Reincarnated as Twins: And Then, I Was the Only One Abandoned - ☆28 On the Way Back ②

☆28 On the Way Back ② 

Mana overflowed from the boy. It enveloped the entire group. 

As a result, the mana of each individual began to shine even more intensely. 

“!!!” 

Noah seemed surprised for a moment. But he quickly regained his composure. 

“Lightning!!” 

He swung his sword, sending lightning streaking toward the boys. 

A small-framed boy stepped forward and held out both hands. He caught the lightning. 

With a loud *Crackle!!* sound, the lightning vanished. 

“Ouch.” 

“Nice one, Drake.” 

The boy called Drake blew on his hands and braced himself for Noah’s next attack. 

“!? …Impossible!?” 

Noah couldn’t hide his confusion. Meanwhile, a large boy lunged at him with his bare hands. 

Panicking, Noah took a defensive stance. 

“Take this!!” 

It was just a brute-force punch, but it broke through Noah’s guard. It sent him flying backward. 

He crashed into a tree, gasping for breath. A look of pain was on his face as he dropped to one knee. 

“See? Now you get it, right? We don’t want to hurt you for no reason. I’ll say it one more time—leave all your valuables, and we won’t do anything else.” 

His eyes showed a hint of irritation. 

“I will—” 

Elysia stepped forward, but I quickly stopped her. 

Whoa, whoa, if she summons Agni or something, these kids will die. 

I got this. 

I’ve figured out what the Kansai dialect guy’s ability is—probably a buff. 

If I reverse it, it’ll become a debuff. 

“For someone around my age, you’re doing some pretty pathetic stuff.” 

I walked straight toward the big guy who had punched Noah. 

“I’ll show you the difference in class—go ahead, hit me.” 

Damn, I sound cool. 

Maybe feeling mocked, the big guy swung at me without hesitation. 

—Smack. 

“!!??” 

“Hmm? That was your full strength?” 

Not understanding what had happened, he hurriedly threw another punch—but it was the same. 

—Smack. 

“Alright, guess it’s my turn now.” 

I strengthened my mana and punched him in the stomach. 

With a *thud*, the big guy collapsed on the spot, unconscious. 

“!?!” 

I turned toward the Kansai-dialect boy, who was frozen in shock. 

“So? Still wanna fight?” 

With battle cries of “Uwaah!!” and “Take this!!”, three more boys from his side rushed at me. 

But— 

—Tap, Tap, Tap. 

Their weak punches made pathetic sounds. They dealt zero damage to me. 

A girl threw flames at me from behind. But my mana instantly converted them to ice. It evaporated the fire on impact. 

The Kansai-dialect boy fell on his butt. He then pressed his head to the ground, apologizing profusely. 

“I-I’m so sorry!! We grew up in Rivandel, but the plague took our parents and homes… We have no jobs, and this is the only way we can make money…! We won’t do it anymore, I swear!!” 

Ah… yeah, living in that city would be rough. 

Well, if they truly regret it and plan to live honestly from now on, I don’t have any reason to do more to them. 

“Elysia, what do you think? They seem sorry—should we let them go?” 

I looked to Elysia for a decision. 

“…I suppose so. It’s not like we suffered any real harm.” 

Well, Noah definitely got his ass kicked. 

“Alright then. Live properly from now on.” 

I turned back toward the carriage—when suddenly, a voice called out from behind. 

“Big bro!! No—Boss!!! Boss, your strength has won us over!! Please take us with you!! We’ll do anything!!! Like I said, there’s no work for us here!!” 

Uh…..… that’s not my problem, dude. 

But if I just leave them here after preaching at them, isn’t that a bit irresponsible? 

“We have horses! We’ll follow behind your carriage!” 

They pressed their heads to the ground again, begging. 

If we return to Celestia, would there be work for them? 

Maybe farming or the security force under Elysia’s land? 

“Wait here a sec.” 

I can’t decide this alone—I went to consult Elysia. 

“Elysia, they’re asking to come with us. What do you think? Leaving them here feels kinda irresponsible…” 

“What? Are you serious? Taking in these unknown ruffians—is that really sane?” 

Noah immediately objected. 

Elysia fell deep into thought but eventually spoke. 

“……….Alright. We’ll keep them under our watch and work on rehabilitating them.” 

“L-Lady Elysia!?” 

Noah and Yuna gasped in unison. 

“Thanks,” 

I said to Elysia.

“Hey, you guys. I’ll take you with us, but don’t ever cause trouble again.”

I gave my approval to the Kansai-dialect boy.

“Thank you so much!! We’ll never forget this debt of gratitude for the rest of our lives!!!”

And so, we ended up returning with a group of young bandits following us.