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Early NBAA Vol. 8 Chapter 5 Part 2
🕑 Added 2025-01-04 13:19:04 +0000 UTCFull title: People Made Fun of Me For Being Jobless but Its Not Bad at All
Note: This part has not been TLCed yet, and might slightly differ from the public version. If you found any typos/mistakes, pls write them in the comment. Thanks.
Translator: Airis
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“Goblin Lord…”
“The one who stands at the top of the goblins…”
Reito turned his gaze to the Goblin Lord upon hearing Shizune's words.
The Goblin Lord had a clearly different aura from the other Goblin Kings, and exuded a dignified presence. He truly surpassed the king of the goblins, an Emperor if you like.
“At a time like this, I have no choice… Dain!!”
“Ah, you want me to restrain him?”
“No, switch with me. I'll leave Mina to everyone.”
If Dain's shadow magic was successful, he could capture the Goblin Lord. But now they must get out of the grassland as quickly as possible.
Reito took Dain's place on the battlefield, since he couldn't move while his shadow magic was active. He pulled out his Extermination Blade and Reflection Sword, and Shizune and Gonzo stood next to him.
“It's been a while since we've faced such a strong enemy... I'll help you.”
“I'm ready too.”
“Okay... let's all beat him up!!”
“As a warrior, I wish you'd stop saying that…”
“No, it's fine, just fight!!”
“Grrrr!!”
The Goblin Lord started to move, but he swung his battle axe at Reito, not Gonzo, who was the largest of Reito's group.
Everyone who saw this jumped on the spot to avoid the swung battle axe.
“Guggiiii!”
The moment the battle axe slammed into the ground, a powerful impact spread across the ground, and a spectacular cloud of dust rose up.
Reito judged that the destructive power was comparable to that of the Minotaur from the Abyssal Forest, and immediately activated “Limit Boost”.
“‘Limit Boost’... and ‘Shrink Ground’!!”
“Guggiiii!”
Reito strengthened his physical abilities to the limit, and then moved instantly behind the Goblin Lord, like a teleportation spell.
Reito then swung his Extermination Blade down on the Goblin Lord's back.
“Oraaa!”
“Giggaaah!”
“Whaaat?!”
Just before the Extermination Blade collided with his back, the Goblin Lord swung the large shield in his left hand, deflecting the sword.
Reito was surprised at the unexpected reaction speed, but the Goblin Lord thrust his foot forward and aimed it at Reito's stomach.
“Gaah!”
“Whoa!”
Reito managed to avoid it by falling onto his back on the ground at the last moment, but the Goblin Lord's right foot passed over his head, creating wind pressure. His speed of movement was not inferior to that of the Minotaur.
The Goblin Lord aimed his battle axe at Reito, who had fallen to the ground.
“Giiiiii!”
“No way!”
Gonzo thrust his fist toward the Goblin Lord, and it slammed into his face.
However, at that moment, Gonzo felt something strange in his hand, and realized that the Goblin Lord had moved his neck to neutralize the impact.
“What...?”
“Hmph!”
“Guh!”
The Goblin Lord slammed his knee into Gonzo's stomach. The impact was felt through the leather armor that Gonzo was wearing. Gonzo collapsed to his knees, vomiting blood.
Hanzo leapt into the air and unleashed his sword.
“‘Unsheathe’!”
“Gugiiii...!?”
The blade that was unleashed from the air sliced through the goblin's neck, sending blood splattering.
However, Hanzo's hand went numb as she made the cut, and she felt an uncomfortable sensation, as if she had struck steel with a wooden sword.
“It's so hard...!?”
“Giiiiii...!”
The Goblin Lord who was slashed, moved his neck as if there was no problem, while still holding his neck.
Hanzo landed and held her arm. She had only cut the skin, and despite aiming for a vital spot, she had not landed a fatal blow.
“You're doing good... 'Rapid Thrust'!!”
“Grrrr!”
Shizune approached the Goblin Lord from the front and thrust the blade of her Four Seasons at high speed. The Goblin Lord blocked all of her attacks with his large wooden shield.
“... A shield made of the World Tree. You're a monster, but you're such a troublesome thing.”
“Grrrr...!!”
A normal shield would freeze upon receiving the blade of Four Seasons, but the Goblin Lord was equipped with a large shield of the World Tree, which had high magic resistance. Therefore, even if the Goblin Lord received a slash from Four Seasons, the cut only froze a little.
After confirming this, Shizune pulled back her right arm to unleash her sword to deliver a blow strong enough to destroy the shield. Then she noticed that Reito, who was supposed to be lying on the ground, had disappeared.
“Heh!!”
“Gyaah!!”
Reito's voice rang out from behind the Goblin Lord, and immediately afterwards, blood splattered on his back.
Taking the Goblin Lord's back, Reito stepped back, blood seeping from the Reflection Sword in his left hand.
“Damn, I was planning to stab him in the heart... but as expected, while I have 'Stealth' activated, I'm concentrating on hiding so my awareness is reduced...”
Reito was able to easily take the Goblin Lord's back because he used the 'Stealth' skill to cut off his presence and move unnoticed. However, while 'Stealth' was activated, the murderous intent and anger could not be completely suppressed, and the Goblin Lord noticed the attack from his back. He leaned forward and avoided a fatal blow.
“Guggiiiiiii!!”
“'Parry'!!”
The Goblin Lord gave in to his rage and swung his battle axe sideways, but Reito readied his Extermination Blade, changed its trajectory, and parried it. He then used the momentum of the Goblin Lord's battle axe in reverse - he rotated his body and unleashed the Reflection Sword in his other hand.
“'Spin... Strike'!!”
“Gugaaah?!”
The Goblin Lord's knee was sliced through by the Reflection Sword. The Goblin Lord screamed as he put one knee on the ground.
“Guggiiiiiiiii...!!”
“Now run!!”
“G-Got it!!"
“Woohooo!!”
“You're only fast at times like this…”
“They're chasing us!!"
“We're running away!!”
Taking advantage of the Goblin Lord's fright, Reito makes his companions run ahead and chases after him.
The Goblin Lord, not intending to give up even with his injured leg, tried to pursue them. However, Reito prepared his palm and unleashed a magic attack for the first time in a while.
“Take that... ‘Flame Blade’!!”
“Guuuuuuuhhhhhh!”
Combining the elementary level magic “Fireball” and “Wind Pressure”, he unleashed a crescent-shaped flame blade with “Enchantment Boost”.
The flame, which was larger than before, caused a violent explosion the moment it hit the Goblin Lord's body.
The power of the explosion was so great that the Goblin Lord's huge body was blown away.
“Wow... What's this? The power has increased too much... Is it because I evolved ‘Magic Enhancement’ into ‘Enchantment Boost?”
“You can use such powerful magic?!”
“I didn't know about this either... Wow!”
“Why are you the most surprised…”
Reito couldn't hide his shock at the increase in power, to the point that he thought he saw an illusion of Maria behind him.
The Goblin Lord didn't seem to move after being blown away, so perhaps the magic he cast just to slow him down was the finishing blow.
“This is no time for a comedy act with a married couple! We're almost there, so run!”
“Who's a married couple?”
“My wife turned out to be a magic swordsman before I knew it.”
“Who's your wife?”
Reito seemed to have regained his composure, and he turned his gaze forward in response to Honemin's words.
A huge rocky mountain towered over him. Until then, a white fog had been drifting around the rocky mountain, and he hadn't been able to see it until he got closer.
“What's this... Are you telling me to climb this rocky mountain?”
“Yes, that's right.”
“No, that's not right! Of course it's impossible!”
Dain shook his head vigorously at Honemin's calm words. To reach the top, he had to climb a rock wall that was 500 meters high. It would be impossible for a magician with low physical abilities, not a combat class.
“No, I can just use my magic to move up.”
“Oh, I see... I can move up with Reito's magic, right?”
“No, you can't. Please don't use magic on this rocky mountain.”
“Why not?”
It's possible to fly using “Ice Blocks” or create a depression in the rocky wall with “Shape Change” to climb up. However, Honemin said that using magic was suicidal.
“We've already entered the White Dragon's territory. If we use magic in a place like this, the White Dragon will notice us.”
“Seriously? Whoa…”
“Oh, your voice is fine. As long as you don't shout too loudly, it won't notice you.”
Everyone looked up at Honemin's words.
Adventurers could scale the rocky wall, but it would still take a long time to reach the top.
“If magic doesn't work, how can we climb it? Rock climbing?”
“No way. There is a mountain path leading up here, so let's start climbing from there.”
“But if we can't use magic, does that mean we'll have to rely on our physical abilities if we encounter monsters from here on out?”
“It's fine. There are no monsters stupid enough to fall into the White Dragon's domain. We won't encounter monsters on the mountain path.”
“What is the possibility of encountering the White Dragon?”
“That's quite possible. So, always be prepared to use your teleportation stone.”
They each remembered the teleportation stone they were given beforehand and took it out.
The purpose this time was to heal Mina. There were no plans to fight the White Dragon. If they encounter it, they would immediately retreat. Although that would also be a gamble, they must find a way to save Mina in the outside world.
“Dain, how is Mina?”
“She was groaning a while ago, but now she's quiet.”
“Is she alright?”
“If she's still alive, that's enough. But we don't have a moment to waste. Let's move forward.”
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