AN: Hello! I don't have much to put here, so enjoy!Also if it's on bold in the story it's from a narrator/writer perspective.

Chapter 2: Explosion Crazy

"My name is Megumin! And I would like to join your party!"

What? Someone actually wanted to join?! Not to mention she's... Kinda pretty too... Gah- What am I thinking? I only just met her! And she looks about 12! What's wrong with me?! Why am I blushing?!???!

"You... Really wanna join?" I said, genuinely shocked

"Y-Yes! I would love to! But can you please stop looking at me like that..."

She said, before looking to the side with her arms crossed.

"Oh s-sorry"

Here, the situation got just so much worse. Why you may wonder? Because Aqua decided to open her mouth.

"Kazuma you creep! Were you seriously attracted to a little girl! Pfffft- I knew you were bad but I didn't think you were that bad-" she then laughed for a whole minute while the entire bar stared at us.

"Hey I'm not-" I tried to explain myself, but I got drowned out by Aqua's laughing. If I was looking for another reason to despise her existence, there I have it. I looked up at the girl asking to join, and she looked like she was going to be sick. Great. We actually had a chance for a new party member and now our chances are gone. That and everyone seems to think I'm a pedo now. Fuck. I hate my brain.

"H-Hey I'm not a little girl!"

Hm?

"Yes you are! Look at you! You look about 12!" Aqua was once again, being a bitch.

Since the girl looked like she was about to cry, I decided to step in.

"Shut the fuck up Aqua no need to be a bitch."

"And now you're defending her?! You don't even know her! You really must be a pedo..."

Wow. Just wow. Well anyway, I had better things to do than argue with this bitch. I spun around and tried to resist the urge the murder the cackling witch behind me, made myself slightly presentable, and started to speak.

"Hey, Megumin right? Cool name!" I said, trying to be nice. Honestly, the name was kinda stupid, but I admit it had a strange charm.

"Really? You don't think it's stupid?"

And once again Aqua decided to be a bitch.

"Of course he thinks it's stupid! He's just being nice because he's desperate for a party member"

Great, once again, she looked like she was about to cry. Fuck my life.

"Seriously shut the fuck up Aqua. And yes! I do think it's a nice name! Now do everyone here a favor, and shut the fuck up!"

I turned around to face Megumin again. I went to speak, but she managed to before me.

"You... Do you really not think it's stupid?"

"Of course not! It's cool!" I said, trying to smile. All while Aqua kept bitching behind me, but I tuned her out.

Megumin's face lit up and she went to speak, only to be interrupted by a loud growl.

"Do... Do you have any food... I haven't eaten in a week..." she said meekly.

"If you want you could order something" I said as I passed her the menu.

"R-Really?" she said, before pulling me into a quick hug.

Oh God I'm blushing again aren't I. We to be fair so was she.

"Yeah it's fine, I know the feeling" I said with a smile.

Part 2

Megumin POV

A party request showed up on the board today. Maybe I might not go hungry again... Maybe being an adventurer was dumb after all... Who knows.

Going off of the description the sign gave, I spotted them almost straight after all, they were they only people at a table instead of the bar.

There was a blue haired woman, just as the sign said,so I went over and talked to them. But I didn't see a 'ugly bastard' though. In fact, the guy there was actually kind of good looking. Did- Did I really just think that... Oh God he's looking at me. Is-Is he blushing? Wait- Did I say that out loud?... No. I didn't. There's no way. But then... Why... Is he looking at me like he's so shocked?!

Same interaction as before happens.

"Are... Are you sure it's okay?"

"Of course! I've been in the same spot before, so I know what it's like. Order whatever you want!"

Why was he being so nice? Right after calling that other girl a bitch... He must be trying something... I don't trust it. But he looks so... Nice. I- I need to join his party. Why? No reason. N-No reason at all.

Oh God I'm blushing.

Luckily, he broke the awkward silence before I had to.

"So... You wanted to join our party?"

"Y- Yes..." Why am I so nervous?!

"If you could help us finish our quest, we'd be more than happy to let you" he said with a smile.

Oh my god. I can't mess this one up.

"What's the quest?"

"We have to kill 3 toads, either today or tomorrow, oh, and I'm Kazuma and this is Aqua."

"I can do that!"

"Then you'll be in the party in no time!"

After I ate all I could, we went out to do that quest. I could feel the anxiety rising in my stomach. If... If I mess this one up... I'm going to have to go home...

But nevermind that! It was time to unleash my spell!

"Hey Megumin! What class are you?"

In all the confusion and ranting at Aqua, he had forgotten to make sure she even had the skills to kill a toad.

"I am Megumin! The greatest mage of the Crimson Demons! And wielder of explosion magic! The strongest magic there is!"

Part 3

Kazuma POV

She's a chuuni. She's a fucking chuuni. Oh well, might as well see if her words hold any weight.

"Megumin! Use your spell on that frog there!"

"Okay!"

Megumin began to channel her spell, and I was mesmerized. Swirling ribbons of pure destructive power, truly a sight to behold. Then, she started her chant.

"Darkness darker than dark, blacker than black, I beseech thee... Combine with my deep Crimson! The time of awakening cometh! Justice, fallen upon the infallible boundary, appear now as an intangible distortion! I desire for my torrent of power a destructive force! A destructive force without equal! Return all creation to cinders, and come from the abyss! Explosion!"

A giant explosion enveloped the frog and vapourised it in an instant. Holy shit! This girl was a walking nuke!

"Holy shit that was awesome Megumin! Let's go up to that hill and use it again on another frog!"

I turned around just to see that she had face planted the ground.

"What are you doing?"

"After using my spell... I can't move... It uses all my energy..."

Seriously?! A glass cannon?! Why must my luck fail me?! Glass cannons werebasically useless if my memory serves. All you had to do was tank one attack, and you had won.

Then 2 frogs attempted to eat Megumin and Aqua. Again.

Luckily, after finishing off the two attacking, the quest was done, but I still had the chuuni on my back to deal with.

"Hey Megumin? Don't use explosion from now unless I tell you to okay?"

"That won't be possible. Its the only spell I can use."

So she's just as useless as Aqua. I don't have a choice here... I can't have another useless party member. I'm sorry Megumin.

"Alright! When we cash in the reward we'll split it three ways and go our separate ways-"

"I don't need need money. Just a permanent spot in your party and food. And you'll have my at explosion at your command. It's an irresistible offer right? I mean you might as well just let me in for life right? Right?"

I could feel her shaking on my back. Did she need a party this bad? Come to think of it, she hadn't eaten for a week before I bought her some food... I guess I'll have to let her stay for now.

"You know what? Fine. Welcome to the party Megumin."

"Thank you!"

Why do I feel like I'm going to regret this...

Part 4

I regretted it. Apparently she had to use explosion one a day, or she'd die. To put it nicely, I didn't believe her. But yet here I am on babysitting duty while she gets to use her spell. Fuck my life.

She finally found some where she was content on firing her spell at. A large abandoned castle.

"Go on. Use it then."

Despite sounding annoyed, I was actually a little excited to see explosion again. It really was a beautiful spell.

"..."

"EXPLOSION!"

While she was laid on the floor, I decided to tease her a bit. Just for fun ya know? It's only fair after she made me go out here just for this.

"Alright bye! Have fun getting home!"

I said as I started to walk away.

"Wait! Please don't leave me!"

I walked a little farther off, and when I turned around and noticed she was crying. Hard. Like fully sobbing. I went too far.

"I'm only joking! It's okay! I'm not going anywhere I swear!"

She didn't stop crying. Fuck. Fuck. FUCK.

Without thinking, I pulled her into a hug.

Oh no. She's gonna call me a pervert or a creep or something isn't she. But, to my surprise, she didn't. In fact, she hugged me back. And when I tried to get up again, she pulled me back down and kept hugging me. What is going on with this girl?

After a solid 10 minutes of her just hugging me on the floor, she finally let me stand up.

"S-Sorry about that" she said, clearly embarrassed.

"It's all good! I'm sorry about walking off... I was just teasing you, but it wasn't funny..."

I wasn't just being nice here, I felt terrible. I didn't realize it would affect her that much.

When we got back, Megumin wouldn't meet my eyes when we ate in the guild hall. To be honest, she seemed really embarrassed, which made me feel even worse. Luckily, I could rant at Aqua to relieve my stress.

Later that night, I was having a drink when a blonde woman with two huge... eyes, walked up to me.

"I w-would like t-to join your p-p-p-party please!"

My luck was finally kicking in.

AN: Hello! Thank you for reading chapter 2 of my stupid little project. It means a lot to me. If you have any thoughts, please feel free to leave some feedback!