Chapter 24: How thoughtful of you


    I am Satin.


    I was born into an aristocratic family, but through twists and turns, I was now a member of a bandit group.


    When I turned 12, I received the Gift called [Telepathy]. It was a convenient Gift that allowed me tomunicate with another person without speaking a single word. An extension of its ability was that it allowed me to hear the thoughts of a nearby person even without their consent.


    My family wasnt fond of it, so when I turned 20, I was driven out.


    For years, I moved from ce to ce. And about ten years ago, I became a member of the bandit group led by Dorial.


    Time passed and I was now the boss right hand man. The other members even adored me as their older brother.


    All in all, I liked being in this group.


    The boss was scary when angry, but on the other hand, he didnt mind my Gift and even treasured it.


    As for the boss himself, he possessed abat Gift. He was very strong.


    In this line of work, we would often sh with state-employed soldiers, but thanks to the boss might, we overcame each of them.


    At the moment, our group was headed to a wastnd. A member of our group, Baal, was tasked to chase down refugees who managed to escape from us. ording to the report he made via Telepathy, the refugees were in a vige here.


    Aniki, its true, there really is a vige out here.


    I see. I was half in doubt about it myself, but it turns out Baal was saying the truth, huh.


    I was relieved to hear the scouts report. Because then,ing all the way here wouldnt be for nothing.


    <<Oi, Baal, weve found the vige you mentioned.>>


    <<H-hey! Everybody heres asleep! Nows the best time to attack! Ah, Ive already unlocked the gate for you; entering will be even easier!>>


    <<Hmp, how thoughtful of you.>>


    After confirming with Baal who seemed to be within the vige, I ryed the information to the boss.


    Haa, we can take this vige even during the day; its not worthy of a night attack. But waiting until morning doesnt make sense. Alright, lets end this right away.


    After saying so, the boss snorted and then walked toward the vige, his favorite battleaxe in hand.


    Standing at over two meters, the boss was quite a giant of a man. An ordinary human would have trouble just lifting his axe, but he wielded it so effortlessly with a single hand.


    Of course, we followed the boss as he walked.


    We left some members behind to watch over the other refugees we caught, so we only had about 40 members with us. Even so, this much was already overkill for a vige like this.


    Before long, we reached the gate of the vige.


    As precaution, we moved without any lit torches, relying only on the light provided by the moon and the stars. Now that we were here at the entrance though, we lit our torches all at once.


    Gang! Follow me! Oraaaaaaaaaaaa!


    Leading the charge was the boss himself.


    He mmed himself into the gate and it was blown away. Granted, it was only a wooden structure, but to do so much with a single attack was awe-inspiring nheless.


    Oooooooooooohhh!!!


    Following the boss, we all rushed in as well.


    I couldnt help but notice something strange at that time though: I suddenly didnt feel the ground beneath my feet anymore.


    eh?


    For a moment, I felt like I was floating.


    In the next though, my body began to fall. I as well as the others panicked, of course.


    <em>Did we fall into a pit!?</em>


    However, instead of falling onto some spikes, we only fell onto some water.


    Buhaa!? Shit, they ced a moat behind the wall!?


    I swallowed some of the water due to the suddenness of it all, but I made it to the surface without any other issue.


    But for me to even have to swim up meant that the moat was quite deep. Most moats were only about as deep as the height of the average man.


    And then, one by one, lights illuminated the other side of the moat, revealing the figures of several people.


    <em>The people of this vige not only knew we wereing, but also prepared against us?</em>


    Dont make light of us! We can swim our way!?


    Before the boss could even finish, I felt the temperature of the water drop to the point that I shivered.


    T-the water, it, it froze


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