“Okay, this should be fine.”
“Having a slime around is really convenient. We don’t have to bury or burn goblins every time.”
“Fufun!”
As a proof that we subjugated them, we took out the ear and the small magic stone on the goblins. After that, Ao quickly absorbs and disposes the goblin’s corpse.
We’ve once again realized just how versatile Ao is.
Uhm, but why was Shiro, along with Ao, had a smug look on her face while putting her hands on her hips?
Oh well, maybe she is just happy that her friend was praised.
“Alright, let’s go on. Let’s hurry up a bit though.”
“Yes. I’m worried about the village.”
Everyone agreed, so we set off immediately.
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From the place where the goblin attack occurred, we arrived at the village in just ten minutes.
“I wonder if there was a goblin attack here.”
“Mmm….. Part of the fences were destroyed.”
The village is surrounded by a wooden fence, but part of it has been destroyed. When I looked closely, I saw that the fields are also ruined. What’s more, there is not much sign of people in the village. When I searched further, I found that they seemed to be hiding in a house.
Keeping a watchful eye on our surroundings, we all headed to the largest house in the village.
Knock. Knock.
“Yes, who is it?”
“We are adventurers from the Southern Frontier County. We are here to investigate the goblins.”
“Eh-!? Come in, come in!”
When I showed my adventurer card to the aunt who greeted me, she seemed surprised, but she quickly invited us inside the house.
When we entered the house, I found many injured people lying on the floor. Some were bleeding from where they had been bandaged, and some were groaning in pain. Some even seemed to have high fever.
“This is terrible. I’ll treat them right away.”
“I’m sorry, I don’t have enough people to help me. My husband, the village chief, is also injured.”
It seems we won’t be able to hear the story unless we treat the injured person first. Luckily, in addition to me, Sue, and Ao, there is another person who can use healing magic. We treated the injured skillfully, and we were able to finish everyone’s treatment in no time.
After the treatment, I decided to talk to the village chief first.
In fact, there are still injured people, so Sue and the others are treating them. In addition, the broken fence is also being repaired. There was a time when we had to fix broken parts during our warehouse sorting, so the rest of the members staying at the inn went to work on it enthusiastically.
“I’m sorry for this. You guys came here to investigate but you had to treat us and even repair the fence.”
“No, no, don’t worry about it. We can’t just ignore it like that you see.”
After a pause, I continued,
“More than that, Village Chief, isn’t the situation worse than we thought?”
“That’s right. The number of goblins suddenly increased in these past two days.”
Mmmm, it’s certainly strange that there are more goblins all of a sudden.
Let’s ask for a little more information.
“What were the characteristics of the goblins that attacked the village?”
“Come to think of it, in addition to the normal goblins, there were also those who can cast magic.”
“Magic? Then…. there’s a possibility of Goblin Lord too. This is a bit tricky.”
“In that case, it is possible that the goblins are a large group.”
The situation isn’t looking very good at this point. It’s better to tell the guild about the current situation.
Also, there’s one more thing that’s bothering me.
“Village Chief, the fields have been ransacked, is your food supply okay?”
“To be honest, I’m a little worried. Because it’s the winter season, the leafy greens take longer to grow.”
Even though this area is one of the warmest regions in the kingdom, it still cannot avoid the cold in winter. The fields in the village have been destroyed, so even if the villagers are fine for now, there will be concerns about their food supply in the future.
“Village Chief, please write a letter summarizing the current information and requests. I think we need to tell the guild about the current situation here.”
“I understand. It will be ready in a minute.”
While the village chief is writing the letter, I decided to call the others together and discuss the current situation.
“Since they broke into the village and took away the food, it is very likely that they are a very large group.”
“The goblin we killed on the main road earlier may also be an advance party.”
“That’s exactly the point. In this case, we’ll have to contact the guild. And during that time, it would be better if we guard the village.”
“Shiro will go too! Leave the running to me!”
“Mmm, okay. I’ll prepare the documents for you, so please bring them along with the village chief’s letter. And if possible, tell the Guild Master that they should move quickly.”
We also needed to guard the village, so we decided to divide the work from here on.
The sudden increase in their number in these past few days is very fishy.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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