A Mighty Bandit

Emi Kobayashi slid into the natural hot spring, the heat of the water instantly melting away the stress of what had been an eventful day. The famed mountain bandit had just finished yet another of her brutal assaults on a local village.

For years she alone had caused havoc for those living around her mountain. Beatings, thievery, and extortion were common punishments for any who dared cross her path. Many resented her, but none dared to challenge her to a fight as her sword work was known to be deadly enough to topple 100 men.

Of course, the secret to the bandit's success was not exactly a result of her natural talent...

She looked over to the katana which rested beside her armor, both sitting a safe distance from the corroding effects of the water. That sword, covered in spiritual symbols, imbued her with the skills of a master samurai. Of course, she kept her weapon’s power a secret to keep her mythology as a dangerous bandit strong.

Leaning back into the pool, she closed her eyes and considered where she might plunder next. Perhaps, she'd go westward and pick on the farmers there for a bit…

“K-Kobayashi! Is t-that you?” a shaky voice cried out.

Sitting up in surprise, she looked over her shoulder to see four men behind her. They each were dressed in ratty-looking armor and each held cheap wooden swords.

"Emi we've come to take you in for your crimes!" one of them exclaimed.

No doubt, they were some local yokels looking to get **** on her for one of her many atrocities. Though from how they looked she could tell they were of little threat to a woman of her reputation.

"Who dares speak my name without respect!" she bellowed, standing from the water.

Emi smirked as the men appeared startled by her sudden appearance.

"I probably won't even need the sword to scare off these weaklings," she thought to herself with a chuckle, "Any moment now they'll run off back to their village..."

Moments passed, and Emi's confidence quickly soured. The four men continued to stand there and stare at her with their goofy shocked expressions. She was confused as to why they hadn't run off at the sight of her. This method of intimidation had worked consistently up until this point. It didn't even seem like their eyes were focused on her specifically, but rather on her... body.

A shock ran down her spine as she made the realization of her mistake.

"Eeeeekkkk!" she cried out in a high-pitched screech as sunk back down into the spring water.

The men looked between each other in confusion.

"A-are you naked?" one of them asked.

A blush took to Emi's cheeks as she did not answer.

She felt mortified. Not only had she exposed her body to these fools, but she undercut her own ferocity with her girly shriek. She needed to take back control and fast.

In a spurt of confidence, Emi leaped from the water onto land and struck up a fighting pose. Everyone in the land knew the danger of getting into a fight with her. There was no doubt in her mind that once these men saw her initiating an attack they would take off running.

She looked between them, searching for the tell-tell signs of fright, but again she saw little if any intimidation as they ogled her now completely exposed body.

"It's true! She is naked!" One of them exclaimed ecstatically.

A deeper shade of red took to Emi's cheeks as their expressions went bright with awe.

"I never thought I'd get such an intimate view of the Mighty Bandit!~"

"Me neither! But I honestly would've expected her to look a bit different..."

"Yeah, her tits are about as flat as a plate."

"And look at that butt, it's about as big as a mountain!"

Emi's toes curled in humiliation as the men continued to poke fun at her figure. It wasn't supposed to go like this. She was the mighty bandit who controlled these lands and they were mere peasants, yet they dared laugh at her?! She was supposed to be the one standing over them, taunting them for their weakness in battle.

There was no other choice, she had to cut them down!

Emi prepared to make a mad dash for her magic sword. With one cut she'd easily defeat these four, and parade their bodies through the street as an example to all others who dared to mock her!

With a devilish grin, she looked over to where she left her weapon and armor. A shiver ran up her spine. It was gone! Emi's heart began to race as she looked around frantically for her weapons and armor.