The sun is tilting.

At sunset, the area was bright red like a flame and dazzling. The visibility is the most suspicious time zone. Difficult to defend and easy to attack. A space that was open in the woods, probably originally a charcoal-burning hut. However, it is now a castle for goblins.

"Is that a goblin?"

Anna asks in her ear as if curious. It was strangely crazy even without sighing. I wonder if this hallucinatory sense of distance is really buggy.

"That's a little demon monster, a little stronger than a Kobold. I think you'll probably see it many times during your trip."

Height is a little larger than a human child. Unlike the Kobold, whose face was a dog, it is characterized by an ugly appearance. Well, whether it's a kobold or a goblin, what you're doing is no different from a vermin, such as ruining fields or stealing livestock. It is a sad miscellaneous fish monster that even villagers can drive away with a spear if they receive training. Because it was evil, I mercilessly killed everyone.

"Fufufu. It looks ugly. That genus is smarter. "

"No, you look crazy with a different vector."

Aside from the hallucinations that compete with the goblins, there are about six bodies in the visible range. However, I don't know how many are in the hut.

Well, what should I do?

I think while hiding in the bush.

Hmm. In order to eliminate uncertainties, let's bake that charcoal-grilled hut for the time being.

"No no no no stop it!"

Victor, who was waiting behind me, came to rest with a rushing voice.

What do you say to stingy on my wonderful idea?

"It's natural! If you use a fire that burns a hut, it could be a forest fire! Then the village of Yona is over!"

"It's okay. One or two villages to defeat the great evil."

"So don't do lateral damage to my village!"

It is said that it makes a lot of sense for the self-proclaimed power of the village. Isn't it bad to wake up badly in the event of a forest fire? I run away with a dash.

"Florry will not receive any rewards either."

Gununu …… Ah, say this. With this, there is no way to make a strategy. However, it is not possible to say that the place to stay is burnt down.

"Then, I have no choice but to hit him from the front ..."

Assault from the front without making any strange measures. After all this is the best. Especially because Victor has luggage. The strategy is limited to simple ones.

"Then I'll rush through. Victor, please support me."

"Leave it to me!"

‥ …… I'm very anxious.

When I held the mace and the shield, I left it to the momentum and jumped out of the bush. The goblins seemed to notice something unusual--slow. When I narrowed the distance at once, I hit the goblin in the foreground with a mace. The goblin, who has lost his sense of balance, collapses from his feet, as well as the striking power of Mace. The end is good later. The goblins screaming are standing up against the sudden assault.

I want you to be a little more confused--

After hitting several animals in quick succession, the goblins finally came toward me. Although Stegoro doesn't have any weapons.

Basically, it is the same way of fighting as when you defeated the Kobold. Attacked with a shield and hit with a mace. It's a repetition. One goblin jumped at me. It seems that he wanted to assemble and block his movements. Before that, what you should do to get your profits back.

I hit the goblins with a mace and knocked them down to the ground. And I kicked the face with all my might. An iron plate is placed at the tip of my boots. A blackish blood splash bounced along with the sound of a hard object breaking.

"Be careful. It’s huge. ”

Around the time when the surrounding goblins were cleaned up, Anna's advice came down from above.

The door of the charcoal-grilled hut opened while squeaking. What came out of it was a goblin-like, but much larger monster than a goblin. It has the same body as an adult man.

It's a hobgoblin that I haven't seen in a long time. I have a club with a rag skin wrapped around a thick tree branch. It's probably the boss of a group of ninety-nine.

When it comes to this guy, the villagers alone can't help it. You need a trained warrior or wizard to get rid of it.

When I got my breath, I repositioned my weapon. I was fighting a more vicious demon in the lower layer of the dungeon, and I would be dealing with something like Hobgob. The world is ruthless.

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The hobgoblin roared and plunged straight toward me. The blow of the club would be a threat, but after all it was a goblin. I'm not a scary opponent. The club that was swung down by force, managed to pass it off with a shield.

This movement is dull, and it can't be helped because the teeth are cramped. Before receiving the level drain, easily parry it and return it with a single blow.

After parrying, hit the hobgoblin's torso strongly with a mace. The sound of crushing meat and squeaking bones reaches my ears. However, like the goblins, the hobgoblins do not slip. Raise the roar of anger and swing the club around.

Muu. No matter how much the skill deprives the sense of balance, it doesn't seem to work for hobgob opponents. However, the Temple Knight does not have the two characters of retreat.

I handle the club with a shield and sprinkle a mace on the hobgoblin without taking a step back.

The weight was dyed red each time it was hit, once or twice, the amount of blood droplets spouted increased, and the scream became louder. A bubble of blood was blown from the edge of the mouth, and the hobgoblin was kneeling. A club falls from a loosely hanging hand.

I swung the mace up high and hit it at the head.

There was a dull sound.

"Did you do it?"

Anna asks while frowning.

"If your head bursts, you'll die."

I turned my toes to the charcoal-burning hut. Slowly walk while dripping blood from the tip of the mace.

I can hear noise.

There is no doubt that there is something. and it is--

I kicked the door.

It was better mentally to burn it with fire. Hold the shield and swing the mace up again.

A small scream and a striking sound echoed.

After wiping the blood back, I finally took a breath.

Literally every goblin that devastated the village was exterminated. This is the temple knight style. The temple knight does not admit the evil existence. All demons are equally evil.

There is no mercy on heathens, evil spirits, and evil demons.

――I didn't like this and left the Order of the Religious Knights.

Bloody odor can be found around. Cleaning up the corpse is not included in the work. Let's ask the villagers of Yona for this.

"Is it over ...?"

A strong face appeared from behind a tree, and Victor wiped off the large sweat on his forehead.

At the same time as I looked back, I threw a mace at Victor.

"Gya ah ah ah! Ah ah ah dangerous! What are you doing⁉"

Mace bumped into the tree behind him, digging her bark and rolling to the ground.

I approached Victor, who turned his face deep blue and made a mochi, with a stride.

"What are you doing, no! Rather, you're not doing anything!"

--Yes.

This man, while I was fighting the goblins, was hiding behind a tree and trembling. It was a pity that I couldn't leave everything about the village to someone else, or that I made a big deal.

In my words, Victor was really stuffy,

"No, I'm scared."

"That's why I can't hide all the time! I can't believe that a man hides in the shadow of a woman and trembles ..."

What is the most powerful thing in the village of Yona? At the very least, do the work to show whether you are proud of your strength.

Victor's compassion made Anna really pull her mouth.

"Hmm, scary things are scary. I don't want to hurt anymore."

"Hey. At least give me some gravel or help me ..."

"That's a little ... for some reason."

Victor scratches his back and tries to deceive him. What are the circumstances? I want you to say sleep-talking after you sleep.

Ah ...

Only a sigh came out from a while ago.

Well, I didn't think of it as a force from the beginning, so I'll blame this much. After that, I should tell Mr. Doug and ask him to scold him.

When Victor stood up, he folded his arms and nodded.

"No, but it's really strong. It's an adventurer to overwhelm not only goblins but also hobgoblins! Gahaha"

Even if you praise it now, your impression of falling to the ground will not change.

"No, I don't care about that. I don't mean to do that. No, yeah. The most powerful person in the village was really a frog in the well."

Victor laughs dry when he sees the mace that has fallen to the ground.

Yeah?

"Well, I was hiding in the end, but unlike other people, I've come this far. Isn't that the point?"

I felt a lot of discomfort, and I felt a stumbling block in my heart. However, without thinking deeply, I go to pick up the mace I threw.

"That's right, but don't say bad things about other villagers. They're also cheerful and fun."

Well, I can't imagine it at all.

"Well, it was a crisis in the village. Well, then the crisis is over, is this a little better?"

I even smiled and reached for the mace――

"No, it's not gone. The crisis in the village hasn't gone yet."

Yeah?

The sudden inflection-free voice brows. What does it mean that you haven't left?

"Please, Knight of the Temple. Please save the village."

Pick up the mace and look back. However, there is no one there.

Victor's appearance had no shadow or shape. I don't care. However, only his words were clearly left in my ears.

"What do you mean ...?"

The buzz in his chest is getting bigger and bigger. You can see the sweat rushing to his forehead.

Where on earth did he go? Save the village, because?

You have defeated the goblins that threatened the village right now.

"... Anna"

"What?"

Desperately suppressing the violent heartbeat, ask the neighbor in my head.

"Where did he go?"

Anna giggles funny and she laughs.

"I hear something strange. From the beginning, you can only see me and you. "

A cold thing crawls around her spine.

"Then he is--"

After that, it didn't become a word.

A terribly unpleasant premonition, no. It's not a premonition.

This is,

I'm sure.

When I put the mace back on the belt, I rushed to the village of Yona.

The dazzling moon was looking into the face through the gaps in the clouds.