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Krull slowed to a halt. I glanced behind me, but there was no sign of him.

”What do we do now, master?

”For now, let's just listen to what he has to say.

All right, sir.

Rieke is holding Krull's reins and is standing still.

”All right, don't move!

A figure with a sword commands us to do so. The figure is covered by a cloak or hood, so you cannot see it clearly. From the sound of her voice, she seems to be female, but I can't be sure.

I tell Deanna and Sami'a to be on the lookout for it, in case they shoot their bows at us while we're approaching. Of course, me too.

If it were a normal thief, his friends would appear here and take people, money, goods, crulls and lives, but there is no sign of them. So this is no ordinary thief.

Maybe this is the guy they're talking about?

Probably.

Samija whispered to me. Well, if he's not a common thief, then he's none other than the bandit I've heard so much about.

There was no sign of them behind me when I checked earlier. If it were a bandit, he would have posted people behind him to prevent a U-turn.

In the first place, it is very wrong for a bandit to appear in front of a running carriage (in our case, a dragon carriage) as if he were a bandit. A more intelligent person would have put a log in the road as an obstacle, or made a play to pretend that he was sick.

Since he did not do any of these things, he is not a common thief. So the only possibility left is that he is a bandit who has not yet been caught.

So, I intentionally stopped him because I wanted to know his purpose. If not, I would have shot them with my bow or turned back.

I'm not sure what to make of that.

It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're going to be doing. Is this your first time stopping a carriage? You don't get to do that very often.

I'm surprised you haven't been caught before.

”I agree.

I can only agree with Deanna's whisper.

Then I hear Liddy's whisper, a little tense.

”That's a demon, isn't it?

”That's it?

”That's a demon.” - ”That's a demon?

I strained my eyes to see the figure, but could not make it out. I'm sure Liddy will teach me a thing or two about this in the future. .......

The figure pointed the tip of his sword towards Krull. Deanna (Krull's mom) almost jumped out of her skin, but I held her back.

”Okay, you there! Give me your weapon!

The demon ordered Rike. Rique looks back at me, but I nod.

Rike takes his hand off the reins, pulls out a self-defense knife and throws it into the air. The demon picks it up, defenseless.

If I were to slash him from the back of the truck, I think I could have done it, but I decided to watch his every move to see if I could find out what he was looking for.