Vol 2 Chapter 2 (1/2)

PART 1

Her shoulders shi+vered as she bowed her head, staying loithout rising

She just addressed reat master”

What was happening? What was she talking about?

But if I asked “Who are you?” to someone in the throes of emotion, it would spoil the mood

And this feeling was pretty nice I would play along for a bit

“So the reception is finally here…”

Hearing my soft voice, the woman raised her head

She had a serious, yet beautiful face

Her yellow, cat-like eyes stared from between her red hair

She tilted her head in confusion as she looked at me and said

“…When I heard that your seal has been broken, I rushed here fro distance away Since the seal was recently broken, it is possible that your memories have yet to be fully restored… Your loyal servant Anis is here to pay her respect I will be your hands, and will risk my life to defend you”

Anis bowed her head deeply once more

—My seal was broken

I couldn’t re, but this loyal servant said thatbroken only recently

What was I?

No, I felt this before

I felt that I was different from the others

I had mana unmatched by anyone else

And enius intellect

…Now, the mystery was solved

This subordinate who called herself Anis was no ordinary minion

Her lowered hood was probably hiding so

Froaze, she must be a fairly competent person

“…You have been troubled to come so far I’ll be in your care, Anis”

“Sure Although I don’t knoho you are, please leave my master’s affairs to me”

…… ……

“I am not your master as sealed?”

“No, no Did you have a reason for someone to seal you?”

Of course, there wasn’t any…

“Then, you said you wanted to welcome…”

“The one who is sleeping on your belly”

……What?

“I have been living with this furball for half a year, so I have sos for it I’m very troubled if you say you are here to take it away”

“To call rateful to you for taking care of my master so far, but shouldn’t you respect my master’s wishes?”

Anis said to me with a serious expression

Cholanced at Anis

“……It doesn’t look like it wants to go with you”

“Ahah!? Lady Wolbach!?”

Choain

I said as I scratched the neck of this shameless furball who still intended to sleep under such circumstances

“Since this kid wants to stay here, it can’t be helped I will take care of this furball You don’t have to worry”

“Pl- Pl- Please wait! Uh, Lady Wolbach!? Lady Wolbach! It’s o back with me, okay?”

Anis said hurriedly to persuade it, but Chomsuke merely purred and curled up as I stroke its chin

“As you can see, this kid seeo back”

“Pl- Please wait! Please convince Lady Wolbach to go back with h it looks like this now, it should be able to understand our language!”

I said to Anis, who continued pestering me

“This kid’s nae? This is just a normal cat”

“Chom- Chomsuke? Cho to Lady Wolbach!?”

Anis stared in disbelief and shouted

Why couldn’t it be referring to my cat?

“Isn’t it a great name?”

“Please stop You must address it as Lady Wolbach! Ahah… If Lady Wolbach actually believes this weird name is her name… What should I do? How do I fix this…”

Anis was on the verge of tears as she saw herto the name “Chomsuke” repeatedly

She was so rude to call it a weird name

I thought it was better than that Wol-whatever name

“This kid is not your master Wolbach, but my important family member Chomsuke And it wants to stay here of its own volition, so please go back”

“It’s Lady Wolbach… This is really troubling Can you please hand him over to me? Of course, I didn’t coift for protecting Lady Wolbach…”

Anis said as she searched herself for so

This was an insult

Chomsuke was already an important family member

To trade it away for money…!

“Let h I currently only have 300,000 eris…”

“No, no That’s enough Choood”

I picked up Chomsuke and handed it over to Anis

Sensing as happening, Chomsuke extended its claws to hold onto my clothes

I engaged in an intense battle with Cho to let off…!

“Hm, hm… Lady Wolbach really doesn’t want to leave Besides, you ain toht”

Anis suggested after seeing our situation

She then handed over a heavy sack

It contained a lot of eris coins

I was dumbstruck Anis bowed her head to me

“Then, please take care of Lady Wolbach I will coet her tomorrow”

She said and left

PART 2

After Anis left

“Koood bye to this furball today Take this opportunity to do so”

I said to Komekko as I ate my dinner

Ko that, her haed

Komekko silently sed the food in herher leftover fish bones She placed her hands together as if in prayer

“…Farewell, Cho I won’t leave anything uneaten”

“No! It’s not like that, Ko it! It won’t be made into tomorrow’s breakfast!”

My sister was really scary

To think that she would consider Cho with us for half a year, as breakfast without hesitation or conflict

Kohtly

“Then what? It has grown so big, yet we are releasing it?”

“We are going to sell it at high price”

“That’s my sister! So resourceful! We can buy a lot of food!”

This kid was inhuh it wasn’t really my place to say

Was she like me?

Maybe it would be better to be a bit nified

I was troubled and looked on helplessly at Ko in joy

“Well Today will be the last day to play with Chommy Chommy, come here”

Ko Cho closely to her Chomsuke came over obediently into her arms

Rather than “sticking closely”, it was probably “obeying subserviently”

“……(Hiss)”

“!?”

Ko her saliva Looking at her, Chomsuke shi+vered in her arms

It would yield without resistance even when subjected to annoying things like pulling its ears or tail

Looking at Cho the right thing

The reward of 300,000 eris was exactly the amount for the travel fee to Alcanretia

This

But I still got sos for this mysterious furball

Yet if I left it at home, it would be eaten by Komekko when I left on my journey

If I brought this s, it would probably be eaten by monsters

I wanted to s for it, I orried about its safety

Init to Anis was the best option

…… ……

Who was Anis? And as this furball?

Perhaps we ed into a serious affair…

“Sis, can a cat regrow its tail after it gets cut?”

“It’s not a lizard, it won’t regrow… so don’t eat its tail because today is the last day, okay?”

……What exactly was my little sister?

—The next day

Since this was the last day, I gave a whole fish to Chomsuke as breakfast

Koht her face so close that her nose could almost touch it Chomsuke ate the fish nervously before her

After breakfast, I carried Chomsuke onto my knees as I waited for Anis At this ti on the closed door

Hearing the knocks, I exerted a bitChomsuke

Perhaps it was uncomfortable, Chomsuke cried out softly I told myself that this was the best choice

“…Goodbye then Your na you You are Cho you such a cool naet it, okay?”

“Meow”

As if it could understand hue, Chomsuke cried out softly in my arms

Good, this was fine

I couldn’t feed it as an adventurer, yet I would be worried if it was left at home

It should be better to give it to Anis instead of finding someone to care for it

She would take care of it

“……Even if you recover your e on my little sister, okay?”

“Meow”

I carried Choht its face close until its nose was nearly touching me, and snorted

Really, this cat was shameless

Recently, it beca serious happened

This cat ht future

The door was knocked again I shouted, “Please come in” to whoever was outside

……Goodbye

I listened to the sound of the door opening

“This kid likes dark places It likes to eat fish skin Please take care of it”

I handed Chomsuke over—

—To Yunyun, as standing dumbly at the door

“Eh? Wh- Why do I have to take care of Cho! Why a hit!? Stop!”

After I made the hard decision to sincerely say my farewell, the mood was spoilt I vented my frustrations on Yunyun

“What is thesuch an emotional farewell speech! Why are you here so early in the !?”

“What are you saying!? You are even ree yesterday that I will help you with the work today!?”

Yunyun held back her tears in a bewildered expression

Oh yes, we ot about it completely

I showed Yunyun the sack of coins given by Anis last night

“Look I was lucky last night to have found 300,000 eris… It hurts!?”

As I was speaking, Yunyun slapped me

“You finally did it, Megumin! I believed in you, that you won’t coh you have financial difficulties! Idiot! Why didn’t you discuss with me first!?”

Ah? Wait—!?

“Wh- What are you saying? I didn’t commit any crime! Thisparties…!”

My cheek was so painful that I became teary

I said as I held onto my cheek

“Transaction? You said a transaction!? Megu valuable How could you ht……Ahhhh!?”

Yunyun suddenly thought of so and cried out loudly

“Wh- What? Since just now, you…!?”

“Idiot! You finally sold your body!? I told you to value yourself more! Who was it!? Who was the person who accepted this foolish transaction!? Quick, tell ive him!”

“Ah!? It hurts, wait—!? ……Ahhh!”

“Ah…!? It hurts, it hurts, it hurts—!”

After being slapped a few times, I finally couldn’t endure it any further and seized Yunyun tightly

PART 3

“Seriously, have some common sense! I won’t sell my body so easily! Why entle guy, worry about al and mutually-satisfied manner!”

“If- If he is just slightly gentle, I won’t be led astray! I already apologized! Anyway, Iabout selling her body yesterday…!”

After a great battle, we lay at the doorway as our bodies were covered with scratch wounds

“It is all because Meguruht! If it wasn’t a crime, how could there be so much money!?”

Yunyun collapsed on floor in at doorway, stretching out her legs as if she had given up

Chomsuke used to avoid Yunyun when it saw her It see onto her knees as if it belonged there

Sis and lay down

“Actually, there was soaveownershi+p”

“Ah!?”

Hearing my carefree words, Yunyun shouted sharply in surprise

Yunyun got up and hugged Chohtly as if to protect it

“You mean you want to sell this kid!? This kid that you have been taking care of so far!? Hey, this kid is…!”

“It is just an ordinary cat That’s right, just an ordinary cat There’s nothing strange about it”

For some reasons, Yunyun was suspicious of Choue

“This is probably for the best I’ this kid along, it will be targeted by monsters since it is so tiny”

“Ugh… Bu- But…”

Yunyun hugged Cho eyes

I said to Yunyun

“Think about it If this kid is left at home, Choh it is hard to say… I cannot guarantee my sister won’t eat it…”

“You should educate her properly Aren’t you the elder sister!?Besides Cho worried about Komekko’s future as well!”

Although Yunyun see Chomsuke

“If it is soive it to her…”

At this moment

“Not Chomsuke It is Lady Wolbach”

Without us knowing, Anis stood before the open door

Anis earing a hood typical of wizards From between her red hair, her yellow eyes stared at Yunyun suspiciously

I got up froraceful position on the floor

“Oh, you’re here Yunyun, this is person ill take over Chomsuke”

“……Not Cho over… Who is this person whom my master seems to like?”

Being stared down by Anis, Yunyun guardedly hugged Chohtly

Seeing this, Anis stiffened her smile

“I’umin Why do you want this kid? And what is this about a master?”

“……I’ in Lady Wolbach, but it is better for you not to inquire further Then, Lady Wolbach, let’s go”

Anis didn’t seeuarded towards me, but she seemed particularly sarcastic towards Yunyun

Yunyun was never particularly assertive She shuddered as she seemed to be overwhelmed by Anis

“Here, please hand it over to me”

Although Anis was polite, she had an air that tolerated no refusal Yunyun fearfully handed Chomsuke over

Anis took Chomsuke and smiled

“Thank you I will protect Lady Wolbach, please don’t worry……Ah!? Lady Wolbach? It hurts, La- Lady Wolbach, please stop playing!”

Choled and escaped from Anis’ hands

Anis was hurtscratched

Upon reaching the floor, Chomsuke returned to Yunyun’s side

“Uh, what should we do? It looks like it really hates her But to return the money…”

“Return the umin! If you need money, just work! If this kid finds her so repulsive…”

Yunyun said to led with the monetary issue At this time—

“…So what if it finds me repulsive? Lady Wolbach has not recovered her memories, so she is naturally cautious of me If she is with me, she will recover her memories soon Come, please come here…”

Anis said as she bended over to catch Chomsuke

This action caused her hood to slide off, revealing her head

—A pair of horns protruded from her red hair

PART 4

The surrounding ed immediately

“Ah— Ah…”

Her polite attitude was gone

“What should I do… Are the two of you tight-lipped?”

Hearing her, Yunyun and I hurriedly nodded

—Demon

This was a species that feed on hure males

There were h levels Greater demons were particularly fierce and powerful

Anis was probably a greater demon It would be difficult to defeat her without ic

Of course, neither of us could use advanced ic

Yunyun could only use interic

And e More i incantation to cast Explosion ic

“Wh- Why is there a greater demon here…?”

Yunyun mumbled to herself Anis smiled as she readjusted her hood

“I said this before It is best not to inquire further, right? Come, hand Lady Wolbach to me I will spare both of you, if you keep my identity a secret”

Yunyun was paralyzed on the spot I picked up Choardless of the situation

Even demons were involved now If I continued to keep this kid, I would probably be dragged into further trouble in the future

Therefore, this should be fine

At least, it would better than travelling withat home with Komekko

For Chomsuke, this was probably the best option

“……Well? Hand it over quickly”

But I couldn’t move my hand

I didn’t want to hand over this troublesome furball

Seeing my hesitation, Anis became impatient and reached out her hand…

“Fire Ball—!”

Suddenly

Still sitting at the doorway, Yunyun suddenly unleashed a fire ball at full power

If the fire ball exploded in this close distance, ould definitely be scorched

However, that fire ball was probably a warning as it flew pass Anis’ head and exploded in the clearsky

“……What is theof this? I already said I will spare you… Are you seeking death? Since both of you took care of Lady Wolbach, I didn’t want to harm you…”

Anis narrowed her beast-like yellow eyes, staring suspiciously at Yunyun, who re in the doorway

Despite being frightened, Yunyun stood up and placed her hand on the dagger at her waist, preparing for a battle

Oh dear Given our current poould probably be killed by this demon instantly

Anis gave an ultimatum to me, as secretly anxious

“I will say it one last time Hand Lady Wolbach over to me Or else I will immediately tear both of you apart”

Her penetrating glare was overwhel

Next to er

When this kid wanted to protect someone, she could become so reckless

She was like this when I was being chased by the evil God’s minions

Now, she was full of enthusiasm in order to protect the furball in my arms

She was just a brat who even lacked the initiative to approach others for conversation, yet at this time…

“You want this furball, right? Then catch it, please be careful not to let Lady Fulbach fall on the ground”

“She’s not furball! Also not Lady Fulbach! She is… Ah”

I threw Chomsuke towards the socially stiff Anis

Chole of projection, passed by Anis, and flew out of the doorway…!

“Lady Wolbach!!”

At the lastthe ground with all her ht

Her drastic actions caused her hood to fall off again

Panting heavily, Anis stood up and glared in my direction

“You- You- You…! Dare…”

As she was about to reprimand me…

A bea up

The beaht easily penetrated intoa hole in the wall

“My- My wall! I just repaired it after it was daed by the evil God’s minions!”

As I cried out, Anis slowly turned to look behind Blood seeped from the wound on her face

“I ondering what had happened to cause the explosion… A deic What is your business here?”

“You are holding on to Megu, cat thief?”

Several Criic Clansmen appeared

Buzucoily the NEET was also a them

Anis narrowed her yellow eyes as if she was a beast about to attack a prey

“……Who used that ic on me just now?”

Anis asked softly with barely contained anger

But the Criic Clansmen, who rushed over here, did not even care

……Ah, is it?

TheyArmy Guerilla Unit

This self-defense force was coether to patrol the region

Then Buzucoily, as probably attacked with ic earlier, said

“I’ic earlier So what? …By the way, are you the Explosion Maniac who has been disturbing the village? Your characteristics were just as Meguht?”

“Eh?”

Hearing this, Anis lost her impetus and said in confusion

……The characteristics I had described?

Ah, I did say so like this

Back then, I said it off-handedly to cover up ic

“And Megumin said she escaped after a fierce battle… I see You umin”

“…Aha! You took Megue! For a deent and half-hearted…”

“Huh?”

Confronted by these sudden accusations, Anis was at a loss

Anis froze in her position to stand up with Chomsuke in her arms

She was doubtlessly a greater demon

It was said that the higher level a deent it would be

Therefore, to defeat Anis, ic were necessary

“I say, you are really brave to repeatedly unleash ht Because of you, ere forced to go on patrols late at night”

“Eh… Ah?”

Anis looked around in confusion at this opportunistic racketeering Unwittingly, she was surrounded by ic Clansmen

Correct Normally, many powerful wizards were needed to defeat a demon like Anis

……But

“Hey, I’ to you What did you think this place is?”

“I don’t know your identity, but you are really brave… Even the leaders of the dee alone… Hey, release Megumin’s cat now”

Slightly treo of Chomsuke as if she still did not comprehend the situation

She was probably at a loss about what to do, but she understood that if she did not let go of her er

After being freed, Choered over to me and lay down at my feet

Anis reached out to Chomsuke

“Uh, uh……”

“This is Ho’s army dare not come near”

Anis’ s were interrupted

Yes, this here Criic was coic

“A demon who comes here casually must be either very confident or very stupid…”

Hearing this, Anis broke out in cold sweat and glanced around

She re pose

Her expression froze and her eyes beca advanced ic simultaneously

PART 5

—After Anis fled in tears froic Clans wall repair

“Really What was that deood that she left Chomsuke is fine too”

Yunyun said as she caressed Chomsuke as at her feet

Anis escaped, leaving this furball behind

If it remained here at home, she would return to take it

Therefore

“……Yunyun, I want to ask you for a favor Can you keep Chomsuke at your home?”

“Eh!? What are you saying so suddenly!?”

I said to the surprised Yunyun

“Well I didn’t know that Anis is a deood to have someone take in Cho along when I become an adventurer”

“Bu- But! Since the demon has fled, the deal…… Ah!?”

As she was about to say soht out

“The financial situation is as you can see It appears she has forgotten about it I will use it to pay the teleport fee”

“To- Too much! Is this okay? I say, is this really okay!?”

Yunyun gru monsters could be spent freely It had always been like this

I didn’t actually defeat Anis, but this could be considered as reward for ratefully

Yunyun was stillabout “Is this really okay”

“In suo on my journey tomorrow”

“So early!? Isn’t it too rushed!? You should slon slightly, so our class!”

Not early at all

I already waited for more than half a year

Truthfully, I could barely wait to rush out of the village to start my adventures immediately

But I still needed to ements for Komekko

“I will leave toic Clanshty and lonely existence Besides, if it is predestined, ill ain elsewhere”

“What are you saying? Wait! I will gather everyone noon’t let you leave so abruptly!”

Yunyun said and ran off

Yunyun, who couldn’t even approach soather people

It looked like she would be fine even without me

As I thought about this, I picked up Cho at my feet

PART 6

I did not knohere Yunyun went

Then Yunyun returned and dragged me over—

“I didn’t think Meguumentative as you are, can you really become an adventurer?”

“It looks like you will have a hard ti party members!”

The ones who said these rude words were Funifura and Dodonko

Why s like that?

“Megumin would be fine After all, she is the only one I never ed to win”

Arue, the classmate with the eye patch, said

“Eh? I- I did not lose to Arue either…… Ah!?”

Yunyun was about to say so to Arue, then cried out suddenly