We were leaving the Holy Knights and moving to the Commercial District. From the outer gate here to the Hobgob Forest again.

I was with Roxy and Miriam yesterday. Aaron and Miriam this time.

Aaron, a fierce warrior, is following me, so I feel safe as far as I'm concerned. The same goes for Miriam, walking next door with a calm face somewhere.

To the disturbing movements of the goblins, the outer gate, which should still be noisy today with the wagons operated by the merchants, was still quiet.

Aaron says as he looks around at the idle situation.

"This is more than I thought. This was coming up in the castle too, but it's worse than I heard."

"Yeah, I was surprised when I saw it yesterday too"

"Yes, yes! Me, too. When I tried to fill my stomach here, I was disappointed because I didn't have a food store."

If people were seriously talking to Aaron, they would come in between and Miriam would start talking like it doesn't matter. Well, let's just say the usual is back on track.

Aaron laughs bitterly, too, and keeps talking.

"In keeping with the fact that Roxy and Faith's lives are also at stake, food in the King's City could bottom out in the worst case scenario if distribution stays stalled"

And he looked difficult, rubbing his mustache.

The King's capital itself had little capacity to produce food, which was dictated by distribution from other territories. Especially when the minimum amount of flour you need to live, salt, is cut off too harshly.

I've lived in Slam Street in Wangdu for about five years, so I knew better. The outer gate to the commercial district is a necessity for the circulation of the Wang capital, with the merchant city of Tetra at the end of the road.

Once food from each territory has been stockpiled and quarantined in Tetra, it is customary for it to be transported to the Wang capital. Other than that, food coming in on the route is not allowed, and if it is found, it is severely punished.

Now the merchants are unable to come by the strangeness of the Goblin Meadow, Hobgob Forest, on the road to Tetra. It won't be everything. Some merchants may anticipate now that they have no competitors and risk their lives to bring supplies to the King's Capital. Still, from the amount consumed by the Wang people, it is insignificant.

Pulling the poverty lottery when these things happen is the slum city people who have the weakest position. I was in that frame before, too, so I went through it about once a year. When a strong demon came to the Goblin Meadows, a demon, I thought I was going to starve to death. At that time, I really sucked with the hunger coming from my bulimia skills and the despair of no food.

A future not far from seeing this idle outer gate, the food crisis will strike the slums.

"By the end of the day, let's put on a scarf."

"Uhm, right"

"Of course! Master Roxy's life is at stake! Hang on, Mr. Faith!

It's like... they say I'm not solid. I'm trying to make you puffy and angry, but maybe it's a care for Miriam.

When I took Roxy to the Barbatos house mansion, she told me about her past. Maybe that brought the distance just a little closer?

Ok, I want to think about the future and keep the distance a little closer. Whatever, because Miriam follows Roxy wherever he goes.

So I want to get along with the three of us if that happens.

He's also looking like Roxy now... and there won't be any punches flying in. I never say it, stroking Miriam's head. This was something Roxy used to do to me.

"Thanks. You worry me...... ok ok"

"Ugh... it's cowardly... it's against the rules to say it with a dear face in the figure of Master Roxy"

Miriam turned her face bright red and seemed to be holding out. But after stroking his head for a while, he had a fuzzy loose face.

"I'm not Master Roxy... I'm not Master Roxy..."

That's what I'm saying, but quiet Miriam. but it will remain.

Aaron scolds me when he thinks that this has made him and Miriam friendly.

"What are you playing at! Come on, let's go. We can do as much as we want, even after all this is over."

"" Excuse me...... "

Apologizing for both of us......

Just say it. Aaron leaves the outer gate first. As I follow him, Miriam tells me to whisper.

"Well, you pissed off Master Aaron because of Mr. Faith, didn't you?"

"Miriam looks so happy..."

"I don't look like that"

"No, no, he said he was. What, shall we do it again?

"That's against the rules."

Miriam ran out and went to Aaron's. I rendezvoused to chase him, too.

Come on, it's a fight from here on out. They made me feel good. I am grateful to Moodmaker Tamilia.

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We were in a depressed forest.

At your feet is blurred by battles everywhere, but strange magic formations are depicted. This is where me and Roxy were replaced by Goblin Sherman.

And in the forest of Hobgob it is the centre and the only place that it has opened.

From this place, it is also possible to look around. At the same time, we can be seen from the enemy. Still, what I'm trying to do now was really efficient here.

"Faith, here we go."

"Yes."

Me and Aaron snort and concentrate. The two of us are trying to detect the magic of all the creatures in the Hobgob Forest.

A bone break would be a task to grasp the wide forest, about ten kilometers in diameter, without a neighborhood.

It takes a lot of time, too. Aaron's reckoning is about fifteen minutes.

Until then, we're unconscious. I mean, if your guys' hobgobs, goblings, etc. attack you to get in the way, we'll be totally defenseless.

Aaron has the status of E's region, so he won't accept attacks if he's downgraded. But there's also the Nightwalker thing we fought before. The opponent is an unknown demon... The possibility that an attack we don't even know will overturn the notion that the only damage caused to E's realm is to E's realm cannot be discarded.

Finally, if you are overconfident with the status quo, you can easily get stuck on your feet.

The ancient demon Goblin Sherman, unlike just a goblin, has been trying to think things through like a human being and set us up as enemies. Rather than say that this battle is against demons, it is stranger to think of them as human beings. Aaron shared my view.

"Miriam, I need you to protect her in the meantime."

"Yes, I'll take care of it. I will burn any bad boy who gets in the way with this demon sword flamberge! Mr. Faith will also protect you for Master Roxy's body."

"Thanks"

You're welcome.

Miriam sets up the Devil's Sword and looks around. Me and Aaron get back to back and focus our consciousness.

I'm in charge of exploration, I'm south, Aaron's north.

Yesterday, the direction that released the Bloody Termigan was south. But there was a goblin sherman about 500 meters from here.

Presumably, the limit of the distance to activate the technique of replacement was that distance. And I guess the distance from the subject is wider in order to keep the effect of the opponent under surgery going.

Because Goblin Sherman would have been inside the king's capital if he needed the same distance as the activation to keep doing the surgery.

I mean, I just hope you're out of the Hobgob woods if you want. I lost one arm yesterday and the wound wouldn't have healed yet, so I shouldn't have gone that far.

I began to explore the flow of magic from around my eyes.

... you're lying!?

Aaron also seemed to know right away, trying to pull out the holy sword and set it up,

"Wait! You all keep going like this. I'll take care of them!

"But"

"Trust me. This is stronger in the Wang Du Army."

From where Miriam points the Devil's Sword, three Goblin Kings appear. Oh, come on, you're still here.

Goblin King is a rare demon, and he shouldn't be there that long. And even Hobgoblin Archer can feel the signs. Thirty or so... if they release arrows at the same time, it'll be a hassle.

When I thought so, the arrows were unleashed on us all at once, an attack from 360 degrees.

I just won't be able to protect this on my own.

"Miriam!

"Even me, that's about it!!

Unlike the usual pungent feeling, she raised a powerful voice, pushing the Devil's Sword vigorously to the ground.

At that moment, I felt the dramatic rise of Miriam's magic on my skin.

In fact, the pillars of flame rise against the sky as they surround us in circles. The wall of flames is thick, and it burns down easily the arrows that were flying towards us.

Hobgoblin Archer keeps releasing arrows in pursuit, but it never reached us.

"Isn't that amazing, Miriam"

"It's my wife's hand. But it won't last that long. Quickly, please fight back."

"Oh."

Archer's attack didn't work at all, so three Goblin Kings swung a big stick, a Nature Weapon. But I shredded it out of the tree. It burns up vulnerable to the flames. I didn't know you were attacking me without knowing that. Something like a normal demon.

About enough time has passed.

Miriam, who was taking on the onslaught of the goblins all by herself, was also starting to breathe rough with a glimmer of sweat from her forehead. Maybe the magic run-off is close.

"Not yet, is it?

"Hmm, the direction that Nong is exploring, there's not even a herd of goblins... it's like he's not responding. It doesn't seem to make sense to go any further north. How's Faith?

"There are many signs of goblins in the south. Probably because they gather there as far as the goblin meadow guys. Because of this, it seems difficult for the opponent to be accurate. It ends up four kilometers away. Looks like this one's more likely. Can Aaron join us?

"Okay, let's do that. But so does Miriam. Maybe you should deal with the goblins."

That's what Aaron said and asked how Milia was doing. She says, shaking her head to the side.

"You can still go. I don't want to pull your legs around this much. Let's just do it here."

"I hate that loss. I don't hate you. Then let's leave this place to Miriam. Faith, let's get this over with."

"Yes."

Work with Aaron on the rest of the range and defeat him. Then I felt a different kind of magic than the goblins and the hobgoblins. That's faint, but it was the same thing I detected yesterday.

"Found. The place is five kilometers from here. near the end of the Hobgob Forest. Maybe we're gonna get out of this forest."

"Hmm, sounds like you should hurry. Before then... Miriam, that's enough."

At the same time that the flaming wall was unraveled, Aaron and I split into two hands and were slashed. First, the necks of the avant-garde Goblin Kings fly.

Keep sweeping away the goblin archer hiding behind the trees. I don't even have to use Grand Cross, an art of holy sword moves.

By the time the demonic body lay on the ground and became quiet, it was attacked by the feeling of something warm pouring into my body. Then wonder and power gush forth more than before.

If you ask Aaron about it, he'll laugh at you with his belly.

"What are you talking about? That means we've leveled up."

"Level Up!? This is the rumor level up, isn't it?! That feels so full. It feels good!"

"Speaking of which, Faith couldn't level up without gaining experience (Sphere) due to her bulimic skills. Now Roxy's body makes it possible."

Let's say it again! Level up is amazing.

This feeling that is going to be a habit...... all the other samurai felt this way...... I envy you.

'Cause in my case, my status gets stronger, scared of hunger with my bulimia skills. I can be strong, but in vitro it's painful. In comparison, leveling up is this sense of happiness.

Aaron says it's flashy.

"Level up is said to be the blessing of God, LaPlath. You're right, you get a sense of happiness. Continuous leveling is even more amazing."

"Awesome!?

"Here, you're eating too much. I don't want Roxy to look like that."

"Excuse me......"

The feeling of leveling was so amazing that I completely forgot what Roxy looked like. I want to do it again......

"Faith, more than that, see Miriam. I wouldn't have done it earlier."

"Yes."

She kept breathing rough as she entered the ground. I say, stroking her head like that.

"Good luck with that."

"Hehe... I do it when I do it too"

"Then you can follow me."

"Of course, sir."

I'll reach out. I held that hand and Miriam stood up and smiled at me.

It was so cute and funny that it made me so vain.