It was an unexpected sight to see the lays arriving in front of the village through the woods.
　a number of dead bodies, dead bodies, and dead bodies illuminated by a bonfire ...a sight worthy of being called a pile of corpses.
　The reason why the Rays and their party were not saddened was probably because all of their bodies were monsters who had fought in the woods of goblins, coborts, and oaks many times.
　There were several other monsters that Ray had never seen before, but when he saw them, he looked disappointed.
　The death size in the hands of Seto and Ray, who were born in this world by magic, absorbs the monster's magical stones and grows.
　However, the condition is that Ray or Sett must participate in the battle with the monster with the magic stone to match the magic wavelength with the monster.
　Nothing special needs to be done about matching the magic wavelengths, but the act of participating in battle is essential.
　In other words, it is impossible to easily obtain magical stones by submitting a request to the guild to deliver them, and then grow...

(That wolf with three horns... Oh, don't see a monkey with four hands on that side for the first time. And that's water? Oh, slime. But I've never seen a black slime. I could only defeat one unknown monster, but here...)

　A little envious of Ray, he now approaches a group of dark elves by the barrier.
　Among the group were the figures of Optis and Marina, who were undoubtedly at the helm.

(In the case of Optis, he must have participated in the battle without any merit in his age.)

　Ray opens his mouth as he sees the tip of Optis' cane covered in blood.

"Four children, including Lugudos. I've brought you safely. set."
"Glu".

　At Ray's call, Seto comes forward with four children on his back.
　Marina's expression when she sees it warps with relief.
　No, Marina wasn't the only one who was relieved. All the dark elves gathered there looked relieved.

"Lugudos!"
"Ian!"
"Karooja!"
"Mulls!"

　There must be four members in each family. He approaches Ray by name.
　You might be afraid of Gryphon, but now you approach him without worrying about Seto.
　She hugs, scolds, and rejoices the three men behind her. ... yes, three of them.

"Lugudos! What's wrong with Lugudos?"

　Lugudos' mother, Dark Elf, screams at the sight of Lugudos unconscious.
　It's only natural that he's bleeding from his head and unconscious.
　Ray calls out to such a mother.

"I think I was beaten by a club or something by the goblins in the shelter of those three. I was thinking of recovering with a lotion, but it was my head that I was hit. I didn't know if I should let him recover on his own, so I left him alone. It's better to let someone with detailed knowledge see you before recovering."
"...thank you,"

　I guess he was only looking at Lugudos. The mother finally notices Ray and pauses for a moment.
　This magical mother was there when Ray took off the ring of the new moon.
　That's why I know how magical Ray really is, and I'm even in awe.
　But... still, I was not polite enough not to thank him for helping my son.

"Don't worry. I did this because Marina asked me to do it. ...but we'd better go back to the village and get some treatment."

　At Ray's words, his mother and her father, who were near him, bow deeply and return to the village with Lugudos in their arms.
　I saw it off... Ian, Karooja and Murs came to Ray and began to thank him.

"Thank you very much. Thanks to you, Kaluja..."
"Let me thank you for Ian,"
"Thank you very much for helping little Mulles," If anything happened to her, what should I really do?"

　One thank you after another, Ray hesitates subtly about how to respond.
　Ray is not used to saying thank you to others.
　I didn't know what to say for a moment... and then I let out a little sigh, and then I opened my mouth.

"Don't worry. As I said before, I took it on because Marina asked me to. Besides... I wasn't without a harvest, either."

　Ray's words make everyone around him look mystified.
　But Ray's words are not false.
　This was the best harvest we could get the first owl-shaped monster, Del Troy.
　In addition, you can use the reinforced flying sword many times, and the pain burst was smaller than that, but you have the opportunity to use it, so you can use it to some extent, though not perfect.

(More importantly, I was able to help my children safely. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

　Ray's bottom line is positive, so the matter is calm.
　Because of that, it was slightly uncomfortable to be praised extensively.

"Oh, the others are back, too.

　I don't think they wanted to cover Ray's discomfort, but all of a sudden, such a voice rises from one of the dark elves.
　Some dark elves had just appeared as those present turned their eyes to the forest.
　Most of them have empty arrow barrels, and many are injured to some extent.
　Still, no one is fatally injured, and the Dark Elves near the village breathe a sigh of relief.
　Ray, who immediately saw him off with some portions, drinks, and light food, looked at him as if he had suddenly approached him.
　Marina, dressed in a party dress with her chest and back wide open as usual, opens her mouth to Ray with a smile.

"Well done, sir. ... thanks to Ray, I was able to help them safely. ...thank you."
"No, I'm..."

　When Ray tries to open his mouth, the hem of his dragon robe is suddenly pulled.
　Ray looked down, where Mullus, who had been hugged by his parents for some time, was grabbing at the Dragon Robe.

"Nicha, nicha,"
"Ah... yes. What's the matter?"
"Totto-kacha, do me,"

　I bowed to Mulls' words, "Me?" but when Ray looked at Mulls' parents, they bowed again as deeply as before.

(I... Oh, thank you.)

　After seeing the situation, Ray finally understands what he meant and responds to Mulles' parents with a small nod.
　Then he gently pushes Mullus on the back, still pulling the hem of his dragon robe, and directs him to his parents.

"Look, for the time being, be sure to depend on your father and mother."

　Mulls will not notice Ray's true meaning, swallowing the words "I might get in trouble" and running down to his parents with a smile that will make viewers happy.

"Are you quite used to dealing with children?"
"...is that so?"

　Ray nods at the marina muttering unexpectedly.I wasn't used to dealing with children myself, much less feeling that I wasn't good at all.
　But in Marina's eyes, Ray seemed quite accustomed to dealing with children.
　I guess this is purely a difference in feeling.

"Anyway... thank you for helping the children in this village." I'm grateful that you helped me, even though this incident had nothing to do with the world tree's request."

　Instead of her usual glamorous smile, Ray opens his mouth with a slightly unexpected expression on Marina's face, expressing pure gratitude.

"Don't worry. It's a request from Marina, so I don't care about this."
"Oh, Ray. Can I say that? You may forget, but I'm Guildmaster of Guillum. If you're going to listen to me, you might have to ask for too many unreasonable requests?"

　Ray smiles as if he's finally back at Marina, who tells her with a mischievous smile that makes me want to say what the smile was.

"It's special this time. If you wish to make any request, give me a reasonable reward."
"... well, I'll give you the best reward if you ask for something. That's the greatest reward I've ever paid in this world."

　Her glamorous smile catches the eye of many people watching Marina and Ray.
　Seeing that her husband and girlfriend were fascinated by such marina, angry women stepped on their feet and scratched their bodies, resulting in a lot of screams.

"Well, this may not be bad. 儂I can make just the right match for you."

　Optis smiles amusingly as she watches Ray and Marina interact.
　For Optis, Ray was a very good match.
　No, it's the best choice for a granddaughter's son-in-law in terms of taking care of her.
　But immediately, Ray shakes his head slightly, remembering him to be a human being.

(Dark elves and humans have too different lifespan and humans. Marina, in particular, has a stronger family lineage. Even if they were together, Marina would only be sad in the end...)

　Marriage was absolutely unacceptable, if you wish for your granddaughter's happiness, as long as you don't know what kind of person Ray is.
　Still, I can't say much about Marina because I feel something about her.
　He is definitely human in appearance, but his magical powers are not human in any way.
　The unnaturalness made Ray impossible for Optis to describe him as just a human being.

(Well, he's got all that magic.) You won't die in a few decades, will you? Then you don't have to decide what Ray is like right now. And...)

　Turning to her beloved granddaughter, Optis sees Marina's face as a woman.
　It was obvious to Optis, who had lived for a long time, that if you say something here, it would probably be no good.
　Contrary to such an option, there are many men who stare at Ray in abomination.
　Ray had enormous magical powers, temporarily restoring the world tree, and even headed into the woods to find the missing child, eventually rescuing his four children.
　With this great achievement, it is safe to say that he is the savior of this village.
　But... as a man, I can't help but be jealous that Marina, a very attractive woman, is close to Ray.
　Some knew Marina before she left the village, others were born after she left.
　Marina had attracted such men's attention, but she didn't seem to care about it at all.
　I know I'm better-looking than anyone else, and I've been approached many times since I was an adventurer.
　Some of them attacked me in an aggressive attempt to have a relationship, but I've rejected all of them.
　I don't feel anything particular about the man's gaze now.
　...unless the gaze was hostile or murderous.
　Marina opens her mouth, ignoring the gaze directed at her.

"Well, the children are safe, and if you have nothing to do, please go back to the village." I'll wait for the people still in the woods to come back."
"Then I'll wait, too,"

　Marina opens her mouth with a smile as she caresses Seto.

"Oh, is that all right?"
"Oh, Elena and the Vihelas haven't come back yet, either." Other faces, too."

　As Ray tells him so, the men in the dark elves around him look envious... but he goes back to the village, perhaps knowing that he will only get in the way if he stays here any longer.
　and Ray waited in front of the hamlet for the return of Elena, Seto, Optis, and others.