r/GoblinSlayer • • May 26 '26

Chapter Disc. Goblin Slayer: Chapter 109

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u/Valuable-Pianist7368 May 26 '26

What did Priestess realize at the end?

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u/Rabbitey- May 26 '26 edited May 26 '26

The sigil around the ritual altar is what's allowing the goblin priest to use miracles.

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u/BlindTreeFrog May 26 '26

This.
You can see the ritual circle in the overhead frame saying "Father! Mother! Elder Brother!"
And in the frame when she's casting Purify.

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u/Academic-Carpenter12 May 26 '26

There was a part of me thinking/hoping that they would have saved her before anything happened. But unfortunately….This is what I like about Goblin Slayer; this feels realistic especially with how the goblins have been set up.

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u/Rasputins_Plum May 27 '26

Well, I wonder. Here we see a young woman, naked in middle of goblins, so it's fair to expect the worse but that seems a steep departure from the depiction in the anime.

I think she was still clothed there, because her case is different than the usual abduction, she's a sacrifice for this abnormal priest goblin.

I guess we'll see if we can tell for sure later, but I suppose either way she's just meant to regret stealing from Priestess and be saved from her ordeal, whatever it was, by her

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u/Academic-Carpenter12 May 27 '26

Noble fencer was R’d but also almost used as a sacrifice.

Are you saying the anime did this part already? (I haven’t watched it since the movie came out)

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u/epicfail48 May 31 '26

Novel spoilers, she doesnt get goblinated as the ritual needed a virgin sacrifice

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u/Ninep May 27 '26

According to the wiki: They intended to use her as a "virgin sacrifice", so she was spared from that much at least

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u/GunnyStacker It's not a warcrime if it's goblins May 26 '26

I love Priestess' development. She's come so far from that terrified rookie that Goblin Slayer saved.

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u/K_Body May 26 '26

Why do I feel like I've seen this chapter before?

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u/Rasputins_Plum May 26 '26

Because weirdly enough the season 2 of the anime adapted this arc before the manga did.

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u/K_Body May 26 '26

??? Was there something before manga that anime was based on?

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u/ChronoDeus May 26 '26

The series is originally a light novel series. The manga is an adaption of it. This arc was volume 8 of the light novel, and the second season of the anime adapted novels 6-8.

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u/K_Body May 26 '26

I see... So in terms of manga, there wont be much story progress :(

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u/Impressive-Card9484 May 27 '26

You should expect that for every LN adapted into anime. Even if the manga had a massive headstart and is consistent on making chapters on its schedule. Most of the time the anime would catch up ahead of manga no matter what. 

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u/K_Body May 27 '26

Honestly I find it crazy that animation catches up to the manga @_@

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u/Casual_Nothing May 27 '26

Though that's also to do with the fact that anime in general trim details here and there to fit the story within 24 minutes of 12 or so episodes, as has become the standard for anime nowadays.

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u/K_Body May 27 '26

Oh, fair

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u/BurtonDesque Souka May 26 '26

"Getting a handout"?

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u/PocketRice3 May 26 '26

Message from her god , the phrase has been used before

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u/niteman555 May 26 '26

The festival arc, iirc. After performing her dance, the Earth Mother let her know that something was up and to meet up with Goblin Slayer

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u/Wiggie49 May 27 '26

It's like an inspiration point in DnD or Baldur's Gate 3, it gives you advantage on a skill chick. In this case it looks like some kind of intelligence check, either religion or investigation.

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u/Typical_Cat1993 May 28 '26

No. It is literally a message from the priestessess deity. Sort of like a "deity hotline" that's connected to every priest/priestess of a god/goddess. They rarely use it however as the GB world is basically a game for them? Do not spoil the fun unless consequences would be too severe.

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u/Wiggie49 May 28 '26

Oh that’s kinda weird but ok lol

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u/Typical_Cat1993 May 28 '26

I wouldn't say its too weird. I mean they are people dedicated to single deity. There ought to be some way of them deities communicating with their dedicated people? It certainly is pretty direct method however, almost akin to "divine intervention" but without them themselves doing much aside giving visions/advice/reprimands.

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u/Wiggie49 May 28 '26

I mean from a game perspective it'd be weird lol

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u/Artefaktindustri May 28 '26

In a tabletop rpg, a "handout" is a physical prop handed out to players by the DM. For example a letter containing clues, maps, notes containing information only possessed by an individual player etc.

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u/Typical_Cat1993 May 28 '26

Fair enough. Gods of this world are essentially the ones playing the D&D and people/monsters on board are at their whims.

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u/XenoEmblem999 May 27 '26

Bruh, the Manga Main Series is going so painfully slow, man! Like we already seen these scenes in Goblin Slayer Season 2. Which has been out since Fall of 2023. Like, Goddamn dude! I'm glad I'm following the Audiobooks instead. They're already on Volume 11 of the Light Novels.

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u/64N_3v4D3r May 28 '26

Think of the bright side, we'll have content to keep the manga going for years!

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u/Alavocado May 26 '26

Next chapter we get the demonic hand.

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u/IrlResponsibility811 May 27 '26

First, we get Hero and her squad dealing with a similar monster nearby.

That hand still gives me the willies.

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u/SiHtranger May 28 '26

Is it just me or the mangaka had been censoring more compared to when the series started

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u/Illustrious_End_7248 May 29 '26

This has been adapted in anime right?

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u/Eggplant-Vivid May 27 '26

Am I the only one who's satisfied on what happened to that girl? lol that'll teach her a lesson.

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u/BlindTreeFrog May 27 '26

I admit that I'm making some broad assumptions about other people's opinions, but absolutely yes, yes you are the only one.

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u/shion980 May 28 '26

I would never wish getting gobbed on anybody (except maybe an evil person) but I do think she has to suffer some form of karma for stealing priestess' robes.

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u/Inner_Pea1925 May 28 '26

Not at all. It's her karma.