The villagersâ reactions were unsurprising.n/oÌ/vel/b//in dot c//om
Some ragged strangers showing up, claiming to have defeated a notorious group of bandits, and offering to share treasure? It was only natural for them to be skeptical.
âThey look barely old enough to be adults...â
âDid they really take down those brutal thugs?â
âAnd they want to share the loot? Why? Wouldnât it make more sense for them to keep it all?â
The villagers didnât believe it. In a world as harsh as theirs, adventurers who shared wealth simply didnât exist. Many even suspected the priestess, Deneb, of being an impostor.
Julien tried to persuade them by showing the treasure they had brought. Only then did the villagers half-believe their story and summon the village chief. A few individuals were sent to verify the banditsâ hideout.
âW-wow!â
âItâs a fortune!â
âAre you really going to give all of this to us?â
Julien and Deneb nodded.
âYes. Everyone here has suffered. Divide it among yourselves,â Julien said.
The villagers, stunned, bowed their heads in gratitude.
âThank you so much.â
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