Chapter 12: A Girl's Sleepover for this Pervert!
Part 1
After the bright light of Yunyun's teleportation faded away, we found ourselves in her room.
Although it was more spacious than the average room, aside from that, everything about it indicated that it was a normal girl's room.
There were plushies on the bed, everything was neat and there was this nice scent in the air. Her table was filled with stationary, a hair brush and a hand mirror, as well as miscellaneous grooming supplies.
There were also pictures on the wall and on the desk, most of them of Yunyun and Megumin, although for some of the pictures, it didn't look like Megumin was aware that a picture was being taken.
"Why did you do that, Yunyun?! I was about to cast explosion magic on those guys!"
"Ehh?! B-But Kazuma-san said that you wanted to have a sleepover with me…!"
"Yunyun… You don't know Kazuma well enough, so I'll tell you this. That guy is…"
I covered Megumin's mouth before she could bring down my image in Yunyun's eyes.
"Megumin… Don't tell me you didn't learn your lesson from last time. Those guys were clearly dangerous… We could have all been wiped out…!"
"...! O-Oh… Yeah…"
After reminding her of the incident with the dungeon, she stopped complaining that I had Yunyun teleport us away.
I felt bad about using guilt-tripping tactics, but knowing Megumin, she wouldn't stop unless I resorted to such things.
She was addicted to explosion magic, after all.
"I-I guess we were a bit reckless… Sorry, I just sensed that the masked guy was a devil and…"
Even Aqua saw the error of her ways.
"Y-You should have all just left me! Next time, please don't hesitate to abandon me…!"
Darkness was the only one who didn't see the big picture.
After taking a breath to calm herself down, Megumin said,
"Alright… What do we do now? It's not like we can leave those two invaders alone… What if they start randomly killing people?"
With her head free from thoughts of explosion magic, Megumin was able to think rationally. I said,
"I took that into account. The armored guy didn't seem interested in 'weaklings'. He said it himself. It seems that they're intentionally going around and hunting strong app-users. Like with Mitsurugi…"
Aqua and I exchanged glances when I said that.
"Then I guess we don't have to worry about the general populace… At least for now. The Demon King army is intent on taking over the world, after all. At least, that's what Wolbach-sama told me…"
While we were talking about the impending threat, Yunyun raised her hand and said,
"U-Um… So, are we having a sleepover, or…"
"Why are you still fixated on that?!"
Megumin said, making Yunyun blush and wave her hands around.
"This is a rare opportunity after all!"
Since those two generals were still around, I didn't want the others to return home right away. I said,
"If your parents are fine with it, I guess we can stay."
"Really?! Thank you so much!"
Yunyun said, with gratefulness in her eyes.
"Hold on… Yunyun, is your dad really fine with Kazuma here? He's a guy, after all."
Megumin quickly caught on.
Aside from the whole safety thing, I had another angle.
As a guy, I had always been curious about what went on in these sleepover parties that girls had…
"Since this is an emergency situation, Yunyun has to deceive her dad. After all, I can't exactly leave, or those two will hunt me down…"
"Well… I guess that's true…"
Megumin gave me a skeptical look.
"I-It's clear that Kazuma has something nasty planned for us! Using this situation to his advantage… So exciting!"
Darkness gave me a creepy look of desire, clearly expecting something to happen.
"As long as there's snacks, I'm not complaining."
Somehow, Aqua was already laying down on Yunyun's bed and reading a manga.
"I'll go get permission from my dad right now!"
As Yunyun went downstairs and talked to her dad, I said,
"Hmm… This isn't really much of a sleepover, since you're still in your battle gears…"
Aside from Aqua and myself, Megumin and Darkness were still wearing their gear.
"...Isn't this just some excuse to watch us strip?"
Megumin said with a blank look, while she took out her phone and returned her hat and cloak into her inventory.
The gear disappeared, showing that she was wearing a red hoodie shirt and a dark gray pleated skirt underneath.
Darkness did the same, placing her full-plate armor back in her inventory. She was wearing a white long sleeved shirt that hugged her curves nicely, as well as blue jeans.
"Ah… Kazuma is staring at me… The night of debauchery has already begun…?!"
I couldn't help but stare at Darkness's nice figure.
Ignoring her, I said,
"Hmm… It still doesn't fit the whole sleepover theme we're going for here…"
"I thought we were just doing this out of necessity."
Megumin said, not convinced by what I was saying.
"...In times of conflict, it's important to keep one's morale up more than anything. Maybe Yunyun has some spare pajamas for you girls…"
I went over to Yunyun's closet and opened it.
The other girls stood up, surprised by my actions.
"Oi, Kazuma! You can't just go digging around a girl's belongings like that?!"
"Even though it's just Yunyun, there's a line you shouldn't cross!"
"Kazuma… You truly are a savage brute!"
I ignored their protests and went through Yunyun's clothing.
"Let's see… Hmm… Aren't a lot of these quite revealing? Especially around the chest area…"
While looking through Yunyun's outfits, I noticed a common trend.
Even though Yunyun normally acted like a shy girl, her outfit choices were pretty risque…
Megumin sighed and said,
"Some perverted old man gave Yunyun the 'advice' that she'd make more friends if she showed off more skin. She took it seriously and bought those slutty clothes…"
I should really look out for that girl.
Speaking of Yunyun, when she returned to the room, she saw me digging through her clothes.
"Ahh?! Why is Kazuma-san…?!"
I was caught red handed.
Part 2
Thankfully, Yunyun ended up buying my excuse that the other girls needed some pajamas to change into.
"I see… I think I have some pajamas for Megumin, from back when I was a kid…"
"I dare you to say that again."
Megumin didn't like the insinuation at all.
Regardless, they still accepted the change of clothes from Yunyun.
Since I was wearing my usual tracksuit anyway, I didn't have to change into anything.
"...Kazuma, leave the room."
Aqua said, when she noticed that I was still sticking around, as they were about to start changing.
"Don't mind me."
"Obviously, we'll mind!"
"I-I don't mind…"
Darkness said, showing her exhibitionist side.
"Look, Yunyun's father can't know that I'm here, or we'll be in a lot of trouble. Would you really kick me out of the room, just to protect your meaningless chastities?"
"...Calling a girl's chastity meaningless makes you the lowest of the low, Kazuma."
Megumin said, giving me a cold glare.
"You're the best, Kazuma!"
Darkness gave me a thumbs up of approval.
"Um… I suppose Kazuma-san can just turn around or something… It would be really bad for me if my dad found him…"
Sighing, the other girls had no choice to concede, since Yunyun was doing us a favor by letting us stay the night.
"You are by no means allowed to turn around, Kazuma!"
Megumin said, when I turned away from them.
"Yeah, yeah…"
"And hand me your phone!"
"Tsk…"
"Did you just 'tsk' at me…?!"
I begrudgingly handed my phone over to Megumin.
Once I turned around, there was a brief moment of hesitation, before I heard the sound of clothes shifting around.
This is exciting in its own way…
Having beautiful girls stripping behind me…!
But the experience could be improved…
"[Steal]..."
Silently muttering the spell, I used the steal skill to take the hand mirror on Yunyun's desk.
While hiding the mirror, I used it to catch a reflection of the paradise that was happening behind me…!
Only to see Megumin's disapproving look.
"...Did you think I'd forget that you can use [Steal]?"
Ah, that's right.
She saw me using it before…
That was how I ended up facing the wall while the girls changed.
"Alright, you can turn around now."
I turned around after receiving their permission.
Surprisingly, the only one who had a pajama that fit perfectly was Megumin. Perhaps that was because the current Megumin and the child Yunyun from back then were the same size.
The hand-me-downs Yunyun gave to Megumin was a pink Hello Kitty pajama set, complete with a fleece top and bottom.
As for Aqua, the shirt she got from Yunyun was a bit loose, especially at the chest area. The shorts she had on fit her just fine, though.
With Darkness…
"U-Um… This is a bit tight…"
"S-Sorry… I think that's the only one that'll fit, though…"
…The pink nightgown she got from Yunyun was tight around the chest.
Not only that, but it showed off way more of her thighs and emphasized her butt too much.
What ended up being a girl's modest nightgown turned out looking like a full-on seductive lingerie when Darkness wore it.
"As the one in charge of fanservice, good job, Darkness…"
"What kind of strange title did Kazuma just give me…"
As for Yunyun, she was wearing an ordinary pair of fleece pajamas this time, similar to Megumin's.
In fact, it almost seemed like she was intentionally trying to match with Megumin…
Megumin, of course, noticed this as well.
"Oi, Yunyun… Get something else to change into…"
"W-Why? What's wrong with what I'm wearing…?"
"You're obviously trying to match with me. It's creepy."
"Creepy?! What's creepy about that?! I always wanted to match with a friend… Besides, like I said, I don't have anything else that you can fit into…"
Megumin glanced over at me and said,
"Oi, Kazuma, give me your tracksuit top."
"Hah?"
Was she really this much of a tsundere that she'd want to wear a guy's tracksuit top?
Or did she just not see me as a man?
Regardless, I agreed to it, because the idea of a cute girl wearing my clothes was kind of erotic…
I took off my tracksuit top, leaving me only with my t-shirt.
I handed it over to Megumin, who made me turn around again as she took off her pajama top and wore mine.
When I turned around again, I saw Yunyun with disappointed eyes as she and Megumin were no longer matching.
"Alright, now with that settled… How about we play some games?"
I suggested, once everyone made themselves comfortable.
"Heh… Knowing Kazuma, you'll probably suggest playing strip poker, or something."
Aqua gave me a smug grin, just as I was about to get up and take a deck of cards I saw on Yunyun's table.
"N-No… Not at all… Ah, how about the classic 'King's Game'..."
"Ohh! I always wanted to play that with friends, but of course, since I don't have friends, I've never had a chance to play it!"
Yunyun said that pitiful line without any hesitation.
"I've never really played this game…"
Darkness said, unfamiliar with the rules since she isn't from Japan.
"Basically, we will get five chopsticks and mark one of them with a red dot, while the other chopsticks get a number. We will then hide them in a cup by turning the chopsticks upside down. After that, we'll each draw a chopstick. The one who gets the chopstick with the red dot is declared the king. The king can then pick a number and whoever has that number has to do whatever the king commands. The king can even pick two numbers and get them to do a punishment game together…"
"...! T-This game has potential…"
The master/servant dynamic of the game seemed to catch Darkness's interest.
Aqua rubbed her hands together conspiratorially.
"Heh… I already have a bunch of embarrassing things planned for Kazuma if I become king…"
With her luck, I wasn't worried about that at all.
Besides, I was confident in my own luck.
I doubted that anyone here had a 90 luck stat, like I did.
…Did any other human have that kind of luck, actually?
Aside from that, I was also the type to always win games of chance no matter what.
I had never lost a game of janken.
I even made my pre-school sensei cry because I managed to beat her fifty times in a row. The fact that she couldn't even win a game of janken against a kid must have made her question her self-worth.
Part 3
After Yunyun got the chopsticks, we mixed them around in a cup.
"Heh. I can't wait to win and make Kazuma do all kinds of embarrassing things!"
Aqua said, crossing her arms over her chest as she smirked at me.
Considering how unlucky she is, I wasn't worried about that at all.
"Kazuma… I'm looking forward to your acts of cruelty."
Darkness said, with an expectant look.
"You better not ask for anything weird, Kazuma…"
Giving me a suspicious side glance, Megumin gave me this warning.
"I'm playing with friends… Hehe…"
Meanwhile, Yunyun was lost in her own world.
With that, we started the game.
"Who is the king…?!"
Smirking, I showed the others that I drew the 'king'.
"I am the king! Mwahahaha…!"
Megumin made a sour face and said,
"Ugh… Fine, but don't ask for anything too crazy…"
"Number two, sit on my lap."
"I told you not to ask for anything too crazy!"
She sighed and showed her stick, which had the number two on it.
"Alright… Might as well get this over with."
She stood up and walked over to me. As she looked down at me through those red contact lenses of hers, I patted my lap while sitting cross-legged and said,
"Sit."
"I'm not a dog."
Darkness let out a whimper and said,
"...It should have been me."
There's no such thing as a 'punishment game' to her, huh?
Eventually, Megumin stopped stalling and turned around, slowly lowering herself down until she plopped her bottom down on my lap.
I couldn't see her face, but I could see that her ears were red as she sat down on my lap. I said,
"You should back up a bit more. I bet that's more comfortable."
"I do know how the male anatomy works, Kazuma."
Not falling for the trap, she kept her seating position strictly on my lap and didn't move backward.
"Alright, I'll get up now…"
"I'm still the king, so you'll have to stay here until someone else becomes the king."
"Fine! Let's just start the next round!"
Unable to leave my lap, we gathered up the sticks, mixed them up and drew new ones.
"Oh, will you look at that…"
"How lucky are you?!"
I drew the king stick again.
Since I was confident in my luck, I wasn't surprised at all.
That also meant that Megumin would have to stay in my lap until I gave her permission to leave.
I love this game!
"Hmm… Let's see. Number three, give me a shoulder rub."
"...?! Why is it me again?!"
Megumin said, throwing her stick away.
I didn't know it was actually her, but since her reaction was amusing, it worked out for me.
Plus, this was another chance to tease Megumin who had a short-temper.
"I'm looking forward to your shoulder rub."
"Whatever…"
She prepared to stand up, but I held her in place by grabbing her shoulders. She looked at me, confused, and said,
"What gives? You wanted a massage, right?"
"Did I tell you that you could leave my lap?"
"Kazuma… You're really testing my patience here."
Aqua shook her head and said,
"Megumin, this guy doesn't care about that. In times like this, he will only care about milking the situation as much as he can get away with…"
"I see. What a scumbag."
"Feel free to call him Kazutrash."
Aqua was having a lot of fun insulting me in front of the others. Hopefully, I get her next time, so I can humiliate her as well…
Megumin didn't know what to do with the two conflicting orders I gave her. She said,
"How am I supposed to massage you if I have to sit on your lap?"
"You'll just have to turn around and massage me while facing me, won't you?"
"What?! There's no way I'll do that! I'll just do this instead!"
She reached her hands back behind her, elbows sticking up as she reached behind her head. In this awkward position, she attempted to rub my shoulders this way.
Darkness saw this position and snorted out of her nose excitedly.
"Megumin… That's quite the erotic position…"
"Hah…? What's so erotic about this?"
"...It almost seems like you're in a reverse cowgirl position and reaching back to hold onto Kazuma for support. Furthermore, you're sticking your chest out and arching your back while doing that, giving off quite the erotic appearance. And you might not have noticed it, but if you reach back like that, your bottom will naturally inch closer towards Kazuma himself… You might feel a 'surprise' soon…"
"Gah! What's with that overly lewd observation?! Darkness, you're really dirty minded…!"
"Kuh! Thank you for the treat!"
Darkness ate that insult up.
I chuckled and said,
"There you have it, Megumin. In the end, perhaps it's better if you just turned around and faced me…"
"Kazuma… You're really taking this too far!"
Despite her complaints, Megumin was the competitive type who wouldn't back down from a challenge.
Even though she could have just refused to do this challenge, or quit the game altogether, instead she turned around and faced me.
With a blushing face, she properly sat on my lap while facing me.
She then reached out and rubbed my shoulders while glancing away, unable to make eye contact with me.
"W-Wah… Megumin is maturing right before me…"
Yunyun said, watching through her fingers as she held her hands over her face.
"I don't need your commentary, Yunyun… Let's just draw the sticks again already! Get me out of this mess!"
We gathered the sticks and prepared to draw again, with Megumin massaging me with one hand as she drew hers.
Of course, I ended up winning again.
"You're cheating! There's no way you're not cheating, Kazuma!"
Aqua said, mirroring what everyone else was thinking.
I grinned and said,
"Hey, hey, how could I cheat? You all saw me drawing the same sticks as everyone else. Megumin even got a close-up look of what I was doing…"
"Next time I'll definitely catch you in the act!"
Megumin said, sounding like a housewife suspecting that her husband was cheating on her.
"Let's see… Number one, I'll have you rub my back."
When I said that, Yunyun said,
"Oh, I'm number one…"
Yunyun said, while holding her stick up.
"Then, Yunyun, you'll have to massage my back while Megumin massages my shoulders…"
Even though I didn't intend for it to happen, having these so-called rivals massaging me at the same time… What a wonderful scenario I just created!
Instead of looking embarrassed, Yunyun instead looked at me with concern. She said,
"Kazuma-san, if you're having back problems, I know a great massage therapist! I often have back problems because…"
"Don't you dare finish that sentence, Yunyun."
Megumin gave Yunyun a dark glare, as she sensed what Yunyun was about to say.
Darkness nodded along to what Yunyun said and replied,
"I know what you mean, Yunyun… But I don't go to any therapists, for I relish the…"
"Don't you dare finish that sentence, Darkness."
I said, sensing what she was about to say.
Yunyun moved over behind me and started happily massaging my back.
Unlike Megumin who had to sit on my lap while facing me, Yunyun didn't have an embarrassing role and performed her job without complaints.
Between Yunyun's enthusiastic, yet gentle massage and Megumin's tight grip…
It actually felt pretty good.
Furthermore, having two beautiful girls attending to me like this, one behind me, while one sat on my lap…
This is some high level play…!
Part 4
"Alright, Kazuma… I won't let you cheat this time. I'll draw for you in the next round."
Aqua said, when she took everyone's sticks and mixed them around in the cup.
"Heh. I don't mind, but if I win again, you'll have to directly obey my command, regardless of what number you get."
"Sounds fine to me."
Even though it was Aqua who was drawing for me, I was confident that my own luck would still twist things to my favor.
Just like I predicted…
"There's no way?! How is a mere mortal this lucky?! What kind of unfortunate past-life did you endure, Kazuma?!"
While wondering at the karmic circumstances that gave me my near godlike luck, Aqua stared in wonder at the king stick that she drew for me.
"...I should tell you all this now, but I have never lost a game of chance in my life. You've fallen for my trap even before this game started!"
"Kazuma, let's hit the casino after this."
"I'm underage, you know?"
I immediately shot down Aqua's suggestion.
"That aside… I do believe that we had an agreement, Aqua…"
"Ehh… Did we?"
She tried to play dumb about it.
"Nice try… Aqua, come over here and kiss me."
The other girls gasped. Megumin, who was facing me, said,
"Oi, Kazuma… That really is taking it too far… Aqua, you don't have to listen to what this guy says…"
Turning around, Megumin was expecting Aqua to be against it, but Aqua just casually stood up, walked over, then kneeled down next to me.
Then, in front of everyone, she leaned in and kissed me on the lips.
We had kissed before, and even made out…
But kissing in front of everyone added a new thrill to it.
…Don't tell me I became an exhibitionist like Darkness?
"A-Aqua…?! H-How scandalous…?!"
Of all the times to freak out, Darkness acted like some kind of pure maiden just from seeing two people kiss.
Once Aqua was done kissing me, she looked around at the shocked reactions and said,
"Huh? It was just a kiss… Why is everyone panicking…?"
"Is… Is this really that normal between you two?"
Megumin said, as she glanced between us.
Not wanting my arrangement with Aqua to be exposed just like that, I said,
"W-Well… This kind of thing is common with king's game after all… Or don't tell me that you're too naive and innocent to even know about that…"
"I guess it's normal… But I didn't expect a guy like Kazuma, who reeks of virginity, to call something like kissing a girl casual… Rather, wasn't that Kazuma's first kiss?"
"It isn't!"
This girl Megumin was surprisingly brutal with her words.
After having kissed me, Aqua returned to her place, while Darkness and Yunyun were still shellshocked over what they saw.
"Megumin… I think we might reach adulthood together tonight…!"
Yunyun said to Megumin, who was still rubbing my shoulders and sitting on my lap.
"...This isn't some kind of shadow game, Yunyun. We can stop playing if it gets too out of hand."
"O-Oh… Right…"
"...Are you telling me you would have been caught in the flow and done this and that if I wasn't around, Yunyun?!"
"W-Well… I-It's not like I've played this game before, so I don't know the social norms around it, OK?!"
"How clueless can you be?!"
"I-I'm not clueless…!"
My ears were ringing as these two argued while sitting directly in front and behind me.
"Anyway… Let's stop the chatter and start the next round…"
"...What's even the point of drawing if we know that Kazuma will just end up as king again? Whatever, let's do it."
We drew the sticks and to no one's surprise, I was the winner once more.
Even though I was winning, I was also stuck in an unfavorable position.
Obviously, I wanted to escalate things and see how much I can get away in terms of lewd stuff.
But like Megumin said, these girls could just stop playing at any time if I took things too far.
I only made Aqua kiss me because I knew she'd be fine with it, but if I had chosen any of the other girls, the game would have ended right there.
A command like 'strip in front of me' would obviously be too much as well.
Should I just cut my losses? I already had a good bit of enjoyment after showing off my kissing with Aqua in front of everyone. That was a good boost to my ego.
Also, having Yunyun and Megumin massaging me, with Megumin on my lap, was the highlight of the night.
This was already heaven for the average guy in highschool.
…But I can't just stop there!
I, Satou Kazuma, lived as a kissless, virgin NEET until I entered the dungeon and discovered the app.
If it weren't for those developments, I wouldn't be in this situation, in a sleepover surrounded by beautiful girls.
Even though I was still a virgin, I was in a position where I could kiss a beautiful girl like Aqua whenever I wanted.
I was even in a good enough relationship with Rin that I could go on dates with her.
…For the sake of the past me, who could never have imagined that my future self would enjoy these harem manga-esque situations on a daily basis, I can't stop here!
I'll live life to the fullest without hesitation…!
And with that said…
"Number five… Take off your shirt."
The room went silent.
Finally, Megumin said,
"Oi, Kazuma… I already told you that we wouldn't do crazy things like…"
"I'll do it…!"
Darkness, who drew number five, said this.
"...Hah?"
Megumin couldn't believe what she was hearing and turned around to face Darkness. She said,
"Darkness… It's clear to me that there's something fundamentally wrong with your personality, but no matter how you think about it, this request is way too ridiculous for a game like this…"
"Megumin… Someone in a privileged position such as yourself has no right to speak about me like that."
"Come again?"
Darkness, with a shaking hand, pointed at Megumin who was sitting on my lap.
"Even though you are in such a humiliating circumstance…! You don't seem to enjoy it at all?!"
"Why would I?!"
Dumbfounded by the ridiculous things that Darkness was saying, Megumin's mouth was left hanging wide.
"Unlike you Japanese… In the country where I'm from… We don't have the same opportunities you do…"
When she said this, Megumin's eyes softened and said,
"Oh… I see… I guess we are lucky to live in such a privileged country…"
Assuming that Darkness was talking about the economic difference between her country and Japan, Megumin gave her a sympathetic look.
Darkness nodded her head and said,
"Indeed… Unlike where I'm from, schoolgirls don't get molested on trains on their way to school. Widowed housewives don't get blackmailed into sleeping with their brother-in-laws right after their dead husband's funeral service. Single mothers don't get coerced by their greedy landlords into selling their bodies and falling into moral degradation, eventually ending up with body modifications and womb tattoos…!"
"Um… Even though some of those things do unfortunately happen… Darkness, I think you have quite a twisted view of Japan…"
Megumin said, as Darkness basically admitted that she watched way too much Japanese porn.
"This is so unfair! I too want to be groped! I too want to be coerced! I want to say lines like 'No matter what you do to my body… You'll never have my heart'! You Japanese girls are so enviable! All you have to do is wear short skirts and stand around in a crowded train. Eventually, you'll feel some old man's hand touching your butt! Even if you look around, it seems that everyone is ignoring what's happening and pretending not to see! Then, in front of everyone, the old man will molest you, at first through your clothing, until eventually, he's even managing to grope you directly under your clothes! And then it'll escalate until… until… Kuuhhh!"
Darkness shivered, feeling some kind of weird pleasure from her verbal reenactment of some generic chikan AV she watched.
"...And then it'll eventually end in a gangbang."
"Are you done?"
Emotionally drained, I looked at Darkness with empty eyes. I said,
"You know what, Darkness… I kind of lost my desire after all that. Forget it."
"Ehh?! But… But…!"
"Go do an impression of a dolphin or something."
"Something like that…"
After making Darkness do some dolphin noises, we stopped playing the game.
Part 5
When it was time to sleep, Yunyun naturally got the bed while the rest of us were given some blankets to sleep on the ground.
Since Yunyun had limited pillows, that meant that I was the odd one out without a pillow to use.
"You can use this instead, Kazuma-san…"
Yunyun said, handing me one of her plushies to use.
"Pffft… That's oddly cute, Kazuma."
Aqua said, when she saw me laying down on the cat plushie that Yunyun gave me.
"Pictures will cost you 2,000 yen."
I said, when Aqua started to take out her phone to take pictures of me using a plushie as a pillow.
Since we didn't bring any of our toothbrushes, we had to settle for using Yunyun's mouthwash and floss, cleaning our teeth as much as we could.
For dinner, Yunyun's father was kind enough to order pizza for us. Thankfully, that didn't come with sugary drinks, considering that we couldn't brush our teeth.
"Alright… I'm turning off the lights now…"
Yunyun said, once we were all laid down on our spots. She went up to her night lamp and prepared to turn it off.
"Hm? Isn't this the time when we're supposed to talk until we fall asleep?"
Aqua said, before Yunyun could turn off the lights.
"...! Ah… T-That's true! I also wanted to do that during a sleepover with friends!"
Even though I just wanted to sleep.
Dealing with Darkness during the king's game made me really tired.
Megumin turned to her side to look at us and said,
"What are we even supposed to talk about?"
Yunyun went back to her bed and laid on her stomach, looking at us as she kicked her feet up and down excitedly, almost looking like a puppy happily wagging its tail. She said,
"U-Um… I think we're supposed to talk about love and stuff…?!"
"Yunyun, that kind of girl's talk isn't possible with Kazuma here."
"Eh?! B-But… It sounds fun doesn't it?!"
"...What does Yunyun even have to say when it comes to love?"
"E-Erm…"
Megumin was as brutal as always.
Coming to Yunyun's rescue, Darkness said,
"It's fine just to talk about what you want in a lover and what your ideal relationship is like… Stuff like that, I think?"
What an oddly feminine answer from her.
"...A-Although, I'd prefer if we talked about our fetishes… For example, my fetish is…"
"We already know all about your fetish."
I said, shutting Darkness down before she could start talking about her AV scenarios again.
"Keep the topic PG, please. Go back to talking about love."
When I said this, Yunyun blushed and said,
"U-Um… In terms of love, I just want someone who will take care of me and won't leave me no matter what!"
"...Why did you look at me when you said that, Yunyun?"
"I just happened to look at you, Megumin! Don't take it that way!"
Megumin gave Yunyun a look of suspicion before shrugging and saying,
"...What a normal answer. As expected of Yunyun who lacks imagination."
"T-Then what's your ideal love scenario, Megumin?! You can't criticize me when you're not contributing!"
"Hmm… I guess I'd want someone who is like a hero."
"Like a hero? Ah… I did remember Megumin's delusions about partying up with the hero and defeating the Demon King together with that hero…"
"It's not really a delusion now, is it? With my explosion magic, naturally the hero destined to defeat the Demon King will want me at his side! Of course, this hero has to have a noble spirit, one who treats girls delicately like a gentleman…"
"Kazuma doesn't count, then?"
Aqua said, snickering at her own joke.
I gave her a dirty look, but I couldn't argue back.
Someone with a noble spirit…
That would mean challenging the Demon King in fair combat without resorting to any tricks, right?
If it were me, if there was an easy way to assassinate the Demon King, like poisoning his food or booby-trapping his throne with dynamite, I would gladly take the chance.
Someone like me was probably outside of this 'hero' image that Megumin was looking for.
Megumin just smiled at Aqua and said,
"Well… I suppose it's also fine to have someone who's dependable when it counts. That's all that really matters, right?"
"Ah… I get what you mean…"
They exchanged a cryptic look before glancing at me together and giggling.
Ehhhh? What did they mean by that?
…Is what I would say if I was one of those useless, dense protagonists in manga and light novels.
Obviously… Those two were talking about the great me, right?
Darkness and Yunyun wouldn't know about my feats, since they never saw me deal with the dungeon core, but Aqua and Megumin did.
That was why they exchanged that look and started giggling like maidens with a mutual crush.
…Was I actually achieving my popular period?
I was already in a stage of normie development, when girls would giggle and exchange cryptic looks when talking about me?
…I used to pray for times like this.
"Aqua, what about you?"
Megumin asked Aqua, which made me listen attentively.
I still didn't really know how to define my relationship with Aqua, but I was still very interested to hear what she'd say.
"Hmm… I guess I like guys who worship me?"
Of course that self-absorbed goddess would say something like that.
"Eh… What do you mean?"
"Well… A guy who appreciates how beautiful I am and properly worships me for it!"
I started to tune her out because of that predictable answer, coming from her.
"...I suppose aside from that… I guess I like the moment when the tension builds up and finally overflows… If you know what I mean."
When I looked up, I saw Aqua grinning at me. Megumin tilted her head and said,
"Hm? What do you mean?"
"...I guess something like… when two people have a lot of chemistry but they don't really act upon it… Until they can't hold it in anymore and the tension becomes too much… And then they end up all over each other. Doesn't that sound kind of exciting?"
"Y-Yeah… Wow, I didn't expect that kind of answer from Aqua."
Darkness nodded along with Megumin, while Yunyun blushed and hid her face in her hands again. Darkness said,
"Aqua… It seems that you know a lot about these matters!"
"Fufu… I'm the perfect woman after all! I have maintained a delicate balance between innocence and worldly experience…"
After showing off about herself again, Aqua turned to me and said,
"What about you, Kazuma?"
They all looked interested in what I had to say.
Maybe they were curious about the opinions of the only guy.
They more or less understood how other girls thought about love, but guys were a mystery to them.
"...W-Well… I guess I like the idea of having a girl that's on a 'pedestal', I guess…"
"Hm? What do you mean?"
Aqua said, looking to the others if they knew what I was talking about. No one seemed to know. I said,
"You know, getting to date someone like an idol or the most popular girl in school. A girl with that kinda status… Something like a girl that is beyond everyone else's league. Managing to somehow get with a girl like that is kind of exciting…"
"Ah… So Kazuma views women like trophies. Interesting…"
Megumin said, nodding as if she understood what I was trying to say.
"Oi! Don't say something that would get me in a lot of trouble!"
She tilted her head and said,
"...Well, I guess I can understand where Kazuma is coming from. It's kind of similar to what I want in a guy, isn't it? The fantasy image of a 'hero'... Kazuma wants something similar to that, a girl who is out of reach for most people."
Darkness's eyes widened. She said,
"D-Doesn't that mean that Kazuma relishes the feeling of conquering girls who are leagues above him?!"
I wanted to deny her… But that was kind of what I was talking about. I said,
"...It's not as depraved as that… But I guess if I had a choice, I would want the feeling of 'conquering' a girl who is technically 'above' me…"
"Kazuma… I knew you had massive dom potential!"
Somehow, I managed to impress Darkness even more.
Part 6
After talking about our preferences when it came to love, it was eventually time to sleep.
While the other girls were sleeping…
"[Lurk]."
I got up and snuck out of Yunyun's room.
The skill snuffed out my footsteps as I exited the door. It even silenced the sound of the front door opening as I stepped outside.
I walked out into the chilly night air, with the streets empty except for a few street lights.
There was only one person out, a drunken salary man who was passed out at the side of the road. The sake bottle he had at his side was broken, the glass shattered in half.
I took out my app and equipped all my gear at once, including my new armor. Then, I called out,
"Oi… You can come out now."
In the middle of our talks, I sensed an enemy.
They were close enough for [Enemy Detection] to warn me, but they never made a move against us.
After waiting for a few hours, they still didn't make their move.
I knew that if I alerted the others, they would do something reckless and take the enemy on.
That was why I kept the information to myself and waited for them to fall asleep.
"Fufu… You really are interesting… Satou Kazuma."
The tuxedo wearing guy with the white and black mask came out from the shadows and stood under a flickering street light. He spread his long arms while talking, and said,
"Allow me to introduce myself! I am Vanir…"
"[Tinder]!"
Without waiting to hear his monologue, I shot three bolts of fire from my finger tip, aiming it at three different targets on his body.
Using my training on those empty cans, I was able to direct the streaking bolts of fire at my intended targets.
He didn't bother blocking the first two bolts that hit his chest, however, he did move his head away from the tinder that I shot straight at his mask.
The two tinder shots that I sent to his body only produced some smoke when it hit, and I saw that his 'body' was actually made of dirt.
The places where tinder hit scorched the dirt and caused some of the burnt areas to flake off.
"...Attacking me while I'm speaking, isn't that rude…?"
Without waiting for him to finish, I charged at him.
"...? Wait, why can't I predict your movements…?"
He said in confusion as I ran over to him.
The only part of his body he protected was his mask.
I concluded that it was likely a weakness of his.
While he was confused, I reached out with my hand…
"[Steal]...!"
He smirked and said,
"...I don't know why it's hard to predict your moves right now, but you can't steal my mask with that skill…"
I wasn't trying to steal his mask.
My target was the broken sake bottle near the drunken salaryman.
The bottle appeared in my right hand and I raised it for a powerful swing.
Using the passive damage increase of my first ever skill, [Improvised Weapon]...
I used the broken edge of the bottle and smashed it against his mask.
His mask broke into pieces.
The body that was composed of dirt collapsed, turning into a pile beneath my feet.
I thought that it was over, but…
I heard chuckling behind me.
A new pillar of dirt reformed into his body. Even the mask reformed. This time, the mask had a roman numeral 'two' on it. He said,
"...You actually managed to take a life away from me… And that quickly… I'm curious. How come I couldn't read your mind?"
As expected… He was a mind reader.
"All I can tell you is that I've never lost a game of janken in my life."
The only benefit of the adventurer class is the sheer amount of available skills.
Whether it's a spell, using steal again, or attacking with a weapon…
Rock, paper or scissors…
He can never predict the myriad options.
After all, I even won every round of King's Game against a goddess just a few hours ago.
"When it comes to games of chance, I won't lose…!"
"B… Bwahahaha! Boy… Don't you know that I'm the all-seeing Arch-Duke of hell, Vanir?! Are you telling me that a human with extraordinary skills in janken is my direct counter?! This is highly amusing!"
"I don't know how many lives you have, but I can keep this game going forever. Let me tell you now that you will never read my moves…!"
"...I didn't think you were the type who would face a Demon King general head on. No… from what I can see in your mind, it seems that you're the type who is actually overprotective of his companions when it comes down to it…"
"..."
It wasn't like I was fearless at this moment. My whole body was shaking in fear.
But what can I do?
Even if I asked Yunyun to teleport us away to her other teleport points, this Vanir guy would find us anyway.
And if the others knew that he was stalking us, they'd do something stupid and try to take him on.
…But was it really wise for me to take Vanir on by myself?
I was the only one without an advanced class, the one with the basic class of Adventurer.
…Why was I doing something like this, especially when I had a pitiful 'Bravery' score of '28'?
I guess… Maybe I enjoyed that sleepover more than I thought.
Even without all the perverted stuff, it was the first time I had a sleepover with friends.
An event like that was unimaginable for me when I was a NEET.
Even if I had to endanger myself…
To protect those girls who gave me that experience…
…Ah, crap!
I just realized something…
This was a major death flag.
A sudden bout of heroism from a normally cautious type…
I just set myself up to become the sacrificial pawn by doing this!
I was even thinking about my tragic past as a NEET.
No, stop the backstory!
There was even a moment where I was having flashbacks about the sleepover…
Stop having flashbacks about an event that happened only an hour ago!
These are major death flags!
"...Your mind is very erratic and troubled. Maybe that's why I'm having a tough time reading it…"
Vanir, who was peeking into my mind, commented about the tumultuous thoughts I was having. He said,
"Listen, boy, I just wanted to talk…"
Taking advantage of the opening, I charged forward again.
This time, while running, I hid my hand from him while forming a fist.
He looked confused again, unable to read what I was doing.
That was because I haven't decided on an outcome yet! Not until the very last moment!
That's how you win in this game of janken…!
"Saisho wa guu…!"
Once I was within range, still hiding my intent from him…
"Jan…!"
Vanir could only raise his arms defensively, as he still couldn't predict what I was going to do.
"...Ken…!"
I drew Chunchunmaru.
"...Pon!"
Using [Quick Draw], I used its surprise property to immediately draw the blade and slash at the mask.
"...!"
With fast reflexes, Vanir weaved his head to the right, dodging the slash.
I smirked and said,
"...You're looking the wrong way!"
"...?!"
With my sword arm extended, my other hand slid under, index finger pointed at him.
"...Acchi-muete-hoi!"
I flicked the finger and sent a fiery bolt of [Tinder] to his mask.
There's two components to janken.
First there's the normal rock-paper-scissors portion.
Then there's also acchi-muete-hoi, where the winner of janken guesses where the loser will quickly turn their head to a direction of their choice, and the winner gets the point if they flick their finger in the same direction.
And of course… My guess was correct.
The bolt of flame that left my finger hit his mask directly.
It started to crumble as he attempted to put it out.
Soon, Vanir's body crumbled into dirt again.
…But it didn't take long for his body to reform.
This time, a roman numeral 'three' was on his mask.
"...To think you'd actually take two lives from me… Impressive! Very impressive, boy!"
Did this guy have infinite lives?!
"...Now, are you ready to listen? I didn't come here to fight. Although your moves are unpredictable, did you think that an Arch-Duke of Hell like me would actually lose this easily to a low-level adventurer like you?"
I sighed and set my sword down. I said,
"Alright… What do you want…"
"I came here to make a deal, boy… You see, I didn't come here to your world because I'm interested in taking it over. As a matter of fact, it's best for my interests if you humans are kept alive. No… I came here for something else…"
"Spit it out already!"
He chuckled at me hurrying him up and said,
"I'm interested in the dungeon that you adventurers train in."
Adventurer Card
Name: Satou Kazuma
Age: 16
Class: Level 5 Adventurer
Armor (Iron Breastplate): +5 physical reduction
Health Points: 57/57
Mana Points: 28/45
Stamina Points: 52/52
Exp: 0/200
Money: 6,600 yen
Stats:
Physical:
Strength 56, Stamina 52, Speed 50, Dexterity 52 (+5), Health 57, Attractiveness 52
Mental:
Intelligence 63, Intuition 65, Creativity 67, Faith 45, Magic Power 37, Mana Capacity 45
Intangibles:
Charisma 35, Willpower 26, Potential 10, Cunning 79, Bravery 28, Luck 90
Skills:
[Improvised Weapon] Skill Rank: 1, Passive Skill
You are proficient in using improvised weapons. Ordinary items that haven't been previously equipped deal +1 more damage than they usually would.
[One-handed Sword] Skill Rank: 1, Passive Skill
You are proficient in using swords that require one hand to wield. You gain +10% weapon accuracy with attacks using one-handed swords.
[Enemy Detection] Skill Rank: 5 (MAX), Passive Skill
You can focus your senses to detect enemies within a 25 foot radius around you. Your 'Intuition' score (65) will go up against the enemy creature's 'Cunning' score when determining if the enemy creature is detected by you. If there is more than one enemy detected by this skill, you can determine the exact number. You can determine the threat level of enemy creatures.
[Lurk] Skill Rank: 1, Active Skill (5 mp cost)
You can hide your presence from enemies. Your 'Cunning' score (79) will compete against the enemy's 'Intuition' score to determine if the enemy creature detects you.
[Bow] Skill Rank: 1, Passive Skill
You are proficient in using bows! You gain 10% weapon accuracy when using bows.
[Snipe] Skill Rank: 1, Active skill (5 mp cost)
Add your Luck modifier (90%) to Weapon Accuracy calculations involving bow-type weapons (Max total: 100%).
[Elementary Magic] Skill Rank: 3, Active skill (3 mp cost)
Unlock the ability to use the beginner magic spells [Tinder], [Create Earth], [Wind Breath], [Create Water] and [Freeze]!
[Tinder]
Shoot out a small flame from your fingertips
Spell Attack Accuracy: Intelligence modifier = 63% chance of hitting
Spell Damage: 1 Fire Damage + Magic Power (+3) = 4
Spell Effect: Summon a small flame from your finger tip. Range 3 feet (Magic Power 37).
[Create Earth]
Summon dirt in your hand.
Spell Effect: Summons 1 pound of dirt per 10 Magic Power stat points you have (3 pounds total)
[Wind Breath]
Summon a gust of wind when you exhale.
Spell effect: Objects lighter than 5 pounds can be blown away up to 1 feet per 10 Magic Power stat points you have (3 feet total)
[Create Water]
Summon water from your hand
Spell Effect: Summons 1 pound of water per 10 Magic Power stat points you have (3 pounds total). Does 2 water damage per second when in contact with Undead creatures.
[Freeze]
Freezes objects, especially water
Spell Effect: Freeze 1 pound worth of water per 10 Magic Power stat points you have (3 pounds total), halve the amount on other objects/creatures.
[Cooking] Skill Rank: 1, Passive Skill
Cooking food ingredients dropped by monsters will give a slight increase to the bonus benefits gained when eating them.
[Nature's Beauty] Skill Rank: 1, Active Skill (10 mp cost)
Impress an audience with a wonderful party trick! Your 'Charisma' stat (35) will determine the effectiveness of your party trick!
[Smithing] Skill Rank: 1, Passive Skill
You are proficient in creating and repairing items! The success rate of this skill is determined by your 'Creativity' (67). At Rank 1, you can create, combine and repair items of the 'Common' variety. Combining compatible items of the 'Common' variety might yield an item of 'Uncommon' variety.
[Spear] Skill Rank: 1, Passive Skill
You are proficient in using spears. You gain +10% weapon accuracy with attacks using spears.
[Night Vision] Skill Rank: 1, Passive Skill
You have a 15-feet radius of night vision.
[Heat Resistance] Skill Rank: 1, Passive Skill
You can endure heat more than the average person can. When up against magical heat, the success rate of this skill is determined by your 'Willpower' (25).
[Quick-Draw] Skill Rank: 1, Active Skill (5 mp cost)
When you have a sheathed sword, draw it quickly to catch your opponent off guard. Use your 'Cunning' (79) against the opponent's 'Intuition' score. If the opponent is caught off guard, your attack damage will increase by +1.
[Enemy Reading] Skill Rank: 1, Passive Skill
When facing an enemy you have encountered before, you will see their basic combat stats (Armor Score, Health Points). This information will hover above the enemy.
[Escape] Skill Rank: 1, Active Skill (5 mp cost)
Chance to escape hostile enemies increases by +10%. Ability to escape is determined by 'Speed' stat (50).
[Farsight] Skill Rank: 1, Active Skill (5 mp cost)
You can see objects and creatures 60 miles away. If your vision isn't 20/20 already, you will have perfect vision whenever this skill is activated.
[Fishing] Skill Rank: 1, Passive Skill
You are now proficient in using fishing tools. Your fishing skill depends on your 'Intuition' (65) score. You can fish aquatic creatures that are ranked as 'Common'.
[Steal] Skill Rank: 1, Active Skill (5 mp cost)
Allows you to steal an item. If the target is a creature, you will have to be within 15 feet of the target to use this skill. Success depends on your 'Cunning' (79), contested against the target's 'Intuition'. Items that are not held or equipped by a creature can be stolen as long as you can see it and are aware of its presence. The value of the item you steal is determined by your 'Luck' (90).
[Trap Detection] Skill Rank: 1, Passive Skill
You can now sense traps within a 15 foot radius around you. Your 'Intuition' (65) score determines the success rate of discovering traps. You can only detect traps of 'Basic' make.
[Versatile Entertainer ] Skill Rank: 1, Passive Skill
You are adept in mimicking the voice of someone you know. If you are mimicking the voice of someone you don't know, you must spend at least 15 minutes observing their speech patterns and mannerisms. Useful for making celebrity impressions.
[Signature Weapon] Skill Rank: 1, Passive Skill
Assign one of the weapons in your inventory as your 'Signature Weapon'. This weapon gains +5 durability. This weapon won't be destroyed even if it falls below 0 'Durability', but you can't use it again until you fix it.
[Lore Reading] Skill Rank: 1, Active Skill (5 mp cost)
Use your 'Intelligence' stat (63) to determine if you can learn information about a creature, object or location that you can see.
Inventory:
Hunting Shortbow (Uncommon)
Generic wooden bow used for hunting.
Ammo: 15/15 (Iron-tipped arrows)
Bow Accuracy: Dexterity modifier = 57% chance of hitting
Weapon Damage: 2 piercing damage + Dexterity modifier (+5) = 7
Sells for: 1,500 yen
Chunchunmaru (Unique) - Signature Weapon
Forged by Intermediate Blacksmith. Named by Megumin.
Durability: 16/25
Weapon Accuracy: Dexterity modifier + [One-handed Sword] = 72% chance of hitting
Weapon Damage: 3 slashing damage + Strength modifier (+5) = 8 damage
Sells for: 6,000 yen
White Panties (Rare)
Pure white, like the feathers of a dove. Perhaps this reflects the inner nature of the girl who once wore these?
Wearing these panties will increase your 'Dexterity' by +5.
Armor Score: 0
Durability: 30/30
Sells for: 10,000 yen
Ghoul Claw Caltrops (Common)
Made by Satou Kazuma. Caltrops that have a Paralyzing effect that will go against the target's 'Willpower' stat (30% effective). Does 1 piercing damage to those who come in contact with it.
Durability: 4/5
Sells for: 1,500 yen
Iron Breastplate - Medium Armor (Uncommon)
Reduces incoming physical damage by 5. Applies -5 penalty to stealth related stats when sneaking.
Sells for: 7,000 yen
Service Locator - App Upgrade (Rare)
An Upgrade For This Adventuring App! Use this to find useful services and stores in your city! Sign-up for news about promotions and discounts to relevant stores!
Quests:
Go on a thirty minute jog! Quest rewards: +30 exp, +1 speed, +1 stamina (Completed!)
Go to school! Quest rewards: +30 exp, +1 knowledge, +1 Bravery (Completed!)
Kill 3 monsters in the dungeon! Quest rewards: Random loot box (Completed!)
Get the librarian on duty to recommend a book to you! Quest rewards: +30 exp, +1 Bravery, +1 Charisma (Completed!)
Join a sports club! Quest rewards: +1 in all physical stats (Completed!)
Drink an Energizing Smoothie from the train station! Quest rewards: +30 exp, +1 Stamina, +1 Charisma (Completed!)
Kill 6 monsters in the dungeon! Quest rewards: Random loot box (Completed!)
Attend soccer practice! Quest Rewards: +1 to all 'Physical' stats (Completed!)
Ask Hinamori Rin for her number! Quest Rewards: +30 exp, +1 'Charisma', +1 'Bravery' (Completed!)
Get a part-time job! Quest Rewards: Starting pay of 3,000 yen per shift! +1 Willpower, +1 Bravery per shift! Bonus rewards available according to performance during the job! (Completed!)
Play in an official soccer game! Quest Rewards: +2 to all 'Physical stats (Completed!)
Go on a date with Himamori Rin! Quest Rewards: +2 Charisma, +2 Attractiveness (Completed!)
Max out [Enemy Detection] to Rank 5! Quest Rewards: Skill-Up Potion (Completed!)
Complete the spicy curry challenge! Quest Rewards: Learn the skill [Heat Resistance] (Completed!)
Kill the second floor boss! Quest Rewards: Random Loot Box
Give Chris her panties back! Quest Rewards: +2 Speed, +2 Bravery
Reconcile with Aqua! Quest Rewards: +2 Faith, +2 Willpower (Completed!)
Bonds:
Satou (Family), Bond Rank: 4
At Rank 4, your family will give you some leeway as you recover from being a NEET. Your parents will give you an advance on your allowance if you continue to go to school, as promised. Your brother thinks better of you and might say a few nice things to his friends about you. If you mention wanting a non-blood related step sister again, your parents will beat you and leave you with grave injuries.
Bond Rewards:
Rank 2: 500 yen bonus allowance per week (total 1,000 yen). Parents will call the school and request for days off if you ask (limited once per week).
Rank 3: Kazuto won't insult you as much when you talk to him, and he will also give you lessons that raise 'Charisma' once a week.
Rank 4: Parents will give you an advance on your allowance as long as you pay it back.
Aqua (Water Goddess), Bond Rank: 5
At Rank 6, the dynamic of your relationship with Aqua has changed considerably. Are you housemates? Teammates? Perhaps something more? Tread carefully, as you are at an important crossroads in your relationship. Regardless of what happens, she sees you as an irreplaceable friend who will save her when she needs it. Since you two have been through a lot of things, she will never leave you alone.
Bond Rewards:
Rank 2: You learn the skill [Nature's Beauty]!
Rank 3: You learn the skill [Night Vision]!
Rank 4: +10 Faith
Rank 5: You learn the skill [Versatile Actor]!
Rank 6: +20 Faith
Hinamori Rin (Librarian on Duty), Bond Rank: 5
At Rank 5, Hinamori Rin has developed a crush on you! The way you cheered her up has tugged her heart strings! At this stage in your relationship, she won't mind even if you constantly text and call her. She'll also go on dates with you if you ask, and there might be a chance she'll even invite you inside her apartment if the date goes well. If you flirt with her, she will readily flirt back. Have fun trying to become more than friends with her!
Bond Rewards:
Rank 2: +5 Mana Capacity
Rank 3: You learn the skill [Enemy Reading]!
Rank 4: +10 Mana Capacity
Rank 5: You learn the skill [Lore Reading]!
Darkness (Masochist Crusader), Bond Rank: 2
At Rank 2, Darkness has decided that you have what it takes to be an excellent sadist. She will seek you out whenever she wants to receive your punishment. She also thinks that you have the face of a scumbag who likes to abuse women, and that your abusive slap is commendable. She believes that you can be the S to her M and would like you to proactively abuse her more in the future.
Bond Rewards:
Rank 2: +5 Health
Megumin (Explosion Mage), Bond Rank: 3
At Rank 3, Megumin considers you as a reliable guy who seems really perverted. She noticed the way you took the chance to grope her butt while you were carrying her, but she didn't mind it that much. She sees you as someone who saved her life and you have potential as an explosion sommelier… Or perhaps something more? If you offer to help her practice her explosion magic, she will readily agree.
Bond Rewards:
Rank 2: +5 Magic Power
Rank 3: Magic Skill Rank-Up
Chris (Silver-haired Thief), Bond Rank: 2
At Rank 2, Chris views you as someone she can potentially confide with! Her trust in you is slowly increasing! It seems that the key to deepening a bond with her is to show her that you can get along with Darkness and the other girls!
Bond Rewards:
Rank 2: You learn the [Steal] skill!
Mitsurugi Kyouya (Soccer Club Ace), Bond Rank: 4
At Rank 4, Mitsurugi Kyouya will view you as a teammate who he can rely on and talk about personal problems with. He will gladly do favors for you if you help him get closer with Aqua. He will give you tips when it comes to the dungeon if you ask, even if he's busy. Even though he thinks that you're kind of scummy, he is starting to see you as a friend that he can confide in. Staying on the soccer team and working hard in practice will deepen your bond with him.
Bond Rewards:
Rank 2: Learn the [Quick-Draw] skill!
Rank 3: +10 Strength
Rank 4: Learn the [Signature Weapon] skill!
Dust (The Blond Delinquent), Bond Rank: 1
At Rank 1, Dust will remember that you bought him a bowl of ramen. You two share a common interest as patrons of the Succubus Shop. He views you as a fellow man of culture. Buying food for him and settling his many debts will deepen the bond between you two.
Rorisa (Rookie Succubus), Bond Rank: 1
At Rank 1, Rorisa will see you as a kind customer who forgave her even when she screwed things up. She thinks that it's cute how you're dishonest about your growing feelings towards your housemate. Continually using the dream service will deepen your bond with her.
Wiz (Lich Shopkeeper), Bond Rank: 1
At Rank 1, Wiz sees you as a cheap customer who doesn't buy any of her items. While she is grateful for the tip, and you helping her feed herself, she wishes that you will actually buy the items from her shop. Shopping in the store will deepen your bond with her.
Yunyun (Lonely Stalker), Bond Rank: 2
At Rank 2, Yunyun already sees you as her first male best friend. She thinks that you're the kindest guy she's interacted with. That said, aside from her dad, you're the only boy close to her age she's talked to.
Bond Rewards:
Rank 2: You learn the skill [Monster Talk]!