The wife of the villains, returning to death to change her mind.
Episode 12: The Technology of Old Servants
Proceeding through the dark woods, killing footsteps.
Neither I, Gusto, nor Walter are caught in the inconspicuous roots of trees crawling on the ground, nor in the pointy branches that suddenly appear in front of me.
Besides...
"... done. Let's move on."
That's what Walter said quietly as he waved his short knife and flew blood a little further ahead of me and Gusto.
Komori Wolf is rolling at his feet.
desperate in one blow, so few scratches, Gusto looked at it and
"... if you're not in a hurry, you'll want to dismantle it and just take the fur home..."
That's what I was whining about.
We've been chasing Forest Goblins for a while now, but animals and demons met "Big Way" several times.
I honestly missed it if you haven't noticed about this one, but for Komori Wolf this time, his nose is sharp.
They can smell humans slightly even if they're wearing compost from their heads, which means Walter knocked them down early because they were suspicious.
As for the fight, I don't know if it's a round throw at him, but Gusto's bow is a little underpowered by his Komori wolf opponent, and my magic makes him stand out against the goblins who are chasing him unnoticed.
That's why I had no choice.
If this is the case, you should have used assassination techniques a lot before, but you've specialized in protecting yourself, so this time it might be a good idea to teach from Walter.
To do that, I'm about to build strength.
"I'll do the witchcraft of perception inhibition so I can go back and get it later, so give it up now. Goblins are better."
Gusto, when I say so,
"Oh, there is. Our hunter's income depends on what's going to happen in the village... Okay, they haven't noticed. Keep tracking."
That's what I said and resumed the lead.
Me and Walter follow it......
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"... oh, you're so naughty"
Moving on for a while, the forest leaves a little open.
It was crept out like a basin, and at the bottom of it was the entrance to the cave.
Gusto, who saw it,
"... when I walked through this neighborhood about three months ago, it wasn't like this."
"I guess I made that recently. Even low-level forest goblins can build as many establishments as they want."
There were dozens of goblins hissing in the basin, doing their jobs.
Some people are eating around the fire or grabbing sticks and doing something like training.
There were also people who were looking around or going around a certain way.
"It's like an army..."
I shrugged unintentionally, but Gusto seemed to get a similar impression and nodded.
"I'd be freaked out if these guys were attacking the village. There's nothing you can do but hunters on boulders. I guess I just had to run away. Were you better off taking only the crops..."
Surely it would be much better than getting everyone killed from village to village.
However, the question is why didn't you do it when you have enough power to do so?
Wild goblins are extremely savage.
I basically wouldn't put up with it if I had food in front of me.
Food in this case also includes humans.
Yet.
Isn't it as if we're trying to hide our existence as much as possible?
How the hell did you do that?
When I tell Gusto what I think, he tilts his neck again, too.
"Sure...... why not? If it's a group of people, I know it's because I can do it to the hunters... but if it's this big of a herd, I won't have to do it."
"Right."
"What about you? Can't you predict anything?
"Hmmm...... there are a few, but it's hard to finalize here"
None of them leave the spectrum of speculation, and there are few materials to finalize.
I heard that. I had no choice but to shake my head like I gave up,
"... well, it's a demonic idea. Yeah. Isn't that easy to figure out? Nevertheless, this is the only group. I need to go back to the village and tell him first. We have to get ready to run."
That's what I said.
In him, I guess the idea is that it is difficult to relate to boulders to this many groups, and that we have to temporarily abandon the village or move elsewhere.
That is a sensible decision, and I can say that you are right as a hunter who knows the horrors of demons and beasts.
But......
I told Gusto.
"You don't have to. Because I can handle this."
"Ah?"
"Walter, can we go?
Leaving aside the gusto tilting his neck like he fell in love, and asking Walter so, the old servant looked calm and
"No problem. However, there is a slight risk of leakage…"
"I'll cover you. I can use everything up to the intermediate level of witchcraft, so I'm going to."
"Then there's no problem. Okay, I'm coming."
The moment Walter said so, he ran off the spot.
Didn't ask for a detailed explanation of my prowess, but I guess that's because he generally guessed with the magic I unleashed while I was talking to him.
Usually I hide my magic to avoid intimidation and discomfort as long as possible around me.
I just gently unwrapped the seal.
I guess Walter, who felt it, decided it was possible enough to do as I said it myself.
And that's right.
Because I've cleaned up a bunch of demons of this magnitude by myself many times before.
Not to mention the leak.
Walter said that in his mouth, too, but there would be no chance that it would be born.
And even in the unlikely event of that, he was crushed by my presence.
"What, oh, hey! Are you okay?!?
Gusto is the only one in a hurry, but I told him.
"Nothing's wrong with that. Whoa, come on. Firebomb (Ignis Groves)!"
One goblin, apparently surprised by Walter's raid, was about to climb up from the bottom of the basin, so I aim for it and unleash the magic of fire.
It is the lowest level, and the chanting is not required by nature, but it is suspicious in this era, so I will shorten the chanting.
Fire bullets proceeded at high speeds, and as they penetrated Goblin's brain weather accurately, Goblin fell straight to the bottom of the basin, and burst into flames.
The magic itself has my own arrangement, even at a low level.
If you do, you can also invite confusion.
If there's a problem, smoke or something will make it harder for the walter to move, but I'm not worried about it there.
Because it was well understood in the woods that his movements were not to such an extent inhibited.
In fact, Walter definitely slaughtered the goblins, and whatever came out I dropped firmly.
In working on it, I wondered if the walter was intentionally pulling out a little.
... maybe you're measuring my strength.
Still, I also found that if goblins were really going to get to me, I would be able to do something about it myself.
Because he seems to be dealing with goblins in mid-range positions by throwing a short knife.
That feels like we can go a long way.
I was the servant, or I was the one who remembered him from the previous days for that move that should be called an assassin.