CH 3

“I suggest that you guys give up. Surrender quietly before I use my [Heater Skill] to blow you away!” (Yuo)

My name is Claude, Claude Jami. Due to being great at what I do, I’m a well-known bandit within our local, remote area. I don’t mean to toot my own horn but I’m pretty strong. Hella strong, even. I can beat an average adventurer using only a single arm. 

Today, while I was having a good time robbing a carriage, something unexpected happened. One of the carriage passengers, a young lady who looked well-bred, threatened to beat me and my friends up.

She mentioned a skill called [Heater].

“Huh? Heater?” (Bandit)

“You haven’t heard of it?” (Yuo)

“It’s probably just some lousy skill that warms things up or something.” (Bandit)

“Just so you know, our leader’s skill is called [Explosive Fist]. His fist is packed with such an enormous amount of magic power that even a single punch can become lethal!” (Bandit)

Us bandits make a living using sheer strength. All of my friends are capable men who have fought hundreds of battles. I have triumphed against all of my opponents using my [Explosive Fist], there’s no way a weak-looking girl would be able to beat me.

As I was laughing with my friends, the young girl crouched closer to the ground.

Ah, is she gonna beg for her life?

But things turned out beyond my expectations.

Slave trading is actually a very lucrative business. I only need to provide weapons for myself and my friends, as well as compensation for them. 

While I was mentally calculating how much this young lady would be worth…

“Eiyah!”

Boom!

A blast coming from beneath.

A loud, deafening noise.

“G-GHHHHHHH!” (Jami)

I was hurled back due to the blast before I knew it. Then, I hit my against a tree, taking my breath away.

What, what, what?!

What happened?!!

“Leader got hit! What the hell is going on?” (Bandit)

"Damn, is she a magician?” (Other Bandit)

"You bastard! Don’t underestimate the Jami household!” (Other Other Bandit)

My friends shouted loudly when they realized I had been blasted off.

I can’t believe I got too arrogant and let my guard down. What an idiot. But regardless of how many moves she has in store, we have the numerical advantage. She doesn’t stand a chance against my friends’ simultaneous attac–

Kaboom!

Baaaaaaaaaaam!

Zugaaaaan!

It was horrible to watch. My friends were mercilessly blasted even before they had the chance to attack.

A nightmare. This is a nightmare.

We were demolished by a young lady with a mere [Heater Skill].

When I came back to my senses, I was tied up and thrown into a village prison.

Then something shocking happened. To our surprise, our rival bandit group was thrown into the same prison as us a week later. A senior bandit (aniki) from the group Gale, an intimidating jerk, and even Valiant Asseker. The village was filled with bandits after only a short amount of time. Moreover, every new inmate claimed that the young girl and her maid were the ones who put them in prison.

The black-haired young lady earned the title ‘Bandit Slayer’

People also started to call her the [Scorching Witch].

(T/N)

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