Chapter 3: Goblin? Goblin!!!!

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Its been two weeks since I began my training to be a Drifter. Well, I'm not sure if what I am doing constitute as training.

To make me learn to subsconciously able to turn my Aura on, Soren had me helping him build the Rust Bucket, the zeppelin he's making, while working in only my boxer out in the cold. Because of that, I had to keep turning on my Aura, and I lose it fast. He said if I used my Aura optimally as a low end Rank 2, I can work buck naked during blizzard for six hours. Even if I ran out of Aura, I was forced to keep working six hours a day to build Rust Bucket.

We had finished forging the frame pieces through that weird [Forge] magic of his. He said he will teach me that once I get good at Mana control, which would be a long time since I barely started on learning Aura. Currently, I am able to maintain my Aura for 2 and a half hours. Progress.

As we just starting to bolt the frame pieces together, a blond, tanned guy came to visit us at our worksite at the junkyard.

"What did you want, asshole?", before the guy can even say hi, Soren had cut him off and demand why he came here. He does not like the blond middle aged guy.

"Oh c'mon Soren. I never did anything to you!"

"You're a Beaconite. That's an automatic offense to me.", Soren coldly stated, not even glancing to the guy.

"Err, who are you?", I asked curiously.

"oh, I am Xiao Long Taiyang. Nice to meet you!"

Words cant describe how fucking confused I am. That guy looks Sanus as fuck, complete with blond hair and tanned skin of a South Sanusian. This guy is the furthest person from an Animan ever!

Are we sure this is not cultural appropriation? Isn't this illegal?

"Err... I'm Jaune. Jaune Arc."

"Hey there Jaune. I'm a teacher at Beacon Academy. I teach Mythic Beast Strategy."

"Oh okay. I'm err.. apprenticing under this guy."

Taiyang raised a blonde eyebrow. Man I still can't take it seriously, this guy is not chinese at all. This is totally culture appropriation.

"O...kay. Anyway, Soren, I need you for a job."

"What?", okay, Soren may not like Beaconites, but he is a professional. If there is a job, he will take it if he decide too, even if its from his enemies.

"You see, my girl's team is having a graduation exam. The Hunter we hire as supervisor pulled out and no one want to take it."

"Let me guess. Its goblins right?"

Goblins are some of the lowest level monsters you can fight. Rated at Rank 2, it is a simple monster the fight if you know what you're doing. It's classified as a type of Fae, though the history goes that it's more like a bioweapon designed by the Fae back in ancient time. It is considered as common pest and a hassle to exterminate because it requires you to go deep into caves to take out their lairs. Too much efforts for low rewards. It's why its a really unpopular quest.

"Yeah, it's goblins, Soren."

"Wow, Ozpin is as sadistic as I remember. Aren't your kid's team is an all-girl team?"

Taiyang didn't asnwer. He looks dejected.

"How much you're paying me anyway?"

"Oh, 5000 Lien!"

"That's a lot. I mean we're talking about a shitty goblin quest here."

"Its payment for you to supervise, protect if need be and teach them about goblin hunting."

"I dunno man. Sounds like a pain in the ass. I could take down a goblin lair in a jiffy, you know."

"This is for their education. If they can't handle this, then they dont have what it takes to be a Hunter."

Soren mull over as he screwing the bolts of the frame joints.

"10000. And I'm taking this guy with me."

What?!!

"Deal!"

What?!!!

I looked at both of them incredulously! 10k just for escorting some graduates?! What the hell?!!

And how much of a big deal Soren is that Beacon wont even negotiate down his price?!! This is the top academy in Lake Lullaby we're talking about! Am I actually apprenticing under the fabled superstar Hunter?!!

Uncle Ben did say I am either a lucky bastard or a cursed one! I didn't know how much of a lucky break I got meeting this guy actually!

Are we really the same age?! How can a guy the same age as me is so much of a big deal?!

"Yea, tell your kid's team to go to the usual classroom at 11 morning tomorrow. As usual, I will hold a mission briefing."

"Thank you so much, Soren. I owe you one!"

Soren just wave him off as Taiyang left.

"Get dressed, Jaune. We'll cancel training and working today. Fucking annoying, now I have to teach you how to use a gun."

"Oh okay!", I hastily dress up. Oh sweet warm coat! I missed you!

I follow him to Avery General Store. Avery General Store offer you just about everything you can think off. It has candies, groceries, potions, construction materials and somehow, weapons. Man. Avery really do have everything.

And the weapon is a rifle.

"Now, there is two type of guns Gunwand and Magic Gun. We skip Gunwand because Gunwand is for pussies."

Wait, gunwand sounds cool!

"Nothing beats heavy metals being propelled at mach speed with telekinetic catapults. Mana bullets are trash. We dont use trash in our household, Jaune."

Okay, mach speed projectiles does sound cooler.

"Here is a Winchester 69. It shoot a 2 inch bullet at the speed of Mach 2. Silent and deadly. No one would see it coming. Well, Rank 4 is where you start playing footrace with soundwaves but we'll get to that later."

Like before, Soren hold my hands to directly teach my body how to convert Dust to Mana. I feel tingly as Mana circulates around my body.

"Remember the feeling. Aura feels like fire but doesnt burn you, while Mana feels like electricity that doesn't shock you."

After an hour, I began to be able to circulate Mana on my own. Its not much and I wasted a lot of Dust in coverting it to Mana, but I think I'm doing pretty well as a beginner.

"Okay, operating Magic Guns is very simple. Just hold it and the gun will collect you Mana into the gemstone in the stock. This will be used as your propellant fuel. You slot in the bullets until its full. And remember, trigger safety."

I hold the gun and can feel my Mana absorbed trhough the stock into the gemstone.

"Good. Now aim, and shoot."

I take positition and aimed at some dummies. It started off bad but over time I get the hang of it.

"Alright, keep practicing. I cover for your bullets for the practice but when it comes to the mission you will buy your own bullets. Maybe experiment with some Elemental Bullets. Your choice. I wont hold your hand for the most part."

"Alright, Soren."

"K. I'm going to Tessa's. See you at dinner."

I nodded and keep on practicing my shooting.

))))))))))

The next day, we go into the city and enter the Beacon Academy. Though it's more accurate to call as a castle instead. Damn, this place is huge!

"Did you always take a job for Beacon every winter?"

"Sorta? Coldforges had always taken jobs for academies from time to time. My father used to take it for Beacon every winter but now that's fall to me. Annoying old pact."

"You dont like Beacon much. Why?"

"I don't like how Lake Lullaby teach their Hunters. Too much kiddy gloves. And Beacon is the worst. They're the ones that started making Hunter to be celebrities. Because of them, we got posers like you coming from all over the place and where do you guys go when you found out that Hunter academies is not for guys your age? The slums."

In Lake Lullaby, Hunter education starts at 11 and the final year is at 17. Once you take the Graduation Exam and passed, you're a Lake Lullaby certified Hunter. So yes, me and many hopeful Hunter wannabes had really screwed ourselves over chasing our dreams only to find out that we're too late a long time ago.

"Alright, you go in for now. I'm gonna say hi to the old man."

I nod and split our way. When I enter Classrom 3-B, I found a group of girls waiting.

"It's Professor Coldforge!", a girl in red cloak jumped in excitement.

"Actually I'm his apprentice. So... Err, Prof Coldforge is meeting Professor Ozpin for a bit."

"Aww." The girl slightly deflated "Oh well, we can wait a bit more! Prof Coldforge in da house!"

Erk. I wonder how they're going to react when they actually see him.

"Oh, I'm Jaune Arc!"

"Oh, I'm Ruby Rose! This is my cousin, Xiao Long Yang. That elf ocer there is Weiss Schnee and the cat girl is Blake Belladonna."

Wait? Belladonna.

"Yes, I am that Belladonna.", the cat girl wave me off as she keep her attention to her... Book? Wait, am I seeing this right? Is that a goblin hentai doujin?

Why is she reading porn in public?!!

"She get exiled over political differences. Deep stuff!", Yang, who I assume to be Taiyang's daughter answered for Blake.

Okay, this is absolutely cultural appropriation! Why the hell a tall blonde Caucasian looking ass has chinese name?!! This makes zero sense!

"This is so sweet Yang! We get Prof Coldforge as escort!", Ruby jumps around excitedly.

"Yes, that hot DILF! Mama likey!"

"Hold back your thirst, Xiao Long! You're embarassing us infront of the man that managed to become Lord Rasler Coldforge apprentice!"

Okay, Sky said his father used to take jobs for Beacon, but now it is passed on to him. They're clearly expecting a different Coldforge here.

"Let me introduce myself.", wow okay, what a hot Elf. Shit, I always had a thing for them. "My name is Weiss Schnee, of the Schnee Trading Company. Pleasure to meet you, Jaune Arc. How it is like to learn under the esteemed Lord Coldforge?"

Wait? Lord? Soren is nobility?!!

What hell he was be doing living like a hobo in flipping Oldtown, which is slum adjacent?!!

Before I can answer, Soren had entered the classroom.

"Excuse me, this is a private seminar. Please leave."

The thing is, Soren came here with a cheap hoody and track trousers. And slippers out of all things. I know this guy can dress up when he wants too, I seen he do so when taking out Tessa for dates in the city, but he intentionally dress shabbily just to fuck with the girls. He told me earlier before we came.

"The fuck you going on, elf? Sit the fuck down! I'm the assigned supervisor for this stupid quest!"

"You uncouth-!", before Weiss could retort further, Soren had taken a hair grabber which he used to shabbily hold his hoboken hairstyle and use it to pinch Weiss' mouth shut.

"Shhhh, class in progress.", Soren said.

Yang laughed her ass off as Weiss sputter in indignation.

"Take a seat, kiddos. I am Soren Oldshore, your assigned supervisor for your Graduation Exam. Your asses are in my hand now.", Soren get onto the podium

"Lord Coldforge is the one supposed who to be our supervisor! Professor Xiao Long told us yesterday!", Weiss protested.

"and Lord Coldforge has better things to do with his time than spending it on a stupid goblin quest with a bunch of brats. Better stuff like whacking Salem again this soltice.", Soren lazily explained.

"Salem who?", Yang was confused.

"Just some bitchy Karen. No one important. Anyway, shut the fuck up, Schnee or I'm failing your ass right now. Let me remind you, your ass is in my hand now."

Begrudgingly, Weiss took her seat fuming over Soren's antics.

Man, he's really taking a piss on these Beacon kids right now

"Now, lets start? What do you kids know about goblins?"

"Some lame D rank monsters. Eh, no big deal.", Yang replied dismissively.

Ruby then added. "Yea, they're pretty lame. I ran to a lone goblin once at the backyard back home and tell dad. But for some reason he make a full ruckus about it. I mean, its a D rank. Why so much fuss about it?"

Soren look over to Weiss.

"Schnee, where do goblin comes from?"

Whatever indignation Weiss had fade away, as dread fill her face.

"S-sir, do I have too?"

"Why? You have the knowledge right? It's your responsibility to inform your team members crucial information."

"But you can inform us yourself? That is what briefing is for!"

"Yea. But I dont wanna. Do you want me to fail your ass?"

"No..."

"Then answer the question."

She gulped her saliva. "G-goblins were created by the Fae specically the Sidhe."

"Why were they created?"

"To destroy mankind. To destroy all humanoids."

"How do they achieve this?"

"Sir... Please..."

"Answer the damn question or I fail your ass."

Everyone looked at Weiss intently. What is up with goblins that made Weiss choked up.

"Three. Two. O-!", Soren countdown was cut off as Weiss rapidly summarize about the goblins

"Goblins can rapidly grow stronger through parasitic breeding! In fact its the only way goblin can reproduce! Goblin breeding method is unique in that they inject ovum and sperm through their phallus into their victim wombs to serve as surrogate mother! The goblin is created to have insatiable lust so that they continuously seek to breed humanoid females to ensure maximum impregnation. A victim of goblin breeding can be impregnated by 10 goblin fetus at once at minimum! The goblin fetus inherit whatever traits their mother has, which means they inherit whatever magic or semblance they have, their Ranks, their special abilities! Everything! A goblin-induced pregnancy lasted 30 days, in which the matured baby will eat their way out of the womb and burst out of the stomach, killing the surrogate mother in the process, which their corpse is then be eaten by the goblin toddlers that will rapidly mature in a week! This is why despite goblins is classified as D rank in power, the goblin quest ranking is raised in accordance to the ranking of the woman abducted by them! Once, in 4034, a Rank 3 veteran Huntress was captured by a horde of Goblins, resulting the birth of 14 Rank 3 goblins, which then subdued a Rank 4 Huntress which then gave birth to 15 Rank 4 goblins! it then captured three Rank 5 Huntress in a failed subjugation! It is called the worst goblin crisis in history which forced the Six Blue Kingdoms to unite their Hunters to stop the breeding of Super Goblins even further! The Goblin Crisis ended with the destruction of two Blue Zones, completely wiped out from history! Over 800 million lives from 2.3 Billion lives at the time was sacrificed in the 10 years crisis!"

Weiss panted as she finally finished her summary. All of us looked at her with wide eyes, completely shocked over what she had just explained.

"WHAT THE FUCK!! WHAT THE FUCK!!!" Yang screamed in disbelief.

"YANG!!!", Ruby hugged her cousin and cries. To think she was that close to be turned into a surrogate mother for the goblins.

That was seriously fucking messed up!

"The goblins is said to be the greatest bioweapon ever invented. It self replicate fast, inherit the abilities of their host, and overall a total menace to society. The only reason we weren't wiped out was because its fucking dumb as hell with all that constant horny state they're in. Nice summary, Schnee, A plus!", Soren concluded.

"Screw you..."

"Love you too honey. And wow, Belladonna, you're not even flinching."

Blake just shrugs.

"They are common... Villains in my choice of literature."

"Now now, weird fetish fantasy is fine as long as it is fantasy, but dont actually go into a goblin gangbang, young lady. Contrary to popular belief, getting pounded by goblins is not a good time at all. Trust me, I have hundreds of testimonies."

"Dont be silly, proff. I know the difference between fantasy and reality.", Blake starts to show a hint of annoyance.

"Yea, thats what they said. Oh, they are misunderstood creatures, Soren! Goblins has the right to live too, Soren! I wanna get fucked by goblins, Soren! And each time, I'm the one that has to drag their traumatic ass back to the Lumierre Temples to get their memories wiped out. There's this thing called homunculus, okay. Its comes with all shapes and sizes! If you have a weird fetish, buy a homunculus! Don't go for the real deal! I swear if I have to get some stupid bitch out of a Roper nest again!"

Man, Soren must have to deal with a lot of girls that pursue weird IRL monster fetish and ended up being a nuisance for him to save. I blame the modern hentai made in Anima for making porn so weird now.

Blake just grit her teeth. Refusing to drag the bashing further. I respect all fetishes, but seriously, you're kinda weird Blake. I can literally see the messed up doujins you're reading in public.

Soren clapped his hands for attention. "Now girls, read you quest details. Remember, every little tidbits of information is vital."

Team RWBY read over their questlines in detail several times.

"Sir.", Weiss speak. "There is four Rank 2 woman that had been abducted."

"And how long has it been since their abduction?", Soren asked.

"It is over 28 days now..."

Ruby gasped. We have two days left to save those women.

"Woowee, now that's a real high stake quest isn't it? Not a so dull Goblin Quest anymore, isn't it?"

The four girls had a grim determination. Before, we treat goblins as a joke, but now we know the magnitude of terror this creatures really are. We wont take it so silly ever again.

"Pack up your gear, girls. This evening, we're going hunting. Class dismissed."

((((RWBY))))

"Hey, you know what, Prof Oldshore class is pretty good actually."

Ruby mentioned her impression of the briefing done by Soren Oldshore as the team packing up their gears.

"Yea. He's kinda an ass tho. Can e even fight? He looks younger than us, even be he was shabby.", Yang doubted Soren legitimacy.

"Try absolute bastard instead! It's not fair that he forced me to explain everything to you all!", Weiss ranted.

"Well, if you know something you should have told us even if it made you disgusted. That's the lesson he was giving you.", Blake countered.

"Me? How about you! You know it too!"

"But you're the miss know it all. Information gathering is your job, not mine."

"You're literally the ninja of the team, Blake! That's your job!"

Blake just shrugs.

"Hey girls!", Taiyang came into thr Arsenal to catch up with the girls. "So how Soren's briefing? Interesting right?"

"He's a dick!", Weiss, Blake and Yang repied in unison. Fucker must have really pissdd them off if even Weiss had cursed too.

"Eh, but I thought you love Prof Coldforge? You guys always yap about how cool Prof Coldforge is!"

"Uncle, Prof Coldforge declined the quest. He send his subordinate, Soren Oldshore instead!", Ruby the explained that they got their supervisor mixed up.

Taiyang took a minute to process what did they mean and burst out laughing.

"Uncle, why are you laughing?", Ruby asked.

"You girls just got pranked! That kid you met is Soren Coldforge, Lord Rasler's son! Man, I need to see the recordings! Hahaha! Classic Soren!"

"What?!! Lord Rasler has a son?!!" Weiss squacked.

Yang took a bit to process and burst out laughing too. "Oh god! What a fun guy! He just pranked us for no reason! I knew something was up when the dude came with a pair of slippers when its the middle of winter!"

Meanwhile, Ruby had went catatonic that she had just met the son of Prof Coldforge and failed to realized it. She had failed as Prof Coldforge number 1 fan!

Blake just... Read an ugly bastard NTR doujin. Something is very wrong with that girl.

"Now that's hype! He's that DILF's son huh? This is going to be fun.

Ruby nods in agreements.

Little did they know, going on quests with Soren Coldforge tends to make the participants to leave with trauma. Those Girls had no idea what's coming for them.

And it's a Goblin Quest too! Even more trauma! Theres a reason why pros avoid the damn quest like a plague and its not the lame monster excuse they always hide behind!

This is going to be a great Quest!