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"There you go your all set to become a fully fledged adventure." Said the guild girl handing a porcelain name tag to the small blonde priestess. "Thank you." Said the priestess bowing. "You'll be porcelain ranked the lowest rank." Continued the guild girl. "You'll only find silver ranks out here so always your name tag so they can help." finished guild girl. "Understood." Priestess said bowing again. She sat at table when a party of three sat next to her, a warrior boy, a red haired magician girl and a female fighter." "Hey we're looking for a priestess to come party with us." Said the warrior boy excited. "Yeah we're hunting goblins want to come." Said the fighter girl looking pumped a splutter sounded in the tavern but who made the sound was unseen. "Sure you can handle it." Said the magician looking bored. "Yes I'll do my best." Said priestess. Causing two/thirds of the party to cheer. As the party left priestess got a shiver from the tavern maid staring at her. The party arrived at the nest where they charged into the entrance slaying a lone goblin. Before they were ambushed the goblins killed the warrior and mutilated and tore the clothes off the fighter by biting and tearing flesh. The wizard got struck in the chest by a blade causing her to collapse. Priestess tried fight them off to some success by battering two goblins before fleeing with the wizard repeating "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Before a goblin arrow struck her shoulder causing her to fall. The goblins approach laughing in a deranged way before footsteps echoed through the nest. The goblins stopped, priestess saw the figure of a man appear. One of the goblins shot an arrow at the man. He caught the arrow his figure fully visible. A man in a suit of armour. He lunched forward impaling a goblin causing it to bleed and twitch before pushing it off his blade. " He said "that's one." "Two, three, four, five." He counted mowing through goblins like a machine with iron fuelled rage. He finished at "ten." Before he walks over to priestess looking after the injured spell caster. "Are you alright." He said kneeling by the shivering girl. "Yeah." She said wiping tears from her blue eyes. "Can you help her." Priestess asked timidly. "No she's poisoned and I didn't stock antidote." He said bluntly causing priestess to make a noise. "Pleaseee... Put me down..." Mumbled the wizard. "Understood." Said the man plunging knife into the dying girl. Priestess squeaked. "Alright we need to clear out this nest." The man said standing up. "Are you ok to continue " he asked lending a hand. "Yes." priestess said taking his head. The pair dashed through the nest slaughtering goblins and there shaman leader. The two approached the end of the nest, where behind two doors squealed baby goblins. "There babies we can't kill them." Priestess argued. " I mean we could let them live but they learn and take revenge on us, goblins are cunning and remember things." The man said before clubbing the goblins to death with their own weapon. Causing priestess to cry. The pair returned to town where priestess got a room to rest.

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Yawning loudly priestess wakes up from her long rest. "What happened." She says drearily before memories of the previous days horror flush back to her. She begins to cry from the overwhelming mental barrage. "I'm so sorry guys." She splutters through sobs. Priestess gets her robes on and she makes her way down to the guild floor. The atmosphere is full of excitement and joy as priestess walks past the packed tables, towards the front desk. "Hello I have a request." Priestess said to the smiling guild girl. "What's your request." Asked guild girl. "I want to find the guy who saved me yesterday, I want to learn from him." Priestess said. "Oh Goblin slayer he's not been in today actually." Guild girl said looking sad. "But I'm sure he'll be around town." Guild girl added looking hopeful. "Ok thank you." Priestess said bowing. She sets of to explore town. She speaks to people who tell her that he lives at a farm at end of town. She thanks these kind folk and she sets off on the path to the farm. She walks up to gate where she sees a red haired girl in overalls that don't do much to hide her breasts. "Hey, have you seen goblin slayer." Priestess yells alerting the girl. "Yeah he set off not to long ago into town for the guild, why?." She questioned approaching the fence. "Well he saved me yesterday from goblins and I want to thank him and see if he can teach how to be an adventurer." Priestess looking embarrassed at the question. "Well that's goblin slayer for you he's good at saving even though he wouldn't admit it." She said looking fondly. "Thanks for the help miss." Priestess said bowing again. "Anytime friend." Said cowgirl lifting a thumbs up. Priestess set off back to town at a steady pace making passers-by stare. She bolted into the guild panting causing the guild to go silent. There standing at the front desk in his armour stood her hero. "Goblin slayer." Priestess said excitedly.

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The guild's atmosphere returned to normal after priestess caught her breath, she ran up to Goblin slayer and wrapped her hands round his waist. Guild girl laughed lightly "She's been looking for you to thank you." She added. "I see." Said Goblin slayer. After the long awkward hug priestess says to goblin slayer "I want you to teach me to become an adventurer like you." Goblin slayer shrugs his shoulders and says "Ok." Causing priestess to freeze in shock that wasn't what she expected it. The odd pair sat down at the table causing them to get looks from the patrons. "Ok, one thing a adventurer's need is armour., I prefer chainmail and light plates because it's easier to move and not heavy" Said Goblin slayer showing off his chainmail under his heavy plates. Priestess gasps in awe at the armour but she can't but notice a strange material barley visible beneath the armour, almost like fabric and silk. She shrugs this off and listens to goblin slayer. "The other thing you'll need is potions." Goblin slayer said pulling a small bottle with a blue liquid inside it, the cork was wrapped with rope in a strange pattern. "Potions are life savers even against goblins, I personally tie mine with rope so I know which potion is which in the dark." He added. Priestess nodded in agreement lost in sea of blue. "One thing I don't have much money since I'm a new adventurer." Priestess said sadly. Goblin slayer said "Well I'll give you some money as your first reward for helping me with the goblins." Goblin slayer said passing priestess a bag of gold. "Oh thank you." Priestess said bowing. Priestess followed where goblin slayer told to go and found the armourer where she bought a newly forged chainmail chest piece with two golden parts. It fit like a glove under her priestess robes. She then went to potion seller and bought potions she deemed necessary. She returned to goblin slayer showing her chainmail and potions. "Good, know your ready to slay goblins." Said Goblin slayer.

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Goblin slayer wakes up and starts his daily check of the farm for weakness in the fence and goblin scout tracks. "Good morning." Cow girl says. "Morning." Goblin slayer says in his usual tone. Cow girl watches goblin slayer check the fence and the rope supporting it. "I'll get breakfast on." She said returning to the house. Goblin Slayer nodded and returned to his patrol. There was nothing, good he thought returning to the house. Goblin slayer entered the house. He sits down at the table and greets cow girl's uncle. "How's the farm holding up." Cow girl's uncle said also sitting down. "Everything's fine the farm's safe sir." He responds as cow girl walks to the table and says "Breakfast's ready, let's eat." She places the plate of breakfast down three pieces of bread and egg, they starting eating. "I'm going into town today, did you want to go down together?" She asks smiling her pink eyes glowing. "I don't see why not." He responds. Cow girl practically jumps out her seat. " Will you be working tonight?" Cow girl's uncle asks also standing. "Depends on how many goblin quests there are." Goblin slayer replies bluntly. Cow girl's uncle sighs and says "I'll prepare the cart for you to go into town with." Standing up to. They set off for town. "You sure your ok pulling that cart by yourself." Goblin slayer asks. Cow Girl giggles at his protectiveness she thinks it's cute "I'll be fine it's nothing." She replies staring at goblin slayer amused about much he worries for her. They arrive into town and unload the delivery. "I need to go to the guild so I guess we'll go together." Cow girl says. The pair walks into the guild. Cow girl watches as goblin slayer walks to a table, while she waits in the cue. She begins to overhear the other adventurer's. "What dirty armour he has." One adventurer says. "Hey look it's that goblin obsessed weirdo." Another says. "Look at his equipment ours is better than his." A porcelain ranked sword fighter says to his friend a female priest. Cow girl is disgusted by what the adventures say about her childhood friend. She looks at Goblin slayer and see's he's still standing there, does he choose to ignore the adventures and just doesn't care or does he just not hear it she thinks still looking at her friend. The guild suddenly announces the days quest shifting the chatter of the adventurer's to her relief. She notices goblin slayer still isn't moving, "I guess he justs waits for everyone else to finish." She says out loud on accident.
Suddenly someone said "Goblin slayer." Cow girl turned to see priestess the girl who was looking for Goblin Slayer the other day. That must be the girl he's been partying up with she thought. She watched as goblin slayer tested her on how to fight goblins until it was her turn in the line where she handed her form. After the grueling test he put priestess under, he was content. He went up to the desk, Guild girl smiled at him. "How many goblin quests you got." He said. "One second " she said placing a pile of quests. "What about the ones of other adventurer's have taken." He said. Guild girl picks up another pile of quests. He walks up to cow girl and tells her. "I won't be coming back with you I've got to goblin slaying." He says. Cow girl sighs " Ok be really careful." She says as Goblin slayer leaves. Priestess bows at cow girl and runs after him. Cow girl begins to head home with her cart. She arrives home as the sun begins to set. As the sun sets and the two moons rise she waits on the porch, she thinks how Goblin Slayer didn't return that night and if he'll be ok. Goblins slayer and priestess are seen stalking out an old fortress overrun by goblins. Goblin slayer kills the looks outs with his bow. So they can get closer without being seen. He opens his satchel and pulls out a bottle of petroleum he throws it at the entrance and throws his torch catching the fort on fire. "Cast protection now " goblin slayer says. Priestess nods and says "O Earth Mother, abounding in mercy, by the power of the land, grant safety to we who are weak, protection.” A barrier of golden light appears blocking the entrance. Goblins are seen trying to escape but they are unsuccessful as they are burned to death. "After this we'll have to check for survivors." He says. The goblins die in the entrance as priestess removes the barrier. She still feels unsure about using the earth mother's miracles to harm others she falls and prays, "O' graceful earth mother why bestow me with this miracle if I'm going to use it like this." As she finishes rain begins to fall. "Good now we don't have to put out the fire, I'll go check for survivors." Goblin slayer says walking to the right. Priestess still on her knees isn't sure. Cow girl waits another night for goblin slayer. "You better go to sleep, you've got a long day off work tomorrow." Her uncle says approaching her. "I know but I want to wait." She says. "You know he's not the same boy as you used to know from childhood." He replies. "In which way?" She asks. "Not that way you know that, I'm just saying he's gone insane and you know that." He replies. "I know that but I still want to wait." She giggles. Goblin slayer and Priestess return to town after their missions. "The guild is shut right now we'll split the rewards tomorrow, you better get some sleep you earned it." He says. "Ok see you tomorrow Goblin slayer." Priestess says. "See you." Goblin slayer reaches the farm and goes in his room.

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Cow girl walks yawning and she hears footsteps outside. She giggles with excitement and opens her window standing at the fence is Goblin Slayer checking it's integrity. "Good morning, glad to see your ok." She says smiling. "Morning." He says back to her. "How was your adventure." She says. "It was good, there was a whole lot of goblins." He says not looking back from his search. "I'll get breakfast." She says closing her window.
After breakfast Goblin slayer walks down to town. "Goblin slayer looks like we arrived at the same time." Priestess says walking next to him. "So we have." He says. They enter the guild at the same time. A crowd of adventurer's are waiting at the desk while Goblin slayer and Priestess go to their normal table. After 20 minutes the crowd is gone. Goblin slayer walks up to the desk. Guild girl looks up from her book and smiles, "How we're those quests" she asks. "They were easy, there all complete." He replies. Guild girl is happy and gives the pair their rewards. The odd pair splits the rewards. "What about today any goblin slaying quest." He asks. "I'm sorry there's no goblin slaying quests today." She responds. Goblin slayer leaves at words shocking guild girl and priestess. Priestess apologies and bolts after goblin slayer. "Goblin slayer where are you going?" She asks catching up. "There's no goblin quests, so there's nothing to do." "What should I do then?" She asks. "I don't know." He responds walking off again. Priestess sighs. Goblin slayer makes his way to the farm house. Cow girl greets him as he enters, "Welcome back, were there any quests today?* She asks. "There were none." He replied. Cow girl giggled in excitement, "Well let's get you ready for work." She said. Dragging goblin slayer into the bathroom. Taking off his helmet revealing a pair of padfoot ears, long brown hair and a scarred femanine face. "You know your so beautiful right." Cow girl says. "I'm not that good looking." She says to cow girl. She flinches as cow girl pinches her ears. "Oh shut up you may be the tough goblin slayer but your also the beautiful padfoot waitress." She says. That young padfoot boy I use to may be insane but she's also a beautiful woman that I love cow girl thinks. She helps takes of the rest of her armour off. Revealing a dress. "You need to get washed for work." She says helping goblin slayer take off her dress. Cow girl blushes at her massive breasts there bigger than hers. She goes in the tub and washes herself. Cow girl watches as her ears twitch and tail wags from the soapy water, she giggles at it. After the wash she helps goblin slayer get dressed into her usual dress. A purple maid dress with a window for chest, with stockings and heels. Her tails stick and wiggles, she place her silver tag on. While cow girl does her makeup. "I'll see you after work." She says pick up her sword and holstering it in her dress. "Bye." Cow girl Says smiling. She may pay her a visit later. Padfoot waitress makes her way to the guild. She enters the guild girl is glad to see her, "Thank goodness your here, padfoot." Guild girl sighs. "We've needed someone to serve beer and food. " She says. "Ok I'm on it." Padfoot waitress says. She starts serving beer and food with a smile. After a few hours of service the guild is closing. "Thanks for your help padfoot." Guild girl says sighing placing a bag money on the desk. "Your welcome it was nothing." She says talking the money. She then begins to walks home.

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A crowd circles excitedly around a bard while he sings "The Goblin Slayer swung swift and true,
sending the goblins' heads into the sky.
O, behold his blade blazing blue,
tempered in true silver,
never betraying its master.

Finally, the Goblin King's reign came to an end.
The rescued beautiful maiden leans into our hero.
However, he is the Goblin Slayer.
He is sworn to wander the land, never to settle down.

The princess reached out her hand, but only grasped air."
The crowd cheered after the bard's song was complete, three cloaked watch from a bridge. "Do you think that story's about him?" The small figure asks to the other cloaked figures. "The smallest figure and tallest figure both say "it could be." The tall figure says "Why don't we ask him." Without a second thought the small cloaked figure jumps from the bridge to the the path in front of the bard. Causing the bard to jump as the others chase after her. "Excuse me is this story true." She asks talking off her hood, revealing herself as a high elf with green hair, her companions catch up talking off their hoods as well revealing a dwarf with a long white beard and long white hair, as well as a blue lizard man. "Why of course it is." He responds, "Do you know where we can find him." The dwarf asks. "He's with the adventures guild in frontier town." The group looks happy and tossed the bard a coin. The adventures begin to set off of for frontier town. The guild is lively as the three adventures walk in catching everyone's attention as there new. The group walk up to the desk where Guild Girl is. "Hey do you know of an adventurer called Orcbolg." The high elf asks aggressively causing Guild Girl to jump, "I'm sorry we don't have anyway by that registered to this guild." She says angering the high elf. The dwarf laughs "Calm down long ears, she doesn't know elven." The dwarf says, "what about someone called beard cutter." The dwarf says. "I'm sorry we don't have anyone called that here." She says. Confusing the dwarf. "Let me offer my help sir dwarf." The lizard man says. "I may not speak the human language we'll but I believe his name is sir goblin slayer." He says as the doors open, Goblin Slayer walks through the door to the desk with priestess. He walks up to the desk. "Hey we're in the middle of the something." The high elf says, the guild girl chuckles "this is goblin slayer." guild girl says. Causing the high elf and dwarf to say he sounds nothing like the story. "I think he looks like the warrior they talk about." The lizard man says. "We need to talk about a quest." The high elf says. "We have rooms upstairs." Guild Girl says.
"Goblin slayer do you want me to come with you." Priestess said. "You stay here." Goblin slayer said. "Ok." Priestess said sadly. She sits down at one of the tables by herself as Goblin slayer and the three adventures go upstairs. Two porcelain ranked adventurer's walk up to her and say "why don't you join our party." Priestess is flustered and says "no." "Oh come on it's better than being with that goblin weirdo." The adventures say. "Well..." Priestess says even more flustered. Suddenly a witch dressed in purple appears. "Now now why are speaking I'll off other adventures." She says slowly and seductively scaring the adventures off. Priestess and the witch sit down. The witch pulls out a pipe and says the words "Almma enflama" lighting her pipe. She smokes and plays with her bra making priestess blush. "Your friend once asked me a strange request." The witch spoke playing with her large breasts making priestess blush even more and squeak. The witch laughs "no not like that." She says smiling before walking away. "Are you truly an adventurer of the silver rank?" The high elf questions. "The guild thinks so." Goblin slayer replies bluntly. "Then the guild must be wrong you look weak and your equipment is so shabby." She presses. "What do you know before you speak long ears take a closer look, that leather armour makes for easier movement and the chainmail and metal helmet provides protection from blades and blows to the head and his sword and shield may be small but there also easy to maneuver through tight spaces." The dwarf says. "Well it certainly wouldn't kill you to keep your equipment clean." The elf adds. "It's a precaution to cover the smell of metal, those bastard's have keen noses." Goblin slayer says. "Listen you may be a high elf, but your still an inexperienced welp who's out wandering the world because she got bored and doesn't have the sense to listen to her elders." The dwarf says. "I'm two thousand years old and your how old?" The high elf says. "One hundred and seven." The dwarf says. "Oh my is that all you look older much older those wrinkles poor man." The high elf mocks cause the dwarf to grumble. "That's more than enough talk about age it shames more us of with shorter lifespans." The lizard man says, "What's your business with me?" Goblin slayer asks. "I'm sure you've heard about the growing numbers if demons in the capital." The high elf asks. "No." Goblin slayer says. "Leading them is a demon king he's been resurrected now he's gathering forces because he wants to take over the world." The high elf says, "I see." Replies goblin slayer. "That's why we came, we need somebody with your skil-" She says before goblin slayer cuts her off, "ask someone else, I have no interest in anything other than the goblins." Goblin slayer shocking the high elf. "Don't you understand, I'm saying hoardes of demons are going to attack the entire world is at stake." She says slamming the table. "Yes, but before the demons destroy the world the goblins will destroy the villages" Goblin Slayer says shocking and annoying the high elf, "They can't simply be spared since the world is in danger." He continues. "How dare you." The high elf says really angry. *Easy think about why we're here, we didn't track him down to ask his help with the demons themselves remember." The dwarf says grabbing on to the elf. "Sir Goblin slayer we've come to ask with your aid on some type of infestation of goblins." The lizard man says. "All right then I accept." Goblin says shocking the high elf and dwarf. "Where are they, how many, how big is there nest, do they have a shaman or hob." Goblin slayer presses. "What's with this guy." The high elf asks while the dwarf giggles. "As my companion has mentioned as in the wake of the demon king resurrection an army of his minions have gathered and preparing to make his move, so the chiefdoms of my kind, the kings of men and the elders of the elves and dwarves have decided to hold a conference." The lizard man says. "And we're the adventures who've been hired to ask as their representatives." The dwarf adds "eventually a great battle is going to be fought but I'm sure you don't care about that." The high elf says. "The goblins we mentioned to you earlier are currently becoming more active on elven lands making s real nuisance of themselves." Dwarf finishes. "Have any champions or lords emerged among them." Goblin slayer asks. "Champions and lords?" The elf asks. "War heroes, kings basically equal to platinum ranked adventurer's." Goblin slayer continues. "I'm afraid I can't answer that however our search has turned up one enormous nest." The lizard man says. "And as usual the military won't deploy for goblins." Goblin slayer says. "The human kings may see us as allies but not as equals if we brought our soldiers into this they'd think we were plotting something." The high elf says. "Which is why they sent us adventures but we still require a human with goblin slaying prowess." The lizard man adds. " So out of everyone else we've chosen you Orcbalg." The high elf finishes. "Do you have a map." Goblin slayer asks. "Right here." The lizard man says handing goblin slayer a map. "Ruins." Goblin slayer says reading the map. "We believe so." The lizard man replied. "Numbers?" Goblin slayer asked. "We only know there are many." The lizard man responded. "I'll leave immediately." Goblin slayer said standing up shocking the high elf. "You can decide how much you want to pay me." He said leaving the room. *What the, is he planning to go alone." The high elf said confused. Downstairs spearman checks the surroundings and see's he's clear and tries to talk to guild girl, before he can speak goblin slayer walks by. He says "Goblins." Catching the guild girls attention. "Your meeting was quick then." She says. "Yeah I've got to slay some goblins, can you pay me for the previous quests." He asks. "You haven't filled out your report but I suppose we'll give you a one off." Guild girl places the sack of money on desk goblin slayer takes his share. *Give the rest of this to the girl she needs it more than me." Goblin slayer says pocketing the money in his pouch. "Does that mean your going without her." Guild girl asked looking shocked. "Goblin slayer." Priestess says running up to goblin slayer. The three adventures walk out the meeting room. "WHAAAAAAT!" Priestess yelled. "It's to dangerous and I'm going alone." Goblin slayer said. "You can't just go alone." She said. "I am and I will." Goblin slayer. "This isn't how you negotiate." She said. "Isn't it." Goblin slayer. "I'm going whether you like it or not." She said. "Ok I'm not going to stop you." Goblin slayer said. Priestess eyes sparkled she placed her hat on her head and ran after. "If she can deal with man like that she can deal with anything." The dwarf said. "I would be ashamed if I didn't join him on the quest like this." The lizard man said. "A man like that... Is exactly why I became an adventurer." The high elf said. "Now wait up boys you've gotta respect your elders." The high elf said jumping off the stairs and landing gracefully on the floor.

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A crowd circles excitedly around a bard while he sings "The Goblin Slayer swung swift and true,
sending the goblins' heads into the sky.
O, behold his blade blazing blue,
tempered in true silver,
never betraying its master.

Finally, the Goblin King's reign came to an end.
The rescued beautiful maiden leans into our hero.
However, he is the Goblin Slayer.
He is sworn to wander the land, never to settle down.

The princess reached out her hand, but only grasped air."
The crowd cheered after the bard's song was complete, three cloaked watch from a bridge. "Do you think that story's about him?" The small figure asks to the other cloaked figures. "The smallest figure and tallest figure both say "it could be." The tall figure says "Why don't we ask him." Without a second thought the small cloaked figure jumps from the bridge to the the path in front of the bard. Causing the bard to jump as the others chase after her. "Excuse me is this story true." She asks talking off her hood, revealing herself as a high elf with green hair, her companions catch up talking off their hoods as well revealing a dwarf with a long white beard and long white hair, as well as a blue lizard man. "Why of course it is." He responds, "Do you know where we can find him." The dwarf asks. "He's with the adventures guild in frontier town." The group looks happy and tossed the bard a coin. The adventures begin to set off of for frontier town. The guild is lively as the three adventures walk in catching everyone's attention as there new. The group walk up to the desk where Guild Girl is. "Hey do you know of an adventurer called Orcbolg." The high elf asks aggressively causing Guild Girl to jump, "I'm sorry we don't have anyway by that registered to this guild." She says angering the high elf. The dwarf laughs "Calm down long ears, she doesn't know elven." The dwarf says, "what about someone called beard cutter." The dwarf says. "I'm sorry we don't have anyone called that here." She says. Confusing the dwarf. "Let me offer my help sir dwarf." The lizard man says. "I may not speak the human language we'll but I believe his name is sir goblin slayer." He says as the doors open, Goblin Slayer walks through the door to the desk with priestess. He walks up to the desk. "Hey we're in the middle of the something." The high elf says, the guild girl chuckles "this is goblin slayer." guild girl says. Causing the high elf and dwarf to say he sounds nothing like the story. "I think he looks like the warrior they talk about." The lizard man says. "We need to talk about a quest." The high elf says. "We have rooms upstairs." Guild Girl says.
"Goblin slayer do you want me to come with you." Priestess said. "You stay here." Goblin slayer said. "Ok." Priestess said sadly. She sits down at one of the tables by herself as Goblin slayer and the three adventures go upstairs. Two porcelain ranked adventurer's walk up to her and say "why don't you join our party." Priestess is flustered and says "no." "Oh come on it's better than being with that goblin weirdo." The adventures say. "Well..." Priestess says even more flustered. Suddenly a witch dressed in purple appears. "Now now why are speaking I'll off other adventures." She says slowly and seductively scaring the adventures off. Priestess and the witch sit down. The witch pulls out a pipe and says the words "Almma enflama" lighting her pipe. She smokes and plays with her bra making priestess blush. "Your friend once asked me a strange request." The witch spoke playing with her large breasts making priestess blush even more and squeak. The witch laughs "no not like that." She says smiling before walking away. "Are you truly an adventurer of the silver rank?" The high elf questions. "The guild thinks so." Goblin slayer replies bluntly. "Then the guild must be wrong you look weak and your equipment is so shabby." She presses. "What do you know before you speak long ears take a closer look, that leather armour makes for easier movement and the chainmail and metal helmet provides protection from blades and blows to the head and his sword and shield may be small but there also easy to maneuver through tight spaces." The dwarf says. "Well it certainly wouldn't kill you to keep your equipment clean." The elf adds. "It's a precaution to cover the smell of metal, those bastard's have keen noses." Goblin slayer says. "Listen you may be a high elf, but your still an inexperienced welp who's out wandering the world because she got bored and doesn't have the sense to listen to her elders." The dwarf says. "I'm two thousand years old and your how old?" The high elf says. "One hundred and seven." The dwarf says. "Oh my is that all you look older much older those wrinkles poor man." The high elf mocks cause the dwarf to grumble. "That's more than enough talk about age it shames more us of with shorter lifespans." The lizard man says, "What's your business with me?" Goblin slayer asks. "I'm sure you've heard about the growing numbers if demons in the capital." The high elf asks. "No." Goblin slayer says. "Leading them is a demon king he's been resurrected now he's gathering forces because he wants to take over the world." The high elf says, "I see." Replies goblin slayer. "That's why we came, we need somebody with your skil-" She says before goblin slayer cuts her off, "ask someone else, I have no interest in anything other than the goblins." Goblin slayer shocking the high elf. "Don't you understand, I'm saying hoardes of demons are going to attack the entire world is at stake." She says slamming the table. "Yes, but before the demons destroy the world the goblins will destroy the villages" Goblin Slayer says shocking and annoying the high elf, "They can't simply be spared since the world is in danger." He continues. "How dare you." The high elf says really angry. *Easy think about why we're here, we didn't track him down to ask his help with the demons themselves remember." The dwarf says grabbing on to the elf. "Sir Goblin slayer we've come to ask with your aid on some type of infestation of goblins." The lizard man says. "All right then I accept." Goblin says shocking the high elf and dwarf. "Where are they, how many, how big is there nest, do they have a shaman or hob." Goblin slayer presses. "What's with this guy." The high elf asks while the dwarf giggles. "As my companion has mentioned as in the wake of the demon king resurrection an army of his minions have gathered and preparing to make his move, so the chiefdoms of my kind, the kings of men and the elders of the elves and dwarves have decided to hold a conference." The lizard man says. "And we're the adventures who've been hired to ask as their representatives." The dwarf adds "eventually a great battle is going to be fought but I'm sure you don't care about that." The high elf says. "The goblins we mentioned to you earlier are currently becoming more active on elven lands making s real nuisance of themselves." Dwarf finishes. "Have any champions or lords emerged among them." Goblin slayer asks. "Champions and lords?" The elf asks. "War heroes, kings basically equal to platinum ranked adventurer's." Goblin slayer continues. "I'm afraid I can't answer that however our search has turned up one enormous nest." The lizard man says. "And as usual the military won't deploy for goblins." Goblin slayer says. "The human kings may see us as allies but not as equals if we brought our soldiers into this they'd think we were plotting something." The high elf says. "Which is why they sent us adventures but we still require a human with goblin slaying prowess." The lizard man adds. " So out of everyone else we've chosen you Orcbalg." The high elf finishes. "Do you have a map." Goblin slayer asks. "Right here." The lizard man says handing goblin slayer a map. "Ruins." Goblin slayer says reading the map. "We believe so." The lizard man replied. "Numbers?" Goblin slayer asked. "We only know there are many." The lizard man responded. "I'll leave immediately." Goblin slayer said standing up shocking the high elf. "You can decide how much you want to pay me." He said leaving the room. *What the, is he planning to go alone." The high elf said confused. Downstairs spearman checks the surroundings and see's he's clear and tries to talk to guild girl, before he can speak goblin slayer walks by. He says "Goblins." Catching the guild girls attention. "Your meeting was quick then." She says. "Yeah I've got to slay some goblins, can you pay me for the previous quests." He asks. "You haven't filled out your report but I suppose we'll give you a one off." Guild girl places the sack of money on desk goblin slayer takes his share. *Give the rest of this to the girl she needs it more than me." Goblin slayer says pocketing the money in his pouch. "Does that mean your going without her." Guild girl asked looking shocked. "Goblin slayer." Priestess says running up to goblin slayer. The three adventures walk out the meeting room. "WHAAAAAAT!" Priestess yelled. "It's to dangerous and I'm going alone." Goblin slayer said. "You can't just go alone." She said. "I am and I will." Goblin slayer. "This isn't how you negotiate." She said. "Isn't it." Goblin slayer. "I'm going whether you like it or not." She said. "Ok I'm not going to stop you." Goblin slayer said. Priestess eyes sparkled she placed her hat on her head and ran after. "If she can deal with man like that she can deal with anything." The dwarf said. "I would be ashamed if I didn't join him on the quest like this." The lizard man said. "A man like that... Is exactly why I became an adventurer." The high elf said. "Now wait up boys you've gotta respect your elders." The high elf said jumping off the stairs and landing gracefully on the floor.

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Whimsy winds blow drunkenly through the cleaning, patting the flames around the odd party. The atmosphere was silent and dull, High elf archer yawned loudly starring at the shining stars. She rubs her long delicate green locks, "So why did you all become adventurers?" She asks. "For the exquisite cuisine, obviously." Dwarf shaman says. "For you." Says lizardman priest handing a skewer of meat to the dwarf.v"Well, What about you." Dwarf shaman asks the high elf. "Well I've always longed to see the outside world..." She says before she's cut off by the dwarfs yell of "This is delicious." "Hey I was talking." The high elf says. "I'm so glad it's to your liking." Says the lizardman. "What type of animal is it?" Asks the dwarf. "That is the meat of a swamp creature." The lizardman causing the high elf eww audibly in disgust as the dwarf continues to eat. "A rabbit like you couldn't possibly understand biting into fresh steaming hunk of flesh." The dwarf says through mouthfuls. "There's hot soup too, would you like some?" Priestess asks. "Yes thank you." The elf says. "Ah, mmm, it's tastes wonderful." The elf says after a spoonful. "I hope the raise my status by rooting out heresy so I can maybe become a dragon." "Huh" priestess says in confusion. "That's why I became an adventurer." Says the lizardman. "Oh right." Says priestess. A presence looms over the campsite causing everyone to look at goblin slayer and gasp at the presence. "Goblins." Goblin slayer says bluntly. "Yeah I'm pretty sure all of us had that one figured out." High elf archer says. "That soup was delicious." The archer says to priestess, "It's only fair I give you something In return." She adds while rummaging through her pack. "Here elven traveling rations." She says showing priestess a set yellow treats with a cross carved wrapped in leaves. "We're not supposed to give these to others but this is a special occasion." She says handing one to priestess. Priestess takes a nibble and says "so good." "I'm glad you like it." Beamed the archer. "Alright then I'll have to offer something too then." The dwarf says pulling out a large container of liquid causing the elf to stare. "Fire wine a dwarven brew made in our cellars." The dwarf says looking at the elf's confusion. "Fire wine?" The elf says.
"Surely someone of your advanced age and considerably maturity had tible or two before." He says mockingly. "Don't you mock me, of course I've had." She says clearly annoyed taking the ladle out the pot and having a drink. The elf gasps for are as she turns red and begins to cough. "Would some water help, maybe." Priestess asks clearly scared at the reaction while the dwarf chuckles at the elf "Go on beard cutter have a swig." The dwarf says handing goblin slayer a ladle full. Goblin slayer slightly lifts his helmet to drink the liquid as priestess stares at his slightly visible face.
"Not bad eh kid." Says the dwarf.
The fire cracked around the scene and lights up goblin slayers gear and silence falls over the party only interrupted by "Uhhh, come take it off for a few minutes while your eating why do you need it anyone." Says the clearly drunk elf shaking Goblin slayers helmet. Goblin slayer replies "So I'm not knocked out in the event of an ambush." Clearly in discomfort. The rest of camp look on shock. "Yeah she's going to feel that in the morning." The dwarf says. "Urrrr, it's your turn to share something with us, Hello did you fall asleep in there?" The tipsy archer asks. "He's quiet because he's thinking about something." Priestess says to the dwarf. "How can you tell?" Asks the dwarf. "Will this do?" Goblin slayer asks unwrapping a wheel of cheese. "What ever is that?" The lizardman asks. "Cheese." goblin slayer his bluntness shining brighter than the flames. "It's made from fermented cow or goats milk then hardened." He adds. "Hold on you've never heard off cheese before scaly." The dwarf questions as the lizards examines and sniffs the cheese. "My people only hunt beasts rather than raise them so products like this are foreign to us." The lizard says. "Give it here I'll cut it for you." The still drunk elf says pulling up a knife in a sweet but threatening way.
The cheese is roasted on the fire and appraisal is shot round the fire. "Nectar, this is surely the nectar of the gods." Yells lizard. While the elf compares it to a Banana. "Is this from the cows on that farm?" Priestess asks. "It is." Replies Goblin slayer. "It's wonderful." Priestess say. "Good." Goblin slayer says.
The high elf tries to have a look at goblin slayers bag like a curious child on all fours. "Don't touch them." Goblin slayer says scaring the elf. "There dangerous." He adds turning around to the archer. "I just wanted a peek." Says the archer pouting like a child. "That's not a good idea." Says goblin slayer. "That's a magic scroll right I've never seen one before." Asks the elf. "Such scrolls obtain powerful magic that is now lost to us, they require no expertise to wield one unrolled ,even a child could use the spell within." The lizard man says "Indeed they could contain any variety of spells and each one can only be used once, most party's rely on their own magic and sell these off to collectors and researchers for profit. Priestess suddenly remembers her conversation with the purple witch from earlier she was on about a scroll causing priestess to gasp. "Well fine at least tell me what kinda spell you got there." the archer asks. "No what if the goblins capture you and you tell them what's in it's" goblin slayer says. " I'm beginning to think you don't like me very much at all." The still drunk high elf says eyeing him up. "I'm not particular." Goblin slayer says. "Leave the man alone It's no use he's more stubborn than I am after he's beard cutter." "Orcbalg." "Goblin slayer." The elf, the dwarf and the lizard man say at the same time causing a laugh around the fire as the three argue. "It's just goblin slayer." He says causing priestess to giggle and smile.