a sudden pulse that occurred while eating
　The pulsation occurred when Ray first entered the village, and that's why he didn't act confused when he felt it this time.

"Wow! What's this? Huh? Something just happened? Like this... Like this."

　Feeling the pulsation of the world tree for the first time, Earth looks around in a hurry.
　It's not just earth. The same was true of Polo, who was eating meat right next to Earth, without skewers.

"Pop!? Pop! Pop!"

　A polo that looks around hurriedly, leaving the meat in hand.
　But when he sees no one but himself and Earth in such a state of dismay, he swings nine tails with a little relief.
　Lei and others face each other, one confused by their first pulsation.

"You just felt it, right?"
"Of course. If there's anyone who doesn't feel that pulsation, what do you think?"

　The first person to respond to Ray's question was Vihela, who put her bread on a plate.
　Elena, Marina and Arra nod silently.
　Although Bune alone nodded and didn't stop eating salad.

"Do you know what happened?"
"...no, I don't know here." We have to go under the world tree. But what should I say is the pulse of the moment... it was similar to the pulse of Ray when he first came into the settlement, but it felt different."
"No?"

　I understood pulsation as a pulsation, but Ray couldn't tell the difference.
　No, it's not just Ray. The same goes for other faces.
　Only the marina of the bloodline with a deep connection to the world tree could see it.

"Anyway, to the world tree...!?"

　Let's go. When Ray tries to say so, he leaps back, knocking down the chair he was sitting in.
　People around him wondered why Ray had suddenly acted like that, but Ray couldn't afford to answer it.
　This is because I felt the gaze that I had been receiving since I came to this village.
　You wouldn't have to worry about it so much if it wasn't a bad time. No, it was impossible not to worry about it completely, but it should never have been so sensitive.
　But now... If you feel your gaze at this moment when the pulsation of the world tree hits the village, you can't do it by accident.
　The reason why he did not take his death-size out of the mystery ring was that there was no animosity in his eyes... or in his consciousness.

"Ray? What's wrong? Suddenly..."

　Vichela asks, looking at Ray as he kicks his chair ready to fight, but Vichela's gaze is still rushing around.
　It was the same for Elena, Marina, Arla, Bune and even Earth.
　Ray is an adventurer nicknamed crimson, contrary to his appearance.
　As long as Ray was behaving like he is now, something must have happened.
　I guess everyone here understands it.
　Each of them stands up from their chairs so that they can react quickly to whatever happens.
　Sett, who had eaten a large chunk of meat, was also poised to follow Ray as soon as something happened.
　with a thud The pulsation occurs again, as if it had been timed.
　But the pulse this time seemed distinctly different. And most importantly...

"What's that?"

　It was Ray who muttered so.
　At the end of my eyes... there was a sphere of light in this corner of the garden.
　Light that might have looked fantastic at night.
　But... the light bulb that appeared at this moment is obviously related to the pulse and to the gaze Ray felt.

(But I still don't feel any animosity towards me, do I?)

　Watching the irregularly blinking light bulb in front of him, Ray approaches it when he realizes semi-intuitively that they are not hostile to him.

"Oh, you don't mind,"

　While everyone is silent, only Earth says so.
　Everyone is worried about Ray, but it's because of his trust in him that he doesn't speak.
　Earth, who has known Ray for quite a long time, hasn't seen him for a week yet.
　The difference was evident.

"Don't worry. It's probably all right."

　When I tell Earth so, Ray slowly... slowly approaches the light bulb.
　Be prepared to respond quickly if something unexpected happens.
　The light bulb doesn't take any particular action against the approaching Ray.
　I'm just waiting for Ray to approach me, flashing the light.
　And... while everyone, including Earth, is silent, Ray reaches out... to the light bulb.
　with a thud a renewed pulse
　However, the pulse this time was very different from the previous one.
　The pure desire to help comes from where you touch it. the fear of one's life being threatened
　I didn't have a clear understanding of my intentions, but I felt like I had a strong image in my mind.

"Huh!? Hahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..."

　Leaving his hand off the light bulb, Ray exhales heavily.

"Ray!"

　Seeing Ray's condition, Elena almost pulled out the Mirage, but Ray immediately reaches out and says it's all right.

"It's okay! ... It's okay. I was just a little surprised because it was my first time feeling."
"It's really all right,

　When Elena nods anxiously, Ray turns to the light bulb in front of him and opens his mouth.

"You're related to the world tree, aren'

　Ray's words, muttering convincingly, flash the light bulb.
　Perhaps he was happy to know himself, but his blinking is quite intense. That's enough to hurt the eyes of the leis.

"Calm down,"

　Ray's faintly squinting words bring the light bulb to a blink.
　I can't communicate in words, but I can communicate clearly with Ray.
　The people around him react to Ray and the light bulb.
　One of the most intense reactions was Marina, who has a particularly deep relationship with the world tree.
　Because of its lineage, I am convinced that the light bulb that now exists in front of Ray is related to the world tree.

(But I've never heard of such a light bulb appearing before. ...and this will be the first case?)Marina never reveals it, while her inner self is filled with doubts.
　This neighborhood probably comes from years of guildmastering experience.

"And you want me to help you out of something?"

　The light bulb blinks at the muttering ray.

"…there is some danger in the world tree. And that's for sure?"

　a renewed blink
　The light bulb cannot speak, so communication is not always good.
　Still, Ray understands that the world tree is in danger because of the image that was previously swept to his head.

"Okay, there's no use talking here anyway. Let's head for the world tree."

　Just saying that, Ray walks straight out of the garden.
　Seto follows Ray, and Elena, Marina, Vihela, Arra, and Beune go into the house without saying anything more.
　Only Earth silently sees it off, but as soon as he realizes he is the only one left in the garden, he heads to Ray's rented house.
　I wasn't convinced that he was the only one left behind, and as far as the communication between Ray and the light bulb goes, I understand that this village is dangerous in many ways, and I understand that there was something in the world tree that I could see from where I was.
　It's not an obligation to stay and eat, but for Earth, this village of dark elves is a warm welcome.
　Even if it was based on the precondition of Marina's acquaintance's request, I would be grateful if I thought of stopping by an exclusive village, and I didn't want to abandon it just because it was dangerous.

(As long as you aim to be a hero, you can't do that here, and most importantly, you don't want to do it. I don't know how useful I am now...)

　Becoming a Rank C adventurer at Earth's age is undoubtedly brilliant.
　However, the only people here would have been stronger than Earth, and with Earth's current ability, it would normally be suicidal to get involved in this case.
　Still, Earth heads to Ray's rented house for his weapons.
　On his left shoulder, he has a partner, Polo, and even if his attack is not effective, he thinks that Polo's surprise attack will be a force.

(In addition, the ability of magic reflex has the possibility of turning the tables.)

　As he ran to Ray's rented house, Earth, as usual, turned his gaze of trust to his partner's left shoulder.





"Set!"
"Slurrurling.

　While Earth was heading to Ray's rented house, Ray was jumping on Seto's back and running through the village.
　It was an act of Ray on the grounds that he would run faster than he did, but no one would stop it.
　It was because everyone in the village was upset by the pulse.

(I could move faster if I wore the Emperor's red armor, but I couldn't use it in a village.)

　Lei looks at the world trees that she can see from here, keeping the scenery flowing through her eyes.
　Then, I suddenly feel uncomfortable compared to the world tree I saw the day before.

(What is it... something...?)

　A light bulb was still blinking beside Ray, who was questioning.
　Seto is running pretty fast, but it would be perfectly OK for a light bulb flying through the sky to follow him at this speed.
　Looking at the light bulb and looking at the world tree again, Ray finally realizes what was wrong with him.

"The top... is dead!"

　Ray's words sparkle violently as if the light bulb agreed.
　...as it said, the leaves growing above the world tree were beginning to wither.

"Gul-ul-ul-ul-ul-ul-ul-ul-ul-ul-ul-ul!"

　Seto purges and speeds up its run.
　Of course, the dark elves can see that the world trees are dying... of course I'm shocked.

"Well... the world tree..."
"Why! You were still weak yesterday, but you were still fine! On the contrary, you were definitely better than before! But why... why?"
"It's over... this village is over..."

　The dark elves all cry out in despair at the unusual changes in the world trees, which are the basis of their hearts.
　It must have been a great shock to him, since he was in a situation close to making a full recovery.
　Then... even more despair comes upon me.

"An enemy... a monster is attacking me!"

　Dark elf's astonishing voice echoes around him.
　Those who hear the words look out of the village, as if they don't know what they've said for a moment.
　There was definitely a monster there.
　Goblin, Cobolts, Oaks...there are also many other monsters that have bred abnormally between barrier boundaries and stray boundaries.
　All of the monsters were hammering their arms into the barrier as if they had lost their reason.
　It's normal for monsters to fight each other.
　But now, as if there were no other monsters in the world, he was simply attacking the barrier in front of him.

"Monsters!? d*mn, when you're having trouble... what's wrong with you?"

　Ray frowns on Sett's back.
　Which one to prioritize now... Ray was at a loss for a moment, but the light bulb flying next to him blinks violently.
　such blinks as if indicating which one takes precedence

"There's Elena, Vihela and Marina. You should be able to leave the monster to them. -- Set, it's a world tree, go to the world tree!"
"Grull!"

　In the end, Ray chose to head for the world tree.
　We need to deal with the attacking monsters, but the Elenas can do anything about it. a decision made in that belief
　with such conviction in one's heart that as long as one is a trustworthy partner, one should be safe to trust here
　The light bulb blinks violently at Ray's appearance.
　Riding on Seto's back, Ray simply heads to the world tree with a light bulb.
　Through the confused and flustered dark elves.