"This is again..."

　Returning to Gilm with the newly metastasized Lizardman, the Rays naturally headed straight for the lord's residence.
　It was undoubtedly best to first let them know that a new lizard had arrived, and then wait for a carriage to pick them up.
　But when the woodcutters and adventurers rode in a carriage that had moved up to the forest of Trent, they were still able to ride them all in two carriages, albeit a little cramped.
　There were not many horse-drawn carts in the forest of Trent at present, so we had to send more horse-drawn carts over there at once.

"For the time being, I don't think they're going to go on a rampage because of Zozo, but can I leave them here?"
"Oh, oh! Do it for me."

　Whether you care or not, of course you care.
　Dusker's honest feelings were that he didn't want any more lizardmen if possible.
　However, as long as we accept other lizard men who have already metastasized with Zozo, there is no option for us not to take on other lizard men.
　No, it wasn't impossible to do that if you pushed yourself too hard, but in that case, you'd have to leave the lizards somewhere else.
　In that case, information about the lizards was likely to leak.
　As a dasker who wants to keep the information as confidential as possible about the Zozo as well as the Lorornola, there is no option to leave the Lizzardman elsewhere.
　Fortunately, the lord's house is quite large, and we have not yet had enough space to house the lizardmen.

"I'll show you to Zozo, where can I go?"
"Wait a minute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"Well... I don't know, but I was following the chills, so I think I'll be fine."

　Looking at Zozo and the Lizardmen in the forest of Trent, it seemed to Ray that the Lizardmen would not disobey Zozo's orders.
　Ray's words give Dusker a little relief.

"I see. If Ray says so, you can trust him."
"Well... I think it's a bit dangerous to be completely trusted, so if something happens, I think we should be prepared to deal with it right away."
"No wonder. We don't want the lizards to act like they're going to go on a rampage in this building. If something really happens, we're ready to deal with it right away."

　There are many knights and soldiers in the lord's residence.
　If for any reason the lizardman raged, he was sure to be able to deal with it.
　It is certain, however, that such a thing should not happen if possible, and that Dusker, too, should be excused from the fact that there would be a major battle in his estate.

"For the time being, I'll tell Zozo to make sure that the lizards don't cause trouble."
"Do that. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

　It hurts a lot to hear some information from the lizardmen and to give them some instructions, not being able to understand each other's words.
　From Dusker's point of view, it was only natural that he wanted the Lizzards to learn their language as soon as possible.

"Well... are there any magic items? If you try to communicate, you can confirm each other's intentions, read their minds, and express your thoughts directly into the other person's head."
"If there is one, I'll use it already."

　At Ray's words, Dusker exhales with a sigh.
　In fact, Dusker wanted to buy such magic items even if they were paid for them now.
　Whatever you do, there's no point if you can't communicate properly.

"Right... but why don't you ask the alchemists just in case? Maybe you've forgotten all about making a similar magic item."
"Well, I don't think it's very likely, but it's better than doing nothing."

　When Dusker says so, Zozo, who was waiting a little further away, approaches Ray.
　By the way, the two of us now are not the office where Dusker always works, but the room where the door remains open.
　For Ray and Dusker, it was just the right room to talk to, so I used it for now.

"Ray ●●, ●●●●●●●●"
"Oh, please,"
"... Ray, didn't that Zozo just mention your name?"

　Dasker, keenly aware of Ray's name coming out of Zozo's mouth, looks at Ray in surprise.
　But in terms of Ray's name, Zozo had already been able to say it yesterday, so even if he was still surprised, Ray would think...
　Rather than that, I would like you to be surprised at all the words taught in the forest of Trent.
　Zozo hasn't spoken the word in public yet, though, so it's probably impossible to be surprised at it.

"Well, Zozo can't study with other lizard men because for some reason he's been tamed by me. So it's like we're teaching him a lot, so maybe that's why Zozo is smarter than other lizard men."

　Zozo is different from the usual lizard man in appearance.
　Then I wouldn't be surprised if my intelligence was higher than other lizard men.
　With his actions against Elena and Yero and more than a lizard, it was no surprise that Ray remembered the Dragon Newt tribe he saw in games, comics, and anime while in Japan.
　Ray and Dusker must have noticed their name came out of the conversation.
　Zozo casts a look at Ray as if something had happened.
　Ray shakes his head and asks him to move the lizard man he brought to Zozo.
　...however, we could hardly communicate, so it was a gesture mix.k.a. gesture.
　However, since Zozo has learned a certain amount of language, his gestures are much lower than before.
　To be exact, I may have learned the language, but as I spoke to Ray, I began to understand what he was saying...
　After all, Ray and Zozo have spent a lot of time together since they met.
　Zozo has also always been careful about what Ray says and does since he started following him.
　Even if you don't understand the language, you've probably learned to communicate to a certain extent.
　Although Zozo can understand Ray's will to some extent, it is not that Ray can understand him.
　Anyway, Zozo, who bowed to Ray, left, but Ray suddenly realizes that Zozo bowed only to him.
　Originally, he should have bowed to Dusker as well as Ray.

"Well, I'm sorry,"
"Huh? What?"
"That's what Zozo bowed to me,"
"Oh, you don't have to worry about it. Zozo is the monster Ray tame."

　Zozo is treated the same as Seto in the sense of tame.
　The set doesn't bow or pretend to see a dusker.
　Then Zozo, who is treated as being the same tame, has no problem bowing to Dusker.
　Ray is grateful for Dasker's words.

"Thank you,"
"You don't have to worry about it. This case would have been a lot of trouble without Ray."
"...that's undeniable,"

　In reality, however, if you become an adventurer strong enough to beat Zozo without yourself, there are a lot of adventurers in Gilm.
　Even without Ray, someone would have eventually knocked him down.
　However, since all the adventurers were not so strong when Zozo spread, without Ray, there would certainly have been great damage.

"Anyway, yes. Please take good care of the Zozo. Was it Elena or Yero? You have a crush on them, don't you?"
"I mean, do you respect him? It's like that."

　He seemed to have a strong respect for the dragon.For that reason, it was questionable that Ray was equipped with a dragon lobe, but he didn't seem to care about it.

(Do I have to be a dragon in the sense that I'm alive? Elena lives on the magical rocks of the Ensent Dragon, not to mention Yero, but my Dragon Robes are completely dead and turned into materials.)

　If you think so, you can understand.
　In the first place, the dragon robes used by Ray are made of dragon leather.
　That being the case, he must have been lucky enough not to be able to turn his anger on Zozo for wearing equipment made from the materials of his beloved dragon.

"I respect you. ... Well, that's fine. Anyway, I'm sure you're here today after yesterday. It's not just Llornola's friends, it's Zozo's friends, and it's possible that you'll continue to come."
"That's... I wonder if it'

　Since it has been metastasized continuously from yesterday to today, there is no possibility that it will be metastasized again tomorrow.
　Well, that's more likely.
　If so, it was only natural to prepare accordingly.

"At least it would be easy if only Llorornola's companions could spread."

　Many of Lorornola's associates are basically gentle.
　At least that's what Ray had come into contact with, Lorornola and his associates.
　Even if you say you have a gentle personality, of course there are differences between individuals, and some of you look at them with a watchful eye.
　Still, there was no doubt that it was easy to deal with people who were not as belligerent as the lizard men.

"Well, but those lizard men are certainly worth it as people of the country."

　Green Asians with the ability to grow plants and lizardmen without the intelligence to establish a country were founded.
　Both were important to Dusker.
　However, it's the Lorolnola that will benefit greatly in the short term.

"Well, for the time being, this case is all right... from now on, when something happens, I'll have my subordinates deal with it. Is there no problem?"
"All right,"

　Ray nods straight to Dusker's words.
　In fact, it's easy to predict that Dusker is very busy.
　In addition to the work I usually do, there is a pile of work related to the extension work being done in Guilm, and there is a problem with Llornola and Zozo who have moved to the forest of Trent.
　It was clear that the workload was beyond Ray's wildest imagination.
　That's enough to make me wonder if Dusker has time to take a good rest after doing the job.

(I'm not the only one who's busy now. I'm a public utility that does the extension work on an annual basis, let alone the Llornola and the Zozo.)

　Worried for Dusker's health, Ray sees him off.
　All Ray can do now, after all, is not to add more work to Dusker.
　However, Ray understands that he has a tendency to attract trouble.
　The only thing I can do is to solve any problems as quickly as possible.
　Anyway, Ray walks away, wondering if he wants to go and see the lizard men, one of those problems.
　For Ray, that was the only way he could make Dusker feel less burdened by what he could do now.
　Ray wasn't sure how much it really helped Dusker.