A.N. second half of this chapter might seem very "canon" for the most part, sorry about that but I didn't wanna gloss over it when there was some important changes. And as for the Sanguine character being less active, that was always my intention, to be this forward guide when Kazuma needed it, but otherwise will just be that sort of inner voice that shows up on occasion to lead Kazuma in a different way or challenge his views on his place in the world, you will see more of that, especially in the Arcanletia arc.


"Did I really have to come along for this?"

"If Aqua is dragging me here, I'm dragging you here."

"But I can't use explosion on a quest like this!"

"Welcome to the club. We're only here to carry around the supplies, this damn place is too much of a walk so we'll have to camp out a night."

Kazuma, Megumin, and Aqua currently walked along the trail to the well known Keele's dungeon. A low level area meant for beginner adventurers, however as time went on, the ruins were eventually picked clean of both loot and enemies. Which is why a new section being discovered is a big deal, especially one that proved too dangerous for the initial scouting team.

"Couldn't Aqua just come by herself?" Megumin asked.

"Do you trust her to be out here herself?"

"Good point."

"I can hear you two ya know!? Surviving one measly night out here? That would be a piece of cake."

'Yeah right'

"If you must know, I need you and Kazuma to stay by the entrance just in case. I'm not slogging through a dungeon while you two play your games in the bath."

"Will you shut up about that!" Kazuma shot back angrily.

"Oh! We're here!"

True to her word, within a clearing came a massive stone fortress into view. Sporting chipped paint, old columns and other illustrious architecture.

The party went right to work establishing a camp. Megumin setting up the tent, Kazuma the misc. Supplies, and Aqua scoped just inside the entrance.

"Pfft, what's the point of setting up a low level dungeon all the way out here?"

"We're so far from town I can practice my explosion spell and not bother anyone!"

"You realize you'd probably trigger a cave in and we'd have to leave Aqua for dead right?"

The Archpriest in question let out an "eep" noise.

"On second thought go ahead, explode as much as you want!"

"Very funny Kazuma! Now while I'm down there, you two just keep an eye out for anything weird alright? I'll be back sooon~"

Aqua quickly disappeared from view as she descended down into the dungeons many steps.

"You know, I feel like I could have this done within an hour. But she'd probably throw a hissy fit, since she was the one they specifically asked for."

"She'll be fine. Aqua isn't going to let some undead get the best of her."

"Yeah, you're right. In that case, I guess I'll get some shuteye."

"Shouldn't we be keeping lookout?"

"For what? The occasional squirrel? Go ahead and wake me up when Aqua gets out." Kazuma ended the conversation as he crawled into their tent and got comfortable.

"Hrrmm."

As her party leader expected, the only living things that seemed to stick their heads out of the woods were small critters and birds. Overall, this couldn't get more boring.

Minutes turned into an hour when Kazuma blinked himself awake from his nap at the harsh sounds of someone reciting edgy speeches.

"Let my power- meh.

Let my darkness- nope.

Let my madness, yes! Let my madness reduce this entire world to ashes! Eeeexx-"

Kazuma bursted out of the tent and tripped on a rock in the process.

"What are you doing!?"

"Ah! Aren't you supposed to be asleep!?"

"How am I going to sleep with you trying to turn a forest into a crater!?"

"Jeez, I was just practicing my incantation. I wasn't going to actually use it so you can calm down."

Kazuma breathed in enough to calm his nerves before sitting upright.

"Ughh, I'm starting to feel antsy just sitting here and doing nothing. I wonder how Aqua is doing?"


"Treasure~ Treasure~ Gonna find some treasure~"


"Should we go in after her if enough time passes?" He asked.

"What's wrong Kazuma? You hardly ever complain about sitting around and doing nothing."

"I- huh good point. Ahh, you know what, I probably forgot to take yesterdays dose. I might as well take today's as well."

Kazuma crawled over to the supplies where he fumbled around in search of his canteen.

"I remember you mentioning that it taste like wine. Do you think all blood is like that?"

"Well, I wouldn't know for sure. Darkness takes care of herself really well, maybe it has something to do with that."

'I still haven't gotten over the fact that I carry the blood of a hot crusader in a canteen around with me…Any other vampire would go nuts. But to me, it's just plain creepy'

"Ah. yeah. Darkness does have a nice body."

"That's not what I meant smart one. Unlike Aqua she doesn't call everyday a cheat day if you know what I mean. Also will you stop comparing yourself to other girl's figures? After getting a good look the other day, you check some of my boxes just fine."

"Agh- You really know how to confuse a girls feelings don't you!? Give me those ears I'm paying you back ten fold!"

"H-hey! Leave the pointy ears alone!"

After fighting off the assault on his audio receptors, he found his beloved canteen and lifted it up, already feeling his mouth water.

But when he twisted the cap and opened his mouth, he felt nothing. He tipped it more and more, until it was virtually above his head, but still, nothing came out.

"Oh, oh no."

"What's wrong?"

"I'm, I'm empty. It's empty. Damn it! I guess I didn't refill before Darkness left. I probably won't see her again for a while, if I don't get this handled soon, this can go bad."

Like a placebo effect, the more he panicked, the more it fed into itself.

"There's gotta be something." Megumin tried to suggest.

"Do you not get it? I need her for this."

Megumin's face went slightly sour at that.

"You don't need her for that."

"Like hell I don't? Who else is gonna go through with it? You? She can barely handle it and she's a crusader who likes pain."

The young crimson demon tipped her hat down, while grabbing a hold of her collar and pulling it to reveal some skin.

"Hmph, you dare look down on the greatest of the crimson demon clan? We don't need that whole song and dance when you have this."

"You mean your-"

"That's right. You told us all once before, it should be fine, right?"

'She's not wrong, I don't have to imbue any extra effects on her if I don't want to, but it still feels kinda risky'

"I mean, you know it might still hurt right?"

"Nothing to an Archwizard like myself!"

"Well, I guess I don't mind if you don't mind."

"Of course not, you need this from me right?"

"Y-yeah."

Every step he took closer to her, both sets of eyes got more and more frantic, looking away at the scenery, and looking back into each other. This shouldn't be awkward, but for the two, they definitely knew how to make it that way.

He then put his hands on her shoulders, he could hear her breathing harder than normal.

'Jeez, could this be any less sensual!? I'm literally just trying to hydrate here!'

"I've uh, never done this so bear with me alright."

He slowly opened up, allowing Megumin to sneak a quick peak at his brandished fangs, something she's rarely gotten to see up close. Her heavier thoughts were interrupted by 'those look bigger than I thought they would be'.

'Here goes'

As he tightened his hands on her, he bit down hard onto her neck, he knew it probably wasn't the most pleasant feeling when she grabbed onto his waist with a death grip and slammed her eyelids shut, she even seemed to bite down herself to keep a squeal from getting out, though he could still hear the muffled whimper.

But on instinct, when he switched over to begin sucking, his eyes opened in surprise.

'It's sweet, sweeter than anything I've tasted. If it wasn't so messed up I'd tell her that her blood rocks!...god how far I've fallen' He thought to himself humorously.

When he noticed that Megumin loosened up a bit, he almost didn't want to let go, he felt oddly warm as they both somewhat held onto each other for a bit.

"Uh Kazuma, are you done? You're just licking my neck now…" She said with a sheepish tone.

"Ngh!? Ah- My bad, my bad! Guess I got carried away there."

When he noticed her having trouble staying up, he decided to guide her down to a laying position.

"Yeah, I think I took a bit more than I needed, sorry about that."

"N-no, its fine. It wasn't too bad." She cupped a hand over the bite marks, where small traces of blood still leaked out.

Kazuma laid down beside her, now feeling his thirst and stress fade away. Wondering if he should take a nap right then and there.

"You know, I'm glad Aqua didn't walk out to see that."

"Yeah, you think she's alright?"

"I think she's doing just fine."


"How DARE you try and eat a goddess! So help me when I get free I will bestow divine punishment on you!"

Aqua struggled to keep a large set of jaws from snapping shut on her, after she wandered too close to a suspiciously placed treasure chest.


Both adventurers found it a bit too comfortable to move from their spot on the ground. Whether it was cloud watching, or arguing over what Kazuma should do with his saved up skill points, to falling asleep on the soft grass, nothing could have prepared them for an earthquake.

"Megumin, wake up. Hey, get up. Feel that?"

"Mmmhhh, feel wha- oh yeah, the grounds shaking." She replied nonchalantly.

"Are earthquakes common out here?"

"No, not at all actually."

"I think we should get up."

Every moment that went by, the mysterious tremors grew in both intensity and…sound? What began as a low rumbling became louder, louder, and louder.

"Wait, that's coming from the dungeon! What did that idiot do this time!?"

And with a hearty "KAZUMAAAAAA!" Aqua had cleared the dungeons front entrance, taking a great leap towards the vampire as a miniature army of monsters followed closely behind from the staircase within.

"Megumin! Boom boom time!"

"Don't call it 'boom boom'! It's Explosion and you better get it right!"

"Yeah whatever just get on it with!"

"Well, this does give me the chance to try it out!

Let my MADNESS manifest in a strike of pure oblivion! EXa-PLOOOO-SHUN!"


"How are you puking this much?"

He didn't receive a spoken answer, but the continued waterfall of rainbows that Aqua let out seemed to be something divine in nature anyway. Godly biology was so strange.

'Well that's that, after spending a night camping and returning, Aqua became heroine of the day, she even managed to get her hands on a load of treasure, we drank till the sun came up...and I'm still NOWHERE CLOSER TO THE NEW DEVIL KING!'


"Nope. Not here…or here…where the hell is it!?" Kazuma checked drawer after drawer for his lucky tracksuit. While he would never be caught dead wearing such a thing again, it still held extreme importance to him.

"Hey aqua, have you seen-"

"Mhn! Oh hey Kazuma, hehe." Aqua sheepishly rubbed the back of her head as the tracksuit laid on her lap, having a strip of it torn off for kindle.

"Hey Aqua?"

"Y-yeah?"

Kazuma bonked her on the back of the head.

"AGH! I'M SORRY OKAY!?"

"Are you completely mental!? We're literally rich! Just go out and buy more shit for the fireplace!"

"But its so cold outside and I'm so exhausted from drinking all night!"

"How is that anyone's fault but yours!? You're gonna fix my tracksuit, or so help me I'm tasting divine blood tonight!"

"I'll fix it! I'll fix it! Just don't bite me!"

The door to the living room suddenly burst open.

"Help me Kazuma! I am in trouble!"

The two caught up in their argument, and the crimson demon girl enjoying the spectacle all stopped to stare at the mystery lady who managed to break in.

"Uh, excuse me mam but this is a private reside-"

'Wait a hot damn second, that energy, that's!'

"Darkness!?"

"Oh Darkness its horrible! Kazuma said he was gonna bite me and suck all my blood!"

"Wha-!? Hey! Don't say it like that you crazy!"

"What's with the getup Darkness? Your hat is as big as mine." Megumin noted.

"That's what I'm here to discuss, I have a major problem! And I'll need everyone's help!"

"Calm down there, what's the deal?"

"This is the deal." She handed Kazuma a slip, it was a drawing of a handsome young noble, about her age.

"...So what's the deal?"

"Remember what I said when I left? How my father wishes to marry me off? That man is the son of lord Alderp!"

"That prick again!?"

"That is correct, I believe that in retaliation for you humiliating him at the hearing, he is pulling springs to get me to marry his son for political gain. While my father does not necessarily like the lord, he looks very favorably on his son."

"Tch, that bastard is gonna learn one day not to push it with me."

"What now? If we don't do something, Darkness is gonna be taken away!" Aqua cried.

'As tempting as that sounds, I'd rather have a barely useful crusader in my party than give that pig a victory over me'

"Wait, I think I have an idea."


"Forget it! I'd sooner run away than go through with this arrangement!"

"Will you shut up and listen? If this guy is supposed to be some hoity toity noble, all you gotta do is be yourself, your inner personality is a huge turnoff to upstanding guys like that!"

"Ngh! Kazuma, you never mince your words."

'And I already know that a polite, dignified noble would be a turn off for you'

"Just make it seem like you'll consider it when in front of your dad, then when you get some alone time with the dude, let him know what he's in for!"

'After we're done with this whole mess, I can check on that energy outside the walls that's been bothering me'


"I can't believe it, then you'll consider it Lalatina?"

"Of course father, I, Lalatina, will go to the meeting without question."

'How am I supposed to stand here and act dignified when they're throwing that name around like that!'

"Who are these three, daughter?"

"These are my closest friends, adventurers in my party. They have offered to attend as a pair of maids and my butler." Darkness replied, gesturing behind her to the barely contained laugh bombs.

"Hmmm, your friend looks quite pale, is he alright?"


"How does it fit sir?" a pair of maids said in unison.

"Well I definitely look like a butler. But I'm kinda liking the formal look."

'As for Aqua and Megumin' He stared perhaps a bit too long at Megumin in a maid outfit. 'I'm memorizing this for later…'

"Say Aqua, you actually look like you can almost pass for a maid."

"Awww look at that, the vampire thinks he looks nice in a suit!"

"A- a what!?" Yelled out the shocked dressing maids.

"Nothing! She said nothing!" Kazuma cupped a hand over Aqua's mouth. "This idiot just has a crazy imagination that's all!"

'I was lucky that Darkness' dad didn't know about me, or recognize the obvious signs. I can't have this walking, talking, good for nothing, alcohol dumpster ruin things!'

"Isn't that right miss Lalatina?"

"Hh! I thought I told you not to ever call me that again!"

'Her dad tried to make a deal with me to make sure everything runs smoothly, so I should keep up appearances as long as he's there. Too bad it's gonna have to come crashing down eventually'


"I'm so thankful that you decided to go with this Lalatina. You know I'm just looking out for your happiness."

"Heh, well don't celebrate too soon father, you see, I said I would consider this and nothing more."

"What!?"

"And I'm done considering, my answer? I will tear this arranged marriage to pieces!"

"My lady! Could you be acting any more uncouth!? Behave yourself." Kazuma said in his impression of a snobby accent.

"You traitor! Why you!"

"I am a butler for the dustiness family, and like your father I too, wish for your happiness."

'Calm down you idiot! Do this stuff when you have the guy ALONE'

"You will regret this, do you hear me!?"

Darkness was stopped in her desire to squish Kazuma by the sound of the grand hall's door finally opening. In walked the same noble from the picture they received before, flanked by servants of his own.

"Ah, Sir Walter is here!"

"Hah! So this is the man you want for me to marry!? You know me as Lalatina, but etch this name into your mind, for you shall call me- Uagh!" Darkness was harshly brought down to the ground, courtesy of Kazuma's shoe on her dress.

"My lady!"


"Are you out of your mind! I brought you here to help me!"

"I said to make it seem like you'd actually be going along with it in front of your father, do you want to throw dirt on your family name!?"

"Do you think I care about that!? My only goal is to stop this nonsense so I can focus on adventuring! And If I am removed from the inheritance so be it! We have money, and even if that was to leave us, I would accept hard quest after hard quest, until one day this new lingering threat you speak of captures me and tortures me for an eternity! That is the life I want to live!"

"..."

"And here I thought Kazuma was the degenerate." Megumin quietly joked.

"Besides, this Walter. He is nowhere near the type of man I can be attracted to. He seems to be of upstanding character, one who keeps a level head and is always kind. A hard worker who became the youngest knight in these lands!"

"You know Darkness, he sounds like a catch to me." Aqua wondered allowed, bewildered at how open her teammate is being with her taste.

"Not in the slightest! He calls himself a noble but he lacks any of the stereotypical signs! No condescending eyes, when he looks at me, its pure and innocent. I need something more than that! Like, like, like KAZUMA!"

"Huh!?"

"When he looks at me I can see it as clear as day, he's licking every inch of my body with that dirty mind of his."

"Hmph."

"I- I don't do that!"

"You see, my type of man is the exact opposite of a good one, One who is either scrawny or fat and unhealthy, one who is weak to his lustful desires and a perverted mess. A man who takes every opportunity to use my body to further his sexual drive. He must also be the lazy type who hates hard work and prefers the easy way out. One who stays home all day and complains constantly about having to do even menial task! Drinking all night and hurling insults at society! One who-"

As Darkness continued with her rant, Aqua and Kazuma could only watch in some odd form of horror. Megumin on the other hand, sharper than most, very quickly began to connect some metaphorical dots. When she did, similar to Darkness' earlier comment, she was unsure how to feel other than that it bothered her intensely. A part of her wondered if it was childish to feel that way, but regardless it was her feelings.


After using different painful methods of keeping Darkness on a leash during the initial meeting, they finally managed to get out from under her father's watchful eye in the garden.

Megumin clapped happily as Aqua commanded the fish within the large pond they had, making them do funny tricks or other silly behavior. Though her attention was dragged away by her curiosity as it seemed the next set of talks was about to begin.

"So, do you have any interesting hobbies?"

"Well, I enjoy a good round of goblin hunting."

'Have we ever actually been out goblin hunting?'

Walter kept watch on the way Kazuma looked at her constantly. And he was no fool, he found it oddly strange a butler could act so boldly on a noblewoman as to use magic on her.

"I noticed, you two seem quite friendly, right?"

'Uh oh'

"Well yes, we do things a lady and butler usually do not. For example, eating and bathing together."

'Well, to be honest, what we DO actually do together is probably weirder than bathing together in all honesty'

"And of course, at night, in bed."

'She's getting off on these fantasies she came up with on the spot, there can't be an ounce of shame in this girls body'

"What?" Came a younger voice.

"Huh?"

Kazuma, caught off guard for a moment, came closer to Megumin to whisper in her ear.

"She's trying to get this guy off her back remember?"

Megumin, now realizing she said something out loud, began to blush, even more embarrassing was her forgetting that Darkness was simply pulling every dirty trick she could to get out of this marriage. Though still, to include Kazuma, it didn't completely sit right with her regardless of fact or fiction.

"That's it! I won't be part of this charade any longer! Come, Alexei, you will follow me to the training hall and we will see what you're made of!"

In frustration, Darkness began to tear off her own clothes, leaving her scantily clad in a mish mash of leftover dress and underwear.

"Damn it Darkness! When your dad sees youuuuu-" With very little left to the imagination, Kazuma couldn't help but admire the nearly full view of the crusader's ass on display. Only adding more fire to the eyes of a certain other girl standing beside him.

"You see!? That is how you should be looking at me, with eyes full of unbridled carnal desire!"

"My lady, I am a knight, how could I raise a hand against you?"

"Tch, I knew you were a coward. Kazuma here always talks about gender equality, he would have no issue putting a girl in her place at a moments notice!"

"Heheh, I don't, I don't know what she's talking about I swear."

"I will be honest my lady. When I came here, it was actually to refuse the arrangement. But now, now that I've seen who you are, I change my mind. You are bold and brash, you do not play with your words, and you treat your servants as equals. I find your aggressive flare, most interesting."


"What is with you!? Please my lady! Give up already! You are covered in wounds!"

The two 'maids' and 'butler' watched from the sidelines as Alexei continuously battered the barely clothed crusader over and over again. Her arms and legs red with welts.

"More, more! Give me all of your power!"

'And like the saying goes, when the unstoppable force meets the immovable object-'

"...I concede. My strength as a knight, and my skills, I have great confidence in them. However, your heart and your will are even greater. I do not wish to hit you anymore."

'They surrender. At least ONE of them has to…as for the other-'

"Spineless fool! Kazuma! You show him how a REAL man fights a woman like me! Full of depravity and without mercy!"

He could only sigh at her words.

"Actually, I am interested in seeing a bout between the two of you! If you have her respect then you must be quite formidable indeed."

'Am I formidable? Sure, Is it because I'm depraved!? Hell no!'

"Alright, alright. You don't seem like the type of guy to go around spreading rumors of all this nonsense, so sure why not."

"Excellent! You have no idea how long I've waited to take you on one on one! Let us-"

"Create water!"

Darkness found herself nearly pushed back by a sizeable amount of water in the form of a beam like attack, soaking what little clothing was left on her body, making them slightly see through in the process.

"Did you have to make her wet like that."

"Dousing the lady in water?"

"Oh that's just part one. Freeze!"

"AAAAAGH!"

From the same hand, a small blizzard tore through the training grounds, creating a thin layer of frost on her skin, and nearly freezing her feet to the ground entirely as she screamed in lust filled agony.

'Well, that should be it'

As he made to put the sword down, his eyes widened as Darkness broke her feet free from the ice, and she seemed even more ready for battle than usual, a wicked look in her and a creepy smile that made his friend downstairs perhaps a tiny bit confused.

"Yes, YES! You're so merciless Kazuma, this is EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED! HAHAHAHA!"

Now hopped up on some masochistic filled mania, Darkness seemed to lose all trace of sanity as she screamed like a beast, charging at Kazuma with her bare hands. To everyone's surprise, she was suddenly hit in the stomach by a muscular, blood red arm that would have sent her into the wall if she hadn't grabbed onto it.

Darkness opened her mouth and a glob of spit escaped as she was still trying to remain standing from the strike. Internally, even she was surprised how hard a single hit rocked her.

'Sorry, not going easy on ya. Faster you submit, the faster I get this over with'

"You're…mmm." She pulled on Kazuma's bulked up arm and tried to grab at his face, only getting a kick to the side of her body that made her collapse into the floor. She laughed in response, eyes growing with carnal desire.

'This girl is on the verge of puking blood and she's moaning! She's totally lost herself right now! She's just gonna keep attacking until she dies!'

"Hmmm, hey Darkness, how about a bet! The victor of this match gets to do anything that they want to the loser." To sell his point, he lifted her up by her collar in dominance. Hoping the humiliating position would be enough.

"You, you absolute monster! What, what is this thing you plan to do to me?"

"Hehe, its gonna be something that has you begging for mercy."

"b-b-begging? Are you sure!?"

"...uh yeah, I'm sure."

"Hnngh, I, I don't know if I can…go any longer." She weakly clawed at his grip, Kazuma was unsure if it was due to the fact that he probably broke some of her bones or if this was an act. Most likely the latter.

"Go on, let it all go, but when you wake up, I'll have something vile waiting for you!"

Her face seemed to randomly 'wake up' when he said 'vile', as she went through a torrent of random thoughts.

"Vile!? Something vile!?" All of his actions today, the way he spoke to her, leered at her, their months spent together. Every mission they went on where she noticed and let him stare at her body. Every time he stuck his bloody rod inside her and made her taste the most intense pain/pleasure of her life. And finally, the thought of him drinking her very blood every day. It was too much for her to contain inside, it made her body feel tingly in a way she couldn't explain, but her head filled itself with dark thoughts of the man who was practically choking her for all to see.

"KAZUMA! I WANT IT VILE! I WANT IT VIIIIIIIIIILE!"

Everyone in attendance watched as, still in Kazuma's grip, she squirmed. Her body stiffening for a brief moment before going limp.

'Did she, did she just ORGASM!? She's completely insane!'

"Why hello, sorry for barging in but I thought that perhaps you would all like some-"

His first glimpse of the room was his beloved daughter out cold in the hands of her supposed butler.

"Get the executioner!"

"Wait now hold up!"


After the mess sorted itself out, Darkness was dressed in pajamas and rested on a couch as everyone gathered in the meeting room to talk things over. Kazuma had to give her dad props, he was a very agreeable man. To blatantly see him choking his daughter, and yet accept their reasoning of why things came out the way they did.

'That just means this is the behavior he expects of her…poor dude'

"My daughter, well, she's always been anti social around others. She never had friends growing up aside from the other nobles or her little cousin. She used to go to the church of Eris every day, praying that she wouldn't be lonely anymore, that is when she met a thief girl, her first real friend."

'Jeez, this is giving me Yunyun vibes'

"Her mother died when she was still young you see, so I may have spoiled her a bit. I tried to let her have freedom. I believe, perhaps that had nothing but an adverse effect in the end."

"Well, I for one think she's a great woman. If it weren't for Kazuma, I would truly wish to have her hand in marriage."

"I don't know where you are getting at, but you have the wrong idea."

"Oh come now, it is obvious you can make her happier than I can."

"Tch, noble or not, I'll beat you to an inch of your life! Let's go, you and me!"

Aqua shook the angry vampire in an attempt to get him to his senses.

"Haha, Kazuma? Do this old man a favor, and continue to look after her. Keep her safe, and make sure she doesn't do anything too foolish."

"Huh? Oh well, yeah, you got it."

Finally, Darkness began to rouse herself awake, obviously confused at her change of clothes and scenery.

"Huh, where am I? Wait, who changed me? Did Kazuma do something horrid to my body!?"

"Will you shut up already!? You and your deranged antics almost got me in deep with your father!"

"Hmm. heh."

'I don't like the look in her eye one bit'

"Father, Alexei, this arranged marriage cannot continue, you see, I must confess something. I am pregnant with Kazuma's child."

"WHA!? How can you say something like that!? I'M STILL A VIRGIN!"

"Haha! It's settled then. You two are expecting. I'll tell my father I refused the arrangement. That should make things easier on all of us, don't you think?"

He winked at Kazuma before making his way to leave.

'Dude definitely defied my initial impressions I gotta say'

"A..grandchild. I will finally have a darling grandchild."

Darkness' father said between sobs and tears.

Megumin crossed her arms and puffed her cheeks at the fact that the old coot and Aqua, who was manically mumbling about who to tell, actually believed such a bold faced lie.

Their odd interaction was cut short when someone slammed the door open, the royal courier that Kazuma met beforehand entered the room in a hurry.

"Kazuma! I have an urgent letter from the city of Axel!"

"Lay it on me, what's going on?"

"The city is under attack by a horde of demons!"

Gasp filled the room at the severity of such a declaration.

"Megumin, Darkness, Aqua, get changed and let's go. Now!"