Day 51-60/Day 53

From the group of 12 people that got caught, I got the information that the full force will advance within 20 days, because the forest is full of powerful monsters like Three-Horned Horses and Hind Bears, mobilization of large numbers of people on specific routes was deemed impossible.

Naturally, I heard the routes as well.

Normally one would think they wouldn't leak such important information since they are professionals, ha, broke their limbs and then stopped the bleeding, sliced their flesh and bone and then healed it, cut open their stomach and then healed it, eating them mercilessly in front of their comrades, I repeatedly listen to the ones that were telling everything.

We are called villains, there's no mistake about it, but if you look at history you would find things like this happen many times, so I was not concerned, don't take me wrong but most of the techniques I was using were ones that were perfected by our predecessors in the first place.

Oh, and I’m an ogre now. I’m not human, so this isn’t a problem. That’s how it is.

After I heard all the things I needed to hear, I ate their extremely delicious meat. Oh and I also got magic items, armaments and a lot of experience points.

From the group of 12 people that got caught, I got the information that the full force will advance

Ability [Job-Secret Force] learned

Ability [Job-Monster Tamer] learned

Ability [Job-Vorpal Punisher] learned

Ability [Job-Hermit] learned

Ability [Read State] learned

Ability [Bribe] learned

Ability [Unlock] learned

Ability [Release Trap] learned

Ability [Sense Trap] learned

Ability [Sense Enemy] learned

Ability [Improved Assassination Rate] learned

Ability [Hidden Weapon Mastery] learned

Ability [Humanbane] learned

Ability [Vorpal Strike] learned

Ability [Aura Slash] learned

Ability [Back Attack] learned

Ability [Needleshot] learned

Ability [Throw] learned

Ability [Severe Pain Resistance] learned

Ability [Charm Resistance] learned

Ability [Assassination Resistance] learned

Tl Note : Now he wont get oneshotted/multishotted in an instant like his first death. - Sarah

Oh the abilities.

Yeah, only [Triple Stab] was a direct physical attack ability, I’m thankful for the addition of [Vorpal Strike] and [Aura Slash].

TL Note : Hah, Vorpal Strike…. so Accel World. - Vidar

TL Note: I thought it was DnD o.O - FB

There’s also [Unlock] and [Release Trap], I am satisfied with so many useful abilities.

Elven Maiden-san slept soundly for a day thanks to the sleeping drug, she finally woke up in the afternoon.

She jumped in surprise when she woke up since I was looking at her beautiful sleeping face, then made a bunch of noises like “What have you done to my private escorts?!” “What are you going to do to me?!” “No way, my chastity…”, so I made some imitation tea—with the help of Alchemist-san—out of medicinal grass, which settled her for now.

The tea's sedative effect kicked in immediately.

Afterwards, I told her what happened plainly.

The escorts were all dead, I took their hearts and equipment as payment for giving them a respectable burial. I—Gobukichi-kun was excluded since he wasn't there at the time—was watching the situation from the preparation phase, I attacked the humans before killing and eating them, that's all.

I told her everything without holding back.

Oh by the way, I never said anything about the elven prisoners of war. Since it is unrelated. There might be a problem if I told her, but I didn’t because it doesn’t relate to her case.

Well, speaking of Elven Maiden-san’s reaction, was, naturally, it was that of rage.

I was punched in the head and got hit a few more times, but to be honest, it was not a big deal. It was like getting hit by a small child. Repeated punches you say? That imagery is actually quite close.

Though I thought ‘Did Elf Maiden-san behave like that because there was a guy with reasonable position?’, but it's not like I don't understand her feelings, so I let her freely hit me for a while, then I countered with a flick of my finger—My hits are no joke. Even though it's just a poke I had to go easy on her and hold back—to her forehead.

T/N note: He did '????????', which is flathead, and poke her in the forehead. I had to make do with the horrible pun T.T - FB

what? '???' is kochira, this one, usually refers to rou himself or his side of the conflict. he’s been using achira/kochira a lot for that reason. /Vidar

And here I thought rou’s having one of those flight of fancy moment with the famous forehead flick slapstick jokes from the 90’s/00’s (I’m not sure if this was from Silent Library or Takeru’s Corner) - FB

Her swelling head moved back so she won't die, but it still must have been painful, she held onto the spot and scornfully stared at me with teary eyes, I don’t really know.

“The dispute between elves and humans doesn’t matter to us, but I was going to help, so stop hating and complaining so much”, I declared. Then I incidentally told her that there seemed to be a traitor in their ranks.

Then she became silent, after a while she erupted into tears while crying in earnest, I tried to comfort her. Gah, the sight of a beauty in tears is foul play.

After that, I wanted to escort Elven Maiden-san to her village, but we continued talking more than expected, time passed so she needed somewhere to stay for the night.

Tonight I made a hammock for her to sleep in.

Well, tomorrow we will go to the Village of the Elves. Wonder how it will go.

Oh, and Gobujii, weren't you looking at me with expectant eyes saying "Did you catch Maiden-san?" What a bother.

TL Note : Damned perverted & lolicon gobujii. The last girl he did it with was a loli (or used to be loli). - Sarah

It's not like she's an enemy, for me to be hypocritical and spend two hours talking with her……

Oh, I began asking about the male and female elves I caught. But there was no interest because they were the ones who meddled first, it's an implicit rule of the elves, so I just went with it.

The line of goblins was a surreal scene, it went on and on. For the time being, I'm not going to say anything since they were following the rules.