The dismantling of the gigant turtleneck was proceeding smoothly.
　But it's only natural.
　Since we've already been doing the same work for many days, no matter who we are, we can't get used to it.
　However, considering the size of the gigant turtleneck, the method of dismantling may vary slightly depending on the location.
　In such a case, those who have the skill of dismantling will tell the people who work with them how to do it, and those who hear it will be advised to proceed with dismantling.
　Some of them were reluctant to listen to other people's instructions, but others who worked with them said a lot about it, so they had to obey it.
　...so delicious that it is such a delicious request in the literal sense of the meat of the gigant turtleneck, I can't or won't give it up in the middle.
　Many people, though reluctant to do so, followed the instructions of others.

"There are fewer Cobolts than there were yesterday,"

　Watching the wintry cloudy weather next to her muttering Vihela's voice, Ray, who didn't want it to snow if possible, follows her gaze.
　There are some cobolts stuck in Ray's maze, but as Vihela says, the number is small.
　It was no surprise, though, to think that the conversation with guild staff actually happened before the demolition began.

"It's the effect of yesterday, isn't it? ... But there are still more people than I expected."

　Leaving the maze where Cobold is lost, Ray turns his eyes to those dismantling the gigant turtleneck.
　Clearly there were more people than yesterday.
　I'm glad the gigant turtleneck is over quickly, so I have no complaints.

"I guess I'm after all aiming at meat. It seems that just selling that meat will be a good price, and if you're going to make a little money, you'll appreciate this job. Or you'll eat it yourself. ... Didn't you say the same thing before?"
"Did you? I don't seem to remember... well, it's not bad for me to have more people. What do you do? I'm just going to show up at the guard station."
"Yesterday's incident?"
"Oh, I don't think you know any particular circumstances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

　Ray, Elena, Vihela, Bune, Arra.
　And Seto and Yero.
　These people eat dinner at Marina's house almost every day.
　Yes, at the very end, Marina's house in the aristocratic quarter.
　That being the case, it's not far from yesterday and the day before yesterday and Ray's subterranean space.
　I can't imitate eating in a good mood, if not very much.
　However, now that the tentacles' abilities have been discovered, I was confident that even if they came out of underground space, Ray could knock them down.
　If it's not underground space, it's possible to attack from the sky on a set.
　But... the problem is that if the tentacles come out of the underground space, the damage is expected to be very severe.
　There is no doubt that Ray will suffer considerable damage by the time he arrives, even if Seto, Vihela, or the rest of his comrades go to battle.
　Moreover, there are many ordinary people living here who are neither adventurers nor ordinary people living in remote areas.
　It is also demonstrated by those who were killed in the tentacles in yesterday's underground space, just bones and skin.

"Well, I don't think so. I don't think I can fight that tentacle. And, given that I left Bune yesterday, I want to stay here today."

　Vihela would have gladly agreed to Ray's words if he had to go back to the underground space.
　But it's not very interesting for Vihela if the destination serves as a guard post.
　That's probably why he said that to Ray and said he'd stay here.
　...and indeed, the fact that I left Bune yesterday was certainly influential.

"All right. I'll be back. If Vihela is here, it won't be a problem if she's attacked by a stronger monster, not a covolt."
"Well, if such a monster comes,"

　True to the word, Vihela tells Ray she wants a strong monster to come.
　Ray is fully aware of Vihela's personality, so he looks around without saying anything more.
　Then he calls out to Seto, who is lying on the snow.

"Seto, I'm going back to Gilmoo. What about you?"

　To Ray, who asked so, it was needless to think about how Seto would return it.





"Huh? Oh, Ray. You can come in anyway, right? ... I'll just tell you, there's no Captain Langa."

　Ray and Sett arrived at the guard post, but they said so before asking the guard in front of the post.
　Ray wanted to hear more from Langa if possible.
　Not many ordinary guards will have information, especially on the tentacles of the underground space.
　No, I'm sure many people know exactly about the underground space and the existence of tentacles, but the essence of it... specifically, how to knock them down or keep them out of this world even if they don't go that far.
　For Ray, who wanted to know the circumstances, I wonder if it was a failure to come here.

"I wanted to ask Langa something. Do you know where Langa is now?"
"It's the lord's house. I've got a lot to report to Mr. Dusker."
"... haven't you reported on yesterday?"

　Ray, who only thought yesterday's incident had been reported yesterday, says so with some amazement, but the guard shakes his head at it.

"No. It's been a long time since yesterday. Of course, it's true that there's a good amount of evidence from yesterday's raid, so I'm sure I'm late to report."
"Wow..."

　since yesterday
　If you hear that, Ray can't complain.

"By the way, since yesterday, have you had anything to do with criminal evidence other than underground space?"

　As was the case with the residences where Ray and others had been forced to investigate, we have heard that evidence of crime has been found in quite a few other residences.
　Langa, the head of the Guard, and Dusker, the lord of Gilm, would not have liked to think that there were so many of them near the barony...
　But just because you didn't want to think about it, you can't ignore it.
　There was no doubt, then, that something needed to be done as soon as soon as possible.

"Well, I don't know exactly what's going on in the bottom. But that's what Captain Langa is supposed to be like, and... it's true that there have been subtle and suspicious rumors about that area for a long time."
"Rumor?"

　Perhaps new to him about it, Ray turns to the guards to talk.
　Ray walks around town quite often and often buys and sells at stalls.
　Also, I often talk to someone who came to love Seto, so I thought he knew a lot about the rumors... but even Ray didn't know about them, so it's no wonder he was surprised.
　Watching Ray's surprised face, the guards look convinced.

"Oh, it's a rumor. But in this case, it's just a rumor among the guards. It's different from what Ray thinks is going on in the public."
"Oh... Yeah, I see. I got it pretty much."I don't know if the expression "expert" is correct -- that's why it's a rumor.
　In other words, Ray thinks about what to do from now on.
　The main reason I came to this station was to ask Langa how to deal with the underground space and the tentacles that came out of it.
　Of course, I wouldn't say that I didn't want to hear how much evidence of crime there was in the other compound, as I just talked to this guard.
　The guards probably know why Ray came to the station.
　He talks to Ray with a slightly mischievous smile.

"What shall we do? We don't have Captain Langa, but if you don't mind, shall we stop by?"

　Ray thinks a little about such a guard... and then shakes his head.

"No, I won't,"

　If you can't achieve your goal, you don't have to go out of your way to get to the station.
　The guard nods easily, wondering if he expected such behavior.

"All right. ... By the way, should I inform Captain Langa that Ray is here? I don't know when he will be back from the lord's house."
"Oh... I see. You'll need to talk about a lot of things in an underground space."

　Ray, who had been stopped fighting tentacles in the middle, was honest about sharing that information.
　However, if we are still in talks with Dusker, we don't know when we will be back.

(Didn't Langa expect such a large amount of evidence of crime to come out in yesterday's raid? But I heard that he was quite famous among the guards... I wonder what's going on.)

　Let's leave the Langa matter at that point, and this time we'll call Seto because we don't have any more stuff to fill.

"Seto, I'm sorry I'm just here, but I'm going now. Let's stop by somewhere appropriate and buy some food."
"Glu? ...Glu!"

　Seto, who was lying down, gurgles joyfully at Ray's words and stands up.
　She was definitely wondering if she needed to wait longer for Ray, so she was happy to see him sooner than expected.
　That's how Ray welcomes Seto.
　The guards look a little stunned at the sight.
　Normally, a scene like this only makes Ray look like he's been attacked by a monster... by Seto.
　It would be necessary for a guard to stop the set as soon as possible.
　However, this kind of sight is already common to the guards.
　...the guards are a little worried about the future.
　Once you get used to this kind of sight, if you see some kind of monster attack in the streets, you're going to be slow to respond for a second.
　The fear is by no means beside the point, given that there was an incident in which Cobold broke into the guillem.

"What? What's the matter?"

　They must have noticed the guards staring at them. Ray asks mysteriously.
　The guard was at a loss as to what to answer to Ray, who seemed to be innocent... and then shook his head as if nothing had happened.

"No, I just thought I was still close to Seto. Seeing him like Ray, I think he's going to be a tremendous force."
"Ah... well,"

　Seto has become a mascot character in Gilm, but when people see him, they naturally feel strongly that they want him too.
　Ray had heard rumors that such people were acting like they were not as lovely as Seto, and that they might be able to play a part in him.
　However, there are not many tamers in the first place, and the way of taming varies greatly from person to person.
　Some try to make them recognize their power by fighting and winning, while others try to get along and build friendly relationships.
　In addition to all sorts of other things, what monsters can be tamed depends on luck.
　...and yet, with so many adventurers called Gilm, rumors have spread that some of them succeeded in taming monsters.
　I didn't want to see him if I could, but I've never met him so far, perhaps because I was unlucky.

"That depends entirely on luck, but I think there's a better chance of a powerful monster being tamed than anywhere else because of the remote guillem."

　For the time being, say so and mislead.
　It's only natural that Ray and Sett's relationship was not based on Taime, but on witchcraft.