When it comes to investigating the underground space, Ray leaves it to Anastasia and Fana and heads to the Tower of Birth with Seto.
　On the way, I saw a tree fall a little further away.
　It's obvious who's doing it.

"The woodcutters seem to be doing their best, too. Do you want to drop in?"
"Grull? ...Grullllllllllllllllll.

　Ray says that after a little hesitation, Sett nods to go to see the woodcutters and their adventurers.
　Ray and Sett, moving through the woods of Trent, soon heard their voices talking.
　When they turn up through the bushes, adventurers immediately prepare for the battle, but when they find out that Ray and Sett have appeared, they all look relieved.

"What, Ray and Seto? Don't surprise me too much."
"I'm sorry. I've just come to see what's going on... Can I think there's nothing wrong with this?"

　Ray looks around, where woodcutters and adventurers in charge of chores are clearing the branches of a felled tree.
　As far as Ray is concerned, there doesn't seem to be any particular problem.
　One of the adventurers nods to Ray, who is relieved about it, but still asks just in case.

"Oh, but today's work has just begun. I can't act like I'm going to catch my guard unless I know when a monster will come out."
"Oh... I guess. But as far as the reaction goes, I don't think it's a problem."

　Ray turns to the man and tells him so.
　As far as Ray and Sett were concerned when they got out of the bushes, there was no doubt that they were closely watching what was going on around them, and that their movements were also in the hall.
　But it was Ray who informed the Guild that Kerberos had appeared in the forest of Trent, and the Guild sent a skilled adventurer as a bodyguard from the report.

"Really? I'd be happy if Ray said so. So, what do you do? We already have some trees that have been cut down. Do you want to take them?"
"Yes, I will,"

　It would normally be a task to bring the felled trees, but for Ray, who has a mistrings, it can be carried without any problems.
　That's why even if only a few trees have been cut down, Ray will recover them.

"All right. I'll show you where you cut it, so follow me. ... I'll ask for a little bodyguard."

　The adventurer talking to Ray tells his fellow adventurers that he walks through the forest of Trent with Ray and Sett.

"But I never thought the forest of Trent would be so dangerous,"

　Ray couldn't help but agree with the adventurer's murmur.

"Well, it's been quite a while since this forest of Trent was built. There were no animals or monsters at first, but it's not surprising that they came out of nowhere."
"Oh... I suppose. But the highest-ranked monster in the forest of Trent is Seto, after all."
"I can't deny that,"

　Seto is supposed to be a rare species, so it's supposed to be a monster of rank S.
　It was undoubtedly true that such a set would become the highest-ranked monster in the forest of Trent.

"Glu?"

　Seth turns to Ray, asking if he called her.
　Ray shakes his head when he says nothing to such a set, takes one of the dried meat out of the mistling and gives it to him.
　a happy set to eat it
　Spicy, expensive dried meat... is just plain dried meat that adventurers take when asked to doomed.
　Even though it was dried meat like that, Seto was happily eating it because he had received it from Ray.

"...when I see him,"

　Though he didn't say it until the end, Ray still understands what the man wants to say.
　There is no doubt that Seto is a high-ranked monster.
　But for those who live in Gilm, Seto was more of a mascot character than a high-ranking monster.
　This is largely because even though Seto is a glyphon, he doesn't attack himself unless he is attacked by the other party.
　However, if the opponent was doing any wrong, Seto would not hesitate to attack him. ... Still, he would not act as if he were seriously injured.
　Based on his actions, many of the Gilmoo people know that Seto is a star, but they don't feel that way.
　...Ray is afraid that adventurers, apart from ordinary people, are too used to Set, and that if for some reason they encounter a Gryphon other than Set, they will treat him the same way.
　Seto was accustomed to people from the very beginning because he was created by Ray through the magic of animals.
　But if you do the same thing when you encounter an ordinary... wild Gryphon, you're sure to die or be seriously injured.
　Or, even if you defeat the Gryphon, who had attacked you by luck or ability, you cannot remember Seto and let him go.

"Well, I'll ask you just in case... you don't take it easy when you encounter any other Gryphon?"
"Of course. He's a Gryphon, and if you play the trick of pulling out your hand, you'll be mortally wounded."
"...I see. That's all right."

　Reaching the adventurer so much, Ray has a subtle sense of uneasiness.
　The reply seemed to me to say that he would not cut corners if he encountered a Gryphon, but at the same time he seemed to recognize Seto and Gryphon as separate beings.

"Well, we're here, though it's still morning, so we don't have many trees."

　The adventurer's place was, as he said, a few trees with branches off.
　Ray puts it in a mistling one after the other and heads straight to the Tower of Birth with Seto.
　Maybe it's because I understand that there's nothing more to be done here.

"Well, don't go now. Give my regards to the others."
"Oh, all right. Good luck."

　Riding over Seto's back, Ray talks to the adventurer and heads with him towards the tower of his birth.
　Ray, who would have reached his birth tower earlier if he had flown in the sky, but now somehow felt like running on the ground, told Sett... he would thread his way through the woods, perhaps without any particular objection.
　Once out of the woods, Ray and Sett didn't have to sew their way through the trees, but Ray and Sett enjoyed the hassle... of sewing their way through the trees.
　Then Seto kept running, but suddenly stopped.
　Ray wondered for a moment what it was, but seeing Sett's condition somehow made sense of the situation.
　There is a disturbing atmosphere coming from the lake.

"Enemy? No, it's not. This is not like murder. It's disturbing air, but..."
"Glu-lu-lu-lu- "Glu-lull?

　Seto shrieks, "What are you going to do? Do you want to go?"
　Ray wonders what to do, feeling comforted by Sett's appearance.
　Above all, it's painful not to understand the situation in the moment.
　If someone attacks you or comes on reconnaissance as before, it should be a battle now.But drifting from the tower of his birth is not a kind of murder, albeit in a disturbing atmosphere.

"I can't help it. Why do you keep doing this here forever? Do you want to go?"
"Glu".

　Ray nods and goes further through the forest.
　Eventually, the scenery becomes familiar.
　The place near the tower of his birth... that is to say, he has reached the edge of the forest of Trent.
　Having been around here several times, Ray knew the place well.
　and when I got out of the forest of Trent...

"Oh, that's troublesome!"

　That kind of word comes out of Ray's mouth with an expression of surprise.
　for two groups were facing each other in front of the tower of birth.
　One is a group of adventurers and lizard men in charge of guarding the place.
　Among them, Gaga, who is nearly three meters tall and holding a big sword in her hand, is especially noticeable.
　and the other... those who appear to be aristocrats, and their private armies.
　The aristocrats are of medium build, but they wear clothes that are very flashy... that are right to be described as bad taste.
　Private soldiers were also dressed in gaudy metal armor.
　Seeing such a group face to face made Ray understand the situation somehow.

"Ray?"

　One of the adventurers turns to Ray and calls out to him, perhaps because of the annoying words I mentioned earlier.
　Waving a light hand to such an adventurer, Ray approaches the adventurer and Lizardman on his set.
　Naturally, the aristocrats will notice Ray's presence.
　Ray's sudden intervention in the matter must not have been pleasant to the aristocracy.
　He glanced uncomfortably at Ray and tried to say something... and stopped moving.
　Look at Ray, look at Set, look at Ray, look at Set.
　He repeated several similar acts, and eventually spoke in fear.

"Lord... a crimson ray?"

　If Ray hadn't been on Sett and Sett hadn't been here, no aristocrat would have noticed Ray was Ray.
　Ray's dragon robe also has a powerful cover-up effect so that it won't be discovered as an expensive magic item.
　The effect makes Ray look like a new wizard in the absence of Seto.
　Until now, everyone had had had the worst consequences for being involved in such a ray.
　In that sense, the nobleman who encountered Ray on a set was probably still lucky.

"Oh, yes. Should I show you some evidence?"

　Say so, take the death size out of the mistling.
　One of the most famous crimson rays is the use of scythe.
　. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
　At any rate, having such a scythe, and even taking it out of the mistling... above all, seeing the Gryphon Sett with Ray, I don't think he's a fake.

"Oh, oh, I see. Most of all, when I was carrying the Gryphon, I knew it was a crimson ray. Put away the scythe first time."

　A man of noble family who... half terrifiedly tells me so.
　One of Ray's rumors is that if Ray gets angry, he wags the scythe without hesitation, even if he is a nobleman.
　Rumor has it that there are more than a dozen aristocrats who have actually had their limbs amputated, so it is only natural for them to fear Ray.
　This noble man has the status of being a noble, but he doesn't really have the ability to fight himself.
　That's why Ray understood he couldn't do anything for himself if he really wanted to.
　If this was still someone you could manage with your own private army, you could have managed to cope.
　But his opponent is Ray, who is notorious.
　And with the presence of a Gryphon, it was almost impossible to counter.
　That's why the aristocratic man wanted to settle the matter peacefully... so as not to offend Ray.

"Really? Then let's do that. ... And who the hell are you? In the first place, you must be prohibited from entering this area without permission. Of course, you got permission to come here, right?"
"Well, that's..."
"Ray,"

　One of the adventurers speaks to Ray, who was speaking to the nobility.
　Ray asks the adventurer what's wrong with his eyes.

"This nobleman, who came to us asking us to drop in on the Lizardman's child, and when we refused, he was going to take it by force."
"Yes,"

　In the adventurer's words, Ray sees the nobility.
　Rey's gaze seemed to overwhelm me, and I took a few steps back.

"So? That's what I'm saying. Is this correct?"
"Geez, geez... yes, the lizard is a monster. It shouldn't be a problem to secure it here."

　The aristocrat says so with a sweat on his face, perhaps because he thinks he can't hide his actions any longer.

"... well, then... you mean you're going to be hostile to me, of course?"

　She told him so, took the death-size out of the mystery ring again, and asked with a smile.