While Dryne was acting in Guillum, Ray and others who worked in the forest of Trent were acting in different ways, wondering what to do from now on.

"Then, please. I don't think it's a problem, but if a monster attacks you, just in case..."
"Yes, this is a small number, but I'll do something about it."

　The answer to Ray's words was the man who brought together the adventurers who worked in the forest of Trent today.
　Beyond that gaze is the carriage in which the woodcutters are riding.
　But one of the horses pulling the carriage is one less than it should have been, as it was used by Dryne to head to Gillum.
　It was still possible to pull a carriage, and that is why we decided to send the woodcutter back to Gilm in the sense that he would escape from the scene.
　If the enemy who attacked the green Asians were to spread here, the woodcutters who had no fighting ability would never be able to fight.
　With all the rough guys, many have had some experience in the sense of fighting in the streets... what Ray really wants is the skill of fighting, in other words, fighting for life and death.
　In that sense, unfortunately, the woodcutters have not reached that level.
　Many adventurers, by Gillum's average, have failed, and most of them are the ones who guard the woodcutters.
　However, there were some experienced guards, as there were concerns in case of emergency by themselves.
　The representative was an adventurer talking to Ray.

"Well, excuse me. As soon as I get to Gilm, I'll ask the guards what they should do about the matter."
"Oh, do that. ... Well, I may be detained for a while."

　Even adventurers look slightly displeased at Ray's words.
　However, since he had imitated the sudden spread to the forest of Trent, if the matter were to be leaked to others as a matter of course, there would have been various problems as a guillem.
　In order to prevent this from happening, it is less troublesome to bind all the woodcutters and adventurers who know the situation.
　...however, it was necessary to take good measures such as paying a certain amount of compensation while in custody.

(Well, it's only my prediction for now that it came from a different world. If it had actually spread from somewhere in the world by some means, it might not be so exaggerated.)

　Ray himself thought that green Asians might have come from another world because they came from the earth.
　People who don't know the circumstances and don't know the concept of a different world would normally think that they have spread from somewhere else in Elgin.
　In fact, I don't think Ray thinks too much about other worlds.
　Looking at the van as it leaves, I think it would be a lot easier if it were.
　But for whatever reason, Ray was even semi-confident that the green Asians had come from outside the world.

"Well, the woodcutters have gone, and what are we going to do now?"
"Why don't you talk to them?"
"I can't communicate with you. If I can, I'm sure I'll be able to ask you a lot of things."

　Ray mutters as he gazes at the green Asians, in the words of the remaining adventurer.
　Then he approaches her, wondering if she noticed Ray's gaze, or if the man she talked to just now thought it was his business.

「●●●●？　●●●●●●、●●●●●●●●●●？」
"Oh... yes. I'm sorry, but I have no idea what you're talking about."

　When Ray shakes his head, the green subhuman shakes his head, regretting his neat face.

(If you look at them again, they are all beautifully dressed... ...is that the characteristic of the race?)

　The dark elf is the first thing that comes to mind when it comes to being a beautiful race.
　This is probably because she knows Marina, and even went to Marina's hometown and saw a lot of dark elves in person.
　But the thirty or so green Asians who had metastasized were as beautiful as those dark elves.
　Even in the dark elves, it's not as beautiful as Marina, but it's clear that everyone's features are average.

(Then is it possible that they are injured, perhaps because they have been hunted for slaves or something like that?)

　Beautiful figures naturally boost the value of slavery.
　If it were a minority and a small number, its value would rise further.
　There are, of course, illegal slave traders in Gilm.
　If we were to take these subhuman beings to Gilm, we would have to be wary of them.
　Thinking so, he suddenly takes the bread out of the mystery ring.
　For the time being, the action was based on the belief that if he was full, he would feel a little better, but the Asian man who was given the bread would pick it up and stare, then shake his head back to Ray.

「●●●●●●●●●●、●●●●」

　Ray still didn't know what he was saying, but when he saw a man pointing to a bushes growing nearby, he understood that he was trying to do something with them.
　When Ray nods, judging that there is no problem in the present situation, the man approaches the bush with a happy smile.
　And when I touched the bush... it grew suddenly.
　Of course, even though it has grown, it does not mean that it has grown so rapidly.
　But it grew no less than ten centimeters.

"...what?"

　For a moment, Ray doesn't understand what's going on in front of him and makes a stupid voice.
　The voice contained many meanings.
　For example, you eat bread... that is, why the bushes grow instead of eating?
　Generally speaking, it means that a green Asian man is giving some energy to the bushes, and it seems to be consuming energy rather than eating and recovering energy.
　For some reason, however, the Asian man seemed contented... with a look of satisfaction on his face after eating something when he was hungry.
　It also made no sense for Ray to grow bushes.
　If it was a skill, magic, or some kind of magic item, I would have understood it, but I didn't make any particular movement, I just touched the grass growing out of the bushes.

(No, maybe you were using some skill when you touched the bush, but what skill is it? If it's a skill that absorbs life force, you can see the bush wilting, but this time it was obviously growing.)

　In the face of Ray's suspicious gaze, the subhuman nods contentedly, and then approaches Ray again to talk to him.

「●●●●●●？　●●●●？　●●●」

　He pointed to the other Asians and asked so.
　As always, I couldn't understand the language, but I still understood what I wanted to say with my gesture, so I nodded.
　Perhaps he asked his companions if they could eat -- or not Ray could not tell them to eat the same way as him.

(Although this Asian diet may have a negative effect on the Trent Forest... in many ways, this is not an ordinary forest.)

　Normally, a year or two would not be enough for this Trentian forest to form.
　No, it won't be possible in ten or twenty years.
　But this forest was completed in less than a month.
　With that in mind, this would not be an ordinary forest.
　However, because it is not an ordinary forest, the trees in the forest of Trent are used extensively as building materials for extension work.
　Ray's honest feeling was that if these green Asians used any means to influence the ecosystem of the Trent forest, they would be in some trouble.
　That being said, it was not me, but the greater man... that was what the Dusker-like man thought, and that now it was more likely that I should have a friendly relationship with these Asians.

"O"

　When green Asians touch the bushes and trees around them, their faces smile satisfactorily, and at the same time, the grasses of the bushes... and even the trees grow, albeit slightly, surely.
　All the other adventurers who saw it exclaimed in astonishment.
　In fact, there is no doubt that such a scene is as amazing as it can be seen.
　It's surprising but still convincing that you're satisfied with sucking up something like the vitality of a plant.
　But it was only natural to be surprised at the sight of sharing vital forces, thereby encouraging the growth of plants, and yet satisfying themselves.
　Some of the green Asians had mystified expressions on their faces, apparently unsure of why they were surprised.
　Perhaps in a world with green Asians, Ray thinks these kinds of meals are common and don't process plants like bread.
　However, the first Asian man Ray gave the bread to, when he saw it, didn't seem particularly surprised, so it might not necessarily be without bread.
　When I think like that, Seto, who was suddenly on guard, chokes.
　Although some of the green Asians appear frightened by Set's sudden action, Seto is looking out of the forest of Trent, and above all, he is not aggressive.
　It looks as if you are pleased.

(Is it Dusker's hand? It's pretty fast, though)Determined at least not to be his enemy, Ray turns his eyes to Sett.
　The green Asians watch Ray anxiously, wondering if he has noticed that way.
　It's only natural. Green Asians understand that they've come here on their own initiative.
　Fortunately, I was able to win Ray's side, but given the current situation, it was only natural that I should be worried about a lot of things.
　Then Ray, Sett, and the Green Asians looked at them, and the adventurers, who had remained naturally, looked at them... until they could see the carriage running.
　When Ray sees the coachman as a guard, he is at a loss as to how to react.
　If Dusker had sent in knights and soldiers, he would have been honest enough.
　But when it comes to being a guard, there is a possibility that... indeed, he has come to capture the Green Asians.
　However, I can't possibly go on a rampage against the guards.
　No, I even think that if the guards were to protect them, they would be safer in the sense that they wouldn't be exposed to strange people rather than being in a bad place.

「●●？　●●●●●●」

　Looking at the approaching carriage, a subhuman man who has had many conversations with Ray asks Ray, mysteriously and with a touch of uneasiness.
　As always, I didn't know the details of what I was saying, but I still understood what I wanted to say with nuance.
　...but Ray didn't know what the guards were like or how to explain.
　Most communication was made up of gestures, but it is only general and not suitable for detailed communication.
　Even though he could pretend to ask, "Do you want to eat this?", Ray didn't know how to convey by gesture that the other party was Guillum's guard.
　Still, for the time being, it's a gesture of reassurance.
　Seeing Ray's demeanor, the green Asiatic man still says something to his companions with a slightly anxious look on his face.
　The remark was naturally incomprehensible to Ray, but when he saw the rest of the Asians calm down, Ray waited with a sigh of relief for the carriage to arrive.