With the fiasco of Darkness's arranged marriage now firmly handled, the trio of adventurers returned to their mansion home in Axel. Kazuma and Aqua were side by side, arms locked as Darkness had a perpetual blush on her face since she and Walter had said goodbye. While nobody was quite sure what the young man had said, it had apparently been the right thing based on Darkness's reaction.

Taking in a deep breath, Kazuma reflected on what his life had become since coming to this wonderful world. The scent of Aqua, a pure, clean smell she always had, no matter what she was doing. He'd asked her about it once. Apparently, it was a benefit of being a goddess that she just 'purified' her own scent passively. His eyes slid from their path to her, coming to rest on the top of her head as she leaned into him. How had he, a NEET of the highest order, managed to end up with a literal goddess? He was as far away from the person he'd been before his death as was possible, now having a job with the guild, a girlfriend, and multiple close friends. Hell, he even regularly touched grass!

Kazuma let out a content sigh as the walls of their home came into sight. One emergency down, one-and-a-half to go. Opening the door, it didn't take long until he was able to find Yunyun and Megumin in the living room, much calmer than when they'd left. "So, who wants to go to the Crimson Demon Village?" Kazuma asked, trying to put as much cheer into the question as he could muster.

Yunyun lit up at the question, popping to her feet from her spot on the sofa. If Kazuma were less of a gentleman, he'd have commented on the interesting things that made her body do. As it was, he did his best to ignore it as Yunyun nodded her head emphatically, a look of glee plastered on her face while a much more reserved Megumin spoke. "Yes, let us return to the place of our birth! I must stupify and awe the masses with my mastery over Explosion since I have left!" While she wasn't quite as enthusiastic to go back to their hometown, she was glad to go as well.

Kazuma smiled, nodding along with them, "Great, why don't you both go get packed while we wait for you? Yunyun, you have the village saved as a teleport location, right?" Kazuma asked, Megumin not having returned home since he'd managed to get her to pick the spell up herself.

"Mhm! I'm already ready to go, I never unpacked my stuff from when I got back from my… adventure," Yunyun admitted.

"Ha! As if I would be unprepared! I knew you'd wish to leave upon your return so I packed my stuff up days ago!" Megumin bragged, her fists on her hips.

Kazuma paused for a second, looking at the Crimson Demon before asking, "So, you still haven't bothered to buy more clothes or gear?"

Megumin's face turned scarlet as she deflated, looking away from him. "Uh, I bought some gear?" She rubbed her hands together, looking mildly ashamed. "Mostly a new staff."

Kazuma let out a groan of frustration, happy she was at least self-aware enough to know she'd 'messed' up. A wild improvement from when they'd first partied up. "And it does?"

"Enhances all Detonation spells and reduces their costs?" Megumin half asked, chuckling lightly.

Kazuma hummed in thought, wondering, "Does that work with the modified spells you made? Like, they have Detonation components to them, right?"

Megumin paused, her mind racing for a moment before her smug attitude returned, "Ah, Kazuma! You have seen through my genius, master plan! With this acquisition, the heights of my magic have reached new height- Ow ow ow ow!" She stopped as Kazuma grabbed her cheeks, pinching and pulling them lightly to bring the mage down from her high.

Kazuma let the diminutive explosive device go, turning to Yunyun. "Wanna grab your bags and we can get going then?"

-Ko-No-Su-Ba!-

As the magical circle from Yunyun's teleportation faded, the party of five and one cat took in their surroundings. Yunyun spoke up first, a bit bashful, "Um, it seems we're a bit outside of the village because of the defenses. We're not too far out though, so it should only take us an hour to get there."

For how close they were to a place called the 'Crimson Demon Village,' it was a fairly idyllic prairie. Vibrant green grass, chirping birds, blue skies, and a smattering of fluffy white clouds.

"Oh no. Kazuma, stand between us!" Megumin said, rapidly moving to stand behind Kazuma while Darkness didn't hesitate to get in front of him, Yunyun and Aqua flanking him without thinking about it.

"What? Why? It's just a field, isn't it?" Kazuma asked, confused as to why Megumin was acting all weird.

"This is an area all the boys of our village are warned to avoid at all cost!" Megumin nearly shouted, her eyes peeled for enemies. "There are orcs that live around here."

"Why is that so bad?" Kazuma asked, confused at the reaction still. After all, aren't orcs usually an issue for women, not men from his old world knowledge.

Aqua was the one that chimed in now, the goddess looking ready to deliver divine justice on the foul beasts. "Kazuma, there are no male orcs in this world. They're all female and will uh, rape, any and all males they can."

Kazuma was about to flip out about how insane this world could be on occasion before he paused, his ear straining. "Uh, do you guys hear a stampede of some sort too?"

Aqua latched onto Kazuma, a manic look in her eyes, "It's too late Kazuma! Run! We'll buy you time!" She begged, pushing the merchant towards the village while Darkness, Megumin, and Yunyun turned towards the oncoming dust cloud.

Megumin didn't hesitate, turning around with a manic glint to her eye, "Darkness, blacker than black, crimson deeper than blood, hear my call! Powers of the world, congeal, EXPLOSION!"

Kazuma had been about to yell at her, wanting to prevent her from setting off an explosion from just outside of the village. That said, it was Megumin. She had been banned from letting loose a full explosion since before the winter and if he was honest with himself? He was surprised she'd held back even this long, even as the dust cloud overtook them, knocking them all to the ground.

-Ko-No-Su-Ba!-

Trudging through the village, it was obvious almost immediately that there had been nothing to worry about. A few of Megumin and Yunyun's friends had come out to investigate the Explosion, making it clear that they were all fine and dandy. If they had wanted to, they could have gone back home then and there. But, since they were already there, why not visit family?

Yunyun waved the four of them goodbye as she went off to see her father and yell at a certain Crimson Demon author. Megumin and company, though, went towards her childhood home. A home she didn't recognize as they got closer. "Oi! What happened to my family's home? This place has a proper roof and everything!" Megumin shouted, not knowing how Kazuma had employed her father and helped him financially.

The front door opened, an older version of Megumin stepping out before her face split into a massive smile. "Megumin! It's so nice of you to come home to visit. Oh, come in, come in! Your father is out working right now, but he should be back from the capital soon enough. He was doing maintenance on a dueling table in the royal castle.

"Dueling table? You mean like the tables that Kazuma's game uses?" Megumin asked, blinking owlishly as she tried to process what was going on. It was at this moment, Kazuma realized he'd never told Megumin that he'd employed her father.

"Oh, you know Mister Satou? His job offer was a true god send. He even gave him a dedicated R fund so he wouldn't waste all his pay on his inventions," Yui-Yui gushed, smiling as she let out a blissful sigh. "Komekko has even been full a few times!"

Megumin turned back to Kazuma who had turned his head away to look into the woods, pretending to not be part of the conversation, more than mildly embarrassed he had forgotten to mention that he'd set Megumin's family up like that. "Oh, is that so?" Megumin asked, her voice sickly sweet. Aqua, sensing the danger, took a step away from Kazuma. Just in time for Megumin to tackle him. She grabbed Kazuma's shirt, shaking him violently. "Who are you to give my family charity like that? Huh? Think you can just hire my father without letting me know or asking?!"

"Me, gu, min," Kazuma tried to get out, the rapid shaking making it nearly impossible for him to properly talk. She dropped him eventually, straddling his waist as she debated how to hurt the Merchant. "I didn't mean to hide it! I just forgot to tell you that I hired him," Kazuma admitted, his head still swimming from the abuse.

Letting out a harumph, the diminutive mage got up, dusting herself off before turning away from him. "Fine. I'll forgive you, this time."

Yuiyui had heard the conversation, a calculating look in her eye as she looked between her daughter and Kazuma, "Ara, ara~ YOU are Mister Satou? How lovely to meet you sir." Yuiyui bowed, showing deference to her husband's boss. "Please, feel free to take our daughter as-"

"MOTHER!" Megumin shrieked, going even redder than her eyes.

Aqua, the protective girlfriend she is, latched back onto Kazuma, glaring at Yuiyui. "AND he is my boyfriend. I also don't plan on sharing him with anyone."

Yuiyui's smile only faltered slightly, her plans ruined. "Well, you can't fault a mother for being concerned for her daughter's future. Come in though, I was just about to start dinner. You'll all be staying for that at least, right?"

Megumin covered her face with her hat, still mortified at her mother's behavior, even as Darkness spoke up. "That would be lovely ma'am. Would you like any help with preparing?" The Crusader offered, mercifully breaking the awkward moment with ease.

"Ooo! Can I help? I've been trying to learn how to cook!" Aqua chimed in, having been trying with very little success to cook. She'd never had a reason to before, but her nymphs had convinced her that the best way to Kazuma's heart was his stomach.

After all, who would better know the heart of a man than succubi turned nymph?

-Ko-No-Su-Ba!-

After dinner and getting to know Megumin's family, the party had been talked into staying the night. Not a particularly hard sell, since Yunyun was still at her father's anyway. After a bit of convincing, Aqua and Kazuma were sharing one room while Megumin, Darkness, and Komekko shared another.

Sometime past midnight, Kazuma woke up, finding himself in desperate need of the bathroom. Aqua's loud snoring and mild drooling form was latched onto him like a limpet, arms wrapped around his torso even as her face was buried into his chest. With care, he peeled himself from her grasp. She only stirred slightly as he left, though quickly stopped when he slid a pillow into her grasp.

Stumbling outside, Kazuma thankfully didn't take too long to find the outhouse. While they had significantly improved the house, indoor plumbing still wasn't exactly a common everyday thing just yet. He stopped, thinking. Maybe that could be his next project. He made runes that could replicate an entire card game, how hard could a safe waste disposal be for a toilet? Shaking his head, he started back, only to be stopped by loud explosions breaking out across the village.

Suddenly awake, Kazuma tried to figure out what was going on. He was so confused, he didn't even know when someone had snuck up behind him. "Oh-ho~ My, aren't you a cute one~" a sultry voice spoke behind him, causing him to whip around and almost have his jaw drop. If he hadn't been largely immunized by his life recently, he was certain he'd have been putty in this woman's hands immediately.

As it was, Kazuma took a cautious step back, letting out a confused, "Thank, you?"

The woman was easily a foot taller than Darkness with full, voluptuous curves and perfect, chocolate skin. On Earth, she would have easily been able to lead a life as a supermodel, her cocktail style dress selling the idea even more in his mind as she covered her mouth with a hand, smiling as mischief danced in her eyes. Her other arm was strategically placed to further accentuate her assets, pushing them up slightly. "Such an adorable reaction as well! You really are just my type. I could just gobble you up right here and now," she said, licking her bright red lips.

Kazuma held up a hand, clearly unimpressed as he answered, "Sorry, I already have a girlfriend. I do hope you find the man of your dreams, though."

There was an almost audible record scratch as the woman froze completely, her smile suddenly brittle. "Are you rebuking me, little boy?" She asked, her flirtatious tone gone. "Surely, your little girlfriend can't measure up to me."

Kazuma let out a huff of laughter at that, regaining some of his confidence. "My girlfriend is a literal goddess. It is you, who can't measure up to her." Kazuma didn't often break out the goddess card, but he was proud of Aqua damn it, and this harlot had just insulted her.

The woman's anger turned to bemusement as a realization came to her. "Ah, you're one of those types, huh? So madly in love you can't even see perfection when it is before you. Come little boy, let me-"

"Kazuma! Are you out here!" Aqua shouted, cutting the dark beauty off. The girls came around the path less than a second later, finding Kazuma and the woman. "Oh, thank my bosses you're okay." Then she saw the woman and paled. "Uh, Kazuma sweety? You should get away from her… like, now."

"Hmm? How come?" Kazuma asked, unaware of the danger behind him and her resigned scowl.

"That's the demon king's general Sylvia, you dolt!" Aqua shouted back, just as Kazuma felt said chimera's arms snake around him, pulling him back into her chest.

"Oi, I told you I was taken," he said, his expression completely deadpan as he looked up at her.

Sylvia smiled, but not a kind smile. The kind a cat might while playing with its prey. "So you did, and I must admit she is much better looking than I'd have expected. You were quite the lucky man, weren't you, having two such high quality beauties wanting you~"

Kazuma started to sweat bullets, a premonition of doom settling over him. "You said 'were.' I don't like how you phrased that. Why would you phrase it like that?"

Sylvia put on an air of regret, looking lustfully down at him. "Why, isn't it obvious? It's because I've now claimed you as my own. And I get what I want, little boy!" Letting out a triumphant laugh, she tightened her grip on Kazuma, pulling him against her body further.

"Oi, what is that sticking against my rear?" Kazuma asked, fear and panic sneaking in as he knew what it felt like but prayed he was wrong.

"Ah, as a Chimera, I am neither a man, nor a woman. I am BOTH!" Sylvia explained, a malicious grin on her face as that fact sank in for Kazuma.

"BLOW US BOTH UP! AQUA CAN REVIVE ME LATER!" Kazuma shouted, panic, terror, and fear of losing his anal virginity overwriting any and all good reason.

"Darkn-" Megumin began, only to be cut off by Aqua.

"Oh no you don't! We're in the middle of the village and I need something of him left in order to revive him!" Aqua shouted, pulling the young mage's staff out of her hand while punching her shoulder lightly.

Sylvia let out a giggle that would have been right at home coming from an 'ojou-sama' type. "Fret not, silly priestess. I'll make sure to take good care of my newest plaything~"

Before the party could do anything to try and save their leader, more explosions, blasts of lightning, and gouts of fire shot out across the village as the Crimson Demons started repelling the attackers.

Taking advantage of the distraction, Sylvia lept away, her prize in hand. "So long, dear adventurers. I'll be sure to let him write to you if you survive!"

Megumin, unable to read the room, smiled as she turned to Aqua. "Well, that's nice of her at least."

Growling, Aqua turned on the mage, beating her up with her own staff to vent her rage.

-Ko-No-Su-Ba!-

Kazuma looked at the controller before him, eye twitching. What was wrong with the creator of the Crimson Demons? The idiot made not only the Destroyer, but was also the progenitor of this town of chuunis?
"You're kidding me, right?" He asked, understanding what he had to do but not wanting to believe it.

Sylvia smiled, pushing against Kazuma's back, her bust encircling his head again. "Yes! This damnable puzzle has kept my spies from getting into the vault and retrieving the-"

Before she could even fully finish her explanation, Kazuma entered the Konami code on the controller, watching in disappointment as the doors started to open. Why would he open it for her? He was just hoping she would stop focusing on him long enough to get away and he'd handle the fallout later.

As the futuristic sliding doors opened, a massive serpentine mechanical monstrosity took up a majority of the room. Sleek and stylish, the mecha clearly had to be the Mage Killer.

"Oh my goodness! You're such a good and well behaved plaything. I didn't even need to ask before you opened up the door for me~" Sylvia gushed, squeezing him in a near bone crushing hug. Bone crushing to most, at least. To Kazuma, it didn't feel much different from Aqua's hugs. Sylvia let him go, walking towards the machine as she looked it over, trailing a finger along its silvery surface.

Kazuma thought about running right then and there, but he was almost positive she'd catch him before he could take more than a few steps. Instead, he prodded, "So, what's the plan with this thing anyway?"

Sylvia giggled, covering her mouth as she looked at him from the corner of her eye. "Already taking an interest in my work?" Turning back to the machine she explained. "This machine earned its name by being immune to magic of all kinds, even almost managing to wipe out the Crimson Demons. It was only defeated by the use of an ancient weapon that is now long lost. So, as a chimera, I am going to consume it and gain its properties."

Kazuma's brain blue screened for a moment as he mulled that over. He knew chimeras were already physical powerhouses that would add the strength of anything they could to themselves, if she was immune to magic as well, that would only lead to disaster.

Sylvia turned to Kazuma, waving him away. "Go outside, boy. I'm about to fuse with this beast and I don't want my newest plaything getting damaged when I burst out."

Kazuma, taking the free get away offer, gives her a thumbs up before dashing outside. Sure, he'd 'played along' with her desires so far but did she really think he wouldn't just run away now that he was given a chance?

As Kazuma reached the outside, he felt the ground trembling and starting to buck as Sylvia became one with the machine. Scrambling and jumping from the broken earth, he angled himself towards the center of town, hoping to find his party.

Running from the looming and still growing mass of chimeric flesh and cybernetics that was Sylvia, it didn't take long for Kazuma to find his party. Mostly because they had been running towards the monstrous general to try and find him.

Aqua saw Kazuma first, the blue-haired goddess tearing up slightly as she saw him. "Kaaa-zuuu-maaa!" She cried, tackling the merchant enthusiastically in a hug upon finding out he was safe.

Catching the wailing woman, Kazuma patted her hair, trying to calm her down even as she sniffled. "There, there. I'm here and safe now."

"Kazuma, Kazuma!" Megumin shouted, trying to get him to focus on the situation at hand. "Look!" She demanded, pointing with her staff at the metallic monstrosity that had once been Sylvia.

Everything from the waist up was the Sylvia he had met less than an hour ago, only scaled up for her new lower body. Which was now just the long, serpentine mass of the Mage-Killer. The Crimson Demons had already started trying to take her down, throwing Light of Saber, Fireballs, and every other destructive spell they could to try and bring her down. She just ignored it all, tearing through their ranks and forcing the powerful mages to fall back from her overwhelming strength.

"Huh… guess she doesn't have a penis now," Kazuma observed, his mind wandering slightly.

"Kazuma, really?" Aqua asked, pushing herself out of his arms before planting her fists on her hips and her cheeks puffed out in annoyance.

"What? It was pushing up against me and it stuck out in my head," Kazuma defended, waving off the comment as he tried to figure out what they could do about the general. Sure, her army had been destroyed and routed already, but what could they hope to do against a monster that size that couldn't be hurt with magic?

"I will go and try to buy time. As a Crusader, her abilities shouldn't affect me too badly. Come up with a plan to defeat her in the meantime," Darkness asked as she unsheathed her sword before running at the general.

Megumin shuffled anxiously, wanting nothing more than to just use Explosion on Sylvia and be done with it, but knowing it couldn't hope to even scratch her in her current state. "Any ideas?"

Aqua shook her head, "I don't have any offensive abilities that could affect her. While she's evil, she isn't demonic or undead. Even if she was, she's more construct than a creature now and it might not work on her anyway."

Kazuma froze slightly at what Aqua had just said. "Surely… no way that would work, right?" He whispered to himself, rubbing his chin and closing his eyes in thought.

"Oi, what are you thinking?" Megumin asked, squinting her eyes at Kazuma. "What we need is to find the ancient tool that-"

Kazuma waved her off, nodding his head as he seemingly decided on something. "Yeah, you go do that. I have a bit of a long shot play I am going to try out. Aqua, go help her find her McGuffin. I have a chimera to defeat," he confidently stated before running straight at the massive beast.

"…sooo cool!" Megumin gushed, her eyes sparkling slightly. Aqua punched the young girl slightly in the shoulder to bring her back to reality, the two of them then leaving to try and find the device.

-Ko-No-Su-Ba!-

Kazuma only took a few moments to get to the 'front line' of where the Crimson Demons were combating Sylvia and he realized her size made his plan a bit harder than he'd like. Opening up his sheet, he stopped for a split second, confused. "What the fuck? Why am I only level twelve now? And why do I have a- nevermind, where is that skill for amplifying my voice…" After a few moments, he found the skill he wanted and bought it. It wasn't a combat skill, only allowing one to speak in such a way they could be heard across large distances and in busy rooms. Effectively, it was a skill based megaphone. Scanning the line of Crimson Demons, he looked for somebody he actually knew for his next step, hoping that his crazy idea would work. As luck would have it, he found Hyoizaburoo.

"Oi, Hyoiza! Get over here, I need your help!" Kazuma shouted, making sure the man heard him as he motioned for him.

It took the older man a moment before he realized he was being called, but immediately ran over, looking worse for wear. "What is it, Mr. Satou? I don't know if you missed it, but we're in a bit of a situation here!"

"I know! I have a plan, but it involves me getting on top of Sylvia near her upper body. Do you have the Catapult spell or something like it?" Kazuma asked, hoping the mage might have something that could work.

"Catapult? Why would-" Hyoizaburoo shook the thought off, pulling out his own card and rapidly buying the skill. "I do now. What do I need to do?"

Kazuma honestly felt honored that his employee trusted him well enough to just trust him like that. "Like I said, get me as close to her original body as you can. Like, throw me like you're trying to hit her chest or gut."

"…I thought you already had a girlfriend?"

"Wha- NO! It isn't anything like that, I am quite happy with my girlfriend, thank you! Now, just do it before too many people get hurt!" Kazuma shouted, turning to face the chimera in preparation for the spell.

Nodding grimly, the Crimson Demon saluted Kazuma before casting the spell, sending the Merchant flying through the air.

Once Kazuma acclimated to the speed he was going, regaining control of his face in spite of the air pushing against him, he started enacting his plan. "Sylvia!" He shouted, even if it was deformed by his speed and the wind buffeting his body.

The chimera whipped her torso and head around to his voice, a look of elation on her replacing the sadistic glee that had been decimating the Crimson Demons seconds ago. "Kazuma?" She asked, almost like a child that had just found a pony under the tree on Christmas morning. "My newest plaything is returning to me?" She half asked, not quite believing it herself.

Kazuma gulped deeply, that look on her face reminding him far too much of Darkness or the succubi at their worst. He felt like he was just a minnow, rapidly swimming towards the maw of a shark. "Yes, I am Kazuma! You said you wanted me to be yours, didn't you?"

Sylvia's humanoid half swooned at that holding her face as she actually blushed at just how 'forward' he was being. She'd done things like this before, the boys were usually gibbering messes or broken. "Yes, yes, YES! Be mine Kazuma!" She demanded, holding her arms out towards him, moving to catch him sooner.

"Only if you agree to be mine!" Kazuma shouted back, his own face mildly red at the words leaving his mouth. He made a mental note to wash his mouth out the second this worked… if it worked.

"Yes~ I'll be yours! I am yours! Come to be me now and let us-"

Kazuma smirked the second she said 'I am yours,' the Merchant going all in with his own luck and making a big gamble. "DIVINE SALE!"

Sylvia's eyes went wide for a moment, her head tilted in confusion, "Eh?" Then she was gone, her body evaporating into motes of golden light.

Kazuma looked to his hand, glad to see he had gotten another Eris Eris. Pumping his arm in victory, he realized something. He was still rapidly traveling through the air and had just passed the top of his ballistic arc. Seeing the ground rapidly approaching, Kazuma started flailing, trying to slow himself in vain as tears streamed from his eyes.

-Ko-No-Su-Ba!-

In the void of limbo, a goddess and a merchant sat upon their seats, neither speaking. The mortal, Kazuma, looked down at his feet as he balled his hands up on his knees, sniffling occasionally still as he realized his stupid plan hadn't given him a way to survive its success. Well, other than waiting on his girlfriend to rez him.

The goddess however, had a look of disappointment mixed with amusement. She sighed, leaning on the palm of her hand as she eventually smiled. "Kazuma… you really shouldn't objectify women like that."

Kazuma sniffed, looking up. "She was more robot than person?" Kazuma weakly stated, hoping the goddess would see his side of things.

Eris covered her mouth as she laughed lightly, shaking her head. "Only you Kazuma. Only you. I actually had to get approval for that transaction, I'll have you know! It's why there was a small delay before she went away."

Kazuma hung his head in shame nodding in defeat. "Sorry, Eris."

Eris blew out, blowing a strand of hair out of her face. "Oh, relax. My bosses thought it was hilarious and almost instantly approved it. They said no more loopholes like that though, got it?"

Kazuma only nodded, still mortified that he was to blame for his death this time.

"Good! Now, Aqua should be-"

"KAZUMA! GET YOUR CHEATING ASS BACK HERE RIGHT NOW SO I CAN SEND YOU BACK TO ERIS IN EVEN WORSE CONDITION!" Aqua roared, shaking the divine realm slightly from her rage and volume.

"…Can I just hide here-"

"Bye Kazuma! Hopefully I won't see you back in a few minutes," Eris said, waving goodbye to the now terrified young man.

Kazuma's eyes shot open as he gasped for air. He almost leaped to his feet, stopped only by Aqua's hand on his forehead, holding him down. Trying to collect his breath his eyes shot around, taking in what was going on around him. Darkness, Aqua, and Megumin were surrounding him while he could see the Crimson Demons a bit further off cleaning up. It was fairly obvious some were trying to watch the drama unfold between the party, though.

Before he could fully collect his thoughts, Aqua grabbed the front of his shirt, shaking him. "What the hell was that? 'Be mine'? 'I am yours'? Why would you propose to a filthy Demon King General like that when you have a perfectly good goddess right here! What did she have that I don't? Is it her tits? It's because her chest is bigger, isn't it? Tell me-"

"It was a trick!" Kazuma shouted, grabbing Aqua's arms to stabilize himself, his head swimming from a mild case of whiplash.

Aqua squinted at Kazuma, dropping him before standing and crossing her arms. "Explain!" She demanded.

Kazuma, still mildly delirious from his ordeal, didn't think as he spoke his next words. "Huh. Red and black? You buy those here?" He asked. The last thing he heard before he was sent back to Eris for a brief chat was Aqua growling and the sound of her foot coming for his head.