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Chapter 18: Careless\n \n \nApparently, Fletty and the others decided to attack at
night.\n \nAfter spending half a day to reach the bandits'
hideout, they plan to move just before dawn, when their opponents are asleep.\n \nIt may not be chivalrous, but considering their
number, it's their best option.\n \n"Mildy, how are you feeling?"\n \n"I'm feeling great, Commander. I feel like I've
been reborn. My eyes are all bright and clear."\n \n"It seems like our eyes are improved. I can see
clearly in the dark."\n \nThinking that Fletty would choose to attack at night,
I mixed some ingredients with night-vision effects into their foods beforehand.\n \nThe egg I used for frying in breadcrumbs was one of
them.\n \nIt was Black Crow eggs that I had eaten when I was still
a child, and they had the same effect as eating the meat.\n \n"Looks like everyone's eyes are clear. Let's
go!"\n \nFletty gave instructions to her comrades.\n \nRichil, who is by his side, raises her staff and
starts chanting a spell.\n \n"The hollow spirits of the night... Come forth
before me and sing by the lakeside of the moon... for a short while into the
darkness... Now, come forth."\n \nThe Night Serpent's beautiful chant!\n \nThe magic effect is like a snake entangling the guards
who are standing at the hideout entrance.\n \nIt's the same strategy I took, but the bandits didn't
seem to have taken any precautions.\n \nThe guards quickly fall asleep. Actually, he already
looked very sleepy from the start, so he collapsed completely.\n \nIt was only two nights ago that I attacked their
hideout.\n \nMaybe they didn't have enough time to take
countermeasures. They probably didn't think that they would be attacked again
so soon.\n \nI thought that my raid had put them on their guard,
but maybe they let their guard down.\n \n"Okay. Let's jump in. Ready!?"\n \n""Yes!""\n \nAs the group's voices came together, they jumped
straight into the hideout, with Fletty leading the way.\n \nI put on my Jewel Chameleon again and followed Fletty
and the others.\n \nThe first thing I notice is how quiet the place is.\n \nThe sound of armor scraping. Footsteps. I can only
hear the sounds of Fletty and the others as they move forward with their magic
lights.\n \nIt's as if no one is here.\n \nMaybe Fletty also notices that something is wrong.\n \nNo matter how close to dawn they sleep, it would not
be surprising if 1 or 2 people noticed them...\n \nThere is a possibility that it is a trap.\n \nFletty stops once to look inside the room where the
bandits are sleeping.\n \nSurprisingly, the bandits are sleeping soundly. No one
noticed their infiltration.\n \n"I thought they would be more intuitive bandits.
The thought of these guys stealing our family treasure is making me angry all
over again."\n \n"Quiet, Mildy... You will wake them up. Since
they are sleeping, so just let them sleep peacefully. Don't wake a sleeping
child."\n \n"But if we let them sleep like this, it will be
troublesome when they wake up."\n \nUnusually, Garner expressed his opinion.\n \n"Don't point your blade at something
asleep."\n \nFletty also twisted his head.\n \nEveryone stops in the middle of the hideout.\n \nThat is true, but there's an easy way to get around
the problem.\n \nI secretly use magic.\n \n[Wind Bullet]!\n \nAn air-compressed bullet hits the upper part of the
room entrance.\n \nA crack appears, then rocks and dirt fall down, making
a noise.\n \n"Wha, What? Suddenly!"\n \n"Is everyone okay?"\n \n"No problem."\n \n"Same here."\n \nSuddenly, the entrance to a different room from the
one Fletty is looking at is blocked.\n \n"What happened? Suddenly it collapsed."\n \n"Is it a cave-in?"\n \n"Maybe."\n \nFletty suddenly realizes something.\n \n"We should block the room entrance. That way, if
the bandits here wake up, we can avoid a pincer attack."\n \n"I see. You're right."\n \n"Good idea."\n \n"......Then, I'll..."\n \nGarner raises his fist.\n \nI don't think he will use his bare hands to...\n \nGong! Gong! Gong!\n \nHe blocks the room entrances one by one.\n \nAmazing. He blocked it with his bare hands.\n \n"As expected, Garner. Good job..."\n \n"Even if the bandits wake up, they can't move
right away."\n \nRichil patted her chest in relief.\n \nMildy made an unusual puzzled face.\n \n"I can't believe no one has woken up despite all
the noise we've been making. It's really creepy. I wonder if they are possessed
by ghosts."\n \n"Don't talk about scary things out of the blue,
Mildy."\n \nRichil shivered.\n \nThat reaction... Maybe Richil is not good with ghosts
and that sort of thing.\n \nIt's a bit cute.\n \n"Okay. Let's proceed to the back. We'll hit the
boss at once."\n \nThe three of them nodded in agreement as Fletty gave
his order.\n \n \n \n \nEventually, the four of them made it to the back of
the hideout without incident.\n \nNo one had woken up when they were breaking into the
room. I wondered if something had happened to cause them to sleep so deeply.\n \nMaybe the Bandits Leader was pissed at them and put
them through some intense training?\n \nAt any rate, I am glad that the four of them made it
here unharmed. I was planning to help them secretly if they got into trouble.\n \nThe one in the back of the hideout is the Bandits
Leader, after all.\n \n"What, you're..... Ouch, ouch, uch."\n \nThe Bandits Leader stands up, screaming in pain.\n \nIt seems that the wound he got in the fight with me
has not healed yet.\n \n"Are you injured?"\n \n"What the hell? I thought I recognized your face from somewhere, but
you're the knights who came before... Damn it! Where are those bastards?"\n \n"Your men are sleeping soundly, so are the men
who were on guard duty."\n \n"Not them! You mean the guys I sent to guard the
mountain foot?"\n \n"There were no such guys."\n \n"Haaaaaa...????... Damn it! Those bastards! Did
they ignore my orders and leave? They're useless! They're all useless!"\n \n"No reinforcements are coming. You're
alone."\n \n"What the hell is going on? The men at this
hideout have been asleep since last night and won't wake up. I thought I
finally woke up two of them, but they couldn't even be on guard. They're all
idiots."\n \nSleeping and not waking up?\n \nDoes that mean they've been asleep since I first came?\n \n(Aah......!!)\n \nI quickly covered my mouth as I was about to blurt
out.\n \nGarner-san looks towards me again but doesn't notice
my presence.\n \nOops. I was careless.\n \nI forgot to collect the branches from the Sleeping
Forest. Maybe it's still lying around somewhere in this hideout.\n \nIf that's the case, why are Fletty and the others
still awake?\n \n(Oh...)\n \nThe crunchy grass.\n \nThe effect is strong resistance against sleep.\n \nThat's why Sleeping Forest's sleep effect isn't
working.\n \n(Thank God...)\n \nI choose crunchy grass as an ingredient for the
scissors bread because it's nutritious magical grass. It was a coincidence, but
I'm glad I fed it to Fletty.\n \n"Damn! This is all that kid's fault."\n \n"Kid?"\n \nFletty reacts, but those words are quickly drowned at
the bottom of his brain.\n \nThe Bandits Leader grabbed his magic sword that was
standing at his side.\n \nAt that moment, flames burst out, and the hideout
turned red at once.\n \nIt was also a signal to start the battle.\n \nThe Magic Swordsman is slowly approaching.\n \nBut Fletty and the others aren't intimidated.\n \n"Come on, Magic Swordsman... It's not going to be
like the other day!"\n \nFletty also holds his sword and takes a stance.
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