The Villain's Sister Suffers Today

Chapter 81

It was strange.

No matter how much I stuttered, I couldn't feel what I should have felt.

I'm sure I always carried the pouch with beads in my arms.

'I wouldn't have dropped it... Don't tell me, a pickpocketer?"

There was a momentary panic in the plausible assumption.

Did I get pickpocketed while in the last village?

Come to think of it, I had no memory of bumping a person while walking down the street.

'It doesn't make sense.'

I'm in trouble.

If it's true, then there's really nothing worse than this situation right now.

I stepped back without looking back and hit a tree and stopped.

'What do I do?'

I have no beads.

The pain in my ankle has become so severe that I honestly can't walk, let alone run.

The forest-thieves grew closer and closer.

When I lightly counted the number of heads, it seemed to be about ten.

'That's a lot.'

Several people came out to rob only one person.

I turned one hand back and felt my back waist.

A firm touch was delivered on the fingertips.

The dagger for self-defence was still in place.

I glanced sideways at the state of the horse.

The horse, which had collapsed on the floor in a dying position, had recovered some strength and was standing up again.

'......can I?'

I don't mean to fight.

Holding a dagger and playing 10-1 was just another word for a suicide show to me.

But, all I'm after is........

'A hostage.'

If I could do something well and take one of them as a hostage.

'When anyone gets close to me, I'll find a chance and put a dagger on one's neck.'

And after taking a hostage and threatening them, try to drag time until the horse recovers its stamina to some extent.

Then I can ride it and run away.

'......but will it work?'

Honestly or not, it's meaningless to judge it now.

Since I have no other way than this anyway.

I gulped down dry saliva.

My expression hardened because of the tension.

Fortunately, my opponents were just the same, but they were very relaxed in their current attitude.

In other words, they were careless.

It might have been possible if I caught one of them off guard at the crack.

"Now, what can we do with you?"

"First of all, we have to spare your life. Because I said with my own mouth that we're not murderers."

"I'll break your arms and legs instead."

"We can also pluck out your tongue."

"What about one eye?"

"You won't die even if we do it all. A person's life-line is stronger than it looks, kekekek!"