Author: {Sorry for the wait everyone. I had something going on and I was delayed on the stories a lot. I'm back now. Just expect the updates to be slow. I plan to add some story Arcs to both Season 1 and 2 of Konosuba until the Third Season comes out. As for the Harem I am still adding more to it and confirming which ones will be there. With that said enjoy.}

Y/N's POV

Kazuma: What happened to her saying I could "count on" her yesterday? So, wasn't this world supposed to be under attack by the Devil King, and in a huge crisis? This is as peaceful as it gets! There's no sign of evil influence anywhere.

Aqua: This is the furthest city from the Devil King's castle. Besides, he wouldn't go out of his way to attack a city with nothing but novice adventurers in it.

Kazuma: I guess...

Aqua: Now, let's go on that kill quest! You can count on me!

Kazuma: Something tells me you said something similar yesterday. But it is true that you're a goddess. I'm counting on you. All right, let's put together the most basic equipment we can and head out.

Aqua: Yeah!

Y/N: 'Nods his head'

Stable Owner: How long are you gonna hang around?! You wanna get walloped?!

Kazuma and Aqua: W-We're sorry!

Y/N: 'Bows down in apology and holds a sign up that says [Sorry!]'

[Kill Quest - Kill Five Toads]

Kazuma: Save me, Aqua! Save me— Whoa!

Aqua: Oh, man, this is hysterical! Kazuma, your face is red and you have tears in your eyes! You look super desperate!

Kazuma: I'll bury her later, before I head home!
Giant Toads. These guys can't be dismissed as simple frogs. When mating season comes, they show up in settlements with lots of prey, and swallow the farmers' goats whole to build up strength in preparation to lay their eggs. In fact, farmers and children from the settlement tend to go missing during these frogs' mating season every year. By the way, their meat is somewhat tough, but it's so light and refreshing that it's a highly coveted ingredient.

Aqua: Kazuma! If you want me to save you, why don't you start by adding "san" to the end of my name?! Aqua-sama! I guess I have no choice. I'll help you out, you shut-in NEET! In return, you'd better worship me from tomorrow onward!

Kazuma: Huh?

Aqua: When we get back to town, join the Axis Sect and pray to me three times a day. At meal time, when I say "Gimme," you'll hand your food over without resistance. And—

Kazuma: Don't get eaten!

Y/N: 'Brings out his weapon and starts attacking one of the Giant Toads'

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Aqua: KONOSUBA!

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Kazuma: Good thing the frog stopped moving around while it was eating you. That way Y/N could take down the others that gained up on all of us.

Y/N: 'Does a thumbs up which translate to I got you're back'

Aqua: Thank you, Kazuma! Y/N! Thank you! Thank you so much!

Kazuma's Mind: "She smells disgusting! "

Kazuma: Um, let's head back for today. These guys are more than we can handle. Let's do this after we get more equipment together.

Y/N: 'Holds up a sign that says leave them to me for the time being'

Aqua: I'm all dirty now. If the followers of Axis see me sullied like this, I'll lose their devotion! If it gets out that I backed down from a lowly frog, the name of the beautiful and stunning Aqua-sama will fall by the wayside!

Kazuma's Mind: "She's normally happy as can be to work up a sweat with the older workers, and looks forward to her post-bath dinner and a good, hard drink most of all. She even drools while she sleeps in the stable. It's a little late to complain about being dirty ..."

Kazuma: Hey! Wait, Aqua!

Aqua: Feel the power of the gods! Regret that you ever stood in my path and bared your fangs at the gods, and repent in the pits of Hell! God Blow! "God Blow" is a lethal fist that carries a goddess's rage and sorrow! Any it strikes will perish!

[New Skill acquired - God Blow is a lethal fist that carries a goddess's rage and sorrow! Any it strikes will perish!]

She punched the Giant Toad but it didn't do anything. She had this strange look on her face and I'm pretty sure she didn't think to quickly get away from it.

Aqua: N-Now that I have a good look at you,
I think frogs are pretty cute.

Kazuma: Aqua! Y/N help her!

Y/N: 'Starts attacking the giant toad using his new skill while combing it with his weapon'

[Today's Results]

Random Person: Miss, another over here!

Aqua: There's no way the three of us can take them on alone. Let's recruit more allies!

Kazuma: 5,000 eris per frog... We risked our lives and earned no more than part-time construction work pays.

Aqua: This is surprisingly tasty. It's a little tough, but the texture's quite nice.

Kazuma: You say "allies," but we're beginners with no decent equipment. Do you really think anyone will party up with us?

Y/N: 'Holds up a sign that says [If they are new beginners then maybe it's a yes. I can't say that will be too easy since something will go wrong later.]

Aqua: You've got me here, so allies—

Kazuma: Swallow your food! Swallow your food, then talk!

Aqua: I'm an arch priest, the most advanced job there is! Anyone would kill to have me in their party! If I offhandedly decided to recruit members, there'd be tons of people saying, "Please! Take me with you!" Now that we've got that straight, hand me another piece of fried frog!

Kazuma: Oh?

Y/N: 'Has his soup quietly'

[The Next Day]

Aqua: Nobody's coming.

Kazuma: More than half a day passed after we posted the recruitment offer, but no prospective future heroes showed up.

Random Adventurer: No way.

Random Adventurer 2: You said it.

Aqua: Immediate opening! We're a cozy, harmonious party. Any adventurers who wish to journey with the beautiful and noble arch priest, Aqua-sama, need look no further! I've been happy every day since I joined this party. I definitely hit the jackpot! I got over my illness and became popular, all thanks to joining Aqua-sama's party! Hiring requirements: adventurers in advanced job classes only.

Kazuma: Hey, let's lower the bar a little. Recruiting only members in advanced jobs is way too strict.

Y/N: "GIF Down Below"

Aqua: But... But...

Kazuma: At this rate, not a single person will come. I mean, you might have an advanced job, but I'm still in the weakest. I'll feel ashamed if I'm completely surrounded by the elite.

Y/N: 'Holding up a sign' [You got me for back up and I can pretty much be like a ace in the hole.]

Kazuma: Thanks man.

Y/N: 'Thumbs up' 'Holds a sign that says [Let them think I'm a girl because I wanna see if I can make them get them to feel fear it.]

Kazuma: 'Smirks' Nice.

????: I happened to notice your recruitment poster.

I looked at where the voice is coming from and saw the one who said it. I did a quick scan on her using my magic to create a skill.

Y/N's Mind: "Gamer Ability Observe!"

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Name - Megumin
Gender - Female
Magic Level - Formidable
Tittle - Explosion Girl, Crimson Demon and Explosion Lover

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Megumin: That we would meet is a fate chosen by the world itself. I have anxiously awaited the arrival of those such as yourselves.

Y/N: 'Faces Megumin' 'Holds up a sign that says [Who are you?]'

Megumin: My name is Megumin! My calling is that of an arch wizard, one who controls explosion magic, the strongest of all offensive magic!

Kazuma: Um...

Megumin: Do you, too, desire my forbidden strength, which is so almighty, I've been ostracized by the entire world?

Kazuma: Huh?

Megumin: Then show me thine resolve to peer into the ultimate abyss with me! When man stares into the abyss, the abyss stares back.

Kazuma: Are you just here to poke fun at us?

Megumin: N-No!

Aqua: That red eye... Are you a crimson demon?

Megumin: Indeed! I am Megumin, user of the finest magic crimson demons possess! My lethal magic demolishes mountains, smashes boulders...

All of a sudden she just faltered or almost collapsed on the ground.

Kazuma: Hey, what's wrong?!

Megumin: I haven't eaten anything in three days. Do you have anything I could eat?

Kazuma: I don't mind treating you, but what's with the eyepatch? If you're injured, why don't we have her heal you? Her one strong suit is healing magic.

Aqua: My "one"?!

Megumin: This is the magic item that suppresses my mighty magical powers. If I were ever to take this off, a great catastrophe would surely befall this world...

Kazuma: So it's like a seal?

Megumin: Well, that was a lie. I just wear it for looks. I'm sorry! Please don't pull on it! Stop... Stop it!

Aqua: You know, crimson demons are born with high intelligence, and possess magical powers. Generally, they're all expert magicians, and all have weird names.

Megumin: Please cut it out! Actually, it'll hurt if you just let go, so please just slowly put it back where it was. That's right, slowly, slowly...

Kazuma: Oh? 'Let's go of the eyepatch'

Megumin: Ow! My eye!

Y/N: 'Heals her eye'

Megumin: Thank you.

Y/N: 'Nods his head'

Kazuma: Sorry. I thought you were making fun of us. You were talking gibberish and gave us that weird name.

Megumin: Calling my name weird is rude. From my point of view, it's everyone else in town who has a weird name.

Kazuma: By the way, what are your parents' names?

Megumin: My mother is Yuiyui and my father is Hyoizaburo!

Kazuma: So this girl's clan has a lot of good magicians, right?

Megumin: Hey! If you've got something to say about my parents' names, let's hear it! Hyoizaburo!

Aqua: Adventurer cards can't be forged. She's an arch wizard for sure. It's an advanced job that commands powerful offensive magic!

Kazuma: Yeah, this girl's magic stat is high... Also, if she really can use explosion magic, then that's amazing! It's the most advanced attack magic there is!

Y/N: [Megumin seems very passionate about explosions.]

Megumin: Hey, don't call me "this girl" and "she". I'd prefer you called me by name. Like Y/N did.

Kazuma: Well, go ahead and order something, "arch wizard."

[Kill Quest - Defeat 5 "Giant Toads" In 3 Days]

Megumin: Explosion magic is the strongest magic. But that also means it takes time to prepare. Please keep that frog at bay until my preparations are complete.

Kazuma: Right. I'll do it.

Aqua: Kazuma, there's another over there!

Kazuma: Two at once? Target the frog in the distance with your magic.

Megumin: Understood.

Kazuma: As for the closer one... Hey, let's go, Aqua. You are a former something-or-other, right? Show off some of your former ability.

Y/N: 'Playfully roles his eyes'

Aqua: What do you mean "former"?! I am a goddess! Present tense!

Megumin: Goddess?

Kazuma: Oh, she just calls herself one. It's rather sad. She blurts out stuff like this at times, but it's best not to pay it any mind.

Megumin: How sad...

Aqua: Wh-What?! These frogs may be strong against physical attacks, but this time for sure... Watch this, Kazuma! I'll show you the powers of a goddess today for sure! Tremble before me and fall asleep! God Requiem! "God Requiem" is a goddess's requiem of love and sorrow! Any it strikes will perish!

[New Skill acquired - God Requiem is a goddess's requiem of love and sorrow! Any it strikes will perish!]

Kazuma: That's a goddess for you. She put her life on the line to buy us time. Y/N! Start powering up!

Y/N: ''Nods his head and summons the Boosted Gear'

Let's do this partner!

Boosted Gear: BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! EXPLOSION!

Megumin: Darkness blacker than black and darker than dark, I beseech thee, combine with my deep crimson. The time of awakening cometh. Justice, fallen upon the infallible boundary, appear now as an intangible distortion! Dance, dance, dance! I desire for my torrent of power a destructive force, a destructive force without equal! Return all creation to cinders, and come from the abyss! This is the mightiest means of attack known to man, the ultimate attack magic! Explosion!

Y/N: 'Glares at the remaining toads' [DRAGON SHOT!]/DRAGON SHOT!

I launched my dragon shot at the Giant Toad behind us since it somehow sneaked up without anyone noticing

[New Skill acquired - Explosion! This is a spell that Megumin loves to use.]

Kazuma: Wow... So this is magic? Did the explosion wake it up? Megumin! Let's back off for now and— Huh?

Well Megumin just fell due to something... strange?

Megumin: While my mystic art, explosion magic, possesses tremendous might, it also consumes tremendous magical power. In short, I used magic exceeding my limits, so now I can't move a muscle.

Kazuma: Huh?

Megumin: I never expected a frog to pop up so close by. This is bad. I'm going to be eaten. Sorry, could you help me ou—

Kazuma: Y-You guys! Don't get eaten! 'Realizes something' I almost forgot. 'Faces Y/N' Y/N USE A SPIRIT ANGEL AND BOOST YOUR POWER EVEN MORE! SHOW THEM YOU'RE NOT TO BE MESSED WITH!

Y/N: 'Summons Sandolphan and starts boosting his power even more'

Boosted Gear: BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST!

Y/N: 'Angry Neo face' 'Starts attacking the toads'

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Megumin: KONOSUBA!

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[Successfully Defeated 5 Total]

Y/N's POV

We're walking back to the guild with me carrying Megumin. Since I worked out a lot before meeting Kazuma again I was able to get my physical body back to the way it originally was when I was alive. I was more of an average person during those days.

Random Person 1: Wow! Check out this tadpole!

Random person 2: Whoa, it's huge!

Aqua: I stink... I stink!

Megumin: The inside of a frog stinks, but it feels nice and warm...

Y/N's Mind: "I didn't need to hear that."

Kazuma: That's information I didn't need to know. You're banned from using explosion magic, except in emergencies. Just do your best with some other magic from now on.

Megumin: I can't.

Kazuma: Huh?

Megumin: I can only use explosion magic. I can't use any other type of magic.

Kazuma: For real?

Megumin: For real.

Random Person 3: Hey, wait right there!

Aqua: Huh? If your level is high enough to use explosion magic, shouldn't you be able to use other magic, too? Even I didn't learn all the arch priest spells until after I learned the party trick skills.

Kazuma: What the heck would you use "party trick" skills for?

Maybe the party trucks could be used to entertain children or distract people. I mainly think it's just entertainment.

Megumin: I'm an arch wizard who loves explosion magic above all else. I don't like any other magic in the detonation family. I only like explosion magic! I could, of course, easily go on adventures if I learned other magic, but that just won't do! I only love explosion magic! Even if only one use per day is my limit, or I collapse after using my magic, explosion magic is still the only magic I'll ever love! After all, I chose the path of an arch wizard solely so I could use explosion magic!

She's got a point to be honest and that is really good reason for only choosing Explosion Magic. I can respect that.

Aqua: Wonderful! Simply wonderful! Inefficient though it is, I'm moved by your romantic pursuit!

Kazuma: Damn, this magician's hopeless. The fact that Aqua sympathizes with her proves it. Based on these two fights, I highly suspect this goddess is completely useless, too. Frankly, I don't need any more problem children to put up with. I see! I'm sure the path ahead of you will be thorny, but do your best! Once we reach the guild, we'll split the reward evenly, then when we get a chance, let's meet up somewhere—

Megumin: My only desire is to use my explosion magic. I'd be fine with going unpaid if need be. Yes, an arch wizard's mighty power can be yours, for the low cost of food and sundries! What choice do you have but to make a long-term contract with me?

Kazuma: No, no, no. Such mighty power would be wasted on a puny party of novice adventurers like us.

Megumin: No, no, no. It's fine, even if you are puny or novices! I have an advanced job, but I'm only level six. Hey, I wish you wouldn't try to tear my hand away!

Y/N: 'Struggling to breath'

Kazuma: No, no, no, no. What kind of magician can only use a spell once a day?! This girl's got a surprisingly strong grip, for a magician! Hey, let go! You got dumped by another party, didn't you?! I said let go! Heck, if we go into a dungeon, there won't be enough room to use explosion magic! You get more useless by the second!

Aqua: Hey, stop! You're getting it on my face!

Megumin: No other parties will take me anymore! I'll carry your stuff, or whatever else you need! I'm begging you! Please don't abandon me!

Random Girl 1: How awful. That man's going to abandon a little girl!

Random Girl 2: And he's got a girl covered
in snot beside him.

Random Girl 3: Toying with such a little girl, then discarding her? What a scumbag!

Random Girl 4: Look! Both those girls are all slimy!

Random Girl 2: What sort of acts did that
pervert perform on them?!

Random Girl 4: Even that red haired girl is covered in slime.

I'm not a girl! I'm a boy. But I might as well go with it since I look like one.

Kazuma: I-It's not like that!

Megumin: I'm fine with whatever erotic acts you like! I'll show you I can even endure that slimy act we used those frogs for! Just leave Y/N out of it!

Kazuma help!

Y/N: 'Struggling to breath'

Kazuma: All right, I get it! Glad to have you aboard! Now let go of Y/N!

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Y/N: 'Holding a sign while doing the Chibi Neo pose' [KONOSUBA!]

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Luna: I've confirmed that you have completed your quest. Thank you for your hard work.

Kazuma: I went up four levels all at once. You really do get stronger just by defeating some monsters...

Luna: The newer the adventurer, the faster you'll grow. Now then, adding up the sale of the giant toads and your quest completion reward, your total comes to 110,000 eris. Please verify the amount.

Kazuma: 110,000... Split between three people, that comes to around 28,000 eris each. We nearly lost our lives for a reward of 28,000 each. It's not worth it. I checked the other quests just in case, but...

[I want someone to search for my lost pet white wolf.]

[I want someone to teach my son swordsmanship. Requirements: rune knights or sword masters only.]

[Looking for a practice partner for magical experiments. Requirements: must have high HP or confidence in their magic resistance!]

Kazuma: Yeah, it's no use. I want to go back to Japan. The ally we recruited is a lost cause. Living in this world isn't gonna be easy.

Y/N: 'Pats him on the back and uses his other hand to hold a sign that says [I'm sure we'll be able to get there soon]'

Kazuma: 'Smiles' Thanks.

????: I happened to see your recruitment poster. Are you still recruiting party members?

Kazuma: Um... We are! Though, I wouldn't really recommend it...

Kazuma's Mind: "A female knight. An extraordinarily beautiful one at that! She's such a gorgeous older woman, I got so nervous that my voice squeaked a little."

Kazuma: It's an adverse effect of my long life as a shut-in!

Female Knight: I see. Thank goodness. I have anxiously awaited the arrival of someone such as yourself. My name is Darkness. My calling is that of a crusader. Please let... Please let me... j-j-join your party!

Kazuma's Mind: "Dad, I've gotten totally used to my life here in this parallel world. My days are busy, spent with my dependable companions. Work is going well, and I've been commended, saying I'll be promoted extraordinarily quickly. I'm so content with life that I never feel exhausted, lonely, or resentful. It's true. I'm telling the truth, okay?"

Y/N: "Image Down Below"

You gotta be freaking kidding me?

End of Chapter 2

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