"Ugh… ouch, hey, you're doing it on purpose!" the goblin witch yelled, looking at Finn.
Finn and Darwin were walking back to the guild. Finn was dragging the goblin witch's tied-up body, not caring if they were walking over rocks or animal dung.
"Shut up dude, or I'll shove the slime in your mouth again" Finn said, tightening the goblin's grip.
"Ugh… I'm just saying, maybe it would be easier if you freed my legs and let me walk on my own" the goblin said, trying to persuade them.
"Just like you said yesterday, and you tried to escape?" Darwin asked.
"But this time I won't escape, I swear…" the goblin pleaded.
"No…" Finn replied, but paused for a moment to think. "You know what? I'm going to, but if you escape again, then I'm going to use the slime again…" Finn said, causing the goblin to nod quickly. "But on your ass" Finn finished.
"What?" the goblin asked incredulously.
"I said I'm going to let you walk on your own, but if you try to escape, then I'll use this bad boy on you" Finn said with an evil smile.
"Your companions already tried it, and it seemed to work very well." Darwin played along.
Suddenly, the goblin's feet were freed, allowing the goblin to walk on his own.
"Well, you've been warned. The decision is up to you," said Finn, continuing on his way.
'Nonsense, they'd never do that...' the goblin thought cautiously.
The hours passed, and the sun finally began to set, causing Finn and Darwin to start looking for a place to sleep. After two more hours, Finn and Darwin were already lying on some tree branches, leaving the goblin sitting next to a tree.
Seeing Finn and Darwin slowly falling asleep, the goblin struggled with the slime until he was finally able to free himself from his bonds.
'Hihihi, stupid humans' the goblin thought, believing he could finally escape.
The goblin ran away as fast as he could, so fast that he couldn't notice the slight smiles on Finn and Darwin's faces.
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"Sob.. sob.. sob… WAAAAA" cried the goblin, being dragged by Finn again.
"We warned you…" said Darwin, laughing at the goblin.
"Come on, crybaby, we still have a long journey ahead of us" said Finn, smiling and pulling the goblin tighter.
"By the way, it's a great fortune we didn't run into the horse-woman" said Darwin.
"Yeah, for some reason that one scared me more than the others" affirmed Finn, feeling a chill run down his spine.
"Once we get to the guild, we have to report on her… which reminds me, did you send the video to the receptionists?" asked Darwin.
"Yeah, I sent it the day we left Monster City?" confirmed Finn.
"Monster City?" Darwin asked.
"Well, you said it yourself, that thing was as big as a city under a duke's rule" Finn said. "That's why I named it that."
"It's a good name... although it can't be called that anymore, they're all dead" Darwin said.
The two continued traveling, ignoring the goblin witch's cries until the fourth day of their journey. Just before reaching the great bridge over the cliff, Finn decided to silence him by putting the slime in his mouth. Then they continued on their way as normal.
"This was a pretty quick mission, it only took us two weeks to complete" Finn said, looking at the capital's gates.
"And that's good. I didn't want to keep shitting in the forest. I ran out of toilet paper and had to wipe myself with the ivy that was there," Darwin said, rubbing his butt. "And I think it was poisonous..."
The goblin looked up in disbelief, remembering the strangely colored and flavored ivy he had eaten a few days ago, only to cry again.
As soon as they entered the capital's gates, Finn and Darwin turned left, heading towards the guild. They both saw the elevator that took them to the guild entrance, then they saw the long stairs that also led to the guild entrance, and finally, they saw the goblin tied up on the floor. Finally, they had to make the best decision possible: take the stairs because the goblin can get dizzy in the elevator.
Upon entering the guild, the first thing they saw was the adventurers resting at their respective tables. They were much calmer than usual, and Finn speculated it was because of the massive hunting mission that had taken place a few days ago. The two walked leisurely toward the reception desk until they reached a receptionist and placed the gagged goblin witch on the table in front of her.
The receptionist looked at the battered, slime-gagged goblin in surprise, then looked at Finn and Darwin, who for some reason had big, proud smiles on their faces. The receptionist didn't know what to do or say in the face of this situation and looked around for another receptionist to help her. Fortunately, a young man saw the situation and recognized Finn and Darwin, and quickly approached.
"Finn, Darwin, I see you're back from your mission… I imagine this is the goblin witch from the video, right?" asked the receptionist.
"Damian! That's right, we've completed the mission, and we even have a prize for the Master" Darwin greeted happily, slapping the goblin on the head.
"I see. I have to say you surprised us again with your mission. Without a doubt, the Master made a good choice by choosing you as explorers" Damian affirmed, approaching the goblin and touching the slime holding it. "So it was a slime that thing on the video…" Damian said, examining it.
"Yep, this guy has been a great help to us on this mission" Finn affirmed.
"Speaking of the video…" Damian mentioned, wiping his hands. "I thought you would send the full video. Why did you only send parts of it? Besides, you sent them in the wrong order, and we had to figure out the correct order on our own" Damian said.
"Sure… we just thought it would be easier if we sent you the most important information first, just to keep you informed of what we discovered, and then, once we finished the mission, give you the full video so you could examine it more calmly and at your leisure" Darwin said.
"I see, that sounds logical" Damian nodded. "Well, Free this boy's mouth. We need to ask him a few simple questions before we take him to the master."
Finn nodded, wiggling his fingers. Then the slime slowly began to retreat from the goblin's mouth, revealing its peculiar shape to the receptionists. Damian stared in amazement at the large blue cock that emerged from the goblin's mouth, while the girl covered her mouth in amazement and astonishment.
"He doesn't even choke on the size anymore. He's such a naughty boy," Darwin mocked the goblin.
"I see you know methods of psychological torture..." Damian said.
"Damn humans... you've humiliated me like no other" the goblin said, crying.
"Come on, don't be a crybaby" Finn said. "Or do you want the slime to enter you from behind again?" he threatened.
The goblin quickly shook his head, causing Finn to nod in satisfaction. Damian sighed at their interaction and began to pull a small rope out of his pocket.
"I'm going to tie it with this rope above the slime. Once it's secured, you can remove your slime" Damian said, beginning to tie the goblin up.
After a few seconds, Finn removed the slime and placing it in a small fountain in front of the reception desk, quickly cleaning it, and then putting it in his backpack. Damian began asking it a few questions for safety, asking about some events he had seen in the video, so he knew if the goblin was lying or not. After about 15 minutes, Damian wrote it on a piece of paper, then handed it to the girl along with the rope holding the goblin, and asked her to take it to Master Rohan.
"Please take it to Master Rohan. I have to stay to record the mission as completed and make a report on the video" Damian said. The girl nodded quickly, but before she could leave, Darwin interrupted them.
"Oh, right, I almost forgot…" Darwin said, drawing the receptionists' attention.
Searching in his bag, Darwin pulled out several empty flasks until he finally found the stone arrow he had snatched from the goblin witch. Darwin handed it to the girl, telling her it was very important and not to lose it. The girl nodded and left for the Master's office.
"Was that the arrow they used for the ritual?" Damian asked, remembering the information he had seen in the videos.
"That's right. We don't know exactly how it works, but that's the Master's problem" Finn said.
"Actually, you're right," Damian said, going into the receptionist's room and starting to search for something under the bar. "Today you officially finished the mission to investigate the goblins. You did a very good job, and the Master congratulates you. Now that you've finished your part, you can leave everything in our hands, and the archaeologists and historians will take over starting today. Although, if we discover anything, it's very likely we'll require your services again." Damian stated, placing two cards on the bar. "This is your payment, 15,000 gold each."
'Wow, they have bank cards' Finn thought, surprised.
"15,000 gold!!?" Darwin asked incredulously. "I've never had so much money in my entire life!!"
"Well, this is a special situation since you were tasked with discovering and solving a growing problem that the Masters had overlooked. However, normal missions are paid for with copper coins, and hunting missions with silver coins," Damian stated, causing the two to nod in understanding.
'Gold, silver, and copper, those are the currencies used here. If I'm not mistaken, a copper coin is worth the same as 5 dollars in my other world; a silver coin is worth 7 and a half dollars; And the gold one is worth 10… in that case, we'll get 150,000 dollars, if I'm not mistaken' Finn thought, surprised, since he hadn't had that much money before either.
"Oh, and this is for you, Finn. Amelia told me to give it to you if you arrived and she wasn't here" Damian said, handing him a key. "Your things were transferred to room 7 on the 5th floor of the guild. To access the rooms, you can take the stairs or the elevator right there." Damian pointed to the side of the room where a spiral staircase led up to the next floor.
'They really moved my things!' Finn thought, incredulous, looking at the key. "Thanks a lot, Damian" Finn thanked him, putting the key in his pocket.
"By the way, where is Amelia now? That fat ass usually hangs out at the guild" Darwin asked, curious.
"She went to take the videos and reports to the Archaeology and Research office in the center of the capital. Miss Cristel went with her" Damian replied.
"Well, in that case, I'll be leaving. I want to get some proper rest" Finn said, stretching and heading for the stairs leading to the rooms.
"I'm going to the bathrooms. It's been a while since I took a proper shit" Darwin said.
Finn said goodbye to Damian and Darwin as he walked toward the doors next to the stairs. When he got to the doors, he pressed a button to call the elevator, causing the doors to open immediately.
"That was fast" Finn thought, getting in and pressing the button with the number 5.
The doors closed slowly, but as soon as they closed, they opened again, revealing that they had arrived.
"Is it instant or something?" Finn wondered, getting out of the elevator and walking toward his room.
Upon reaching room number 7, Finn entered and saw that it was much more spacious than his previous home. It had a large living room with a kind of floating screen, an equally large kitchen, a bathroom with a tub, and a large bedroom that could easily have been the same size as his previous home.
"Now this is home" Finn said happily, throwing himself onto the sofa. "I have to take a shower. I stink of blood and dirt" Finn said, getting back to his feet.