Episode-3:

Suddenly, I understood what I had just done.

Right now I am looking at the man that I had punched moment ago. He was laying there like a ragged doll. There was no life form on his confused wide opened eyes, it seems like he doesn’t know why he had to die.

I look at my hand then situation of that guy, his abdomen was burst opened, the bone of the chest area can be visible, there was blood in the corner on his mouth it’s visible that when I punched him he spit out blood. That was a terrifying mortal wound which just came from just a punch. And that’s how I realize the power struggle of this world.

But that wasn’t it, that wasn’t the main problem, that was not at all the main thing that causing chaos on my brain. The main problem is that I was struggling with myself why did I kill that man in the first place. There is no way sane me can punch with all of my strength let alone kill someone, but for somehow I knew that the punch I buried this person’s abdomen he will die without a doubt. It is making me confused, was it Hasan Ali’s killing instinct? No, I know myself more than anyone, there is no way that guy’s soul lingering into me. In my body only one soul exists, that is me.

And for the same reason... I mean that I know myself too well, I am sure I cannot be the one who killed this man. Sorry, I am not your savage man, who can kill someone too easily for some mere reason.

For self-defense purpose, I was forced to learn the martial art, but it wasn’t that live-action movie level. The last punch wasn’t from my martial art style, but somehow it was balanced and flashy, it’s like my body using this for a long time.

Suddenly a thought played into my mind, if it is this world then that is possible.

“Boss, is something wrong?”

I came back to reality after hearing a harsh voice, it’s not like he was talking to me with the harsh voice, his voice is harsh in the first place. I replied to Usman,

“No, I was just bothered by that basta*d, I just didn’t like his style, my head was chaos in the first place so mistakenly done more than I should and killed him.”

Of course, I cannot say that I didn’t kill him on purpose, it will be bad to say that. That’s why I give explanation suit for a bandit.

“Is that so… well, it’s disrespectful to do something unsuitable for your view who is our leader, I think this guy got his right punishment.”

As expected of the right-hand man of a bandit leader, his way of thought is similar to a real villain, no mercy even to the own ally. But my eyes couldn’t miss his frowning expression which showed on his face for a second. As I thought I cannot trust this person. I should keep the actual event secret from him, so I told him,

“Usman, can you leave us alone? I feel like talking to her alone.”

Hearing from me that, Usman was looking at me with curious eyes. I wonder what he was thinking. Is he thinking I am going to rape this kid? This ossan perverted than I thought. Whatever I have no obligation to correct him, after all, I am a bandit.

“Understood.”

He replied to me with a short pause and it was also confirmation of that what was he thinking. By the way, from memory of Hasan Ali, I never seen him raped a woman, I wonder what was the reason behind it, was it thinking of a novel bandit? Or is he just interested in the man? if so I should guard my own ass.

But whatever, Usman left with the other guard. When they left I checked outside of the door, no one was there, and then I shut the door. Don’t worry, I won’t commit any crime against loli in the close room, there is no need taking the phone for calling the police.

After shutting the door I tried a magic which I saw from Hasan Ali’s memory,

“Codex no. 319: Sound Binder!”

When I invoke that, my body suddenly got hot and I feel something released like the hot air from my body. It just signified that the magic casting was successful, for more confirmation I called with loud voice,

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“Usman! Come here.”

I have waited for a long time, but there was no response.

“So it was a success, magic is something awesome. And perfect crime ability.”

Muttering to myself I looked at the girl who was still lying on the ground while her beautiful cute face was shivering like as she was in pain. She would be a perfect loli if she was one... if she was indeed.

I went in front of her with keeping a safe distance, and said,

“Okay, honey. There is no need for drama anymore. I don’t think a 1st class expert can kick a 4th class expert as hard as that she has to agonize in pain, it should be other way around, the attacker should hurt his leg by kicking her.”

Yes, I don’t know how she hidden her strength from those ossans eyes but she was a mid 4th class magician. Her class was even higher than me. But they didn’t notice that because maybe she was using the same thing that she used for tricking me with.

After hearing me she stopped shivering and for a long time, she wasn’t moving. I also was waiting patiently. I think she was trying to assume if she heard wrong or something, but I didn’t repeat myself twice, or it wouldn’t be cool.

After a considering amount of time, she opened her violet eyes which were directly gazing at me. But she didn’t utter a single word, so I started,

“You know, for a little kid like you, your eyes are mature and beautiful.”

She didn’t reply me, just narrowed her eyes. And started to slowly stand up, I was getting a very bad vibe and wanted to step back but I hold back myself.

“Hmm, in the future I think you will be a beautiful woman, who even might be close to my strike zone.”

I again told her, or at least I am close to provoking her because after hearing me her eyes become unpleasant like she was hearing most dirty words in her life, a mature reaction indeed, minus point for a cute loli. But for the first time, she opens her mouth,

“Tsk! Even though I put poison in his medicine but still alive, the rumor was true… he has the life of a tortoise, he is hard to kill.”

Looks like she was muttering to herself, but oi, you actually put poison in my medicine? As long as I remember she was kidnapped here after I reincarnated into this world, so she was actually trying to kill real me. I cannot ignore that, bad loli you should be punished by onii chan.

“How?”

Suddenly, she ‘how’ me. I tilted my head toward her; I am gesturing her I didn’t understand what was she talking about,

“How did you get rid of my mind control?”

So as I feared, she was controlling me, and that’s how I killed that guy before. Even though Hasan Ali didn’t know about mind control magic, it didn’t escape from my eyes, after all this dimension is the world of magic, here is possible anything… let alone mind control, I won’t be surprised if there is the power like Geass of certain someone from anime exists. But,

“Even though you asked me how, I don’t know how did I do that, well maybe because I am awesome.”

Hearing my answer the girl frowned,

“You are different from before; in past, if you utter 10 words 8 of them is dirty. But right now 4 of them are dirty, did you resolved yourself… but it is too late, you can’t escape God’s punishment.”

Four words less dirty than before, well it is still dirty in her eyes and what about not escaping God punishment thing? Is she someone from church or something that purify evil? Sorry I am not into those religions fanatic things who do suicide mission by the name of God. From her talk, she knows me before she was kidnapped. By the way, was she really kidnapped in the first place? No, I think she monopolized those ossans to kidnap her.

“Is that so? Then I have to buy a lawyer for escaping God's punishment. But before that how about becoming a good girl, and get out from here? Or you can stay with me as my cute little sister; I will protect you for rest of my life.”

I told her playfully.

“Don’t mess with me.”

Saying that she became angry, and suddenly dashed toward me. My danger radar warning me, I hurriedly stepped back but I was late. Before I know I was stabbed. She stabbed me with a dagger which appeared on her hand who knows from where. She had targeted my heart but for my reaction, it was changed to the left side of my belly, I grab her hand when the dagger was half way into my stomach.

She is forcing her hand into my stomach with all of her power but strong gripe from my current body preventing it.

Ow, it's hurt, Because of violent movement of dagger it’s fucking hurt, you know? My face was twitching behind the mask. But I said with calm tone,

“My, my, parents these days. They even let a little kid handle a harmful weapon, listen kids who are reading don’t try it in your home.”

For some reason after hearing that, this kid become more violent and putting more force into her hand. She looked at my eyes, seeing her violet eyes I started to become dizzy, damn I might be fell under her mind control again, I have to prevent this. Wait, was last time I look at her eyes? As long as I remember she was shutting her eyes but anyway it doesn’t matter if I lose my control now I will meet my second death.

HooooHaaaah, I carefully let in and out breaths. And said to her,

“Seems like, naughty sister of mine needs little punishment.”

I tightly gripped her hand while playing the memory of Hasan Ali, and then I try to open my 13 gates of soul,

“13th Gate of Soul, Aries!”

I felt sudden strength after invoking that, of course in that process one of my thirteen soul gates opened. Name of this gate is Aries, which give the ability to heal the internal wound and lessen the pain, that means I am right now feeling drastically comfortable compared to before. By the way, it helped me to gain the strength of mid 4th class expert. Opening this gate successfully I invoke another magic that I saw from Hasan Ali’s memory,

“Codex no. 323: Bind.”

A red magical rope appeared, which started to her hand it entangles the girl’s body in front of me. It's an innocent looking equipment but a perfect item for both crime and nobility, it is something that can bind both evil and good, evil use it for tie the innocent for violence and good use it for arrest the evil. By the way, I only used for self-defense, believe me, I have no such a fetish of bondage.

“You basta*d”

This kid cursed me with a mature tone. I wonder if she really was a kid.

The dagger loosed from her hand and I helped her more when I use my fire magic in my hand, of course, it was hot and she has totally loosened the dagger, taking that chance I bent her hand to her back and grab her head with my another hand and pressed it on the ground.

Her one hand was tied with her body and another hand was bending behind her back by my hand and her head was pressed down to the ground with my another hand, she was totally under my body, not in a sexual way, in an evil way.

“How dare you? I’ll kill you…”

She screamed.

“For your information, I don’t show mercy to the person who is a threat to myself. I don’t care if it is a man, woman, old or child… I will crush them all.So there is no need to curse me. After all…”

She was trying to escape my grasp. I noticed that her body was growing all of a sudden, so it was a camouflage after all. No wonder. Despite being a kid like appearance, her gaze wasn’t as innocent as like them; she is actually a mature and grown woman.

Well whatever, I pressed her harder than before by using more force in my hand and use Codex no. 323: Bind again on her which tied her even tighter, this time it also tied her hand which was band behind her body. Seeing that she cannot escape anymore I release her and started to take out the dagger from my stomach.

Taking that out I bind around my wounded area with my bind magic like bandage and finish the word I wanted to finish,

“After all, you know it, no? I mean I am a villain, I should be acted like a one, no?”