Combining skills can greatly improve their power. For example, Your Highness the King, with sacred-level blade techniques and physical strength enhancement skills, becomes more efficient when used together. Then perhaps I can also combine my 'Cut & Paste' skills? Myne thought, his eyes wide open with his mind-blowing thought.
After considering the possibilities of his crazy idea, Myne hurriedly tried to put it into practice.
First of all, he appraised Gaskarth again.
[ Name: Gaskarth
Race: Hume
Gender: Male
Age: 31 Years Old
Occupation: Robber
[Skill]
Stealing Hands( Extreme )
Dagger( Extreme )
Swift Feet( Normal ) ]
Naturally, the contents of his status hadn't changed from the previous appraisal.
After that, he took a deep breath and used the 'Cut' skill. His target was Gaskarth's skill 'Dagger( Extreme )'.
As Myne did that, he saw that Gaskarth's skill Dagger( Extreme ) suddenly lit up a little and vanished from his status. The odd thing was that even though Gaskarth's skill was no longer on his status, Myne could still feel it somewhere in his mind, waiting for the next action. This was the first time he had seen something like this happen, and it was quite magical.
After calming down from this unbelievable situation, Myne once again looked at Gaskarth's status.
[ Name: Gaskarth
Race: Hume
Gender: Male
Age: 31 Years Old
Occupation: Robber
[Skill]
Stealing Hands( Extreme )
Swift Feet( Normal ) ]
Oh, shit! I cut off his skill, Myne shouted in his mind in disbelief with eyes open enough to nearly pop out from the sockets.
His idea was simple: since Cut is a skill to 'cut off things in front of him,' he might also use this skill on certain target information since he could see it with his eyes with the help of Appraisal ・ Complete.
Well, yes, this idea seems quite childish, but anyway, it's not like I have to pay for this kind of thing, and now my little childish idea has become reality, and I've already come this far, why not take this madness a level higher? Myne thought with a grin.
After thinking that, Myne used appraisal on himself while sweating buckets. Then he tried to paste the skill that had suddenly come to his mind after cutting it from Gaskarth to his own status.
[ Name: Myne
Race: Hume
Gender: Male
Age: 15 Years Old
Occupation: Apprentice Hunter
[Skill]
Appraisal ・ Complete
Inventory
Cut & Paste
Dagger( Extreme ) ]
"...Yeah!!!" Myne said loudly, scaring everyone in the carriage with his sudden happiness.
"Hey, what happened? Do you want to give me a heart attack?" An old fatty yells angrily. Other passengers also looked at Myne angrily, nodding in agreement with the fatty's words.
After the fatty's complaint, Myne came to his senses. He hurriedly put away his smile and started apologizing to everyone.
Seeing Myne's sincere apologies, the passengers didn't give him more trouble and gave him an ultimatum not to do that kind of thing again.
Myne, after getting a good scolding from the passengers, sat down silently and started thinking happily.
It's actually possible! OMG, here I thought that Cut & Paste skill was nothing special, but who would have thought that this is the most perverted skill I have? What I thought was a slave turned out to be a king.
So, doesn't that mean I can steal any person's skills? Myne thought excitedly barely able to hold his ass on the sheet.
After calming down, Myne looked at Gaskarth with a smile that didn't look like a smile and cut off his remaining skills as well, pasting them onto his own skills column.
[ Name: Gaskarth
Race: Hume
Gender: Male
Age: 31 Years Old
Occupation: Robber
[Skill]
None ]
Now, with this type of status, he can proudly say he is a robber, Myne thought, nodding with a smile.
After dealing with the poor robber, who not only lost his skills without knowing but was probably going to be beaten later because of his overacting, Myne looked at his status again...
[ Name: Myne
Race: Hume
Gender: Male
Age: 15 Years Old
Occupation: Apprentice Hunter
[Skill]
Appraisal ・ Complete
Inventory
Cut & Paste
Stealing Hands( Extreme )
Dagger( Extreme )
Swift Feet( Normal ) ]
Both Dagger( Extreme ) and Swift Feet ( Small ) are combat-type skills. With the use of Dagger( Extreme ), I can use a dagger more efficiently, and Swift Feet (Small) allows me to run faster than a normal Hume with less stamina consumption, helping me dodge upcoming attacks more swiftly. Both skills are extremely compatible with each other.
As for the 'Stealing Hands( Extreme ),' Myne have no idea about it, and since he has stolen this, the other two skills, so course, unlike his own skills which he has awakened, he didn't receive any of their information in his mind out of thin air. So, in order to know how to use this skill Stealing Hands( Extreme ), he can only use Appraisal on it.
[ Stealing Hands( Extreme ):
After activating the skill, the host can steal from his target anything within a 2-meter radius. Once the Stealing Hands activate, it never returns empty-handed unless the host gives it a specific command. Most of the time, it steals what the host imagines while activating the skill, but if the target doesn't have the thing the host imagines, it will steal any random item from the target. ]
This skill is quite powerful. No wonder he decided to become a robber. If I had this kind of nice skill, I would also do what he did, Myne thought with an understanding nod.
Let's see how this works then. Without any hesitation or shame, Myne used the Stealing Hands skill on the fatty who had been saying bad words to him just now and was currently sitting on his right side. He looked like a wealthy merchant, a perfect target.
Just as Myne activated the skill, he saw his right hand move with such speed that it couldn't be seen with the naked eye. Before he could realize what had happened, he suddenly felt a cold object in his right hand. When he looked at his palm, he saw five gold coins in it.
F*ck... That was the only word that came to Myne's mind after seeing the Stealing Hands( Extreme ) effect.
Although he had seen gold coins before and also used them, that was his parents' money, not his own. So, you could say that this was the first time Myne touched gold coins that he had stolen... I mean, earned through his skill.
This is a amazing skill, Myne thought with a satisfied smile while putting away his hard-earned gold coins in his Inventory.
As for why he didn't feel any guilt or shame in robbing a poor fatty? Well, that's because of his mother, who once said, 'No matter what you do, if you are making a profit without other people knowing, then you're doing the world's best thing in the world and should continue to do that. This is how nobles get rich.'
Every time Myne thought about his mother's golden worlds, he felt like she was the most intelligent person he had ever seen.
'Sigh' Sometimes I really miss her, Myne thought sadly, but he soon put away his sadness and started testing his new skill again.
Okay, it's time to rob a robber, Myne thought while using the 'Stealing Hands' skill on the robber. This time, he wasn't thinking about money but rather the storage pouch. Since the target was a robber, Myne felt no need to hold back.
Soon, Myne felt something in his palm. When he looked at it, he saw a brand-new leather pouch with some gold lining.
This type of storage pouch had twice the storage capacity of a normal one and could hold items up to 200 kg in weight. It was quite an expensive item typically used by nobles. It seems like the robber put his skills to good use in the capital, Myne thought as he looked inside the pouch.
There weren't many items inside: some expensive clothes, which clearly weren't the robber's, some dried food, a black monkey-face mask, and a lot of coins, mostly silver. Although the quantity of gold coins wasn't as high as the silver, it was still enough to make Myne happy.
Not a single bronze coin was found in the pouch, suggesting Mr. Robber had high standards and only stole valuable items.
Huh! Wait a minute, is that a panties?
While examining the contents of the pouch, Myne suddenly found something astonishing that left him speechless.
So, this robber turns out to be a pervert who steals women's panties. How shameless. He has quite a weird hobby. By the way, what the hell does he do with panties? Judging by his looks and fashion sense, I don't think he has a girlfriend to gift them to. Don't tell me he's that legendary panty eater I've heard about from Big Sis Maya. Myne stares at the black panties in the storage pouch with shock.
A few months ago, there was a rumour in town about a thief who stole women's panties from their homes. Many women lost their panties, and people began saying he was a big pervert who ate panties to satisfy his lust since he never stole anything else except panties, especially the ones used by women. Despite the guards searching the entire town, they never found the thief, and he became known as the legendary panties eater of Lucas Town.
After taking a good look at this legendary figure who had left every woman in town so helpless they had to hide their panties in the most secure places in their homes, Myne decided to ignore him.
To avoid making things difficult, Myne immediately ignored the other useless items and took out all the coins from the storage pouch, transferring them into his Inventory. Since Myne couldn't count his newly acquired money in front of others, he used the Inventory's auto-count function.
Just as Myne transferred all the robber's money into his Inventory, he saw his original 5 gold and 10 silver coins increase to 135 gold and 97 silver coins.
Looking at the three digits of gold coins in his Inventory, he suddenly felt like this robber didn't seem so bad after all. At least he's a hardworking robber. Thanks to him, he can now proudly say that he is a rich man.
After robbing the robber, which was the funniest thing he had done in his life, Myne looked towards the other adventurers and started using 'Stealing Hands' on them one by one. However, he didn't steal everything from them as he did from Mr. Robber (since Mr. Robber had made him rich, Myne felt it was his responsibility to show some respect, only reserve this treatment for him).
He just stole some money from each adventurer to ensure fairness for both Fatty and Mr. Robber. With contributions from six adventurers, Myne received 3 gold coins and 46 silver coins. Compared to Mr. Robber's contribution, this amount was nothing.
Finally, Myne looked at the last person he hadn't stolen anything from yet: Neha, the girl sleeping next to him.
Why hadn't he stolen anything from her? Because she's a girl? If you think that, you're wrong. Myne is a man of principles who believes in equality, so of course, he wouldn't do such a thing—unless she were his woman, then the situation might be a little different, but sadly, she isn't.
The reason he didn't steal money from her was because he knew she didn't have any. After all, she had come to the capital city with her grandpa, who was sleeping beside her, and whom Myne had already robbed.
But to avoid contradicting his own beliefs, Myne still used the 'Stealing Hands' skill on her, even though he knew she had no money. This time, he used the skill completely randomly. So, even I don't know what I'll receive, he thought.
When his hand returned after stealing something from Neha, he suddenly felt a warm, cotton-like soft cloth in his palm. When he saw what it was, he quickly hid his hand behind his back.
He looked around to make sure no one had seen what he was holding, then let out a long sigh of relief.
This is all Mr. Robber's fault. Just a moment ago, I remembered that legendary panties eater, and even now, my mind is still thinking about how he eats panties. That's why 'Stealing Hands' stole Neha's panties.
Myne looked at the warm panty he had just stolen from a girl without her knowing and felt confident that if she found out, he'd be labelled a pervert and beaten by nine people the next moment.
It seems like Neha likes purple because not only are her clothes purple, but even the floral decorations on her sexy white panties are purple. I must say, I appreciate her colour choices—purple really suits her.
After shaking off his perverted thoughts, Myne started thinking about what to do next. When she wakes up, she'll immediately notice her panties are missing. After all, how could something so close to her private parts be taken without her knowing?
He looked at Neha's panties and had an idea. He tightly held them and used the 'Stealing Hands' skill on her again, this time intending to return it.
Soon, the panties in his palm suddenly vanished. It worked, but he wasn't sure where 'Stealing Hands' had placed it.
Should I confirm everything is in the right place? Myne wonders nervously.
After making sure no one was watching, he slowly and steadily lifted the back of Neha's skirt and saw that the panties were indeed back in their original place. The only problem was that it was now on backwards.
Well, at least she won't have to go home without her panties, He thought, putting her skirt down.
It seems like there's still some time before we reach town, Thinking such he closes his eyes and decides to take a nap as well.
...
It's been about five hours since Myne departed from the capital.
He woke up from the nap when he heard a loud noise from outside the carriage. It seems like Gaskarth's companions have come to rob them.
Suddenly, an armed group appeared in front of the carriage and stopped it in the middle of the road.
As soon as the people inside the carriage shifted their attention outside, Gaskarth, who had been waiting for his chance for so long, began his performance.
"Hahahaー, everyone, obediently... Uga!"
...But, due to someone's preparation of pasting his shoes to the floor, the moment Gaskarth stood up vigorously, and before he could even finish the first line, he fell to the ground with a bang, due to the momentum.
Even though it was sudden, the adventurers inside the carriage quickly subdued him and tied him with rope.
The seasoned adventurers, who had more experience and knew how to deal with this kind of situation, immediately gathered together and joined the formation to counterattack the incoming group of robbers.
"We will also lend our strength. Coachman, is it okay if we get a little compensation?" A middle-aged adventurer asked in a loud voice.
"Yes, of course!"
While listening to everyone's conversation, Myne hurriedly poked his head out of the window and used Appraisal skill on the incoming group of robbers.
There are eight people in the robber group, and three of them seem to be leaders. Though they don't even have a total of ten people in their group, they have three leaders—what a great team. But since they've become leaders, they might also have some useful skills. As for the remaining people, Myne labelled them as cannon fodders and ignored them.
[ Name: Hena
Race: Hume
Gender: Female
Age: 26 Years Old
Occupation: Robber
[Skill]
Two-handed Blade ( Normal )
Sight Enhancement ( Extreme )
Needlework ]
Hena is the only woman in this robber group. She doesn't have even one-third of Neha's beauty. She looks more like a walking makeup kit; only she knows how much makeup she wore every day before starting her work.
She has short brown hair and eyes. She wore a green shirt with a leather jacket and a short skirt, a weird combination, especially if you ride a horse and rob people.
Because she is riding a horse, her skirt can hardly cover her important parts, and Myne can clearly see her red panties. She has nice D-cup-sized breasts that can easily attract any man's attention, and he was also one of those poor men.
[ Name: Ein
Race: Hume
Gender: Male
Age: 30 Years Old
Occupation: Robber
[Skill]
Etiquette
Leg Strength Enhancement ( Normal ) ]
[ Name: Syoubu
Race: Hume
Gender: Male
Age: 42 Years Old
Occupation: Robber
[Skill]
Magic・Wind ]
Of the remaining two men, the first one doesn't have any skills worth mentioning. But that guy who can use magic really attracted all his attention. After all, we are talking about magic, and who doesn't like magic?
Without any hesitation Myne immediately cut off his magic skill, rendering him powerless, and added it to my own Skill column. Officially gaining the identity of a magician.
Myne also quickly removed the skills from the other two leaders and made them his.
The first to realize that he couldn't use his skills was the robber named Syoubu.
He probably planned to use his magic skill to show his strength but failed to do so.
Sorry, bro, someone robbed you, This thought came to Myne's mind after seeing Syoubu continuously trying hard to use his skill, but nothing was happening.
Myne looked at him with a smile as if taking pleasure in other people's misfortune.
Next, it was Hena, the makeup-clad robber.
She was rubbing her eyes continuously, trying to use her Sight Enhancement, but she got nothing but disappointment.
Seeing the confused robbers, the adventurers took advantage of the situation, jumped out from the carriage and immediately started fighting them.
The robbers, unable to use their skills, were soon beaten by the adventurers without much effort.
Their real plan was probably to cause a disturbance within the carriage with Gaskarth's help, distracting the passengers, and then using that opportunity to have other robbers attack the powerful passengers with magic and suppress us.
Thus, five minutes after the battle began, the nine robbers, including Gaskarth were captured, with the result of two dead and seven alive.
During the entire battle, from start to finish, Myne just sat with Neha, enjoying the show with a calm expression.