"Well, I don't think it's a problem for me, but I don't know what to say unless I ask my superiors."

　Can't Suu Kyi suggest that not only those who come here to work, but also their families sleep in the warehouse?
　When Ray asked the guild staff about it, they replied like that.

"The question is, if we can't dismantle the gigant turtleneck in the spring, will we really be able to get out of it?"
"Oh... is that possible?"

　It's a guild warehouse, and the roofs and walls are solid.
　At the very least, you don't have to worry about drafts like slums or snow piling up in your house.

(Come to think of it, there was a time when there was snow in the corridor in junior high school.)

　The snow in his house reminds Ray of his junior high school days.
　It's a decades-old school building made of wood rather than concrete, and that's why decades have passed and windows have crevices.
　As a result, in winter, snow would come in through the gaps, and even a little snow would pile up in the corridors.
　If you're just walking down the corridor, you'd better refrain from living in such a place.
　That's not just for Ray, but for the slum dwellers.
　That's probably why guild officials are worried about being kept in the warehouse after the demolition of the Giant Turtle.

"If you're just here, you'll find your family in the slums, and if you're out of work, you'll find some people going back there, but if you're with your family and friends... I don't want to be rough if possible."

　Given that it is a guild warehouse, the guild should naturally want to use the warehouse for various purposes.
　If the slum dwellers don't leave there, the guild may contact the guards... or in some cases ask the adventurer to force them out.
　It's a natural move for a guild, but it's very bad news.
　That's why, as a guild official, I wanted to avoid doing so if possible.

"But it doesn't always happen, does it? Considering Suu Kyi's personality, I think she'll leave when the deadline comes."
"It is a guild that we can't move on with just the wishful observation that ... but it's also true that we don't have enough people to dismantle, and that's why I'll suggest it to you."
"...is that all right?"

　Considering what he said earlier, Ray was surprised to hear that the guild officials were clearly against Ray's -- or Suu Kyi's -- opinion.
　Guild officials smile amusedly, wondering if Ray's surprised face was funny even when he was wearing a hood.

"Yes, of course. We've been told to listen as much as possible to Mr. Ray's request for the dismantling of the Giant Turtle. Perhaps even the upper management may not be able to do it immediately, but ultimately they will."

　In the guild's view, Ray has asked for a number of difficult requests.
　That's almost impossible for an ordinary adventurer.
　That's why the guildmaster has told me directly to listen to the request as much as possible in this case.
　That being the case, it was almost certain that they would eventually accept it if it wasn't too much of a challenge.

"Well, then, will you get permission from above as soon as possible?"
"All right, then, I'll go to the guild and report it right away."

　bowing to Ray's words, the guild official says something to another guild official who was giving instructions to those disassembling a short distance away. The guild official nods and runs away.
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(Well, it's okay, isn't it?

　The guild's movements were those of a person of considerable strength.
　That being the case, even a very high-ranking monster would have been able to deal with it... at least with the most cobolts coming out this time.

"Thank you for waiting. I have instructed you to let me know the outline first, so I'll be waiting for your reply. ... But it seems difficult to empty some of the warehouses altogether, especially at this time of year."
"Is that so?"
"Yes. Well... adventurers work like a last straw in autumn."
"Ah... well, that's not enough. He'll be desperate, especially because he doesn't want to work in the snow and cold."

　In other words, you work so hard that you end up cramming lots of materials and magical stones into warehouses.
　They are sometimes sold to merchants who come to guillem to buy goods, but as long as merchants leave guillem before it snows, they cannot sell the materials purchased by guilds after that, so they naturally end up in warehouses.
　The most common ingredient is Gamerion, which can be said to be a specialty of autumn.
　As an individual it is relatively large, and the fur is of a suitable size.
　... the good news is that most of the meat is already sold out at this point.
　At any rate, it is necessary to open up a warehouse with few materials among the warehouses that guilds have.

"Ah, yes. But this year it's quite different, partly because of the extension work."
"I don't think so. Cobold is going to break into the city... not just once, but night after night. Wouldn't it be better to build a wall if it's simple?"
"It is said that the upper levels of the guild are considering it, too, because of the adventurer's problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of the guilds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"Wouldn't it have been better to do some work there before it snows?"
"...I know. I think so now. But I didn't think at first that there would be so much outbreaks of covolts and they would keep coming in. I don't know what the cause is."

　One of the reasons for this is that it is the first time in the history of the town of Gilm.
　We had been planning for a long time that it was necessary to increase the current capacity of guillem, but it was decided that the existence of the forest of Trent would allow us to proceed at the same time.
　But most importantly, the job placement for adventurers who came all the way to Gillum for the extension work.
　At first, it was not expected that Kobold would attack this much, and for this reason, it was necessary to proceed with the extension work as much as possible rather than building a simple wall.
　Circumstances around that area were intricately intertwined into this present situation.

"And yet, I heard you hastened to build a simple wall, though it was so simple that you couldn't do anything about it against the large number of Cobolts."

　Another guild official who had instructed those dismantling a short distance away intervened.
　Hearing the explanation, Ray thought a little... before long he opened his mouths.

"I hear that guillem and guilds don't tolerate the inexhaustible number of covolts they have now, do they?"
"Well, I don't think I'd have expected it to be the way it is now, to be honest."
"Then, if we could prevent Cobold from entering the guillem... or if we could reduce the number of them, would we have more manpower available for dismantling?"
"Huh? Oh, that's definitely going to increase, but there's a possibility that Cobold will come even more attracted to the smell of Gigant Turtle's blood."
"Isn't there any problem with the slum dwellers? Cobold meat is very useful for food. They sell ingredients and magical stones."

　Ray asks this from Suu Kyi's story, but two guild officials look at each other with difficult looks on their faces.
　Eventually, the person in charge of the demolition opens his mouth with a more difficult look on his face.

"To be honest, I don't know about that, although I'm sure the slum-dwellers have obtained quite a few bodies of Coboldt."
"Then, is it all right for us to build a wall where we are connected to the outside without permission?"
"...what?"

　Guild officials seemed momentarily clueless about what Ray was saying.
　Still, the guild's ability will prove that they are capable.

"We need to talk upstairs, but I don't think there's a problem, basically, with the slums... with all the cobold corpses we've had so far, there's no food problem... I don't think there's any, but I can't say exactly what.""From the perspective of slum dwellers, Cobold is something that they can get without doing dangerous things... resources. If they don't get it all of a sudden, there's no denying the possibility of dissatisfaction."

　Ray nods to another guild official.
　For slum dwellers, Kobolt's corpse is a golden tree.
　If Ray tries to make it unavailable, he will no doubt incur a grudge.
　Ray understands that, but thinks it's more important to hire more people to dismantle the gigant turtleneck than to be hated by slum dwellers.

"But how on earth did you build a wall?"
"Oh, my earth magic will do something about it. It's just... I'm not that good at earth magic, so the walls themselves aren't that high."

　Precisely, it's not soil magic, it's death-size skill terrain manipulation.
　Level 4 now allows 150 cm to be raised and lowered within a radius of 70 m.
　...usually 150 cm, if it were a covolt, it would be easy to jump over.
　However, if you raise the wall by 150 cm and lower the outer part of the gill by 150 cm, the wall will eventually be 3 m high.
　If it was 3m, it might not be possible to completely prevent the covolts... but Ray expected that he could shut out most of them.

"Is it earth magic? I think it's better to do it than not to do it, but wouldn't it be like digging if it were a covolt?"
"Well, that can't be helped, can't it be helped? Well, if we get Marina to use water and wind spirit magic and freeze the mud wall, wouldn't it be possible to resist digging a little?"

　What concrete effect does freezing the mud wall have?
　Ray didn't know it, but it was easy to predict that it would be more durable than just building a mud wall.

"Mr. Marina... Ah, yes. Well, Lord Ray is having a party with Mr. Marina, so you can imitate that."

　That's what the guild staff say, and look respectfully at Ray.
　For guild officials, Marina has a stronger impression of being a great former guildmaster.
　That's why Ray, who asked the marina to help him so easily, was worthy of respect.

"So, can't you let the upper management of the guild communicate with you through the guild? If you give me permission, I'd like to build a wall today."
"Today? ... You're as quick as ever. All right. Then I'll give someone another guild..."
"Wait,"

　I'll have you run.
　Ray puts a stop to the words before the guild staff can say so.
　Not knowing why he was stopped, Ray calls Seto, who was watching the surroundings a little further away, to the guild staff who turned a questionable glance at him.

"Glu?"

　Ray tells the guild staff, caressing Seto's throaty head, "What's wrong?"

"I'm free now anyway. ...I can't find any magic items."

　Ray muttered a little disappointed, perhaps because he couldn't find a magic item to pull the cobolt together.
　Then Ray and Sett headed for Gilm.