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If I want to acquire a large sum of money, I'll have to hunt bandits.
The question is how I'll do it.
Depending on the circumstances, I could end up facing multiple bandits at once.
But this time, I won't be attacking a distracted opponent.
Am I strong enough to do it?
No, I have to.
Job Settings.
Equipped Jobs
Jobs
Villager: Lv 5 Hero: Lv 2 Explorer: Lv 3 Thief: Lv 3 Warrior: Lv 1 Swordsman: Lv 1 Merchant: Lv 1
Party Job Settings
Kaga Michio
Hey, I've got more new jobs.
How's Warrior?
Warrior: Lv 1 Effects: Minor Endurance Increase Tiny HP Increase Skill: Rush
It has stronger effects than Villager, and it's got a skill.
I'll keep Hero, and...
Explorer
Hero
Thief
Given what I'm about to do, this is the best setup.
Starting tomorrow, I'll be walking.
in the Labyrinth of Another World
Harem
3 Days to Purchase Roxanne
Identify.
Priest
Villager
Adventurer
Adventurer
Villager
Villager
None here.
But having access to Identify is a huge advantage.
I can tell at a glance who's a bandit.
The bandits?
Yeah. Word is, they're being taken out one after another.
Maybe they're getting revenge.
It's probably those guys who were chased out of the slums to the north.
The slums?
Mr. Michio, try not to look around too much.
There are some unsafe areas around here.
There are brothels, as well, but I wouldn't recommend going inside them.
Teleport.
The Slums
The air here is different.
It smells like sewage.
In addition to being the endpoint of the sewer,
it's also where outcasts and wretches end up.
Identify.
Villager
Villager
Villager
I don't see any bandits.
Are they being cautious?
I suppose bandits wouldn't boldly walk around in broad daylight.
This stench alone is going to make me sick.
Teleport.
I'll check it out again at night.
I stopped becoming depressed even after repeated uses of Teleport.
Must be because of the levels I gained fighting that battle.
I turned that potential disaster into good fortune.
I should be able to handle some bandits even if the worst happens.
Time to resume exploring.
Going back into the labyrinth?
Yeah. Hold onto my key for me.
Sure thing.
You're working hard, aren't you?
You don't need a lantern?
I'm glad I borrowed this.
It only illuminates the area right around my feet, but it's better than not having it.
This is my first time out on the town at night.
Is there anything different at night?
Identify.
Villager
Villager
Warrior
Villager
Villager
Villager
Still no bandits.
I thought they'd be around at night. Oh, well.
What is that?
Red Light District
This is totally different from the red light district during the day.
The lights at night make it seem so much more dazzling.
Calm down, calm down.
Think about it.
I could get ripped off.
And I can't imagine there's anyone here as beautiful as Roxanne.
Not entering a shop is the right choice.
Identify.
Bandit
Found one.
He's definitely heading towards the slums.
Are there no other bandits?
Identify.
Bandit
Bandit
Bandit
Bandit
Bandit
If there are lookouts posted outside,
then that single-story house must be the bandits' headquarters.
Teleport.
Yeah, we've got Hugo to thank for that.
Did he just say Hugo?
I think the bandit boss I beheaded in the starting town was Hugo.
Identify
Hugo
Thief: Lv 41 Equipment: Iron Sword Thief's Bandanna Iron Armor Leather Boots
Which means he's one of the remaining bandits who were chased out of town
or an associate of Hugo.
I need to do more research.
2 Days to Purchase Roxanne
I see. I'm starting to get a sense of what this town's like at night.
Perhaps because people typically stay overnight,
the businesses in the red light district close early,
starting with shops that attract customers.
Then the bandits come out to play.
Like guards, they either patrol the town and stand at crossroads or carouse at bars.
Even the bandits must have groups and territories.
And they avoid interacting with each other to an unnatural degree.
That guy who was standing in basically the same place yesterday is one of them.
It's not much, but this area must be his.
Even if I hunted his group,
the other groups would see it as someone else's problem and wouldn't make a fuss.
If individual groups avoid interacting with each other, then I can make it work.
Vale Vale Restaurant
Welcome back.
You were out late in the labyrinth.
Have something to eat. It's on the house.
The murders?
Those murders, huh?
There's a power struggle between the bandits who live in the slums of this town.
I heard it was revenge.
You know about that?
Between you and me, that's made up.
Oh?
A little while ago, there was a change in leadership within a certain group.
There was a succession dispute and the losing faction was run out of town.
There are bandit factions?
The men who were killed the other day
were bandits who won the succession dispute and remained in town,
but they're being targeted by other groups, too.
So they're making it look like the work of the banished bandits
and using this opportunity to take them down?
Maybe, maybe not.
There might be some trouble over in the slums,
but this area is safe, under the watchful gaze of the knights.
I avoided entering the bandits' hideout without knowing what was going on.
If I end up talking to the bandits, then it'll be easier to work something out.
Roxanne...
Her branches so heavy with enormous fruit...
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I'll peel them ever so gently...
And taste them...
They're hard?
Sho harf...
I was so nervous, I didn't get much sleep.
But now's a good time.
I've got my Thief's Bandanna.
I can equip Durandal anytime, too.
1 Day to Purchase Roxanne
The Slums
You got a minute?
Who are you?
No one suspicious.
I'm definitely extremely suspicious.
I want to ask you something.
That's...
Give me the information I want, and it's yours for one gold coin.
One, huh? What do you want to know about?
He's interested.
So it's true that bandits will shell out 10 to 20 thousand nars.
Tell me about Hugo.
Apparently, our brother Hugo was killed.
I see. The man's dead, huh?
Could you tell me more about that?
Wait here.
Sure, got it.
His allies must be in that room.
I'll remember that.
Our boss knew Hugo, too.
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