[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-am-not-a-goblin-slayer":3,"chapter-i-am-not-a-goblin-slayer-i-am-not-a-goblin-slayer-chapter-358":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Am Not A Goblin Slayer",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1310760,1741,"Chapter 358 - 231: Only a Passing Stranger (3)","i-am-not-a-goblin-slayer-chapter-358",358,"\u003Cp>\"You little punk! You think you can just bump into me and dirty my clothes and get away with it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tall thug grabbed the boy by the collar, nearly spitting in his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But looking at his clothes, so filthy that their original color was indistinguishable, it was evident the stains had been accumulating for years, not the result of a single collision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m... I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to, I can compensate... I’ll help clean it for you.\" The boy’s voice trembled as he tried to wipe it with his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Compensate? Can you afford it? This is high-quality material!\" The tall thug swatted the boy’s hand away, then looked down at the books in the boy’s arms, reaching out to snatch them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These old books seem like they might be worth a few Copper Coins, hand them over to pay your debt!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No! I can’t give them to you! These are loaned to me by Mr. Colt! I have to return them!\" Suddenly, the boy burst out with strength, tightly hugging the books in his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But two other thugs simultaneously reached out to pin his arms down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it! You dare resist!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tall thug cursed and raised his hand, preparing to slap the boy hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distance, Gauss stopped at the alley entrance, turned, and took a step into the alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as his muscles tensed, ready to spring into action,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he suddenly sensed something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped exerting force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slender figure emerged like a phantom from the shadows, leaping several steps to reach the thugs, even faster than Gauss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arriving beside the thugs, she barely gave them time to react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her right leg lashed out like a whip in a rapid three-kick combo, each strike landing precisely on the thugs’ abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thugs didn’t even have time to fully scream; the next moment, their eyes bulged, their bodies curled up like shrimps, and they flew backward, crashing into the wall and sliding down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thugs writhed on the ground, holding their stomachs in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the woman’s appearance to finishing her attack, it happened in the blink of an eye, ending the commotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disparity in strength between the parties was evident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the alley entrance, Gauss halted his next step, his muscles gradually relaxing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he was ready to intervene, if someone handled it first, he saw no need to interfere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, upon seeing the woman’s face, particularly her black eyes, memories of a night a few days prior flashed through his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s her?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman looked around her early twenties, with a slightly angular oval face and an air of heroism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was tall, likely around 180 cm, with a trim, slender build that wasn’t weak; her fitted clothes highlighted her excellent shoulder, neck line, and straight back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She exuded an aura of detachment and vigilance, like a hunter constantly assessing her environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her, Gauss immediately linked her to the woman from that night, the \"thief\" he encountered in the marketplace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she had covered the lower half of her face and worn a cloak that night, exposing only her eyes, his keen memory recalled the tear mole under her left eye; he couldn’t mistake it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy in the alley, hugging his books, looked speechlessly at the three fallen thugs and the celestial figure that descended, overwhelmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman in the black cloak didn’t glance at the groaning thugs on the ground; she merely turned, her gaze pausing briefly on the well-protected books in the boy’s arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hurry home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy snapped back to reality, deeply bowing to her, his voice filled with gratitude, \"Tha... thank you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon finishing, he hurriedly ran away with his books.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After handling everything, the woman turned, precisely locking her gaze onto Gauss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon clearly seeing Gauss’s face, she showed a similar expression of surprise but quickly concealed her reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She noted Gauss’s ready stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, for a specific reason, she wouldn’t miss such an opportunity to \"assist the righteous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two silently exchanged a glance over the still-groaning thugs in the narrow alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she nodded lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without any intention of lingering, she flickered, blending into the alley’s wind like a shadow, silently vanishing into another side alley in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss withdrew his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A thief with a sense of justice...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that night, he felt that the woman likely did steal the items from those shops, which was why he hadn’t been harsh with the shop attendants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But based on her recent actions, there might have been more to it at the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night, her speed wasn’t as fast, as if she deliberately slowed down to brazenly escape in front of everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget it, not my concern.\" Gauss shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a passerby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though encountering twice in a row was very coincidental, and she gave him a unique feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there are plenty of special people in this world; no need to dwell on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can anyone be more special than himself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s not a resident Adventurer of Forest Crown Town and likely won’t meet her again.\u003C\u002Fp>",851,"2026-06-05T18:36:35.128Z",1,"novelbin.me","91cc5792c61381dfb9c74c76dd676e328f6e01d5fcac40375967d290698c082e","i-am-not-a-goblin-slayer-chapter-359","i-am-not-a-goblin-slayer-chapter-357",640,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-am-not-a-goblin-slayer-cover.jpg"]