Just as he raised his hand to pull away the last thick layer of leaves, Nobita faintly heard a crisp "string sound", the kind of beautiful bow opening sound he would hear every time he passed by the bow department.

His body barely gave him time to react, and the muscle memory he had trained for a long time prompted him to lean back, quickly raise his hand, and grab his five fingers in the air, and directly grasp the flying arrow between the lightning and flint. The arrow was about the tip of a pencil from his forehead, and with his current physical fitness, it would be fine if he was stabbed...... But he was somewhat relieved.

"It's good to be able to catch it......" Nobita secretly breathed a sigh of relief, threw the arrow away, raised his voice and shouted, "It's me——! ”

"Kiln ......"

Dressed in light armor and wearing a short cloak behind her back, Miss Morito slowly emerged from the bushes. She held a hunting bow in her left hand and a quiver hanging from her waist in her right hand, and paced slowly with a wary face, her long ears standing up as if she felt some danger. The intuition of the forest people is much stronger than that of other races, and perhaps in her eyes, Nobita is now much more like a demon than like a human......

"Stand there and don't move!" She obviously remembered who Nobita was, but she still didn't give him a good look, but she didn't pull out an arrow to threaten him, but just asked hatefully, "Where did you come from?" ”

"Ah, I'm sorry...... It's so late, you're all resting, right? Nobita smiled embarrassedly, "You should have seen me, I'm ......"

"I know who you are! Although I am old, I have a good brain! Miss Morito pursed her lips a little angrily, "I, yes, ask, why are you here?" We all thought you weren't coming. ”

"You always have to do what you promised." Nobita squinted his eyes and smiled, "Say it again...... It's also a rare thing for me to go on an adventure with my companions, and I don't want to miss it. ”

"Who's in the same class as you......"

Despite saying this, Miss Morito put away her bow and turned to join Nobita in their camp.

It's said to be a camp, but it's actually just three tents...... The bonfire in the middle must not be broken, in such an era, the monsters and beasts in the wild are all watching human flesh, and the power of the fire can make them dare not approach. Goblin Slayer seems to have a habit of sleeping alone, so one tent for each person, the rest is the one where the Miner Warlock sleeps, and the two girls sleep in one tent. As for the lizardman, he is much more adaptable to the environment than humanoids, so Nobita saw him sleeping directly on the ground with nothing on his body...... (Because it's cold-blooded)

Even so, it's up to the vigil to keep the night watchman from happening, which is what every team of adventurers does when they go out at night. Morito only happened to meet Nobita during her vigil......

……

"It's not a peaceful night...... "Sitting on a large cold rock, as if deliberately keeping half of her body away from the fire, she complained, "first there was an earthquake, and then there were two sudden flashes of light in the west, and another meteorite fell from the sky...... It probably landed somewhere nearby, and even felt the tremors here. At first, I thought it was the Demon King who sent troops, but I was shocked! ”

"Really?" The initiator smiled sheepishly, "In a sense...... You may not be wrong. ”

Quietly, he reached into his four-dimensional pocket, and as if by magic, he pulled out a large object, almost taller than his own—a humanoid body, with no trace of an axe or chisel on its body, as if it were made of a fine piece of pure steel, with a metallic sheen. Hearing the sound of "bang", the humanoid's feet fell to the ground, making a sound like a big tripod smashing on the ground, which scared Miss Senren into a stagger.

"What are you doing......

She turned around, and her unhappy complaint was just halfway out, but suddenly she saw such a terrifying steel monster behind Nobita, and she couldn't help but open her mouth wide, not knowing what expression to make. She had lived for 2,000 years, but in all her years she had never seen a creature like this: his entire body glowed with a color of steel, reflecting like a mirror. Approximately two meters tall, with human-like body shape and limbs, he appears to be unusually muscultur. The steel creature had no costumes, no decorative colors on its skin, and was simply iron. Only the eyes are lit up with two red dots of light, as if they were specially placed to emphasize that this is a living thing.

The steel monster didn't speak, silently looking down at Miss Morito, her eyes shining red gave her an indescribable sense of depression.

"This ...... What is it? ”

"His name is 'Sentinel,' and it's me...... Well, yes, it's a robot that I designed. Nobita hesitated for a moment, but finally put all the credit for Yu Feiyan on her head, presumably she wouldn't be upset about it, "In your words here, he's probably a magic puppet or something." ”

"Huh...... Magic golems? Curious, Miss Morito poked the sentinel's abdomen with her hand, but did not cause any reaction from the latter, except that her fingers were cold, similar to the sensation of touching the blade, "It's not like what I've heard...... The degree of completion is so high. It is said that some magical nobles in the big cities only use this thing, and most of them are clumsy......"

"Ah, I'm a black magician, it's definitely different!" Nobita smirked and moved out of the setting of the black magician, while saying, "Don't go and tell others to wake up and keep vigil, go to sleep, and leave all the work to the sentry, he is very reliable." ”

“…… You took it out just for this? As if she couldn't suppress her laughter, Miss Morito held her stomach, bent down slightly, and smirked deliciously. In all fairness, her laughter was very good, but Nobita always felt that she was underestimating her.

"What are you laughing at?"

"It's okay...... I just suddenly realized that maybe you are a different person than I thought, and maybe you are a good person. She waved her hand lightly and smiled, "Thank you very much, though...... Adventurers don't have this habit, and it's better to leave their own lives to themselves, and I don't trust this kind of steel stuff too much. Besides......"

She raised her hand and gently tapped the sentry's surface twice, making an incredibly crisp sound.

"In the forest, it's not as useful as a real forester."

"You're underestimating him...... Sentinels are the weapons I use to kill the Demon King, and if the conditions are right, they can even annihilate the Demon Army. ”

"You're humorous." Miss Morito smiled at him, "But let's go to bed, we will be able to reach the goblin's lair early tomorrow morning, and a thrilling adventure awaits us!" It's not too late for you to show off your invention then. ”

"Ah~~~~" She stretched her waist, looked at the slightly rising clouds in the sky, and sighed, "I'm really looking forward to an exciting adventure......"

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The next day. Ruins underground. in the cloister.

"It's boring......"

As a scout, the forest people at this moment looked reluctant, and they were not even willing to go to the front, but gave up this position to the brother to kill. It's also thanks to the fact that Goblin Slayer has always acted alone, and theoretically he can do anything about it, so he has no opinion on this.

Miss Morito stamped her foot a little angrily, glanced at the small artificial sun hanging from the "ceiling", and was soon squinted by its bright light, and asked, "What the hell is that?" ”

"Huh? Didn't you listen carefully before? Nobita smiled and explained, "This is my magic prop......"

"Of course I know! I'm asking why there is this, the miners can't make this kind of thing! She looked at the walls around her with some annoyance, and then looked forward, the whole corridor was so illuminated that even every piece of moss could be seen clearly, "Then the atmosphere of adventure is completely gone...... It should have been a torch and a cautious advance. ”

"It's safer that way." Goblin Slayer turned back to her seriously and explained, "We can detect changes in our surroundings, we don't have to worry about when the torches are burning out, and it's easier to spot the traces of traps and ambushes." Leaving your torch-wielding hand free will allow you to better defend against enemy raids. ”

"This, of course I know this, this prop is really useful." Miss Morito clearly wanted to argue about something, but after all, she lowered her head unconvinced, and her long ears shook twice like a cat, "But this is too boring......"

"Okay, long ears, don't make any sense, what the miner called for his brother is very reasonable." The barrel-like whitebeard miner quipped, "Thanks to the black-robed props, it's a mess, and if anyone tries to ambush or sneak attack, they'll be caught in no time." You don't want to be knocked in the back by a couple of goblins in the dark, right? ”

"Who's going to be overturned by that kind of thing." Miss Morito twisted her long emerald hair with some contempt and asked, "Then again...... I haven't seen a living creature since I've been in this ruin, except for rats and lizards. ”

“……”

As soon as these words came out, the Goblin Slayer who was walking in the front stopped as if he sensed something.

"Something is wrong." He said slowly, "Judging from the footprints at the entrance to the cave of the ruins, there are at least a few wolves for them to ride in addition to the goblins. Now that the size of the cavalry has developed, it means that there are a lot of goblins in this place, and we have been walking in it for so long...... No matter what, you should have met one or two. ”

In the realm of crusading against goblins, he is undoubtedly an expert among experts, and every word he utters carries weight.

The little priest shrunk her neck a little nervously, and although she couldn't see the shadow of any living thing around, she couldn't help but panic, "That...... Mr. Goblin Slayer? Could it be that they are all afraid of light sources like we did on our first adventure, so they huddle in the deepest part of the lair......"

"Unlikely." Goblin Slayer said calmly, "After all, this is an underground ruin, not a simple cave, and the scale of the building is much more complicated, and the light may not be able to penetrate from beginning to end. In addition, the goblins who developed cavalry tended to have a more complete social division of labor, they would leave sentry posts in some key places, and they should also learn to pass on information, not ...... as they are now."

"Personally, I suspect there are no goblins in this ruin."