Chapter 53 – Attack Three Times!

“Wow, this cool, heavy feeling. I finally feel like I’ve regained my weight!”

“… Is Tiaran’s armor even a body organ?”

Lucia looked strangely at Tiaran, who was speaking with satisfaction. He was now wearing the armor they recovered after defeating Ketan. If you ask me if there were other bandit leaders besides Ketan.

“If this happens, I’ll kill you first…!”

“Be quiet!!!”

“Pukehehe!?!”

Kang! With a clear sound, his head was hit squarely by the totem swung by Tiaran, and not only was his skull shattered, but his neck bones were also crushed, causing him to die.

Tiaran’s words, ‘To be a battle god, you have to establish a battle in the first place!’ Were still incomprehensible words to Lucia.

Would it be so if a person were forced to imitate the image of a turtle hiding its neck inside its shell? By the time they defeated Ketan and returned to Tiaran, the bandit leader was already dead.

‘It seems like the bandit leader was also strong…’

Considering that she survived with Ketan even after being hit by her Maka in the first place, she thought that she might at least be a gold-level adventurer. And yet, to kill him so easily.

‘Well, it’s enough to defeat Targon.’

There were many things they couldn’t understand, but they were fortunate that he was on their side.

“This armor is definitely comfortable. Crusha’s skills are good, isn’t he?”

“Oh, that wasn’t ordinary armor?”

“Huh?”

Lucia told him, who was puzzled, what she had learned while fighting Ketan. She said that the armor Tiaran was wearing halved her power by channeling her Maka into her ground.

“He’s a top military officer…”

He seemed to think about it for a moment.

“It’s quite a feat to create a special weapon!”

“Can a special weapon be made with spirit and spirit?”

“It’s not a matter of spirit?! Anis, don’t blindly believe what Tiaran says! How great is a special weapon?!”

Usually, the thing that a special master made at least once in his life was a special weapon. It was so expensive, and even if you wanted to get it, the value of special weapons was so great that it was not a question of money, but of lack of them.

“Normally, the government designates it as a national treasure and manages it strictly?!”

The special weapon was not given that name for nothing. There are not many available on the market, but of course they are expensive. Even the nobles own or keep it.

“Well, whatever. Let’s ask Krusha about that later, and for now, let’s start packing up our things. We have to make sure we make the request.”

Even though she knew that Crusha could make her special armament, she waved her hand in annoyance and watched Tiaran’s back as he headed toward her fur wagon.

“Should I call this dull? Should I call this bold…”

“But that’s a good thing, right?”

“Anis?”

As Lucia was muttering in a daze, Anis approached her before she knew it.

“How about Lucia?”

“Huh, how are you? W-what does that mean?”

Even though she understood what her question was talking about, she answered vaguely without realizing it, and Anise puffed out her cheeks as if she was dissatisfied with something.

“I like Tiaran, but I also like Lucia.”

“What are you talking about all of a sudden!?”

Lucia also knew that Tia Ran, and she meant different things when they talked about themselves.

‘Because Anise has been like this since ancient times!’

Her friend, who had a bit of a cruel side, always made people misunderstand her with that innocent face.

“But, if you keep procrastinating, are you going to take it all to yourself?”

“!”

At her next words, Lucia opened her eyes wide and faced Anise. Since she was still wearing her ring, her blue eyes were visible, but the meaning of those eyes was clear.

Lucia, who read her complex feelings of slight monopolistic desire, jealousy, favor, and worry, smiled bitterly.

“… So, we are women now too?”

Lucia sometimes heard stories of famous historical romances or similar stories from books, and she couldn’t tell why women were so anxious that they couldn’t hate each other because, even if they were old friends or family members, when they got involved with a man, they suddenly changed as if the whole thing had never happened.〈 Br〉

No matter how much I think about it, I can’t understand why it’s so severe that it can lead to wanting to kill the other person. But now I can be confident that I understand.

‘You end up becoming too strong. This heart.’

A woman who finds a man she loves ends up changing so blindly. Like a bug throwing itself into a wood fire. So much so that you don’t even know that your body is being burned by the hot flames.

‘Love is such a scary thing.’

You won’t know unless you experience it with your body. A feeling that comes so suddenly that you can’t even think about it yourself.

‘It’s been a while since we met.’

Even if I think like that in my head, I can’t help my heart pounding. It was natural from the beginning. This feeling was something that the body realized, not something that was understood by the mind.

“… I won’t lose.”

“Hmph, wait and see.”

Nevertheless, she felt fortunate for Lucia that at least Anise, who spoke so confidently, was not truly hateful.

“Newbie! Newbie! Don’t stay still, come quickly and help me clean up!”

“Yes.”

“I understand!”

They faced each other as if glaring and then walked together at Tiaran’s call. A night like that.

“As expected, the money is good!”

Tiaran smiled happily as she picked out Krusha’s items, loading the jewels and money she had acquired on her own into her carriage.

“But is it really okay to do this?”

Lucia spoke with concern as she looked at the carriages that had been remodeled by joining two carriages together. That carriage was made by Tiaran by destroying the parts of the carriages and using them.

“Don’t worry. I didn’t take any items that could cause problems, and the rest belong to Crusha anyway. I’ll have to use the ones that don’t have owners!”

“Well, it feels strange, but I made a lot of money.”

She had no idea that his story of robbing her would become a reality. When the owners collected the missing money and safes, it was beyond their usual income.

‘Whether I should call this good or not.’

Who in the world would have ever expected that a noble lady would rob the top?

‘Subtle! No matter how much it was self-defense, it was subtle!!’

Anyway, I can’t help but feel guilty because I got the money by hurting the other person…

“You can make this much money if you rob the top.”

“Of course. Even though we robbed only the ones that didn’t have any problems, it’s still like this. Otherwise, why would there be bandits?”

“… Will we become bandits too?”

“Puuuuup! Anise?!”

Lucia quenched her throat with water when she saw Anis talking about the money bags piled up in her carriage, excluding Crusha’s belongings.

“Are you crazy?! No matter how good the money is, you can’t buy it!”

“But we earn a lot more than we usually earn.”

Her eyes were sparkling more than ever.

‘I’m serious! I’m speaking from the heart!’

Lucia recalled. She had forgotten about Tiaran, who had recently joined, because she was so excited, but Anis was also at her own pace.

“So let’s become a bandit. Robber just once, no, twice… Just a few more times, and you can become rich.”

“The numbers keep increasing! Are you thinking about quitting midway?!”

“… Maybe?”

“Don’t avert your eyes!”

After listening to Anise’s words, she began to sweat.

“Tell me something about Tia Rando!? She’s really dangerous if she becomes a bandit!”

“Well, that’s right.”

Luckily for her, even though Tia Ran was usually the most eccentric, she seemed to be trying to persuade her by grabbing her shoulder.

“If we’re going to do it, let’s get started! We’re targeting the Bandit King Higma!”

“Oh oh oh.”

“Don’t encourage it!!”

‘No. If things continue like this, I’ll end up becoming a real bandit!’

The hero and his party, who were supposed to be the hope of humanity, have turned into bandits! Rather than hope, it was destined to become despair.

‘The daughter of the duke who robbed the merchant has become a bandit?’ This kind of thing is out of the question even in the sense of a novel! No! Absolutely not!!’

She said to Tiaran, clutching her dizzy head.

“I want you to persuade me properly!”

“You’re doing it right now, right?”

“Please persuade me to stop banditry!!”

“Oh, you should have told me that.”

Lucia stumbled and almost fell.

“Usually you don’t have to say anything?!”

“Because I’m not normal!”

“It’s not a compliment! I need you to convince Anis quickly!”

“Yeah, sure.”

In the end, seeing Tiaran answer with regret, she let out a deep sigh.

‘Really, why do I meet this kind of person…’

Lucia shook her head, unable to understand what was really hers.

“It is impossible to become a bandit.”

“Why?”

“It’s good to make a lot of money, but you also have to think about risks.”

Fortunately, I was relieved for a moment by the sincere persuasion.

“But Tiaran also said that risk is necessary to make a lot of money.”

“Is that correct?”

“Then wouldn’t there be no problem with becoming a bandit?”

“Is that so?”

“What are you going to do if you are persuaded!!!”

Lucia screamed with all her might. In the end, she decided to persuade Anis as much as possible.

“No matter how many risks you take to make money, bandits are out of the question! A bandit with a hero background! It wouldn’t be strange if a national punitive force was formed!”

“Don’t worry! I’m here!”

“Don’t talk needlessly reassuringly!! No matter how strong you are, going against a country is obviously suicidal!”

As a result, we tried our best to explain the disadvantages that Lucia would likely face if she became a bandit.

“Ooh, okay.”

Hehe, I hope you understand.”

I was able to prevent the disaster just by persuading Anis.

“There is no need to feel sorry. There will always be situations where you can use ‘justice defense’ like this!”

“Yeah, that might be okay too.”

Maybe.