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Clumsy socializing
167 ? Clumsy Socializing #3
The goblin I created crushed the living goblin.
Kissit! Kissit!
Kkeeek!
The goblins’ clubs and crude stone hammers are of no use against the sturdy skeletal creatures.
Dalgrak-.
Even if he got hurt, he could quickly regenerate by mending his broken bones.
The danger of undead monsters is that they do not easily disappear because they are already dead. However, even considering that, they still felt a bit too powerful.
The battle ended so easily and in vain.
When I tried to lift the spell, I was greatly shocked by its power that was beyond my imagination.
Deering-.
An artificial sound effect that was out of place at this time, but had become quite familiar, rang in my ears.
『Settle the Minion Battle.』
『Task value + 3』
『Current task value + 65』
I thought I understood most of the letters that appeared before my eyes, but the letters that appeared this time are something I’ve never experienced before.
Battle of the Minions?
The first thing that comes to mind is the guys walking around in front of the tower. What was the word for minion? If you translate it, it means a puppet or a servant.
Since I am a smart person who ate college food, I quickly tried to understand what the situation was.
By minion, I assume you mean my minions, the Bone Goblins. Did the Bone Goblins kill three goblins, and thus the task value was increased by 3?
There were parts of my hypothesis that fit perfectly, as if it were a set answer. I guess I’m smart.
Rather, the skeletons that kill life accumulate task points. Isn’t it like a necromancer in a game that summons beasts?
Damn, I had this talent.
I was extremely embarrassed, but at the same time, I felt very excited, like a child who received an expensive game console as a Christmas present.
“Get up.”
I used my momentum to raise all the goblins that had fallen on the ground. So the number of minions I was dealing with was nine, including the three I had already killed and the six I had just killed.
Maybe it was the reaction that made me a little out of breath, but it wasn’t unbearable.
“Sval, this is so amazing.”
What the hell is going on?
I couldn’t help but feel the corners of my lips go up under the mask. I felt like a real necromancer.
Come to think of it, maybe I really do have talent as a necromancer. Shit, am I a genius?
I used to think I was a bit of an extraordinary person, but when I actually witnessed this scene, I was scared of myself.
Hassan, the steel warrior.
No, Hassan, the Steel Necromancer.
I imagine myself reviving skeletons and slaughtering monsters.
But soon a goosebumps running down the back of my neck brought me out of my thoughts.
Pass, pass-.
At the same time, I could sense several people stepping on tree branches and tearing through bushes. Were the goblins here again? I thought so, but this time it seemed a little different.
The footsteps are quite heavy, and the strides are long. Also, judging from the clanking sound of metal hitting metal whenever it moves, it is probably a person.
As soon as I thought of that, I suddenly felt scared. If I saw this sight right now, I wouldn’t be able to escape and would be branded a cultist and punished.
“Disband! Disband!”
So I hastily dispersed the nine bone goblins.
“I heard someone screaming here.”
“Who would scream? There’s no one there.”
“Is that a goral? A goral’s scream sounds similar to a human’s.”
“Gorani is delicious.”
They are so close that I can clearly hear their conversation.
I hid behind the old pillars of the ruined temple, like someone who was about to be caught doing something bad. I’m not sure if my large size would be hidden, but it’s better than being out in the open.
As they disappeared so quickly, the figures of the people who were revealed soon emerged. They were a group of four, two young men and two women.
Okay.
The necklaces hanging around each of their necks are the color of ash-colored iron. I don’t know which guild they are from, but it appears to be an adventurer’s party from the Iron Tier.
The equipment they wore was also crude, such as thin leather clothes, clubs, short swords, or daggers, so they did not look that skilled.
It reminds me of when Luna and Dr. Malcona came to clean this temple.
Are you newbies?
Those newbies screamed as they saw the piles of bones and goblin corpses lying on the floor.
“Oh my god, look at the blood here!”
“What is this? Everyone is dead? What is this?”
Compared to the men who were making a fuss, the attitude of the women armed with daggers and long swords was somewhat calm.
“Don’t be so nervous just because you saw some blood.”
“Yeah, it’s a goblin. There’s a goblin corpse. Did the screaming sound come from a goblin?”
A female adventurer with a brown ponytail and leather clothes sits on the floor with her knees bent. Soon she is running her hands over the fallen corpse and muttering a few words.
“It hasn’t been that long since it died. Were there any monsters or beasts in this forest that could kill a goblin…?”
“It’s a little creepy. Skadi, let’s hurry up and go back. I’ve finished gathering all the herbs and I want to go wash up!”
Thus, the newbie party of Iron Tier showed their meticulousness by even pulling out the fangs of dead goblins.
Subal, are they all gone?
Only after all the guys were gone was I finally able to come out from behind the pillar where I had been hiding. What would have happened if I hadn’t been hiding, if they had seen me?
Until just now, I was really happy because I thought you had talent for necromancy, but now that I see it like this, I’m a little worried.
A man with a talent for crime and depravity.
A genius villain.
Is it okay to be happy about this?
This is why I’m more of a villain suited to the prison city’s shackles than a hero with a gold necklace, which is what I’m aiming for.
* * *
I returned to the west gate of Sodomora and changed my clothes in a quiet alley where no one could see me.
I was thinking about throwing the clothes and mask I used for work into the trash, but since I had spent a lot of money, like 1 silver, I decided to just stuff them in my bag.
I’m sure I’ll have another chance to use it someday.
Anyway, I think I had a pretty productive morning. I even experimented with my new powers.
I also realized that it was still too risky for me to handle. I really had to be careful not to let anyone find out.
Thinking about it that way, I realized that I made a weird excuse yesterday. I’ll have to remind you again to keep it a secret the next time we meet.
It would be even better if you made them swear on the River Styx.
The Oath of Styx is the highest level of oath in this world.
No matter how much the paranoia betrays me, I can’t go against it. Even I was quite shaken by its power.
When I recalled the sudden pain in my lower abdomen at that time, I felt like I was sweating coldly. It really felt like sweat was pouring down from my whole body.
I guess my body was quite hot as I walked around the forest wearing a robe and mask that covered my face on such a bright sunny day.
It’s hot, Sval.
I dug through my pockets and took out a fluffy handkerchief to wipe away the sweat that was stinging my eyes.
Swish, swish.
The faint scent of flowers that I could smell when I rubbed my face like that. I don’t know what kind of flower it is, but it smelled good enough. Why does my handkerchief smell so good?
So I looked up to see what it was, and what I saw was red petals embroidered on white, soft silk.
Red tulips.
I think it was said to be the symbol of the Baron Fleur family?
Come to think of it, this Baron has his own business. He was looking for a healer to cure his daughter’s illness, wasn’t he?
What should I do?
I looked up at the sky and saw that it was almost noon. The sun was really high up and shining brightly on the world.
There’s still some time left before Luna finishes her work.
So I started walking, hoping to kill some time until dinnertime and maybe even earn some gold.
“Sval, this won’t work.”
But the sun wasn’t hot enough to walk, so I just caught a carriage that I saw nearby.
“Where should I take you?”
“Do you know Baroness Fleur? Let’s go to the mansion where he lives.”
“Shall we go to the villa at the south gate? Or shall we go to the main mansion at the east gate?”
Tiyong.
That’s a question I never even thought about.
Does Baroness Fleur own two houses in this expensive city?
Luna and I went through the trouble of building a second floor to make use of the space in our small cabin. I guess nobles really do live a different life.
“Where can I go to meet the Baron?”
“I heard that you usually live in a villa in the south during the summer, so I think I can go to Nammun Street. Is that the right way to go?”
“Okay, then.”
“Then let’s go, Ibet. Puhihihi.”
slap.
With a light crack of the whip, a black, sturdy-looking horse begins to stamp its hooves. At the same time, the scenery outside the window gradually changes.
But didn’t the coachman just imitate a horse with his own mouth?
I must have misheard.
“after-.”
I sighed as I barely managed to escape the heat under the shade of the carriage.
Of course, riding a carriage is definitely better than just walking. It’s not terribly cool, but you can still avoid the blazing sun.
Money is good, isn’t it?
As I was lost in such obvious thoughts,
“You seem like a foreigner, but why are you going to the Baron’s house? Since you don’t even know where the mansion is, I don’t think you’re an acquaintance of the Baron’s.”
A man sitting on the coachman’s seat spoke to me. Coachmen in this world are usually very talkative, so they often speak to their guests like this.
Come to think of it, when I was on Earth, taxi drivers would often talk to me. Is it a physiognomy that makes you want to talk to me?
But I was exhausted from the heat and didn’t feel like talking much. So I decided to just beat around the bush.
“I’m just going because I have something to do.”
“This could be just a pointless tidbit. You’d better be careful. Baron Fleur, that gentleman trembles at the thought of a Samaritan.”
“Is that so?”
“They say that when he was young, his wife was kidnapped by the Samaritans.”
“… I see. Are you sure?”
“It’s a story that everyone keeps quiet about. It’s widely known among the grooms. And the rumors that circulate among the grooms are usually true.”
Didn’t Baron Fleur hate foreigners? I felt like I knew the general reason. I was thinking of just asking him to turn his horse’s head back, but before I knew it, I had arrived in front of a huge mansion.
A tall, barred wall rises up from the fence of a plot of land of unknown size, and red rose-like things surround it like thorns.
It’s so damn wide.
This is my second time entering a nobleman’s house.
The first time was when I visited the garden of the dwarf count with the golden beard to receive recognition for my war service. It was night, so I had no idea how large and splendid the place was.
But the garden of Baron Fleur’s mansion, or rather, villa, seen during the day was really wide. The land must have been expensive, so it made you wonder if it was okay to put such a structure in the middle of the city.
You are truly richer than I could have imagined.
Is he like the head of a conglomerate?
Maybe, he thinks, if he can cure his daughter’s illness, he might actually get a pouch of gold coins.
Of course, it is unknown whether or not my daughter’s illness can be cured.
If it works, great. If it doesn’t, then don’t worry about it.
And even if I can’t cure it, I think I won’t suffer any loss in many ways, since I’ll be able to get this nobleman, the baron, to stop pestering me and the innkeeper.
So I took out the crimson robe and mask again from the alley near the entrance to the villa and put them on.
The Baron seems to hate Samaritans, so I thought it would be better to hide his identity. It’s a good thing I didn’t throw it away earlier and saved it.
But would you really let someone this suspicious at first glance in?
Feeling such doubts, I approached the iron armored guards guarding the entrance to the villa garden.
Clank-.
Guards blocking the entrance with long helmets crossed in an X shape.
“What’s going on?”
“Identify yourself. This is private property. No one is allowed in.”
It was exactly the reaction I had imagined. Not excessive, but not lacking either, the reaction of truly professional security guards. Are they really the employees of a noble family?
Ahem, hmm.
I cleared my throat a few times and spoke in a fairly thick voice.
“I came here because I had something to do. Here, this… .”
And then, to the guards who were still suspicious, he took out a handkerchief embroidered with tulips from his bosom and showed it to them.
“that-.”
One guard accepted it.
What happens now?
As I was looking at them with nervous eyes behind my mask, the guards who had been mumbling something among themselves finally released their crossed helmets and opened the door.
“Please come inside.”
“The Baron has been waiting for a long time.”
Oh, the response has become quite friendly.
indeed.
What happens now?
I slowly stepped into the garden, my heart slightly nervous and trembling.
A dark shadow created by the mansion is cast over my body.
At that very moment, countless magpies flew up from the roof of the mansion.
Kkuing, kkuing, kkuing-.
Suddenly a bird flies up.
It was so strange, as if it were some kind of omen. My footsteps did not stop, but moved inward, slowly but surely.
What do the babies cry like?
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