A-4

They both rested in peace, that night there was no disturbance that required them to be alert, but they did not know if their whereabouts had been known by some green creatures. On that night, Balam did not close his eyes fully, he was still half-conscious, they were outside and in a dangerous world, far from safe, let alone they rested close to the nest of the Goblins.

It is natural for Balam to be alert and half-sleeping, in contrast to Pino who sleeps well enough anyway. Staring at Pino with a gentle stare, Balam sighs, "Son... How did you get to sleep this time? you should be more alert to the surrounding area, do not get to sleep this much."

Balam flexes the entire muscle in his body, from the beginning he already feels someone is watching him but he ignores it. Without having to check who was watching him, Balam already knew, they spent the night near the Goblin's lair, it's natural that there were some Goblins watching him.

After flexing his stiff muscles, Balam rose to his feet and immediately jumped into a tree, he stayed on top of the tree. His eyes swept all over the area around where he spent the night, looking for the whereabouts of the Goblins watching him. Although at night he is able to see clearly and also the moon shining brightly makes his view much clearer.

"Oh... There you are, blending in with the bushes... It's sneaky. They're moving, son... Be careful, they're heading your way. Wake up... Don't fall asleep in your beautiful dreams, there's a danger that threatens your life," balam murmurs, he discovers the existence of the Goblins, and he sees the Goblins coming out of hiding, brandishing daggers and small swords, they prepare to ambush the sleeping Pino.

Balam remains on a tree, he hides his existence and eliminates his bloodthirsty, observing the movement of the Goblins who are getting closer to Pino. Feeling anxious and worried began to gnaw through his mind, seeing his puppet-only son in an erratic situation, Pino still immersed in his beautiful dreams as the Goblins got closer to him.

Only noticing the situation from a distance, Balam did not come down and wake up or help Pino, he dampened all the bad feelings in his mind, and saw the whole event calmly. His rapid breathing began to dampen, the intention of killing him almost bursting out of the bars inside him, lucky he was able to hold it all so that the Goblins did not know his whereabouts.

Goblins are getting closer and just a few steps away from Pino,five Goblins approach Pino with slow foot steps, they are very careful. Every Goblin approaching Pino begins to unleash his bloodthirsty, once the opportunity opens where Pino moves his body to the other side of where the Goblin stands. With lightning speed, the Goblins swung their guns.

Brak!!

One of the Goblins who attacked Pino flew in and hit a tree with an incision wound right in his stomach. The Goblins were confused as to why their comrade flew and received such severe injuries, they looked around to find out the origin of the attack, when their eyes were turned at one point, they stared at the point angrily.

"Interesting... As it turns out, you already know where they are but pretend to sleep and turn your back on the Goblins. A great way to fool them, now what are you going to do, son? Once they lose their friend, they'll be much more dising than you think, the previous group you've finished... they showed no real strength because of my being, now you are alone!" murmured Balam, observing the fight from the top of the tree making Balam know how much Pino was progressing.

Four Goblins surround Pino, they attack Pino from one attack to another. Pino's sword swings relentlessly, he repells every attack that leads to him, his footwork is so nimble even though his hands are constantly busy swinging the sword, he avoids every attack, even so he is pushed and depressed.

"Are you just going to stay away, son? Use your feet... Attack them, target one of them and focus on killing him, you have more power than this, too bad... Your experience is few, don't just rely on your sword to topple them," murmurs Balam, worried about Pino's condition not being able to get out of the Goblin siege.

Although Pino has much greater power than the Goblin, he is still lacking in real combat, only practicing without feeling the situation between life and death, will not make him thrive. Balam had already grasped his weapon, he saw the Goblins as corpses, when he was about to come down and rescue the distressed and constantly pushed Pino, he saw a quick and unexpected movement from Pino. A powerful kick hits the neck of one of the Goblins, knocking the Goblin down and crashing into a tree.

With three Goblins left, Pino swings his sword lightning fast, his sword's path moves like the wind, streaking quickly to cut off two Goblins, leaving one Goblin. Pino approaches the Goblin that falls on the ground, he drags his sword to make the ground split creating a straight line, once Pino is close to the Goblin, he pushes his sword firmly into the sky and makes the Goblin split in half.

The scene is bloody, goblin organs are tainted and the pungent smell of carnations spreads forcing entry into Pino's sense of smell. Balam observes the whole incident and he has a bright smile on his face, he doesn't go straight down but stays on top of the tree, he wants to know what Pino is going to do with the goblins still breathing, of the five Goblins there are still goblins alive.

"Good choice, son. Don't leave the seeds of trouble, no matter they're humans or monsters... Whoever threatens your life, they must bear the consequences. Killing two dying Goblins is a proper pardon... not only do you remove the problem, you also relieve the pain they feel," Balam murmured.

Pino swings his sword to clean up the remaining blood from the Goblin he killed. He looks different from some time ago, he is no longer nauseous and his face and eyes have a certain firmness. He looks different, and the aura that comes out of his body begins to change. Looking back and looking at the bodies of the Goblins, there were traces of displeasure in his eyes, but it was just a snap, he felt uncomfortable.

"Kill... It's like this... It's very different when I kill animals. That feeling is really horrible, did you forbid me to learn magic because of this? Is my decision to learn magic right? Magic is so much more horrible than this, it can kill them like stepping on an ant, Huh... I've decided to learn magic, so I'm going to use it well, and not disappoint Dad," Pino murmured.

He often hears the story of the heroism of an 8th-degree witch who becomes a legend, where he is able to tear down a mountain with just one spell. Hearing the story from Balam every time he asks about magic, Pino is always excited when he hears it, he is eager to be a witch since childhood, but nowadays he is somewhat concerned with his decision because of what he has done, namely killing monsters.

Witches not only fight monsters sometimes they will fight each other, where it becomes one thing for sure, especially he has heard Balam say about magic organizations that walk in a deviant direction instead of fighting monsters, they instead fight humans and want destruction, unfortunately he only remembers it vaguely.