After retiring, I became Loli’s magic mentor

In a village in the territory of Kalondo.

Several bandits walked on the dirt road of the village with hideous grins on their faces. They looted the villagers' property, hacked at the villagers who had no time to dodge with their knives, and watched the villagers struggling in a pool of blood for fun.

The villagers' screams and wails mixed together, further arousing the bandits' brutality.

Two bandits dragged a girl who was no more than thirteen or fourteen years old out of a small house. Upon seeing this, the other bandits all came forward with lewd smiles on their faces.

"my daughter!"

A man rushed out of the hut immediately afterwards, threw himself on the girl, and protected her tightly under himself.

Seeing this, the leader of the bandits spat, swung his sword, and prepared to chop off the man's head.

I will chop off your head, and then abuse your daughter while she looks at your dead body...

With such thoughts in his mind, the bandit leader's smile became more perverted, and the sword in his hand fell!

"Chong-"

The next moment, a cold light flashed from nowhere, and then the bandit leader's sword flew into the air.

Also flying into the air was... the bandit leader's arm!

Looking at his arm that had been separated from his body, the bandit leader's expression was a little dazed. He even forgot the pain and turned his head stiffly.

There, he saw a man in black butler's clothes riding on a tall horse, holding an unsheathed black sword in his hand, staring at him with an indifferent expression.

Behind this man, a group of well-equipped knights on horseback followed, full of a murderous atmosphere.

With such a large number of knights coming here, the sound of horse hooves must have been quite loud, but it was still drowned out by the cries of the villagers in the village.

So much so that even when Ryan led the Knights to the bandits, the bandits did not notice anything unusual.

Looking at the broken corpses scattered all over the village, Noelle, who was sitting in Ryan's arms, did not show any fear or terror on her face. After all, Noelle had seen many such scenes in the western border city.

After taking a rough look at the corpses, Noelle turned her gaze to the father and daughter in front of her who were almost killed by the bandits.

Seeing Ryan and the Knights who suddenly appeared, the man's expression was stunned, but he still did not forget to protect his daughter with his trembling arms.

The girl came back to her senses slightly after a brief moment of shock, and looked straight at Ryan with her clear eyes, a different light shining in the depths of her eyes.

After witnessing the tragic situation in the village, Noelle looked at the bandit leader in front of her with an angry expression.

"It's a knight, run!!"

Everything happened in an instant. One of the bandits reacted immediately, screamed at the top of his lungs, turned around and ran away.

Ryan slowly raised the black sword and said coldly: "Kill!"

"Rumble--"

As Ryan finished speaking, the knights divided themselves into three groups according to Ryan's prior arrangement. One group rushed directly at the bandits, and the other two groups encircled them from the left and right wings.

In a moment, the screams of the bandits echoed in the village.

Noelle did not turn her gaze towards the slaughtered bandits, but continued to look at the tragic scene in the village. Her little hands clenched unconsciously, grasping the horse's mane tightly in her hands.

Suddenly, Noelle felt a cool touch on her neck. She lowered her head and saw a necklace with emerald green crystals, which Ryan had hung around her neck at some point.

He looked up and saw Ryan looking at him tenderly: "Remember the healing technique I taught you? Go ahead."

Noelle was stunned for a moment, then nodded vigorously and got off the horse.

This scene frightened the two knights beside Ryan so much that they almost fell off their horses. They stayed here to protect their lord and lady.

Ryan can even defeat the Dragon Lord, so they definitely won't be worried. But Noelle is still a child, and Ryan only has this one daughter. If she gets bumped into, their heartbeats would slow down.

However, Noelle's performance in Alcott Academy was solid. Although she looked weak, she dismounted very smoothly. After landing lightly, she trotted towards a villager lying in a pool of blood.

The villager was slashed on the back by the bandits and was bleeding profusely. He was now dying.

Noelle placed her clean little white hand on the hideous wound on the villager's back, not caring about the dirty blood on it. With a thought, a green light of healing magic wrapped around the wound on the villager's back.

At the same time, the green pendant around Noelle's neck lit up.

In a short while, all the hideous wounds on the villager's back were healed, but his face was still pale.

The villagers were speechless and could only look at Noelle with gratitude. Noelle nodded to the villagers and said softly, "Go and have a rest."

Then, Noelle ran to the next fallen villager and treated his wounds.

Some villagers had already lost their voices. Noelle closed their eyes and went to save the next villager.

Ryan knew that there were many corpses here, but he still let the young Noelle treat the villagers, because Ryan knew that Noelle was much stronger than she looked.

After Noelle had treated almost all the villagers she could see, the Knight Commander led the knights back to Ryan:

"Lord Ryan, all the bandits roaming around in the village have been cleared out, and we have also found out their lair from the bandits."

Ryan nodded slightly: "Rest here and comfort the villagers here."

"Yes!"

While the Knights were resting, the villagers who had been hiding came out one after another and collected the bodies of their loved ones with the help of the knights. Faint sobbing sounds could be heard from all over the village.

In such a depressing atmosphere, Ryan carried Noelle, who had a slightly gloomy expression, onto his horse, left some property to the villagers, and led the knights to attack the bandit's lair that they had discovered.

The sound of horse hooves was as loud as an earthquake. The bandits in the camp saw this group of no more than fifty knights from afar and felt their legs go weak and they were unable to move. They were easily killed by the wielding lances and swords.

The Knights, with their unstoppable force, easily wiped out the bandits. After confirming that they were all wiped out, Ryan commanded the Knights to dispose of all the bodies, and then led the Knights back to Kalondo.

Even though it was already dark, the triumphant return of the Knights still attracted a crowd of civilians who lined the streets to welcome them. The knights all had stern faces and tried to act serious, but they couldn't hide the smiles on their lips.

However, Ryan noticed that Noelle in his arms did not show any joy, but kept her head down, wondering what she was thinking.