9 CH 9: To the Carne Village (1)

We've been walking for hours now and it's quiet, no one is talking. It feels weird. Maybe It's just me.

The energetic Lupusregina is quiet now while Narberal is being Narberal.

We've been walking on the road that is headed towards Carne. Seen a few traveling merchants and carriages that are probably heading to the fortress city of E-Rantel.

Anyways, this walk is unnecessary but come on man, this is immersion right here. It's not every day that you'll be thrown into a young world that has magic and low-ass technology but no pollution.

*Inhales*

I inhaled a mouthful of fresh air, and yes it feels amazing! I don't know how I had inhaled while in the [Overlord form] — which is a skeleton — but whatever. Plus with the beautiful scenery of Greenlands and the snow-white Azerlisia mountains in the background.

'Aaaa this is amazing, I want to take picture of it— ah, I think there's an item that takes pictures.'

If I recall correctly, in the bonus novel, the protagonist took a picture of him with Keno.

Speaking of Keno. She's one of the strongest entities in the new world right now. She's also undead, should I [Dominate] her?

She's a researcher and had 200 years' worth of knowledge from her, she's also part of the thirteen heroes.

'What a gold mine of information.' I thought.

Yeah, I probably try to include her in our ranks in the future.

"Momonga-sama, we are close to Carne Village," Lupusregina said pulling me from my thoughts.

"Umu."

She called me by my real name since I think she's sure that we are not being watched. The behavior that she commonly showed when we're with other people is cannot be found now.

We may not look like it but there are five Hanzo in the upper-Level 80s hiding in our shadows.

Anyway as Lupusregina told me, we are near to the village, and from the distance, I could already see the village which had walls now that I have never seen here last time.

'Enri must have already summoned the goblin troop.'

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It's been a couple of days since the tragedy that befell her village.

The savior of their village gave her two precious magic items that must have cost a lot sum.

After a day when the nightmarish event took place. Enri decided to use one of the horns to help her village with more manpower for rebuilding it.

And now, Enri Emmot became the master of the goblins. They seemed to permanently stay in this world. The 19 goblins helped to rebuild the village and even build a surrounding wall.

An official also came and exempted them from tax and other things.

Enri is currently in her bed, she already awakes since earlier. But she continued laying on the bed and looking at her little sister who is still sleeping beside her.

Nemu is the only family member she had and they are sleeping together in the same bed now, there's also the reason for this.

Nemu always had nightmares because of what had happened. It's heartbreaking and always angered Enri because she remembered those knights—

—And also how weak she was.

The loss of her parents is a huge blow for Enri and her sister. While It always saddens her at what happened she knew herself that she can't lose herself to sadness because she still has her little sister.

The sunlight that already peeked through the windows of their room. Enri waited for a moment before deciding to finally start the day.

Like always, she will start the day by taking water from the well.

And so Enri planted a kiss on her sister's forehead before standing up.

She walked to the kitchen and wash her face with the remaining water in the bucket there.

After splashing her face with water, Enri's remaining sleepiness has been eliminated.

'Yosh! Enri let's do it, you still have your sister. You need to take care of her!' She said to herself, hyping herself up for the day. And then she used a clean cloth nearby to dry her face.

She headed to the door and then as she opened it a familiar face entered her sight.

"Good morning ane-san."

"Good morning Kaijali," Enri replied to the goblin staying outside the door. She's not surprised anymore by these greenskins

Kaijali is equipped with a chain shirt, a round shield, and a sturdy machete that hangs from his belts.

He looked jacked, and an expression on his face that looks like a fierce grin but Enri felt he's smiling.

"Ane-san, you don't need to carry the water. As our leader said, we should do it." Kaijali said.

Enri could not help but sigh, since the goblin came, they are doing most of the work in the village. From hunting food in the forest with the remaining rangers in the village, which double the amount of meat in their reserves. The building, harvesting, patrolling and manning the walls.

They even have a cleric now in the village that could heal minor wounds.

Enri is forever grateful to the goblins but the goblins almost do not want her to work. She kind of feels useless.

'Are they doing this because I am their summoner?' Enri thought.

Anyway since this is the third time Kaijali had reminded her about this — getting buckets of water in the well — then she needs to let it go.

Rejecting the goodwill of others is very ungrateful.

"Ha~ Okay Kaijali, anyway where is Jugem?"

"The leader is currently manning the walls Ane-san."

"Okay then, I will start preparing breakfast now okay?"

"Oh! I can't wait to taste Ane-san's delicious cooking!" Kaijali then started lifting buckets and head to the well.

'It's weird, the goblins can't cook. ' Enri thought, she remembered when she taught the goblin how to cook, but no matter how hard they try, the food ends up like a monstrosity.

The same for the herbs, the goblins could not identify herbs no matter hard they try. Herbs are one of the main exports of the village, and some herbs only grow in the vicinity of the village and the forest that's why they harvest herbs every specific season of the year.

Enri then stopped her idling and started heading to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

'There's many types of meat now, thanks to the goblins.' Because the goblins helped they could eat meat now often than before.

'And also thanks to Momon-sama...' Her face then turned hot after she thinks about her savior. It's fair to say that Enri likes Momon even though she had never seen his face under the helmet.

It's normal for people to have a crush on their saviors. Especially when they had saved them in the most critical situations or at least that's in Enri's case.

Being saved by a majestic black knight before the bad guys would strike her down with their swords.

That's just straight out of a fairy tale. Similarly, those that had been told by the elders of the village and her parents.

Momon's actions are enough to spark the village girl's, maiden heart.

'But Momon-sama has those two beauties.' Enri then became dejected as she thought about the companions of Momon.

She feels that there's no way she could compete with the two. 'Well, It's not like I compare with the two in the first place.' She thought gloomily.

Enri Emmot is a mere village girl, after all, she's never even got to the cities almost all her life.

'But why Momon-sama gave me the horns? Why?' Till now, Enri still doesn't understand why Momon had given her such priceless items for free but also because of this that she thought that maybe... Just maybe... Even a minuscule amount... That she may have a chance.

'What am I thinking?! I am Nemu's guardian, I must focus on that!' She reminded herself.

Enri's previous gloom then disappeared and was replaced with determination and she shifted her focus on preparing the ingredients for cooking.

Enri continued doing her thing. All the goblins always showered her cooking with praises.

'Well, cooked meat is better than raw meat after all.' She thought because she is shocked when she had discovered that the goblins only ate raw meat.

They may be strong and can do a lot of tasks, but they can't cook for some reason. As if they have limitations. Nonetheless, they ate raw meat with no problem.

But one day she decided to cook, as a gratitude for the goblin's hard work. The goblins are blown away by how amazing the foods are and clear to the expression on their faces that they do like the cooked food than raw ones.

And so starting that day, she always cooks for the goblins.

"Nee-san!" Enri who is absorbed in her work is surprised when someone hugged her from behind.

Enri is cutting meats into pieces right now with a cleaver when she turned her head to look at the person, and as expected it is her sister.

"—Could I help?"

"Nemu, It's okay... I could do this myself, how about play with the other children or Kaijali and the goblins?"

"Okaaay..." Nemu replied and walked outside dejected.

Enri knew that Nemu wanted to help her but she wants her to play with the other children and be a child with no worries.

Unfortunately for Enri, that is not the case since the tragedy happened. Nemu changed, she's now more matured and wants to be helpful to her.

While that is good. The anger inside her just deepened when she thought that her sister who is cheerful and spoiled had become like this.

'It's because of those knights...' Those knights who are their fellow human beings. The ones who slay their kins.

Enri slowly grips on the cleaver tightened as time fast by.

But before the anger reaches a boiling point she inhaled a mouthful of air and then exhaled.

Enri loosened her grip on the cleaver and started calming herself.

'Ha~ Calm down Enri. You need to prepare breakfast now.' She reminded herself.

Someone then hurriedly came inside the kitchen.

"Ane-san! There are people at the gate. They looked like adventurers."

Enri who is calming herself is startled by the news that Kaijali had brought.

Of course, adventurers would gladly kill goblins they will see. So Enri must go to the gate fast.

'Jugemo and the others must have surrounded them. I need to go there!'

And so Enri left the kitchen and went there hurriedly with Kaijali.

Enri is having anxiety because a fight might break out there.

The other villagers might have been already informed because the village chief also accompanied Enri on her way.

"V-Village chief, H-How would we explain this to the adventurers?" Enri asked the chief.

Enri is panicking, the reason the official who visited their village previously didn't see the goblins is that the goblins are hunting at the time, that's why he didn't see them. She also completely forget about doing drills on hiding the goblins when visitors come.

"That item is given by you by Momon-dono, the savior of the village. We cannot just let them(adventurers) do what they want. I'll handle the explaining." The Village chief replied to Enri with a serious expression.

"—and goblins you have summoned are more trustworthy than humans." The Village chief muttered. Enri heard it and also agreed in her heart.

They finally reached the gate, and what greeted him is something they didn't expect.

A familiar team of three are surrounded by a lot of goblins. But they still looked calm.

And the man in majestic black full-plate armor standing in 200 centimeters then waved at them.

"Hello, Chief-dono!"

"M-Momon-dono." The village chief words trailed off as he said that before he exhaled in relief.

"It seems that you already used the one horn huh?" The man in black said.

Enri froze for a moment when she saw her and her sister's savior. She is just thinking of him a while ago and now the real one is here. 'Is this a dream?' She thought.

"A-Ah. Yes! H-Hey! Jugem and the others put your weapons down, they're friendlies!" Enri yelled and goblins backed down."

'M-Momon-sama?! Why is he here?!'