Chapter 24: How thoughtful of you

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 to communicate 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 place to place. 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.Updated from novelb(i)n.c(o)m

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 a combat Gift. He was very strong.

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

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

Aniki, its true, there really is a village 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, coming all the way here wouldnt be for nothing.

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

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.

Did we fall into a pit!?

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

Buhaa!? Shit, they placed 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.

The people of this village not only knew we were coming, but also prepared against us?

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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