Monster Livestream Star - Chapter 30

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◈ Monster Livestream Star ◈

Chapter 30: Godrick's Party (2)

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“What?”

Godric stared at the robed man in disbelief.

As if he had expected that reaction, the man continued.

“I’m interested in monsters, you see. I know there are villages that raise Slimes, but... this is my first time seeing such a docile Slime with my own eyes. What do you say? Would you consider selling it?”

If he had heard the offer on the day they met the Slime, Godric would have considered selling it and asked how much the man would pay.

But Godric now had a goal of succeeding as an adventurer by making use of the Slime.

“No.”

“What a shame. If you were to sell it... I was prepared to pay this much.”

The robed man pulled out a pouch and showed them the money inside.

Godric caught a glimpse of the amount and was startled.

‘He’ll pay that much?’

It was twice what Godric had initially considered selling the Slime for.

“He’ll pay that much?!”

Godric was not the only one surprised by the amount.

Seugol stared into the pouch, then looked at Godric in shock.

“Boss! What should we do?”

Seugol kept glancing back and forth between the Slime and Godric in surprise.

That reaction cleared Godric’s head.

“What do you mean, what should we do? We’re not selling it, so move.”

“Hee hee hee. What a pity. If you ever decide to sell it, just let me know.”

The robed man did not press the matter further and stepped aside.

As they entered a restaurant and ordered food, Seugol asked Godric, “Boss, are you really okay with this? He was offering so much money.”

The pouch of money the robed man had displayed still lingered in Seugol’s mind.

Hawein snickered at Seugol.

“Pfft. Seugol really doesn’t think things through.”

“What? What do you mean I don’t think things through?”

“We can make that kind of money just by taking requests anyway. Besides, we haven’t even taken a single request with the Slime yet. Thinking of selling it already is stupid.”

“What help could a mere Slime possibly be?”

“It’s stronger than you.”

“Hey!”

While Hawein teased Seugol, Def stroked the Slime sitting on his head.

“Hehe. Just wait a few more days, Tongtong. We’ll definitely take requests together.”

The Slime shuddered in reply to Def’s words.

+++

Three days later.

After repeatedly gathering herbs, the Godric Party had become eligible to accept E-rank monster extermination requests. They immediately chose a Goblin extermination request and headed to the counter.

“This one.”

“Yes, I have confirmed your Goblin extermination request. That’s a shame, though. The apothecaries were pleased because the herbs you gathered were so good.”

“We became adventurers to defeat monsters, not to gather herbs.”

“Of course, I understand. Then I hope you return safely.”

‘Monster extermination!’

Brrr! The Slime shivered, delighted that it could finally take a request with them.

Def had comforted it by stroking it while they gathered herbs, but the Slime wanted to grow stronger now and evolve.

It had not been bored thanks to the new sights in the city, but it never forgot the goal it had set for itself and always wanted to achieve it.

On the way to where the Goblins appeared, Seugol asked Godric, “Boss, there’s no limit this time, right?”

“No. We get paid for however many we catch, so go wild.”

“Great!”

Herb gathering always had a limit on how much could be picked because of concerns that the plants would be depleted, and the reward was not especially high.

That was why Seugol was even more motivated by monster extermination, which had no limit.

“Hehe, Tongtong. Let’s work hard!”

Boing!

Not long afterward, the Godric Party found a group of Goblins.

There were four Goblins.

The Slime immediately hopped down from Def’s head and sprang ahead.

‘Extermination!’

The enthusiasm it had kept suppressed while receiving Def’s comfort finally exploded.

Craaaash!

“Kyaaaack!”

Before the Goblin could even notice, the Slime’s tackle took its life.

“Hey! Don’t run ahead on your own!”

“Heh, looks like it was itching for action.”

“Seugol, there are plenty of Goblins around, so calm down.”

“Tch. Yes, Boss.”

“Tongtong! I’m coming too!”

The Godric Party hunted Goblins alongside the Slime.

They cut off one ear from each defeated Goblin as proof and placed them in a bag.

They hunted Goblins almost without rest until the bag they had brought was half full.

“That should be enough for today.”

After checking the Goblin ears in the bag, Godric suggested they withdraw.

“Let’s head back!”

“Yes, Boss!”

They had already been hunting for two hours, so no one said they wanted to continue.

“Hmph! As expected, fighting mere Goblins is boring!”

As they returned to the village, Seugol boasted while swinging his dagger through the air.

“Heh. Tongtong caught the most, though.”

“Shut up! I caught plenty too!”

“Hehe, Tongtong was incredibly strong too! It took down two Goblins at once!”

Boing!

Bounce Tackle was a Slime skill they had not seen when they first tested fighting alongside it.

The first time they saw Bounce Tackle, everyone in the Godric Party had stared wide-eyed in surprise.

Godric had also thought as he watched the Slime’s Bounce Tackle.

‘Wouldn’t it take down Orcs really easily too?’

Orcs were green, pig-snouted monsters as tall as adult men.

Even Orcs, which were D-rank monsters, seemed like they would be no match for the Slime’s tackle.

Wouldn’t everything proceed smoothly at this rate?

Just as his vague plans began to take concrete shape.

“Kyah!”

A Goblin appeared.

But it was no ordinary Goblin.

Goblins were supposed to have light green skin, but this one had vivid scarlet skin.

“What’s with that red bastard?”

“...B-Boss. That’s dangerous.”

Hawein, who always laughed darkly, spoke in a trembling voice.

“What is it, Hawein?”

“That bright red skin... There’s no mistake. It’s a Scarlet Goblin.”

“A Scarlet Goblin? What’s that?”

“It’s a mutated Goblin. Three times stronger than an ordinary Goblin.”

“Hah! You’re scared of a Goblin just because it’s three times stronger?”

“They say it’s vicious and cruel too. Boss, it would be better to just leave that one alone.”

‘Hawein wouldn’t say this for no reason.’

Godric listened to Hawein’s warning and prepared to go around it.

Meanwhile.

▶Oh, it’s a red Goblin. That thing tastes pretty good.

[Noblesse Fire]▶How presumptuous for a Goblin to be red.

▶LOL the old fossil is showing off its color now LOL.

▶So is it stronger than Malangi?

[Just Slam Into It]▶Do you think the Malangi I trained is weaker than some red Goblin like that?

▶LOL look at those human bastards trying to avoid that thing LOL.

▶What can pathetic humans even do?

From the perspective of intelligent monsters, the sight of the Godric Party being afraid of a mere Scarlet Goblin and trying to avoid it was pure comedy.

‘Three times stronger? Three times!’

But the Slime’s important goal right now was to defeat stronger monsters and get closer to evolution faster.

Boing!

“T-Tongtong!”

“What is that stupid Slime doing?!”

“Hey! Stop it!”

The Godric Party hurried to stop the Slime, but they could not keep up with it.

“Kyah?”

The Scarlet Goblin looked at the Slime that had suddenly appeared before it and curled its lips into a cruel smile.

The vicious and cruel Scarlet Goblin thought:

There is a weak Slime.

There is a Slime weaker than me.

It came before me without fear.

A short sword was held in one of the Scarlet Goblin’s hands.

It was a weapon no Goblin could have made.

The Scarlet Goblin had killed a novice adventurer who had recklessly charged at it without knowing any better, then taken the sword.

But it had no need to use such a weapon against the Slime before it.

Stomp it. Stomp it. Stomp it.

It should stomp this weak Slime that had appeared before it so fearlessly.

The Scarlet Goblin raised one foot, intending to crush the Slime at once.

Then.

Booing!

The Slime launched itself at the Scarlet Goblin’s face.

It was an attack at a completely unexpected speed.

Even if it was three times stronger than an ordinary Goblin, it was not nimble enough to react to such a sudden ambush.

Craaaash!

The Slime’s body slammed into the Scarlet Goblin’s face.

Its Bounce Tackle, fueled by its desire to grow stronger faster, held even more force than when it had sent two Goblins flying at once.

The Scarlet Goblin’s face caved in as it flew back and struck a tree with the back of its head.

Crack!

The sound of its skull breaking rang out.

Thud!

The Scarlet Goblin fell to the ground, its head hanging limp as it convulsed.

It was apparently three times stronger than an ordinary Goblin, since it was still alive, but it was practically at death’s door.

The Godric Party stared in united shock, their eyes and mouths wide open.

They had thought it would be safer to go around the Scarlet Goblin, yet the Slime had reduced it to that state with a single Body Slam.

Unaware of how they felt, the Slime bounced over to Def and hopped in place several times.

‘I got it! Scarlet Goblin! I got it! Finish it! Finish it!’

Remembering Def telling it that they should work hard together, the Slime wanted the Godric Party to defeat the Scarlet Goblin with it, rather than defeating everything alone.

The Slime thought that if it at least left the finishing blow to them, they would have caught it together.

“Y-You’re really amazing, Tongtong!”

Boing!

“What? What did I just see? That red Goblin’s face is completely caved in!”

“Hawein, is that really a Scarlet Goblin?”

“There’s no doubt, Boss. Even the soles of its feet are red.”

“...Then what exactly is Tongtong, who took down that Scarlet Goblin in one hit?”

“I’m not sure either. Pfft.”

“Why are you laughing?”

“No, it’s just funny that I got scared when we have a companion much stronger than a Scarlet Goblin.”

Boing! Boing! Boing!

The Slime bounced in a circle around Godric and the others, then moved back beside the Scarlet Goblin, which was still twitching.