It was almost evening when the Rays, who had devastated the goblin settlement, returned to the camp.
　It would have been possible to reach the camp earlier.
　But as long as there were women caught in the goblin village, I couldn't get on with it.
　Other than that, the wound that had been pierced by a wooden stake was treated successfully with Ray's portion, but as far as being ruffled by the goblins is concerned, Ray and others cannot do anything about it.
　Or, if there was a woman among the Reys, it would have been a different story, but the only women in the camp were the Lizard Woman in the Tower of Birth, and Anastasia and Fana who came to check out Whisp.
　And yet, Anastasia and Fana are now in the underground space where Whispers are, and the Lizardman's woman was asked if she could take care of a woman who had been ruffled by a goblin.
　In the end, among the women who were caught in the goblins, there was no choice but to leave the care of another woman who was still healthy, and the only thing Ray could do was to prepare water with a running water dagger.
　...I didn't think for a moment that the water that made up the body of a water wolf would be fine, but for women, Ray was still recognized as a more dependable partner than a water wolf.
　I was supposed to treat my injury and clean up before going to the camp, but I didn't have any shoes.
　No, even my clothes were torn by the goblins, and I was naked... or I was totally naked as I could.
　Here again Ray gives the cloth in the mystery, and the women cut it into pieces and use it as clothes.
　With such women with us, it was only natural that our walking speed would slow down.
　Ray didn't think it would be easier to take them in a set basket, but considering that some women are in a gap between sanity and madness, it was too dangerous to carry them in a set basket.
　In the worst case scenario, you could jump out of a set basket while flying, or get confused and go wild in the set basket.
　Some adventurers said that it would be happier for women to kill them.
　Still, Ray decided to take him with him and leave it to the knight who was in charge of the decision, so he took the time to come to the camp.

"Ray! I'm glad you're safe. I was wondering what happened because it took time..."

　One of the adventurers who was left in the camp to guard says so when he sees Ray and others returning.
　As long as you know Ray's ability, you probably didn't expect anything to happen to the goblin village, but as it took time, you probably thought something unexpected might have happened.
　...although, indeed, not unexpected but predictable, it was delayed by the rescue of women who had been captured in the goblin settlement.

"Oh, first of all, I'm safe. Of course there are no dead and only slightly injured."

　He was slashed, bitten, beaten lightly.
　Such minor injuries have already been recovered in proportions.

"Well, that's a relief. ... You don't look so happy for that."
"That's it."

　Show the adventurers talking to them the women at a distance.
　Just looking at the haggard women, the adventurer must have guessed the reason.
　open one's mouth with anger at the goblins

"Is that so?"
"Oh, and I couldn't kill the top or the rare species that had gathered the goblin settlement. Maybe they escaped in the face of the uproar. Then they might create a new settlement somewhere else."

　Higher or rare goblins are alive.
　The adventurer had a displeased look on his face at the remark.
　And a slightly blaming look at Ray.
　For an adventurer, it's impossible to think about letting go of Ray, Seto, and the goblins that had gathered the village even though there were water wolves.
　In other words, I thought I made some mistake.
　Indeed, the adventurer's idea was never wrong, as it is likely that there were superior or rare species on the side of the goblins with meat shields.

"I'm sorry, but I want to give the women a break. And I have to report. ... Do I need to pick up the Anastasia?"

　After all, Ray has a lot of things to do.
　However, the problem is how to give women a break.
　There are only men here, and as long as there are only Lizardmen, women have no choice but to take care of them.
　Fortunately, some women are steady.
　Also, some women were mentally and physically exhausted when they were in the goblin village, and others recovered somewhat mentally when the village was destroyed.
　Ray's idea was that the women would take a carriage to Gilm tomorrow, and that the women would do something about it today.

(If Anastasia and Fana were there, I might bother......what do you think?)

　Anastasia seemed to be more focused on her research, and Fana was very shy in the first place.
　In that case, it seems to Ray that even if Anastasia and Fana were there, they wouldn't be able to take care of the women.
　While talking to the adventurer, Ray heads for the knight.

"Ray".

　Knights must have been curious about the goblin settlement.
　As soon as I see Ray, he approaches me.

"How was it?"
"Worst... not necessarily, but not necessarily the best."

　While watching the water wolf return to the lake, he says so.
　Despite eating all the dead bodies of the goblins that were knocked down in the village, their appearance has not changed at all.

(Did the goblins melt in the body flow into the lake through water ropes?)

　With such questions in mind, Ray explains to the knight about the settlement.
　The knight looked disappointed that he had let go of the goblins that had been leading the village, but there was no doubt that the good news was that he was able to annihilate the goblins.

"I'll leave the women in captivity to you. For now, I think you should take them to Gilm tomorrow in a carriage."
"Well, that's good."

　Even as a knight, he nods honestly to Ray's words, wondering how he should have treated the women brought from the goblin village.
　Once the conversation is settled, Ray immediately stands up.

"Well, I'm going to pick up Anastasia and Fana, so I asked for this."
"No, but that's..."

　He was going to say something, but Ray speaks before the knight.

"I'm the only one who knows where the Anastasians are. And now that it's evening, I'll be that late to pick them up here. If that happens, will you explain the situation to Anastasia?"

　Ray told her so, but in fact, Anastasia would never complain if he was late to pick her up.
　On the contrary, they should even be happy if they have more research time.
　But if you say so, the knight will happily stay here, and will try to do a lot of work... especially to take care of the woman, and Ray won't mention it.
　Leaving the knight there, Ray calls for Seto and heads to the center of the Trent Forest.
　I encountered a few goblins along the way, but to Ray and Seto they are not enemies.
　Given the distance from the hamlet to here, Ray kills the passing goblins, presumably expecting that the goblin around here still doesn't know that their hamlet has been destroyed.
　However, there are only a few goblins dead, so I left them as they are.
　The water wolf would be happy to take it home, but it was troublesome to stop and collect it.
　If left untreated, it could have been undead, but the undead of the goblins would have no problem, and there is hope that animals and monsters will eat meat before they are undead.
　Anyway, Ray headed for his destination, defeating the goblins.





"Oh, you're already here?"

　That's what Anastasia first said when she saw Ray in the underground.
　Ray speaks in amazement at Anastasia's predictable reaction.

"It's already evening, though."
"... Oh, you're finally here? You're late."
"It's too late to say it again."

　Ray looks around in the underground space, expressing amazement at Anastasia's words.
　There is nothing peculiar about it.Everything on the desk used for experiments and writing, and the place where the desk is located, are different, but that's all.
　There was nothing unusual about... especially around Whisp.

"Did you make any progress in your research today?"
"If I say yes, I did, but if I say no, I don't think so on.
"...what do you mean?"

　Given Anastasia's character, I declare that progress must be made.
　However, it was enough to make Ray think that something might have progressed.

"Well, yes. I don't know exactly yet, but the magic released through Wisps seems to be a little different. However, I can't say exactly because I've hardly seen Whispers."
"Release? ... I'm summoning you from another world, so it might not be strange to think about it."
"As long as I don't know exactly how I'm moving from another world, I think that's the key... but it hurts that I can't say that for sure."
"When that is clear, is there a possibility that we can transfer what we want from a different world or even send people from here?"
"I don't know. We'll have to take more time to find out about it. If that's the case, I'm interested in many things, too."

　There is a strong glow of curiosity in Anastasia's eyes.
　After seeing it, Ray convinces me if that's why I said I'm already here when I came.
　It's not a word that comes out of my usual desire to study, it's a word that reveals Whisp's ability... maybe because I found the key.

"I can't say I understand how you feel, but I'll be back today anyway. I have a favor to ask of Anastasia and Fana."
"What do you want to order? What happened?"
"It's a goblin community,"

　Say so, Ray explains that it was a goblin settlement.
　The explanation that comes out of Ray's mouth is very easy to hear, perhaps because he first explained it to an adventurer and then to a knight. ...but if you don't find what the goblins have done unpleasant just because it's easy to hear, that's another story.

"...yes, the goblins..."

　Anastasia muttered briefly as she heard Ray's explanation, but her tone was unmistakably filled with anger.
　Fana can't tell the expression from the mask, but she can still tell she's angry from the atmosphere.

"That's why I'm going to take you to Gilmoo in the coach tomorrow, and who's going to take care of the women until then?"

　Ray's words remind Anastasia of the people in the camp and convince them.

"Well, it can't be helped. ...just Ray. I'd like to ask you one question, but did you annihilate the goblins who did that?"
"Extermination... Well, I killed most of them, but the village was quite large, and there was a problem with the number of people here, and I couldn't use large-scale magic because it was in the forest of Trent."
"In other words, couldn't you destroy them?"
"That's right. Since it was originally a daytime attack, there were many goblins outside the village. Actually, I was attacked by goblins from the camp until I got here. But... to be honest, it hurts to miss the goblins that led the village. If possible, I would have defeated it in that village."
"Then I wish I had knocked him down."

　an unhappy look in Anastasia
　For Anastasia, the existence of goblins is by no means forgivable.
　Ray knew that, but since he missed it this time, there's nothing he can do about it.

"Next time I find it, I'll kill you as much as I can."

　In the end, that was all Ray could say.