bookbashuk #410 - Huihui showed a determined look
#410 - Huihui showed a determined look
“Yo, you guys are finally back!”
“We’ve been waiting for you.”
“Hearing the sound of explosion magic, it must have been an exhilarating battle, right?”
The three who returned to the fortress were greeted by Kazuma Satou, Aqua, and Darkness, but when the companions saw Megumin and Yunyun's unsightly expressions, the smiles on their faces gradually disappeared.
“Kazun, what happened?”
“…We encountered Wolbach after casting Explosion Magic.”
“What, you weren't injured, were you!?”
Aqua hurriedly ran over, wanting to heal the three, but apart from Megumin, who was somewhat exhausted from casting Explosion Magic, Kazun and Yunyun didn't seem injured at all.
Kazuma Satou and the others were also unsure of how to respond, after all, they knew the relationship between the two Crimson Demon girls and Wolbach.
But they were still unprepared for such an encounter, no, they should say they didn't know how to persuade or comfort them.
The other adventurers expressed that it was good that they returned safely, and that they could just go back in the afternoon to get revenge or something.
However—
“Hey, that looks like Wolbach!?”
Someone shouted this, and upon hearing this sentence, everyone crowded by the window, and following the line of sight, they saw Wolbach walking slowly across from the fortress.
“Maybe she was annoyed by being harassed, so she came back to get revenge?”
“Maybe she was overwhelmed by the sturdy outer wall?”
“But no matter what—”
“It’s time to get revenge!” xN
Was it only the Demon King's army who had been devastated by Explosion Magic who were annoyed? No, before that, the adventurers were even more panicked, and after sensing that this was likely the final battle, they shouted one after another.
“Hey, those who can fight, hurry up and prepare!”
“She only knows Explosion Magic, as long as we cut off her support, there's nothing to be afraid of! Miss Aqua is here to support us, let's all go together!”
“After defeating Wolbach, we'll directly attack the remaining Demon King's army!”
Almost everyone present rushed out one after another.
Among them was Aqua, who didn't seem like she wanted to defeat the enemy, but more like her lively personality was the reason she followed the adventurers in a hurry. Of course, Darkness, with a serious expression, and Kazuma Satou, with a 'I'll leave it all to you' expression, also left in a hurry.
Kazun looked at Megumin, who was standing there dumbfounded.
When the little loli heard that Wolbach was coming, she didn't react at all, as if she hadn't heard it.
And Yunyun's eyes were glowing red.
“That person is a member of the Demon King's army, and also an evil god. Even if she comforted me and enlightened me when I was feeling down and discouraged, as if she was my life mentor, and I even wrote her into my diary afterwards, repeatedly watching it every now and then…”
Hearing her sudden heavy monologue, even Megumin's expression froze, not knowing how to respond.
“But, we Crimson Demons are the strongest group of magicians created by humans in the past to fight against the Demon King, no matter what the reason, we shouldn't be hanging out with members of the Demon King's army.”
Saying that, Yunyun raised her magic staff, with a determined look on her face.
“I’ve only met that big sister once, but rather than watching her being defeated by other adventurers who don’t know anything, it’s better for me…I, I…I personally…”
The originally calm Yunyun seemed to have reached her limit, her eyes filled with tears.
Having to fight against someone who had once enlightened her was almost a double pressure on her mind and body, and for Yunyun, who hadn't learned Explosion Magic and had no way to counter Wolbach, it was quite difficult.
Kazun looked at the silent Megumin.
“What are you going to do? Are you just going to hand over your opponent like that? Aren't you and Yunyun rivals?”
“…”
Megumin remained silent, gently stroking Chomusuke in her arms, her red eyes flickering, not knowing what she was thinking.
Kazun sighed and said: “Megumin, I want to become the Demon King, the most benevolent, the most virtuous, the most supreme, the most powerful Demon King.”
“…Why are you suddenly talking about your life goals?”
“Because it was you, Megumin, who insisted that I become the Demon King.”
Kazun put her hands on the little loli's small face, her red eyes staring at her.
“It was you, Megumin, who said you wanted me to become the Demon King, and you even learned Explosion Magic specifically for that, wanting to help me clear away all obstacles, wasn't it? If that's the case, then prove it to me.”
“Prove…?”
“Ah, prove that you have surpassed your teacher, prove that your Explosion Magic is the best in the world, prove that your Explosion Magic can clear away all obstacles.”
“I…”
“That guy outside is clamoring that their Explosion Magic is the best in the world, are you just going to let them show off? Go retaliate, go prove yourself, and…go settle things with your master.”
Kazun had already implicitly acknowledged the relationship between Megumin and Wolbach, and the little loli's eyes were shining red at some point.
“Megumin, Crimson Demons should always be in the limelight, shouldn't they?”
“—That's right!”
Megumin stood up abruptly, throwing her cloak and saying: “I am Megumin, the foremost Arch-Wizard of Axel! And also the number one Explosion Magic user! A mere evil god, watch me defeat her!”
“Megumin!”
Yunyun looked at her excitedly.
Although neither of them wanted to be enemies with Wolbach, it was still very heartening to see Megumin regain her spirit.
“Since that’s the case, then I’ll help you.”
Kazun took out many small medicine bottles from the elven royal family's secret art's alternate dimension.
“Here, this was originally intended as a gift for when you, Megumin, came of age, but since this kind of thing happened, sooner is better than later.”
“This is…”
“Skill Point Potions!? And so many of them!”
The two stared blankly at the pile of small bottles in front of them, they had drunk a lot of the same potion in the Crimson Demon village, so they were very familiar with it. That's right, it was Skill Point Potions.
Yunyun said in surprise: “I remember, you were frantically making potions after you came back, Kazun, was it this?”
“That’s right.”
Kazun picked up a bottle of Skill Point Potion and handed it to Megumin, saying with a smile: “Come on, let me see the most powerful Explosion Magic.”
“—Gladly!”
Megumin took it in one hand.
Looking at Megumin, who was constantly pouring potion into her mouth, Kazun's lips curled into a smile.
The plan had succeeded up to this point.
In fact, for Explosion Magic, there has only ever been a confrontation in terms of quality from the beginning.
Therefore, whether it was letting Arnes run to help Wolbach, or letting Megumin cast two explosions every day, it was all to promote the final battle.
But the problem was that Megumin had no desire to fight.
She knew that Wolbach must be the master who taught her Explosion Magic in the first place, so she couldn't bring herself to attack no matter what, especially before confirming it.
And when Kazun gave her a goal, or rather, a reason to attack, Megumin would attack no matter what in order to prove herself—that her Explosion Magic was the best in the world.
That's all that mattered.
It's just that Wobak probably got tired of fighting. She didn't want to become my subordinate, so the final outcome was only death... no, it should be said, returning to the main body.
Who says a humanoid form must be the main body?
Beansuke indicated that you are the clone.
"N-No more... I can't drink any more..."
Megumin had downed more than 20 bottles.
Although each skill point potion was less than 150 milliliters, the quantity was too much even for a water sprite to handle, and her flat little belly gradually bulged out.
"Keep going, Megumin, you can do it!"
"But... urgh!"
"D-Don't throw up, Megumin! I know that feeling. At first, there's a strong foreign body sensation that makes you subconsciously gag, but soon, Megumin, you'll feel better, so you must endure!"
You better be talking about skill point potions.
Yunyun, with her experience, kept comforting Megumin, but the words she spoke could easily cause misunderstandings.
And Megumin, perhaps wanting to strengthen herself at the last moment, endured the nausea and drank all the skill point potions—35 bottles, a full 5 liters of water.
"Heh heh, heh heh heh..."
Megumin gently stroked her little belly, a happy smile on her face.
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Yunyun looked at her with a complicated expression, then looked at Darkness and said, "I say, why do I suddenly feel a little uncomfortable?"
"Well..."
Darkness didn't know how to answer.
"We won!"
"Won what!?"
Megumin suddenly declared victory to Yunyun, almost making Yunyun lose her composure, but she didn't expect that Megumin was actually talking about the fact that Yunyun had drunk a lot of skill point potions before.
She didn't expect Megumin to be so unwilling to admit defeat.
"Alright, Megumin!"
"Yeah!"
Megumin quickly operated her adventurer card, and all that was seen was her frantically clicking on the power column, the smile on her face gradually becoming deranged.
With the continuous annihilation of the Demon King's army and the blessing of a large number of skill point potions, her Explosion magic had reached a point that was enough to shock everyone.
"Let's go!"
Then the three of them came outside the fortress.
Kazuma was currently dealing with Wobak, using his cleverness to delay time. While beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, he kept looking back, and when he saw Darkness and the others appear, a relaxed smile appeared on his face.
"Thanks for delaying time, Kazuma."
"I guess so. If you guys hadn't shown up, I would have had to use Explosion magic myself."
"What, you little brat, you can use Explosion magic too?"
Hearing Kazuma's words, Wobak was a little surprised.
"That is..."
"That's not Explosion magic!"
"Hey!"
Before Kazuma could show off his little invention, Megumin rejected it in one breath, making him a little annoyed.
"Get out of the way, Kazuma. Next, I'll show you what real Explosion magic is!"
"...Seriously, she was so depressed just now." Kazuma scratched his head, and after seeing Darkness secretly gesturing, he gave a thumbs up and said, "Then I'll leave it to you, the number one Explosion magic user in the world!"
"Leave it to me!"
Megumin and Kazuma exchanged places.
And after he stepped back, he exchanged information with Darkness.
"Wobak doesn't plan to retreat because her power loss is too great, and she has lost a lot of power. If this continues, she will be absorbed by Beansuke. That's why she chose to have a final battle now."
This could be considered already known information.
One controlled Sloth, one controlled Violence. Now, Wobak, who controlled Sloth, would become a clone of Violence—Beansuke—because she had lost too much power. In order to avoid becoming like that, she was eager to take back the clone.
"Then, following up on the previous topic..."
Megumin asked again, "When your seal and Beansuke's were released, was there a little girl nearby, a little girl with red eyes who was about 5 or 6 years old?"
Everything was silent as they waited for an answer.
However, Wobak still shook her head.
"I don't remember."
So cold and indifferent, Megumin still stared unblinkingly at Wobak.
"Why... why did you join the Demon King's army?"
"If you want to know, you have to defeat me first."
Wobak took a painful deep breath, then showed a mischievous smile, the same line as before.
However, both sides knew that after using Explosion magic, they would not be able to talk to each other. She seemed to have thought of this too, and chuckled, raising the corners of her mouth.
"Then, go ask the Demon King."
Having said that, she began to chant the spell for Explosion magic.
"Actually, you still remember me, right?"
Megumin whispered to herself, clutching her staff tightly, with no sign of chanting a spell. And Darkness, seeing this, wanted to go forward to support her, but was stopped by Darkness.
This was her specialty and would not be taken away by anyone.
Megumin, as if stating, and as if asking, still said calmly, "When you met me and Yunyun, you said this after hearing her name—'Just to ask, your name 'also' isn't an alias, right?'"
That's right, this was Wobak's flaw.
Because Darkness told her that Wobak was the master who taught Megumin Explosion magic in the first place, she was able to calmly recall and discover the flaw in her words.
"I've always, always wanted to say something to you, there's something I want to show you. The Explosion magic you taught me, I've practiced it to be more specialized than anyone else, and I can already control it freely without chanting."
She said to Wobak, who was still chanting the magic loudly, "And... thank you."
Then, Megumin suddenly threw Beansuke in her arms towards Wobak.
This action shocked everyone.
Kazuma even cursed, "Megumin, what the hell are you doing!"
Wobak's purpose in coming was for Beansuke. If it was handed over to the other party, it would be a big problem.
And Wobak, who was chanting the spell, was also startled. Her chanting action suddenly stopped, and the Explosion magic was successfully terminated.
"Explosion————!"
Megumin waved her staff and shouted suddenly.
Is she going to use that move!?
A happy expression appeared on Yunyun's face.
This was the little trick they used to divert the other party's attention when they met Hoost, so even Wobak would have to be obediently blasted to scum!
...That's how it should have been.
Wobak, who was startled by the娇呵 of Explosion magic, stood stiffly in place, and she had already made an expression of waiting for death, but the scene was silent and nothing happened.
Then Megumin slowly put down her magic staff, her cheeks slightly flushed, and said a little awkwardly: "Sorry, I forgot, I have no magic power left."
————!?