Chapter 13 - Chat: Kobold Countermeasures Meeting (2)

Self-edited.

—— Chat Room ——

Sakito: Well then, let’s get into the main topic.

Nickocad: Got it. By the way, how bad is the overall damage?

Sakito: Ah, right. You must be really curious, Nickocad-san, so let me start from the beginning.

Nickocad: Sure.

Sakito: Early yesterday morning, I was checking around the house and noticed that the door to the warehouse was broken. After checking it, I found that several things had been stolen. By the looks of it, the theft likely took place between midnight and dawn.

Nickocad: I see, I see. So, how do you know it was done by Kobolds?

Sakito: First is the smell. I was assaulted by a foul smell the instant I stepped into the warehouse. According to Ambient-san, the only monsters with such an unpleasant odor in this area are kobolds.

Nickocad: Yuuuck~!!!

Sakito: And also, it seems that only kobolds are capable of stealing human provisions.

Nickocad: Got it. So, in summary, they stink, but cunning?

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Sakito: That seems to be the case, yes. Let’s continue talking about kobolds. When compared to the one in ‘ Oreise ,’ these kobolds are small and weak, and even a human armed with a club should easily overpower them in a one-on-one fight.

Nickocad: Thank goodness.

Sakito: Also, the size of a group should be around 3 to 5 kobolds. Since there is only the Elf Forest and a small village in this area, obtaining food is bound to be difficult. In terms of defense, I don’t think they pose a threat.

Nickocad: So it’s like that~

Sakito: However, there is an issue…

Nickocad: Huh?

Sakito: When I reported my findings, I didn’t realize it, but that foul odor is problematic.

Nickocad: Problematic?

Sakito: It’s impossible to remove the odor. Most of the food that wasn’t stolen has gone bad because of it. Yes, even the sugar now has a garbage-like smell…

Nickocad: What…

Sakito: Ambient-san has a keen sense of smell, so now she refuses to eat the food from the warehouse because it stinks.

Nickocad: After all, she is an elf, so I guess it can’t be helped?

Sakito: On top of it all, she told me. That I stink.

Nickocad: Ah—

Sakito: It’s tough for a middle-aged person to be told they stink by a young woman.

Nickocad: Sakito-san, you don’t smell, though? I mean! You maintain yourself on a regular basis, don’t you?

Sakito: That’s right, ever since someone said ‘You smell like a dad!’ to me, I’ve become scared and had to maintain my body diligently.

Nickocad: Uhh!

—— Interim results 2 ——

—The threat level of Kobolds is relatively low (according to Oreise’s standards).

—The Kobolds of this world stink.

—Kobolds smell so bad that it can even spoil food.

—Middle-aged men will feel hurt when young women tell them they smell bad.

—It hurts them deeply, to the point of leaving emotional scars that never fade, even as they enter middle age.

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