The dismantling of the gigant turtleneck had progressed considerably after Ray and Sett had finished their breakfast -- a post-breakfast snack, to be exact.
　However, the first thing I did was to peel the skin to get the flesh out of my feet, and I was in the middle of it.
　Giant Turtle skins are definitely rare materials, with only the skins of high-ranked monsters.
　I didn't know exactly what kind of material it was because I haven't done anything like tanned it yet.

"Oh, very... very, very!"

　Perhaps it's time for her to do so, as Vichela and Bune come to see the demolition of the gigant turtleneck after breakfast at the dusk Wheat-tei.
　The size of the gigant turtleneck is surprising to Vichela......still much smaller than it should be because of the lack of a head.

"Yes,"

　Next to her, Bune, as usual, muttered a few words, gazing at the gigant turtleneck before her.

"Would you like to experience the demolition? It might be fun."
"I won't do that. ... I don't want to get dirty."

　In response to Ray's suggestion, Vichela's eyes were immediately shaking her head, peeling off her feet while smearing her cold robe with Gigant Turtle blood and fluid.
　It was only natural that the skin should be peeled and dirty, but Vihela didn't really want to be in it. Above all...

"I'd rather do that... ...no, I don't think I should."

　An adventurer who fights monsters who are attracted to the smell of Gigant Turtle's blood.
　But the monsters that adventurers are fighting for are obviously cobolts.
　...yes, it was Cobold who should have attacked Gillum.

(Huh? Perhaps the smell of Gigant Turtle's blood has attracted me to the cobold that would have attacked him?)

　Ray had such a question, but it was only natural if you think about it.
　Cobold has a keen sense of smell, as you can see from his dog-like face.
　It would be natural in a way that such a Cobold should come over here, if he could smell the blood of Gigant Turtle.
　though it was not always the smell of blood that came to him, unless he knew for what reason the Cobold was attacking him every day.

(So now that Cobold is actually here, it's a misconception. It's probably impossible to predict the monster's behavior completely.)

　Vichela looks disgusted at Cobolt... no, I guess it's because he's not funny.
　Vichela was fond of battle, but she preferred to fight with an opponent who could fight with her, not to trample on him unilaterally.
　Vihela would not hesitate if such a battle was necessary, but she would not be willing to fight it.

"Well, I don't think we need to touch it said.

　Originally, monsters attracted by the smell of Gigant Turtle's blood were likely to be powerful monsters, perhaps because it was winter now.
　That being the case, those who were hired as guards for those who were disassembling themselves were reasonably skilled.
　It's not difficult for such people to deal with the level of Cobold.
　In fact, in Ray's eyes, there was a battle going on that deserved to be called a travesty.
　Watching the battle, however, Ray suddenly wonders.
　Unlike goblins, Kobolts have a habit of caring for their companions.
　Nevertheless, he does not pretend to help or protect his comrades when they are hurt, and on the contrary, he does not seem to care at all if their comrades are killed.

"Those Cobolts... strange. Well, it's strange that they're attacking Gilm every day. I don't understand why they're so large."
"Don't worry about your comrades? That's been said since Cobold started attacking Gillum, but I don't know exactly why that happened after all."

　Vichela immediately responds to Ray's words.
　It's probably because I've been with Ray for quite a while that I can understand what he's questioned without having to the end.
　By the way, in front of Ray's eyes, Bune is fighting against Cobold with a white cloud with a pure white blade in his hand.

"Ah... is that all right?"
"Isn't it okay? It doesn't mean that you can't fight against Cobold unless you're asked to."

　Since he was not asked to subdue, he could not receive a reward for defeating Coboldt.
　However, it is not a complete waste of time because the magical stones and the proof of subjugation can be purchased at the guild.
　Perhaps it's because Bune knows this that he defeats Cobold and cuts off the magical stones and the right ear of the testimonial site quickly.

"In the case of Bune, you might want to move your body."
"Body? Don't you have any combat training?"

　Ray asks unexpectedly after hearing a word from Vihela's mouth.
　In fact, given Vihela's personality, I didn't think she had the option of not training in combat.
　Vichela shakes her head with a smile at Ray's words.

"No way. We're practicing at least... to the extent that we don't slow down. Fortunately, the backyard of the Wheat-tei at dusk is quite large."

　That's what Ray knows.
　It was so close to the stable that I used to play with Seto there.

"But you don't dull your body?"
"Yes, yes. Bune's challenge this winter is to improve his skills as a lock-locker and a thief while maintaining his current fighting power. That's why he unlocked Ray's room, right?"
"Ah... I see,"

　Vihela recalls when Ray came back from Annesis and went into his rented Wheat-tei room at dusk.
　Under normal circumstances, it is absolutely not permissible to unlock another person's room and enter the room without permission.
　But if it becomes a party member, the story will be slightly different.
　What's more, Ray didn't leave any personal belongings in the room he was renting, he was just using it as a place to sleep. He didn't feel particularly angry when he opened the door and went in.

"I feel like I've been told such a thing..."

　In fact, Bune now has a very strong fighting power if you think of him as a thief.
　That's incredible considering his age.
　However, it is also true that Buehne is a thief, so his priority is his skill as a thief.
　There are robbers in the world who value fighting power... to be honest, in the wings of the Red Lotus to which Bune belonged, Ray, Vihela, Marina, and everyone but Bune had an extremely high level of fighting power.
　In the meantime, no matter how much Bune increases his fighting power, it won't make sense...but it won't be effective.
　There was no doubt that purely improving his skills as a thief would be more effective than that.

"Wouldn't it be helpful if Bune had improved his skill as a thief?"
"I don't deny it,"

　For the time being, Ray has five senses that are sharper than any other person, and he can sense the signs.
　Even in Seto, all of his senses are sharp enough to surpass Ray.
　That being the case, the existence of bandits is of little importance in terms of finding enemy presence.
　But... given his special abilities as a thief, besides the release of traps and keys, he ought to be a thief.
　Of course, when it comes to the crunch, there is no way to let robbers who are working solo into the party, but the reliability of those who join the party temporarily and those who have been working together for a long time is different.

"And Bune himself wanted to do that, didn't he?"
"...I see,"

　The reason why I was silent for a moment is probably because I was still amazed by Viehra's amazing ability to confirm what Bune always says.
　In the labyrinthine city of Egzir, where Ray first met Bune, Bune was speaking in his own way after he finally settled the disturbance.
　But when he came to Gilm with Vihela, he said 'n' again.
　I knew when I was in Egzil that I could not speak, but I could only recognize that Bune was that kind of thing.
　It was that kind of veneer, but for some reason... for some reason, only Vihela knows what veneer means.
　Thus, by interposing Vihela in the form of a semi-interpreter, Ray and others can understand the details of what Bune wants to say.
　However, since Ray and Bune have known each other for a long time, I can feel something nuanced by the word 'n'.While having such a conversation, Bune uses white clouds to defeat Cobold one after another.
　Ray was watching the battle, which should be called a half trampling, but suddenly he turned to Seto and understood the question.

(Oh, come to think of it, it's strange that Cobold is attacking Cet, and so are the other monsters... ...so does the smell of blood in Gigant Turtle attract monsters? ... well, it's not strange.)

　The forest of Trent, where Gigant Turtle appeared, was in many ways a mysterious place.
　With that in mind, it wasn't surprising that the Giant Turtle emerged from the forest of Trent, and it was only natural.
　For a moment I wondered if Giant Turtle had anything to do with Cobold's daily attacks on Gillum, but I think it was happening before the Reyes returned from Anesis.
　If so, it was clear that the Cobold case had nothing to do with the Gigant Turtle.
　...the possibility of synergies happening is undeniable.

"Mr. Ray!"

　Ray was thinking about the case of Gigant Turtle and Cobboldt, but there was a voice calling for Ray's name.
　When I turned my eyes to the voice, I saw a guild staff member there.
　He was talking to Ray about the demolition of the Gigant Turtle.
　It was impossible not to have a bad feeling when I saw the guild official approaching me with a serious... or serious expression on his face.

"What happened? As far as I can see, I understand you've been in trouble."
"Yes. Actually, I just heard from the guild that the number of Cobolts that have appeared at the site of extension work is quite small today."
"... I see,"

　While nodding to Guild officials, Ray turns his eyes to adventurers fighting Cobold around the Giant Turtle.
　Given the presence of Cobolts here, it was only natural that the number of Cobolts attacking Gilm would decrease.

"The less there is, the more it's coming this way."
"Yes. So we have more people left over there, so we've been asked to send some free time over here to deal with the dismantling and the cobold. What do you think?"
"I don't care. I agree with the increase in the number of people involved in dismantling, so wouldn't it matter if the guild had no problem?"

　If Ray was to pay for this, he would have had to think a lot of trouble.
　But Ray does not have to pay for the demolition of the gigant turtleneck.
　That being the case, if there is no problem with the guild, then there is no problem with Ray at all... it was no mistake to say that he would welcome me very much.
　The guild staff smiled happily at Ray's words.