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At the end, Vlad was able to finally figure out everything that happened, and that ultimately, it was Gofumina's greed that ended up triggering the summoning of a part of the {Maiden of the Emerald Sea}. After this, the goblin girl kept insisting on going back to her mercenaries and that she was fine alone, but Vlad insisted on coming along.
Ultimately, he and the rest of his group followed her to see these mercenaries; he was interested in recruiting them to his side if possible, and once he reached the mercenary base and found all these towers and weapons being prepared…
Well, it didn't take long for him to grow suspicious. Why were they building all of this so far away from everywhere else? And in fact, rather close to his city?
"Uuuggh… What am I going to do now?!" Gofumina was dying inside. "I should've logged out! Aagh! But we're already here! Fuck!"
As the goblins in the camp looked alarmed and glared at Vlad's party with eyes wide open, most of them recognizing the vampires as incredibly threatening and powerful beings to not be messed with, Gofumina glanced back at them.
"Um, I'll go look for my boss! And I'll tell him about you guys… Err, stay there, please."
"Fine… Tell him I want to talk with him personally."
Vlad's relaxed personality changed instantly, becoming incredibly serious. Gofumina already guessed he probably began to guess everything that was actually happening here.
"S-Sure…"
She closed her eyes as she walked inside the camp; the goblins quickly swarmed her with questions, barely letting her breathe!
"Gofumina, what the hell happened in the forest?!"
"Why did you bring vampires here?!"
"W-Where are the other guys?"
"Gofumina!"
"Uuggh! A lot of shit happened, okay?! And… they're dead. A cult we had no freaking idea about appeared and killed them…"
"EH?!"
The goblins gasped in disbelief; her group was composed of several goblins that were friends with many. They might be weak, but they were all very close and had strong family-like bonds.
Goblins had strong familial bonds and pack mentalities; they relied on one another and knew that together they were strong and alone weak.
Therefore, when one of their friends died, they mourned them, and now, four of them had perished, a great loss, even for mercenaries.
"T-This can't be…"
"No…"
"My friend…"
"G-Gofumina! How could you let them die?!"
"You are the strongest! How did this happen?!"
"I-I'll explain everything to the boss first, so just let me get through!" Gofumina pushed them away as she walked forward.
Some tried to hit her, but her body was tough, and her reflexes great; she caught punches easily and kicked the annoying goblins away.
"Ouch…"
"Damn it, she's as tough as ever…"
"Ugh…"
She was considered the strongest of the mercenary group, as a Player of high Tier, and possessing a powerful Class and Skills, she was among the strongest goblins.
"Boss."
She walked inside the camp where her boss was directing things and talking with other goblins; the hobgoblin glared at her with surprise.
"Gofumina! What happened with your face? Are you alright? Ah, did you manage to fend off the uninvited guests? What with the commotion outside?"
"A lot happened, and well…"
She explained things to the boss, his face distorted into anger and frustration as he heard his "children" died, although they weren't his biological sons and daughters; every goblin of his mercenary group was like his kid.
"W-Wha…! This… and you brought them here?!"
"I couldn't do anything else, boss! Please don't get mad at me; I was completely powerless in this situation! I-I…"
Gofumina started crying, even though as a player she knew this was all a fabricated fiction, a game; she couldn't help but feel sad for those that were lost. The reaction of her boss already told her they were also very precious to everyone.
"Tch…"
Her boss was about to hit her head, but he ended up not doing anything to her, sighing… He caressed her head instead, looking at her with an understanding smile.
He might be an ugly hobgoblin, but he had a really fatherly aura around him, something that made Gofumina feel welcomed.
Especially because she grew up without a family to belong to…
"Listen well, Gofumina… We must prioritize our own survival. Our previous contractor… Although our deal is strong and there's a pride we must withhold, if the vampire offers more money…"
"A-Are you implying we change sides?! But…!"
"What else can we do now?! It's either that or we die! Those Vampires are too powerful! You have to understand!"
"…I know."
"And they also saved your life and helped you when you were possessed by that monster. We owe them a favor."
"…I know."
"Therefore, you will bring them here, and we will discuss things. Act nice with them; if things go well, we could end up in an even better situation than before."
"Okay, boss… I got it."
Gofumina nodded, although she sighed deep inside; she knew this was the only way.
She walked outside of the tent and rushed towards Vlad and company, bringing them along.
As they walked there, the goblins glared at them with weird expressions on their faces; they weren't quite pleased about these visits.
And once inside, Vlad met the Boss.
"Nice to meet you, sir Vampire- Ah! Y-You're really the Vampire Prince of Elderbridge?!"
"Yes, I am. And I can already tell your entire camp here was made to go against me, right?"
"T-That's…"
"Did you come from the Silver Moon Family?"
"You…!"
"It's easy to guess; they're my neighbors. They attacked my city, and I killed their ruler and their heir…"
"We mercenaries work for money; we don't truly have any loyalty to our contractors… As long as someone else offers more money, we will not hesitate to betray our previous contractor."
"I see… Then we will strike a deal, double what he's offering you, plus you can live in my city; you will get free housing, weapons, armor, and three meals a day, and you will be recognized as citizens."
"R-Really?!"
The goblins had never struck a better deal in their damned lives!
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