Volume 2 - CH 10

Taking the bare minimum number of goblins with me, I made my way to the werewolf village. Along with me was Darkle, along with the male goblins I’d first named. There was also the goblin queen, Rufina and Goblia.

“I’m sorry for this Crest. Having you help with negotiations and all.”

“Nah, it’s fine. It would be best to win the werewolves onto our side if I want to have an easy life.” When I told the anxious goblin queen this, she smiled happily.

Before long we could see the werewolf village. The burly gatekeeper sniffed the air before turning towards us.

…They’re really monster-like. I guess a human type body like the goblin queen’s is really unusual. “…The goblin queen huh. What’s your business?”

“We came to discuss the alliance.”

“I see… What about that human?” The werewolf looked at me with a glare.

“I’m Crest. I’m a human who’s allied with the goblins.”

“I see. Wait here for a bit. I’ll go report to our werewolf king.”

“Thank you very much.” The goblin queen gave a quick bow. We stood waiting as they moved.

“So is this werewolf king the werewolves’ leader?”

“Yes, he’s their chief. All of us monster leaders are named accordingly.”

“…I see.” We waited for several minutes. Soon enough the gatekeeper came back.

“Our werewolf king calls for you. Follow me.” The gatekeeper beckoned with its chin. After we all exchanged glances we went in the village. All the werewolves had adult like bodies and looked stronger than the goblins with that alone.

To the werewolves we all looked like a group of fools. …A few of them seemed aware that the goblins had changed though.

The goblins we’d brought with us had lost some of their goblin-ness. The goblins I’d named underwent a few changes. There were a lot of changes with Darkle since he evolved on top of that.

A few monsters could probably figure out some of that.

“We have arrived at our werewolf king’s home.” Said the gatekeeper. Looks like he was done guiding us.

…A home, huh. Their construction skills were better than the goblin’s, sure, but sure enough it was a pretty sad build. Well, maybe I should praise them for having this much skill despite being monsters?

I thought about that as we stepped inside. Right after entering we were faced with a werewolf sitting in a large chair. …Well that’s unexpected. Compared to the other werewolves, he had a much slenderer body type.

He was tall, but he didn’t seem to have any excess muscle. That wasn’t to say he was thin though; he properly had the bare minimum amount of muscle. There were werewolves standing on guard at his side. Their bodies were really well muscled.

“It’s good that you came, goblin queen.”

“It’s been a while, werewolf king.” The werewolf king stood up and came closer. After the goblin queen gave a quick bow, he came close to her without looking at me.

“So, how about the alliance agreement?”

“…Although you wish to take our goblin tribe under you… we will have to reject your offer.”

“Really there, goblin queen? Certainly, I know that you have some exceptionally strong goblins among you. But you should be on your own against us werewolves. Does this mean you’re looking for war?”

The goblin queen shook her head. I wedged my way in between them.

“What, who are you?”

“I’m Crest. We’re not looking for war. All we want is an equal alliance.”

“Equal? Don’t make me laugh. There’s no way your goblin tribe could possibly have an equal alliance with us!” The werewolves started moving in response to the werewolf king’s powerful voice. The number of werewolves surrounding us was two.

They glared at us relentlessly in a bit to intimidate us. The goblins flinched for a moment in response before glaring back at them.

The werewolf king turned his gaze, and then in that moment a werewolf shot forward. The moment the werewolf swung its fist, Darkle drew his sword. As soon as his sword was drawn, the werewolf stopped.

“Do you want to start a war here?” As I said this the werewolf looked to the werewolf king. I bet their surprised. At what? They didn’t think Darkle would be able to match the werewolf’s speed.

“…What happened in such a short span of time? What did you do to power up the goblins so quickly?”

“I named them, and then evolved them.”

“…What?” The werewolf king raised an eyebrow. I took a step forward and stared into his eyes.

“He’s not a goblin. He’s called Darkle. He’s a proud goblin soldier!” When I declared this, Darkle returned his sword to its sheath. The werewolf took another step back in frustration. “All the soldiers gathered here possess names! The goblins in the village are the same!! If you still hope to look down on us, to bear hostility towards us, then that leaves only a single choice. That won’t come at a cheap price though, king of the werewolves.”

The werewolf king glared at me as I shouted. After glancing at me, the werewolf king drew his sword from its sheath. “What is your name, human?”

“It’s Crest”

“I see Crest. I request a duel with you as the representative of the goblin tribe. If we win, then we’ll have you under us. The one condition is that we will all be named under your power, Crest.”

“…Alright. How about in the case that we win?”

“Then you guys can do whatever you want. You can even put us under you. However… if you want to take our lives, then I’d like you to bear with only taking my head.”

…Well we avoided an all out conflict. I didn’t expect them to ask for a duel with me as the representative, but they shouldn’t be able to look down on the goblin tribe with this. I glanced at the goblin queen, and she gave me a nod. The goblins were putting their faith in me once again.

“Alright. I’ll accept your conditions.”

“Are you good to go?”

“Yeah, we just got here after all.”

“Okay. Then go outside. We are about to duel!!” As we went outside we could see the werewolves panicking from the werewolf king’s proclamation.