When Dusker sees Dragonius' corpse, he is naturally surprised.
　Dusker was also a knight when he was young, and now he has seen many monsters with his own eyes as lords over the frontier Gilm.
　For such a Dusker, Dragonius' body in front of him was the first person he had ever seen.
　The smell of Dragonius's blood drifted through the office, which was hardly called a paperwork environment, but the owner of this room observed Dragonius' corpse without seeming to care about it.

"This is... a monster I don't see around here. I don't know where else but the Kingdom of Mileana..."
"I think it's a monster that only exists in another world."

　Ray said so, but the world where Centaur was had many things in common with this world, even in a different world.
　goats, sheep and pigs of domestic animals raised in the community.
　These also exist normally in this Ergen.
　Also, the most distinctive thing was that Ray and I could communicate normally.
　Considering that we came from the same different world, but couldn't communicate with the Lizardmen and the Greens at all, it's only natural to strongly question that.

(Or is it impossible to deny the possibility that Anastasia, who has a strong curiosity, is stimulated by curiosity and is moving around in that world?)

　If I had known Anastasia's character, I would not have been interested in a different world... or an unknown world where I could understand the language.
　However, it was not until I met Centaur that Ray understood whether we could communicate.

"Well, that's why this monster called Dragonius is strong?"
"Yes, even if you're an adventurer in Gilmoo, you can't afford it if you're a low-ranking adventurer."
"When it comes to this big, can you understand the explanation?"

　Centaurs, whose lower bodies are horses, are naturally bigger than those who live in this world.
　Dragonius is even bigger than Centaur.
　Generally speaking, being big is strong in itself.
　Of course, there are many exceptions, including Ray.

"If I don't cooperate, the Centaur settlement could be destroyed, or we could move from one village to another to escape the Dragonian threat."

　Considering the way Centaurs live in portable tents rather than solid buildings like houses, it is not wrong to leave Dragonius.
　...but as long as Dragonius remains, there is no bright future waiting.
　That's why Dragonius may come to the place where the settlement has moved.
　And if Dragonius moves from one village to another every time he approaches, there will eventually be no place to escape.
　Also, Ray was intercepted as he approached the village yesterday, but if Ray wasn't there, it's not clear how much damage the Centaurs had been in the village.
　If we continue to suffer such damage every time, it is not surprising that we can divide the minimum number of people that can form a village.

"Centaur? ... I can't believe there really is."
"Do you know?"
"I don't know, I've only heard of it in fairy tales. I heard it was worn a long time ago, but... I don't know."

　If there's an elf or a dwarf, why not have a centaur?
　That's what Ray thinks, but it's just about Ray's feeling, and Ray doesn't know what people in this world actually think.

"Is that so? ... I hope that someday Mr. Dusker will see Centaur."
"I'm interested in another world, and I'd like to go there, but in this situation."

　For Dusker, there is nothing he can do until the extension of the gillem is completed.
　After a few months, in winter, most of the construction work will be temporarily suspended, and I will be free to some extent.
　There's no doubt that there's nothing we can do about it, at least in the current situation.

"It was pretty hard to come to the lake, and then it would be hard to go to another world. ... I couldn't bring Centaur from the other world."
"Well, I want to keep it as secret as possible that it's a different world from us."

　Rey made it a secret that he was talking to Centaur about a different world, but Dusker also allowed Rey's judgment.
　In the first place, I had anticipated that I might come into contact with another world from the time I studied Whisp.
　I had expected it, but I didn't expect to be able to go to another world so soon.
　...though this was a development in a way that was almost an accidental.

"All right. So, after this talk with Mr. Dusker, I'd like to go to the other world. As for the construction work in the meantime..."
"I know. We need to make a lot of preparations around there, so I'd like to do something about it."

　As a dusker, it hurts to be unable to borrow Ray's help in the extension work.
　It hurts, but now that we have something bigger to do, we need to prioritize it.
　However, without Ray, the efficiency of the extension work will inevitably decrease.
　We needed to do something about it, but it needed to be dealt with by moving many adventurers efficiently.

"What about this corpse?"
"I have a large number of other dead bodies, so if Mr. Dusker wants to investigate, I'll leave them behind?"

　Dragonius ... especially with red scales, is very resistant to flames.
　And in this Ergen, the flame is one of the typical means of attack.
　Not only magic, but also fire attacks are carried out normally.
　In such a case, if you analyze the scales of this dragonius and develop a protective device that is resistant to flames, it will be a great help.
　...but I'm not so happy that Ray has more protection against flames as long as the only magic he can use is flame magic.

(But even if you study this scale, it's likely that a guy who has a weaker defense against flames than a dragonius can do.)

　As Ray, I didn't think that I could make protective equipment or magic items while keeping the performance of this scale.
　In the first place, Dragonius is from a different world.
　Just like monsters in the world, can they be used as materials for equipment and magic items?
　To be honest, Ray expected that it was a delicate matter.
　Because of his hobby of collecting magic items, Ray was more knowledgeable than a layman, but he still fell short of his regular job.
　After all, Ray is nothing but an amateur.

"Well, let's check it out here to see if it can be used for something. I don't mind leaving it here."
"...if you like, I'll carry you somewhere?"
"You don't have to. We need Ray to do something about the matter in another world soon."

　Ray, who was implicitly told to hurry to another world, regrets that he should give up going to the slums again today.
　Ray's honest mind is that there must still be an organization behind him aiming for his own life, and if possible, he wants to get rid of it.
　But from what Dusker said, it seemed impossible to afford to do so.

(Well, I think it's more likely that they've already withdrawn from Gilmoo. If possible, I'd like them to survive until I break them down. But if a vicious underground organization survives, will the number of victims increase? Then should they stay away?)

　Thinking they were lucky, Ray decided to forget about the behind-the-scenes organization.
　Personally, it is true that there are many things that I think about, but given the current situation, I can't afford to care about it.
　If that's the case, let it go for now, and if you're still in Gilmoo after this matter is settled, you'll come to that conclusion.

"Okay, then I'll go to another world."
"Ah... no, wait a minute."

　Ray was about to leave the office but stopped at Dusker's voice.
　Is there anything else?
　With that in mind, he puts his hand in the drawer of his desk, pulls out a leather bag about the size of a fist, and throws it at Ray.
　Ray's hands, receiving the leather bag, felt stiff.
　When I checked the contents, I found gems in various colors: blue, green, red, yellow, black.I'm not very familiar with jewelry, so I don't know which one is what it is.
　No, or maybe it's not a gem but some kind of ore.

"What about this?"
"There's no gold in the world over there, is there? No way we can use this world's money. If that's the case, we need to bring something highly cashable. It contains jewels, so we can redeem them. ... But I don't know if the centaur will find its rarity in jewelry."
"That's... I think it'll be all right. Many Centaurian women wore a lot of ornaments at the party, and there were jewels among them, but is it all right?"

　Even if Ray doesn't know anything about jewelry, he knows it's expensive.
　There are more than half as many jewels as a fist-sized leather bag.
　Even Ray doesn't know how much it will cost to sell this.
　...though it's not enough to make such a fuss, considering the amount Ray has earned so far.

"I don't care. I'm forcing Ray to do a lot of things. And I can't ask you to fund my activities there. At least let me do that."

　At Dusker's words, Ray nods after a short thought and stores a leather bag containing various jewels in the mystery.
　To be honest, I didn't feel like I could get the gold ready at once in the settlement of Centaur, but I decided that if Dusker was still going to give me the jewels, I'd better accept it.

"All right. I'll be glad to use it."
"If you can't use it up, you don't have to return it. I'm causing Ray a lot of trouble, not just this time. Think of it as a temporary income. And I'll let the marinas know about this."

　an arrogant dusker
　If Ray didn't make that much money, he could be delighted with it from the bottom of his heart.
　...but if you're too greedy, you'll try to avoid using jewelry in another world as much as possible.
　There was no need for Dusker to worry too much about how much Ray earns... and considering that he enjoys hunting bandits.

"Thank you very much."

　Bowing his head in a double sense, Ray leaves the office.
　Ray, who has been to the lord's house many times since he passed several maids along the way, greeted the maid lightly and left the room... but for the time being, he left the lord's house, assuming he didn't hear her.

"Rolling!"

　Seto immediately approaches Ray with a purring sound.
　His sharp five senses must have guessed Ray coming out of the lord's mansion.
　...but given the smell of some kind of food floating from Seto, there is no doubt that Seto had a good time before Ray came out.

"Now, Seto. Then we'll go over there."

　I'm sure Seto knows what the word over there means.
　purr merrily
　Say hello to the gatekeepers, and Ray and Seto head for the main gate.
　On the way, I went out of the main gate while buying and eating food from the appropriate stalls... and then it would be too early.
　For a Seto flying in the sky, it will reach the middle of the Trent forest in no time.
　I thought it would be better to tell the woodcutters and adventurers that they would not come for a while from today, but since Dusker said he would take care of that, I decided to leave it to them.
　Then, when you come to the center of the forest of Trent, you take the familiar path to the underground.
　Naturally, Seto can't go through the underground passageway, so I'm looking after the house on the ground.
　Grimm's power was needed for Seto to come into the basement.

(If possible, so that the passageway can be widened... No, no, it will be easy to find when someone comes.)

　With that thought in mind, Ray headed into the underground space.