Goblin Slayer is scheduled to be broadcast as an anime from October 2018. We would like to take a closer look at the charms and activities of the "priestess" who plays the heroine in the work! It is a highly anticipated work, so please pay attention.
Priestess's profile
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A devout priestess girl who worships the Earth Mother Goddess. 15 years old. An orphan raised in a temple, she is a novice adventurer who chose to become an adventurer when she became independent, and therefore has the lowest rank of ten, Hakuji rank, when she first appears.
Overview
When she went on her first goblin extermination mission with three other novice adventurers, they underestimated the goblins and fell into a trap, resulting in the entire party being wiped out and in dire straits when they were saved by Goblin Slayer. Since then, she has been adventuring with Goblin Slayer, thinking that she might be of help.
Personality and Abilities
She has a very kind personality, befitting a female priest. She worries about Goblin Slayer, who often takes reckless actions, and at the same time, she is very fond of him. Within the party, she is blessed with the miracles brought by the Earth Mother Goddess, and is a front-line assistant, as well as a hard worker who also does the cooking. Despite being a Hakuji rank, she has excellent abilities, such as being able to use four types of miracles three times.
The first goblin victim
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A girl (priestess) who wants to be an adventurer comes to the guild. Then, a party calls out to the priestess. It is a party of a swordsman, a female martial artist, and a female magician. They are looking for companions to go on a "goblin extermination" trip. For adventurers, defeating goblins is just a passing phase, and the priestess goes on a goblin extermination mission together with them.
Even a talented magician is no match for a goblin...
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The female magician who accompanies the new adventurer is a talented person who graduated from the "Sage's Academy" with excellent grades, but when multiple goblins attack her from behind, she is unable to fight back and her precious staff is stolen. The goblin stabs the female magician in the stomach with a dagger.
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The swordsman is also incapacitated by a dagger thrown by a goblin, which pierces his thigh. The female martial artist tells the priestess to run away. Then, she faces the goblins alone, but a giant goblin appears. She was attacked one-sidedly, slammed into the wall, and held down by the goblins.
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The Priestess can't do anything. Carrying the seriously injured female magician on her back, the two of them somehow make their way outside. When she trips over a stone and falls, the Priestess realizes. She thought she had used healing magic on the female magician, but it didn't work. If anything, it seemed to be getting worse. And now he was surrounded by goblins. It was a hopeless situation.
A shocking encounter with the protagonist
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Then, he heard the sound of someone's footsteps. The goblins all attack at once, but an armored man appears and sweeps them away, defeating them one by one. The armored man singlehandedly defeats all the goblins around him. He is wearing a silver ID badge, which is considered the highest rank. That man is none other than Goblin Slayer, the protagonist of this work.
Strong-hearted Priestess
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Although she was saved by Goblin Slayer, the damage caused by the goblins is a big event in her heart. As an adventurer who faces many dangers, she wonders if she can continue to believe in the Earth Mother Goddess she worships if she becomes a victim of them. However, she has a strong desire to continue being an adventurer a little longer. This can be seen as the result of thinking about what actions can be taken to "reduce or eliminate the number of victims." She is a charming heroine with a kind and strong heart.
She grows as an adventurer
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As she completes requests together with Goblin Slayer, the Priestess also defeats goblins. As she continues to do so, she becomes someone the Goblin Slayer can rely on. She has grown beyond what we would have imagined when she first appeared, learning magic to create walls. She is truly the heroine.
Heroine-like behavior
The priestess is resting alone in the rest area. The other party members invite her to join them. The priestess declines, but they are worried that Goblin Slayer is treating the newcomers as decoys and so they invited her. Then the "Witch" appears. The Witch asks the priestess if she is okay with being with Goblin Slayer, right? The priestess is worried that a white porcelain-class like her accompanying the silver-class Goblin Slayer will be a nuisance.
The Priestess's Determination
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Then Goblin Slayer, who is about to go to exterminate goblins as usual, says that he is going alone and that there is no need to come. This is hard to understand, but from Goblin Slayer's point of view, it seems like they are discussing it. Although the Priestess had thought that he was a nuisance, she made up her mind and told Goblin Slayer, "I'll go with you," and "I can't just leave you alone, honey." This scene can be considered one of the Priestess's best.
Someone who understands Goblin Slayer
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After completing the elves' request, the elves who saw Goblin Slayer's actions ask, "Do you always do that?" This question makes the Priestess think back on Goblin Slayer's usual actions, and although this time he had gone back halfway because others were accompanying him on the quest, she thinks that if he had been alone he would have gone deep inside to kill goblins no matter how injured or exhausted he was. Perhaps it is because the Priestess has always been with Goblin Slayer that she is able to understand his actions, which are unthinkable for other adventurers?
Promoted Priestess
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The priestess' rank has been promoted from tenth to ninth, the obsidian rank. It seems that her fight with the ogre the other day played a big role. And I would like to thank her for her promotion and for the help she gave me when we first met.
Save Goblin Slayer from a pinch
Goblin Slayer was fighting the Goblin Lord, but his shield was shattered and his sword was broken. The Goblin Lord, as if to vent his frustration at the attacks he had received, repeatedly stomps on Goblin Slayer. Goblin Slayer himself is also heavily damaged, and is unable to stand up. The Goblin Lord tries to finish him off with his axe.
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However, the Goblin Lord notices something behind him. It is a transparent wall. At that moment, the Goblin Lord notices that there is a woman in front of him. The Goblin Lord lets his guard down because the other person is a woman. Meanwhile, the Priestess casts the spell "Holy Wall". The holy wall rushes towards the Goblin Lord with great force, merging with the wall behind him and trapping him in a dilemma. The Goblin Lord is furious and threatens the Priestess as she approaches. However, the Priestess remains calm and stares at the Goblin Lord.
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The Goblin Lord cries and begs for help. However, that was the Goblin Lord's plan. He knew from experience that if he showed himself in such a pitiful state and apologized, the woman would forgive him and let him go. Goblin Slayer was there, whipping his injured body and standing up. Goblin Slayer thrust his sword into the neck of the Goblin Lord, who was trapped between the Holy Wall and unable to move, finishing him off.
A good understanding of Goblin Slayer
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I wanted to know the reason why he bowed his head and asked adventurers to exterminate the goblins, because it was really strange. When I was a child, my sister was attacked and killed by goblins, and no one came to help me. Because of that incident, he bowed his head and asked everyone to "leave it to luck."
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However, the Priestess denies the use of the phrase "leave it to luck" with Goblin Slayer in it. "If you ask for help, they will help you," she says, so "it's definitely not left to luck." Looking at the faces of the adventurers gathered around him, Goblin Slayer recalls the words the Priestess had said earlier. Remembering the Priestess's smile at that time, Goblin Slayer also smiles slightly.
Summary
The Priestess is a character who starts out weak like the protagonists of other stories, but gradually grows stronger. She is also a good understanding friend of the goblin-crazy Goblin Slayer, and it is no exaggeration to say that this work would not have been possible without her. Please keep an eye on the Priestess's exploits through the work and anime!
