Chapter 109

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After solving the misunderstanding between Lucifer, Emeraldine, and Partner, we quickly continued our delicious breakfast. At some point, the Innkeeper brought us the breakfast they served here, but compared to the food we were eating, it was very little. Nonetheless, I still ate it all for myself.

After the delicious and tasty breakfast, we rested for a bit as we began to discuss what to do for now. I decided to completely forget what Lucifer had tried to do to me this morning, deciding to think about it as if he had just not been on his right mind. He also acted like it didn’t happen, so I suppose we made an unspoken deal, not to mention it for the moment.

Nonetheless, the thought about him trying to do these types of things to me again makes me nervous. It’s not like I think he’ll violate me or something because he can’t. I am a ghost, and he’s kind of a gentleman, so I doubt he has such urges. But I do think he might try kissing me again one of these days… maybe I shouldn’t try to be so close to him? Ugh, I am talking about it again… Well, better to forget it for now and assess the problems we are facing now.

“So what should we do now? There are a bunch of people waiting for us underground, and I feel the urge to accompany them back to the goblin village, our settlement,” I suggested.

“Hm, if you really plan to make that place your settlement and base… then I suppose we should go back and bring them there… However, as the number of people grows, we’ll need more security there. Building up strong walls and making better buildings would be a priority,” Said Lucifer.

“Huh… I thought we could do this later on, but we really have to do it asap. We already had our little adventure. For now, we should go back, be done with all of this, and then resume the journey, I guess,” I sighed.

“We spent a long time traveling around, so I doubt there was not a lot of time spent on this… Going back would be for the best so we can assess everything. I would also feel nervous if we left the goblins and everyone else there abandoned for too long. Maybe someone might try to pick up a fight with them again,” Said Emeraldine.

“Yeah… But what about this place?” Asked Lucifer.

“We’ll slay the pigs before leaving. Of course, we’ll steal everything they got as well. We need a lot of money to buy stuff and get ourselves materials and food for our people,” I said.

“Hm, indeed, you’re right,” Agreed Lucifer.

“Is this village nice?” Asked Takeshi.

“Yeah, there’s a lot of nice people there, so you’ll be welcomed with open arms,” I said.

“I’ve never seen goblins before… aren’t they monsters?” Asked Laura.

“No, goblins are Majin. They’re a humble race of small, green-skinned people. Don’t think of them lightly. They’re hard workers as well.” Said Lucifer.

“O-Oh, I see!” Said Laura.

“I have been thinking about moving the village whenever we reach it. Although the lake is very important for the water that the village drinks, it is dangerous to leave them so close to the duchy there… moving to a farther and more enclosed region would be ideal,” I said.

“Indeed, a relocation would also be useful and good for the village. I agree with this,” Said Lucifer.

“But where? There were mostly just grasslands… I wish there could be a big forest to hide the village inside. But all the forests around were small patches of woods,” Said Emeraldine.

“Forest… Yeah, it will be hard to find a place that could naturally protect the village, but we’ll do our best when we get there. For now, I’ll go take care of the pigs. I am getting tired of waiting,” I sighed.

“Let me go with you then,” Said Lucifer.

“No, you’re staying with the kids. Protect them here in my place,” I said.

“Eh?! Well… fine,” He sighed.

He was looking forward to slaughtering some humans, but my punishment was not letting him do so.

“I’ll go! I’ll go!”

Partner didn’t let me go as she hugged my torso tightly, and her adorable face said everything. She wasn’t going to let me go unless I accepted on bringing her with me.

“Fine…” I sighed.

“Can I go too? I want to help you out, Maria-sama.” Said Emeraldine.

“Eh? Are you sure? You’re… okay with killing people?” I asked.

“I have to get used to it… I want to get used to it. After what I’ve gone through, I’ve already lost a big part of my former humanity. Perhaps I am no longer a person, and I want to see how far I can go, so I can be of more utility for you, Maria-sama,” Said Emeraldine.

“V-Very well then, but don’t get so close to me….”

Emeraldine had gotten quite close to me.

“A-Ah! S-Sorry… Hehe…”

After that, I decided to bring the two girls with me while leaving Lucifer with the kids, alongside Kuro and Raven too, and a few other Undead. I am just being overprotective, but I wouldn’t like to regret not having been overprotective…

Emeraldine and Partner hopped into my Shadows as I traveled through Shadow Sneak in the middle of the morning. The sun had yet to completely cover the sky so there was some fresh shadow behind the buildings to sneak through.

Flash! Flash! Flash!

Using my abilities, I easily sneaked around, sneaking behind most of the people without anyone noticing.

I never thought Ghosts would have such a good Stealth Build potential! With these skills, I can easily travel and sneak around wherever I want no problem!

Flash! Flash! Flash!

In an instant, we reached the manor of the duke of this place. We’ll slay him first before the other two.

The Duke of this duchy is named Duke Roberto Albraun. While the other two pigs I want to slay to avenge my family are Edward Allfire, and Ernesto Watertide.

Duke Roberto Albraun is currently within his room, so it’s the perfect time to attack…

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