I talked to Dusker -- to be exact, I threw it all round -- and it was only natural that Ray went next.
　After some hesitation as to whether to go first, the lord's house or the guild where Dusker was, Ray was the lord's house.
　This is because I thought the former was more important when I thought about whether it was more important to talk to Dusker or to give the guild a monster's corpse without a magical stone.
　That's why I came to the guild...

"Yes, as usual,"

　Ray mutters when he sees many adventurers in the guild.
　Before the construction of the guild began, if you came to the guild at this time, it wouldn't be that there was no one... but there were a few people.
　But now that the extensions are in progress, there are quite a few adventurers in the guild, even at this time -- about 9 a.m.
　Many are looking for jobs, and it's probably because there's a lot of work to do.
　There are actually many who come earlier, but it takes time to process the request because there are so many people.
　Each and every one of them can respond quickly, but it's not uncommon for a receptionist to take about a minute.
　A minute alone would be two minutes, ten would be enough, and thirty would be half an hour.
　If that happens, it will be difficult to deal with the number of people.
　The result was the present situation.

(Should I come back a little later? No, but I want to go back there as soon as possible.)

　If something goes wrong with the lake, it's still the lake that's troubling.
　If it were Ray, he would be able to go and see what was going on away from the shore, but if it wasn't for Ray and Sett, he wouldn't be able to do that.
　To prevent it from happening, Ray still had to go over there as soon as possible... back to where the lake and the tower of his birth were.
　At this rate, there are many adventurers, and it will take some time for them to come to their turn.
　It was also true that he wanted to hand over the body in the mistling to the guild as soon as possible.
　It is necessary to have the body of the lizard disassembled in the guild and make sure there are no magical stones in the body.
　That's what I'm worried about.

"Mr. Ray!"

　When Lenora finds Ray, she calls him out.
　Naturally, Lenora is in charge of Ray, but not just Ray.
　If Ray wasn't there, and if he was busy, he would accept requests from many adventurers as he is now.
　Still, he spoke to Ray because he knew he had been involved in the lake for the last few days.
　In other words, he spoke to me, thinking that he had brought some important information about the lake.

"Can you come inside the counter for a moment? My boss wants to listen to me.

　At the words, a man in his forties bowed to Ray, who was sorting out some papers a short distance from Lenora.
　After seeing Lenora's boss, Ray hesitates a little, but decides he'd rather have his boss listen to him than wait here or come back again, so he walks through the line to the counter.
　The adventurers in line find it uninteresting for Ray to go forward without lining up.
　But no one would get involved when they found out that they were not particularly well-known adventurers.
　...some of them had just come to Guillum to see Ray's short stature and asked a nearby adventurer if that was really Ray.
　At any rate, as he walks inside the counter, Ray heads to the guild staff.
　On the way, Kenny winked at him as he worked, but Ray just waved lightly at it.
　He then calls out to a Guild official who is doing paperwork. 　

"I'm sorry, I'm forcing you."
"I don't care. Is there anything that Ray is here?"
"Oh, ... just a little bit here. I'd like to explain the situation in a place where there are no people around. Can I use the second floor?"

　Ray's words made the guild man think a little... and nod.





"Well, what do you mean by that? I think you've seen it. I'm pretty busy at the moment. I wish I could finish my business as soon as possible."

　a room on the second floor of the guild
　It's about four tatami mats in size, but when you get into the room and sit in a chair where you don't know what to use, the guild staff immediately asks Ray.
　As he said, he's busy at the moment and wants it to be done as soon as possible.
　When Ray understands his intentions, he opens his mouth without any unnecessary introduction.

"Have you heard of the possibility that the monsters in the lake may have no magical stones?"
"Oh, I hear it. But it's not confirmed yet, is it?"
"I've brought the evidence to confirm it. I don't know if I know it or not, but I'm staying over there on the guard of the tower where Lizardman was born, and dozens of lizard monsters attacked me from the lake last night."
"That's..."

　The man looks at Ray seriously and opens his mouth to see if he understood what he meant.

"And what about the magic stone?"
"No. Some people tried to dismantle the monster, but none of the magical stones came out. Of course, the guild brought the bodies that had not yet been dismantled. I'll hand them over to you after this, so please look into them carefully."
"Let me do that. So what is the characteristic of the monster?"
"First of all, the mouth or jaw is long. Not a few tusks are large and sharp, but a myriad of small and sharp tusks are in the mouth. And they blow their tusks with their mouths for long-range attacks. Also, the scales are quite hard. It may be difficult for low-ranking adventurers to manage the scales."

　That's what Ray says, and he gives out all the information he knows.
　It seems to have been interesting to the man who was listening to the story that the ability to open his mouth after chewing was weak, not to mention the ability to chew.

"It's a nuisance, but it's easier for a high-ranking adventurer to deal with, and it's better for a low-ranking adventurer to come up with something."
"Well, that's why I'd like to hand over the body. Wouldn't it be more certain to look it up in the guild than the adventurer reports?"

　This is not to say that the guild doesn't believe the adventurer's words.
　Simply, it's easier for us to disassemble and investigate ourselves than to listen to the biographies.
　It's proof that a hundred stories are worth seeing.

"Well, then, shall we go?"
"Well, before that, I still had something to report to you. I told Mr. Dusker before he came to the guild, and he probably told me not to touch it, but there were a lot of jellyfish flying in the sky at night. But unlike lizards, I don't think there's any need to attack it."
"...that's another..."

　Some monsters are less aggressive, but their numbers are frighteningly small.
　Ray encourages the man to go to the warehouse, as if he had such a monster in the lake.





"Oh, this is... the first monster I've ever seen, though it's not unusual to be in Gilm."

　A man in the Guild's warehouse says admiringly when he sees several lizards Ray took out.
　As the saying goes, it's not so unusual to find new species of animals, monsters and plants in remote guillem.
　That's why men in their fifties, who are in charge of dismantling in guilds, quickly dismantle lizards without any particular difficulty.
　This work is so long that I can't get lost in a man's hands.
　Even though it's the first monster I've ever seen, I'm going to disassemble the body without hesitation...

"Well, there really is no magic stone,"Cut open the torso and check all internal organs, including the heart, before telling you so.
　The other people around him expressed their impressions of what he said with disbelief.
　Most of them are guild workers, but not receptionists or those who worked inside the counter, but rather, they are employed as chores.
　Even though it was supposed to be such a chore, I now have a lot of work to do... to disassemble monsters without magical stones, and some people were gathered in disassemblement warehouses.
　The main reason for doing this is to show that a monster does not have a magical stone.
　Even those in charge of chores now have no idea what kind of work they will do in the future, but they were quite likely to be tasked with dismantling monsters.
　In that sense, it would certainly have been helpful to see the dismantling of the lizard here.
　...a monster without a magic stone wouldn't appear so easily.

"Do you really have any magical stones?"
"Oh, yes. If you're curious, take a look. ... From what I've seen, it doesn't seem like there's a magical stone. But you should try to dismantle this area yourself. Fortunately, Ray brought a lot of bodies before dismantling. Thank you."
'Thank you,'

　All the chores say thank you to Ray.
　Even if you're a janitor, you know you're very lucky to be able to work in a guild.
　Even though you're a choresmith, the salary itself is quite high, and for a young man, it's very important that you might be able to get close to a beautiful receptionist.
　If things go well, I might be able to go out with the receptionist.
　If you work seriously as a miscellaneous worker and gain experience, and acquire various skills, you may be able to work as a guild official in earnest.

"Don't worry, there will be more monsters like this from now on... ...it's a bad monster for an adventurer when there's no magic stone."
"Oh, yes. Without the magic stones, adventurers' incomes will decrease."

　One of the chores murmured deeply at Ray's words.
　While nodding to the words, Ray leaves the body still in the mistling there.

"Then, first of all, report the dissolution and the result to the guild."
"Yes, leave it to me,"

　After a conversation with a man who had just broken up, Ray leaves the warehouse.
　Ray responds with just a slight wave of his hand, to another thank-you note from behind.

"Well, now I'm done with what I have to do, and I don't know what to do now."

　Ray mutters, looking up at the sky, which is worthy of calling it May clear.
　I understand that I should return to my birth tower as soon as possible, but this fine weather makes me want to stop by a little bit.

(But it'll be a big deal if there's anything there. Do you want to buy anything at the stall?)

　It seems that he's worried about the Zozo he left over there.
　With that in mind, they join Seto, who is having adventurers and passersby play with them, and buy whatever food they think is delicious at the stalls around them.
　Among them, there was a line of fruit water shops.
　It's not just ordinary fruit water, it's a stand that sells cold fruit water with magic items.
　Magic items were reasonably expensive, but cold fruit water was well worth it.

"It's delicious... ...I'd like to buy some more..."
"I'm sorry. I have other guests' share."

　The owner of the shop, who heard Ray's words, apologizes and apologetically.
　In fact, there are still quite a few lines at the stalls, and many would like to buy cold fruit water.
　If Ray buys a large amount here, the shopkeeper will be able to make a profit, but the customers in line will not be able to buy fruit water.

(I don't care if it's just cold. This fruit water has different juice.)

　If you just want cold fruit water, that's what Ray bought in bulk.
　It's stored in a mistling, imitating snow cooling in winter, so it's cold... even sherbet-like.
　However, the fruit water at this stall is being studied for its combination of fruit juice, which is probably why it attracts so many customers.
　Unfortunately, Ray decided to return to his birth tower, regretting not being able to buy in bulk.