Hero Manufacturing Machine - The Night Before "Goblin Subjugation" - 10

After that, we thoroughly explored the cave and found three baby goblins. Two of them were huddled together, while the other one was cowering, holding its head and trembling.

"I'm sorry, but you're all going to have to leave. I have business with these guys."

With that, everyone seemed to have guessed what was going to happen to these little goblins.

They tried to silently move away from the area so as not to be involved in what I was about to do.

"Are you going to kill the children too?"

Netiriza was the only one who raised her voice in reproach.

"Of course. We can't leave the seeds of disaster behind."

I reply, pretending to be unconcerned. If I could be forgiven for not doing it, I wouldn't do it. But that's not the way it works. Someone has to do the dirty work. This time, that role just happened to fall to me, that's all.

However, Netiliza didn't seem to think so.

"Such a thing……!"

I could see her swallow the words, "Isn't it pitiful?" She is a sister in the service of God. Naturally, her compassion for life is deeper than that of anyone else present.

What's more, this goblin child has not yet committed a crime, just been predicted that it will eventually do so.

So, it's natural for her to think like that. But. "These guys were born as a result of goblins raping women."

I emphasize the "Rape" part of the sentence and continue with my gaze fixed on the little goblin.

"Knowing that, do you still feel sorry for them?"

I didn't even want to ask her, I think it's a question I don't like to ask myself, but I ask her, looking at her with a penetrating gaze. "That's ......!" Netiliza is at a loss for an answer. Although it is still a harmless being, once it grows up it will definitely become a being that can cause harm to humans. Even if you know in your head that killing them is the right thing to do, your emotions may not be convinced. I can understand that.

"You can think of me as cold-hearted. For me, keeping these guys alive is much more of a problem." "……" Those words of mine create a long silence. "...Get out of here quickly. It's not something women and children should see." I urged her to do so. Except for one person. "Doti." Needless to say, Dotin, who is not a woman or child, voluntarily held his foot in place even before I said anything. "Just stay with me. When I'm gone, you'll be the one to take on this role." "Oh, oh! Of course!"

Although he answered with authority, he seemed to have no energy. It can't be hidden.

Dotin is not a character who can act, no matter how you look at it. At best, he is honest; at worst, he is clumsy. "This time I'll do it. All you have to do is watch." "Oh, yes. I'll leave it to you!" He said that, but it was clear that he was not keen on the idea. I'm sorry I put you through all this.

I don't show it in my demeanor, but I feel sorry for Dotin in my heart.

"So, what to be careful about in situations like this." "Oh, yes." Dotin probably thought I was going about my business in a casual manner. His attitude is kind of awkward. "At least have mercy. Don't make them suffer. Let them die quickly enough that they won't realize their own death." *Shun* As soon as I finished saying that I sheathed my sword, having taken three lives in an instant. “……”

I'm sure Dotin has a lot on his mind, but his mind doesn't seem to have caught up with the situation to the extent that he can't even reply.

That is understandable. "This is what it means to kill a living thing. I'll ask you again, can you do it?"

I asked him again, looking down at the baby goblins who had turned into cold lumps of meat. "I can't...! I can't, please give me a break...!" Dotin shouted, his voice strained.

Although it was easy to kill the ferocious adult goblins that attacked with malice, it seemed that it was impossible to kill the harmless child goblin who was not yet a threat. However, this is probably a normal human reaction. If someone was willing to kill a helpless little goblin so easily, I wouldn't trust them.

"It's fine for now, but you will soon have to get over it. That naivete will get someone killed. Don't ever forget that."

I said giving him a soft smack.

"Oh, I'll never forget...! I'll never forget...!" It was only after Dotin faced this reality that he seemed to be able to truly understand what I was saying. "Sorry to have kept you waiting"

"No......"

I guess each of them had different things to think about.

In contrast to the trip there, everyone was silent the entire time on the way back. In this way, we finally left this goblin's nest with a bad aftertaste.

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