Legend

"Well, celebrate Ray's passing...... cheers!

"Wait a minute. What's a pass? The promotion exam is tomorrow, right?

Marina penetrates the word passing that Vihella has spoken of.

Dinner, which was held in the courtyard of the Marina's house, was served a little more lavish than usual because of the thought of hoping to pass Ray.

Although some of them are handmade, most of them are dishes that I have bought.

When Ray came back, Marina was back home, too, but then she's back at the clinic properly.

That's how I couldn't have cooked more dishes in the marina than I did until the end.

… Still, I should say that the handiwork of cooking some dishes is just fine.

"I'm not going to fail the promotion exam, so if you think it's a little early for a pass celebration, that's fine with me."

"Ray, that's too soon for anything."

Having heard Ray's words, Elaine tells him so with some shudderness.

Ray says he'll take it confidently, but it's a promotion exam to Rank A.

That also means that as soon as possible, the difficulty is higher than the normal promotion exam when you need to spend two nights and three days in the Devil's Forest and defeat two Rank A monsters on top of it as a result of bringing the exam due forward.

Nevertheless, the test of courtesy was to be omitted as a result of increased difficulty.

I had learned about courtesy from Elaine, so I was a ray who was confident that I could fix it at the very least for now, but still it was very helpful that I didn't have to test my courtesy.... was a little stronger in front of the workers.

"Maybe, but I'm still confident I'll pass. And Seto."

"Ah, put it that way..."

Hearing Seto's name, Fumi Vihera turns her gaze to Ray.

To the sudden behavior of Vihera, what? And I asked with my gaze... it was an unexpected word for Ray, too, to get that gaze out of Vihella's mouth.

"If Seto can go to the Devil's Forest with him because he means Ray's Devil, then the Zozos near Trent's Forest are supposed to look like Ray's Devil, too, so can we take him?

"That's... no, can you do it if you want to take me?

As Vihera says, it is true that Zozo is being treated as an ostensibly Ray submissive demon.

In that sense, there's no problem taking Zozo to the Devil's Forest.

The only thing Zozo is becoming Ray's submissive is that it's more convenient to keep it that way, and Ray doesn't treat Zozo as his submissive either.

... although Zozo has pledged his deep loyalty to Ray for some reason.

"It's just that it's gonna be hard to survive in the Devil's Forest if you're a blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, so

Zozo can be called a strong man in Lizardman.

But it's obviously weak compared to Gaga, who has a lot of strength to fight Ray.

Some of Ray's thoughts on fighting include rank C top or rank B bottom.

It's impossible for Zozo to survive in a demonic forest where Rank A monsters normally exist...... but I'm pretty sure they still need a lot of luck.

Also, unlike Ray and Seto, who are always acting together, Zozo is also difficult to work with successfully.

Given the circumstances around it, it was Ray's honest feeling that Zozo was not strong enough, even if he was qualified to go to the Devil's Forest with himself.

(I think Gaga is more likely to survive going to the Devil's Forest because it has the strength to do so. Oh, but for a short time, is it hard to survive for two or three nights)

Even if you manage to defeat one more Rank A monster than there are multiple Rank A monsters in the Demon Forest, it can also be normal to go on and encounter another Rank A monster.

Also, no matter what kind of monster you are in bulk with a Rank A monster, it's a thousand different.

Even Gaga doesn't necessarily have such a monster, like it's incompatible and doesn't have hands or legs.

"Yeah, I knew we should stop taking Zozo. I don't know, Zozo's pretty much admired in Lizardman, and I'd be in trouble if it came to something like death."

"It's hard for someone who admires Ray to die."

To Marina's words, Ray nods that he's right.

If Zozo is going to die, there will undoubtedly be a lot of trouble.

Gaga in particular seemed to like her half-brother named Zozo a lot.

"For that reason, Zozo will not take you to the Devil's Forest"

Nielsen, who was listening, accidentally opens his mouth to such Ray's words.

"Is a Lizard Man near Trent's Forest different from a regular monster Lizard Man?

I live in the same Trent forest - in fact, it's next to the Trent forest that the Lizardmans live in - but I guess it's just the Lizardman, something that attracts interest to Nielsen as well.

As for Ray, though I doubt Nielsen was interested in the Devil's Forest.

Nevertheless, are you not interested in the Devil's Forest here? After asking things like that, I have trouble coming to the Devil's Forest with tomorrow's promotion exam because I'm interested.

If so, I did not know why I was not interested, but I would not touch the matter without sneaking up on the untouched God.

(No, this example. What, does it fit?... well, okay)

Think so, and decide to satisfy Nielsen's curiosity.

"The biggest difference is that the Zozos are highly intelligent. They were building advanced civilizations in the world they were in before they moved into this world."

It would be the Tower of Birth that could see one end of that civilization.

Where the Lizardman eggs rest, the tower was built by the Lizardmans.

Zozo and the others have a civilization that only makes such towers.

"Hmm. So you're a lot different than the Lizard Man in this world"

"Together, the Zozos will be angry. No, well, I may not be mad because I've never seen a Lizard Man in this world.... Ah, but wouldn't it be strange if we lived with the adventurers and talked about the area? I've been talking about having a Lizardman for a while, so I was hoping you wouldn't get so angry."

Try being an adventurer and naturally have a conversation if you live with Lizardman.

Even if there was a story in that conversation about the Lizard Man in this world, it wouldn't be surprising.

"In that case, Zozo and the others might want to fight the Lizard Man in this world or something like that. What if it does?

"I don't care what they say.... Vihella, I don't think pointing that gaze of anticipation will do what you want."

It was Vihera looking forward to fighting the mighty, but if Zozo and the others think about fighting Lizardman in this world, there would be no battle as Vihera would expect, though not very much.

Essentially because the Lizard Man in this world is not the kind of opponent that Vihella enjoys fighting.

Nevertheless, some monsters are rare species.

If there were such an opponent in Lizardman, it would be recognized as an enemy to be defeated for Vihera as well, though.

"I wonder. That's a shame. When that happens, I still envy Ray, who can go to the Devil's Forest..."

"I guess it's impossible for Vihera to go to the Devil's Forest more than it's basically off-limits. Except with Dusker's permission."

To the marina who says so, Vihera asks upwards as if she were going to treat you.

"There, can't you handle it with the power of the marina?

Now, if it's the guy around here you've been treating, it doesn't seem strange to unconditionally ask for Vihella's favor.

But... it's the marina, not the guy around there.

Immediately shake your head to the side.

"I can't."

"Yeah, too bad."

I guess the thought of asking Marina for it was stronger for Vihera maybe.

So, when the marina tells me I can't do it, I pull back lightly.

As for knowing Vihera's desire for battle, it was a delicate matter whether or not I could honestly believe the words.

"Are you ready for Ray? This promotion exam seems to be attracting a lot of attention. There's talk amongst the nobles."

I guess it's Elaine, who actually has a lot of aristocratic visits, who understands that there's a lot of talk among the aristocrats about Ray's promotion exams.

However, for Ray, that Elaine's words were astonishing.

"Even among the nobles? Why again? Could it be because the nobles are in on the bet, or something like that?

Is it no way that the wager of whether or not I will pass is also spread among the nobles?

That's what I thought, Ray, but if you think about it, from Jean's explanation, I didn't think he was making that much of a bet.

For example, I suppose you're paying more attention for other reasons, think so.

"Bet? Some may be in it, but the nobility cares because it's still Ray... it's also an exam that takes place in the Devil's Forest, which should be said"

That would be a big reason why Ray is still regarded as Dasker's katana.

Originally regarded as a Dusker's katana, Ray was also known for being an alias handyman, but in the end, he was only a rank B adventurer.

Such a ray will now be a rank A adventurer in the true sense of the word.

Even if it is famous for being Dasker's katana, it means a lot different things in Rank B and Rank A.

Even less would undoubtedly change in terms of the impression you make of your surroundings.

In that sense, the nobles had all three major factions - kings, nobles and neutrals - attracting less attention to Ray's promotion exam.

"In fact, not only the aristocrats but even the royal nobles have been asking me to see them lately"

"I don't think you need to worry about that again."

"Ray, you should understand a little more about yourself. An individual, an army... No, given Seto's mobility, he's the only person in a country who can handle him? Even though such a person is only a threat to Lord Dusker's katana, that katana could now be rank A"

So you'd rather not be alarmed, wouldn't you? And to Elaine, who tells her so. Is that what Ray is all about? Convinced, though.

However, Ray has received quite a few requests from Dusker, but he does not intend to be a Dusker's employee.

In that sense, the term kabuki is subtly expressed differently...... as a dusker, I have not corrected it by deciding that it would be in my interest for such a story to be widespread, even though I did not speak for myself.

"In the meantime, is that what you're like as far as I'm concerned? Something like that... well, I won't have to go into that area in particular, so I'll make sure you don't mind"

"I hope that helps. Maybe, but I think Ray's gonna be in trouble in the future."

I guess those words in the marina are the only words I've had since I've been through a lot.

If you try it on Ray, naturally you don't want to get caught up in such trouble.

(Though, if I got into any trouble, Elaine and the others here would help me unconditionally)

I would also help unconditionally if I got caught up in some trouble in the case of the faces here - except Nielsen.

"The trouble is now... if it doesn't happen tomorrow to be exact, there will be no problem for now"

So far, the problem is still tomorrow's promotion exam.

If so, Ray had to pass that promotion exam first.

"I thought Ray would say that."

Nodding to Elaine's words, the others who were listening agreed.

Even Nielsen snorted at Elaine's words.

"Should I think this is, for once, praised?

"Come on? Doesn't that area depend on how Ray thinks? If you think you're being praised, you are, and if you don't, you might not be."

The marina's profound way of saying it makes Ray subtly anxious.

Nevertheless, I suppose it seems to me that you can still quickly change your mood if you say it sounds like Ray.

That's how Ray enjoyed his meal the day before his promotion exam.