Goblin Kingdom (Part 1)

Goblin Kingdom - Volume 2: Chapter 100: A Certain Parting

StatusRaceGoblinLevel36ClassKing; RulerPossessed SkillsRuler of the Demon Children of Chaos; Defiant Soul; World Devouring Howl; Sword Mastery A-; Dominator; King's Soul; Ruler's Wisdom III; Household of the Gods; One-Eyed Snake's Evil Eye; The King's Dance at the Edge of Death; Magic Manipulation; Soul of the Berserk King; Third Impact (The Third Chant); Instinct; Blessing of the Underworld GoddessDivine ProtectionGoddess of the Underworld (Altesia)AttributesDarkness; DeathSubordinate BeastsHigh Kobold Hasu (Lv77); Gastra (Lv20); Cynthia (Lv20); Orc King (Bui) (Lv82)Abnormal StatusBlessing of the One-Eyed Snake; Protection of the Twin-Headed Snake

"Do you want to go home?" I asked.

Shumea and Gi Za turned to me with reproach in their eyes. In Gi Za's case, it was probably because he would be troubled by the elf's absence, while in Shumea's, it was most likely because she thought I was only teasing her.

"Will you let me go home?" Selena asked with fear.

I nodded. "When the time comes. I need a contact to reach out to the elves after all."

That wasn't a lie. The goblins weren't enough to take over the world. It's not enough even with Bui's orcs and Hasu's kobolds.

To win against the humans, I need to gather the power of many races. The sylph with their masterful archery is one such race. I need them, but there's no need to antagonize them.

Should they get in my way, however, I won't mind forcefully annexing them into my kingdom. Everything will depend on how the sylphs react.

"Goblin boss, you sure are big-hearted," Shumea said.

"Are you sure you haven't simply forgotten your place?" I said back.

Shumea wryly smiled and scratched her head. "Well, if you put it that way..."

"Umm... T-Thank you," Selene sheepishly said.

"It's nothing to be grateful about."

Everything depends on how the sylphs respond. There's no reason to thank me.

After that Selena talked about the particularities of the sylph's lifestyle.

She talked about playing with the small peoplekoro, about eating the edible plants near her village, and about the other elves her age.

The thing that caught my attention the most were the small metal workerskoro dwarves. They dug out holes to live in and were skilled in smithing and other industrial arts. The elves often traded elven liquor in exchange for their arrows and knives.

"How many of those koro dwarves are there?"

"Oh, they're everywhere," Selena said with a rare smile.

I inadvertently raised my brows at that. Her smile was beautiful, like the blooming of a flower, but I can't believe she's still answering so vaguely. It's not actually that much of an issue, but it really slows down the conversation. Not to mention, I can't follow up on this right now. If the other sylphs found out that I'm interested, they might use it to their advantage.

I asked a different question.

Apparently, the sylphs prefer to isolate themselves in various forests and build villages for themselves. They rarely interfered in matters of the world outside. They truly believed that there was no greater happiness than being in the forest.

But there were exceptions, and some of them would choose to live alongside the humans as adventurers.

When the discussion reached this point, Shumea spoke. "I've heard of some of those. There's the King of Bows, Feeney, from the Blood Oath of the Moon FlowerFairy Clan, Five-Bow Shuen from the Holy Shushunu Kingdom to the east, and although not an archer, there's also the salamander, Barui."