"Well, may I ask you to bleed, as you did yesterday at Snow Cyclops?"
"Oh, that's all right,"

　In the face of a mass of dead snow monkeys, Ray responds to a guild official's words.
　In fact, we take a different action because we don't want to be seen taking out the magical stones and absorbing them.
　It was one of the reasons why it was so quick to do things like hang them from trees when bleeding, and yet there was not a good tree around here.

"What about Vihela? Bune seems to be taking part in defeating Cobold. Do you want to come with me.

　In the eye of the eye, adventurers are still fighting today against Coboldt, who has escaped from the maze of soil created by Ray.
　Among these adventurers was Bune, and Ray asked what he would do with Viehra, who treated him as his partner and guardian.
　At Ray's words, Vihela thinks a little... and then shakes her head.

"Don't do that. If you stay here, maybe you'll be attracted to the smell of Gigant Turtle's blood, and you'll have someone else to communicate with Bune if something happens."

　If you say so, Ray has nothing more to say than that.
　In fact, Ray has known Bune for quite a long time, and while he can tell what he wants to say by his gestures, he doesn't understand Bune's intentions completely like Vichela did.

"All right, then, I'll ask you to defend me... ...if it's Vihela, you'll say you're most welcome to powerful monsters."
"Oh, you know. I don't care how long you're coming as long as you're a powerful monster."

　Say so, and look enraptured as if you were imagining the battle.
　Ray smiled at the usual Vihela-like appearance... as the guild staff saw her overwhelmed by the atmosphere of Vihela's release.





"Well... I thought the smell of Snow Cyclops' blood was attracting monsters, but there was nothing. Or did you go to the Gigant Turtle?"

　When I arrived yesterday at the spot where Snow Cyclops had his blood drained and his magical stones removed, there was no particular monster there.
　If possible, I wish there were unknown monsters, but I decided that it would be better than only Kobold or Goblin, so I went down to the ground.

"...oh, but there was a monster here."

　He mumbled that he saw footprints in the snow that fell last night.
　But now that there are no monsters at all, we had to prioritize the removal of snow monkeys' blood.
　Ultimately, as long as there are more than ten dead bodies, all of them will be bloodied.
　Fortunately, it's less than half the size of yesterday's Snow Cyclops, so you don't have to worry about where to hang it.
　Taking the rope out of the mistling, Ray hangs the body of a snow monkey with the wound facing down.
　In addition to severed heads, there were many corpses whose bodies had been severed, so the number of bodies to hang increased somehow.
　At any rate, just a short distance from Ray, who had hung in such a way, Seto was wary of the surroundings.
　I thought it might be strange for the smelly monster to come because he was bleeding so loud.
　This kind of behavior must have been familiar to Seto, too, as Ray voluntarily watches out for his surroundings without saying anything.

(Well, even if there's a monster nearby, you're more likely to be drawn to the stench of blood in this gigant turtleneck.)

　the Gigant Turtle and Snow Cyclops
　If you were to say which one was more attractive to monsters, it would definitely be the former.
　As a rank difference, it was decisive.
　In fact, it's just the wrong guy, and there's no doubt that Snow Cyclops' blood and flesh are a good treat for the monsters around them.

"Anyway, I'm sure you'll be free while you're bleeding, and I wonder what you're doing."

　Ray mumbling to check the surroundings.
　The smell of snow monkeys' blood drifts around.
　The volume of blood per animal is smaller than that of Snow Cyclops, but more numerous.
　Because of this, the amount of blood inevitably increases, and as a result, the rusty smell of iron floating around becomes stronger.

"Well... are you done with this?"

　Snow monkeys cut off in their torso naturally have more blood, and it is most eerie that their stomachs and intestines hang from the amputation.
　However, it's already been a few years since I came to this world called Elgin.
　Having dismantled monsters many times, I was already accustomed to seeing them.

"I only need two magical stones, and this is one for the time being."

　Cut the chest of a snow monkey, which is only the upper body of the monkey, and pull out a magical stone from it.
　The magical stone has more blood on it than usual, because it has not yet completely drained, and it contaminates Ray's hands.
　But Ray soon wiped the magical stone with a cloth from the mistling... and turned his eyes to another snow monkey hanging from a nearby tree.
　The snow monkey's neck had been cut off by magic claws extending from the back of his hand, and he was bleeding a lot before the battle ended.
　So much blood has already been shed, and the amount of blood already shed, if not as much as a snow monkey whose body has been halved by death size, is considerably less.
　I also cut my chest and took out the magical stone...

"Set!"

　When he calls Seto a little louder, he approaches Ray happily, asking if he called him because he was on guard.
　The reason why she looks happy is because she is called by Ray, but at the same time because she is happy to absorb the magical stones.
　The absorption of the magical stones of unknown monsters must be a joy for Seto, too, because he will be strengthened.

"Well, the magic stone you've been waiting for... What kind of skill do you think?"
"Guru..."

　At Ray's question, Seto grunts as if he didn't understand.
　In fact, there have been many times when I have mastered the skills that the monster is good at, but there have also been times when I wonder why this skill is the monster's magic stone.
　For that reason, Seto probably didn't know exactly what skills he could learn by absorbing snow monkeys' magical stones...or nothing.
　However, Ray doesn't know what skills he can acquire with the magic stone, so he needs to actually absorb it in order to answer each other.

"Can't Seto predict it either? ... Well, snow monkeys are like ice skills? In fact, in the battle against Vihela, they fought with ice on their nails."
"Gruly!"

　In Ray's words, Seto screams, hoping so.
　Seto's ice skills are probably iced Arrow.
　Or they have the skill of water polo, not ice.

(If possible, I'd like the ice arrow level to rise.)

　Currently, the level of Ice Arrow is 4.
　In other words, if the level goes up here, the next level will be level 5.
　And when the level is five, your skills will be strengthened beyond comparison.

"All right, Seto. See?"

　At the same time, Ray offers Seto one of his magical stones.
　Seto swallowed the magical stone with a kuchibashi...

"...No, sir,"
"Glu".

　Ray mutters, regretting that the usual announcement is not playing in his mind.
　Seto shrieks at such Ray, saying he is sorry.

"Don't worry. You got the skill at Snow Cyclops yesterday, so you don't have to go that low. ... Well, then, in death size..."

　Encouraged by caressing Seto, Ray pulls the death size out of the mistling and throws it into the air.
　The next moment I flashed my death-size . . . .

【Death Size: Acquired the skill of Ice and Snow Cutting Lv.1】

　The announcement reverberates in my mind.

"Oh,"
"Gruly!"

　Celebrate to Ray, who screams in surprise.

"Snow and snow, snow and snow... You know. When you think about the way snow monkeys fight, you can imagine the effect... Set, stay down a little bit."After saying so and seeing his set drop quietly, Ray wields his death size.

"Snow and ice!"

　As soon as you activate the skill, the death-size blade becomes slightly larger.
　It was because the death-size blade was wrapped in ice.
　The blade made of ice looks sharp. But...

"Well... it would be more powerful to use magic in a death-size manner... well, if ice were the weak point, would it be more effective? It would help to expand the range of attacks."

　The ice-covered blade has widened the range of attack, albeit slightly.
　That's true, but if you ask me if I need to use this skill on purpose... Ray can only tilt his head.
　However, for Ray, who can only use the magic of fire, the ice-based offensive is invaluable.
　In that sense, you may have a chance to use it.

"First of all, it's a skill that doesn't have much use during the winter. ... If you're going to a volcano or desert, it's pretty easy to use. But if you're a desert monster, do you like ice?"

　With some doubt, Ray releases the ice and snow slashing and stores the death size in a mistling.

"Slurrurling.

　Seth, who was watching Ray from close quarters, chants congratulations to him, as if she had forgotten that she had not mastered her skills.
　For Seto, it was a pleasure that his favorite Ray had mastered his skills in this way.
　That's enough to make a happy cry before you're sad that you haven't mastered your skills.

"Thank you, Set. I'm glad you liked it."

　Ray also caresses her head with a smile on his face.
　In the smell of snow monkeys' blood, Ray and Sett play for a while... and when all the blood from the dead snow monkeys hanging from the trees is over, they take the bodies off the trees and store them.
　In about a minute the bodies of snow monkeys hanging from surrounding trees were all housed in Ray's mistling.

(Sakeike Meat Forest...it's not a sake pond because there's no sake, but in the sense of meat forest...is that so...?It's not interesting at all and it's just a creepy meat forest for those who watch it.)

　Ray's image is that the Sake Pond Meat Forest... is a feast held by high-ranking women and sake lovers.
　There may be many differences in the actual meaning, but Ray's perception was that way.

"Well, I've cleared up the meat-forest, and I'll be back soon. I need to have this snow monkey dismantled."
"Glu?"

　Seth exclaims mysteriously, "Flesh forest?"
　Although Seto understood Ray, it was only natural for him to be confused when the word "meat forest" suddenly appeared.

"No, it's nothing. I'll be back over there first."

　Ray looked a little embarrassed because he said the word "meat forest."
　Anyway, Ray would fly out on Sett's back.





"Well, I'll leave it to you to disassemble the snow monkey.

　Right next to the demolition of the gigant turtleneck, Ray nods and opens his mouth.

"Yesterday's Snow Cyclops disbanded pretty well, too. I don't doubt the snow monkey disbanding."

　As Ray said, the Snow Cyclops we asked for yesterday were beautifully dismantled... than Ray was dismantled.
　It makes no sense that Ray is not worried about dismantling.
　...however, since the relatively unoccupied demolition of the Giant Turtle carried out the demolition of the Snow Cyclops, it is not always the case that the demolition of the snow monkey will be carried out again today.
　At any rate, Ray replied to the guild's words, and immediately took out the body of a snow monkey in the mistling.