"Hey, Ray! This way, this way! Take the trees here! Please! They've been cut one after another, and there's no place to put them anymore."

　An adventurer screams to Ray, who rides in a set to the forest of Trent.
　Coming off Seto's back, Ray nods at the adventurer's words.

"Really? I think there are a lot of other places to put it."

　In fact, as we are cutting down trees growing in the forest of Trent, it's no wonder that the vacant lot will be as large as we've cut down trees.
　But... there were many places where the stumps and the roots of the trees remained intact even though trees were cut down.
　Normally, such things need to be pulled out...With winter approaching, the need to cut down as many trees as possible kept the work of digging up roots to a minimum.
　As a result, it was faster to transport the felled tree than to dig up the roots of the tree, and they were having trouble with where to put the tree.

"This root of the tree is useful, isn't it?"
"If you ask me if I have one, I have one, but I can't make it into winter firewood, or dry it in time. ... Other than that, it's a lot of trouble, so I'm afraid I'll put it off."
"... I see,"

　Of course it's a story that's unique to letting it dry naturally.
　It's not difficult for wizards and alchemists to use the roots of trees from raw to firewood.
　But... many wizards and alchemists are now very busy with extensions.
　There were other adventurers who at first envied the great rewards of wizards and alchemists, but when they saw how tired they were when they came to the guild to get paid, they were glad they were not wizards, no matter how well they were paid.
　Especially now that winter is drawing near and we are really working to the breaking point, we can't afford wizards and alchemists to dry raw wood into firewood.
　In other words, there is no use in digging up stumps in the current situation.
　He wouldn't have to waste any effort in doing such a useless thing, but now he was pulling out only the stumps that were really in the way of moving or carrying trees.

"...it's disturbing,"

　As long as you do, you can walk around, but there is no doubt that the stumps spreading under your feet are in the way.
　It was only natural for Ray to mutter so.

"Oh, I'm sorry, but once you get used to it..."

　make it easier to walk
　An adventurer who tried to say so, Ray interrupts the words and opens his mouth.

"You don't have to leave this stump as it is, do you think? As far as I heard, I want to do something about it, but now I'm giving priority to cutting down trees, so I'm leaving it as it is."
"Well, that's true,"

　As he says so, the adventurer looks expectantly at Ray.
　No, it wasn't only the adventurer's man who looked forward to Ray, but so were the other adventurers who were wary of him to guard the woodcutters.
　Doing something about the stumps is pretty hard work.
　Perhaps Ray can do something about it easily... and he nods and opens his mouth to that expectation.

"Then I'll do something about it, but all I do is manage the soil so that I can pull the stump right away. Is that all right?"
"Well, wait a minute. Can you show me how to do it for now? If you don't mind seeing it, I'll tell the workmen."

　It was easy to predict, however, that if the stumps could be dug up so easily, the woodcutters would not act against them.
　In fact, countless stumps are very disturbing.
　It took a lot of effort to dig up, so I left it alone... if I could manage the effort, it was only natural that I wanted to do something about the stump.
　Ray pulls the death size out of the mystery ring, with the expectant gaze of the adventurers around him.
　Some of Ray's viewers were looking suspiciously at him.
　Of course, I understand how powerful Ray's death size is and how easy it is to hunt down people's lives.
　I understand... but I still didn't know why I was taking out the death size here.
　You might think that using death-size to dig up stumps, but if you ask me if I can do something about all the stumps that are spreading here, one or two of them, I think it's impossible.
　But some adventurers knew that Ray's death-size was the same as a magic engine... a wand for a wizard, and they looked quite convinced.
　In spite of all that attention, Ray lightly thrusts a death-size stonemate into the ground...

"Topographic Manipulation"

　say only that briefly
　But the consequences of that short word are enormous.
　The stump in front of Ray emerged.
　No, not exactly. It's true that the stumped ground has risen by about a meter.
　If Ray had been serious, he could have raised the ground much bigger, but if only he could do something about the stump, there's no need to do that.
　Most of the roots of a tree that stretched deep underground are torn in the ground by being forced to move the soil by Ray's topographical manipulation and the stump is lifted.
　...the biggest cause of the stump's inability to move by digging into the roots of the soil is gone, and the ground is lifted by topographical manipulation...yeah, it has the softness of a plowed field.

"Too,"

　With a brief word, Ray wields his death size.
　It was a light... a blow that looked like a real light swing, but the death size weighs nearly 100 kg.
　That's how much weight Ray wielded.
　With the roots torn and the soil softened, the stump can't stand such a blow.
　As a result, Ray's death-size blow easily blew the stump away.

(Well, this method doesn't completely remove the roots of the trees, it's still in the soil... worst of all, it could grow out of there again, but it certainly will take some time, not very long. At least it won't be a problem while the extension is being done.)

　Use topographical manipulation again to bring the raised ground back to a flat state.

"This is the way I did it. Now I blew the stump off at one blow, but the roots of the tree are torn and the soil is so soft that I should be able to dig it up easily by hand. ... What do you think?"

　The adventurer looked at me and said, "What do you think?" and finally came back to me with the words.
　More than expected, the man had been completely fascinated.

"Oh, no, I can only say it's great. ... All right, I should be able to dig up all the stumps in less time. I'll talk to the woodcutters in a minute, so please wait."

　As soon as he said so, he left Ray there and began to run toward the depths of the forest... where the woodcutters were cutting down trees.
　After seeing it off, Ray decides that it would be a nuisance to leave the stump he just blew off, and carries it to the side of the tree he felled.
　Some of them look at Ray, who has a solid stump in his hand, with a root growing to some extent.
　The stump was supposed to be of considerable weight, partly because it still had some roots.
　Even those who saw it blown away in death size would never have expected Ray to do that.

"Well. Is it magic to... lift the stump from ground to ground?"
"Huh? Oh, yeah. It's earth magic."

　I can't possibly tell the truth about the death-size skills I've gained from witchcraft, and I'll keep it that way as usual.

"Because crimson is nicknamed... Oh, no, I'm sorry."

　So Ray understands what he was trying to say, though he was a vague man.
　The reason for his nickname is that he used a fire whirlwind to burn down the Westian army.
　That's probably why Ray thought he couldn't use any other magic.

(Well, that's the answer.)

　Ray, in fact, specializes in the magic of fire and cannot use any other kind of magic.
　But the skills in death size made it possible to pretend to be able to use magic like soil and wind.
　Yes, just like now.

"Hey! I'm listening! You can do it! I'm telling you to do it if you can!"The adventurer just came running back.
　The nodding Ray tells the adventurers around him to gather near him, asks Seto to keep watch around him and lets him fly through the sky, and thrusts a death-size stonemate to the ground.

"Topographic Manipulation"

　What Ray said was the same as before.
　But... what happened at the same time as the words were released was incomparable in scale. 　
　The ground rose all around, all the stumps.
　That's why Ray and his adventurers hear the sound of tree roots tearing apart, even through the soil.

"'Wow...

　The sight, too much to say, amazes all the people who were gathering beside Ray.
　To be honest, I think it's right that I've fallen for an extraordinary sight.
　Ray didn't expect to hear such a blatant sound of tree roots being torn, so he was a little surprised as he did it himself.

"Ah... for now that the stump can be pulled out by hand... well, for now, put it together in a place where the felled trees are."

　Ray's words finally bring the adventurers to their senses.
　Reach out and gently pull over the stump in the elevated soil, albeit slightly timidly.
　At first it didn't move, but at the next moment it pulled the stump out of the soil with little resistance.
　Of course, the stump's weight falls directly into the hands of the adventurer, since it was taken out of the earth that had supported it.
　Those here, however, are adventurers. It's not difficult to support stumps.
　The roots of a tree that goes deep are torn apart, and the soil is hardly like the soil of a newly cultivated field.

"Oh, it's so easy to get out of here."

　One adventurer muttered, and the others pulled out the stumps one after the other.
　It must be interesting to see a stump so stoutly rooted pull through so easily.
　Everyone pulls out the stumps one after another.

`What's this?'

　Suddenly, such a loud voice rings around me.
　Ray turned his eyes to the voice, and there were many woodcutters there.
　This scene must have been seen through the trees.
　However, most of them could not have been seen hidden in the trees.
　However, if you actually come out, it would be impossible not to be surprised by the huge pile of earth in front of you.
　Then one of the woodcutters sees Ray, and he approaches him with a change of color.

"Hey, Ray! Is this your job!? Oh, yeah!"

　It's half-decisive, but Ray doesn't say no to it, as long as it really is.

"Well, it's my job. The stumps were all in the way. Or should I have left the stumps intact?"
"Well, that's... it's better not to have a stump."

　Perhaps Ray's words finally calmed him down, the woodcutter looked around again, troubled.
　There, many adventurers had pulled stumps out of the soil and carried them close to felled trees.

"Ah... yes. It's helpful to take the stump, but the question is what to do with the stump. It's a hindrance to everything. ... Ray, can you take it somewhere and burn it?"
"Do you like it? I think it can be used for firewood."

　When Ray says so, the woodcutters look around... especially toward the forest where the trees are still growing.

"Oh, there are so many trees. To be honest, the stumps are only in the way. If Ray takes care of them like this, they'll definitely be more efficient."
"I'll be glad to hear that, too, if you say so... but then I can get all those stumps, can I?"
"What? No, I don't care, but... what's the use?"
"Well, in my case, there are a lot of uses... ...yes, a lot of uses."

　As he spoke, Ray smiled meaningfully.