Once There Was Youth, Now There Is Nothing but Ash Many years ago, Sword Maiden and her team defeat two demons, yet Sword Maiden is more thankful there were no goblins. Having mistakenly accepted a job to kill sea goblins, which turned out to be innocent gill-men, Goblin Slayer and the others ended up hunting a giant sea serpent. The grateful gill-men rewards them with ocean treasure; Goblin Slayer gives his share, a rare seashell, to Cow Girl as a gift. Sword Maiden visits Goblin Slayer personally...