Chapter 22: My blunder should be forgiven now

Chapter 22: My blunder should be forgiven now

The evening of that day.

I felt something weird.

Whats this?

<<This is the effect of the village skill [Intruder Detection] activating. Someone has been able to trespass into your village.>>

I got that skill when my village level rose to 4.

There hasnt been a chance for it to activate before, but it was now telling me that we had an intruder in the village.

It seems like I can tell even how many intruders there are but is there really only one of them? Wasnt the talk earlier about a group of bandits?

The refugees who arrived today told us of the bandits that attacked them, so we were on alert.

Finding a village in the middle of nowhere might have made them cautious.

Selen said so.

So, this ones a scout?

Can you tell where that person is?

Yeah, theyre by the fields.

And so, together with Selen, I headed toward the fields.

The sun had already set, so we didnt have much vision. On top of that, there were many tall crops in the fields, making them good hiding places. Even so, we should be able to locate the intruders location thanks to my [Intruder Detection].

They should be around there.

Understood. Thisll destroy some crops, so sorry in advance.

Selen said so and began casting her magic.

Like that, I decided to contact the boss immediately.

Our group had someone with a very convenient Gift called [Telepathy]. As long as I imagine myself talking to the guy, my thoughts would be sent.

<<Hey, hey, sir Satin, you good to talk right now?>>

<<Oh, its you Baal. What the hell do you want? Have you found them?>>

<<Of course. And not just them either. I found a village here in this wasteland>>

<<Have you gone mad? Everybody knows theres nothing there.>>

<<But there definitely is a village here! Plus, after a bit of investigating, I found that most of em are women. My guess is that this heres a village made by refugees. If so, then conquering it should be easy, right?>>

<<youre not just pulling my leg here, are you?>>

<<Of course not. Im telling the truth!>>

<<Ok, alright. Ill go tell the boss. If it turns out that you are indeed telling the truth, then good job, this is quite a feat.>>

<<Thank you!>>

As soon as the communications ended, I clenched my fist.

Kukuku, my blunder should be forgiven now. No, not just that, this should be more than enough for me to earn a promotion!

At that moment though

!!!

To investigate the village, I hid myself hiding between the tall crops in their field. Suddenly though, I was attacked by an intense chill, and before I knew it, my whole body froze in place.

While I was unable to move like that, two people appeared before me: a girl with blue hair and a ten-year-old brat.

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