[Ren had made that observation as well, and he hums slightly in agreement.] I think we might have found why Nurray-san's disappearance problems were happening, and she said that was happening around the forest too. But even if it was the forest, we don't really know what part of it or why...

[He glances around the village. Nobody here has been unwelcoming, so Ren doubts the whole thing could have been a defense mechanism against intruders, but that honestly just makes it more suspect.]

I'm a little surprised they have been so welcoming, honestly. It doesn't seem like they get visitors often here.