The 『Calling』 that my mother bestowed upon me seems to be a class called [Hard Warrior].
The Warrior is best suited for direct physical combat, and this wild class has been enhanced with an emphasis on power.
If you master that path, you'll be able to smash through any obstacles that stand in your way with all your might, and forge ahead as if blazing a path through a wilderness.
In fact, seeing my mother fighting for the first time was overwhelming.
"Gughaagogegeeeeeeeeeee!?"
That was the goblin's death cry.
He was hit in the head by his mother's axe, splitting the bamboo into two pieces. He died without a moment's hesitation.
Without a moment's hesitation, he chopped off the head of the goblin that attacked him, then sliced its body into pieces.
If a goblin runs away in fear, he throws an axe at its back, killing it with precision.
A female demon goddess ravages an area of the forest that appears to have been a goblin stronghold.
...This is my mother.
"Ufufu, it's really embarrassing to be watched by a child."
"I'm sorry," my mother said, looking genuinely embarrassed as she held up an axe covered in goblin blood.
"I wanted to be a gentle and kind mother at home, so I didn't want to show my fighting side as much as possible. But Caliva-chan and Sao-kun are almost grown up. If they want to survive on their own, they have to face the ugly things as well..."
Ugly, or rather grotesque.
The sight of the goblins being cut in half by Mother and their corpses scattered all over the place is quite straightforward and gruesome.
Because they resemble humans, the horror of "death" stands out even more in comparison to beast-type monsters.
"In the city, they say that the test of an adventurer's aptitude is whether they can kill a goblin without hesitation. Their human-like appearance may make them even less effective, but they must be ruthless. ...Well, it looks like you'll be fine, Caliba-chan."
Beside us, Nee-san has been swinging her sword with glee for a while now.
A long time ago, Nee-san was so scared of the demon bear that she wet herself, but after a lot of growth, she has become much more stable.
Now, he was slashing goblins left and right, and even when blood spurted out, he wasn't afraid to laugh out loud, "Hahahaha!"
"There's no need to get so carried away. Monsters only bring harm to humans. Goblins in particular are very cruel to those weaker than them. They destroy fields, kill livestock, and sometimes even kidnap human children and torture them to death. And they do it all for fun."
They commit atrocities not to survive or eat, but simply as a form of sport.
So that's the goblin of this world.
"In order for people to live in peace, we must not allow even a single monster to enter human territory. Thao-kun, do your best and kill all the goblins."
"Yes."
Do you work hard to meet your mother's expectations?
I swung the stick I had brought with me and attacked the goblins.
My "calling" as a rod maker has been established as, on the surface, simply being recognized as an expert in using a rod as a weapon.
The destructive force of swinging the stick and slamming it wherever desired is enough to shatter even rocks.
Even though he was holding a wooden stick, the impact felt as if it were made of steel.
Is this also an effect of my skills as a rod master?
I had to demonstrate these skills publicly in order to enter the forest with my sister, so my mother was well aware of my abilities.
"You're amazing, Sao-kun. I wondered what would happen if you had a strange calling like being a rod maker, but it seems like you've landed a real prize."
No no.
The truly strange side of [Rod Maker] is still hidden.
"Mom is so happy that not only Caliba-chan, but Sao-kun has grown up to be such a fine young man. I'm so happy, my axe is even sharper now!"
Mother, did you just decapitate two goblins with one swing?
The cutting power of the axe is amazing.
It was originally a tool invented to cut down trees, the hardest organic material on earth.
The thickness, volume and weight are incomparable to that of a sword.
These forces are concentrated in the sharpened blade, which can cut anything in half.
When it is held in the hands of someone with a 『Career』 and swung with flawless skill, there is no way the human body can defend against it.
Goblins as well.
In her wake, the goblin corpses just fell like kicked-up pebbles.
"...Hey, you don't really need us, do you?"
After a while, my sister said.
"Mom defeats almost all of the enemies that appear, and we just get the scraps that she misses. And she hasn't even missed a beaten one yet. Mom is a powerful enough force on her own. Here's the proof."
My sister looks around.
I was drawn in and looked around, and apart from my family, my mother, and my sister, the only other things there were goblin corpses. There were countless of them.
"I can't see any of the other people who were there at the start. They must be acting separately. It would be more efficient if we stayed away from Mom too…!"
That's what my sister said.
You're not planning on getting alone with me and having sex with me, are you?
"Oh, we're not just acting without thinking, you know? We have a proper plan."
Is that so?
"First, mother would charge in from the front and crush them, right? Then goblins are usually cowards, so they'd run away without putting up much resistance. They're really timid when it comes to opponents stronger than them."
"If that happens, won't we end up not being able to kill most of them?"
surely.
No matter how strong you are, it would make your mother cry, chasing down all the goblins who are running in different directions and crushing them one by one would be extremely hard work.
I'm sure I'll miss a few.
"So I'd like all of our collaborators to surround the forest and wait there, so that we can wait and kill any fleeing goblins."
"So it's an encirclement?"
"Goblin are most frightening when they gather in groups, so finding them fleeing in separate groups... is not only reliable, it's also safe. This is the most effective strategy for annihilating a group of goblins, so remember it."
"Yes."
However, to carry out this plan, we needed the power to crush the swarm of goblins, and when I thought about the fact that this time it was my mother alone who was shouldering that role, it sent chills down my spine.
"In that case, wouldn't it have been better for us to join the siege? We would have been more effective than if we had stayed here."
"Hmm, that's true, but..."
Mom seems a bit hesitant.
「There should be more goblins here than usual. I thought that me, Caliba-chan, and Sao-kun would be just the right size to crush them all. But in the end, I ended up finishing them all by myself.」
As if to prove what my mother said, the goblins that had been attacking us relentlessly up until now were gone, and the scene was completely quiet.
That's why we can chat so comfortably like this.
"There were fewer of them than I thought. Perhaps it was too short a time since the last extermination? Well then, I'll leave the rest to everyone surrounding them..."
A different development than usual.
I had a bad feeling.
"I'll just wait and see."
"picture?"
I grabbed the stick and took a running start.
Once you have gained enough momentum, you can carefully hook the stick into the part of the root that is above ground.
The force causes the rod to bend, and a force acts to return the bent rod to its original straight shape.
The recoil caused it to fly.
It's the pole vault.
They can easily break through dense branches and leaves, and when they fly high into the sky they can see far and wide.
However, the dense forest below makes it hard to see underneath...
Sure enough, I could see something abnormal.
Gravity pulls me to the ground and I land. I return to my mother and sister.
"Sao-chan can jump so high! Mommy was so surprised."
My mother was amazed at the strange point, but I ignored her...
"There's a big battle going on."
"picture?"
"It was quite far away from here. I think it was a group of people waiting to be surrounded as mother said. They seemed to be struggling after being attacked by a large number of goblins."
"That can't be true...!?"
He couldn't believe it, but I definitely saw it.
A bird's-eye view of the raging battle.
"Their strategy was read. So they avoided my mother, who is the strongest, and aimed to break through by grouping together."
"No matter how clever goblins are, such advanced tactics...! No, if Sao-kun says so, then he can't be wrong."
A mysterious sense of trust.
"Then let's hurry there! From the way Sao was talking it sounds like they might break through at any moment! If they get away, this whole operation will have failed!"
My sister is panicking.
However, since what he said was correct, I decided to be a little adventurous as well.
"I'll jump. Mom and Sister, follow me in the direction I'm heading."
"teeth?"
Another pole vault.
This time, angle your jump so that it's diagonally upwards instead of straight up.
This allows you to fly over the forest and reach your destination in a straight line.
I never thought there would be a way to use the [Rodmaster] skill in this way.
Isn't the range of applications too broad?
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While we were talking, we arrived.
When I rushed to the scene, I found it to be a veritable hellscape.
The proud warriors of each village and the goblins are fighting in a messy melee, with no trace of order left.
「Don't let even one escape, defend to the death! Defend to the death, defend to the death!」
"Have you contacted Machete?! He hasn't arrived yet?!"
"Help me! I can't survive alone!?"
"Ahhhhhhh!? Don't bite my ear!"
It was getting pretty bad, with three to five goblins clinging to each of the strong defenders of the village.
That is to say, a terrible predicament.
I immediately joined the battle, swinging my stick down on the goblins.
"Eh?!"
"Gugh?!"
The goblins let out death cries as they collapse with their skulls shattered.
It helped that I was so engrossed in attacking people that I was able to land surprise attacks with ease.
"I'm here to help you. Are you okay?"
"A child? Why are you here...?"
He turns all the swarming goblins into corpses and holds out his hand to the person he rescued.
"Could you please tell us the situation? How bad is the damage?"
"I don't know, the horde suddenly attacked us... I don't know how long they fought..."
Seems like it was a surprise attack.
It seems like they're so busy fighting back that they can't even grasp the situation.
There's nothing I can do.
In that case, I'll also prioritize saving everyone over sorting out the current situation.
If you just kill every goblin in sight, you'll feel better in the end and it'll be easier to get a grasp on what's going on.
anyway!
one after another!
Swing that stick around!
Crush!
Fold it!
Crush it!
"What's up with that brat...?!"
"They're insanely strong...!? The goblins are disappearing in an instant...!!"
By the time I had time to catch my breath, a large number of the goblins had stopped breathing.
Has it decreased to about 20% of its original number?
Tactically speaking, this loss should be considered a complete annihilation, but the remaining goblins still showed no signs of retreating.
Goblins are cowards, so wouldn't they run away if they saw even the slightest bit of disadvantage?
"Look out! It's not over yet!"
One of the village's most skilled defenders shouted.
With blood flowing from his head.
"There's a special one among the goblins! He's in charge! Be careful, if you think like the others you'll be killed in an instant!"
What?!
I see, my mother was also suspicious of the goblins' unexpected behavior, but does that mean there was a commander among them?
Mutations and superior species!
A Goblin Leader or King Goblin or something like that?
"That guy... is Rokubrin!!"