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Etude of the Solitary Bandit | Chapter 10
Chapter 9 << | index |
We make for the innermost room and find Bradley there, rifle in hand.
Bradley: Hey, Sage.
Akira: Bradley! ............! That person......
???: Get the fuck away from me......!
A bear-like bearded man stands atop a mountain of gold and riches and yells at us.
He is more finely dressed than the other bandits, decorated with jewels from head to toe. He carries a large vase under one arm.
The vase looks ancient, decorated with a pattern of fangs like the inside of a beast’s mouth.
Bradley laughs fearlessly.
Bradley: So that’s the magical object you’ve been using to suck up your treasure and run away.
Akira: That small a vase......!?
White: It’s the mysterious work of magic. Be careful, Sage. If he points the jar at you, you’ll be sucked into it.
Akira: ............hh.
My body stiffens nervously. Next to me, Bradley laughs.
Bradley: Making your underlings fight Mithra and the rest, while you look on from afar! Were you planning on escaping with the treasure by yourself?
You still call yourself a leader? You shameless fucking bastard!
Bandit leader: Shut up! I’m going to suck you all up!
The hulking bearded man points the jar in our direction.
But Bradley’s trigger finger is faster.
(Firing sound)
Bradley: << Adnopotensum >> !
(Flash)
Bandit leader: Argh......! My magic vase......!
The jar radiates a strong light, and expands strangely, on the verge of shattering into pieces.
Snow: Be careful, Sage......! All the treasures that have been stored inside the vase are going to burst out in one go......!
Akira: Eh? Eeeeh......!?
(Shaking) (Crashing)
The glittering riches come pouring out like waves breaking.
Bradley: Come on......!
Bradley catches me up in his arms. He shatters the window with magic, leaps out, and soars into the sky in one fluid motion.
(Flash)
Along with the portrait of the twins and the leader of the bandit gang.
✦✧☾✧✦
Bradley: That was close......! We almost let that bearded old man get crushed to death!
Bradley holds me in his arms, and I look down at the abandoned building in the wasteland beneath our feet.
On the heels of the bandits running outside as fast as they can, riches spill out of the windows and doors with wild abandon.
Mithra and Owen look up at the sky, even as they intercept the escaping bandits with magic.
Owen: Hey. You guys were the ones who told us not to kill?
Mithra: The wine for the toast got smashed. Sheesh......
Bradley: My bad, my bad!
White: It looks like everyone is all right. Splendidly done, Mithra, Owen!
Snow: Bradley did well too! You’re all good boys!
Akira: Good job, everyone!
Bradley: Oh, that’s right.
As if it had just occurred to him, Bradley rifles through the pockets of the hulking bearded man who had fled to the sky along with us. Then, he produces an expensive-looking wine bottle.
He holds it aloft in the night sky, looking down at Mithra and the others below and grinning proudly.
Bradley: Here we have it, brothers! Let’s have a drink!
Mithra and the others smile and nod, surrounded by treasures like stardust.
And thus, the Northern wizards’ first mission comes to an end.
✦✧☾✧✦
Akira: That brings back memories...... I wonder if the Northern wizards have gotten a little more used to life here after that......?
I put the cuff button away carefully, and leave my room.
✦✧☾✧✦
Bradley: Hey, Sage.
As I step out of the door, I run into Bradley.
There’s a wine bottle and two glasses in his arms. He’s never said it out loud, but he seems to be heading to someone’s room — that much I now know.
There are days where he still gets turned down, but it seems like they’re getting along.
Akira: Good evening, Bradley. Are you going to have a drink now?
Bradley makes a face like he’s thinking, and then suddenly grins.
He pulls me by the arm.
Bradley: You come along too, Akira.
Chapter 9 << | index |
We make for the innermost room and find Bradley there, rifle in hand.
Bradley: Hey, Sage.
Akira: Bradley! ............! That person......
???: Get the fuck away from me......!
A bear-like bearded man stands atop a mountain of gold and riches and yells at us.
He is more finely dressed than the other bandits, decorated with jewels from head to toe. He carries a large vase under one arm.
The vase looks ancient, decorated with a pattern of fangs like the inside of a beast’s mouth.
Bradley laughs fearlessly.
Bradley: So that’s the magical object you’ve been using to suck up your treasure and run away.
Akira: That small a vase......!?
White: It’s the mysterious work of magic. Be careful, Sage. If he points the jar at you, you’ll be sucked into it.
Akira: ............hh.
My body stiffens nervously. Next to me, Bradley laughs.
Bradley: Making your underlings fight Mithra and the rest, while you look on from afar! Were you planning on escaping with the treasure by yourself?
You still call yourself a leader? You shameless fucking bastard!
Bandit leader: Shut up! I’m going to suck you all up!
The hulking bearded man points the jar in our direction.
But Bradley’s trigger finger is faster.
(Firing sound)
Bradley: << Adnopotensum >> !
(Flash)
Bandit leader: Argh......! My magic vase......!
The jar radiates a strong light, and expands strangely, on the verge of shattering into pieces.
Snow: Be careful, Sage......! All the treasures that have been stored inside the vase are going to burst out in one go......!
Akira: Eh? Eeeeh......!?
(Shaking) (Crashing)
The glittering riches come pouring out like waves breaking.
Bradley: Come on......!
Bradley catches me up in his arms. He shatters the window with magic, leaps out, and soars into the sky in one fluid motion.
(Flash)
Along with the portrait of the twins and the leader of the bandit gang.
✦✧☾✧✦
Bradley: That was close......! We almost let that bearded old man get crushed to death!
Bradley holds me in his arms, and I look down at the abandoned building in the wasteland beneath our feet.
On the heels of the bandits running outside as fast as they can, riches spill out of the windows and doors with wild abandon.
Mithra and Owen look up at the sky, even as they intercept the escaping bandits with magic.
Owen: Hey. You guys were the ones who told us not to kill?
Mithra: The wine for the toast got smashed. Sheesh......
Bradley: My bad, my bad!
White: It looks like everyone is all right. Splendidly done, Mithra, Owen!
Snow: Bradley did well too! You’re all good boys!
Akira: Good job, everyone!
Bradley: Oh, that’s right.
As if it had just occurred to him, Bradley rifles through the pockets of the hulking bearded man who had fled to the sky along with us. Then, he produces an expensive-looking wine bottle.
He holds it aloft in the night sky, looking down at Mithra and the others below and grinning proudly.
Bradley: Here we have it, brothers! Let’s have a drink!
Mithra and the others smile and nod, surrounded by treasures like stardust.
And thus, the Northern wizards’ first mission comes to an end.
✦✧☾✧✦
Akira: That brings back memories...... I wonder if the Northern wizards have gotten a little more used to life here after that......?
I put the cuff button away carefully, and leave my room.
✦✧☾✧✦
Bradley: Hey, Sage.
As I step out of the door, I run into Bradley.
There’s a wine bottle and two glasses in his arms. He’s never said it out loud, but he seems to be heading to someone’s room — that much I now know.
There are days where he still gets turned down, but it seems like they’re getting along.
Akira: Good evening, Bradley. Are you going to have a drink now?
Bradley makes a face like he’s thinking, and then suddenly grins.
He pulls me by the arm.
Bradley: You come along too, Akira.
Chapter 9 << | index |