To say that fate itself had begun smiling down on the Ashta family as of recent would have been an understatement. Not only were the two siblings able to make it just in time to the "Mortar and Pestle" alchemy and herbal remedies shop before the cut off time for interviews, but Vivi was able to walk out of her new place of employment with a well-paying job and even a hire-on bonus for the owner having felt sympathetic toward her living situation. Although it wasn't enough to make a down payment for a cottage in the village for their own home, it was enough to put down as a security deposit in order to rent one of the cottages that were being leased out by the "Londobell Dairy Factory".

With a purse full of gold coins and a job that she needed to be up and ready for in the morning, Vivi's euphoria that she was feeling made her all that much more excited to celebrate her new opportunity with her younger brother, who was in turn happy for his beloved sister. Unlike the village where they had come from, Londobell had its own taverns that were open past market hours, and there so happened to be a room available for them to rent for the night at a modest price. Holding her younger brother's hand as if she were his maternal figure, Vivi stood in line at the bar counter to wait their turn to order an actual treat that she had wanted to give to Goblin Slayer earlier that day, but lacked the coin before getting her hire-on bonus.

Manning the well-decorated and stocked bar, with all of its polished oak shelves and laminated countertops stood a tall burly man with pale skin, muscular arms and not a single strand of hair on his bald head. Despite appearing intimidating at first glance, when Vivi and Goblin Slayer approached the "Tavern Keeper", the middle-aged man with his five o'clock shadow and thick-burly eyebrows smiled warmly down at the older sister with a respectful demeanor.

"Welcome to "Cattlemen's Tavern"; I saw that you've already talked to the receptionist in the front… How'd she do?" Tavern Keeper inquired politely, as he handed Vivi and Goblin Slayer both separate menus for them to look at what they were serving.

Smiling back pleasantly at Tavern Keeper, Vivi looked up from the menu while allowing her younger brother to read through what the tavern was serving that night, before saying "She was very welcoming when we came inside, and really had quite a lot of positive things to say about this place… Said that this establishment was renown for their barbecued steaks."

Appearing to be staring off past Vivi to stare over in the direction of where the receptionist was at, there was a proud yet stoic smile that came across Tavern Keeper's grizzled face. "Good… You're the sixth customer I've asked that question to, and the sixth one who's given me that same response… Must mean I taught her well," the burly man spoke with a mildly emotional voice, as he let out a content sigh while looking back at Vivi.

"Oh? Is she a new employee? I just got hired today myself; so hopefully people will say the same about my work ethic when I start tomorrow morning at eight," Vivi mused after asking her question to Tavern Keeper, who gave her a nod of approval.

"Congratulations, young lady; with the way Londobell keeps growing in population and with job opportunities, I feel as though this place will be its own city in no time," Tavern Keeper mused with subtle enthusiasm in his deep brooding voice; while giving off the impression that he had been a resident of the large village for quite some time. "And no, ma'am, she ain't my employee; she's my daughter," Tavern Keeper informed with a sense of fatherly pride in his voice, before he began going on a tangent about how Cattlemen's Tavern had been a family business that he had inherited from his father, back before Londobell had become the village that it was that day.


By the time Vivi had humored the business owner's long story and paid for the recommended sampler platter to share with Goblin Slayer, there was a long line of impatient customers who were all relieved when the two siblings stepped out of line with their table side placard. Walking past the bar area and into the cozy dining hall, Vivi led Goblin Slayer along the cobblestone floor and through the wood-paneled walls of the restaurant area, until the two of them found a nice round table with four seats over near the lounging area that was furnished in front of a roaring hearth fire.

Having been taught to carry himself in a chivalrous manner when in the company of women, Goblin Slayer pulled the dining chair out for his sister to sit on and waited for her to take a seat on it before pushing it in toward the edge of the polished-oak table. "Such a gentleman…!" Vivi complimented with an approving-bright smile on spreading across her pink lips, as she watched as her younger brother circled his way back over to the opposite side of the table where she was sitting at; pulling his own chair out, before hopping onto its maroon-colored cushion to begin scooting himself closer to the edge of the table.

"Sure thing, Vivi; it's the least I can do for you!" Goblin Slayer replied back with an eager look on his face, as he took a moment to soak up the sights of the busy tavern; gazing at all the artwork and props hung up on its beautiful walls, while finding himself enjoying the music that the group of bards were playing near the fireplace. "I don't think I've ever been to a place like this, have I…?" Goblin Slayer asked with a sense of astonishment in his quiet voice, which made his older sister giggle as she nodded her head at him.

"You have, but that's when you were only three years old, and even then the tavern father and mother took us to wasn't exactly all that impressive; not anything fancy like this one, at least," Vivi replied with a sense of nostalgia filling her up, and let out an elongated sigh as she thought back to what life was like for them when they were well off enough to go on holiday trips; with their father being a priest, and their mother being a medicine woman. 'Things haven't been easy since they've passed away, but hopefully things can go back to normal when I start getting paid,' Vivi thought to herself, as she once again found herself feeling blessed with how much her new job was willing to start her off with.

Unable to recall that aforementioned memory, Goblin Slayer frowned slightly as he crossed his arms over the edge of the table. "That probably explains why I don't remember it… I don't even really remember much about those days, or even about mom or dad… Do you think they would be proud of me right now?" Goblin Slayer asked with a growing smile, as part of him already knew the answer that his sister was going to give him.

Knowing that he was fishing for praise, Vivi chuckled softly as she lowered her left elbow on the table top, so as to rest her chin on top of her upturned palm. "Considering that you're only ten years old and have already got yourself a power that many could only dream about, AND you've fought an entire goblin army off, WHILE saving me and almost every other woman and child in our village? Hmmm… Yeah, yeah I'd say so, Ren," Vivi said with a slight bit of a playful sarcasm in her voice, while raising an amused and knowing brow at her brother to silently let him know that she knew what he was doing.

Feeling his cheeks heating up, Goblin Slayer's smile became bashful as he laid his chin down on top of his crossed forearms. "I was just asking, that was all…" The boy murmured with a slightly embarrassed tone in his voice, as he gazed up with his dusty-rose colored eyes to stare into the beautiful chestnut colored eyes of his older sister. Wanting to change the subject and to catch his sister up to date about what was going on with him, Goblin Slayer told Vivi about the large-breasted woman with lavender hair who he had approached, after she had caught him watching her as she phased through people who weren't even aware of her being there.

Although her younger brother's recent summoning power had been the grace that she and the rest of her village needed to survive the onslaught of goblins the night prior, Vivi couldn't help but to feel protectively worried about hearing Goblin Slayer retelling her about the interaction he had with the mysterious woman, and soon enough she became both intrigued and confused at the concept of the Moon-Cell that he had tried to explain to her. "So… That's where Fairy Knight is at right now? In some different world that exists within the Moon-Cell? The Moon-Cell, that… That doesn't even exist in our own reality… D-Did that I get that right?" Vivi asked with uncertainty in her voice, to which Goblin Slayer nodded his head to.

"She… She never really went into specifics, but I could just ask Fairy Knight whenever. As a matter of fact… I'm fairly sure that since apples have mana-restoring properties inside them, that apple-juice would pretty much just be a poor-man's version of a lesser mana potion, wouldn't it?" Goblin Slayer hypothesized, to which his sister nodded before giving him an apologetic look.

"I suppose so, but… I think the only thing they have here that contains apple juice is hard-cider… And I'm not sure if you drinking alcohol is a good idea; especially since you've got that meeting with Mother Mary after we help serve and eat dinner at the church," Vivi replied back, while reminding Goblin Slayer why they weren't eating full course meals at Cattlemen's Tavern, despite finally having enough coin to afford to splurge there.

"Shoot… I guess you're right… Oh! Maybe they've got some apple filled pastries, or something else! May I go back to the front to see if they got something like that, please?" Goblin Slayer asked with a pleasing look on his dark-red eyes, which tugged on both his older sister's heartstrings and purse strings.

Letting out a playfully defeated sigh, Vivi rolled her beautiful brown eyes with an amused smirk across her pretty pink lips, as she reached down into her dress to take out her flowery purse. "Okay, okay… Here, take these," Vivi prompted, as she reached her arm over the table to drop several silver coins into her little brother's eager palm.

"Thank you, I'll be right back!" Goblin Slayer said with a bright smile across his face, before scooting his chair outward and hopping off it. Spinning around to lightly jog through the various patrons of the tavern— all of which were confused and annoyed to see a child running around unsupervised— Goblin Slayer could faintly hear his sister lecturing him from afar about how he was prohibited from purchasing anything alcoholic, as he traversed through the hallways of the large establishment to make his way to the back of the ordering line.

Luckily for his sake, the line of customers went by fairly quickly, and soon enough the young boy was standing across the bar counter from the burly man from before. Raising one thick eyebrow while giving Goblin Slayer a fatherly smile that only a parent could possess, Tavern Keeper handed the excited child a menu before letting out a quiet chuckle. "Back again so soon, eh? Let me guess: you and your sister want something to snack on while my boys are getting your steak sampler plate ready?" Tavern Keeper inquired in a friendly manner, while watching as Goblin Slayer flipped through the menu.

"Kind of; s-sort of…" Goblin Slayer replied back in a distracted voice, as he silently read through his options. "I… I don't really see anything on your menu that contains apples, other than your hard-cider, and my sister said I can't have alcohol, so… Do you have anything made with lots of apples that's not on the menu, by chance?"

Perplexed by the boy's question, instead of just dismissing Goblin Slayer's odd request, Tavern Keeper took a moment to think about what he had in the kitchen that wasn't on the menu. "Hmmmm… Apples, you say? Well… I know my wife's side business is selling bags of homemade herbal tea, uh… I can go get you a cup of it real quick, if you don't mind waiting here for a minute; that's if you're interested in it, of course," Tavern Keeper offered, which seemed close enough to what Goblin Slayer wanted for the boy to nod at.

"Yes please, that'll do fine! But… How much for a cup?" Goblin Slayer inquired, as he placed his handful of silver coins down on the table top.

Despite his large-gruff appearance that was intimidating to many, Tavern Keeper found himself unable to accept the boy's coin; especially after it dawned on him that he was more than likely one of the refugees who had come from the village that he had heard got attacked by goblins. "Eh… Keep your money, young man; the first cup will be on the house," Tavern Keeper insisted, as he raised his hand up politely to gesture for the boy to scoop his coins back up in his hand.

Blinking a few times in silent disbelief, Goblin Slayer remained wide-eyed with his light-brown bangs obscuring his dusty-rose colored eyes, before finally registering that he was about to receive a free drink. "Wow, I… I don't know what to say, except for… T-Thank you," Goblin Slayer said with a soft-appreciative tone, that only made Tavern Keeper all that much more proud of his decision.

Letting out another throaty chuckle, Tavern Keeper made a quip about how saying thank you was always a good way to respond to acts of kindness, before stepping away from the front counter to power walk into the back of the kitchen. Within a minute, Tavern Keeper came walking back behind the counter with a glass mug filled with warm apple tea. "My wife insisted that I use some cold water to make sure that you don't accidentally burn yourself now, so sorry if it ain't piping hot like your usual cup of tea," the burly man apologized, as extended the mug full of cooled-off tea to Goblin Slayer, who in turn gratefully took it from him with both his hands wrapped around the glass mug,

"Thank you, sir! This means a lot to me!" Goblin Slayer said with a sweet smile forming on his curled lips, and managed to get a few feet away from the bar counter before immediately backtracking to where he had been standing moments before. "Oh, by the way, uh… My name's "Ren Ashta", and that was my sister "Vivine Ashta"… Ah, and I go by "Goblin Slayer" too; that's kind of a new nickname for me, so I'm still getting used to it," the boy introduced himself; earning himself a surprised eyebrow raise from the burly man.

"Oh? So you're the brave young man who I've heard my usuals talking about… I have to admit though, young man… I wasn't expecting "Goblin Slayer" to be a child; it seems far-fetched to me, if I'm being perfectly honest here," Tavern Keeper admitted, which Goblin Slayer didn't take any offense to.

"Well, I didn't really do it all on my own… You see, it's kind of complicated to really get into… Oh! Here, I'll just show you!" Goblin Slayer said enthusiastically with an idea forming inside of his head, before immediately raising the bottom of the large glass-mug up to the raised ceiling; gulping down the entirety of the apple within less than ten seconds. Smacking his lips while savoring the taste left behind on his tongue, Goblin Slayer felt the crest on his hand tingling as his body began to replenish its mana pool from the active ingredients within the apple tea.

"… Oh wow, that was actually really refreshing, sir; my compliments to your wife, that some really good tea," Goblin Slayer complimented with a genuine look of satisfaction on his face, before raising his hand up to his chest to show the shocked Tavern Keeper his glowing red crest. "Okay sir, are you ready to-"

"-Actually, young man… I think I believe you now; there's really no need for you to frighten my customers with whatever you got going on inside of you," Tavern Keeper interjected with an uneasy smile across his grizzled face, while still talking respectfully to Goblin Slayer, so as to not hurt the ten year-old's feelings. "No offense kid, I'm just trying to run a business here is all. You get that, don't you?"

Having already mentally prepared himself to prove his worth to the friendly man before him, along with anyone else within the tavern who was actually paying attention to him, Goblin Slayer slumped his shoulders with a look of understanding disappointment written all over his face. "I… Oh, uh… Y-Yeah, yeah; I, uh… I get it… S-Sure, I'm sorry about that," Goblin Slayer quietly muttered, while beginning to feel embarrassed about how overzealous he was to show off his newly acquired power.

"There's no need to apologize, young man; it's understandable that someone your age would be rather excitable, given if what I've heard of your accomplishments are true, of course," Tavern Keeper consoled, while still holding onto a healthy amount of skepticism. "Just some friendly words of wisdom to you, Goblin Slayer: always remember to stay humble with your fortune, and to only use your apparent powers only when necessary; not only will people think more of you if you're modest about your magic summoning powers, or what have you, but it'll certainly keep you grounded to who you are as a person," Tavern Keeper lectured the young boy, all without sounding too overbearing or bossy.

"… Just think of it this way: what if you were some kid down on their luck, and suddenly you're forced to be in the same room with some lucky sonfofagun who's got all sorts of magic powers and is showing them off in front of everyone; that wouldn't make you feel good, now would it?" Tavern Keeper asked, after finishing his lesson off with a hypothetical scenario that Goblin Slayer couldn't help but to relate to; as he more or less had always been the aforementioned kid, who was by all means ordinary to a fault.

"I… I see what you're saying now… But it's fine if I use my powers to help kids like that, right? Err, n-not just kids, but like… You know? People who are down on their luck, and need someone there to lift them up? P-People, like the ones who used to live in the same village as I did…" Goblin Slayer muttered in a hollow voice, as he found himself suddenly having an epiphany about what Mother Mary had told him earlier; about how the Earth Goddess claimed that he would be the one to help the refugees of his fallen village get back up on their feet.

Seeing the look of realization washing over the awe-stricken boy's face, Tavern Keeper once again felt a sense of fatherly pride for the young orphan as he gave Goblin Slayer an approving nod. "Oughta boy; now you're getting it…! Now… How's about you hand me back that mug so I can clean it off? Your sampler platter should be on its way out of the kitchen soon enough, I reckon," Tavern Keeper said in his usual gruff yet friendly voice, as he reached out and carefully took the empty glass mug from Goblin Slayer's outstretched arms. "Thank you very much. Alright, now run along now, young man; you shouldn't be keeping your beautiful older sister waiting alone for too long, otherwise some clown's gonna try and swipe her from ya," the burly man quipped playfully; completely oblivious to the kind of tension there was between the two siblings.

Dreading the thought of his older sister being swooned by someone else, Goblin Slayer gave Tavern Keeper a stern nod before running back into the dining area, but not before thanking the older gentleman for his advice and hospitality. And just like Tavern Keeper had predicted, it wasn't too long until their ceramic platter full of various chops of steak came out to their table. Explaining to his older sister about his positive interaction with the tavern owner over delicious mouthfuls of juicy steak, Goblin Slayer made sure to show Vivi the way his crest was glowing gently in a crimson light; adding to the already existing mystique behind the unique symbol on the back of his hand.


By the time their pre-dinner meal had been consumed, both siblings were feeling more than satisfied with each other's company; especially after they had just finished having a discussion about the importance of ensuring that they did what they could to help those who were less fortunate than themselves. Proud of the kind of person her younger brother was quickly growing up to be, Vivi smiled amorously at the way Goblin Slayer's dusty-rose eyes were practically lighting up at her as he looked up into her cheerful gaze.

Taking a glance over at the large mechanical clock that was mounted over the wall near where the other patrons were warming up near the hearth's gentle fire. "We've still got an hour before we need to make our way back up the hill to the church… I think that's more than adequate time for me to show you that "gift" that I've been meaning to give you since the bookstore~…!" Vivi whispered quietly from across the table, as her cheeks began to turn a deep shade of red, while her younger brother's face became visibly perplexed.

"Gift…? Wasn't THIS the gift?" Goblin Slayer asked naively, as he gestured with one hand at their immediate surroundings; making sure to emphasize how fancy he thought the place was, by signally most to where the band of bards were still performing near the beautiful brick-made hearth.

Giggling softly at her brother's response, Vivi shook her head before beginning to clarify what the gift that she had in mind actually was. "This certainly is a treat, isn't it? But no, I was thinking about sharing something a little more… Personal, and intimate with you, Ren… A lesson that no other woman except for your own sister should teach you," Vivi said with her heart beginning to race inside of her chest, as just the mere thought of actually getting to fulfill her dark fantasy excited the sixteen year-old.

More confused than he already was, Goblin Slayer tilted his head toward his shoulder while trying to imagine what apparent lesson his sister was seemingly so eager to teach him. Closing his eyelids shut while humming quietly to himself, it slowly dawned on the boy, as he recalled the strange sensations he felt when he and his older sister had shared that French kiss while under the canopy of the book vendor's shop. "Oh… Oh, you're talking about uh… T-That," Goblin Slayer alluded to, while his cheeks began to turn red as he began remembering how much he had enjoyed feeling his sister's tongue wrapping around his, as her saliva shamelessly coated the outside of his mouth and inside of his cheeks.

Feeling only that much more stimulated once she saw the look of embarrassment and realization form on her younger brother's bright-red face, Vivi giggled softly to herself as she began to grow excitedly nervous about what she was getting herself and him into. "What you felt, Ren… It's to be expected, and… And it's certainly nothing that you should feel ashamed about… After all, other than Bridgett, I was the only other female you've had in your life… It's only natural that you and I would have a particular bond that others might… Might not be so accepting of," Vivi said quietly, while knowing fully well that the type of relationship she craved from her own sibling was frowned upon.

"Oh… I-Is that so…?" Goblin Slayer asked in a quiet, hoarse whisper, as he was trying to wrap his head fully around what his older sister was trying to talk to him about. "I have to admit, this is all… Hard for me to understand. I don't even think I really know what you're talking about, b-but I think I might…? Is this all about how we… Y-You know? K-Kissed earlier, like how grown ups sometimes kiss…?" Goblin Slayer stammered out, as he himself was trying his best to articulate the sheer amount of uncertainty and confusion he had bubbling up inside of him.

Pushing the empty platter to the side, Vivi reached across the cleared table to take Goblin Slayer's marked hand into hers; gently rubbing the back of his head where the crest was, as to reassure him that with her, he had nothing to be self-conscious about. "These feelings… They're certainly scary to talk about, aren't they? I know it was scary for me when I was going through what you're going through right now, and it certainly wasn't easy for me… Which is why I'm going to teach you a very, very special lesson that you can't tell anyone else that I taught you, okay Ren…?"

Furrowing his thin brows slightly, Goblin Slayer swallowed back the lump in his small throat as he felt her gently squeezing down on his dominant hand. "… Will it hurt?" The boy asked worryingly, which earned him a soft chuckle from his older sister.

"Hmm~…! No, actually; quite the opposite, in fact… What I'm going to show you and do to you little brother is going to be an eye-opening experience for you… Once that you may or may not want me to do to you, again, and again throughout our lives together," Vivi reassured with her stomach beginning to feel as though it was tying itself in knots; as the thrill she felt from knowing what was to happen shortly between them.

Trusting his older sister that he wouldn't have much to worry about, and that he would be perfectly safe under her watchful eyes, Goblin Slayer began finding himself more drawn to what Vivi was trying to show him as their shared "gift". "It… It'll feel good? W-What do you mean by that?" Goblin Slayer asked with a nervous yet curious tone in his voice, while watching with his heart fluttering as his sister's gentle smile became wider with a lustful glimmer in her beautiful chestnut-colored eyes.

Subtly slipping off one sandal and letting it fall quietly into the ground beneath their table, Vivi bit down on her lower lip as she looked around the dining area within their vicinity to make sure that no one was paying attention to them. Once the coast was clear, she turned back to her perplexed brother to lock eyes with him as she slowly raised her leg up underneath the table. "Please be quiet; and I'll show you what I mean," Vivi said in a cautious and promiscuous voice, and kept her eyes focused on Goblin Slayer's expression as she raised her bare foot up to gently spread apart his slender thighs. "Now please… Slide your trousers and underwear down, but only to your knees… Good… Just like that…~!"

Letting out a quiet gasp as bewilderment and nervous-excitement filled his racing heart, Goblin Slayer's eyes widen and his lips parted as he felt the warmth of his older sister's warm sole pressing gently up against his package; the heel of her foot rubbing against his hairless balls, while the way she was moving the rest of her foot up-and-down against the bottom of his growing erection stimulated Goblin Slayer unlike anything else he had ever felt before. Involuntarily tightening his grip on her hand, Goblin Slayer quickly raised his left hand up to muffle himself as he felt Vivi's toes curled down onto the tip of his fully erected member; the red-hot expression on his pleasure filled face was all Vivi needed to know that she had her little brother in the palm of her hand.

"Makes you feel like you've got butterflies swarming around in your stomach, doesn't it…~? The way my foot feels on your private part, and the friction between us is making you feel like there's a fire ignited inside of it, huh…~? It feels wonderful for you; I can tell…~!" Vivi said in a sultry voice; dirty talking to her brother, while also educating him on how best to describe the sexual stimulation she was giving him underneath the table. "And that… That's just a fraction of what I can do to make you feel that way, Ren… I imagine you're more than ready for that lesson now, aren't you~?" Vivi asked rhetorically, as she gave her little brother a few more strokes with the bottom of her foot and toes, before bringing herself to pull away from his fully erected member. "Now please… Pull up your trousers and underwear before anyone gets any ideas of what I just did to you; we can't have our reputation tarnished here…"

Still taken aback by the new sensation that he had just experienced, Goblin Slayer's mind was somewhat hazy as he couldn't help but to find himself craving more of his older sister's lustful touch on his throbbing member. "W-What…? Oh…! Oh, y-yeah; sure thing, Vivi," Goblin Slayer stuttered out with his usually pasty-colored face having become as red as a ripe tomato, as he reached down with both hands to do as his sister asked of him. "You were right…! W-Whatever that was that you did, Vivi… I-It felt really weird, but… But it was really good at the same time."

"Ah, just like how your dear sister said it would feel, huh little brother…~?" Vivi asked with a slightly smug look on her own bright-red face, as her panties began to grow moist yet again; the seed she had planted into her little brother's mind blossoming right before her eyes, as she slid her foot back into her sandal on the floor. "Now then… Unless there are any objections from you Ren, I'd like to take this "lesson" upstairs where our room for tonight is," Vivi said with a lustful tone in her voice, as she reached down into her dress' built in pocket to pull out the key to their rented room.

Mystified and deeply craving for more of what his older sister had to offer to him, Goblin Slayer was smiling like an excited-nervous idiot as he hopped out of his chair; scooting it back into the table, before quickly racing around to pull out his Vivi's seat for her. "I'm… I'm ready for more, Vivi…~!" Goblin Slayer said in a quiet whisper of his own, while sounding flustered to his older sister as she managed to contain her excitement enough to not immediately leap off of the dining chair.

Bowing down while lightly lifting the sides of her dress like a proper lady, Vivi stepped to the side with her heart pounding inside her chest as she waited for her younger brother to scoot her chair back underneath the table for her. Looking down to her side to see Goblin Slayer's alluring dusty-rose eyes gazing up at her with a nervous-excitement written all over his gentle smile, Vivi was reminded of the fact that she didn't just find her younger brother attractive over some dark taboo she had developed from having been exposed to it from the three incestuous sisters who she grew up next to; far be it, as the genuine love she and him shared had already embedded her mind with deep feelings for him, far before she had gone through puberty herself.

Taking his loving hand into hers, Vivi gave Goblin Slayer a gentle squeeze before walking alongside him as they made their way through the dining room and back to the bar area; the two siblings smiling and waving at Tavern Keeper, as they took the stairs up past his counter to where their rent room awaited for them to defile it with their taboo cravings of lust and romance.


Author's note: This is only a taste of the lemon that's going to transpire on the next chapter, boys. I was meaning to have this be the lemon chapter, but with the way this ended up being written out, the chapter would have been too long. Besides, this chapter serves well as character development for Goblin Slayer and his sister, while introducing another side character and location, in order to do expand on the world building to make this world feel lived in, instead of it just revolving around Goblin Slayer more than it already is.