165 Episode 165: "I tried to hit and break the'black skill'that manipulates people to make it buggy.".txt

'Yes. I am Eldorua-von-Ghazel. I am a former demon user who followed a party of high-ranking adventurers on their quest!　It has to be!

The man who was the "Wise Goblin" shouted.

He turned his chest upside down, but broke out in a cold sweat.

He was a wise man.

White hair. He had a goatee of the same color. He wore a leather armor.

The man was shaking slightly, looking at us and our surroundings.

...... Why in the world would anyone pretend to be a demon?

I thought it was The Visitor.

I've dealt with these black marketeers before.

You should be very proud. It's all part of the Demon Lord's plan. It's part of the Quest for the Brave.

The man in The Wise Goblin said.

"'The Brave Quest'?

What a fishy quest.

If you saw it on the quest board, you'd be able to turn around and go home.

It's a quest where the chosen ones get a skill and complete a great mission. Well, you common people don't understand. The 'heroic quest' is only available to the nobility. Even if you're in decline.

This guy seems to be a fallen aristocrat.

...... They're very cautious of their surroundings.

I looked over at Cecil and Rita.

We're now surrounding a fallen man at the base of a tree.

I'm sure you'll be pleased with the results. I'm not sure if they are stunned by the wind "Ancient Language Magic Wind Soundblow". I've already prepared for that, but I don't want to have a long conversation with the ex-wise goblins.

Let's just get the information out of him and go home.

Do you have any idea what you've done?

But I have to tell you this.

This guy went into the village of the Beastmen and kidnapped Totori and Lutri.

But then he took the Horn from the village of the 'Mobile Beastmen'. It's what the beastmen use to fight their wars, and that's what's in his hands right now.

With the horn, the beastmen attacked the beastmen's village, pretending that they were controlling the demons.

And the goblins that they use are in a state of "nebusoku berserk" with three hours of sleep.

...... No matter what you think, the way they do it is too black.

It is necessary to work hard in order to achieve results - that's the kind of text I found in my manual.

...... manual.

''A certain brave man made it up after consulting with a senior nobleman. The adventurers I followed followed followed it and spent less time sleeping and adventuring. I did the same. It's only natural for demons to do the same, right?

It's not natural.

Why?　My boss, an adventurer, did the same. I used the same method to achieve the same results. What's wrong with letting the demons under your command do the same?

I think it's because you're cheating.

'But I am grateful to the adventurers who taught me how to do this. The time will come when the demons will thank me, too.

I don't like this guy. I can't understand the conversation.

Eldorua-Fon - I knew it's just "Former Wise Goblin" - is talking like he's good at it. He must have confidence in his ability to escape. This guy's skills are not just 'change skills'. It's not just the "change skill", it also has skills like "acceleration".

But your "Hero's Quest" is a failure.

'It's a shame. Any chance of contact with the Demon King will be taken away by other adventurers or ......

...... You wanted to meet the Demon King, didn't you?

Yeah. That's what this mission is all about.

The man declared, stroking his white beard.

A demon king.

...... Why would I want to meet such a thing .......

''In order to meet the Demon King, you will need to conquer the 'Demon Dragon Dungeon'. In order to find that place, I figured that I would need the hidden treasure of being in the village of the Beastmen.

Finding the dungeon is the 'Heroic Quest'. If you participate in the quest, you'll receive special skills like this 'Morphing'. When you complete the quest, you can also get the territory!

In other words, this person was a fallen aristocrat, and with his connections, he received something called the 'Hero's Quest'.

In order to accomplish it, he used goblins and forest orcs, it seems.

''My family had demons before the fall. I'm very good at controlling them. I will make a name for myself and put down the higher nobles who have looked down on me!

Make a name for yourself, put down the higher nobles, and then what?

...... and then.

The man from the "Former Wise Goblin" cut off his words.

He held his head as if trying to remember something and quickly shook his head.

''It doesn't really matter, does it?　That's what I'm all about. You can remember what I wanted, or whatever else I wanted, later, when you have time!

The former wise goblin looked at us.

There's a smile on his face. He's looking around from the side, looking for an opportunity to escape.

Seems to be looking for a way out.

"We see what you can do. What do you think? Come join my crew.

I don't have to listen to you stall for time.

I took a few steps away from the 'ex-wise goblin'.

"I'm sure those of us with superior abilities can understand each other, don't you think?

In The Former Wise Goblin, the fallen nobleman laughs.

"I'm making my concessions, though.

If you think so, tell me everything you know about your skills first. The number of transformations. The time limit. How many shapeshifts you need. And then I'll believe you. You won't trick us or take advantage of us with your shapeshifting skills.

............ tsk.

It's not working for you now, is it?　That 'morphing' skill.

I said, "You've been fooling the goblins this whole time.

"You've been fooling these goblins this whole time. That means that once you transform, you can stay in that form for a long time. Right after you deactivate it yourself, you can change into another form. But since it's such a powerful skill, if it's defeated, it will take a long time to reactivate. All you're doing is buying time for me to be able to use the skill.

Delilira taught me (through the Cutlass). She said that if you keep using the shape-shifting skill, you won't know who you are.

So it's such a powerful skill.

This guy transformed into the "Wise Goblin" and then immediately changed into the "Orc Lord". After that, Rita smashed its false form with the Warding Breaker.

Since then, this guy hasn't transformed even once.

And he keeps talking about himself without being asked.

Either you can't use your skills now or you don't ...... either way, you're buying time.

'I'm not getting into that hand. I'm not interested. It's the job of the denizens of this forest to judge you.

'Sweet. People!

Bokon.

Suddenly, the 'Wise Goblin''s shoulders and arms bulged.

'You're too late to notice!　My magic power has already been restored. My ability to change is substantive. If I transform into a giant form and hit you, you'll be able to do some damage...

Rita, please.

Yes. Master... 'Warding Breaker'!

Pong.

Rita's fist struck the shoulder of the 'former wise goblin'.

Pshuu.

The 'Former Wise Goblin''s arm and shoulder squeezed and returned to normal.

''Bah, silly!　What's that power?

I hit you once earlier and you don't seem to understand.

The ability to change in "Former Wise Goblin" is achieved by creating a fake space around you.

He's also recreating sensations, smells, and physical things, but it's also a kind of ward.

That's why Rita's 'warding destruction' can easily destroy them.

'Ridiculous!　And again.

"Ei.

with a plop

Pshuu.

I'm not done yet──!

The wise-goblin is trying to use his mutation skills. But...

"Boom.

His arm swelled up into a strange shape.

What's this?

The body of the "former wise goblin" is tilting.

My left arm seems to be enlarged and unable to move. Even though it's like an illusion, is the movement of the body limited by it? Otherwise, you can't move like a goblin.

I didn't want it to look like this!　I'm sorry.

And now his back is rising up. Like twisted wings.

As if his back was heavy, the "former wise goblin" was lying on his face and gasping for air.

It's very, very sluggish. It's giving me nightmares.

"I'm out of control!　No!　What the hell, I never heard of a skill being in this state!

Gakko.

The wings on the back of the "former wise goblin" cut off a tree branch. A branch as thick as a man's arm swings over his head. And the wings continue to move. It's different from before. It has physical power.

Furthermore, the face of the 'former wise goblin' turns blue.

I lose my blood and start trembling in small increments. It's as if his life is being sucked out of him.

''My skills keep taking away my magic. Nagi-sama.''

Next to me, Cecil said.

''It's impossible for a skill that has gone out of control to harm its owner: ...... Such a skill is impossible. ......

What a vicious skill set.

''It's similar to the 'Ability Sealing Freeze' that 'Veil' used. It's a skill that specializes in manipulating and using other people, but if it's ...... broken, it can cause damage to you as well. It's the opposite of the 'Love Skill' that Nagi-sama gives us!

"Don't be embarrassed by the chaos!

I step backwards, holding a bright red Cecil in my arms.

The former Wise Goblin's wings have grown so large that he keeps hitting the trees around him.

'Rita, again!　Break his wings!

'Yes, master!　"Warding breakers!

Pah, kin.

Rita's fist smashed the wings of the "Former Wise Goblin".

At the same time...

Bokon. Boom.

Something begins to lash out at the wise goblin's chest.

"Gaaaaaaaah! I don't want you. I don't want you anymore. I don't want you inside me anymore!

He clutches his throat and winces.

And from his chest came out a shiny crystal ball.

It's a skill crystal. And it's also distorted into a strange shape.

Ordinary skill crystals are beautiful spheres, but this one in front of me is trembling, bobbing, bobbing, like it's bubbling.

"...... skill is buggy ......?

I've never seen anything like it.

'Isn't that a curse skill ...... this?

We looked down at the distorted Skill.

Eventually, Skill stopped moving with a puff of white smoke.

'...... You know what, Cecil?'

Yes. Mr. Nagi.

Can you make a powerful skill bug ...... or even dysfunctional by keeping it sealed before it is activated?

I'm not normally a fan.

Cecil said, clinging to my arm.

''But with this person's 'morphological change skill', it might be possible. Because this person's skill has an intense effect on your memory and body. It's possible that Rita-san's continued 'warding destruction' has caused the magic power of the activation to go out of control .......

It's like pulling the power out of a hard drive while accessing it.

If you turn it on, unplug it in the middle of starting it up ...... and then turn it back on and start it up again──repeatedly, that's going to drive your system crazy. ......

And since his skills are so powerful and the effects are so intense, it might be easy for him to get buggy.

Gah ...... haha. Haha.

He's holding his chest and coughing.

The crystal of the "change skill" that fell to the ground is cracked and changed into an ordinary stone.

Is this a cheat skill that the Mysterious Guild is giving out? I'll have to check it out later.

I'd advise you. You need to apologize to the beasties and the demons right now.

I said.

'You think you've won just by defeating my 'morphology change'!

The "former wise goblin" glared at me and shouted, "I have the ability to move fast even if I can't transform!

'Even if I can't transform, I still have the ability to move fast!

Yeah, I know. I know.

That's easy. You'll never be able to catch me, no matter how many beastmen and demons there are. No matter how many beastmen and demons there are .......

The expression on the "Former Wise Goblin"'s face froze.

He seems to have noticed.

Before I knew it, the village beastmen and the 'forest orcs' were surrounding us.

The victims of the "wise goblin" are probably collaborating with each other, drawing a circle around each other.

Before fighting the ex-wise goblins, I had a word with the beastman, Mr. Notorius.

One thing I had to do was to stun the enemy with sound magic. If I don't tell him, the loud noise might cause damage to the beastmen.

The other thing is that if possible, you should not defeat the Forest Orcs, but only block their movements. Some of the 'Forest Orcs' used 'Life Bargaining' to make sure that my words were understood. I can tell them who I am by talking loudly to the Ex-Wise Goblin. If it works, I can get him to become an ally.

I was thinking.

"............ this is the boss of the demons that were fighting each other.

"............ Guo?　Wooooaaaah?　Vovogag Ovotteguo? (Huh?　Isn't that funny?　Lord is a man, okay?　(Hmm?)'

The fact that you're all here means it seems to have worked.

...... ah, ...... ah, ah.

Are we done? Sir.

Notori, the brown-haired beastly girl, said.

''The forest has its own rules. The crime of raiding the beastmen's village, even though they were demons, the crime of tricking and manipulating them. I think that should be judged by the rules of the forest.''

'I was hoping to get some more information out of you: ......

We would like that to happen after the judgment.

Mr. Nonotori gave me, Cecil and Rita one eye roll.

'All right. I'll let you take care of the rest.

I know, right? I'm just helping them.

The beastmen are the ones who trashed our village, so we'll just let them rule.

"Wait for ....... I'm ...... for the ...... world.

Didn't you say you were going to make a name for yourself earlier?

That was incidental. It's a figure of speech. The world will be a better place when I fulfill my 'heroic quest'. In the meantime, you can have a little patience with me!　It's a small sacrifice.

What do you mean by better?

The rules of the game are the same as the rules of the manual.

Gillo.

Beastman and the 'Forest Orcs' all glared at the former 'Wise Goblin' at once.

''Don't be silly, ──────! "Bubba Bemba (don't be silly) ──────!

The screams of the 'former wise goblin' echoed through the forest.

''Good night. Cecil, Rita.''

Good night. Nagi-sama.

...... Yeah.

We were walking towards the village. We've blocked the former Wise Goblin's change skill, put the Nebusoku Goblin to sleep, and are neutral with the Forest Orcs for now.

Our work is now done.

...... 'Quest for the Brave'?

To put it bluntly, I'm a subcontractor to the brave and senior nobles.

We give skills to the fallen nobles and those who want to make a name for themselves and let them explore the secrets of the world. And then they take the delicious parts themselves, right?

...... Yikes.

'When I get a chance, I'll look for The Dungeon of the Demon Dragon.

What do you think is going on?　The "one

Cecil nods his head curiously.

'You might want to ask the saint when you get back.

Yeah.

I nodded.

Maybe it could be something to do with the demon race.

I heard that Aristia, the great magician and friend of the saint, said she was going to create a kingdom of demons.

I'd better check it out.

...... Good night, Nagi.

Rita looked at my face.

Before I knew it, I was back to my beastly form. I knew I'd feel more comfortable this way.

'That's your line. You're the one who worked the hardest on this one.

I'm the one who asked to be involved in the Beastman case, remember?

Rita said, puffing out her chest.

'If you throw it away in the middle, you've done your master a disservice. It's a slave's way of putting things away properly until the end.'

Then, as Rita suddenly realized.

'But thank you ...... for your help, master. For allowing me to get involved in the affairs of this village.

It's a long shot.

'But ...... it's strange. That Nagi is actively involved in these cases.

Do you want to go into that, Rita?

I'm embarrassed about this, so I want to keep it a secret.

"...

Cecil and Rita look at me straight in the eye.

Can we stop pursuing the master?

...... because I too wanted to leave a little legend in the beastman's village.

I surrendered.

Somewhat embarrassed, I quickened my walk.

You know the legend at ......?

Nagi, sir?

Rita and Cecil are rolling their eyes.

'...... Of course, I'm going to ask them to hide our presence, but I'm going to ask them to hide us.

I'm still not good at this kind of thing.

I can tell I'm talking too fast.

"But in the future, if ...... we meet the people from the tribe that Rita was from and ...... Rita says something else, as long as she remembers 'saving the beastman's village' - she doesn't have to worry about it, right?　No. ...... I guess not. I guess this is my problem. Maybe I was just trying to brag, 'Don't mock Rita. Maybe I just wanted to brag about how great my slave is.'

It's best if that doesn't happen.

I don't want to be noticed, and I don't want Rita to meet the family that abandoned her in the first place.

I don't want her to meet the parents who abandoned her, either.

But it's okay to talk back in your head.

"...... Nagi

When I noticed, Rita was holding my hand tightly.

And with her cherry-red eyes wide open, she nodded with a serious face and...

Thank you, sir. Master.

He knelt in front of me.

Then he lowered his eyes and nodded his head over and over...

"...... already ...... if you do this to me, I'm going to have to ............ me too. ...... You just have to do it right, ...... already.

I mumbled a tiny smattering.

For some reason, Cecil put his hand on Rita's shoulder happily, but...

"Guest-sama──!

Suddenly, a voice came from across the forest.

The beastly notoriety was about to come running up to me.

''Thank you, guest-sama!

She came in front of us and bowed deeply.

'I don't know what we would have done without our guest. Thank you so much ...... for saving our tribe and preventing us from war with the demons.

It just happened.

I said.

'With a beastman's sense of smell and the ability to sense your presence, you should have known sooner or later what a 'wise goblin' was.

Still, the damage would have been done by the time you noticed .......

What's going to happen to that 'former wise goblin'?

The 'moving beastman' also had his horn stolen by the guy: ......

Mr. Norko thought for a moment.

''Perhaps the representatives of the beastman tribe will meet to decide how he will be treated. We intend to make a non-aggression pact with the Forest Orcs. As victims of the Former Wise Goblin, we will not violate each other's territory as long as our respective representatives are alive.

I see.

So all this "ex-wise goblin" stuff has backfired.

He wanted to get sub-humans to fight each other. And to wage war against the demons.

But the opposite is true. The beastmen and some of the demons would coexist together, and since they fought a common enemy, the bond between the beastman tribes would be stronger. His 'heroic quest' is a complete failure. Maybe he won't even be able to return to his friends anymore.

''That said, it was really awesome. Guest-sama ...... Rita-sama.

'What?　Me?

"Yes. That move that overwhelmed the 'Nebusoku Goblin' and that power that defied the 'Former Wise Goblin'. It's truly legendary. It was just like being a 'follower' of the 'Lord of Beasts in the Forest'!

...... "Lord of the Beast that Runs the Forest"?

As I recall, it's about the heroes that led to the creation of the Beast Man.

'The Lord of Beasts in the Forest' was a man beloved by a legendary wolf. The golden, lone wolf who lived in the forest begged the gods to be his companion and took on human form. It is said that the two were then united and the first beast-man was born.

'What?　Really?

Huh?　Why is Rita looking at me like this?

In the tribe I was in, it's said that 'the wolf with the wonderful beast ears and tail was transformed into a beastman by the lord of the forest to be his companion.' ......

''Oh, that's a myth left behind by the 'Beast Supremacy' beastmen!

Mr. Notori nodded with a knowing look on his face.

In the past, when the beastmen were divided into various tribes, they would say 'this is the original tribe' or 'what?' and there would be fights like 'this is the original tribe'. I can't prove whether our tribe is the original ...... or not, but ...... is still a good place to start.

Mr. Notori pointed across the forest.

We'll be back near the village of Nerham before we know it.

Through the trees, we can see a huge tree in the middle of the village.

There is also a wooden wolf statue on top of it.

That is the beginning of the Squire of the Lord of Beasts in the Forest. It is said that the 'Squire' could take the form of both a man and a beast. There's a treasure of our village lying in there, you know?

'That ...... notoriety.'

I'm worried about being too friendly.

'You don't want us to know that?

The people of Nerham will never forget a favor.

Notori laughed as he said this.

'This much is obvious to everyone who has saved the village. Underneath the wooden statue of the 'Squire', there are also quarters for those who saved the village. There should be a record of The Squire there as well. The record of the legend and the treasure she used - please take a look at it.