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"Calm, calm down"

With the swords already drawn

Sera could not hold on to the reins and controlled the horses with her heels

Although there was so the horses due to the sudden stop, their ability to calm down after Sera’s words showed hoell-trained these horses were

’It’s crude, but the trap’s ence’

Just a few inches away from the hooves was a taut rope

It was tied to the nearby trees and, as if intended to be used at night, was painted black

Thankfully Sera er beforehand and skillfully stopped the carriage, otherwise it could have lead to a huge accident wherein the carriage overturned

"Which bastards"

Ian stood up with his foul words

"Ian-ni down the horses, Sera stood up and requested hie was stopped in the h there was a path which allowed carriages and h, to the sides were bushes and trees whose leaves fluttered in the cold night wind

’Is therenothing an to sniff with her nose as her eyes could not see far in the darkness

’It’s not done by humans It’s faint, but there is the stench of a beast’

If humans are excluded, there aren’t an to narron the likely candidates she looked down at the taut rope which was blocking the path

’Should I cut the rope and continue on?’

The rope was simply painted, and didn’t seem too difficult to cut

It would easily split in two even without the use of mana

’I must hurry, before the trappers come’

At the moment the culprits could not be seen

The decision was quick

It was just when Sera was about to come down from the driver’s seat

"Kilkil!"

Froers coated with green liquid flew at Sera from her blind spot

’Behind?!’

Sera quickly pulled her sword back and spun her body

Sera’s face was filled with frustration, realising she was a tad late

’Kuk, it’s annoying to fight with a blow fro!

A teacup fleards Sera, and the dagger which was flying at Sera’s back ricocheted

’start?’

As if he was having a strange dream, Riley woke up with a scream and knocked the teacup fro?"

"Ah"

Iris could not see the dagger before and looked at her son with surprise

"WellI just had a weird dream"

"Phew, you surprised e

Ian as looking blankly at Sera’s back blinked his eyes repeatedly

Such an a?

At such a perfect angle?

For Riley to knock the teacup in his sleep and hit the dagger midair?

’Coincidence? Is it a coincidence?’

Although the dagger caed to avoid it with a e and nodded her head

She was planning to go to the spot where the dagger was originally thrown from

"What the? It’s stopped? Why did we stop?"

Sera came down from the seat, and Riley who just woke up looked around in confusion and asked Ian

"The truth is"

"Huwap!"

Before Ian could explain, there was a shriek following Sera’s battlecry

The scratchy voice didn’t seem human, and sounded more like that of ahis mother orried, and looked out theto see as happening

When his eyes adjusted to the dark, Riley could see Sera, as fighting against reen skin

"They are?"

"Goblins"

Ian replied

Goblins

Riley re them in his book

With a short stature, amber eyes, and sharp teeth like that of a shark’s, they were ence of a 10-year-old child

"Goblins"

Riley narrowed his eyes, not knowing before that they really existed

’So they are here too Monsters’

For them to really exist, and not just in the books

Half curiosity

Half re their appearance and their movements, Riley found them quite similar to the lesser deoblins o by And we fell right into the trap Thankfully Sera noticed it and saved the carriage, and so we are in coht, Ian provided a brief explanation of the current situation