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Summary

Following the traumatic death of the Goblin Chieftain, Erin Solstice fell into a deep, catatonic depression. She struggled with hallucinations and felt entirely disconnected from reality. While wandering outside, she examined an Amentus Fruit, discovering that while its juice was sweet, its seed core was a terrible-smelling, highly poisonous pulp. Her detachment was suddenly interrupted when she was ambushed by a Rock Crab. Instead of fighting normally, Erin reacted by relentlessly screaming at the creature until it retreated in agony.

Later, back at The Wandering Inn, Erin's depressed state clashed with a loud argument. Relc was aggressively shouting about killing all of the local goblins. To silence him and establish her authority, Erin consciously activated her [Unerring Throw] Skill. She perfectly threw a kitchen knife past Relc's face, lodging it into the wooden wall, and declared that she made the rules in her inn.

Outside, four starving goblins—including Rags—were drawn to the inn by the smell of food. Despite their absolute terror of Erin, their extreme hunger drove them closer. Erin commanded Relc and Klbkch to leave the creatures alone and invited the goblins inside. She served them a large meal of hot pasta, instructing them to eat with forks. Though frightened, the goblins eagerly consumed the food and even attempted to pay for the meal by pooling together three tarnished silver coins. Erin refused their money, stating that the first meal was on the house. Fully sated, the goblins fell into a blissful food coma. Watching them rest, Erin finally began to genuinely laugh, successfully breaking out of her severe depressive episode.