Another World’s Highest Guild Leader ~I’m the weakest in the guild, but I can’t quit the guild because of the heavy love of all the guild members~ - Chap 13 - There's No Isekai Like a Light Novel

“Guaggaaah!”

“Kishaaa!”

Despite being on the top floor, it seemed like there were over a hundred goblins. As I continued slashing through them one by one, a woman in a robe came running, pleading for help. It was the same voice I heard from the 9th floor. She had a desperate expression, as if she were fleeing from something terrifying. She was just a few steps away from reaching us… and that’s when it happened.

“—Gungnir!”

Alma threw her spear towards the woman.

“Gobuh…!?”

In an instant, the woman spewed a large amount of blood from her mouth. Blood was flowing profusely from her abdomen. It was no surprise, considering the spear had pierced through her body.

“…Don’t you dare touch Crow-kun with those dirty hands.”

Alma and Lafia stared at the woman with disdainful eyes. …Once these two enter this mode, they can’t be stopped anymore.

“W-Why…?”

Due to the spear piercing through her abdomen, the woman couldn’t speak properly as blood gushed out from her mouth. Perhaps she thought we had come to rescue her.

“…Why? Ha, did you actually think we came to help you?”

Alma looked at the woman with a mocking gaze and summoned back the thrown spear.

“We know all about you, Goblin Tamer-san,” Lafia said, causing the woman’s face to turn pale. It was an expression that seemed to ask, “How?”

In fact, before heading to the dungeon, we were informed by the receptionist, Nasia-san. “There might be humans hiding in the Goblin’s Nest. If that’s the case, capture them alive, okay?” The Goblin’s Nest was notorious for adventurers not returning. The cause was unknown.

That’s why Nasia-san wanted to entrust the request to a strong guild like ours. To enter this dungeon, you need the permit we used earlier. However, the woman was already here before we arrived. In other words, she was in cahoots with the goblins.

“Wh-What a waste… I was making a fortune using the goblins…” 

Looking behind the woman, I noticed humanoid-like figures scattered around, emitting an overwhelming stench.

“I see… So you took money and equipment from men and used the goblins for your sexual desires, huh?”

“T-That’s right… Since these guys were originally gathering treasures, I tamed them and took it all for myself.” 

Taming is a magic that allows one to control monsters as they please. It’s like hypnosis in simple terms. To have tamed such a large number of goblins at once, she must possess a considerable amount of magical power.

“Just because I have been exposed doesn’t mean anything. I won’t… give up!” 

The woman then took out a small vial filled with liquid from her pocket and started drinking it. It was a healing potion.

Her abdomen, pierced by the spear, rapidly began to heal.

“Huff… I’ll acknowledge your strength for making it to the 9th floor. However, it ends here!” 

As soon as she finished speaking, something flew towards us. I barely noticed it in time—it was a knife.

“…” 

My concentration wavered, and I couldn’t completely dodge it. A wound appeared on my face.

“Cr- Crow-kun!?”

“Crow-san!?”

Alma and Lafia were genuinely worried, even though it was just a scratch.

They were so concerned, even though it would heal quickly.

As I touched my cheek, the blood that had been dripping stopped. Well, to be precise, the wound had healed.

“I can’t be injured.”

I showed the surprised woman the ring on my index finger and explained.

This ring is a magical tool given to me by the goddess. It automatically heals any injuries I sustain. As long as this ring doesn’t break, I won’t have a single scratch on me.

Suddenly, I sensed a dark aura emanating from beside me.

“Crow-san… Can I kill this person?”

“Huh? No, killing is not allowed.”

Murder is strictly prohibited.

“Well… Can I at least hurt her a little?”

“Um, well… Just don’t kill her, okay?”

As long as it’s not killing, the ring can heal any injuries.

“Excalibur!”

Lafia forcefully pushed the woman down and thrust her twin swords towards her.

“Ah, Gah…!?”

With each stab, blood splattered, revealing flesh and even bones.

They say that people in the past understood the workings of the body by observing such conditions.

“Stop… please… Ha… enough… forgive…”

“Forgive? What do you mean by forgive? Please stop joking around.”

Lafia’s eyes lacked any light.

Scary… Is she a yandere? Or rather, a psychopath?

“The blow you aimed at Crow-san is equivalent to a hundred blows for us. So you need to be stabbed at least a hundred times, or we won’t be satisfied.”

Glancing at the goblins, they seemed intimidated by the scene and were shrinking back.

“For now, shall we deal with the goblins?”

“Yes, let’s do that.”

The motionless goblins were easy targets, and we finished them off in about a minute.

“Uh… Lafia? Lafiaaa? Can you hear me?”

Since we had cleared out the goblins, I tried talking to Lafia, but she seemed completely absorbed in stabbing.

“…Yes? What is it, Crow-san?”

Lafia, drenched in splattered blood, had a faint smile on her face, though her eyes showed no amusement.

Wow, Lafia got drenched in blood too. She’s completely covered in it.

“Let’s stop there, yeah. Because, well, her insides are exposed and it’s becoming unbearable to watch.”

If I didn’t have the patience, I’d be vomiting nonstop in this situation. What even is patience?

“Even though it’s your command, I cannot comply. I won’t be satisfied until I’ve stabbed this wretch at least 50 more times.”

Ah, she has already stabbed her 50 times…

“Lafia~ Let me stab her too, please~”

“….Alright, then I’ll leave the remaining 50 stabs to Alma-chan.”

“Yes, leave it to me♪ I’ll stab her just like Lafia did♪”

However, the woman’s body was not just covered in blood; her organs were exposed, her limbs were torn, and there was nowhere left to stab.

“Even though I received it from Crow-kun, let’s put it on her♪”

Alma put the same ring on the woman as I had. Suddenly, the woman’s body, which had been so gruesome, began rapidly returning to its original state.

“A-ah… huh? What happened to me…?”

“Oh, you’re awake?”

“Eek!”

As soon as she saw Alma, the woman screamed in terror and trembled as if she had witnessed something horrifying.

“You’re full of energy. Well then, let’s go for round two! Gungnir♡”

With those words, Alma pierced the woman’s abdomen with her spear once again.

“Aaaaaahhhhh!”

Her screams were even more agonizing than before. Blood splattered everywhere. However, the wound quickly healed.

“That magical tool can heal injuries within a second, however we can stab you about ten times before it recovers you, in about 0.1 seconds per stab♪”

Alma smiled cheerfully while the woman wore a look of despair. Truly a contrast between heaven and hell.

“Now, I wonder how many more times we have to repeat this before you give up? At least fifty more times, I’d say.”

Watching Alma like this, I can’t help but find those squeaky little Goblins cuter.

After about fifty stabs, Alma finally stopped.

“Fufu, I stabbed you, I stabbed you~”

She says it as if it were the end of the workday, but below is a woman whose body is so mutilated and bleeding that her original form is unrecognizable.

“Mou…kill me…kill me…”

The woman was still breathing.

Thanks to the precise timing of putting on and removing the ring, she managed to avoid death.

“What do you want to do, Crow?”

“We’re done here. Let’s put the ring on her and heal her before sending her back. The psychological damage must be significant.”

Even though her appearance has been restored, she still felt the pain. Being stabbed over a hundred times would take a toll on anyone’s mental state.

This world doesn’t work out as smoothly as in those light novels from my previous life. There are no scenarios where defeating an S-rank monster leads to becoming a lady’s escort or becoming popular with beautiful girls… Those things simply don’t exist in this world.

And above all…

“Hehe, it’s because she hurt Crow that we end up in such painful situations.”

“Yeah, that’s right. If she hadn’t hurt you, Crow, we could have just captured her without going through all this.”

The guild members are so intense. They are as intense as Yandere. Even more like a psychopath than a Yandere. It’s almost cute how I used to be bullied.

“Shall we go, Crow?”

“Let’s go, Crow!”

Lafia and Alma returned to their usual selves. We decided to bind the woman with chains and head back to the guild house. Of course, we held hands along the way.