Goblin settlement.
The Goblins lived freely in the area where the Demon King's Castle's castle town once stood.
Rustic wooden fences and houses made from randomly selected tree branches and dry wood.
It was a primitive society where the ones with the strongest tree branches were the strongest, and where the Goblin Shamans who performed doubtful chants would advise the colony's leader.
The activities of Goblins that could be found anywhere were certainly there.
The hub of such a colony The Chief rebuked the villager's worthlessness in front of the forest fruits that were the day's results.
Because they lacked the ability to kill even a single beast, the Goblins' main source of food was fruits.
It would be simple to hunt animals if Goblins had a better arsenal of weapons, but they lacked the intelligence to do so.
"There's something coming, Chief."
"Its a Human"
"Does Human Exist?"
"Is It Human?"
The young Goblins had never seen a human before.
They'd only heard of the "wicked Human" known as the Hero through stories passed down in their colony.
The Village Chief, on the other hand, was in the same boat.
As a result, he lacked confidence when he saw "them" as they approached.
That group of two had heights that were roughly twice their own size.
The man wore extravagant clothing with black as the primary color.
He had dark hair and bright red eyes.The woman, on the other hand, was dressed in sturdy clothes with a black and white basic theme.
She had strong looking armor and shield, as well as a splendid sword.
She also had black hair and red eyes.
Even though he didn't know if they were Humans or not, the Village Chief thought that weapon was powerful.
There was no mistaking that those clothes were also magnificent.
They would undoubtedly suit him better.
The Village Chief imagined a strong and cool-looking version of himself while thinking such foolish thoughts.
The Village Chief then raised his voice in response to the approaching Human-like duo.
"Humans! Leave belongings!"
The surrounding Goblins took a fighting stance with their own tree branches when the Village Chief struck the tree branch he used in place of a staff on the ground to make a clang.
They emitted growls and bloodlust as a form of intimidation.
However, as if completely unconcerned, the woman spoke to the man about something before approaching the Village Chief with a relaxed walk.
They were looked down upon.
The Village Chief raised his voice to issue an order to the Goblins, which he barely understood.
"Kill!"
At the moment that he declared that──
The atmosphere went *gishiri* and a warped sound was made.
It was cold.
His back teeth chattered and trembled.
He couldn't move.
Wrong.
This was fear.
The village head recognized it by instinct.
The red eyed woman that was before his eyes.
That woman's eyes, sparkled.
Those eyes, were tremendously terrifying.
A fear that felt as if his heart was being tightly gripped.
The source of that fear, didn't stop walking.
Slowly, she walked up...And looking down on the Village Chief, she opened her mouth.
"Who were you going to kill?"
The Village Chief was frightened and shook his head sideways.
To say that wasn't it.
To say that he didn't mean it.
To say that he didn't think they were such scary opponents.
The foolish excuses that came to his mind vanished.
What came out from the Village Chief's mouth was, only a single word.
"H, help..."
That was, a word that requested for his own life to be spared.
The woman kicked that Village Chief flying with eyes that seemed as if she was looking at filth.
"Gobuh!"
With only a motion that seemed as if she were kicking a stone at her feet flying, the Village Chief was blown away while bouncing on the ground.
There was not a single Goblin that tried to save the Village Chief.
If they made any careless movements, they themselves would be next.
With only instinct, the Goblins understood that.
For this reason, they rubbed their heads on the ground. In order to demonstrate that they had no will to resist, they threw their hands out before them.
They didn't know that these were movements that signified submission.
"...An announcement to you Goblins."
When she stood in front of the Goblins that prostrated themselves before her, Lublani shouted with a clear voice.
"From here on, the honour of being given Demon King Perci-sama's words will be bestowed upon you all. Carve every single word into your body, and obey Demon King-sama's will without a shred of doubt."
The Goblins' pygmy hearts reacted to the word "honour".
And then, the Goblins' souls reacted to the words "Demon King".
Demon King.
Their souls understood that that word was something special.
"...O Goblins."
The Goblins listened to the youthful man's voice while still falling prostrate.
"This colony, will be directly under the Demon King from now on."
The Goblins didn't understand the detailed meaning of that.
But not long ago, the most distinguished and strong Village Chief was defeated.
The Goblins thought that in that case, they had no choice but to obey them.
"For you all as well, I will have you all become ones suitable for such a role. Are there any objections?"
There should be none.
No, even if there were some──they might be killed by the woman, is what the Goblins feared.
Surveying the silent Goblins, Demon King Perci nodded.
"Yosh, in that case...A single representative is to come before us."
Representative, that meant the Village Chief.
However, the Village Chief was still unconscious.
Going "in that case", a Goblin boasting his strength raised his head.
"Th, then it Amos . Amos , strong."
"Yosh, then who is that Amos ?"
Due to Perci's words, the strength boaster desperately pointed at himself.
"A, Amos is Amos . Because Amos is Amos ."
"Demon King-sama, it would seem that Goblin is Amos ."
"...Ahh, so it was like that."
From Lublani's words, Perci realized that the Goblins didn't have words like [ore] or [watashi] that designated themselves. And then, he beckoned Amos over.
"In that case, we are going to the castle, Amos ."
Amos flusteredly stood up, and held his own wooden stick in his hand.
That was an important weapon that signified Amos 's strength.
He feared that if he were to leave it and it were to be stolen, his rank might change.
"Demon King-sama, what are you planning on doing by bringing this thing to the castle?"
In response to Lublani's question which could be called reasonable, Perci smiled with a face that looked like a young boy that came up with a prank.
"It's a simple story. Lublani...If I'm not mistaken, there is still a lot of building stones left, right?"