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【 On the other side of the screen, in a place with a completely different atmosphere, a hero, holding a cursed sword, was facing an ancient dragon alone.
“If we leave this guy alone, many people will get hurt, or even lose their lives. Only we can defeat him!”
He was actually a reincarnated person attracted to this otherworld by Aqua, bestowed with the exclusive divine artifact, the cursed sword Gram. Monsters below level 80 were instantly killed by him.
With a single slash, the ancient dragon was instantly obliterated, leaving no trace.
Such powerful strength also caused two girls nearby to bicker out of jealousy.
Little did they know, in the hero's heart, he cared more about the beautiful goddess: “I will definitely save this world for you to see, because this is a promise with that person!” 】
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
“I'm in tears... There's actually a normal person in this world. A true hero, someone genuinely saving the world!”
“This is how a shonen manga protagonist should act—powerful strength and equipment, soloing an ancient dragon, and surrounded by fangirls.”
Everyone was moved to tears at the rare sight of a normal hero... This was a true hero who came to save the world, defeating monsters and saving the people.
In contrast, what was Kazuma doing?! Bringing a goddess to haul bricks and cement, sleeping in a stable, idling all day, only taking quests when broke, with no sense of urgency whatsoever.
As for defeating the Demon King?! Aside from hearing them mention it once, there was no action at all. The goddess even went to work every day to pay off debts. They seemed more like they were just living their lives here!
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〜Re: Zero - Starting Life in Another World〜
Natsuki Subaru nodded slowly upon seeing this:
“Now this feels right, just like the RPG games I used to play.”
So this was the true hero. A normal person actually appeared. He almost thought everyone in that world was crazy.
Kazuma, take a good look. This is the orthodox path of a hero. You need to learn what it means to do serious work!
“As for the beautiful goddess... this hero's eyesight might not be very good.”
“Eh?!”
Emilia, whom he had just met, let out a gasp:
“Isn't Aqua-san beautiful?!”
Natsuki Subaru was expressionless:
“While her appearance is beautiful, would a human fall in love with a monkey?”
To even make a promise with Aqua to save the world... Heh, Natsuki Subaru could guarantee that with her touching intelligence, she had probably already forgotten it.
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【 “In a cage~ a goddess is confined~” Just then, the hero seemed to hear the goddess's familiar voice. He rushed through an alley, heading towards the source of the sound.
Then he saw the goddess he had been longing for, paraded in an iron cage. He immediately couldn't hold back: “GOD... GODDESS-SAMA!!!”
The hero shouted and rushed to Aqua, who was locked in the cage, and grabbed the bars: “Go- Goddess-sama! Isn't that Goddess-sam?”
The iron cage was forcibly bent by the hero, who reached out to Aqua: “What are you doing in a place like that...”
Kazuma leaned closer to Aqua, who was still in self-isolation, and whispered: “Hey, that's someone you know, right? He even called you a goddess. Say something to him....”
Aqua showed empty eyes, her face blank, then gradually regained her sparkle: “...Yes, a goddess! I am a goddess!”
Aqua, who had climbed out of the cage, tilted her head at the hero in blue armor: “What do you want with me, a goddess! ...Who are you?”
The hero's eyes widened: “It's me! Mitsurugi Kyouya! Mitsurugi Kyouya, who received the cursed sword Gram from you and was reincarnated into this world!”
Aqua tilted her head, paused, then had a sudden realization: “Ahaha!! So there was such a person. I completely forgot, I've sent quite a few people over...”
Although his expression was a bit awkward, Mitsurugi Kyouya didn't mind: “Long time no see, Aqua-sama! By the way... why were you locked in a cage?” 】
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
“This hero's arm strength is amazing. The cage that those ferocious alligators couldn't bite through, he bent with his bare hands.”
“Hahaha, why was she in a cage? Can I say Aqua did it voluntarily?”
Even if they said it, this hero probably wouldn't believe it. After all, who would have thought that Aqua, a goddess, would be driven to self-isolation by mere alligators? Only in a cage did she feel a sliver of security.
“Mitsurugi Kyouya is working so hard to save the world... yet for some reason, I feel so sorry for him....”
Everyone covered their mouths, trying hard to stifle their laughter. This serious hero seemed a bit pathetic.
His longed-for goddess was treated by Kazuma as if she were nothing, paraded in a cage, and dragged along.
He had always remembered his promise with the goddess, constantly striving as a hero... but Aqua, let alone remembering the promise, didn't even remember him. She didn't take it seriously at all.
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〜Type-Moon World, Fifth Holy Grail War Worldline〜
“How many people did Aqua throw into this world... to have no impression of Mitsurugi Kyouya at all.”
Shirou Emiya opened his mouth, sighed helplessly, his eyes full of speechlessness. As expected of you, Aqua-sama.
He suddenly felt sorry for the Demon King of this world, because countless heroes had descended upon it. Perhaps every village had a hero.
Rin Tohsaka silently shook her head, a difficult-to-describe helplessness on her face, also feeling deeply speechless:
“Aqua probably uses the same set of lines to trick every reincarnated person, doesn't she...”
Aqua's every action always exceeded her expectations, yet it seemed perfectly reasonable when it came to Aqua.
At first, she thought it was just forgetting some promise. Now... she didn't even remember the person.
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【 After Kazuma explained to Mitsurugi how he and Aqua came to this world, and everything that had happened so far...
Mitsurugi suddenly grabbed Kazuma's collar and said indignantly: “Ha, you brought a goddess to this world, and then locked her in a cage and soaked her in a lake? What are you thinking?!”
Aqua quickly stopped him: “Wait... wait, I'm actually having a pretty good time every day, and I don't mind being brought here!”
Kazuma also felt a bit angry at Mitsurugi Kyouya's questioning. This guy was truly tactless, clearly knowing nothing about Aqua!
“By the way, where does Aqua-sama live now?”
Aqua thought for a moment: “Um... in the stable...”
Upon hearing this answer, Mitsurugi became incredibly furious, tightening his grip on Kazuma's collar!
Darkness, who had been quiet, rarely got angry. She grabbed Mitsurugi's hand: “Hey! You should let go! There's a limit to rudeness.”
Megumin also raised her staff towards Mitsurugi, seemingly ready to chant Explosion magic at any moment: “I feel like casting one!”
Mitsurugi let go and noticed Kazuma's two companions: “A Crusader and an Arch Wizard! I see you have good luck with teammates.”
“You have such an excellent party, yet you make Aqua-sama live in a stable. Aren't you ashamed?!” 】
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
“Not at all ashamed... Before, Aqua was useless, and not being a burden was already good enough! She only deserved to live in a stable.”
“Heh heh... It seems we need to redefine what an 'excellent party' means.”
A perverted masochistic Crusader with 0 attack power because she can't hit anyone, who didn't learn any greatsword skills, putting all points into defense.
A crazy Arch Wizard with some loose screw in the brain who claims she'll die if she doesn't cast 'Explosion Magic' once a day, and can only use magic once a day, which is somewhat insane.
And a low-intelligence, troublesome goddess who doesn't do any serious work, running around doing part-time jobs to pay off debts, plus the gradually perverted party leader, Kazuma... You call such a party excellent?!
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〜Delicious in Dungeon World〜
Laios, however, agreed with Mitsurugi's assessment, nodding and saying:
“It is indeed an excellent party!”
This statement drew scrutinizing gazes from his companions. Chilchuck looked at Laios with concern:
“Has eating monster meat for so long finally made you blind...”
“This bizarre party, I can't see anything excellent about it.”
Laios gave an awkward smile:
“This unified act of protecting Kazuma isn't that quite excellent?”
There was also something he didn't say: although Darkness had no offensive power and couldn't hit anyone, her defense was high enough to sit in the front row.
Although Megumin was a bit crazy and could only cast Explosion magic once a day, its power was strong enough to instantly kill most monsters.
Aqua might seem useless, but she was absolutely invincible when it came to curses, eliminating any worries.
As for Kazuma... although he was a bit perverted, he had a good brain. Being able to gather such a strange group of talents and keep them from falling apart was also a skill!
In a sense, this party was indeed excellent: Kazuma for command, Darkness for defense, Megumin for output, and the goddess for dispelling curses.
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