a great deal of wood overflowing the warehouse
　. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
　At any rate, there were about thirty felled trees lined up in the warehouse.
　It would be hard to believe if all of them had been cut and carried by a single hand... let alone the travel time of about two hours -- including shopping and eating time.
　But it's Ray who does it.

"Isn't this... a little too much?"

　Lenora mutters dumbfoundedly at the trees in the warehouse.
　I left Ray's opponent to Kenny in the morning, but now that it was close to noon, Lenora was dealing with him as usual.

"Really? I just brought this for now because I ordered as many as I could... If it's not enough, I can bring more?"
"So too many..."

　Lenora mutters at Ray's words, breathing out.
　Looking at Lenora's condition, Ray nods in agreement.
　In fact, it's only before noon, even though we've been asked to cut down so many trees in the morning.
　With that in mind, is that the same again in the afternoon... it was possible to cut down more.
　But there are not endless guild warehouses.
　No, because it's spring, Gilm's adventurers are actively asked to compensate for the money they spent in winter, and newcomers who have just come to Gilm are also asked to show off their presence... and above all, to get the ability to live in Gilm.
　If this happened, the number of materials that could be obtained naturally increased, and the warehouse was still overflowing with materials before they were sold out.
　In other words, if you add more trees, there is no place to put them.
　We still have some room in this warehouse now, but if we can bring in as many trees every day, the warehouse will be buried before long.

(Well, the guildmaster told me that this tree was carried out every day, so you don't have to worry about it that much.)

　Lenora was thinking while looking at the trees in front of her eyes, but suddenly Ray changes the subject.

"Now that you mention it, is there any party that hasn't come back since yesterday?"
"What? Well... there are a lot of adventurers, and there are parties that haven't come back at the request of themselves.
"No, I don't think I've received your request,"

　Now that we've headed for a forest where we don't know what's going on, it's hard to imagine that we'll be asked to do something.
　Furthermore, since the number of adventurers of Gilmoo is rapidly increasing in spring, even the receptionist can't fully understand how many adventurers there are in Gilmoo.

"I'm afraid I don't know much about it." As Ray knows, Gilmoo has a lot of adventurers, but now it's even more. --but why?"

　Why did you hear that all of a question like that?
　When I think about Ray's request today, the reason was half-convinced, but I still ask him with the desire to be different.
　But... the next moment, what Ray said was exactly what Lenora had expected.

"I went to the forest of Trent to-day, and there was what seemed to be the remains of the camp. It's just like when Slasha was there."
"...is that so?"

　Lenora also sighs regretfully at the bad feeling she had in her mind.
　Adventurers have minimal discipline, but they are still basically free.
　That's the way to the forest of Trent, and nobody can blame you.
　But... as the Guild's receptionist, I never wanted to see an adventurer lose his life.
　However, for those with the third eye that disappeared this time, they must have been so impatient.
　I wanted to do something about the impatience and ended up losing my life... but I couldn't understand what was going on in that regardless.
　In the first place, it is not yet clear that the third eye is the one that has disappeared.

"Well, the remains of the camp..."

　I guess Lenora understood what she meant. Ray pulls the luggage and spear from the campsite from Mistilling.

"There was this,"
"...Mr. Ray. May I ask the guild to take care of this luggage, though the ownership was originally Mr. Ray's?"
"Oh, I don't mind,"

　Since Ray had no intention of taking the package himself, he easily hands it over to Lenora.
　I thought I'd want some spears, but Ray's Mistyling has a lot of -- almost broken -- spears.
　There are many spears to throw at, so you don't have to force yourself to get this spear here.

(Well, I might have been interested in a magic spear, but unfortunately it's just an ordinary spear.)

　Ray's magic spear.
　The spear of the twilight, which has various special abilities and is Ray's main weapon along with Death Size.
　Ray would have claimed ownership of a magic spear with these two effects.
　But otherwise he would not have made a fuss.

"Thank you very much. I'll look into it as soon as I can to find out whose it belonged to."

　Tell him so, Lenora bowed deeply.
　I don't know whose baggage it is yet, but as a Guild receptionist, I still want to be honest with adventurers.

(It's hard work, isn't it?) They tell me to buy the hard work of my youth, but Lenora looks like she's buying it for others. ...well, that's Lenora.)

　Watching Lenora, Ray opens his mouth again.

"Then I left the matter of the baggage to you. Also, about this felled tree, when I pay my commission later, I should go with you... right?"
"Yes, that's what I've heard."
"Well, then I'll leave this tree to you. --but this is only a piece of advice, and I think that if you leave it as it is, the matter of Trent's Forest will be in a bad way, though, so far, there has not been such a great deal of fuss."
"...that's right. I think so too. However, as for the Trent forest, there seems to be a lot of movement up there. I think there are probably a lot of things there."

　As for the extension of the guillem, it hasn't spread yet.
　No, on the contrary, we haven't decided to do it clearly yet.
　What's going on right now is that we're calculating whether we can really do it.
　Of course, it is true that Gilm is very close to its limit at present, and there is no doubt that the only city on the frontier of Gilm will soon become saturated.
　That's why it was necessary to somehow extend the guillem in the near future, but this incident was still too hasty.
　Now that the preparations we had originally made need to be greatly advanced, it's only natural that there should be a lot of confusion even in the upper classes.
　And down below, I didn't understand it, and I was in this situation.

"Isn't it better to keep clear of the forest of Trent?"
"...but then the adventurers who thought that something might happen will head to the forest of Trent even more."

　That's what I've heard before.
　But Ray still thinks it's better than what's going on.
　It is, however, close to Ray's sentiments.
　There is no doubt that actually banning people from going to the forest of Trent will cause more people to go missing than now, as Lenora says.
　And in this case, the missing person was eaten in the woods...that is, it was synonymous with death.

"Well... well, I'd be glad if you could consider it."

　In the end, Ray can't push any further and that's it.
　Lenora probably understands Ray's feelings well.
　That's why I thought I'd talk about it above.





"Well... when you look at it like this, it's spring, after all."
"Grull".

　When Ray had finished handing over the felled trees, he was walking around the city with Seto.I had some thoughts in the warehouse, but now I'm shaking off the gloom.
　After all, the adventurer had a second thought that it was his own responsibility to go to dangerous places.

"Spring is cherry blossom viewing..."

　When Ray was in Japan, relatives and friends often got together and had parties under the pretext of cherry blossom viewing.
　Ray's house is originally in the mountains, so there are many cherry blossoms around there.
　...however, I don't know if the cherry blossoms were planted by the people where Ray lived or natural ones.

(I think it would be nice if there were cherry blossoms, for the forest of Trent is a little bit of it.)

　As Ray sees it, Trent's forest is full of trees.
　However, cherry blossoms do not exist there.
　A tree as conspicuous as cherry blossoms will be easily found when you're flying in the air on a set.
　Still unable to find it, Ray decided that there were no cherry blossoms in the forest of Trent.

(Well, as the forest is eroding day by day, there is a possibility that cherry trees will grow.)

　If cherry blossoms grow automatically, I'd like to try to control them on a avenue of cherry trees.
　I suddenly thought so, but I knew I wouldn't be able to do it.

(Cherry trees would be good for smoking.) ...well, I've never actually made it, so I know a lot about comics.)

　Smoking with cherry blossom chips is very common, so it was often shown on TV and often featured in comics.
　Suddenly, I thought about smoking goblin meat with a cherry chip, but when I think about the poor taste of goblin meat, I immediately think back to myself that it's not something that can be done.

"The sandwich with the stewed oak in it... well, give me five servings."
"Aye, thank you always,"

　Ray buys sandwiches from a restaurant where the bread he bought before was delicious and walks down the main street eating them with Seto.
　Some people seemed to want to play with Seto because they had to prioritize their work. leave with a contrite look
　However...

"Oh, Set! Set! Let's play!"
`I'll play with Seto!'

　No work...for children who were still small and had only a job to do at home, it was only natural that they would want to play if they found Sett, and at the same time they would act immediately.
　Now, if you're an adventurer who's going to deal with you violently, no matter who you are, your kids won't talk to you.
　However, in Ray's case, some children have known each other for several years, and many are familiar with Ray's personality.

"Oh... I see. What are you going to do, Seto? Are you going to play with them or join them?"
"Grull".

　At Ray's words, Seto purges over a sandwich... and eventually rubs his face against the children.

"Ahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah

　When Seto rubs her face against her, the child laughs in a tickle.
　Watching Sett look like that, Ray smiled a little.
　I've had a lot of thoughts about the Trent forest, but now I'm happy to have such a peaceful time.

"Hey, Ray. What's the matter?"
"Huh? Oh, no. It's nothing. Come play with me, too."

　One of the children in Seto asks if he doubts Ray's condition, but Ray shakes his head saying it's nothing.

(Forest of Trent, eh? ...I think it's about time you really started working. and if you leave it alone, the forest will also erode.)

　the ever‐expanding woods of Trent
　Its spread ranges from 10 to 15 meters a day.
　However, it is just the same situation and not always the same.
　I think Ray should do something about it all at once before it happens.
　Fortunately, Ray's specialty is the magic of fire, which should be able to clean up the forest with a fire whirlwind...
　Watching the children playing with Seto, Ray had some bad hunch.