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[Goblin]Gi Ga

The goblin in that estranged group that was with the protagonist when he defeated an orc. He is currently a n.o.ble cla.s.s, the highest amongst the protagonist's subordinates. He prefers to use the spear.

[Goblin] Gi Gu

The former leader of the village. He was pressured by the protagonist in his goblin n.o.ble form, and was added to his subordinates. He uses the long sword, and is relatively smart for a goblin rare. Became a goblin n.o.ble in chapter 39.

[Goblin] Gi Gi

He evolved while hunting spear deer with the protagonist.

He prefers to use the axe. His goblin cla.s.s is rare.

[Goblin] Gi Go

A goblin with many wounds on his body. The food of his horde was stolen by the gray wolves, so he made a decision to follow the protagonist. He is the most experienced amongst the goblin rares. His weapon is a curved katana. He acts like a samurai.

Recently became a n.o.ble, and received the divine protection of the Sword G.o.d, Ra Baruza.

[Goblin] Gi Za

The druid goblin rare that recently joined them.

[Goblin] Gi Ji

A goblin rare. He evolved in chapter 37 after hunting with Gi Ga. He has the <> skill which makes him great for scouting.

[Goblin] Gi Do

Druid. Uses wind magic.

[Goblin] Gi Jii

Goblin Rare. From Gi Gu's Faction. He is known for his <> which allows him to see his opponent's weakness.

[Goblin] Gi Da

Goblin Rare. From Gi Ga's faction. Notable skills are <> and <>.

[Goblin] Gi Zu.

Goblin Rare. The goblin favored by the Mad G.o.d (Zu Oru). Has the <> skill.

[Goblin] Gi Zo

Druid. Water magician.

[Goblin] Gi De

Beast tamer.

[Goblin] Aluhaliha

Leader of Paradua, one of the four goblin tribes and are known for their use of rider-beasts, which are essentially giant tigers.

[Goblin] Rashka

Leader of Gaidga, one of the four goblin tribes and are known for their valor and brutish strength.

[Goblin] Gilmi

Receiver of the t.i.tle, The First Archer. He is the second in command in Ganra, one of the four tribes known for their rare ability amongst goblins to use bows.

[Goblin] Narsa

Spoiler Inside: Other Characters

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Humans

Res.h.i.+a Fel Zeal (17 years-old)

The priestess known as the saint. As the Healing G.o.ddess' follower, she lives to spread the word and teach righteousness. She has the divine protection of the G.o.ddess, and can heal others.

Lili (21 years-old)

She studied the famous sword style, Zweil Style, in the capital. She has sworn fealty to Res.h.i.+a. And while she may have lost to the protagonist in one hit, she has proven herself strong enough to easily defeat three normal goblins.

Mattis (26 years-old)

The second son of a farmer. He's largely responsible for drying the meat to preserve them.

Chinos (24 years-old)

The third son of a farmer. He plows the fields and is close to Mattis.

Keifel (28 years-old)

An adventurer who took on a request to escort Res.h.i.+a through the Forest of Darkness. He's strong enough that he could easily wield a steel great sword, but the protagonist still managed to kill him.

Zeon (32 years-old)

A follower of Ativ. He specializes in fire magic. In his battle against the protagonist, he used his fire magic, but still lost. In the end, he tried to blow himself up along with the protagonist, but the protagonist's words agitated him, causing him to lose the opportunity.

Tinra (23 years-old)

A villager. She is one of the women used by the goblins as a breeding machine that the protagonist killed.

Ashtal Do Germion (59 years-old)

The king that rules the western region of the continent in which the Forest of Darkness and the connecting borders are included. He is a powerful ruler with seven holy knights under him. He has recently ordered three of those holy knights to search for the saint.

Gowen Ranid (45 years-old)

The feudal lord that rules over the region next to the Forest of Darkness. As one of the country's strongest powers, he is renowned as the Iron-Armed Knight. He is currently leading his soldiers in a quest to find the saint.

Gulland Rifenin (31 years-old)

A former adventurer. As one of the country's strongest powers, he is renowned as the Storm Knight. He'd been stationed in the northern mountains, but the king called him back to send him off in a quest for the saint.

Gene Marlon (24 years-old)

As one of the country's strongest powers, he is renowned as Lightning-Fast Knight. He was previously stationed at the south, but the king called him back to send him on a quest to search for the saint. Killing is his favorite past-time. Whether it's a man, a demihuman or a monster, they're all just pieces of meat to be cut down before him.

Herculean Wyatt (40 years-old)

A member of the Blood Oath of the Flying Swallow. He specializes in handling great s.h.i.+elds. He has a gentle personality, but beware for his anger isn't one to be taken lightly.

Mage Killer Mill (19 years-old)

A member of the Blood Oath of the Flying Swallow. She is an a.s.sa.s.sin that favors the use of talons. Renowned as the mage killer, she is a mage's worst nightmare.

Wand of Destruction Bellan (37 years-old)

A member of the Blood Oath of the Flying Swallow. He wields a fire staff. As a former knight, he cares a great deal about honor.

Hawk-Eyed Fick (31 years-old)

An adventurer with two names. He has exceptional perception and skill. He is currently searching through the Forest of Darkness under Gulland's lead.

The White Hand of Life (Previously translated as divine hands) (Age Unknown)

A priest robed in white. She specializes in healing and support. Her age, name, and origin are all unknown.

Vitz (25 years-old)

A talkative sword-wielding adventurer. He's actual strength isn't bad, but he's still far from being deserving of a second name.

Yugil (26 years-old)

An adventurer and an unwilling s.h.i.+eld bearer. He might appear old, but he is actually still young.

Yoshu (26 years-old)

The younger brother of the slaves Gene purchased. The collar of obedience around his neck keeps him from going against Gene's orders. Healers are rare, so he's been made into a s.h.i.+eld bearer.

Shumea (28 years-old)

The older sister of the slaves Gene purchased. The collar of obedience around her neck keeps her from going against Gene's orders. Contrast to her brother who bears a s.h.i.+eld, she uses a spear.

Altesia.

The G.o.ddess of the Underworld and the G.o.ddess of Valor. As the G.o.ddess the snakes serve, she has given her blessing to the protagonist. She is a dangerous woman with her deep jealousy and fierce temperament.

Zen.o.bia

The G.o.ddess of Healing. She has given her blessing to Res.h.i.+a. She has also warned the protagonist to protect her. Altesia might hate her, but she doesn't feel the same way toward Altesia.

Pitch Black (Verid)

A one-eyed red-eyed snake that belongs to the G.o.ddess of the Underworld.

Twin-Headed Snake

Known to the goblins as the Lord of Decay. He is one of the snakes that fought the world with the G.o.ddess of the Underworld.

Selena

The elven woman Gene purchased. She became a slave after running away from her tribe.

Hasu

The protagonist managed to tame her by giving her orc corps and other meat as bait.

She is a fortuitous kobold who somehow managed to become the leader of her pack.

Cynthia

As the pup of the gray wolves, she has been given the elven name that means lady of the lake. Res.h.i.+a, Lili, and other children and women are quite taken by her lovely fur.

Gastra

As the pup of the gray wolves, he has been given the name of a wise human monarch that means sovereign of the wind's howls. His uninhibited personality leads him to battle Hasu for ranks on a daily basis.

Bui

A timid orc. Gol Gol had taken a liking for him despite his small body. After Gol Gol died, he led the orcs to the west, but the protagonist managed to capture them.

Gol Gol

The orc king that attacked the village. He is a berserker who can use skills. He was defeated by the protagonist.

Volume 2: Chapter 99 – Objectives

Status

Race

Goblin

Level

36

Cla.s.s

King; Ruler

Possessed Skills

Ruler of the Demon Children of Chaos; Defiant Soul; World Devouring Howl; Sword Mastery A-; Dominator; King's Soul; Ruler's Wisdom III; Household of the G.o.ds; One-Eyed Snake's Evil Eye; The King's Dance at the Edge of Death; Magic Manipulation; Soul of the Berserk King; Third Impact (The Third Chant); Instinct; Blessing of the Underworld G.o.ddess

Divine Protection

G.o.ddess of the Underworld (Altesia)

Attributes

Darkness; Death

Subordinate Beasts

High Kobold Hasu (Lv77); Gastra (Lv20); Cynthia (Lv20); Orc King (Bui) (Lv82)

Abnormal Status

Blessing of the One-Eyed Snake; Protection of the Twin-Headed Snake

It’s been two days since Gi Go Amatsuki left the village. The a.s.sa.s.sin, Gi Ji Arsil, strongly advised to chase after him, but I chose to leave the goblin be and begin our move to the west instead.

We took the carts we recovered from the humans, and disa.s.sembled them to create palanquins to be carried by four normal goblins, allowing easier transportation for the pregnant and younger goblins. Our destinations was the Fortress of the Abyss.

When the ancient beast tamer, Gi Gi Orudo, and the shaman, Gi Ga Zakuend, saw the carts a heated debate took place.

The topic was: What is this object?

The goblins could not imagine the use of carts to carry goods and commodities, as the forest did not have uniformly level ground. When Gi Gi noted the wheels attached to the carts, he thought them similar to the moons. And so, he concluded: Ah, this must be an idol! An idol made in the image of the moons!

“But if these are idols, how do the humans use them to wors.h.i.+p?” Gi Za asked.

Gi Gi quickly found an answer to Gi Za’s question. He took one of his wild dogs and placed it on the other end of the cart, while he positioned himself next to the other end… And then he jumped on the cart, lifting the dog and sending it flying into the sky.

“Wooooof!?” the dog pitifully cried until it eventually landed on a tree. Upon landing, the branches broke, and it screamed even more, and when it hit the ground, it fainted.

Must’ve been scary.

“This is how they pray to the moons!”

He was wrong, but Gi Gi’s short demonstration was able to convince Gi Ji Arsil and Gi Zu Ruo.

In the blink of an eye, the heated debate reached a boiling point. It was then that Shumea happened to be pa.s.sing by.

“Or you know what! How about we just ask Lord Shumea!” Gi Do said.

The clamoring goblins all looked at each other, and then with a nod, they surrounded the human female. The pressure emanating from the debater goblins caused even the usually cool Shumea to wince.

“Lord Shumea, tell us! What is that thing!? Is that an idol or a moving s.h.i.+eld!?” Gi Za asked.

“Umm… It’s a cart used to transport stuff? Is something the matter?”

Contrast the goblins’ zealous questioning, Shumea’s answer was so matter-of-factly that it was like pouring could water over fire. The goblins went completely silent.

I wasn’t intending to make fun of them, but when I saw Gi Za and Gi Gi unable to look each other in the eye, I broke out laughing.

“K-King… Could it be… You knew?” Gi Za bitterly asked.

“Rather than waste your time with petty things, you should hurry up and prepare,” I said to forcefully steer the topic away.

Well, it’s good to find new things to be interested with.

Along the way I pondered over our future actions.

Our biggest objective currently is to strengthen and expand the horde. I need to ama.s.s hordes of goblin warriors in order to take Res.h.i.+a back with these two hands, then I need to take a country to set a foothold for us in the world of humans.

The question then is how.

The goblin race has great diversity and is the second most populous race after the humans. I checked this with Shumea, and it seems to hold true. Moreover, as far as adventurers and battle slaves are concerned, the goblins are considered to be weak and common, the kind of monster you could see anywhere.

Where there are humans, there are goblins.

If so, then there should be many more hordes of goblins in the forest I’ve yet to see… Even in the plains where the humans rule, or to the west beyond the Forest of the Abyss, or to the south, past the village, or even to the north, beyond the orc village; where there is land untrodden, unknown goblins may lurk.

Gathering all of these goblins by myself is out of the question, however. Who knows how long it would take me to accomplish such a feat alone? Hence, I should make use of the more highly evolved goblins among my ranks to bring those goblins to me. If they fail… The female goblins are with me. Even if the worst occurs, we won’t be wiped out.

In an area two days way from the village, I had Gi Gu Verbena summoned.

“Gi Gu Verbena, you are aware that Gi Go has left the village?”

“…Yes, Your Highness, but I am fully confident that he holds no desire to incite a rebellion.”

“I know. He is not that sort of person,” generously nodded.

Being Gi Go’s rival, it seems he understands him quite well.

“I shall send you as my representative.”

“Please enlighten me, Your Highness.”

“You are to go to the south. There you shall take the local goblins and bring them before me.”

I have given the n.o.ble goblins the right to have a household. Right now, I am telling him to exercise that right.

Gi Gu Verbena seems to have understood that, as he tightly held the sword sheathed by his waist and bowed his head deeply.

“I will not fail you, my king.”

“May the fortunes of war be with you.”

“Ha!”

Then he turned around and left with the speed of a beast.

“Because I can’t go, right?” Gi Za asked from behind me.

“You and Gi Ga are as stubborn as rocks after all,” I sarcastically laughed, at which he too laughed.

The next day I sent Gi Gi Orudo to the north and Gi Zu Ruo to the south-west.

After that we finally arrived at the Fortress of the Abyss.

“Welcome home, Your Majesty!” Kuzan of Gordob said as she prostrated her small, white body before me.

“Did anything happen while I was gone?”

“Nope! I cleaned the place up too.”

That’s not really it, but alright, it seems nothing is amiss.

“These are the goblins of Eastern Village. a.s.sign them rooms to sleep in.”

“Please leave it to me!”

As Kuzan was counting the goblins, she noted the elf, Selena’s, presence.

“There’s actually a cave dwarfKoro Toku in a place like this?” Selena said in surprise, while Kuzan looked back with confusion.

“Koro toku? I am Kuzan of Gordob… You are a wind spriteSylph, yes?”

“My apologies, Lord Kuzan,” Gi Za interjected, “I have a prior engagement with this elf. There is still much to learn regarding the elf’s knowledge on magic. If you have business with her, please settle it later.”

Selena immediately hid behind Shumea when Gi Za appeared, while Kuzan ran off to count the rest of the horde.

After word had been sent that the various representatives of the four tribes had all returned safely, a banquet was held. By the time the banquet had ended, Kuzan also finished a.s.signing rooms to the goblins, while the goblins who were seeing the forest for the first time finally managed to wake themselves up from the surprise of seeing the fortress.

It was during that time that I called Selena and Shumea over. I only had business with Selena, but I called the both of them since Selena would probably have reservations about coming alone.

“Boss, you needed something?” Shumea asked.

Selena was hiding behind Shumea as always when they entered.

I know I’m scary, but can’t she get over it already?

The image of a certain girl flashed through my mind. It did not take long for her to grow accustomed to me. That didn’t change even when I evolved. For a moment, I felt my chest ache.

No… Don’t think about her.

Shaking those thoughts away, I spoke to my two guests. “Yes, my apologies for calling you at such a time… There’s something I want to know about the elves.”

“Oh, if it’s something like that, then…” Shumea said.

“Right, if it’s something like that, count me in too,” Gi Za suddenly entered the room.

Where the h.e.l.l did you come from? The two girls’ looks seemed so say as they watched Gi Za leisurely take a seat beside me.

“Well, go on. Speak!” Gi Za excitedly said like a kid about to go on a trip.

Chuckling, I prompted Shumea and Selena to start.

According to legends of old pa.s.sed down among the sprites of the wind, the elves, the G.o.ds followed after Deetna to create the various races.

The G.o.d of forest, Chenzhen, and the G.o.d of water, Iren, created the sprites.

The G.o.d of wind, Castor, and the G.o.d of earth, Nmaro, sculpted the demihumans out of the ores.

The G.o.d of illusions, Famil, and the G.o.d of dreams, Jeje, weaved dreams and illusions together to create the dragons.

The G.o.d of starfaring, Tear, traveled the stars and gathered ingredients to create the giants.

Like that the various races were created.

Shumea and Selena were wide-eyed as I spoke. It seems they didn’t expect a goblin like myself to be capable of speaking such things.

“Didn’t your mother tell you it’s rude to leave your mouth open?”

Selena promptly shut her jaws closed.

“Wow, boss, I really didn’t expect a goblin such as yourself to know such things…” Shumea said as she scratched her head, seemingly still shocked.

Well, normally that would be the case.

“Anyway, let’s hear it.”

Selena turned to Shumea with a troubled look, while the latter patted her on the back while rea.s.suring her that it was alright.

Selena nervously started to talk, and Gi Za and I listened with rapt attention.

The beings known as sprites were largely divided into four types. Each type was given a name according to the spirit they were a.s.sociated. The fire sprites: the salamanders, the water sprites: the undines, the earth sprites: the gnomes, and the wind sprites: the sylphs. The most influential of the sprites were the undines, who wors.h.i.+ped the water G.o.ddess, followed by the gnome and sylphs. Last were the salamanders, who were strong individually but few in number.

Selena herself did not know much about the other sprites. The sylphs lived with the forest and died with the forest. This has been their way of life since long ago. To play with the wind and die under the blessings of the forest was the greatest happiness any sylph could ever ask for.

The sylphs either wors.h.i.+ped the G.o.d of wind, Castor, or the G.o.d of forest, Chenzhen. They were long-lived, but it was at most only twice a human’s life span. Supposedly, there were those who lived three times as long as humans, but Selena did not know any such sylph.

The sylphs were mostly hunters. But unlike the goblins, they hunted with their bows and offered prayers before eating to purify the meat.

Like joining your hands together to say grace?

The sylphs mostly married among themselves and rarely interfered with the other sprites.

I quietly listened, while Gi Za would ask questions from time to time.

Selena seemed to talk endlessly even as the dawn approached.

Tl Note: Changed elf to sprite in the legend chapter. The forest and water G.o.d created the entire branch of sprites, not just the elves. I’m not sure if all the sprites are elves either, but I suppose we’ll see.

This chapter took so long to translate because I was so confused over the sprites and elves. Sigh… That’s my excuse for not editing this chapter. I’ll edit it tomorrow.