Light Novel Volume 3

'''Goblin Slayer! Volume 3' is the third light novel volume in the Goblin Slayer!'' series, released on September 14, 2016.

Official Synopsis
''As autumn arrives, so too does the harvest festival, and everyone is in a celebratory mood. Dwarf Shaman, Priestess, and even Female Knight help with preparations for the revelries, but Guild Girl has her eyes fixed on an even greater prize--a date with Goblin Slayer! With no goblins around, the awkward adventurer has no reason to refuse, but where does that leave his old friend Cow Girl...? Emotional entanglements are in the air, but Goblin Slayer senses some menace lurking behind these seemingly peaceful days...''

- Yen Press

Chapters

 * Chapter 1: Harvest Moon
 * Interlude: Of a Surprisingly Troublesome Woman
 * Chapter 2: Festival's Eve
 * Interlude: Of Concern Over This Year's Offering
 * Chapter 3: The Harvest Festival Brings Dreams
 * Interlude: Of the Mother Superior's Preparations for the Festival
 * Chapter 4: It's Your Smile That Matters
 * Interlude: Of the Gods' Creating a New Scenario
 * Chapter 5: A Scenario Overturned
 * Interlude: Of the Mastermind, Quite Full of Himself Behind the Scenes
 * Chapter 6: Seven Powers
 * Interlude: Of the Honored Hero and Her First Hail Mary Attack
 * Chapter 7: Cherish the Simple Days

Chapter 1
It was fall, which meant that the harvest season had come and it was time to prepare for winter. Cow Girl woke up and decided to make Goblin Slayer stew with fresh bacon.

Elsewhere, Goblin Slayer and Priestess were slaying goblins wearing equipment in order to rescue three women. Priestess helped by throwing rocks with her sling at goblins, and received praise after landing a good hit. Once most of the goblins were killed, the two ventured into the nest to kill the few remaining. While feasting with her party and other adventurers, a drunk High Elf Archer ranted about Goblin Slayer, which led Spearman to suggest that Goblin Slayer rejected her; it turned out that the when Goblin Slayer's party took a quest to take out a cult, Goblin Slayer refused to participate in a quest that wasn't goblin slaying. Much to Guild Girl's embarrassment, Witch and Lizard Priest pointed out that she had not made any romantic advances to Goblin Slayer in the five years since they met. Goblin Slayer arrived, and reported that the three captives were surprisingly found unharmed, and that a mine was an unusual target for goblins. After learning Goblin Slayer had no plans for the festival, Guild Girl proposed that he come to the festival with her at noon, which Goblin Slayer accepted. The adventurers praised Guild Girl for her success, save for a distraught Spearman.

On their way home, Goblin Slayer and Cow Girl walked past some fragrant olives; Cow Girl asked him to find out what they meant in flower language, thinking that it suited him. When Cow Girl brought up the festival, Goblin Slayer mentioned that he was invited to it by Guild Girl, much to Cow Girl's shock. However, after learning that the date would take place at noon, Cow Girl asked him to come with her in the morning. Cow Girl became extremely happy after Goblin Slayer accepted her proposal, as they had not went to a festival in almost a decade.

Interlude
Much to the annoyance of her attendant, Sword Maiden refused to get up from bed to attend to her duties as she was unable to go to the festival. Her mood improved once Goblin Slayer was mentioned, but returned to pouting once her duties were brought back up.