Vol 1 Chapter 3 (1/2)
PART 1
“Good umin Have you had breakfast already?”
“GoodLately, my sister has received tributes froh to fill my stomach”
“D-Don’t you have any pride as a person?”
Today was Criic Clan holiday, so there was no school
It was a cloudy day
To help Buzucoily with his proble
“Fufu, Megumin, look at this!”
Yunyun took so out happily
It was soame
Apparently, it was quite popular in the imperial city
“Why do you have this?”
“It is a gift from my uncle ent on a trip to the iible like, ‘This cannot be played alone, so with this, you definitely can…’ or soh…”
……It seemed like her uncle orried about her too
“I intended to bring it to school to play Since Mr Buzucoily isn’t here yet, should we have a game first?”
“……I don’t ame based on one’s intellect”
We played the chessboard garass patch
“Then, I will start first…!”
—Thirty minutes later
“Ugh! H-Here! My ‘Sword Master’ advances to this square!”
“‘Arch Wizard’ teleports to this square”
“Megu teleport is too despicable! …Uh, can we ban ‘Arch Wizard’?”
“No Look, while you are co about this and that, I’m already in Rīchi”
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“Ah, wait, wait!”
—One hour later
“Gre- Great If this goes on, I can definitely can win…! Megumin, this is the end! Let ‘Crusader’ move to this square…”
“Explosion!”
“Ah! Megu the chessboard is too sly!”
“But, this is in the rulebook Look here, ‘When the Arch Wizard is left in your own base…’”
—Two hours later
“Again! Megumin, please play with me one more time!”
“I in, no aht of the winner, lend this to me for a few days”
“Ah!, Wait, wait! …Also, the gae! What’s with the Explosion, and the teleport! Which brain-dead idiot came up with this type of rules!”
Yunyun, as about to cry, flicked at the chess piece unhappily
“Anyway, Buzucoily is so slow What is he doing?”
“……Want to call him?”
As Yunyun suggested, ent to Buzucoily’s house, which was nearby
Buzucoily’s house e’s best shoe shop
Because there was only one shoe shop, so naturally it was the best
As we entered the shop,Buzucoily’s father, as the shopkeeper
“Sorry to disturb you, is Buzucoily around?”
“Oh, isn’t this Megu”
……Hey
“Sorry, can you wake hi with cute, naïve Lolita like you… Haha…’”
“That bastard!”
Buzucoily’s father rushed upstairs immediately
“Hey! Although it is sonificant difference!”
“That NEET , he must be punished”
We heard a roar and a scream from the second floor A while later, Buzucoily ran downstairs
“Ugh! Megumin! You are too much! My father suddenly shouted, ‘You bastard Lolicon!’ and woke !”
“You are the one who approached us for a discussion, yet you were still sleeping after the o”
“Ah, wait! Let e my clothes!”
—Buzucoily changed his clothes, and ent out together to the village’s only coffee shop, which has a unique menu
“Yunyun, order whatever you like to eat Buzucoily will be treating, no need to hold back I want a sundae with the highest amount of calories”
“That should be my line! Anyway, I don’t have much money…”
“Hu?”
After ordering, we sat down and started listening to Buzucoily’s troubles
“Sorry for the bothering you today What I want to discuss is… Actually, I… have someone I like”
“Eeh!?”
“Aren’t you a NEET!?”
“This has nothing to do with being NEET! Even a NEET wants to sleep and eat too, so of course we can fall in love!”
Buzucoily protested, but we ignored him
“Lo- Love topic! Megumin, this is a love topic!”
“I can’t believe someone will consult me with a bitter sweet topic of roet? Is it someone we know? No… don’t tell me it is one of us…”
“Hey, don’t say such ie I’m not a Lolicon… Stop, you two stop! I’m my fault, please don’t pour chilli sauce into my coffee!”
Buzucoily apologized quickly His expression suddenly became serious
“……Well, the person I like is……”
PART 2
—Possessing large aic-related work
For exaic item artisan, potion brewer and et cetera
Apparently, Buzucoily’s love interest operated a divination shop She liked to train, and would stay in theher free tiic Clansman that could be found anywhere
We left the café and headed for her shop
“To think that it is Soketto You are just a NEET Isn’t she too good for you?”
“What do you reat aspirations? Listen, Megu ideals It is the same ork I don’t want to be a shoe-maker I want to have a more respectable career…!”
“But if you wish to date a girl, it is best to find work first…”
We followed Buzucoily as he expounded his strange point of view, and discussed theSoketto
“The other party is Soketto, the prettiest girl of Criic Clan And this one is a NEET who has no virtue to speak of and is even too lazy to succeed his family business He has no future… Buzucoily, ill play with you today, so why don’t you just give up?”
“Please don’t analyze so coldly! Maybe she is a weirdo who likes useless buuy is her type”
“It looks like you know very well that you are a buives me a favorable impression of you Well, we are free anyway, so let’s just try our best”
“Er a responsible person? Although it is not a problem for us to ask her about her preferred type…”
Buzucoily walked quickly forithout looking back
It looked like he wanted us to find out if Soketto has a boyfriend and what type of guys she would like
This was the matter Buzucoily wanted to discuss with us
“I feel that it is better for you to ask her about her preferred type directly It would be easier to create a topic for conversation”
“If I have such courage and social skills, I won’t be a NEET… Oh, it’s right ahead!”
Buzucoily made such hopeless statements confidently, and spied on Soketto’s shop from behind a tree
Soketto, the prettiest girl of Cri the floor in front of her divination shop
For a beauty like Soketto, even the scene of her doing such trivial things was like a fine painting
“Soketto is beautiful as always… I wish I can become some rubbish to be at her feet, and let her sweep me up…”
“Isn’t being a NEET close to being rubbish?”
“Meg- Megumin!”
We chatted and observed from a distance Soketto stretched her back and returned to her shop
At this moment, I had a flash of inspiration
An inspired idea
“Buzucoily! This is it!”
“What, what!? Transform into rubbish at her feet? No e ‘play’ after we started dating…”
“What idiotic thing are you saying! Not this! I have a good idea Soketto’s job is divination Her divination is very accurate, so let her tell your fortune! Let her foretell Buzucoily’s future lover!”
“Ah! This sounds good! It would be great if she herself appears in her vision! Saves the effort of confession If successful, this would be awesoirl appears in the vision, then it won’t work no matter how much effort you put in…”
Compared to confession followed by an instant rejection, this would less devastating
After Buzucoily heard estion
“Don’t underestimate a NEET If I have the money, I would have patronized her shop every day”
“It looks like we can leave already”
Buzucoily bowed his head and apologized as we prepared to go home
But there was another problem
“By the way, Miss Soketto went into her shop… Hey, if we go into her shop and ask her for her preferred type, isn’t it somewhat sudden and rude…?”
We were basically strangers to Soketto We couldn’t ask such questions on the first encounter
Buzucoily hugged his arrave look
“No other way I need to acquire the money for divination…!”
PART 3
There were a lot of strong ic
For the average adventurer, they were i successfully would be difficult Such h price
With these e
“Megumin… Is this really okay…? Even with Buzucoily’s coe number of monsters attack at the same time…”
“No problem This NEET is usually free, so he coain some allowance and experience points”
“Stop it with the NEET this, NEET that, how irritating Even NEET have huhts… But we haven’t seen any monsters so far It is probably because the people ere free in the village have already driven off the powerful u… Oh, found one!”
Buzucoily, alking in front, lowered his voice
Following his gaze,a black creature digging for tree roots
This One Strike Bear had powerful forelimbs that can decapitate a man with one strike
“One Strike Bear Its liver can be sold for a good price… Good”
Buzucoily started casting, then…
“Light of Refraction”
He activated the ic he just casted
At the same time, Buzucoily vanished before us
He probably used an invisibility ht refraction
Judging fro while still invisible
At this moment, the One Strike Bear stood up suddenly, and used its nose to sniff at the surrounding
Then…
Looked towards us
“Eh!?” x2
Fro place, our eyes met with those of the One Strike Bear It roared excitedly as it found prey, and charged at us
“Yunyun, I reer…! Take it out! My cool rival Yunyun, please fight for me!”
“Usually, you would merely patronize me Don’t wait for tier like this won’t work against this kind of monster!”
We couldn’t run away even if anted to, since the One Strike Bear was too fast!
By the way, Buzucoily!
Where was Buzucoily?
“Where did that NEET go? Quickly defeat it!”
“Ahahah, don’t come here!”
Just as the One Strike Bear came near to us
“Light of Saber!”
Buzucoily suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and slashed with his hand as he shouted
A flash of light emitted from his hand
The light passed through the One Strike Bear from behind
Froht flashed past The One Strike Bear took a few steps towards us, and fell apart in two pieces along the cut caused by the light
“Phew… Normally, even if it smelled me, it would only look around and relax soon after… Are you two alright? My tier and I appeared just like this… Ouch! Hey, wait! Sorry, no, waiting for the perfectto do for the Criic Clan!”
Yunyun and I continually hit Buzucoily’s shoulders without saying a word
“—Seriously, don’t joke around in such a dangerous place If we don’t clean up the corpse immediately, other monsters will smell the blood and come over”
After falling over, Buzucoily finally stood up, and swept away the dirt on his clothes
“After h to say this? Quickly, retrieve the bear’s liver, and leave this place”
When Criroup, they would intentionally leave the corpse to lure other monsters over
But we only have this NEET as our fighting force
“……I say”
Yunyun pulled on my clothes
I looked towards her Yunyun’s face was pale, and she was looking behind us
Therefore…
“Ov- Over there…”
She shi+vered slightly, and pointed in a direction
I had a very bad feeling about it, and turned to look…!
“Run! Buzucoily, forget the bear’s liver! The battle is lost!”
“Waaahhhh! Wait, wait for meeeee!”
“Gahhhhh!” x4
That was an entire sleuth of One Strike Bears, which were furious over the killing
Note (): Yes, a sleuth of bears… See enwiktionaryorg/wiki/sleuth
PART 4
“—Yunyun, it is alo back”
“Yeah, then I’ll see you tomorrow in school”
“Wait! Don’t abandon me, you two! Please…!”
After we escaped back to the village, we intended to go home, but Buzucoily shamelessly pestered us
Because he lured away the entire sleuth of One Strike Bears, he was currently covered in mud
He looked really dirty just like that, and he was even crying pathetically before us Seeing a NEET as older than us act like this, I couldn’t help feeling sorry for him…
“……Sigh I understand As an adult, please don’t kneel before a student We will keep you company for a little while more… But what should we do? The plan to let her foretell Buzucoily’s future lover is already…”
“By the ould One Strike Bears gather in groups? One Strike Bears are not social animals by nature…”
Buzucoily complained in despair
“Father also e recently Maybe it is related to the appearance of those strange monsters?”
Yunyun raised the question, while she was deep in thought But there was no way for us to know the answer
“In any case, it will be pointless staying here Let’s go back to Soketto’s shop”
—We walked towards her shop as I suggested…
“……There’s a sign saying the shop is closed Did Miss Soketto leave for somewhere?”
Yunyun said
Buzucoily patted hard on our shoulders…
“I know all about Soketto, we are really close after all Firstly, Soketto ake up at 7am, such a healthy lifestyle Then, she will toss the bed sheet into the laundry basket, and prepare breakfast But Soketto eats udon noodles daily How deep is her love for udon? She will boil the water in the pot, and brush her teeth in the meantime, so efficient Her face is pretty, and she is s the noodles, she ash the utensils for breakfast and the previous night’s dinner She soaks the cutlery used the previous night in water, so clever She will ood wife Soketto will then take a bath To bathe in the ht, that’s why her skin is so s, she will put her clothes into the laundry basket and wash them This is it This is a serious problem Because she washes her clothes i troublesome Yeah, really, It doesn’t bother me, actually… It really doesn’t botherobscene After washi+ng her clothes, she will go for a walk Soketto’s lifestyle is so healthy After a short walk, she will go to her shop As you have already seen, she will clean her shop She really loves cleanliness, and she is so good at housework After cleaning, she will enter and stay in the shop Itto stay inside the shop If I have the money, I will visit her every day If there areno custo exercises or look around to see if anyone is co, she look so cute She’s not just pretty, but cute as well This is definitely foul play Soketto is so cute She will then close the shop and run off so her business like that She is so free-spirited, or should I say, she is freedom exemplified Look, I’m a NEET devoted to freedom In this aspect, we are compatible Well, let’s leave it here for now It should be two hours before Soketto returns Although waiting here is fine too… what should we do?”
With his eyes sparkling, Buzucoily provided intensely detailed information
“……It see at her So scary… How do you know so much details?”
“Basically, whenever I’ when I say I’e”
He really wasn’t bragging
Anyway…
“This, this must be what is known as a stalker”
“Hey, Yunyun, if you say that again, I won’t forgive you even if you are the chief’s daughter”
This ht be beneficial to society if we knocked him out and buried him alive
“In any case, there’s nothing we can do if Soketto is not here So let’s leave today…”
Yunyun nodded as well, affirestion
“No ”
Buzucoily said confidently
“She’s really here”
“Yes…”
I didn’t knoe should be happy that we found her, or if we should hand Buzucoily over to the police for knowing so much details about her
Led by Buzucoily, we harbored s as atched Soketto fro items in a convenience store
“How is it? I’ if I set h”
I already said this was not an investigation, but a stalking…
“…Anyway, she is outside the shop this tio over to talk, it won’t seem unnatural Yunyun and I will nonchalantly ask her preferred type of guys Go, Yunyun Coordinate with me”
“I understand Let’s ask quickly and put this worrying matter to rest”
I brought along the weary Yunyun, and entered the convenience store where Soketto was
“Hey, Yunyun, look Isn’t this cute?”
“Rea- Really cute! If you give this to your loved one, surely… Uh? You on!?”
I started such a perfect opening, yet Yunyun spoiled the effect with her unnecessary additions
(Yunyun, be serious and coordinate with my topic!)
(Bu- But, Megumin’s taste is too weird! No !)
As hispering to each other, Soketto came beside me
“Ah, so cute The carved dragon is beautiful If you hang it by the waist, it woulda stroll”
“Eh!?”
Hearing Soketto’s words, Yunyun exclaimed loudly
“Truly, this is a practical and cute high-quality item… By the way, I will like to nonchalantly ask, what do you like…… Yunyun, what are you doing!?”
Just as I was about to naturally ask Soketto what she liked, Yunyun suddenly interruptedmy arm
(You are being not natural at all! Besides, is my taste really weird? As expected, the weird one is me? I can’t see what is so cute about this wooden sword!)
(Yunyun’s taste has always been weird You even gave my cat a weird name like ‘Kuro’… Ahah!)
As ere arguing softly, Soketto bought her items and left the shop
“What were you doing? The initial development earlier wasn’t bad!”
“But! But!!”
Buzucoily ca
“Hey, you that are you doing! Soketto has already left!”
“Sigh I was just one move short, because of the unexpected interference… Anyould a dangerous person who hangs a dagger by her waist every day dislike a wooden sword?! Enough, how long are you going to gru!”
“Don’t coer to that kind of wooden sword!”
“The two of you If you want to quarrel, do it later!”
—Soketto held the wooden sword dubbed previously as “very cute” in her hands, walking happily before us
“……For Soketto to walk and swing the wooden sword at the same time… This behavior is also very cute…”
“In the eye’s of others, she is probably just a dangerous person”
I listened to their lightly- the wooden sword back and forth in one hand
We were using Buzucoily’s ic to follow her invisibly from behind
“It looks like she really like that wooden sword Ah, she is using that sword to slash at the leaves falling fro to train?”
Unaware of us following behind, Soketto used the wooden sword to hit the tree branches, and even started kicking it to get the leaves to fall
“I, I say, what do you like about Miss Soketto? For Mr Buzucoily, is she still in your strike zone even as she is currently kicking the tree?”
“It’s her looks I like Soketto’s face and body figure If it’s a beauty, even those actions can be considered as cute”
Hearing Buzucoily speak without hesitation— or rather, without delusion, Yunyun had nothing ht of an plan
“Buzucoily Why not pretend to walk by casually, and help her nonchalantly, how about that? You can use wind ic to blow the leaves down the tree and help her train”
“This is it! You are truly Criumin’s intellect is so sharp!”
“Ah! I, I also thought of a way for Mr Buzucoily to be popular with girls! For exa up, find a job or so…”
He did not listen to Yunyun, as trying to coain Instead, he maintained his invisibility and moved close to Soketto
Then…!
“Tornado!”
Soketto was blown off by Buzucoily’s tornado into the sky—
“Is that guy an idiot! That guy is an idiot!?”
“Let’s bury hiet about it!”
After ensuring that Soketto was unharled Buzucoily’s neck
“Wait! Both of you, calm down! Also, be quiet! Or we’ll be discovered!”
After being blown into the sky, Soketto used her oind round with some difficulty The paleness of her face could be seen clearly even from a distance so far away
She looked around with her bloodshot eyes, perhaps looking for the criic
Buzucoily’sas our actions are not too extreme, Soketto would not be able to find us
At this ated him quietly
“Don’t you like Miss Soketto!? Then why did you use such deadly ic!?”
“No, no! Since I can only use advanced ic, I cannot weaken its effect…! Actually, I wanted to blow the leaves off at the start! But I realized that when the wind ets near her, her skirt will…”
“Let’s bury him”
“Yes, bury him”
“Wait, wait! Please, listen to me!”
While ere still arguing, Soketto had already walked off with a vexed expression