Chapter 61

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The night continued after we arrived, and we celebrated by eating all sorts of stuff. We still wanted to save some for later, especially for the Goblins, who now had so many mouths to feed… but we still took some food so we could celebrate eating tasty meals. There was Salami, which was very tasty, and even some cheese, which I made into a sandwich with the bread and then warmed over a grill. The result? Molten cheese sandwich with salami. So simple yet so good… There was also booze for everyone, and it tasted extra good with such an amazing sandwich.

The people around us ended up looking at me as I enjoyed this preparation which they had never seen before, and I ended up making way more than I expected. The people loved it, but it was costly, especially because they could not make their own bread, cheese, or Salami… Nevertheless, I believe that it is good to enjoy life’s little moments, so everyone enjoyed the crunchy grilled cheese sandwiches that I made for them. They can still sustain themselves by eating grains they had begun to plant from what the merchant had, and hunting is also a good option at the moment as wild boars are not rare around here.

As we all enjoyed the meals, which included a lot of grilled boar, fish, and stew, I sat down with my friends. The goblin chief and Gofumin were here too, alongside Emeraldine and some of the former slaves.

“So what do you plan to do, Maria?” Asked Emeraldine.

“Oh, well, we already defeated that asshole, and the perimeter is mostly cleansed, so we are planning on leaving in a couple of days. We want to make extra sure that you guys can handle things yourselves, so we’ll cleanse the area some more in order to get rid of anything suspicious and quite possibly help you out with some other stuff,” I explained.

“Eeeh? You’re leaving already Auntie?” Asked Gofumin.

“Well, I have a mission to do (that of slaughtering a bunch of bastards), so I cannot stay here forever… Honestly, I would love to settle down and just survive with all of you guys. You’re so nice to me… But we have to keep going for now. I promise you that I will come back. So until then, you have to be a strong girl, like your mommy,” I encouraged her.

“You’ll come back? You promise?” Asked the little goblin girl.

She was such a cutie… we had barely stayed here for almost a week, but she had grown quite attached to me. She really needs a motherly figure, and even though her father is gentle and responsible, it is not the same as having a mommy to hug and spoil her.

“Of course!” I smiled back at her, and she tried to contain the tiny tears coming from her eyes.

“Thank you for all you’ve done, it hasn’t been long, but you’ve helped us tremendously, Maria. We swear to you our loyalty as the tribe of Goblins,” The Chief announced.

“EH? Really?”

“Indeed, you are a worthy leader for our clan,”

“W-Well… T-Thanks! But I won’t be here for a while… I will try to hurry up as much as I can though, alright?”

“Sure, we can wait,” Said the chief.

Wow, I am really becoming a Queen now… This is the ideal Isekai trope! Onwards to Kingdom Building now! …That’s later, though.

“Hm, we have to get through a few Duchies and then assault the capital of the Kingdom, so I doubt it will take such a short time… At most, half a year… And that’s if we win,” Said Lucifer.

“Huh… D-Don’t listen to this grumpy dragon! Of course, we’ll win. I will level up and evolve a few more times along the way and then beat the big bad guy,” I said, smiling proudly at the achievements I have yet to grasp.

“And Master is not alone,” Said Partner, hugging my chest and pressing her hands over my breasts.

“Mrao!”

Kuro cutely joins the conversation.

“Yeah… Yeah! I am not alone in this. And…”

I noticed that Emeraldine looked at Partner, hugging my chest rather angrily. What’s with that look?

“M-Miss Partner, you shouldn’t be so… daring with your master… M-Maria, are you not bothered by her fondling your breasts like that?” She asked while blushing.

“I think you’re exaggerating. She’s just hugging me, Emeraldine! Right?” I asked Partner.

“Yeah! Hug…!”

Partner continued to grasp them tightly. I have very low sensitivity, and this is actually just a phantom, so it doesn’t feel bad, but I believe others might not think the same.

“She’s a degenerate woman that likes to be used like this,” Said Lucifer.

“Who are you calling degenerate?! I am going to slap your ass!” I roared.

“See?” Lucifer sighed.

“Hahaha… Lucifer, you’re so good with jokes….” Said Emeraldine.

“Ahem! A-Anyways, some people said that they would be slowly moving away as they recover, but there will also be some that will remain with us. I calculate that our population might triple… But, I will also have to encourage everyone to be more active hunters,” Said the chief.

“Oh yeah, you gotta just force them to hunt if they want to stay. Thye have to help the village in some way. No slackers allowed! …Oh right, Emeraldine, are you staying?” I asked.

“I-I… I wanted to talk about that… P-Partner, could you please…” Emeraldine sighed as she glanced at Partner.

“Partner, dearie, will you cut it off?” I asked.

I made my eyes glow more than usual in order to get her to respect me a bit more.

“A-Ah… S-Sorry master… I just like to hug and touch you….” She muttered.

“Aw… You’re forgiven!” I said as I pet her.

“W-Well, Maria…” Emeraldine spoke up once again.

“Yes?”

“I… I want to move out too….” She said.

“Really?”

“W-With you! Can I join your party?” She asked.

“Eh?!”

Everyone ended up staring at her dumbfoundedly.

Maybe she doesn’t know the extreme danger of my mission?

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