monster in this world, but the water wolf is a being that has metastasized with giant lakes from different worlds.

More than that, it would naturally be of strong interest to the scholars if they tried.

(Isn't that what the Zozos do?

Even though Ray thought so, the scholars' interests were still directed solely at water wolves.

As far as this is concerned, I manage to hear from the water wolf, who was roaring to alert such scholars.

"What happened?... No, you don't have to ask. If you see that sight, you can generally predict."

"That's exactly what I expected. At first, the water wolves were dating the researchers, but the researchers ran wilder. In the end, this is what happened."

As far as the current situation is concerned, it seems to Ray that there are no lies in the words of the adventurer.

(So? What do you want me to do with this situation?

As for Ray, who has been set on the gaze of anticipation by adventurers and reservoirs around him, naturally he expects what.

I'm anticipating... that's why the answer is no if you ask me if I can do exactly that.

In the first place, Ray also understands that what's wrong with this one is obviously the researchers.

Because researchers can easily be expected to be worse off at a time when they have alerted us to the friendly existence of a water wolf.

"Come on, this isn't me..."

That's what I said. Ray's gaze was directed at the knight in charge here.

But the knight's gaze is also directed at Ray.

As someone who can negotiate with a water wolf, you need to do something about this place.

They turned that gaze on me.

(I don't know how that feels. But I'm being entrusted with this place, so here's some more...)

As for Ray, I wanted the knights to keep this place well divided.

Nevertheless, Ray approaches the researchers because it's going to be a hassle later to make the relationship between the water wolves and the researchers worse as it is.

"Can you make it around there? As you can see, I hate water wolves. If you do a strange imitation in this situation, the worst water wolf could be the enemy."

"One!"

The water wolf, who understands Ray's words, squeals when he says he's right.

If you try to be a water wolf, I don't really like being intimated with the first person you see, regardless of the presence in this camp.

On the contrary, some researchers attempted to harvest the water that made up the body of the water wolf.

Exactly what such researchers did was stopped by other researchers.

If nothing had stopped the behavior, it would not have been strange if the water wolves and researchers had become more dangerous allies by now.

In that sense, it can be said that it is the runoff of some researchers who are in this situation.

Though, as Ray, I don't know what that feels like. But I don't.

Water wolves are special in many ways.

The body structure made of that water and the height of intelligence as much as you can understand the language of this world. Now, we treat our opponents in the camp amicably.

If you try the researchers, you can say it's just the ideal subject for research.

... The question is, do you not want the water wolf to be the subject of the study?

"No, but... take a look. Was it this water wolf? He's quite interesting, isn't he? If we can examine this water wolf, how much the hell is going on..."

Ray exhales deeply at the researcher who tells him so.

If there is a title for research, I wonder how I should deal with researchers who look like I can do anything.

At least, from Ray's point of view, it's not surprising that this researcher dissected the water wolf if it was to satisfy his own desire for knowledge - whether he could do it or not.

And when the result of the autopsy was in my honor... in my interest, it seemed to me so.

Of course, Ray doesn't have that much to do with his opponent, the researcher.

That's just a few like Anastasia.

But researchers who seem obsessed with water wolves seem to be at risk again in a different way than Anastasia.

"Don't imitate being forced to do research, even though they don't like it. What are you going to do when you start hostile with the water wolves here?

"Mm-hmm... but if I do my research, there are all kinds of benefits to it? Or are you going to leave this water wolf to another researcher?

"Right. I think it's better to leave it to other researchers who can think about them, even if they study more."

"Nah..."

The researcher man puts an end to Ray's words.

If I say this, the other person definitely leaves, because I thought so and said it, but they said this from the front against it.

"I don't know if you know, but this place is built on a rather subtle balance"

The adventurers who were listening to it nodded at Ray's words.

In fact, it was true that this camp was really built on a delicate balance.

Lizardman, the monsters of the lake, and the people of this world.

That's because while the three world races are gathered, that's not a battle.

Of course, there hasn't been any battle before.

Monsters living in lakes have often attacked the camp, and monsters from this world have sometimes attacked from the Trento Forest. Also, when I first encountered the Lizardmans, it was a battle.

Still, the situation is as it is today.

With that in mind, Ray's words that peace now is still built on the perfect balance are by no means wrong.

"Gu...... Huh, unpleasant. I'm going to report this, so you're going to do it!

Did you decide that your authority as a researcher doesn't make sense, and that researcher walks away from the spot?

Nevertheless, there is no reason for one of these researchers to move a carriage if they want to get home from here, beyond the fact that it is a carriage with them that the researchers have come.

When that happens, when I really get back from here, I need to walk all the way to Gilm on my own...... as a researcher I may be top notch, but it was another story to see if I had enough strength to manage a monster on my own.

In the case of Anastasia, you can use spiritual magic, so you have the corresponding fighting power.

But the majority of the researchers are monsters... and they don't have the fighting power to deal with monsters on the edge either and do something about it.

When the researcher confirms that he is leaving, Ray looks at the water wolf and opens his mouth.

"Well, that solved the problem for now."

In Ray's words, the adventurers rejoice... the researchers have a subtle look on their face.

Try being adventurers, I want to do better with water wolves than living in this camp.

Sometimes the water wolf is a friendly attitude, and most importantly, he sees with his eyes the sight of the water wolf fighting Ray.

The giant water wolf figure was also visible from the shores of the lake.

Also, the little - only compared to the giant - water wolf created from the water wolf was a very numerous and troublesome opponent, albeit weak.

Unlike goblins, they attack without escaping, even if they show a difference in strength.

It is only suicidal, for example, to piss off water wolves with such abilities.

Compared to the adventurers, the researchers probably had a subtle look because they felt that Ray had stabbed them with a nail.

If we were to conduct a strong investigation in this situation, we would definitely understand that when we encountered the same kind of researchers as earlier.

"Thanks.... Then the researchers will investigate the lake, otherwise as usual. However, if the researchers ask you to cooperate, do what you can to respond to it."

A knight says thank you to Ray and directs each one of them to do what he or she needs to do.

Each of the adventurers and Lizardman immediately goes into action in the words of the knight.

The researchers were a little late to move out, but I'm sure it would be very interesting if it were still a lake that has moved from different worlds.

I have surveyed the lake many times before, but I am still not satisfied with the survey.

Even the disturbance earlier wasted my time investigating, so I guess it's only natural that I want to do as much research as I can.

The researchers also go to their own research as they talk to each other.

"Well, then what am I going to do?... the organization in Slam Street, it's still there..."

"One?"

To Ray's whining, the water wolf, who was playing with the Lizardman children, squeals.

What's the matter with you? and as far as watching the water wolf like that goes, I reckon I should stay here for now and tomorrow or so.

If I think of the water wolf and one of the researchers, I think that's unnecessarily true.

"No, it's nothing. Lizardman's kids asked for it."

I tell him so, looking at the unique act of walking on the surface of the lake, the water wolf.

A water wolf squeals happily at Ray's words.

You countered such a water wolf, and Seto was walking around with the Lizardman children still on his back.

Still rarer is more popular, though more wanted to ride the water wolf than Seto.

Ray, who was watching the exchange between Seto and the water wolf, thinks of something to do… and remembers about the dismantling of the corpse of the double-headed snake.

"With that said, does anyone know anything about this monster? I ran into him on my way back here with Seto."

With that said, Ray takes out a double headed snake's body to the adventurers around him.... Though Seto's blow had united his head.

I've already drained my blood, so I decided I wouldn't be calling monsters because of the smell of blood.

Try being adventurers, it's supposed to be an escort here, but basically there's nothing to do until something goes wrong, and a bunch of people come together on Ray's side in their spare time.

"Which one?

"Is that it? This is... ugh, that's unusual. It's an Oracle Snake."

"Aubralsnake? Oh, it's true. Is one head shattered? Wow... no body. Though I think Oracle Snake's fangs sold pretty high."

Ray, who was listening to what he was talking about about a monster called Oral Snake, opens his mouth as he watches Seto walk with the child on his back.

"One of the heads was shattered by a blow to the forefoot."

That's what Ray said, but not so bad.

Even if it sells high, Ray isn't in trouble for money.

Unless you're going to be a material for a magic item.

Above all, the demonic stones that can be obtained by defeating monsters are huge in this case.

So Ray's current possession of the Aubral Snake body was just like an aside.

"Right. Can't Seto help it?... Now, then it's dismantled, but there's no place to sell it to the gut, so you can collect it and dispose of it."

"Okay. Water Wolf! Want some!?

"One, one, one!

Did you hear Ray, the water wolf walking on the water comes near Ray running with the Lizardman kid on his back?

When you give him the gut of Orbral Snake, the water wolf swallows it.

The appearance of a light extinction in the body seemed quite convenient when discarding unwanted areas.

It would be nice if the water wolf ate it.

"Skin it like this first... see, this skin sells pretty high too. Materials for magic items, or for small storage."

When one of the adventurers peeled, what remained there was also to be called a chunk of meat with his head amputated.

"Later, this meat tastes pretty good, so you can cook it and eat it. We need to be careful because we have a lot of bones."

In that word, they skewered the meat of the aural snake in the faces there for now, and roasted it on a burning fire.