All the roots of the tree that made up the dolls of the roots of the tree melt and dive into the ground... and the moment they disappear, the ground shakes as if it were timing them.

"Oh! What the hell!"

　A short distance from Ray, Vihela, fighting Trent, screams at a sudden earthquake.
　Vichela's athleticism may have helped keep her from falling. 　
　The four-legged set was not particularly disturbed by a sudden earthquake, and had destroyed Trent by delivering a blow to his forefoot.

"What's going to happen!"

　Ray is also surprised by the sudden earthquake, but looks around in a posture that is ready to happen at any time.
　Unaccustomed to the phenomenon of earthquakes, Vihela once looked around, distancing herself from Trent.
　Unlike Vihela, Ray was surprised by the sudden earthquake, but he didn't seem particularly surprised by the earthquake itself.
　It must have something to do with Ray being born and raised in Japan.
　Japan is one of the most earthquake‐prone regions in the world.
　Every day there is a slight earthquake with a seismic intensity of about one.
　Even if the seismic intensity is 2 or higher, it has occurred quite a few times has occurred.
　Ray, who grew up in Japan, had a certain degree of familiarity with earthquakes.
　That's why Ray could afford to see what was going on around him, even though he was shaking violently.
　But as far as Ray can see, there is nothing else wrong with the earthquake.

(What? I'm sure there's something... what's going on?)

　If you look where the roots of a tree have gone to the ground, there's nothing in particular there.
　Seeing that Trent had stopped moving, there was a prediction that something was certain to happen.
　But... when will something happen?

(You don't think it's going to stop coming out in the woods of Trent, do you?)

　Ray, who has such a question for a moment, shakes his head in despair.
　The will of the other side, conveyed in the imagery language, was, at any rate, a semi-obsessive will to expand the forest of Trent.
　If a doll at the root of a tree was destroyed and asked if it could suppress its obsession, Ray would immediately say no.
　That's how strong the will was.
　Be alert and stare at the surroundings.
　Then... eventually the earthquake that had been shaking the surrounding area would gradually weaken.
　If that were all the case, there was no particular problem.
　No, it would have been something to be pleased with.
　But if, as soon as the earthquake subsided, the ground began to crack where the laymen were, the story would have been different story.

"Vihela, Seto, I'm going to evacuate from here! If you fall into the cracks, it won't be fashionable!"

　It was Seto who was the first to respond to Ray's cry.
　If you knock Trent down with one blow on his right foot, he runs straight under Ray.
　Vihela also follows Seto in a moment's delay, with Ray jumping on his back and Seto flying out into the sky with his wings flapping.
　Vichela then grabbed hold of Seto's body without a moment's hesitation.
　It took less than ten seconds for Sett to take off after he delivered the last blow to Trent.
　It was such a quick move, but it was still close to the limit in terms of time.
　Because within seconds of Seto's flight, everything that had become a square had been swallowed up by cracks in the ground and slipped down.

"I'm afraid..."

　As far as the earth is concerned, the vast space in which the lays had been up until now has been swallowed up by cracks in the ground and is not present.
　No, it's not appropriate to call it a crack already.
　Considering that I had swallowed this much space, it was not a crack in the ground, but a hole in the space itself...it was no problem to describe it that way.

"...but that's the only place where the ground is slipping down." Look at the road we've taken."

　Viehla's familiar words, holding onto Seto's forefeet, make Ray look towards the road... I see.
　From above, far from slipping down the road and being swallowed up by the cracks, there was not even one of the small cracks.
　Ray would have been convinced if this was far from where he had been swallowed up.
　But right next to where the Reys were.
　Nevertheless, it was very unusual, but unusual, to believe that there were no cracks in the ground.

"Well, it certainly wasn't an ordinary earthquake. Then it's got to do with magic or something. --but I still feel uncomfortable."

　It's no surprise that you've come by any means possible, given that you have the capacity to make an earthquake like that.
　Well, Ray isn't the only one who thinks he's even convinced...

"And what are you going to do now?"
"...there's no use staying here, and we'll go back to the marina for now." I'm a little curious what it's like over there."

　When Ray entered the forest, there was still a battle outside the forest.
　If so, there is a possibility that the battle is continuing even in this situation.

(Well, when the earthquake struck, both Trent and the doll at the root of the tree stopped moving, so Marina could have taken the opportunity to do so.)

　Given Marina's commanding ability, there is no doubt that if the enemy suddenly stops in the middle of a battle, he will immediately launch a full-scale offensive.
　And it seemed to Ray that the monsters could do something about the adventurers' attacks.
　And the fact is...

"Of course,"

　Less than a minute after Seto left the forest...when the Reys arrive at their campsite, they are being knocked down by adventurers.
　It was a scene where people who harbored a grudge against monsters, and adventurers who were trying to defeat them and secure materials or proof of subjugation, let alone magical stones, were working as hard as they could.





　Time goes back.
　Not long after Ray entered the forest of Trento, Marina was simultaneously giving instructions to adventurers, using bows and arrows to help her friends, and using spirit magic to defeat monsters.
　Marina, who plays three roles each and still has some leeway, turns her eyes to the forest of Trent.
　I could tell from here that there were a number of huge flowers in the moonlight.

(but I should say I was lucky to see fewer of those annoying seeds flying here than the first one.)

　It might be a bit exaggerated to describe the first giant flower that grew up like rain, but as a person on earth, I've sown so many seeds that I can almost imagine it.
　The species ranges in size from small to large, some of which have even suffered arm injuries despite shields.
　It was a very troubling attack, but that kind of attack is considerably less.
　There was no doubt that they were able to concentrate on the enemies on earth.

"There's Trent on the right! And watch out for plants that suddenly grow out of the ground! Focus on the soles of your feet besides fighting!"

　Marina shoots a bow at a monster with blue and red-spotted flowers, giving instructions.
　The arrow that flies straight through the air hits the flower monster's stem and cuts it off easily.
　Looking at the stems falling to the ground, Marina asks the wind spirit to make countless wind arrows and shoots them at Trent's concentration.
　Marina's skill as a spirit wizard could not have been more appreciated by the numerous arrows of the wind as they ganged and cut Trent.
　Marina's Spirited Magic, if not as good as Ray's, was a very good attack for attacking a wide area.
　No, compared to Ray, who is not good at fine control, Marina's spirit magic is superior in that it hardly bothers Marina with attacks by spirits.
　Fortunately, Marina's instructions... were working as well as she hoped, though she might make some sort of unexpected moves depending on the spirit's mood.
　Other adventurers watching it think that Marina's Spiritual Magic, which can attack a certain extent, is more user-friendly than Ray, who destroys a wide area.

"Oh, hey, that!"

　In the meantime, the astonishment of an adventurer suddenly reverberates around me.
　It may have been a coincidence that the voice echoed in the battle, but it was lucky for the adventurers.
　for the adventurer's exclamation was due to the sight of one giant flower after another disappearing.
　Of course, extinction doesn't mean that a huge flower has disappeared completely in the literal sense.
　Only the huge flower parts have disappeared significantly.

"That's... Ray,"

　Marina must have understood how the scene is going to take place because we are partying and loving each other.
　I suspect that this blow was due to the spear of twilight.
　And, in fact, it was right.

"That attack... Ray...?"

　One of the adventurers nearby heard Marina mutter and muttered in small.But that little murmur is somehow... strangely heard by the people around me.
　The voices we still heard as we fought were enough to boost the morale of the adventurers.
　Even though the numbers are decreasing, we have them defeat monsters flying large and small from the sky.
　There's no doubt that this will raise morale.

"Oh, that huge flower is a valuable resource..."
"It doesn't seem to have completely disappeared in that way, so that might be a good point."

　The researchers' muttering voices also hit Marina's ears, who naturally ignores them.
　I understand what the researchers are saying, but now it's because of the perception that it's better to defeat the enemy first.

"Now! Reduce the number of enemies as much as possible while the seeds don't fall!"

　At the same time as shouting, draw a bow and shoot through a flycatcher.
　The adventurers couldn't have obeyed Marina's words.
　She's a dark elf beauty worthy of the night, as well as the inspiration of the former guildmaster.
　There is no one here to see it and not raise morale.
　Some female adventurers seemed to think that way, but given the current circumstances, I can't help but struggle.
　Then everyone attacks the enemy with high morale, and the battle lasts for a while.
　Suddenly, the monster stops moving.
　The first people to notice this were the adventurers who were, of course, fighting monsters.

"What!"

　The adventurer, wielding his long sword, thought the blow could be prevented.
　The blow I just fired was a deliberate one to prevent it from over there.
　Then, taking the opportunity that they had prevented, they delivered a fatal blow.
　That was the intention of the attack, but... Trent took the blow squarely.
　That's just right without avoiding or preventing it.
　The blow that was eventually struck would easily cut off Trent's branch.
　It was not such a powerful blow because it was intended to prevent it.
　But that was by far the best way to notice Trent's unusual situation.
　an adventurer who leaps back from the spot feeling strange
　If he had a strong personality, he might have continued to attack.
　In fact, if you look around immediately, there were many people attacking monsters who suddenly stopped moving.

"What!"

　The reason why he was surprised again was because the ground shook suddenly.
　An adventurer who experienced an earthquake for the first time, immediately strikes his hand on the ground and balances it.
　If the monsters had the freedom to move at this time, the adventurer's life would have been completely gone.
　It was such a tremor as to make me think so.
　But the tremors are temporary.
　There were countless screams all around, but once the tremors subsided, all that remained was a dead monster... it was only natural for adventurers to launch attacks on the monster.