I walked inside to see the entire place dark. It seemed as though it had been evacuated, but by using Sense, I could tell there were people in the next room over. It seemed everyone in the hideout was hiding in one spot, waiting for me to turn around the corner so that they could surprise attack me. I didn't sense anyone in the other spots, so I debated with myself whether I wanted to leave Shiro here or have her come with me. I thought that I didn't want her to see what was going to happen.

"Shiro, stay here with Yukino. I'll be back."

"Okay."

I counted how many, and it seemed there were around 300. A huge bandit organization, most likely. I wondered on how to take them out and thought that the most efficient way would be to combine Lightning and Fire to form Black Dragon Flame, and then teleport the corpses into the Monster Sea.

'That IS the best course of action... Alright, since it doesn't really matter whether I barge in or enter silently, I'll make it flashy.'

I placed smoke in front of the door and then walked in. It seemed everyone had been caught off. I heard a voice through the smoke, who seemed like their commander, trying to get them organized.

"Hmm, seems as if you guys weren't ready for that. Don't worry, I won't torture you like the guys out there. Too much time. I have a mission to do, anyway."

"STOP BEING SO COCKY! You defeated 20 of us, then 50, but if you can defeat all 300 of us, even the mages, then you're not human!"

"Exactly. I wouldn't really refer to myself as human either."

'Form the flame. Imagine a dragon. Make them feel terror for hurting Shiro. Kill them all.'

When I opened my eyes, I saw an enormous black, flaming dragon. I directed it in a way that it hit all of the bandits, and shot. The screams were like music to my ears. I kept a few alive so that they could spread the word not to attack me to their allies. I then teleported the corpses to the Monster Sea and went back to Yukino and Shiro, where Yukino had covered Shiro's ears. Shiro just looked at me, and I gave her a grin. She grinned back at me.

'It seems she didn't hear the sounds. I don't think she knows what I do.'

"Onii-chan, did you talk to them?"

"Yeah, Shiro. We had a long talk, and they stopped being mean. Let's go now. I was going to come to pick you up because I have a mission."

"Okay."

As soon as I walked outside, I saw a lot of Adventurers and Knights standing there, talking with confused looks on their face. When they saw me, what seemed like their captain rushed over to me.

"What happened in there?"

"Shiro, go stand over there with Yukino."

"I will. Are you going to talk to the man?"

"Yes."

Once Shiro moved away, I replied to the man.

"I woke up in the morning to noises outside. That girl over there was being taken away by bandits. I stopped them, then went to the Adventurers guild to sign up. When I came back the citizens were all smiling at me as if they knew something, so I asked them. They said Shiro was taken away by the bandits, so I ran after them, and saw Yukino and Shiro being taken by the bandits on a wagon. Around 50 of them were there, so I killed them, went into the base, and killed the other 300. Then I came outside to see you people."

"Young man, maybe you don't realize, but strength at that level is abnormal. These guys have been a thorn in our side for so long, and you defeated them easily. You need to have at least an entire group of A ranked people to do this. I wouldn't say you're S class, but close. You definitely are A rank though, yes?"

"No, sir, I'm only an F ranked adventurer."

"Are you serious!? I'll get to the guild master right away! Everyone that is S class and above is extremely lazy, or they don't do what they're asked. But you might be different. You might be able to complete THAT mission. Hmm, yes, I think you could. All right, if you have a quest right now, I need you to abandon it."

"First off, sir, who are you?"

"Me? Ah, you see, I'm the captain of the Royal Guard. My name is Captain Byrne." (Imagine him as Yami, and only the people who've read a specific book will know the name.)

"That means the mission must be hard if you're hiring me. The pay will be high too, right?"

"Yes, it will. If you could get started right away, that would be perfect. You get special permission for this as well. We'll put your mission on hold if you wish, but you will have to do this mission first or you may be kicked from the country for not obeying the wishes of the King."

"Alright, could you go a bit more in-depth on what exactly the mission is, and when I will leave?"

"Well, the King of the Elves in the continent of Seronia has just died, peacefully, mind you, and the new Queen is only 17. You seem to be about her age, and we need an ambassador to check up with them and see if they're operating okay. You can leave as soon as you have the right supplies."

"I understand, sir. But what if I said I had all the supplies I need with me?"

"If you really do, it's your choice. I'll give you a week of rest, max."

"I think I'll leave now. This seems too important to procrastinate on."

"Alright, is there anything else you need?"

"No, I think I'll depart now. And the only request I have is not a request. I'll be taking my sister."

"I don't see a problem with that."

"Alright, goodbye."

"Just remember, the Queen is very shy. You need to be nice to her."

"Alright."

So, I've barely worked on this, but I plan to pick it up again. I had no writer's block or anything, I have most of my story planned out, but I just need to actually WRITE. Type, in my case. I'll update next time I get done, cya!