At first, it wasn't clear to Galanar what it was, but when it was out of the smoke, he was able to see clearly.
It was Max's katana that was sparkling with purple thunder.
Galanar went into defensive but his eyes widened when he saw the katana speed up and come before him in a matter of seconds.
Max's purple thunder and fire had two different abilities. The purple was able to speed up Max's attack and had a small range but massive explosive damage. On the other hand, the purple fire had a wide range, and its explosive damage was well spread out.
Boom!
The katana hit Galanar's armor, blasting it into smithereens and exposing the leather clothes underneath.
"Ack!" Galanar squealed in pain as his body stumbled backward. But he quickly got on his footing.
However, at that moment, Galanar saw a small demon right in front of his face, glaring at him. A katana came and landed on the small demon's hand—or Max's hand, to speak of.
Galanar pulled his sword up to defend, but he failed to do so as Max's katana, which was lit up in purple fire, had already landed on Galanar's neck.
Max felt an obstruction at first, but the explosion caused by his fire relaxed Galanar's muscles.
Then, with a smooth slash, Max beheaded Galanar's head.
Thud
Galanar's head landed on the ground with Max, matching his timing.
"Huh! Huuh! Huh!" Max breathed in and out heavily as he was exhausted mentally and physically. This was the most he had ever tried to do anything in his life.
TipTipTip
Blood dripped down from his katana's tip as he felt a pulse coming from "Black Sun" as if it was satisfied.
Max glanced at his katana and thought. 'I guess you have absorbed the souls of the bandits.'
[ Ding ]
[ Congratulations, Host! You have completed the task: "Kill The Bandits" ]
[ Congratulations, you have received Bronze Level Lucky Spin - 10 ]
"Max, you were so awesome!' Max didn't have the time to see the rewards carefully when he heard Ravenna's shout, which was filled with excitement. She didn't come toward him because she was binding a bandit with her blood ability, using the blood as rope.
Max walked before her and patted her head. "No, you did well. You killed more people than me, and you did it without breaking a sweat."
"No." Ravenna shook her head and spoke with stars in her eyes. "You killed the big guy and I just killed some small, weak ones. You did the hardest thing. I don't think I could have killed that guy that easily."
"If you say so," Max said with a chuckle then turned his head toward the bandit, who was cowering on the ground. Max's facial expression also changed, turning cold and devoid of any emotion.
"Hik!" The bandit squeaked in surprise as Max's katana rested on his neck.
Max looked at the bandit with a deadpan face and said. "Tell me everything you know about this region. And don't think of not wanting to. You are right, I will kill you, but don't make it painful for you."
The bandit looked at Max in disbelief. 'How does he know what I am thinking!?'
"Hey, are you thinking of getting a painful death?" Max slit open his skin, seeing the bandit not talking.
"I will say it, I will say it." The bandit quickly blurted out everything he knew in fear.
…
Puchi
Max slashed open the bandit's head, giving him a painless death as he promised.
After retracting his katana back, he looked at the other end of the bridge, opposite from where they entered earlier.
Ravenna said, tilting her head. "So, we will enter this Baron Fiarta's fief."
Max nodded his head. "Yes, we will go there to spend a couple of days. But first…"
He turned his head toward the carriage. "Let's get some clothes on first."
Max and Ravenna came before the carriage and got on its back. On it, they saw many boxes piled up one after another.
Opening them, they found a box full of clothes. Max smacked his lips when he saw this much. 'I thought there might be a few clothes when my eyes caught the boxes lying on the carriage, but I didn't expect these would be stuffed with just clothes.'
Ravenna rummaged through the boxes and found some dresses that were of her size. "Max, do we wear these?"
Max turned his head and saw her holding medieval girls' dresses and some frocks that he could guess were for nobles. "No, I won't wear those. Those are for girls. This is for me."
Max pulled out a pair of white and brown pants and a t-shirt that was his size. "Now, quickly wear these."
Afterward, they wore their newly found clothes in a matter of seconds. Ravenna was struggling to put on a red-long frock that had beautiful black embroidery on it, which Max helped with by cutting an opening on the back for her wings.
Ravenna gave it a spin, making the skirt fly in the air, and said to Max with joy. "How do I look?"
Max took a look at her new look, which had been greatly enhanced by the dress."You look very beautiful, just like a princess."
"Hehe," Ravenna giggled, covering her mouth, happy with Max's praise. Then she looked at Max's bland clothes, which didn't make him bloom. "Why did you wear such clothes? I have seen many good-looking dresses; why don't you wear them?"
With a smile on his face, Max shook his head. "I don't actually care about looks."
"Oh," Ravenna didn't quite understand the reason but decided to think about it later on.
"Now, let's leave for Fiarta's Barony." Max jumped out of the back of the carriage with a pair of black clothes in his hands.
Ravenna also jumped and asked, noticing the black clothes in Max's hand. "What are those?"
Max threw one of them at Ravenna, which she caught easily. Unfolding it, Ravenna was able to see that it was a cloak.
"What do we do with this?" Ravenna asked.
"We wear them. Remember, we are demons; we can't let humans know of that." Max wore the cloak, covered his head, and walked toward Baron Fiarta's fief."
Ravenna wore her too—in a hurry and followed behind Max.