The Lumberjack And His Goblin Daughter.

Family

As Ravan and Troy will decorate the house, Ravan has to leave Nana in the Trojan residence for a while until they are done.

Most people were still skeptical about goblins has a good side because since long ago even before the great war started, people had always been afraid of the problems goblins could bring, especially those who lived in the border area or whoever lived close to the unexplored forest and mountains. The damage that can be caused varies from the smallest such as stealing crops or livestock to the most severe, such as destroying villages. And that coupled with their high s*x drive and thirst for women from outside their race make goblins one of the worst nightmares for all women around the world can imagine.

Because their very destructive nature makes everyone ignore the fact that female goblins are an exception because female goblins are the only good thing about goblins because their psychology is not the same as male goblins which are often stereotyped to describe a man who has bad personality. Some people even didn't know that female goblin exist and believe that there is only male goblin because this people believe that goblin doesn't have any female counterpart not like other race and that why they need to take woman outside their race so they can prevent their species from going extinct. This word combining with the word from any religion that said goblin doesn't have female in their species is a proof that goblin is something that would bring chaos to the world since they don't have anything to proof they have the balance of the universe, like good and bad or male and female, and goblin only have bad side and all goblin sighting is always showing male  goblin making people  specially from religion fanatic believe goblin is a bad thing even more.

Back to Ravan and Troya who are busy assembling many objects in that small house on the hill. "Yo Ravan, I have heard gossip about you, friend, you are famous after all and you should be the noble in this area. Of course there must be a lot of gossip circulating about you friends, especially about a lot of strange gossip surrounding you and your daughter who has only been with you for 2 days and wow the gossip has spread faster than a tiger running in fear because of being chased by a hunter using a steam engine, especially gossip about you ... uh, i'm sure you've heard it from that big mouth already  even though i'm also a big mouth but there is no rubish in every word I said, "said Troya as he put the frame of the cupboard one by one" Hey big boy, did you hear me! "

"I always listen, Troya" Ravan replied "but that doesn't mean I have to respond to every gossip that people said, gossip is just gossip, it's just rumors that will disappear with time" he said as he continued his work. "Haha, you are the type of person who is not too easily influenced by other people, no wonder you are recognize as the best knight ever" said Troya as he put the last part of the cupboard he was assembling "oy big brat, where should I put this cupboard?"

Ravan then told Troya to put it beside the fireplace for a while and Troya lifted the cupboard and put it beside the fireplace as Ravan said. After placing the cupboard, Troya got his eye on the pair of swords and shields that were displayed above the fireplace and he recognize it "You should keep this instead of displaying it if you don't want to still feel the pain of losing it, man."

Ravan stopped his work and turning his back "I just don't want to forget it, besides I don't feel hurt in the slightest bit by displaying that sword and shield, plus those two things actually give a nice decoration to my fireplace" said Ravan while throwing a bottle of drink at him. "ah, Laura, I want to know what she will say if she finds out that you are now adopting a female goblin as your daughter" said Troya while drinking the drink Ravan gave "oh, this drink is delicious, it tingles in my mouth but the sensation is very so delicious, where did you get this? " Troya, who immediately liked the drink that Ravan gave, immediately asked "I got it from a merchant at the market last week, he called the drink soda and he said that it was his own invention after traveling around the world" Ravan replied.

"Take me to that guy, I want to know how he can make this drink and I want to buy 10 barrels of this drink if possible" said Troya after drinking the soda to the end.

Night has fallen and the moon has appeared.After taking his daughter, Ravan and Nana walked back to their house on the hill with Nana sitting on Ravan's broad shoulders where she could see the night view of Armala village very clearly. With the coming of the industrial revolution in the Aeron kingdom, the streets were filled with lights from street lights that provided lighting for pedestrian at night. On a bridge that separates Armala village from the forest who not one care, there is a tent which is a place to eat managed by oni named Tora and his centaur wife Alma. Because he was too busy decorating the house, Ravan didn't have time to prepare dinner and he didn't know that he and Nana gonna come home at night so he decided to have dinner there.

When they entered the large tent, they were immediately greeted by a large figure with horns that had their ends blunted so that the horn become not sharp. "Welcome to the night tent" said the Tora the oni. Shortly thereafter a female centaur appeared from behind the cashier and escorted them both to the dining table provided "please state your order" said Alma politely while preparing her notebook "warm soup and meat portions for adults and children" Ravan replied "ok, dish you order will be ready in a few minutes "said Alma leaving the two of them to deliver the order. That night, the dining place called the night tent was quite full of people who had just returned from their work or were just about to start their work. Laughter and chatter here and there filled the atmosphere in the 12x10 meter tent. While waiting for their orders to come, Ravan asked what happened while Ravan was gone for decorating and Nana told him about what she had done with the little trio, starting from playing hide and seek, making crafts, and learning to read she told them everything.

"Nana is very good at hide and seek, always being the last to be found and always the fastest in searching" she said proudly remembering how good a goblin is in terms of looking and hiding, of course that fact making Nana unmatched in the game of hide and seek. Ravan strokes her head and praises her. "With your ability you could be a very great assasins or thief on military but I am very proud you chose to become a knight" he said proudly after knowing that Nana aspires to be a knight and not just an ordinary knight but a valkyrie "hehe, Nana will become a valkyrie someday, "Nana said proudly.

Ravan recalls that Troya had offered to make whatever they wanted and Nana asked to make a suitable sword for her. At first Ravan was hesitant to let his daughter have a sword, but remembering that Nana is from the most hated race in the world, she is very vulnerable to danger from people who hate her so Ravan allows Nana to have a sword as a means of self-defense. Not stopping there, Ravan also asked Troya to make a shield and dagger as additional protection for his daughter. And now hearing that Nana wanted to become a knight and become a valkyrie made Ravan explode with pride for his daughter.

The sound of horse footsteps approached and Alma came with a tray in her hand containing the food they ordered "Thank you for waiting, please enjoy your meal while it's still hot" she said while serving a dish of two bowls of warm soup and a roast beef. Nana's saliva immediately flowed from her mouth when the food was served in front of her and after Alma left she immediately ate the soup and grilled meat with gusto "delicious, thank you papa" she said grateful for the food she ate.

"I haven't even sent her to school yet but she's growing much faster than I thought, maybe because she's a goblin makes her able to grow and develop quickly" thought Ravan while enjoying a bowl of warm soup accompanied by delicious roasted meat.

Nana enjoying her food even though for her, her father's cooking was the best but warm soup with clear broth and slightly sweet flavor was not bad. Plus the grilled meat served as side dish is also very tasty with a crispy texture outside and soft inside and also has the right taste to be served with the warm soup they eat. No food is more fitting to eat that night than these two foods.

In the comfort of a dinner tent filled with people enjoying their time. Ravan suddenly gets up and lifts his chair only to stop a swing of the dagger that someone was swinging against his daughter. Nana, who was initially enjoying her food, was choked by what was happening behind her. Ravan holds the man but that person does a dirty trick by taking out another dagger from behind his pocket. Ravan has no choice but to kick the man out of the tent and attract the attention of the crowd.

"GOBLIN !! THERE'S GOBLIN IN THE TENT !!" shouted the man, pointing his finger into the tent. Many people then gathered to see what was going on and some of them were shocked by what they saw, a goblin was sitting at a dining table and a large man was standing in front of him holding a chair. "THE PERSON IS SURE TO BE CONTROLLED, HE IS CONTROLLED BY THE GOBLIN, HE PROTECTED THAT DIRTY GOBLIN AND KICKED ME "the man shouted.

Not wanting to make things worse, Tora comes out from the tent and tries to calm things down. "Please calm down everyone, you have nothing to worry about and for you Mr.Ravan please lower your chair and meanwhile for you Mr. Stranger,please calm down, okay". ravan obey what Tora said and immediately lowered the chair he was holding. Nana who was afraid of what was happening immediately stood up and hid behind Ravan "is okay, everything will be fine" he said trying to calm Nana while still standing in a standby position.

"no need to be cautious Mr.ravan, just let me handle him, and Alma please take care of them"

Tora then tries to calm things down by talking to the person but unfortunately the person doesn't want to hear and takes out a knife launcher and shoots a blade at high speed. Tora as an oni who is a relative species of the ogre has a very strong physique to hold the blade, but the blade is not aimed at him. Ravan lift his chair again to hold the blade but quickly something flew and hit the blade preventing it from hitting Ravan "customer safety is also the full responsibility of a waitress" said Alma who appeared with many small knives in his hand.

"And which waitress brings a knife from under her clothes! It's not like I told you not to bring it, dear. But we'll talk about it later when I'm done with this guy. The first question, why are you attacking them Mr.stranger?, second, would mind to pay the damage you made" said Tora to the stranger asking the reason behind his action. "Listen, you big horned boy, my name is not a stranger but Ray the windblade and I am an adventurer. I've traveled to many places to complete various quests and I know exactly how dangerous goblins are" said the adventurer named Ray with a face full of anger. Tora then asks Ray for evidence that shows that Nana is a dangerous goblin but Ray doesn't listen and uses speed skills to move very fast in order to kill Nana "NO EVIDENCE NEEDS BECAUSE HIS OWN PROOF IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES"

Ravan quickly threw his chair at Ray but was avoided and when Ray got closer to s***h them both suddenly the chair came back and hit Ray's back so hard making him lose balance which made him unable to hold his momentum and when their distance was very close. , Ravan uses his feet to hold Ray and at the same time Ravan uses a high kick to knock Ray out of his way down the the ground. "Thank you for your help, Tora" Ravan thanks Tora for helping him by throwing back the chair he threw at Ray "it's not a problem Mr. Ravan, you and your friends used to be loyal customers of my father so it would be embarrassing for me if my father saw me from. heaven with a disappointed look at me "

The adventurer named Ray was then handed over to the local security officers and to avoid another bad situation that would occur with the large number of people gathered there, Ravan and Nana immediately left the tent. Before they left, Tora gave Nana a cloak to cover herself from the crowd because it would be a problem if there was another anti-goblin like Ray in the crowd. After crossing the bridge and entering the road leading up the hill where their house is. Nana stops her foot with her whole body trembling with fear, she holds Ravan's hand tightly and starts crying "papa, am I not wanted" she said in sobbing.

"Even though I never set foot in school, I know about how the world is thanks to other girls who are placed in the same cage as me, at first they all didn't believe what they saw but they wanted to teach me about the outside world and common sense, I know very well how people see goblins and know very well how detrimental they are because I am a goblin myself and I heard it directly from goblin victims who were thrown into the same cage as me " Nana grips Ravan's hand tighter as his body trembles even more. "I shouldn't be with papa because I'll only bring trouble to papa"

Ravan then lowered his body and opened the hood covering Nana's face and with a handkerchief he washed Nana's cheeks which were wet with tears "Why papa, why are you so nice to me even though I am just a goblin who will bring trouble to you, why" Ravan then lowered his hand from his daughter's face, he looked at her daughter's eyes which were wet with tears with a smile, he then opened her hands and Ravan hugged Nana and stroked her hair trying to calm her crying daughter."I will never regret my choice to have chosen you as my daughter, I promise someone I love that I will keep my promises and hopes as a knight no matter what happens, because of that I also promise to become someone who can be the hope for all people, because of that I want to be the best father for you, so don't you ever think that you don't deserve to be with me, I'm actually very grateful you came to me, we are family after all and you are my daughter"

Hearing that, there was no way Nana would not cry happily. Under the sky full of stars, Nana hugged Ravan back and shed all her tears on Ravan, she kept crying and crying and her cry making the whole forest filled with lots of light from the fairies who watched them in tear, the whole forest was crying because of it. Nana kept crying until finally she was exhausted and fell asleep in her father arms. Ravan then carried Nana up to the house and put her in her bed which was one level above his bed. After covering his daughter with a blanket and giving her a kiss on the cheek.

Ravan turned his eyes to the sword and shield he had placed over his fireplace. Ravan then took the shield off the wall and turned it over and there was something on the back of the shield, a small envelope. Ravan then took the envelope and took out the contents which turned out to be a photo and two rings that were tied together with a thread. Ravan takes the photo and there is a woman with long red hair who is holding the same sword and shield that is above Ravan's fireplace and beside her is a tall and big man who looks like Ravan but much younger inside the photo.

"Laura, I don't know what you think about this because I can't hear you from Valhalla, but if you can hear me from here, I want to say that I really thank you for making me promise to keep my promise and hope as a knight, now I find a new purpose in my life thanks to you, to be honest I still feel tormented by my past, and I'm still tormented by losing you, I really miss you dear and I really hope to see you there soon, but it looks like you have to wait longer because now I have a daughter that I have to care for with all my heart" he said in smile before putting back the photo into the envelope and putting back everything to their place before getting sleep.

"good night Nana, papa gonna work harder tomorrow"

First arc, we are family, Fin

continued in the next arc