“It feels kind of refreshing riding on him.”
“And surprisingly, it’s quite comfortable to ride.”
“Yes.”
“Kyuuuu”
Earl made a sound of pleasure as Milim stroked him.
Despite being on a two-seater, Milim and I were so close that I could feel her soft and cushiony body against my back.
“He really is fast, isn’t he?”
Milim said without any apparent concern. But true to what she said, Earl was flying towards the city of Araid at an incredible speed.
“Hang on.”
“Huh!?”
Milim suddenly stopped Earl.
I was surprised at the abrupt halt, but I understood why Milim had stopped in a panic.
“They’re being attacked…”
“It’s a merchant and his escorts… what should we do?”
“Do we need to help them from your perspective?” I asked her
Of course, I wanted to help since it would be unpleasant if we left them alone and they ended up dead.
I needed to carefully determine what we needed to do.
“It doesn’t look like his escorts can handle it.”
As soon as she spoke, Milim jumped off Earl and headed towards the scene.
“I was thinking you could help without being seen, but… oh well.”
I petted my reliable partner Earl and followed after Milim.
Preparing the 『Twilight Coffin』 just in case we needed to summon Rei and Ace at any time.
“What the… why are people falling from the sky!?”
A group of seven adventurers called out to us in surprise.
Looking over, some had already been injured and withdrawn from the front lines, so it must have been two or three joint parties.
It wasn’t a gathering of low-quality parties based on their attire. Considering the size of the caravan and the level of the guards, the opponents they were facing were likely significant.
“Just to confirm, do you need help?”
“Help… ah! Yes! We’re B-rank adventurers. We never expected a goblin king to appear in a place like this…”
“I see…”
We couldn’t tell from above what they were fighting, but they must have been fighting a goblin army.
Goblins were one of the weakest magical creatures, but everything changes when a goblin king appears.
There are several upper-level species of goblins, including hobgoblins and high goblins, who have simply increased in strength. Sword goblins who have acquired the skills of a swordsman, goblin shamans who have acquired magic, and so on.
Goblin Kings have the ability to enhance the power of normal goblins to upper-level species, and then unite them to form an army. Its individual rank is A rank, but when considering the entire army, there are often cases where it becomes a disaster class rank S.
“We’ll take care of the goblins. You guys protect the escort as planned.”
“No way! The enemy is a Goblin King’s army! You can’t handle it alone…”
“Alone…?”
Oh, Milim went directly to the forest…
“Don’t worry, I’m not alone.”
“Kyuuoooooooooon!”
“Gumooooooooo!”
Two beasts were released from the 『Twilight Coffin』, and they jumped into the forest while shouting their version of a battle cry.
“You… no, you can’t be…”
“Impossible… I can’t believe I met you here…”
“We can entrust this to you! Please, please take care of the goblins!”
“Leave it to me.”
It seems like Rei and Ace had become quite famous.
“Well then, let’s go.”
“Kyuuu!”
“Even a dragon?!!”
Ignoring the surprised adventurers, I rode on the appearing Earl and rushed into the forest.
