"Huh? It's dark. At least turn on the lights."

"Hey, what are you doing?"

"Bind!"

"Wha—!? What is this!?"

As soon as the two men casually stepped into the room, I restrained them with a binding spell. The low-ranking thug who had brought the girl here was already knocked out and bound. I shoved the two restrained men into the room and turned on the lights.

"Wh-What the hell are you!? What did you do!?"

"Y-You're that guy who caused an uproar in that video a while back, aren't you!?"

It seemed the boss recognized me. He must have seen the video of the factory explosion or the terrorist incident.

"The girl has already been evacuated to a safe place. There are a few things I need to ask you."

While these guys were babbling nonsense, I had already moved the girl and the thug to this room. I put the thug to sleep with magic and rescued the girl. Using my eavesdropping skill, I had listened in on their conversation. They were truly irredeemable scum.

"Sleep!"

"Funya…"

Thud

"Ugh!? Mmmph!"

"Shh, quiet! I'm here to rescue you. I'm going to remove your restraints now. Those guys are still in the next room, so stay quiet!"

"Mmmph!"

Suppressing my urge to beat the so-called boss to a pulp, I focused on protecting the girl first.

I removed the cloth gag from her mouth and forcefully broke the metal handcuffs binding her hands using the power I inherited from the Grand Mage. She had struggled fiercely, causing the skin on her wrists to tear and bleed. These guys were truly monsters. Finally, I took off her blindfold.

"Ah, um… Thank you so mu—Kyaa!!"

"Shh! Uh, I know I look suspicious, but I'm not a bad guy. I'm here to help you."

"Ah, y-yes! I—I’ve seen you before! You’re the suspicious—no, the hero from that video, right?"

…Let's just ignore my outfit for now.

"Yes, I’m doing a bit of hero work. Heal!"

Other than her wrists, she didn’t seem to have any major injuries, so I cast a healing spell on her wounds.

"Eh? My injuries!?"

"I'm going to take you to the nearest station now. Did they take anything from you?"

"Ah, um, my bag and phone are over there… Oh! I think this guy took my student ID!"

"Got it. Wait here for a moment."

I rummaged through the sleeping thug’s pockets and found her student ID. While I was at it, I also took a 10,000 yen bill from his wallet.

"Here’s your student ID. And use this for train fare."

"Ah, okay! Um, thank you so much!"

"Yeah. You really had a tough time. I’ll make sure this gang is wiped out so they never trouble you again. Now, hold on tight, we’re going to fly."

"Eh? F-Fly!? Kyaa!?"

Using teleportation magic, I transported us to the rooftop of a building near the station.

"T-This is teleportation!?"

"I’ll take you downstairs, and then I’m heading back. Also, if possible, please don’t tell anyone about me."

"Y-Yes! I swear I won’t tell anyone! Um, really… Th-Thank you… so… so much…"

Tears began to spill from the girl’s eyes. At the same time, her whole body started trembling.

…Of course, she was terrified. She had been suddenly kidnapped by men, blindfolded, handcuffed, and even threatened with harm to her family and friends. She had nearly been violated by multiple men. Now that she was finally away from that building, she could finally feel safe.

"It's okay now. You did so well. You really held on. Just leave the rest to me—I’ll make sure those bastards suffer in hell!"

As she sobbed uncontrollably, I gently patted her head. I used to love it when my mother patted my head like this. I was truly glad I could save her. Now, time to crush that criminal gang.

And so, here I am, standing before a group of men tightly bound in chains by my restraint magic.

"Oi! Hurry up and take these chains off!"

"Damn it! Let us go!"

Originally, I wanted to wait until Mamoru-san had gathered enough evidence of their fraud and hidden money before capturing them. But since an innocent girl was in danger right before my eyes, I had no choice but to seize them all immediately and interrogate them later. I decided to contact Mamoru-san and see what to do next.

"…Yes, that’s the situation. I’ve restrained everyone in the building and plan to interrogate them. Sorry for acting on my own, but I need you to continue gathering evidence. If anything comes up, I’ll get them to talk. Yes, I understand. Thank you."

Alright, Mamoru-san is on board. Now to make sure every last one of these criminals is captured.

Beep! Beep!

Whoa, what the hell!? Suddenly, a loud alarm blared throughout the building.

"Intruder in the training room on the fifth floor! Everyone, arm yourselves and kill the intruder immediately!"

The boss’s voice rang out through the building. Somehow, he had managed to free just his fingertips and use his phone.

"You fool, you let your guard down! You’re dead meat!"

"Perfect. Saves me the trouble of hunting you all down."

"W-What!?"

I confiscated the boss’s phone. Honestly, it might be more convenient if he called all his allies here. Now, time to break them completely and make them taste true despair.