Day 30: Reverse Thinking and the Reason

…My head hurts…I’ve drunk too much.Hah… This is the second time in my life that I’ve woken up in a bar. Mmm. This is no good at all. I should not be doing this.I must do my best and work…

And so I drank some water and washed my face before going to the quest board.What should I do today… The weather was once again very fine…Hmm. I’ll gather four branch mushrooms again! And since I knew where they grew, I would accept three of them. There was still plenty left, so this will be easy.

As I headed to the forest, I thought about the previous day. The problem was the goblins.They were just treated as an additional mission, so I didn’t have to hunt them. But I wanted to if possible. Besides, the reward was nice.But for some reason, whenever I see them, I cannot unsheath my sword… Ah!!It just came to me!! Reverse thinking. If I can’t unsheath it, then I just have to carry the naked blade from the beginning!!Yes, that’s what I’ll do!! I am so wise!!

After I had picked my eighteenth mushroom, I saw a goblin.As it is still some distance away, it hasn’t noticed me yet. Hehehe. This is my chance.It was wearing rusted armor and wielded a club… I really don’t know why goblins even bother to arm themselves.I was careful enough to go around to its back, and just as I was about to ambush it…

…Ah? Huh? My legs won’t move…I desperately tried to move them, but it was as if they had been sewn to the ground.Why… Why!!

As I stood there frantically, the goblin noticed that I was there.It stared at me, and then its mouth widened into a smile that extended to its ears. It was like a crescent moon.And then it started to dash.But my legs would still not move. It was no good! This was a state of emergency!!As I panicked, what flashed in the back of my mind was the moment that I was attacked by a monster in the dungeon.I would experience that again… Not that. Anything but that!!When I thought about this, my feet moved backwards a little…

And before I knew it, I had turned around and was fleeing from a goblin…

After that, I somehow managed to finish gathering the four branch mushrooms, and started on my way back, completely disheartened.It was all clear to me after today… The reason that I couldn’t unsheathe my sword, or to be precise, the reason that I couldn’t fight.It was probably related to what happened in the dungeon.After that, there was some part of my heart that was afraid of fighting……I know the reason… But what can I do now…

After I made my report at the guild and collected my reward, I found myself visiting the bar again.…I didn’t think that I’d be able to sleep if I went to the inn alone. And hearing the lively voices of the other Adventurers made me feel a little better.

Today’s earnings and expenses:Bronze: + 90(Quest reward x3)– 65(Bar)————-Balance: 1 Silver, 11 bronze

“(/へ＼*)”)) Uuuhhh, hic. Uhhh… I don’t think I can do this anymore… Ah, waiter. Another!!