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Volume 10 Chapter 270

Goblin (?) Subjugation

In a certain room within the Glendale Royal Castle—-
「Brother Cain, did you call for me?」
A sturdy young man with short black hair and blue eyes entered without knocking.
「Ah, sorry to bother you when you’re busy」
The owner of the room, who had been going through documents on the table, was also a young man with black hair and blue eyes.
「Well, take a seat for now」
The master of this room— Cain, moved to the sofa for visitors and called his younger brother, Leon.
The two of them were Haruto’s brothers.
「It’s rare for brother Cain to call me directly」
「Yeah, it’s about a somewhat dangerous matter……」
「Huh? Why would it be— oh, I see. Your intuition?」
「I’ll get straight to the point. My intuition told me that a significantly strong monster is appearing or has already appeared in a village near the capital」
Cain possesses the skill of super intuition.
Through this skill, he learned that a monster would appear that couldn’t be defeated without the power of the Royal Knights’ class.
His skill isn’t exactly future prediction, so it can be wrong at times.
However, his intuition regarding incidents that could pose a crisis to the kingdom has never been wrong.
「…….So, since there’s no certainty, you want me to check it out」
「That’s right. Most likely, a Class A danger level monster will appear. You should bring along a few members of the knights’ order」
「If brother Cain says so, it must be serious. However, as much as I’d like to do that…… Since it’s not an official order, my subordinates won’t come with me」
Leon’s combat profession is an apprentice Guardian Warrior, just a step away from being the world’s strongest third job.
He’s the strongest warrior in this country.
Even with his exceptional abilities, Cain’s super intuition warned that it would be dangerous for Leon to go alone.
However, Cain is not Leon’s superior.
He’s simply asking his brother for a favour.
If it were just listening to his brother’s request, Leon would have accepted. But bringing his subordinates along means he needs to consider the possibility of the worst-case scenario.
Cain’s intuition is usually correct, so he would prefer to bring his subordinates. For that, he needs to persuade the leader of the knights’ order.
However, it doesn’t seem like there’s enough time for that, so Leon is considering going alone when—
「Then, let us formally issue the command」
「Y-Your Majesty. You’re here?」
Leon kneels down and bows his head, surprised to see King Grendale appear without a sound from the back of Cain’s room.
「Hmm. I’ve gotten quite good at sneaking up, haven’t I?」
「……Yes」
「Even to the point where Leon couldn’t sense me」
The Silvarei Count’s family has three sons and one daughter.
The eldest son, Cain, has super intuition, the eldest daughter, Charlotte, has telepathy, and the third son, Haruto, is a reincarnated person from another world.
The second son, Leon, doesn’t have cheat skills like Cain and Charlotte or infinite magic like Haruto.
However, he possesses an extraordinary detection .
Even Leon, who has a detection keen enough to discern the hidden gestures passed down only among the royal family of elves, couldn’t sense the presence of Glendale’s king in the same room.
「Well, it’s fun these days to sneak up on my guards’ surveillance and surprise them from behind with a well done」
「W-What are you doing……」
「Your Majesty, the intelligence department has complained about it」
「I-I see, my apologies. It’s just…… their surprised faces are amusing……」
The king was quite mischievous.
As a king, he thought he could win with laughter, but he was scolded by Cain, so he forcefully changed the subject.
「Ah, well then, let’s get back to it. I hereby command Leon, Commander of the Thirteenth Division of the Royal Knights, to lead his subordinates and defeat the monsters. For details, refer to Cain」
The Glendale king doesn’t usually give such casual orders.
He’s only taking this attitude because there are only Cain and his brother Leon present.
「That’s it then. Be careful」
「Yes!」
After addressing Leon, the Glendale king left Cain’s room.
「……Did the king come because brother Cain called?」
「Yeah. It’s so that you can take your subordinates with you」
「Couldn’t he have just ordered from the throne as usual?」
Normally, when the king gives orders to the knights, who have direct command, they are given in the throne room.
「He had something he wanted to do」
「Oh, I see. So, he wanted to test if his recently acquired stealth skill could deceive my eyes」
「It seems like it. Sorry to trouble you」
「It’s fine. Well then, I’ll gather my subordinates and proceed with the preparations」
「Yeah. Take care」
After receiving information from Cain about the area where monsters are likely to appear, Leon left the room」

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In the depths of a cave on a mountain near a village not far from the royal capital—
「Oh, oh?」
「W-What, who are you guys?! Where did you come from!?」
The ogre, about to torment a girl with shackles on both hands, was surprised by the sudden appearance of a man and a woman before him.
「Huh? But you’re supposed to be goblins……」
「Haruto-sama, the creatures surrounding us are indeed goblins. However, it’s possible that only the boss has evolved」
「Oh, I see. That makes sense」
Appearing via teleportation at the innermost part of the goblin’s nest were the Sage, Haruto, and the Magic Swordswoman, Tina.
The two had come to rescue the abducted girl, Reina.
「What are you saying!?」
As the ogre tossed the girl towards the group of goblins behind him, he grabbed a giant cleaver leaning against the wall and swung it at Haruto.
The boss of the goblin horde had absorbed a significant amount of magical power due to some factor, gaining strength through evolution from goblin lord to ogre.
Ogres possessed high intelligence, combat skills, attack power, and magical resilience, making them the strongest monsters among Class A creatures.
The blow from such an ogre—
Haruto effortlessly caught it with his bare hands.
「What!?」
「Tina, I’ll leave her to you」
「Leave it to me!」
For a Level 250 Magic Swordsman who had continued to slaughter monsters worldwide alongside the Guardian Hero, even goblins of E-rank posed no obstacle.
Before Reina, who was thrown by the ogre into the midst of the goblins, could land, Tina’s magic had obliterated the entire goblin horde without a trace.
「 —Phew」
At the point of impact, Reina was cradled in Tina’s arms.
「You don’t have to worry anymore, you’re safe now」
While Reina was unconscious, Tina cast healing magic on her.
The horde was large enough for the boss to evolve into an ogre. Naturally, aside from the group Tina annihilated, there were dozens of goblins remaining.
However, those goblins couldn’t approach Tina and Reina.
Haruto’s magic—the Flame Knight was protecting them from the countless goblins.
「W-wh-who are you!」
Despite the ogre exerting all his strength, his weapon didn’t budge.
In contrast, Haruto was merely holding the tip of the cleaver between his thumb and index finger.
「I am Haruto, the Sage」
「—!?」
As Haruto swung the cleaver with force, the ogre was blown upwards towards the cave ceiling.
And then, obeying gravity, began to fall.
At the point of impact, Haruto, holding the cleaver with its blade dyed black, was waiting.
「W-Wait—」
Before the ogre hit the ground, it was shredded to pieces beyond recognition.
「This one’s not a goblin, so it doesn’t count」
「I understand. However, I’ve already defeated more than ten goblins」
「In that case, I’ll give you a bit of mine」
「Thank you. But even with that added—」
While the boss ogre was gone, the goblins didn’t attempt to flee.
In this world, when a powerful boss is born, the cohesion of the horde strengthens. Even if the boss is defeated, the next strongest individual takes over as the boss to maintain the horde.
This habit worked in Haruto’s favour.
There were easily over a hundred goblins in the cave. If they were to escape from here, the surrounding villages and towns would be in danger.
However, they were bound by a rule that Haruto had set himself: he could only defeat up to nine creatures alone.
Although it was a restriction that didn’t need to be upheld—-
「Well, let’s retreat for now」
To adhere to the rules he had arbitrarily set, Haruto decided to withdraw from the situation.
As Haruto was about to activate teleportation magic, an explosion occurred behind the group of goblins surrounding him, Tina, and Reina.
「Master, I’ve transported everyone via teleportation」
One of Haruto’s family members, Citri, had teleported with their family and companions.
It seemed that the villagers were waiting in a safe place.
「Citri, thank you!」
This marked the moment when the extermination of the goblins was confirmed.
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「Leon」
「Oh, brother Cain. Seeing us off? We’re heading out now」
「Actually, about that…… Sorry!」
「Huh? W-What is it?」
「The enemy, they’re gone. Probably」
「…….What?」
The thirty knights, who were preparing weapons and armour alongside Leon, ended up dispersing for the day without going on the mission.