My Shameless System Made Me A Goblin

Chapter 8: Looming death on his head

Is it said that this place was the hotspot of demons who were doing evil in the world, they are caged here by that Mage thousand years ago.

After he caged those demons, he sealed this place with highly proficient magic, it was...Illusion.

From the outside, this place was nothing like a dungeon, with no darkness, no caves, no holes, and no monsters. But this place on its own was more dangerous than anything that was mentioned above.

A place that looked no more than any normal forest from the outside, like a perfect place or a shelter for animals.

But once you enter inside, you will see the illusion.

As Piano was telling him about this place, Jiro was getting chills. His body was reacting to something strange, the hairs on his body were standing as if a ghost was watching him from around somewhere.

"My dear! You look appetizing, I wanna have a taste of you", Something whispered.

Jiro's ears stood straight in warning, he looked around like a scaredy cat. "What was that noise? Who spoke?".

His eyes wandered around many times but not a single silhouette did he see, there was no one, not even any small animal nor any bug.

Just who's the voice it was earlier?

"Kiddo! What are you looking at?", Piano asked looking around and following Jiro's vision.

Jiro shook his head, he saw nothing, but there was a voice he heard...and it wasn't an illusion. "I...nothing. I just felt like I heard someone's voice", Jiro was not sure, maybe it was just his illusion.

"Did you hear someone's voice?", Even Piano started looking around when he heard that from Jiro.

"This is the Forest where all small and big demons have been trapped, surely...they will not sit still when seeing someone entering their territory. They might try to use us as their shield to escape this place, if not...they will kill us. After all, humans who can't help them don't have the right to live".

If Jiro had heard a voice, it was nothing to celebrate.

While Piano's sharp eyes were looking for anything or anyone like a thirsty person who needed water, Jiro connected himself with his system.

"Hey! System, Was I...just now...did I just assume or imagine something? My eyes are failing me right now. What's real and what's not...I can't confirm, I am not sure. So just tell me, did my ears play a joke on me just now?".

Jiro thought in his mind as his eyes still looked around through every nook and cranny.

[You did not imagine anything, there's indeed someone here around you both. It's just that you can't see it]

The system answered in its robotic cool voice. Hearing that, Jiro was now getting scared.

"Is it a ghost? Is it around me right now? What is it doing right now? Hurry up and tell me if I am safe or not", He was panicked for sure when he thought all that in his mind.

[I sense the danger around you]

The red lights started playing in the background, but only Jiro could do it, Piano was unaware of everything.

Jiro's body was shrinking on its own when he got to know that an unknown identity was around him right now. And what scared, me even more, ore was that red light which was going on and off in the background like a police car in his modern world where the siren was ringing loud when the car was running on the road to catch a thief.

He felt like he was the thief here and that light was for him.

If he was to meet a ghost right now in this strange world, he would swear he would pass out no matter how strong he is.

And suddenly....out of the blue.

DING...DONG...

A new and his very first mission was unlocked.

[You have been assigned to a new mission, complete it and you will be able to level up]

[Mission: Stay still and make the Demon queen believe you. She is around you but you must not be scared of her. If you get scared, she will kill you...You have three hours, she will try to communicate with you, but you have to ignore her completely, don't even think about making eye contact with you, or it will be your loss]

[The reward: You will be able to level up, and you will get some coins. This opportunity is yours. Remember, the Demon queen hates cowardly people, and she knows you can hear and see her. Good luck]

Jiro froze when all those notifications flooded the vision screen. Those notifications popped up as if the background was his application and he was the device.

Jiro surely was confused. But After hearing one and reading those notifications, he concluded some things.

First of all, the one whispering around him is called Demon Queen, and from the sound of it, she sounds like a powerful demon.

Another, she was around him and watching him right now. Thus...Jiro managed his facial expression, after all...that demoness doesn't have the power to control or read his mind.

And one most important thing, he does have a leveling system.

But...

"Hey, System! You are telling me to face the Demon queen and not show any fear on my face. You are so good at giving out those missions, so how come you are so stingy when it comes to distributing the rewards? Such a big mission and I will only get to level up and get some coins? Only some coins? Can't there be a valuable reward? You are so stingy".

Death was looming on his head, yet he had the gal to ask and negotiate about the rewards. He was seriously something, beyond that system's imagination.

[Dear Host, please control your greedy self. You are not even a beginner and you dared to ask me to increase your reward? Shame on you. Look at you, such a poor soul, please try to get a little strong, and then we will talk. I have explained to you everything about what you should do and what not, so please permit me to leave...see you soon]

That damn system disappeared, it escaped immediately and there was no trace of it around him.

And all he could feel right now was only one thing, the chills and scary vibe coming from his surroundings.

Piano had not a single idea that there was someone around him right now, he was just aimlessly searching for that figure.

"That Demon queen knows I can hear and see her, I have to be careful, I have to succeed", Jiro thought in his mind.

He felt uncomfortable laying on the grassland, so he gathered some strength and got his lazy body to move from the earth.

Since there was a dangerous being around him, he decided to look only at Piano, this way he won't be nervous or scared and might as well get some confidence from him.

"Big brother! We have rested enough, should we get going?", He asked.

Piano unglued his body from the ground as well and sat straight in front of him.

Earlier, he decided to get some rest because Jiro was tired and worn out completely from all the running and wandering around for three days.

They didn't even rest for thirty minutes and this kid was saying he wants to move ahead? What's gotten into him?

"You sure you wanna start moving ahead? We just lay down for less than thirty minutes, it's not enough for our body, we are completely worn out", Said Piano in an uncertain tone.

"But...didn't you say that we have to leave this place as soon as possible as it can crumble anytime soon? Staying here means we will be asking for trouble. We can't do it, we have to move, please..."

Jiro was determined. No...He had to. After all, the Demon Queen was around him.

"Little guy! Can you hear me? I know you can, let's make a deal, what do you say?", Someone whispered again.

Jiro was known for the fact that she was around, yet he couldn't see her, only her voice was visible to him.

His voice sounded desperate as if she was being impatient about something. And what did she mean by making a deal?

They weren't in the same shoe.

Jiro gave her no heed, he continued to look at Piano with his puppy eyes which were begging to start moving. He was scared that the Demon queen might play some trick on them, and moving further was their only choice.

"Alright! Let's move further...", Piano agreed.

He got up and stood tall before Jiro. And then he extended his helping hand to help Jiro get up from the ground.

"Do you want me to carry you on my shoulder?", Piano asked.

"You monster child, you can hear me, right? how dare you ignore me".