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“Mr. Laius, if you keep going a little further you will find a
stream. The goblin’s nest is just up ahead along the stream.” (Nyango)
“I see it. Do you see anything?” (Laius)
“No, sir. Not a single goblin.” (Nyango)
“Okay, just stay vigilant.” (Laius)
The day after our
reunion at the adventurers’ encampment, I am guiding the party of B-rank
adventurer Laius of Ibouro.
Last night, while
discussing information about the Bronze Wolf, Laius learned that I was familiar
with the mountains surrounding the village and asked me to help.
I’m with him as a
guide, but I’m in the trees.
Laius told me that
they would protect me, but I wanted to act as a scout as well, so this is the
way I was asked to do it.
I have yet to obviously
use void magic, only as an aid in jumping from branch to branch.
It probably looks to
Laius and the others as if I was hopping from branches normally.
Raios belongs to a
party called Chariot, which is said to be a three-man team with Gad, a shield-user,
and Serge, who is an archer, their rear guard, and both are B-rank.
Gad, the shield-user,
is a skinhead rhinokin and looks like a rugby forward who is massive both
vertically and horizontally.
The reason he can
easily hold a steel shield larger than a tatami mat with one hand is probably that
he is using body enhancement magic.
His face is like Cooking
Papa, and although he is rugged, he is charming. [T/N: Cooking Papa is a
manga serial.]
The archer Serge is a
horsekin, slender and tall, and very stylish.
He has long
chestnut-colored hair and has the air of a posh Italian stud.
“Branch to branch… He is like a monkey. Laius, where did you pick
him up?” (Serge)
“In the guild in Ibouro, sort of.” (Laius)
“You two, that boy’s quite something. He’s got a nice physique. He seems
to be training faithfully.” (Gad)
“Gad, even so, he’s a catkin, and only good for scouting.”
(Serge)
Serge, a B-rank
adventurer like Laius, probably sees me as a somewhat light-footed catkin.
Not that I expect to
be recognized from the get-go, but I do want to do my bit to impress him.
Even as I lead them
to the goblin den, I’m hoping to find the Bronze Wolf before the three of them
do, but I don’t see the bronze behemoth.
On the contrary, I
don’t see any deer or wild boar that I would normally see.
“Mr. Laius, normally I would see deer or something, but today I
don’t see any at all.” (Nyango)
“Well, perhaps they are already in the Bronze Wolf’s territory.”
(Laius)
The mountain seems to
have quieted down while we are climbing along the stream.
“By the way, Mr. Laius, are you sure you don’t mind if we leave those
guys behind you alone?” (Nyango)
“I don’t mind. It’s not always possible for us to easily take them
down. It’s better to have a lot of forces in case of emergency.” (Laius)
Since we left the
encampment, a group of four men has been following us.
Perhaps they had
eavesdropped on last night’s meeting.
They followed us at a
certain distance, not talking to us, but following us without hesitation.
At a quick glance, it
seemed to be a party of young adventurers, younger than the trio of Chariot.
They were probably
trying to parasite on a leading party and take advantage of any opportunity,
but I wondered if it would work out that well.
If I were Bronze
Wolf, I would have targeted the four in the back rather than Chariot’s three.
We climbed up along
the stream and entered the woods, and after a short distance, we came to an
open area below the cliff.
There are no more
trees to jump to, so I’m down on the ground too.
A crack in the cliff
ahead was the goblins’ nest, and the smell of blood was all around me.
Pieces of flesh that
used to be goblins were scattered here and there on the open ground.
“Mr. Laius, the Bronze Wolf climbed up the cliff and disappeared, probably.”
(Nyango)
“Yes. Serge, the one who witnessed it said it was headed up, not
down.” (Laius)
Facing the crevice in
the rock that was the goblin’s nest, the left side is a sheer cliff, but the
right side is slightly sloped.
If the Bronze Wolf
climbed, it would be on this side.
“Nyango, follow from behind me.” (Laius)
“I understand.” (Nyango)
The Chariot trio
climbed up the slope on the right side, checking for any sign of the Bronze
Wolf.
The four adventurers
who had followed us seemed to be examining the goblin remnants that were left behind.
Judging from the
movements of their hands, they seem to have guessed the size of the bronze
wolf’s jaws from the teeth marks.
This goblin’s nest is
also where I was scouting the location for the autumn subjugation, but this
means there’s no need to take it down.
However, it would be
necessary to dispose of the goblin corpses scattered around the area to prevent
other monsters from settling in.
As I followed Laius
up the steep slope, I looked back at the four of them and saw a man who
appeared to be a swordsman walk up to the goblin den and suddenly his upper
body disappeared.
The Bronze Wolf
suddenly emerged from the goblin den, and the remaining three were startled and
stood frozen.
Moving quickly, the Bronze
Wolf cleaves the second adventurer with the claws of its right paw.
“Uwaaaaa…” (Adventurer)
The Bronze Wolf was
about to attack the third adventurer with its sharp fangs when the remaining
two screamed out.
“[Shield]!” (Nyango)
Deploying a very hard
[Shield] in front of its face, Bronze Wolf stopped upon bumping its nose, but
the claws of its left front paw cleaved the third adventurer.
The Bronze Wolf was ready
to bite the fourth adventurer, who suddenly flew backward in a great leap.
“Tsk, how are you avoiding that?” (Serge)
Just before Serge’s
arrow was about to hit him, the Bronze Wolf sensed it and dodged.
“Stand up! Get up and run away!” (Laius)
Laius shouted as he
raced down the steep slope he had just climbed.
“Nyango! Fire, hit it with fire-attribute magic!” (Laius)
“Understood, [Burner]!” (Nyango)
I could only think of
protecting myself against the attacking Bronze Wolf, but if I’m going to defeat
it, I should attack it.
[Burner] is a
combination of a fire magic tool and a wind magic tool made with void magic.
I use fire magic
tools for cooking and wind magic tools for my off-road bike, so I’m pretty good
at making them.
I combined the two to
create [Burner] that spewed nearly two meters of flame. I shot four right in
front of the Bronze Wolf’s face.
“Gwaoooooo!” (Bronze Wolf)
Bronze Wolf jumped
back and rolled around, clutching its nose.
“This time it’s a little different, eat this.” (Serge)
Serge drew his bow
and muttered something before releasing the arrow.
“Eh!?” (Nyango)
The arrow flew in a
trajectory that seemed to fly far over the Bronze Wolf’s head.
“Come, come at me!” (Laius)
While I was
distracted by the arrow’s trajectory, Laius was right in front of Bronze Wolf.
“Grrrrr… Graaaa!” (Bronze Wolf)
The arrow Serge released
rapidly changed its trajectory and pierced the left eye of the Bronze Wolf,
which turned to face Laius and roared.
“Zuuuaaaa!” (Bronze Wolf)
While the Bronze Wolf
flinched, Laius thrust his long sword into it, but it seems that the hard hairs
are in the way, preventing him from dealing a deep blow.
On the contrary,
Bronze Wolf comes swinging down with his left paw.
“I won’t let you! Hmph!” (Gad)
A heavy metallic dull
sound echoed, and the Bronze Wolf’s left front leg was blocked by a gigantic
shield held by Gad.
“Don’t be lazy, Nyango. Let’s go after it!” (Serge)
“Ah, yes!” (Nyango)
I was watching the
battle between Laius and the others when Serge, who was drawing his bow, yelled
at me.
But I guess that
means I’m considered a fighting force, right?
“[Burner]!” (Nyango)
This time, I launch
four burners, surrounding its torso.
“[Homing Arrow]!” (Serge)
The arrow that was
shot once again flies in the wrong direction, but Serge looks after it with a
serious expression.
Perhaps he is using
wind-attribute magic to change its trajectory.
“Grrruuuaa!” (Bronze Wolf)
The Bronze Wolf,
whose torso was burned, leaped back, breaking the magical tool made with the void
attribute, and revealed its anger by shaking its body in fury.
Bronze Wolf shook its
head and escaped at the moment when I thought that the arrow that changed the
trajectory would pierce his right eye.
“Tsk, what’s with that reaction!” (Serge)
“How about this one then, [Burner]!” (Nyango)
“Gyauuuu…” (Bronze Wolf)
The target was the
Bronze Wolf’s privates.
The fire magic tool
and the wind magic tool are both stacked one on top of the other, making them
more powerful.
The Bronze Wolf let
out a scream, jumped up and rolled, then fled like a rabbit.
“Damn it! [Burner], [Burner], [Burner]…” (Nyango)
I activated [Burner]
to block the Bronze Wolf’s path, but it was able to dodge them and escape.
“Damn, it escaped.” (Nyango)
“Haha, I’m surprised at this guy. Nyango, you are a great fire
magician, aren’t you?” (Serge)
“But it was able to escape.” (Nyango)
“What are you talking about? We just gave it a shot, but it only excited
Laius.” (Serge)
“Shall we go after it?” (Nyango)
“No, now the funeral comes first… Let’s go.” (Serge)
Serge put back the arrow
he had prepared in his quiver and started going down the slope.
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