The Lizardman in front of Ray was undoubtedly a Zozo companion, as he wore a full array of armor.
　The lizardmen face the adventurers who are now protecting the woodcutters.
　When Ray sees it, he breathes a sigh of relief.
　It was fortunate that we were still at odds with each other, though we seemed to be at odds with each other.
　If either of them were injured, much less dead, they would be as bad as each other's pull and likely to get sulky later.

(The woodcutter is very stiff, but this... he won't get hurt.)

　It was easy for Ray to predict that he was probably surprised at the sudden appearance of the lizard.

"Ray!"

　One of the adventurers of the escort screams with joy at the sight of Ray coming.
　It's only natural. With Ray, I understand that it's not hard to beat the lizard men in front of me.
　And as adventurers notice Ray's presence, the lizard men who naturally faced him also notice him.
　But the expression on the faces of the lizardmen is baffling.
　Not at all, but he probably didn't seem like a strong presence.
　In this case, it is also influenced by the fact that they are small in appearance alone and do not carry people such as Seto or Zozo.
　Had they been with me, or I might have been wary of Ray.
　Zozo, in particular, is clearly superior to the lizard men in front of him.

"Well, for now... shall I deal with you?"

　As he spoke, Ray took the spear of Death Size and twilight out of Mistilling.
　However, it wasn't without the feeling that we could fight like this.
　It's hesitant to kill the lizardmen, or it's worried that even if you try to knock them down without killing them, they'll follow you like Zozo... they'll be tamed.
　While Seto and Zozo alone are having a hard time, it's obvious that more monsters will follow them, and it's Ray's honest intention to avoid it.
　However, the lizards were visibly motivated, and there was no doubt that if Ray retreated, the attack would be launched.

"I can't help it. It won't last forever... Come on."

　The lizardmen, of course, do not understand Ray's words.
　But they probably understood Ray's willingness to fight against them because of the nuance of the language and, above all, their weapons.
　Some of the leading lizardmen, each armed with his own weapons...

「●●●●●●●●●！」

　At the moment, screams echo around.
　It was obvious, needless to say, who made the scream.

"Are you here, chilling?"

　Rey calls out to Zozo, who appears a little further away from him.
　Zozo bowed to Ray's voice... and the other lizardmen looked incredulously at him.

(What's going on with their attitude toward Zozo? Does that mean Zozo wasn't just a lizard?)

　It is understandable to Ray that the lizard men who came with Zozo obey Zozo.
　But it's only because Zozo is their boss.
　However, even though they were the same lizard men as Zozo, it was clearly doubtful that the newly transferred lizard men would follow another unit of Zozo.

(Or because Zozo is superior to the one leading this unit... or something like that? If the person leading this unit is a lieutenant or lieutenant, Zozo is like a major or lieutenant.)

　Ray thinks like that while looking at the lizard men who are surprised to see Zozo, Zozo starts to move before they come together.
　When he returned from bowing, he made his way toward the newly emerging lizardmen.
　The expression on his face is anger.
　If the lizardmen who defied Ray cannot forgive him, he will show that attitude.
　However, when Zozo first met Ray, he looked down on his appearance and ended up being severely baptized.

"●●●●●, Ray●●!"

　a cry of some sort
　Ray still didn't know what he was saying, but I could understand why he told Ray not to be rude because his name appeared in the word.

"Ray! ... I see."

　Next, Marina rushed to this place.
　Elena and Vihela arrive a little later, and from there other adventurers, soldiers and knights.
　Marina was probably the first to rush to the scene because she was used to the forest with dark elves.
　...though Ray had a lot of doubts about Zozo's first arrival here.
　force oneself to believe that perhaps it's the loyalty of being tamed or something like that.

"As you can see, ... it's natural to think about it, but it doesn't necessarily mean that you have to appear in public even if it spreads. This forest of Trent is quite large, and it can spread anywhere."
"Well, for now it has spread to the forest of Trent, but it certainly hasn't."
"With Seto, we could see the signs of metastasis."

　Elena goes on to say so to Marina.
　In fact, Seto was very persuasive because he knew that Lorornola and Zozo were spreading.

(I mean, did these lizard men metastasize while I was in Gillum? The question is, did they metastasize at the same time as the green Asians that Llorornola took in a carriage, or did they metastasize at a different time?)

　Considering the timing, Ray predicts, perhaps at the same time.
　I didn't have anything particularly positive to prove, but it was my gut feeling.
　As they speak, Zozo, accompanied by the other lizardmen, arrives in front of Ray.
　The lizardmen, who had been in a volatile situation with the adventurers until recently, now followed Zozo and followed Ray, whom Zozo was following.

"Ray ●●, ●●●●●●, ●●●"
"Oh, yes. All right. No, I don't know, but I understand that you've followed the lizard men."

　Judging by Zozo's appearance and the attitude of the lizard men, he tells Zozo to head towards the carriage.

"I've just carried the green Asians, and they'll have to come again."
"Well, it's going to be very busy if you're driving in Guillum."
"But it's the butler and a few of us who come in a carriage, isn't it? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."

　Llorornola and other green subhuman beings are basically quiet.
　That was why Dusker was able to send a pick-up horse-drawn carriage without being so vigilant.
　But if you deal with a lizard, the story will be different.
　He was quiet now because he was there, but in fact he could have fought with the woodcutters and the adventurers who protected him at any time.
　Then even a Dusker wouldn't be able to pull out a pick-up carriage with peacefully.

"I wish Zozo would go with me..."

　Marina muttered as she looked at Zozo, but anyone who knew Zozo's attitude toward Ray would have understood that it was probably no good to ask.

"Then wouldn't Ray have to go with me?"
"...is that the case?"

　Ray would like to refrain from traveling in a carriage if possible.
　It wasn't that I didn't have the idea of using a set basket to carry everyone together, but there was a problem with how to put someone who didn't understand the language in the set basket, and there was also concern that the set basket might be broken in a few minutes while traveling in the set basket.
　Then I should drive with Zozo to avoid any further trouble... and then I find all the lizardmen kneeling down towards Elena and Yero.

"Ah... yes. Come to think of it, there was something like this. No, not only Zozo, but also the other lizard men. ... Huh? But in the lord's house...."

　The kneeling lizardmen remind Ray of the incident at the lord's house.
　Yero was not playing with Seto, but Elena should have been.If that's the case, wouldn't it have been strange for the lizard men to kneel down like they do now?

(And maybe that depends on the type of lizard man? No, but why the lizard man in Zozo's unit...)

　For the time being, we decide that there will be no point in thinking about it at this point, and we think that we should listen to it when Zozo learns the language.

"From this point of view, I think Elena and Yero are all right."
"That's true, but you'd better stop it."

　Marina instantly denies Ray's words.
　Ray wondered why for a moment, but soon understood what it meant.
　This is because Elena has come to Gillum as a noble of the nobility.
　There is a high possibility that asking Elena for a job would be a lot of trouble later on.
　...in fact Ray has asked Elena for a lot of things, but that's just personal.
　On the other hand, this incident could be regarded as a public undertaking.
　In other words, Dusker owes Elena... more to the neutrality of the nobility.
　It's not all that exaggerated, but it's undoubtedly true that some people see and think so.
　That's why Marina stopped it.
　If the likes of Dusker, Elena, and Duke of Kelebel don't care, there's no doubt that some people will care about it because they're of the nobility.
　It is no wonder that some of the aristocrats, except for Dusker, should be pressed to give some flexibility to the neutral aristocrats, as long as they owe them in this case.
　No, it is undeniable that even the Duke of Kelebel may have made some sort of move in terms of making connections, such as the special ability of the Lorornola to grow their plants and the contact with the lizard men who even form the country.
　It's very unlikely that such a thing would normally happen, but this incident is something that could happen.
　That's why Dusker also had to be careful with things, and in that sense Marina insisted that she should avoid leaving Elena and Yero to carry the lizard man as much as possible.
　Unfortunately, Ray has come to grips with the meaning, so he needs to respect Marina's opinion.

"I understand what Ray and Marina are talking about, but don't you have to go out of your way to do it in front of me?"

　With some amazement, Elena, who was listening to the conversation, asked.
　Marina, however, even smiled and bowed at Elena's words.

"Isn't this a big deal for Elena, too, and I don't think what I'm saying is so funny?"
"I don't deny that,"

　In Marina's words, Elena replies so briefly.
　Ray was watching the two of them interacting with each other, but he soon spoke out in an inevitable manner.

"OK. Then I'll send you a lizard man with Zozo. I'm sure that's the only way I can do it after all. ... I wish I had a disposable set basket or something like that that that could break."

　Ray muttered troublesomely, but there is no doubt that the set basket is a pretty expensive thing.
　It would be unreasonable to ask them to make something similar... or disposable.

"That's impossible. But if you don't mind disposable, isn't there a way to make a box out of wood and put someone or something in it and carry it? But if you make it just right, it could break up in the air."

　When Marina told him so, Ray imagined the scene... for the time being, he chose to travel quietly in a carriage.