Chapter 290 - Chapter 288: Episode 288
To begin with, humans are different from goblins.
'...Still, it's a useful trick for teasing my husband.'
Honestly, I didn't feel a thing when humans killed other goblins, unless they were from my own tribe or had mixed blood.
But in human society, that kind of thing pricks their conscience—it goes against their standards of morality and righteousness.
And whenever I complained to my husband about it, pretended to be sad, or just looked at him with contempt, he'd never know what to do.
My human husband would feel sorry and apologetic about humans slaughtering goblins, even though he hadn't done it himself.
Perhaps this is what humans call 'empathy.'
Or maybe it's because human civilization blossomed on top of piles of goblin corpses, and they feel a collective responsibility because they enjoy a comfortable life thanks to it.
Anyway, the more I brought up how humans killed goblins,
the more my husband would quietly spread his legs, offer up his cock, and provide better sexual service whenever I wanted it.
I hadn't fully grasped my husband's psychology, so I didn't know exactly why,
but regardless, he felt guilty about the slaughter of goblins, and he'd act more affectionate and submissive toward me.
Even my husband, who would never go down on me unless I punched him in the gut after filling my pussy with his cum...
Even he, who desperately hated eating his own semen mixed with my juices, would clench his eyes shut and perform cunnilingus to comfort me if I pretended to be depressed about human slaughter.
I figured he'd catch on if I used it too often, so I only did it occasionally, and he hadn't caught on yet.
'...Ah, my mind is wandering again. Stop thinking. I need to go see where my husband died....'
I began to move toward my destination.
I had a reliable credit card that Lee Ji-eun, from that chaebol family, had lent me, telling me to use it whenever needed,
and I even had researcher Kang Seo-yoon, who provided assistance via video call whenever I couldn't communicate with humans.
Even people who ignored me because I was a goblin became relatively polite and kind once I switched the call to show Kang Seo-yoon as my guardian.
I booked and rode trains, caught taxis, and made good use of the benefits of human civilization.
However, my final destination was the military hospital near the mountain.
Security had become tight recently, making it difficult to get in by taxi.
But I wasn't worried.
I had been diligently training, listening to premium lectures on Stealth Arts and Agility Arts recently uploaded to YouTube, and I moved quickly toward my destination.
With the awakening of mana and the addition of human knowledge, my skills had improved by leaps and bounds.
Therefore, my infiltration was smooth.
'...This is where my husband died.'
A police line was still set up around the warehouse hospital, which had been flattened into ruins by shelling.
Waterproof vinyl sheets were scattered about to keep the evidence dry,
but since it had already been announced to the public that Kim Do-jin was dead, and the site had been neglected, it had become a bleak, desolate place.
Since the Ministry of National Defense didn't have enough manpower to station guards at a site where the investigation was nearly finished,
I was able to carefully and thoroughly examine the empty, quiet space and imagine what had happened.
'...My husband died? Here?
But those other humans, those villains, said they raided the place to fuck my husband.
Did they really all die? If it were me, I definitely would have escaped to fuck him. I can't trust everything humans say.
...Humans, they always have lies on their lips. They even deceive humans of their own race. They deceive friends, family, and lovers.
My human husband also told me many lies that were easy to spot. That's why I often scolded him.
Humans even deceive themselves, like they're self-hypnotizing. I can't trust what humans say.
Even while complaining that fake news is a problem, humans create and consume it. And they believe it easily.
Humans are a species where most things are lies. Lying is their specialty.
Humans' strength is lying. It's hard to believe.
I will re-investigate this thoroughly from my own perspective—from the perspective of a goblin.'
I reconstructed the incident where my husband supposedly died from a goblin's perspective.
Then, I could see it clearly, with all the things humans dismiss as "common sense" stripped away.
"...If it were me, I would have escaped from here and gone this way. Humans like siege strategies because they're efficient. Humans formalize what goblins use instinctively. The humans who raided to fuck my husband would have gone to this back door to respond to the siege."
I was equipped with human knowledge, common sense, and concepts through various books and scientific YouTube videos.
I knew how humans would act.
I looked at the scene while running a simulation from a perspective between goblin and human.
I left the military hospital and began to track.
After imagining how the humans would have moved and roaming the forest....
I was finally able to find the traces I was looking for.
"...I went the wrong way a few times due to faulty assumptions, but in the end, my reasoning was right...."
There were traces of a large-scale clash between humans and beings presumed to be monsters.
Although most of the traces had faded over time,
as a born hunter, I could still spot the signs of the beings I was targeting.
It was easy to figure out their state and species from the monster tracks in the forest.
I was knowledgeable because I had received plenty of wisdom passed down by word of mouth from my ancestors, my mother, and my aunts.
I speculated about what had happened by looking at the tree branches broken diagonally, the ground scratched vertically and horizontally, the burnt grass, the footprints, the human blood, and the poison—presumably the Alraune Queen's venom.
"...The monsters won. The humans were defeated and barely escaped.
The monsters weren't interested in finishing off the humans. Strange.
Usually, they would chase and kill the intruders—those cheeky humans—to the end.
Even if it's hard, they pretend to chase. You can kill the most when chasing.
You can kill the most when the prey is scared and running away. Monsters know that instinctively.
What does it mean that they didn't? It means there was something more important that drew their attention.
What is that? ...Food or a male.
Is it food? ...No. There are traces of the Alraune Queen. There are many other dangerous monsters, too.
These monsters are strong. They can get food whenever they want. Food is not important.
Then, as expected... it's a male....
A male so precious and arousing that powerful monsters don't care at all whether the intruders live or die,
or whether they return alive....
A male so special and fucking arousing that the life and death of the intruders don't matter....
They found that. ...And that is exactly...."
I muttered for a long time while looking at the battle traces in the forest, and I reached a conclusion.
I was smiling brightly.
"...It's my husband. ...My husband is alive."
I smiled broadly, let out a "Hehehe," and started walking deep into the forest.
For some reason, I felt like I knew where my husband was.
Since the forest and mountains were very familiar territory to me, a goblin, I knew immediately.
It was highly probable that he was captured in the nest of strong monsters and was having his seed sucked out.
There would be no problem with my husband's life or health.
Maybe it might even be better...?
They would have brought all sorts of rare food and medicinal herbs for an arousing male like my husband....
I approached the place where their nest might be with a more relaxed heart.
#
One day, when I opened my eyes, Azael was on top of me, hugging me tightly and riding me in the cowgirl position.
While I was sleeping, she had been hugging me and my cock tightly with her whole body and her pussy, fucking me.
As if to say she would never let me go again.
"...Azael?! You...! You...!! How are you here...??? Ugh♥ No.... Eh...? Huh...? Is it a dream...? Haa-eut♥ There's no way Azael is here...!?"
"It's not a dream♡ Stupid husband♡ I came♡ I found you and came here♡ I negotiated with the monsters here♡"
"...Huh?"
"We decided to fuck my husband together♡
The Alraune Queen was a bit hard to persuade...,
but I solved it by doing a dogeza and begging, claiming it wasn't me who killed the low-grade Alraune but that my husband made me do it, and by signing a contract to make my husband give birth to more Alraune Queen babies♡
Still, we aren't on good terms yet.
You have to be careful because the Alraune Queen hates me."
"...No, uh..., m-more than that, haa-eut♥ ...h-how...? How did you find me...? Haa-eut♥ How...? Do people know too? That I'm here?"
"No. People don't know.
I'm a goblin. I'm good at finding a husband who ran away. I even received training from my mom on how to find a husband who left home.
My mom..., after seeing my dad who left home living happily with another female goblin and having kids...,
she gave up on him with her head bowed and tearing up, and then she held my hand tightly and came back home with me...."
"......."
No, I'm happy about the reunion...,
but did you have to kill the mood by suddenly telling such a sad and gloomy family story...?
I comforted the gloomy-faced Azael and told her to cheer up.
When I told her that I wouldn't run away anyway, so she shouldn't worry, she started to perk up again.
...Look at this. Is it possible she intentionally did this build-up to make me say that?
Nah, no way. Azael is a goblin, so she must be dumber than me; there's no way she thought of something smart like a build-up.
"...But how did you really find me? Ugh♥ Honestly, it's amazing that you found me before the people did!"
"...Hehehe. ...I was lucky."
"Haa-eut♥ A, Azael♥ Let's do sex slowly...♥ First, let's talk a bit...♥ Okay? Haa-eut♥ Ugh♥ Hey. Don't rub more...♥"
Azael had a facial expression and tone full of pride, puffing out her shoulders and chest,
but perhaps she'd learned humility in human society... judging only by what she said, she was like a rice plant bowing its head.
"It feels like..., ugh♥ you came here after going through a difficult and rough process, trying hard and using your head..., haa-eut♥ but it feels like a girl being humble by saying she was 'lucky' just to look cool in front of me...? Haa-eut♥ Is it my misunderstanding...?"
"...Husband, did you get smarter...? Oh, quite impressive♡ In the past, you wouldn't have noticed things like this♡ It's completely different from the old husband who would take sarcasm as a real compliment and say 'Hehehe' happily♡ Husband sugoi~♡ Amazing! Absolutely the best♡"
"Hmph. Of course. Ugh♥ Hehehe. Haa-eut♥ Hehehe. Haa-eut♥ Haa-ang♥ Ah♥"
Azael stroked my hair with a purely admiring expression.
I felt good after being praised for getting smarter, so I laughed "Hehehe" and asked Azael to stroke my hair more and praise me.
Azael smiled contentedly, stroked my hair, kissed my cheeks, forehead, and lips, and treated me like a pet.
"Good boy♡ Good boy♡"