Chapter Volume 3, 205 - Fortress of the Avengers (1/2)

Volume 3, Chapter 205 - Fortress of the Avengers (1/2)

When the Goblin King entered the fortress, he left the wounded in the care of the people there and checked on the borderland lords to confirm that they were safe. The Goblin King himself was tired, but as someone who stood at the top, he couldn’t rest just yet.

“I see. That’s good to hear,” the Goblin King said.

He also heard Gi Ba Hagar’s last moments from Zaurosh.

“…Gi Ba Hagar was a warrior.”

“Please forgive me. I am simply too powerless,” Zaurosh said as he hung his head in regret.

The Goblin King shook his head. “Though you might carry the life of a friend on your shoulders, there is no need to be bound by it. Don’t think about it too much.”

As Zaurosh wordlessly thanked the king and left, the Goblin King sighed.

Nowadays, the Goblin King was not only responsible for the goblins, but for the people of the borderlands as well. In the future, the people he would be responsible for would only increase. One word from him, and chaos and unhappiness could spread like wildfire.

“But there’s value in carrying this burden.”

There was no one nearby to hear the Goblin King’s quiet muttering.

Although the duty of a king was not easy, the king must have the confidence to carry it out.

After all, if he were a king who could receive the favor of many warriors, if he were a king who would hold the whole world in the palm of his hands, there shouldn’t be anything he couldn’t do. The Goblin King told himself that.

“It’s good to see you safe, Your Highness!”

After Zaurosh left, Gi ZA Zakuend immediately entered, almost as if he’d been waiting for his turn.

The Goblin King’s cheeks naturally loosened when he saw the druid enter.

“It seems I made you worry,” the Goblin King sad.

As they were yet too far from the divine protection of the goddess, the many wounds carved upon the body of the Goblin King were yet to fully heal. when Gi Za saw those, his brows rose.

“Of course, I would worry. Why didn’t you use the others as shield and run away? The others are replaceable, but the king alone is not,” Gi Za said.

“My subordinates are irreplaceable. My pride will never allow me to throw them away. That’s true for you too.”

“GU, MU… Well, as long as you’re safe.”

While hearing the details of the rendezvous from Gi Za, Pale, who had left to give orders, came back.

“It’s been a while, King of Goblins.”

Pale knelt on one leg as she rested one hand on her chest. That was the greeting a knight would give to his king.

“Has the mist covering the path before you cleared?” The Goblin King asked.

“Yes,” Pale said.

The Goblin King gazed intently at Pale, and Pale did not look away.

“Perchance, did you catch the fancy of a mischievous goddess?”

“If need be, I wouldn’t mind tearing out my soul and selling it.”

Seeing Pale’s unwavering and expressionless gaze, the corner of the Goblin King’s mouth curved.

“Are you resolved to use you power in my name?” The Goblin King asked.

“…So long as you grant me my desire, I would be willing to give you even this very body,” Pale replied.

The Goblin King corrected his posture and puffed out his chest.

“And what is it that you desire?” The Goblin King asked.

“The destruction of the Red King!” Pale replied.

With a sentence, hate, thick like goo, oozed out from within Pale, and that emotionless mask she had been wearing all this time cracked under its weight. Even her elegant fingers trembled at it.

“So shall it be, then. I too have lost much at the south. All of that must be recovered. So long as you submit to my path of world domination, then I shall grant you your desire.”

“I am pleased to hear that, Your Highness.”

Pale once again put on that emotionless mask. As she stood up, she wiped the dust away from her knees.

“I will now be reporting our current situation. It will take us about 4 hours.”

“Let’s hear it.”

At this short break he has been given, the Goblin King closed his eyes.

In between the short break, the things the Goblin King had to look over had piled up. First, he needed to check on all the goblins that evolved a class during the recent battles.

The ancient beast tamer Gi Gi Orudo had evolved from a noble to a duke, while another beast tamer, Gi Bu, evolved from a rare to a noble.

The Goblin King also revised his name-giving ceremony a little.

The goblin forces were presently being led by the goblins above noble class, who owned a fief of their own. Gi Gu Verbena was one such example. It could also be said that he had received permission from the Goblin King to rule over the south. And during this moment, the Goblin King clearly announced that he is also giving them the rights to name the goblins born in their land.

In other words, the only goblins that the Goblin King has named will only be those that came from the Gi Village, which are the goblins from the Fortress of the Abyss. Although Gi Ji Arsil, Gi Jii Yubu, and Gi Ga Rax did not have a territory of their own, the Goblin King also gave them the right to name those that served the king.

In the end, the ones the Goblin King named were those that fought directly under him.

Which goes to say that if one wishes to be receive a name from the Goblin King, one must fight under his direct command and evolve. The imperial guards led by Gi Ga Rax are mostly wounded soldiers. So, if one were to be wounded in the battle led by the Goblin King and were transferred to Gi GA Rax’s platoon, then the naming right would be given to Gi Ga.

The Goblin King wore a stern face as he thought this up, but deep inside, he was smiling to himself. He was as bad at naming as usual.

“What about the last names? Are you just going to let the goblins pick those out too?” Gi Za Zakuend asked sharply.

The Goblin King hesitated for a moment when Gi Za asked him that, but in the next moment, he replied.

“I will reserve the right to give last names and delegate territories.”

So one would receive a last name from the Goblin King if one manages to become a noble class.

Name: Gi Gi Orudo

Level: 1

Class: Duke

Divine Protection: None

Attribute: None

Owned Monsters: Triple Head

New Skills:

Enraged Roar - When angry, attack and defense are increased but agility is lowered.

Advanced Beast Tamer - The number of monsters one can tame is greatly increased.

Remarkable Animal Trainer - Can train monster beasts to be usable by others even without the monster tamer skill. This skill can be taught to other monster tamers.

Monster Tamer - Increased probability of success with taming advanced monsters.

After checking Gi Gi Orudo’s skill, the Goblin King announced that he would entrust the next village to him. [1]

The next goblin was the beast tamer, Gi Bu, who evolved from a rare class to a noble class.

Name Gi Bu

Race: Goblin

Level: 1

Class: Noble

Divine Protection: None

Attributes: None

New Skills:

Increasing by birth - Monsters raised from childhood gain loyalty faster (MEDIUM).

Monster Smell - Can distinguish which feed are necessary for a monster’s growth.

When the Goblin King saw Gi Bu’s status, he became thoughtful.

Judging from his skills, it seems it would be best to have him raise monsters instead of having him fight at the front lines.

Currently, Gi Gi’s monster army is made up of the monsters that Gi Gi has gathered and the rare goblins that take care of them.

Gi Bu could help the goblins managing the monsters or help by turning the monsters into livestock. Either way, he would better serve the horde by working as a support.

“I bestow upon you the name of Rakuta. You shall help Gi Gi as a member of his monster army,” the Goblin King said.

“Thank you,” Gi Bu Rakuta replied.

All the key people were gathered within the meeting room of the fortress, which was nothing more than a large room with a large table and a chair. As the Goblin King announced that, he asked Pale to explain the current situation. Since Pale has come back from the

human region to the west, then the situation with Germion Kingdom must have calmed down.

“Though lacking, I shall do my best to give a brief report of our current situation,” Pale said.

Her cold voice resounded in the ears of all those present. First, she reported about the state of the internal affairs.

Although Germion Kingdom seems to have plotted to encroach into the western region and even intervened in the southern war, the former residents of the western region that gathered in the fortresses at the Germion Kingdom’s borders was nothing more than a diversion.

But although they are merely a diversion, they can’t afford to leave them an opening, so Gi Ga Rax had to sortie with a small force. At the same time, the key people of the demihumans had to strengthen their monitoring of the woodlands of the northern part of the western region in order to prevent the enemy from sneaking adventurers in and trying to pull a fast one on them.

The borderland people and the borderlords were currently in the process of migrating to the western capital, but it wasn’t possible to provide houses for all of them, as the monsters and the demihumans also shared the city. That is one topic that needs to be discussed.

The Leon Heart Clan will be living alongside the borderland people. They have lost many in the last battle, but there’s no signs of any panic among them.

10 people have come from Elks with Pale to the western region. The rest remained in the east. That’s all she said about them. She said no more and the king did not ask either.

[1]- Not sure about this. I find it really vague. Is duke the class at which the GK hands out lands? If so, maybe this is the correct interpretation of the line. If you have any better ideas, here’s the original for that one line: 引き続き集落を任せることを宣言する