"Well, it's like this,"

　One of the adventurers muttered when he saw a flock of cobolts on the ground.
　I'm not proud of myself, I'm just talking about facts.
　That's why I can understand that from the perspective of the viewer, he's such a talented person.

"Well, so... what are you guys? Trent's forest is off-limits at the moment? Or, if you have no choice but to run away against the Cobold, isn't it a little hard to be an adventurer in Guilm?"

　Another adventurer calls out to those who have been chased by a flock of covolts.
　It sounds like you're making fun of the other person, but it advises you that it's actually dangerous to go on as an adventurer.

"But aren't those weapons and protective equipment well used? Then I should be able to do something about a covolt."
"Oh, that's not... this protective gear we bought ourselves, it's the guy who gave it to us..."

　One of the men who was breathing heavily away from the cobold says so, a little embarrassed.
　From the look of it, he seemed embarrassed that he had not bought the equipment by himself.
　However, it's not unusual for family and friends to hand over their equipment.
　You needn't be so shy given the circumstances.
　However, it has to do with just what the individual thinks.
　Some people are ashamed of it, while others are more than happy.
　Those who had escaped from the Cobold must have been the former.

"Anyway... Ray, what are these guys going to do?"

　One of the adventurers asks Ray.
　The Tower of Birth, the Lake, and, more importantly, the slime still burning.
　They were meant to be kept as secret as possible.
　So, even though he's been chased by Cobold, it's hard for Ray to decide what to do with the adventurers who have come this far.

"I mean, in the first place, it's not something I'll decide, is it? What are you going to do in this case?"

　Ray asks the knight who is treated as the head of the scene.
　It seemed to the adventurers that Ray was in charge of the occasion, but it was actually the knight who was in charge of it.
　With that in mind, Ray deserved to ask the knight.
　The knight has a difficult look on his face.
　If you came to this lake on purpose, you would be imprisoned in the worst case.
　We don't know when it will be, but we can't release it until at least we've decided to do something about this lake or the Tower of Birth.
　But not this time.
　I was attacked by a covolt, and as a result I came this far.
　If they hadn't been able to escape this far, the adventurers were likely dead.
　though Trent's forest itself is now off limits, unless it is specially permitted, such as a woodcutter or his bodyguard.
　In that sense, these adventurers have come this far, too, breaking instructions from the guild.

"It's hard. I can't make a decision by myself because I need to make a lot of difficult decisions. I'll leave it to my boss, so I'll decide what to do."

　The words of action twitch the faces of adventurers.

(Did you think you'd be able to manage it with strict warning?)

　Looking at the adventurers, Ray predicts.
　If you really thought you could do something with extreme caution, you can only say it's sweet.
　No, if it was found by other adventurers in the forest of Trent, not by the lake or the tower of their birth, it could have happened.
　But these adventurers have come this far.
　With that in mind, there's no need for anything.

"Well... what are we going to do?"

　One of the men who had been chased asks, nervously.
　Then Ray reconfirmed the men.
　As for age, everyone is in their late teens or early twenties.
　Considering that they gave us weapons and protective gear, there's no doubt that we've just become adventurers.
　It was only natural, then, to want to avoid being managed by a knight here.

"If you've heard what I'm saying, you'll understand, but you'll get back to Gilm in a few hours. I can't say anything after that. It's up to you to judge."
"Well..."

　Why?
　He mutters regretting their actions, but in this case Ray looks away from the adventurers who are fleeing.

(if we had at least the ability to defeat Cobold ourselves, we might have been able to hide that we were in the woods of Trent, or we might have been warned if we had been found... was it lucky or bad that we had escaped so far?)

　If he hadn't fled this far, he could have been killed by a covolt.
　With that in mind, you can never say you're unlucky.
　With that in mind, Ray looks around him... especially toward the forest of Trent.
　Is there anything to do with the attack by Kerberos last night?
　Both Kerberos and Kobolt are dog monsters.
　Cobold is a monster that looks like a bipedal dog.

(No, there's too much difference in rank between Cobold and Kerberos. But should we let the guild know about this? They're the ones to judge.)

　If the guild determines that there is any causal link between the Cobold and Kerberos cases, it is quite possible that they will issue some instructions later.
　That's not what Ray thinks.

"Well, at any rate... I feel safe here, so let me know the circumstances. If you bring me a sheet of paper with the circumstances written on it, the interrogation should be short."

　The knight says so and takes the adventurers with him.
　The adventurers were walking disappointedly...

"Ugh! What's this? Lake?"

　One of the adventurers suddenly screams.
　Ray wondered a little if he had ever noticed such a large lake, but for adventurers who had escaped from Coboldt, he was relieved that his life had been saved and he had not to notice the lake before.
　And now you're finally aware of the lake.
　Men are amazed at why there is a lake here, that there are so many lizard men here for some reason, and at the existence of the tower of birth and the burning slime.

"It is necessary for you not to know that there is such a thing here,"
"Ah... well, I know. I can see why people say that when I see all these things like that."

　One of the adventurers responds as if he were satisfied with the knight's words.
　Others nodded in agreement with the remark.

"But you didn't have this before, did you? Why did you do this?"

　It was a legitimate question for an adventurer, but the knight shook his head.

"I don't know,"
"No, there's nothing you don't understand, is there? We'll be asked a lot of questions after this, and we'll be free right away, so why don't you teach us a little bit?"

　Adventurers thought that knights were misrepresenting themselves because they didn't want to give them much information.
　But even so, the knight can't say anything unless he understands why the situation is like this.
　Whisp in the basement of the Trent forest is causing the incident, and only a few, including Ray, know it.Ray wondered if he could let the knight in charge of this place know, but I suspect he was doing so for some reason, unless Dusker had told him.

"No. I'm sorry, but I really don't know anything. I'm sorry, but I can't give you any more information."
"...what? Really?"

　The man who was talking to the knight raised the question whether his words were really unexpected.
　As an adventurer, I took it for granted that I knew the situation because I was here, but that prediction was completely wrong.
　The knight also says nothing more, because it's true that he doesn't know what's going on here.
　No, I know exactly what's going on. The towers and lakes of birth are moving.
　But... I don't know what is causing this.

"Oh, that's true. That's why we have talented adventurers like Ray standing by here so that whatever happens, and even other adventurers don't have the same skills as Ray."
"Wow. To be honest, I'm curious what happened to me. ... Is it safe? It's not far from Gilm."

　The adventurer's words make the knight nod.
　The Tower of Birth is used as the residence of the Lizardman, so it's all right, except for the lake.
　It's not a very safe place to be given the presence of monsters like amenbo and lizards.
　Some beings, like flying jellyfish, endear to humans and animals, rather than harm themselves.
　At any rate, as long as there are dangerous monsters, it's not a very safe place.
　As the adventurer says, this place, relatively close to Gilm, is dangerous.
　It was undoubtedly true that a huge lake, as well as a dangerous one, would benefit Gilm.

"It's safe to think that Ray is here, though he's not always here because he's busy."
"That's..."

　As long as he was an adventurer in Guillum, naturally the man knew Ray's name.
　Above all, looking at the Gryphon up close, it was clear that they were such high-ranking monsters that they couldn't beat.
　It's incomparable to Cobold and so on...however, it's strange that he's lovely.
　When Ray glances at the knight and adventurer as they move, he calls out to the other adventurers around him.

"Cobolts are basically herd monsters, and when you think about that, there's a possibility that there are other monsters out there... well, if you think about the winter thing, you don't have to say how to deal with them."

　The adventurers in Gilm in winter are battling the eye-catching Cobold.
　Originally a low-ranking monster, he was an easy enemy to defeat, but the constant daily appearance of Cobold was nothing but trouble for Gilm's adventurers.
　...an adventurer who had gone out of Gillum in the winter would not have been caught up in the Cobold scandal.

"Anyway, if Cobold should live in the forest of Trent, it would be a great trouble. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."
"I understand what Ray is saying, but you don't have enough men, do you? We have to make sure that the woodmen's bodyguards are competent, too, because of the case of Kerberos."

　If the incident had been discovered before Kerberos came out, he could have easily exterminated it.
　However, if he had done so, he might have been attacked by Kerberos while fighting against Cobold.

"There have been quite a few monsters in the forest of Trent lately, but we need to be more vigilant from now on."
"Cerberos and so on. They say it's not fashionable. ... It doesn't matter to some extent if it's a cobolt."

　The adventurer's words make Ray and the other adventurers nod.

"Well, wouldn't it be better for Ray to go to the guild early and let them know that Kerberos had come out, too, about Cobold and the adventurers... just in case."
"Well... then, while I'm away, please stay here. Well, I don't think Kerberos will come out in the daytime."

　Rey told him that he would store the dismantled Kerberos material a short distance away in a mistling and then head to Gillum with Seto.