Sorry for late update; I wanted to post two chapters together because I know this one is a bit of a repeat of the last (ill post the second tomorrow of day after). I wasn’t sure if i wanted to post it but…..i wrote it so why not.

If people are wondering if i’ll describe the looks of the characters in detail, i won’t. The first ark is meant to be vague with the characters. In the second ark (spoiler) where the MC is reincarnated into a fantasy world, I will start describing the characters appearances in detail.

The update was also delayed because I got an idea for a new story and was writing a synopsis. Not sure if I like it enough to post yet but i’ll be working on that.

Posted/ seeing if it’s approved, I posted a one shot story called “Moons’ Ring”. If It’s liked (a lot) I mean if it gets raving reviews and shit I may make it into a series but i really don’t plan on it.

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Bandit A Pov:

“This place is perfect” [Bandit A]

I look around the temple ruins noting what has to be changed and fixed for it to work as a base.

Everything is fine until i spot something sleeping in the corner, surrounded by wood piles.

I signal my ….minion to be quiet as i inch closer to get a better look, thinking it was some kind of wild animal i could kill and eat, but i wasn’t so lucky. I approach it's wooden den, finding the structure to be too uniform and architectural, sloppy but clearly it’s man made, the constructed fire pit solidified this idea.

So when i saw the creature was actually a young boy i wasn’t surprised, instead i was angry.

I slowly walk next to the kid looking down at his oblivious sleeping face and kick the little shit across the room.

‘Why does it have to be a kid, if it was an animal at least we could eat it, now i’m gonna have to get my hands dirty for nothing’ I contemplated in ire.

“W-what are you d-doing! H-he’s a child” [Bandit B]

“We have to kill it, I won’t let this little rodent go, when it knows this place” [Bandit A]

“Why? He can’t do anything, just chase him out, w-we don’t have to k-kill him.” [Bandit B]

“Are you STUPID? That was rhetorical, of course you are, otherwise you would have realized if we let the boy go while we're starting a bandit group, we’ll have a loose end that knows about the hideout. He could be the reason we get captured, by telling the soldiers about this place.” [Bandit A]

“......Why can’t we recruit him? We’ll need members anyway...r-right...then we don’t have to kill him.” [Bandit B]

“.......................” [Bandit A]

Well holy shit, he actually made a good point. The kids young, so influencing him should be easy and judging by his fort he’s been living here for a while so he probably knows the area.

..Damn...i shouldn't have kicked him. Now it will be harder to get him to trust and listen to me (sigh) well i’ll think about this later.

“Fine, we’ll recruit him, but if he’s trouble he dies. I don’t tolerate loose ends.” [Bandit A]

After i finished my discussion with minion 1, I turned towards potential minion 2, or where he should have been but instead i was met with an empty wooden floor. ‘What the hell’ In confusion i look around in a panic, until the sound of the cracking of wood focuses my attention across the room to one of the side walls. To my alarm and ire I saw the child escaping through a crack he seems to be enlarging. I rush over trying to grab him before he squeezes all the way through...but i was too late.

“Fuck!, and why are you just standing there, AFTER HIM!” [Bandit A]

“Y-yes boss” [Bandit B]

We chase after him but with his head start and us having to go around the temple, gave him a large head start, we kept chasing and telling him to stop but that just made him try harder to escape. Well i would have done the same in his position but still, It’s fucking exhausting chasing after him. He intentionally uses pathways that hinder us and he even succeeded in hiding for a while, i say hiding and not escaped because i can track him easily, though it takes a while.

It’s been fucking days since we started this game of tag and frankly i’m surprised he could continue for this long, unfortunately for him we’ve caught up and i’m soooo gonna kick the shit outa him for making me run so long ..cough..cough..wheeze.

Just when we were about to catch him.

“what the hell...s-STOP, STOP YOU IDIOT! CLIFF!!” [BANDIT A]

Of course he doesn’t……...and falls.

“...hack..cough...cough..All that running for nothing (heavy breathing).....DAMNIT!” [Bandit A]

‘At least the temples secure there's no way he could survive that fall’ I peer down into the ravine, sharp rocks litter the sides of the cliff walls jutting out in perilous angles, mist adding to the danger as it hides what dangers lurk below. Truthfully it looks like an entrance to the underworld (sigh) well better cut my loses and head back. I need to start refurbishing my new base.