With all the trees cut in the Trent forest in the mistling, Ray rides back to Guillum on schedule.
　It was a sensational feeling for Ray that he was already in front of the main gate of Gillum the moment he thought he had left the forest of Trent.
　When you get down in front of the main gate, there are a number of knights in front of the gate, and for some reason Marina, Vihela, and Bune.

(Knight?)

　Why is the knight here?
　Ray had this question for a moment, but soon realized that the Knights... or even their superiors, or even their lord Dusker, had joined the case in the Trent Forest.
　It was more questionable for Ray why the marinas were here than the knights.
　As for the set flying, you must have already.
　As soon as Seto comes down to earth, the knights come up.
　In addition, Ray and Seto, who used to be told not to go down directly to the main gate, were allowed to do so in a way that was not done.
　That's probably because Seto's presence has become known to many people.
　Ranga, the head of the security force, acknowledges it.
　...however, there seems to be a lot of busyness these days, and Langa no longer has to go through the formalities at the main gate.

"I've been waiting, Ray," And what about the tree?"

　Ray was familiar with the knight who called out to me.
　Ray is usually in contact with the Knights for a variety of reasons.
　For this reason, not a few members of the Knights were comfortable with Ray.
　Moreover, this knight has worked with Ray in the war against the Vestian Empire and has the impression that he is rather a comrade.
　His remarks to such comrades were light‐toned.
　Ray is also more accessible here than to be treated with respect.
　open one's mouth to it with a smile

"Oh, that's all right. I brought all the trees that had been cut down. And where should I put it?"
"Here, please," and I'll manage the rest."

　The knight who spoke to Ray showed him right next to the main gate.
　There were a number of horse-drawn carts... ...that were specially prepared for woodcutters to carry.
　Those who are going through the procedures for entering the guillem are looking curiously at such a carriage.
　There are many merchants, adventurers, travelers, and so on, but woodcutters are rare for them.
　Merchants, in particular, think that Ray and the Knights will hear the conversation and lead to some kind of lucrative story.
　In fact, it's not a mistake. Regardless of Ray, it's only natural to think that there's something going on, given that the Knights are coming out in person like this way.
　...however, it is difficult to say whether we can get there or not.
　In Dusker, it has already been decided to which trade to talk about the expansion of the guillem.
　Of course, there is a possibility that the requested business will be transferred to other businesses because they cannot handle it by themselves, or because they will strengthen their influence over other businesses.
　It was a delicate question whether a merchant watching Ray and Knight's interaction would join the firm.

"All right. ... Anyway, why not the marinas?"

　Marina speaks to Ray, who is spoken to on behalf of the three, as he looks at the woodcutter's carriage.

"Don't worry, there's nothing in particular. All three of us had a little time, so we were walking around the city..."

　There Marina's paused gaze is directed at the knights.

"Ah... Yeah, I understand why."

　Ray nods back to Marina's words, looking at Bune caressing Seto with an expressionless air.
　Just because the marinas are here doesn't mean there's something wrong.
　It's safe to say that I'm happy to be able to meet the marina in this way.

"What were you doing today?"
"You've got to ask me a favoritism said. about the Trent Forest."
"... I see,"

　In Marina's words, Ray somehow understands what Marina was doing.
　In the first place, I was confused when I took Marina to the forest of Trent.
　It was because she was a marina with high ability as a spirit wizard, but this time she wanted the marina as a spirit wizard to investigate the trees that Ray had cut down.
　In reality, as is the case with the spirit wizard, knowledge as a dark elf living in nature was more important.
　Especially in the case of Dusker, she has known Marina for a long time, and the workers are also quite close to her in terms of being her successor.

"Ah... Ray. Anyway, please take care of the tree. I'm busy with a lot of things now, too. If possible, I'd like to carry the tree as soon as possible. How many round trips are you still going to make?"

　Ray was talking to Marina, but the knight's words remind her of her current situation.

"I'm sorry, then I'll put you in the carriage at once, but how many bottles will it take?"
"There are a lot of horses, and I have heard that ten ordinary trees are all right, for the carriage is for private use."

　The reason why he muttered confidently is that the Knight is not, of course, familiar with the work of a woodcutter.

"Well, now that we've got a number of cabs ready, I'm sure we'll be able to manage them even if they're a little too many."

　Feeling a little unreliable in the hurried addition of the knight, Ray approaches the carriage, determining that it would be best to take out the tree now housed in the mistling.
　Under normal circumstances, there would be a horse or two for a carriage.
　However, the wagons are long and wide enough to be loaded with trees, and the carriage is large enough to naturally pull the carriage.

"Is this the carriage for woodcutters?" -- very different from the ordinary carriage."

　As he muttered, Ray quickly picked a tree from the mistling and loaded it onto the loading platform.
　Here Ray...and the knights miscalculated that the felled tree had not been cut off and shaped.
　Usually, a woodcutter leaves the tree alone for a while -- more than half a year depending on the tree -- while the leaves die and the extra branches are cut, but in this case they are told to carry the tree cut down.
　That's why the trees had been cut down and the leaves on the trees had been left intact.
　As a result, the leaves and branches get in the way, and it's not easy to load onto the loading platform.

"Oh... Ray, sorry, but put some trees back. And will you give me a ride alternately
"Really? Wait a minute."

　Store a few trees on the loading platform in a mistling, and then alternately load them on the loading platform.
　As long as the branches and leaves remain intact, they are not usually as well placed as a woodcutter, but they are still much larger than when they were first placed on the loading platform.

"Well, for the time being, this is all right with me. Then go away!"
"All right,"

　The coachman nods to the knight's words and turns the carriage toward the main gate.
　The procedure must have been done in advance.
　The carriage, with a long carriage, slowly... walks into the guillem, keeping the tree on it from falling.
　After seeing it off, Ray faces the next carriage's platform and alternates the trees.
　Compared to the number of trees that a woodcutter carries, it is much smaller in terms of the number of trees.
　This is probably due to the fact that after cutting it, it is not dried and there is still plenty of moisture left in the tree.
　In fact, some trees are leaking sap and moisture from the cut ends of the trunk of the tree Ray placed on the loading platform.
　The amount of moisture varies depending on the type of tree, but it is stored in a mistling almost immediately after cutting, so much moisture is spilled from every tree.
　... an hour or two to be exact, but an hour or two would be within the margin of error, considering that it would be dry for nearly six months.
　The amount of water was beyond ridicule, and, of course, I could not imitate the way woodcutters always carry it.
　Still, when he manages to get all the trees into the carriage, the knight who had just spoken to Ray comes back to talk to him.

"First of all, what have we done?" ...but don't come soon, just a little later. From what I can see, it seems difficult for the carriage to return at once."
"... I suppose,"The loading platform was originally built larger than a regular carriage, and it was loaded with a lot of trees to move around, so it was quite slow for a horse to pull.
　No, this is a woodcutter's carriage, which has some magic items in it, and the number of horses is still about this much, and if this were an ordinary carriage, it would have taken twice as many... or three times as many.
　We are still moving slowly in this situation, so given the speed of Seto's flight, it was certain that we would have to wait here even if we came back in this situation.

"You can take a rest in the city, if you like. What do you do?"
"No, I won't. I'd like to examine the woods a little more."
"...I see,"

　The short muttering knight says nothing more.
　As long as the knight is in charge of the matter, he understands the dangers of the Trent forest.
　That's why Ray wants to leave it to him if he can solve it.
　If Ray doesn't look into it, there's very little he can do.
　But at the same time, Dusker has told me that he only needs trees from the forest of Trent.
　At least as long as there was room in the camp... no, I was told to collect the trees at any cost.
　...the alchemists under Dusker work day and night, and not even the knight knows that much.
　Thus Ray talks with the Knights... and after a few conversations with the marinas, he flies with Sett towards the forest of Trent.
　When Ray sees him off, the knights and others who have been waiting for him here enter the guillem.
　The proceedings themselves ended in less time, as no one had lined up so far at this time.
　Still, the procedures are still troublesome, such as handing out a guild card and showing it to a security guard...
　Beune seemed a little uncomfortable with the hassle, but he still had to put up with the process.

"I don't think there's any need to worry about Ray... is it okay?"

　Vihela nods to Marina's muttering.

"If you want to do something about Ray, it's nothing like a forest." I've never been to the forest, but do you think I can manage Ray?"

　Marina has no choice but to shake her head.
　In fact, the forest Marina had seen was very uncomfortable.
　But... even with that discomfort, I don't think I can do anything about Ray at that level.
　I even think that if the forest tried to harm Ray, that would be the end of the forest itself.
　It was not like a convenient prediction, but a real feeling in the marina.
　Marina has never been disappointed by her lack of ability since she learned about Ray.

"Well, I wonder if I'm thinking too much. No, maybe he's worried that the forest of Trent will disappear."
"It might be normal there."

　Vichela can easily predict that Ray will do something about the forest of Trent, even though she can't predict that Ray will do something about the forest of Trent.
　It may be said that it was because you didn't actually see the forest of Trent... but in this case, knowing the forest of Trent did not cause Ray any particular concern.
　It means that he understands Ray's ability, but I guess it's partly because he couldn't imagine him dying.