Free Web NovelChapter 316: 316 KonoSuba 41
"Taejin, about yesterday..."
Listening to their story, it seems that yesterday, Yuiyui used magic to put everyone except Kazuma to sleep, then put Kazuma in Megumin’s room, and even magically locked the door. And then, they said, the deed was done.
Yuiyui locking the two in a room together was the same as the original, so that wasn’t a problem, but Kazuma’s actions were different. In the original, Kazuma does not cross the line, so I don’t know why he crossed the line here.
When the explanation ended, Aqua spoke with a question.
"But the thing I can’t understand is Megumin. Why didn’t she refuse? No matter how much of a trash human Kazuma is, if she had refused, he wouldn’t have done that, I think. Even when I keep asking, there’s no answer."
"Hmm... Megumin probably had feelings for him too. So maybe that’s why she didn’t refuse..."
"Eh? So that’s what it was?!"
Yunyun also seemed quite shocked to hear that.
"I don’t really know whether to congratulate them or not. It’s too shocking."
Then Cecily said to Yunyun that it can happen.
"Well, they’re both at a passionate age, so that could happen. So since it’s turned out this way, I think it would be good to congratulate them, don’t you think?"
"Is, is that so?"
As expected of a priest of the Axis Cult, Cecily embraces all forms of love, it seems.
Anyway, serious conversation continued inside the house, so we were passing the time playing with Komekko in front of Megumin’s house.
"Whee~ whee~ ahahaha."
As Aqua showed off interesting party trick magic, and I played with Komekko by giving her a horsey ride, we spent a long time like that. Then, whether the conversation had finally finished or not, Kazuma and Megumin came out of the house. Then we gathered around Kazuma and Megumin and showered them with all sorts of questions.
"Kazuma, you trash! You finally did it!"
"What exactly happened?! Are you going to get married?"
"Megumin..."
Then Kazuma raised his hand to calm everyone down and spoke.
"I’m not the only one at fault for what happened yesterday. In a way, this was also something Megumin’s parents allowed. And honestly, I think it worked out for the better. Now that we know each other’s feelings, there’s nothing to be rough about. Of course, we’re going to have a proper wedding!"
When Kazuma spoke earnestly, Aqua struck the back of Kazuma’s head.
"Listen to this criminal! Kuzuma!"
"Right, you filth! Enemy of women!"
"Apologize to Megumin!"
Starting with Aqua, the other women all poured abuse on Kazuma. Then Megumin, the person involved, stopped them. freёwebnovel.com
"Stop it. Things ended up like this, so it can’t be helped."
Then this time, the women swarmed around Megumin.
"Megumin, snap out of it, it’s not too late!"
"Right, it’s not too late. You can start over."
"Megumin..."
Then Megumin shook her head and spoke.
"I’ve decided to just accept it. And actually, it’s not like I didn’t have feelings for Kazuma either..."
When Megumin said that, blushing, Kazuma spoke triumphantly.
"You all heard that, right? So I’m not the only one who had feelings! This is, after all, a result achieved with mutual consent. The two of us will continue our good relationship from now on, so third parties, mind your own business! Shoo shoo~"
I was just about to congratulate them, but with Kazuma acting like this, it was an incredibly unsightly sight. The other women also frowned at that sight.
"Ugh... since they both say they’re fine with it, I won’t say anything more, but for some reason, I really dislike this..."
"I know, right."
When the conversation ended like that, we began touring the Crimson Demon village, guided by Megumin and Yunyun. I also had things to obtain here.
The first was the railgun being used as a clothesline at the village’s only clothing shop. This object is a rifle that compresses and fires mana, and its power is beyond imagination, but because it was made from leftover parts, it breaks easily after firing a few times or if an amount of mana that is hard to handle is put into it. But if it comes into my hands, I can raise its durability and strengthen it so that it can be used even after firing many times, and I can also learn the technology that went into the railgun, so it kills two birds with one stone.
The second was the ’Magician Killer’ hidden in the Crimson Demon village. The Magician Killer is a serpent‑shaped robot‑type weapon that has powerful magic resistance such that even advanced magic does not work, but it has a fatal flaw in that its battery does not last long, so it stops early. It was an item that would later be absorbed by the Demon King general Sylvia, making Sylvia powerful.
The third was the ability of the Demon King general Sylvia. Sylvia is a chimera, and she has the ability to absorb living things or various items into her own body. If I could obtain just that ability, I could use the overpowered items I had obtained without taking them out, just using them like abilities. That’s why I absolutely had to catch Sylvia.
The fourth was to go and see ’Nerimaki’, who was considered the most beautiful among Megumin’s classmates. She is the daughter of the tavern owner in the Crimson Demon village, and even among her classmates, her appearance stands out. Plus, among the public, there was talk that she was the most beautiful among the characters in Konosuba, so I thought I should definitely see her once. It wasn’t just to go and see her — if possible, I also wanted to recruit her as a comrade.
Guided by Megumin and Yunyun, we looked around the village shrine and teahouse, etc., and then we were looking at the holy sword embedded in a stone in the village center.
"This is our village’s legendary holy sword. There is a saying that ’the one who pulls this sword will become the hero who saves the world,’ but actually, it’s just a bait to attract tourists, and it’s a sword that is firmly stuck in the stone so that it absolutely cannot be pulled out."
"Ugh... I heard something that destroys childhood innocence. Is this all there is in the Crimson Demon village?"
When Kazuma asked Megumin, Megumin spoke.
"Of course not. Let’s go — I’ll show you the real thing."
As we followed Megumin, we saw a metal building that did not match the Crimson Demon village at all. The building had several chimneys and numerous pipes connected to it, and its overall appearance was just like a huge factory.
"This is a mysterious facility where the Crimson Demons’ natural enemy is sealed."
"What’s a mysterious facility?"
"A mysterious facility is, as the name says, a mysterious facility. Its purpose is mysterious, and who made it and why is also mysterious."
Inside this factory‑like building, the ’Magician Killer’ was sleeping. As mentioned before, the Magician Killer is a robot with high magic resistance. So I needed to analyze it. It’s not that I intended to take it away. Because if I let Sylvia absorb the Magician Killer and then catch her, I could obtain not only her ability but also high magic resistance.
"Let’s go inside first. You never know — we might obtain a good item."
When I tried to go into that building, Megumin spoke.
"It’s useless. The entrance is sealed with a door. So we’ve never even gone inside once. Some of the villagers seem to know how to break the seal, but they wouldn’t tell us. I don’t know the reason, but I think it’s probably because the legendary ’Magician Killer’ — a terrifying weapon — is sleeping inside. But I heard that they don’t know how to use it, though..."
"You never know. Since we’re here, maybe we can use it?"
I led the way in, and everyone else followed. When we went inside the building, a small room appeared, and a large door with strange patterns engraved on it, connected to that room, was visible. From the looks of it, this door seemed to be the sealed entrance that Megumin mentioned.
"This is it. The sealed door."
"Yes, that’s right."
Next to that door, there was a small stone tablet, and on it was placed a gamepad, and on the gamepad, commands were written in Japanese.
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"This is a famous secret technique command!"
When we recognized the Japanese, Megumin and Yunyun seemed surprised.
"Surely, you can read those letters?"
"Uh, yes. Just wait a moment."
Kazuma grabbed the gamepad and began inputting the command.
"Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A!"
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As soon as Kazuma input the command, the closed door began to slowly open to both sides.
"Oh~ amazing!"
"Amazing — even Kuzuma is useful sometimes..."
"Right, even the filth has his moments when he does things."
At those words, Kazuma got angry.
"Hey, hey! What are you saying! Without me, you wouldn’t have overcome difficult obstacles many times, and you say things like that!"
We ignored Kazuma like that and began to go down inside.
"Hey, don’t ignore what people are saying!"
"It’s dark inside, isn’t it? I can’t see anything."
"Just a moment, I’ll use magic."
"Oh~ thank you, Yunyun."
"Haa..."
As people continued ignoring Kazuma’s words and went down, Kazuma sighed loudly. It seemed they were acting like this because of the incident with Megumin, which had rapidly worsened Kazuma’s image.
Anyway, when we went all the way down inside, we saw a giant robot in the shape of a snake hanging on chains.
"Oh~ so this is the Magician Killer."
The people looked at the Magician Killer here and there, examining it. In that gap, I began analyzing the Magician Killer. The Magician Killer was a weapon made of metal with high magic resistance, and with technology that even emitted waves that interfered with the flow of mana. On top of that, it also had the ability to fire beams. If this thing moved, it seemed that it would indeed be difficult to stop with just mages.
"Does this thing even move? It looks too old to use now."
Aqua tapped the Magician Killer with her finger and asked the people, and I answered.
"Hmm... it seems its energy source is depleted. In this state, it seems completely useless."
"So it’s just useless scrap metal, then."
"You never know. Maybe if we find a way to recharge it later, it could be used. Anyway, it’s too big, and there’s no way to recharge it, so in the end, we probably won’t be able to use it. So let’s go out."
"Ugh, we just wasted time."
"That’s true, but at least we got to see an ancient weapon."
Leaving Aqua’s grumbling behind, we properly resealed the door and went outside.
"Hey, Megumin. Are there any more places like that, where something amazing is sleeping?"
When Aqua asked Megumin, Megumin thought for a moment, then spoke.
"Hmm... in the past, there was something like a tomb where a grim reaper was sealed, or a land where a nameless goddess was sealed, but various things happened and the seals broke."
Then Kazuma said, dumbfounded.
"Aren’t your seals too shoddy?!"
"Well... since they broke easily, maybe they were. Anyway, we’ve looked around all the nearby places, so let’s go to the clothing shop. My robe is old, so I need to buy a new one."
We followed Megumin to the clothing shop. Then the clothing shop owner welcomed us happily.
"Oh~ if it isn’t Megumin and Yunyun. I saw your exploits yesterday well, my dear. I also saw your exploits well."
The clothing shop owner said that, then suddenly struck a pose and began introducing himself.
"My name is Chechera! As an archwizard, the one who handles advanced magic! The owner of the Crimson Demons’ finest clothing shop! Fufu, but enough about me — welcome, welcome! It’s been a long time since an outsider came to our shop."
"Finest in the Crimson Demons — that’s impressive."
When Kazuma complimented the clothing shop owner, the owner said as if it were obvious.
"Yes, because our shop is the only clothing shop in the Crimson Demon village."
"Are you making fun of us!?"
As expected of a Crimson Demon, I suppose. Anyway, Megumin asked if they had the robe she was wearing. Then the owner guided us to the backyard. This style of robe seemed to be used a lot, as a decent amount had been made, and in the backyard, newly made robes were hanging in large numbers.
"All of these? Ho ho, that Megumin has become quite bourgeois..."
"Since my name is gradually spreading to the village, you see. It’s not a strange timing at all. My robe is my fighting uniform, so having many is no problem. Therefore, Kazuma, who is going to become rich, please buy them quickly."
"You... well, I suppose it’s fine, since we’re getting married now."
Then the shop owner asked, surprised.
"Oh~ is that true, Megumin? You’re getting married?"
"Yes... that’s how it turned out. There’s still some time left, but when we get married, I’ll invite you."
"This is a congratulatory occasion. Then I’ll give you a discount on the robes."
"Thank you."
Megumin smiled at the news of a discount. But Kazuma was looking intently at something and said to me.
"Hey, Taejin! That..."
"Huh? That’s... a rifle."
"What kind of object are they using as a clothesline."
Whether he heard us talking or not, the shop owner asked us.
"Oh my, customers. Do you know what this is? This is a time‑honored clothesline that has been passed down in our family for generations. It doesn’t rust, so it’s very convenient."
That was exactly the railgun I was trying to obtain. To use such an object as a clothesline for hanging laundry — it was truly absurd.
"Shop owner, would you consider selling that clothesline to me?"
"Yes? You want to buy that? But as I said earlier, that has been passed down for generations, so it’s a bit difficult to sell..."
I took out one gold bar from my subspace bag and gave it to him. Then, the shop owner, of course, and even Kazuma and the others were extremely surprised.
"How about this much?"
"Gasp! A gold bar for a clothesline! I’ll sell it immediately! And I’ll give you the robes for free too!"
Seeing the shop owner’s eyes roll back when he saw the gold bar, as expected, money could solve everything. Suddenly, a saying someone said came to mind. ’If you can’t buy happiness with money, then you don’t have enough money.’
Anyway, the shop owner, happy, handed us the railgun and the robes. We looked around the shop a bit more, but since the clothes were all too much in the Crimson Demon taste, the other people couldn’t buy any, and only Yunyun and Megumin picked out a few more, and then tried to pay. But the shop owner, perhaps thinking that the value of the gold bar was already enough, gave even those for free.
"Thank you. I’ll wear them well."
We greeted the shop owner, and the robes and clothes we had purchased were put into my subspace bag. And I analyzed the railgun as I walked, holding it. Then Yunyun asked me.
"Do you know what it is?"
"Hmm... this seems to be a sniper rifle that stores mana and fires it. To be able to obtain such a thing, I’m extremely happy, aren’t I?"
"Eh? That thing was that kind of object?"
"Yes."
I finished analyzing, and pretending to put the railgun into my subspace bag, I stored it in my inventory.
Then Megumin, as if she had thought of something, excitedly said to us.
"Ah! Now that you’ve all felt the charm of the Crimson Demon village, let me guide you to an even better place!"
Megumin pointed at Yunyun and spoke.
"Now, Yunyun. Go home immediately and bring your school uniform."
Then Yunyun, realizing where Megumin was going, was flustered.
"Megumin, surely..."
"Yes, that ’surely’ is correct. So hurry!"
