System vs Rebirth

"This is the place I spotted them," said Brad after leading them into the forest.

"Hmm… We've been heading north this whole time… Now that I think about it, where are the locations of the other villages? Are they north of your village?" Noel asked.

"Yes. Is there something wrong with it?" Brad tilted his head in confusion.

"I see. In other words, the bandits have been attacking you from the north, eliminating one village after another."

"Ah. So, that's how the village chief knows we will be targeted soon." Brad gasped.

The literacy skill for a commoner was very low, so it was understandable that he wasn't aware of this.

However, for Noel, this was just a common sense. This was the discrepancy between nobles and commoners, especially the ones from the village.

"Anyway, is there something in the north? I mean, like an important and huge place that can be used to host the bandits?" Noel asked again, inciting his train of thought.

'He really does ask for the cooperation of everyone. Just by asking this question, the hunter will feel that he's become a part of the group. This way, he will feel great if we manage to eliminate the bandits. I see, this is how Noel becomes a part of them and treats them sincerely..

'If Noel just asked for the data and where they came from, he would be able to figure this out easily. Yet, he asked the hunter's cooperation.' thought Anna, assessing Noel's every single action.

"I think there is one important place." Brad nodded in agreement while pointing at the north. "If I'm not wrong, there used to be a mine in that area. It stopped a decade ago."

be the bandit's hideout. Can you lead me to the farthest village? We'll advance carefully so that we don't get spotted by bandits too. At least, she

you think

shrugged. "Anyway, let's not waste

long ago. So,

village, hoping that not everything had

it was fortunate or unfortunate, they arrived at the village. Half of the houses seemed to have been burned down to the ground. But due to the distance from one

bigger area than the village that requested for

this village was filled with skeletons lying on the ground. It was clear that they were what remained

had been washed away by a rain that fell two weeks ago, so there was no

it?" Noel asked Anna in a low voice while

me go around to check. You shouldn't leave this

as Anna left, he looked at Brad who was resting behind the tree.

to hunt animals, but I couldn't do it anymore ever since the bandits roamed around. They would kill without batting an eye, so…" Because of Noel's gentleness every time he spoke, Brad forgot the fact that the village chief

It's

know… I've never killed a human

arms when they saw us in the distance, you need to kill the bandits as well. It's my job to eliminate them, but it's also your duty to protect your village, don't you

nodded

I might need your help. Just shoot them with your bow like how you kill the animals."

point Noel was confused, wondering if Anna was captured or not. But considering Anna's prowess, even if she couldn't defeat them, she had the ability to escape. So, he just