"Alright, I won't ask for the reason why you decided to start robbing people. I actually want to ask you about your magic. Tell me everything about your magic in detail." Ben told the thieving mages.
"Will you release us after we explain it to you?" The female mage asked.
"Who knows, at least you won't have to worry about me beating you up." Ben answered while grinning and cracking his fingers.
"Humph, you think we'll be scared of that?" The leader wasn't afraid of Ben's threat.
"Heh, believe me on this. I can force the information I want out of you. But it will end badly. As for me, even the Magic Council wouldn't dare touch me. So you don't need to worry." He confidently said.
Ben had learned Illusion Magic from Roubaul. He had found another use for this magic, hypnosis. He can achieve that by combining Illusion Magic with Charm Magic.
But that usage isn't something that will be accepted by the council. Magic that can affect someone's mind is always controversial. It might cause trouble for Ben and his guild. So if he can, Ben will avoid using it.
That's why Ben doesn't use it, he instead resorts to intimidation. This was something he learned from his Dragon Slayer Magic. By using his aura, he can oppress others' wills to intimidate them.
A.I Chip told him that Escanor was a special dragon. He was respected by every dragon in the world. His aura alone would cause dragons to fear and bow to him. Even the Dragon Kings were afraid of him in the past.
That's why as the Sun Dragon Slayer who acquired Escanor's power, Ben could also utilize that aura. It wasn't a easy thing to learn, but he has A.I Chip who can help him learn things a lot faster.
The 4 robbers that can use magic feel intimidated. The rest of the robbers had cold sweat coming down their backs. They can see an imaginary golden dragon behind Ben. The dragon is looking down on them and making them feel scared.
"W-we will tell you everything. S-so please stop." The leader said with a shaky voice and frightened eyes.
'Ooh, it works. I never really use this, so I didn't know if it would work. This seems to be a good technique to defeat people weaker than me.' Ben was impressed with the technique.
The enemy mages then start to reveal their magic to Ben. They won't dare hide anything after what just happened. Ben had A.I Chip record what the mages said.
Ben was excited to find out the woman used Connection Magic. She connects her comrades' minds, including their sight, hearing and other senses. They can also communicate easily like using telepathy using his magic.
As for the acid magic, it's like what Ben thought. He can create and manipulate acid using his magic. The user can use many types of acid as long as they know those acids well enough.
Rope Magic is magic that creates ropes from any element. This mage is a dark element user, so his rope magic has a dark element. This means Ben can use this magic with his element. He was really excited about this.
As for the last one, he can control blades using telekinesis. It's exactly what Ben thought, so he wasn't surprised. But the usage of telekinesis interested Ben because one of his students also used telekinesis. He can this method to his student later.
After obtaining all the information he wanted, Ben contacted the Magic Council. The robbers are in despair knowing the Magic Council has come to capture them.
"This is the risk of your chosen profession, so you need to accept it. But if you haven't committed too many crimes, your punishment won't be that severe." Ben told the robbers.
The robbers sighed because he was right. They willingly chose this path, so they need to accept the risk. They just never thought they would fail this fast.
This was actually their first robbery. But they weren't very lucky as they ran into Ben on their first job. If they chose a different location, they wouldn't have been caught by him.
15 minutes later, a unit of Magic Council law enforcers come in a big flying ship. Then like in the past, the leader was Geld. It seems he was tasked with taking care of Ben's call.
"We meet again." Ben said out of courtesy.
"Yes, indeed. I am tasked to take care of anything that involves your guild by the higher-ups." Geld responded while his men led the bandits away.
"I figured as much." Ben said lightly.
Ben then told Geld the chronology like usual. He processed it quickly and left the area soon after they were finished. But before leaving, he shared something with Ben.
"In 2 months time, there will be a race in the capital. It is a yearly event and there is a big prize." Geld said.
"Oho, a race. Interesting. But why would you tell me this? Isn't it the council's job to find participants?" Ben jokingly asked.
"Of course not. I just noticed you have a nice vehicle, so you might want to participate. Also, you're a great inventor, so you might want to show off your invention there." Geld said while pointing at Ben's car.
"You know, huh?" Ben asked.
"I am tasked to take care of your guild, so I need to know about you too. The council also wants to see how your new model will compete against the old models in a race. Besides, I think you will join it because you love cars." Geld said.
Ben just smiled and didn't say another word. Geld also smiled and left with his unit. They took off in their big flying ship and return to their HQ. Ben and Bella also leave the area to return to their guild.
"Racing Tournament, huh? Interesting." Ben said while thinking about the competition.
"Join?" Bella asked.
"I'll consider it. It sounds fun and I want to test the limits of my car. But there are a few things I need to prepare first and make this car suitable for racing."
"Make car faster?"
"That's one of them, but there are other things that I need to improve too. Ideally, I need to have a special car for racing. But we don't have time to build a new one, so we can only use this one. I also need to learn about the previous race to know exactly how it works."
"Bella race too."
"Ha ha you will. We'll race together, so you will also become a racer."
"YAY, Bella win."
"Alright, let's win the race together." Ben said while rubbing Bella's head and making her happy.
He drove back to the guild while planning how to improve the car. He had learned a few things about the race. So he already had a few things in mind to improve the car.
But Ben also that every year, the race had a different theme. He needed to find out the theme for this year's race and prepare his car accordingly. But one thing's for sure, he was really excited about this.
Ben grinned happily while thinking, 'Other world's races sound interesting.'
