Second Life in Another World (3)
Second Life in Another World (3)
"By the way, where are we going now?"
Lee Seojun asked.
Sion answered him.
"We're going to return to the Pioneer Village we were using as a base for now."
"I'd like to return to the Duchy if I could, but it's a two-day distance by carriage, and the next carriage isn't until two days from now...."
Hmm, they accepted a request, though.
No matter what, two people can't possibly subjugate a goblin horde.
'Both of them are at best F-Class Hunter level.'
If they go together, they're fucking dead.
That must be why they chose to pull out.
However, as if to prove his thinking wrong, Sion spoke.
"Seojun, you wait for the carriage at the village."
"That's right. Even if subjugation is impossible, if we don't do some investigation, we won't be able to return even if we want to."
"Hmm, that seems too reckless, doesn't it?"
"We know it's reckless. But if we return without results, it'll cause problems for our future work, so we have no choice."
"Because for an adventurer, once you've made a fool of yourself, that's the end of your career."
Seojun suggested that since six out of eight people broke the rules as a set, maybe there's a problem with the guild, but Sion shook her head side to side.
"It's certainly the guild's carelessness for not doing a proper preliminary investigation, but to report that, we'd have to wait two days."
"If the damage spreads in the meantime, the villagers will be in trouble."
Both of them are too kind.
But that's why I liked them even more.
Because in the modern era, women like that were practically an endangered species.
'Well then, shall I step in at this point?'
Putting everything else aside, I didn't want to see such kind girls end up dead.
So Seojun said to the two.
"Then I'll help you."
"Yes? You, Seojun-ssi?"
"Are you sure? It's fine by us, but since you're not affiliated with the guild, you won't get any compensation."
"I don't really care. It's hard to call it a trade-off, but I'd be grateful if you could teach me this and that about this world."
"Uh, isn't that too cheap for a reward for risking your life?"
Sion reveals a look of wariness again.
Because of what happened earlier, it was natural to be wary of Seojun, who was classified as the same type of man.
So he went with the direct approach.
"I just don't want kind girls like you to die."
"......Eh?"
Sion made a flustered sound.
It was a reaction to a completely unexpected answer.
Seojun chuckled at that cute appearance.
And Rona hugged Sion from behind and smiled.
"It's okay. Seojun-ssi is definitely a good person."
"R-really? Hmm, if Rona says that much, then it must be so."
Sion nods as if convinced.
She opened her mouth towards Seojun.
"Hmm, in that case, it's shameless of me, but could I ask for your help?"
"Of course."
Thus, amidst the friendly atmosphere again, the three headed to the Pioneer Village.
How long had they walked?
The three were able to arrive at the Pioneer Village without being late.
After relieving their short travel fatigue, the three gathered again and chatted.
In the middle of that, Seojun stared in one direction.
'There's something there.'
He scattered his magic power to check.
It was a large number of goblins.
They were armed and holding their breath in the forest.
Combining it with the story he heard on the way that they were nocturnal, he could deduce the result that they would attack at night.
He immediately informed them of this fact.
"There are goblins hiding in the forest outside the village."
"Is it something like a talent of a Lost One?"
Sion, who had approached Seojun's side, looked toward the forest through the window, but tilted her head as if she couldn't feel or see anything.
"I can't feel or see anything, but if Seojun says it to that extent, it might be worth investigating. Rona, could I ask you?"
"Yes, no problem."
As Sion turned to Rona and asked, Rona nodded and clasped her hands in front of her chest.
Her excessively voluptuous breasts were pushed up, emphasizing their existence.
Watching that, Rona's lips opened, and words flowed out without hesitation.
"I earnestly pray. Oh, noble one whom I revere. Please reveal the existence that disturbs our peace."
Lee Seojun felt an unknown ripple spreading from Rona's clasped hands.
Before long, Rona's closed eyes opened and she said.
"There is definitely something with hostility in the forest. And it's a considerable number. Roughly 50 or more... I'm not exactly sure. At this level, there are quite a lot outside the detection range as well...."
"Huh, 50 or more? What on earth...."
"If it's someone who can create a horde of this size in a forest filled with miasma."
"......This is a big problem. Are they goblins with a commander?"
Sion made a serious expression.
"First, Rona. Run to the village chief. Have them hurry and evacuate the women and children, and prepare those who can fight."
"Understood."
At the same time as the answer, Rona ran out.
Sion, watching her back, turned to Seojun.
"It seems like only unlucky things are happening in a row. Can you help me a little?"
There was no composure in her tone of asking.
It seems to be a quite difficult situation.
"Of course."
"Thank you so much."
"More than that, what's the difference in military strength roughly?"
"The population of this village is about 50. Among them, there are about 10 young men who can fight properly. In terms of numbers, including us, it's 13. If the opponent is 50 or more, it's overwhelmingly disadvantageous. Besides, the men in the village probably haven't received combat training, so even if it's one-on-one, if it becomes 1-on-2 or more, it will only be a defensive battle."
In other words, it means they are overwhelmingly at a disadvantage.
However, it was fine.
Because Lee Seojun was there.
"Hmm, what if you lose?"
"Ugh, I don't really want to tell you."
After starting with a bitter face, Sion continued.
"One village will end up as a sacrifice. Those bastards see human corpses as nothing but food. Young women, including me, if we don't die at their hands, we'll end up in a state where we'd think it's better to be dead."
Hmm, typical goblins.
Of course, the goblins that came out of the Gate were different.
Because those bastards only knew slaughter.
"Okay, I understand. Leave this matter to me."
"Leave it to you? No matter how strong Seojun is, you can't handle that number alone...."
Seojun blocked Sion's mouth with his finger.
Then, with a confident smile, he said to her.
"Well, say that after you've seen it."
The goblin invasion began at sunset.
The appearance of small dwarves emerging as if rising from the shadows of the dark forest.
Countless red eyes reflecting faint light in the darkness stared straight at the village and approached.
"There sure are a lot."
Whew, Seojun whistled.
They are F-Class monsters, goblins, but with that number, it wouldn't be strange if it were designated as an E-Class Gate.
"Gulp."
Several sounds of swallowing saliva were heard.
It was the men of the Pioneer Village.
Their weapons were not made for combat, and the look of fear was evident on their faces.
'Well, since we can't run away, we have no choice but to face them.'
This is a Pioneer Village.
Due to its nature, it was built in a remote mountain area.
Normally, several soldiers would have been dispatched for security, but because it was a newly built village, the misfortune of soldiers not yet being dispatched overlapped.
It's a distance that takes two days by carriage even to the nearest village.
It's not a distance that can possibly be reached while taking women and children who cannot fight.
They would surely be chased on the way, slowly eaten away, and annihilated.
Clack clack clack clack.
The men's teeth were chattering.
I wondered how scared they must be to do that, but honestly, it was noisy.
Compared to that, Seojun was extremely relaxed.
Sion approached and asked at that sight.
"Is Seojun used to this kind of situation?"
Her voice asking the question is stiff.
Seojun answered with a playful smile.
"If you consider it being used to it, then I suppose so."
Thud.
He took a step.
Several gazes following his figure.
"Well, so leave everything that happens next to me."
"What does that mean...?"
"I'm going to wipe them all out by myself."
"What?"
Leaving behind Sion's flustered voice, Seojun rushed toward where the goblins were.
In his hand, a sword that had been in his Subspace was gripped.
'Let's try to figure out the newly acquired Killing Sword trait.'
One of the effects in the Killing Sword trait.
Thousand-Man Killing Style is a self-taught style that Kunugi Renya created by dedicating his life to it.
It was a sword style truly specialized for killing something.
'First one.'
He, who had approached the goblins' proximity before he knew it, swung his sword.
Without even the sound of wind ringing, the goblin's neck flew into the sky.
"Kiek?!"
The goblin's flustered voice.
It seemed surprised by his figure, which had covered a distance of over 50 meters in an instant.
Seojun didn't wait for them to come to their senses and performed a sword dance.
Every time he did, goblins toppled over.
'This is good.'
He is someone who has only used a sword briefly during his F-Class days.
But strangely, holding the sword felt familiar.
Probably thanks to the Killing Sword trait.
It was totally awesome.
"Kieek!"
Before long, over a dozen goblins died.
Then, as if they had come to their senses, they screamed and thrust their weapons at him.
However, it was all a futile act.
Seojun dodged all of their attacks or killed them before that.
Even if he got hit in the first place, it wouldn't even leave a scratch, but it would just make him feel gross for no reason.
A one-sided massacre continues.
The goblins also seemed to have realized painfully that he was an unbeatable opponent, and began to back away slowly.
'Fear is contagious.'
In front of overwhelming force, numbers mean nothing.
And fear once planted is not easily erased and turns into panic.
Eventually, by the time the goblins he killed exceeded thirty, the remaining goblins began to scream and run away.
"Uh-uh, where do you think you're going?"
You can come in as you please, but you can't leave as you please.
He chased down all the fleeing goblins and turned them into chunks of meat.
Thus, the goblin invasion that threatened the Pioneer Village came to an end as a single young man killed all the goblins in 3 minutes.
Unlike the beginning, it was a very anticlimactic ending.