There was a feeling that it was a much deeper forest than the one I went into looking for microscopic poison grass with an empty stomach.

The thick leaf roof is high and underfoot is a carpet caused by fuzzy rotten soil.

The surface of the trees was full of moss, and there was a blur.

Green Wolf.

Are you in this forest too?

In the distance, I see a green wolf walking slowly.

Wow, and around yawning, I was so alarmed.

Chichichichi, Pipipipi, Piyolo.

The bird chirping sounded so loud. From time to time there were birds crossing from branch to branch.

Green Wolf also gave the bird a glimpse of him.

"--Huh!?"

At the next moment, Green Wolf's vision dimmed.

As it was, he collapsed into a sideburn.

"... Phew..."

There was a short knife around his neck that was stuck in the pattern.

The cutting edge was turning down the spine with one blow.

He's stabbed in an unlikely place, usually.

If you're going to stab me in a place like this, you have to get close.

Green Wolf is a monster with excellent perception and its perception range is said to be 200 meters.

There's no way humans can stand right next to each other like this and not notice it.

"... Fitted..."

Hikaru sighed again when he put his palm against his chest.

"I didn't expect one to rise in rank."

The impulse caused by the rise in rank, or recoil, was hitting Hikaru.

The point is to keep warm.

Hikaru's plan requires that "at least 3 points" be secured "without use".

"... I can't even take the meat home. Sorry, I just killed you."

Leaving this spot, the "hidden" effect would also fade and the smell of Green Wolf's blood would spread into the forest.

That way the other animals, the bugs, should eat the corpse.

Hikaru pulled through the "Shortcut of Arm Strength" and plucked the blood. And go back through the woods.

(Too strong)

Thanks to his "hidden" skills, he can kill without even being perceived by his opponent.

And Hikaru gets even stronger.

The next time I killed two Green Wolves, the rank rose even further.

Now the rank is 7.

Fast pace.

I just want to say what the other adventurers are bringing to the ranks —— but as Unken said, Green Wolf seems to hit the "mighty enemy".

There are other monsters.

Nootoria, one turn smaller than Redhorn Rabbit —— brown rat-like animals —— targeted monsters.

Blue tonosama bata (30 cm large).

Cannibal plants flying pollen and attacking.

The threat is low. Even Hikaru without "secret" seems like a one-on-one win. Though they are swarmed.

(oh i guess monsters like that have low "experience")

I guess we have to do the numbers to get the ranks up.

And the problem is, ordinary people, not just adventurers, can't see the "rank". It's a feeling that we're somehow empowered, and we can't quantify strength.

So the motivation for "ranking (level) up" is low.

Hikaru ignored the small monsters and aimed for Green Wolf as much as possible.

Monsters are wary when they kill many and the smell of blood fills them.

Hikaru's "detection" system skills are still low. It's inconvenient to find a vigilant monster to hide his appearance.

"... what?

Hikaru was eating the lunch he brought.

The sun is just the highest -- it fits when it's noon.

I heard someone screaming from afar.

Did you see that, Paula wanted to scream?

Paula is an outcast adventurer who came out of a cold village in the back of the mountain.

It is a party organized with childhood friends and young people from neighbouring villages.

Average age 17 years.

The two men are only good at swinging swords, admiring heroes, and not even saying that one day -- but they dream of making a fortune and buying a mansion and letting women live off

Each of the three women thinks differently.

Pia is only the daughter of the village chief and has a strong sense of responsibility. I go "out of shape" into that split, so I cut my hair short "like an adventurer," and the language is rough.

Wave the sword like you hold it with both hands,

"I'll protect Paula!

Oh, my God, I said it every time. When I was in the village, I said, "Paula, what's for dinner today?" or something like that.

Priscilla was a raw hunter with a hunter to her parents, and there was no way she wouldn't come back for a few days when caged in the mountains.

Silent because of that. I mean, I'm nubbled.

However, her breasts are modestly huge, so the men's gaze nailed on her.

Paula is not like the other four at all.

Born and raised in a church, he was tapped into courtesy, albeit in a rural church.

Thanks to this, it looks clear and the clothes I wear are tidy.

—— Calm and settle.

—— Paula heals me even if I get wounded.

That's the assessment of the perimeter —— yes, Paula could have used healing magic. Those who worked in the church for many years often opened their eyes to restorative magic, but in Paula's case it could be said that it was premature.

That's why Pia invited me. "Let's be adventurers".

Because Cold Village was in danger.

I don't have any money.

"My father would be thrilled if we made a fortune and sent him to the village!

How dare Pier slap a big mouth, but Paula knows.

Crying in the futon at night "I want to go home..."

(You should have left!

Paula wanted to scream with her heart.

I also want to scream -- if this is the case.

"I don't care if I slash you or not! What the hell is going on!

"There's a gap!! The goblins are going in!

"You have control over the goblins, motherfucker!

"Hey, it's an easy winning project, you idiot!

"Gloria nailed me!

"I don't know!

It was surrounded.

to 100 goblins.

"100" is a figure that Paula has decided on her own, which actually seems to be more.

I mean, that's about it —— it was so surrounded that I didn't know a clear number.

Deep deep forest.

Rare plants can be found in these woods -- lucrative, huh? and four veteran-like adventurers spoke to me yesterday.

The two men ate the story with their eyes as Gillanmark, saying "I can't help it," but Pia agrees. I want money. If this happens, I was the majority of the party, and I got to ride the story of a veteran-like adventurer.

The peers seemed happy when they said, "It's veteran duty to guide promising adventurers" or something. Paula was the only one who understood it to be a clear compliment. Priscilla was nubbled.

Maybe Paula is the only one who has considered the possibility that our bodies are looking for it.

But the "veterans" seem to have said something when they were summoned to the receptionist to leave the guild. He said something like, "I got a nail stabbed". I don't know if it's because of that, but there was nothing like touching Paula and the others openly. Her gaze nailed Priscilla's chest.

We had a meeting over dinner at the tavern, and because of the excessive drinking, the sun got high before we left.

I managed to get to this forest before noon —— good until then.

The veterans used flashy sword moves to attract Paula's eyes and unleashed magic.

Thanks to this, I was able to hunt 10 small monsters.

But Priscilla's expression got worse and worse. This is unusual. I can't believe Priscilla gives you a look other than "nubble".

—— Bad. Paula.

- What?

—— Making loud noises calls for large monsters.

You must have heard that, the veteran laughed.

- There are no big monsters in these woods. If I were you, I'd protect you!

Yes, there were certainly no big monsters.

I guess that's why the veterans were knocking down monsters in good shape, too. Losers and Piers were attacking monsters, too.

Paula wondered if it would be okay to say that much.

But I had a bad feeling about it in my chest.

Paula has always been excellent at these "intuitions". So I suggested to Pier a few times, "Let's go home" sneaky. Each time Pierre says: "I will protect Paula!".

Paula's hunch was right.

There are no large -- but there were small monsters.

Besides, there's a goblin that says "300 if I find one" --.

"Guaaa!?"

One of the man members receives an arrow on his shoulder.

"A bow and arrow!?

Goblins are less than 100 cm tall and overhead. I'm not intelligent enough to crack a big one.

The colour of the skin is close to that of a human being, but it is somewhere yellow.

Fighting from the front is an easy match to beat.

It's just a pain in the ass when you're pushed in numbers.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

Family? What's that? And Paula thinks,

"That means there's a big wrapper..."

"Can you do it?

"You're not gonna make it! It's hard to even do something about this number!

The veterans make a scene.

Apparently, these goblins are "bad".

I have a boss. Its boss is hard to beat even the veterans --.

!?

The veterans' gaze turned this way.

In that gaze, I felt something I didn't like. It's not nasty or hostile —— it's just like seeing "tools".

"Hello, little lady? Do you have any idea what Goblin's up to?

"What... Yes, no, I don't know"

A veteran comes near me as I say. Pier, who said he would protect Paula, is fighting on the front line.

"Reproduction."

"... Hang in there?

I don't immediately understand the meaning of words.

"Catching a human woman and having a child. I mean, it's not us, it's you."

"Eh --"

Sooo, and my spine gets cold. It also draws blood from my head and my thoughts are dull.

Goblin's purpose is you?

From now on, I'm not going to be killed by goblins —— are I going to be offended?

"So, you know what I mean?

"Do it..."

"Throw one of you in and we'll probably help. What?"

"Hey, hey, hey!!"

They grabbed my arm.

"Paula!"

Priscilla, who was shooting an arrow, runs over here. Other veterans hold it back.

"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no."

"We can save everyone's lives! Although it would be the role of a healing wizard!

Two men grab me from the side and force me to drag me.

Pier seemed to notice this one too, but a fourth veteran tries to hide it.

The two boys are idiots. I have no idea what's going on.

"All right, come on!

Paula with both arms pulled and moving forward.

In the other 10 meters is a flock of goblins that led to yodale.

Rusty knives, wooden sticks, and primitive figures gripping stones.

He was kicked in the back and proceeded for about 3 meters, and Paula fell.

"Ah..."

For a moment, they were amazed goblins, but soon they run out to understand what was "given" to them.

With tearful vision, the goblins look like slow motion.

I shouldn't have come.

I already told you, it's too late.

I shouldn't have been an "adventurer" from the start if I were to say that.

I can tell you that Pier put you up to this, but in the end, it was you who made the decision.

Paula grew up in church. Unlike the other party members, she had a "chance to touch the books".

That is not just the kind of Bible or Explanatory Book used in the Church. Every book had been delivered to the church because few people could read the letters in the village.

And love stories.

Paula read them obsessively.

That's how I hoped —— that if you leave this village and go to the big city, a beautiful red-faced boy would show up before you. You two are going to fall in love after a fateful meeting. It's not one or two nights that I didn't sleep excited about that delusion. I even wrote my own delusional novel. I used the protagonist's name as "Polaria" but I don't care how I look at it.

(Oh... I was, stupid... I dreamed I was stupid...)

It didn't say in any book how it ended up being attacked and offended by goblins.

As hard as it would be to see me die like this, I hoped to die like this.

If I had any regrets, I would still have a homemade novel in the church that I could not throw away because I wrote it. All that should have been burned, ashed and buried in the dirt.

"Huh."

Close your eyes all the time.

Goblins jump on me --.

…………

Paula thinks as she trembles. Is that it? Goblin's not coming?

"... just stand up"

"Huh?"

And when I opened my eyes —— there was a boy standing there.

Dark eyes on dark hair.

It is wrapped in a black top and bottom coat.

I had just pulled out a short knife that pierced the back of Goblin's head.

A boy who suddenly appeared.

Paula didn't even know where it came from. Even goblins are upset.

(There was--)

But Paula knew something.

(There was, a "fateful" encounter!!)

You had one hair in a while, Hikaru thought.

From what I've seen, it's the rear guard. I only have a short knife similar to Hikaru's.

If I was a few more seconds late, this girl would be injured, and if I was a few minutes late, I could have died or been "something".

…………

"Keep your distance. Out of the way."

…………

"Hey, are you listening?

"... beautiful boy"

"Huh?"

"I'll have it. Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh!?"

Hikaru puts a goopard in the girl who suddenly jumps at me.

"Hey, what the fuck, you!

"Ha hoo... no reward from a beautiful boy..."

Hikaru instantly guessed that this was a bad idea. I helped him. I'm rolling and puffy but Niyaniya. I'm looking at you.

I felt unimaginable from a nun-like clear look.

"Bye, you idiot! What's the matter with the kid?

Then the adventurer raised his voice.

"... out of the way?

"Though one would escape if one were sacrificed! Goblin!?"

"Oh...... I see. Is that what you mean? I wondered what you were doing because you kicked a woman in the ass. You think you're the only one who tried to escape?

"-- well, what's wrong with that"

An adventurer who stirs but reopens.

What are you doing to Paula?

"... I will not tolerate"

"What?"

"What do you mean?

The two girls seem to have guessed the circumstances, but the two boys are not pinned.

Other year-eaten adventurers seem to support Operation "Operation".

(These guys, you were at a young party in the guild yesterday...... no shit)

Hikaru was frightened inside. Deceiving and selling to people is still better than that, but using monsters against them is the second worst thing you can do.

"What then!? To tons of goblin opponents!

Hikaru said in a sigh mix.

"It's time to retreat"

"What?"

"Here."

As Hikaru said, I heard a strange whistle from nowhere called "BYOOOOOO". When the goblins heard it, they looked at each other —— and ran away to scatter the spider child.

"Hey, hey, what..."

"You should just go home. This place is dangerous."

"! That's right! Withdraw!"

The woman with the great sword is quick to say, or the pair of four year-old adventurers just ran out, followed by two boys.

A swordwoman and a bowwoman are rubbing their cheeks happily beaten under Hikaru's feet.

"... thanks. Thanks."

"I don't mind. Just take him away."

"You're not running away?

Hikaru shrugged his shoulders and showed them.

"... you're strong"

"Be careful on your way home, you guys. It could harm you."

"Eh."

"I turned my back on the people I was working with. If the wasa spreads, I won't be able to work. But if you guys don't say that (...) Wouldn't even stand up, would you?

"... what do you mean?

To the swordwoman who doesn't know, the bowwoman says.

"Mouth seal"

"Huh!?"

"That sort of thing. I don't know what I'm gonna do with all these little things."

"... two buddies, ran away somewhere. They're so stupid, they could fool you."

"Friends?

"Hmmm... my friend, more than just a young man from the neighbouring village, is it?

"You can go after him or leave him alone. It's not what I found out."

"Oh, that!

Then a lousy woman who was underfoot raised her voice.

"I say Paula! It's Paula-Nora! What is your name!

"... Hikaru"

Did you wake up from the state of excitement, Paula, who got up? Seems like we can usually have a conversation for now.

"Dear Hikaru... I have a favor to ask you. Why don't you take us to the lake?

"That's right. I'd like to ask for it from you, too. So, Priscilla?

"Yeah."

Hikaru sighed. That's what I felt like being told.

Leaving it like this is certainly no longer the case. You must not die in an accidental accident just after saving your life.

But being an escort doesn't show Hikaru's ability.

"... ok. Then I'll keep an eye on you away from here, so you can do whatever you want."

"Aren't you coming with me...?

I'm gonna put my hands together and look at this one with my loud eyes, Paula.

Green hair faintly hides its eyes.

I'm a clear girl when I'm doing this.

"I told you I was out of sight. Besides... I'm having trouble even if they say it like it's pure right now."

"Ugh."

"Yes, Paula. I never told you before, but I know you're a little crazy, and I know Priscilla."

"What...?

"Like a novel you're secretly writing."

"Yep, yep!?"

Paula screamed in a voice like when she strangled the chicken, she fell.

Leaving Paula to the Great Sword Woman —— Pia, Hikaru kept his distance.

The distance, that said, is 30 meters at most. At that point, when I activate "secret," I can't see it from them.

(An unexpected amount of effort has occurred, but the "rank" has risen at a much higher pace than expected, so no problem.)

Hikaru's "rank of soul" was already ——12.

There is a reason for this.

The "rank" had risen to 9 by hunting all over Green Wolf. That's where Paula and the others fought.

Hikaru first tried to get to the Paulas, but the Goblins had more than a hundred.

This sucks for Hikaru, who can be unnoticed and defeated by his opponents one-on-one, but can't live Hikaru's "secret" when they're swarmed. It'll be just as hard to "assassinate" 100 bodies without ever finding them, and you can't experiment with bump production here.

Unless you have a "sniper," but you don't have a bow and arrow on hand.

But Hikaru was lucky. A presence has emerged to lead the Goblins.

Back length more than twice that of other goblins -- monstrous goblins over 2 metres tall.

Around that goblin, a goblin with a horn was refrained from acting like a conductor.

—— If the enemy is in a swarm, defeating the boss should confuse them.

Hikaru approaches behind the boss. Not noticed at all. Stick a "Shortcut of Arms" on its back.

He was wearing something like a claw (crunchy rash) on the inside, and for a moment it was flimsy, but whether it was a good idea to shake the "assassination" effect or "muscle strength" one, the knife pruned the life of the boss goblin.

Surprised, after this.

An unbearable swelling struck Hikaru's entire body. The center of my body is hot, and my voice leaks quickly, whether I can see it or not.

I thought it might be due to the rise of the "rank of soul," but I've never been more intense.

With one boss goblin, the "rank" was 3, elevated.

Because of this, Hikaru was noticed by other goblins, but the decree goblins that followed whether they were afraid of Hikaru, who killed the boss.

Hikaru left the scene with a thin grin when the recoil with the "rank" up ended.

I can hear the horn from behind. It would be a retreat, or a whistle telling them that the boss is dead. The herd will soon disintegrate.

But there's no point in humans being killed before that —— Hikaru had no choice but to open the soul board and wave one to "instantaneous power".

The douche speed increased quickly. There were students in the class who were in the national tournament at short shore distances in middle school, but I thought even that he would be able to outrun them now.

For that matter, the consumption of stamina is intense.

This is how Hikaru was able to save Paula.

(Now I have 6 points left. I have to leave "3" for tomorrow's operational decision...)

Hikaru thought,

The point is, it's warm.

That's what I decided.

So much so that Hikaru and the others went to the lake.

If I did, I'd turn a hot glance at Paula. Ignoring her, Piers, walked off the street.

The streets also pass a lot of traffic. There is unlimited likelihood of being attacked there.

"--All right, this is another monster hunt."

This evening, I met an early horse who wanted to go through the lake - what a tannic osan he sent me in the morning - and Hikaru was able to ride his horse back to the city.

"What, did you catch even a good fish? Or a collection?

Asked by Osama, Hikaru replied, "I didn't get anything".

"Hmm? I don't think you're in the mood for that."

That said, Osama was right to point it out.

Hikaru was in a good mood.

The number of monsters defeated exceeded 30.

Half of us are green wolves.

The goblins defeated the chiseled goblins from one end, besides defeating the boss goblins and one general goblin at a time.

And it was finally time for the sun to set.

Forest Barbarian -- to "The Keeper of the Woods".

"I just had a good thing going on."

A blow, was.

Even the Forest Barbarian is a blow with a "secret" & "assassination" combo.

And the "rank of soul" also went up by two in one.

"Really? Well, okay. Then I'll fly."

"Oh. I want to go home and get rid of the dirt"

Horses sweep through the streets of the meadows where the sun shines.

On this day, Hikaru's "rank of soul" had risen to 16.