Chapter 9

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Kazuma Satou

Lvl 5

HP- 60

STR- 13

VIT- 75

AGI- 14

INT- 16

LUK- 17

MP- 6851

Skill points 15

(Flashback 5 years ago)

A 13-year-old Kazuma Satou smiled as he got ready for his birthday dinner with his family, "So where's big sis Iori" Kazuma smiled happily. Iori Sasaki was his originally his neighbor, but her mother died when Kazuma was 8 and she was 12. Her father tried his best to make ends meet but struggled and ran away a year later. It was an easy decision for Kazuma's family to adopt her and now the girl he always called big sis was truly his big sis.

"I don't know." Kazuma's mother said solemnly. She had long black hair that flowed halfway down her back and sharp violet eyes.

"She's busy at work. You know how she likes to earn her keep." Kazuma's dad said warmly trying to cheer Kazuma up. He had short spiky brown hair and brown eyes.

"Yeah" Kazuma smiled bitterly. Iori did a lot of odd jobs because she felt she wasn't earning her keep despite his family saying otherwise. Still there was nothing he could do.

Kazuma's mother walked over and gave him a large package, "This is Iori's present. How about when she gets back, we open her gift first."

"Okay" Kazuma smiled as he grabbed the present and waited eagerly for his big sis to come back.

Unfortunately for Kazuma, Iori never showed up and the next day the police came, and he learned the truth. Iori was struck by a car on her way back from work and died. It was one of the worst days in Kazuma's young life.

(Present day)

"What happened to you that day big sis. My parents said you were hit by a car but." Kazuma wondered.

"That's enough Kazuma. Trust me you don't want to know." Iori frowned as she pulled away from Kazuma for a bit.

"But I do big sis." Kazuma pleaded. As most little kids did with their young crushes Kazuma once asked Iori to marry her and said he'd make sure that she never had to work a day in her life. Iori smiled and said alright we'll get married, but you need to graduate and get a good job for us to do it. When she got in the accident, Kazuma was crushed and although he still went on to finish high school, he never forgot what happened to people who overwork themselves and became a NEET.

Iori sighed because Kazuma wasn't the pleading type, "I was on the way back from work when some strange guys approached me in a black car. Apparently, my father got in trouble with some gangsters and decided to use me as collateral on his debts. I tried to run away before they could take me, and I got hit by a car." Luna revealed.

Kazuma was absolutely furious, "What a horrible father. You didn't care enough to stay in her life, but you tried to use her to fulfill your debts." Kazuma scowled as his hands clenched together in pure rage.

"Yeah. When I died, I arrived in this weird room and saw a beautiful woman with blue hair and blue eyes."

"Aqua huh." Kazuma said nonchalantly his anger faded in an instant.

"Actually the woman I met was Olivia." Iori revealed. "She gave me this whole shtick about getting a second chance, but I wasn't a fighter. I decided that the best way I could contribute was to work in a guild and here we are." Luna smiled.

"I can totally see that." Kazuma smiled back. As pissed as he was at Iori's father, he was equally relieved that she was okay now.

"Yeah, but enough about me. You were going to say why your adventurer card was fake."

Kazuma took a deep breath, "Instead of tell you the reason it's probably easier to show you." Kazuma replied before temporarily removing the illusion on his card.

Luna took a look at the card and was stunned, "No wonder you hid the truth. That number dwarfs pretty much everyone in this village and that ability sounds like something from one of those manga's we used to read."

Kazuma smirked, "Get this big sis Iori. This was Olivia's power before she became a goddess and she put it in the skills book for people to choose. She had to adjust it a bit to work with this world, but it functions basically the same. Explosive MP boosts my MP to insane levels as long as I trigger certain conditions."

"What's the condition?" Iori interrupted.

"I gain MP when I do things that give me pleasure such as eating good food… or doing things with women." Kazuma whispered the last part.

"Did you just say doing things with women boosts your MP." Iori twitched.

"Yeah" Kazuma said bashfully hoping his big sis wouldn't hear him.

"In that case" Luna smiled before closing the distance between them and kissed Kazuma on the lips.

'Holy shit I'm actually kissing Iori.' Kazuma thought to himself but before he could really enjoy the kiss Luna pulled away.

Kiss on the lips (40) x 1- 40

TOTAL MP

6891

"So did that trigger your power." Luna wondered.

"It did but next time we do something like that or more, I want to kiss the real you. I mean Luna is hot, but nothing beats my big sis Iori."

"Fine." Iori replied with a blush adorning her face.

"I need to get back to the others so we'll have to talk later."

"Alright." Iori smiled as Kazuma left to return to his harem leaving a Iori behind.

"So, are you going to make a move?"

"I don't know." Iori said calmly trying to gather herself. She was glad to know that Kazuma still cared but given his other girls could she really just barge in?

"If I were you, I'd go for it. This is a chance for both of you."

"But what about those girls." Iori protested.

"He's already got a harem. What's one more girl."

Iori paused because Olivia had a point. Kazuma already had a harem so one more girl wouldn't change much. "But what about my job at the guild. I can't just favor Kazuma."

"So it's a coincidence that you continued to serve alcohol to Aqua until her tab grew so high that she would be banned since it was obvious that she was bad for Kazuma." Olivia smiled.

"You noticed that huh" Iori blushed.

"Yep. Just like I noticed how you only serve people actively when Kazuma is there. Plus there's the little fact you didn't have to reveal yourself to him."

"Fine but I'm still a receptionist at the guild. I can't be seen favoring Kazuma."

"Oh please. You're the only receptionist who hasn't slept with a member of the guild. It happens and nobody would judge you for it."

"But…"

"The only thing stopping you and Kazuma from picking up where you left off is you. So go get your boy Iori."

Iori was about to reply when she heard the bell ring, "We'll discuss this later Olivia." Iori replied.

"There isn't anything to discuss. The only question is how long will you lie to yourself?" Olivia smiled.

"Whatever" Luna blushed as she went back to work. In her head she knew that Olivia was right and it wasn't a matter of if she joined Kazuma's harem but when.

(Scene Skip)

Later that night Kazuma and the girls were relaxing in the large living room having pulled the table to the side with everyone currently lying on their sleeping bags. Kazuma was in the middle with Yunyun on his left and Chris on his right. Fio was above Kazuma with Cremea below and Darkness next to Chris. Apparently Cremea and Fio convinced the girls to allow a sleepover while he was talking to Iori… or rather Luna. "So you guys wanted a sleepover because?"

"Because we want to be around you. The only reason we aren't living with you now is because Darkness can't convince her family to help us." Cremea protested.

"Sorry. They're very stubborn and well."

"You're you." Fio finished.

"Yeah" Darkness sighed.

"What if I tried talking to them." Kazuma suggested.

"No offense Kazuma but you aren't exactly somebody a high-class family would take seriously." Yunyun dismissed.

"You're right, but this isn't about convincing the parents of Lalatina Ford Dustiness."

"Don't call me that' Darkness said instinctively before realizing her mistake "Sorry."

"Anyway. This is about convincing the parents of Darkness and I think I can do that very easily." Kazuma replied with a smile.

"That's a surprisingly good point. Convincing the parents of a high-class lady is a difficult task but convincing the parents of a perverted adventurer is much easier" Chris teased.

"True" Yunyun smiled.

"You guys' suck." Darkness pouted.

"So can you convince them to meet with me tomorrow." Kazuma said with a raised eyebrow.

"Yes, but I won't like it." Darkness frowned.

"That's good." Kazuma replied.

"Hey Kazuma, do you want-" Chris started to say when the doorbell rang.

"Expecting anybody" Yunyun frowned.

"No actually." Kazuma replied with a frown of his own as he got up and moved to the door. Opening it up he was shocked to see Luna in some casual clothes.

"Hello Kazuma." Luna replied bashfully as she walked into the room to the shock of the rest of the girls.

"Wait a minute. What is the receptionist from the guild doing here?" Cremea gasped.

"Funny story actually. The receptionist is Kazuma's childhood friend from back home." Chris smiled having known the truth the whole time. Just because Aqua and Olivia were in charge of warriors from another world didn't mean she wasn't at least aware of them.

"So that means you know some fun stories about Kazuma as a kid." Yunyun said with a grin on her face.

Luna gave a massive smile smiled, "I do and if you guys have a spare sleeping bag, I can join you and tell you all about what Kazuma was like before he came here."

Chris smiled, "Sounds good to me. Come on in Luna."

"Alright." Luna smiled as she walked in.

"This is going to be a long night." Kazuma groaned.

"Oh, relax Kazuma. Don't act like you don't love every second of this." Luna smiled before kissing him on the cheek.

Getting kiss on cheek (25) x 1- 25

TOTAL MP

6916

Kazuma blushed slightly before replying, "I do love every second of this, but I also know this is going to end very badly for me."

"And why's that" Chris smiled.

"Let's just say that me and Megumin have more in common then I care to admit." Kazuma frowned.

"Oh yeah, I remember that phase. Prince of Darkness Kazuma the Almighty. You had a cape and everything." Luna smiled.

"What do you mean?" Yunyun wondered.

"The Crimson Demon clan all display elements of something that the world Kazuma and I came from referred to as 8th grader syndrome. Anybody who has it acts like Megumin and to a lesser extent Yunyun." Luna explained.

"That explains why you were so easily able to respond to me." Yunyun smiled.

"Yep." Kazuma sighed.

"Wait a minute. Did you just say the world that Kazuma and you come from?" Cremea frowned.

"Hey Cremea, didn't Kyouya say he was from another world also."

"Yep. he said that he came to this world to stop the Demon King and that the almighty Goddess Aqua bestowed him his blade Gram." Cremea replied.

Kazuma didn't mind explaining the truth, "Short version of a long story is that Kyouya Iori and I are all from a place called Japan. We all died in that world and were transported here to fight the Demon King. Kyouya and I chose to fight but Iori here, that's Luna's actual name for our world, decided to become a receptionist. To help fight against the Demon King each of us were allowed to select something from a book that Aqua showed us. In Kyouya's case, he chose Gram."

"What did you select?' Fio wondered.

"A power called GET CREATIVE. It gives me a huge boost in MP every time I do things that are pleasurable. I get power from little things like eating food." Kazuma replied.

"And having sex. Don't forget that." Darkness blurted.

"That too" Kazuma deadpanned.

"I see" Fio blushed.

"So Kazuma. When I kissed you just now did you get MP for that." Luna blinked.

"Yep. The drawback is it doesn't give me XP so I'm still at a really low level." Kazuma sighed.

"Well, we can worry about that later. Kazuma said he had a plan for Beldia and I'm curious what he cooked up." Chris smiled.

"Before I can tell you my plan, I need to ask Yunyun something. She's the key to my plan after all." Kazuma smiled.

"Me." Yunyun said in shock.

"Yep."

Yunyun blushed because she never thought she'd be the key to any plan, "What do you want to know?"

"Is there a spell that would allow you to make a person invulnerable? If so, how long does it last?"

Yunyun paused to think about it, "Well… there is a spell called Invulnerability that can make people immortal for 10 minutes, but it requires a huge amount of mana. If I used it, I'd be useless for a whole day." Yunyun replied.

Kazuma's face twisted into a small grin, "Perfect. Now I have everything I need." Kazuma smiled.

The girls all looked on eagerly, "Tell us more Kazuma." Chris said happily. Kazuma told the girls the plan and after a little fine tuning they were ready.

(Scene Skip)

"Thank you for meeting with me on such short notice, Lord Ford." Kazuma said politely as he sat on a long red sofa in his usual garb. Across from him was Darkness's father Ignis on a similar sofa with a small brown table between them. Just like Darkness, he had blonde hair and blue eyes, and he was wearing an outfit that one would expect from a noble.

"Of course. I've heard a lot about you from Lady Eris, Mr. Kazuma Satou." Ignis said warmly.

"Oh. What does Eris say about me behind my back?" Kazuma asked with a cheeky grin on his face.

"She said that you were the perfect person to help Lalatina. You see I'm aware of my daughter's nature, and it's why I worry so much for her on these adventures."

That was both a terrifying and hilarious thought and there was only one thing Kazuma could say in response, "I can understand that."

"As her father it puts me in a difficult situation. I want my daughter to be happy, but I also need to put her in position to inherit the family from me. She can't do that if she's focused on being raped by orcs all day or the prisoner of some demonic beast."

Kazuma could appreciate the bluntness by which Lord Ford worked and that made it that much easier, "Which makes what I came to discuss much easier." Kazuma smiled.

"Oh?" Ignis said with intrigue.

"I'm part of a team with your daughter and a few others including Lady Eris but it's difficult to work together with us living in separate places."

"My daughter told me that she wanted to know if I knew of a spare mansion. I assume this is why."

"Yes. If you help me secure a place for us to live. I promise that I can not only keep Darkness's nature under control but show that she can be a quality adventurer."

"Is that so." Lord Ford smiled.

"Yes. I'm curious how much you know about the current situation in the town."

Lord Ford smiled, "I assume this refers to the Demon Lord General that would've killed the Hero if not for a mysterious healer."

"Yes. What you may not know is Kyouya's power is heavily reliant on his weapon gram. If Darkness got her nature under control, which I can help do, she would be more of a match for either of them."

Lord Ford, "Then how about we make a deal Mr. Satou. If you can defeat the Demon King with my daughter playing a pivotal role. I'll help you find a mansion and even pay for it myself."

"That sounds wonderful." Kazuma said happily. This was working out exactly as he wanted.

"Then I believe our business is settled." Ignis smiled.

"It was a pleasure meeting you sir and I hope that we'll be good friends in the future."

"Keep proving yourself and you might be able to call me father." Ignis smiled.

"Sounds wonderful... Father." Kazuma smiled as he got up and prepared to warp to the guild. This went better than he thought and now he could focus on Beldia.

(Scene Skip)

Kazuma arrived at the guild, and he was pleased that Kyouya Megumin and Aqua weren't there. The girls were sitting at a circular table with a spot open between Yunyun and Chris with Darkness next to Chris and Cremea next to Yunyun with Fio on the opposite side, "Hello girls." Kazuma smiled as he sat down.

"So, how'd it go with Darkness's dad." Chris smiled.

"It went pretty well, and I have good news and bad news." Kazuma replied.

"Good news first." Fio smiled.

"Darkness's father agreed to help us purchase a mansion."

"What's the catch aka the bad news." Chris frowned.

"I promised him that Darkness would play a lead role in Beldia's defeat." Kazuma replied.

"Kazuma, do you realize that Darkness can't hit anything." Chris protested, finding the idea ridiculous.

"Come on Chris. I can do it." Darkness protested.

"I agree. She can do it if she has proper motivation." Kazuma smiled as he looked at Darkness.

"What's that look for Kazuma." Darkness said with an odd mix of glee and concern. She knew Kazuma was a sadist, but this was different.

"Here's the deal Darkness. If you focus all your attention and energy on beating Beldia, I'll give you the greatest orgasm of your life once we're done." Kazuma said with a vicious smile.

Darkness shuddered, "You…. you mean it."

"Yes I do." Kazuma smiled.

Darkness's eyes lit up with determination unlike anything ever, "You got it Kazuma. Get ready to see the true power of Darkness."

"Good grief." Chris sighed. Darkness was so caught up in his words that she was forgetting a crucial fact.

"At least she's motivated." Yunyun smiled aware of the same thing that Chris was.

"That's right. I'm going to prove myself to all of you." Darkness said confidently.

"Glad to see you're confident Darkness." Luna smiled as she approached the group.

"What's up Luna?" Yunyun wondered. They weren't going to call her Iori in front of everyone.

"I wanted to steal Kazuma for a bit to discuss something." Luna replied.

"Sure" Kazuma said calmly, and he got up. They walked away and moved over to Luna's office and after Kazuma walked in, locked the door behind them.

"Okay. Now it's time for us to talk." Luna smiled as she walked over to Kazuma with a sway in her hips ready to give herself to her childhood friend.

"Emergency. All guild members get your equipment and prepare for battle at the gate to the town." A voice shouted.

"You've gotta be kidding me. Beldia picked now of all times to appear." Luna shouted in disbelief.

"Time to go." Kazuma frowned.

"Yeah. I guess this is all I can do for now" Luna sighed before kissing Kazuma on the cheek.

Getting kissed on the cheek (25) x 1- 25

TOTAL MP

6941

"See ya big sis Iori." Kazuma smiled as he moved to leave.

"Come back safe" Luna said calmly.

(Scene Skip)

Kazuma and the rest of the adventurers arrived at the front of the gate to find Beldia standing in front of them on a large horse, "Where are they! Beldia shouted.

"By they do you mean an eyepatch wearing dumbass along with a blue haired fool." Kazuma replied nonchalantly. He wouldn't be here if those two idiots hadn't attacked him for whatever reason.

"Yes. I don't know who they are, but they keep attacking my home! Oh well, if I can't find them then I'll simply make you suffer instead." Beldia replied.

"Just try it foul beast!" Darkness replied blade in hand.

"Very well. Until I find those idiots, you'll do." Beldia roared.

"Yunyun now!" Kazuma shouted.

"Got it" Yunyun replied before extending her hand. "Great rulers of the stars and sky grant my allies the protection of your radiant light. INVULNERABILITY" Yunyun shouted, and a wave of power washed over the group of adventurers.

"Whoa" Kazuma shouted as he felt an incredible power wash over him that gave him a very thin white glow.

"It worked" Yunyun smiled before going to one knee.

"Yunyun!" Fio and Cremea shouted.

"I'm fine. I just need to rest for a bit." Yunyun replied.

Kazuma smiled before walking over and sitting down right next to her, "In that case why don't you rest on my lap." Kazuma replied with a smile.

"But! All these people are here!" Yunyun blushed.

"We didn't see a thing Yunyun." Dust smiled from next to the group.

"What he said" Rin smiled next to Dust.

"Okay" Yunyun smiled, and she rested her head on Kazuma's lap.

"Hey! Are we going to fight or are you two going to be lovey dovey!" Beldia shouted with a hint of jealousy.

"If you want a fight. I'll be your opponent!" Darkness shouted.

Beldia smiled before getting off the horse and sending it away. They weren't the hero so there was no need to go all out, "Very well then" Beldia said confidently as he grabbed his blade ready to fight.

"Let's go!" Darkness roared as she charged. With everyone watching Darkness aimed a slash at Beldia which the Dullahan blocked before pushing her back.

"Nice. So that's what it's like when she actually tries." Dust smiled.

"What do you mean by that?" Cremea wondered as she and Fio stood in front of Kazuma and Yunyun.

"Before Kazuma came along, Darkness was known three things, having one of the best bodies in the guild, having absolutely ridiculous delusions, and being a useless fighter who couldn't hit anything if she tried." Dust explained causing their group twitch.

"Seriously, but she's so talented." Cremea replied. Just watching her for a bit, she could tell that Darkness was on a whole different level from Kyouya to the point that comparing them is unfair.

"That's the thing. Because of her delusions, she didn't try and win. If she actually tried to win, she'd be one of the top adventurers in Axel." Rin added.

"Sounds about right" Kazuma chuckled.

Dust smiled before looking over to Kazuma, "I don't know what the fuck you did to make Darkness take things seriously but I'm glad you did." Dust smiled as they watched Beldia and Darkness clash.

"It was nothing." Kazuma smiled as he enjoyed having Yunyun on his lap.

"Not bad Crusader. You truly are a worthy foe unlike that idiot hero. At least with his death, my King will have no more threats."

"What do you mean my death" a voice shouted.

'Oh, you've gotta be.' Kazuma cursed as everyone turned towards the arriving Kyouya Megumi and Aqua appeared. "Where the fuck have you been." Kazuma groaned.

"Does it really matter? I'm here now." Kyouya smiled as he charged Beldia.

"What! How are you alive!" Beldia shouted as he moved back.

"Don't worry about that. Ms. Darkness let's take him on together." Kyouya shouted and he unsheathed his blade just for Aqua to put her hand in front of him.

"Hold on Kyouya. This undead is mine." Aqua shouted.

"Go ahead Lady Aqua." Kyouya smiled and a watching Kazuma could only roll his eyes.

Aqua smiled, "Here we go. TURN UNDEAD!" Aqua shouted and a yellow light rushed towards Beldia. The light overwhelmed Beldia, causing him to fall to the ground in pain.

'AHHH! AHHH!" Beldia screamed.

"Megumin. Now!" Kyouya roared.

"Got it boss." Megumin smiled as her staff roared and she began to chant.

Kazuma panicked because he knew what was coming, "Darkness get out of the way" Kazuma shouted in a panic. Darkness was durable but that explosion was going to hurt like hell.

"Right" Darkness replied, and she and Kyouya retreated to a safe distance just as Megumin finished her chant.

"EXPLOSION" Megumin roared, and the attack hit Beldia straight on.

"AHHHHH!" Beldia screamed as he endured the powerful attack. Even from a distance, Kazuma could feel the waves of power coming from the attack.

'She's strong, but that cool-off will be her undoing.' Kazuma thought to himself.

"That should do it" Kyouya smiled as he walked towards Megumin.

"Good because I'm tired." Megumin smiled before collapsing.

Kazuma should've been pleased but thanks to them his plan failed, 'Well there goes my plan.' Kazuma thought to himself.

"It's not over Kazuma." Olivia said into his head.

Kazuma focused on the smoke and as it cleared Beldia seemed weakened but not defeated, "Well done for angering me, but now it's all over." Beldia cursed.

Kazuma had been keeping track of everything going on and realized that the spell was running out of time, 'Not good. Hey Olivia, that spell Yunyun used. Any chance I can get it.'

'Yes, but are you willing to risk everybody learning about your skills just yet.'

Kazuma cursed because he wanted to keep that a secret, "Quick. Does anybody have the ability to restore mana." Kazuma shouted.

"I do" a girl with fair skin long light green hair gray eyes and a purple witch's hat shouted. She was wearing a purple robe that was cut to expose her stomach and the blue short shorts she was wearing along with a pair of purple sneakers.

"Restore Yunyun's quicky. Beldia's coming for Round 2, and we'll need INVULNERABLITY to make sure everybody survives." Kazuma said firmly.

The girl replied as she ran over to them and put her hands over Yunyun, "FULL RESTORE"

The light from FULL RESTORE completely healed Yunyun who got up from Kazuma's lap. "I was enjoying that, but I guess we need to be ready." Yunyun said with a smile.

"Hey! You should totally restore Megumin's." Aqua protested.

The girl hesitated before looking at Kazuma, "Should I."

"I'd rather not, but yes." Kazuma sighed.

"Got it' the girl replied, and she helped Megumin also.

"Yes! Now let's go." Megumin smiled.

The smoke finally cleared to reveal Beldia, "You'll all die for that!" Beldia roared as his eyes glowed.

"Everyone get ready. I think he's bringing in some backup" Kazuma said nervously. Kazuma's nerves were proven right when an army of undead appeared from the ground.

"What the fuck is that?" Kyouya gasped.

"That. Is my army of the undead. Now you will suffer." Beldia smiled.

"There are too many of them." Kyouya said nervously.

"Yunyun do it" Kazuma said firmly as he unsheathed his sword.

"Right. INVULNERABILITY!" Yunyun shouted and everyone was powered up again.

'What's this!" Kyouya said in shock as the white light surrounded them as Yunyun collapsed again just for Chris to take her and pull her to the side.

"The spell she just cast gave you a little protection for the next 10 minutes. You and Darkness take care of Beldia. The rest of us will deal with the army." Kazuma said confidently his sword at the ready.

"Got it." Kyouya replied.

Kazuma took a deep breath, "Warriors of Axel. CHARGE!" Kazuma shouted as he raised his sword to the sky.

"Let's do it" Dust shouted.

"Yeah" Rin roared.

All at once, the warriors of Axel charged the army with Darkness and Kyouya leading the charge with Kazuma Rin and Dust not far behind. Darkness and Kyouya quickly blew through the first wave an went straight for Beldia.

"Take this" Darkness shouted as she aimed a slash at Beldia which he blocked but he was forced to disengage because of Kyouya's attack from his other side.

"You're pretty good Ms. Darkness." Kyouya praised.

"I have to work hard for my leader." Darkness smiled.

"Got it" Kyouya chuckled as he looked towards Kazuma who was working with Dust and the rest of the adventurers to fight off the army of the undead.

"Stay focused though. He's not going to stop just because we did." Darkness smirked before resuming her onslaught.

As the battle continued Beldia was in a bad place. Thanks to Yunyun's spell the undead warriors hadn't claimed any victims and any injured simply backed off and allowed a healer to take care of them. Meanwhile Darkness and Kyouya were slowly getting used to each other and although he blocked the attacks, it was trickier to do than before. "Damn it. This is getting annoying." Beldia growled as he jumped back a short distance and grabbed his head before tossing it into the air.

Kazuma noticed this and smiled, "It's over Beldia STEAL." Kazuma shouted and he pointed his hand at Beldia's head. Contrary to popular belief STEAL wasn't random at all. It stole what the user desired most from their opponent and it was something Chris told Kazuma about when they discussed the plan.

"What! No!" Beldia said nervously as his head landed in Kazuma's hands.

Kazuma smiled, "Hey Aqua, he's all yours. Kyouya Darkness back up" Kazuma smiled.

Aqua smiled as she focused on the headless Beldia, "It's time to finish you off." Aqua smiled as she put her hand in the air and a white staff seemed to appear from nowhere and rush towards Aqua as she picked it out of the air.

"No. This can't be." Beldia panicked from within Kazuma's grasp.

"It can and it is" Aqua smiled as her hagoromo started to appear as she radiated power twirling the staff before pointing it at the headless body with Kazuma tossing the head over at the last second. "SACRED TURN UNDEAD"

"It's over" Kazuma smiled as Beldia was hit with the powerful sacred spell.

"NOO!" Beldia cried as his body was destroyed and the warriors that he summoned weren't far behind. The battle was over.

"We won!" Darkness shouted happily and the rest of the adventurers roared their approval.

"Thanks to Lady Aqua." Kyouya smiled.

"Thanks to Kazuma." The girl who healed Megumin and Yunyun smiled.

"Kazuma! Kazuma! Kazuma! Kazuma!" Dust shouted.

"Oh come on, I deserve some of this." Aqua frowned.

Kazuma smiled as he walked over to Aqua, "Well done Goddess Aqua." Kazuma whispered.

"Thank you" Aqua blushed.

Out of nowhere Kyouya appeared in front of them, "Stay away from Lady Aqua you asshole!" Kyouya scowled.

"Whatever" Kazuma chuckled and everyone else chuckled at Kyouya's little display. The battle was over and that's all that mattered.

(Scene Skip)

Back at the guild everyone had gathered for another celebration, "A toast to our hero, Kazuma who's brilliant plan led us to victory." Dust said happily.

"Here. Here." Chris shouted.

"To Kazuma" Yunyun said happily her mana restored yet again by the same girl who helped them before.

Kazuma loved the praise he was getting but he was even happier because the battle did wonders for the only thing that was truly problematic for him at this point, his lackluster level. Beldia was a level 80 warrior and even though all he did was take the head using Steal, it was enough to get him a massive amount of XP that jumped him from level 5 all the way to level 25.

Kazuma Satou

Lvl 25

HP- 60 + [ (5 x 5= 25) + (10 X 10= 100) + (15 x 5= 75)] = 260

STR- 13 + [ (3 x 5 = 15) + (5 x 10= 50) + (7 x 5= 35)] = 113

VIT- 75 + [ (3 x 5 = 15) + (5 x 10= 50) + (7 x 5= 35)] = 175

AGI- 14 + [ (3 x 5 = 15) + (5 x 10= 50) + (7 x 5= 35)] = 114

INT- 16 + [ (3 x 5= 15) + (5 x 10= 50) + (7 x 5= 35)] = 116

LUK- 17 + [ (3 x 5= 15) + (5 x 10= 50) + (7 x 5= 35)] = 117

MP- 6851 + [ (10 x 5= 50) + (15 x 10= 150) + (20 x 5= 100)] = 7151

Skill points 15 + [ (5 x 5= 25) + (8 x 10= 80) + (10 x 5= 50)] = 170

AN: Since he gained so many levels at once I wanted to break down how he got to the numbers. The first brackets are 6- 10 then 11-20 and finally 21-25.

Kazuma stood up to address the crowd drink in hand, "As much as I love the praise for what happened, I can't take credit for anything. The real credit for this goes to my wonderful teammates Darkness Yunyun and Chris. Darkness pushed Beldia to her limit and made the fight tougher; Yunyun's spell allowed us to all stay safe so we could give it our all. Chris was the wonderful person who taught me Steal and without that we may have lost." Kazuma smiled.

"Hold on. What about Lady Aqua. It was her spell that won the battle." Kyouya pointed out.

"You're right simp, Aqua's spell did win the battle, so she also deserves praise." Kazuma smiled making sure to take a shot at Kyouya when he had the chance.

"But Kazuma, we wouldn't have known to do that without you. It was you who mentioned Invulnerability and got Darkness to be serious. Aqua wouldn't have had the opening without it and a lot of our friends would've died" Cremea pointed out.

"That's nothing." Kazuma replied with a smile.

"Enough being modest Kazuma. Enjoy your praise." Luna chided. She wanted to do something more public, but right now she was acting as Luna instead of Iori.

"Whatever. Let's just celebrate." Kazuma shouted out and everyone erupted into cheers. Everyone was in a good mood.

(Scene Skip)

Kazuma Satou was having the night of his life and even after an hour the party was going strong. Thanks to a spell from Yunyun everyone stayed relatively sober which was great for him since he really didn't want to deal with a drunk Darkness or Chris. However, he had to admit that it was getting overwhelming being around all these people, "Hey guys I'm gonna get some fresh air." Kazuma smiled before leaving.

"Don't take too long." Chris chuckled.

"I won't" Kazuma waved before exiting the guild via one of the side entrances. When he got outside, he was pleasantly surprised to see Luna waiting for him.

"I figured you'd get tired of it all around now." Luna smiled.

"I've been a NEET for the past 5 years. Getting used to people is harder than I thought." Kazuma frowned. At his core he was still a loner and although the girls were helping, he still wasn't quite used to it.

Luna sighed, "Well your friends are all here for you and so am I Kazu." Luna replied.

"Hey Luna, can you do me a favor?"

"Depends on what it is?"

"Can you become Iori again. Even for a little bit." Kazuma wondered.

"Sure" Luna replied, and she activated a small magic circle. Luna's body glowed and in an instant, she was changed from her usual appearance to a girl with waist length black hair tied up in a ponytail with bangs hanging over her forehead and red eyes. She was wearing a blue top that strained her high C cup breasts and a pair of blue jeans with white sneakers. Kazuma looked on in shock as he noticed the silver pendant around her neck with a blue teardrop.

"I see you still have my last gift." Kazuma replied focusing on the pendant. It was a gift for her on her 16th birthday and when he confessed his feelings for her. She accepted his feelings but the combination of his age and the fact she was essentially his stepsister made it difficult for them to properly date. They could date now but that was complicated in a different way.

"Yeah, and you're wearing mine, though I wish I could've given it to you myself." Iori sighed. His tracksuit was actually Iori's birthday gift and even after 5 years he made sure to keep it in good shape.

"Yeah." Kazuma frowned.

"How about we get back to the party. Don't want to ruin a great day by recalling bad stuff." Iori smiled before turning back to Luna.

"Alright" Kazuma sighed as he walked back in and tried to get ready to be the life of the party again.

Food (4) x 1 – 4

TOTAL MP

7155

(Scene Skip)

Lalatina Dustiness Ford was loving every second of the party as she basked in the glory of her team's latest encounters. "This is great. We're the talk of the town." Darkness smiled.

"Yes we are, and now it's time for what I promised." Kazuma smiled as he walked back.

"What! Here!" Darkness gasped.

"Yep. Strip for me Darkness because I'm about to give you what you want in front of all these people." Kazuma said happily.

"Yes!" Darkness shouted happily as she started taking off her armor causing many adventurers including Dust to look towards the stripping crusader.

"No way. Is Kazuma really going to do what I think he is" Dust gasped as he looked towards Darkness who was down to the long black dress she wore. This caused most of the adventurers to look towards them.

"Kazuma you're currently being punished remember. If you fuck Darkness, you're breaking that." Chris reminded him.

"We can make an exception Chris, after all did you ever think the day would come when Darkness was a proper warrior." Kazuma smiled.

"She's got a point. Up until now she was known for her great body and boy is it great" Dust chuckled as everyone looked at Darkness who was down to just a pair of lacy black panties. The shame of being nearly naked had her shuddering with joy.

"Do it Kazuma! Take me in front of everybody." Darkness replied.

"Fuck her! Fuck her! Fuck her!" the adventurers started shouting.

Chris realized this was getting out of hand and there was only one solution, "Alright fine. Fuck her but that's it until your punishment is over" Chris sighed as the crowd erupted with joy.

Kazuma smiled before he looked at Darkness, "Get ready Darkness because I promised you the greatest orgasm of your life and WE are going to give it to you" Kazuma smiled.

"We… don't tell me that you and the others are going to ravage me" Darkness panted, and a few adventurers were very eager to get in on the action.

Kazuma looked at Darkness with a smile, "The only person who's going to ravage you is me. That doesn't mean only one Kazuma is going to do the ravaging, DUPLICATE." Kazuma shouted and four more Kazuma's appeared.

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" Darkness said happily.

"Alright boys get her ready for me." Kazuma ordered.

'Right" the clone smiled as they approached Darkness.

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" Darkness shouted as the Kazuma's approached with lust in their eyes. For Darkness this was like a dream come true, which was fitting because it actually was a dream.

(Real world)

"Darkness is going to be pissed when she wakes up." Chris smiled as she watched her friend. Darkness was currently in her bed in the apartment next to Kazuma's with a smile on her face and a bit of drool coming out of her mouth. Just next to her on the side of the bed was a succubus with chin level light pink hair and matching pink eyes along with small red horns said nervously. The loli succubus was wearing an extremely risqué outfit which consisted of a thin black strap with darker pink frills covering her nipples with a larger strip off to her right with purple gloves that covered most of her arms and a purple and pink garter set. Kazuma didn't want to break the rules, but he did want to motivate Darkness, so he pulled Yunyun to the side the next morning and asked to arrange a meeting with the succubus shop.

"Or she'll imagine it again and actually give herself the greatest orgasm of her life." Kazuma smiled. It was a cheap trick to use succubus dreams, but it worked since Darkness dominated the fight.

"Umm… so now what." The succubus said nervously and who could blame her with a goddess within casting distance.

"Now you leave with our thanks." Chris smiled.

The succubus beamed at that news, "Right. Thanks Lady Eris and tell Yunyun I said hello." The succubus said happily before warping away.

"On that note I'm heading back to my bed in order to get some sleep." Kazuma smiled.

"Goodnight Lalatina. Sweet dreams" Chris smiled as she looked at her friend. Darkness proved herself today and for their little rag tag team to have any chance of actually beating the Demon King, she'd need to do it a lot more.

That's it for Chapter 9 and things have finally seemed to calm down. Next chapter things calm down for the gang and the focus on the future begins.