361 - - Book Version Release Anniversary Extra Edition 2 Report by Mohican Adventurers, First Edition

Uh, I kind of screwed that up. ......

A forest in the territory of the racial kingdom.

Deep in the forest, the Mohawk leader blurted out.

They, five Mohawk adventurers, received a request from the Adventurers' Guild to exterminate goblins.

At the same time, they were also asked to investigate the possibility of a goblin nest.

The number of goblins has been increasing recently, so there is a possibility that a goblin nest has formed.

So, we went into the forest to get information such as 'whether the nest really exists' and 'if so, its location and size. ......

The Mohawks were defeating the goblins without any particular difficulty.

The most important thing to remember is that the goblins are not so weak that they will fall behind you, no matter how E level (half a man) your adventurer rank may be.

They went deep into the forest to search for the nest while defeating the goblins.

However, we went deeper than we had planned.

If we were to return to the town now, it would be after dark. ......

What are you going to do, Mr. Leader? Stay the night in the woods?

We haven't even found the goblin nest yet.

No, let's get back to town as fast as we can. No, we are not prepared to camp in the forest this time. We want to avoid as much danger as possible.

The leader quickly makes a decision.

Camping in the forest at night is different from a normal encampment.

Visibility is poor, nocturnal monsters become active, and unlike the plains, one must be vigilant overhead.

It is highly dangerous to camp in the forest with equipment that is not designed for encampment in the forest.

Wait a minute, leader. There may be a goblin nest a little further in here.

Mohawk, who is in charge of scouting, gives his opinion to the leader.

How close is close enough?

'I think it's really close because there are faint signs and multiple voices. I think if we take a quick peek, check our position, and hurry, we can make it through the woods and back to town before the sun has completely set."

You say, "...... Okay, I'll just check the location. We'll come back later and check the size, defensive facilities, strength, etc."

The Mohicans respond to their leader's decision in a whisper.

After making their decision, the Mohicans began to move deeper into the area.

As soon as they moved in, they could certainly see more than one presence, except for the scouts. ......

The other party was not goblins.

They were racial bandits.

There was a cave, in front of which were gathered racial women and children.

A person dressed like a merchant and a huge man who seemed to be the leader of the bandits were talking to each other.

Both are racial.

The man who was dressed like a merchant and the man who seemed to be the leader of the bandits were talking to each other. It is unfortunate that there are no young men. ......

I wanted the young men for labor, but they resisted in vain when I attacked their little village. We killed all the old men, too, and all we ended up with were women and children."

That's just the way it is," he said. Well, even women and children who are unfit for work are now in a seller's market thanks to the 'race absolutism' issued by that witch of a b*tc*, so there is no problem.

(Suicidal?)

One of the Mohicans, who keeps his distance and listens to the conversation, quips.

(Hey, by 'witch of shit,' you mean 'witch of the giant tower,' Master Ellie, right?)

(Considering the conversation those guys had. Apparently, they raid racial villages, kidnap them, and illegally sell them as slaves.)

(Lady Ellie has declared a ban on racial slavery, and you go out of your way to get your hands on it. ......)

(I hear that merchants will do anything for money, but do they usually raid their own people and sell them?)

(Is the reason why there have been so many goblins recently, not because they have built nests, but because they have settled in those caves? What a nuisance)

As the Mohicans overhear their conversation and don't get it, the merchants and the bandit oyabuns engage in more conversation.

Bandit Father strokes his shaggy beard.

I heard that the 'Witch of the Giant Tower' is a beautiful woman of the highest order," he said. I heard that the 'Witch of the Giant Tower' is an exquisite beauty, and that the fairy-like maids under her charge are all exquisite beauties as well. Witches must be difficult, but aren't these fairies bought and sold for money?"

Yes, I did not. Naturally, there was a merchant who approached the witch, but I heard that he was stared down and knocked unconscious. After that, that merchant was forbidden to enter "Giant Tower Town.

Then how about forcibly attacking and kidnapping them?

No, no, no, it's impossible. I heard that fairy maids are stronger than ordinary adventurers. I heard that some fools tried to get their hands on them. ......

"Was there?"

The merchant smiles darkly.

"I heard it was decided that 'such a fellow never existed in the first place.'"

An?"　What does that mean?"

Bandit Oyabun twisted his head.

The merchant tells the story as if he were telling a ghost story.

It seems that a young man of race who lived in "Giant Tower Town" went crazy with the scent of a fairy maid and attacked her, but after ...... he disappeared. And no matter who you ask, they all say, 'There has never been such a young man from the beginning. It's a well-known story among the merchants who go in and out of "Giant Tower Street."

Is that part of the witch's power?"

I don't know. But you say it's impossible to get a fairy maid."

Bandit Father spits it out in a boring manner.

That's not funny," he said. But even if she's the most beautiful woman in the world, she's probably just a little better than average. Stories have a way of getting traced back to you, you know.

Ha-ha-ha!　Indeed. Rumors are always exaggerated. I heard that they were all pretty and beautiful women, but they also had flaws, such as dark roots, a strong smell, bad attitudes and ugly personalities, and too many beautiful women that their personalities disappeared.

Gahahaha!"　I knew it!　They say even witches always hide their faces!　You must be too ugly to show it to people anyway!"

Merchants, bandit oyabuns humiliate and make fun of the appearance of Ellie & fairy maids.

It's not "sour grapes," but they are trying to find peace of mind by humiliating something they can't have.

Meanwhile, the Mohicans, who happened to overhear the tirade against Ellie & the fairy maid, say .......

They were all pale.

(Selling fights to Ellie-sama and the fairy maids, or ......)

(You can't think that at the bottom of the "abyss.")

(Elaborate suicidal?)

(This is a case that needs to be reported, but who's going to do it ......?)

(Well, of course it's the leader. I don't like it. (Of course it's the leader, I don't want to be the one to deliver the tirade against Lady Ellie and the fairy maid, even if it's just a report!)

The eyes of the Mohicans turn to the leader Mohican.

He made a look of sincere displeasure.

（I don't like it either!　(But it's hard to defeat them and rescue those races with our strength. ......)

Bandit Oyabun, the merchant is talking in front of the cave, but his men are in the vicinity.

Perhaps there are more men at the back of the cave.

The level of the Mohicans is not high.

They are at most level 20-25.

Even though they are a racial group, it would be difficult to destroy them while protecting the hostages against that many people.

There might be other races deep in the cave.

The first thing to do is to make sure that you have a good time with your family and friends. Also, please don't touch the goods. I don't want to see the value of the goods decrease if you mess with them.

I know. First of all, I'd rather pay to f*ck professionals in town than these rural women. Hey, take them to the back."

He gives instructions to his men, and the women and children, their hands tied in beads, are taken to the back of the cave.

The merchant and the bandit oyabun follow, and other subordinates stand as sentinels in front of the cave.

The Mohicans make eye contact and slowly back away so as not to be noticed.

After pulling back to a place where it was safe to speak out, they talked about the future.

'So, what's the plan?'

We can't just abandon them, no matter what we do, and I think our leader will have to report back and ask for reinforcements, don't you?"

Right." If we go back to town, tell them what happened, get our forces together, and do ......, there's a chance we could get away with it."

The leader's head grips his temples in pain at the opinion of the Mohicans.

I guess that's all you can do. ...... Well, if we contact them without saying anything bad about Ellie or the fairy maids, it won't be a problem.

The leader makes a split decision and calls in a little bird to call for reinforcements via the lowest level of the "abyss.

Ellie, I was going to report the fairy maids withholding their bad news, but ...... eventually spit out the details.

As a result, it is decided that the fairy maids are going to join them as reinforcements, to the dismay of the fairy maids.

Thus, this evening, x4 fairy maids were to ride into the bandit's hideout.

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