Chapter 7

Terms:

For those who don’t know what tsukkomi is,

“突っ込み (tsukkomi) . From the verb tsukkomu (突っ込む), meaning something like "butt in", this is often the role of the partner to the boke in an owarai kombi . The tsukkomi is generally the smarter and more reasonable of the unit, and will criticize, verbally and physically abuse, and generally rail at the boke for their mistakes and exaggerations . A typical tsukkomi often slaps the boke on the back of the head, an action always accompanied by an intentionally cheesy slapping sound effect . It is common for tsukkomi in manzai to end an act with the phrase, "Let's quit!" (やめさしてもらいますわ！Yamesashite moraimasu wa!) . The American equivalent is known as the straight man . ” (Wikipedia)

Chapter 7: Bloodbath

[Race] Goblin

[Level] 14

[Class] Noble; King of a Group

[Possessed Skills] > > > > > >

[Divine Protection] Goddess of the Underworld, Altesia

[Attributes] Darkness, Death

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After the night had left, I noticed the changes in my status .

The divine protection of the Goddess of the Underworld… huh?

My lips twisted .

Don’t fuck with me .

What the hell do you think a person’s heart is!?

But I leave it at that . Thinking anything more than this is troublesome, so I went outside and asked the old goblin about it .

Apparently the so-called divine protection is something that is generally decided by the gods, and is something that we mortals have no control over .

“Fuckers” that was my impression of the gods .

But after a bit, I changed my mind .

I ordered myself to calm down . If you’re a cruel monster, then act like it . If something is useful, then make use of it . I suppressed that seething anger deep within me like lava . If I couldn’t even do this, then what right do I have to call myself, king? But then again, why? Why did I – to someone who might have been my mother – do such a thing?

Regarding [Attributes], it is apparently possible to demonstrate specialized magic based on one’s divine protection .

“Magic?”

I kind of expected this, but the fact that there really was something like this made me let out a strained laugh .

“Precisely,” seriously replied the old goblin . According to the old goblin’s explanation a class known as druid appears to be able to use it, but there aren’t any in the village .

Considering how little this village has, I’m not surprised .

But there is something I’m concerned about regarding our war potential .

“Is there anyone who can control beasts?”

“If wild dogs are fine, then…”

Apparently the beasts one can use depends on one’s level . And right now, the most the goblins in this village can do is to raise three wild dogs .

I suppose this can be considered ‘not bad’, all things considered . As long as their level is raised, then it should be possible to make use of even triple boars and double heads .

But really, three wild dogs? What’s the difference with just raising them up normally?

I kept that tsukkomi at the back of my head, and nodded . I suppose the war potential of the village is only this much . All that’s left is the variation of the environment, but that’s something that depends on the scouting of the former leader, Gi Gu .

While that goblin is still out, the spear wielding Gi Ga has already returned . His spoils for the day include a double head, a rabbit, a snake and some fruits .

There’s actually quite a lot . As expected, having a lot of people is really good .

The biggest spoil for the day is the double head . Who would’ve thought they’d actually be able to kill this big of a beast?

As a reward I should give him that rusted iron spear .

Gi Ga was deeply touched at my action, so I had to deal with that, after which I then went to distribute the meal amongst the people in the village .

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It was evening by the time the reconnaissance team led by Gi Gu came back . I let them have their fill as I listened to their report .

There are 5 orcs all in all, and they work separated during the day and night .

Three work during the night, while the other two work in the day .

I thought that was all he would be able to find out, so I was quite surprised when I found out he was even able to investigate their routes .

Gi Gu, quite a thinker .

I granted him the best part of the double head’s meat, and had him leave after I told him to be the guide tomorrow .

Now, what should I do?

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The next day we went out to hunt the orcs .

I took over 20 goblins with me, with Gi Gu and Gi Ga as heads .

Then when we got to our destination, we laid some ropes made out of vines at my feet .

There are plenty of open roads amongst the places that the orcs like to travel . And even when patrolling, they try to make it so that there’s no thatches or trees around them .

Right now, I’m standing in the way of their route with the goblins hiding in the bushes at my left and right

And then the orcs came .

I gripped my chipped sword, and with a simple provocation, the orcs came rushing at me like a bunch of brainless fools .

“Now!”

At my signal, the ropes scattered at my feet were all simultaneously pulled .

As the ropes were pulled, the orcs tripped on it and fell . One of them were down for the count, but the other was able to recover its stance .

But it was already too late .

As the orc somehow recovered its stance, my sword came flying at it . And in a flash, its head was smashed . Spinal fluids came gushing forth as the orc fell lifeless to the ground .

The other orc tried to stand up, but the ropes were pulled again .

The orc unmoving, I went for its legs .

Blood flowing, its two legs rolled away . And as the orc screamed, my face twisted into a smile .

“Do it . ”

The goblins came out of the thickets, carrying the spears I’d made out of wood for them .

Regardless of how tough an orc’s skin is, the eyes, the mouth, and the wounds are all fair game… right?

Blood spurting, spears piercing, an orc screaming .

The symphony of torture played in the open road, leading the orc to death’s embrace .

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As a result, my level rose, but my class didn’t change .

I was hoping another goblin rare would come out, but unfortunately that also didn’t happen .

When we tried eating the orc’s meat, we found out that it was indescribably delicious, so we brought it back home to feed to the larvae .

When night came, we went to hunt the rest of the orcs .

I’ve already sent some goblins to monitor the orcs’ home . As soon as they move out, we’ll give chase .

But before then, I figured I’d prepare them a gift .

So I painted their route with their comrades’ blood, scattering it in drops, here and there .

Like the brainless fools they are, they will follow that path . But what’s ahead is nothing but hell .

And so, the orcs moved out, and just like I had done during the day, I cut their limbs off。

I killed the first orc, then I gave the other two to the goblins . The goblins wielded their wooden spears, and they pierced the orcs through their wounds .

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Like this I killed that entire orc group .

Oh, speaking of which, one of the three orcs had its limbs eaten while it was still alive .

That meat is quite valuable, so we took it along with the things in their home back to the village .

Our spoils of war include armor, long axes, clubs, long swords, and others .

These things are too small for the orcs to use, so they probably plundered these from the village here .

We got quite a bit of spoils, so I guess it’s not bad .

In any case, with this we should at least not have to worry about having our food stolen for a while .

So what’s next is strengthening this group .

It’s true for me as well, but this race called goblin is really too weak . I don’t have any pieces except these goblins, so there’s no other choice but to strengthen them or increase their number .

For the meantime, I’ll make it my goal to have 8 more goblin rares . At the same time, I should also work on levelling up my class . At the very least, I’ll need at least enough strength to cut this guys down if they ever think of rebelling against me . Otherwise, I won’t be able to sleep quietly .

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Level has increased from level 14 => Level 32 .

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Author’s Note:

Eh?

Orcs are weak!?

That’s not true at all .

Please think of orcs (Normal) as equal to a goblin noble when it comes to strength, with the rest being decided by their equipment, Lv, and skill .