"Hey, Ray! Are you awake, Ray?"

　The moment Ray hears the voice, he jumps up semi-reflectively.
　It wasn't that this was in the middle of any request, but if it was when I was sleeping at the inn or Marina's house, I wouldn't have woken up so quickly.
　However, since she is in the middle of a request, Ray, who was sleeping in a bed inside the magic tent, immediately responds to a call from the outside and checks the surroundings so that anything can happen.
　However, there is no sign of any particular enemy around.
　You can hear some noise outside the magic tent, but that's not particularly a war effort.

"Hey, Ray! Let's go in."

　With the words, one of the adventurers enters the magic tent.
　Ray quickly dresses up and asks the adventurer.

"What happened?"
"It's a water wolf. A water wolf just appeared again."
"... did you attack me? No, no. Come to think of it, I told you to come back today last night."

　Yesterday... I should have talked to the water wolf properly last night, but Ray was pretty tired last night.
　After destroying several behind-the-scenes organizations in Gilmoo's slums, she and Gaga fought a mock battle with bare hands, and then suddenly attacked by a water wolf.
　Even Ray, who was confident in his physical strength, could not have told him not to get tired.
　After all, Ray didn't know if the phrase "fire with the water wolf" was appropriate last night, but after that, he was mentally and physically tired and fell asleep right away, and slept soundly until he was approached.
　Fortunately, Ray's head is clear now because he was able to sleep well, and he doesn't feel tired from last night.

"A water wolf... Come to think of it, I told you to come again last night, but it's quite..."

　Then, think again, take out Misrill's pocket watch from the Mystery and check the time.
　past seven in the morning
　As for time, it's not as early as Ray says.
　No, it may be early enough for a normal worker, but it may be rather late for an adventurer.
　Gilm opens the gate at six in the morning, when it is not unusual for an adventurer to be by the gate.

"I just overslept. What about the others?"
"There were a lot of people who overslept because of yesterday's incident. There were a lot of people who just ate preserved food for breakfast. ... Some of them caught and grilled fish."
"How dare you?"

　Ray muttered with admiration and amazement.
　I understand from my experience that I can eat lake fish normally.
　However, it may just mean that it doesn't affect the body immediately, or that I often wanted to catch fish from the lake even though there was a water wolf incident last night.
　Didn't you think that catching the fish might offend the water wolf?
　However, the water wolf that Ray met yesterday was at first a well-understood partner, anyway.
　When you think about it, Ray predicted that the water wolf would never get angry just because he caught a fish.
　...it's a long time since we've been catching fish in the first place.

"So? Is it because you came to wake me up at this hour?"
"No, no. As I said, a water wolf is coming."
"Come to think of it, you said that. I thought it was a bad joke to wake me up."
"Do you think I'm going to joke in this situation?"

　The adventurer's words have no choice but to convince Ray.
　Until I was asked to escort this Tower of Birth, most people had seen it for the first time, and others had seen it for the first time.
　They were like that, but if they slept together for days and ate together, they would naturally start to talk and open up to each other.
　And the adventurer who came to wake Ray is not the kind of person Ray knows to tell a lie.
　...but before that, the adventurers here were sent by the guild to be recognized for their excellence in ability and character, so they were not the ones to tell meaningless lies.

"It's quiet for that,"

　As it is yesterday and today, it is not strange for everyone to be wary of water wolves.
　Nevertheless, the adventurer in front of Ray doesn't seem to be in a hurry.
　I'm surprised, but I don't feel that upset.

"Ah, unlike yesterday, the water wolf showed up not that big. ... I was wary at first, but the water wolf didn't seem to attack me when I got close."
"Well... I see."

　From yesterday's incident, Ray knows that waterwolves are not only instinctively violent like goblins, but also highly intelligent.
　Also, Ray still doesn't know if the water wolf has a gentle personality.
　Yesterday we attacked aggressively, but it was supposed to be in response to the fight between Ray and Gaga. ... To be exact, I didn't listen carefully, but the flow of the story made me think that it wasn't a mistake.

"Okay, then let's wait and see. ... I wish I could get along with the water wolf."

　The transitioning lake is unknown to the people of this world.
　That's exactly what happens when you think about the huge slime.
　It is very precious to be able to communicate with people in this world and to be friendly to them.
　That's why I want them to be friendly if possible.

"I'd like to say that it depends on Ray's persuasion, but isn't it OK?"

　Doubtful of the adventurer's optimism, Ray goes out of the magic tent.
　Then Seto approaches and rubs his face as a morning greeting.

"Oh, good morning. I'm glad that Seto looks well again today."

　While stroking Seto's head, Ray looks around... a short distance away, finds the Lizardmen and the adventurers gathering together.

(Maybe the water wolf is over there.)

　When I looked at the adventurer who came to wake me up for confirmation, he nodded.
　Seeing it, Ray approaches you with Seto.
　Naturally, the people gathered notice Ray and Seto approaching and make room for themselves.

"Ah..."

　It was like Ray was at a loss for words.
　One of the adventurers gives the grilled fish to the water wolf.
　Then the water wolf swallowed the fish in its mouth.
　Thanks to the sun rising, everyone could see the water wolf swallowing grilled fish.
　Then, the fish that reaches the part that seems to be the stomach melts gradually and is absorbed into the body of the water wolf.

"...I see. It must be a rare sight, but..."

　Muttering, Ray looks at the water wolf again.
　The size of the water wolf there is quite different from last night.
　It's about the size of a normal wolf and a little smaller than a set.
　But compared to the water wolf Ray fought yesterday, it was overwhelmingly small.

(Is it possible to change the size freely because the body is made of water? If so, it would be quite convenient.)

　After seeing waterwolves and thinking like that, the waterwolves who ate grilled fish must have noticed the existence of Ray and Seto.
　turn one's eyes and make a small noise
　Regardless of its size, it doesn't seem like an opponent who attacked us last night."Well, just to make sure, you're a water wolf, right?"
"Woo!"

　a water wolf who cries as if it makes
　As a water wolf, he may mean himself - the real wolf - but from Ray's point of view, he doesn't seem to be the same person who fought last night.
　Because last night's water wolf jumped to a height of 100 meters and tried to eat up the seto.
　However, now they are fed by adventurers without seeming to be wary of them at all.

(Well, getting used to it in Seto must be big, too.)

　Normally, it's impossible not to panic when you see a monster the size of Seto up close.
　However, the inhabitants of Gilm know about the existence of Seto.
　It's a little smaller than the set, and even more friendly, so it's faster for adventurers to open their hearts to waterwolves.
　Here, as long as everyone is a good adventurer, I guess I was still a little wary... but if I had actually shown my friendliness, I'd doubt it, but I'd be cute.

(Maybe you're observing the interaction between Seto and the others from the lake, and you're referring to it... right?)

　It's not a bad story for Ray if he suddenly asks such a question, but if he learns by watching Seto and responds accordingly.
　That was to keep the Rays off guard, and it wasn't impossible for them to attack where they were off guard, but considering yesterday's interaction with the water wolf, it seemed very unlikely.

(Still, shall we explain it later just in case? We should decide what to do after hearing it.)

　Judging so, Ray once again looks at the water wolf looking at him.





"You came here because of what I said last night, didn't you?"
"Wow".

　The water wolf nods to Ray's words.

(As I thought yesterday, you totally understand what I'm saying. It's a relief for me, though I told you to come just in case, but what should I do? First of all, can I decide on what to say?)

　Naturally, the management of this lake should be done by Dusker, the lord of the land.
　This lake is also located in the frontier counties of Larkus.
　If Ray was asked to decide on the relationship between them and the water wolf here, he would normally not be the answer.
　Ray looks at the knight in charge of the occasion and opens his mouth.

"I'm going to decide with the water wolf, but shouldn't the person in charge of this negotiation be the one?"
"If you say so... no, but the water wolf doesn't seem to attack anyone else, did he choose Ray as his negotiator? Then I don't think anyone else would accept the offer."
"One."

　As if affirming the knight's words, the water wolf cries.
　When I heard the cry of a water wolf, I thought Seto had a lot of hits with the water wolf yesterday, but Seto didn't seem to care about Ray's interaction with the water wolf, but he happily ate grilled fish prepared by the lizardmen and adventurers.
　I didn't even wonder what the vigilance was yesterday, but I think the vigilance was probably stopped because the water wolf is getting smaller.

"Ray, please."

　Ray was half-escaped, but he was forced to come to himself by the words of the knight.

"...Okay. First of all, waterwolves don't mind us being here, do they? Do they think they don't want us to get out of the lake?"
"Wow".

　Ray is relieved at the water wolf who nods.
　The side of the lake is also the side of the Tower of Birth.
　If they insisted they wouldn't allow waterwolves to be on the lake's side, there was a bad chance of another fight like yesterday.
　It's a great help for Ray just not to be like that.
　Now that the biggest worry is gone, let's move on to the next topic.

"We... I mean, people over there are catching fish in the lake and eating them. Is that OK?"

　The water wolf cries out that there is no problem with that question.
　From there, the conversation progresses smoothly.
　...no, exactly as long as you don't act in a way that's basically harmful to the lake, there's no problem with your normal use.
　However, when Anastasia, who woke up along the way, said that she wanted to examine the body of a water wolf, it was rejected.

"Is it okay to make such concessions to us?"

　There was no particular demand from the water wolf, and it was a unilaterally effective exchange for the Rays.
　As Ray, I'm happy, but Ray doesn't know what good the water wolf has from such a conversation.
　Anyway... it was still very profitable for Ray to have friendly relationships with powerful monsters in an unknown lake.