Chapter 22 – Anxiety (2)
Ruined castle literally means a castle that has been ruined.
The wall was as low as 2M, and there were many places where it was cracked or collapsed, so it did not function properly.
The outside of the castle was surrounded by a single road and a forest. We circled in the woods.
“Since it’s an abandoned castle, I thought we were fighting inside…”
Kara looked at the castle and spoke as if regretting it.
“It’s too dangerous. Do you know how many goblins are inside?”
According to Patrick’s advice, there are three different goblin tribes within the ruined castle. Each tribe is said to consist of dozens of goblins.
It sounds like a very dangerous place, but it wasn’t.
Because these three tribes are hostile to each other, they do not come out well from their base. The ones who come out are the ones who run errands or go hunting.
It is said that even if a few of them disappear, it is regarded as the work of the other tribe.
“We just have to wait and catch the goblins who come out. Got it?”
“Okay. I’m sorry, but I can’t stand it.”
We walked towards the good spot Patrick had pointed out. It seems that this is a road where goblins pass easily.
Waiting was a battle of patience, so the three of them decided to take turns watching.
“Brother, you came, you came!”
When it was Kara’s turn, three goblins appeared. They had white hoods on their heads.
‘I thought that was used to distinguish a group, maybe?’
It is said that it is divided into three parts: a white hood, a scar, and just a head.
“Brother, what should I do? Shall we go out and cook right away?”
“Where else do you mean to mess with it… No, let’s talk about that later and follow it for now. I’ll lead the way, so quietly follow me.”
I was the best at stealth, so I followed the goblins in the lead.
The goblins wandered through the forest and stopped in front of the river. Holding the crude spear upside down, he entered the river.
-Kikkiik!!! Die!!
He began to plunge his spear into the river. I slammed it down, but nothing caught on the blade.
– Squeak squeak! Can you catch fish that way? Take a good look!
The other goblin concentrated and scanned the river, then quickly stamped out his spear. A fish the size of the palm of his hand was stuck in his spear.
-Kick-k-k-k-k-ki-rik! See this huge fish? This is a different level from you!
– Queek? Where do you see it growing? Well, it must look big to a guy with a big dick. Kirik Chirik!
-Queek?! Wherever you look at mine, it’s small! Females love it when I fuck them, so they cum!
-Kikkkiik!!! You’ll pretend to be nice The other day a female told me You’re fucking so fucking hard that I can’t feel anything!
-Kick!?!? It can’t be. Does not exist!!!
“…”
I looked around while the goblins fished.
There were no other goblins besides them.
I went back to Kara and Seris who were waiting behind me.
“It looks like they are out hunting. There are no other goblins around, so I think we can go out and catch them. Do you remember each role?”
“Yeah, my sister is the one who draws the most attention, and in the meantime, me and my brother are killing it, right?”
It was a basic formation with the tank in front and the dealer in the back.
Although it was informed, there was a high possibility that it would not be followed well as it was the first time for them.
Still, there was a world of difference between not knowing and being conscious while knowing. If you keep being conscious, one day it will become natural.
“That’s right. I remember it well. Then let’s go.”
I took the two of them and headed to the river where the goblins were fishing. When I got close to the goblins, I turned to them.
“…Gulp.”
Like Kara, Celis was extremely nervous.
“Seris, don’t be too nervous. Only three goblins. If it’s dangerous, I’ll help you, so calm down.”
“Yes yes…”
“Take a deep breath.”
Seris followed my words and took a deep breath. Her wavering eyes slowly returned to their place.
“Kara, don’t get too excited. Let’s take it slow.”
“Huh!”
“Then let’s go.”
We came out of the forest and approached the goblins who were fishing.
-Kirik! Be sure to catch this huge fish… Rick..?!
Seeing us suddenly appearing, the goblins were startled and pointed their spears at us. The spear was crude, but the blade was sharp.
Seeing the pointy spear tip, Seris froze. She gave her a gentle pat on the back, and she held her shield forward as if she had come to her senses.
After Ceris, her eyes turned to Kara. She seems fine, as she flicks her tongue at the goblins.
-This, human..! Where the hell…
-Queek… That’s not the point! Female, there are two females!
-Kirik?! It’s real! If we catch it here and now, we can eat it first!
The goblins’ eyes sparkled with lust. Seeing that gaze, Seris shrank a little.
I approached the outermost of the three goblins.
-Cock? Die!
The goblin threw out a crude spear. As I twisted my upper body, the spear grazed my leather armor. I kicked him in the face.
-Kiek
With a splash
The goblin missed the spear and fell into the river. I pressed my foot against the boy’s neck as he tried to stand up.
-Grumble?!
Naturally, the goblin couldn’t breathe underwater. He struggled to get out, but to no avail. I put more strength into my feet and picked up the spear he dropped.
I stabbed the struggling goblin. The boy struggled in pain, and in the process, blood splattered here and there.
“Ah, it went in your mouth.”
Spit into the river and stabbed the rampaging goblin one more time. Unable to bear being stabbed twice, the guy drooped.
[You have acquired 1 Karma.]
When I let go, the goblin corpse floated down the river.
I turned to Seris and Kara. Four pairs of round eyes were looking at me.
I said a word while scratching the back of my head.
“Well, you can do it roughly like this.”
* * *
Seris doubted her eyes.
‘What did I just see…’
Alas, Meteor killed a goblin. For a moment, the meteor pictured when it killed Alvis came to mind, but she shook her head and forgot about it.
“Wow, oppa is great… Okay me too!”
Kara slowly approached the goblin, holding her two-handed sword. Celis looked blankly at him.
‘Am I weird?’
Seeing Kara trying to kill the goblins so easily, Seris was confused. Then Yoosung shouted.
“Focus on the goblin in front of Seris!”
“Ah yes!”
Seris hurriedly glared at the goblin in front of her. Unlike before, when she was full of lust, the goblin was aiming her spear at her nervously.
The two just stared at each other with their weapons pointed at each other, but didn’t try to move. Yooseong sighed and turned her gaze to Kara.
-Kirik!
The goblin thrust her spear at Kara. She narrowly dodged her and lowered her sword vertically to slash. The goblin jumped behind her in surprise.
“Yaaaaa!!”
Kara tackled the goblin hard. Her infant goblin collided with Kara, and there was no way she could stand it, and she was pushed behind her.
“Wow!”
This time it was a horizontal cut. The goblin tried to block it with her spear, but it was a crude spear in the first place. She was crushed by a single sword strike and the goblin lost her weapon.
-Kki, kkik!!
The goblin, losing her fighting spirit, tried to escape. However, Meteor was already taking the goblin’s back.
Seeing the meteor, the goblin sat down on her floor. The sight of meteor killing a goblin earlier was shocking.
“Brother, that bastard is mine!”
“Okay. Don’t take it away.”
“Hee hee, with this, I am also an adventurer!”
“Ada, where else…”
The longsword plunged into the goblin’s chest. The goblin tried to pull out the sword lodged in her chest, but she only went deeper.
“Hmm… I don’t feel particularly refreshed…”
“If you feel refreshed right from the start, that’s weird. No, if you feel refreshed in the first place, don’t do it.”
“Is that so? But in the song… Oh, dead.”
Kara drew her sword as she watched the limp goblin. Seeing the dead goblin dripping from her tears, her snot, made her feel a little pity.
However, when he remembered what had happened in the village not long ago, those feelings quickly faded.
Yooseong and Kara looked back at the last remaining Seris. She was still having a snowball fight with the goblin.
“If it doesn’t look like Seris, she pushes it with her shield. Don’t push yourself too hard.”
“Ah yes!”
Cerys held out her shield and walked forward. When the opponent, who had only had a snowball fight, suddenly moved, the goblin hurriedly stabbed her spear.
A spear pierced Ceris’s shield.
“I’m sorry…”
Seris was startled, but she soon calmed down and went back.
-Kki, kkirik!
The goblin tried to draw her spear. But she was hard to pull out with his strength and she gave Cerys her distance.
Baek!
Seris hit the goblin with her shield.
-Kikkikkiik…
“Whoa… Whoa…”
Hit hard, the goblin slumped to her floor. Seris glared at her goblin, breathing hard. She put a lot of strength into her hand holding the sword.
‘You can do it. I can do it too.’
She had to be stabbed. I had to stab that goblin to death.
If you couldn’t…
‘Mr. Yooseong might be disappointed and leave.’
The city, the world, was a much more arduous place than Seris thought. As Yooseong said, he would always try to get ripped off, and if he got angry after being caught, he would say it was a joke and move on.
It was all thanks to Yoosung’s help that she and Kara could live so comfortably in such a place.
If the meteor leaves them, if something like Alvis happens after that…
Seris forcibly moved her sword. The sword made contact with her goblin skin, and as she exerted her power, it dug into her skin little by little. A terrible touch was felt through the sword.
-Kik..? Kiki Lee Profit!?!?!
The goblin, awakened by the sensation of being cut, screamed.
“Wow?!”
Seris was startled and let go of her sword. The goblin did not miss this opportunity. She picked up a stone and rushed at Ceris.
“This bastard.”
Meteor kicked the goblin. She trampled the guy rolling across the riverbed.
“Yoo, Mr. Yooseong…”
“Are you okay?”
“I-I’m fine. I’ll do it again.”
Seris grabbed her sword again, which she had missed. But her arms didn’t have any strength, and she kept trembling.
“Hey, why is this…? Now, wait a minute. Please wait a moment.”
“Seris…”
“I could. I can do it, so please wait a little longer.”
Yoosung sighed. The sound of that sigh made Celis startle and her body tremble.
“Don’t push yourself too hard.”
Meteor placed her hand on Ceris’s head. She stroked it weakly as it was.
“I told you to take it slow. There’s plenty of time, so there’s no need to rush. Let’s rest for a while. Understand?”
“…Yes.”
Seris accepted the meteor’s touch with her head bowed. It felt a bit reassuring.
* * *
“Ha…”
“Why are you like that? What are you doing?”
The Adventurer’s Guild receptionist, Orga, asked.
“It’s just because I’m worried these days.”
A week has passed since I visited the abandoned castle for the first time.
During that week, I made it my first priority to get Kara and Seris used to fighting.
Fortunately, neither was without talent. Within a week, I became much more proficient than before. If you keep your mind right, you won’t get hurt.
But if there was a problem, it was Seris.
She hadn’t personally killed a single goblin in this week. Sounds like she didn’t get any karma.
It was fine so far though. Even if it takes a little longer, you can do it slowly. However, the real troublesome thing is that Seris is looking at me too much these days.
‘He probably thinks he caused a nuisance.’
Even when I reassured him that it was okay and told him to take it slow, he only gave an awkward smile and showed no signs of getting better.
“Okay. Would you like me to listen to you?”
“No, it’s fine. Please settle the bill first.”
“Ah, yes.”
Orr took out the goblin’s right fang from my pocket and counted it.
“There are seven in total. I will be 7 Cooper!”
It was the goblin subjugation reward. Even simple subjugation, not a request, was rewarded per animal.
It’s too salty because it’s 1 copper per fish.
“Thank you. Then I’ll just…”
“Wait…!”
“Why is that?”
“I have a favor to ask Mr. Han Yuseong.”
Orga said with a bright smile.
“Please? Is it a request?”
“Ah, it’s a little different from the request.”
“Then what?”
I took out the papers on which the montage was drawn from under the climbing desk.
