Watching from Ray on the back of a flying Seto, the ground was lined with green carpets.
　Needless to say, the single line is a highway, and it seems a little disappointing to think that without it it would be a green side.
　If you look up at the sky, there is a warm spring sun and white clouds.

"I don't think the forest looks like it's going to be like this. -- well, it's probably because he's flying."
"Glu?"

　When Ray muttered in an involuntary manner, Seto turned around and said, "What's wrong with you?"

"No, it's nothing. But then... oh, the rumored forest is that's all."

　The set flies at an altitude of about 100 meters.
　After flying out of the guillem, you'll see the forest within minutes.
　The reason why we judged the forest to be a rumored one was simple.
　Ray and Sett, who have flown around Gilm many times before, can easily tell by looking at the unfamiliar forest.
　Of course, I haven't flown in the sky because I've been in Gilm during the winter or even in spring.
　But it was still certain that there was no forest in the neighborhood as large as Ray now sees.
　I can never forget that there was such a forest.
　It was well off the road, but if Ray's memory was correct, it should have been the meadow.

"Why, that meadow turned into a forest by some abnormality?"

　In this world of magical powers, which is almost impossible under normal circumstances, I couldn't say that there was absolutely no such thing.

"But... it's bigger than I thought,"

　What Ray said was the size of the forest.
　It's not nearly as large as guillem, but it's still a forest of more than a kilometer square.

"Grull?"

　However, seeing such a forest from above, Seto screams mysteriously.
　Since Seto has sharp senses and has the ability to sense the sixth and magical senses, the unnaturalness of the forest on earth...not to mention monsters, he must have noticed that there is no animal like him.
　Ray doesn't have the sharpest five senses of Seto, but he still feels something strange.

"First of all, it certainly isn't an ordinary forest to see me and Seto. though it is not usual to have a forest like this in a few months."
"Glu?"

　Ray shook his head, though Seto looked at him and said, "What are you going to do? Get off."

"Well, I'd like to go down, too, but the purpose of this time is to see if there really is a forest in the first place. but I don't see it spreading."

　Ray told me that the forest was growing or moving, but from above it doesn't look like that.
　Ray was looking at the ground, and suddenly discovered something glistening by reflecting the sunlight through the gaps in the trees.
　At first, water... I thought it was a river or something, but it didn't flow here in the first place.
　No, there may have been a stream, but... in any case, Ray, who was concerned about the brightness of the forest, which is about 10 meters into the forest, decided to change his original schedule and go down to the ground.

"Set, I'm sorry, but please get down to the ground."
"Slurrurling.

　Perhaps because Seto was originally interested in the forest that suddenly appeared, when he heard Ray's words, he flapped his wings toward the earth without hesitation.
　When I landed on the ground with little noise, I stared at the forest in front of me.
　Once you get down to the ground, you can better understand the anomalies of the forest.
　Despite the size of the forest, there is little sign of life there.
　Are the birds in the branches of a tree the faintest?
　The number of the birds is by no means large.

"Guru..."

　Ray also concentrates on the sound of Seto so that anything can happen.
　Take the spear of death size and twilight out of the mistling, and be ready to fight back if something hits you, then walk out into the woods... toward the spot where something glitters from above you.

"Set, be careful what may happen. A forest of this size suddenly appeared. There is no doubt that something is going on."
"Grull!"

　Ray's words make Seto cry that he's OK.
　Perhaps because the gap between the trees in the forest is relatively wide, even a set about three meters long can move through the forest without any problems.
　The Lays were nervous and moving forward, but with nothing particular in mind, they arrived at their destination... where the brilliance was.
　Ray's honest feelings were that he was so nervous that he was disappointed, although he was originally located about 10 meters from the outside of the forest.

"This is..."

　What Ray saw was the blade of a dagger.
　It was just under a gap in the branches of a nearby tree, so the sunlight probably reflected unobstructed on its blade.
　But what surprised Ray more than the dagger was the traces of a bonfire near the dagger.
　In other words, someone was camping here, and the only one among them was the Slays.

"What is it? One night... No, I don't know when the disturbance happened, so was it up to one night? Anyway, did the forest spread so far in that time?"

　The remains of this bonfire are about 10 meters into the woods.
　And Ray has heard that the camp was on the side of the forest, but not in the forest.
　That being the case, this forest has grown by at least 10 meters overnight.

(No, I don't know if it has increased due to erosion or if the forest itself is moving. Well, it's not that big of a difference... it must be dangerous.)

　As it is the property of the party or slasher, various tools scattered on the ground...sleeping bags, rucksacks, etc. are stored in a mistling.
　When the Sureshas woke up at night with the screams of their companions, they would have gone into the woods before they were ready.
　Most of the baggage there was as it was when the Slays fell asleep.
　Ray doesn't know that much, though, but there are other things. I mean...

"You don't seem to have fished for anything,"

　Yes, there must have been some kind of preserved food, such as dried meats and baked bread.
　Being an adventurer, it's only natural to have emergency food, something to eat here before going to bed and breakfast.
　Nevertheless, the luggage does not appear to have been ravaged at all.
　Even if there was no food to eat, monsters and animals would naturally play with and search for strangers.

"Then there really are no monsters or animals in this forest,"

　I had heard the story from the receptionist, and I had a vague hunch that I had come into the woods like this.
　However, if such clear evidence is confronted, we cannot help but convince them with more conviction.

"... Guru,"

　The sight of such a camp site makes Seto bleat sadly.
　They must be thinking of Slaisha's comrades who died in this forest.
　Anyway, we collect all the stuff in the woods.
　This kind of article belongs to the person who picked it up, of course... but for Ray, it's useless to have it's useless.
　We already have more and more powerful tools than we have in this package.

"Well, that's about it said.

　The whereabouts of the package are, of course, slasher.
　Originally, Ray thought such kindness would be good, as long as it was unnecessary.
　With the loss of everyone at the party overnight, whether you're an adventurer or a renunciation of your adventurer's path, this luggage should have been useful.
　as a tool for an adventurer
　And if you're quitting as an adventurer, sell it in guillem and use it as a living fund.
　Either way, it would be a good thing to have.

(Thinking this way, is it because I'm going to have a party, too? ... Well, I'm not going to pretend to extinguish the wings of the lotus.)

　But if you say that, it's not like the Slaisha's will to wipe out the party -- Slaisha's survival.
　No, no one would think of destroying their own party, except someone with some strange idea."At any rate, I'm done with my business is done. Fortunately, it's not appropriate to say... but I'm glad I was able to confirm that there are no animals or monsters in the forest."
"Grull?"

　Ray nods back, caressing Seto, who bends his head.

"Oh, now I'm just going to go back to Gilm and report on this. Come to think of it, I haven't decided on a reward in the form of a nomination request. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

　That's what Ray muttered, but in fact no one is better suited to the negotiations than Marina, a former guildmaster.
　For this kind of request... if it's also a nomination request, it's easy for Marina, the former guildmaster, to determine how much compensation is appropriate.
　Money rewards, though, are not very attractive to Ray.

"...but you said you'd be eaten in the woods, but nothing happened after all." Is it because you have Seto?"

　Whatever the other party's work this time around, the Gryphon called Seto...and that's a rare species, so it didn't seem to Ray that he would make a bad impression in front of a monster of rank S.

"It's a forest, and if you burn it with my magic, it'll be easy to get rid of... then in the case of the work of an unknown monster, it's possible that you burn the magic stone." I'd like to do something about it... No, isn't there any point in thinking about it now?"

　Shake your head sideways and kick it out of your head for a moment.
　At the moment, anyway, the top priority is to let them know about this forest.

"Well, shall we go?" You don't want to stay in this forest forever, do you?"
"Glu".

　At Ray's words, Sett nods.
　Sleeping in the shade of a tree is one of the happiest times for Seto.
　But the shade of the tree is not relaxing in such a forest shade.
　Taking a nap in Marina's garden directly in the spring sun was more appealing to Seto.
　Move from where the camp used to be... suddenly I notice a branch on the ground.
　The branch that is broken along the way is probably broken as the set moves.

(A branch of a tree... well, is it of any use? If you look into it and find out something, it's a profit.)

　Decide so, pick it up and put it directly in the mistling.

"Rolling".

　Ray nods to Seto, who cries out quickly to get out of the woods, and follows Seto.
　The site of the camp itself was very close to the outside of the forest, so it was no time to get out of the forest.
　Then we get out of the forest and look back at the forest where we were.
　From the outside, it only looks like a plain forest.
　But the forest is actually a forest that has swallowed many adventurers.
　It's not very much, but it's not an ordinary forest.

(Well, even in the ordinary forest, you'll be killed in a monster attack before you know it, but this forest has nothing to do with it.)

　Ray muttered as he looked at the forest.
　When Ray was in Japan, he had grown up near the mountains, and it was only strange that he could see no signs of life.
　Of course, when I was in Japan, I didn't really feel any signs of life, but I could still hear the sounds of animals, and it's not impossible to see them.

"Grull?"

　Ray comes back to his senses with Seto's voice, "What's the matter?" and shakes his head for nothing.

"Well, I have fulfilled my request, anyway." Shall we go?"
"Gruly!"

　Ray straddles Seto, who cries happily, and flies up into the sky with Seto.
　the appearance of a forest becoming smaller as one looks at it
　The green carpet is the same as the grassland, but the grassland and the trees in the forest are still the same green but different colors.
　but, given the speed of Sett's flight, he soon left the forest... and saw Gilm, and Marina and Vihela and Bune waving at Ray and Sett at the front gate."
　...as opposed to Marina and Vichela, who were waving with smiles.