episode_0017

“Let’s just kill him. What if he suddenly wakes up?”

“Oh.. Then I’ll cast a few more spells.”

Since there was a possibility of suddenly releasing the magic, I decided to tie it more carefully.

[Shackles]

[Gravity]

[Sensory Distortion]

I simultaneously cast the spells of the three magic formulas and infuse mana into them.

As a result, the bandit with a missing eye collapsed on the spot.

But he didn’t faint.

It was fortunate.

He shouldn’t faint.

“Oh, he didn’t faint. That’s a relief.”

It was better for the bandit with a missing eye not to faint in order to confirm the power of the magic.

That way, we could properly confirm the power of the magic.

So, I woke up the bandit with a missing eye and was contemplating the magic.

“Ah…!!”

The bandit around me made a disgusted expression and left.

“Hmm? He’s still not running away.”

I thought he would have run away, but when the leader was incapacitated like this, it was natural for them to run away.

But there seemed to be a little loyalty.

Of course, that loyalty was quickly shattered.

Thinking that, I spoke to the comrades around me.

“Oh, can we take a 10-minute break here? I have something to do.”

If they didn’t allow it, there was nothing I could do.

I could only take the gold badge hanging around the bandit’s neck and leave.

Asking like that, one by one, they started to answer.

“Well, I don’t mind. Do as you please.”

“I don’t mind either, but it would be better to do it quickly.”

“Well… You caught them all, so do as you please.”

Fortunately, my comrades allowed it.

Expressing my gratitude, I uploaded a picture of the bandit with a missing eye lying on the ground to the gallery.

With a brief explanation.

[Author: RealTrash]

[Title: Caught a bandit on the road, how should I deal with him?]

[Content: (Photo) Caught him luckily, what should I do with him? Anyone know?]

I posted the article like that and waited for comments while experimenting with magic.

[Water Bomb]

I was curious about how powerful it was.

It was a magic I had never used before.

If I used it on an ordinary person, they would probably die immediately, but seeing the bandit in front of me, it didn’t seem like he would die if I used it on him.

So, I cast the spell and infused mana into it.

And after a while.

Boom!

A water bomb exploded in an instant, causing damage to the bandit.

Of course, the bandit didn’t suffer much damage.

In fact, the wounds were healing in real-time.

It was an amazing regenerative ability.

“Why would you commit robbery with such abilities?”

I was really curious.

If he was born with such talents in this era, he could have succeeded in a different field without resorting to robbery.

It was pure curiosity.

I thought he wouldn’t answer, but surprisingly, the bandit with a missing eye kindly replied.

“…It’s a family business, passed down through generations.”

“…Oh, a complete family of thieves.”

How could a family business be robbery?

It was unbelievable.

If he were born as a human, he should make an effort to engage in more productive activities.

Of course, I also didn’t like engaging in productive activities.

“Don’t underestimate the family business…!”

“Oh, okay.”

I had a lot to say, but if he said not to underestimate it, I shouldn’t ignore it.

He was someone who was currently helping me a lot.

Since this was the first time I used magic on a person, I needed to see how much my magic would affect them this time.

[Fire Sword]

I cast the spell and infused mana into it.

Then, a fiery sword appeared in the air.

It pierced the bandit.

“Ahh..!!”

Of course, it didn’t pierce his body.

The Fire Sword is not weak, it’s probably the bandits’ defense that’s unreasonable.

If you ask how I got caught in such a situation, it’s probably because I let my guard down.

What are the chances of there being a mage among the adventurers hunting near Baruk?

It’s almost nonexistent.

Earlier, the bandits surrounding us seemed to number around 30.

That’s probably why I let my guard down.

And I didn’t think the barrier would be so strong.

Of course, it was a good move for me to leap and attack as soon as I deployed the spell, but the barrier was much stronger than the bandits’ expectations.

That’s why I became the victor.

“This is really nice.”

The barrier.

This magic was really good.

It didn’t consume much mana or concentration to maintain, and it was able to block several attacks from high-level bandits.

Thinking like that, I experimented with various other magics.

How many experiments did I conduct?

“Kill… him…”

The bandit’s words of killing came out.

But I didn’t have that intention.

The bandit must pay for his crimes.

I will take him to Baruk.

And then.

I noticed that the comments were not coming in slowly.

Probably all the comments that needed to be made have been made.

So I immediately logged into the gallery.

[Author: RealTrash]

[Title: Caught a bandit on the road, how should I handle this guy?]

[Content: (Photo) Caught him luckily, how should I handle him? Anyone know]

L: Wow, he’s high-level for sure.

N: Seriously, he’s high-level.

N: He calls himself trash but caught a high-level guy, who is this guy?

L: If you catch him alive or dead and bring him to the city, you’ll get a reward.

N: How much do they give for that?

N: Probably around 100 gold, but if he’s high-level, they might give more.

“Oh.”

I now had one more reason to take that bandit to Baruk.

They give a reward.

I needed to save money, so I could consider myself lucky.

An opportunity to save money like this.

“Shall we start heading out now?”

“Yeah, let’s do that. But aren’t you going to kill him? It’ll be hard to take him with us.”

“Oh, we’re taking him with us because there’s a reward.”

“Hmm, it’ll be hard to control him.”

“I had a special magic for that, just a moment.”

I searched my memory and came up with a magic to suppress escape.

But since nothing specific came to mind, I decided to modify the existing spell a bit.

[Chain Lightning]

I cast the magic spell and infused mana into it.

A lightning ring appeared around his neck.

If the one-eyed bandit tried to escape, he would faint on the spot.

“Kill him, kill him…!”

“No, I have no intention of killing him.”

I really had no intention of killing him.

How could one person kill another?

Of course, if the situation absolutely required it, I would have no choice but to kill, but that wasn’t the case now.

So there was no reason to kill him.

With the one-eyed bandit in tow, I headed towards the Baruk 3rd district.

[Fire Spear]

Whoosh-

A fiery spear pierced the back of the bandit walking down the road.

“Aaargh!!!”

“Hey, stop overreacting. You know you won’t die.”

As I said that, the one-eyed bandit staggered to his feet.

And as we walked, I remembered a magic I wanted to practice.

So I cast the spell and infused mana into it.

[Ice Sword]

A sword of ice fell from the sky and landed precisely on the bandit.

“Aaargh…!! Why are you doing this to me!!!”

“Well… I need someone to practice on. I can’t practice on civilians. And if you keep screaming like that, it’ll bother other people, so please be quiet.”

I calmly persuaded him.

In terms of the resilience of bandits, although it may hurt when hit by magic, it wouldn’t be as painful as time passes.

That’s why I could use magic freely.

[Stone Hammer]

Bam!

A rock hammer that appeared out of nowhere in the air struck the bandit walking down the road hard, causing him to fall and writhe before getting back up.

And then he glared at me as if to kill.

Of course, I was wearing my robe inside out, so our eyes didn’t meet.

How long did it take?

I finally arrived at the Baruk 3rd District gate.

There’s no need to wait once you become an adventurer.

Just show the silver badge and go in.

Is this what being an adventurer is like?

It could be said to be quite comfortable.

“It’s comfortable to be an adventurer. You don’t have to go through inspections.”

“Oh, is that because of the silver badge? You don’t have to worry about it being stolen easily. Would they inspect the bronze badge holders more rigorously than regular civilians?”

“Oh, no wonder it took so long.”

It was a moment when I felt lucky to have chosen the profession of a wizard.

If I had foolishly chosen a job like a martial artist, I would probably be fighting slimes near Baruk by now.

And then, after being defeated by slimes, there would have been a high chance of melting and receiving treatment, and by now, I would have likely returned to being a beggar.

I would blame myself for choosing such a job.

Thinking it was such a foolish imagination, I took the one-eyed bandit and entered the Baruk district.

But then.

“Damn it!!!!!”

The one-eyed bandit released all the magic in his body for a moment and rushed towards me.