NOVEL NEXT Episode 22
Episode 22
As I made up my mind, Mai also clenched her fist.
“Our immediate goal is to catch up to big bro!”
“Then I better make sure not to get caught.”
“Hehe, it’s on!”
…Well, I do feel like letting Mai catch up, but it might be better for them to always be striving to catch up to me as their goal.
Mai is all fired up, but I probably won’t lose, ever.
After all, I don’t need to sleep.
…Well, I don’t really need to sleep. Since I was transferred to this world, my body has been able to function without sleep, and that’s still the case.
Of course, I can sleep if I want to, but using magic can reset my body to a refreshed state without sleep.
Thanks to that goddess, I’ve become quite inhuman, but well, it’s convenient.
I can still sleep normally if I want to.
Anyway, there are things I need to do tonight, so I need to take various actions.
After having dinner and finishing most of the tasks for the night, I logged back into the world of “Little Brave Online.”
…It’s nighttime in this world too.
Checking the bulletin boards, it seems there are areas where different monsters appear at night.
…I wonder if the Thief Goblins are okay. If they’re not there, I won’t be able to procure new weapons.
Now, I have two things to do.
First, I need to procure new weapons.
And then, I need to make money.
I need a lot of gold for buying skill books in the town and purchasing a clan house.
Increasing my level to 30 is also a goal, but that can be achieved while hunting Thief Goblins.
So, I came to the mountainous area where Thief Goblins appear and started hunting them down immediately.
I hunted them down so much that I couldn’t tell who was the thief anymore.
After about three hours, I obtained two Thief’s Knives. They don’t enhance my stats, but they have a drop rate increase effect, so I thought they were quite good.
Since my level also increased to 27, I might as well go hunt the Thief Goblin Leader mentioned in the request.
Using [Shadow Stride] and [Shadow Senses], I moved around while searching for the Thief Goblin Leader.
…There are five reactions.
One of the reactions is slightly different from the Thief Goblins’. This might be the Thief Goblin Leader.
Moving carefully without letting Shadow Stride run out, I found five magical beings.
Among them is the Thief Goblin Leader.
…It seems like they’re looking for something.
Four Thief Goblins and one Thief Goblin Leader remain.
This might be a situation where I can display the skills of an [Assassin].
Approaching with [Shadow Stride], because it’s nighttime and there are many trees around here, they still haven’t noticed me.
I slowly approached, and from behind one of the Thief Goblins who was slightly lagging behind the others, I approached and slit its throat while covering its mouth.
No screams escaped. The other creatures still haven’t noticed us, as if they were foolish.
Only four left.
…The moves of an [Assassin] are strong in the night.
Of course, I won’t forget to use [Assassin’s Declaration] at the moment of the kill.
After dispatching two more, the Thief Goblin Leader noticed me with a roar. Too slow.
While it was roaring, I approached another Thief Goblin and engaged in a dagger fight.
In close combat, there’s no way it could match my skills, and I easily took it down.
Only the Leader remains. The Thief Goblin Leader charged at me.
Fast. The Thief Goblin Leader, who had approached in an instant, swung its dagger.
In that moment, we engaged in close combat. While parrying all of its attacks, I kicked a small stone with my left foot as I retreated.
“Gua!?”
It hit the Thief Goblin Leader’s face perfectly.
There’s a moment of opportunity. However, a moment in battle can be fatal.
I activated [Deadly Strike] and thrust the dagger into its throat.
“Gyu!?”
The Thief Goblin Leader staggered back with a scream, but it still didn’t fall.
It’s taken quite a bit of damage, I think.
The Thief Goblin Leader charged at me in fury, but I threw my dagger.
It seemed its reaction was delayed due to anger, and the Thief Goblin Leader barely managed to deflect the dagger.
However, it was a close call, causing it to lose its balance.
As I grabbed the deflected dagger, I swiftly closed in and thrust the dagger into its throat once more.
If one strike isn’t enough, then two, then three.
After that, it’s time for the eagerly awaited quiet night.
…That was easy.
The Thief Goblin Leader dropped an item I don’t usually see.
It’s a slightly larger magic stone. It’s even labeled “Thief Goblin Leader’s Magic Stone,” so it’s probably best to take this to the guild.
After retrieving the thrown dagger, I returned to the guild once to report the completion of the quest.
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