Chapter 29: Spoils from the Goblins

Chapter 29: Spoils from the Goblins

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Author’s Note:

I placed an entry into a Webnovel Competition for the chance to attract more readers!

I’ve also revised the HP part of the status display to show the numerical value of the previous level.

『Most of it’s been collected.』

「Lots.」

『Ou. My Magic Stone Status reached almost 200 in one go.』

Even though there were a bunch of Highbreeds, there were surely more than 100 small fries.

『However, it seems that no Demonic Beasts are approaching.』

「Nn. Pleasant.」

I had thought that the surrounding Demonic Beasts would be attracted to the smell of so much blood, but... They change direction suddenly as soon as they come near. Perhaps even with low intelligence they can still learn to fear the sight of such a disastrous scene. Well, collecting materials was easy because of that as Fran said.

『I obtained some new Skills, too. Moreover, it seems to only be interesting ones.』

Of the spoils obtained from the war against the Goblins, the largest is of course Fran’s growth. She’s improved in a variety of ways physically.

Also, with the exception of those that were broken or rusted, we’ve obtained 50 weapons made of Iron and Bronze. There were a couple of forageable suits of Armor as well, but... Well... Because they smelt terrible, most of them had to be discarded. We found a couple of Magic Items as well, which is a good harvest. I’ll have to examine them in detail later.

As for the new Skills:

I received Chant Shortening, Balancing Act , Retainer’s Contract, Kicking Techniques, Kicking Arts, Ghost Magic, Poison Absorption, Poison Magic, Axe Techniques, and Imperturbability.

These Skills came from a Hobgoblin Dark Mage, a Hobgoblin Necromancer, a Hobgoblin Grappler, and Hobgoblin Gladiator.

But that brings about a problem.

『There were Hobgoblins among them, huh.』

「Nn.」

The Four individuals which offered new Skills came from Hobgoblins — which have statuses exceeding the Goblin King from a while back. That can only mean that the Goblin Queen was already born, and breeding has already begun.

『Are the Goblins quick to grow?』

「Un. 10 days: becomes adult.」

『They’re seriously on the same level as insects... Anyways, in that case this could be quite dangerous, couldn’t it?』

There’s the possibility of Hobgoblins being bred in large numbers as we speak.

『It would be best to report back to the Adventurers Guild. I would have liked to hunt them all down with just us, but leaving the situation alone could lead to heavy damage.』

「Nn.」

For now, we should collect the Hobgoblin corpses —

『Fran!』

「Nn.」

I snap up and rush towards Fran, and she calmly catches me with a firm grasp.

「Over there!」

「Oi, are these all Goblins?」

「What is this devastation......?!」

『It seems like we were spared the trouble.』

The new arrivals are Adventurers. Among them are the figures of the novices we had helped a couple of hours ago, so they seem to have completed their report of the Goblins and successfully got the Guild to send a dispatch.

Dangerous, dangerous. I was almost seen moving about freely.

「Lass, are you alright?!」

「Are you injured?」

「Alright.」

「This...... Was this all done by you?」

「Nn.」

The 10 Adventurers have looks of surprise as Fran nods her head.

「This many...... With just one person?」

「If that’s true, Rank E...... No, Rank D. A Rank D Adventurer could take care of an army of this size. It doesn’t seem like a small den, though... No, it’s far, far larger.」

「Eh?! Rank D?!」

「Seriously...?」

They seem to have come to that conclusion at their own convenience. Certainly an Adventurer’s Rank is associated with monsters’ Threat Levels, but...

Effects:

HP +20, STR +20, END + 20

The Skill: Indomitable Resolve will be acquired.

Goblin Slayer:

A Title awarded to individuals who fell 100 or more Goblins on the same battlefield.

Effect:

The Skill: Goblin Slayer will be acquired.

One who Slaughters:

A Title awarded to individuals who harvested the lives of 100 individuals on the same battlefield.

Effects:

AGI +10

The Skill: Mental Stability will be acquired.

For the Skills:

Indomitable Resolve:

In adverse circumstances:

Fear is invalidated

Recovery Speed ↑ High

Goblin Slayer:

Damage against Goblins ↑

Mental Stability:

Mental hurdle against bloodshed ↓

Stabilizing effect on the user's mind

They’re good Titles. I want them too, but because I’m a sword, I don’t seem to be able to obtain any Titles. Anyways, Match for a Thousand is amazing. The conditions for acquiring it are difficult, but isn’t it a slight cheat? Its Effects, that is.

I noticed something important, too. The Skills that Fran obtained independently aren’t included with my Set Skills.

Because of this, if Fran obtains useful Skills on her own, I can change my Set Skills in more useful ways.

While we head towards town with the Adventurers, I tell Fran about her Status.

(Match for a Thousand? Rare.)

『Is that so?』

(Hero’s Titles!)

Fran shows slight excitement. I’m glad.

「Hey, have you not joined a Party yet, lass?」

「Party?」

「Ou. If you haven’t, why not join ours?」

Hellbent is soliciting us into his party, huh. Moreover, his eyes show that he’s completely serious. Hearing what he said, the other two parties also raised their voices.

「- Wait just a minute, you’re not the only one aiming for that!」

「Don’t try to steal the lead. Any Party would want such an excellent Adventurer among them.」

This is somewhat pleasant, hearing that Fran was accepted by the Adventurers

『Well? What shall you do?』

(My Party: Teacher)

『It’s possible to hide my identity even if you join other parties, you know?』

(It’s alright. Teacher: here.)

『Is that so...』

Well, we can’t afford for my abilities to be seen, so it would be difficult to join a party.

For now, at least.

Note:

Rather than an actual sound, an expression was used here. It’s ドサッと — literally “with a thud”

This guy’s name is really weird. It’s this: エレベント. “エレ” = Helle/Here, “ベント” = Bent/Vent/Wendt. As per the suggestion of Mach and mllhild, his name shall be Hellbent. Putting it into a text ? voice machine also makes it sounds like “Hellbent”, so there it is.

Regarding the titles, I decided to change the way the “King” Titles were worded for the sake of partial-uniformity with the “Master of” Titles.

殺戮者. If they sounded alright/were grammatically correct, I would have used Slaughterer or Massacrer... But “One who Slaughters” works just as well, I think.

(Note from the future) Balancing Act (軽業) is extremely similar to Acrobatics (曲芸) when translated. Search up the Japanese characters and you’ll find that the former is usually involving public acrobatics/balancing acts, and the latter refers to a certain Moogle class from Final Fantasy, specifically one of its skills: Acrobatics.