NOVEL NEXT Chapter 41
Hello, I’m the villainous noble, Jin.
Currently, I’m desperately searching for monsters with single-minded determination to support both my and Mea’s living expenses.
“…Where are you, monsters…! ——[Magic Sense]—— I found them!”
“That was quick. It’s only been 30 seconds since we started, you know?”
As Rud pointed out, it had indeed been only 30 seconds since we began hunting monsters.
However, we needed to find them quickly.
“It’s all for the sake of our living expenses. I can’t let anyone take it away from us…!”
“It’s serious business, huh? But… just by looking at you like this, no one would think you’re a Duke’s son.”
“Hmph. I don’t care about the opinions of others. It won’t make me a single penny richer.”
“Master I have an Idea! Shall I bring back some gemstones from the royal palace? That should fetch us enough money to live a life of luxury forever!”
“That’s a good idea, Cynthia. Let’s go with that plan. Also, I’m not your Master.”
“Hehehe… Thank you! Please wait for about a week! I’ll definitely bring back valuable gemstones! …And Master, you’re my Master.”
Cynthia saluted with a bright smile.
It was curious that even in this world, there were salutes, but well, it was cute and childlike, so it was fine.
As Rud and I enjoyed Cynthia’s spirited gesture, Mea spoke with a serious expression.
“Jin-sama… It’s quite difficult to say, but… we don’t have a week.”
“…Alright, then let’s go right now.”
I realized the situation was more urgent than I had thought and hurriedly walked in the direction I sensed the monsters.
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After walking for 15 minutes inside the Spirit Forest, I finally encountered the monsters.
“Grrrr…!”
“Gob, gob!”
In front of me were Greater Wolves, a Goblin Rider atop one of them, and a Goblin General wielding a club.
All of them were classified as B-rank monsters in terms of danger. They were around level 50, a level of strength that shouldn’t appear in the game at this stage.
As evidence of their strength,
“What the hell are these guys…? Even the top teachers would have a hard time against them, right…?”
“Master! I can’t beat these monsters, even if I tried my best! So please, Master, do it!”
Rud and Cynthia quickly gave up on the idea of fighting, likely understanding the monsters’ strength. Although Cynthia seemed more interested in seeing my magic.
Well, as per Cynthia’s request, I would show her some magic.
“Mea, please don’t get involved this time. It’s not a problem if it’s just this level of threat.”
“…Understood. In that case, I will take on the role of protecting both of you.”
Mea said so and moved closer to Rud and Cynthia.
Alright, this way I can keep Mea out of danger and still get all the loot for myself.
I stood before the monsters.
The Goblins, in their ugly way, grinned and mocked me as if they were challenging me alone.
As for the Greater Wolf… well, I couldn’t tell.
I couldn’t use telepathy, and I hadn’t even thought about it, so I really had no idea what was going on in a dog’s mind. Goblins, being humanoid, were more perceptive to malice, so they would notice it, but not a wolf.
“Well, whatever. Let’s get started.”
I unleashed two magical organs at once and began to refine my magical power.
Since we were in a forest, I couldn’t use flashy high-powered magic, but over the past seven years, I had developed magic that compensated for that.
“It’s time for the debut —— [Reaper’s Scythe].”
At that moment, my body converted magical power into the power of death —— [Miasma], and it materialized.
I wore tattered robes and a hood, and in my black mist-like hand, a sinister, large scythe was gripped. And then, something resembling the Grim Reaper, with a sudden disappearance, caused the Goblin General not riding the wolf to crumble as if its thread had been cut.
Alright, got five of them.
“!?”
“Gob!?”
The monsters were suddenly surprised and stopped moving. Their expressions revealed confusion and fear.
I grinned at the monsters.
“Hey, what’s wrong…? We’re just getting started. —— [Magic Bullets].”
Shoosh——!
With a small slicing sound, tiny holes, about 4 cm wide, appeared in the foreheads of the Greater Wolf and the Goblin Rider, who hadn’t even reacted, and they slowly fell.
But there were still many monsters in front of me.
“—— [Multiple Cast: Magic Bullets] [Paradise of Reapers].”
Around me, countless colorless, transparent magic bullets floated, and dozens of reapers wielding large scythes appeared in front of me.
“Come at me, you bunch of my living expenses!!”
I eagerly jumped into the swarm of monsters.
“…You’re… you’re still a monster…”
Rud muttered in astonishment at the scene before him.
Hundreds of monsters lay dead, one on top of the other. However, there was hardly any blood, so it looked clean. This would probably fetch a good price.
Looking at Mea, she was happily using spatial magic to store the monsters. Cynthia was initially ecstatic about my magic but got too excited and fainted, now leaning against a tree.
“Hmph… This is nothing. Hehe… I’m looking forward to seeing how much we can sell them for.”
I smirked.
At that moment, I thought I heard Rud muttering something like “Poor monsters…” It must have been a mishearing.
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I forgot the exact name of the multi cast spell I used earlier, is it the same or was it different?