Beard-cutter, to the Southern River High Elf Archer is invited to bring her friends to the wedding of her older sister, so she invites her party and Guild Girl. Goblin Slayer is reluctant as other adventurers would have to take over his goblin killing, but he settles for destroying several goblin nests before they leave. While clearing goblins from a monastery and rescuing the raped nuns, Dwarf Shaman realizes the goblins were trying to steal stone tablets in an ancient language. Cow Girl is also invited to the wedding and teases Goblin Slayer that they might marry one day. As it is on the way, they are paid by the guild to deliver the tablets to the temple in Water Town to determine its purpose. Sword Maiden, who no longer suffers nightmares thanks to Goblin Slayer, is irked he shows no affection for her but determines the tablet refers to ancient magic. As it does not mention goblins, Goblin Slayer deems it of no use and donates it to the temple. As the rest of the journey is by boat, Sword Maiden warns them of a sudden spike in sunken ships. As they voyage upriver, they enter a fjord with steep cliffs and are ambushed by something dropping boulders on them.

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