In the face of absolute strength, those bandits didn’t even have a chance to beg for mercy; they were directly sent by Theresia to the fast lane of reincarnation.
The entire battle process lasted less than ten seconds, shorter than making a bowl of instant noodles.
After finishing the fight, before Theresia could even put her sword away, a small orange figure flew toward her—exactly the same as today’s situation.
“So amazing! Big Sister wiped out so many bad guys all at once, super cool~”
That was how Mimi had hung in her arms back then, her tail swishing even more happily than today.
Later, Theresia learned that this group of bandits had premeditatedly targeted the Hoshin Trading Company’s goods, with hundreds of people in total.
The leader was a somewhat famous bandit group head on the border of Kararagi, with a group of desperadoes gathered under him, including many mages and warriors who were not weak.
If Theresia hadn’t happened to pass by, Iron Fang might not have lost, but they definitely would have suffered casualties.
After all, Iron Fang’s manpower was scattered around several cargo wagons at the time, while the bandit group concentrated their forces to attack one point, executing a beautiful tactical penetration.
Unfortunately, halfway through the penetration, they were casually wiped out by the passing Theresia.
Precisely because of this life-saving favor, Anastasia personally came forward to thank her and invited Theresia to stay in Kararagi for a few days.
Theresia thought about it, and since she wasn’t in a hurry anyway, she agreed.
Her thinking at the time was very simple.
Having just transmigrated, it was always good to learn more about the other world, and having someone familiar with the local situation to lead the way was better than wandering around blindly.
Moreover, Anastasia looked like the kind of person who was well-informed; perhaps she could gather some useful intelligence.
During those few days, Theresia stayed in a luxurious hotel arranged by the Hoshin Trading Company, and was dragged around by Mimi every day. This story is hosted at g.com.
Strolling through markets, eating snacks, going to the docks to watch earth dragons unload cargo…
She was also dragged to participate in a training session of the Iron Fang mercenary group.
Calling it training, it was actually the Iron Fang mercenaries wanting to see just how strong this red-haired girl who had sliced through a bandit group with one sword really was.
The Captain, Ricardo, personally entered the arena to spar.
He himself was a burly dog demi-human, and in the Kararagi mercenary world, he was considered a big name.
Then he was rubbed into the ground by Theresia for less than a minute before he voluntarily admitted defeat.
Of course, this was still the result of Theresia holding back the whole time.
If she hadn’t held back, the battle would have ended in a fraction of a second.
From then on, the Iron Fang mercenaries were filled with awe for this red-haired girl who had single-handedly wiped out a bandit group of hundreds and defeated Captain Ricardo.
After all, in an other world where strength is respected, having strength is just different.
Every time Theresia passed by the training ground, the Iron Fang mercenaries would automatically stop what they were doing and stand straight to nod and greet her.
Among them, a few young tiger demi-human mercenaries even asked Theresia if she would take on apprentices, but she politely declined.
It wasn’t that she didn’t want to teach; it was that her fighting style was based on crushing with panel stats, and all her moves relied on the max-level skills that came with the system; no one else could learn them.
Mimi became her exclusive tag-along, following her wherever she went.
Every time she saw Theresia, Mimi would sprint at full speed and pounce, then hang on her and refuse to come down.
Hetaro and Tivey were very helpless about their sister’s behavior, but Mimi turned a deaf ear, and Theresia herself enjoyed it.
After all, who could refuse a soft little cat girl?
It was also during those days that Theresia became familiar with Anastasia.
Anastasia had a typical merchant personality—shrewd, pragmatic, and good at socializing, but she wasn’t annoying.
She could tell at a glance that Theresia was no ordinary person and had tested her a few times, trying to inquire about Theresia’s identity and strength, but each time she was deflected by Theresia’s ambiguous words.
Seeing this, Anastasia sensibly stopped asking and just continued to host her as usual every day.
A powerhouse capable of casually slicing through a bandit group of hundreds and easily defeating Ricardo was, in any country, a target worth winning over.
Even if she couldn’t be won over, at least a good relationship should be maintained.
Back to the main topic.
At this moment.
“Big Miss is in the hotel reading documents~” Mimi’s sweet and soft voice pulled Theresia back from her memories to reality.
“The Captain is also at the hotel, Hetaro is counting supplies, and Tivey is sleeping. Mimi originally wanted to scout out what delicious shops there were in the Royal Capital to tell Big Miss and my brothers, but then I discovered Big Sister eating something.”
“Oh, so that means you snuck out by yourself, and Anastasia doesn’t know?”
Hearing this, Theresia immediately understood, her azure eyes looking at Mimi.