"A herd of about twenty in the north direction..."

Tiana's Enemy of Magic captured a new herd.

"That's a lot of goblins today. It's usually less."

To Nick's words, Tiana shook her neck to the side.

"It's not goblin. That's a lot of magic for a goblin...?

"A lot of magic? You know how much?

"Yeah, about three times the average goblin. Maybe five times the size of the biggest."

"... that's not good"

"You know something?

"Oh. Maybe with Hobgoblin... you're an ogre"

Nick answered Tiana's question with a nervous face.

"Goblins evolve into hobgoblins when the season is intense. That's the boss here. But if that hobgoblin lives longer without being defeated, they can evolve into an even higher ranked orga. Anyway, if you're an intermediate adventurer party, don't trick me if I'm an adventurer below that."

"So, Mr. Nick, what do you want to do? Retreat, sir?

To Zem's words, Nick did not answer immediately.

"No..."

"Something wrong?

"When the augs are around, they absorb other flocks of goblins and get bigger and bigger. So it's like manners for an adventurer who sees an orga to go right back to his guild and let him know and have him crusade."

"All the more so of the retreat…"

"but I want to avoid that"

"To?"

To Zem's inquiry, Nick voiced despair.

"I don't have any money. Ten goblin ears, 20 ears, and you're not even gonna pay for everyone's lodging."

"" "Ah" "

Three people, except Nick, leaked a dumb voice.

Everyone was sparkling their eyes at the labyrinth exploration, forgetting the circumstances of their wallets.

"Augs are hard to magic because you have a big body...... I don't think my magic is all that hard. It'll be a restraint, though."

"That's right... So we just have to do something with the avant-garde."

"I can use auxiliary magic. It is the magic of" Robust "that increases defense and" Rigid "that amplifies muscle strength. Instead, that's all you can do...... There's no way to fight Auga directly."

Zem squeaks so powerlessly.

Nick saw Karan there.

"Hey, Karan. Have you ever fought an orga?

"There is no auga. But I fought enemies stronger than Auga, and I almost fought alone. Ah."

"Seriously. That's..."

"... potsnake"

"Uh..."

Nick has never attacked Snake Sendo in a pot.

He missed the offense because it was too incompatible with the ancient nest's martial arts hundreds. Conversely, there was a degree of knowledge to perceive incompatibility. Potsnake has a higher defense than an orga. If you say you fought this alone, there's nothing wrong with it as strength.

If there was, it was a problem other than strength.

"Karan, I need your offense... I can't do this. I can't take you down if it's not you...... what do we do?

"... Yal"

"It'll take the form of leaving the avant-garde to you, but are you sure you're okay?

Instead of... everyone noticed.

This situation that we have to leave to the avant-garde, similar to the one in which Karan was abandoned.

"Problem y"

Still, Karan nodded quietly.

"... All right, all right. Let's do it."

There's nothing like an operation.

Zem reinforces the avant-garde Karan and Nick.

Tiana shoots "Ice Column Dance" and defeats Hobgoblin.

And Karan stabs the stomach while Nick holds the orga with a throw or dagger.

That's all.

"... All right, don't stay"

And Nick said.

The four of them had just moved in hiding in the trees and discovered a herd of ogres and hobgoblins. Unlike goblins, both auga and hobgoblins are covered in red skin. Hobgoblins are slightly smaller than human adults. Orga, on the other hand, is far beyond normal human length. The head two minutes would be huge. Probably has a crude stick that uses fallen trees. But it's as thick as a person's torso. He was letting himself know by appearance that being big would be a threat as it were.

But the four of them have come this far.

There is no going back.

"I'm going... Robust, Rigid"

A bright white light emanated from Zem's palm, clutching to Nick and Karan.

"The effect is about thirty minutes. Be careful."

"Oh."

"Understood."

Nick and Karan nod.

And Tiana started concentrating her magic.

"I'm coming... you ready?

Tiana saw Karan, not Nick.

But Karan doesn't answer anything.

Guru, he was gripping the pattern of his own dragonbone sword.

"Karan, are you scared"

…… I'm scared...!

I'm scared.

"Ugh, don't lie. Nick, I've been dealing with a demon like that. Lo."

"Oh, I'm not afraid of Auga or Hobgoblins. They know exactly who the enemy is."

……

"What scares me is if I can believe my people I'm with. Didn't I?"

Karan only slightly loosened the gripping force on the pattern.

"I know you're not like the people who betrayed the eagle. But..."

"We're only going out for a few days anyway, of course. So, Karan, suspect me."

"Huh...?

"Neither Tiana, nor Zem. Find out if I deserve company."

"Identify me, even if they say that on such a dirt ground..."

"Yes, Mr. Nick."

Nick didn't mean for Tiana and Zem to say anything.

"Tiana, it's time to shoot"

"... I don't care what happens! Ice Column Dance!!!

And from Tiana's wand, dozens of ice columns were unleashed.

Thus began the battle with the boss of the Little Ghost Forest.