"Oh, this is..."

　Dusker muttered involuntarily in front of the lake.
　It was the lake, however, that the gaze was on, but it was on a different place.
　a slime still burning after a night
　Slime is as big as mountains and hills, so it really attracts attention.
　a lake the size of a guillem with a huge slime burning
　The two were even contrasting in terms of fire and water.

"Yes. It's a lake that has metastasized. ... Honestly, I don't know where it has metastasized, but I wonder if it's going to be a big profit for Gillum. But monsters..."

　At the words of the remaining knight, Dusker looks at the knight from the burning slime and lake and nods.

"I've heard of it, and I wish I could show you something like that."
"That slime... is a lot of special examples, but there were a lot of other monsters as well."
"Is it a magical stone?"

　Recalling the story of the adventurer who brought the report to the lord's house, he replied.
　Monsters without magical stones must be very troublesome.
　If one or two monsters don't have magical stones, it would be a valuable example.
　But if all monsters living in such a lake were free of magical stones, it would be very troubling.
　If the monster's magical stones were not there, adventurers would rarely defeat the monster in this lake.
　The most expensive Monster material you can buy is magical stones.
　It's not that it's not profitable at all because you can buy anything other than magical stones, but it's not that you can't get the most expensive magical stones at all the same.

"Yes. If possible, Ray... No, I hope the monster that Sett has knocked down is the kind of guy who has a magical stone in his head."
"That would be difficult,"

　Having fought many monsters as knights, I understood that there were only a few monsters with magical stones on their heads.
　But it's still more convincing to see the lake from another world and the fact that it's on the head than not possessing the magic stone, and, most importantly, the public display of monsters without the magic stone will still cause a stir and add to the workload of Dusker, who already has little time to rest.

(Well, I don't think so.)

　Dusker also sees it as a wishful observation, and instead of going into it, he looks to Ray instead of the knight he was talking about.

"And yet, Ray, how long has that huge whole slime been?"
"No matter how long you tell me... that's all I can say until the slime is completely burnt to death."
"...don't you know when it will be?"
"I don't know. To be honest, the magic I've used is very powerful. It's as if all the demons would be burned to death in an instant if it were slime or something like that. No, not slime, but most monsters would have been burned to death."
"But that slime is still alive?"
"Yes. As you can see from the size, that slime was probably what we call a rare species, or a higher species."

　Rare species are monsters that have the same monsters but unusual abilities.
　For example, Seto.
　A typical Gryphon can't master such a wide variety of skills. ... In fact, Seto is a Gryphon created by magic, so he can't be called a regular Gryphon.
　In any case, the superior species to such rare species means that it is like an oak king to the ordinary oak.
　Slime, which is still alive and burning despite Ray's spell, will be considered rare or superior.
　If I were to be specifically told which, I would have to hesitate.

"That size makes sense to Ray's explanation, too. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."
"That's the case. Fortunately, while it's burning under my spell, the slime can't move, so it's hot, it's bright at night."
"...I'm worried about whether monsters will be attracted to the brightness of the night. What about you?"
"Well, what about that? Beasts are afraid of fire."

　Ray told me so, but he didn't know anything about fire at all... he was the kind of beast he had never had anything to do with human beings, and in the case of curious beasts, he sometimes approached the fire himself.
　Moreover, monsters are often more violent than beasts, so if you look at the fire, you may think that there is prey and not approach them.
　...however, if you try to force yourself to touch the slime because it's approaching, the monster will be burned to death.

"You can't deny it, can you? ... and there may be people coming here, not animals, so we'll have to be more careful."

　Even so, there is a gentle color in Dusker's eyes.
　They must be soothing to see Lizardman's children playing by the lake.
　Except for extremely large lizard men like Gaga, lizard men are basically tall and stout.
　Compared to such adult lizard men, the children's lizard men now in front of Dusker's eyes are small and lovely.
　It was understandable to Ray and the Knight that Dusker was soothing to watch.
　In Dusker's case, he may have escaped from a mountain of work.
　Lizardman kids wagging their little tails and playing in shallow places.
　I felt comfortable seeing these children...

"Ah"

　The voices of Dusker, Ray, and Knight are in unison.
　The reason is that the lizard's child suddenly bent over and plunged his hand into the water, and when he pulled his hand out of the water, he caught a fish in his hand.
　... well, that would have surprised me if I had been impressed.
　But the Lizardman's child ate away at the head and torso of the fish he had caught.
　Of course, blood falls from the lower half of the body of the fish that is left to eat.
　It was as if the scene I had been looking at with a smile had turned into a terrible one in an instant... such a scene.
　Particularly damaging would be the Dusker, who was soothing at the sight of Lizardman's children.

"Come to think of it, Zozo liked fish."

　Ray, who got back on his feet earlier, says so.
　For fish lovers like Zozo, a lake with fish swimming in it must be a great fishing ground.

"Wait a minute. I'm eating fish without a hitch. Is that OK?"

　Ray didn't understand what Dusker was saying at first, but he immediately came up with the reason.
　The lake is likely to have been transferred from a third world different from the Grand Dragonian Empire.
　In other words, there is a possibility that it may not actually be a fish, or it may have ingredients that do not suit the body of a lizard.
　On the contrary, some fish, like pufferfish, were poisonous, so it was too dangerous to catch and eat them without prior knowledge.
　It's too late, though, since I've already eaten like this.

"Trembling!"

　Even so, just in case, Ray calls Zozo.
　Zozo, watching on the children's side, approaches Ray as soon as he hears him.

'What's the matter, Mr. Ray?'
"This lake..."

　Saying so, Ray suddenly looks at the knight.
　Dusker seemed to suggest that he expected the lake to have spread from a different world from the Grand Dragonian Empire, but could he tell the knight that?
　Dusker nods back to Ray, wondering if he understands what his gaze means.
　It will eventually be known that he came from another world, and above all, the knights who serve Dusker are worthy of trust.
　If the knight betrayed Dusker, he's just as willing to accept it."There is a good chance that this lake has spread from a different world than you. In other words, there are fish that are poisonous, even if they are fish. Nevertheless, children eat raw, but are there any problems?"

　The knight reacts momentarily with the word "different world" but does nothing more and watches over Ray and Zozo without saying anything.

'Poison? I didn't think about it, but if it killed me, it would have been fate.'

　say so easily
　Was the answer completely unexpected, Ray and Dasker... and even the knights who heard the word "different world" looked surprised.

"What? That's all right. You're going to die in some cases?"
"Yes,"

　Ray doesn't know exactly what fish poison is.
　Nevertheless, I had seen on TV when I was in Japan that pufferfish were called guns, and I knew why.
　Guns are used because people who eat pufferfish often die.
　In other words, pufferfish are poisonous enough to kill people.
　I don't think there are a lot of poisonous fish, but it was only natural to worry about them.
　There is no doubt that the rest of the lays were more concerned about Lizard's children than Lizard's Zozo.
　However, if it had been said that it was a Lizardman custom, the Lays would have had no choice but to agree.
　Even if it seems strange to the Ray's eyes, you can't force it on him.
　Of course, if the custom caused any damage to the inhabitants of Gilm, Dusker, the lord of Gilm, had to behave accordingly.

"... Mr. Dusker, if we leave the lizard behind for now, we need to see if we can eat it."
"Well, without poison, this lake would be a blessed place for Gilm."

　The best thing to expect from this lake was fresh fish, then water resources and materials for a new kind of monster... ...though I think it's a monster without a magic stone.
　That's why research into the lake was essential.

(The question is what kind of people do we ask?)

　When it comes to researching unknown places, there's no doubt that many things will be difficult.
　Moreover, if it is on the ground, such as mountains, forests, and caves, the place is a lake, as the adventurers of Gilm would be accustomed to.
　It's not just a lake, it's a lake that seems to have been transferred from another world, and it's almost as big as it is.
　No one in Gilm is accustomed to investigating such places...not necessarily, but there are still a few.
　Even though he is an adventurer of Gillum, his career varies.
　Some were born and raised in Guillum and became adventurers, while others came to Guillum after being active in various places.
　In the latter case, depending on where you were originally active, you may have studied rivers, lakes, and seas, so some of them may not be as large as this lake, but they may have still studied lakes.
　If we leave it to such people, we can manage to investigate this lake.
　Yes, Dusker thinks... he looks at the burning slime.

(Fortunately, Marina's investigation told me that there was no one else like that slime. ... It would be a great help if Marina, who can use spirit magic, would investigate it.)

　I'm now in charge of treating the injuries of those who are doing extensions, and I know they're doing pretty well there.
　I understand you're active in treating injuries, but now researching the lake should have been a priority.
　...you can work in a clinic at any time, as it will take several years for the extension to be completed.
　But it was also true that we wanted to investigate the lake as soon as possible.

"Oh, that's amazing."

　Suddenly the Knight muttered again to the lake.
　What was going on there was the sight of all the lizard children slapping their tails to the surface.
　It makes the fish faint... and then they catch the fish and bite it headfirst.
　They must have envied the other children who were eating fish first.
　For the second time, the Rays watched the scene without much shock.