Legend

"Heh, there it is... it may be hard for Dragonias to find it even if it is indeed in the woods"

Ray squeaks like that as he looks out at the woods at the end of his gaze.

The Centaurs who were being chased by Dragonius asked him where the settlement was, and he asked if there was any clue as to the home of Dragonius.

Sometimes it hasn't been that long since the woman escaped from the settlement, or that this one has the home of Dragonias, and I've run into Dragonias a few times before I got here.

But that number of dragonias is never high... that's not the number of hundreds, but the number that doesn't reach twenty no matter how many.

Beyond that, even if the Rays didn't fight, it was enough for the Zays to defeat them alone, and basically left the fight against Dragonias to the Zays to let them go through a little more actual battle.

That's how the battle continued...... it was this forest that eventually arrived.

Though forests, they are considerably larger than the forests Ray knows.

or too small to call it a forest...... such a forest.

"These woods must be hard for Dragonius and the others to find."

That's what Dolphina tells you next to Ray.

The words, Ray had somewhere to snort too.

Dragonias is originally bigger than Centaur.

And these woods are so densely planted that they become what we should call natural walls.

... Still, the fact that the women's settlement was attacked by Dragonius means that Dragonius and the others must have been forced half way through these woods.

"Do you still think Dragonias is here?

"I don't know. Because we were talking about a settlement near the center even in the woods... if you're curious, why don't you ask directly?

To Dolphina's words, Ray turns his gaze to the Centaurs, the women who have fled this forest settlement, who are with the Centaurs, who are in charge of cooking and chores a little further away.

I suppose we should have sent him to a settlement somewhere... but even Zai, who leads the scout squad, couldn't refuse if they told us that he wanted to act with this scout squad.

In fact, even if we send them to a nearby settlement, there is no chance that they will encounter Dragonias along the way, nor can we imitate that they will escort them from the reconnaissance team.

Also, the women who had fled would have wondered what their settlement was currently like.

As a result, he was now on the same path as the Rays.

"Well... it hasn't been that long since we escaped... so maybe we're still here"

Did you hear Ray and Dolphina talking, the woman Centaur comes close and tells her so.

The color of worry is strong in those eyes, probably because they are still concerned about what is happening to their settlements today.

If you believe what he said, it was that many of the warriors who could fight were eaten and killed in the battle against Dragonias.

But it is not strange that in such forests there are those who flee the settlements and hide somewhere.

... Whether Ray and the others could find it was another story.

"Even so... this forest, did Dragonias really go in? It looks like a pretty narrow road though. It seems so difficult for us to move freely."

When one of the Centaurs squeals, the others nod to agree with it.

In fact, the gaps between the trees growing in the woods are both wide and narrow.

If it's wide enough, even the Centaurs can move around sparingly enough, but the narrow places are subtle about whether the Centaurs can pass.

It would only come as a surprise to those watching that a dragonias bigger than Centaur went into such a place.

... Naturally, it wouldn't be possible to go in a ceto bigger than Centaur either.

If it's Ray and Vihera, I can get in there with absolutely nothing wrong.

When we do, shall we go from the sky? No, but if you run into Dragonias in the woods, it's going to taste a lot worse)

Neither did the Centaur woman, who had fled from here, know exactly how many Dragonias had attacked this settlement.

It is also not known whether there was a silver scaled dragonias among the attacked dragonias.

Most importantly, Ray thought the latter was quite unlikely.

"Anyway, we're going inside,... if we find where Dragonias went in, we might be able to make our way there... hmm? Why is the grove safe?

Ray is surprised that the grove exists there and wonders why it is.

As far as Ray knows, Dragonias eat anything to satisfy hunger.

Naturally, it was supposed to be good food for Dragonias, including the trees growing in the woods and the animals and birds and, in some cases, insects that would inhabit it.

But the forest that now exists in front of Ray has not been eaten by Dragonias.

Even from Ray's experience - which is actually still short since he got involved with Dragonias - this should be called an anomaly.

"If you ask me, you are.... the trees growing in this forest didn't suit Dragonias' taste?

Ray doesn't even know how far Zai actually means the word, although he tells him that half jokingly.

It is ultimately incredible for Ray to leave Dragonias edible existence behind and leave it as it is.

Zai also understands that he's not really saying that... Then I wonder why the hell the trees in this forest are safe.

"Didn't the Dragonias eat these trees?

"Huh? Yeah. I didn't hear that."

That's what the Centaur woman, who has fled the settlement in this forest, says, and with the meaning of confirmation, the woman turns her gaze to the face she has fled with herself.

But I'm just saying that I've never heard of faces that were gazed at, and, naturally, opinions were the same.

"Then... why do you think?

"You don't know Zai, but you don't know me. However, if you're expecting nothing, maybe this tree doesn't like Dragonias, or maybe there's something wrong with this land."

"On the land?

"Oh. For example, there's some kind of trap in the basement of this forest that Dragonias doesn't like, or something like that."

"... Possibly, yes. Even less, that's the easiest thing to understand, considering why Dragonias doesn't eat trees"

That's what I told Zai, but I couldn't honestly snort if he still told me he was convinced from the bottom of his heart.

"It's not a bad thing that the tree is safe. After that, how do we get to the settlement?"

"They're from the settlement, so if we want to go, we can go, right?... Seto seems difficult though"

To Asdena's words, Ray turns his gaze to other faces.

It is obvious from the way things are now that we all hope to get into this forest.

More than that, I think I'll just try to get into the woods now.

"Gru......"

"Sorry, Seto. In the meantime, Seto's going to have a hard time getting inside, so just wait around here."

"Grrrrrrrrrrrr, grrrrr......"

To Ray's words, Seto, who unfortunately rings his throat.

I also thought I'd use a resize Ceto, but that's also hard to do more than not know how far it will last.

The effect time for resizing is determined.

That's why you don't want to imitate things like, while you're going through the woods, suddenly the effect time of resizing is over and you can't move pinched between trees... etc.

"Sorry, Seto. Just because I'll try to come back as soon as I can.... just knock it down when Dragonias comes"

"Grrrrrrrrrr!"

To Ray's word, I'll take care of Seto! and get used to the throat.

Try the Centaurs, they're dragonias who should fight for their lives, but I guess it just seems like a leisurely opponent to Seto.

The only Centaur woman in this who doesn't know Seto's prowess, when she hears Ray's words, is that really okay? and a look of doubt, but likewise the other Centaurs who were listening to Ray's words now don't look particularly upset or surprised to hear Ray's words like that.

"Hey, are you okay?

A younger woman who was near a Centaur woman, fleeing the settlement with her, tells her worryingly.

The fact that this group is centered around a monster named Seto, who has never even been seen as a two-legged man or woman, was well understood in the short time to date.

But... isn't that why it's a problem for one of us at the center of it to be in danger? I guess that's what you're trying to say.

"Ha ha. Don't worry about it. Seto is strong. No, you can say it's too strong. So much so that we can defeat a group of Dragonias with Ceto alone."

A Centaur man, who knows the strength of Seto, openly tells me so.

The fact that it's the same four legs, or because it's as strong as it was in the explanation, is probably a favorable reason.

"Well... what do you ask now..."

If you ask the Centaur woman who asks who the hell the Rays are, shake her neck to the side.

I know the Rays are here looking for a woman named Anastasia and Fana, but it is not known exactly where they came from.

... Ray doesn't say he's from another world either, so he keeps his mouth shut about the area.

Still, it is remarkable that there are two-legged people in this meadow, where Centaur makes up the majority.

Everyone deserved to want to know where the Rays are and who they are.

But still, I guess I don't ask because I don't think Ray's gonna say it, and Ray's strength has something to do with it.

For Centaur, who respects strength, being strong is the only thing that deserves respect.

… some of them are proud of their strength and behave as they please.

"Okay, so you're ready? We're going into the woods. Don't worry, but don't be alarmed."

Following Zai's instructions, a line other than Ceto goes into the woods.

"Grrrrrrrrrrrr!"

Such a line, Seto drops off with his throat ringing as he tries.

I'm sorry I couldn't act with Ray, but I guess that's what I thought, still trying to protect this place like Ray told me.

A line into the woods with Seto's ringing on his back gives him a troublesome look where it's hard to go as expected.

I expected it, but the gap between the tree and the tree is quite dense, and there are many places in Centaur that are difficult to get through.

"You've come a long way through places like this."

"Because I was desperate."

When one of the scouts talks, one of the women who has fled tells him sadly.

I guess that's why we're wondering what's going on in our settlements right now.

... Many places have thin but bloody tree trunks as they move towards the settlement.

It was decided where the gap between the tree and the tree was narrowed, and it was easy to predict that the skin would have been torn and blood attached because I was forced to run through that gap.

I guess it shows how desperate the Centaurs who escaped from here were.

"And Dragonias... you've often found a place like this. You don't normally think there's more settlements in these woods than don't eat trees, do you?

"Possible possibilities... were those on the reconnaissance being followed?

"No, but does Dragonias have that intelligence?

"If it's a silver scale dragonias... but..."

Midway through the words, the mouthcage was probably ordered by Dragonias of Silver Scale to look for this settlement because it was somewhere uncomfortable.

In fact, information is known that there is intelligence in directing ordinary dragonias to the dragonias of the silver scales, but it is nonetheless impossible to go all the way behind this forest.

"Anyway, you might know something if you go to the settlement. Let's hurry."

That's how Centaur summed up his story as he moved forward through the gap between the tree and the tree.