Chapter 94 - Completing the first request

After all this battle, the girls gathered with me, and we were now looking at all the Goblin bodies that were scattered on the ground. Some were totally charred, while others were frozen. There were also several Goblins with their bottom halves totally cut off. The scene was a total bloodbath, but in the midst of all this, a voice echoed from my side.

"So... how do we get them back?"

The one who asked this was Aoi-sensei, who was looking around with doubt in his eyes. They had too many Goblins for us to carry, and it would be weird if I put all of them in my storage. After all, in the guild register, I didn't put anywhere that I could do that.

"We don't need to take their bodies. From what I understand, we just need to take some proof that we defeated them, like a piece of their ear, for example" 

I said as I walked over to a Goblin's body. As soon as I got close, I used my elemental manipulation skill to create a small knife. As soon as I cut off the Goblin's ear, I showed it to the girls. After that, we started cutting off the Goblin's ears and put them in a bag we had brought. Of course, frozen or charred Goblins, unfortunately, it was not possible to remove the ear, so we had to leave it there, but we still got a good amount of ears.

"There must be almost 50 ears here" 

Fujiwara said while looking at the bag. Even though we left some behind, an absurd number ended up appearing. Well, Goblins are weak monsters for beginners, probably not that abnormal to get quite a few ears.

"Since we got what we came for, let's go back to the city" 

I said while looking at the sky, where it was already possible to see the night coming. After that, I started walking back to the city. The way back was relatively calm, since I was always avoiding possible monsters. We managed to get back quickly, avoiding fights. 

When we arrived at the gate that gave entrance to the city, it was already dark. Incredibly, we spent more time than usual outside. Showing the guild card to the doorman, we managed to get in easily.

Just like in anime and manga, the guild card also serves as identification. As long as we have the guild card, we can enter almost any city, as long as this city in question has a branch. Entering the city, we continued walking towards the guild. The night was quite lively, with people drinking and having fun. I must admit that this is a really interesting sight. As soon as we turned into a street, the guild building was already visible.

As soon as we entered the guild, we noticed that the place was quite crowded. Unlike this morning, there were more men than women, and practically all of them were drinking something. Without paying too much attention to this, we went to the counter and met the attendant from this morning. As soon as she saw us, she showed a professional smile again.

"Do you need any explanation about the assignment you picked up this morning?" 

She said as she smiled. Honestly, this surprised me a little. She probably greets several people a day, so it's a little surprising that she still remembers us.

"Not really, we just came to get the reward" 

I said as I placed the bag containing the Goblin ears on the counter. As soon as she saw the bag, the woman widened her eyes for a moment before opening the bag in a hurry.

"In one day... you got so many"

Said the attendant, not being able to believe what she was seeing. Hearing her words, I was momentarily confused.

(Aren't goblins usually easy monsters to hunt?)

"Do you have a problem?" 

I asked as I looked at the attendant. Hearing my words, she seemed to have recovered and soon looked at me again.

"No, it's just... this is probably the first time that a novice adventurer has gotten so many Goblin ears in a single day" 

She said while having a strange expression on her face.

"Goblins aren't easy monsters to hunt?" 

I asked, confused. Hearing my words, the attendant nodded her head to the side.

"That is not necessarily the case. It is true that Goblins are low-rank monsters, but that only applies if you are in a group with 3 Goblins. The larger the group, the higher your rank. Besides, the mission you took has a deadline of one week to finish" 

Said the attendant as she looked at me. Hearing her words, I took the paper containing the mission in my hand and started reading it again.

(Oh, it is indeed written that the deadline for completion is up to one week)

While I was thinking about this, the attendant seemed to be surprised again by something.

"I-Is that... could it be a Hobgoblin's ear?" 

Asked the attendant as she looked at me. I think she was probably talking about the ear that was noticeably larger than the others.

(So they are also called Hobgoblins just like in the games)

Putting that thought out of my mind, I turned my gaze to the attendant as I nodded.

"There really was a Goblin bigger than the others in the place" 

Hearing my words, the attendant's eyes widened as she looked at the bag, but being honest, this was already taking long enough.

"So... about the reward" 

As soon as I said that, the attendant seemed to remember that fact.

"Ah, sorry for the delay. Please wait just a minute while I prepare your reward" 

Said the attendant, taking the bag. But before she could do anything, a voice coming from behind me caught my attention.

"Hey, hey, Flora, are you really going to believe a rookie? While we veterans risk our lives every day to get half of this in a week, do you really think a child could do it in a single day?" 

As soon as I looked at the owner of the voice, I saw a tall muscular man with a huge sword on his back. His face was red, proving that this man had been drinking for quite some time.