32 Inside the cave (2/2)
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While the players were having their unique experience, Raymond also explored one of the pathways. In that pathway, he also reached a room, in that room he saw a group of small goblins feeding on human women, who looked to be their birth mothers.
The small goblins who looked rather cute noticed Raymond and cowered into a corner. Seeing them act like scared pups, made Raymond a bit irritated. Though he couldn't feel sympathy for the women, he knew that they didn't deserve to die like this.
”As one of my favorite anime characters once said. In the end, the only good goblins are the ones who never come out of their holes.”
After saying his line, Raymond proceeded to kill all the goblin children.
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After a few minutes, each group returned back to the center of the pathways, all except for one group. When Raymond saw that a group was missing, he thought that maybe the group found the boss monster and died.
'Well, we'll know when they get back.'
The other guild members then started to report to Raymond what they found. The groups mostly found women prisoners, and one of the groups found an armory of sorts. It seems like the weapons of fallen knights and mercenaries have been gathered by the goblins.
”Sir, what do we do with the women?” Brom asked. Raymond then looked at the group of nearly naked women and sighed.
”The ones who can still respond and still has their sanity, bring them to the Guild house. As for those that are devoid of emotions and are pregnant... After we bring the sane ones to safety, we'll kill the others.” When Brom heard Raymond's response his eyes widened. Though Raymond could be sometimes cold and look stern, Brom knew that deep down Raymond was a good person. So he was truly surprised to hear what Raymond said
”Sir, surely we can still save them.”
”... Fine, call all the guild members.” Brom nodded his head and did as he was told.
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After everyone was gathered in front of him Raymond told them what he planned to do. The reactions of some were mostly the same as Brom. The former captured women seem to have a different opinion than the others.
”If we let them live, it would only prolong their suffering. Killing them is a mercy that they deserve.”
”Surely they can recover from their state. Please, Guild Master, reconsider.” Roselia pleaded and so did her brother and the former knight-apprentices. The players on the other hand had no say on the matter and treated the whole thing as a cut scene.
”What the Guild Master says is right.” One of the former women captured by the bandits spoke, her name was Agatha. She was one of the older women in the group.
”Why, do you say that? Surely you understand what these women are going through. Why don't we save them?”
”It's because I and the others know what they are going through, that we want to set them free from their pain. The suffering we endured pales in comparison to the suffering they endured. We only needed to please human men, they have been r*ped multiple times by monsters. The children they will bear will be monsters as well. After that kind of experience, I imagine only a few would want to live. So let us grant them the mercy they deserve.”
Seeing all the other women agreeing with Agatha, Roselia and her group knew that they won't be able to convince them.
”It's settled then. We will save those that can be saved, and we will grant mercy to those that can't” After hearing Raymond's command the guild members started talking to the semi-naked women. Roselia hoped that most of them could be saved.