"...and in the end Ray was just playing in the river with Sett?"

　The very eyes of the Jitoes are fixed upon the marina, and Ray nods softly in the garden of the house where the Elenas are renting.

"Don't be so,"
"Guru..."

　At Ray's appearance, Seto, who was playing in the river with him, chants anxiously.
　But when Marina looks at him, he gently hides behind Ray.
　It was like a child hiding from a scolding mother.
　Marina was a little moved by Seto's appearance, but now she thinks that scolding Ray is the first thing she should do, so she looks back at him and opens her mouth.

"It was certainly quite hot today for spring, and I understand why you want to play in the river. If you've been exposed to the blood or flesh of an attacking monster, you can also see that you want to wash it away. I'm not going to say anything about it if I play in the river a little. But...

　A smiling Marina pauses once, but the smile that comes to her mouth seems to be Ray even a mask to cover up the passion in today's marina.

"When is it now?"

　Ray turns his gaze away again at Marina, who tells her to the red sky from the setting sun.
　...yes, it's the sky of the sunset that spreads out there.
　It was a fine evening, no matter how you look at it.
　That means Ray and Sett have been playing in the river for hours.
　Of course, fighting aerowings, absorbing magical stones, and trying out newly learned tornadoes, I didn't play all my life in the woods.
　Still, there was no doubt that she had been playing in the river for a long time, and when Marina pointed it out, she could not argue.

"It's evening,"
"Well, in the evening," I wonder if it's about time you started wanting to eat. ...and Ray. Do you have any excuse?"
"I'm sorry,"

　Ray bowed his head, saying so.

「……」

　A little surprised at Ray's appearance was Earth, who was watching the conversation from a distance.
　I didn't expect Ray to apologize this quickly, given the achievements he had made so far.
　Earth has been to many cities, villages, and cities, but many adventurers tend to be proud.
　And there are more than a certain number of people who can't admit their mistakes so easily.
　Of course, many people can admit their mistakes and apologize.

"Oh, well, that's all right," It was hot today, and Seto couldn't stop playing in the river, could he? "And, apart from playing, has anything wrong with the forest?"

　Once Marina decides to calm her anger, Ray finally realizes that the sermon is over.
　Consider whether there was anything unusual in the forest, but what Ray and Sett did today was to identify new skills and fight aerowing.
　When it comes to change, is that all Seto did was turn aerowing into flakes of flesh and blood in a power crash?
　I can't call it anything unusual, and Ray shakes his head for a moment.

"No, there was nothing particularly unusual about it." It's strange that there are fewer monsters than I thought."
"Really? I had some monsters coming out, like oak, which wasn't very strong."

　Vichela, who, like Ray, was on a forest expedition, says that all the tones were discontented colors.
　You're not happy that it wasn't a powerful monster, let alone fighting monsters.

"I came out with some goblins, but as soon as I knocked them down, I ran away."
"Roll!"

　Everyone, including Marina, smiles at Polo, who wags his nine-tailed tail to claim that he overthrew her.

"But the goblins are coming into a world of confusion, too. We've probably entered a period of weakness until Ray puts his magic into it... it's troublesome."

　It's a goblin that can be said to be synonymous with weak monsters, but in contrast to its weakness it's very fertile.
　It wasn't unusual for me to notice that there were ten of them, ten of them, and a hundred of them.
　And the goblins are the spaces between the boundaries of the labyrinth and the boundaries of the barrier.
　It's a certain amount of space, but of course it's not huge enough to last forever.
　So what happens if the goblins breed there?
　Listening to Marina's words, Elena looks really disgusted at the sight of goblins everywhere in the forest.

(However, female is absolutely necessary to increase goblins. In that sense, it is very unlikely that it will increase so much...)

　Women of other monsters caught in goblins and women of human, elf, beast, and dwarf tribes have had a mild ending.

"Goblin? It's no problem to knock it down, but the numbers are a hassle. and if we think we're at a disadvantage, we'll soon run away."

　It was Ray, who had been lectured earlier, who muttered disgustingly and painfully.
　Vichela and Elena smile a little at the appearance of being forced to act as if there was no fact that they were being lectured.

"Well, I'm sorry, but from tomorrow onward, it would be helpful if you could put down the goblins first. And the oak, too."

　Marina's gaze was directed at Ray.
　It's because he has the most one-to-many abilities of all of them, and so on.

"Needless to say, this is in the woods, so don't use the magic of fire that Ray is good at."
"I know. It's not like I can't use any magic other than fire."

　He's actually a wizard specializing in the attributes of fire, but it's not difficult to pretend that he's a wizard of other attributes with his death-size skills.
　On the contrary, Ray wanted to be able to use it well because his level of flying sword increased to five and he became extremely powerful.
　Stronger power means you need more skill to master it.
　Although Ray thought he had mastered level four flying cuts to some extent, level five flying cuts seemed to be difficult to mastering them.
　But... that's why large numbers like goblins deserve practice.

(And pork... or oak is still quite crowded.) in the sense of collecting meat, I would prefer oak to goblin.)

　Oak stocks are still large in Mistyling, but Ray and Seto still eat more than the average person.
　I wanted all the oak meat I had for a rainy day.

"...so what happened to the world tree, let alone the Goblin?"

　Marina, Elena, and Arra, who were moving in the village today, all shake their heads.

"I'm afraid I couldn't find a clue." However, I checked the boundaries of the barriers and found no signs of being broken. ...well, there's a possibility that we've fixed the boundaries of the barriers we've broken with unnoticed precision. or the possibility that yesterday's incident had restored the damage which had been at the boundary of the barrier."

　Marina's words are by no means exaggerated, given the glare of the world trees.
　Even if the boundary of the barrier was somewhat damaged, it would have been better if the world tree had such magical powers.
　However, it won't be difficult for Dark Elves to find if it's not a small scratch.

"No clue in that direction?" If that's the case, it's better to see that other leads have been crushed."
"Guru..."

　Ray's words make Seto agree as he moves a little further away.
　Ray was scolded by Marina for playing in the river, only to be given a little warning.
　Ray was very envious of that, too.
　Also, Ray insisted that Seto was the one who started playing in the river, but there is no way to say that the role of Tamer is to manage the evil spirits.

"So what should we do now? If we have enemies to defeat, it's not very interesting that we don't have enemies to fight directly like this."It's Arra who mutters a little dissatisfied.
　If anything, Arra, who is good at fighting, is dissatisfied that she has no one to fight against.

"Calm down, Arla," If we could find the enemy so easily, there would be no reason why the dark elves in this village could not do anything about it."
"...yes,"

　Marina agreed to Elena's words, but there was a wry smile on her lips.
　It's only natural that the people in his village could not find it.

"Well, what are you going to do from tomorrow? I've been asked to look into the forest, and I'd like to solve it if possible."

　Earth says so as he sees Polo and Yero lying on Seto's back.
　Originally, I didn't expect Earth to be so exaggerated.
　It would have been all right to investigate what was wrong with the forest and report it to you... ...but Earth is not going to back off here, for all he says.
　It's a good thing that people can't leave dark elves alone, but at the same time they think it's a test to become heroes.

"Well, Vichela, can you pass Bune over here tomorrow, even if we don't notice it, if you're a thief."
"...without Bune, it would be difficult to find an enemy... but, well, yes." I think it's a top priority to do something about the world tree. What do you think?"
"Yes,"

　To Vihela's words, Bune muttered briefly that there was no problem.

(Is it okay to put in a veneer, but is it okay to communicate?)

　As I look at Marina and Bune, I suddenly see such a question in Ray.
　Currently only Vihela can fully communicate with Bune.
　Ray and Elena, who have known each other for some time, have come to understand Bune's point to some extent, but the answer would be negative if they were asked to be complete.
　And when Marina, who had a shorter relationship with Bune, was asked if she could communicate with Bune, I could only say no.

"Well, Marina," Are you going to take Bune with you, and Vichela?"
"What? Me?"

　Rey's words were completely unexpected, as he was planning to hunt monsters in the woods again tomorrow.
　But I guess he soon got what Ray meant. open one's mouth with a bitter expression on one's face

"Why, if I may say so, would I be there to-morrow?"
"... well, I don't know. To be honest, it's not desirable to reduce the number of troops outside. There is, as I said, the problem of goblin."
"There's nothing we have to do about goblins, is there something we can do about them, even in the dark elves?"

　Ray probably remembered the training ground where he was fighting Optimis. That's what Vichela says, but Marina thinks about it with a slightly difficult expression.

(In terms of trouble, it's certainly quicker to get dark elves than violas. That's a fact. But...)

　I don't know why. I don't know, but Marina now had a sort of conviction that it would be better to keep the Dark Elves out of the village.
　A woman's intuition... or is it due to a bloodline related to a tree in the world tree.

"...no. I don't really want to let the dark elves out of the village now, if possible. I can only tell you my intuition."

　Normally, if you act like you're determining your behavior because of your intuition, you'll often get a dumbfounded stare.
　Fortunately, however, most of them remained here, and only those who knew for themselves that their intuition would save lives in times of need.
　The least aggressive of the group, Bune, has had the experience of diving solo into dungeons since he was a child -- though still small enough. 　
　For that reason, it was safe to say that intuition is more important than anyone else in this world.
　Earth doesn't and can't underestimate intuition because of its experience in overcoming many crises.

"Well, to-morrow..."
"Wait,"

　Ray stops Elena trying to say something.
　Something... no, I knew someone was running up to this house.
　As Ray looks towards the garden, others are caught and look at him.
　And most of them felt as close as Ray... and soon a few dark elf children ran into the garden.