A tree cut from its trunk by a death-size blow stops moving by leaning against another nearby tree.
　Fortunately, the fallen tree did not break another tree.
　This may be because there are trees about as thick as Ray's.

(If you think so, this is also unnatural.) that most trees are about the same size)

　When Ray was in Japan many times... he's been in the mountains countless times.
　That's why it's strange that all the trees within sight are the same thickness.
　Even if you plant trees for the purpose of cutting down wood from the beginning, the trunks of the trees will grow differently under various conditions.
　to the best of one's knowledge
　But even if you look over the forest of Trent in this way, everything there is neatly thick.
　Of course, if measured accurately, there will be some errors there.
　But, at least in this way, they all look the same thickness.

(You could have noticed about here yesterday... well, that's fine. Either way, what I have to do remains the same. I don't know why they want this wood.)

　I understand exactly why you want this wood.
　As this forest produces fine trees almost every day, there must be a lot of uses.
　But when asked exactly what to use it for, Ray doesn't understand it either.
　Is it more accurate to say that there are too many predictable things to narrow down?

"Ray? What's wrong?"

　Marina calls out to Ray, who is staring at the tree she has cut down.
　Reacting to his voice, Ray shook his head as if nothing had happened, touched his own cut-down tree leaning against a nearby tree, and stored it in a mistling.

"Well, for the time being, I'm done with my duty today... and I'll go back to Gilm." This tree must also be submitted to the guild."
"Is that so?" Shall we?"

　Marina started to say something to Ray, but she immediately gave it up and told him so.
　I suppose you wanted to get out of this forest of Trent as soon as possible.
　Ray and Seto have no objection to it.
　The two of them walk in the woods.

(In the end, there was no such thing as Trent. I cut a tree, and I thought it would come out.)

　There must have been something dangerous here, for it was called the Forest of Trent, and above all, Slasha had been attacked.
　But nothing happens when you actually cut down trees in this way.
　Lay and his colleagues leave the forest when they find it meaningless to stay here any longer.

"...nothing happened, after all." I thought we'd take action the moment we got out of the woods."
"In this case, I wonder if I should be happy with it... or if I should be sorry."

　Marina must be curious about the forest she was in until recently.
　I muttered as I looked back, but there was nothing unusual about it.
　No, it's unusual to see no animal in spite of the forest of this size.
　When Ray decides that nothing else will happen after this wait, he pulls a spear out of the mistling.
　But it's not the twilight spear Ray has been using lately, but the throwing spear he used before he got it.
　a useless thing, such as missing a handle or ear tip, or rusting
　The spear was literally disposable, but what Ray took out this time was something that lacked a tip.
　It's not just a normal thrust... It was such a tip, but it's a different story if Ray throws it.

"Ray? What are you going to do? By any chance...

　Have you noticed even monsters?
　Ray shakes his head to Marina, who asks her so.

"No, it's the standard to see how far this forest extends to-morrow. Yesterday we could judge by the site of the camp of the Slays, but it would be troublesome to move to the site every time, wouldn't it?
"Well, it's Ray who's coming tomorrow, and I think you'd better get ready for that."

　Marina tells Rey that, and they leave the scene without anything more happening.
　What remained after the two and one vanished was a forest worthy of a call of silence, with only the chirping of birds around it.





"Oh, Ray! Long time no see! How have you been?"

　When you enter the guild, you hear a voice like that.
　Kenny, already a friend of Ray's, is waving happily.

"Oh, I don't have any particular problem," ...more than that."

　Waving a small hand to Kenny, Ray then turned his gaze to Lenora sitting next to him.

"I've cut down a tree. Where should I put it? It's pretty big, so I can't ask you to stay here."
"Oh, I'll take you to the warehouse," "Well, it's a warehouse that Mr. Ray has used several times before, and I don't think he needs any guidance."

　Lenora's words remind Ray of the time when he brought in tons of gamerions and when alchemists were gathering to study Ambris.
　It's true that I was busy at that time, but now I remember something nostalgic about that time.

"Hey, Lenora. If you want to show Ray to the warehouse, I'll..."
"Kenny has his own business, doesn't he?" You may help me out when you're done?"
"That's..."

　Lenora's eyes are on several documents in Kenny's hand.
　Of course, the document is necessary for a guild to do various important tasks, so I can't leave it alone.
　But still... Kenny looks a little reproachful at Lenora.
　Lenora opens her mouth to Kenny, looking at him with amazement.

"You know, if you had done your job properly, you could have left it to Kenny, because you couldn't show him around because you weren't working... to be honest, you'd be in trouble if I told you that."
"Umm... Lenora's wickedness, stinginess, and poor milk."
"... oh, did I say something? Is it a fool who can hardly do his job?"

　Lenora's eyebrows only moved for a moment at the point of poor milk, but she never showed any more and Lenora speaks out about her superiority.
　Lenora smiled triumphantly at Kenny, who was gnashing her teeth.
　Kenny is the one who always does it, but today he smiles because he was so sure of his victory.
　Lenora must have been satisfied to see Kenny's chagrined appearance, but... Ray's presence means that Marina, who was working with Ray today, is here...
　Lenora hurriedly opens her mouth when she realizes that Lenora's dumbfounded gaze is directed at her from the marina.

"Well, let's go," It's no use taking time here."
"Yes,"

　Marina said nothing more, but that further fuelled Lenora's fears.
　In the first place, Marina no longer considers herself a guildmaster.
　That's why I didn't want to say anything when I showed some slack.
　A little flustered, Lenora leaves the guild accompanied by the marina.
　There are still a few adventurers in the guild today, partly because there is still a little time left in the afternoon.
　In spring alone, many adventurers are probably doing their jobs seriously at present."By the way, have you informed the other adventurers of the Trent Forest?"

　As he walks toward the warehouse, Ray asks.
　The forest of Trent is, as you can see from Ray's research, a lot of important things.
　But if anyone found out about it, they would naturally be interested in it.
　...however, only a few know that wood from the Trent forest is a very good building material.
　There will be nothing for unknown adventurers to gain when they head to the forest of Trent for fun.
　On the contrary, Slasha could be attacked as if she had been attacked.

(Well, from Slaisha's point of view, it's probably only at night that the forest of Trent moves briskly. ...or, conversely, if you go to the forest of Trent at night, you will encounter monsters.)

　Ray came to this late, but since he first learned about the Trent Forest yesterday, he probably couldn't help it.

"I have a paper on the request board about the Trent Forest. However, I have not specifically prohibited them from entering the forest, as it seems that nothing in particular exists in the forest of Trent. and if you forbid them, there are people who will come up to you for fun."
"Ah... I see,"

　Suddenly, a few acquaintances pass through Ray's mind.
　Many people seem to be adventurers... many follow their own style.
　For that reason, if prohibited, it would not mean that no one would ever come close to it.
　But if you're saying that there's no monster there... what happens to it?
　Many people will think that they don't have to go out of their way to go because they're not banned.
　However, some of them may still succumb to their own curiosity and head for the forest of Trent, but they can't do anything to regulate everyone's behavior.
　That's a complete self‐responsibility.

"The place where the Trent Forest is located is far off the road. Then I wouldn't normally think about going there... well, it depends on the person."

　Despite being warned to stay away from the guild, he still made his own way to the forest of Trent and said that the guild was not responsible for anything that happened.
　That's what you want to say, isn't it?
　Ray has no qualms about it, but if he ignores advice and puts himself in danger, it would be his own fault.
　I arrive at the warehouse while I think about it.
　Ray unlocked and went into the warehouse, but...

"There's nothing like that,"

　As you say, there's nothing special in the warehouse.
　Only a large space was there.

"Yes. The materials are in other warehouses, which are not in use yet. --however, in time the materials will come into this warehouse."

　Lenora mutters to Ray's words, looking around.
　Marina probably knows the situation as a guildmaster. He nodded silently.
　Adventurers who start work in the spring sell the material to guilds, which are then stored in warehouses...the material increases with the passage of summer, autumn and seasons.
　However, it's not just that I am saving money by selling guilds.
　With a dim understanding of the situation, Ray quickly gets to the point.

"And where should I put the tree that I've cut down?"
"Oh, yes. I don't mind anywhere in this warehouse... well, I'd like to ask you to go somewhere not far from the door so that I can get it out at once."
"Well, that's all right,"

　Following Lenora's words, Rey moves to a place that is not far from the door.
　And the next moment there was a felled tree lying in the warehouse.

"Wow... it's amazing no matter how many times you look at it."

　Lenora's muttering voice is surprising.
　I've seen Ray use mystery rings many times before, but I'm sure he's still surprised to see a whole tree like this.

"So, this tree can stay like this, right? It doesn't have to cut branches or anything like cutting branches."
"Well, yes," I hear that the client will do the things in person."
"I see,"

　To be exact, Dusker's men...It is correct that the alchemist Zumous, of the Knights, wanted the tree as it was to see if it had been used for construction... or otherwise.

"Well, I'll go through the compensation process, so please go to the counter again."

　I'm not surprised that Lenora's words were troublesome... but it's an important task for the receptionist to check the material.
　Given that, this is probably a natural response for a receptionist.
　He decided to return to the guild with Marina to report on the forest's assured spread.