The ambient was really heavy, for Fuwa the guy who suddenly came into the scene looked like one of those heroes from an anime or some manga, she was jealous, she too wanted a hero tiara. But for some reason... They looked... Weak? Neither side said anything but the elf had drawn an arrow into her bow.
"Grrrr" Raven nodded and the elf hands began to shake a little.
"We have nothing to say to bandits!" Finally said the man in front of them.
...
Minato PoV
Everything had been so good. Since he got called to this world to save it from a perilous ending, he had met so many good people who had helped him grow and feel secure. He had begun his travels not that long ago supported by Mia her trustworthy healer friend and guide in this world, and met Sophia the elf... He even heard them talking between them while pretending to be asleep, it seemed like both had feeling for him, it was the dream life he always wanted...
After coming to the nearby village of Tura he had received this quest to end the bandits but...
'It was a goddamn trap!!' He thought looking at both girls in front of him 'I came here for bandits damn it not for the demon lord!'
Both girls had this abominable aura around them, they were stronger than his trainer back at the castle, and the one with cat ears was looking at him with disgust, she wanted his blood. But he had to keep up his image.
"We have nothing to say to bandits!"
...
"That's right Minato! You tell them!" Exclaimed Sophia the elf content that his leader understood.
Then Fuwa moved her head to the side realizing something.
'This guy is from my world?' She had this doubt in her heart "Are you from J-" But her words were interrupted by some sudden scream from behind.
"That's right boss show them who is in charge here!" Screamed a real bandit.
"Don't lose boss!"
"BOSS!!"
All of them screamed, if it was one of those stories it would be heartwarming and provide the force needed to win... But those brutes were making this harder and more complicated.
"Kill the guy and give us the girls!!"
"Yeah!!"
Raven crossed her arms and puffed her chest, Fuwa looked at her and puffed her cheeks 'You are not helping idiot why are you feeling content!'
"So you really are bandits!" Screamed the elf releasing her arrow which flew straight to Raven's head, but she caught it mid-air with her hand.
"UUOOOOHH!!!" Cheered the bandits.
Raven's casual catch of the arrow left their enemies stunned, her smirk only growing wider as she spun the arrow lazily in her fingers, as if she was doing some trick, which earned some more praise and cheers.
Fuwa feared that Raven actions would escalate the situation, and also the fools that followed them as stray dogs were also annoying, they also wanted to girls as playthings, the more she heard them the more ridiculous this all sounded.
Mia, the priestess, stepped forward, her voice cutting through the tension. Her calm yet urgent tone made Minato pause "We don't need to fight them. They're stronger than they look" she said, her eyes flicking from Raven to Fuwa "This isn't the battle we were sent for"
Minato, still gripping his sword, glanced back at Mia. He was torn, his pride as a so-called hero warring with the overwhelming sense that he and his team were hopelessly outmatched. "But... the quest..." he started, his voice trailing off.
"We can take them on!" Said the elf, her voice trembling, she was talking out of pure pride because not even she believed her words.
"Hey, calm down" Said Fuwa.
"Try to take down the boss and you bit the dust!" Screamed the real bandits behind them.
"And you guys shut up!" Screamed Fuwa annoyed.
The hero in front of them was torn between fighting for his honor or running for survival. Meanwhile, the elf loaded another arrow on her bow and was beginning to tense the cord to fire another arrow.
"Girl, you shot another arrow and you will lose that hand" Said Raven taking out her knife and putting herself in a position to jump.
"Sophia don't do it!" Screamed Mia.
"Do it boss!" Cheered the bandits.
"Stop!" Screamed Fuwa again "Everyone shut up!" Now she was mad, her hands were raised in an offensive position "If anyone make a stupid move, I'm gonna kick them so hard that even their ancestors will feel it!"
Then Fuwa closed her eyes and rubbed the sides of her head, it somehow helped her remember when her sisters started fighting between them, they made so much noise and they were annoying, for some reason, everyone did as she said and closed her mouth. Raven crossed her arms as she seathed her dagger and did a soundly 'Hmph' as she looked in other direction. Fuwa turned to the bandits.
"You guys" She said and they all huddled together in fear "Pack your things and get the fuck out of this land" They all nodded and turned back to the cave.
"But..." Started saying the elf but Fuwa fulminated her with her look.
"You shut up" Said Fuwa then she turned to the hero, Minato, and pointed her finger to him "You, only answer with yes or no"
"Yes..." He said lowering his sword too, for some reason he felt as if her mother was scolding him.
"You are from Japan?" He opened his eyes wide "Is that a yes?"
"Yes..."
"Do you know where we are right now?" Fuwa pressed on.
"Yes"
"Then you are useful" She said then turned to Raven.
"And you, we will talk tonight about these bad habits" She smiled at Raven softening her gaze "And return the arrow to the girl, you are gonna make her cry"
Some minutes went on and the bandits came out of the tunnels with only essentials, as they packed in such a hurry and lost themselves in the forest running nonstop. Sophia looked at them as if she wanted to kill them, probably she wanted to do just that, but after so much fighting in the dungeon and nearly escaping dead, Fuwa had enough and wouldn't allow a kid quarrel in front of her. When they finally disappeared from sight, she grabbed the hero who was looking at her as if he really wanted to talk, and moved away from the group.
"So you are from Japan, right?" Fuwa asked with her usual demeanor now that she had everything under control.
"Yes... but how do you know about Japan?"
"I come from Japan too silly" She said with a wide smile.
"What!?" He said all happy.
Then both Fuwa and Minato started to talk about all kinds of nonsense trash, Raven's ears picked up all the conversation but she couldn't understand anything, they were happily talking about animus and waifis, she looked at the pair from where she was, and noticed the other two girls walked toward her, but their attention was on Minato, apparently, watching them talking without a worry in the world also removed their fear. The elf even stood near Raven with her arms hanging down trying to understand what the hell was going on. The three girls looked at the heroes and they all felt the exact same thing. It came out at the same time.
"That girl is stealing Minato from us!" Said Mia and Sophia.
"That guy is stealing my Fuwa!" Said Raven.
Suddenly a strange bond was formed between them.