♪
[GOBJI] Well, look at you.
[awe]
[gasps]
In the month since you were born,
you've managed to defeat
the master of the northern woods,
as well as evolve into an ogre.
[KANATA] The conversation finally wound down,
but their interest didn't.
Have I become a mother duck?
Why are they following me?
Well, before I do anything else,
I need to find some new clothes.
[scream]
- I deserved that. - [awe]
The fact that looking at me made them
shriek in terror was a little rough.
But eventually they realized who I am,
so we're fine for now.
As for this odd annoyance,
I dunno.
Not really sure what to do about
Gobmi pinching my leg.
Oh, wow.
Looks like you've gotten a lot
of use out of this.
Guess I'd better fix it up.
By the way, I used a real spirit stone
to make a knife earlier!
You should check it out.
That's something I'd like to see!
Thanks! I'm in.
I can't wait to see what you think!
[KANATA] I love it when girls giggle like that
when I pat them on the head.
I don't get it.
Why are they pinching me even harder now?
To be honest, it is pretty difficult
with just the two of us.
But I doubt I'm the only one
who would appreciate the extra help.
I can think of at least three lady goblins
who would love that idea.
[OLDER SISTER] Yes! Perfect!
That'd be a huge help!
[KANATA] Now that's fascinating.
Goblins are actually their natural enemies.
Or they were until we all lived together.
I admire their resilience and willing adaptability!
I was thinking that the two of you
would make wonderful wives.
So, would you be interested?
Oh, come on. You're such a flatterer.
[KANATA] The way they smile and blush
when I tease them like this is so adorable!
Unlike the one hitting me with her stick!
As for the alchemist,
she returned to her potion crafting.
How can I help you?
Isn't this something bad?
[ALCHEMIST] I'm impressed you noticed.
Yes, it's poison.
And how were you planning to use it?
[sigh]
I actually made it for protection.
However,
I know now that I don't have to be afraid
that there are goblins like you that I can trust.
I won't need to use it on your food after all.
And really, as plans go it wasn't the best.
I didn't know what else to do,
and I'm not sure anything would work now
that you're this strong.
[gasps]
You say that as if it's something
that can be helped.
Oh, stop it. You're silly.
[laugh]
[KANATA] That shy smile from someone
so stoic gets me every time!
[grunt]
I'm sensing glares of anger,
and an irrational intent to kill!
That wasn't easy.
Their emotions were kinda all over the place.
I managed to cheer them up,
but it left me mentally exhausted.
And to make matters worse,
the next day I learned that
my afternoon sparring sessions
weren't going to work anymore.
[hard breaths]
Mainly because if I strike a regular
goblin even gently, they're suddenly
on the verge of death.
And Gobkichi's armor couldn't hold up,
so we just called it off.
Sorry about that.
Looks like we almost got you killed today.
Gobkichi, are you okay?
[GOBKICHI] Yes. I'm fine. I need to go hunt.
[KANATA] It sure doesn't look like he's doing fine.
Meanwhile.
Gobmi and Hobsato were getting along,
and were out hunting together.
Gobe was mining spirit stone,
which has become a favorite hobby.
While the feisty red-haired girl
focused on her personal training.
And as for me, well.
[HOBSEI] I see that having your left arm eaten
hasn't succeeded in slowing you down at all.
You'd be surprised what we get used to.
[KANATA] Actually, I ate a slime earlier.
I'm curious.
Do you think Gobkichi will be okay?
I dunno.
It depends on how he reacts, to be honest.
So, I guess we just have to wait and see, right?
When do you think you'll be giving my book back?
Are you serious?
I haven't finished reading it yet!
[GOBJI] Looks like those two are having a good time.
[KANATA] In the end, it was actually pretty nice
to have a peaceful day for once.
After the morning training was over,
I was minding my own business
and having a little lunch.
[GOBE] Gobrou! We need your help!
I'm completely lost!
I don't know what to do! Please help me!
[KANATA] She was carrying a carbuncle
that was covered in blood.
The first thing I tried to do was heal her.
[GOBE] I-I was just digging through some walls,
and she fell out!
[GOBROU] She's lost a lot of blood.
I'm gonna go and see
if the alchemist can give us anything to help.
Look, she's waking up.
[RETURNER] Where am I?
And who are all of you?
She's okay.
[KANATA] After we explained the situation,
the carbuncle started opening up.
I am sincerely grateful to you for taking me
in even though we don't know one another.
My name is Returner.
I'm honored to meet you.
I was attacked by some vicious humans
not long before you found me.
[gasp]
[KANATA] Apparently, the gem on a carbuncle's forehead
is worth quite a fortune.
To the tune
of a life-changing billion in gold.
This smells like trouble.
That kind of money is enough to make
anyone a tempting target for thieves.
[RETURNER] I realize how boorish it is
to ask this of you.
I'm way too weak at this point to fight off
those adventurers on my own.
And I don't think I have much time left.
I beg you, please lend me some of your strength!
[KANATA] It turns out, Returner is actually
an artificial carbuncle.
She was created a long time ago
by a legendary mage named Velvet,
and was the guardian of her master's old treasury.
When she was attacked by those humans,
the core that keeps her alive
was damaged pretty badly.
And that means she may not live much longer.
Apparently, the hidden treasury is filled
with all sorts of legendary items that
Velvet spent his lifetime collecting and storing away.
[RETURNER] My master disliked humans.
I know he would rather leave his legacy
to all of you than to have it fall
into their hands.
I will gladly surrender the contents
of the treasury to you.
[GOBE] Gobrou? What do you wanna do?
Have the others come this way.
Well, that settles it.
Let's take a trip to the treasury today
as a little group adventure!
- [gasps] - Hey Miss Smith.
Do you have the knife you made?
The one you told me about?
Oh, are you referring to the spirit stone knife?
[KANATA] This should be a lot more intimidating
than wandering around empty-handed.
I'm hoping it'll prove to be a good deterrent.
Oh, don't look at me like that.
I'm not planning to kill any of these humans.
I promise, I only want to chase them away.
I'll try to reason with them first.
But if that doesn't work,
I'll have to resort to more familiar methods.
[RED] Okay. Be careful.
So off we went through the giant
hole that Gobe accidentally created.
We were on the path to find
Velvet's hidden treasury.
Wow, when you said 'hole, ' you meant the whole wall!
I swear, it was an accident!
[KANATA] Hoping I might be able to negotiate,
I asked Gobkichi and the others to hide.
Then I began looking for these greedy adventurers.
Where the hell are we and why is there
a variant ogre down here?
This is gonna be a pain.
[KANATA] I'm actually not a variant,
but an individual rare species.
[MALE ADVENTURER 3F] Let's just get rid of him!
[MALE ADVENTURER 3E] Taking the treasure from that
little one is our priority right now.
I think he saw me!
An assassin's presence concealment
doesn't work on him?
[GOBROU] Listen, gentlemen!
You've just barged into someone else's home.
And now you're looking for the inhabitants
so you can kill them?
Only to rummage through their belongings
until you find their treasures?
Sounds to me like a case of attempted murder
and flat-out robbery.
And to make things worse, you don't even seem
to realize that what you're doing is wrong.
[MALE ADVENTURER 3B] Dammit! Why are we even listening
to what some ogre thinks as if he's important?
I'd say that's where you guys got lucky.
I was trying to inspire you to do
the right thing and go.
Yeah, right! Shut up, beast!
I tried.
[yells]
If you turn back now, I'll let you leave here alive.
Up to you.
[charged yells]
Interesting.
The three in the back are packing some
high-quality magic items.
But overall, their fighting skills are pathetic.
They're depending so much on boosting
themselves with levels and job tweaks
that they haven't put in the effort
to work on their fundamentals.
Which explains the use of these
simplistic attack moves.
[grunts]
There! Now he'll finally quit mouthing off!
Serves that monster right!
[gasps]
[KANATA] Clearly, reason and patience were
not the methods to use with these fools.
♪
[MALE ADVENTURER 3D] What just happened?
That-- that was a spell.
He just used third level magic to shield himself.
[thunders]
Sorry about that.
I hate that it's come to this,
but my patience has run out.
[scream]
Oh well.
I wish I could say I'm sorry
it has to be this way, but you're gonna
regret not being reasonable.
[screams] [thud]
After stripping the adventurers
of everything they had, we split their belongings.
[FEMALE NARRATOR 01A] Assassin. Crusader. Guardian.
High Wizard. Priest. Enchanter.
[KANATA] If I had to guess, I'd say they were
pretty high-level adventurers, for humans.
Their gear appeared to be of high quality.
So, I decided to eat all of it.
[FEMALE NARRATOR 01A] Status Concealment. Item Box.
[KANATA] I was pretty happy with the magic box
that could hold ninety-nine copies
of two-thousand different items even
if it was a bit eccentric.
Having delivered on our promise,
we were led to the treasury
in the deepest chamber.
♪
Thank you all so much for helping me.
I'm sure my master would also be
grateful to you.
And is this Velvet's former body?
[RETURNER] Yes. My master was very skilled in communicating
with the spirits and because of that fact,
you should be able to recover a wide variety
of spirit stones here.
He must've been quite the wizard
to accumulate all that.
[RETURNER] Oh, yes, very much so.
But I'm afraid I'm out of time.
Now, take care, Goboru.
Blessings on you always.
♪
Um, we're doing the right thing, aren't we?
We are.
[FEMALE NARRATOR 01A] Golden Order.
Are you okay?
[GOBE] Yes. I'm just fine.
Thanks for worrying about me, Kichi.
[KANATA] Later, we had a moment
of silence for Returner.
We then split up and collected
everything of value.
And man, that item box really came in handy.
Even after we packed it,
there was still room left.
I didn't like the idea of leaving the body
like that, so I cremated it.
[yells]
[KANATA] Well then.
I guess I'll interpret this as him handing off
some things he won't be needing anymore.
What happened to your arm?
[KANATA] It can now rotate or transform at will
and produce poison and string.
Also, it works just as well
if not better than a natural arm.
After completing Returner's request,
we made a decision.
Okay, everybody!
We're gonna have a party!
Because there was some good stuff in our loot!
And I mean booze!
[ALL] Bottoms up!
I'm assessing our collection
with the blacksmith today.
And as one should expect from a legendary mage,
most of it was extraordinary.
Alright, is everybody here?
I was able to provide new magic items
to all fifteen hobgoblins.
I took Kaziklu Bey, a vermilion spear.
Along with Solitary Fury, a magic bracelet.
When you add my silver arm to the mix,
I am now equipped with three legendary artifacts.
As the name implies,
legendary items are awesome.
Countries have been known to go
to war for them.
In the afternoon, we gathered
the ingredients for bear stew.
Hunting was much easier now
that everyone's skills had improved.
And that bear stew hit the spot.
Absolutely delicious.
But I did find it a little concerning that
the red-haired girl chose to sit out
on the preparation.
Today, we're having a series of battles
to determine the hobgoblins' ranks.
Obviously, I won't be participating.
I'm impressed with the way
everyone has leveled up.
Now that I think about it,
maybe we could all form a mercenary
company together!
Early that morning.
I headed into the mountains to see
if there was any prey I missed previously.
First, I found a golden spider.
After prying off its fancy-looking exterior,
I devoured the meat within seconds!
It was so tasty!
[FEMALE NARRATOR 01A] Gold Thread.
Golden Spider's Shell.
[KANATA] This one could make me
a fashion designer.
I found a red deer, with antlers that
looked like they were carved from rose quartz.
I think I'll have to eat another two
or three of them to learn what I need.
Before long, I found myself wandering
further into the woods.
I discovered a massive tree that seemed
to sparkle in the sunlight.
But I would live to regret my fascination
with such beauty. [Dryads chuckles]
In this part of the world, there are creatures
called Dryads that live in these trees.
According to Gobji, they seduce males
of intelligent races and then prey on them
to nourish their bodies.
Dryads are exclusively female.
They're said to be exceptionally beautiful.
And from what I've been told,
there is no shortage of men
who will respond to their wiles.
If you ever meet a Dryad,
you will meet your death.
[GOBROU] Why are you laughing about that?
[KANATA] Yep, there's definitely a reason
I'm having this particular flashback.
[gasps] Wow, - [KANATA] Because...
- what huge muscles you have! - that is a Dryad.
As much as I want to run,
my legs aren't moving.
[DRYAD 3A] Don't be scared.
All I wanna do is talk a little.
[KANATA] I didn't understand my reactions.
Every glance, every breath,
even the slightest brush against my body
seemed to be having an unexplainable effect.
Every reaction I had was involuntary!
Even if I hadn't been in my past life,
I was a virgin this time around!
Who can blame me? [chuckles]
If I don't do something about this soon,
I'm going to be dryad food!
And that is not okay!
Alright! I didn't want to,
but I'm going to break out an ability
I've never used before!
[scream]
Oh! Oh wow!
[GOBROU] Miss Dryad.
I hoped it wouldn't come to this.
I see.
You like to play a little rough, don't you?
Not that I mind.
It went on for five hours.
We each indulged our carnal urges,
devouring each other like the rarest of steaks
thrown to the hungriest dogs.
What a lovely surprise!
You're much more than I expected.
Come see me again.
Maybe. I'll think about it.
I'll be right here waiting.
[KANATA] I'm not going to give away
all the little details but
that was awesome!
After a short walk,
I came across a lake with a waterfall.
While washing off the sweat and other things,
I found myself surrounded by lizardmen.
[growl]
[FEMALE NARRATOR 01A] Aquatic Life.
Lizardman Language.
Silver Arm Specialty: Jolt Counter!
[KANATA] I was absolutely invincible today.
The next day, we found out that
two goblins were capable of becoming mages.
We transferred them to Hobsei's team immediately.
I'm so excited to finally have some students of my own!
I'm going to make sure they learn everything
they need to be successful.
[KANATA] For some reason her smile is seriously
creeping me out.
Enchanting, the ability to give magic
properties to matter.
The smith and I were experimenting with it when,
What's wrong? You seem upset.
No, I'm fine.
[GOBROU] Hey, good morning!
Gobmi's in a foul mood for some reason.
It bothered me not to know,
so I decided to ask around.
I'm sorry. I have no idea.
I bet we could figure it out
if we thought about it.
Careful, we wouldn't want you to hurt yourself.
[laugh] You are cracking me up!
[grunts]
[KANATA] At least the chef sisters
were still pleasant.
Your timing is so perfect.
We've got some new recipes for you to try!
[KANATA] Those are poisoned.
So, you decided to come to me for advice.
For someone who's usually
pretty considerate,
you can be surprisingly dense at times.
I dunno what you're expecting me to say to that.
I'm gonna give this to you straight.
The women out here, are very jealous.
You had an encounter outside of the village
and they can't handle it.
You clearly haven't seen a mirror today.
Whoever it was left quite a few
hickeys on your neck.
[giggle]
[KANATA] That damn dryad!
She's frickin' terrifying!
Well, that solves the mystery!
What am I supposed to do now?
[ALCHEMIST] I can understand how they feel.
Can't say I don't feel the same.
[smile]
What the...?
This is what I really think about you.
What do you have to say about that?
I had no idea she was going to pull
a stunt like this.
Is she trying to suck up to me for some reason?
Though, I can't deny I am pretty flattered,
and it would be easy to get carried away by her.
[scream]
That's very courageous of you.
But I'm afraid I cannot allow you
two to continue.
That is unless, you would like me to join in?
Huh?
Really? I hope you're not trying to leave us out!
That's right! It's not fair!
We may not have said it,
but we all want the same thing!
If it's okay with you.
We would appreciate being included
in group adventures.
[KANATA] And that's as far as this goes.
I'm not gonna elaborate.
[moaning]
[GOBE] Don't even bother, Kichi.
He's busy right now.
[KANATA] It was an incredibly passionate,
and pleasurable night.
[all moan]
And if anything happens, I'll take responsibility!