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Author's note: Hi there! Another chapter here after another month long pause! So first off, I am gratefull that all of you still read this story, even when updates are somewhat irregular.
Second thing, I am looking for a new beta-reader! I have only one condition for that person. A native English speaker. As you know, I am not from English speaking country, and neither is my beta-reader, which leads to us overlooking mistakes no matter how much we try to erase them. I study English at the university, but I still make a lot of mistakes. So, I would like any one of the English speaking people to help with the story. If you are interested, just write me in my PM!
Now to replies of your reviews.
daniel2610994: As much as I would love to give Goblin Slayer all the ladies, the others deserve some love too.
I am aiming to give every single person from the main cast a happy ending in this story. If someone wants a grimmer ending, I am sure Goblin Slayer LN will deliver.
TheGreatBubbaJ: Oh, HEA will have her own love advisor, don't worry. But it won't be Female Paladin. Well, the fight will be interesting to say the least.
Toshiro Ricky: Well, once I will get over this milking phase, the fun parts will finally appear. GS managing his own harem is much more interesting than this. But first, I have to get there.
Kerlongsj Evert Orlejov: Everytime there is a big girl demanding the D, of course there will be Futurama references. That's how memes work.
I hope I will make her interesting this arc, because it will be mainly about her as the rest of the main five got their spotlight already. Maybe not the elf, but she will have her moment here too.
These girls are very territorial, so it is no place that Guild Girl already flagged Goblin Slayer as hers.
What is stopping her? Priestess is she, that's what.
I am glad at least someone enjoys the side ships.
Well, slowly but surely, Goblin Slayer thinks about more things than goblins.
Anyway thanks for the long review. I appreciate it. And thanks for the praise!
DARK CARD, frankjoeson, korpofkriegsoldier26, ruanjulioklug, Arios, Guest, PasiveNox, Isaac LB:Thanks for the review.
Evowizard25: O yeah, Witch really is that type of "Onee-san". Spearman will have a lot of fun with her, and vice versa.
I mean, if Guild Girl wants to be smug, now's the time. She landed a Golden ranked adventurer. Yeah, Sword Maiden doesn't care at all. From the main five, she is the one who isn't shy about being upfront about her love for GS no matter the situation.
One can dream… but I wouldn't have my hopes up if I were you.
Dracus6: No I do not read the LN. But I am familiar what happens in there and I borrow some stuff from there.
Of course he will deal with goblins in his quests. He is Goblin Slayer!
Drowndone: Glad I improved your weekend.
I am trying to have him closely resemble his manga counterpart, even though there will be a little twist because of his connection to the vampire.
I am glad people like the side pairings and the moment between Priestess and female Paladin. Sometimes I think I bore you with these chapters where the characters just talk and nothing really happens.
Thanks for the praise!
Xerzo LotCN: Someday. Now, they do not need to know.
HEA likes the rough play it seems.
The necklace will come into play more. A lot, lot more… Well, I plan on hurting them a little bit. Fighting isn't without scratches.
No, Hero just arrived to Water Town.
VikingZeroOne: I believe I was pretty straight forward with the outcome. Yeah, Goblin Slayer will have a harem. A rather large one at that.
TechnicalJoker: Thanks for the praise!
AnimeFan203: Believe it or not, I began with the sequel. But… I can't realease it yet, because it is not done yet, and I have to outline the story a bit there.
Zealot24: I… I have no idea how to reply to this. Even then, I appreciate the time you put into the review and the fact you have very lush mind regarding my story. Thanks for the review!
Mewtwo-TheLoneShadow: Sorry about the mistakes. It just so happens to be one of the things I carried away from my native tongue.
Akuma-Heika: There can be a lot of exlanations why there were so few people who were platinums. Not strong enough opponents, the guild was established recently… etc. The fact stands, all three defeated the Demon Lord. Sage and Sword Saint my not deal as much damage as Hero, but the fact still stands. They defeated him together. If they are just bystanders, why are they even in the story?
Thanks for the praise.
Lucian Naruto: Well, that's how he is and always has been.
Now, enjoy the chapter! And thanks to Kerlongsj Evert Orlejov for beta-reading this chapter!
Chapter 15: Silver Flame
In the quiet autumn night, a pinked-haired girl was rolling in her back and forth. She couldn't sleep no matter how much she tried. Her thoughts were all about a certain white-haired childhood friend.
A few minutes ago, she heard the door to the farmhouse open with the quiet steps leading to Goblin Slayer's room. Just by the sound of his feet walking on the wooden floor, she recognized him. And since he returned, her mind wondered.
How did the talk with Guild Girl go?
She still couldn't believe that Goblin Slayer even considered going on a date with Guild Girl. When did that change happen? She knew he is changing on the inside, but she never expected he changed that much. If she did, you can bet that she would be the first one to confess her feelings. And how does he feel?! Does he love Guild Girl? Does he love SOMEONE?
Cow Girl sat up on her bed, leaned against the wall. She pulled her beige blanket up to cover her milky breasts. She longingly looked at the window in her room. It was dark outside, not a drop of light seen in the night. As she was looking outside, Cow Girl closed her eyes and began dreaming of her perfect future.
She sat behind the brick furnace at the farm, preparing lunch, humming happily a soft tune. Her Goblin Slayer training their son with a wooden sword behind the kitchen window. Her pink-haired daughter running to her from outside with a small colorful butterfly caught in a jar, all excited to share the sight of the beautiful creature with her.
Cow Girl opened her eyes. The image of their little family brought a sad smile to her face. It seemed like she won't fall asleep again with those thoughts on her mind anytime soon. On top of that, she became thirsty. In the dark room, Cow Girl tried to find the small box of matches by touch. Once found, she took one out of the box and lit the candle on her nightstand next to her bed.
Cow Girl blinked several times to adjust to the sudden light in the room and looked for her panties and dressing gown. The dressing gown was hanged on the doors to her room and her panties were on the wooden floor in front of the door. Naked as the day she was born, she walked to her door, put on her panties, got dressed into her gown and with the candle in hand she made her way into the kitchen to get something to drink.
When Cow Girl opened the door, another source of light was coming from her right. Under the doors to her right, light from another candle shined through. From behind those doors, a faint clinging of metal was heard too.
"He must be preparing himself for another quest."
It wasn't anything unusual. Goblin Slayer preferred to prepare in the night for his adventures even before he became a part vampire. Instead of sleeping in the night, he would rest in the carriage that brings him to further away quests. Nevertheless, it saddened Cow Girl. After such injuries, he already thinks of going on another goblin quest. She hoped the two of them could spend some time together, and hopefully snatch Goblin Slayer from Guild Girl before this gets even more out of control.
Anyway, this is the perfect time to get some information from Goblin Slayer regarding that honey-blonde receptionist and how things are between them. Cow Girl often prepares a quick meal when she sees Goblin Slayer is working in his room during the night. All she needs to do is prepare something, go to his room, give him the meal and ask questions. Easy enough.
After 10 minutes in the kitchen, she was done! A plate with two slices of bread with butter and ham. With some fresh, cut, salted tomatoes and cucumber at the side, and a midnight snack was done! She would gladly prepare something tastier, but she didn't want to light a furnace up in the middle of the night and make unnecessary noise. Her uncle is grumpy as it is, no need to tickle his nerves with midnight wake up.
Cow Girl gently pushed the wooden door open and peaked into Goblin Slayer's room. Goblin Slayer sat on the chair with his trusty armor in front of him. On one corner of the table was a lit candle lighting the room, and on the other one his spare helmet.
"Of course..." Cow Girl thought with a gentle smile.
The pink-haired girl walked to his side, her bare feet making nearly no noise as she approached him.
"You didn't have to get up and make a midnight meal for me." Goblin Slayer said, not turning away from repairing his armor. The busty girl looked at his rough hands. His hands held a needle, sewing the torn leather strap together.
"It was no problem! I like making snacks for you." Cow Girl closed her eyes, smiled, and put the plate in front of Goblin Slayer's spare helmet. His eyes shifted from his armor to the bread and vegetables she brought. "Thank you." he simply said.
Then, he finally turned to her. Something seemed… off. Goblin Slayer didn't look directly at her face. From her toes, he was slowly scanning her with his red sharp eyes. This is the first time he was inspecting her features. Even when she brought him midnight snack before, dressed in the same gown, he never seemed interested in her appearance.
Having those sharp red eyes on her made Cow Girl flustered. All the time, he has the look of a hawk eyeing his next prey and even when she loves him dearly, something about those eyes made her pull her gown together around her breasts to cover them. Unfortunately for her, the buttons around her chest can't be pulled together for… obvious reasons, so she has to use her hands to cover the rest.
"Anything else?" Goblin Slayer finally stopped admiring the sight and looked at her face.
"Well… there is… this one thing… I… am interested in." Cow Girl looked down on the floor, not being able to look into Goblin Slayer's eyes.
"Then ask. I have a lot of work to do."
"Well… w-what happened between you and Guild Girl?" Cow Girl's gripped her robe tightly. Goblin Slayer remained silent for a while after Cow Girl's question.
"Why do you ask?" Goblin Slayer eventually replied.
Cow Girl's eyes widened and her mouth hung open. Usually, Goblin Slayer just answers her questions without asking why she asks those questions. Trying her hardest to keep the eye contact with Goblin Slayer, she quietly managed to form a response. "I just… want to know. You are my… childhood friend. I'll always want to know what is going on in your life."
Goblin Slayer remained unmoving, watching Cow Girl shuffle on the spot. Even Cow Girl saw that Goblin Slayer isn't 100% believing what she said. Fortunately for her, Goblin Slayer let it slide.
"I have a date with her after I'll return from Water Town." Goblin Slayer replied.
Cow Girls arms dropped down limply, her robe parted around her chest, revealing half of each of her breasts, flat stomach, and panties. Her cheerful smile fell the same way as her heart dropped. She lowered her head in defeat, her hair covering her pink eyes. "I see." She quietly said.
It never occurred to her Goblin Slayer would agree to a date. Or even better, ask someone out. Whether it was the first or the latter doesn't matter. Why was she waiting? What did she except? That not a single girl would fall in love with him? Well, it wasn't probable, but still. For every man, there's a girl waiting and vice versa.
In hindsight, how could someone not fall in love with him? He is fearless, confident, and unmoving. His words have the price of gold. Whatever he says, he always delivers. Such reliability is hard to find these days. Although he may lack charisma, charm, humor or any other quality that attracts a large portion of girls, none of these qualities are important to Cow Girl.
What is important to her, is his trustworthiness and unyieldingness. Being the pillar that endures, stands under the pressure from all sides, not wavering once in your conviction. A building block, on which you can start building a family without worries. She doesn't look for the guy who can talk, but for the one who can act. He has all of the important qualities she desires in him, and girls who look for stability will no doubt see those qualities when they look behind his quiet and mysterious façade. Which, coincidently, are also qualities girls like. No wonder Guild Girl jumped into his arms, it was only a matter of time when she would realize what a catch Goblin Slayer is.
Suddenly, the sound of a chair being pushed back interrupted her train of thoughts. Goblin Slayer stood up from his chair and with his rough hands cupped her cheeks causing Cow Girl to make a quiet "huh!".
"You are making my work much harder…" Goblin Slayer stated.
At first, Cow Girl thought that Goblin Slayer is mad at her because she interrupted him repairing his armor. But then, Goblin Slayer wiped the place under her eyes with his thumbs. It was only then, that she realized her eyes were watery and two tears escaped her eyes. "Why are you crying? What have I done this time?"
"N-nothing. I am sorry for interrupting your work." Cow Girl quickly replied, turned around and ran off. At least that what she wanted to do, however, Goblin Slayer grabbed her hand.
"I am not upset over you interrupting my work. I am glad you came since something is bothering you enough to make you cry. Or maybe it was something I said. Either way, I don't like seeing you cry." Goblin Slayer firmly said.
"I don't like seeing you cry", he said. Not that long ago, it was I refuse to allow you to cry because your uncle forbids it. Now he himself doesn't like the sight. That caring side buried deep beneath all the hatred for goblins is slowly bubbling up to the surface.
"What have I done? Tell me." Goblin Slayer refused to let go of her hand.
Cow Girl gritted her teeth in frustration. Not with him, but with her. She should have said something as soon as it was revealed Guild Girl has a crush on him! If only she had more time. There was a ton of work at the farm these past days so she couldn't talk with him about her feelings… Oh, who is she kidding? She was scared. There's always time for a few minute talks like that.
"Tell me, would you go on a date with me if I asked?" there, she said it. Again, a selfish request on her part. Instead of accepting defeat to another girl, she goes and makes a mess of things with her selfishness. It doesn't bother her as much as she thought it would though. Fighting over Goblin Slayer even when someone already called dibs on him may be a dirty tactic, but she is a farm girl. She is not afraid to get her hands dirty. Moreover, Goblin Slayer is a man worth fighting over.
At her request, Goblin Slayer let her hand go. An uncomfortable silence filled Goblin Slayer's room as the latter was speechless. When Cow Girl finally turned around, she saw a great amount of confusion in his eyes. His face was like always, stoic, although it seemed like his brows went up slightly.
"You too?" was all Goblin Slayer said after a minute of thinking.
"Hai…" Cow Girl admitted after a small pause as red color crept to her cheeks.
Her eyes remained looking at Goblin Slayer, looking for any reaction. And… nothing. He stared at her not uttering a word for another minute. She could see the gears turning in his head as they are piecing things together.
"You are not joking, are you?" Goblin Slayer finally said. It was not even a question. "The date. It's because you love me too."
Cow Girl meekly nodded. The grey-haired man in front of her lowered his head and sat back on the chair. He grabbed his head with both of his hands, running his hands through his hair. He seemed… frustrated?
"I do not have time to discuss this with you right now. But make no mistake, as soon as I will return from Water Town, you and I are gonna talk." Goblin Slayer said. "If that's all, I have to get back to repairing my armor."
Cow Girl blinked several times, surprised by his decisiveness even in the matters of love. She pulled her robe back together as Goblin Slayer put his hawk-like stare back again. The room itself amplified the intense atmosphere with only a candlelit on the table, dead silence and Goblin Slayer's presence. She quickly turned around and left the room as the silence was getting intense for her.
"What is with that stare?! It makes my knees week. I-I felt like a doe cornered by wolves!" Cow Girl, thought with flushed cheeks as she walked back to her room. She... she kinda liked how Goblin Slayer made her feel in the end.
As the new day rose over Twilight Town, a purple-haired Witch sat on the bench in front of the Guild, smoking her pipe. Elegant as ever, with one leg over the other, she held a piece of paper with her second hand, re-reading it over and over.
But as she was reading the paper, she often strayed away from the task at hand to the last night she spent with Spearman. He got drunk. Again. But, the good news is, it wasn't because he was drowning his failed love life. The celebrations got wild again, and Spearman challenged Dwarf Shaman to a drinking contest. Needless to say, he lost.
Witch stepped in soon, because she wants to have that date with Spearman, and if they would have continued, he would be in no condition to talk with her at the lunch they agreed upon.
So, for now, she is just waiting for Goblin Slayer. Yesterday, the quiet man asked Witch to look at the paper he gave her, and if she could get the rune sword working in the morning. For her, connecting the runic sword to a person is child's play. The two of them agreed to meet early in the morning because of some business Goblin Slayer has in Water Town.
Even this early in the morning, when the sun is barely shining, the town was quite lively. Mainly she saw people going in the direction of the farm market to get the best goods before others. Good for them, although she has no clue how to cook from fresh ingredients.
As she watched some kids playing around the fountain, from the corner of her eyes she saw a carriage coming into the view. But instead of turning right to the farm market, the carriage continued straight to the Guild. Something that caught her off-guard was the colors of the horses. Usually, you see two similarly colored horses pulling a single carriage. But not this time. It was like a day and night pulled a carriage. One white as snow, the other black as night. One with crystal blue eyes, the other with wine-red eyes. One slim and elegant, the other muscled and bulky.
Goblin Slayer controlling the reins was the most surprising thing. She never saw him on a horse, nor him driving a carriage. Witch stood up from her comfy spot on the bench, took her staff, put out her pipe, hid her pipe and the paper in her clothes and walked to meet Goblin Slayer.
"Hi." Goblin Slayer stopped the horses once he reached Witch.
"Shame he got his helmet back. He was quite an eye candy" Witch thought. "Hello…" Witch replied.
"Did you figure it out?" Goblin Slayer asked.
"Yes." Witch replied, examining the horses. The white one seemed very lively, as the other seemed like a guard dog. Nearly not moving, only looking around, eager to bite someone.
Goblin Slayer jumped off the carriage, walked up to the two horses and petted them both. "Wait here." both horses huffed in agreement.
"Where will we do it?" Goblin Slayer asked.
At first Witch's eyes widened a little, until she realized what exactly Goblin Slayer meant. Her surprised expression changed quickly to one of amusement. "Wherever… you… want." Witch replied with a chuckle.
"Can it be in the carriage? The guild is still closed." Goblin Slayer asked.
"Sure." Witch replied.
Witch got spooked a little when the black horse yanked with her head in her direction. Looking into the black horse's eyes, Witch decided to walk around the white horse who was much calmer to the back of the carriage.
She hasn't thought of it before, but… why does he have a carriage?
Well, when she got to the back of the carriage, she at least found out what's in it. Tons of sausages hanging from a pole under the roof, several milk canisters on the right and different types of cheese in wheels on the left. In the middle of the back carriage was a place where the two of them could sit and perform the enchantment.
"Come in." Goblin Slayer said as he sat on the carriage floor.
Witch pulled the drapes to the side, and stepped in, as elegantly as ever, and sat across Goblin Slayer.
"What now?" Goblin Slayer asked as both sat down in a crossed-legged position.
"Take… off… your… gauntlet."
"Only one?"
"Unless... you... want... to... give... me... a...stripping... show...yes. Only... one." Witch giggled.
Without another question, Goblin Slayer began unstrapping his left gauntlet. First, he took off his shield, and then he took off the black glove gauntlet with some iron plates on the back of the forearm for extra protection.
"So many scars…" Witch thought.
"Now…" Witch moved her hand to her "cleavage bag", and after a few seconds of shuffling, she pulled a small paintbrush and a tiny glass bottle of black drawing ink. Goblin Slayer remained on a spot like a statue, not moved by the scene at all. Quite a different reaction compared to Spearman's. "Give… me… your… sword." Witch said in her usual, sensual tone.
And Goblin Slayer did so. Now that Witch thinks about it, it's quite stupid to have a silver sword when you are a vampire. But then again, if you ever find a hard to deal with a monster like a werewolf or a vampire, silver is the best weapon to fight against them. Actually, for Goblin Slayer, it may not be so different from regular swords for normal warriors. Just don't cut yourself with it and you'll be fine.
The sound of Goblin Slayer's sword being put down broke Witch's thoughts.
Witch pulled out the paper Goblin Slayer gave her yesterday from her robes and placed it right next to Goblin Slayer's hand. With ink, paintbrush, sword, instruction paper and Goblin Slayer's hand in front of her, the enchantment began. Witch drew 火 with the black ink on Goblin Slayer's forearm, right above his wrist. Around the 火symbol Witch drew several other smaller letters, all the while intently looking at the piece of paper with instructions.
"You… will… feel… a slight… burning… pain… now." Witch looked at Goblin Slayer's helmet, giving him a heads up on what's to come. The armored man nodded.
Runic magic such as this is so easy to do, Witch didn't even need her staff to enhance her magic powers. "ᚠᛅᚱᛂ, ᛚᛂᛐ ᛋᛐᚱᛅᚿᛒ…" Witch closed her eyes and began chanting an incantation in the old dwarven tongue, with one of her hands above the silver sword, and the other above Goblin Slayer's forearm. The fact Goblin Slayer remained silent during the incantation helped Witch concentrate better, even though his forearm should be in pain right now.
Slowly, the inscription on the silver sword began glowing from the hilt to the very tip of the sword. Similarly, the white glow appeared on Goblin Slayer's 火 mark on his forearm. The letters around the mark began moving on Goblin Slayer's arm, rotating around each other until the speed of the rotations created an encirclement around the 火symbol. As this was happening, a thin string of white magic power was flowing from the sword to Goblin Slayer's forearm, in between Witch's hands.
The process took less than a minute, and when it was done, white smoke rose from the 火 mark on Goblin Slayer's forearm. The glowing stopped, as did the white string connecting Goblin Slayer and the sword. The mark was encircled, with the letters around it gone, and the area around the mark was burned slightly, indicated by the red skin.
"It's done." Witch opened her eyes.
"I didn't know you could speak the old dwarf tongue." Goblin Slayer said, not faced by the burning sensation in his forearm.
Witch giggled. "You… speak… it… too?"
"No. But, I recognized a few words." Goblin Slayer said.
"Well… as a… mage, I… need… to… know… a lot… of… languages." Witch said. One could say she knows too many. Her words are chosen very carefully because, with staff in hand, she can unintentionally channel a massive explosion just by words that have no meaning in this language, but a certain meaning in others.
"I see." Goblin Slayer said. He looked at his forearm. "How do I turn it on?"
Witch put on her all-knowing smile and said. "Say... Ignite, and... run... your... rune... hand... along... the... blade."
Goblin Slayer grabbed the sword and examined it a little. Experimentally he ran his hands along the blade, and there was indeed a reaction. The runes inscribed in the blade glowed a little as his hand was close to the blade.
To not lit the carriage on fire, both exited the carriage to test the sword outside. But first, Goblin Slayer pulled his leather gauntlet and strapped his shield back.
Goblin Slayer placed his hand near the hilt and yanked his hand upwards. "Ignite!" he said, without raising his voice.
As soon as he said gave the command, the white glow appeared on the mark and the sword. Then the sword burst into flames. But, there was something different. The flame which should burn in yellow and orange light was white. White, with various shades of grey and a light yellow "edges" of the fire.
"Silver… flame." surprised Witch said. She had no idea this is dwarven silver.
"OOOOH! BEARD CUTTER! WHEN DID YOU GET DWARVEN SILVER!" someone from behind them said. When turned around, Witch and Goblin Slayer saw Goblin Slayer's party looking at the two of them.
Witch watched with great interest how his party will react to this since it is clear they were not informed on the sword.
"Goblin Slayer-san! Are you OK! Silver does you no good! That flame is dangerous!" Priestess quickly ran to Goblin Slayer going around him, examining if he is alright.
Goblin Slayer turned his head to the burning sword. He was looking, looking and looking at the flame, but nothing happened. "I feel alright."
"The… flame… doesn't… emit… silver." Witch reassured panicking Priestess. Even when there is silver on the sword, the flame does not produce silver smoke. The sword does not produce any smoke at all. As for the color, usually, it's like this. The flame from runic swords resembles the color of the ore it was made from. The silver runic swords from the dwarven kingdom can be distinguished by the yellow edges of the silver flame, giving it the heavenly look it is famous for.
"Thank goodness." Priestess sighed out.
"Sir Goblin Slayer, how have you come to such a fine sword?" Lizard Priest politely asked.
"Yeah, Orcbolg! Where did you get it?!" High Elf Ranger asked.
"At the blacksmith." Goblin Slayer simply answered.
High Elf Ranger snatched the sword from Goblin Slayer's hand, looking at it with wide eyes. "That has to be worth a house! Since when do you care about fancy stuff?! "
"Come on, Long Ears. You really believe he would buy something that would not help him kill goblins?" Dwarf Shaman laughed.
"Good point. He would not even eat if he didn't have to regain strength to kill goblins." High Elf Ranger looked away from the burning sword back to Dwarf Shaman.
Witch watched the interactions between the teammates with great interest. Goblin Slayer is truly an interesting man. His teammates are trash talking to him, and yet, he remains silent. No reaction, no talking back, he is quiet all the time. Even when he should defend his honor like any other man. Well, at least that is what impression she has of men. Honor and reputation is apparently everything for them. Or at least for Spearman. Ahh… Spearman. She can't wait for their little date today!
"Snowball! Hi!" Priestess noticed how one of the horses extended his head just so the people behind the carriage could see them, and immediately after it, she ran up to the white steed. The blonde petted Snowball with the purest smile a person could muster. The affectionate Snowball pushed his head into Priestess's hand and nuzzled her cheeks. Unfortunately for Snowball, Priestess's hands were occupied.
"Ooh! I forgot! Snowball, this is Kuma!" Priestess raised the small bear to the eye-level of Snowball. "Kuma, say hi to Snowball!" Snowball sniffed the bear a few times, and shortly after Snowball nuzzled even the bear cub which roared cutely.
"Isn't… that… cute." Witch cooed, watching the pure scene in front of her.
"Sir Goblin Slayer, I presume this is your carriage." Lizard Priest asked the question that boggled his mind.
"Cow Girl's." Goblin Slayer replied.
"Then why do you have it here, may I ask?" Lizard Priest asked.
"Good… question." Witch added.
Goblin Slayer watched his friends, all waiting for his answer with raised eyebrow under his helmet. He lives on a farm, how is having a carriage full of dairy products so surprising?
"Uncle said to me in the morning he was delivering goods to Water Town. I offered myself to deliver them to save us the coin for transportation. I took the horses, tied them to the carriage and rode off." Goblin Slayer said in his monotone voice. They have horses specially bred to pull carriages on the farm, but… many of them fear Goblin Slayer. So he took the only two who listen to him.
"You can direct and ride horses?" Dwarf Shaman asked curiously.
"Yeah," he said. How many times he has to say he is from the farm? Of course, he knows how to ride horses. At least those who listen to him…
"Goblin Slayer-san!" a female voice yelled out from behind them. The group turned around, and Guild Girl stood in front of the Guild's door. With a beaming smile, she ran to Goblin Slayer's group. Apart from her usual guild uniform, she was holding a wrapped box in a white handkerchief with a neat tie on the top. "I was hoping to see you before you'll go to Water Town!" Guild Girl said with a smile.
"Why?" Goblin Slayer asked.
"T-to see you off. And…I wanted to give you something for the road." Guild Girl bashfully looked at the wrapped box in her hands.
"Ara... ara. This... is... indeed... an... interesting... turn... of... events." Witch giggled. Witch saw how High Elf Ranger stopped swinging the fire sword from back to back when the elf saw Guild Girl. The jealous look on High Elf Ranger was priceless. Priestess, with Snowball and Kuma, was pouting in the background.
"It's a small snack for you that I baked." Guild Girl extended her hands with the box to Goblin Slayer.
Goblin Slayer looked at the box curiously. It isn't alien to him to receive food on the road, Cow Girl does this all the time. But with Guild Girl… this is the first. It made him feel… strange. The good kind of strange, but strange nonetheless.
"Thank you." Goblin Slayer said as he took the handkerchief box. Then, another surprise came. Guild Girl quickly hugged his whole armored frame to everyone's surprise.
"That's marking of the territory in front of your rivals if I ever saw one." Witch thought as the glares of High Elf Ranger and Priestess became even more apparent.
"Just come back to me in one piece…" Guild Girl mumbled, her forehead against his breastplate.
And as if the whole scene couldn't get more frustrating to the other two girls, Goblin Slayer hugged Guild Girl back!
"Orcbolg! How do you turn this off!" High Elf Ranger shoved herself to Goblin Slayer's side with his sword still burning in her hands, ruining the moment. Guild Girl groaned and pouted angrily when that stupid High Elf pushed her off Goblin Slayer.
"I don't know. How do I turn it off?" Goblin Slayer pushed Guild Girl away as he asked Witch.
"Just… think… of… it." Witch said.
"I see." Goblin Slayer replied. After a little bit of a protest from High Elf Ranger, Goblin Slayer took his sword back. Turning it off seems to be much easier than turning it on. As he was sheathing the sword back, Goblin Slayer looked up to the skies.
"It is time to go." Goblin Slayer said. "Thank you for the enchantment." Goblin Slayer said as he pulled out a silver coin from his pouch.
Witch seeing the coin shook her head and pushed the extended hand with silver coin back. "Consider… this… as… a… favor… from… a… friend."
"Friend…" Goblin Slayer mumbled to himself as he remained watching the coin in his hand with great interest, eventually putting it back in his pouch. "Let's go. There is a space for all of you in the back. I'll take the reins." Goblin Slayer looked at his teammates.
"Farewell, you two, and take care." Goblin Slayer bid his goodbye to the two remaining females, as his party was slowly but surely getting into the carriage. Priestess petted Snowball one last time, before she took one last glance at irritated Lilie next to Snowball, and went to the back of the carriage. When the non-humans were in the carriage, Lizard Priest had to help Priestess into the carriage when he saw her struggling to get in with Kuma in her arms. "And thanks again to both of you." Goblin Slayer added, pointing to the sword and the package Guild Girl gave him.
"Take care!" Guild Girl bid him farewell as Goblin Slayer hopped to the front of the carriage.
"See… you… soon." Witch smiled at Goblin Slayer.
And with that, Goblin Slayer gave the command to canter to the two horses. The Sea Festival and Sword Maiden are waiting, and little did Goblin Slayer know, life after the Sea Festival will never be the same, as the war for his heart will reach its peak, along with the Battle for Water Town itself.
A man from the town of two lights,
strides to the place with more fights,
hurt and broken he kept walking
from a win that's in one word shocking
A man who many consider far from bold,
now quietly wears a tag of gold.
With his wits alone he conquered a foe,
where an army would struggle for a single blow.
A golden hero of peasants, broken maidens and farm children everywhere,
he is coming for you, small creatures of evil, so tremble and BEWARE!
A quiet man of a few words with rage-filled red eyes and grey, ashen hair
he is coming for you, small creatures of evil, so tremble and BEWARE!
A bard sang as Goblin Slayer drove through the square, where playing on his lute he was spreading the tale.
Author's note: A little shorter chapter, but I had a really hasty month. Anyway, Cow Girl is making her move and Goblin Slayer is on his way to Water Town, where more girls will enter the game! It will finally get interesting! Yay!
Witch got more spotlight in here so I hope fans of her will get satisfied, because there will be lack of Twilight Town characters in the next chapters.
Next chapter will be from GS POV so you can see how the confession from Cow Girl shook him. And GS has a new fancy sword, so that's nice!
That's all from me. Leave a review and see ya in the next chapter!