"Oh! Ray, are you back? I think it's been a long time. You're staying here today, aren't you?"

　Adventurers and knights welcome Ray and Sett back to their birth tower.
　This place is safe for now, but it must be outside the guillem.
　That's when high-ranking monsters might emerge, and unknown monsters might emerge from the lake.
　With that in mind, there is no doubt that Ray, who has a high level of strength, and Seto, who has a sharp five senses, are very reliable.

"Oh, that's what I mean. It's here that I don't know what's going to happen the most around Gilm right now. ... But is it still burning?"

　Burning slime has already become a local specialty.
　Ray had expected it, but it's still burning even now that he's back like this way.

(I think it's okay to burn, but it's sticky. And it doesn't seem like it's decreasing in volume.)

　If it's burning, the volume of slime could be reduced.
　And yet, given the fact that I couldn't see anything of it, it was probably... almost certainly meant that Slime was still fighting against Ray's magic.
　Slime is basically nothing but small fish.
　However, even with such slime, if you grow to a hill or a small mountain, you will gain a certain amount of power.

(I don't know if it's a rare species or a superior species either.)

　トレントの森の地下空間にいるウィスプも、希少種か上位種と思われる存在だった.
　もっとも、レイは上位種ではなく希少種であると判断していたが.

「ああ、今日はこっちに泊まるよ. 昨日は湖から何かモンスターが襲ってこなかったか？」

　冒険者に話をしながら、周囲の様子を確認する.
　昨夜、もしくはレイがいない間に湖から敵が襲ってきたら、何らかの痕跡があってもおかしくはない.
　幸いにも、レイが見回した限りでは特に何か異常があるようには思えない.
　であれば、恐らく敵に襲われるといったことはなかったのだろうと判断し、安堵する.

「ああ. あのトカゲとかアメンボとか、それ以外のモンスターが襲ってくるようなことはなかったな」
「そうか. ならいい. ……ちなみに、緑人は見つかったか？」

　レイはトレントの森でウィスプによってグラン・ドラゴニア帝国から転移させられてきたリザードマンと接触した.
　今までの経験から、リザードマンが転移してきた時は緑人も一緒に転移してきていたので、もしかしたら自分達が知らない間に緑人を保護したのではないか.
　そう思って尋ねたのだが、残念ながら冒険者は首を横に振って否定する.

「いや、残念ながら緑人は見つかっていない. 一応、レイから聞いたから暇な時はある程度その辺を見て回ったりはしたんだけどな. その程度で見つけることは出来なかった」
「そうか. ……見つからなかったのなら、しょうがないか」

　I wish they had been found, but my top priority is still to guard the tower of birth.
　It is much better than forcing them away from the tower of their birth to search for greens, resulting in fewer guards, and from the lake... or from the frontier, being attacked by monsters and damaging Lizard's children and eggs.

"I'm sorry,"

　He was an adventurer with a brief apology, which Ray didn't have to worry about.
　So you can just shake your head lightly.

"That's enough about the greens, but what else? For example, someone came to see what was going on."

　Ray's magic in knocking down slime was a very powerful flame.
　That's what you can normally see from Gilmoo.
　Under such circumstances, any intelligent person should try to gather information.
　And if you get close to it, you can find lakes and towers of birth.
　...and with that in mind, anyone could come here at any time.
　Just in case Dusker and his men have stopped anyone trying to move in the guillem, but that doesn't necessarily stop them.
　No, I could have judged that there was something and become more interested.

"No, that's not the case so far, but you're sure someone will come sooner or later, right?"

　Ray cannot deny the adventurer's words.
　It's because we know that there's actually that much to be had here.
　. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

"When they come, it's our turn, isn't it? They're telling us to stay away from them. If they come, we can catch them."
"I suppose... as long as Sett is here, I'm pretty sure he'll be able to find him when he comes up."

　Given Seto's five senses, it's very difficult to come up unnoticed.
　It's unlikely that you can mislead Seto unless you're an outsider like a notorious person.
　...however, if you are a notorious fighter like Elk, it would be impossible to misrepresent Seto's five senses.

"I see. So I'm very happy that Sett is back. Oh, of course Ray is too."
"Am I a free gift to Seto? But the reason I'm happy to come back is because the food is gorgeous."

　Not only the adventurers who were talking about Ray's words, but also the others all look away.
　That attitude was probably the testament to Ray's truth.

"Grull?"

　"Do you want to eat?" said Seto, who was watching the situation around him, when he heard about the meal.
　Basically, you can eat as many sets as you like.
　I usually don't eat too much out of respect for the people around me--but I still eat a lot in terms of people's value--but I guess they expected to be able to eat a lot.
　For this, Ray hands over a skewer from Mistyling.
　It was obviously not enough for Seto, but he still eats deliciously because it's a skewer from Ray.

"Hey, Ray. Tonight's dinner..."

　Another adventurer asks Ray.
　It was only yesterday that Ray wasn't there.
　However, even to that extent, the food brought in as a supply of goods was by no means delicious.
　No, that's normal for an adventurer.
　That's definitely a good enough dish to eat when you'reasonably.
　But all of the dishes Ray serves out of the mystery ring are the ones he actually ate and found delicious.
　The difference in taste is overwhelming compared to just plain‐made dishes.
　Taste is not always good for everyone because it doesn't suit everyone. It's not always good for Ray...Fortunately, it didn't really matter at the moment, as no one was so out of touch with the taste buds.

"For dinner tonight, yes. A lot of stew with oak, mushrooms and vegetables."
"O"

　All the people who listened to the food screamed with joy at the apparently delicious food.

(Well, is this all right? I mean, since all the people here are skilled adventurers, they earn a decent amount of money, so I wish I had eaten better food than I had prepared.)

　This is not to say Ray doesn't earn any money.Ray, whose hobby is hunting for thieves, is probably one of the top earners in guillem.
　Of course, some Gilm seem to earn more efficiently.
　The dishes that Ray serves are those that Ray has reserved for the sake of his deliciousness, and there are many dishes that are sold in ordinary restaurants.
　That's why you can definitely eat as much as you like if you're good enough to come here.
　However, there are many restaurants in Gilmoo that already serve food, but now the number of restaurants is increasing due to the extension work, and there are many restaurants targeting those people.
　If you add stalls to it, there will be even more restaurants to eat.
　With them in mind, it's hard to choose just delicious food from a myriad of such restaurants.
　The only thing Ray can do like that is simply that he has a body that can eat more than anyone else, so he can try and make more errors.
　...there is often a sort of sense of smell that distinguishes restaurants that look delicious, or, above all, find restaurants that look delicious in the sense of real smell.
　Ray, who frequently shopped at stalls, also had the advantage of being informed by the owner of the stall that there were unusual, new restaurants and stalls.

"At any rate, we still have some time before dinner, and the bodyguard must be very careful."

　Everyone nods at the words and each returns to his place.
　After all, the strongest is the one holding the stomach.

'Thank you, Ray.'

　Confirming the end of the conversation with the adventurers, Zozo approaches Ray and tells him so.
　I didn't actually say it in words, but the slate translated Zozo's words.

"Oh, is there anything wrong with you? I asked the adventurers that there was nothing wrong with you."
'Yes, my children have come to refrain from playing in the lake, too. ...but if you take your eyes off it a little bit, you'll have trouble going to the lake.'
"... well, he's a child."

　Children alone may not be able to fully understand the danger of the lake.
　Above all, children have not seen lizards or amenbo attack.
　If you were to look around, the story might have been slightly different.

'Yes... should I show it to you? If I go to the lake without knowing anything and get attacked by monsters, I can't do it.'
"Well, if you think about the future, you'd better do that, especially now, because you never know what's going to happen in this forest of Trent."

　Considering that there is a case of Whisp metastasis, it's no wonder.
　There's no denying that in some cases it's just the kids that get transferred somewhere...
　Fortunately, for now, those who have spread to this world will not be further spread by Wisp, so that might be too much of a concern for Ray.

"It's good to decide in advance how to act in case of emergency. What happens and where to go and where to go."

　Ray came up with what he called an evacuation drill.
　Evacuation drills in elementary, middle and high schools when I was in Japan.
　However, most of the evacuation drills in Japan were conducted in anticipation of a fire.
　That's what Ray went through, at least not in the city.
　But... it's nothing more than an evacuation drill in Japan.
　There are countless monsters in this Elgin.
　This is a remote guillem, and now some monsters come out of lakes from other worlds.
　It's not a bad thing to decide how to act in case of emergency.

(However...)

　Ray looks away from Zozo and looks at the tower of his birth.
　There are still many eggs in the tower of birth.
　There are also questions about what to do with the eggs if they are attacked and run away by monsters.
　At least Ray doesn't know what's best to do at such a time.
　I wondered if I could put them in the mistling, but basically no living thing can put them in the mistling.
　...whether the eggs were living or not was another subtle point.

"Anyway, wouldn't it be better for you to talk about what to do about it? I don't think Gaga will be helpful at times like this."
'No, that's not the case...

　Although he was protecting Gaga, when he saw Gaga fighting mock battles against many lizard men, he somehow couldn't speak any more and he was silent.