The Traditional Hero Story (23)

Even if I encountered a monster, I expected it to be an intelligent one…

An orc! Of all monsters, orcs are the furthest removed from intelligence!

Simple-minded, knowing nothing but strength, and charging straight at whatever target is in front of them,

there was a race inside the barrier that was, charitably speaking, manly, and less charitably speaking, brainless.

-Kweeeek!

-Kweik! Kweeeik!

What, did it hear me insulting it?

The two orcs that appeared after we dispelled the barrier were startled by our sudden appearance. They made some unpleasant noises, then quickly recovered and regarded us as enemies.

An orc… Well, I'm not the same person I was a few months ago. I can handle an orc by myself.

I lightly kicked off the ground and charged at the orcs...