Fish Out of Water 6

Once the aspirants had left, Keiji and Yuuki enumerated the purpose of their visit. Their destination- the Bokuso glades had had an insurgency of bandits from the outlands. The preceptor duo had taken the charge to oust them. The Overlord had, after some deliberation, granted permission to include the aspirants in the proposed training exercise. It would help the young ones receive hands-on experience of the Legacy Unit’s work.

Bandits were strong and cunning adversaries. Being survivors of the stateless, dog-eat-dog outlands, they were hardened, cold-blooded, and could navigate any terrain with ease. But among them, rarely anyone was familiar with kitsu manipulation, which was a tremendous disadvantage. A kitsu-trained child could make a grown bandit bite the dust without breaking a sweat.

The lamia story was intriguing for Hakaku, who tugged on his beard several times during the narration and stared into nothingness as if solving ciphers in his mind. Finally, he spoke.