Goblin Reincarnation in Another World (Anime/Manga)

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“If you ever say such perverted things again, this is how I will punish you.”

"Cough cough cough, hey hey hey, Misato Shizuku, you've gone too far. Murdering your master is a violation of the service contract, and you'll be punished if you break the agreement."

"Hmph, let's just die together then. Anyway, having such a perverted master around is just harming girls."

"That's going too far, Shizuku Misato. I didn't harm any girls. Whether it was Joel, you, or Aponia, weren't you all there voluntarily?"

"The master has truly redefined the meaning of 'voluntary'."

Misato Shizuku was utterly blunt with Niu Zida's words, always responding with sharp sarcasm. However, she didn't loosen her grip on Niu Zida in her arms, and didn't even stop him from playing with her large snowballs. It seemed as if the two of them were flirting.

"Hehe, really? I've always been very smart."

"No... what I just said wasn't a compliment. Please be a little more self-aware, Master, or you'll look silly."

"I know, I'm just using this excuse to cover it up, after all, you are insulting the master."

"If stating the facts doesn't count as insulting, then it is, right?"

Misato Shizuku snorted, but then she felt Ushiko-ta's large hand pinching her breasts more and more excessively, to the point that her flesh was starting to hurt. Finally, she couldn't help but let out a muffled groan and said:

"When will Master stop pinching me like this?"

"It's alright, isn't your body my private property?"

"So, all that talk about resources was just a lie, wasn't it?"

"Voluntary means signing a service contract. You have no right to use your body voluntarily; it's already mine."

"Hmph, after going around in circles, they still came up with such a perverted statement."

Misato Shizuku rolled her eyes at the smug Niu Zida. The rest period had ended, and the captured workers had started working. So the beautiful girl picked up Niu Zida and made him lie on her beautiful back again. With his feet in the stirrups, she pulled on the rope connecting the collar around her slender, snowy neck and began to supervise the workers.

Having witnessed the formidable fighting prowess of Niu Zida's maids, the captured workers dared not resist and were all working diligently. Niu Zida, after supervising for a while, found it uninteresting. However, as the de facto ruler of the entire village, he couldn't very well shirk his duties. Just as he was feeling bored, Niu Zida suddenly had an idea. He slid down and buried his head inside Shizuku Misaka's JK uniform.

Originally, Shizuku Misato was wearing a hunter's coat over her JK uniform to keep warm. At first, she disliked it because she thought it was dirty and ugly, but later she couldn't stand the cold anymore and put it on. Now that Niu Zida had crawled inside her JK uniform, with the hunter's coat on, it was difficult to see him from the outside, especially from the front. Only from the side could you see what was crawling on Shizuku Misato's back...

"You perverted master, you're up to something again, aren't you?"

Upon discovering that Niu Zida had crawled into her clothes, the beautiful girl couldn't help but make a disdainful remark.

Chapter Thirty-Six: The Escaped Prisoners

Chapter Thirty-Six.

"Shizuku Misato, your body smells so good, and it's so warm inside."

Crawling behind Shizuku Misato's JK uniform, Niu Zida now embraces Shizuku's slender waist, lightly kisses her smooth, white back, and inhales her fragrance as he speaks softly. Shizuku, blushing with embarrassment, lets out a soft moan:

"If the perverted owner can suffocate inside, then it will be a service to the people."

Niu Zida kissed Misato Shizuku's fair back, then wrapped his legs around the black-haired beauty's slender waist, which was so delicate that it was hard to grasp. He then moved his hands around to the front and cupped her large breasts, playing with them up and down. Soon, Misato Shizuku's face turned red and her body became hot.

"Misato Shizuku, your waist is so thin."

"Hmph, you idiot master, how much longer are we going to stay inside?"

"It's too cold outside, there's nothing I can do about it."

Holding the large snowball and kneading it back and forth, Niu Zida simply pressed his face against the soft back of Misato Shizuku, feeling the smooth, icy touch of the beautiful girl's skin. Just as he was about to continue playing with the beautiful girl's large snowball, he suddenly heard a goblin on guard shout loudly. This was a signal that someone was escaping.

"not good???"

At this moment, Niu Zida couldn't care less about playing anymore. He quickly crawled out of Misato Shizuku's JK uniform, stepped on the stirrups, and lay on Misato Shizuku's fragrant shoulder. He pulled the rope, signaling Misato Shizuku to rush towards the sound. Knowing that things were urgent, Misato Shizuku couldn't argue, so she quickly ran over and reached the goblin on guard in a few steps.

Niu Zida quickly learned that one of the prisoners who had been working earlier had taken advantage of a moment of inattention and escaped directly along the north side of the village. He never expected that someone would dare to run away after only half a day. Niu Zida ordered Sanxiang Shizuku to chase after him immediately. If this person could not be caught, how could they expect all the prisoners to run away or rebel in the future?

"Chase after them, we absolutely cannot let them escape."

While Misato Shizuku's speed couldn't compare to Jorbonia's, it was still much faster than the average person. Besides, where could a prisoner run off to in broad daylight? Misato Shizuku quickly caught up with her opponent and subdued him with a single blow. Of course, Misato Shizuku didn't use excessive force, as the decision of how to deal with him was left to Ushiko Tatsumi.

Why did you run away? Was the work too difficult?

"fine???"

"Is it because they're not getting enough to eat?"

"The food was terrible, but it was enough to fill me up."

"Then why did you run away?"

Niu Zida lay on Misato Shizuku's beautiful back, questioning the prisoner who had been knocked to the ground and was trying to escape. The prisoner was stubborn and didn't want to talk. Niu Zida kicked Misato Shizuku's Daiyukiko. Without saying a word, Misato Shizuku picked up her weapon, the Shubeat sword, and slashed the prisoner's thigh without hesitation.

"Ahhh???"

The prisoner immediately let out a pig-like scream, which even startled Niu Zida. He had only meant to scare the prisoner, but he didn't expect Misato Shizuku to actually do it. This beautiful girl looked quite calm on the outside, but she was actually much more cunning than he thought.

"Cough cough cough??? Anyway, you get it now, right? If you don't want to suffer, just confess obediently. I don't have the patience to wait for you."

With things having come to this, Niu Zida could only put on a stern expression and interrogate the escaped prisoner. The prisoner clutched his thigh, blood gushing out, and tried to remain defiant despite the pain. Misato Shizuku, without hesitation, stabbed the wound again with her longsword. This time, even Niu Zida felt a pang of pain and wanted to stop Misato Shizuku, but considering they were still interrogating a prisoner, he refrained from doing so. Instead, he addressed the prisoner, who was screaming in agony on the ground, almost crying:

"If you don't want to suffer, just say so."

"I'll talk, I'll talk???"

Despite the cold weather, the prisoner was already drenched in cold sweat and his face was contorted in pain from the torture inflicted by Shizuku Misato. However, seeing Shizuku Misato's cold gaze, the prisoner lost his will to resist and put on a pitiful expression, saying:

"I had no choice. If I didn't hurry back, my wife, children, and elderly parents might be in danger in Dorrey City."

"Dore City? Where is this?"

"It's the city closest to Aponia Village. This area originally belonged to the lord of Dorei City in terms of territorial law."

"Aponia Village? Is this the village?"

"This place was originally just a wasteland. It was called that because everyone followed Sister Aponia. However, the church in Dorre City has no records about Aponia. In other words, this nun was never recognized."

"I'm getting more and more confused. What does all this have to do with you? Aren't you a thief? How do you have anything to do with the lord of Dorrey?"

Niu Zida asked in bewilderment, so the prisoner had no choice but to recount the whole story in detail:

"I was originally a follower of the lord of Dorre. I was sent here to investigate the bandit gang in this wasteland. The original intention was to recruit these bandits to serve the lord. But that guy Karel said he would only come with me to serve the lord if we looted the village and got his hands on that beautiful nun named Aponia. I had no choice but to stay and help them. Anyway, this is wasteland, and the lord's subjects don't pay taxes here. If they all die, it won't be a big loss for the lord. Who knew that this bandit gang was just a rabble and was defeated just like that."

"If that's the case, I might let you go if you clearly tell me your identity. Besides, why did you run away in broad daylight?"

"My lord is suspicious by nature. If he finds out that I was captured and then released, he will not spare me. Besides, the day I agreed to return is getting closer and closer. I can only try my best to get back as soon as possible, otherwise, the fate of my wife, children and elderly parents who are being held hostage is hard to say."

"The lord of Dorrey seems to be a very cruel fellow, doesn't he?"

"Although it's not very good, it's about the same level as a typical lord. All nobles in this world treat their people the same way. If they are slightly better, they might treat their people as property and protect them to some extent. But many nobles think that their people are no different from their livestock. To be honest, if it weren't for my wife, children and elderly parents, I would eat better as a prisoner here than when I was with the lord."

"You're also a lord's attendant, yet you eat so poorly?"

"They're not trusted confidants, just ordinary followers. If they don't do things well, being killed is commonplace. They're just cheap labor and obedient livestock. Isn't this kind of treatment normal?"

Hearing the prisoner say such heartbreaking words, Niu Zida felt a pang of sympathy for him and, after thinking for a moment, said:

"Go back and bandage your wounds first. Tell me in detail about the Lord of Dorrey City, and I will let you go back."

Chapter Thirty-Seven: Intelligence on Dorre

Chapter Thirty-Seven.

After bringing the escaped prisoner back, Niu Zida first had other villagers bandage his wounds. Then he called Aponia over and, taking advantage of the escaped prisoner's fear and Aponia's "commandments," forced him to tell the truth before continuing the interrogation.

"What is the lord of Dorrey's name? How did he know about this group of thieves?"

"The lord of Dorrey City is named Spring Dorrey. He is the lord of this area and a baron of the Kingdom of Altaïr. Because he supports the civil war in the Kingdom of Altaïr, he is now extremely short of soldiers. After a large-scale conscription, he is short of manpower and can only think of recruiting thieves in his territory to serve as mercenaries to continue fighting."

Good heavens, he conscripted men to disrupt production and social order, causing bandits to rise up in his territory, and then recruited the bandits to fight. He's a perpetual motion machine for conscription.

"What's the situation in Dorrey City? How many people live there? How much power do they have?"

"Spring is a border baron of the Kingdom of Altaïr, in charge of border defense. His territory covers at least a quarter of the entire Kingdom of Altaïr, but most of this territory is wasteland on the border with a small population. Therefore, he is not considered a very powerful lord in Altaïr. He only has about 100 knights and can only gather 1500 militiamen. The population of his territory is less than 10."

"Such strength doesn't seem very impressive. How is the war between Altaïr and the Kingdom of Fortini going?"

"The Kingdom of Altaïr is at a disadvantage, after all, its population is smaller than that of the Kingdom of Fortini. However, the eastern mining area that it is fighting for is the economic pillar on which the Kingdom of Altaïr survives. So even if the war is not going well, it has to continue. In fact, for Spring, his territory is on the border and he does not want to participate in this war. Therefore, after losing some knights, he is not very enthusiastic about participating in the subsequent war. Instead, he is trying to find a way to restore his strength."

The thief never expected that Niu Zida, who was just a goblin, would know so much about the human world, including the war between the Kingdom of Altaïr and the Kingdom of Fortini.

"So you were sent here to make contact in order to recruit that gang of thieves?"

"Yes, the date of our return is fast approaching, and we will be punished if we do not return soon."

"But you are incapable of completing the mission. If you go back now, you will still be punished."

Misato Shizuku spoke these words coldly from the side, while the prisoner lowered his head and remained silent, seemingly aware of this as well:

"Even so, I have to go back to my family, otherwise they will definitely be dealt with by that ruthless and greedy Spring."

"It seems that this Springer is not very popular."

“These nobles are the same everywhere. They don’t treat ordinary people as human beings at all. They only care about themselves and their subjects are nothing more than tools for paying taxes and grain.”

"It seems this prisoner really dislikes this lord. He was forced to serve him," Niu Zida said after thinking for a moment.

"If I let you go back, would you be willing to continue serving me in the future?"

The prisoner paused for a moment, puzzled by Niu Zida's words, before nodding and saying:

"If you can let me go back, of course I'd be willing, but how can you guarantee I'll continue to serve you?"

"It's alright, I have a way. I'm more worried about whether you can survive if I let you go back. After all, I wiped out the bandit gang."

Niu Zida wasn't worried about that. He had Aponia on his side, and he could use her abilities to impose "discipline" on the prisoner, making him believe that he and the lord named Spring had an irreconcilable feud. What Niu Zida was worried about was whether the brutal lord wouldn't believe him if he released the prisoner and thought that he hadn't been successfully persuaded to surrender, so the bandits would kill him.

"I don't know that either..."

Didn't expect this guy to try to escape without any prior notice? Niu Zida was at a loss for words. However, this also proved that what he said was probably not a lie. If it were a fabricated lie, he would have thought carefully about it in this kind of place and come up with a reasonable excuse to deceive him and let him go.

"Was the former leader of the band of thieves literate?"

"They had correspondence."

"Very good. In that case, let's find someone to imitate the handwriting and write it. Have you ever seen what handwriting looks like on a letter?"

"Hmm...I've never seen this before..."

"That's really a big deal," Niu Zida said after thinking for a moment.

“It’s alright. If Spring suspects anything, just say that Karel injured his hand recently and had someone else write the letter. I’ll keep Spring calm in the letter for now and tell him that I’ll go back to him in a month. That way, you’ll have done a good job. A month later, I’ll contact you with my men. You can be my inside man and help me take over Dorrey.”

It turns out that Niu Zida had been asking the prisoners about Dorei City because he was interested in it. But could they really take Dorei City with just this few men? Misato Shizuku remained silent, but the look in her beautiful eyes showed that she was skeptical of Niu Zida's words.

"well???"

It was clear that even the prisoners thought Niu Zida's words were nothing short of madness. Although Niu Zida had demonstrated his ability to lead villagers and a few dozen goblins to wipe out a band of thieves numbering in the hundreds, the garrison of Dorre was far superior to this rabble of thieves. Besides, without the advantage of the terrain, how could Niu Zida lead this group of old, weak, and disabled men to fight against the regular lord's garrison?

Even though Spring's strength has been weakened by the civil war, at least he still has real knights under his command. A knight in heavy armor could probably take on 100 goblins by himself. The goblins' weapons probably couldn't even cut through the knight's heavy armor, the prisoner thought to himself.

“It’s just 100 knights. If we find a way, it shouldn’t be too difficult to deal with. You go back first and keep Spring calm as I told you.”

Niu Zida was full of confidence. He had been frustrated by the limited potential for development in such a place, but the escape of this prisoner gave him an opportunity. If he could take over Dorei City, he would have his first stronghold.

"Dore City isn't very big, is it?"

"It's not big, just a small town with a population of about one or two thousand. Most of the people live in the countryside. Even the militia of Spring is only the number he can mobilize. Most of the time, these militia need to stay at home to farm. The knights also live in their own territories and are busy with the affairs of their own fiefdoms. Otherwise, who would support Spring? On weekdays, there are only a few dozen militia and a dozen knights serving and on duty in Dorrey City."

Chapter Thirty-Eight: Shizuku Misato's First Experience

Chapter Thirty-Eight.

Hearing the information revealed by the prisoners, Niu Zida became even more confident in taking down Dorei City. It seemed that the small city was not heavily manned, and as long as he could use the right strategies, he could definitely take it down.

"Looks like taking it on is no problem at all. By the way, what's your name?"

"My name is Combet."

“Very good, I will release you immediately. You just need to keep Lord Spring in check and tell him that Karel will bring his men to surrender to him in a month.”

After Niu Zida finished speaking, he instructed Aponia to continue imposing the discipline on the man named Combat, making him firmly believe in his inner resentment and hatred towards Spring. This way, even if Combat had lied to him before about going back to see his family, he could still use him.

"Take a rest today, and go back tomorrow."

"I want to see my family as soon as possible and go home."

"But is your wound alright?"