Girl Hero: Revenge on Goblins!
Chapter 148: D53. Birthday_2

Chapter 148: D53. Birthday_2

But her skin had not aged a bit, and her body’s contours were just as beautiful as ever, perhaps even more graceful.

Grandpa was aware that the Hero’s activities during the day had caught the eyes of more and more young boys from the village—even some not-so-young men.

Perhaps it was because they saw too much of her during the day and understood her personality too well, the old man never found his somewhat dull-witted granddaughter to be visually appealing.

Yet now, the girl under the moonlight, playing a melancholic tune with tears glistening at the corners of her eyes, displayed a breathtaking beauty.

Simply watching this scene made one want to console her, comfort her, use every means possible, offer all one’s strength, just to see her smile again.

[Hero activates skill: Calamity]

[Family affection 98, grandpa is automatically exempt from the effects of Calamity]

"Truly an Innate Sorcerer, she is gradually unlocking her potential... She’s grown up."

During the day, the village chief grandma’s somewhat puzzling sigh suddenly resonated in his mind.

Awakening from an overwhelming obsession, Grandpa couldn’t help but take a deep breath.

Woken by the old man’s breath, the Hero snapped out of her sorrow.

She slightly turned her head, her black hair flowing, and in her misty Emerald Eyes, the other’s figure was reflected.

Then her eyes lit up, the sorrow melted away like ice and snow, and the Hero, putting down her harmonica, bloomed a smile, like a Moon Elf smitten with the mortal world.

"Grandpa!"

She remained silent, but the closeness in her eyes was as sweet as honey seeping into one’s heart.

Even though he was prepared, the old man couldn’t help but feel a bit dazed at this moment.

This child, she’s going to be extraordinary.

He adjusted the grip on his gift, the corners of his mouth curled into a helpless yet gentle smile.

"Happy birthday, granddaughter."

[Grandpa’s birthday gift is—]

1. House

2. Pen

3. A pair of glasses

4. Folklore notebook

5. A big stuffed toy

6. Anchor

7. Anchor: Snake-shaped Hairpin♛

8. Anchor

9. Grandma’s necklace

10. Critical Success/Extreme Failure

D10=d10(7)=7

Note: Critical Success is magical equipment, Extreme Failure is five-three

[Snake-shaped Hairpin]

A uniquely shaped hairpin, it’s a small blue snake.

Stored in the old house for many years, it is rumored to be the same model worn by a present-day divine Shamaness.

But for the Church that does not acknowledge the divine, it’s just ordinary jewelry.

It will actively wrap around the wearer’s hair to prevent it from falling off.

Other than that, there isn’t much special about it.

When it truly can no longer stay still, it seems to find a place to hide by itself?

→☆→☆→☆→✧←★←★←★←

The Hero lovingly wrapped the uniquely shaped hairpin on the long hair that hung beside her face, reaching in front of her, showing Grandpa a happy smile.

"If you like it, that’s good. Go to sleep early, I’ll make you a cake tomorrow."

The Hero nodded vigorously.

Grandpa watched as the Hero, too excited to remove the hairpin even while sleeping, jumped spiritedly onto the bed and smiled as he gently closed the door.

Although he speculated about the Hero’s feelings, surely the old man himself couldn’t fully empathize with the joy and comfort in the girl’s heart when she received her first birthday gift from family.

Despite that, he still thought.

—What should I give her next year?

[Time moves to Day 84—]

[Gleaming Scale Serpent’s Status]

1. Hibernating

2. Went to the wild to level up

3. Commanded the nearby Snake Group♛

4. Diligently developed new Supporting Magic

5.1

6.2

7.3

8.4

9. Embarked on a journey seeking true Wisdom(?)

10. Critical Success/Extreme Failure

D10=d10(3)=3

[Why did the Hero interrupt her training?]

1. Nothing much left to learn

2. Can’t speak, too painful♛

3. Home’s messenger

4. There seems to be a village destroyed nearby...?

5. Practice is the only criterion to test truth!

6. Church has seriously injured

7. Time to level up Green Snake form

8. Little girl sent a letter

9. Newspaper reported a Goblin disaster

10. Critical Success/Extreme Failure

D10=d10(2)=2

→☆→☆→☆→✧←★←★←★←

Great Hall library, next to the warm fireplace, the Hero wrapped herself in a blanket, sitting in a chair.

Then her head shrank, the blanket suddenly dipped, her human silhouette briefly shifting to a Big Snake-like form.

Then the Big Snake transformed again, and the girl peeked her head out from the blanket, but her eyes had turned to vertical pupils, cheeks adorned with Scale Armor.

The Hero hissed, the sound she made.

Apart from playing the harmonica, this was the only way she could communicate through sound in the past few months.

Beneath the chair, the Gleaming Scale Serpent respectfully and obediently bowed its head, reporting the recent developments to the Queen.

Despite its ventures during the queen’s training days, which could be described as vigorous, even Grandpa had heard about its endeavors.

The nearby forest was not lacking in snakes, and although it was winter, the cold here wasn’t too severe, allowing powerful Magic Creatures to continue their activities despite the temperature.

And the recent endeavors of the Gleaming Scale Serpent were to bring all its kin under its command by subduing them.

However, in front of the increasingly enchanting Throne of the Queen, even though it commanded many Demon Snakes, the Gleaming Scale Serpent’s attitude showed no overstepping, only deepening its devotion in this service.

[How did the Gleaming Scale Serpent succeed?]

1. In the name of the Queen (Green Snake advancement)♛

2. With its own strength (Gleaming Scale Serpent level up)

D2=d2(1)=1

"Really, there are no Goblins left nearby?"

Not sure whether to be happy or saddened, after hearing the Gleaming Scale Serpent’s report, the Hero exhaled, leaning back into the soft chair’s back.

Although the village chief grandma judged that the Goblins nearby had been eradicated due to abnormalities in the forest and two eradication operations involving the Hero, in such a vast area, who knows if a few might have slipped through the cracks?