episode_0009

The road to the goblin habitat south of Franca City was quite rough even though it was flat.

The forest was deep, so it was dark even in the middle of the day, and I heard strange sounds, which gave me goosebumps.

Fortunately, my pocket watch allowed me to brightly illuminate my surroundings.

Meanwhile, Laura’s mood changed after entering the forest.

With his sharp eyes, he was constantly alert to his surroundings and did not miss the slightest sound or movement.

If he thought there was something dangerous, he would go ahead of me and check it for himself.

I appreciate the consideration, but only in this way did I feel like I was being cared for.

It’s unfortunate that if you could use a mini-map, you wouldn’t have been treated as a protected object.

However, seeing as the map window is open, it seems like there will definitely be a mini-map function.

Just as new functions are unlocked when you look at a map in the Adventurer’s Guild, I think functions will also be unlocked when you see or obtain an object with similar abilities to the minimap.

“Laura, is there a magic tool that can tell you about the surrounding situation or movement?”

“Sorry, I’m not sure about that.”

“No. You may not know.”

Even Laura doesn’t know this. I have no choice but to look into this problem myself.

A person who knows a lot about magic tools is of course a wizard, but although I have heard of a magic engineer, I have never heard of a wizard.

When I return to the guild after completing the request, I will ask where I can meet such people.

While I was thinking for a moment, Laura looked intently into my eyes.

“Rebecca always seems to have a lot of worries.”

“I have a lot to think about in the future. As you know, there are a lot of differences between my hometown and the empire, so I still have to get used to it.”

“Rebecca, if you are having a hard time, please tell me. As a slave, I will do my best to help you.”

“Okay, I’ll remember it.”

I said while stroking the head of Laura, who was worried about me.

I am touched that even though you are so wary of your surroundings, you still care about me.

I think it would be really heartbreaking if Laura got hurt or got sick.

I bought him some armor, but I’m still worried.

Yes, you really need to know how strong your magic shield is and what its weaknesses are.

After using the analysis skill on my bracelet, I looked for an explanation of the magic shield function.

They say it nullifies physical attacks below a certain power, but I couldn’t find out what the standard was.

‘For example, is it okay to say that you can block arrows but not bullets? And since it is limited to physical attacks, there is no defense against the remaining threats.’

I thought that adventurers dressed too casually.

I think they probably wore clothes made of special materials that could block things like fire or poison, or additionally wore other magical armor.

First, I have to ask Laura what constant power is.

“Laura, do you know how effective the shield deployed by magic armor is?”

“Yes, Rebecca. In my experience, the cheap ones can block even arrows, and the expensive ones can only block magic rifle bullets to a limited extent.”

“What about frequency limits?”

“The total amount of shock that can be absorbed is set for each piece of magic armor, but if the accumulated shock or shock applied at once exceeds the total amount, the shield disappears. The shield is originally transparent, but when it becomes opaque, it means that the specified total amount has been exceeded.”

After all, the magic armor’s shield doesn’t last indefinitely.

It’s a good product, but it has definite weaknesses, so you shouldn’t rely on them and go out on a limb.

“Do not rely on the shield and avoid getting hit as much as possible. Right?”

“Yes, Rebecca. It’s best to keep a reasonable distance from the enemy so you don’t risk getting hit. Since you use a gun anyway, it will happen naturally.”

After hearing various explanations from Laura, I suddenly realized why knights wear magic armor, unlike adventurers.

Magic armor is more efficient than regular armor, but in some cases, it can make you defenseless in an instant, so wouldn’t knights who need to be prepared for all situations wear magic armor?

I’ll have to find out what exactly the magic armor does later.

I’m sure there will come a day when I will absolutely need it, so I need to prepare in advance.

By the way, Laura helped me a lot. I have to praise you.

“Laura, you are truly amazing. You answer almost everything I ask.”

“Oh, no. I don’t know much other than what I learned while working under my parents.”

“Was your family also adventurers?”

“No. I have been a bounty hunter for generations.”

“Well, I see.”

I thought Laura was a former adventurer, but she turned out to be a bounty hunter.

I think it’s amazing that a profession that deals not only with demons and monsters that can be easily killed, but also with extremely difficult people, has been passed down from generation to generation.

I think the reason Laura became a slave may be because of her job as a bounty hunter.

“Bounty hunters are more dangerous than adventurers, right?”

“Because they make criminals their enemies.”

“Would you like to do that again?”

“No. I don’t want to do it again. It is better to live as Rebecca’s slave than that.”

Laura said, looking at me with the saddest eyes in the world.

What on earth happened to you that makes you say that you like living as my sex slave?

Considering that he said it was a keepsake from his parents, I think he probably took the blame for all his parents’ deaths while working as a bounty hunter.

“Come here, Laura.”

I held Laura, whose eyes were moist, in my arms and patted her on the back.

I wondered if I had the right to comfort her because I had bought her as a slave, but I still wanted to hug her.

“Thank you. Ugh, black.”

Laura cried quietly in my arms.

After a while, I received a notification that Laura’s favorability rating had increased.

How much has Laura been through so much that just by being comforted, does her liking for the person who made her a sex slave increase?

When I saw Laura still sniffling, I didn’t feel excited even though my liking level had increased.

“Sorry, Rebecca. I dare to be indebted to the subject of slavery.”

“It’s okay. I told you not to hide it if you’re having a hard time. On the contrary, I’m glad you listened to my orders.”

I was so impressed with Laura that I gave her a kiss on the cheek.

Then Laura’s face turned red and she smiled shyly.

I thought it was so cute that I kissed it a few more times and Laura accepted it with a smile.

“Okay then, let’s keep going! I have to return with results.”

I held Laura’s hand tightly and set out on the road again.

Laura was still wary of her surroundings, but sometimes she relaxed and hummed.

As I was looking at the map window while listening to her hum, I decided to go to the nearby question mark area and led Laura there.

As we entered the roadless forest and arrived at the question mark area, the question mark was erased from the map window, a picture of a cave appeared, and the name appeared.

‘Goblin breeding den?’

I suddenly frowned. This is definitely where something bad happens.

I don’t want to take Laura into such a dangerous place.

However, if this place is left unattended, more goblins will appear and harass people.

Since we were planning on making money by killing goblins anyway, let’s attack here.

“Laura, what do you think? Is it okay to attack here?”

“Given that there are no guards, it is possible that it was abandoned, but these footprints and blood stains appeared not long ago. There are definitely goblins living here.”

Laura knew right away that it was a goblin’s lair, even though I didn’t even mention that I was a goblin.

Then, he looked around to find signs of other goblins and broke traps to ensure safety.

“It is dangerous to go in directly, so I think it would be better to light a fire and let the smoke into the cave.”

“What if there is someone inside?”

“It’s already too late. It is polite to kill people who have been captured by demons and used as breeding tools.”

Does that happen too? There is no choice but to follow the etiquette of this world.

“Okay. Let’s do as you say.”

Together with Laura, I quickly gathered dry firewood, started a fire, and placed wet branches on it.

Then, a thick cloud of acrid smoke rose, and Laura used a blanket to push the smoke into the cave.

“Now let’s step back.”

“Yes, Rebecca.”

I took Laura back, hid behind a bush, and took out my magic pistol.

After waiting for about 10 seconds while aiming at the entrance to the goblin breeding den, a group of goblins came running out screaming.

The evil-looking apes, with green skin and long noses and ears, were dripping with tears, snot, and saliva, and had cum dripping from their lower bodies. It was truly disgusting to see them.

I was about to use my analysis skills on them, but I thought there was no need to do so, so I pulled the trigger right away, and Laura also kept pace with my attacks.

The goblins, who were otherwise unconscious, fell to their deaths as holes were blown through their heads and torsos.

Even as the blood and brains of their compatriots splattered everywhere and internal organs spilled from their stomachs, they raised their weapons and screamed.

They seem to be quite angry, but soon they will all die by our hands.

“Enemies are surrounding us. What should I do?”

“Let’s divide into two sides and defeat them individually. There aren’t that many numbers over there anyway.”

“I understand. Be careful.”

Laura followed my gesture and headed left, and I ran to the right.

The goblins screamed incomprehensibly and threw arrows, spears, and rocks at me. They don’t seem to want to engage in close combat either.

I dodged most attacks, but sometimes my shield activated and I blocked attacks.

It felt like I had used magic to block it, which gave me some satisfaction.

I put a bullet into the chest of the one closest to me and quickly took out the remaining four in order.

“Disgusting guys.”

I used my remaining shot to blow off the head of the goblin that was still alive and reloaded while keeping a lookout for the surroundings.

Since I can no longer hear any sounds or feel any signs of presence, it seems like I just killed it.

Goblins feel so bland because they don’t feel any threat compared to the beast tribe.

But even these weak guys are dangerous enough to ordinary people.

I feel like I am the one who brought this monster into this world, so I have nothing to say.

“Rebecca!”

I feel relieved to see Laura running towards me.

It looks like they wiped out all the goblins much faster than I did.

“Are you done?”

“I processed everything. None of them ran away.”

“Good job. Now let’s wait for all the smoke to go away and then go inside.”

“Yes, Rebecca.”

Laura and I extinguished the bonfire we had made and collected the goblin’s magical core in front of the breeding den while all the smoke had evaporated.

Even though it was a truly disgusting task, Laura’s expression looked rewarding, like people digging for clams in the mudflats. As expected, former bounty hunters are different.

A total of 34 magic cores were collected, and 4 that were so damaged that they could not be valued were simply thrown away.

Then we entered the goblin breeding den, which was full of a foul smell.