[Day 13]

Since the incident yesterday the children became determined to become stronger. After the morning run to the mountains where the goats lives, I killed four goats and let the children drag it back to the cave. With them dragging it back to the cave, it'll help train their strength and endurance. I decided to make this our daily routine hopefully good results will come out of it. I wasn't worried about reducing the populations of mountain goats since there are plenty of them. The two mountains east of the cave are literally covered in mountain goats. It was just a temporary source of food until the children can become strong enough to be able to fight something else. After arriving from the mountain, we practiced the basics of aikido. The children were fast learners, its been the second day and i've seen no mistakes with their stances and footwork. I let the children drink some water and rest for the rest of the day. I decided to try my [Crafting] ability. I took the bag of pelts then took out dome goat pelts. I also took out the needle and threads. Using the [Crafting] ability I was able to make clothes with ease. I was amazed how skills that needs years of training could be learned so easily by consuming someone. It gave me an idea. I spend the rest of the day making better clothes for One and the goblins. I told the children to sleep and i also went to sleep.

[Day 14]

Early morning I instructed One to take care of his siblings. I told him to go do the the same trainings as yesterday and then sleep. I also told him that if i don't come back home, that he should do the same training every day until i come return. I gave One the knife i got from the ranger and told him to protect his siblings if anything happens. I took the bow and quivers then left the cave. I went east near the river and walked along the edge of the forest. I kept walking until the sun went down. Since i could see in the dark due to a skill goblins have, I kept walking and didn't worry about walking in the dark. I stopped once I saw a camp fire in the woods. I decided be quiet and sneak closer to observe. One of them looks like a friar. He has a circular bald spot on his head and wore a brown garment which has a hood. The other looked like a mercenary. He has a beard with a red bandana on his head. Beside the mercenary looking fellow is bag. I was curious about the bag. I listened to their conversation. They were talking about A tournament in village near by and how there's going to be a lot of people. The man who looks like a mercenary said the he traveled from the west to join the tournament that will be held in three days. He then laughed and patted the big bag which he says are his armor which he made himself for the tournament. The friar looking guy says he's there to sell his skills to the injured. Apparently the mercenary guy is a knight and a black smith while the friar looking guy is a cleric. I grinned when I realized how lucky I was to encounter the two. I waited for then to sleep then once asleep I used the bow and arrow to first hit the knight. I released the arrow from the bow but the knight used his sword to to deflect the arrow. I jumped and moved away. The knight then got up and followed me. Though I have the ability [Advance Nimble Foot], he was able to catch up to me. He lagged behind but he was persistent. He swung his sword but missed due to me jumping faster than him. I didn't tire easily due to [High Endurance] ability. I kept jumping and he kept attacking. As I kept dodging i led him deeper into the forest. Once he got tired he turned around and saw that he wasn't near his camp anymore. He realized that I had the advantage now so he tried running back to his camp screaming for the cleric's help. I grabbed his hand where he held his sword with my left hand. He instantly froze. I looked at his face and the face that showed determination to kill me before was now a face full of fright. I took his sword and cut his head off with it. I removed his clothes and boots which were really nice quality. I then consumed his body.

Ability [Knight Job] learned.

Ability [Master Smithing] learned.

Ability [Dexterous] learned.

Ability [Sense Danger] learned.

Ability [Sword Mastery] learned.

Ability [Destructive Strike] learned.

I smiled due to the skills I've learned eating. I went back to the camp to get the cleric but once I arrived he had already disappeared. It seemed like the cleric was in a hurry to leave because he had left his bag. I checked the bag and it contained some gold coins and a thick book that says: The creatures of forest. I then looked inside the knight's bag. It was fearsome looking armor. The armor fully black with strange carvings on in. I decided to head back to the cave to bring back all of the things I've found.

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[Day 15]

I arrived at the cave and was greeted by One and the goblins. I told them to go and train without me. I stored the things i found in the forest in the back of the cave. I felt sleepy so i decided to sleep.

I woke up in the afternoon and saw that the children were practicing the basics of aikido. Their movements were becoming almost fluid like. That was a good sign. I opened the book and read a part about goblins. It says that goblins have the ability to transcend into better beings. Though its rare since most goblins are weak and have low intelligence. The rare goblins transcend into hobgoblins then after hobgoblin its unknown due to the rarity of the occurrence it has never been recorded. According to this book, I'm currently a hobgoblin. I closed the book and began to wonder what I'll turn into next.

I checked the water that we had left. It was enough for days. I informed One and the goblins that I'll be going out again in the morning. I decided to create fire inside the cave to cook the goat meat that we have. One and the goblins thought it tasted better than eating it raw. Since they liked the cooked food, I taught them how to create fire using the flint that we had obtained from the ranger's bag. Since I was worried that they might burn down the cave I gave them a rule to only create a fire in a certain area. After teaching them how to create a fire to able to cook food, we all went to sleep.

[Day 16]

The next I left the cave again to adventure further into the forest and if possible beyond that. At night fall I reached the camp of the knight that killed the other day. I kept going till reached a bridge.

[Day 17]

I hid among trees as I watched humans with carts cross the bridge. There were too many of them. If I try to move I'll be easily detected due to the color of my body. Then all of a sudden a man who looked similar to that of the cleric the other day stood on the tree where i hid. He began urinating. As he expelled his urine he looked up with relief and saw me. He then look frightened and began opening his mouth then he could shout i grabbed his face with my left hand. He froze with his mouth open. I grabbed the man and killed him far enough so none can smell the blood. I ate him.

Ability [Healing] learned.

Ability [Herbalist] learned.

Ability [Potion Creation] learned.

Ability [Cleric Job] learned.

I wore the brown garment that he wore and put the hood on. It was too long. I decided to make it short just enough for me to walk without stumbling. I was less conspicuous wearing something like this since there were many who wore something similar. I walked besides the humans and followed a stream of travelers. I found it interesting that everything looked medieval. The tournament also has a festival. There are humans everywhere eating, drinking, laughing and playing games. There was also a stage show. In the stage show there was a man who held a sword. He depicted a hero who was famous in slaying monsters. While he spoke about bravery and what not, a goblin came out of the stage. Everyone in the crowd boo-ed when the goblin entered the stage. The goblin on the stage is in chains. It looked as if it hadn't eaten in days. Suddenly the man on the stage sliced off the goblin's head then everyone in the crowd cheered. I became enraged. I decided to go to the back of the stage and release some of my rage on the actor. I sneaked into the back of the stage and what i found made me fume with anger. There were cages of sickly looking goblins. Some had babies which they held. The goblins noticed me. They saw that i was one of them. They begged me to release them. I told them that I'll do what I can. I looked for something to break the cage but I couldn't find anything. I saw a furnace and i thought that a black smith might be located there. I rushed over and there were tools everywhere. I stole a hammer and ran back to the back of the cage. When I arrived the goblins were gone. All that was inside were the goblin babies. I broke the cages that had the goblin babies inside.I decided to take all five of the babies. I rushed out of the festival carrying the five goblin babies. I looked back and i could see from afar that all the goblins from the cages were on the stage. One by one each were executed on the stage. The crowd cheered as each of the goblins were executed. I walked away with my blood boiling and traveled back to the cave.

[End of Day 18]

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