I’m a NEET but When I Went to Hello Work I Got Taken to Another World (LN)
81 story travel route ②
I've had more trouble catching this guy than I thought. The other six don't move and they don't look like they've noticed, but if we don't hurry, the carriage will catch up.
"I've got momentum, but are you okay?
Face Tirica and listen in a small voice.
"I can't complain if they kill me if I'm fucking around in that place. You can apologize if I'm wrong."
Will you forgive me if I sit in the ground?
"I interrogate. Give this guy healing magic."
"Be quiet."
For now, I'm going to have to act assuming this guy is a bandit, so I'm going to put a short sword around my neck and threaten him. I took quite a distance from the other bandits (tentative) so it should be ok to make a little noise, but once I push the precaution, I'll [heel] them to the bandits (tentative) who are rolling on the ground.
What if this guy really wasn't a bandit? Wow - wouldn't that piss me off? I should have hidden my face.
"Answer the question. Are you a bandit?
Tirica is peppering and slapping the bandit in the face with a knife on her knees on the ground and in her hand. I don't see Tirica from the bandits because she's circling behind the bandits. I don't see your face judging a true or false official, but it seems to be okay.
"Chi, no. He's just a hunter. Don't think you can just do this! I'll sue my lord!
Hey, what are you gonna do, this!? But Tirica looked back and shook her head. Are you lying? Good. Seriously good.
"Have you ever killed a man?
Silent bandits.
"Answer me."
Tirica pushed the knife all the way.
"There can't be."
Tirica shakes her head again to the bandit who finally answered. He said he had also killed people.
"You're a bandit up ahead, too, aren't you?
"Chi, no. I don't know those guys."
They're plural. Even I can tell this is a lie.
"If you had an affordable traveler, you were going to attack me?
"I'm just a hunter! They don't attack travelers!
"How many people did you kill? Are you alone? Five? Ten?
"No, no. I didn't kill one!
The bandit was surprised by the sweat and in a hurry to see.
"You liar. This guy is a bandit and a killer. I've killed at least five people."
Tirica, standing up, turns to me and makes a report like that. Really? Are these scumbags killing five?
"What do we do? Should we rendezvous once?
Tirica nodded coldly.
"Hey, come on, untie the rope!
"Shut up. Shut up or I'll kill you?
I'll kick you lightly in the belly of a bandit. There is no need to shy away at the earliest opportunity. I don't even intend to kill him, but it would be good enough to hurt him somewhat.
"And do this to the innocent hunter..."
Still, Tirica put her face closer to the one she was trying to recruit.
"To my eyes. You're a bandit and a murderer."
That's what Tirica said. She took off the hood she was wearing.
"And the Authentic Officer!? Why is a real officer here..."
"Shut up. You can kill him now."
Tirica pokes a knife in her hand at a bandit. Mr. Tirica, it's horrible. I'm more horrified that I'm serious and motivated. Tirica has the look on her face when she's completely angry.
"You shut up. They're gonna kill you."
I'll do it when the Authentic Officer says he'll do it. Anyway, I don't lie. I guess the bandits figured that out, too. It got completely quiet.
"Calm down, Tirica, too. Let's just rendezvous with the carriage"
"Yeah."
I spent a lot of time clothing the grown up bandit's mouth, thinking about it for a bit, and then soil magically cemented it from the waist down, including the arms. Now I can do nothing.
Bearing Tirica on his back, he grabs the bandit and activates [Fly] to the carriage. As soon as I flew all the way along the street, I saw a carriage. Land in front of the carriage, wave and stop the carriage.
"Bandits! Ambush ahead."
Tell that to Mr. Fabio, who sat on your podium.
"This guy tastes like it. interrogated."
Point to a bandit who rolled to the ground.
"What do you want to do?
Mr. Fabio asks as he stepped out of the carriage.
There are six of them.
"Not much."
"What's going on?
Ellie and Anne, Satie came from the rear. Provide a detailed explanation again.
"Let's knock it down"
What do we do? Ellie interrupted me when I asked. A merchant squad of our size would miss it, but we can't leave it alone. You still don't know what we're aware of, so if you ambush us, we can wipe it out easily. But we have to hurry. It will be only a matter of time before we can catch this guy. Even if they run into the back of the woods, it's troublesome.
Consolidate the operation quickly. Six opponents. This one's twice as good, and there's a wizard.
Pass in front of a bandit with a strange face, ambush with my magic. After the magic landed, Mr. Fabio's place and me and Satti went in, and the plan was to start capturing the rest. Capture if you can or have surrendered powerless by magic, but do not hesitate to do so if you have resisted.
I interrogated and confirmed additionally that the bandits had no wizards. I'm talking about the boss being a little strong, but if it sucks, it means I'll deal with him. Satti's got it, and I can't even imagine a bit of an opponent who can't win because of the two of us.
"There may have been a strong bandit. If you're that strong, you don't have to be a bandit, you just have to be a soldier and an adventurer."
Mr. Fabio doesn't seem too worried about the strength of the bandits.
"Don't hesitate. Think of it as a demon. Always with you."
I asked Ellie how much I could do in a little time to get ready. Answer, kill them all.
"Good thing. If we don't make sure it's done here, the innocent traveler will suffer."
I can see that. I understand, but I think I'll do it myself. I wonder if I can let the soldiers stationed in town or something know and leave it to them? I guess not. Someone could be attacked while we're doing this. Maybe I can get away with it.
"If Masaru doesn't do it, I'll do it, okay?
"I'll do it"
"No, I'll do it"
That's what Ellie and Tirica say, but I don't know the exact location of the bandits hiding in the woods unless it's my detection. Leave it to the two of you, you'll let go of the big magic to defeat it for sure. Bandits are definitely all killers.
"Don't kill him. If you can catch him, that's better."
Ann doesn't seem to feel too comfortable killing everyone either.
We brought our carriage in the back row to the forefront, and all the adventurers got in and left immediately.
The carriage goes on relentlessly. I don't have much time to think about it, and I can't talk to you in the presence of others. It's the only way to do it. I can't help but look anxious. Let's get ready.
No fire magic. A forest burning somewhat can be an extinguishing fire, but it seems too hot to capture alive. I like wind magic. I'd still rather chop it up with an air cutter than burn it round. You have to hurt to such an extent that you don't kill him and yet you don't eat a counterattack.
No, is it something I can do to help? If there's a survivor and he eats a counterattack...
And this position. I am on the side of the bandit in the front carriage. If I were to eat a counterattack, I would eat first. Bandits will also have about a bow. In the meantime, I've tried replacing it with a larger shield, but I can't be openly alert and suspicious of bandits.
While I was thinking about it, a bandit came within detection range. Inform everyone to prepare. I don't even have time to think about it anymore.
Think of it as a demon. It's like an oak. Attacking people is the same for both. If you don't kill him, he'll kill you.
"Start chanting"
Declare it so around and start chanting [Windstorm].
Did the bandits notice the carriage? There was just a little movement. But that's all. The carriage is approaching, but the bandits are all in one piece to make sure they're covered.
Unexpectedly anxiety brings a head. Is that really a bandit?
Tirica interrogated him. There is no mistake.
Unleash this magic and those guys will surely get hurt. On the contrary, it's level three magic. I suppressed my power more than I did when I attacked an orc settlement, but it's powerful enough for people to die.
The chant is complete.
"Windstorm"
Magic was unleashed against the bandits lurking in the woods. A wild wind knocked down a few trees. Shit. Was this magic so powerful!?
The carriage stops and the adventurers with the sword look at me. Not if you're following me. I took the lead.
Satti was already waiting in the rear of the carriage when I got off your stand. Nod to Satti and step into the woods. We can see left and right, and we're going to storm. Confirmed by the sign detection, four of the bandits do not move. One is moving slowly. The last one is about to leave at a good rate. Apparently, they didn't kill them all.
When I went into the woods, the four of them were rolling with blood and groaning. One of them was trying to escape into the back of the woods, but I'm not sure if there's any magical damage. We didn't have that much distance, so we hit the air hammer and knock it down.
"I'll take care of this place. One more, we're going after him."
Tell Mr. Fabio and the others so. I'll take care of the five rolling around.
"Satie. Go after the one who escaped. I'm going out of the sky."
"Yes."
Activate [Fly] on the woods and fly with all your might. I caught up with a bandit on the run right away. We stopped around a little ahead and threw five large rocks out of the item box in the direction of the bandit's progression.
Dodosung. Following the fall of the Great Rock, pull out the sword on my back and I descend, too.
"... whoa, whoa, whoa!
The bandit's scream rose. Arrows sarcastically stab the bandit who stopped by stepping on a large rock that fell in front of him. Soon four arrows pierced and the bandit fell. Satie, be merciful.
"Master Masaru."
Satie with the bow in her hand caught up.
"Yeah, well done"
The fallen bandit groans in pain. Disappointingly solidify your hands and feet with earthly magic and take away your lower back sword.
"Gu... Ugh... why are you doing this..."
A fallen bandit crumbled in pain.
"I wonder why. I'm not sure either."
Why am I catching bandits in other worlds? I thought that's what hunting demons is all about, but hunting humans is unexpected.
"I'm going to pull out the arrow and treat you, so be quiet."
I'm going to bleed to death if I leave you alone. But I was already unconscious or unresponsive. Four arrows were stabbed. That would hurt enough to pass out.
Instruct Sati to pull out the stabbed arrow. The stabbing is one on the shoulder and three on the legs, but if you look closely, there's a ton of scratches besides that. Looks like Windstorm did a lot of damage too.
[Heels] [Heels] That's it? He's not fully healed, but he'll have to die. Then [Purify] is also applied. This guy is always too unhygienic.
Collect the large rocks and lift the bandits cemented in the dirt with levitation.
"Go back."
"Yes, Master Masal"
Walking in the woods ahead of Satti, I woke up and a bandit spoke to me.
"Hey, you."
"Hmm?"
"I'm not one of them."
"Right."
"They caught me."
You were just equipped with a sword?
"So will you let me go?
There's no way I would.
When I get back to the village, my sick mother will be waiting for me.
I don't know.
"Hey."
Stop your legs and turn back to the bandits.
"You're letting me get away with this!?
"Why did you become a bandit?
"... it was a mistake."
"Hmm."
You don't deny you're a bandit anymore.
"It didn't rain at all and the crop was wiped out. I owed him money, but the next year he didn't make it and he took the house and the land."
"You've had a rough time."
I kind of figured out the situation...
"That's right! So please. Take this off."
Even so, it wouldn't be okay to be a bandit and attack travelers.
"Okay."
"Bye!"
"If you haven't worked evil, you can explain it in front of a true or false official. If it's not bad, you're okay, right?
"That's right! Tell me where the treasure is! I have a treasure I've been saving. Because I'll teach you only!
If there was such a treasure, you wouldn't have to keep bandits.
"What if I give up already?
"Absolutely not! Let go! Let go! Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa."
Chicks rumble out in the air trying to escape detention. But earthly magic restraints are made disappointingly. Destruction is impossible first and foremost with human power.
"It's a little loud. Don't shut up."
High high in levitation. When I lifted him about five meters and turned him to draw a circle, the bandit quieted down.
"Is there something wrong? It was noisy."
While we were playing, Mr. Fabio and the other came to see how things were going.
"Shut up a little bit."
That's what I said. I point to the bandits who grew up in the air.
"What about you?
"They're all tied up and transported to the carriage."
"Shall we go back then?"
I also lost my sympathy while I was dealing with them.
When I got back to the carriage, Ellie and Mr. Norman had gathered to discuss something. The bandits were tied up and hardened and left by the streets, swords poked at them by the watchmen to make them adults. I'll add the bandits who were carrying it over there as well. The injured bandit seems to have been treated by Ann.
"So what do you do? After this."
"I've been waiting for Masaru."
There are two options explained to Ellie. Turn back to the town that came out this morning and turn over the bandits. That's the closest I can get from here, but it crumbles all day.
The second is to transport the bandits as they go to the next village. However, the next arrival in the village will be tomorrow afternoon, and it will be further ahead when it becomes a larger town. As of today, I plan to go to Nojuku, but taking seven bandits to Nojuku can be dangerous, and I have trouble getting more baggage.
"It's nice to carry them, but where do they put them on? There's no place like that, is there?
Ellie points to one carriage.
"One more thing, you can take the carriage's luggage."
So is that. I can afford the item box.
"So I was going to ask Masaru to decide what to do."
"Huh? I decide?
"That's right. Because he's our leader."
Ellie hopes to keep going. He wants to get to Mr. Nania as soon as possible. Mr. Norman, the merchant lord, hoped to turn back, but said he would leave it to my discretion. Either way, however, he wants me to be responsible for the bandits.
Let's move on.
I have a quest and I don't think it's a good idea to reschedule. There is anxiety in the transport of prisoners, but if they stay together with dirt magic, they will not be able to escape.
"Let's do that, then."
Mr. Norman will follow my decision lightly.
According to Ellie, the B-rank weighs just that much. The public has a high level of confidence in the Adventurer Alliance's rank system.
The absolute condition of the B-rank is the crusade of large species. In other words, if a dragon or so is not recognized as crusadable, it will not be approved, and when a dragon shows up, it will naturally be expected to crusade. I was stunned when I heard that.
"I could afford both of you."
"Well, yes, but it won't always work..."
Only one failure is enough to die.
Even if the dragon shows up though, they just don't say impotence like storming it and knocking it down. Unless there's another raid in town.
It was also a four-party joint at the time of the forest survey, and even if there was a B-rank Dawn Battle Axe, there was an option to defeat the Dragon once you returned to town to further enhance your power.
But there is certainly a historical difference between the B and C ranks. Many ordinary adventurers don't have the strength to defeat dragons, they retire or fall halfway down the road.
Or you can take down a dragon. That's weird.
I remember the sights of Mr. Olba and Mr. Lazard sticking into the dragon. Anyway, I guess it means that a warrior can't be B-ranked if he can't do that much. That's a great B-rank! It will be.
As a matter of fact, the dragons we've done are the top species, and the B-rank Dawn Battle Axe has been lightly defeated many times if it's a regular dragon.
So what the hell kind of fighting power could A or S be...
According to Satti, the Sergeant's lord mutilated a certain Wyburn by one blow for 5m. I retired with an injury and this is it. How combative was the whole season? And even the sergeant was A-ranked.
It is good to go for S-rank, but I expect it to work accordingly. I don't know if I should be in B-rank anymore. I guess Ellie would never be convinced of that...