Subarashī Sekai ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō Ka?
素晴らしい世界 に出会いを求めるのは間違っているだろうか?
"Well, you wouldn't, really. Cause I'm not from this world."
"What?"
"I'm not from this world. At least.. I don't think I am." Megumin said, pulling her witch hat down to cover her face.
Bell sat at the edge of the couch, dumbfounded, before replying, "What do you mean? This is the first time I've ever heard of someone coming from another world!"
"I-I mean what I meant! This isn't the world I belong to. I don't recognize any of the people or the places here. I can somehow understand you, but I can't read anything from here."
"A-are you sure you're just not lost?"
"I am not! Jeez."
"Alright alright! Well then, where are you from?"
"Well.. I recently travelled to the city of Axel.. in the Kingdom of Belzerg. That's where I last was."
"Axel.. Belzerg.. I don't think I've ever heard of those places before." Bell replied as he got up from the couch to pick up an old map from a nearby cabinet, giving it a quick scan. "I think we should ask Kami-sama. I'm sure she has an answer.. Wherever she is." Bell turned to scan his surroundings, and discovered that only he and Megumin were in the room alone. "That's weird. I'm sure she was just here a little while ago."
Megumin suddenly got up on her feet and walked towards Bell and forcefully grabbed his face in her hands, moving in closer. So close, in fact, that their faces were mere inches apart from each other.
"W-w-w-what are you doing?!" Bell stammered.
"Shh! Hold still." Megumin said, taking a closer look into Bell's eyes. "Your eyes.."
"W-what about m-my eyes!?"
After taking a good look at Bell's eyes, moving his face around, she finally let go and clasped her hands together. "They're the same as mine!" the girl cheered, "You have eyes just like mine! That means.."
"That means what..?"
"Y-you're a Crimson mage just like me!"
"I-I don't know what you're talking abou- Waah!"
Megumin's excitement caused the two to stumble and fall. Megumin was directly on top of Bell, much to his embarrassment. "I-I'm sorry! I'll get up right now..Oof!" Megumin said as she blushed. At least she was embarrassed too, but her intentions lead straight to another awkward situation. As she was getting up, she stepped on her cloak, causing her to slip and fall face down into Bell's chest.
"Ack!" The blow to his chest- or rather, his abdomen, was strong enough to knock the white-haired boy out.
"Ahh! I'm so sorry! Please get up!" Megumin stammered, pulling on his collar over and over in hopes that he would come to.
"Wha...W-w-w-w-what did you do to my Bell-kun!?"
A loud, female voice shot out from the staircase nearby.
It came from a petite woman, with black hair tied into twin tails. She wore a short, white dress that ended up to her upper thighs. She was charming, with bright blue eyes and fair skin; and had a rather large bust to boot.
"I-it's not what you think! It was an accident...!"
"Jeez. I step out for one moment to get us something to eat, and this is what I come home to?" Hestia said, her hands on her hips, clearly pissed.
Both Bell and Megumin were on their knees, their heads slumped down. "I'm sorry." They both said in unison.
"Well.. you weren't really up to anything malicious; and you did save my Bell-kun. I'll overlook this for now." Hestia said to the girl, to which she nodded in response. "And Bell-kun! Why aren't you more careful? You already have me!" The goddess exclaimed as she turned to Bell.
"I-I already said I'm sorry.." Bell replied, scratching the back of his head.
"Well? What's her story? Megu..whatsit? Was her name?" Hestia said nonchalantly as she made her way to the bed and sat down.
"It's Megumin." The crimson-eyed girl chimed.
"Oh, yeah. Megumin. So what did she tell you?"
"Well, you see Kami-sama..."
Bell ended up explaining to Hestia about how Megumin is an adventurer from a different world; how she was last located the city of Axel in Belzerg. How she was part of the Crimson Magic Clan. But in the end..
"Hmm.. I'm fairly certain there has never been any record of Axel, Belzerg, or even a Crimson Mage Clan in Orario. It wouldn't hurt to ask other Familias but from what I've heard, I think it's safe to assume she's telling the truth and that she's from a different world."
Hestia stared at the girl for a moment before walking up to her. "Bell, turn around, please."
"What?"
"I said turn around!"
"O-okay!"
"Now then, Megumin. I want you to lift up your clothes and show your back to me, please." Hestia told Megumin.
"H-huh!? What are you saying? You pervert!" Megumin said, backing away from Hestia slowly while trying to cover herself.
"Just do it! This is really important, and you're not really in a position to oppose, y'know!"
"F...Fine. Just for a little bit."
Megumin removed her cloak and pulled her dress up to show her bare back to Hestia. The goddess then placed her finger on Megumin's skin, causing her to moan softly. "Hmm.." Hestia pondered to herself. "Did you have these marks before?" She asked Megumin.
"Huh? What marks?" She replied.
"These marks on your back?" Hestia grabbed a mirror and positioned it so Megumin could see her back.
"W-what!? Those weren't there before!"
"Well that's strange.." She said quielty as she pulled down Megumin's dress back. "Those marks are your stats. They're common for every adventurer here."
Megumin got up and put her cloak back on while listening to Hestia. "However, yours have not completely developed. They're barely readable and are really blurry. This is just a hunch, but it's probably because you aren't a registered adventurer from here and you took out monsters in the dungeon."
"A hunch?" Megumin asked.
"Well, yeah. This is the first time this has ever happened, you know." Hestia replied. "But one thing's for certain. I can feel a strong affinity for magic within you."
"Umm.. " Bell chimed in, raising his hand slowly. "Maybe, if we register her at the guild, her stats will clear up?"
Hestia nodded in response. "We'll go with that for now. We don't really have anything else that could serve as a lead."
"Got it. We'll head there tomorrow morning."
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