The assassins carried by Ray and the guards were safely carried into the station.
　In this case, it must have been great that the interrogator was in the station.
　At first I thought Ray would wait here to get the information, but the interrogation would take a few hours... and in some cases it would take a few days, so Ray couldn't wait here all the time.
　So I asked him to tell me later when he got the information, and then I left the station with Seto.

"Well, where are you going? I don't feel like buying and drinking because I've come across that sort of thing in the middle of eating and drinking. ... Would you rather go back to your birth tower?"
"Glu".

　Ray's words make Sett nod a little regretful.
　For Seto, the conversation he had just had must have been filled with joy.

"Well... then at least I'll buy you something as a souvenir. That's about it."

　Announcing this, Ray buys stewed oak at a restaurant he has been with Sett several times.
　This oak stew, stewed with herbs for a long time, has made it very tender.
　Is Western style Kakuni the best expression?
　Since it is Western-style, it is seasoned with sauce instead of soy sauce-based sauce.
　But this is pretty good.
　That's enough for the adventurers, knights, and even the lizard men guarding the Tower of Birth to devour.
　That's why you'd better buy a lot of stewed oak.
　...even though it's purely because I like Ray and Sett.

(Maybe it goes well with bread because it's Western-style. But there are pork Kakuni buns, and considering the circumstances, isn't it?

　With that in mind, Ray heads to the Tower of Birth with Sett.

"Glu-lu-lu-lu-lu-lu-lu-lu-lu-lu-lu-lu-lu"

　Seth, who flies toward the forest of Trent, purrs happily.
　Oak stews, such as Western-style Kakuni, are one of Seto's favorite foods.
　That's probably why Ray's large purchase of it has made him excited about the meal.
　Feeling happy, Ray pats Seto on the neck in front of him, a little dumbfounded.
　...Ray looked dumbfounded, but he still likes stewing oak as much as Seto.
　Some restaurants serve similar dishes, but Ray likes the food he bought this time.
　The fact that the oil does not smell at all, perhaps because it is stewed firmly together with the vegetables, is also a big feature.
　Incidentally, the soup prepared by boiling oak meat together with flavored vegetables seems to be used in other dishes because the soup stock is produced accordingly, but Ray has unfortunately never tasted the dish.

"Oh, here we are,"

　The birth tower itself stands out in its own way if it flies, and there are other slimes beside it, which are still burning.
　Is it a good thing or a bad thing to have nothing to do with landmarks?
　Seth descends toward the earth, following Ray's question.
　Those who find Seto wave loudly to welcome him.
　It wasn't just adventurers who were waving, but lizard men.
　But I guess what makes me happy is that I can have a delicious meal with Ray.
　And when he landed on the ground, the first person to come near was the knight.k.a. knight.
　open one's mouth with a touch of anxiety

"What's wrong with you? I think you were too late."
"Oh... I have a little problem."
"Is it a question? Is there anything wrong with those nobles?"

　Speaking of which, Ray shook his head... he realized that the aristocrats and private soldiers were missing.

"What about those nobles?"
"A carriage came from Gillum and took me there, though it wouldn't be such a big deal."
"...isn't it a big deal?"
"It would be more correct to say that we can't do it correctly. In this case, there will be a lot of factional power relationships."

　I could not help complaining about the remark, but Ray couldn't complain about it.
　As a neutralist, I know there is too much difference in power between the royal and the royal factions.
　Of course, it would not be impossible to oppose the royalists if they were to help them in earnest.
　But it's almost impossible, it's almost impossible.
　Many aristocrats still despise or antagonize neutrals, and if the Duke of Quevel had said he would work with them against the royalists, he would hardly tolerate it.
　No, I may tolerate it if it's ostensibly, but after that, I might deliberately skip it.
　Given the circumstances, the Duke of Kelebel cannot force himself to cooperate with neutrals.
　Even if the Duke of Kelebel himself was fond of the neutrals, it is almost impossible to imitate that the influence of the nobility would be diminished as a result.
　The Duke of Kelebel is the leader of the aristocracy.

"Well, I don't care what happens to that nobleman."

　Listening to the knight, Dasker doesn't question whether he intended to oppose Dasker, whether he was a royal or not.
　As for this case, it is strictly up to a nobleman like Dusker to clean it up.
　Ray would have helped if he had been asked for help by any means.
　After all, for Ray, Gilm was the first place in the world and has been based ever since.
　I had no real intention of leaving the guillem for a certain length of time.
　I don't want Ray to lose his guillem or live in such a place.
　That's why Dusker was willing to cooperate if he wanted to.

"By the way, if the matter of the nobility had been settled here... would you mind looking over there?"

　Looking towards the knight, Ray saw the body of an oak.
　Not one, but four dead bodies lined up there.

"What's wrong with that? Well, it's here, I suppose, from the forest of Trent."
"Oh, yes. I came a little while after Ray's gone. ... That's the result."
"I suppose,"

　The remark makes Ray quite honest.
　It is skilled adventurers who are originally in charge of guarding the tower of birth.
　Some lizardmen are as strong as Gaga and Zozo.
　If an ordinary oak, let alone an oak king, comes to such a place, it's only a good game.
　Oaks are women's worst mate of all races, but at the same time their meat is known to taste better than its rank.
　That's how many have the perception that adventurers should hunt an oak immediately.

"And why is it still the same? Are you not going to dismantle it? The bleeding..."
"Oh, I've already drained my blood. I'm just going to tear it down, but I'm afraid that oak will be a tribute to Sett."
"...to Set? Why again?"
"Glu?"

　Seth, who was with Ray, is surprised to hear his name called out of the blue and stops playing with Lizardman's children and turns his eyes on them.
　Ray shakes his head and sends Set back to play, saying nothing is wrong with him.
　As he does so, Ray turns to the knight again and opens his mouth.

"If you're going to give me some oak meat, of course I'll appreciate it... why so suddenly?""I've been helped by a nobleman's case, but I've been on guard every night. I'm grateful for that."

　The knight nods in agreement with the adventurers who were listening to the explanation.
　Ray also sees the knights and adventurers and agrees with them that he wants to give Seto a present.
　For for those who actually keep watch at night, I fully understood how much they were saved by Seto.
　...but in fact, Ray, who is always with Sett, is helping him beyond his comprehension.
　Regardless, Ray knows that many people here appreciate Sett.
　That's why I was honestly convinced that I was going to hand over the oak as a token of my gratitude.

"Set".
"Glu?"

　Not long ago, Seto had just been told to hang out with Lizardman's children, but soon after, when he was called back by his name, he didn't seem to be particularly dissatisfied with it... on the contrary, his round eyes filled with curiosity and approached Ray.

"The four oaks over there, they seem to give Sett a present."
"Glu!?"

　Surprised by Ray's words, Seto looks around and asks, "Where is it?" ... soon finds the bodies of the four oaks and purr happily.
　It's not that difficult for Seto to beat the oak himself.
　Well, considering Seto's ability, it will be easy.
　Still, it is a great pleasure to receive an oak as a present from someone.
　Seth, who looks as happy as anyone can see, will undoubtedly catch the eye of Seth lovers in Gilm.
　The number of Set lovers is quite high, led by Miredogs and Johanna.
　Naturally, such set lovers would give Seto something to eat when they met him.
　It's naturally pleasing to Seto, but now he's happy in this situation, he can see in Ray's eyes that he's more pleased than in that case.

(There's hardly anything like this before. It's only natural that Set would be happy.)

　Thinking this way, Ray happily walks around near where the oak body is and gazes at Seto's throat.

"I would have been much happier if it had been done not only to bleed but also to dismantle it."
"That's enough for four of us. It took us quite a long time just to bleed. We can't bleed at the Tower of Birth."

　An adventurer who was listening to the knight replied to Ray.
　Ray, too, is convinced by what he said.
　It's not uncommon for an oak to grow into a large individual and be over two meters tall.
　carry it to some place -- a place where the stench of blood does not make it to the tower of birth, and hang it upside down from the branches of the tree to drain the blood.
　It takes a considerable amount of time to bleed, and carrying an oak in the first place consumes a considerable amount of strength.
　It was all he could do to end the bloodshed of the four oaks when Ray explained everything to Dusker, and then, while he was eating, he was attacked by assassins and repulsed them and transported the fainted assassins to the guard post.
　Another way to drain the blood is to sink it into the water, but... Ray, looking at the lake for a moment, immediately shakes his head.
　Given the abundance of ferocious monsters, if you sink blood-smelling oaks into the lake, the oaks will undoubtedly be eaten up by monsters and fish in the lake.
　The body of an oak that I had come all the way to Seto as a present would be completely meaningless.
　That's what Ray could have foreseen.

"Then, first of all, shall we begin to dismantle the oak now? If we leave it here, it will get worse in due course."

　If you put it in Ray's mistling, it'll get worse... it won't rot.
　Ray knew that, but when it comes to dismantling four oaks, it's a lot of work to do alone.
　...though Ray wasn't that good at dismantling in the first place, which is one of the reasons why he wanted everyone to help him dismantle.
　When Ray came to this world, he was so bad at dismantling that he was clearly not good at it, but now he is not good at it... he has average skill.
　Still, it was true that it would be easier to get someone to help you.

(I did it when I was in Japan, but it's almost useless in this world.)

　With a sigh, Ray thanked the people who helped him dismantle the oak.