2062 Episode 2062



the wreckage of a huge building
 It was next to the forest of Trent... but in a different place from where the Lays cut down with the woodcutters.
 But Ray sees the wreckage and immediately shakes his head.

"No, this isn't a wreckage."

 A huge building...probably a castle, but the reason I initially thought it was a wreckage was because it was quite narrow, contrary to its height.
 Of course, since it can be recognized as a huge building, it has a certain size even though it is narrow.
 The building was cleanly hollowed out, as if it had been hollowed out with a spoon or something.
 That's probably why Ray thought the building was a wreckage or something when he first saw it.
 As Seto approaches the building, the building itself cannot be called a wreckage... on the contrary, it is clear that it is considered a beautiful building.

"Seto, can you go down to the ground for now? I can't tell from outside. I want to get closer to the ground and make sure."
"Gruly!"

 Ray's words make Seto cry and descend to the earth.
 The forest of Trent itself is already a familiar place for Ray.
 But now it's night, even though I usually come during the day.
 It's hard to call the scene beyond your gaze a familiar one, partly because the building has moved next to the forest of Trent.

(The question is, who is there in that building? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 Ray has heard from Zozo that Llornola and other greens live in forests and mountains.
 A simple... a simple house made of trees, grass, ivy, and so on, but it should never have been built in this way.

"...if there was a lizard, would it have been better to bring Zozo?"

 I wish I had listened to Zozo now, but I didn't expect this to happen at that time.

"But... there's no one,"

 It was a 20-meter-high building, but there was no sign of anyone coming out, especially when Ray and Sett, and one or two of the Yeroes approached.
 If that's the case, is the building the only one that came?
 Or are they locked up inside the building to guard against the surroundings?
 Are you sleeping in a building without even realizing that it has metastasized?
 Ray didn't know why, but he understood that he couldn't leave this building alone.

"It was completely unexpected that the building would be relocated. ... Still, I'm glad it didn't move into the forest of Trent."

 Ray, muttering as he looked at the building, wonders if there was anything wrong with his words.
 And when I looked at the building... I realized that the spoon-drawn part of the building was towards the forest of Trent, and it made my spine cold all at once.

"Glu?"
"Squeak?"

 As Ray looks like that, he cries out, "What's wrong with Seto and Yellow?"
 While stroking the two on both sides, Ray organizes what he thinks.

(This time, only this building has been moved here. I don't know why it's been so beautifully gouged out, but it's the way it is now. But... if the part connected to that building had been moved... what would have happened?)

 If a part of the forest in Trent that seems to be connected to the building in front of you appears, there is no problem.
 No, given the possibility that we may not be able to get Trent's wood as building materials, it may not be without problem.
 Still, in the worst case... that's the alternating transition between the Grand Dragonian castles and this forest of Trento, which may cause great damage to the surrounding area.

"Hey, who's there? Come out if you're there!"

 I screamed like that, but there's no sign of any of the lizardmen showing up.
 ...however, as you can see in the case of Zozo and Gaga, Ray and Lizardman use different words, so if there is a Lizardman in the building, Ray's words don't make sense.
 As long as we can't communicate, Ray's cry could sound like a monster or something.
 Ray is screaming and realises it, and stops any longer.
 If someone is in the building and they know there's a monster outside, they'll never come out.

"What should I do? Do you think I should go inside?"
"Glu".
"Squeak?" "Squeak!

 At Rey's words, Seto and Yero return their cries.
 I didn't know exactly what it meant, but they still seemed to suggest it was better.

"Well... I'll go back to Gillum, and I'll give you a thrill... no, but..."

 Ray anticipated it to be a Grand Dragonian building... perhaps a royal palace or part of something, but that was why he couldn't leave it as it was.
 If there was anyone in this building, fortunately Ray had disappeared and there was a possibility that he would run away from the building and disappear somewhere.

"Then I should just wait and see. If the whole building has metastasized, some people may be injured inside. ... Seto asks for a lookout. Yero will go with me."

 The entrance to the building is relatively large, but it is still large enough to accommodate a set.
 You may be able to get in with resizing skills, but given the current situation around here, you need to keep watch.
 Then you can ask for outside vigilance, even if you don't force a set into the building.
 For Ray, Seto is a completely reliable partner.

"Gul-l-r-r-r-r-r-r!"

 When Ray asks her to watch out for him, Seto calls out enthusiastically, "Leave it to me!"
 ... Ray thought for a moment that even if there were people in the building, the sound of Seto would scare him even more, but now he decides that he should act first, so he caresses Seto and takes him to the building.
 Ray heads toward the door of a building that is thought to be part of the castle, but suddenly realizes.
 If you're from a spoon-shaped place, you'll normally put a set in... and most importantly, if you're on Ray's guard, why don't you run away from it?
 However, as long as Seto is there, even if someone escapes from the building, he will soon be found, so he goes through the door with Yero again.

"It looks like... it's not much different from our building."

 Of course, the style of the building and the construction of corridors, floors and ceilings are unique.
 Ray, however, entered the castle separately... only in the best part of the Empire, so I can only imagine if this is the way it is.

"Well, when I think about it, the lizard men were bigger than I was, but not particularly big except for Gaga, and it's only natural that the size of the building doesn't change even though it's different."

 While walking in the building, a yello, flying around with small feathers, chirps happily.
 For Yero, he probably doesn't understand what this place looks like.
 However, in that sense Ray was similar.

"But there really isn't anyone there... ...maybe he has escaped into the forest of Trent yet?"

 It was an idea, but it's far from impossible.
 It's been long enough for Ray to actually arrive here after Sett sensed the transition of the building.
 With that amount of time, it was enough time for anyone to get out of the building, even if they had metastasized with it.

"But if I could escape into the forest of Trent -- would Seto be able to chase me? No, but the patrols around me."

 Ray was muttering along the corridor, but suddenly stopped walking.
 And I watched... the stairs leading up.

"Squeak?"

 Ray murmurs, gently caressing the yello, "What's the matter?"

"I heard something. I've just climbed those stairs. ... I think I'm a lizard.""Squeak!"

 At Rey's words, the yellow crows briefly.
 With him, Ray goes up the stairs.
 The stairs themselves are not that long, but they can be reached in a minute or so.
 Fortunately, the end of the stairs was not the sort of place that had been hollowed out during the metastasis.
 Spread out in front of you is a door.
 Again, the pattern of the door was the first one Ray had seen, but the shape of the door itself was the same as what Ray knew.
 Even if the world is different, in general it is no different from this one.
 It was evident, however, from the weapons and armour the Lizzards had equipped.

"Is the sound coming from within this room? And there's a sign at the end of the door... ...who's there?"

 Ray called out at the door, but there was no answer from the door.
 Instead, I could sense something moving.
 In other words, there's someone... or something at the end of this door.
 Ray doesn't know what kind of partner it is.
 I don't know, but it was a definite fact that I was the first person I met in this building.

"Is there anyone?"

 As he says so, he knocks on the door lightly.
 Ray doesn't know if the lizards have a habit of knocking.
 But I thought it would be better to knock on the door so lightly, rather than violently, to show that I was not hostile to anyone behind the door.
 But knocking on the door didn't respond from inside the room.
 On the contrary, he seems to be holding his breath in an even more desperate attempt to get through Ray.

(What do I do? I refuse to ignore the person inside the door and explore the building, but I think it's a problem to force yourself into the door. ... If possible, it would be best if you could come out there.)

 Ray thinks so, but someone behind the door is obviously wary of Ray and doesn't seem to come out.
 After all, Ray reached for the door... something suddenly occurred to him.
 When I had a conversation with Zozo and Gaga, Ray understood the name very well.
 That being the case, if you mention Zozzo and Gaga's name here, someone at the other end of the door will understand it.
 ...but that's only if Lizardman is at the end of the door.

"I'm an acquaintance of Gaga and Zozo."

 The moment Ray mentioned Gaga's name, something definitely moved across the door.
 Ray confirms it and opens his mouth again.

"Zozo, Gaga,"

 As soon as I say that, something... someone moves on the other side of the door.

(I don't know which name you responded to, Zozo or Gaga, but it's probably Gaga.)

 According to what Ray has heard from Zozo, Zozo is the 13th prince, a very low heir to the throne.
 In comparison, Gaga is known as the third prince and also as a powerful warrior.
 If you were to say which of them is more famous, it would be obviously Gaga.

(Oh, now that you mention it, there's a lot of trouble.)

 Gaga's brother and Zaza's brother.
 His attitude was in a bad way like that of the royal family, and he saw Zozo completely down there and fought, but as a result, Zozo and Zozo fought and Zozo won, though I don't know whether the mock battle with the Reis was effective or if there was a difference in power from the beginning.
 Zaza is now in a specially prepared dungeon to make it easier to spend time with because Zaza can cause problems.
 Ray thought a little about Zaza, but now he thinks contacting someone at the end of the door is the first thing he can do, so he reaches for the door.

"Squeak?"

 Ray nods to Yero, who asks if he's going in.

"Yes. Somebody inside... I think they're lizard men, but I want to keep them... ...and let them see Zozo and Gaga, and they'll clear up some strange misunderstandings."

 When Ray opened the door, he saw...

「●●●●、●●!」

 The woman Lizardman screaming at her, the twenty or so Lizardman's children hidden behind her, and the eggs on the shelf.