After separating from Aeris and the others, I cast dark magic on myself again and run in the darkness. Of course, I've never done this kind of covert action before, so I'm only a hair's breadth away from being an amateur. I just hide in the shadows and proceed quietly.

　The occasional cries of a woman's cries made me grow frustrated with the bandits, but I arrived at the center of the village.

''We're going to hit this place with a flourish!

'Well, if you want to attract attention, maybe lightning magic is the way to go.

　Shall we take the opinion of the spirits above our heads? In the center of the village, there is a large bonfire in the center, where the bandits are sitting around it, eating something. On top of the bonfire is a boar-like creature being burned.

'Okay, Lightning Blast!'

　I aim at the fire and unleash my lightning magic. As soon as the ball of lightning is released, I also strengthen my body and start running. The bandits look at you to see what the sound is, but it's too late.

　As the Lightning Blast passes through the bandits and lands on the bonfire, it lets out a thunderous roar and releases lightning all around. This magic shoots lightning in a radius of about 5 meters from where it hits. It's great for dealing with groups of people.

　The bandits who are hit by it can't even speak, and they fall down, charred to black. And then, houses around them hear the sound of thunder and appear one by one. Come on, come on.

　◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇.

　That was the sound of Ray's magic!　We've got to move while we still can!

'Come on, guys. Tell me where the other trapped women are!

　I call out to the women I just helped. Once the women know they can get away, they give me a lot of information. However, some of the girls are too tired to move well, so I have to help them around.

　I walk into the other houses as the women teach me. Everywhere the women were limping around, frightened by the sounds I had just made. The only saving grace was that the women I helped were acquainted with the other women.

　Apparently they were not s*xual partners during the day, but were forced to take care of food and clothing for the bandits in this village. For this reason, he said, he was also acquainted with the women who were being held in other houses. I was frightened the moment I walked in, but thanks to the women I helped persuade, they all escaped.

　And when I get to the house, which is probably the last one, I go to the house.

Come on!

　And the bandits came in. They didn't all go to Ray's. There's about ten of us, all of us, and that's a bit tough when you're protecting the women. But we can't leave now. I was about to pull out the flaming sword Mayfly, the sword your father gave me that I carry on my hip.

"Master Aeris, please leave this to me. Master Aeris will return to you when you have rescued the women here as planned.

　Ray's spirit, Light, says so.

'What about you?'

I'll meet up with Master Ray after I take these guys down. I have some things I need to check out.

　Then he smiles at me. Behind me, the women see Wright's smile and let out an "Huh!" when they see him smiling. I don't mind because I have Ray, but it's definitely a smile to admire.

'Alright. I'll let you take care of the rest.

　I say and walk into the last house, accompanied by the women. I think I hear the bandits shouting behind me, and Light's laughter, but I can't pay attention to it now. Even if Light was laughing and attacking them.

　◇ ◇ ◇ ◇.

Whew!

　What's this, about 50 people?　There's just too many of them. Seeing that they are no match for us, the bandits are getting impatient.

What's the matter with you? Is this the extent of bandits?

　When I provoke them easily, the bandits get angry and start running. Cholo.

'Don't die, you little shit!'

　Saying that, the bandit swings his sword down. It's too late, so I step into the bandit's bosom, deflect the bandit's sword with my left hand, and then strike the bandit away with my left hand.

　When the bandit tries to slash at me from behind, I poke him with a rock thrust of my looga. The bandit is writhing as he takes a stone thrust into his stomach, but I turn the rouga vertically and strike him in the chin with the stone thrust. And as I spin it, the tip of the spear points to the bandit and pokes him in the throat.

'd*mn!　There's no way we can beat this creature!　I'm going down!

　I guess they thought they were no match for me now, and the bandits are running away one by one. But I'm not going to let them escape.

"Thunderbolt Electric Prison!

　I release lightning magic into the sky. And when I fly upwards to some extent, lightning is released from there in all directions. The range is limited to the house where the bandits lived, so Aeris and the others shouldn't be affected. And from the released lightning, like thorns, new lightning jumps out and extends to other lightning. The prison of lightning that was created like a fence was complete.

'What the hell is this?　Gaaaah!

If you touch it, you'll get an electric shock.

　The bandits were now electrocuted as they touched the lightning prison. The surrounding bandits who were watching it were almost touching it, so they hurriedly stepped back. Some of them are in too much of a hurry and are falling on their asses.

''In this situation, we'll have no choice but to kill that kid!　Kill them all!

　It's probably the head of this bandit group. When that guy shouts, the bandits, realizing that this is the only thing left to do, raise their weapons and come towards me.

"Lightning Vortex Body Grant!

　If we were going to surrender, we would have turned them in to the army and that would have been the end of it, but if they were coming at us, we wouldn't relent. The resentment was built up to begin with. I'll let you guys pay for it.

　****.

You did it in a big way, Master Ray.

　I've just stabbed the last one to death, and the lights come in at the right time. Then he looks around me and mutters to himself. There are chunks of what was a bandit (...) lying around me here and there. Everything is charred black because I used lightning magic to extinguish them.

'What happened to that one?'

'Yes, this is the one where I rescued all the women and Lady Aeris brought them to you. I came here after I defeated the bandits I came across on the way, so I don't know the rest. From the indications, you were able to join us.

I see. Fire Magic Flame Wall. Wind Magic Wind.

　I burn the scattered corpses with fire magic and blow the ashes away with the wind. This will clear up a bit.

'Oh, only one person seems to be alive?'

　Wright looks at the bandit's head, which is in its original form.

'Yeah, I let this guy live because I have a question for him. He's unconscious now, so let's just tie him up and leave him there. But more importantly, let's check the magic power that Light is interested in first.

　I went straight into the mansion used by the head thief. Inside, there are gold coins and jewelry that he may have stolen. And as I walked through it

Hey...

'I finally remembered. No wonder you're curious.

　Wright nodded in agreement, but why are we here?　As we got closer, they saw us too, and they looked up.

Cyr?

　I nodded my head. In front of me was a cage of about 1m3, and inside there was a baby dragon lying in a cage that was about 30cm long, and its entire body was completely dull and shiny and platinum. I can only have a very bad feeling.