Go back to kill the hermit.

From Create Your Own Story

You sneak inside and manage to suprise the hermit. He blasts you with a spell (lose one item, accepting codebloons), knocking you over. He then fastens his hands around your thoat, doing 10 points of damage before you can get him off. You strangle him and he dies.

Now, you:

• Search his body for codebloons.

• Search the house for potions and other magic.

• Leave the house.

• Dig up some graves in his backyard.