The wife of the villains, returning to death to change her mind.

"... I guess I'm pretty sure it means the goblins here were stockpiling it, as you expected."

As we surveyed the interior of the cave base, the crops taken from the village, many of which were kept inside the cave.

Root vegetables and the like that are likely to be heard for long periods of time are kept in rounds in crude crates, or those that are not are salted.

Other than that, animals, demonic meat, etc. were also made into dried meat, salted meat, etc. and put into a kettle.

I guess Gusto is referring to the story where he says I needed a lot of food to feed a lot of goblins.

But......

"Hmm... but just a little bit. This is crazy"

The walter spoke of a puffiness and doubt.

Gusto asks.

"... crazy? What is it?

"I asked for tons of food to feed a lot of goblins. I can understand that...... there were a hundred goblins here at best and a little. But the food I took is too much compared to that. And..."

I'll take over the rest of Walter's words.

"You have too little food left here to consume just the goblins here. From the description of the report up from the village, a considerable amount of crops should have been taken away. But the goblins here weren't the only ones I could eat."

To my words like that, Gusto,

"So what happened to the food? Did he disappear somewhere?

I said that with half a laugh, but I get the word.

You're right.

"Huh?"

"Gone somewhere. Yes... but that didn't mean that it disappeared, I brought it out of here somewhere else... I guess that's what happened."

Gusto opens his eyes and then thinks a little and says:

"... our village crops weren't used just for the consumption of the goblins here...?

"That sort of thing. Of course, I would have eaten quite a bit here as well... but other than that, I'd be somewhere else. It was used for some consumption"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, goblins do that? They're not the same kind of people who would do something for another group!?

That's what Gusto shouts.

Sure, the word is right.

Even if goblins are of the same species, if they meet another group, they are belligerent and have a rare sense of companionship to the extent that battles can occur.

Not to mention not accommodating food.

But......

"... there are those who lead, that are enough to bring together the goblins of another group. Is that what you mean, ma'am?"

Walter said as he stretched his beard.

cold sweat as if Gusto didn't want to believe,

"Hey, no way..."

I said that, but I nodded honestly, I said.

"I guess that's the thing. At least there must be more demons than the Goblin Generals"

"Goblin General......"

It is a goblin species that is better at putting together a population of goblins than the top species of goblins, goblin nights, etc.

Although there are other possibilities because goblins are demonic species with a fairly wide range of species present......

"What are the possibilities of a hobgoblin or a high goblin?

Walter asks calmly, but I swept my neck aside.

"It's hard to follow a group of goblins that consists of just over a hundred goblins on the spot. Hygoblins don't often use regular goblins for their employees... I guess it's possible goblin generals. Even more so..."

None of them leave the realm of speculation yet, but that's probably the place.

When it comes to how much extrapolation can be made, it is because there have been many times before that when we have said that there has been a massive outbreak of goblin species.

And I had quite a bit of experience crushing and investigating these goblin bases.

Based on that experience, I can say that it is generally confirmed by Goblin General... I just can't talk about the area in detail.

That's what I can say to the big mess, to the point where I can say it now.

"... Speaking of which, there were villages nearby other than here that were placed in the same situation. Your wife can't be..."

That's what Walter said after thinking a little bit.

He is also a servant of the Duke's family.

Besides, I was so much as a housekeeper.

Cleman would also disclose some material to him about hitting on this one.

He remembered the content.

I understood that Walter had reached a conclusion roughly similar to mine and told him.

"I knew you'd think so, too, huh? Husband... Cleman imagined that as the worst case scenario. I mean..."

"The outbreak of an army of goblins, is it? Did I just say the scale is... a thousand?

"Worst of all, it could be up to five thousand. Though I'm lucky it just doesn't get to 10,000. And some of them could have been slaughtered here. If we could do the same in other villages, the burden would be much lighter"

"I see. I wish you'd told me first."

"As far as the report alone was concerned, it was not definitive. That's not possible, that's about it. However, as long as you confirm this, you can say it's almost certain."

"... when this happens, you can't relax. We need to get around the villages as soon as possible..."

I hear Gusto is suddenly getting horrified by the story going on between me and Walter.

"Oh, hey! An army of goblins... if that's what happened, so is our village... isn't that bad!?

That's what I scream.

But to this I shook my head to the side.

"If I hadn't been able to crush the base here today, I would have, but I wouldn't worry so much more than I could have totally crushed it. Because in these cases, they often completely cut off the base. But I'm pretty sure you can't be absolute."

"Well then..."

"But I'll make it" absolute ". Walter, hurry up and head to the other villages. A similar base should be built near any village. Crush as much as you can."

"... I understand, ma'am. But... I didn't know this old bone was going to go to such a bloody battlefield after hiding."

To Walter, who says so with a sigh, I say.

"What, dissatisfied?

"No way. I'd rather thank you. I thought it was going to be quietly bone like this, but I really appreciate you pulling it out. Rest assured, Lord Gusto. Me and... hehe, your wife will destroy an army of goblins, etc."

You felt reliance on Walter, who said so with an invincible grin, Gusto said,

"Oh, man, I asked you..."

I said slightly frightened.

I just tell Walter.

"... because we're not the only ones, we're sending out early horses to the Duke's house to report. I'm going to call in some of the Knights and put together a crusade."