Goblin Slayer Volume 3 Kumo Kagyu III

“Sorry. Let’s take a break.”
“Huh?” Cow Girl blinked, but withdrew the ear pick. “Sure,
but… What’s up?”
“We have visitors.”
He had heaved himself up. She followed his gaze and did
indeed spot several people.
One was small, one slim, one short, and one towering.
“…Ahh.” Even as she smiled in understanding, he was
donning his helmet.
He lowered the visor, secured it, gathered his gear, and
nodded. He was ready.
“You don’t have to be embarrassed.”
“I’m not embarrassed,” he said as he stood. He surveyed the
faces of his four companions, and then asked, “Goblins?”
“Yeah! And how! Not that I want anything to do with it, but…”
High Elf Archer made a sound halfway between a snort and a sigh.
“That receptionist girl pleaded with us, said nobody else would do
it. So we didn’t have any choice…”
“Let’s go. Where is it? How large?” It took him no time at all to
decide.
That was the answer he always gave. High Elf Archer rolled
her eyes to the clouds, but Lizard Priest was used to this already.
“In the mountains. Evidently a rather sizable nest.”
“All right. Equipment?”
“Oh! I already bought everything!” Priestess seemed
simultaneously proud of herself and a bit embarrassed.
That explained the large-ish bag she was carrying. If they had
to go into the mountains on foot rather than by carriage, they would
need quite a range of items. And she was already enough of an
adventurer to have thought ahead and obtained everything.
“Food and wine, I assume. And everything else we normally
use?” asked Dwarf Shaman.
“Good.” Goblin Slayer nodded. “Whatever else we need, we
can get when we arrive. Was it a villager who filed the quest?”
“Indeed.”
“Then they’ll know the area. First thing when we get there, we
study the terrain.”
Cow Girl watched him prepare, one item at a time.

There was something irresistible about it, something so
utterly reliable, and she felt a smile creep over her face.

She stood quietly from the grass. At the same moment, he
turned his helmet toward her.

“Sorry. I’ll be back.”
“Sure. Don’t worry about it. You’re the only one who can do it,
right?”
“…Yes .”
Then he spoke up again, as if something had just occurred to
him.
“The fragrant olives.”
“Yeah?”
“I researched them, but I don’t think they fit me.”
“Oh, no?” Cow Girl cocked her head, the wind picking up her
hair. “I think I’d have to disagree…”
“Would you?”
“Sure.”
“I see.”
And with that he fell silent and left on his adventure—no, his
goblin hunt.
He would beat them. He would beat them and come home.
Cow Girl understood perfectly that this was how he would
spend his days.
And she would spend hers waiting for him. Just as she
always did—now that the festival was over.
She watched him go, smiling, then turned back to the farm
with a whisper. Now, then.
The wind gusted from far away, carrying once more the scent
of the olives.
Those flowers represented four things: purity, humility, true
love…and first love.
I think it fits perfectly.
Her murmur, like the fragrance of flowers, was borne away by
the wind.
Autumn had deepened, and the footfalls of winter
approached.

AFTERWORD

Thank you, thank you. Kumo Kagyu here. I hope you enjoyed
volume 3.

That means this is also my third afterword, but I’m still not
used to writing them.

So, as ever, I’ll start with my thanks.

First of all, I am so grateful to have made it to three books. It’s
all because of my readers, my editors, the bookstore people, and
so many others. Thank you, thank you.

Thank you, as always, to everyone who encouraged me while
I was writing on the web, as well as the site admin.

All my gaming friends, thanks again. I’m sorry for that incident
where I mistook you for one of the zombies and blew off your head
with a shotgun.

To my creative friends, I always find your advice extremely
helpful. Thank you.

Mr. Noboru Kannatuki, thank you for providing another volume
of wonderful illustrations. I’m sorry I don’t have anything more
productive to say than “Wow! That’s amazing!” every time I get your
pictures .

My gratitude goes out to all of you, all the time.

The first collected volume of Mr. Kurose’s manga version of
this series is coming out at about the same time as this book.

It’s a comic full of goblins, whom Goblin Slayer slays. Wow!
It’s amazing!

Thank you for doing such constantly high-quality work. I’m
sorry I don’t have anything more productive to say than “Yeah!
That’s it! Do it! Finish him off!” every time I get your chapters.

I hope you’ll continue working with a writer like me.

In this story, Goblin Slayer slayed all the goblins who showed
up.

Maybe we’ll do something different for the next volume. I’m
thinking of a collection of short stories about what other people get
up to while he’s off slaying goblins.

And maybe Spearman and Heavy Warrior sub in a weirdo
instead of their scout, and he guides them up a tower. Do the three
of them get along or not? Well, that’s how human relationships
are. I think.

And then there’s the drama CD… The drama CD? The drama
CD! Hard to believe, isn’t it?

I’m thinking it’s going to be an adventure involving Priestess
and High Elf Archer. I hope you’ll enjoy it.

To the actors and staff, I look forward to working with you.

Gosh. Geez, I mean, I can’t help thinking about what an
incredible thing this has become. A year ago, this wasn’t even my
wildest dream.

I mean, really, we have no idea what life has in store for us.
It’s brought home to me just how important it is to get yourself
out there and do things.
And I’m going to do my best on everything coming up. I hope
you’ll join me.

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