"Wow... that's amazing. I've been talking to Ray, but I didn't think there was a lake like this."

　Arriving at the site of the tower and lake of birth, Anastasia is simply expressing surprise.
　What do you do about where Anastasia lives to study Whisp?
　So, hesitating about what to do, Anastasia even said she would stay directly in that basement.
　But Ray cannot accept it.
　If Anastasia were to settle in that underground space, it could possibly come into contact with Grimm.
　Grimm is kind to Ray and his associates, but only because they are limited to Ray and his associates.
　It never seemed to Ray that he would be as kind to his first acquaintance as the Reys.
　That's even the possibility of Anastasia being killed by Grimm in some cases.
　Also, even without Grimm, it seems that there will be many problems for Anastasia in the Elf to live in a green underground space.
　Ray seemed to have a personality that makes him think nothing else was going to matter if he concentrated on something.
　If Anastasia remains underground, it is likely that it will concentrate on Whisp's research without ever reaching the ground.
　Ray's suggestion that we should do something about it was to bring Anastasia to the site of the tower of her birth.
　Anastasia didn't really like it either, but when she found out that she could still see the lake and the tower of birth, she agreed to move on with some joy.

"Wow... This is... Hey, Ray. Can I go into the lake for a moment?"

　Her eyes sparkle with curiosity, Anastasia asks.
　But Ray shakes his head against such Anastasia.

"No, there are monsters in the lake. That's why monsters in deeper places can come to shallow waters."

　Ray thought of a fish with huge tusks.
　Even if that fish can't move itself, it will still come to the shallow water.
　No, maybe that's all you can see after you've detected your prey, and you don't care at all that you're going to be unable to move.
　Judging from what Ray has heard, it's a fish that looks good in terms of ferocity or ferocity.

"Monster? That's kind of interesting, too."

　While Anastasia was glancing at the lake interestingly, some approached them -- Seto was playing with the children of the lizard.

"Ray, what about that woman?"

　It was the knight in charge of the occasion who asked me so.
　His language was polite, but he looked at Ray in some way.
　It's only natural that we brought Anastasia there, although we were supposed to hide this lake as much as possible.
　The three adventurers pursued by the Cobold are now in captivity for learning about the lake.
　though it was not the headquarters of the Knights, but the dungeon of the lord's house, in which to confine a man of some rank, it was not bad compared to the dungeon of the Knights.
　At any rate, even adventurers who happen to come here are treated like that, so you could imagine what would happen to Anastasia that Ray brought in himself.
　The knight looked at Ray with a keen eye, with that implication.
　But Ray shakes his head and then opens his mouth to such a knight.

"This woman is being investigated at the request of Mr. Anastasia. Dusker."
"Mr. Dusker's...?"

　The knight's gaze softens the severity a little.
　At Dusker's request, we may well learn about this lake.
　...but that's only if what Ray says is true.
　I trust Ray, but given the gravity of the lake, I can't believe him without any guarantee.

"When the cab comes, I'll have a letter with you, Mr. Dusker, for confirmation, will you mind?"
"Oh, that's fine. Anastasia is going to be based here."
"...what...?"

　The words that came out of Ray's mouth must have been unexpected to the knight.
　But it's only natural.
　for all those who sleep here to guard the Tower of Birth are men.
　There is a Lizardman woman who has metastasized with the Tower of Birth, but for human beings, beasts, and dwarves, the shapes of her faces are too different to be considered such objects.
　Except for Anastasia.
　She has no femininity in her heart, but her features are worthy of being called beautiful unless she has a particular hobby.
　Such a beautiful woman is based here exclusively on men... because I could imagine there would be a lot of problems if she had to sleep.
　The adventurer here is here with the guild's recommendation that he is a trustworthy person, but he still has to tilt his head when asked if he would unleash his desire in the face of a beautiful woman.
　It seems to me to be a hindrance to my job to bringing someone who can cause trouble in such a place.

"I understand what you mean, but there's no other place. It's hard to get through Gillum because you have to walk around the forest of Trent almost every day."
"... a woodcutter and his bodyguards come from Gillum every day, and isn't it dangerous for a woman, albeit an elf, to wander about alone in the presence of Kerberos?"

　What the knight said was reasonable.
　As Ray knows, the woodcutters only come outside the forest of Trent.
　By comparison, Anastasia wants to go to the middle of the forest of Trent.
　Also, with regard to monsters coming out of the forest of Trent, basically Anastasia intends to continue its research in the underground space with Whisp, so there is no danger except when traveling here and in the middle of the forest of Trent.
　And if you're going to study Whisp, Ray doesn't have the option of not helping it, and you can ask Sett to pick you up and drop you off.
　However, even Dasker's men can't tell the knight about Whisp and the underground space, because they still need to be kept secret.

"It's all right,"

　It was Anastasia who saved Ray, who was at a loss for words to explain.
　Away from the lake, he continued, looking at the knight.

"Looks like this, and I'm one of the most skillful spirits wizards in the Elves. What would happen if you tried to do me a strange trick... of course?"

　Anastasia's confident words give the knight a little pressure.
　No, not just the knights, but the adventurers who were listening.
　The Elf and the Spirited
　Marina is naturally the one who lives in Gilm and comes up with the combination.
　In fact, Marina is an unconventional user, even though she is considered an elf or dark elf as a spirit wizard, and she is not as skilled as Marina, though she is not a common spirit wizard.
　Still, as an adventurer of Gilm, Marina is remembered by the words elf and spirit magic.
　The knight knows the relationship between Dusker and Marina, as long as he works for Dusker.
　At the same time, Dusker often tells us about the substandard nature of the spirit magic used by Marina, so the elf and spirit magic remind us of Marina.

"Oh... yeah. Then I don't think it's a problem for now. I just don't want to sit around with a man in the tower of birth, so I'll have one of Anastasia's tents. Oh, or use Ray's magic tents? That would be nice to live in."
"No, please give me a tent for Anastasia."

　This is a familiar woman... Elena wouldn't have refused to sleep with her in her magic tent.
　But for Ray, Anastasia is treated as a stranger, not a relative, even though she was introduced to Dusker.
　That being the case, I couldn't sleep in a magic tent with a woman, Anastasia.

"Well, it would be helpful for me to do that, too. I'm going to put a lot of thoughts together in the tent, write on paper, and so on, because I think it'll be a nuisance to be with Ray at that time."

　Anastasia said so out of his own convenience, not out of consideration for Ray as a man.
　That being said, I didn't have anything particular to say, as it was also beneficial for Ray.

"Well, that's what I'll ask you to do, and... shudder!"

　Zozo, who was waiting a little further away, approaches Ray's words.

'What's the matter, Mr. Ray?'

　Zozo's words are displayed on the tablet... Anastasia opens her eyes wide when she sees them."Huh! What? What's this?"

　Speaking of the state of Anastasia, I wonder if she had explained about this magic item.

"This is what my master gave me when I told him that I couldn't talk to the Lizardmen. With this slate, he could talk to me normally. But some of the Lizardmen are starting to learn this language, so I don't think it's necessary."
"This tablet... as I've read in some book before... but... no, but..."

　Looking at Zozo's slate, Anastasia ponders.
　But Ray looks at Anastasia with some amazement and then talks to Zozo again.

"Zozo, this woman is Anastasia. I'm going to sleep here for a while from today, so let the lizards know."
"'All right, sir. ... If so, shall I have a woman to look after?'
"No, as long as you don't understand the language, you can get in the way of Anastasia. You can't get all chills, can you?"
"I'm afraid so,"

　Although he loses to Gaga, Zozo also has a strong influence in the lizard man.
　At the same time, Zozo is the only one who can communicate with the people of this world using lithography, and he is busy because he is called out immediately when something happens, and although not very much, he cannot imitate Anastasia as a caretaker.
　Then it would be difficult to get an attendant for Anastasia...

"And that's all right, Anastasia?"
"What? What?"

　Perhaps he kept thinking about Zozo's slate, Anastasia looks mystified by Ray's words.
　Ray, too, understands Anastasia's character for a short time, so he explains the situation as if he were telling her.

"They asked me if I could take care of Lizardman because Anastasia is a woman, but I refused because I couldn't communicate with her, right?"
"What? Well, if you say so. I don't mind your refusal. I'm interested in the Lizardman woman, too. I can't communicate with her. I don't like a lot of things. Instead, I want to ask her a lot of things. Can't I?"
"It's kind of hard. Thanks to this slate, Zozo is doing something like a lizard man's boss right now, so I don't think he has time to go out with Anastasia."

　Also, Ray didn't talk, but what Zozo is following is Ray.
　I'm somewhat forgiving that I've been with people in this place for quite a while, but Zozo was worried about his acrimonious attitude when dealing with Anastasia.
　...it's true that if Ray put that firmly, I think Zozo would be somewhat polite to Anastasia, but this situation still seemed dangerous.

"Well, really? Then it can't be helped."

　There's nothing particularly nagging about asking Anastasia if she thought it wouldn't work.

"Well, that's the Anastasia tent. Where do you want to go? There's little chance of monsters attacking from the forest of Trent because there's Seto here and there's a good adventurer, but the monsters in the lake don't seem to work that way. And the monsters in the forest, even if there's Seto in there, you can't be too careful."
"Well... can I ask you to sit next to Ray's magic tent, then?"

　As Anastasia asked, Ray nodded after a moment of thought.