The small, frail girl who looked to be about 12-13 had an eyepatch covering one eye. She flung aside her cloak hard and said:
"My name is Megumin! My calling is that of an Archwizard, and one who controls the strongest offensive magic, Explosion…!"
Toji: "Wait... MEGUMI!?"
Megumin: "No. Megumin!"
Toji had misheard Megumin as Megumi, the name of his son.
Toji: "I see..."
Kazuma: "…Are you here to tease us?"
Megumin: "I-I'm not!"
Moreover, what was with the name Megumin?
Aqua: "That red eye, are you a Crimson Demon?"
The girl nodded in response to Aqua's query and presented her adventurer's card to Aqua.
"That's correct! I'm an elite mage from the Crimson Demon Clan, Megumin! My magic's powerful enough to split the mountains…! … That's how it is. Do you need an excellent mage? … By the way, I've a favour to ask. I haven't eaten in three days; may you give me something to eat before the interview…?"
Toji decided to treat her because her name sounded like his son. He went up to the counter and ordered some food for Megumin.
Kazuma: "… Me and Toji are fine with treating you to a meal, but why are you wearing an eyepatch? If you're injured, do you need this girl to heal you?"
Megumin: "Humph… This is a magic item to restrain my overwhelming power… If you pull it off, a gigantic disaster will befall the world…
Kazuma: "Oh… So it's something like a seal?"
Megumin:"I made that up. This is just a normal eyepatch. It just looks nice… Ah, sorry… Please don't pull on that, stop!"
Toji: "Oi, Kazuma. Stop that. She has a similar name to my son. Even if it's just a coincidence, it's still bad to mess with her."
Kazuma: "Fine fine."
Kazuma let go of the eyepatch and it immediately springs itself into Megumin's eye.
Megumin: "AHHHHH!"
Aqua: "Eh… Listen Kazuma, Crimson Demons are born with high intellect and strong magic power, with most of them having the potential to become powerful mages. They're well known for their red eyes and their strange names."
Aqua explained while Megumin was still screaming in pain about her eye.
Kazuma: "Yeah sure, but why does her name sound weird?"
Megumin retaliated, saying
Megumin: "It's rude to say that our names are weird. From where I stand, the names of the people in this town are the weird ones."
Kazuma: "… Right, may I ask for your parents' names?"
Megumin: "My mother's Yuiyui, and my father's Hyoizaburo."
Aqua and Kazuma: "…"
Aqua and I were silent.
Kazuma: "… Anyway, this girl's race produces many powerful mages, right? Could we recruit her as a companion?"
Megumin: "Hey, if you've got a problem with the names of my parents, say it to my face!"
As Megumin leaned forward, Aqua returned the adventurer's card to her.
Aqua: "It should be fine, right? The adventurer's card is real; she has a top-tier job with the ability to use powerful spells–Archwizard. The magic stat on the card's very high, so she has a lot of potential. If she really can use explosion magic, that would be amazing! The explosion spell's the highest-tier spell of the detonation-series magic and is hard to learn."
Megumin: "Hey! Stop addressing me as she, use my name!"
As they were bickering, the food Toji ordered for Megumin arrived.
Her anger seems to disappear as she ate the food silently.
(Thanks for reading! I'm experimenting with different styles of Writing and presentation since I'm a relatively new author. If you have any suggestions for my Writing style, let me know in the reviews.)