Free Web NovelChapter 334: 334 KonoSuba 59 Final
Just then, Eris walked out from behind the crying Aqua. I had only ever seen Eris as Chris — this was my first time seeing her in her goddess form.
"Ahaha, I’d appreciate it if you didn’t make your senior cry so much, Hero Taejin. Anyway, you have brilliantly defeated the Demon King. On behalf of Heaven, I express my gratitude..."
"Just as I thought — you were Chris."
"Gah! How did you..."
"Facial features, height, and bust size."
At my words, Eris covered her chest, flustered.
"How do you know my bust size, Taejin?"
"I know. You groped them right in front of me. And I’m the one who made them bigger. Did you forget?"
"I... see."
Aqua, who had been crying, also seemed surprised to hear that.
"What? Chris was Eris? But why didn’t you say anything??"
"Ahaha, well, there are reasons..."
Eris was descending for divine treasure-related reasons, but she vaguely explained to Aqua that she was descended to observe the world as a subordinate goddess.
"Anyway, that’s not the important thing. I was told that if I defeated the Demon King, I could have any wish granted, right?"
"..."
At my words, everyone fell silent.
"Taejin, can you wait a moment? Just a moment."
Aqua said that, then went to Eris and whispered.
"Eris, what do we do? We only said that because we thought it was impossible to defeat the Demon King. If Taejin wishes for something strange..."
"Would he really? I think Taejin is a decent person — he wouldn’t make such an unreasonable request."
"You never know..."
They were talking loud enough for everyone to hear.
Actually, having seen the original, I knew the situation. Heaven hadn’t expected anyone from Earth to actually defeat the Demon King — they’d just made a reckless promise. But I intended to milk it for all it was worth.
"Hey. Are you going to grant it or not?"
When I said that, Eris looked troubled.
"Well... what exactly is your wish...? We’ll grant it to the best of our ability."
"I want the ability to manipulate time without penalties."
When I made that wish, Eris looked incredulous and said,
"That’s impossible... Not only do we not have that ability, but even if we did, messing with causality is absolutely out of the question."
As expected, this kind of wish could break the world, so they couldn’t grant it.
"Well then... max out my luck stat."
"Th-that’s also impossible... Luck is relative and innate... I can temporarily increase it with a blessing, but permanently raising it is impossible."
That was unexpected. I thought luck could be raised, but apparently it’s innate.
"Then what can you actually grant?"
When I said that in disbelief, Eris bowed her head apologetically.
"I’m sorry... if you could lower your expectations a little..."
This girl, now openly saying this.
"Sigh... fine. Then give me the ability to perfectly resurrect any life without any conditions or penalties."
"That’s... hmm... Is it possible? Let me go ask."
Eris went somewhere and returned after a long while.
"It’s possible, but there’s a problem. If the soul of that life has already been reborn as another creature, apparently you absolutely cannot resurrect it. But if not, they said they can give you the ability to resurrect as much as you want..."
"This is crazy... Fine. I’ll take that ability. But grant me one more request. Then I’ll be satisfied. You said ’any wish,’ but you’re the ones who couldn’t keep that promise."
"Hoo... fine. We’ll do that."
Eris seemed relieved once I decided on my wish. Her hands slowly rose, and a soft light spread from her fingertips, absorbed into my body.
Ding~!
[You have acquired the ability (EX) Resurrection.]
[(EX) Resurrection]
Can resurrect any life with a perfect body. (However, beings already reborn as other lives cannot be saved.)
I already had various abilities to resurrect people. But they had many problems — requiring offerings, only working shortly after death, and all sorts of conditions, so there were often cases where I wanted to save someone but couldn’t. Now, with the (EX) Resurrection ability, I could solve that problem.
"Um... we granted it as promised, but please don’t overuse it. It could cause chaos in the world."
"Got it."
"And what is the other request?"
"Make it so that Aqua can only descend to the human world when she’s at a normal weight."
"That’s an easy request. Okay, we’ll do that."
When I made that request, Eris smiled and agreed. This way, Aqua wouldn’t be able to come down to the human world for a while. With the Demon King’s threat gone, only peaceful daily life remained, and I didn’t want Aqua to disturb that peace. Still, completely blocking her descent felt a bit harsh, so I added this condition.
"E!!! What did you say??!!! That means I can’t go down to the human world for a while. I haven’t even said goodbye to the kids. Why would you make such a request???"
"While you’re up here, lose some weight. I’ll explain things to the kids."
"That’s so mean!!! Now that the Demon King is defeated, the kingdom will give us a huge reward. I need to buy the new shuwashuwa with that! Cancel it, cancel it!"
Aqua grabbed me and started shaking me. Ignoring her, I said to Eris,
"Now that everything is over, send me back."
"Understood, Hero Taejin. Then I’ll see you in the human world. And please keep the fact that I’m Chris a secret from others."
"Got it."
When I returned to the human world, my party members welcomed me warmly. I heard Aqua whining in the background, but I just ignored it.
"Something feels missing... is it just me?"
"Yeah, just your imagination. Let’s go home."
"Okay."
Cecily tilted her head, trying to remember Aqua, who had suddenly disappeared, but before she could, I told her it was time to go home.
Returning to Axel village, we were extremely busy for a while. There were festivals in the Crimson Demon village, visits home to see Luna, celebrations at the Axel Adventurer’s Guild, and even invitations to the royal palace for parades in the capital.
Wah wah wah~~!!!
"The Demon King is finally defeated!"
"I knew Silver Flash and the Crimson Magic User would do it!"
"Amazing, I think I’m in love!"
"Look, Kurohime is there too!"
We just waved, but Megumin climbed onto the carriage, striking all kinds of poses and enjoying the cheers. The other members were actually embarrassed by her behavior.
"O great hero Taejin and his companions! You have achieved what no one else could, destroying the source of darkness and restoring light to the kingdom. In the name of the kingdom, I express my deepest respect."
After the parade ended, we arrived at the royal palace and had an audience with the king. Since he was always on the battlefield, this was our first meeting.
"Hero Taejin and his companions! Do you have any desires? In the king’s name, I will grant whatever I can."
At that, Megumin tried to stand up to say something, but Darkness, Yunyun, and Nerimaki grabbed her, keeping her down and quickly covering her mouth to block any nonsense. Worried the mood might turn awkward, I immediately spoke to the king.
"We wish to live peaceful lives now. That is all we desire."
"Just as expected of heroes who defeated the Demon King. But it would be absurd to give no reward to those who saved the world from the Demon King’s threat."
The king stroked his chin, thought for a moment, then stood and declared,
"Hmm... then let us do this. To honor the great achievements of the heroes, we will erect statues in every village. Additionally, I will bestow a reward of two billion eris upon the hero’s party."
After proclaiming that, he spoke to us.
"Please do not refuse. I do not wish to go down in history as the king who did nothing for the heroes."
I would have preferred just the money, but since the king put it that way, I couldn’t refuse.
"Understood. We gratefully accept."
"Ah, I heard that Hero Taejin is already married?"
"Yes, I have two wives."
"This is rather difficult... I had hoped to marry you to the princess, but you have two wives and wish to live quietly... And I heard one of them is Lalatina of the Dustiness family, a member of your party?"
"Correct."
"Hmm... even as king, I cannot steal my subject’s son-in-law. Very well."
The king, having tried to arrange a marriage with the princess but learning I had two wives, seemed to give up. But Iris, who had been listening nearby, suddenly darkened her expression and ran off crying.
"Princess!"
"Princess!"
The knights and maids hurriedly chased after Iris.
"Sigh... this is troubling. It seems Iris has taken quite a liking to you..."
"Princess Iris is still very young. As she grows, she will surely find a better husband."
I indirectly expressed my refusal.
"I suppose so. Very well, I understand."
We received the reward and returned home to distribute it to the members. Then Darkness suddenly spoke as if she’d realized something.
"Right, Aqua! Aqua is nowhere to be seen. Where did she go?"
"Now that you mention it..."
The members only now noticed that Aqua was missing. No matter how busy we’d been, realizing it just now — their obliviousness was absurd. But they might worry, so I told them about Aqua.
"Aqua went somewhere to diet. She won’t be back until she’s done."
"Huh? Where could she have gone..."
"She said it’s a secret."
"Really? Still, she should have said goodbye."
"Since we’re on the topic, let me say this: now that the Demon King is defeated and we’ve received a huge reward, any member who wants to retire may do so. Those who want to remain adventurers may stay. But I don’t plan to take on tight requests anymore."
When I said that, everyone thought it over. Then Megumin spoke first.
"I don’t plan to stop being an adventurer, but I’d like to try working with a different party. I’m sorry."
At that, everyone nodded. They already knew she had been active with Kazuma.
"Alright. You’ve worked hard. If anything troubles you, come find us anytime — we’ll help."
"Thank you. I’m grateful for everything. I’ll never forget the adventures we shared."
Megumin bowed and sincerely expressed her gratitude to the party members.
And so Megumin left for Kazuma’s mansion. The other members decided to stay. Darkness was my wife, so of course she stayed. Yunyun and Nerimaki also remained. Cecily, too, since she liked me and this was the only place she could freely enjoy oomu slime baths, decided to stay.
For several months, I took requests with the members and lived leisurely. The notification asking whether I wanted to see the ending in Leisure Life didn’t appear — apparently because Konosuba episodes still remained. But whenever problems arose, I resolved them quickly. Eventually, the alarm asking if I wanted to see the ending appeared. However, having been through a lot, I didn’t end it — I just continued living leisurely, enjoying the peace a while longer.
As I lived peacefully, Luna’s due date approached. She was very worried about the pain. Additionally, Darkness had also become pregnant thanks to our efforts, so she had to stay home in her early term. For a while, we couldn’t even go out, let alone take requests. Fortunately, Darkness’s father Ignis, overjoyed at the news, sent people to help with housework, so there were no major problems. But as the husband, I couldn’t help being busy.
Eventually, Luna gave birth — a very cute daughter. We named her ’Rana.’ To be precise, ’Dustiness Ford Rana.’ All the members adored Rana.
Time passed, and Darkness also gave birth — this time to a son. Ignis was overjoyed at the news and named him himself — the child received the name ’Dustiness Ford Lucian.’
Sometime later, an invitation arrived — none other than a wedding invitation for Megumin and Kazuma. The members were divided on whether to attend, but since it was Megumin’s wedding, they decided to go.
They invited only a few people: our party, Taylor’s party, Wiz, Vanir, and a handful of others — a modest ceremony. Unexpectedly, Serena also attended. Apparently, after Kazuma was expelled from the Regina Church, the order’s power declined sharply, and Serena had to rely on Kazuma’s advice and help. This had made things somewhat awkward between Serena and Megumin.
Two more years passed. Then someone came to the house — none other than Aqua. It had taken her a full two years to lose the weight.
"You bastard!!!"
As expected, Aqua came in fuming.
"Wow, you look good. You succeeded. Oh, right — your reward. I’ve been keeping it safe."
"Oh~ really?"
The moment Aqua saw the reward, her anger vanished as if it had never been there, and she hugged the money pouch with a bright expression. Predictable.
The other members also came out upon hearing that Aqua had returned, greeting her warmly.
"Welcome back, I missed you. We were worried when you disappeared without a word."
"Long time no see, Aqua. We were worried."
"You guys... ugh..."
Touched by the warm welcome — and perhaps feeling the difficulty of her diet — Aqua teared up as she talked with them. But she couldn’t last more than a few days before gaining weight again and being forcibly sent back to Heaven. How long it would take her to return this time was anyone’s guess.
Another year passed. Then Yunyun said to me,
"I’m finally eighteen. Marry me, as you promised!"
Luna and Darkness were taken aback, but after a long discussion, with Yunyun firmly stating her resolve, they eventually agreed to accept her. The wedding was held in the Crimson Demon village — even Hiropon, Yunyun’s father, had no choice but to consent. And just like that, I ended up with three wives.
#Note, The KonoSuba story arc is over. I’m sad :(
