"EVERYONE!!! YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS!!!" Megumin screamed as she busted through the door to the living room where Aqua and Darkness were, startling the both of them.

"Megumin! What's wrong, is there an intruder?!" Darkness asked, quickly standing up.

"No! It's Kazuma's Adventurer's Card, it's gone blank!" Megumin said as she showed the two the card that had been wiped of Kazuma's info.

"Wait wait wait, why would it be blank?!" Aqua questioned as she snatched the card from Megumin, trying to poke at it for something to happen.

"I don't know! I was just looking at it in my room when suddenly the text began to glow. Next thing I knew it was gone!"

"Wait, you don't think...?" Aqua started, but trailed off.

"No! I refuse to believe Kazuma is dead! Someone like him wouldn't die so easily. Perhaps there is simply wrong with his card?" Darkness suggested to them.

"That must be it! We should go to the Adventurer's Guild and ask Luna about this!" Megumin exclaimed.

"Well let's get to it!" Aqua said.

The girls quickly got ready and rushed out of the mansion, making a beeline for the Guild.

They rushed through the busy streets of Axel, not caring for who was in their way, they needed answers.

The doors to the Guild slammed open, startling everyone. Once the occupants saw who entered they relaxed, knowing it was just the usual.

"Hello there! What brings you there here today?" Luna asked.

"It's about Kazuma's Adventurer Card, its gone blank!" Megumin said as she gave Luna the card.

"We were wondering if you knew anything about this, after all, you do work here." Darkness explained.

"Please tell us, is Kazuma... Is he dead?!" Aqua asked.

Luna looked at the card for a moment before giggling a bit, earning the confusion of the others.

"You have nothing to worry about. If this happened then Kazuma is not dead." Luna said as she gave back the card.

"What do you mean?" Darkness asked.

"Follow me." Luna said as she entered through the door for guild employees. She opened a drawer that was lined with rows of cards, organized alphabetically. She took one out of the drawer and handed it to them.

"When an adventurer dies, their card will display that information." Luna explained.

They looked at the card and saw a mans face. On top of his face however, was a large red bar going across his face, with the word "Deceased" on it.

"In Kazuma's case here, what I can guess happened was that Kazuma was able to get another Adventurer's Card made for him, which wipes the previous card of it's information as a safety precaution."

"So, what you're saying is...?" Megumin asked for confirmation.

"Yes! Kazuma is still alive and well, perhaps somewhere safe too if he was able to make a new card as only official Guild locations can issue a new one." Luna stated.

The three visibly relaxed, knowing that Kazuma was somewhere safe.

The three thanked Luna before leaving.

"It's relieving to know Kazuma is still safe after all this time." Darkness said, getting the others to nod in agreement.

"Though I wonder where exactly he went after everything that happened. It's not like he could get a new card somewhere in Belzerg without them noticing who the card was for." Megumin said as she looked at the empty card.

"Hopefully we can find some clue. Until then, we have to do our best!" Aqua said as she pumped a fist into the air.

"So, where are we going now?" Aqua asked.

"I figured we should pay Wiz a visit. Despite her products being of dubious value, there are few valuable items to be found." Darkness said, which got Aqua to pout at the thought of having to visit the Lich again.

They made their way over to Wiz's shop, who greeted them with a somewhat sad smile. She was friends with Kazuma after all, despite his... "certain" tendancies, so she felt some sympathy for the 3 man party.

"Welcome you three! How are you all?"

"We're fine, we just came from the Guild." Megumim said as she inspected a shelf while Aqua sat down at the usual table.

"Did you have some business there?" Wiz asked.

"Well, Kazuma's Adventurer Card was wiped of it's information, so we rushed over to ask about it as we thought he had perhaps died. But Luna informed us that Kazuma must have made a new card, which is why the card was wiped." Darkness said.

"That sounds great! I'm glad to hear some hint that Kazuma is still alive." Wiz exclaimed.

"We all are."

"Well then, what brings you three here today?" Wiz asked.

"We just came to look for any potential usefull items we could use when we take another quest." Darkness explained.

"Oh! If you want to take a quest, then perhaps you could help me with something? Of course I will pay you!"

"Nani nani, you have a quest for us?" Aqua perked up at the oportunity for money.

"Yes! I had a big order to deliver to a village but I haven't had the chance to go. Can I ask you three deliver it for me?"

"Sure! It would be nice to get out of town for a bit." Aqua exclaimed.

"Thank you! As for the village you'll be going to, the name of the village is..."


The three were making their way to the village wiz had told them to go to. They had to rent a horse drawn carriage to deliver the goods, but Wiz had covered the cost for it. Darkness was driving while Aqua and Megumin were in the carriage.

"Ahhh, it feels good to go out once in a while. Even if its a quest it's not one involving monsters." Aqua said as she stretched.

It was a good day. The bright blue skies weren't too cloudy so at times they got some shade, but it was also still bright and sunny which reflected off the grass with vibrant colours.

"We have been a bit busy lately. We had to grow a little bit in order to survive this ordeal after all." Darkness said, which the other two understood what she meant.

"So how long until we get to the village?" Megumin asked.

"Not long, look, it's just over there." Darkness pointed towards the distance.

The other two looked to where she was pointing, and true to her word the village was in the distance.

"What was the name of the village again Darkness?" Aqua asked.

"Wiz said it was the "Village of Lux"."

"That's kinda like calling it the "Village of Light", doesn't it?" Megumin said.

"Perhaps, but it doesn't matter. We just need to deliver these goods for Wiz."

The rest of the ride was in relative silence with a few conversations taking place, but for the most part they just relaxed at the good weather that they were graced with.

When they reached the village they quickly found the person the delivery was for and the job was completed easily.

"Well that was over pretty quickly." Megumin said.

"Right? Maybe we should hang out here for a bit, I hear this village makes amazing cherry pies!" Aqua suggested.

"That sounds like a great idea, the season is perfect for them right now." Darkness said.

"Alright, let's get some pie!" Aqua cheered as she dashed to the nearby bakery. The other two looked at each other, smiling at Aqua's antics before following her.

When they arrived Aqua had already ordered 3 slices, one for each of them, and sat down at a table outside as she waited.

Once they sat down with Aqua a man walked out with the food and served them.

"Here ya go, some of our famous sweet cherry pie." The man said.

The three took a bite of out the slices and immediately exclaimed about the taste.

"Amazing!"

"Such a sweet flavour!"

"This pie is the best!"

"Hahaha, I'm glad ya liked it. Honestly we have to thank that stranger who came by recently.

"What do you mean?" Darkness asked.

"Well, around two weeks ago, a stranger came by and took our request to collect cherries that grew deep in the forest nearby. It's riddled with monsters but he managed to collect a basket full of cherries, so we paid him handsomely."

"Did you not get his name" She asked, which got the man to flinch slightly.

"N-No, I didn't. He just came and delivered the goods. I did give him a slice of pie though. I didn't get a good look at him since he was wearing a black cloak around town.

Darkness and Megumin looked at him, noticing how he flinched when they asked about this stranger. Meanwhile Aqua was too busy eating the pie to listen.

She finished her slice, to which got her to order another one, allowing the man to escape the conversation and head back to retrieve the food.

"That seemed odd." Darkness said.

"It was like he didn't want to tell us who it was that gave him the cherries." Megumin said.

The two thought more about it while Aqua looked at the two completely clueless.


"Man... that was a really good pie." Aqua said as she rubbed her stomach.

"It was quite a treat. I don't think Axel has anything like that, so it was pleasant to have." Darkness said.

"Still... That whole thing with that guy, I can't help but notice..." Megumin trailed off as she thought about it.

"So you noticed it too. Around that time, that was when Kazuma escaped from his arrest. Perhaps he came here to earn a bit of eris and buy supplies before he left. The only question though is where he went from here." Darkness said.

The three walked more into town where they encountered a request board that had a few things on it. However, the post that caught their attention was a wanted posted, Kazuma's wanted poster.

"Even here... He has one here too..." Megumin said sadly as she walked up to the board. The other two walked behind her and each put a hand on her shoulders.

"Don't worry, Megumin. We'll find him somehow." Darkness said.

"Yeah, where ever he is, he's safe, so don't worry." Aqua said, giving her a thumbs up.

"Hey, you there! What are you doing?" Shouted a male voice that startled the three. They turned around to see two men, one with black hair and one with brown, staring at them with a sort of angry look.

"What business do you have with Kazuma?" The one with brown hair asked.