The day after the party in Marina's garden, Ray was in front of the guild.
　Despite the winter, many people adore Seto in front of the guild.
　This is largely because Ray and Sett have not been in the guild for a while.
　There are many people who have loved Seto for a long time who want to see him after a long time.
　...though in fact it was less than a month before Seth was at Gilm.
　Anyway, when Ray sees Seto loved by everyone, he decides that he won't feel lonely and enters the guild.
　The first thing Ray felt in the guild was the crowd.
　For Ray, who has been through the winter several times in guilds, it was even a little strange that there were quite a few people in the guild during the winter season.
　Even in the guild, Ray wouldn't have bothered so much if there were so many people in the bar.
　However, in today's guilds there are more adventurers with request boards and receptionists than bars.

(I suppose that's also the influence of Cobold.)

　The Cobold attack means that the materials, the magical stones and the sites of the attack can be redeemed.
　I guess these adventurers are here for that.
　The adventurers here, however, are cash-strapped or want to have some leeway to finance the winter, a significant minority of the adventurers in Gilm.
　Nevertheless, there are so many adventurers in the guild because many of them came to work on extensions and did not leave the guild even in winter.
　Ray heads to the counter, ignoring the stories of his real companions, or those who are having a special party to subdue the Cobold.
　Not surprisingly, there were quite a few adventurers lined up in front of the counter.
　We had shifted from the busiest morning to the guild at about 9 a.m., but it was unexpected by Ray that there were so many people.

(Well, from what I've seen, it must have been more crowded in the morning. I'd like to think that this was the right time...)

　Ray was waiting in line with that in mind, but it was unusual... or, of course, he didn't have anyone to do with what he was doing.
　Previously, adventurers who didn't know Ray would have been involved in Ray's, but this is what we call his home.
　Although the number of adventurers is rapidly increasing due to the extension, they hear about Ray from other adventurers and recognize him as someone they should never get involved with.
　More importantly, Ray has moved quite wildly during the extension work, so fewer people don't know him.
　If you wore a dragon lobe hood, there might have been people who didn't recognize Ray as Ray, but anyone can see Ray because he is currently wearing a hood.
　As a result, Ray stands in front of Lenora, the receptionist in charge, without causing any particular disturbance.

"How may I help you?"

　Lenora, who had been dealing with the Cobold relationship so far, thought so again this time, but when she understood who was standing in front of her, she looked surprised.
　But what I didn't scream about was that I was so professional. But...

"Ah! Ray! When did you come back?"

　Kenny, a masculine-bodied cat next to Lenora, screams rapturously the moment he sees her.
　For Kenny, Ray is a special partner.
　Lenora knew it, so when she looked at Kenny, she didn't seem to say anything... but instead, other guild officials working inside the counter gave him a keen look.
　The guild has been very busy for some time on the cobold affair.
　That's why Kenny's manner was uninteresting to others in such a busy time.
　Even though I'm working hard...

"Yesterday. And I was going to have the gigant turtleneck dismantled, as I had promised for a long time. When I came back, I heard that the Cobold was attacking me almost every day. So I came to the guild to see what I was going to do."

　Also, there was one thing to ask if there were any top or rare species in the Kobolt case, but I don't have anything particular to say about it because it's almost useless.

"Oh, that's the case. I've been instructed by the guildmaster about it. The reward will be lower than that of the Cobold, but there's no problem with some of the gigant turtlenecks that Mr. Ray suggested before."

　Ray doesn't know if it's valid.
　However, I could predict that the price would be cheaper than it should be.
　In fact, if we don't do that, everyone who wants money will go to dismantle the Giant Turtle, so it's not surprising.

(But don't worry. I was going to finish dismantling the Giant Turtle by spring, but if Cobold takes over... it's highly likely that it won't end this winter.)

　Originally, given the size of the gigant turtleneck, it was unclear whether all the adventurers in Gillum would be dismantled this winter.
　As the name suggests, it hurts to not be able to calculate in advance how long it will take to dismantle a huge...or too big a monster.
　Still, if we actually start dismantling, we can expect to see how quickly it was dismantled... but that's only after we actually started dismantling it.

"Renora, I'd like to ask you, if the pay is low and there are few adventurers to gather, are people sent from the guild?"
"Yes. There are a lot of former adventurers in the guild, and there are people who are used to dismantling monsters. ... When the Cobold incident first happened, some people left it to the guild, but now there are very few."
"Well, there were a lot of people who didn't want to go into the red in terms of the cost and demolition costs. If the conditions were bad, there were a lot of people who wanted to give up on the materials and bring only the testimonial and magical stones."

　Kenny interrupts Lenora's conversation, which worries Ray in another way.

"Do you like the body of the Cobold? It could be undeaded, or it's winter now, but the body could rot in spring?"
"Oh, that's all right. I leave it up to the people in the slums. To be honest, the people in the slums were the ones who got the most out of this case. At least they don't have food problems."

　Many people starve to death or freeze to death in winter slums.
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　Cobold's corpses scattered around the battlefield are collected by slums and transported to slums with special permission from Dusker.
　So they dismantle it themselves and put the meat to good use in their food and materials -- especially fur -- in their clothing.
　In fact, fur is not something you could use as it is, but some people in the slums had a lot of skills, some of whom could lick fur, so they made a lot of money.
　Originally, tanning the skin takes some time, but some people shorten the process of tanning with magic items, whether it was obtained from or brought in by themselves.
　Some of them have left a cobold-sized, low-rank monsters proving to be exterminated and saying it was troublesome to remove them, so they could use a messenger to exchange them for money.
　Overall, the Cobold attacks have benefited many people living in slums.
　Some have even left the slums by making reasonable money through luck and patrol.
　Hearing these explanations from Lenora, Ray is amazed at the strength of the slum dwellers.

"The Cobold attack is nothing but trouble for ordinary people, but it's a lucrative time for slum dwellers."
"Well, it seems that there were some opinions at the top of the guillem asking if it was okay to give Kobolt to the slum dwellers, or else the site of the extension would be a pile of corpses."
"... I suppose,"

　When Ray returned to Gillum yesterday, it seemed to me that there were about a hundred covolts in the air.
　It was clear that the disposal of the body was very troublesome, considering that such a number of Cobolts would attack every day... not only once a day, but many times.

"Well, I understand the situation for now. So what should I do? Should I come here tomorrow morning?"
"Well, just... not at this time of day, but at about six o'

　Well... Ray almost made a subtly unpleasant noise, but Lenora's request was only natural when you think about it.
　With the dismantling gigant turtleneck housed in Ray's mistling, it's inevitable that you won't be able to work.
　Then Ray must adapt to other adventurers to begin dismantling.
　As a guild, as long as the remuneration is taken out by guilds and guilds, we would like to finish dismantling as soon as possible.
　But I couldn't possibly pretend to leave a gigant turtleneck outside the guillem at night.
　If you do that, it will attract not only Cobold attacking Gilm, but also other monsters.
　Especially as long as it's dismantled outside the guillem, there are certain monsters who are attracted to the smell of blood, especially now in winter, it costs a good deal of money to hire people to defeat such monsters.
　What's more, since this is a remote area and it's winter now, it was obvious that high-ranking monsters, attracted by the smell of blood, were mixed together, and that if they were to defeat such opponents, the adventurer of the bodyguard would need some strength.

"Ah... yes. OK. So I should come to the guild at six in the morning, right?""Yes. Um... it's probably pretty crowded, but..."
"Did you ever come to the guild at that time, Ray? If it was your first time, you'd be surprised.

　Kenny asks Lenora to add to his words and laughs.

"I'd like to refrain from... but I can't extend the dismantling of the Giant Turtle forever."

　There is no doubt that the gigant turtleneck would have been dismantled long ago if Ray hadn't acted as if he were going to Anesis.
　Since Ray couldn't do that, he couldn't turn down Guild's request, which took a lot of time.
　...if Ray had said he hated it, the guild would have extended the time to start dismantling it.
　After a small meeting with Lenora, Ray tried to get out of the guild so that he wouldn't get in the way of other adventurers...

"Hey, Ray! Why don't we have lunch together today? It hurts!"

　Kenny tries to lure Ray to lunch, but is soon subdued by Lenora.
　Lenora opens her mouth dumbfoundedly, holding a rolled document hanging over Kenny's head.

"Well, you know you've been busy in the last few days, right? That's not enough for you to take a break at noon. ... Is Kenny going to be the only one out of that?"

　With a fixed gaze on Lenora, Kenny tries to say something back, but he can't say anything about its power.
　Perhaps satisfied with Kenny's appearance, Lenora turns from his gaze and talks to Ray with a smile.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Ray. You don't have to worry about Kenny."
"...that would be better,"

　Kenny looks at Ray for help, but if he stays here, Lenora's anger will be directed at him, and he leaves.
　Lenora behind him speaks to Kenny, listening to a sermon.