That Time I Got Reencarnated as a Demon Lord (English)

26 - Human guests (prisioners) and the lider of the monsters p2

It all happened in less than a second. The trap opened on the ground, and although Shizu escaped unharmed, the trio of adventurers accompanying her didn't have the same reaction as a veteran person to avoid this trap, and so they ended up falling victim to it.

Furthermore, a troop of goblins surged out of the forest surrounding all four of them at once, closing off all possible escape routes.

Of course, this scene made clear to Shizu the identity of the one who had created the trap, and gave her a slight idea of ​​the situation she found herself in.

Even though they were just Hob Goblins, Shizu could see that each individual's strength was above average, not only possessing more magicules than a Hob Goblin should possess but with power that surpassed what their race should have. Furthermore, weapons, clothing, and mounts were all abnormal as well, possessing a power that seemed out of the ordinary.

Shizu felt that she was facing ogres, not goblins. Not only that, Shizu felt that these were the ogres that served a Demon Lord and nothing less.

"You! You... managed to read what was written on the Torii, right? You're a person from another world, aren't you?"

Shizu turned around the moment she heard the voice that spoke to her, facing a red-headed goblina that came out of the trees on a mount unlike the others. Most of the goblins around Shizu used what looked like Giant Scarlet Ants, although to Shizu they looked slightly different, but this goblina was riding a creature that more closely resembled a bear with a horn on its head.

That should have been a sign that this goblina was higher up the goblin chain of command, which only served to make Shizu more alert.

For a moment, Shizu wondered how she would respond. If she responded in a positive way, indicating that she was from another world, she could end up being accused of something that someone else from another world did. On the other hand, if she lied and got caught, or else she was simply considered expendable, it might be that she and her group would end up getting killed right here, or at least that could start a confrontation, and under the current conditions Shizu knew that she could not protect the trio.

Whatever she decided, Shizu could be deciding whether the group would survive or die in this situation.

And in this situation, Shizu opted for the truth.

"Yes, I understood what was written! I am a person from another world!"

Shizu came to the conclusion that bringing attention to herself was the best way to end the situation on a good note. If they decided to kill her, then at least she could buy Kabal's trio some time by using all her power to distract the goblins, and if they decided they didn't need the others, Shizu could just claim that all four of them were a group of people who came from another world and that's why they got together.

In either case, Shizu could attract the main danger to herself and allow the trio of young people to escape the danger.

With that in mind, Shizu glared at the red-headed goblina, who kept staring back at her. Shizu was waiting for an answer or some sign, something that could tell her how she should proceed.

And then-

"Haah~...Finally! When Rimuru-sama told me to keep an eye out for someone from other world passing by I really thought it wouldn't happen, but to imagine it would happen less than a week after he assigned me this mission... Or should I say, as expected of Rimuru-sama?"

With those words, the tension in the field disappeared. All the goblins, who were holding their weapons before, now let go of them and started to get down from their mounts. Also, a group of goblins entered the trap to help Kabal, Gido and Eren, who were still lying inside the hole.