Since then, I’ve been teaching the party how to move in combat and letting them learn through practice. All three of them seem to have gotten the hang of it and are moving reasonably well now.I was worried about Lily at first, but she’s improved quite a bit. She no longer acts on her own whim like she used to.　She had the natural talent to begin with, so if she can coordinate her actions properly, she’ll be more than capable as a front-line fighter. It feels like we can look forward to great things from her in the future.While we were practicing like this, Lapis stopped and stared at her Adventurer Card.“Oh. My level went up. So I’m at 10 now.”“Oh. Lapis made it to 10 too. What about Fine?”“Y-yes… Oh, I’m at 10 too.”“That’s great. So you both leveled up almost at the same time.”Our levels are rising steadily. At this rate, I’ll be able to take them to some higher-difficulty areas soon.“It’s pretty quick to get to level 10. But from there on, it gets harder and harder to level

The next day.We decided to head to the designated location to hunt goblins.We arrived near a forest known as the Ancient Forest. Apparently, goblins often spawn in this area.Adventurers were already gathered around, tending to their equipment or discussing something.At a glance, there were probably over thirty of them. That’s more than I expected. I guess that means they’re really putting their all into this mission.Just as I was thinking that, a bald middle-aged man started shouting.“Thanks for coming, everyone! I’m Gale, and I’ll be leading this operation! Count on me!”So he’s the one in charge.He’s bald, but he’s got a rugged look and seems like someone you can rely on.“Our mission this time is to exterminate the goblins. According to reports, their nest is located in this forest. However, word is that their numbers have skyrocketed in recent years. There are even rumors that there might actually be a thousand of them.”Perhaps reacting to the word “thousand,” the adventur

About an hour had passed since we started the subjugation. Goblins had appeared here and there since then, but as expected, the numbers were small and we were dealing with them without issue. Perhaps because that situation continued, Lily seemed a little dissatisfied. I had no role to play, and the boring time continued. That's when it happened. A familiar woman came from afar. "Oh my? Isn't that the little boy from before?" Crap. This woman was definitely… Rose, or something. She's the last person I want to see right now. I'd rather not get involved with her if possible. Rose was walking toward us, leading five men. "I thought for sure you'd have run home by now, but you're still here. At least you've got guts." "…What about you? You haven't been slacking off, have you?" "How rude. I've been doing my share of exterminating. Right, everyone?" Rose turned to the men around her. Are those guys really her party members? "Yes! Lady Rose has been performing splendi

When I turned toward the direction of the screams, I saw two men running frantically toward us from a distance.They looked as if they were desperately trying to escape from something.“What’s going on?”“No idea.”“They’re heading right for us.”Once they got closer, the men spoke to us, panting heavily.“Y-you guys should get out of here fast too! We’re no match for whatever it is!”“I never heard there was something like that around here!”“Calm down. You’ll have to explain what happened.”They seem incredibly desperate.Looking closer, they appear to have small injuries all over their bodies.“I saw it… There was a huge one among the goblins…”“Huge?”“That’s right. A guy way bigger than a normal goblin showed up!”“That’s a monster…”A goblin bigger than usual, huh…Could it be……………“T-they’re here! They’re chasing us to kill us!”“H-hey! You guys, run now too!”From the direction the men had fled, I could see a single giant goblin giving chase.That goblin was several times lar

"Y-Yesss!" "Phew. That guy was tough." Lily was definitely struggling on her own. The fact that things went so smoothly was probably thanks to Sean moving so effectively. "F-Finally, it's down... It was a real fight..." “No matter how many times we attacked, it just wouldn’t go down…” “I really want to get stronger…” I guess we were up against a tough opponent. You really need to be around Level 30 to take on a General. “Sean! Are you okay!?” Roy hurried over to Sean. Sean, perhaps drained of energy, staggered a bit before collapsing onto the ground. “Ah, yeah, I’m fine. I only took one hit. A potion or two will fix this.” “But you really take risks… If that club had hit you directly, you could’ve died instantly…” “But as long as it doesn’t hit me directly, I’m fine. I was doing my best to maneuver so it wouldn’t hit me.” Shawn was often moving behind the General. He was probably trying to attack while the General was distracted by Lily. The General had no c