Volume 3 - CH 16

Chapter 16 – Thank You For Your Hard Work

After the defeat of Red-Eye, Sorano and the two A-rank parties left the investigation regarding the dungeon to Puke and headed to Eto.

Having lost their leader, Red-Eye, the hordes of Goblins have likely dispersed, including the hordes that came towards them.

“Please somehow be safe Eto, Kohaku, Amou.”

With such prayer in her heart, Sorano urged her horse forward.

“What the heck is this?”

As soon as they arrived, Zenith muttered. But, nobody could answer his question when they saw the sight before them. On a flat land where trees were sparsely growing, they could see numerous corpses of Goblins scattered around. Did Eto and the two do this? Did reinforcement come? Or maybe a powerful monster appeared here? Many possibilities came to everyone’s mind, but none led to an answer.

“Eto! Where are you! Kohaku! Amou! Where are you guys!”

Without a moment of delay, Sorano increased the speed of her horse and shouted, calling the names of her party members.

“No way… everyone, where are you! Don’t leave me alone please! Eto! Kohaku! Amou!”

Sorano kept calling the names of the three while tears flowed from her eyes. The adventurers who came along with her also tried to call the names of the three and searched around the area.

However, no matter how much they searched, they couldn’t find their figures, nor hear their voices. Even so, there is no way they could say that to Sorano, who keeps searching for them with tears in her eyes.

“Oi, look at that. Isn’t that Eto and the two!”

Suddenly, one of the adventurers pointed at the forest. Beyond the numerous corpses of Goblins, Amou was there, pulling a horse from the depths of the forest. And on horseback, sat Eto and Kohaku. From the looks of it, Eto seemed to be quite exhausted as he leaned his neck on Kohaku’s shoulder, as if he was being carried on her back.

“You guys! You guys are alive! I’m glad… I am really glad.”

Seeing the figure of the three, Sorano dismounted her horse and ran towards them straight away, hugging Kohaku who was still on horseback. Although surprised at the tears in Sorano’s eyes, Kohaku in the end merely laughed and gently stroked Sorano’s hair.

“I’m glad Sorano is safe too.”

Naturally, Eto and Amou also look relieved knowing their comrades, including Zenith’s and Aram’s parties, were safe too.

After crying for a while, Sorano, who had already calmed a little, stared at Eto. Although his wounds seemed to have been already healed with potions, the blood stains on his clothes were terrible. The wyvern leather armor he wore was equally full of scratches. It was undoubtedly proof that Eto worked very hard in order to hold the hordes of Goblins.

“Eto, we’ve defeated the Red-Eye.”

There are many things Sorano wanted to say to Eto at that moment, but in the end, that’s the only thing she said.

“I see… Thank you for your hard work, Sorano,”

Saying that, he smiled at her. It was just a simple and powerless smile, as he was already at the height of his fatigue. Nevertheless, that one smile made Sorano happy.