20demayo Volume 1 - Ch 5.09
Volume 1 - Ch 5.09
Well, I thought you might try to pull something like that off since you kept glancing at my waist as if you knew that I am carrying a weapon there.
Oh really? And how is that going to help you now that you dont have any weapon on you? Or are you saying that youre going to fight me bare-handed?
Im not that suicidal yet. Ill give you the Bandit Bandana.
I placed my right hand under the mantle again in search of the Bandit Bandana while hiding my left hand behind my waist in such a way that he wouldnt notice. As far as this guy is concerned, Im just rummaging through my belongings in search of the item he wanted. Good, let the poor dimwit think that, because unbeknownst to him, I do have another weapon on me, I just dont have it equipped yet.
Keeping the Bandit Bandana in my right hand, I showed it to the Bandit who reached out for it. But before he could claim his prize, I threw the Bandana into the lanterns flame.
WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOURE DOING?!
And he rushed towards the lantern to try and salvage the Bandit Bandana before the flames consumed it. That was his final mistake.
*SLIIIIIIIIIIIIT!*
The sound of the skin being cut open was so silent that I was the only one who could hear it. The Bandit died without uttering as much as a single word because I cleanly cut all of the arteries in his neck. With hat out of the way, I proceeded to cut off his left hand. I mustnt forget why Im here. Not to defeat the Bandits, but to claim their Intelligence Cards. With the second wrist in tow I opened the Item Box and placed it in the same slot as the first wrist, and wrapped the body in the sheets. Since this Bandit was Lv.35, Im bound to get a nice sum of money for his Intelligence Card, Im sure of it. Now to collect the Card of that other Bandit. And if something unexpected happens, I can always run away with Warp. I moved to the other side of the bed and placed Durandals blade at the Lv.11 female Bandits neck. This time I pulled it diagonally upwards.
Gu!
The female Bandit moaned weakly. Looks like I overdid it this time because I pushed the hip of the blade further than I have originally intended and misjudged the distance. The second Bandit is dead, but there are still two of them remaining. And with that moan just now, theres no telling if they wont wake up, so I grabbed the third wrist and made my way to the other bed as fast and quietly as possible
Ugh whos there?
The other womans voice echoed throughout the room. Fuck, so she woke up after all! I confirmed her exact position with Identify, and cut off her head with one swing of Durandal. The head fell onto the bed without making any sound, but even so I heard that something was moving hurriedly across the bed. That must be the Lv.38 Bandit attempting to escape. He rolled of the bed and hit the ground pretty hard, but seconds after that I heard the sound of something being picked up and swung around. Looks like my current enemy equipped himself with a Copper Sword. It must have been hidden under the bed. Dude, I understand that you might be confused, but who in their right mind would be grabbing a sword first thing after being awoken?! Were you assuming that you might get attacked in your sleep?! Anyway, this puts me at a disadvantage here. I dont know the exact layout of the room, so the wisest option is to fall back to the corridor where I will have more space to move around. So, I warped there without a second thought and waited outside the door. Just like the room, the corridor was now pitch black. I readied my sword, assumed the stance and braced myself.
Seconds later, the door to the room where the Bandits slept seemed to have opened with a *click* sound. The real question is: what should I do now? If I allow the is Lv.38 Bandit to leave the room, hes surely going to try and call for help, assuming that there are still more people in here. If I allow him to do it, I will learn their location, which will in tur allow me to take their Intelligence Cards if their levels will be high enough. But that option might as well backfire against me if the numbers of the enemies will be too great for me to handle by myself. No, that is a risk that I absolutely cannot take. Alright then, Im offing this guy as soon as he walks out of that door.