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At this moment, the entire room was shrouded in a rather subtle atmosphere.
Inside the room, the injured girl who had been lying on the bed had already sat up, entering everyone's line of sight.
She was a young girl in her prime, with golden hair and emerald eyes symbolizing nobility. Her figure was tall and voluptuous, exuding a very feminine charm.
She wore a black cloak over an ordinary narrow skirt. Her features carried a somewhat cold demeanor, and paired with her golden hair and emerald eyes, she gave off the impression of a cold and beautiful girl of noble birth.
However, this cold beauty, at this moment, was tightly holding Megumin's hand. Her charming face was unusually flushed, as if immersed in some indescribable pleasure. As she exhaled hot breaths, her face was filled with pure bliss.
"Thank you! Thank you very much!" The girl spoke to Megumin with overwhelming gratitude.
"I've never taken such a powerful attack before. That was the first time I felt a peak sensation where my entire consciousness started to float. Was that Explosion Magic? It was absolutely amazing!"
Her extremely abnormal words not only left Megumin stunned, but also caused the rest of the group who followed in to look at each other in confusion. For a moment, no one knew how to respond.
Seeing everyone like that, the girl seemed to realize her behavior, quickly let go of Megumin's hand, and the blissful expression and unnatural blush vanished without a trace. Her face tightened as she introduced herself with a serious expression.
"My name is Darkness. Like you all, I'm also an adventurer. Please take care of me."
As she said this, the girl named Darkness looked very serious as she spoke her next line to the group.
"And, I have a very sincere request. I hope you'll allow me to join your party."
The sudden request left everyone momentarily frozen.
"Join the party?"
After a moment, everyone finally exclaimed in shock.
"Yes, please, I must join your party!" Darkness's serious expression suddenly turned passionate as she leaned forward and said, "My class is Crusader, a standard vanguard type. No matter what, please accept my request!"
Upon hearing her words, everyone involuntarily drew in a breath of cold air.
"Crusader?!"
Aqua and Megumin, after snapping out of their daze, immediately became excited. Because, just like Archpriest and Archmage, the Crusader is also a top-tier class.
It is the advanced class of the Knight.
If the Archpriest specializes in support and healing, and the Archmage in powerful magic, then the Crusader is a class that prides itself on its extremely high defense. It can withstand all kinds of physical and magical attacks and even has resistance to various abnormal status effects.
With protection as its mission, it is seen as a holy knight and even as a guardian of the gods. In terms of reputation, it might even surpass the Archpriest and Archmage.
So, Aqua and Megumin getting this excited was perfectly understandable. Even Kazuma had a stupid expression on his face, as if he couldn't quite believe that this incomprehensible person in front of him could actually be someone of the top-tier class known as a holy knight.
"Let her join! Let Darkness join the party!"
"That's right! With a Crusader as the vanguard, an Archpriest for support, and me, the Archmage, as rear guard damage dealer, not only do we have three top-tier classes, but the balance of the team is also completely fixed! With this, we'll definitely be the strongest party in this town!"
Aqua and Megumin were so excited they didn't even stop to think why Darkness would suddenly make this request to join their party.
Only Kazuma looked like he was thinking about something. After a while, he nodded.
"So that's how it is. You two didn't even count me in."
Not to mention Kazuma, even Fang Li wasn't counted at all.
Well, one had no class, and the other had the weakest job. Compared to three top-tier classes, it was only natural they wouldn't be included.
Although honestly, compared to those so-called top-tier classes, even Fang Li, or at least Kazuma, the weakest adventurer class, seemed far more reliable.
After all, among those top-tier classes, one was a completely useless Archpriest, another was an Archmage who burned out after a single blast, and the Crusader... wasn't exactly reliable either.
The reason was simple.
"Although I am a top-tier class, I hope you won't expect too much from my combat abilities," Darkness said, a bit embarrassed. "I specialize in defense, so all my skills are focused on increasing my defensive power. I haven't learned any offensive skills, and I'm also a bit clumsy, so I can't land a single hit in combat."
Darkness's words made Kazuma's expression twist in all sorts of complicated ways.
So Kazuma cautiously asked, "So... in other words, even if you're our vanguard, you still wouldn't be able to defeat any enemies?"
"That's exactly right," Darkness nodded without hesitation. "To this day, my sword has never once landed a hit on a monster. My Rank was raised entirely by cooking dishes using high-experience-point ingredients."
"...Why would you do this to yourself?" Kazuma said, completely baffled. "If you just learned a skill like [Two-Handed Sword], you could use your weapon properly. Hitting enemies wouldn't be so hard then, right?"
"I understand," Darkness met Kazuma's gaze and said seriously, "But I can't do that."
Seeing the look of unwavering resolve on her face, Kazuma instinctively stood up straight and, matching her gaze, asked solemnly, "Is there some kind of difficult reason behind this?"
"Not exactly..." Darkness's serious expression suddenly turned red as she fidgeted shyly and said, "Only, if I can't hit my enemies at all, then no matter how hard I fight back, I'll still end up losing. And if I end up being defeated and fall into the hands of some brute with... a certain kind of fetish, then I'll absolutely be violated. But even if my body is defiled, my heart will never be tainted... I... I... mmm...!"
As she spoke, Darkness seemed to vividly imagine the scene, her entire body trembled, and she let out an unbelievably seductive moan.
And in the face of this so-called holy knight, Kazuma felt like his heart had just been trampled by a thousand Giant Frogs. The feeling was impossible to put into words.
To top it off, this female knight had clearly been seriously injured by Megumin's Explosion Magic, yet not only did she hold no grudges, the first thing she did was express her gratitude.
"Don't tell me... could it be..."
Kazuma seemed to realize something and took several steps back.
Even without seeing it directly, Fang Li could tell what was happening inside the room.
Leaning against the wall outside the door, Fang Li had already let out a bitter laugh.
"A completely useless Archpriest who only causes trouble, an Archmage who can only cast one spell per day, and now a masochistic female knight who can't land a single hit?"
This party was finally starting down an irredeemable path.
And Fang Li was powerless to stop it.
"There's no communicating with these brain-dead top-tier classes."
So, Fang Li had long since resigned himself to fate.
(End Of This Chapter)
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