Unexpected Reincarnation

chapter 3 Bandits

It has been a month since I first arrived in this world and during that time I also looked for a way out of this forest but did not succeed.

Ever since the last time I felt an incredible force flowing down my body made me feel much stronger than I really was. There was also a change in my body starting from my eyes which were originally blue to red and if I focused my gaze on an object then the information related to that object would be directly sent to my brain. In addition, my recovery has also become faster now all the wounds that have healed my body and even though I experienced severe hunger it did not affect my body at all even though the hunger still bothers me.

I've been exploring this forest for some time and there are some things I think I understand about this forest. First of all, there is not a single living thing in this forest that wants to be an animal or even an insect. These two forests are so vast if my estimation is not wrong I have walked more than a thousand kilometers but the end of the forest is not visible in the slightest. These three scenes in the forest look quite similar to each other as if this forest was created from an illusion alone.

A week of songs passed and finally from a distance I could see there were living creatures. The first man I saw, and not just one but a group of people, that meant a place out of this forest was near. I'll ask them that and ask them where the nearest settlement is. But first I have to ask them for food.

From a distance these people look ordinary but when I approach there is something strange from them. Feeling that something was amiss I tried to peek at them from behind the trees a bit far away even so I could see them clearly because of my new eyes.

And my suspicions turned out to be true they were not ordinary people, their very appearance with scars on their body faces and their clothes they were wearing also did not fulfill the aesthetics of dressing at all, where most of them only wear pants with the top open. And they were all holding weapons and there was a horse carriage there with a lot of blood, I can conclude that the real identity of this group of people was a bandit or a robber, my conclusions also became increasingly accurate after hearing their words.

"I thought I could ask them for help but it turns out they are bandits, let's get out of here, there's no reason for me to jeopardize my safety by being seen with them"

But what I didn't realize was that there was a bandit, a member of them who saw me peering out from behind the trees, I didn't feel the air until he was behind me.

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Meanwhile, the bandits..

"Hahaha our income today is recorded very large, who would have thought that rich people like them only brought a few guards to cross this place"

Said one of the bandits with a happy laugh.

"Truely, do they not know what kind of place this is, even a large group will think he's time to pass this place"

One of the bandits.

"What do you think, boss? "

One of them asked a big bald bandit with a scar on his head who was the boss of them.

"It has been a long time since we had a harvest of this magnitude, so from that today we will drink as much"

The bandit boss said as he raised the glass filled with liquor in his hand and shouted quite loudly 'Returned' followed by his men, they all laughed loudly. And soon they all started to get drunk by the liquor they drank.

"But boss, it's a pity there's no woman among them"

"Truely spoken by kibo boss, it's been a long time since I've played with women"

"I haven't done that in a long time either!, but what's possible since our search poster was published we can't go to town as we please"

There was a bit of regret in his words, however they became bandits to survive as well. previously they were a group of mercenaries but they were forced to stop because no one wanted to hire them because their performance was less than satisfactory, especially none of them who were a user where. In the end they had to end up like this.

"Oh yeah, where's Barton, haven't I seen him before? "

Asked the bandit boss to his men after realizing one of his men did not exist.

"He said he wanted the chapter, it's been thirty minutes since, it looks like his stomach problems are getting worse"

"That's it"

They continued the drinking party with a joyful room but shortly afterwards

Prude..

there was a loud sound followed by a person who was violently slammed into the ground.

A man who turned out to be their member was thrown right at them, that person was the Barton they had just talked about.

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Someone looked at my back while saying.

"What are you doing, son?"

"Uwahho"

It shocked me half to death to the point that I fell and when I looked back there was a man, he looked like a member of those bandits.

"What's a kid like you doing in a place like this huh? "

He asked me while trying to catch me.

"W-what are you gonna do?"

"It just so happens that children are valued dearly as slaves on the black market, the boss will definitely praise me for this"

He said that while smiling wickedly as if I was an easy victim just because I was a child. This of course makes me angry especially I am a person from the modern world where there are no slaves anymore.

"So you're going to sell me as a slave huh? "

"So boy, now obey me, that way you won't get hurt"

Just when he's in front of me, be proud......

I hit him with all my might which resulted in him being thrown dozens of meters right in the direction where his group was. Of course this made the other bandits surprised.

"Boss, Barton, in-he's not breathing"

Said one of the bandits with a panicked expression, but not only was he so, almost all panic except for the boss who looks a little calm like someone who already has a lot of surprising experiences like this. And as for the bandit I hit just now it looks like he's named Barton and he's almost certain to be dead or at least dying and will be dead in a minute.

The bandit boss shouted towards his men to make them regain consciousness. Then he continued by looking at me while saying.

"Our opponent is a user of mana, all are vigilant"

Of course this was a surprise to them all someone in front of them was just a child but he could use mana, let alone not just anyone could use it.

"But boss, isn't he just a kid!? "

"You mean an ordinary child could make someone much bigger than him be thrown a dozen meters away to death!! "

"Follow your swords, if you all don't want to die"

And with the boss's instructions they were all prepared to fight.

"Bad"

I sighed with all these events, and I didn't know I was this strong either, so there was no need to fear them, either, it would be even better if I eliminated them that way no one would have to suffer because of them.

"Initially I didn't intend to get involved with you guys because there was no benefit for me but I changed my mind, I'm going to get rid of you all"

"Don't joke! Where might we believe your nonsense, you must be a top-level mercenary assigned to get rid of us right"

The mercenary? It seems like he has misunderstood me, the account is not a mercenary as he thought.

"I'm not the mercenary you think I am, but an ordinary boy just passing by looking for a way out of this cursed place"

I answered her question honestly because the truth was so but she did not seem to fully believe my words, clearly visible from the look on her face.

" You think I'll believe it? Where there may be a user who is just an ordinary person"

Though I have told the truth but it turns out it was all in vain because there is no way they will believe me especially after I killed one of their friends.

And what the hell was he talking about earlier, where? Is that something that makes me this strong? And judging from his words it seems like those who can use mana have a high position in this world.

"Even if you're a user, you're still a kid"

While saying that he quickly lunged towards me while swinging the sword in his hand at me with all his might. There was not the slightest doubt in his eyes even so it would only be in vain, faced with such a huge difference in strength the struggle would be meaningless.

Although he moved quickly in the eyes of others but before my eyes he seemed to move very slowly and the swing of his sword I could avoid easily. Because his first attack did not succeed he attacked me again and again starting from the ayuna, stabs and slashes but all his attacks were meaningless to me, just as before I could easily avoid them all. Then in one move I sharpened my right hand with the mana I had and in that instant I attacked him as fast as I could and the result was that my right hand went through his chest, made him vomit great blood, and some of his blood splashed at me.

"Ah, like I underestimated you too much, against a user where I was too arrogant, it should have been from the beginning I just ran away"

He slowly lost his consciousness even as his voice moved from dying.

"Don't worry, even if you run away, you'll die"

I said it with a cold tone and a flat expression.

"Hehe, so yes"

And in the end he really did die, but what I couldn't understand was why he showed that expression when he died. Expressions that show satisfaction.

When I pulled my hand, a gaping hole was created in his chest, and because I removed myself from it, his body fell to the ground because it no longer had a lap.

The other bandits who witnessed it became broken up, they were not that stupid as to not be aware of the difference in strength. one by one they dropped the weapons they were holding and turned around as fast as they could, hoping they would survive. But their hope will never happen, I never intend to let go of any of them.

I also took the sword of the bandit boss lying near my feet and chased after them all. I quickly chased after them and slashed them one by one with ease like a piece of cake, not only because I was stronger than them but they did not fight at all,showing their backs carelessly. It didn't take long for me to finish them all off.

Because now that I'm done doing the job it's time to pick up the prize. First of all I searched the car there, right my guess was there was a chest in the car containing hundreds of gold and silver coins. In addition to money there are also some merchandise.

"It looks like their victim is a rich merchant, rest the calm merchant master I've avenged you, the money will also be used as best as possible for me so you don't have to worry"

'But how do I carry all these gold coins, if I just haul them away it will be very suspicious, can I be arrested. '

It's a pity that I have to abandon all these gold and silver coins. I tried to think hard while looking around to find a solution, and my gaze was finally fixed on the ring worn by the bandit leader. The ring looked unusual, and as I tried to figure it out with the power of my eyes, it,

It showed that the ring was an artifact that had storage power within it.

I also took it but I don't know how to use it, do I have to use my mana for this, but it didn't work out which bandit leader was not a user either. How then?

I'm trying to figure out a way to get my coffin into the ring. And wahh, the chest just went inside.

"It seems to use her just need to think about it"

Then for the merchandise I let it go because I don't have time to sell it either. All right then, since the business here is done it's time to leave.

Soon enough I managed to get out of this forest, there was a fairly large path outside here that seemed to lead to the nearest settlement. I continued to follow the path, in the middle of the journey I also found the lake right beside the road, and finally decided to rest for a while to wash my face affected by splashes of blood.

The water was very refreshing as I drank it it felt like my entire thirst the past month was instantly fulfilled.

With all of this I was tempted to take a shower and swim, but I held myself back from taking a shower because I had no clothes other than the ones I was wearing and I also had no habit of bathing naked in the open like this.

It's enough rest, time to continue the journey. When I get there, I plan to buy new clothes, eat and find a place to stay. Supposedly with all the gold coins I got enough to meet all those needs.

, a city...

An artifact is an object that has special powers within it.....