episode_0047

The fireball fell into the river and disappeared.

“…?”

Me, the Seris sisters, the adventurers, and even the goblins looked at the wizard.

“…Hey! I should have held it straight!”

The wizard actually got angry. The bald head sighed and looked at me.

“…I’m sorry…”

“Yes.”

We approached the surrounded goblins.

-Kik, kik?!

The goblins were very embarrassed and struggled. But we were ahead in both numbers and quality. Four were killed and one remained. One of them had its bald head broken on its leg.

-Squeak!!!!

The goblin wanted to live even though it was painfully crawling on the floor. The wizard finished his spell, taking aim at the goblin.

“Fireball!!”

The fireball hit the goblin in the back of the head. The goblin that was hit fell down and the fireball disappeared.

“Did you see it!!”

“As expected, you are amazing!! That, that… I was moved by the incredible magic!!”

“Wow.”

“Wow.”

The bald man forced a compliment and the remaining two clapped. The wizard’s shoulders seemed to pierce the sky.

I looked at the goblin that had been hit by the fireball.

The back of its head was slightly dented and slightly burned…

…

That was it.

‘Is this the only magic you used that took up so much time?’

This can be done just by hitting the head with a blunt object. If Seris hits it, it won’t just collapse, it will completely shatter.

If I had used a bow while memorizing the magic spell earlier, I could have shot it 5 times. That’s how much of the fireball was wasted just now.

I turned to the wizard. She had a proud expression on her face as she was being supported by the bald head.

‘That’s the average wizard…there’s no way. There’s no way someone like this would be treated as a high-quality human resource.’

It was reasonable to think that the wizard was flawed. As I was looking pitifully at the wizard and the bald head, Daisy came up next to me.

I asked her.

“Why are you supporting a woman like that?”

Daisy answered as if it were obvious.

“That’s a wizard.”

“Wizards are all their own business. Do you really need that?”

“You never know, even if it’s like that now. Will you become a great wizard later? It’s about putting a stamp on your eyes.”

“Do you really think that woman will become a great wizard?”

Daisy smiled awkwardly at my words. She seems to think not either. At that time, a brown-haired man stood next to Daisy.

“If you think about it that way, what can happen in the world? I do it all just in case.”

“Hey, why are you speaking informally to your senior?”

As Daisy frowned, the brown-haired man said as if he was dumbfounded.

“What is a senior? There doesn’t seem to be much of an age difference.”

“Hey!”

“That’s it. Because it’s not wrong. If you want to speak informally, you can also speak informally.”

Daisy looked at me when I said that and spoke quietly.

“Well, is that so?”

I laughed and got up from my seat.

“Then we go. You guys work hard too.”

“Huh? Now, wait!”

Daisy caught me. The expression on the brown haired man’s face was unpleasant when he saw that. Do you like him?

“Why?”

“Well, if it’s okay, why don’t you go hunting with us?”

“Hey, what are you talking about again?”

“Why! It looks like you have a lot of experience here. It would be good to learn something!”

The brown man just frowned at those words, as if he had nothing to say.

I thought about Daisy’s suggestion.

Hunting with a group of people you’ve never seen before.

It wasn’t a bad experience. When you work as an adventurer, things like this are not uncommon. In times like these, it would be a good thing to create experiences.

but…

I looked at the bald head and the wizard. One lowers his head and the other raises his head.

That seems a bit annoying.

I shook my head at Daisy, who looked slightly expectant.

“I’m sorry, but I’ll refuse.”

“Yes…”

Daisy was disappointed, but didn’t grab any more. It seems like she knows why I declined.

Sister Cerise and I parted ways with them. We moved to hunt the White Hood Goblins.

* * *

-Klick!

Two goblins point spear knives at Seris. Seris blocked the spear with her shield and split the other’s head with her sword.

-Klick?!

The spear goblin tried to run away. Seris followed and plunged her sword into the goblin’s back.

She took out two goblins in an instant.

‘Is it because of accumulated experience? Unlike before, he has no hesitation in killing.’

Compared to the days when you couldn’t even kill a single animal, it’s a huge improvement.

I turned my gaze towards Kara. Kara had just chopped off the goblin’s head. She looked at me and made a V with her hands. He gave her a thumbs up.

‘I guess I won’t have to come to the abandoned castle from now on.’

So far, I’ve encountered the White Hooded Goblin three times. Even though I was only watching, the two fought well. It seems like there is no pressure on the goblins anymore.

“Good job. Seris, it was great to block the spear with the shield and kill one with the sword.”

“Is that so? Thank you.”

“Oppa, me?”

“Kara did a good job too. The goblin’s hair was cut very cleanly.”

“Right?”

Leaving behind Kara, who was laughing, I took the goblin’s fangs.

“Yuseong, we will do it.”

“Okay, I’m taking a break. I’m going to go back now.”

The sun was slowly setting. I put the goblin fang in my pocket and was about to rest next to Kara when I heard the sound of rustling in the bushes somewhere. I put my index finger to my mouth. The two people stopped talking.

I turned on ‘Wolf’s Pact’.

The sense of Werther, the wolf king, overwhelms my senses. Although it was only a small amount, it was enough to hear the footsteps around us.

‘I think the ones with quiet footsteps are goblins…’

The goblin’s voice seemed to confirm the guess.

-Kirik, this is annoying… Why did you make me go around outside?

-Didn’t the chief tell you? It’s because humans invaded!

I frowned at their conversation. But the first thing to do was to hide in a safe place. With a wave of my hand, I took the two people with me.

I hid in a place that was hard to see and overheard the goblin’s conversation.

-Squeak… Why do humans come here?

-I do not know either. I only know what my compatriots who fled said.

Did you run away?

‘We never missed a goblin.’

If it wasn’t us, the answer was obvious. I must have missed that party we met during the day. I suppressed a sigh and wondered what to do now.

The goblins are forming groups of two or three and combing through the forest. As long as I had the ‘Wolf Pact’, I would most likely not be caught, but getting out of the forest was another problem.

‘If this area had been blocked to this extent, the road leading out of the forest would have been completely blocked.’

Even if it takes time, should I go around the forest? While I was thinking about it, I heard familiar voices.

-Damn it again!

-This time there are a lot more than before!

It was the voice of a brown-haired man and Daisy. Around him, the voices of a wizard, a bald man, and a number of goblins could be heard.

‘It looks like it’s surrounded. I think there are about 10 goblins.’

It was time to erase them from my mind and think about how to get out again. A not bad idea occurred to me.

‘If I see goblins blocking the road, I think I can break through with them.’

There are at most a dozen goblin forces here. There is no way those guys could lay down dozens in the forest even if they laid dozens in front of the road.

‘If you’re fighting and it doesn’t work out, you can just abandon it and run away.’

Anyway, we met for the first time today. Those guys were also the cause. Kara and Seris will feel a little guilty, but you can calm them down slowly later.

After making that decision, I took the two of us and headed toward the adventurers.

As soon as I got close to them, I heard a voice without using ‘Wolf’s Pact’.

“Yuseong, this voice is…”

“That’s right. I think it’s those people.”

“It seems dangerous, but shouldn’t we help?”

Kara asked cautiously.

“Let’s first look at the situation and decide.”

As I got closer, I saw adventurers with their backs against a tree and surrounded by goblins. Seeing as there are no goblin corpses, it looks like they haven’t killed a single one yet.

‘Well, there are ten of them.’

As the number increases, the number of blades also increases. It’s not just something to think about.

-you! Protect me properly!

-Shut up you damn bitch!

-What, what?! What did you just say?!

-Shut up! Can’t you see that it’s all gone now?! If you open your mouth one more time, I will kill you first.

The bald man scolded. The wizard muttered to himself and followed his words. It looked different from what I saw during the day.

-Jay, aren’t we going to die like this? You’re going to die, right?

-You’re so noisy, be quiet!

-Oh, no. I don’t want to die! There are so many things I haven’t done yet..!!

Daisy seems to be slightly distraught. The man named Jay, who was presumed to like her, was busy glaring at the goblins as if he had no intention of comforting her.

-Kirik, let’s kill it quickly and eat the female!

-Can I not call the others?

-When others come, we have to eat together! Think about it!

-Klick! I see!

The goblins chuckled. At the same time, he looked at Daisy and the wizard with sticky eyes. Daisy was scared.

“Cha, I think it would be better to die now… No, I don’t want to die!”

Daisy made a contradictory noise.

I laughed and glanced at the goblins. The estimate came out. I gave a signal with my hand to Sister Cerise.

It was a signal to kill them one by one as soon as they left.

Cerys and Kara nodded. I marked the numbers with my fingers.

one two…

three!

We jumped out straight away and ran towards the goblins.

-Klick?!

I threw the dagger at the goblin who looked back in confusion. A dagger was stuck between the guy’s eyes. He stabbed the other guy in the head with the dagger in his right hand. And immediately retrieved the dagger he had thrown.

[2 Karma has been obtained.]

[2 Karma has been obtained.]

I checked on Ceris and Kara. Both men took care of each one cleanly. There are only six left.

“Huh?”

The adventurers were as confused as the goblins. told them

“What are you doing? Move quickly.”

Only then did the adventurers come to their senses. They quickly surrounded the goblins and started glaring at them.

“You are all dead now!”

While spitting out nonsense. I don’t have time for that.

“Ceris, can you take care of two of them?”

“Yes, three is possible.”

“Don’t push yourself too hard. Kara, keep an eye on it and kill it when you see an opportunity.”

“Yes!”

As soon as I finished speaking, I threw the dagger. It stuck in the shoulder of a goblin. He picked up the dead goblin’s spear and threw it again. The goblin’s stomach was pierced after he failed to avoid it.

-Klick! Also, run away!

The goblins must have thought that things couldn’t go on like this, so they attacked in a desperate attempt. It looks like he’s planning to break through and run away.

“Ik..!”

Seris did as she said and blocked the three. This was possible because their equipment and physical condition were far superior to that of goblins.

‘Kara took charge of one…’

I passed Ceris and ran towards the one that was running away. The guy was surprised and hurriedly swung the ax. He dodged and stabbed the dagger in the chest.

[1 Karma has been obtained.]

After dealing with one guy, I ran straight towards Seris. She kicked the side of a goblin that was bothering her. The goblin rolled on the dirt floor.

-Kik, kik…

I kicked the guy who was trying to stand up again.

-Kkiek…

I couldn’t wake up this time. Instead, I clutched the area where I was hit and trembled. He lifted his head and plunged a dagger into his neck. A dagger pierced his thin neck.

[2 Karma has been obtained.]

He pulled out the dagger and shook off the blood. What are Cerise and Kara doing? I turned around and saw Seris hitting the goblin with her shield. The goblin’s teeth popped out.

‘Ceris is fine. Kara…’

It was already over. The goblin’s neck rolled on the floor.

After a while, with a few dull sounds, Ceris also disposed of the goblin. The face of the goblin that Seris treated was so damaged that it was difficult to recognize.

“Phew…”

“…”

Seris looked somewhat relieved. I had a lot to say, but decided not to.

“Are you okay?”

asked the adventurers. The brown man and Daisy, who had dumb expressions on their faces, answered.

“Yes… it’s okay…”

“Me too..! Thank you!”

For some reason, it was an honorific expression rather than an informal one.

* * *

“All around here..?”

Daisy’s complexion turned pale when she told her that goblins were wandering through the forest. The same was true for other adventurers.

“Why, why does that happen…”

“Have you ever missed the goblins?”

“Goblin..? Come to think of it, once in the morning… ah…”

Daisy seems to have figured out why this happened. She covered my mouth and started looking at me.

“That senior…?”

“Why?”

She slowly approached me. He held my hand tightly and said with earnest eyes.

“You won’t abandon us…?”

“…”

I looked at him intently, wondering if he was going to say something. Then Daisy’s face turned pale and then white. She suddenly hugged my waist.

“Please don’t throw it away!”

“What are you doing all of a sudden…”

“I don’t want to die! There are a lot of things I haven’t done yet!”

“Okay, so first…”

“Please don’t throw it away..!! I-I’m good at it!”