Chapter 18.

He didn't die, right?

I haven't done something like killing people yet.

"Ugghhhhh"

Fortunately, the gangster was still alive. It looked as if he wouldnt be able to eat properly for the rest of his life, but I guess it was fine since it was not my life.

It was a relief that he was still alive since now I didnt have to feel guilty about it.

"You dare attack us? Everyone, attack him!"

When the first gangster yelled, the remaining three lunged at me at the same time. This time, I made sure to control my power.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

I failed.

It was easy to control my power with things like holding a spoon or a pen, but it was harder to control if I was trying to hit something. Fortunately, since I knew that I wasnt good at controlling my strength, I could try to be more careful from now on.

When the three gangsters smashed into the wall, the remaining gangster was terrified. He tried to run away.

I almost tried to use magic to catch him, but I held back and grabbed the back of his shirt with my hand.

"Ahhhh! Please have mercy!"

I felt pity looking at his frightened face that was turning blue, so I smiled in order to reassure him.

"Heeek?"

Come to think of it, my current face looked like a middle-aged man with a scar on his face. It seemed my smile had the opposite effect since he currently wasnt talking or looking at my face.

Let's just make things simple.

"Where's your boss?"

A husky altered voice replaced my original voice, and it was a lot lower than I expected.

The gangster trembled and stammered as he spoke. "Bo-bo-boss, the boss?"

"Yes. It was your boss who ordered you to take care of me, right?"

Actually, it was I who had made the first move. However, these poor gangsters just kept trembling as if they had realized that they had messed up big time.

"Bo-boss, there's no, no such....

"Don't tell me that you dont have a boss. I already know everything."

"Heeek?"

Actually, I didn't know anything. This was my first time leaving my hometown, so how would I know the situation of a back alley of some random village. But now, this gangster now had to tell me where his boss was even if his boss did not exist! His other choice was to become a part of the wa