Read A Merchant With Zero Combat Power Who Was A Baggage Handler In A Hero Party (Me), Was Finally Banished And Wants To Be A Steady Merchant.

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After passing a group of goblins that had gone after Albus and the others, Burgess danced out of the shadows and charged into the room, slaying several goblins.

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Burgess danced out of the shadows and rushed into the room, slaying several goblins.

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So far, so planned.

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There were five boss goblins and 30-40 goblins left in the room.

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His weapon of choice was a two-bladed short blade for melee combat, which he had retrieved from Albus's storeroom beforehand.

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Incidentally, his beloved great sword is on his back.

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With both short blades, he slashed at the goblins one after another, closing the gap between him and the boss goblin.

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Why are you here, Mr. Burgess?　Why are you here?

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Liora shouts from inside the wall of protection.

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But Burgess has no time to worry about Liora right now.

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If the boss goblins of the higher species are eliminated, their leadership will wane and the size of the herd will shrink. If that happens, the pursuit will weaken and the goblins in the nest will scatter.

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Burgess' words to Albus and the others before splitting the party were...

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Half true, half false.

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When we take down the boss goblin...

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The leadership of the herd will be less strong, but the pursuit, once unleashed, will not slacken.

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Without a next directive, they will just keep on chasing Albus and the others.

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I'm sorry... but if I told you the truth, you would have stopped me..."

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As it was, Burgess ignored the boss goblin and slaughtered his goblins one after another.

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In no time at all, he buried more than 20 goblins.

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The boss goblin, having lost his cronies, acted simply.

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He tried to increase the number of cronies again.

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Geeee!　and the five boss goblins let out a high-pitched cry one after another.

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They began to call back the pursuers they had released toward Albus and his men.

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Ah...this is just as planned.

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This is not what Albus and his men had planned for.

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Now, all the pursuers who had been released toward Albus and his group will return to this room.

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Standing in front of Liora's magical barrier (protection), Burgess grinned.

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'Master Burgess!　I release the barrier of protection now!　Inside!"

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But Burgess ignored Liora.

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He did not answer Liora's words, but told her what he wanted to say.

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'Arc, Liora. I'm going to use my extremely large magic sword now. Stay as close to me as possible so you don't get caught in the middle. The goblins will be almost destroyed by the magic sword. But it probably won't kill them all. That's why Ark. If that happens, take Liora and run toward the entrance I came from. My friends are there."

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Arc's hand twitched.

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His eyes, which had been closed, snapped open.

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You're a little shit, you know that? You should at least take care of your own precious things.

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Burgess spat out.

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Arc stood up with his poisoned body.

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Thank you, Mr. Burgess. Thank you, Master Burgess.

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Arc, you can't do this!　Burgess-sama, you can't just fire an extremely large magic sword without an escort. It's too dangerous!

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Not only the goblins that chased after Albus and the others, but goblins were crawling out of the side holes one after another.

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The number of goblins had already exceeded a hundred.

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If there is any way to survive in this deadly land, is there not?"

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And with that...

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Burgess threw down two short blades.

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Then he drew the great sword from his back.

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He raised it high to the ceiling.

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Well...let's do this."

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Kicking and shaking off the goblins that were jumping on him, Burgess began chanting.

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Burgess began chanting.

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Spirit of light in the heavens and on earth, answer my call and gather to my sword. Show your power to us, the children of men.

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Burgess' great sword began to glow, and the goblins were slightly frightened.

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Burgess stayed put.

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Burgess held his great sword high in the air, then turned it into his opposite hand and plunged it deep into the ground.

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The sword is a magic sword of the utmost power!　Tenchi Shinmeijin!

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Cracks of light ran across the ground centered on the sword, instantly forming a magic circle with Burgess at its center.

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The dragon of light overflowed from that, the magic circle that enveloped the entire room, and began to climb upward, tearing apart the goblin's body.

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Giggle!"

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A disturbing sign of great skill.

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Some goblins leapt at Burgess, making strange noises.

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They seized onto Burgess's defenseless clothes, bit him, and clubbed him to death.

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But...

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Once activated, the extremely large magic sword would no longer stop.

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"Master Burgess!

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G... nooooo...!"

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With goblins clinging to his entire body.

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Burgess thrusts his sword even deeper into the ground.

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"Get lost... you filthy monsters!　Don't touch my student and Princess Liora with your filthy hands. Do not touch my students and Princess Liora with your filthy hands.

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A flood of light envelops the goblins.

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With a tremendous roar.

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They burst into flames.

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And then...

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What remained after the light disappeared was...

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Several goblins clinging to Burgess, Liora, and Ark.

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And then, torn apart by the magic circle of light, were a great number of mangled goblins' corpses.

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Liora's barrier of protection had been blown away by the impact of Burgess' magic sword.

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'Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!'

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Ark got up and ran to the doorway, pulling Liora by the hand.

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Burgess staggered limply and fell to the ground.

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Burgess staggered to the ground and was beaten to a pulp by the few surviving goblins.

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All his strength drained, he could no longer resist.

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"Ark!　It's Master Burgess!

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First, let's get Liora-sama!

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Ark does not listen to Liora's words and tries to run through.

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But...

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He was attacked by more goblins that appeared from the doorway he was heading for, and he fell to the ground.

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Gghh!

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Liora tries to make the wall of protection appear again, but the goblin knocks her away and interrupts her magic.

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Kyaaaah!"

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The goblins then lay on top of her, and she is no longer able to move.

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The goblins' claws clamp down on Liora's back.

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The goblin's claws reach Liora's back and rip her clothes off.

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The goblins' claws reach Liora's back and tear off her clothes.

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"Liora-sama!

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Ark, too.

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His poisoned body was struck by the goblins.

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Crawling on the ground, spitting blood.

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It is no longer ever...

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Liora and Ark were once again struck with a sense of despair.

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"Strayaaaaaahhh!"

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Burgess!　Are you alive?

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Kicking away the goblins running into the hall.

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Loloi and Chris burst into the room.

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