Chapter 20.1 - Magic Swordsman and Black Organization [3] – part 1 (2/2)

「Gugya!」

「Gugyagya!」

「Gyagyagya!」

Several of them shouted something with their hoarse voice, and the next moment, all seven goblins rushed at the same time.

Ria and Rose firmly assumed their respective stances, and I fired a faint from long range.

「First Sword – Flying Shadow!」

The first Flying Shadow after the holy festival,

「Ha!?」

The power and speed had increased by threefold more than usual.

「Buhii!?」

「Buhya!?」

「Bugya!?」

As a result, all seven goblins were severed in an instant.

「E-Ehー…」

Honestly, this is no training.

As I turned back towards the two,

「A-Allen…?」

「…No way?」

The two, were baffled by the unexpected situation, with their mouths hanging wide open.

「E-Err… sorry, I ended it too soon…」

With a bitter smile, I lightly apologized.

「No, no, no, no…What was that? It wasn’t the usual『Flying Shadow』!? 」

「Is it a new technique…?」

The two curiously approached me.

「No, no, it’s the usual Flying Shadow…」

However, in any case, the current slash was『three-fold』the ordinary Flying Shadow.

Speed, Power, Range – everything was in a different league from the usual.

(W-What’s going on…?)

I dropped my gaze on my right hand in amazement.

And then,

「Anyway, let’s leave this place first.」

Ria saw the carcasses of the seven goblins and suggested moving to a place.

「Y-Yes, let’s move for the time being.」

Sooner or later, beast and monsters stronger than goblins will be drawn here by the smell of blood.

We should leave this place as soon as possible, so as not to encounter any of them.

And when we were about to move,

「Oh… wait a moment」

Rose quickly collected the horns of the seven goblins in an accustomed manner.

「That is…?」

「It’s the proof of the goblin’s subjugation. Without this, the request would not be completed.」

「Hee, is that so?」

As expected of Rose, an experienced magic swordsman.

「Well then, let’s go.」

「Yup.」

「Un.」

Then we quickly left the spot, and opened a discussion about the next target.

「Next is ogres…」

Subjugation of three ogres.

Although the number is less than the goblins, the difficulty is higher.

Ogres are just like goblins, but bigger in size.

Intelligence is much lower than the goblins, but its size is a threat.

There are individual differences, but even the smaller ones are as huge as Paula-san.

ーIn other words, ogres are huge.

Rumor has it that some mutant-ogres are over 10 meters tall.

「If you’re looking for an ogre… it has to be a place near water source.」

「Exactly.」

I nodded in agreement with Ria’s opinion.

As she said, the ogre’s habitat is almost always near water.

Because their intelligence is too low, they are unable to memorize the terrain.

In other words, if they leave the water site even once, they will not know how to return to it. If that happens, the ogres which couldn’t find the next water site, will die due to dehydration.

So they are instinctively inseparable from the water site once they discover it – they are unable to leave.

「A water site in the Zol forest… There was a small river to the west, wasn’t there?」

If I remember correctly, there was a small river running from north to south.

「Yeah, I remember that too.」

「Oh, I didn’t know」Rose said.

「Yoshi, let’s find the river first and then search for the ogres.」

「Un!」

「Okay」