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Free
・Job: Goblin suppression
・Reward: 10 Milisian Copper Coins per ear
・Job details: Culling goblins
・Location: Eastern Milishion
・Time limit: None in particular
・Deadline: None in particular
・Client name: Holy Knight Orders of Milis
・Notes: Beginners be aware of the hobgoblins that occasionally appear.
Additionally, please do not tear off this request, and simply bring
the gathered items to the counter.
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Goblins were monsters that only appeared in the forests and plains.
Though they were humanoids and could use simple weapons, they couldn't comprehend human speech.
If there were just a few of them, it'd be fine to leave them alone, but if left to their own devices, they would steadily increase in population and start to attack the surrounding villages.
They were vermin, so to speak.
Be that as it may, because they lived in the forest and its surroundings, they acted as a natural defence against outbreaks of monsters from the forest.
Additionally, goblins were weak and so a young boy who dabbled in the sword was more than a match for one.
Making use of this fact, the Adventurers Guild prepared a reward suitable for beginners, and would prepare goblin suppression quests as a kind of introduction to suppression requests.
Also, though it was something Eris wasn't aware of, goblins were also used as a torture instrument for spies from enemy nations.
Due to the above reasons, the goblin population in Milis would be carefully maintained at a moderate level.
Now then, why would an A ranked adventurer like Eris, who could defeat the average C ranked adventurer barehanded, and whose strength had already been recognized by Ruijerd, be accepting such a request so late in her adventurer life?
There were two reasons.
First of all, it was simply one of Eris's dreams.
In the past, Eris had attended school for just a very short while.
Her male classmates had been huddled together, and talking about something.
That topic was about what they would do if they became adventurers.
First they would hunt goblins, and with money saved up from doing so, and whilst travelling bit by bit towards the southern region of the Central Continent, they would challenge themselves with dungeons and high ranked requests.
They spoke about that kind of dream.
Eris, who had been listening in from nearby, began to have delusions of one day doing so as well.
Her delusions began to swell, and then she approached the happily talking boys and told them to let her join in as well, but for various reasons they fought, and then she beat the three of them up.
After that, she dropped out of school and met Ghyslaine, and each time she spoke to Ghyslaine her feelings about adventurers became stronger.
After meeting Rudeus, she was filled with dreams of going on adventures with him.
She would be a swordswoman, and he would be a magician.
They would challenge dungeons, just the two of them.
However, after going on a journey for real, it was different from her dream.
In particular, Rudeus was more cool-headed and pragmatic than she had imagined.
Because of the danger, not once did they approach a dungeon.
If she proposed goblin hunting, he'd probably ask "What for?" with a stunned expression.
Eris was a woman who had become an adventurer on the Magic Continent, after all.
He wouldn't be able to understand what meaning there would be in hunting goblins now.
But putting that aside...
Goblin hunting was number one on Eris's list of 『Things I want to do when I become an adventurer』.
Even if there wasn't any meaning in it, it was something she wanted to try.
That was the first reason.
As for the second reason... it's a secret.
"I wonder if I'd be able to return before the sun goes down..."
While looking at the requests, Eris was thinking of the time it would take to go there and back.
This time she would be travelling on foot.
It was still morning at the moment, but it would be better to do things with time to spare.
"...Hm?"
Incidentally by the F ranked requests, a certain memo was attached near the edges of the request board.
『Refugees from the Fedoa region, please contact the following address』
Without reading the rest, Eris moved her gaze away.
She had seen this memo at Saint Port as well.
Rudi hadn't spoken about the Fedoa region issue.
Eris had thought that Rudeus had been considerate of her, and had undoubtedly been trying to avoid worrying her.
Today's independent action as well was probably so that he could work out what to do about this matter.
'I wouldn't understand difficult matters' Eris had been thinking.
'Even if I don't think deeply about it, Rudeus has probably thought of something, so Rudeus will properly discuss it when the time comes.'
So thought Eris.
Never in her wildest dreams did she imagine that Rudeus hadn't even known about it.
"Now then!"
With the request confirmed, in high spirits Eris got ready to leave the guild.
All there was left to do was walk east, and then hunt the goblins. Considering Eris's current enthusiasm, she would probably even destroy one or two nests.
There wasn't anything left to stop her.
It was time to sing a requiem for the pitiful goblins.
"Why!?"
Or so it had seemed, but suddenly hearing a shout, Eris stopped her feet.
It was the voice of a young boy.
She casually looked towards the source.
A youth was encircled by men twice his height.
"Why can't I enter the party!?"
The shouting youth was wearing a blue coloured robe.
He was a bit shorter than Rudeus, and his hair was dark brown.
His eyes were hidden by long forelocks.
His staff wasn't as splendid as Rudeus' 『Aqua Heartia』[2] either.
However, from the size of the mana crystal, it could be seen that it was still a staff made of expensive materials.
'My family is higher ranked than his, huh?' Eris naturally thought.
"I actually have the strength of an A ranker! I said that because it couldn't be helped, I'd bear with partying with you lot, didn't I!?"
Because of that arrogant manner of speaking, the men naturally became annoyed.
Even Eris would wallop him had those words been said to her.
"What was that...? Don't get too carried away, you brat! Do you think a magician like you can win after picking a fight at this distance...?"
"You're not good for anything but swinging a sword around. Don't get carried away!"
"What was that, you shitty brat...?"
Even caught by the collar, the youth still gave off an expression of composure.
However, Eris hadn't overlooked that his legs were shaking, if only a little.
Eris casually walked towards them, and placed herself between the two of them.
"Stop that. You're being childish, you know."
Had Rudeus been there, he would have been staring in wonder.
'Childish.'
They were words that you couldn't even imagine being said by the usual Eris.
Eris had gotten carried away by the mood.
'I'm an A ranked adventurer so I'm higher ranked than the angry men.'
'A man who's hurting a newbie, and me who's objecting.'
'So cool.'
It was that kind of mood.
"...Tsk. You're right. We were being pretty childish."
The man easily removed his hands from the boy.
Eris had already assumed that she'd get into a fight with the man, so she was a little disappointed.
"Let's go, guys."
The men had left, and only the youth remained.
With a composed expression, Eris awaited the youth's thanks.
'Thank you for saving me. Who are you?'
'I'm nobody famous.'
'At least give me your name.'
'Alright. Let's just go with Ruijerd of 『Dead End』.'
She had been thinking it'd go something like that.
Incidentally, it was something that Rudeus did on occasion.
"I never asked anyone for help, you know!"
The youth spat out these words, and Eris' proud expression froze.
"With my magic I could have worked out something of that level! Don't just decide on your own to butt in and settle things, ugly!"[3]
The boy was lucky.
He had been knocked out in one hit, after all.
Not only that, but the men from before were still nearby.
Had it not been for their efforts in desperately stopping the enraged Eris, there's no doubt that the boy would have lost the two orbs that were most important as a man.
=========================================================================
Free
・Job: Goblin suppression
・Reward: 10 Milisian Copper Coins per ear
・Job details: Culling goblins
・Location: Eastern Milishion
・Time limit: None in particular
・Deadline: None in particular
・Client name: Holy Knight Orders of Milis
・Notes: Beginners be aware of the hobgoblins that occasionally appear.
Additionally, please do not tear off this request, and simply bring
the gathered items to the counter.
=========================================================================
Goblins were monsters that only appeared in the forests and plains.
Though they were humanoids and could use simple weapons, they couldn't comprehend human speech.
If there were just a few of them, it'd be fine to leave them alone, but if left to their own devices, they would steadily increase in population and start to attack the surrounding villages.
They were vermin, so to speak.
Be that as it may, because they lived in the forest and its surroundings, they acted as a natural defence against outbreaks of monsters from the forest.
Additionally, goblins were weak and so a young boy who dabbled in the sword was more than a match for one.
Making use of this fact, the Adventurers Guild prepared a reward suitable for beginners, and would prepare goblin suppression quests as a kind of introduction to suppression requests.
Also, though it was something Eris wasn't aware of, goblins were also used as a torture instrument for spies from enemy nations.
Due to the above reasons, the goblin population in Milis would be carefully maintained at a moderate level.
Now then, why would an A ranked adventurer like Eris, who could defeat the average C ranked adventurer barehanded, and whose strength had already been recognized by Ruijerd, be accepting such a request so late in her adventurer life?
There were two reasons.
First of all, it was simply one of Eris's dreams.
In the past, Eris had attended school for just a very short while.
Her male classmates had been huddled together, and talking about something.
That topic was about what they would do if they became adventurers.
First they would hunt goblins, and with money saved up from doing so, and whilst travelling bit by bit towards the southern region of the Central Continent, they would challenge themselves with dungeons and high ranked requests.
They spoke about that kind of dream.
Eris, who had been listening in from nearby, began to have delusions of one day doing so as well.
Her delusions began to swell, and then she approached the happily talking boys and told them to let her join in as well, but for various reasons they fought, and then she beat the three of them up.
After that, she dropped out of school and met Ghyslaine, and each time she spoke to Ghyslaine her feelings about adventurers became stronger.
After meeting Rudeus, she was filled with dreams of going on adventures with him.
She would be a swordswoman, and he would be a magician.
They would challenge dungeons, just the two of them.
However, after going on a journey for real, it was different from her dream.
In particular, Rudeus was more cool-headed and pragmatic than she had imagined.
Because of the danger, not once did they approach a dungeon.
If she proposed goblin hunting, he'd probably ask "What for?" with a stunned expression.
Eris was a woman who had become an adventurer on the Magic Continent, after all.
He wouldn't be able to understand what meaning there would be in hunting goblins now.
But putting that aside...
Goblin hunting was number one on Eris's list of 『Things I want to do when I become an adventurer』.
Even if there wasn't any meaning in it, it was something she wanted to try.
That was the first reason.
As for the second reason... it's a secret.
"I wonder if I'd be able to return before the sun goes down..."
While looking at the requests, Eris was thinking of the time it would take to go there and back.
This time she would be travelling on foot.
It was still morning at the moment, but it would be better to do things with time to spare.
"...Hm?"
Incidentally by the F ranked requests, a certain memo was attached near the edges of the request board.
『Refugees from the Fedoa region, please contact the following address』
Without reading the rest, Eris moved her gaze away.
She had seen this memo at Saint Port as well.
Rudi hadn't spoken about the Fedoa region issue.
Eris had thought that Rudeus had been considerate of her, and had undoubtedly been trying to avoid worrying her.
Today's independent action as well was probably so that he could work out what to do about this matter.
'I wouldn't understand difficult matters' Eris had been thinking.
'Even if I don't think deeply about it, Rudeus has probably thought of something, so Rudeus will properly discuss it when the time comes.'
So thought Eris.
Never in her wildest dreams did she imagine that Rudeus hadn't even known about it.
"Now then!"
With the request confirmed, in high spirits Eris got ready to leave the guild.
All there was left to do was walk east, and then hunt the goblins. Considering Eris's current enthusiasm, she would probably even destroy one or two nests.
There wasn't anything left to stop her.
It was time to sing a requiem for the pitiful goblins.
"Why!?"
Or so it had seemed, but suddenly hearing a shout, Eris stopped her feet.
It was the voice of a young boy.
She casually looked towards the source.
A youth was encircled by men twice his height.
"Why can't I enter the party!?"
The shouting youth was wearing a blue coloured robe.
He was a bit shorter than Rudeus, and his hair was dark brown.
His eyes were hidden by long forelocks.
His staff wasn't as splendid as Rudeus' 『Aqua Heartia』[2] either.
However, from the size of the mana crystal, it could be seen that it was still a staff made of expensive materials.
'My family is higher ranked than his, huh?' Eris naturally thought.
"I actually have the strength of an A ranker! I said that because it couldn't be helped, I'd bear with partying with you lot, didn't I!?"
Because of that arrogant manner of speaking, the men naturally became annoyed.
Even Eris would wallop him had those words been said to her.
"What was that...? Don't get too carried away, you brat! Do you think a magician like you can win after picking a fight at this distance...?"
"You're not good for anything but swinging a sword around. Don't get carried away!"
"What was that, you shitty brat...?"
Even caught by the collar, the youth still gave off an expression of composure.
However, Eris hadn't overlooked that his legs were shaking, if only a little.
Eris casually walked towards them, and placed herself between the two of them.
"Stop that. You're being childish, you know."
Had Rudeus been there, he would have been staring in wonder.
'Childish.'
They were words that you couldn't even imagine being said by the usual Eris.
Eris had gotten carried away by the mood.
'I'm an A ranked adventurer so I'm higher ranked than the angry men.'
'A man who's hurting a newbie, and me who's objecting.'
'So cool.'
It was that kind of mood.
"...Tsk. You're right. We were being pretty childish."
The man easily removed his hands from the boy.
Eris had already assumed that she'd get into a fight with the man, so she was a little disappointed.
"Let's go, guys."
The men had left, and only the youth remained.
With a composed expression, Eris awaited the youth's thanks.
'Thank you for saving me. Who are you?'
'I'm nobody famous.'
'At least give me your name.'
'Alright. Let's just go with Ruijerd of 『Dead End』.'
She had been thinking it'd go something like that.
Incidentally, it was something that Rudeus did on occasion.
"I never asked anyone for help, you know!"
The youth spat out these words, and Eris' proud expression froze.
"With my magic I could have worked out something of that level! Don't just decide on your own to butt in and settle things, ugly!"[3]
The boy was lucky.
He had been knocked out in one hit, after all.
Not only that, but the men from before were still nearby.
Had it not been for their efforts in desperately stopping the enraged Eris, there's no doubt that the boy would have lost the two orbs that were most important as a man.
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