Part 1
Yunyun ca back, extrely fatigued, at the crack of dawn.
The sounds of magic that rang throughout the night narrated the severity of trial.
Apparently, whenever Yunyun would run out of mana, she would take a break inside Aigis to recover before continuing to fight.
Normally, for the final trial, two Crimson Demons will take turns sleeping and use their high mana and offensive capability to push through as a way of compensating for the difficulty of this trial.
Additionally, Yunyun could also use interdiate magic.
She could use spells with lower mana costs to deal with weaker enemies. This trial is truly one where her abilities shine to the fullest.
While Aigis was also with her, he didn't have much offensive power, so Yunyun might as well have overco the trial on her own.
At the sight of her-
"Chief! Chief!"
"I always knew that Roaring Thunder Yunyun would make it soday!"
"Hey Yunyun, we're friends aren't we? Let's go hunting in the forest next ti!"
"This is a joyous occasion! Tonight is the birth of the strongest chief!"
On the evening of the day the next Crimson Demon Chief was decided.
Yunyun slept like a log after the ordeals of the trial. By the ti she woke up, the entire village was having a festival in the middle of the village square.
"Ahahahahahaha! Hey Kazuma, look at this! gumin is multiplying!"
The already wasted Aqua pointed at gumin and laughed.
"I am not multiplying! Aqua, you drank too much! Darkness, please stop her…"
The only one not drinking, gumin, looked to Darkness for help—
"The Dustiness House will not give in! I have resistance to poison as well. There's no reason to decline such a challenge!"
"That's the spirit! Now, now, drink with , Darkness-san! If I lose, I won't ddle any further with my daughter's and Kazuma's relationship!"
The person in question has a bright red face and is currently being offered alcohol by Yuiyui.
It seems like she's already drunk quite a bit. It's not anywhere near Aqua's level, but she's staggering a little.
This is the last night gumin and I will be spending here.
It seems like Yuiyui is trying to get Darkness dead drunk so that she couldn't get in our way when we cross the line.
"Why don't you drink as well? Even Darkness who usually stops you is already drunk."
"Ugh… I'd very much like to do that, but…"
gumin's being surprisingly restrained today.
She is always clamouring to be treated like an adult and be allowed to drink alcohol, and Darkness would always stop her citing her small body size, but today…
Just then.
"So this is where you were, gumin! We finally caught you!
Funifura and Dodonko, who approached without us noticing, collapsed onto gumin.
"Wh-what are you doing? Are you two drunk!? After taking out all those powerful targets, my level is far higher than the both of you! If you don't mind getting thrown around, then feel free to co at !"
"Co talk with us for a bit! It's about ti you co clean with how far you've gone with that guy!"
"Yeah, yeah, you're always so arrogant! We've never seen you act like a maiden at all! How did you, the one with the least sex appeal out of all of us, end up like this!?"
It seems these two are curious about our relationship.
"I wouldn't mind talking about such things when you're sober, but this isn't sothing that makes good conversation while drinking! Co on, Nerimaki and Arue are over there, go play with them instead!
"You're so cold! You hardly ever co back to the village, so hang out with us a little while you're here!
"Yeah, yeah! And could you introduce us to so male friends of yours too!? It'd be too cruel to ask Yunyun to introduce us to her friends!"
"You guys are so really troubleso drunks! Don't let Yunyun hear you, she'll cry!"
While gumin was being tied up by those two girls, there was a girl who was being fawned over much more than her over at the center of the square.
"—Chief! Chief!"
"Chief! Chief!"
"W-Wait! I'm only the next in line. You'll make my father sad!"
Yunyun blushed from the praise being showered onto her by the crowd of Crimson Demons.
Despite the blush, there's no mistaking her joy.
And next to her was…
The divine relic that loves sexual harassnt was striking a pose as if he was the protagonist.
"Aigis-san! Please don't put it like that! I just went inside of you!"
Aigis's misleading words stirred up the current chief, who is also Yunyun's father.
"Wh-What is the aning of this? I don't rember raising a daughter who would let inanimate objects do as they please with her body!"
"Father what are you saying!? Aigis-san too, please don't put it in such a weird way..!"
Yunyun hastily tried to stop them, but Aigis continued to tease the chief.
"Lightning Strike!"
The chief lost it and let loose a spell.
However, the lightning that suddenly descended only grazed the surface of Aigis.
"D-D-D-Don't call fatherrrrrrr!"
The agitated chief went to hit his opponent, but of course, Aigis is a suit of armour.
"Gurk, m-my hand…!"
The chief grabbed his hand as he crouched down.
"Raaaaargh!"
"Aigis-san, please stop teasing my father!"
As I watched the figures of Yunyun and the chief being led around by the troublemaking armor, Funifura, who was pestering gumin, spoke up.
"Hey, Dodonko, Yunyun and that armoured man are getting on really well!"
"You're kidding ! Not only gumin, but her too!?
Before I could tell them that the inside of that armour was empty, they both rushed to Yunyun's side.
"Hey, what's the aning of this! You look so innocent, but you're actually doing stuff like this behind our backs!?"
"You keep talking about making friends this and making friends that, but you seem to have no problem making boyfriends! Hey, Yunyun, we're friends, right!? Please, introduce to a cool onii-san!"
"I have no idea what the two of you are saying! Please calm down! Also Aigis-san, stop butting in!"
Despite being teased by a lot of people, Yunyun had a certain cheer in her voice and seed to be enjoying the situation.
"Hey now Aqua, Darkness, you'll catch a cold if you sleep here… You too mother, please wake up. If you're going to sleep, please do it at ho."
I wonder if it's her position as an older sister that made her good at looking after others or if it was sothing innate to her personality. gumin was trying to awaken the people who passed out drunk.
"Kokko, are you sleepy because you stuffed yourself? I'm sorry, but please help carry your mother ho."
"That's a pain, just leave her here and go ho. I'll ask father to co here later…"
"Kokko, no matter how much of a pain they are, you shouldn't just leave your parents alone!"
Standing close to the bonfire in the middle of the square, the now plump Kokko curled up into a ball and fell asleep.
Sighing at the sight of her little sister, gumin started putting blankets on the drunks, seemingly having given up on the idea of taking them ho.
Eventually, everyone was wrapped in their own blanket.
gumin looked upon them with a wry smile, before her gaze slowly shifted over to where the Crimson Demons and Aigis were still ssing around with Yunyun.
I moved closer to gumin.
"Are you sure you don't want to join them?"
"If I go there now, I'm sure I will be compared to Yunyun. I'm already being known as the joke mage, so I'm not going to go out there just to be made fun of. Besides, that loner of a girl being surrounded by everyone like that is a pretty unusual event for her. It seems all the hard work she put in really paid off."
gumin talked as if it was completely unrelated to her, while happily looking at Yunyun.
"So she finally surpassed ."
Her tone was cheerful, but she seed a little lonely as she said that…
"… So, is your rivalry finally settled with this?"
"Of course not, our gap as rivals just got larger, is all. Soday, I'll achieve sothing that'll make all the Crimson Demons envious. Say… taking down the Demon King with my party, for example?"
"I definitely won't go with you on that one, ok? No matter how much you cry or scream or tantrum, I'm definitely not doing that."
As I firmly decided this, she looked my way and said:
"Then how about this, if we defeat the Demon King, I'll do anything you want."
...
"Did you just say anything…"
"I said it, didn't I? Anything ans anything."
Why is this girl always throwing curveballs? Why won't she just give it to straight?
"But gumin is unexpectedly a pretty easily tricked girl, so I get the feeling that you'll still let do a lot of things even if we don't defeat the Demon King."
"Please don't call easily tricked, I'm pretty conscious about that. I used to be a much sharper girl in the past, so how did things turn out like this…"
Despite being the one who suggested that, gumin blushed all the way to her ears.
"Say, gumin, you still haven't done your daily routine today, right?"
"Yeah. I was going to fire it off in the sky during the climax of the celebration, to give all those drunks a surprise…"
This girl thought of a pretty troubleso prank.
"It's a rare celebration for Yunyun, so why don't you just let it slide tonight?"
"It's precisely because it's my rival's celebration…."
Yunyun'll probably cry if her celebration got cancelled because of that.
Eventually, gumin muttered "Oh fine," and shrugged her shoulders.
And as she once again looked towards her rival from a distance, I said.
"Say, how about we sneak out of here together?"
"…Do you want to do perverted things that badly? Really, this guy…"
"T-That's not it!"
Dammit, is this because of my usual behaviour?
I'm a little angry at that small part of that thought that it'd be fine if it ended up that way too.
"Then what do you plan on doing after we sneak out? If we go missing under such circumstances, we'll definitely be teased about it tomorrow…"
gumin looks a bit troubled.
However, at the sa ti, she was sporting a slight smile.
It doesn't seem like she's entirely against it.
… Taking down a Demon King is impossible but…
I think I could at least shorten the gap between these two rivals.
"…?"
gumin tilted her head at my silence.
"Let's go do your daily routine right now!"
I said with a smile.
Part 2
The area around the Crimson Demon village is inhabited by strong monsters.
On top of that, nocturnal monsters are supposed to be stronger in general.
If you have to ask why I am rembering such things now—
"Hahahahahahaha! Look gumin, the One-Strike bear is multiplying!"
"It's not multiplying! Kazuma, how much did you drink just now!?"
In the forest close to the village, gumin and I were being chased by a monster.
"I did drink a little, but I'm not drunk, so it's fine!"
"It doesn't look the least bit fine at all! If it was the usual you, you would surely be screaming at the sight of the One-Strike bear!"
With the help of the night vision from Farsight and my Escape skill, I was able easily run away with gumin in tow.
"Hey, hey, little bear, are you scared!? I am Kazuma! Catch if you can!"
"You're drunk aren't you? You're actually very, very drunk, aren't you?"
"Roooooooooooooar!!"
I turned around to face the furball chasing .
"Snipe!"
"Rawr!?"
What I'm doing right now is running in the dark at full speed while firing arrows behind .
It's a high difficulty technique, but I'm able to pull it off.
"Behold gumin! This is the true power of the Hero Kazuma! What do you think, isn't it cool??"
"It looks cool! It looks very cool, so please keep running! Where did you hit it? It looks like you really pissed it off!"
As expected only from soone with a high level, gumin's easily keeping up with .
"Oh, it's a male isn't it. I struck its sweet spot!"
"Now's not the ti for that! What have you done!?"
As soon as gumin heard my words, she started chanting under her breath.
It seems like she intends to use the bear as her target for her daily routine.
However…
"Hold it right there, it's way too early for that. You sure are a hasty one, aren't you?"
"Mmff!? …Fuaa! Why did you interrupt ? It will catch up to us at this rate, you know!? Can't I just blow that bear up!? It's more than sufficient to be my target."
gumin, who I quickly silenced with my finger, was now shouting at with tears in her eyes.
"That kind of small fry is not a suitable match for your magic. Explosion magic is the strongest magic, so don't you misuse it!"
"What is with you tonight, Kazuma!? Did you get more drunk after running around!? Normally you'll just tell to get it over with!! Actually, if I don't use it now, we'll get done in by that small fry!"
I waved my finger in front of gumin.
"Did you forget who I am? That's right, I'm Kazuma, the one who possesses the Lurk skill!"
"It's already found us! I'm begging you, please return to normal!"
Just like gumin said, the Lurk skill is useless if the enemy has already spotted you.
However…
"Create Earth"
Using flashy magic in the forest at the dead of night would just attract more enemies.
With the handful of soil in my hand…
"Wind Breath!"
"Grah!?"
I gave the One-Strike bear that quickly gained upon us a taste of my long unused eye blinding combo.
Then, using the brief mont where it can't see, I concealed myself…
"Hey, Kazuma…. Wai—"
—While embracing each other in the darkness, gumin's tiny body trembled slightly every ti our breaths touched.
("Heh… You said that you'll let do anything to you just a short while ago, but you're getting tense now?")
("Of course I'm tense! Are you stupid!? Kazuma, are you seriously stupid? I'm tense because my life's on the line here!")
"Sniff, Sniff…!"
After losing sight of us, the One-Strike bear began using its nose to sniff us out.
("So, how is it gumin? A date in the middle of the night just gets your heart pounding, doesn't it?")
("My heart is pounding! It has never pounded like this before! I'm begging you, please keep quiet!")
The One-Strike bear who just passed by near us was still sniffing around carefully.
However, the Lurk skill also works on odours.
We stood motionlessly hugging each other, and eventually the One-Strike bear left us.
"In the end, it's a re beast… It was never a match for ."
"If you had that kind of confidence all the ti, we'd be able to go on more adventures…"
After releasing my Lurk skill, I used Enemy Detection to check my surroundings.
"Ok, let's go this way, gumin. I can sense the aura of a powerful monster over there."
"It doesn't have to be a powerful one! Just what is with you tonight? Even if you are drunk, this is way too strange!"
gumin's the one who's strange, not .
"You were the one who always said you loved going for the strong ones."
"Yes, I love going for the strong ones! However, that's when we are with everyone, and when Kazuma is acting with a clear head!"
Just then.
A ragged breathing could be heard coming from the darkness between the trees.
Along with that, a pair of shining blue eyes stared directly in our direction.
"Seems like it's here. Now, I wonder if this one can properly satisfy ?"
"Stop saying stupid things and run, Kazuma!! Those blue eyes that shine in the dark! That is the lone wolf, champion of the forest, Fenrir!"
Exhaling a shimring white cloud from it's mouth, the giant, silver furred wolf casually approached us, seemingly not regarding us as a threat at all.
"Normally I would hunt you down for so pocket change, but it seems like you're not the one I'm looking for tonight. I'll let you off this ti, so count your lucky stars…"
"Just where is all of that confidence coming from!? This is Fenrir you know!? This is a extrely high leveled enemy that wiped out even those veteran adventurers who were capable of dealing with the dangerous white wolves with ease!"
Seemingly understanding that I was provoking it, the Fenrir snorted in an annoyed manner.
As it slowly approached us, the undergrowth beneath it froze with a crackling noise.
"I see, you control ice. What a coincidence, I too command both water and ice. Would you like to see who is better?"
"There's no way that your sorry Freeze spell can even compare! Oh, never mind, I'll take care of this, so just buy so ti…"
gumin began chanting after saying that, only to feel my hand land on her head with a boop.
"This is not your ti to shine. Save that for later. Now then, little puppy, it's about ti we get started with our late-night ball. Won't you dance with !?"
"You would normally never say stuff like that! Seriously, just what it's with you!? Though, it pains to admit it, but it was actually a little cool!"
As I calmly got into a combat stance, the Fenrir started moving in response.
"…Kazuma, it's looking down on you. It's really looking down on you!"
Across from , the Fenrir started scratching its neck with its hind leg.
No matter how you look at it, this isn't sothing one would do in a battle…
"No, it's not looking down on , it's trying to get to lower my guard. Unfortunately, that's not going to work. Create Water!"
I greeted the Fenrir with a gift of my water spell.
But instead of trying to dodge it…
"Kazuma, he seems like he's enjoying it! Based off its attributes, the Fenrir should like water and ice! It thinks you're giving it a bath!"
"Heh… if it's that comfortable, how about another round? Create Water! Create Water!"
I continued blasting the Fenrir which seed to be completely enjoying the experience.
As expected, it simply took the blasts without trying to dodge at all…
Just then, sothing changed.
Its feet is covered in a thick layer of ice.
It's not thick enough to render it immobile, but it'll definitely slow it down.
"Did you lower your guard because my level is lower than your? Too bad, but this match is already decided. Create Earth!"
"!?"
The Fenrir that seed like it was enjoying itself a mont ago deftly jumped back to avoid the clump of dirt I threw at it.
As expected of a wolf. It could dodge such an attack easily.
However…!
"Didn't I say this battle was already decided! Wind Breath!"
I threw the cloak that I was wearing and casted my spell in its direction.
Blown by wind magic, my cloak spread and proceeded to block its vision.
The mont it tried to evade that lump of earth, it should've realized how the ice on its feet was hindering its movents.
This ti, the Fenrir couldn't evade…
"Gra!"
"Bind!"
Just as it started scratching at my mantle with it's forelegs, my tal wires entangled them.
"Gruu! Grrrrrrrr, Frrrrrrr!"
Finally recognizing as a threat, the Fenrir struggled against by bind, but the tal wires I commissioned held firm.
"A-Aah… N-N-No way, to think that Kazuma could render a Fenrir powerless so easily…"
As I casually sauntered over to the immobile Fenrir, gumin's let out an awed voice from behind .
"Well, that was pretty fun. It's about ti to finish this…"
Saying that, I moved in for the decisive blow.
"So cool…! Kazuma is really cool tonight..! But, even if you disabled it, it's still dangerous to approach a Fenrir. You should safely finishing it off from a distance with your bow…"
In addition to her admiration for my achievent, gumin gave a word of caution, but…
"I don't like picking on weaklings. This one is pretty good. It just picked a fight with the wrong person.."
"I-I thought you went crazy or sothing, but I think I fell in love with you all over again… But, Kazuma, you don't have your sword… "
That's right, I assud we would only be running through the forest tonight, so I only brought along my bow.
However…
"If I don't have a sword, then all I have to do is create one. Create Water!"
Water flowed out from my right hand.
"At the very least, I will finish you with an attack from your favourite elent. Freeze…!"
"Ah… Aah… Aaaah…"
The water dripping from my right hand slowly changed from water to ice with a crack.
It was transforming to the form I had in mind.
"This is the true use of Freezing magic!"
"Th-That's so cool! You're so cool! Tonight's Kazuma is just too cool!"
gumin looked at with the sa eyes of admiration that she once showed to the Masked mber of the thieving group.
I moved closer to Fenrir to deliver the finishing blow.
"Seems like my magic was superior after all. Now, it's ti for you to take an eternal rest—"
As it looked at with a resigned look in its eyes, I brought down my blade of ice towards its chest—
—While cloaked under my Lurk skill, I ran through the forest.
"I would like to take back those words I said about how cool you were tonight!"
As expected of a high level monster, that blade of ice didn't even leave a scratch on it.
"Yeah, of courseー, even if it's made with magic, ice is still iceー Of course it wouldn't pierce the fur of a boss level wolfー"
"Stop saying such carefree words and hurry up! A wolf's sense of sll is especially good, so it might even sniff through your Lurk skill!"
After my attack failed, the Fenrir started struggling again and made it seem like it might get free at any ti, so we left in a hurry.
Judging from the nurous howls co from behind, it seems like it's still searching for us.
"Well, it really did look like it was my victory there.. Plus I said I'd let him off before we fought, so finishing him off would go against my word."
"Why are you being so positive!? Let's go back already. It's not just Kazuma who's strange tonight, the forest itself is strange too! Fenrir is supposed to be living far deeper in the forest…"
Oh, I see, that's how it is…
"It detected the presence of a strong enemy, that's to say, , and ca all the way out here."
"You drunkard!"
While gumin was bad-mouthing with tears in her eyes, my enemy detection skill picked up an even greater presence.
"I'm sensing an enemy even stronger than the Fenrir. Could this be it?"
"I give up already, do as you like! Now that it has co to this, I may as well accompany you 'till the end! Even if my opponent is Fenrir, a dragon, or even the Bomber Majin…!"
I gave the now fearless gumin a thumbs up as I smiled at her.
"Well said! Tonight's objective is the Bomber Majin Mogunin. It's ti to blow away that thing with a festive sounding na"
"Please don't shorten it to Mogunin, it feels like you're ssing up my na! No, wait, I might not be qualified to be asking this, but are you insane?"
Insane, is it?
After all this ti, what's this girl saying now?
"Unfortunately, I'm always surrounded by insane companions!"
"Oh, you've said it now! Fine, let's do this! I finally understand what you're thinking, Kazuma! You should've just told at the start!"
The conditions for becoming the chief is to either successfully undertake the trial or take down a strong target.
There's no need to let anyone know what happens tonight.
Only gumin and I need know that she didn't lose after all.
That's right, a Demon King is impossible, but…
"Seriously, I really love you!"
"I've known that a long ti ago! I've shown you how cool I can be with that Fenrir, now's your turn!"
"Very well, I'll show you a sight that befits the title of the Bomber Majin!"
Saying that, gumin showed an unblemished smile.
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Part 3
My enemy detection skill is going off.
("Wait. It's close.")
I stopped right there and signalled gumin to stop with my hand.
("…Kazuma, you can see in the dark, right? So why does your hand bump into my chest every ti you let know there's an enemy?")
("Even I'm not perfect, so just let it slide this once. Anyway, over there…")
While whispering, I pointed towards the centre of a huge clearing.
Wait, that…
("Ah, I see. That's why it's called ninnin.")
I thought they just nad it with their usual Crimson Demon sensibilities, but now I kind of get why it's nad like that.
("Is sothing the matter with ninnin? But, look at this Kazuma! That shiny luster, that unique form! I really want to take it ho after defeating it!")
Standing right there was a bipedal robot.
If I have to describe it in one word, it would be ninja-like.
Its appearance seems optimized for covert operations and looks to be quite intelligent.
A shining red mono eye ominously illuminated it's surroundings. I was a little worried if it could see through my Lurk skill.
No, more importantly…
("I see, so Fenrir ran from that, huh. Well then, let's get started! After Kazuma went out of his way to bring here, I'll definitely bring it down!")
Right now, I am beside an enthusiastic gumin.
("…Say, why don't we just go back ho today and co back tomorrow instead?")
"(And then, I'll take the title of Bomber… What did you just say?")
I'm starting to question why exactly am I out in the forest in the middle of the night.
("Running around made feel sick. I want to hurry back and go to sleep…")
("Are you seriously going to stop after coming this far? Just where did all your motivation and bravado disappear off to? Don't tell you sobered up!? Of all tis, you sobered up now!?")
gumin grabbed my shoulders with both her hands and shook back and forth.
("Hey, calm down, our opponent is a big shot that stymies even the Crimson Demon tribe. We should make so proper preparations…")
("I know it's dangerous! I warned you so many tis! And preparations are sothing you should've done before coming out here! Isn't it too much to leave hanging after getting my hopes up so much!?")
Getting shaken up is making feel sick…
("You say that, but you keep doing the exact sa thing! You always get all worked up only to leave hanging.")
("That might be so, I apologize for that. So it was always this tough on you, wasn't it? I'm sorry.")
Right in front of us stands the Bomber Majin.
The robot that was first discovered in the mysterious facility. I wonder if it was originally designed to protect the Crimson Demon Village.
I don't really understand why it prioritizes attacking any non Crimson Demons with black hair and eyes, but I figured soone from Japan must have done sothing to it.
In any case, that isn't important right now.
The important part is, it won't attack any Crimson Demons.
In other words, gumin can boldly walk out alone and blow it away with Explosion Magic.
("Now that I get a close look at it, it's damaged all over. I wonder if it's from the Explosion a few days ago.")
Now that she ntioned it, its body is definitely covered with cracks. It looks quite run down.
The damaged portions were slowly healing with a slight scraping sound. It seems this guy also cos with self repair functions.
A robot that can withstand an Explosion, and could escape and repair itself if it's not destroyed in a single strike.
Now I understand why it wasn't exterminated it even though it was living so close to the Crimson Demon Village.
("Alright, let's defeat this thing and go back to sleep. Here's the plan: You go out alone to face it, chant your magic, and blow it away. That is all.")
("Isn't that plan too dull! And what will you be doing…")
Just when gumin said that.
("Blaurgh.")
("…You're feeling sick because of all that running around, I see. Just sit there for now. I'll be counting on you to take ho afterwards!")
Unable to hold it in any longer, I fertilized the trees with the nutrients from my body.
gumin averted her gaze.
("Well then, I am going. Please watch my cool performance.")
After saying that, gumin left to face the Bomber Majin.
"—Bomber Majin Moguninnin. I've co to take that title from you…"
Even though she could just complete her chant and end the fight before it even began, gumin decided to honourably na herself.
This was supposed to be a serious scene, but I just can't feel any sense of tension with the na that the Crimson Demons gave it.
"My na is gumin! I am a wielder Explosion Magic, and the strongest mage of Axel!"
The Bomber Majin won't attack Crimson Demons.
She probably thought she had the leeway to act cool because of that.
As for why I know this, it's because she's been sneaking glances at ever since she started.
She probably wanted to make sure I was watching her coolest mont.
"You might have been once called the guardian of the Crimson Demons, but we can't have you attacking our tourists. We've been letting it slide since you were quietly living in the depths of the forest, but now that you've co all the way out here-"
—Just then,
The Bomber Majin disappeared in an instant.
Silence returned to the forest.
Then, in the trees above -
It ca falling down without a sound.
"Eh? Wai-!"
"Ka-Kazuma!?"
Even though I was sure I was hidden with Lurk, the ninnin ca rushing towards .
And what the heck is with that movent? It's too fast!
It's totally a ninja!
The one who made this is definitely Japanese, I just know it!
"You're pretty good to be able to break through my Lurk skill! But how unfortunate for you, against a robot, I'm invincible! Steal!"
When going up against a machine, all I have to do is steal its vital parts!
As I extended my hand, the ninnin deftly jumped away.
Only the afterglow of its red monoeye remained as it disappeared into the darkness.
The more I saw its cool moves, the more I feel sorry for the na that was given to it.
And what appeared in my hand is-
"Kazuma, now's not the ti to be ssing around! If you want my panties that badly, I'll wash it and give it to you later!"
The black panties of the person standing in front of , gumin.
"No, there's no point if you wash… That's not it, this guy was just too fast! Dammit, I already used that wire on Fenrir…"
Oh, that's right!
"That's it, underwear! gumin, give your bra too! If I tie it together with your panties, I can instantly make a substitute rope…"
"Are you still drunk!? There's no way that will restrain it! Kazuma, behind you!"
I instantly threw my body to the side. At the sa ti, I heard the sound of sothing cutting through the air where my neck was just a mont before.
Before I noticed, the ninnin had circled around and struck at with its hand blade.
"Dammit, don't think that ninjas are the only one who has the night as their domain! Night is also when NEETS are most active! Don't think that you're the only one who's stronger here!"
By the ti I turned around, it had already disappeared.
Does this guy also have the Lurk skill?
I really hate fighting people who fight covertly like .
"You might have ant for that to be a cool line, but it's not cool at all! You really did sober up, didn't you!? It has none of the wit from before!"
"S-Shut up, just get to chanting already! I demand a do-over! My na is Satou Kazuma! Seeing through the dark and moving through the shadows, I've stolen a multitude of treasures. I am the guy that will shake the world!"
"I thought it was pretty cool for a mont, but that thing in your hands just completely ruins it!"
While gumin was putting a damper on my introduction, I focused on increasing the accuracy of my Enemy Detection skill-
"There you are!!"
"!?"
Ninnin, who suddenly appeared behind my back, swung down his hand blade toward , but I managed to stop it.
Since I did not have a sword on , the thing I used to stop the attack was—
"You're the worst! Agh, just what is it, are you being really cool tonight or not, I just don't know!"
"Shut up, I'm being desperate here! If I can use it, I'll use it!"
Stopping the blade with my hands might have been impossible, but the Crimson Demon Panty Block is pretty effective.
The rule about it not being able to bring harm to Crimson Demons seems to also apply to their possessions.
The ninnin that stopped in front of the black panties-
"Whoa!?"
Drove a rapid succession of palm strikes and kicks to my stomach.
Incidentally, it's arms and legs are made of tal.
"Kazuma!? Dealing with ninnin is too difficult after all! It moves too fast that I can't aim at it, and more importantly, I can't attack it because it won't leave your side!"
I spat out a sour liquid to intimidate ninnin.
Perhaps it's because robots hate acidic attacks, but it put so distance between us.
"Y-You're pretty good. I didn't expect you to actually stand up to at blaaaargh-"
"Just give up on the cool speeches already!"
It's fine, this level of attack won't work on …
The only reason why I'm vomiting is because we kept running around after drinking…!
"Sorry, it's actually working on . This is bad… gumin, I won't be able to move for a while, so forget about using magic and run back to the village… This guy will let you go, so wake up Aqua and let the other villagers…"
"There's no way I'll run away alone like that! Sorry, but I'm not good at listening to others!"
gumin said such selfish words that would've been more fitting for a rebellious teenager and readied her staff in front of .
In the anti, I was clutching my stomach and hunched over.
The ninnin warily approached.
Eventually, it stuck its arm out at and began making so sort of gesture-
gumin threw her staff away and wrapped herself around as if to cover .
"First Aqua and now you, why don't you guys ever listen! What are you going to do as a mage if you throw away your staff!?"
"That's the stance the ninnin uses for its detonation magic. If a weakling like you get caught up in it, there wouldn't even be a corpse left!"
Ah, I see.
She's using the fact that it doesn't attack Crimson Demons to protect , huh?
…Just then.
With its hand still outstretched, the ninnin focused it's red monoeye on and started saying sothing.
"I just heard sothing that I can't ignore! Cheat harem? Cheat harem you say!?! The goal of your creator was to wipe out all those cheat-having harem bastards!? If that's the case, then aiming for was a mistake, damn you!"
"I don't know why you're suddenly so angry, but please stay still!"
gumin desperately tried to cover with her tiny body as I struggled.
As I was feeling her rising temperature, I tried to think of a plan out of this stalemate.
Honestly, my chest hurts.
Judging from how it feels, I probably had a broken bone or two.
Yeah, it probably broke a couple of my ribs.
Still, why is it so hung up on performing its Detonation?
Even if it couldn't harm Crimson Demons, it should be more than capable of prying gumin from to deliver the killing blow.
"gumin, why is it just standing still? It could easily kill if it were to just attack."
"The Bomber Majin makes it's opponents explode, that's why it's called the Bomber Majin. Whenever it cos across a party full of girls lead by a guy with black hair and eyes, it would scream 'Go explode!' and blow them away! That's why it's so terrifying."
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