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ED: I’m still not done with re-editing Part 4, but I didn’t want to keep everyone waiting, so I’ll proceed with Part 5 and keep working on it in the meantime.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Translation: Zioming
Editor: Zioming<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 74 \u2013 A Bandit Hero and Interception<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Author\u2019s note: This is being posted at the same time as a short story. (ED: I left it to NomAsh while I keep working on the main storyline, it will be posted later)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Is there some kind of unwritten rule among bandits to always use a cave as their hideout? Still, at least the one Sano and his men chose is pretty unique. It\u2019s pretty much a complex of interconnected caves, with the bandits all gathered in one of the larger rooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFuhihi, I\u2019m already looking forward to it. In a little while, we\u2019ll get to see a lot of starved corpses.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sano applauded himself with a disgusting smile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While I call them bandits, Sano\u2019s men look more like reasonably well-equipped adventurers, same with Sano, whose items are a lot better than the rest of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHey, Boss~, won\u2019t you let us~ have s~ome fun with the girls~ in the village? It\u2019s a sh~ame to just let them all s~tarve to death like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s right, at least let us bring a couple of them here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDenied! The whole point is to have the entire village die of the same cause! I\u2019ve already put so much effort into making them all starve to death, and now you\u2019re trying to ruin my whole plan!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The underlings advised Sano, but he rebuked them. It seems that the reason why they didn\u2019t harm the villagers too much was out of some kind of twisted sense of beauty that Sano has.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been summoned to another world and given the freedom to act as I please! It would be a shame not to enjoy as many different ways of killing people as humanly possible!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cS~orry\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah. Sorry, Boss\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frightened by Sano\u2019s domineering attitude, the underlings quickly withdrew, however, Sano wasn\u2019t done monologuing just yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m a Hero! I can go wherever I please and enjoy various benefits in the Hero-supporting countries! Even if I kill someone, I can get away scot free if I just come up with a proper excuse!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHeh, heh. If it wasn\u2019t for Boss~, we all would have been caught and executed by now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s right. We can even get good equipment by posing as Hero\u2019s aids.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFuhihi, now we\u2019re talking! Compliment me more!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apparently Sano is trying to wear two different hats of \u2018Hero\u2019 and \u2018Bandit Leader\u2019 at the same time. They don\u2019t match very well though\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: Basically, he\u2019s just killing whoever he pleases, and even if someone tries to oppose him, he uses his status as a Hero to condemn them instead.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow then, once we\u2019re done having fun starving this village, let\u2019s head for the next one. In what way should we kill people there? Crushing is always pretty fun. I\u2019ve already had my fill of poisoning, stabbing and bludgeoning, so I\u2019m good for the time being\u2026 I know! \u2018A village where everyone mysteriously drowned to death\u2019! Fuhihi, now that\u2019s an interesting concept!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As expected, even his underlings were taken aback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hmm, looks like this Sano guy is already beyond saving. Or was he always this kind of guy? \u2026Well, it doesn\u2019t matter, I\u2019m not really interested in his true nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut, is that really okay? This country is not a part of the Hero-supporting faction, so in an off chance that we get caught\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, it\u2019s fine. This country doesn\u2019t care about its towns and villages as long as the royal capital is safe. Even the villages close to the capital are ripe for the taking!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs expected, Boss~ knows~ his s~tuff!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s right, that\u2019s right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sano nodded to his underlings\u2019 encouragement, seemingly pleased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026With Boss~ on our s~ide, there\u2019s~ no one but the other Heroes~ to worry about.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPrecisely! Even when we crossed the border the other day, the guards there only made me laugh. So sluggish and lazy!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, let me explain about Sano\u2019s Blessing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<Closed Circle +3><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reduces the strength of all non-allies within a 13 (10+3) metre radius.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(ED: I think it was supposed to be a pun on \u2018close circle\u2019, as in, a close circle of friends, but he has no friends, so it\u2019s \u2018closed\u2019 instead)<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simply put, it\u2019s a de-buff skill, with an effect to weaken the enemies within range. It doesn\u2019t decrease their skill levels though, just their general stats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naturally, there\u2019s also a reason as to why the range is increased to 13m, so almost by half, and that\u2019s to do with the \u2018+3\u2019 part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Blessings don\u2019t have levels, so how do you get one to \u2018+3\u2019? \u2026Well, by collecting the remnants of other Blessings, obviously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When a Hero dies, a remnant of their Blessing appears, which is a mechanism for strengthening the Blessings of other summoned Heroes. In other words, Sano must have witnessed the deaths of three other Heroes, though it\u2019s still unknown if he himself had anything to do with said deaths, or if they were simply accidents. As a proof of that, his status is much higher than Kusakabe\u2019s. (ED: The Hero they met in Estia)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWait, what did you say just now?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWha~!?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh, Boss, what\u2019s wrong? Why did you suddenly\u2026?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sano grabbed one of the underlings he was just talking to by the neck. His mood seems to change really fast now, compared to how he used to be in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can\u2019t lose to anyone but other Heroes!? Are you shitting me!? I\u2019m already way stronger than those wastes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m s~orry\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve already killed three of them! Tababe, who kept pestering me for no reason, Morimoto, a bitch who had the gall to start dating someone else without my permission, even though I already had my eye on her, and Kawasaki, who ignored me when I was in trouble, even though he was a teacher! They have all died by my hand!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wow\u2026 I guess that explains where the \u2018+3\u2019 came from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sano and I were in the same class, so I also knew the three people whom he killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tanabe was the disciplinary committee member for our class. He wore glasses in a shape that only made him look even more serious, and often found faults with Sano, who had a pretty bad attitude. Obviously, Sano didn\u2019t forget to pay him back, and kept badmouthing him behind his back every chance he got.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Morimoto was a girl who was said to be the most beautiful in our class, so there were a number of boys who secretly had feelings for her, Sano included. Actually, her personality wasn\u2019t that good either, but she kept acting the part, so not many people knew about it. I haven\u2019t heard any rumours about her dating anyone back in our home world, so it must have happened after we got summoned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for Kawasaki, he was our homeroom teacher. A typical uninvolved teacher who never cared about his students, and only pretended to listen to their problems while giving out template answers, so we never really cared for him that much either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI had my doubts when I first heard it, but it seems to be true that the more Heroes you kill, the stronger you become! And if I can have some fun killing those shitholes from my school at the same time, why wouldn\u2019t I enjoy it!?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m s~orry \u2026\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He kept choking the underling as he spoke. The man tried to apologise, but he didn\u2019t pay him any notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh, Boss, if you keep going\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI only let you become my underlings because I had a use for you, so don\u2019t you dare say and do things that make me feel uncomfortable! Die!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Crack!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the sound of a broken neck, the underling collapsed. Once his designation under \u201cClosed Circle\u201d changed from friend to foe, he died easily with all of his strength stripped away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh, Boss\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Except for the one who just spoke, all the other underlings lost their will to say anything after witnessing that sudden assault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShit, I felt so good, and now it\u2019s all ruined! \u2026What\u2019s with that look? You\u2019ve got something to say!?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cN-no, I don\u2019t, sir\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOi, you, clean up that body. It\u2019s an eyesore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, sir!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShit, I can\u2019t believe I wasted my first strangulation on that guy\u2026 Such a shame\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, the image blacked out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By the way, we\u2019re now on the outskirts of the village that Sano attacked. We set up a tent next to our carriage, and used it to place a \u2018Room\u2019 and go inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is the true character of Sano, the \u2018Bandit Hero\u2019. Wanna be friends with him?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, I don\u2019t. I wouldn\u2019t want to be considered a friend of someone like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s right. I don\u2019t want to be seen as his friend either.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sera and Mio both gave negative answers to my question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut, did such a person really go to the same school as us\u2026? If anything, that\u2019s what surprised me more\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUnfortunately, he did. I don\u2019t think he used to act as bad as this back in our home world, but the general direction didn\u2019t change much.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sakura seemed pretty shocked by this new revelation. \u2026Well, obviously. However, given what I know about Sano, I wouldn\u2019t be that surprised if things played out the same way back home, if given enough time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat did you think, Maria?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes. I can\u2019t believe that any bandit would kill his own men.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s true. Master sometimes does some mean things, but he would never do anything to hurt us in any way\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m glad I\u2019m Master\u2019s slave. I really am.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maria, Sera and Mio, the three slaves in our group, all muttered. Well, I do enjoy teasing my subordinates, but I would never go as far as tormenting them. Then again, repetitive teasing can easily become a torment\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Actually, there\u2019s one more slave with us now, Aisha, who\u2019s currently acting as out coachman, but she wanted to go tame some monsters, so she\u2019s acting separately for the moment. And as for Dora, she is already asleep. It\u2019s around 9 in the evening, so it\u2019s already past time for the good girls to go to bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201czzz\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the way, she\u2019s on my lap in her little girl form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJin-kun is always kind to his subordinates\u2026 I\u2019m glad I became a subordinate early on\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c(mumble) Dora was first\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes yes\u2026 Dora first, then me\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dora\u2019s sleep talking was surprisingly on time, so Sakura just stroked her head with a wry smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd yet, it remained undetected through all that\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, it\u2019s Tamo-san we\u2019re talking about. He\u2019s Master\u2019s strongest monster follower for a reason.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTamo-san\u2019s gender is still uncertain though.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sera corrected her immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s Master\u2019s strongest monster follower of an undefined gender for a reason.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStill, I don\u2019t really understand how it works.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, me neither.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In short, I was able to see the previous scene by sharing senses with Tamo-san, who went ahead and infiltrated the bandits\u2019 cave. \u2026Well, it\u2019s weird to say I shared senses with a slime to begin with (since it\u2019s got no eyes or ears).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Mio and co were busy cooking for the villagers, I sent the always-ready-for-business Tamo-san to infiltrate Sano\u2019s hideout. And by that, I mean I threw it with all my strength, after which it mimicked a bird to fly the rest of the way. When it reached the cave, it mimicked the cave wall and stuck itself to the ceiling, letting us watch what was going on inside. \u2026Tamo-san is super useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBy the way, Master\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat is it, Mio?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you order Tamo-san to assassinate then, their story will end here, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, I guess\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After all, Tamo-san is now right above Sano and his group, and they still haven\u2019t noticed it. Of course, being in range of Sano\u2019s \u2018Closed Circle\u2019, its stats have decreased somewhat, but there\u2019s a big enough difference in their stats to begin with, that it shouldn\u2019t be much of a problem. If I felt like it, I could just eliminate them all right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, I already thought about it too\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs expected, Master and I think alike\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThinking the same as Master, I envy Mio so much.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPlease stop, Maria-san, you\u2019re beginning to scare me a bit\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, I\u2019m not above using such underhanded tactics, but as for whether I\u2019ll do it this time around\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI already considered it, but I want to intercept them on their way to the village instead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAre we going to wait for the Hero to come to us? We don\u2019t have to go with Mio\u2019s idea, but wouldn\u2019t it be faster to go and attack them ourselves?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sera raised a very reasonable argument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, it would be faster, no doubt about it, but there are three reasons why I want to wait in the village instead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, like what?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFirst of all, I have a couple of questions for Sano, so I\u2019m gonna have to deal with him directly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat do you want to know?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a secret. There are some things in this world that you are better off not knowing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026What the heck!? That\u2019s seriously scary!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere are things that even Master wants to keep secret!?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mio and Sera both went ghastly pale. As for Maria, she wouldn\u2019t ask about things I didn\u2019t want to talk about, and Sakura wasn\u2019t that curious to begin with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo you wanna know?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to hear it!!!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAn immediate answer\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Too bad. Well, it\u2019s something personal to begin with, and it will probably be in vain anyway\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe second reason is, that if we take care of the bandits now, we won\u2019t be able to explain it to the villagers. Like, how did we even know where to look for them, since we can\u2019t tell them about the map.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRight, the number of things we can\u2019t talk about is seriously limiting the actions we can take\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mio nodded her head. However, we intentionally came up with these restrictions, in order not to stand out too much in this world\u2026 Looks like she\u2019s already got too used to relying on my powers all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf we defeat the bandits, we should tell the people in this village about it, them being their victims and all, but if we go and attack them ourselves, there will be things we can\u2019t explain, so, if we think about it, the most natural thing to do is to wait for them here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut, won\u2019t that put the villagers in harm\u2019s way\u2026?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also thought about Sakura\u2019s concern. Of course, there are ways to deal with it\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRight. Obviously, there\u2019s a possibility of villagers being attacked, so we should do our utmost to protect them. First of all, we will set up portals in various parts of the village so that we can move around at any time if need be. In addition to that, several copies of Tamo-san will be deployed, one in each cardinal direction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUnderstood. Let me take care of that, Jin-sama.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As soon as I finished explaining my plan, Maria contacted Lucia via telepathy, to put it into action. As usual, she is quick to act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe third reason is that I want to pay a favour to this village.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find a lot of rare skills in this place. Let\u2019s call it the Rare Skill Village from now on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(ED: It\u2019s actually \u201cUnique Village\u201d in the raws, since rare skills are actually called \u201cUnique Skills\u201d in Japanese, but the previous translator already established \u201cUnique Skills\u201d as the name for Jin and Sakura\u2019s cheat skills, so I\u2019ll stick with \u201cRare Skill Village\u201d not to needlessly confuse everyone)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMore people with rare skills may appear in this place in the future, so I thought it wouldn\u2019t be a bad idea to make a connection with it ahead of time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, I see. If you defeat the bandits in front of them, they will certainly \u2018own you one\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, you don\u2019t have to actually say it, Mio.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m not going to play around with them, but I do plan to use these bandits to my advantage. And if we can make a good impression on the villagers at the same time, I see no reason not to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf they\u2019re in my debt, even if I take their rare skill in the future, I won\u2019t violate my rule.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m adamant on sticking to my rule of taking skills only from enemies, and only borrowing them from others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs expected, the third reason has to do with Master\u2019s favourite hobby!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMaster certainly likes his rare skills.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut, you don\u2019t even use them that often\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think Jin-sama is more interested in collecting, rather than actually using them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can\u2019t really argue with that. That\u2019s exactly what I was thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The next morning, we cooked another large meal, just like yesterday. This time we made a lot of rice balls and handed them out. Some of the people eating them were even shedding tears. \u2026High-level \u2018Cooking\u2019 skill is seriously scary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And just as yesterday, when I returned to the carriage after evading the advances of multiple village girls, there was a report from Alta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: The bandits have started to move towards the village.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What? That\u2019s pretty early. It\u2019s just past 9 in the morning, so even considering the travel time, they should arrive at the village around 10 o\u2019clock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: He said he wanted to see the despairing faces of the villagers by coming ahead of time.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026I\u2019m seriously beginning to lack words to just describe how evil this Sano guy is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, it gives us a good reason to fight off the bandits\u2026 \u201cWe failed to leave the village in time, since the bandits arrived earlier than expected\u201d or something like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt looks like Sano is coming early, so we should probably set up a defence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh~!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUnderstood. Please leave it to me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dora and Maria replied cheerfully. I guess I haven\u2019t explained our plan to Dora yet\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe didn\u2019t even keep his word. Looks like there are more of these so-called \u2018Heroes\u2019 among Master\u2019s acquaintances\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mio muttered with a wry smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s right. Kusakabe and Sano are both people I wouldn\u2019t want to meet. Then again, even Jin-kun\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s wrong, you two?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, it\u2019s nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, I can pretty much guess, even if they don\u2019t actually say it. Then again, some things are better left unsaid. \u2026Especially if they are close to the truth. (ED: Is what I think they meant with all those half-sentences\u2026)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, let\u2019s put an end to this conversation that would only serve to make everyone more miserable, and focus on the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis time, I\u2019m going to be Sano\u2019s opponent. Anyone who wants to come to the front with me, raise your hand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think I will pass\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a pass for me too. Don\u2019t really want to get involved with such people\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looks like, given their Japanese sensibilities, both Sakura and Mio seem pretty disgusted by him. \u2026Well, Kusakabe was already pretty bad, but this Sano guy goes way beyond that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf Jin-sama is going to fight on the frontline, I will obviously follow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMe as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maria and Sera both announced their participation with their hands raised. They both took part in the fight with Kusakabe as well, so maybe they are aiming for the perfect attendance award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCan Dora come too~?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow about you stay here and help Sakura and Mio defend the village?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOkay~!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019d rather not let Dora see me kill people in cold blood. The rest of us will stay behind and defend the village. Well, I don\u2019t think it\u2019s really necessary, but they might do a sneak attack or something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAisha will keep an eye on the carriage, just in case. It\u2019s already being guarded by Tamo-san, so you don\u2019t really have to do anything, but we still need to keep up appearances.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBeing made to look after the carriage as an A-rank adventurer was already pretty bad, but being told it\u2019s only for appearances is somehow even worse\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, do you have a problem with it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, no problem at all! I was wrong to complain! Please stop doing that!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aisha\u2019s legs gave out under Maria\u2019s murderous gaze, causing her to sit down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAisha, you can use \u2018Clean\u2019 yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t leak this time!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alta?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: She did.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy is Mio-chan comforting me!?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mio was patting Aisha, who was still sitting on the ground with her shoulders slumped, on the head. Oh, that\u2019s probably because the two of you have that in common (leaking when scared).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By the time we finished preparing to intercept Sano and his men, it was already almost 10 o\u2019clock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It looks like they are travelling on several horses and a carriage, so when I checked the map, they were already close to the village. The carriage is probably also something they stole. By the way, Sano is in the carriage. You can expect a beginner to suddenly be able to ride a horse\u2026 (unless you\u2019re Maria).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After another 10 minutes or so, the village became noisy. I guess the bandits got close enough already to be spotted by the villagers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s going on?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I approached the noisy villagers and called out to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe bandits are here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut why!? It\u2019s not even midday yet!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTraveller, please escape quickly! And take our children with you if you can!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The villagers gathered around us and began to explain the situation. Apparently, they had already planned to have us take the children along, when we left the village before the bandits arrived, but their early arrival threw a wrench into their plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAre the bandits already here? All right. Maria, Sera, get ready for battle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, please leave it to me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSame here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seeing me call the two who are going to participate in the battle, the villagers got stunned for a moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat!? Did you just tell them to prepare for battle!?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAre you serious!? You\u2019re up against ten bandits, possibly more than that!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s only 7 of you, and that\u2019s counting the 3 little girls! There\u2019s no way you could possibly win!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTake the children and run!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The villagers responded to my words in turn, but this was something I couldn\u2019t miss out on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSorry, I just don\u2019t like to run away. Plus, I was already going to crush them from the very beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe can easily deal with some bandits. We\u2019ve actually getting pretty good at it to be honest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s right. Please leave it to us and wait in the village.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sera and Maria followed me, as they drew their weapons. The villagers looked like they couldn\u2019t believe what they were seeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could tell at a glance that both of them wield high-quality weapons. Well, they\u2019re all legendary-class items, so they should look the part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh, is it true? Are you going to protect this village?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSure, just leave it to us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut, you even gave us food before. Why would you do all that for us?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, let\u2019s say it\u2019s for personal reasons. Don\u2019t worry, I won\u2019t ask for any rewards for it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To begin with, we usually defeat monsters and bandits the moment we see them. Sano might be a Hero or whatever, but he\u2019s still a bandit, so he\u2019s a prime target for subjugation. And since he already chose to come and meet me on his own, it\u2019s not like I can let him off any more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And above all, I\u2019m not just going to let them crush the Rare Skill Village like that. \u2026I mean, I\u2019m also motivated by Sano being totally evil and all. \u2026At least to some extent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We exited the village, leaving the defence to Sakura, Dora and Mio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the villagers kept pleading for us to escape with the children, instead of confronting the bandits, so we told them to board the carriage, so that we could take them with us if need be. Good thing I made Aisha stay behind and act as a coachman. She did complain with \u201cI thought it was finally my turn, but I\u2019m a babysitter now? I\u2019m an A-rank adventurer you know\u2026\u201d, but I chose to ignore her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once we left the village, it was all flat plains as far as the eye can see, so we easily spotted the incoming bandits in the distance. \u2026Well, they are still just black dots at this point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We made our way towards them. I don\u2019t want Sano to recognize me, so I plan to keep some distance when we fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a short walk, the distance between us and the bandits got down to about 100 metres. The bandits had already noticed us and were now pointing in our direction. By the way, I transformed \u2018Wings of The Immortal \u2013 Nosferatu\u2019 to also cover my face, since Sano already knows how I look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow should we handle this, Master?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFirst, let\u2019s make it easier for us to talk.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, and how do we do that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, like this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saying that, I activated the \u2018Fear\u2019 skill, while only targeting the bandits\u2019 horses, making them all faint instantly. Still, they were running pretty fast, so some of the riders got thrown off when they collapsed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Out of the 20 bandits in total, 13 of them were riding horses. 7 of those got thrown to the ground, killing 2 on impact, and leaving the other 5 with grave enough injuries to effectively remove them from the fight. For a pre-emptive punch, I\u2019d say that was a pretty effective one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026Then again, a single use of the \u2018Fear\u2019 skill already reduced their number by a third. Aren\u2019t these bandits a little too fragile?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUm, we were trying to make them talk, but they won\u2019t be able to tell us anything now that they\u2019re dead, right?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026Right. \u2026I didn\u2019t expect them to be so weak either.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I knew that their statuses weren\u2019t that high, but I didn\u2019t think they were fragile enough to die from falling off a horse. Even if they fainted themselves, they shouldn\u2019t have died from that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPerhaps they were relying solely on the Hero\u2019s blessing to kill their enemies, so they never actually took time to train themselves. And as a result, once they were in actual danger, their bodies didn\u2019t know to react. It would seem that Jin-sama\u2019s policy to make us train with our status lowered was the correct choice after all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat seems to be the case\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maria proceeded to analyse the bandits\u2019 shortcomings, and flatter me at the same time. Please pick just one if possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: She will likely choose to do the latter, 100% of the time.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026Right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Author\u2019s Note: I\u2019m actually pretty proud of the word play in \u2018Closed Circle\u2019. Sano was an outcast, so he was always alone, even at school, as you might have imagined, so there was usually an empty area around him if you think about it. (ED: The Kanji for \u2018Closed Circle\u2019 mean \u2018Alienated Area\u2019)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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