The next morning, I prepared the bow and arrows and also bought small subspace pouches in order to not get Elaina's attention again by getting items in thin air. I decided what magic I would create and that is a magic arrow. For now, I need to familiarize myself with the structure of the arrow cause the more detailed I could get, the faster I can cast the magic.
I went to the guild to look for a goblin-related quest on the mission board. It's a quiet day today in the guild, not many people are staying here and the mission board seems to have not many requests.
"What quest are you trying to find?" I heard a sweet gentle voice behind my back and I already know who it was. I turned around and its Elaina, I squinted my eyes as I look at her.
"Why do you look at me like that? You're making me sad," She acts cutely and pitiful but I just looked away.
"Is there any quest here about killing goblins?" I asked to shift the conversation.
"Yes, do you remember that one time when some adventurers walked in wounded? Turns out they were royal escorts of the Duke Martha's daughter from the town beyond the goblin forest."
Ah, those people... let me guess they want me to save a damsel in distress.
"Is the quest about rescuing that daughter?" I asked with the hopes of it not being that kind of mission. I would rather slaughter goblins than save another person, it's too much hassle and attention.
"You guessed correctly!" She winked and poked me.
"I refuse, is there any other quest?" I blatantly refused that mission.
"It's not been long since the refresh of Goblin Forest you know? So there is still a rampant of goblins and most of the hunters have gone and taken those monster-killing quests since it's the fastest way to earn money. Plus the danger of a goblin army is still there so the mayor of the town issued a killing-spree request," she explained the situation to me.
If there was so much fuss about the goblins in the forest, then why did no one take the quest? It's kind of suspicious.
"Please explain to me the killing-spree request first." More importantly, I want to know the rewards for it.
"Basically, every confirmed goblin kill is 1 silver Eth right now, and you need to bring the head of the goblin in order for it to be a valid kill. The rewards will be given personally by the mayor on the 20th of this month so you better keep those heads you got and present it to the mayor."
So we have to keep it until the 20th? Does that mean it's okay to steal from others? I smiled as my greed was overflowing my mind, "hehe", I let a little snicker out of nowhere.
"Mind if I ask, what month is it?" I didn't really look at any calendars up until now.
"It's Marso." Ah, so it's March right now.
"What if I bring a higher class of a goblin? Will the reward increase?"
"Yep! there are different rare goblins right now such as Hobgoblin and Berserker Goblin. They are worth 10 silver Eth each. The thief goblin is worth 5 silver Eth. Of course the higher rank goblins such as the Shaman Goblin and Goblin Lord are worth 1 gold Eth each."
1 gold each?! On top of that, there is a request from Suzuki. I'm gonna need to get both the head of the Shaman goblin and the orb it uses. Things are getting interesting.
"Then lastly, explain to me why there is still no one who accepts the request to save the Duke's daughter."
"Well..." she looked away and said, "The Goblin Lord got her..."
"Ahhh, ahh, yes the Goblin Lord. There's no way I'm accepting that, they should just accept her doom."
I heard a large thump and a cup was flying towards me at great speed.
{Wind Barrier}
*Shatter*
"What do you think you're doing?" I asked while I grit my teeth and ready to kill the person who threw the cup.
"You better think before you say anything, YOU THINK I'M GONNA TOLERATE AN INSULT TOWARDS MILADY?!" A knight yelled and stood up angrily and exude murderous aura.
"Please don't fight inside the Guild!" Elaina stood in front of me trying to stop the quarrel.
{Razor Wind-Multicast 2x}
*BOOM!*
As the shockwave happened inside the building, the sound was deafening. I protected Elaina's ear by including her in my {Wind Barrier}.
"AAAAAAHHH!!" The knight screamed at the top of his lungs.
"Sir Ras, What did you do?!" Elaina looked at me confused and concerned.
"I cut off his arms." I coldly said while I watch the spurting blood from afar.
"Ras, did you do that?"
I suddenly felt an intense magical pressure coming from above.
"I'm sorry, did I wake you up Ms. Librarian?" I looked up above and it was really her but rather than angry she looked more puzzled. The pressure slowly went away and she came down to the lobby.
"Umm Miss Ysletta, I can explain the sit-" Ysletta put Elaina to sleep. I caught her in my arms but I got worried, why did she make her unconscious?
"Yes, I did that." I said while looking at her face. It's my first time seeing her whole face and up close at that. She looks similar to Thea, but more incredibly beautiful and her body is ... busty and sexy...
She leaned toward me and asked," How did you do that?"
"What?" I replied.
"You cast two magic at the same time without any incantation or preparation. How?" She looks very serious and curious about it. Well she is a fellow mage so she should also be curious about it.
"YOU THINK I WOULD LET YOU GO AFTER DOING THIS?!" He yelled while he is being healed by his party member. Another member of his drew their sword and the mage was ready to cast magic at me.
"I'll tell you if you can assure me that I won't receive any punishment from Duke Martha after what I'm gonna do."
She looked over at the the knights.
{Fire Needle-Multicast 4x}
*SWOONG!*
I directed the skills to hit all of them on the head.
"What?..." Ysletta was baffled, not because I killed them but rather I was able to cast the same magic multiple times and able to control them.
She looked at me and said with a shocked face,"Deal."
"Okay!" I said.
"Send a letter to Duke Martha and notify her that her knights caused a ruckus inside my guild so they received immediate death punishment. Also, clean up the bodies and send them back and don't spread any unnecessary rumors." She ordered the other guild staff that was there.
"So you are also the guildmaster?"
"Yeah, do I not look like one?"
Well, I thought you were just a great magician hiding in a librarian facade.
"What about Elaina?" I asked while I'm princess carrying her.
"Just put her on the infirmary, my sister will take care of her later once she arrives," I got curious because she have another relative, "Who?"
"The manager. I'm just glad she ain't here, I'm gonna receive a whole day of scolding from her if she knew what happened."
Damn, a single family managing a single corporation, sounds like corruption to me. But that's not my business right now. Right now, I need to quickly explain to her how and move on to my hunt, it's been delayed for too long.