Chapter 33.2 - Prince of Algore (1/2)
Chapter 33.2 : Prince of Algore
「NOW! KILL THEM BEFORE THEIR SIGHT RESTORED!」
There are seven people on our side while it’s fifty on the goblin side. We’ll be in trouble if their eyesight recovered.
So, at the same time I sent my order, I also rush toward the goblins with my sword unsheathed.
「DO NOT AIM FOR THEIR HARD SKULL! AIM FOR THEIR BODY!」
「I KNOW THAT!」
Few answers, in the form of retorts, return as responses while I cross swords with the goblins. The goblins are rampaging as they try to dodge my assault.
Due to the hard skull of the goblins, using sword alone would be insufficient to cut them. Thus, we must aim below the neck. It’ll be difficult for a normal human to do so since their height is much taller than a goblin, but it’s not that much of a problem for skilled warriors.
In Algore, which is always exposed to the threat of demons due to it being right next to Nargol, power is highly valued. The men of Algore are fated to become warriors the moment they were born.
All men in Algore are powerful warriors. They’re the best in this region.
That’s why they won’t lose even against this large number of goblins.
The situation is advancing to our advantage. But, as expected, we can’t wipe them out in such a short interval since many of them are still attacking violently.
「GAAAAAAA!」
After protecting myself from the goblin club with my shield, I turn around to cleave the body of the attacking goblin.
Then, I kicked the fresh corpse of that goblin toward another goblin who came from my side and finished him off with a stab.
「Not bad, Prince Omiros」
Parish is saying so while smiling at me.
That’s enough, I think. This man has killed far more goblins than me.
His skill is amazing, no one can beat him one-on-one.
Lately, his fame kept raising in this region and eventually came to be hailed as the brave of Algore.
I couldn’t bring myself to like this man. He’s the worst of the womanizers. Not just the women of our kingdom, his hands won’t spare foreign women, too.
Different from the previous king, I visited the surrounding country since it’s my father’s policy to build a good relationship with our neighboring country. This man had also tagged along with me. It seems his evil hands had even reached the foreign noblewomen during that time.
「Well then, it seems this Parish can’t let himself be defeated by your highness. So, here I come!」
After saying so, Parish rushes toward the flock of goblins. He then cleaves those goblins one after another.
He moved like a gale.
「Amazing….」
「As expected of Parish-sama!」
Everyone is unanimously praising Parish.
As one would expect of a brave, Parish is really powerful. According to the rumors, it seems he can fight against a weak ogre 1 on 1.
I’m astonished by such a display of power. His face is handsome, too. His face might rival that hero of light.
Soon, goblin corpses are scattered around with the majority of them being Parish’s victims.
「We won, but… Are we going to advance even further, prince Omiros?」
Parish is turning around and asking me.
「Yeah, let’s advance a bit more」
I’m saying so with an anxious voice.
「Let’s head back… Young master. We’re bound to die if we advance any further beyond this point」
Balzaza who came along with our group suggests the option of retreat. He’s a subordinate of my father and was assigned as my bodyguard.
「Sorry Balzaza. Let’s advance a bit more」
「Haven’t we entered far enough already, Omiros? The result is already as bright as a day. The princess of Qupius obviously has been killed and is probably being ravaged by goblins」
「MacGius!」
I grab MacGius by his collar. He travelled all the way here with me, and he’s my cousin.
「Goblin don’t always opt to kill humans! Leaving her alive would be more useful!」
「Oi, that life would be worse than death… She’ll become a plaything for those goblins….」
Goblins had no more than one reason to keep a female human alive. And that is what MacGius trying to tell me.
「Even so… Regena will….」
I can’t bring myself to finish my words.
「MacGius-dono. You shouldn’t tease our prince like that, you know」
After Parish saying so, MacGius sighs deeply.
「Sorry, Omiros. I went too far」
MacGius is apologizing to me.
「There was another hole on the way here. Let’s take a break in there」
Everyone agrees to Parish’s proposal. We had come all the way to this place predominantly due to my insistence, after all.
We traced our way back.
We finally arrived at the hole. I can see the cloudy sky from another hole present in there.
Everyone then turned off our handheld lantern.
「Prince Omiros. I won’t say the same as MacGuis, but how far we should advance forward? 」
I’m racking my brain upon hearing those words from Parish.
「My apologies, Parish-dono… At the very least, I want to know what happened to Regena….」