Bandit: Get out of the cart! NOW!

The teen, just cracks a smile.

--- Chapter 71 ---

The teen walks to the door and opens it.

???: All right all right, jeez. I can hear you.

There are around seven bandits wearing leather tunics over cloth, some wielding swords, others daggers. One in the back, wields a bow and arrow.

Bandit: Give up your money. NOW!

???: I just said I can hear you. Loud mouth on this one am I right?

He says looking at the other bandits, them wielding their blades, pointing it toward him.

???: Tough crowd, sheesh.

Bandit: You think this is a joke?

???: … Yes.

Bandit: Alright, get the fuck over here. Jimmy, Leto, get in there and take their riches.

???: Oh it's the money you want?

Bandit: Are you fuckin for real kid? I just said that.

???: Oh really? I don't have very good memory. Either way, you want me to come towards you? Wish granted.

The kid bursts forward, leaping off the ground. The guy looks surprised, he lifts his sword up to block, but the kid draws his own blade and slashes. The bandits blade shatters to pieces. The kid lifts his foot as he's coming in, stomping on the guys chest, pushing him into the ground. The bandits are shocked briefly but they go running in.

Cart Driver: Master, we will be late.

???: WHAT! Really? Ok ok, I’ll finish up quickly.

He looks around, three coming from the right, two from the left, archer behind.

???: Piece of cake. I wasn't really gonna use anything other than my sword, but I have a bit of a reputation for being late. And I don't want to continue this streak, it's a little embarrassing.

He swings his sword before the three on the right get even close. Suddenly from where he slashed, ice forms on the ground below, and freezes towards the three, encasing all but their head in ice. The archer releases an arrow at the kid. He looks back at the archer, and a block of ice erupts from the ground, blocking the arrow. The ice block begins moving toward the archer at a fast pace. He dodges out of the way, and reaches his right arm back, grabbing at an arrow. But the kid slashes the air, sending a slash of ice at the guy, hitting the arm he was wielding the bow in. This freezes the archer to a tree. The two remaining bandits look in fear. He notices this, and smiles at them.

???: Boo.

They drop their weapons and run backwards screaming, before bumping into a large elderly man. He has white hair and white chinstrap beard. He is incredibly buff, wearing a butler's uniform. He looks down at them with a serious face. When they bump into him they fall back onto their butts, and start shaking.

???: No need to be scared, he’s really a big teddy bear once you get to know him.

Bandit: R-right.

???: Now, I dont really like hurting people much, so can you like, tie yourselves up?

The bandits look around, more than half of them had been taken out of battle, by one of them, and now there's this buff grandpa.

Bandit: Yup mhm, on it!

???: Thanks hehe.

The kid begins to tie up the rest of the bandits, and put them in a storage space on the back of their fancy cart. But before he could finish, a kid jumps out of nowhere and attacks with his katana. He quickly dodges back, and he looks at his attacker. It's Hiro. Luna and Red follow from the woods, and take position.

Hiro: You're going down bandit!

???: Bandit? Oh I see, this is a misu-

Hiro stabs his blade forward, but the kid dodges slightly to the left, making his attack barely miss. Hiro continues stabbing and moving forward. The kid moves his body and head just enough to dodge, but not due to the fact Hiro is fast. Red runs in with his blade and stabs it in from the right of him. The kid takes a step back, dodging both and grabs both blades, and won't let go.

???: I hate it when people cut me off! I'm not the ban-

A golem comes out from behind, in swift motion. It punches towards him, and he looks back.

???: Enough!

He freezes the blades, and then Hiro and Red. He turns around and palm strikes the golem, freezing it.

???: I'M NOT THE BANDITS!

Reds blade glows, melting the ice around it, and the tip grows in toward him. Red's face isn't frozen over, but his chin is closed shut.

Red: Dwagon Swword Fweafst.

The tip catches the kid off guard, but ice grows off him, catching the blade before it hits him.

???: This power, its… Insignia?

He handles his hand upward to them, and they rocket back into trees, and there ice shatters but reform into restraints. Luna tries to run to him, but notices her feet are frozen to the ground.

Luna: When did that happen?!

???: Please, listen, I'm not the bandit. I'm just the poor guy in the cart they were robbing. I don't even know why they were trying to rob me. I'm broke!

Red: Hey Hiro.

Hiro: Yah?

Red: I'm starting to think this guy isn't the bandit.

Hiro: Same.

The kid and Luna facepalm. He releases them from ice and Luna unsummons her golem.

???: Well, thanks for coming to save us haha.

Luna: Where are you heading?

???: Tamriel, the Elune guild to be exact.