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?

"Thanks again for treating me, Bell. I haven't felt this full in forever." Megumin said to Bell, walking by his side, giving him a shy little smile. "I'll be sure to pay you back when I get the chance. "

"Don't worry about it, Megumin." Bell replied, smiling back at the crimson mage. "Now then, let's get you registered at the guild. We have no idea how you got here in our world, much less how to get you back to your own world.. But getting you registered at the guild is gonna be a lot of help."

"That's probably best, anyway. I gotta find a way to earn money if I'll be staying here for a while. And.." Megumin paused for a while before continuing, her head slumped down. "I also have to consider the possibility of there not being a way to go back home. I'll at least be able to survive here."

Bell looked at Megumin with a saddened look. There was a brief silence as Bell was in thought, then his face lit up as he faced Megumin. "Why don't you join my Familia in the meantime?" He asked.

"Your Familia? You mean, with you? And Hestia and Lili?"

"Yeah! I mean, being a part of a Familia and having people to rely on.. Especially since you probably don't know anyone from around here. And well.. I feel like I can't just leave you alone." Bell looked the other way, scratching the back of his head.

Both Megumin and Bell blushed slightly at his last remark, but it made Megumin a little happy inside, making her smile slightly. "C-Can I really? Join your Familia, I mean."

"Of course. You're more than welcome to join, Megumin."

Megumin looked down, pulling her witch hat to hide her blush and her smile. "Thank you, Bell. I'll take you up on that offer then."

Bell, still blushing, smiled at Megumin before fixing his sights back on the road ahead. The two walked around for a while until they finally reached their destination: The Guild Hall.

As the two stepped in the building, Megumin's eyes wandered around, inspecting each nook and cranny of the place. "This guild hall looks pretty different from the one in Axel." She mentioned.

"How are they different?" Bell asked.

"Well, they're not really that different. But the guild hall back in Axel also had a bar and restaurant inside. It's pretty noisy there.. But this place is a lot more prim and proper, I think? And also less noisy."

"I see.. It's really different from Axel's guild hall then. The guild hall here also has a bank for all registered adventurers so it's really convenient. But having a bar and a restaurant in a guild hall sounds pretty fun."

"Who's your new friend, Bell-kun?" A half-elf with short, brown hair and green eyes asked Bell, walking up to the two. She wore the guild hall's uniform and had glasses on.

"Oh, Eina-san! Good morning." Bell replied to the half-elf. "This is Megumin. She's a friend of mine and she wants to register here at the guild today so I came here with her to help out."

Megumin stepped to Bell's side shyly and bowed to Eina. "G-good morning. My name is Megumin and I-I'd like to register as a new adventurer."

"Hello there, Megumin. My name is Eina Tulle and I'm Bell's current Guild Advisor. Nice to meet you." Eina replied to Megumin, bowing in response to her.

"She looks very pretty.." Megumin thought to herself. Her eyes then wandered off to Eina's bountiful buxom, then to her own chest, much to her discomfort. "A-At least I'm on par with Lili.."

"Well then, you mentioned wanting to register at the guild, isn't that right?" Eina said to Megumin.

"Y-yes! I'd like to be an adventurer here, please." Megumin replied.

"Alright then. If that's the case, then please follow me and we'll get you registered right away. It's still early and there's very few people around so this will be very quick."

Megumin nodded then proceeded to walk over to Eina, who was on her way to the reception desk. The crimson-eyed mage looked back over to Bell, to which he gave her a smile and waved at her. "I'll be right here."

After signing a bunch of papers and doing other standard operating procedures, Megumin has finally become a bonafide adventurer and is ready to take on quests.

"As per standard procedure, all adventurers are to take on certain quests, in which completion greatly varies; from slaying quests to simple deliveries." Eina explained to Megumin. "Adventurers will be rewarded with Valis upon completion of said quests and also by turning in Magic Stones and other certain drop items. If a quest is completed with more than one adventurer, the rewards will be split equally among all the participants.. That should be about it. Do you have any questions?"

Megumin shook her head in response. "No I don't.. Well, at least not at the moment."

"Well, I've been assigned to be your advisor together with Bell-kun for now. So if you need advice on anything or if you have questions, feel free to drop by and call out for me, okay?"

"Okay. Thank you very much, Eina-san." Megumin said to the half-elf, smiling shyly.

"The quest board is right over there. Feel free to take a look, and if any quest interests you, you may take it on so long as I find it suitable to your current capabilities. Thank you for registering here at the guild today, Megumin-chan. I look forward to working with you." Eina said with a smile.

"I-I look forward to working with you too! Thank you again, Eina-san." Megumin said to Eina as she bowed before running back to Bell. Eina waved goodbye before heading back to work.

"How was it?" Bell asked Megumin.

"It went smoothly. Eina-san is really nice." Megumin replied.

"She really is nice, huh? And she's smart too. Almost everyone registered here asks for her advice."

"Ooh.. I'll have to ask her for advice often, huh?"

"Mhm! Now then, we can go take on some quests tomorrow. Right now, we'll head back and have you formally join the Hestia Familia. Is that okay with you?"

"Yeah. I also kinda want to know more about this town and well.. If I'm gonna be a part of the Hestia Familia, then it would be important to know about its members.. right?"

"Well you're right.. but why bring that up?" A soft blush started to form on his face.

Megumin looked down, playing with her fingers, her face red with embarrassment. "W-Well since we're here already, I uhh.. wanted to walk around town more and.. I wanna know more about you, Bell. If you're okay with that."

"O-oh! Well, yeah! We're comrades and it's important to know more about each other! W-well then, should we head out?"

"Y-yeah. Let's go, Bell."

And so, the two crimson-eyed adventurers headed out. Something took form that day; a connection. It was a connection that lay dormant but will grow to be so potent and powerful.. and neither of the two were aware of it.