This Goblin Won't Give Up!

Chapter 23

A girl with horns? Just who and what was she? I slowly made my way closer to her, trying my best not to make a sound. Luckily for me, by the time that I found myself looming over her, she still had not woken up, and I noticed that she had more than just a pair of horns on her head. She had a black tail, and the end was shaped like a heart.

She was super cute, wearing a white shirt and black shorts. Her purple hair was a mess, but it oddly suited her. By the looks of it, she was the same age as Sola and Tully, but it was hard to tell. Was she a monster girl, or was she something else.?

I sat down next to the girl, curious as to what she was doing there. From my knowledge, the only monster girls here were Sola, Tully, and myself. Did grandfather change his hatred for monsters?

"Ngghh." The girl began to toss and turn in her sleep. "M-mo-mother don't... don't g-go," she said, mumbling in her sleep, sounding as if she was having a nightmare. Did she also lose her mother?

I knew that it was dangerous to be near a strange girl with horns while she slept, but for some reason, I couldn't bear to leave her alone. It was almost as if there was a strange urge to protect her from harm. That being said, I doubt I could do anything to protect her.

"Nggh! No... don't eat that... stupid old man..."

"Hehehe~," I couldn't hold myself back from letting out a slight laugh upon seeing her drool while imagining eating some food. I pulled out the handkerchief that Auntie Sara gave me and began to wipe her face.

"Kyaa~!" I let out a scream as her hand grabbed mine, and her eyes lit open.

"A mere bug dares try to touch me!" The girl's words were scary, but on the other hand, her voice was so cute that I couldn't help but think that she was just joking with me.

"I'm not a bug!" I yelled back to her, trying to stand my ground, but she was much stronger than me.

"... That's right... you're not," the girl said, observing me, still unwilling to let go of my hand. "You're a goblin, aren't you?"

"What!? No I'm not!" I yelled at her. There was no way that she couldn't know. This had to be a trick of some sort.

"No, you're definitely a goblin. You may be a mixed blood, but you're definitely a goblin," she said, sounding as if she had seen other goblins before. "Though, why are you drenched in witches' magic?"

"What?" How much did this girl know? If only she wasn't holding my hand right now, I would make a run for it and call for help.

"Hmm, you are just a kid, so you actually might not know," she said, curiously running her hands through my hair. "Ugh, how much of this stuff have you been using? If it wasn't my old man or me, I doubt any other monster would be able to tell that you were one of them."

"Really?" I asked her, curious as to how strong Lilith actually was.

"...What is this? Why are your mana levels this low? It's normal for goblins to have low mana levels, but yours are almost bone dry. That thing around your neck and that magic potion you're covered in is draining you faster than you can handle. Give me this!" Before I could do anything, she ripped the necklace, and it became harder for me to breathe.

"Pl-please g-ive...back," It was hard for me to even talk right now, let alone resist her.

"Hmm, wow, you really are weak," she said looking at the necklace while I was trying to grab it back from her. "How did you manage to continue wearing this with such weak mana levels? I'm sure that big brother would love to see this. ...Oh right, almost forgot, here let's get rid of this so you can breathe a bit better."