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TOAD – Chapter 31
TOAD – Chapter 31
The oddest thing about me drinking was the time of day. It was early morning, and the sun was only just coming up. I was sitting in an inn, buying my time as I waited for a certain group of adventurers to get up. After confirming where they were staying, I had returned to the fort and made sure to prepare things in advance. I then returned to the inn. It was a restless night, but with my stamina, I could truly go days without resting if I had to.
I heard the creaking of the stairs and the clinking of armor before I saw the three men heading down the stairway. They had gotten up, but they still looked a bit tired. After they had spent the previous night staying up late and partying, it wasn’t a surprise that they were this way. They probably hoped to energize on the walk to the fort just in time to attack my precious son and his goblins.
Currently, I was wearing a new face, different from the plain-looking woman from before. I had aimed for this face to be as forgettable as possible. This girl was flat-out ugly, but not so ugly as to draw attention. In short, they wouldn’t recognize me even if we spoke. That said, I didn’t speak to them. After all, they were S-level adventurers. Who knew what abilities they might have? I didn’t want to risk them recognizing my voice or potentially seeing through my deception.
Therefore, even with a perfect disguise, I still kept my head low and my mouth silent, only watching them from the corner of my eyes. Occasionally, I would make my cheeks flush. If they did notice I was glancing their way, they’d think it was a girl who had a crush, and nothing more. The men ate a quick breakfast of dried meat and then started checking their supplies as they prepared for their journey. Once I was certain they’re leaving the inn was imminent, I made sure to leave first.
I watched from as far down the street as I could get and still see the inn’s entrance while feigning like I was going to buy something from a stall. I waited patiently until the group of three men left the guild.
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I had lingered too long and caught the interest of a beady-eyed shopkeeper. Although he said this, it was both true and a complete joke. Anything would look beautiful on me, even crap. However, in my current disguised form, I was quite ugly, and it was a cruel joke and manipulation to try to sell it to me. Still, to keep appearances, I looked like I was flattered, and even ended up buying the necklace, which I had to admit was quite pretty, albeit it was a bit cheap.
At this point, the men were on the move, so I needed to be as well. I finished my transaction and then abandoned my cover, moving quickly out of the small village and speeding into a run once I was under the cover of the forest. I ran quickly up a side trail before entering the main route that the men would travel. With all that armor and weaponry along with their morning exhaustion, I was confident they wouldn’t outpace me.
I move swiftly ahead of them to a predetermined spot. I stopped and got off the trail. Walking into a particularly thick brush, I only needed to take a few steps before I came into a hidden clearing that was filled with a dozen goblins. They jerked at first when they heard the rustling, but when I dropped my disguise, they saw my face they gave those dumb, happy smiles.
I smiled back. “Are you ready?”
They nodded excitedly, although it was anyone’s guess if they understood any of my words. In a way, it was kind of sad. After all, these goblins would be dying for me in a short moment. That was something that I was certain of.
It was only about fifteen minutes later that the three adventurers were moving down the trail. They each had a horse, but they were mostly using them to carry gear and were guiding them on foot at the moment. Perhaps, they felt they needed to stretch their legs a bit more to be ready for a fight.
“Ahhh! Help!” I cried out. “Help me!”
The men all looked at each other, and then pulled out their weapons, moving in the direction of my scream. I glanced around to the goblins all standing there with clueless expressions on their faces.
“Help... that was the word!” I hissed.
I was sitting on the ground, but when I shouted help the goblins were supposed to descend on me and start acting a scene of a damsel in distress. I was the damsel, but these goblins weren’t acting threatening at all! Even though I had explained all of this to them a dozen times, they still managed to screw it up!
I could hear the men approaching. Feeling slightly agitated, I raised my hand.
I threw my arms around him and gave him a tight hug.
“Ah!” He cried out, his face turning red. “It’s... nothing...”
I let go, noticing that he wasn’t looking in my direction. All three of them were deliberately looking away. Was it the goblin spooge? Was it my hair?
“What?” I asked, sniffling.
“It’s just... your...” He lifted a finger weakly toward my chest, and I glanced down.
It took me a moment to realize what he meant. The goblins had done a number on my clothing, and they had ripped the blouse open. One of my breasts had fallen out and was on full display. It took me a second to notice because I had no shame when it came to my naked body. I walked around the goblin keep naked regularly. I only wore clothing when the goblins became too rowdy or I was going to town.
“Aiiii!” I let out a girlish shriek, my expression turning to horror as I desperately cover my chest.
All three men jump, making sure their eyes are facing away from me. My eyes remain on the leader, and then I mutter something under my breath to dig a bit deeper.
“Pervert.”
“Ah! It’s not that!” He cried out.
The other two men barely managed to keep themselves from bursting into laughter.
“If it’s not that, why haven’t you offered me anything to cover myself?” I asked.
“That... ahh! Right! Please, take this!” He ripped the cloak and pushed it in my direction.
I sniffed it and then shook my head. “It smells!”
“Ah! I forgot to wash it!”
“Hahahaha!” The two others couldn’t stop themselves from laughing at their friend’s horrible luck with women.
I guessed I had overreacted a lot. Even an immaculate beauty like me could be insecure at times. Rather than going full seductress, I realized that I needed to play a bit hard to get. It was the same ploy, I was just changing my role in it a bit.
The men stopped for a break, where they allowed me to wash up. The adventurer offered me a set of his clean clothes, and I put it on. As expected, it hung from my body in an extremely provocative way. I acted innocent and completely devoid of understanding just how sexy I appeared, but I was slowly wrapping them around my finger. The journey to the fort was only about six hours from the village, but by the time we got there, I would have them eating out of my hand. Then, I would kill them. No one threatens my baby.
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