Chapter 2
DELIVERY JEOPARDY
It was fun living in this world, its been a week since Yuri and Gastof found me in the forest. Yuri is a young girl wearing a robe then Gastof is the guy with the full plated armor.
Since that incident in the forest I have regained my memories the next day. I was a student back home, I remember being late for my first class that day then found out that the teacher for that subject is absent.
Our homework was to make a story and on that day we must present our work. The story I wrote is about a Land called Liberia. It was peaceful that day, to think Nadia my classmate would be interested in my work.
She read it in front of me then after it I was prepared to hear her thoughts about it then that was the last thing I could remember was my name. My name is Yuuji.
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Today the village chief Migelo of Wert asked Yuri and Gastof to deliver the Blaze Stone to Holy Knight Alexis.
"Yuuji you can come with them if yo want to, it will be a good chance for you to see the outside of this village."
"that is a good Idea old man."
I must leave the past behind me and make all my time in this world worthwhile. After all I am a summoned human from another world which means I am a Hero from an ancient text or legend.
I can't help myself from smiling thinking that I would be praised someday ehehehe. I kept smiling like crazy for a few minutes then suddenly.
"You're creepy you know."
I looked at Yuri who seemed unhappy about something and tried so hard to think for a great topic for a conversation.
"hey Yuri how old are you right now?" but nothing seems to come to my mind but that silly question.
"I'm Fifteen"
Given her figure I am not surprised anymore, i observed that in this world there are many young adventurers compared to the adults.
"hey Gastof, since you guys found me in the forest of Wert I haven't seen any monsters." I looked at Gastof and asked that question out of curiosity.
He smiled at me before answering my question, there must be someone or something responsible for the disappearance of the monsters.
"the town of Wert and the forest around it is protected by a Barrier so no monsters can be seen in its vicinity that's why"
I can't believe it but I was wrong, my way of thinking is just insane.
"The Holy Knight Ezell is responsible for the barrier, he is the hero of Wert. He gave his life for the Village when monsters from the forest attacked. In front of the lake in Wert is the proof of his sacrifice."
So Holy Knights are a thing in this world huh, that story about the Wert village boosted my motivation tenfold. After that I heard Yuri laughing, I don't know why but I have a feeling that I am being ridiculed for some reason.
I don't what to bring this matter in this new world but I am confident about my abilities to detect bullies. Back at home no one can bully me because of this godly skill, before they bully me I usually use my quickfeet skill to avoid them.
"Yuri why are you laughing? Is there something funny? Might as well share it so that well all laugh together."
"hahahaha" - Yuri
"hahaahahaha" - me
"wahaahaha" - Gastof
"bwahahaha" - horses
"what the fuck! I forgot we are riding horses, forget it why are the horses laughing with us anyway? Hahahaha"
"hahahaha" - yuri
"bwahahaah" - horses
"wahahaha" - Gastof
"What the heck is going on in here? Is this some kind of a spell or something?" I managed to ask one question before I lost myself from laughter.
"hahahaha damn right you are kid, this is a curse from a goblin shaman hahaha" gastof replied.
We stopped because continuing might be dangerous without eliminating the problem which is the goblin shaman.
"aurora cleanse!" after an incantation, Yuri casted her high level magic cleanse to remove the negative status laughter.
"be careful everyone, we are surrounded by goblins and that shaman at the back is their leader."
After Gastofs' warning I prepared myself for the worst, this is a new world and this is not my usual everyday life anymore.
"use this kid" Gastof threw a Green knife at me.
"this will be a bloodbath kid, this is not a simple matter. These monsters are the chaos of the region and their kind is responsible for the attack of Wert a long time ago."
But I thought goblins are the weakest monsters next to slimes? I remember playing games back at home and it only takes one swing to kill these guys.
"ugh"
"Yuri are you okay?" This is crazy, even adventurers of their caliber is getting pushed back by mere goblins.
This is not a joke anymore and these monsters are something else. This is a kill or be killed situation.
I kept crossing knife with ordinary goblins and as the fight continues their number increases.
"Gastof! Is there something we can do about this?" I yelled to him as he is also busy with his own battle
"I'm busy with these guys out here" even Gastof is wounded and he is still capable of pushing those goblins.
They are not that powerful when it comes to raw strength. Their numbers is making things difficult.
A sudden glow appeared, the goblin shaman at the back of the whole hoard is preparing a nasty magic.
The goblins suddenly stopped attacking and braced themselves for the goblin shamans' magic.
"Heads up!" Yuri shouted
Gastof suddenly came in front of us with his glowing hands. His hands resemble the color of the earth.
"Yuri! Protect me!"
Yuri used the spell Protect and Amplify to buff Gastof, then within splitseconds Gastof casted his defensive skill Wall of Stone.
"Gastof!" Yuri screamed his name in tears.
"Kid you must protect Yuri, my adventure ends here." He smiled while saying those words.
I can't believe that a mere goblin is capable of using magic of that level.
Such an intense heat swallowed the whole area.
"That magic is called Flare, its a high level fire element magic." Yuri explained it to me while we are being protected by Gastof.
"Hang in there Gastof"
"hahahaha"
"Why are you laughing Yuri? Gastof is sacrificing himself for our safety"
"Gastof you have to finish that thing, are you satisfied now?"
What the heck is this girl saying? I don't understand a thing at all in here. She is a cute girl but this is getting weird all of the sudden.
"bwaahahaha I just want to see the face of Yuuji. He is so adorable." Gastof responded to Yuri.
"Reflect!" Gastof casts another of his skill and the flames were reflected towards the caster.
The army of goblins were burned and destroyed in an instant. They are trolling me I guess, I couldn't even kill one goblin and then he destroyed all of them with one skill.
"are you guys happy now?" I forced a smile and looked at them.
They smiled back at me but their smile is something else.
"some hero you are Kid, bwahaha"
"stop that Gastof, yuuji is going to cry at any moment now"
"oh I'm sorry Yuri, could you at least cast Bravery to Yuuji? Bwahahah"
These two are a pain in the ass, this world is unfair. To think that those goblins are stronger than me, its embarrassing.
"Cheer up kid, you've done a good job in holding off those goblins. I was waiting for the goblin shaman to cast flare to kill them in one sweep."
He explained it to me, looking at his skills and equipment I think Gastof is a high level adventurer.
Even Yuri is good at acting she must be pretty amused on my actions.
"Is your wound okay Yuri?" I asked Yuri but I cant seem to find the wound earlier.
"what wound Yuuji?" she looked at me with a smile in her face.
This two are weird in their own way, at least I made it out alive.
"about that knife earlier kid, you can keep it. That weapon is crafted using green rated materials. If you want to become an adventurer there is a Guild Hall in our destination."
There is even an adventurer Guild in this world, I love Liberia now. This is an ideal Fantasy world.
"About the Blaze stone, just what is that thing anyway? It must be pretty special, even a holy knight is involved."
After asking that question the mood started to get more serious. As I thought, the blaze stone must be special in any way.
"The Blaze Stone is an artifact, they say it contains powerful magic capable of destroying an entire country." Yuri answered.
Then this mission really is dangerous, what the heck is that old Village Chief thinking sending me in some kind of danger? This is supposed to be a fun stroll or something.
I took a deep breath to refresh myself then together with Gastof and Yuri we travelled north to deliver the blaze stone to Holy Knight Alexis.
[to be continued]