Chapter 1, Part 4: Explosion Series, The Fourth
"The tower of rebellion creeps upon man's world, The unspoken faith displayed before me, The time has come! Now, awaken from your slumber, and by my madness, be wrought!"
Kazuma and Megumin were fast. Very fast, yes. Unfortunately, Dust was faster, especially when it concerned such juicy gossip. Kazuma and Megumin were about to attain Nirvana!
Dust rushed into the Adventurer's Guild, crashing facefirst into Luna's breasts. Luna fell backwards, dropping the drinks she was carrying onto her breasts. Normally, Dust would have been excited beyond compare at such a sight but right now was not the time to indulge in such frivolities. No, he was simply fulfilling his noble duty of spreading the word amongst the unenlightened ones.
"EVERYONEEEEEE! KAZUMA AND MEGUMIN ARE DATING AND FUC- OW?!", Dust announced only to be interrupted by a flying chuuni who tackled him, and then proceeded to throw him onto the ground, strangling him.
But it was too late.
The damage had been done.
The women were whispering amongst themselves, excited and wondering how romantic Kazuma was. Meanwhile, the men were staring at Kazuma with pure, seething rage. He had betrayed all the men by getting himself a girlfriend. Worse still, he had betrayed their beloved succubus onee-sans. He must pay for this crime, was the one thought they all had.
Kazuma and Megumin then began to look towards the floor blushing so profusely that the tips of their ears turned red. Kazuma was keen on using Lurk and sneaking away, but at that very moment Megumin ran to Kazuma and clung to his arm. Kazuma was startled and cried out, but Megumin cleared her throat and started shouting at the crowd.
"MY NAME IS MEGUMIN! I AM THE GREATEST ARCHWIZARD IN AXEL, AND THE SLAYER OF THE DEMON KING'S STRONGEST GENERAL! I AM ALSO THE BOYFRIEND OF THE SNEAKIEST AND MOST PERVERTED, YET THE MOST RELIABLE MAN IN THIS TOWN! KAZUMA IS NOW MY MAN, AND IF ANYONE DARES TO LAY A HAND ON HIM, I WILL BLOW THEM TO BITS!"
Megumin then climbed onto a bench and grabbed Kazuma's head, and pushed his face into hers. At that very moment, Sena walked in. She squealed at the sight of the two kissing in front of such a large crowd, who were cheering for their love (only the women, though). She fainted.
Luna sighed dejectedly, wondering how the scummy Kazuma had managed to get into a relationship before her.
However, the crowd was soon interrupted by a handsome man walking in along with three women in tow, one of whom was covered in slime and was on the verge of tears.
It was the legendary swordmaster, the third best adventurer in the country, the dashing, humble (cough) Katsurugi Tanaka!
Erm, Mitsurugi Kyouya!
"KAZUMA!", he screams.
Kazuma breaks free of the kiss with Megumin and says reflexively," Yes, I'm Kazuma."
"You have simply gone too far. First, you lock up my beloved goddess in a cage. Then, you steal the panties of multiple women in the city. And now, according to my dear Yunyun, you are grooming a child and forcing her to marry you, AND YOU LEFT YUNYUN FOR DEAD NEXT TO A TOAD, TO COVER IT UP?! You are simply despicable. Now, hark, sinner! My blade of judgement shall knock some sense into you, for I am not going to stoop to your level and maim you!",he continues to shout, as if he was some sort of angel who had descended to Earth to deliver divine punishment.
"Create Water, Freeze.", a bored looking Kazuma says, eager to get back to treating Megumin with even more kisses. To his surprise, his spells didn't even activate.
A smug looking Takash- Kyouya said," I learn from my mistakes, you see. Magic resistance items are expensive but well worth it. Now, face judgement!"
Kyouya rushed forward, sword in hand, hilt facing forward, ready to hit Kazuma on the hand and apprehend him. He was moving at a speed exceeding what was thought possible. It would be wrong to say that he had reached Kazuma in the blink of an eye, because he was transcending human barriers. Yes, this was the power of the Chosen One. Truly magnificent.
Suzuki- Kyouya was about to hit Kazuma on the head, but he dodged at the last second. Kyouya was caught off guard, and rushed forward, crashing into the bench Megumin was on.
Kazuma too was caught off guard before he remembered that he had insanely high luck, and the ability of Auto-evade. He quickly regained his cool.
"Oi, Tanaka. First of all, I am beyond your league. You cannot hope to catch up to me. Second of all, Yunyun fainted a few seconds ago because you called her 'my dear Yunyun'. That should give you an idea of why she thought my girlfriend was being groomed by me. And most importantly…", Kazuma said, before turning towards a Megumin who was seething with rage.
"Who the hell are you calling a child?", they both said together.
"Hey, Megumin."
"Yes, Kazuma."
"Hold him down while I drain his mana."
"I will."
They both ganged up on the poor narcissistic excuse for a hero. Unfortunately, he was still very strong. He got up and prepared to defend himself, while stopping his two girls from stepping in out of a sense of honour.
Unfortunately for him, being strong makes no difference if your opponents include a girl who would turn you to dust within a second, and a scumbag who would use any means necessary to win.
"Megumin, eyes.", Kazuma said, before closing his eyes and calmly casting Flash right in front of Kyouya, who started screaming in pain. Megumin had understood Kazuma's intention immediately and thus escaped unharmed. She then sweeped off his feet and slammed him onto the ground, and then proceeded to hold him down.
Kazuma then began to strip a blinded and disoriented Kyouya, getting rid of any items that could serve as magic resistance.
He began to kick and scream, before chanting the fireball spell.
"Create Earth, Wind Breath." Kazuma chanted, blowing the dust into his throat causing him to choke on the sand.
"And now… for calling her a child. Drain Touch."
Normally, Kyouya would have enough time to retaliate while being drained- such was his constitution. But he was being held down with the force of a thousand suns by a very angry Crimson Demon. And so, the number 3 hero in the country was humiliated and drained of his mana and dignity by an angered team of Kazuma and Megumin.
Kazuma then turned to the men in the crowd. "I'm sure all of you are demeaning me right now for leaving your 'brotherhood'. Insult me all you want, but say a single word wrong about Megumin and I will ensure that you shall have no children. The menfolk gulped in fear, and then fell into a dogeza posture (taught to them by Kazuma himself, ironically). "WE APOLOGIZE FOR OUR MISBEHAVIOUR, KAZUMA-SAMA."
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At home, after the fuss at the guild is over, and Yunyun is forgotten once again.
"Sooo Kazuma what was with that impressive speech, huuuuhhh?", Megumin teased him, with a smug and satisfied look on her face.
But she was hit in the face by a fastball from Kazuma, who said," Ohhhh so you're going to pretend you didn't call me your man and yours only?" while booping her on her nose.
"S-shut up, t-that wasn't...aaAAH!", Megumin tried justifying it and making up a lie, but she couldn't, because she had meant every word she had said.
She simply turned away and pouted with an annoyed "HMPH!".
Kazuma sneaked up behind her and embraced her, leaning into her shoulder. "You know... When I was in my old world, I was rejected by my childhood friend who promised to marry me when we were older. Since then, I've been afraid, Megumin. Scared that all 3 of you will go with Kyouya because he's cooler and handsomer. Afraid that you 3 will leave me because I am useless compared to you three powerhouses. A-and…", Kazuma choked up, unable to hold it in any longer. He began to cry into Megumin's shoulder.
"P-please don't leave me, Megumin. I'll be the m-man you need me to be. I'll improve. But d-don't abandon me, please.", He began to sob uncontrollably, snot and tears running down his face.
Though in his heart he knew Megumin loved him, he was simply incapable of wiping out the marks left by the pain. He was, to put it bluntly, broken.
Megumin turned around, hugged Kazuma back and then pushed him onto the bed. She tucked him in, and then got in with him, in a spooning position with Kazuma as the little spoon.
"It's okay, I understand. You're the one I love now, and will love forever and ever. I'm never going to let go of you ever, okay? I love you, my dear precious boyfriend. You are mine, as I am yours. My heart, my soul, my everything is yours now. Don't ever worry about me running off behind that egotistical man. Now calm down, and sleep like a good boy, ok?", says Megumin, recognizing that now was not a time to joke around. She kissed his head, and then curled around him, holding him tight as if he was never going to let her go. Kazuma however, got up abruptly and began to cry even louder and jumped onto Megumin.
"I love you so much. So so much. So so so so so so much. Thank you. For everything.", he said while weeping. By all means, his face looked ugly. But to Megumin, Kazuma being this vulnerable and honest was...new. Her heart began to race, and she too teared up a bit.
"I love you too, Kazuma. I love you too."
And the exchange of those explosive, momentous words joined their hearts once more, as they cried into the night and eventually fell asleep, holding each other tight in a lover's embrace, never wanting to let go.
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A/n: GaH this hurt my heart to write, I love these two so much. And to the 29 people who follow this story, thank you! I really appreciate it hehe :)