2049 the twenty-nin



It's not a misrepresentation to call a giant lizard man, and he looks around without saying anything in particular.
 I don't know where I am, and that's why I'm watching what's going on around me.
 When the giant lizard's eyes turn around, naturally Ray, Sett, Zoo... and others, like woodcutters and adventurers, come into view.

「●●●●、●●●?」

 Suddenly the lizard talks to Zozo.
 Naturally, Ray couldn't understand the word, but all he could understand was that it had something like ambition... that would have made others obey.
 In fact, some adventurers who heard Lizard's voice are unwittingly retreating.

「●●. ●●●」

 Zozo responds to the lizard.
 Listening to the words, Ray suddenly realized that Zozo's tablet was directed at him.
 It was clear what thought Zozo had made such an imitation.
 It would be Zozo's decision to give Ray even a little information.
 The tablet cannot translate the words of a huge lizard, but can translate the words Zozo uttered.

"Have you come to subdue the greenery of your brother and brother and

 Clearly, the words Zozo uttered and the contents of the slate differed in length, but Ray could understand who the giant lizard was in front of his eyes.
 It was obvious that he was a prince of the Grand Dragonian Empire, though he was different from the rest.

(He was that big, and I thought he might have been the emperor, but in that sense, he was still lucky to be a prince?

 While thinking about it, Zozo's other brother...Compared to Zaza, who is now being held in Gillum's dungeon, the Lizardman in front of him was clearly superior.
 Yes, the case is literally different.
 Zaza was below Zozo, but there was still not much difference, and he seemed to be on the same level.
 But the huge lizard man in front of us seems to be by far superior to Zazzo, not to mention Zazzo.

'Yes, this is Mr. Ray. He is the one whom I have lost, and who is now serving.'

 While Ray is thinking, the conversation between the giant Lizardman and Zozo continues, and the tablet displays such characters.

(That's where the other person asked me who I was, and Zozo answered.)

 The giant lizard looked at Ray with a moment's surprise at his words.
 But Ray, who is only half as tall as a giant lizard, has a death-size and twilight spear in his hand.
 From the perspective of it, it can be said that they are clearly abnormal.
 That would have made Ray seem interesting to a huge lizard.

「●●●●、●●●●●●、●●!」

 I don't know what you're talking about, but Ray understood that the lizard in front of him said something to him.
 As long as I couldn't understand the language, I had to rely on Zozo with a slate to understand what they were saying.

"Trembling."
'That he followed me means that Mr. Ray is a strong man,'
"Ah... I see,"

 At Zozo's words on the slate, Ray looks at the huge lizard man.
 But the lizard now looks at Zozo, not Ray, and says something.

"Yes, I can't communicate with Ray, but with this tablet, my words will be displayed in the letters he uses, and his words will be displayed in the letters I use."

 Zozo's words may have attracted the attention of a huge lizard.
 Even in its enormous body, it reaches out its huge hands toward the zzzo.
 It was easy to understand what you were asking of Zozo, even if you didn't say anything.
 But Zozo shakes his head at such a person.

'This can only be used by the first user. I tried it, but for some reason no one but me could read the letters written.'

 The giant lizard reaches out to Zozo even more, perhaps believing it's Zozo's words.
 As he reaches out to her, Zozo looks a little troubled... and then asks Ray.

'Mr. Ray, can I lend this tablet to my brother Gaga? He doesn't understand unless he actually tries it himself.'

 The Zozo phrase identifies Gaga as the name of a huge lizard.
 Nevertheless, Ray looked at Gaga.
 From the looks of it, it seems to me that he has a personality that is clearly worthy of being called a brain muscle.
 It would be very troubling if the slate were to be destroyed just because it wasn't used by Grimm.

"Was it that Gaga? Doesn't it destroy the slate just because you can't use it?"
'It's all right,'

 What surprised Ray was Zozo's assertion.
 If you deal with Zaza, you don't have to ask him any questions or answers... even look down on him, but trust him... or even love him.

"Okay, but if anything happens, I'll attack Gaga right away. Is that OK?"

 Ray said "Gaga" several times, so I guess he could only hear what he said.
 With her hand outstretched toward Zozo, Gaga looks at Ray.
 But Ray didn't care at all about Gaga's appearance, and instead looked at her.

'No problem. He doesn't seem to be short-tempered.'

 Gaga's mouth gurgles with strange laughter.
 Ray and Zozo are talking on a slate, but they actually need to speak out in order to display the letters on the slate.
 In other words, what Zozo said must have been clearly audible.
 ...but to laugh rather than to be angry was proof that he had not the short temper to be offended by a few curses.
 Ray permits Zozo to lend him a slate, judging that he has at least a more decent personality than Zaza.
 Zozo then explains to Gaga what the slate looks like and tells her to be very careful with it before handing it over.

「●●●」

 Gaga muttering to the slate.
 However, letters are not displayed on the slate.
 After confirming it, Ray talks to Gaga... or, to be exact, to the slate in her hand.

"Do you understand my words?"

 the letters that appear on the slate as soon as Ray finishes his words.
 Gaga tries to read the characters, but she still can't read them as she did when she tried them at the lord's house.
 Later, Ray spoke to the slate several times, but Gaga couldn't read it.
 Just to be sure, if Gaga tests Zozo to see if he can read the letters on the tablet, he can read them as if it were natural.
 As proof of this, if Ray and Zozo raise their hands lightly or move a few steps sideways, Zozo can only understand that Zozo is able to read the letters on the lithograph.
 Ten minutes later... Eventually, Gaga returns the slate to Zozo.
 He must have understood that only Zozo could use the slate.

"Now that the slate has been settled..."Zozo, can you introduce me to Gaga? I know she's your brother, but how strong she is... and how strong she is?"
'Gaga is the third prince of the Gran Dragonian Empire, and he is one of the top five in the Gran Dragonian Empire.'
"This is... again..."

 The words that came out of Zozo's mouth were close to what Ray had expected, but they were even more unexpected.
 Zozo was the thirteenth prince and Zaza was the eleventh prince.
 Then, I understand that Zozo respects me so much...and that Gaga, who looks like a lizard man, is superior to Zozo.
 Nevertheless, I never expected him to be the third prince, and at the same time he was one of the five most powerful men in the Grand Dragonian Empire.

(From my point of view, Gaga is quite a powerful man. That's for sure, if there's a Vihela here, I'd like to fight, though...)

 As well as being convinced of Zozo's words, I have doubts.
 As Ray knew, the Gran Dragonian Empire was supposed to be as powerful and as powerful as the Kingdom of Milliana.
 Such a country...and not a man, but a monster, Lizardman, is one of the five strongest.
 At least, as far as Ray knows, there are reasonable opponents in the kingdom of Milliana who are equal to or stronger than Ray.Among them, Elena would be.
 ...and indeed Vichela had reached that level, but in the case of Vichela, she was a princess of the Vestian Empire, and as a member of the kingdom of Mileana, Ray had no idea.
 Vichela herself thinks she belongs to the kingdom of Milliana in the sense that she is on Ray's side.
 Marina should also be counted from the top in terms of strength, but in the case of Marina, the fighting method is completely avant-garde: bow and spirit magic.
 A one-on-one battle is a disadvantage.
 It is possible to make walls by magic of spirits, but if you reach the level of Ray and Vihela, the effect will be diminished.
 Anyway, there are other people who seem strong just by thinking of Ray.
 In Rey's eyes, Gaga is strong - definitely strong - but she never seemed strong enough to think she could win.
 It's strong, and if you fight, you'll definitely struggle.
 But he knew so instinctively that he was sure to win in the end.

"Why is there such an important person here? He's spread, so he's in the forest of Lorornola, isn't he?"
'Yes. ... I don't know, either, why is his brother in that forest? Is it the order of the Emperor?'

 Zozo asks Gaga, agreeing to Ray's question.
 Gaga nods and opens her mouth with a serious look on her face.

"What? Besides me and Zaza? That's..."
"Zozo?"
'Yes. Actually, besides me and Zaza, some other members of the royal family have come to the forest where the greens live and are missing. So, brother Gaga has come.'
"...the third prince, a powerful man in the country, came to investigate such a mysterious place?"
『He was just free because he didn't have a job, and there might be something interesting about him.』

 From Zozo's appearance, Gaga's character was somehow understood, but the problem was that besides Zozo and Zaza, other members of the Imperial family disappeared in the woods.

(Is it just that they haven't come into contact with us yet, though, considering the size of the forest in Trent, I don't know.)

 In fact, Ray's unknowingly metastasized and came into contact with the lizardmen who were moving around in the woods of Trent, so the idea should never have missed the point.

"Then are your brothers and sisters still moving about in the woods of Trent?"
"There is a possibility,"

 Originally, Ray didn't think he had protected all the lizard men in the forest of Trent, but Zozo's words made it decisive.
 It's not very interesting for Ray either.
 If you're not good at it, there's a good chance that the woodcutters will come into contact with such people.
 No, given the worst developments, that's still better.
 Instead of having to walk out of the forest while walking about in the woods of Trent, and eventually arriving on the highways and being attacked by merchants and travelers walking there, the worst of the consequences.

(I heard that there were knights around the forest of Trent, but is that a blessing in the midst of misfortune? No, in this case, water on a burnt stone.)

 The knight's aim was to prevent anyone from cutting trees in Trent's forest without permission, but given the size of Trent's forest, it would be, as Ray thought, nothing but water on the burnt stones.
 Not very much, but it is impossible for the number of knights today to fully grasp the forest of this size.
 What's more, the number of knights who are free to move in an extension project is decreasing.
 Anyway, Ray looked at Gaga... and wondered what he was going to do.