Chapter 47
Wailing
Translator : PolterGlast
As I was thinking
that, I immediately started moving towards the location where I had sensed the
goblin's reaction, and in no time at all, the goblin came into view.
There really are only
common goblins in this area; this one was carefreely eating a piece of fruit,
not even noticing me as I approached.
"I see the
goblin. I'm going to kill it with my katana, so watch."
"I'm counting on
you. I won't even blink so I don't miss anything."
Now, as for how to
kill it... the easiest way is with a flying slash.
I basically always
hunt monsters this way when I'm with Ginia, and I can kill it with my usual
routine.
However, since I'm
showing the Guild Master, I think cutting it directly would look better...
No, if it's just a
common goblin, a flying slash will do.
Even if it is soft, if
I cut it directly, I'll have to maintain my katana afterwards.
My desire to avoid the
hassle won out, and I decided to kill the goblin with a flying slash—and
without a moment's delay, I sent a slash flying at the goblin in front of me.
The sword was sheathed
at the same time it was drawn, and the upper half of the bisected goblin's body
went spinning into the air.
It didn't even seem to
understand that it had been cut; it collapsed to the ground and died with a
bewildered expression on its face, the fruit still in its mouth.
My magic may have been
in bad shape, but the sharpness of my body's movements feels pretty good.
I don't know if that
was good enough, so I turned around to look at the Guild Master's face, and...
unbelievably, he was sobbing.
Tears were streaming
down his face, and he made no move to wipe them away, simply staring at the
goblin's corpse.
There wasn't a single
part of that scene that should have made him cry. The only thing I can think of
is that he felt sorry for the goblin—or something?
He said he was a
former adventurer and is the head of the Adventurer's Guild that issues monster
subjugation quests. He shouldn't have such feelings, but I can't think of any
other reason why he would be crying.
"...T-too
incredible. That was... you 'cut' the monster, right? ...No, you cut it, didn't
you, sir?"
"Yeah, I cut it
with my katana."
"You imbued your
katana with wind magic, and used the momentum of the swing to launch that wind
magic and bisect the monster? N-no, I couldn't sense any magic power."
"I just sent a
slash flying. It's not that complicated."
"You just... sent
a slash flying? This conversation is so nonsensical that my emotions are about
to go haywire. Could you give me a moment to calm down? I'll have it all sorted
out by tomorrow... You can go back to the city, Graham-san."
"Are you really
okay? You look clearly unwell."
"I'm fine. I
apologize for causing you concern."
Seeing the Guild
Master bow his head deeply, I was unsure of what to do, but I decided to head
back first on my own as he had said.
With a complicated
feeling, I left the Guild Master, who was staring at the bisected goblin while
crying, and for the time being, returned to the town of Biodasdal.
I still have this nagging
feeling, but for now, I'll go meet up with Ginia and Aoi at the Adventurer's
Guild.
I really wanted to
consult the Guild Master about the 'good deeds' thing, but in that
incomprehensible, high-tension state, it would have been impossible to talk to
him.
As I was leaving the
place where I had subjugated the goblin and heading towards the town of
Biodasdal... I sensed a familiar presence in the town.
I hadn't sensed it
when I left the city, so did it come while I was hunting the goblin?
In any case, I went
through the entrance inspection and headed straight for the familiar presence
that was wandering around the town.
There was no
commotion, so I don't think it came to cause a rampage, but... it's a mystery
why it suddenly came to the city.
"Hey, Dead
Priest. What are you doing in the city?"
When I called out to
it, the Dead Priest jumped in surprise.
That's right. The one
who had, for some reason, infiltrated the city was—the master of the old
abandoned road, the Dead Priest.
Thanks to the invisibility
magic it had used before, the surrounding people didn't seem to have noticed
it, but from my perspective, it was in plain sight.
It's more of a mystery
to me that the people around it haven't noticed, with so much magic power
leaking out.
"Ah, Graham-sama!
You found me!"
"Hey, don't talk
so loud. Not here. Let's move. Follow me."
If the people around
us haven't noticed it, then if I continue to talk with the Dead Priest, I'll be
the one who looks like a crazy person.
Wanting to avoid
standing out in a bad way, I took the Dead Priest and returned to my cheap inn.
I really wanted to
head to the Adventurer's Guild and talk with Ginia, but... at the Adventurer's
Guild, it wouldn't be strange if someone noticed the Dead Priest.
If it was thought that
I had brought a monster into the city, it would be all over for me, so I had no
choice but to bring it to the cheap inn where I was staying.
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