In the midst of the men's amazement, the ogre's corpse gradually disappears.
　Normally it wouldn't disappear, but the corpse in front of me crumbles like something made of sand.

　I soon found out why.

　Even though the ogre's corpse is disappearing, there is something left behind.
　A huge red drop, like a giant ruby.
　The shape is like blood in the process of dripping.

　Then you can feel the magic.
　The magical power has a directional nature, and is directed at the men nearby.

　Compulsion.........?　Oh, I see, it's a magical thing, brother and brother, oath cup and all that.

　The ogre killed the men's "brother", which is probably what he took in at the time.
　Judging by the strength and directionality of its magic, having it in your possession will make the men do whatever you want them to do.
　This is probably the reason why my brother and others let these guys go.

　It only took me a second to realize that, and while I was helping him, I thought, let's destroy this thing - so I stopped.

　I felt that it, like fresh blood or ruby, had another property.

　Unbreakable - with a word like this in magical terms - it's something that "cannot be destroyed by a third party".
　Except - usually.

　If I can do it, I can destroy it, but if I can break it, I'm like, "You broke it, great! I can see it happening.
　I could have predicted how it would unfold based on what I've seen so far.
　I'm not that careless, breaking it is out of the question.

　I take it, like a jewel, and offer it to the second-in-command guy who gave me the horse.

Here, keep it safe. Here, keep it safe. It's not safe in other people's hands.
""-- ""--?"

　When I handed it to them, all the men were so surprised that they all changed their hue in unison.
　What is it?　This response.

"...how do you know that?
What?
This is top secret. This is a blood oath, an Orcos oath. My brother found these spells in the ruins of an ancient temple that no one else in the world knows about.
...geez.

　So that's what it was.

Well, it's just that after I got the horse, I overheard them having this conversation.
No way.

　The deputy leader stated once and for all, and the other men had the same look on their faces.

'This is our secret. What we have can give us all kinds of orders and we can't disobey. That's why we ran away from the ogre - and there's no way we're going to slip up by mistake.
d*mn, that was stupid!

　I didn't realize it was such a big deal.
　It was good until I saw through its nature and realized that I shouldn't destroy it, but I didn't understand how it happened.
　There's no way to know, so it can't be helped.

　I let out a sigh.

'I sensed those traits. That's all.
'I felt the properties...?　That can't be...

　The men are astonished, all looking at each other in disbelief.

'It doesn't matter. For that matter, break it sooner than later, you'll be in big trouble if it ends up in someone else's hands.
Oh, yeah. Hey, do you see any caves around here?

　The deputy leader visits, and one of his henchmen points to the other side.

'It's not a cave, but there's a valley up ahead. It's a place that even the locals rarely visit.
All right, let's go there.
'Wait a minute, why are we going to that place?'

　I called out to him, the deputy leader, he turned to me again and replied with a straight face.

'It's going to take a month to break this. It's the very strength of our bond.'
...I see.

　Me nodding.
　It's already a "great" addition anyway.

　I reached out and gently touched that red one I'd given him.

"What are you doing?
In case it's not obvious, is there any inconvenience in destroying it here?
You can't do it here, not here, not here...
That reaction doesn't sound like an inconvenience to you.

　I'm going to keep going.　And he tightened his grip with strength.

　--Pareen!

　With a dry, clear sound, it shattered and shattered into pieces.

''Nah........''
Oh my god...
In a second?　My brother said that was unbreakable...

　The men are buzzing, surprised and confused.

　It's already like this anyway, and it's a ship we're on.
　So I thought it would be best for them to destroy this first.

"Who the hell are you...?
'Forget about it, just forget about today. If you can't, at least don't tell anyone about it.
....

　The men looked at each other in surprise.
　Eventually, after nodding to each other.

Sorry, I can't ask that.
Mmm, what can I do to help you?
"We don't take orders from anybody. I don't have to tell you what to do, but I don't have to tell you what to do.
Mmm....

　That reply is practically like saying "I won't tell anyone," but it leaves me a little uneasy.
　For me, I'd like it to be clear that I'm never going to tell anyone.

'How can I get you to keep your mouth shut?'
I told you, we don't take orders from anybody else--the only people in the world.
Just one?
That's my brother.

　The deputy leader said, and the remaining men all nodded clearly.

'Even without that one?'
Yeah.
I see.

　She must really love her brother.

　But that brother is dead now.
　So, in effect, there's no point in telling the story.

"But what if
Yeah?
If you're going to be our brother.

　They all stared at me as if to ask me anything.

'Me?'
Yeah, I think you're a lot like my brother, and you say the same thing.
No, wait, wait, wait. I didn't do anything...
My brother was the last.
What?
They ran off and Orcos said I'd destroy it somehow. You did that for me.

I felt like I was looking at my brother.
It looks like you've been transported.
Just like my brother who was the only one I was willing to put my life on the line for.

　The other men say.

'Mmmm...'

　I'm confused.
　Even if you call me big brother all of a sudden........

　Accepting it means you'll be the master of thieves.
　That........might not be a bad thing.
　If you can control it, then you can make the most of the prodigal master's ability to lead the decent outlaws.

　I thought about it.
　Yeah, if you're willing to do what I say, that might be a possibility.

"On one condition.
What?
No need to mug people or do evil things.

　As you might expect, too much evil can destroy the Cano family.
　It has to be kept within the realm of practicality.

You'll be fine.
Are you okay?
We're a bandit thing to begin with. It's what my brother does.
I see.

　That might be a good idea.

"All right. I'll be your leader.
Thank you!

　The man was overjoyed and got down on his knees.
　The other henchmen all got down on their knees at once and looked up at me.

''We, the Dreamers, are your brother's from now on. You can order us to do whatever you want.
Yeah, I know--
The Dreamers!

　Oltia heard the words of the deputy leader.
　Oltia, who had been standing behind me the whole time, watching the proceedings in silence, let out a cry of surprise.

'What's the matter, Oltia?　...You don't mean to say that they're really a bunch of bad guys?
No, I don't. I know the Dreamers.
"Huh?
They're the most famous bandits on the continent.
Most famous!
'In terms of fame, I'm ahead of any nobleman.
Haha!

　I look at the men, they're on their knees, looking up at me with glittering eyes.

　The righteous bandits are righteous, but it looks like they were on the level of a big thief, not a mudman.