The individual, who has gone from the usual goblin to the goblin leader before the eyes of Ray, Vihela and Seto, screams violently...no, no.
　Then, being dragged by the voice, the figure of the goblin came into view.
　On top of that, even though the goblins pass very close to Ray, they continue to go to the goblin leader without notice of him at all.
　The number of goblins gathered was about 50.
　Only about half of the herds were led by Goblin leaders Ray had knocked down so far.

"What do you think?"
"Well, the number of goblins around here is actually decreasing, since the goblin herds have disappeared for a while?"
"It's possible, but do you think the number of goblins could be reduced?"
"...where I'm afraid I can't say yes or no."

　Whether it's humans, beasts or elves... or rather, goblins breed from females of other monsters or Even females of animals.
　Ray never thought such a goblin would be short of herd if it had been knocked down a little.
　Vichela is the same, and I guess she just said what she said.

"Then perhaps the other goblins will gather a little longer."
"I suppose so,"

　Vichela agrees with Ray and turns to the goblins again.
　It was a gathering of goblins around the goblin leaders.
　Even if you look at it this way, there is no black fog on the goblin leader's body.
　What could be called the remnants of Ambris has already vanished completely.

"Isn't there any particular point in going after a flock of goblins?" I think I'm heading for Gilmoo."
"Then I should head for..."
"Grull".

　Vichela looked at Ray's words in the direction in which Goblin, who had evolved into a Goblin leader, walked.
　Seto's voice whistles in favor of it.

"Well, it's more likely that you'll find Ambrice, isn't it? Shall we go? Well, I had something to do before that."

　muttering, Ray takes his death-size out of the mistling and casts a spell.

'Flame, thyself only exists in the realm of my designation, but not in the other realm. feed on my magical powers in the realm, and sublimate thy life in an instant.'

　At the same time as casting a spell, he thrusts a death-size stonemate into the ground.
　When a stonemate is thrust into the ground, a red line runs through the ground starting from where the stonemate was thrust.
　The red line is circled around a flock of goblins centered around the goblin leader...

"Hoseiranmai" (Rambling Dance of Fire)

　At the same time as the word is spun out of Ray's mouth, magic is invoked to create a red force field from the line running to the ground, which eventually transforms into a red dome.
　The red dome, swallowing a flock of goblins, then produces a lizard-shaped pyrotechnic.
　Lizards are produced in large numbers in red domes, far exceeding the goblins.
　The goblin leader is gazing around, but Ray can't hear his voice.
　And it was only natural that the other goblins would be confused, as long as their leader was not in charge properly.
　Inside the red dome, goblins call, and some individuals naturally try to irritate lizards inside the dome.
　But... that act determined the fate of the goblins in the red dome.
　A lizard that looks like it's going to be beaten by a goblin explodes and shatters parts of the goblin's body.
　The impact of the explosion also detonates the other lizards, crashing the goblins and exploding the other lizards, and so on, killing the goblins.
　The lizards are also detonated by the impact of the explosion, which causes other lizards to explode... and so on.
　A chain of lizard explosions fills the red dome with explosions.

"That's... that's great,"

　Vihela mutters in admiration when she sees this magic for the first time.
　The explosions in the red dome would be atrocious, if you look at them normally.
　But outside the red dome, no sound is heard from the inside.
　Yes, I can't hear the sound of the explosion itself, nor can I hear the screams and pains of the goblins who are being killed by the explosion.
　All you can see from the outside is pure explosion.
　The silent explosion in the red dome must have been interesting to Vihela.
　However, Ray's case was not particularly surprising when he saw the explosion of the red dome, as he knew about fireworks.
　In the first place, it's not the first time I've ever used this magic.

(Should I say, "This is a dirty firework?")

　Ray muttered as he looked at the results of his magic, but eventually all the lizards that had been created inside the red dome exploded and disappeared. The red dome itself disappears.
　At the same time, a strong smell of iron rust began to drift around.
　After the red dome had disappeared and the vestiges of the explosion had disappeared in the wind, the meat, bones, internal organs, all of which had become so paste-like that they could not remain their original form.
　It's turned into a paste of meat, whether it's a goblin or a goblin leader.

(A monster more powerful than a goblin probably wouldn't have been this flashy. Well, if there is no original body left, it won't be undead, so it'll be easy to dispose of.)

　Even if it were about fifty, the use of this magic was never too much, if you thought you could save yourself the trouble of collecting and burning the bodies of the goblins.
　When Ray confirms that no one survives, including the goblin leader, he calls out to Vihela, who has a slightly unpleasant look on her face at the smell of goblin blood next to her.

"Vihela, don't be dumbfounded and go find Ambrice,"
"... oh, come to think of it that way." I completely forgot the sight."
"Grull".

　Feeling something of Vichela's appearance, Seto rubbed his face against her, purring.
　Vichela caresses herself with a smile on her face.
　Vichela opens her mouth less than a minute later, perhaps changing her mood as she caresses Seto.

"Well, let's go. I've got to get a little clue to Ambrice now."

　With that information, Vihela heads towards where the Goblin leader just walked.
　Naturally, Ray and Seto follow suit, following Vichela follows suit.
　The lays continued to walk through the meadow, until Vihela spoke troubledly.

"Hey, Ray. You walked this way before the goblin became the leader of the goblin, but you walked quite unconsciously, didn't you? Then I think there's no point in going straight to the goblin came."
"... Come to think of it, I see,"

　Recalling the goblin's stride that deserved to be described as staggered feet, Ray agreed with Vihela.
　But unlike Vihela, who seems a little lost, Ray doesn't seem to care at all.
　That's because Ray knows how to track down even in this situation.

"Set, please."

　Understanding what Ray is asking for, Seto grates happily.
　As if to prove that being relied on by Ray is a great pleasure for Seto.
　That's how Seto's skill in sniffing increased.
　It is so keen of smell that it was possible to reach the home of a hundred people outside the city before.
　But it has now risen to level four in this short period of time, and Seto's sense of smell is sharper than ever.
　Eventually, about 50 goblins gathered, but it is not difficult for Seto to follow the direction in which only one of them came.

"Grull".

　It's this way, Seth cries and leads the two in front of the Vihela.
　Vihela turns her eyes to Ray and nods back that she is OK.
　You must have been relieved to see it. Vihela follows Seto along with Ray.

"I didn't expect Sett to have such a means of tracking,"
"Well, it's not the ability to stand out."

　It's not as flashy as a firebreath, but it's definitely a very useful skill.
　Seto is one of the few except for the skills he can use in battle, whose increased sense of smell is one of the few exceptions.There are quite a few skills, such as water polo, that can be used either for combat or for non-battle purposes. ...however, water polo has drastically decreased in terms of hydration since Ray acquired the flowing dagger.
　Anyway, with Sett's current ability to increase his sense of smell, it's easy to get to where the goblin leader came from, where he came in contact with Ambris.
　As you follow the guidance of Seto, you will soon see a small forest ahead of your eyes.
　It's a really small forest, and it's small enough to see that there are few monsters or wild animals.

"... here?"
"Gruly!"

　As Ray asks to confirm, Seto purr confidently.
　If you follow where the goblin leader came from, it was a fact that Seto's sense of smell was certain to get here.

"Even a goblin who lived in a place like this can evolve into a goblin leader."
"No, it doesn't really matter where you live."
"Really? You have to go through a lot of things to evolve, of course, so I wonder if the goblins who lived in places like this could have that experience."

　What Vichela said was a convincing remark for Ray.
　The forest, too small for high-ranking monsters, may have been a surprisingly good place to live for the goblins.
　Of course, the fact that goblins are easy to live in means that other low-ranking monsters may also live there.
　But without the absolute power, there is no doubt that the Goblin will have a better chance of surviving.

"...but can't you rule out the possibility that there are other low-ranking monsters living there, and that Ambris is a leader in his ability?"
"That's true, But Ambris can only make subhuman monsters the leader species, right? So if there are other monsters...
"Is there no leader?"
"Yes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"But it's actually all the subhuman species that have become leader species and lead herd, so I think we can assume that this time, too."

　The moment Ray's words of optimism come out, Vihela speaks curtly.

"Well, Ray," This is probably the second time I've seen Ambrice. Then perhaps there is a completely different possibility?"

　There was no doubt about it.
　The fact that there is only one precedent means that Ambris, who has a completely different ability, could come out.
　Ray, however, is not so worried.
　In fact, all the herds that have been created so far are now from subhuman monsters.
　If it wasn't the same as the previous Ambris, the monsters that produced the leader species would have been completely different.
　Of course I'm not trying to catch your guard, but I still don't think Ambrice is anything different.

"Grull".

　Seto's voice snarls as if to interrupt Ray and Vihela'says words.
　and when Ray and Vichela turned their eyes to the view... there was something to be called a black mist in the trees.

"... Ray,"
"Oh,"

　At Vihela's words, Ray nods briefly.
　Seto also groans at the sight of Ambrice.
　But without seeming to care about them at all, Ambrice floats among the trees... and then descends straight down to the ground.
　Ray wondered if he would move on the ground, but Ambrice's next move was not to stay on the ground, but to sink to the ground.
　Fogs are usually impossible to dive into the ground.
　Perhaps it's because of the magical powers that make it possible.
　At first glance it looked like a black fog, but it was proof that it was not really a fog.