Chapter 37 – Green Man - Strawberry Lilies

After creating the Flaming Demon’s Red Gold Club, I went to report the accomplishment of my request to Zair-san.

「This is a report on the accomplishment of Zair-san’s request」

「Okay. Let me see」

「Yes」           

What I pulled out of my inventory was a hideous red gold club that looked as if it had been patterned after a fuzzy red blur.

It’s strong and well above the achievement requirements, but I have no use for it, so I’d like to give it to someone who does…

「………………..」

「………………..」

No response… No, is he frozen…?

「Z- Zair-san… ?」

「! ! W- What the… ?」

「Is something wrong?」

「…… No, it’s nothing, but?」

「Okay. So, how’s it going?」

「A- Ah. Very well done. Honestly, all I can say is that this is amazing…」

「Thank you」

「Reward」

「! Thank you very much」

He gave me back my Golden Club and gave me 15 pieces of Magic Iron and 30 pieces of Iron.

I wonder what I’ll do next…

Wouldn’t it be a pity to just build a golden club and leave it at that? Okay! Let’s go out for a swing!

With that in mind, Ayane immediately prepared to go outside the city.

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「This one, please!」

「Yes yo! 3000 G!」

「Yes」

「Thank you for your patronage! !」

I bought a bunch of calorie bars and put them away in my inventory. Oh, I should probably ask about this too…

「Excuse me」

「What is it?」

「Is there a place around here where monsters often appear?」

「If it’s someplace near where I live, I know」

「That’s fine there, too」

「Ah! I’m pretty sure there’s a bunch of them in that ridiculously large tower in the northwest!」

「Thank you very much!」

The old merchant told me that the monsters are in a tower to the northwest of the city.

To tell the truth, the tower was visible from Selkadia, and even though it was probably more than 50km away, it was so big that I lost track of the distance. The height was also extraordinary, piercing through the clouds.

I’m kind of looking forward to it…

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Suzu is not here again today. Someday we’ll be together forever… Hmm? I wonder… My thought process has been strange lately… It’s the end of May, is it May blues?

But that’s beside the point.

I left the city through the west gate and am now about halfway to the tower.

The closer I get, the bigger the tower gets, and I am impressed by its size.

「Ho~… I wonder how it was built… ? Whoa! !」

I step to the side in a panic.

――Tatatan!

A few arrows pierce the spot where I was lost in my thoughts a moment ago.

『Gugyagyagyagya! !』

『Gyaggyaggya! !』

『Gugyaagyaagya! !』

There were about 20 of them… Greenish… Children…? They were probably monsters, because they looked so horrible.

Then, Green Man sneers at his friends who missed the arrow, as if to make fun of them. Oh, Green Man is the name I gave him, isn’t it?

… I mean, I have appraisal…

「… 《Appraisal》」

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【Name】 Mini Goblin Sword LV. 25

【Weakness】 Neck, Heart

【Attribute Weakness】 Fire, Earth

【Description】 A monster that is the closest in form to a human among all monsters. Mini Goblins have the same level of intelligence as a human child and prefer to fight with weapons.

HP: 750

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It’s called a Mini Goblin, huh? Mini means small, so if it’s a normal size, does that make it a Goblin?

『Gugyaa! !』

『『『『Gyaaaaaaaa! ! !』』』』

At the sound of one Mini Goblin’s voice, the surrounding Mini Goblins attacked.

「Waaaa! !」

――Dogon! !

『Gyaaaaaaaa! !』

A Mini Goblin collapses with blood spurting from its head… This might be a little hard to stomach.

… If you look closely, you’ll see that the spot where the Golden Club was aimed is on fire.

『… Gyaagya? Gyā!』

『Gyagyagyaa! !』

The Mini Goblins seem to be furious that one of their own was killed. Their motivation is doubling… Isn’t this going to be a huge trouble… ?

I haven’t even gotten to my destination yet…