Rey, Vihela and Seto, who returned to Guillum, came to Guild to report on the Cobold Leader.
　As always, as soon as I break up with Seto at the entrance and enter the guild, I hear a buzz from inside.
　The bustle of adventurers looks as if something had happened.
　Vihela, next to Ray, naturally nods her head and opens her mouth.

"I wonder if something has happened." Do you happen to have something strange about the Cobold Leader?"
"What do you think?" and yet I can't see the three of them in the woods."

　Normally, in this case, you ask an adventurer you know.
　Unfortunately, however, no adventurer of Ray's acquaintance appeared in the guild now.
　However, it's still daylight now, and most adventurers are being asked to do so.
　That's why there aren't as many adventurers as there are in the morning or evening.
　There were not many, but there were clearly more people than in the usual day.
　...I think the reason why we hear the noise of adventurers is because there are so many who are making a lot of people talking.

"Why don't we let them know about the Cobold Leader first?"
"Yes,"

　Rey nodded to Vihela's words and headed straight to the counter.
　However, many guild workers were now busy doing some work inside the counter.
　There are usually many receptionists waiting at the guild counter.
　The guild staff, including receptionists, are incomparably larger than Gorsuch, especially since Guillum is a frontier and has a large number of adventurers.
　But now there is no receptionist at the counter.
　Kenny was not even there to call out to Ray as soon as I saw him.

"I wonder what really happened." It's rare to panic this much."

　Vihela muttering while watching the guild staff busily moving around inside the counter.
　I wonder if I heard Vichela's voice, but some of the guild staff suddenly turned to Vichela... more specifically, Vichela and Ray.

"Ray! Vichela, too.

　It was a man in his 40s who shouted so.
　The man's expression of joy, hell and Buddha, was naturally heard by other guild officials.

"Ray? Are you back?"
"You were fighting against the leader of Cobold, right? Well, Ray wouldn't be as bad as the leader of Cobold."
"Then, if you ask him..."
"That's all right, but which direction do you want?"
"Isn't it the place that's the farthest and takes a lot of time? Is there any problem with the speed of travel?"

　When Ray hears a voice talking like that, he is convinced that something has happened again.
　a goblin leader and a covolt leader I suspect something similar has happened again.
　At the same time, I understood that the Cobold Leader's case had already been passed on.
　Vichela glances at Ray and opens her mouth to the guild staff.

"It seems that the Cobold leader has already been informed. So can you tell me what happened? I understand that there are a lot of difficulties going on."

　It's not a reproachful voice, but you can't ignore it.
　Some of the guild staff members who were spoken to look at each other... before long a guild staff member spoke.

"Well, actually, there were groups of monsters, including goblins."
"That's nothing strange, isn't it? Of course, it's a little strange when it comes to yesterday and today, but I don't think it's going to make a fuss about the guild like this."
"No, that's what we've seen right now, and it looks like there's been a number of different monsters, including goblins, covolts, oaks, lizardmen, and so on."
"...what?"

　Watching the story beside Vihela, Ray exclaims in surprise.
　This is somewhat surprising but also convincing, for example, if there are some top goblin species, each of which has a herd.
　I knew something was wrong with the Kobolt case, but it was unexpected for Ray to see so many different kinds of monsters.
　In this case, a herd does not mean a herd formed by the monsters, but rather a herd led by a superior or rare species, such as a goblin or covolt leader.
　The presence of many such herds was clearly dangerous.
　Even though many of the adventurers gathered in Gilm are skilled, there is naturally a limit to their physical strength.
　That's evident in Hester's example of a flock of goblins killing most of their party members.
　The Hesters, too, had enough power to win easily against a dozen goblins.
　But if it becomes nearly a hundred goblins, physical problems cannot keep fighting.
　Moreover, the goblins do not attack one by one fairly.
　It's safe to attack from all sides.

"Is that true? It's not that I misjudged it?"

　Vihela asks for confirmation, but guild officials shake their heads.

"This is from the adventurers who came back to see each group. No way, I don't think everyone will report lies on their own. If it's just one case, there's no possibility that it's a mistake."

　It's not a lie because so many people have reported separately.
　Vihela nods to the guild official's words.
　In fact, Vihela is also looking at a flock of Cobolts led by the Cobolts leader.
　I had no intention of denying even what I saw.

"And how did the flock move?"
"That... naturally, it varies from one group to the next. Some seem to stay around where they've been found, some are actively moving, some are moving away from the guillem, some are approaching."
"... you're doing pretty well again."

　Vihela mutters dumbfoundedly, but Ray, who was listening to the story, shakes his head.

(It is no coincidence that such a large number of superior species came out at once and swarmed together. It's highly likely that something... or someone else's will. Nevertheless, each group's behavior is different?)

　There are only questions left.
　If this was only the goblin, for example, or the Kobolt, I could still convince myself.
　But when a number of monsters suddenly formed a herd in this way, Ray could not understand why this happened.

"And... Actually, I have a request for Ray and Vichela to accept."
"...a request to kill the flock approaching Gilm?"
"Yes, but I've already attended some parties." Fortunately, it's not that strong because it's a flock of goblins that's approaching us. However, there are many groups coming in at the same time."
"If there's another party, don't we have to come?"
"It would be the case in point of view.

　A guild official breathes a sigh in distress.
　As the word suggests, there would be no problem under normal circumstances.
　However, in this case, the situation should be called completely irregular.
　Many different monsters have produced superior or rare species, each leading a herd.
　Even in the current situation, it was irregular, so there was no need for something more irregular to happen.
　Ray understands it and nods after a moment of thought.

"All right, then I'll accept the request,""Are you okay? I just came back to Gilmoo, but I was asked every day."

　Vichela asks, looking a little worried.

"Oh, that's all right. Anyway, as the enemy approaches Gilm, we need to deal with it properly. and a goblin wouldn't be as hard as that's why."
"But in this case, there's a smart goblin leader, right? If that's the case, maybe the goblin that's approaching Gillum is also a monster."
"Well, there's a possibility. But... do you think I and Sett are together, and still can't beat the goblin?"
"That's..."

　If you listen to Ray's confident words, you can't deny Vihela.
　In the first place, Ray loses against a flock of goblins because he understands that heaven and earth can't be reversed.

"... All right." But I'm worried if it's just Ray, so I'll go with him."
"Is that all right?"

　Contrary to a few seconds ago, Ray asks Vihela.
　Vichela, who preferred to fight, is limited to fighting against the strong.
　It did not seem to Ray that fighting against the goblins would satisfy Vihela's desire to fight.

"Well, once in a while," Besides, I'll be in Gillum while Ray is in Gillum, so I'd like to avoid putting the city in danger."

　The guild staff also nods back to Vihela's words.

"Well, basically the guillem is self-sufficient, but that's just the minimum. "Well, there are many towns where it is not possible to do so, so if you think about it, it would be better if you could do something about it at least."
"Yes, I suppose," If there is a rumor among merchants that it is dangerous to go to Gilmoo, they will naturally stop coming to Gilmoo. If that happens..."
"Can't you get a lot of things you buy from other towns because of the delay in distribution?"

　Ray takes over the words of the guild staff and Vihela.

"Yes, especially for food, because we rely quite a lot on merchants..."
"Here we go,"

　Ray tells the guild staff not to tell him.
　As Ray likes to eat originally, it's not acceptable that Gilmoo's eating situation gets worse.
　That's enough to be normal if we were told to wipe out all the goblins to get food into the guillem properly.
　In terms of pure food conditions, there is no real danger of starvation.
　Gillum was a frontier and could not have been so bad considering the flesh of the monsters that appeared there.
　However, Gilm has far more inhabitants than the cities around it and is comparable to cities.
　With that in mind, no matter how many adventurers there were, it was impossible to manage a meal for all the inhabitants of Gilm with monster meat.
　...unusual existence, without Ray, who has an item box and can move quickly to a distant place.

(No, that's what I'm supposed to do to bring food at the Mistilling.) ...worst of all, if you move to another city, you won't have a problem with food, but that means abandoning Gillum, which has a bad aftertaste. ...what? Food shortage?)

　It was the Goblin that passed Ray's mind.
　a dish made from goblin meat
　It was still too bad to eat now, but if we could eat goblin meat, the word "food shortage" would disappear.
　Goblin is so ubiquitous that Ray thinks it is.

"... You suddenly got motivated. Well, I can understand the reason somehow because it's about Ray."

　Vichela muttered a little dumbfoundedly, and for Ray, who understands why it was said, lightly shrugs his shoulders.
　And when he shrugs his shoulders, he tries to leave the guild as soon as he can say.

"Oh, Mr. Ray," Wait a minute, please. As I said earlier, there are other adventurers involved in the subjugation of the goblins. I would like you to avoid attacks that involve them if possible."
"What do you think of me?"

　Ray mutters discontentedly at the guild official's words, which seem to say that he could involve his allies without any questions or answers.
　But it was Vihela, not Guild officials, who answered Ray's words.

"If you think about what Ray has done so far, isn't it pretty much acceptable?"
"I don't remember any attacks involving my friends?"
"Well, but it's a problem that people think it's okay to behave like that?"

　With a smile, Rey looks away from Vihela, recalling that he had been unflinchingly hostile to the lords and nobles.

"Well, shall we be going now?" Even if it's a goblin, it's hard work when there are numbers."
"Hoot. Shall we?"

　For some reason Ray left the guild with a good-humoured Vihela.