Chapter 7 A Pinch Situation is not Something to be Trifled with, but It is Something to be Utilised
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
”I think we’ll take the quest to destroy the goblin’s nest today”
The next day, after Shinji’s and Renka’s shopping, the four members of gathered at the guild to choose a quest.
”Goblins’ nest, huh? But, isn’t that place is too small for Alvin’s weapons and style?”
”I know it. But I want to take it”
Alvin stared at Shinji with a serious face. Milis and Renka are also staring at Shinji with the same face. “Is there a reason for this?”, Shinji muttered and tilted his head.
”You know, there was a party with a lower rank than us that received the quest first. They must have failed because I heard they didn’t return. And the party was from our hometown”
”We want to send their belongings to their families if possible”
”Of course, we also want to avenge them”
”I see”
Shinji nodded and then he asked “Do you have the quest form?”. Alvin then handed the form to Shinji. He bowed to Shinji, who was making a difficult face as he checked the contents.
”I’m sorry, it’s completely personal this time. So, if you don’t want to go, Shinji-san...”
”You fool!”
Shinji smacked Alvin’s head to stop him from speaking.
Milis and Renka are also dumbfounded by Shinji’s sudden chop.
”I’m sorry...!”
”Don’t underestimate me. I’ll go too. I just checked the details. The quest prize is appropriate for us too, so there is no problem”
Shinji then handed the quest form back to Alvin.
Alvin smiled happily when he received the quest form.
”What’s that!? it’s hard to understand you! If you have a face like that!”
”I’m sorry about that. It’s a wizard’s job to think”
Alvin slapped Shinji’s back as he shrugged his shoulders without seeming to be offended.
”It’s true! This time, Alvin is right!”
”Thank you, Shinji-san”
Renka and Milis are also laughing along with them.
The heavy atmosphere is completely gone, and the usual cheerful atmosphere returns. Alvin then ran quickly towards the door of the room.
”All right! Then let’s go, everyone!”
”Yeah! (Un!) (Okay!)”
After that, the three of them followed Alvin and left the room.
This is a quest that is expected to be difficult. But the four of them can win.
Alvin was convinced of this.
* * *
After finishing their preparations in the city, visited the goblin’s nest in the morning of the next day. And after disposing of the dozing goblin guard, they proceeded deeper into the cave.
The cave is dimly lit and the passages are narrow. Renka, who is leading the way and held a lantern, is attentive. Behind her are Alvin, who had switched from his great sword to short sword, and Milis. Shinji also keeping a wary eye out for a back attack, and he had summoned his spirit, Freri, to detect any reaction from the goblin.
When they’re at a junction and wondering which way to go, Freri, who was sitting on Shinji’s shoulder, touched his cheek and pointed to the far side of the passage.
”...! ......!!”
”Well, it looks like there’s still a living human response up ahead. And there seems to be no reaction from the goblin either... Wait, Renka!”
Suddenly, Renka rushed out in response to Shinji’s words. Alvin and Milis also followed Renka. Shinji regretted his careless words, but he ran after the three of them.
”Thank you very much for helping Renka-chan. If it’s me, I’m sure I wouldn’t have been able to regain her energy like that in such a short time”
”Well, I’m the oldest of all of you. At least, I can do this easily”
”Really, you’re very caring, Shinji-san. You’re like onii-chan to me”
”Hahaha, you can call me Shinji-onii-chan, if you want”
Shinji tries to be playful and Milis giggles.
And so, the desperate atmosphere is completely gone.
Shinji moved away a bit from them as Milis and Renka began their talks.
”...I think I’ve got a chance to win them with this situation”
Shinji muttered to himself so that no one could hear him.
* * *
It was truly a fight to the death.
A horde of goblins invaded the room one after the other.
Alvin swung his great sword in all directions and kill the goblins.
Milis’s magical barriers are constantly put up to Alvin, deflecting the arrows and magic of the goblins and reducing injuries.
Renka’s arrows shoot through the goblins that are moving around, one after another, trying to destroy Alvin’s blind spots.
Freri’s woodman beat the goblins while their bodies were cut down by them, and sometimes they became Alvin’s shields, crushed over time.
Shinji manipulated the roots of the barricade and bent them like a spear, killing the goblins with the thick roots as they closed in on the barricade.
After that, they continued to beat them down, and beat them down, and beat them down, eventually the swarm of goblins ran out of numbers and stopped their advance.
Then, Alvin cut down the last goblin.
”Is it... over...?”
Alvin muttered with his face turning red by the splashing blood. Shinji then looked at Freri on his shoulder to confirm. And Freri tells Shinji that there are no more reactions from the goblins.
”Ah... there’s no more goblin reaction nearby”
Alvin shuddered at those words. And.
”Whoooooooooa! We’ve wonnnnnnn!!!”
He stabbed his great sword into the ground and howled.
In this way, despite the terrible crisis, has completed the extermination of the goblins.
Then, the exhausted members of the immediately called for help. The women who had been raped by the goblins were safely taken care of. But they don’t know what will happen to the women who have been so traumatized. From there on, it was up to the guild.
And, all of the members of the lower-ranked party were confirmed dead except for Akane, the girl who had been raped. Alvin and the others are greatly saddened and sent their belongings back home.
After this quest, is promoted to intermediate-upper rank for its achievement in destroying a larger-than-expected nest of goblins.
Alvin’s favorability rating has increased!
His “san” in his name has been removed! (Shinji-san to Shinji)
Milis’s favorability has increased!
Shinji has earned the title of Onii-chan!
Renka’s favorability has been increased!
Thought induction multiplied! (dirty)
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.Thanks for reading.