Within the mansion of Darkness….
"Gohan San! Strange monsters are appearing out of nowhere!" yelled Sena, as she tried to fix her glasses, Megumin was standing outside the room
"These monsters came from…." she trailed off as she saw Gohan completely white and on the ground, "Is he… alright?"
"He'll get up soon, what's the issue yet again?" asked Kazuma
"Ah, yes, There are strange monsters suddenly appearing out of Keele's dungeon that you visited yesterday, any idea about that?" asked Sena
"You can't just blame everything on us, you know…. I'll ask just to be sure", Kazuma turned to Megumin
"Of course, I didn't do it, I'm only interested if explosions are brought up" she replied, a bit of… irritation? We don't know
Kazuma then turned towards Darkness,
"Of course, I also didn't do it, I didn't do anything to cause any trouble"
He then turned towards Aqua, already knowing something might be wrong here
"Geez, you're doubting me too much, if anything, there should be lesser monsters because of me!" replied Aqua, adding a bit of flamboyance to her sentence
'Because of you?!' Kazuma grabbed Aqua by the shoulder and moved to the other side of the room, "Continue" he states, a menacing aura could be felt from his words alone, but Aqua didn't notice it
"Well, the magic circle I drew took super duper hard effort.." she continued, "The circle doesn't allow monsters near it," she said
"Repeat that?" said Kazuma with sweat starting to magically appear
"The monsters are unable to approach the circle," she said, this time toning herself down a bit
"YOU IDIOT!" yelled Kazuma so hard, Gohan got his soul back, and he was back at his feet
"Enemy?!" he said as he prepared a stance
"No enemy, relax Gohan," said Darkness
The yell startled everyone, even Chomusuke, Kazuma then hits Aqua in the head, subsequently a big red bump appears
"Monsters aside, we'll do everything we can to make sure the citizens aren't harmed," Kazuma told Sena
Gohan then noticed Sena, his mood suddenly dropping, "Am I always gonna find you here?" he asked Sena
"O-Of course! You're under watch, remember?!" she started with an embarrassed blush on her face
While they were walking in the Darkness, Aqua was crying yet again, "It can't be my fault…" she says
"Is this always gonna happen, Aqua? Are you always just gonna negate every useful thing you've done? Somehow, every single aid you've brought, started a different kind of disaster" said Gohan, playing with Chomusuke, who was resting on his head
When they reached the dungeon, they saw small little humanoid creatures, wearing a suit of purple and white with yellow ties, they all had purple hair, and they wore black and white masks, one of them fell while they were arranging themselves in lines, they always seem to be smiling
"These are strange monsters alright" Gohan found them strange, yet adorable
"Kazuma, I appreciate your cooperation, as you can see, these monsters are coming from the dungeon," informed Sena to Kazuma
"They seem like they're infinite in number" stated Gohan as he looked towards the dungeon
"Their masks annoy me on an instinctive level, and what's wrong with that grin?" Aqua looked at the little guys and she already hated them, she stood up to throw a rock at the monster, until it noticed her
The monster then walked towards Aqua and then hugged her leg, "Does it want attention? The mask still annoys me but it looks cute looking closer" said Aqua as she knelt to the little guy
Gohan's body tensed, he felt the monster's Ki rise to dangerous levels like it was going to….. Explode?
"Aqua! Watch out!" yelled Gohan, before Aqua could respond, Gohan tackled the monster off of Aqua's feet, and the monster almost immediately blew up after Gohan tackled it
"Meow! " said a terrified Chomusuke who jumped to Megumin
"Gohan! Are you alright?" asked Aqua
"Aw man" Gohan came out of the bush… his clothes were blown apart, his shirt is completely gone while his pants are holding onto dear life
"Not again!" yelled Kazuma, he was tired of Gohan always flexing his goddamn abs
"I couldn't do anything about it!"
"What happened-" Sena cut herself off as she saw Gohan with his shirt torn, her face turned as red as a tomato, "W-W-What are you doing?!" she asked, wondering why he was naked in front of her
"You okay Aqua?" Gohan ignored Sena's protests as he helped Aqua get up
"Y-Yeah, I'm fine" she answered yet again with a blush on her face
"A-Anyway, As you saw, Kazuma San, these monsters tend to grab hold of someone and then explode, Once you beat the spell caster of these monsters, find the circle, and put this on it" said Sena as she gave Kazuma a red paper, "It's a sealing talisman" she finished
Darkness stepped closer to one of the monsters, it jumped on her and exploded, however, Darkness came out completely unscathed, "Right, I'll lead the way, Kazuma stay behind me"
"Kazuma, Kazuma" called out Megumin as she pulled his shirt, "I'll be on the way inside, so I'll stay out here" She finished
"Then I'll stay with you too!" Aqua stood up from the ground
"No way! You're coming with us!" was Kazuma's response
Aqua was startled before grabbing her head as if she's gone mad, "No! I don't wanna go in the dungeon! If I go in, I'll be left inside! No dungeon… no…" she responded
"What the hell happened in there for her to be like that?" asked Gohan with a serious glare, everybody saw his body tensed, "Is there some dangerous monster in there?" he asked another one
"N-No! Relax, it's just… we argued and I…. Left her in there.." replied Kazuma
"You what?!" yelled out Gohan, "How could you do that?" everyone saw how angry he was
"I'm... Sorry" was Kazuma's only response
"Guess it's just me and Darkness then.." said Kazuma, he was prepared to enter the dungeon
"Huh?! You and me? You seem more dangerous than those monsters!" Darkness was a bit shy as she said that
"Maybe I should leave you in there too… so you can experience the same trauma as Aqua" was Kazuma's only response
"Stop that… let's go," said Gohan, he moved forward towards the dungeon, everyone knew he was furious, but they don't about what
'Could he be that angry at Kazuma for abandoning me?' Was Aqua's thoughts, while Gohan was walking, Monsters charged at him, and as soon as they were as close as a mile, they were all decapitated and destroyed into a puff of smoke, Gohan then made it to the entrance
"Come on…" He said, in what most would interpret as a dangerous voice, Kazuma and Darkness had sweat drops across their faces
'Last time I entered, it was way darker, which at least shows someone is in there' Kazuma thinks
Darkness was killing the little monster, "I can hit them! I can actually hit them, look Kazuma! Gohan! I can actually hit them!" she says with glee on her face
"You sure do look happy," said Kazuma, he noticed Gohan didn't say anything, it was like his mind was full of thoughts
'With these guys around though, I can't erase Aqua's circle without anyone noticing' Thought Kazuma
"Hey! Can you go-" An adventurer was cut off as the monsters jumped onto him, "Ah! Someone, please help me! Get those things away from me!" he yelled in agony,
Kazuma saw it as a chance to run, "Darkness! Gohan! Let's go!" he said
But Gohan ran back, he killed those monsters off of the adventurers before they exploded, saving them
"O-Oh, Thank you!* he said bowing 3 times, before grabbing his friends and running away
Gohan looked back at Kazuma, Anger laced in his eyes, "How could you abandon those who are begging for help in front of you!" he yelled
Darkness was still killing monsters, "G-Gohan, W-Wait!" said Kazuma waving his hands around, Gohan spared a look at Kazuma for a moment, his anger still to subsided, "Whatever, let go," said Gohan, he walked down the stairs, killing any monster to attack him,
Kazuma looked at Gohan for a bit, sweat across his face, 'Looks like he's angry with me' was his thought, and he shrugged, "Come on, Darkness, Let's go" he said
"Okay! What is this feeling of fulfilment? It feels like I'm doing my job for once!" said Darkness
Konosuba!
They were all standing in a corner, staring from behind it, there was a guy who was identical to the monsters
'What's his deal? It's pretty clear that he's the master of these monsters' Kazuma informed himself really
Darkness then ran in front of him, with Kazuma running after her, and Gohan only walking, still angry from Kazumas behaviour towards other people
"Are you the one behind this?" she asked as she pointed her sword at him
"I didn't expect you to make it this far, I welcome you, Adventurers! I am the root of evil and the source of all your problems! A devil king army leader, and an archdemon-" the Demon was introducing himself before being cut off by Gohan
"Skip the introduction, We're here to kill you, so surrender… or die" said Gohan in a dangerously low voice, everyone who was present felt a pressure like none, even Darkness struggled to stand, Kazuma was on his knees, while Vanir was… fine?
'He's angry! Very angry!' Kazuma told himself as he struggled to stand up
"Very nice! Very nice!" was Vanir's reaction, "What if I choose to fight-" Vanir was cut off, this time he cut himself off because his face was met by Gohan's fist, the pressure subsided from Kazuma and Darkness, who were able to witness the speed of Gohan's attack
"He's too fast!" was Darkness' reaction to Gohan's absurd speed
'He's too strong!' was Kazumas reaction to Gohan's attack
Surprisingly, instead of there being blood and a dead body, there was a puff of smoke and Vanir's mask fell to the ground, the mask then started to laugh
"How?" asked Gohan, he wasn't surprised, more like interested, "well you see, the body you attacked was not the main body, therefore I'm not dead," said Vanir, "But what I can do… is take control of people!" he said as he jumped to Gohan's face, trying to take control of him
"Gohan!" yelled both Kazuma and Darkness
Vanir was laughing maniacally, "Say goodbye to your friend," he said and continued with more laughter… until his laughter was dying down
"Are you done?" asked Gohan
"Wh-What?! How!" he asked as he jumped off of Gohan's face
"I've trained my mind to the point of negating mind control, and there's a mental shield protecting my brain from control attacks" explained Gohan, "Now you're finished!" he yelled as he walked to Vanir's mask, his aura slowly getting more and more dangerous,
"n-No!" he yelled, in imaginary desperation, he then had a plan, instead of running away, he jumped to Darkness and attached himself to her,
"Darkness!" yelled Kazuma
"You!" said Gohan with Anger in his voice, everybody just wanted him to go mad today
"Hahaha! This body is splendid! Now before I was cut off rudely by our friend there" he stated as he ushered Gohan," My name is Vanir, Archdemon and a devil king army general" he introduced himself yet again
"Now, Boy… if you want me to" Vanir was cut off by… Darkness…?
"Kazuma, what do I do? My body was taken over!" said Darkness as she appeared to be pleasured
"If you dare strike this lady dow-"
"I don't mind, Go ahead without mercy, this is the perfect opportunity"
"Shut up, You! What's wrong with you?!" said an irritated Vanir
"Looks like you're having fun, " said a disappointed Gohan, he deadpanned at Darkness' behaviour
"What is this.." said Vanir, "Lovely.." continued Darkness, "Lady?" he continued, "How tough must her mind be?" asked Vanir, "She's like the very model of a crusader," said Darkness
"Pipe Down!" yelled out Vanir
"Is she continuing his sentence for him?" asked a baffled Gohan
"I have no idea who the victim of this situation is any longer" deadpanned Kazuma
"To fight back my mind control, You are most impressive, young girl," complimented Vanir
"Aw, shucks" was Darkness' reply to the compliment
"But the more you resist, the more unbearable pain will be inflicted on you," said Vanir in a threatening manner
"Wh-What?!" was Darkness' reaction to the information
"Hahahahahahaha!!" Laughed Vanir maniacally, before stopping suddenly….." Is she feeling….Joy?" he asked
Konosuba!
Kazuma was back in the room where Aqua made the circle, he was cleaning it off while Darkness was fighting off Vanir's control
"No matter the unbearable pain, I won't give up!" she said
"Such noble determination! If you continue, your mind will surely break!"
"Alright, Darkness, let's go and find Aqua-" Kazuma was cut off because Vanir pointed the sword at his face
"Not another step boy!" , "Kazuma! Leave me behind and go!", "You don't want to hurt this girl that you find so attractive do you?"
Darkness gasped at the last sentence, "If she continues to resist my power..", "Kazuma! This mind-reading devil just said something that piqued my interest!"
"Just stop it!" said an out-of-breath Vanir, he was trying to get his breath back
"This guy is not having a pretty time at all," said a disappointed Gohan, he was still angry over a devil taking over his friend's body,
"This body is a mistake," "Hey, isn't it rude to call someone's body a mistake?" asked Darkness
"Oh enough!" said Vanir, yet again out of breath, "Im leaving!" said an angry Vanir
"Sorry, can't have you do that," said Kazuma as he stuck the talisman at Vanir's mask
"What's that talisman?" asked Vanir as flicked the talisman a few times, "Hey Kazuma…. Isnt this…." trailed Darkness
"The sealing talisman that Sena gave me" replied Kazuma, "We will go and make Aqua purify you," said Kazuma
Konosuba!
Kazuma and Darkness were running, with Gohan trailing. behind for a bit, his face still thoughtful,
'Who was that guy that attacked us? He was really strong and he seemed to already know me' Gohan wondered about the creature that attacked him and Megumin the other day
"Well, Boy, This girl's resistance is impressive, but the longer she resists the more pain her body experiences!" said Vanir with a smile
"He's right Kazuma! My body is getting unbearable pain right now! As expected of a devil king's leader! I might just fall for him!" Stated Darkness with a blush on her face
"Just hang in there Darkness! Once we reach there we'll make you feel better" said Gohan as he caught up to them
Darkness then relaxed and said, "Don't trouble yourselves"
"What did you just say?" asked Gohan
"Don't trouble yourselves" she repeated
Konosuba!
"You did hang in there! Darkness!" said Kazuma, but he didn't receive any response from Darkness, "Darkness?" called out Gohan
"Hahahaha! My dominion is complete!" yelled out Vanir, he then sprinted towards the gate,
"And now to give that priestess of yours, a little gift! We'll have a little heartwarming reunion! My loathsome nemesis…" said Vanir
"Darkness, snap out of it! You're better than this!" said Kazuma
"It's no use boy! Now, we'll see how this body works against that woman-" Vanir was cut off by Aquas's voice
"Sacred Exorcism!" she yelled, a blue circle emitting from her hand, the same happening under Vanir, and then a blue explosion erupted, Vanir was yelling in agonizing pain, with the mix of Darkness' voice
"What're you doing? Don't go around blasting people like that!" yelled out Kazuma in horror
"I sensed an evil presence coming up and so I took a shot at it" replied Aqua
"What kind of explanation was that?" asked a deadpanned Gohan
"This is a devil king's army general in Darkness' body" explained Kazuma
"A devil king's general?" said a confused Sena
"That's why that smell reeks! It's something only a devil would give out! Darkness you smell stinky!" said Aqua as she held her nose in disgust
Vanir then got up, already laughing, "I suppose an introduction is in order," said Vanir "Aqua, I don't think it's me who stinks!", "I am van-", "Kazuma! Come smell me and check if I stink!" said Darkness, "Shut up!" yelled Vanir in anger, out of breath again
"I am Vanir, To shoot exorcism magic before introductions, have you no etiquette?" asked Vanir
"Oh? A demon is teaching me etiquette? You're just a demon who feeds off of negative emotion" Laughed Aqua
The air was silent for a moment before Aqua, "Sacred Highness Exorcism!" she said as she unleashed a yellow beam from her forehead
Vanir dodged the blast, "Oi Darkness! What are you dodging? Stay still!" yelled out Aqua
"Easy for you to say!" replied Darkness
"Hey! Not fair! I want one of those masks! They directly appeal to us crimson demons!" yelled Megumin
"Are you an idiot?! That's his main body!" replied Kazuma irritated
"That does indeed match the wanted poster of the all-seeing demon! Everyone, Get him!" called out Sena
2 adventurers attacked Vanir, he dodged a sword attack effortlessly and pushed one adventurer away, the other tried to hit him with an axe, which he easily deflected with the sword, and then roundhouse kicked him in the face
"Hey, darkness! Stop dodging for a moment, and stand still! Don't you wanna be saved?" asked Aqua
"I never imagined Darkness to be this strong!" said the adventurer
"She deflecting all our hits effortlessly" replied the other
"Hahahaha! This body is functional!" said Vanir, "It has very strong strength and plenty of stamina! Not to mention it has resistance to the pesky magic of the gods!" he informed himself really
"Hey, Darkness! You land one hit and now you're all high and mighty?" said one adventurer
4 adventurers then surrounded her, "Surround her, surround her! Surround her and let's scrub her around!" said one adventurer
"Enough!" yelled out Gohan, everyone was startled by the scream, "You guys can't beat her," he said matter of factly
"Wh-What?!" replied one adventurer
"Leave her to me, stand down!" said Gohan
Darkness appears to be pleasured, 'The people I usually have cordial interactions with are looking at me with such disdain' Her breathing appeared to be heavy
"Im feeling joy over here, why is that?" Vanir asked Himself, "Regardless, you wouldn't dare to hurt your friend would you-" Vanir cut himself off as he looked at Gohan's eyes, complete ferocity in his eyes, 'Hes planning to strike her down?!' he thought with a sense of dread
"Do something!" Megumin nudged Kazuma
"Satou-San aren't you going to help?" asked Sena
Gohan didn't wait any longer, he immediately rushed in, 'I'll have to hold back to not completely kill her, I'm sure I just need to weaken her for Aqua to finish him off Gohan thinks of a strategy, to his disdain, he has to beat one of his friends, but he has to because of this devil
He landed a sweep kick and flipped back into a standing position and palmed Vanir into a tree, Vanir then stood up, "Impressive skill, but you're still holding back!" he yelled as he rushed to attack Gohan yet again
Gohan dodged every single hit with grace to his style, "Woah, he's keeping up with Darkness? How strong is this guy?!" yelled out Megumin
"Darkness! Are you there?!" Asked Gohan as he continued to dodge Vanir's attack
"It's no use! Your voice won't reach h-" Vanir was cut off yet again, but this time was by Darkness
"I'm here, Gohan!" she answered
"Great! I need you to resist his control! And once you stop yourself ill destroy the talisman! Try and take off the mask!" Gohan told her the plan, but Vanir replied instead, "How can you destroy the talisman?" he asked
"Doesn't concern you," he said in a dangerous voice, as he flicked Vanir away in the forehead, the flick caused the talisman and a part of the mask that held the talisman to fall apart
"Now! Darkness!" called out Gohan, Darkness tried to remove the mask, "I can't remove it!" she said
'Damn! It's not removable!' Gohan thought
"Amazing! You surprised me! An all-seeing demon! You are a phenomenon!" yelled Vanir
'The only thing I have left….' Gohan thought with another plan, this one was way riskier however
"Megumin! Prepare yourself! You're going to launch an explosion on both of us!" Gohan informed Megumin
"Wh-What?! No way! My explosion has gotten way stronger from the experience I got! If I launch it… you might.." she trailed off
"Do it!" said Gohan as he grabbed Darkness and gave her a crushing bear hug, "Im giving you an option here, Vanir… either you leave and get purified, or you'll be destroyed with all of us!" said Gohan
Vanir tried to struggle Away, but then gave up, "As a devil of destruction I couldn't ask for better! I can't believe I won't live out my death wish. Such a shame…I am a devil! I'd rather be destroyed rather than purified by those scummy gods!" Vanir challenged
"A shame indeed." finished Darkness
"You okay with this, Darkness?" asked Gohan
"As long as you guys will be okay, I don't mind," she said, she was enjoying the pain from Gohan's bearhug
Kazuma thinks, 'He thought of a plan all by himself while still fighting? This guy is a genius!'
Kazuma then put his hand on Sena's shoulder, "Should anything happen, I want you to be a witness, that this was fired by my command, ill take the responsibility for this too!" Kazuma told Sena with a smile,
Gohan then looked at Kazuma, they both shared a smile as well
Megumin looked hesitant but then started, "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!
Strike forth, Explosion!" chanted Megumin, an explosion as tall as the forest was unleashed upon Darkness and Gohan
The guild
"Son Gohan, in light of your cooperation, in addition to your reward, and this letter of appreciation, I wish to apologize for the suspicions and trials," said Sena as she gave a bow, then smiled
"Dont mention it, it's my pleasure that I'm helping people" replied Gohan as he gave a bow himself
"Also, Lady Dustiness Ford Lalatina, for the dedication that you've shown on the battlefield, the royal family would like to thank you, here's the armour made by a royal craftsman to replace the ones you've destroyed
Flashback
Once the big explosion was done, the group including the adventurers run up to the huge crater left by Megumin
"Gohan! Darkness! Are you alright?!" yelled out Kazuma asking
Once the dust cleared up, they saw Gohan sitting down with his legs crossed while he held darkness close to him, he noticed the group looking at them
'Her armour is destroyed' Kazuma informed himself
Gohan had a sombre look himself, he knew she wasn't dead because he felt a small chunk of her lifeforce left, which means she'll recover with some sleep, but to him, the fact that she had to be hurt like this was evidence of his failures
Aqua ended up healing both Gohan and Darkness, 'Sometimes I forget that she can even do stuff like that' Gohan told himself in a deadpan
End of flashback
"Yeah! Lalatina!" , "We're proud of you Lalatina!", "Oh, you're so cute, Lalatina!" all adventurers roared her praises
Gohan sweatdropped and then gave an awkward laugh, while Darkness was shy all over again
"This isn't the embarrassment that I hoped for," she said before she hid her face in her palms
"There's no way you're getting turned on by this" Gohan stated in an irritated/disappointed tone
"Im not! It's embarrassing that people are saying my real name!" she replied quickly, shooting down Gohan's thoughts
"Oh thank the lord" was Gohan's subsequent reaction to Darkness' reply, but then he realized what she said, "Why are you embarrassed about your name?" asked Gohan
"Adventurer Son Gohan, in light of defeating the mobile fortress destroyer, and the devil kings commander Vanir, it wouldn't have been possible without you, all charges against you have been dropped, and the debt and the damages against the lord's mansion, will not subtract your reward, which will come out to 40 million Eris!" stated Sena, the air was silent at the revelation
The whole crowd then roared in glee
"Sweet! We don't gotta worry about debt any longer!" smiled Gohan with happiness as he was jumping around
Konosuba!
The next day, after the whole thing with Vanir was finished, Gohan went to visit Yunyun, he promised to hang out for a time, but she was sitting at a table playing chess with herself,
"Hey, Yunyun!" greeted Gohan with a smile
"Ah! My name is Yunyun and im an archwizard and a crimson demon with advanced magic! I'm looking for a party member-" Yunyun was startled by Gohan, she thought he was gonna ask about his recruit to her party, she said everything with closed eyes so she didn't notice Gohan until her eyes were opened with anxiousness
The place was silent between Yunyun and Gohan, Yunyun was shocked to see Gohan, and Gohan was a bit startled by Yunyun's….. Sudden introduction
"O-Oh… hey Gohan!" greeted Yunyun, "How can I help you today?"
"Did you forget already? I promised you to hang out today…" replied Gohan
"Oh yeah! I forgot about that…. Sorry…" remembered Yunyun with a hint of embarrassment
"What was all of that about? The introduction thing?" asked Gohan, confused at Yunyun's behaviour
"Well….. I've been trying to get party members…. For a while now…" she responded with a blush on her face
"You've memorized the whole thing?" asked Gohan, he then giggled a bit
For some reason, Gohan's smile put Yunyun at ease, she also then began to giggle at her actions
"So, what's the plan for today?" asked Gohan
"Uhm….. Do you have any ideas?" replied Yunyun with a question of her own, she didn't plan it out today, she forgot there was a hangout today anyway
"We could grab something to eat? And then we could go magic item shopping, surely you'd like that!" suggested Gohan
"Absolutely! Looks like you had it planned out" agreed Yunyun to Gohan's suggestion
"I just compromised my ideas based on what I thought Girls would like" responded Gohan, "Excuse me! Waitress" he called out
After they ordered their food, Yunyun was horrified at the sight of Gohan devouring the food like a bottomless pit, 'He's like a complete blackhole!' she told herself
After Gohan was done gobbling the food up like a beast, "Man! That really hit the spot!" said Gohan as he rubbed his belly, he then looked at Yunyun to see her absolutely horrified look, he then awkwardly giggled at her reaction, "Sorry, I tend to eat a lot when I'm hungry"
"Uh….huh" was her only answer
After they were done eating, they went to Wiz's shop, looking for useful magic items until sunset
"Man! Today was a blast! I enjoyed your company today" said Gohan, a smile with glee on his face
"That's true, this is the first time I went out like that with a friend!" says Yunyun as she also returned the smile
"We should do this again for sure! A date next time!" said Gohan, poor Gohan thought a date means a hangout
"A-A-A-A d-d-date?!" yelled a confused Yunyun, her face beet red from embarrassment, her face then exploded in smoke and she ran away as fast as she can
Gohan's face was contorted with confusion, 'Did I say something?' Gohan asked himself
He went on a small walk, contemplating what happened today, his mind while trying to focus, was just Yunyun smiling, the more he tried to think of something else, it was just Yunyun smiling,
'Is that all I think about? Her smile?' Gohan asked himself with a small red blush on his face, he continued walking home, he told Kazuma everything that happened, together with Aqua and Megumin, Darkness was sleeping however
"So after we finished shopping, I told her I want to hang out with her again, but then I said A date" explained Gohan
"WHAT!???" was everyone's reaction
"You told Yunyun to go on a date with you?!" asked Megumin
"How can he get a girl before me!!" cried Kazuma
"I didn't know Yunyun and Gohan were like that, not that I'm against it," giggled Aqua
"Again with that reaction, what does a date even mean? Isn't it just another word for a hangout?" asked Gohan
"You didn't even mean to get her like that?!" asked Kazuma, to his horrified soul, a guy just got a girl by accident, (Gohan got that unintelligent rizz)
"Gohan, let me explain what dating is" said Megumin
Konosuba!
Gohan was blushing deep red after Megumin told him the meaning of 'A date' "A-" Gohan tried to say something but his brain malfunctioned, and his system shut down as he was knocked out with his head literally red and his ears shooting steam
"Poor guy didn't even know what he meant by a date," said Kazuma
"With Yunyun no less, she's probably fricking out like crazy! She went from not having friends to someone suddenly asking her out on a date" continued Megumin Kazuma's sentiment
"Regardless, This must be the beginning of something new!" said Aqua with starry eyes, Megumin and Kazuma looked at her like she grew a 2nd head
"What?" asked Aqua as she noticed their gaze
Konosuba!
It was early in the morning, and Aqua, Megumin and Darkness seemed to fight about something
"I don't wanna! I don't wanna leave! It's still super cold!" yelled out Aqua, "Why do you want to go out so early in the morning!?" cried a hysterical Aqua
"I can't cast explosion magic if I'm not outside" replied Megumin
"The monsters in the vicinity are highly active nearing spring! More jobs for us adventurers!" answered Darkness
"what are you guys, little children? Are you just little children who wish to play outside in the winter?" was Aqua's reaction to the information dumped on her
"Yah!!! That was a super nice bath!" said Gohan as he came out to the living room, drying his head with a towel, only to feast his eyes on the girls fighting
"You dare to call me a kid?" asked Megumin as she tried to move Aqua
"You're the one acting a bit childish right now, Aqua. Besides, if you don't get up…" replied Darkness, turning her head forward to be met with Kazuma under a Kotatsu, basking in its blanket, Chomusuke also enjoying the luxuries, with Megumin also doing the same
"you'll end up like that…." they said at the same time, Kazuma was staring right back at them, like a predator hunting its prey
"Okay, even I don't wanna end up like that….. But why don't you try and convince that loser instead of me?" cried Aqua
'Hey, as even-tempered as I am, where do you get off calling me "that" and a loser? Couldn't you be ruder?" asked Kazuma
"what's going on here?" asked Gohan as he was done drying his hair, it was straight, before spiking up to the dangerously spiky haircut that he usually has
"What's with that hair of yours?" asked Aqua, curious about how Gohan maintains that absurd haircut
"It's been like that since birth, I never understood myself to be perfectly honest, anyway, what's going on in here?" Gohan repeated his question
"We're trying to go adventure but these two are lazy!" yelled out Darkness
"Hey Kazuma, come on let's g-" Gohan tried to raise the blanket to see Kazuma, but Kazuma grabbed his hand and used drain touch, in hopes of dismantling him…. But…
"Both I and you know that this won't be enough to stagger me," said Gohan as he pulled Kazuma out of that kotatsu
"I knew we could count on you, Gohan!" said Megumin and Darkness simultaneously as they hugged Gohan in glee
"U-Uh…. Y-Yeah…" said Gohan, a red blush splattered on his face, " I-I would like it… I-If you… move." he said awkwardly
"Sorry.." they said as they left, as soon as Kazuma was let go, he returned under the kotatsu
"Looks like he doesn't wanna leave.." Gohan frowned a bit, "Well, ill go outside to warm up, just let me know if you made any progress" he stated before leaving to the garden in front of the house, he removed his shirt, and started doing all kinds of push-ups and sit-ups, he made after images to have a quick spar with himself, he made sure to tone himself down though.
'Since we defeated Vanir, a devil kings commander, our celebrations were short-lived, Wiz was also a devil king commander, thus we had to inform her of the death of her comrade' informed Kazuma
Flashback
Darkness, Gohan, and Kazuma were standing in front of Wiz's shop, the next day after Gohan's and Yunyun's little 'Hangout'
"I'll inform her of what happened," told Darkness
"Alright…" said Gohan, he didn't care much for Vanir, and suffice it to say he hates him
"Although our time was short, we shared the body and wreaked havoc, as a follower of Eris sama, I shouldn't say it, but I didn't dislike him," sombre Darkness told, she then stepped in
"Wiz, we have to tell you something," said Darkness before she was surprised…. Vanir was right in front of her own eyes
"Welcome to the shop! Now before we say anything, "But I didn't dislike him", Us demons have no gender, so your feelings…" Vanir intentionally cut that sentence off when Darkness knelt in embarrassment, hiding her face
"Oh, this influx of negative emotions! How savoury!" said Vanir, "Hiding your face to hide your embarrassment, eh?"
"Hey, How the hell are you here, I thought you were dead," said a serious Gohan, yet again radiating murder intent, he was pissed off every time this guy cursed his eyes by his appearance
"Now now, no need to get all riled up, our battle was finished, now even though I did manage to survive that attack, even a devil of my calibre wouldn't escape unscathed," he said as he pointed to the Roman numeral of 2 on his mask, "I lost one of my lives, so I'm Vanir II!" he said
"I don't intend to play jokes with you here, so you better tell me how you survived otherwise our encounter again will be a messy one," said Gohan with a dangerous tone
"Now, Now, Gohan-Kun," said Wiz
Konosuba!
"Vanir wanted to leave his post as a devil king commander for a while now, now that he's quote en quote, 'Dead', he doesn't maintain the barrier any longer, he's as harmless as he can be" explained Wiz Vanirs predicament, or more like solutions
"Doesn't explain why he's here, however, you better not try anything funny, got it?" Gohan told Vanir with a dangerous glow in his eyes
"My, My, I don't know why you even hate me so much, I didn't even get to do anything yet before I was ruthlessly bullied by you," said Vanir
"Bullied?" asked Wiz
"Yeah, he was very strong, in one hit with the speed I never saw before, he destroyed my body, and once I tried to take control of him, his brain was protected by a shield that he created" explained Vanir how his fight with Gohan went down, "even when I took that girl's surprisingly effective body, I still couldn't land a single hit on him"
"S-Seriously?"
"Seriously, his strength is something I have never seen… and to be quite frankly… I never want to see you again"
'Was he… that strong?! Even Vanir is scared of him…. He might be able to beat the devil king' Wiz thinks to herself
"Anyway, you… boy from a distant land, I have a business offer for you… care to hear it?" vanir pointed to Kazuma
End of flashback
'Vanir's big moneymaking scheme, was to create things from my original world, and he'll make them, I need to only architect right now, manufacturing and delivery will be Vanir' Kazuma reminded himself of what happened
"We're all impressed by the piece of furniture from your homeland, but come on, we need to do our job," said Megumin, she tried to lift the Kotatsu's blanket but Kazuma grabbed her hand and used drain touch, "AAAAA!!!" she yelled as she fell to the ground, "Ah, my head, my head" she complained in a tired tone
"Kazuma, you have to stop and get ou-" Darkness was interrupted by,
"Freeze!" Kazumas hand slithered out and unleashed an ice spray on Darkness' nape
"KYA!!!" she moaned as she fidgeted around
Aqua watched on in horror
"what is going on in there?" deadpanned Gohan to himself as he heard Darkness and Megumin's constant voices of pain and pleasure
"This is Kazuma, I've been mentioned with the top adventurers and those who can hang with devil king commanders, don't mess with me! Maybe after you levelled up, we can agree" he said as his fingers were moving in a weird way
"you were literally just handled by Gohan about a minute ago" deadpanned Aqua at Kazuma
"Shut up! We don't talk about him!" Kazuma huffed, "If he-, umm… hey, can we have a truce for a moment? I need you guys to help," asked Kazuma, "I need to go to the bathroom," he told
Darkness and Megumin got up without saying a word, "That was easier than I expected"
"Let's throw him and his kotatsu outside" suggested Darkness, with Megumin nodding
"Haney! What are you guys doing? C-cut it out!" retaliated Kazuma
"Heave-Ho!" They breathed and threw out the Kotatsu with Kazuma in it, yelling in terror
"Kazuma?!" Gohan wondered why the Kotatsu was flying from inside, "I gotta save him before something bad happens!" he told himself, he then swiftly rushed in and caught the Kotatsu with one arm, "Kazuma! You alright?" asked Gohan
"Oh, Gohan! You are my true hero!" cried Kazuma, he feared injury because of their stupid moves
"Why did the Kotatsu end up thrown outside? Did you not want it or something?" Gohan wondered about the weird situation and its reasoning
"these idiots we call teammates, they threw out the Kotatsu!" replied Kazuma
"This is unacceptable! You could've gotten seriously hurt! I need to have a word with them!" said Gohan, an irritated look in his eyes, he then jumped from the ground into the balcony, "Darkness! Megumin!" called out Gohan
"Oh! Goha- WHAT?!" They yelled in surprise as they saw Gohan standing on the balcony with the Kotatsu in hand
"How did you do that?!" asked Megumin with starry eyes
"That doesn't matter! How could you throw the Kotatsu while Kazuma was in it? Do you know how bad that would've ended up for him?" scolded Gohan
"Sorry" they replied with sad faces
"I don't understand! How could you guys endanger each other's lives like that?! First, it's Kazuma leaving out Aqua in a dungeon, and then it's Darkness and Megumin throwing out Kazuma, with 0 regard for how that might endanger him, do you guys hate each other or is there a joke I'm missing?!" Gohan went from irritated to full-blown anger, how could friends harm each other like that? Sure it may be a joke but what they're doing is life threatening!
"G-Gohan, Relax!" said Aqua, she didn't try to refute his claims since she knew he was correct, but there's no telling how bad it would be if a person as strong as Gohan went angry
"How could I relax when you guys fight all the time?! It's funny sometimes, I admit, but you're endangering each other's lives!" replied Gohan
"We won't do it again, We're sorry!" the group apologized to Gohan, it was more of an attempt to calm him down
"You better not! I care about all of you, so when I suddenly see you guys throwing another outside a window, my heart skips a beat!" sighed Gohan as he put the Kotatsu down and then sat on the floor
"Yeah! What Gohan said is right! You can't be throwing me out like that!" Kazuma pointed a finger at Megumin and Darkness
"Well, I'll forget about it, but now that we're all up and going, let's go do something else," said Gohan as he stretched a bit before leaving the living room,
"Well he changes moods fast" dead-panned Aqua
"He seemed angry like he actually….. He cares about us" informed Megumin and the others
"Of course, he does, do you see how mad he goes when any of us is in danger? He goes to that blonde form of his, he's insanely powerful" continued Darkness
"Anyway, let's go, he's waiting for us" commanded Kazuma as he left the room, already in mind where to go next, the rest followed him
While they were walking down the street
"It's still so cold" complained Kazuma
"Fireplace…. Sofa" reminiscent Aqua of the warm house
"Are you guys always like this….?" asked Gohan as he watched their behaviour, he can't say he blames them though, so he activates his ki, yet again, to warm the group up, specifically Aqua and Kazuma
"You're always a lifesaver with the warming thing you got going on, Gohan" complimented Kazuma
"Ehehehe…. Thanks.." replied Gohan awkwardly as he scratched the back of his head
"Kazuma, where are we going, this isn't the way to the guild," asked Megumin, which brought Gohan back to reality
"Now that you did mention it, we aren't on the way to the guild" he realized
"What? Do you think I was roasting up under the Kotatsu, doing nothing?" asked Kazuma
They then went to a blacksmith's shop
"Hello!" greeted Kazuma
"Yo! Welcome back" replied the owner
"So did you make it? Did you make my katana?" asked an excited Kazuma
"Yeah, I didn't get what you were saying about hardening and whatnot, but it was an interesting job anyway" informed the owner as he gave Kazuma his sword
"Woah!" was Kazuma's subsequent reaction to the masterful art of sword in his hands, "Oh, so this is your new partner, huh?" asked the ruffian, he got Kazuma's attention who then said
"My new partner"
"Kazuma, when did you make the order for this sword?" asked Megumin
"I learned a smithing skill from him a while back, and I asked him to make it for me" he replied
"Oh yeah, you said you needed that for your new financial venture," said Gohan
"I figured I needed a gear upgrade" Kazuma replied
The owner then handed a piece of white paper to Kazuma, "Write a name on this paper and then attach it to the handle, make sure it's a good one, And then…"
They were standing in front a full gear armour, the colour was purple and gold, "This is a full piece great armour, it's fancier than what most adventurers wear, so take good care of it"
"Oh! This is it! This definitely is armour for a fantasy setting!" said Kazuma
"I may have just witnessed the birth of a great hero" The ruffian swiftly left the shop
Konosuba!
Kazuma was wearing full armour, he was standing there not doing anything though
"Oh, they're right, I guess clothes really do make a man," said Megumin
"Kazuma! Strike a pose with your sword!" suggested Aqua
"Yeah!" agreed Gohan, completely starstruck by the armour
"Hmp!" let out Kazuma as he tried to move only for the armour to not even budge, he then tried again but it didn't work
"Kazuma?" called out Megumin, wondering why he isn't doing anything
"first-rate warriors don't show off their skills" said Kazuma, giving an excuse on why he isn't moving,
"Too heavy huh?" asked Gohan
"Can someone undo the latches on the back?" requested Kazuma
Konosuba!
"Well, it's better to stick with what's usable, right?" suggested the owner
"I guess I'll go with the sword for now"
Kazuma then horizontally put his sword on his back, "I'm counting on you, partner!"
He then proceeds to walk out, while heading to the door, his sword hits multiple other swords that began falling, everyone deadpanned at the situation
Gohan rushed in before the swords hit the ground and break up, effectively catching them all, the owner breathed a sigh of relief
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!" apologized Kazuma as he gave a bow
He then opened the door and tried to leave, but his sword was too long to leave with, so it kept bouncing him back when he tries to leave
Outside
Kazuma held his sword in his hands, "this isn't what I imagined at all!" he threw the sword at the ground
In the guild, Megumin and Kazuma were eating while the others were searching for a quest, "Your partner seems to look a lot smaller now," said Megumin as she spared a look towards the sword
"oh shut up, I gotta at least make sure it gets a cool name" retaliated Kazuma, as he suggested names to himself while Megumin eats an asparagus(?) like a rabbit would eat a carrot
"Hey! Kazuma! Megumin!" called out Gohan with a wave
"We found a great quest!" informed Darkness as she waved as well
On the counter, Luna was there to explain the quest
"This quest involves Lizard runners, when their mating season arrives, they try and compete for the lizard princess" she informed
"Compete?" asked Gohan
"They run, they run to see who's the fastest, the fastest becomes the king, and also mates with the princess lizard," she said
"That sounds like a handful," said Kazuma with a deadpan
"This quest involves getting rid of lizard runners, so it's danger-" Luna was cut off by Kazuma putting a finger in her mouth
"No matter how dangerous a monster is, it's not a match to me and my partner… uh," said Kazuma as he tried to suggest a few names to himself yet again
"Chunchunmaru"
"Say what now?"
"I said, Chunchunmaru," said Megumin
"There's no way I'm giving it such a silly name" mocked Kazuma as he raised the sword to see the paper already attached to the hilt, with the name Chunchunmaru written, "GYAAAHH" was Kazuma's reaction
Gohan giggled at their behaviour, he's enjoyed these people for as long as he can remember
"W-What did you do that for?!" despaired Kazuma
"The sword's name is now Chunchunmaru" mocked Megumin
"Chunchunmaru is adorable," thought Gohan out loud
"Not you too!"
Konosuba!
"Hey, even if kill the devil king with this sword, the legendary sword, "Chunchunmaru" is what's gonna be written on a plaque in a museum" complained Kazuma
"It's okay Kazuma" assured Gohan
"I gave it a cool name, What's your problem?" asked Megumin
"Sorry Megumin, but even I know that name is a bad one" deadpanned Gohan
In a tree, Kazuka was preparing his bow and arrow, "You guys ready?"
"Yeah! Thanks to Aqua's magic, I feel like I can take them on!"
"if any getaway, just leave them to me" told Megumin
"Just stick to the plan!" said Gohan
'if I snipe the princess and king, the rest should disperse, so we can ignore them if something goes wrong and they do come our way, Darkness will stop them and I can use my snipe if any get past Darkness, Megumin will blast them with an explosion and I will pick up any survivors left, Gohan will be our trump card if something went down the wrong way, Aqua focuses on backing us up' Kazuma explained his lengthy plan to himself
A dust cloud forms from all the way away, and multiple blue lizards run behind a red lizard
"I know that's the princess," said Kazuma as he looked at the red lizard, "but which one is the king?" Kazuma asked Aqua
"Probably the highest and mightiest one" replied Aqua, "why did I even ask you?" regretted Kazuma
"Oh right! The King is the fastest one! I know how to get the king! I'll distract them and the fastest one is the king" told Aqua
"No! Idiot! What're you doing!" yelled out Kazuma, angered
"Force fire!" unleashed Aqua, a fire attack shooting up to the sky, attracting the lizard's attention, flaring their frilled necks, and running towards the group
"Aqua! What was that for?! Are you always going to do this? Will you always ruin every single plan ever?" scolded Kazuma
"don't yell at me! I was just trying to help! I know this is always gonna happen! It's always the same, there's a plan and I ruin it and then I'm in danger and I need saving! If you're gonna kill me then do it now!" cried out Aqua as she jumped in anger
'Always, huh…' thought Gohan, as he remembered how he messed up against cell and it cost his father's life, Aqua reminded him of himself, he always was scared to execute any plan correctly, anyway he has to move quickly before these lizards trample them to death
"Don't just lie there, they'll actually trample you to death!" said Kazuma as he launched an arrow at a lizard
Before the lizards could approach Darkness, a thick white aura slammed down in between the lizards and Darkness, which halted the lizards in their place, the aura was powerful and it shook the earth
"What is that?!" yelled out a confused Darkness, she reflected everyone's reaction in her own words
A dark figure then appeared from inside the aura, a pair of eyes looking down on the lizards…. Is that… "Gohan?!" yelled out the group
"You stop here!" said Gohan as he put his hand up, the lizards didn't understand and just ran, the princess jumped up to attack Gohan, and as soon as she approached a metre from Gohan, it was like the lizard hit a barrier, and then from Gohans hand
"Masenko!" this time instead of doing the signature hand cross at the forehead, he just used a hand, a yellow beam erupting from his hand, a beam incredibly wide, but not necessarily big, it instantly vaporized every single lizard and destroyed a small hill in the back before bursting into nothingness
Kazumas eyes looked like they'll pop out of their sockets, Aqua was still on the ground crying, and Darkness had her hands on her head like she just saw something supernatural (real), Megumins eyes looked pale white
"Oof, I might've used a bit too much" Gohan noted to not say that too loud otherwise his friends might be suspicious of him after the beam had dispersed, he walked from between a shell-shocked Darkness and a terrified Megumin and continued til he reached aqua, who was still sobbing, "Aqua" he called out,
Aqua opened her eyes to see a smiling Gohan, "Go…han? What happened to the lizard runners?" she asked
"Kazuma killed the princess and the rest ran away," he said, lying straight through his teeth, which surprised Kazuma even more
'He gave the credit… to me?!' he asked himself,
"You okay?" asked Gohan as he extended his hand out to Aqua,
"I always mess up our missions even though we have it all planned out" she cried
'She's crying? This time it's not pathetic tears… she's actually sad!' Kazuma just couldn't have enough surprises in one day
"I was like you, before I met you guys, I used to go out to kill monsters who threatened my home with my dad, even though I had the power, I was… scared," Gohan explained his back story in a mundane way to not actually unveil how dangerous those monsters were
"I always had my father saving me even though I could've done something, and eventually, it even cost him his life one day, and it's stuck with me forever… he sacrificed himself even though I could've beaten that monster who was weakened and was basically on death's door, but I made a mistake, and it was arrogance, you see Aqua… everyone makes mistakes, whether it be arrogance, cowardice, or even anxiousness, you are guaranteed to make a mistake," Gohan said
"But it's up to you, you who made a mistake, to correct it, it's up to you to change yourself to not make that mistake again, you don't like weighing down on us right? Then do something to prove that you aren't weighing down on us!" Gohan said a speech of inspiration right at that moment
'He's a motivational speaker ' Kazuma thinks
"He's got some wise words for a 16-year-old boy" Megumin was impressed by Gohan's words
"Are you willing to change, Aqua? Are you willing to not weigh down on us anymore?" Gohan asked a grin of confidence latched onto his face,
'Willing… to change?' Aqua thought about Gohan's words, Gohan then helped up Aqua to stand on her feet
"So! Now that that's done, let's head back!" Gohan changes the atmosphere immediately
'It's like he has no idea what the hell he's doing, but he does at the same time, this guy is something I just don't understand' Kazuma deadpanned at Gohan's behaviour
At the mansion, they settled their stuff down, Kazuma and Gohan went to take a shower because they were somehow sweating in the cold, Megumin said something about leaving for Yunyun's house
"A bath after working really does put my mind at ease," said Gohan as he was walking to his room, a robe covering his lower half, Kazuma following him as well, "you can say that again, it's a whole new experience bathing after work,"
"Do they have no manners? Walking around like that" complained Aqua while she was relaxed on the sofa
hey everyone, this chapter really drained all my brain power so i hope you enjoyed
I have come to 2 decisions while writing this, that has nothing to do with this story specifically, but its important to whats gonna happen in the soon future
1. The next story after im done with this one, will be in Danmachi (very good anime, i recommend it)
2. Most of my stories from now on, will most likely be cell saga Gohan because hes the most flexible for me
Im really tired now, so ill see you guys next chapter
