Isekai Losers!

Chapter 21: Henrietta

"Welcome to my empire, you filth!"  the fat goblin woman sneered, her chest moving visibly with each and every breath she took.

What the hell is that thing?

Ivan looked at her with repulse before his eyes shifted to the doctor—the man was frozen in a state of horror, his teeth clenched, his body trembling.

"Doc?"

"To think a live goblin queen would be here..." he mumbled meakly. "No wonder the waves of goblins had no end."

"Mature goblin queens are thought to be able to produce dozens of goblins on a daily basis all on their own without the need for-" he paused. "...male assistance. Paired with their fierce intelligence, queens become a self-sustaining force of nature."

The goblin queen scoffed, seeming almost pleased. "Ha! Flattery won't get you far here, little man! But you do seem to know your stuff..." she mumbled. "...Well? How?! Spill it!"

"It i-is all purely speculative, to be honest!" stuttered the doctor nervously. "I study goblins for a living. A live goblin queen hasn't been seen in nearly a century—your kind is just that rare! This is a grand discovery, I must say!"

"Are you really geeking out about goblins right now??" Ivan barked at the doctor.

"Silence!" yelled the goblin queen. "Don't you go bickering before me!" 

At that moment, a goblin quietly slithered his way to the queen, holding a large wooden plate with a whole roasted turkey on it. He bowed obediently as he placed the plate in front of the queen and quickly retreated.

"Yes..." she mumbled as she tore off a turkey leg and began eating.

"So you tho mush be the skybhown..." she glanced over to Ivan and Lynn while swallowing the food.

"You gotta be, I can't imagine an orc being a skyborn."

"An orc? What do you mean?" Ivan raised an eyebrow.

"The big muscly guy over there! He reeks of orc!" yelled the queen impatiently "How do you jump into a goblin nest without knowing who your allies are? Are you stupid??"

Both Ivan and Lynn turned to Ovro who simply stood there silently, facing ahead, his face still hidden under his helm.

"Well? Take the helmet off! Let's see the big dramatic reveal!" ordered the queen.

Ovro, however, didn't move a muscle. He stood still like a statue.

The queen clicked her tongue impatiently. "Get that guy's helmet off!"

Without hesitation, several large goblins pack Ovro, pushing him into a kneeling position. He didn't resist them. In fact, he didn't react in any way.

At last, one of them grabbed his helmet and roughly took it off.

His sharp, yellowish eyes were partly hidden behind his long, brown bangs. His ears resembled that of a human but still came to a point, albeit much less pronounced than a goblin's ear. His jaw was well defined and wide. The small tusks sticking out of his mouth were like the final piece to the puzzle—this man  was unmistakably not a human.

"The hell...?" Ivan said under his breath.

"My, I must say you're quite the handsome lad!" grinned the goblin queen. "Perhaps I should keep you as a pet, make myself a batch of handsome half-orcs! Gihihi!" she cackled before taking another bite from the turkey leg.

"He was an orc all along? Never felt the need to tell us that, doc?" Ivan looked over to the disheartened man who avoided his gaze.

"Don't go cryin' yet! The best part is yet to come!" shouted the queen with excitement.