Goblin Knight - Chapter 321



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EP.321 Once Upon a Time (1)

Come with me.

We can go anywhere together!

A field of red poppies that dyed the whole world.

The tin island that rose above that night.

Concrete towers that rise so high that they seem to pierce the sky.

Even the emerald city plated with gold… … .

Even if I look around all those places.

You will never run out of time.

Because we can go anywhere, anytime!

* * *

Somewhere in the gap of time where countless thoughts and events drift, only the owner of the magic shoes can enter.

The space that seemed to stretch on forever converged into a single point emitting blue light.

As the stretched out space returned, the shape of the microscopic creature that was nothing more than a thin green line in a higher dimension began to slowly return to its original form.

Blanc, who soon returned to his full form as a goblin knight, even regained all five senses he had lost while drifting through time.

He realized that he was in a dense forest he had never seen before.

‘Hey, here, is… … .’

Perhaps because I had been peeking into a space where even time was just an axis through the body of a mere insignificant being, even my short thoughts were not properly connected.

Blanc thought as he struggled to get up from the soft dirt covered with fallen leaves and insects.

‘The first smell I’ve ever smelled… the smell of the forest. The smell of the grass, the trees, and even the smell of the animals that eat them and live off of them.’

According to Annely, Blanc must have just jumped through time. Could the different smell be a result of that?

No… It’s different. The forest is as leisurely as its size. Even if decades pass, the people living in the forest cannot change this much.

Regardless of time, it would be correct to view it as simply a ‘leap’ to a very, very distant place.

Yeah, jump… … .

‘What about the other colleagues?’

Blanc looked around, just in case.

Even if Annelie couldn’t come, I hoped that Ella, Trasha, and the Glass Slipper sisters could come.

Unfortunately, Ella and Trasha were nowhere to be found. Perhaps it was because they were too far away when they jumped.

What about the glass slippers? Blanc had them too, so there shouldn’t have been any shortage of distance-

‘No… there isn’t any.’

Unfortunately, nothing was found inside the small pouch that contained the glass slippers.

The reason they couldn’t come, even though they came with a broken armor and two swords, seemed to be other than the distance.

Whether it was a power issue, or a conflicting and powerful magical force or something… … .

One thing was clear.

‘… … I’m alone.’

Blanc fell here alone.

Without any colleagues to rely on, without any acquaintances to rely on for the good deeds that have built up over time… in an unfamiliar foreign land, infinitely distant in both time and space.

Blanc felt bitter for a moment at the unfamiliar loneliness, then sighed deeply and pulled himself together.

Now was not the time to be feeling weak and lamenting. Hadn’t I done that enough just before?

‘The situation… Let’s first figure out my situation. What exactly is my state right now?’

Blanc finally looked down and examined himself.

To be honest, it wasn’t a very good look.

‘The armor is a mess, and I’m injured… Damn, it hurts! I can’t move properly… …! Is my bone broken?’

Sir Javert’s plate armor, which had protected his entire body, was dented in various places and in some cases had holes in it.

With such a sturdy armor, there was no way the body underneath would be okay. A belated sharp pain surged through his entire body, which was full of injuries.

It was a familiar pain, but at the same time unfamiliar.

When Annelly was by my side, I could ignore injuries of this magnitude and act accordingly… and they would heal quickly after a little while.

‘Annelli was truly an incredible demon.’

Her absence is felt once again.

The reason why Blanc, a goblin, was able to recover and grow stronger at an absurd rate was because he had absorbed the magical power of the ruler of the demon tribe.

Even if it was just a little bit of magical power flowing out while it was sealed away… what about Princess Nellyvia who has unleashed her own power?

What suddenly comes to mind is the moment when the magical power that burst out just before she awakened took hold of his body.

In that one moment, I was able to break free from the vines that had previously held me immobile and run away.

‘It means that monsters can become that strong when a true demon is nearby. Could it be that the reason the monsters of the Federation were so strong was because they continued to absorb magic power from the side of Razilli La Postheinz?’

However, it was strange that it was so strong that it could be called a hit.

How could the mutant goblin Blanc become so powerful while receiving the sealed magic of Annelie in just under a year?

Isn’t it strange that even monsters much more powerful than him, who have been under the power of a being who has been the leader of the Federation since the end of the war, are only at the level of ‘something that Blanc can do one-on-one’?

There must be some reason Blanc doesn’t know. Whether there’s a limit to how strong you can become that way, or a reason why you can’t keep absorbing magic power…

‘I think it’s a good thing right now.’

Blanc decided to move on to the next step.

About his goals and limitations.

‘A princess is a princess, but there’s something I need to point out before that.’

Blanc picked up a small object that had fallen nearby.

It was a rabbit’s foot, still emitting a faint golden light, and making a clicking sound like a second hand.

‘… … time limit.’

When Annelly takes him back to the past.

There were facts that I came to know naturally, not through my five senses, but simply ‘because I am the current owner of the rabbit’s foot.’

‘The rabbit’s foot’s time jump is temporary.’

No matter how far away or how far into the past we leap.

After a certain amount of time has passed since you used it, you will inevitably return to the point where you used the rabbit’s foot.

To go back home.

‘The time you are forced to return basically depends on the power stored in the rabbit’s foot. However, once that power is completely used up… … .’

From then on, the owner can decide when to return.

Now that we’ve used up all our energy, should we go back right away?

Or, should he use his energy to buy a little more time until he can return… … .

… … The time stored in the rabbit’s foot was not that much.

“Hot.”

Blanc looked at the rabbit’s foot and snorted.

It was because of the unknown singing voice that came from Rabbit’s Foot just before he was sucked into the rift in space and time.

‘You won’t run out of time to visit all those places? That’s a lie that’s so obvious… . . . ‘

Of course, there will be no shortage of time.

In theory, if the rabbit’s foot kept changing owners, it could travel through time indefinitely.

But a person who runs while wearing shoes will inevitably become tired… and eventually collapse from exhaustion.

How dare you package it like that.

‘Anyway, the time given to me is not enough. I can stay here for a while, but… … .’

Blanc, who had gathered his thoughts, let out a deep sigh when he was forced to face the most important issue he had consciously put off until now.

That was his goal.

‘… … If we assume that we have to meet Princess Nellyvia, then there is an absurdly little time.’

It was extremely confusing from the first problem.

A single mutant goblin is supposed to meet the ruler of the demon race? How?

First, let’s go to the north, the territory of the Demon Tribe, and tell the Demon Tribe that there’s something they absolutely have to do to meet the princess. But what if they ask what that thing is?

Honesty is always the best virtue. How about being honest? In the future, I will have a chance to date your princess’s dream girl, and in order to keep her from disappearing, I have to seduce her… … .

‘… … This is crazy. This is crazy.’

Honesty is a bitch, I’ll be lucky if I don’t get my head blown off. Blanc let out a deep, worried sigh.

If we just organize the problems that are piling up right now… … .

‘I don’t know where I am. I don’t know when. I have no colleagues to rely on, no connections to build.

My body is a wreck, my equipment is in shambles, and I can’t even hide the fact that I’m a goblin. Even recovery is out of the question right now, since Annelie is gone.

I have only a limited amount of time left here. It’s a virtual time limit. I can use my life force to extend the time a bit, but that’s only a last resort.

In this situation, I have to meet the ruler of the Demon Tribe, Nellyvia Jenn Heinswerk, and make her decide to become Anneli in the future… … .

I let out a deep sigh again.

There was no answer in sight. Every circumstance he could think of was pointing only to his disadvantage.

But… even if I just keep panting like this, the situation won’t get any better.

‘… … First, let’s start by getting out of this forest.’

If you meet someone in the meantime, well… I’ll decide to deal with it appropriately and skillfully depending on the situation.

Blanc started to move his feet without thinking, figuring that he would be able to make some kind of plan if he knew where and when it was.

– Grab it! Don’t let go!!

– Just shoot the coachman and kill him!

– If you catch that, you can play and eat for the rest of your life!!

“oh?”

From afar, the voices of friendly guides could be heard.