I confirmed that the goblin general was leading a crowd of 10 goblins with map, to avoid the fight with them, we made a big detour.
Our target is the goblin sorcerer, we have to defeat the goblins and goblin swordsman’s on the way.
With the one-hand sword I took from a goblin swordsman. It is a lot better than being bare handed. I decide to use a sword because when you think about fantasy, you think about sword and using a club is unpleasant, even if my is higher than .
I use map to confirm the 3 goblin sorcerers’ position in the forest, it seems they act alone. Magician-type goblin except goblin healer and some of the goblin shaman seem to act alone. Magician-type goblin with direct fighting force might prefer independent action. Or people who are working hard alone could use magic? It is so sad when I think about that.
[Chanting is fundamentally necessary for magic. Although it called chanting, you don’t actually need to raise a voice, but you can invoke it with the right motion…]
I explain about magic while walking.
[Invoke with the right motion? Is it understandable by seeing it from outside?]
[While chanting, magic formation’s symbol and color will appear. Magic will be invoked after some time past depending on each incantation.]
Naturally, I could explain it with confidence because of help-sensei. Since help is my ability, it is the same as me knowing it.
[But in a game, to reduce chanting time, you need to get rid of something, How could we do it in this world?]
[Oh, we can. With skill or . It seems is a magic support skill too.]
[But isn’t it rare for goblins to have that kind of skill?]
I confirm the status of the individuals we are approaching to make sure.
Goblin sorcerer
LV7
Goblin magician’s staff
Classification : One-hand cane
Rarity : Common class
Remarks : Raise magic power a little.
[I confirmed it doesn’t have that skill. It seems this guy can use fire and ice magic.]
[That goblin can? I’m a little surprised.]
Sakura’s expression looks surprised. Although I didn’t imagine any goblin using magic, let alone use two or more types of magic.
[Well, it’s fine because magic can’t be invoked if I take their skills during chanting.]
[Come to think of it, what is our strategy to fight this time? Is there something I can do?]
Sakura shows her motivation, but unfortunately, there is nothing she could do in this battle.
[There is a strategy but sorry, it isn’t Sakura’s turn.]
[Is that so? It’s a little disappointing, and what is the strategy?]
Sakura doesn’t say something unreasonable and goes along with it obediently.
[Isn’t the goblin sorcerer alone? I could stop the chanting if I strike it in a 1-on-1 fight. I will take the skills from them during that time. I will defeat it after I’m done. It might be bad for Sakura but please deal with the other enemies when they come closer.]
I know the enemy’s position with map but it is still troublesome when they come closer. I’m sorry but I want you to cover for it when that happened.
[Since I can’t kill monsters now, can I just stall them?]
[Oh, you don’t need to overdo it. I can’t let Sakura to do something unreasonable just because I want magic.]
[Yes!]
Sakura joyfully replies but I forget to mention there is no monsters around the goblin sorcerer. They may come if they heard the sound of magic but we don’t need to worry because I won’t let it use magic.
We get closer to the nearest goblin sorcerer. We hide ourselves in the bush and start the briefing before the battle.
[Without or skill, invoking magic requires a certain amount of time. Two magics that the goblin sorcerer can use are fireball and ice ball. Chanting is about 5 seconds. So I have charge it without killing to prevent the chanting. When it starts chanting, I will hit it again within 5 seconds. I will take and during that time.]
[I have to watch out for other enemies during that time, right?]
[Yeah, our priority is magic, so I will defeat other goblins without taking their abilities during the fight.]
That is all I have to tell her, Sakura leaves quietly after that. This is because of the danger when in the line of fire in case of magic beening used.