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"how come……"

Kazuma Sato lowered his head, looking incredibly dejected, but before anyone could comfort him, he suddenly raised his head again, grabbed a mission sheet from the bulletin board, and said, "Everyone, let's go do a mission!"

"Wow--"

“Kazuma?”

"What a scumbag..."

The rest of the team looked at him with disdain.

But that's just Kazuma Sato's style, isn't it?

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Chapter 112 Don't be afraid if you encounter a tiger, just slide tackle it.

"Hey, Kobayashi, you're joining us on a mission today!"

Knight Taylor patted Kobayashi hard on the back.

Archer Keith said helplessly, "It's been a long time since I've had to take on newbies again."

"Please take care of me, Kobayashi."

The Archmage Lynn smiled shyly.

Why did things turn out this way?

That all started last night.

With the bounty for the Headless Horseman in hand, Kobayashi, to reward the adventurers who had held their ground in the rear, offered to treat them to drinks, generously declaring that there was no limit to the amount.

"I never expected Duster to be so drunk he was completely passed out..."

"I clearly told him he had a mission today."

"That's it."

This is the reason.

Duster was just like Kazuma Sato—a petty hoodlum who would never let go of anything free or cheap. He got completely drunk, which meant they couldn't do today's mission together.

Despite it being a very simple task, the entire guild, including Aqua, Kazuma Sato, and others, got quite drunk. Somehow, Kobayashi ended up doing the task with them.

"It's okay, it's okay, Xiaolin, you just need to carry the luggage."

The three of them underestimated themselves.

That's understandable, considering that when I was a newbie undergoing training with Duster, the three of them often watched and had fun with me, so it's not unreasonable for me to consider myself a novice.

However, they don't seem to understand the principle that "a person should be viewed with new eyes after three days of separation."

"Hey, hey, hey, I did manage to defeat the Headless Horseman, okay?"

"What are you talking about? Wasn't it the high priest who purified the headless horseman? What does that have to do with you?"

...I cannot refute that.

To others, it was indeed Aqua who purified the headless rider; Kobayashi had merely discovered a weakness and then alerted everyone.

"So, all Kobayashi needs to do is carry his luggage; we'll take care of the fighting."

"Ah... I understand."

Xiaolin wasn't angry.

After all, they didn't mean any harm, and he was happy to get a share of the money just for carrying luggage.

"Taylor, what mission are we going to do?"

"Slay the goblins."

"Uh……"

For some reason, Kobayashi fell silent for a moment, and looked at Lynn with a strange sense of sympathy.

"What, what's wrong?"

Lynn felt a little uncomfortable being stared at, and cautiously asked back.

"Lynn, it must be a tough job for you to goblin hunt."

"Why do you say that?"

"Because goblins are essentially a group of monsters that have a special attack on women. They abduct women, tie them up, take them back to their lair, tear their clothes, and do all sorts of bad things. The cries of girls excite them even more, and then after giving birth to many little goblins..."

"ah--!"

Lynn screamed in fear, rubbing her shoulders and covering her ears as she hid behind Taylor.

"Lin, don't scare Lynn."

Keith glared at him with displeasure.

Kobayashi said with a relieved expression, "I'm sorry, although I feel sorry, I'm really touched!"

What was touching about it?

The three of them couldn't help but be a little angry at Kobayashi's bad temper.

They actually misunderstood.

Seeing Lynn react like a normal girl, Kobayashi was really touched. After all, if the problem kids in the team heard this, they would either be yelling that they wanted to use explosive magic to blast them away, or they would be excitedly panting and rushing into the goblin horde to seek pleasure.

If this continues, he'll start to doubt whether there's something wrong with his own perception.

Xiaolin tilted her head back and two tears rolled down her cheeks.

Taylor and the other two looked at each other but didn't say much. They all felt that Xiaolin seemed very tired.

Continue toward your destination.

Taylor recounted the intelligence as they walked: "According to the intelligence, once we cross this mountain, we'll see the goblin caves. They're all gathered there, so we need to be on high alert from now on."

"Received!" X4

"and many more."

Kobayashi suddenly called out to them.

"what happened?"

"Shh-"

Place your index finger on your lips to silence them, while simultaneously closing your eyes and slightly twitching your ears to activate your sensory abilities.

A monster is lurking ahead.

"There are enemies."

Before they could ask any questions, Kobayashi quickly grabbed the three of them by the shoulders and hid in the bushes by the roadside, his eyes darting towards a more distant place.

Although they didn't know what had happened, Taylor and his two companions didn't press for details but quickly went into battle preparation mode.

No wonder he's a seasoned adventurer.

Their cautious demeanor suggests that Duster has probably been secretly teaching them quite a bit.

Sudden--

A feline beast barged into the four people's view. It was larger than an adult tiger or lion, covered in black fur, and had two sharp, long teeth like those of a saber-toothed tiger protruding from its mouth.

It was lying on the ground, its nose twitching slightly as if it were sniffing.

—A killer of newcomers!

When the timid Lynn saw the beast, she immediately covered her mouth with her hand to force herself not to make a sound. She looked exactly like she was afraid and wanted to scream out of fear to attract the attention of the rookie killer.

The fact that the three of them were so nervous indicates the level of danger involved.

Something just felt off.

Generally speaking, goblins shouldn't live in such strange places; if it was done by a newbie killer, then it's quite normal.

That guy likes to loiter around weak monsters because they are the targets of novice adventurers. So he drives away the weak monsters and uses them as bait to lure adventurers into the trap before emerging to eat them.

Many people have already been killed.

Unfortunately, the monsters are cunning, intelligent, and powerful, and the novice adventurers in Axel are no match for them. So even though the bounty posters are constantly posted on the bulletin board and the bounty is ridiculously high, no one dares to accept the bounty mission.

Taylor broke out in a cold sweat, Keith gritted his teeth and held his breath, and Lynn trembled with fear.

"Seriously, I can't stand it anymore."

Kobayashi suddenly spoke up.

"Roar--!"

The silent jungle echoed with human voices, followed by the chilling roar of the rookie assassin.

The three of them trembled in fright.

"Why did you make a sound! Just hold your breath and let it go!" Taylor scolded excitedly.

"It's no use, the smell is too strong."

If they hadn't been with a bunch of drunks last night, it might have been possible, but the smell of alcohol and body odor on their bodies was impossible to hide, and it was only a matter of time before they were discovered.

"Damn it! What do we do now?"

Keith understood this as well, and in frustration, he tugged at his hair, but immediately raised his longbow and aimed it at the enemy.

"Well, actually I have a solution."

"any solution?"

"As everyone knows, when you encounter a tiger, don't be afraid. Just slide in with a tackle...!"

"Slide in, and then what?"

"Once the tiger is full, everyone else will be safe."

"...Is this the time for jokes?!" X3

Kobayashi's rambling remarks caused the three of them to turn and glare at him angrily.