Morning the next day.
The rain seemed to have stopped in the middle of the night, and the sun is now shining. The road is a little muddy, but it seemed fine for the carriage to pass through.
From this village, we will transfer to another carriage bound for the capital of the Northern Frontier.
Karakarakara.
“Uhm, there are a lot of weapons loaded in the carriage huh.”
“Well, it’s a measure against bandits. There have been bandits around here before you see.”
The carriage bound to the capital was loaded with many weapons, including swords and spears.
I wondered how bad is the law-and-order situation here, and I soon learned about it.
“Hmm, are we stuck in the mud?”
“No, no matter how you look at it, there are clearly traces of humans digging into the soil.”
The wheels of the carriage got stuck in the mud, so everyone got out of the carriage. And as Sue calmly pointed out, there were traces of deliberately digging the mud with a shovel.
Right, you can pretty much guess what would happen next.
“Fuhehe, young adventurers and some brats. If you guys don’t want to get hurt, take out all your money!”
“Toh!”
“““B-boss!”””
A group of bandits appeared from the nearby bushes, but Shiro and Ao calmly looked at the man who was talking and kicked him flying in the air. After taking a direct hit from Shiro and Ao’s flying kick, the man plunged into the puddle on the road.
Oh my, Shiro and Ao should have waited until the man introduced himself before taking action.
“Uwaa! B-bandits!”
“Aah, kyaaah!”
““Gyaaaa!””
“F-Fran—, Horn, calm down.”
The rest of the bandits were also blown away by the magic of Fran and Horn, who were surprised by the appearance of the bandits.
Sue hurriedly stops Fran and Horn, but when the magic stops, all the bandits are already lying on the puddle.
“Oh, you guys are strong.”
“It was the kids who did it though.”
Together with the driver, we tied up the fallen bandits. All the bandits have fainted and were covered in mud, so I cleaned them up with life magic. Well, the bandits also smelled bad.
Actually, I thought the driver was good at tying up the bandits, and then he told me something.
“I was originally a soldier in this territory, and after I quit the army, I started as a carriage driver.”
“Oh, I see. That’s why you’re good at tying up bandits.”
“Hahaha, that was my main job before after all.”
The driver made a hearty laughter. Well, it is no wonder he is good at tying people up.
When I appraised the bandits, I found out that they have bounty, so I tied them up in the back seat of the carriage and then we set off again.
Karakarakara.
“Hey! Let us down!”
“““Yes, put us down!”””
“They are so noisy.”
“Ao-chan, make them quiet.”
“““Gya!”””
Fran and Horn, who have become accustomed to the noisy bandits, asked Ao to make the bandits quiet.
Ao also seems to be annoyed by the noisy bandits, so she does not hesitate to strike them with a lightning strike.
I thought that would make the bandits a little quieter, but it didn’t happen easily. So, the bandits ended up getting hit with two more lightning strikes from Ao before we reached the Northern Frontier’s capital.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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