Assurance
"Ugh, it’s cold, it's cold!"
"Good work. It's time for a change."
"Finally, I'm cold to the core."
"It was so warm during the day..."
"The temperature difference is huge here."
"But those goblins live in the nude, don't they?"
"That’s amazing."
"Yeah, it's different from being human, I can feel it."
"Well, I'm going to sleep now."
"Thank you for your hard work."
"Get dressed properly, okay? It's seriously cold."
"I'm strong against cold and sleep, so I'll be fine. I can take care of myself for a night."
"You have a strong body… Hey?"
"Hmm? ...Eh? The airship!"
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Early morning
Wince and I were woken up by Yukikaze.
I had some complaints about wanting more sleep, but when I saw the current situation, all of that was blown away.
"Why is there one ship afloat?"
"Shiro. You saw the situation, tell Lola's family right away!"
That doesn't make sense, and there's no way to explain it, so I decided to ask for more details.
Late night
Three airship engineers were working all night to assess and confirm the damage to the airship.
And there were five guards outside.
The incident was timed to coincide with a change of guards.
The airship floats to the surface with just three engineers on board.
Fortunately, the mooring ropes had been thrust deep into the ground, so the airship did not rise any higher.
"But the ropes can't hold forever. It could have snapped or fallen out..."
"Who did it?"
"You know who did it."
That's right
"There were at least 10 people who did it. We're not sure, but it's possible there are more."
"Ten people... why did they take over?"
If they boarded the ship, it means they want to get out of this land.
Wouldn't it be easier to negotiate with us?
I'm sure the word is out that they need a lot of men.
Did they not consider the possibility of being subdued before they took off?
"I don't know about that, so I'm telling you to go tell Lola's family."
"That's right. I'll go."
"Hurry up!"
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On the way to the village, I saw a cloud of dust up ahead.
Horses. Lots of them.
"Horse! That's it!"
"It's a monster in the shape of a horse!"
The soldiers who came with me did not hide their surprise and fear.
That horse was not a horse that valued speed.
Legs as thick as a human torso
Huge body one size larger than a normal horse
"Shiro, you here!"
"Iburo!"
The first goblin I met, Iburo, was riding on the back of that horse.
"What are you doing here!"
"Shiro, Gumomo, promise broken!"
A few days before the airship surfaced.
It is said that a goblin called Gumomo objected to the chief's idea.
"Shiro, allies, Chief here."
"Where is this Gumomo?"
"Gumomo, attack human, leave."
Apparently, the guy named Gumomo doesn't like us.
"Gumomo's father, before, killed by humans.''
Is the goal revenge?
So, Gumomo's aim is to fly to the continent where humans live by airship?
"Promise, I protect."
"What are you going to do?"
"We, Gumomo kill."
"Kill, it's a companion, right?"
"Gumomo, kill humans, humans kill us."
I guess so
Revenge will beget revenge
"That's why, Gumomo, we kill."
"No."
"No? Why?"
"Gumomo is also part of Lola’s family, right?"
"That's right."
"And I don't like the idea of a family member killing a family member."
"But."
"Leave it to me. It'll hurt, but I won't kill Gumomo. Okay?"
"Won't kill, it is okay?"
"Yeah, I'll bring Gumomo back. That's a promise."
"Okay, promise, international problem, not occur."
"International problem? You know some difficult words, do you?"
"Lola, said... international problems, not good."
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