After Megumin finished packing her belongings, Eriri and the others brought her back to their mansion on the outskirts.
Staring blankly at the luxurious estate before her, Megumin froze.
She had originally assumed Eriri and the others lived in an ordinary house. Never did she expect a mansion on par with those owned by nobles.
This wasn't just better than her inn—it was hundreds of times better.
"Don't just stand there. Come in and pick a room. From now on, it'll be your personal bedroom."
Eriri patted the dazed Megumin on the shoulder before heading inside with Darkness and the others.
Watching their backs, Megumin quickly snapped out of it. Hugging her luggage tightly, she followed along with a wide grin.
No matter what, this would be her new home—and she could finally live in a mansion!
...
They rested for over an hour. As evening approached, around six o'clock, the group headed back out toward the Adventurers Guild.
At that hour, the guild was bustling with activity. It was the peak of dinnertime.
Most of the tables were filled. Roughly eighty percent of the patrons were adventurers, with only a small number being regular city residents.
The adventurers' attire varied greatly—some wore armor, others mage robes. A few female adventurers wore outfits so revealing that only bras and underwear covered their essentials.
The hall rang with the raucous sounds of drinking contests. For adventurers, alcohol was one of life's greatest pleasures.
But the moment Eriri and her group entered, the noise noticeably dropped. Many heads turned, eyes going wide as they stared.
Most of the attention fell on Eriri. While Darkness and the others were certainly beautiful, none carried the same aura that made the crowd go silent.
Few in the guild had seen Eriri before. She usually came at quiet hours, when the guild was nearly empty. Only a handful of people had glimpsed her.
Even so, the stunned silence didn't last long. Soon, the clamor of drinking resumed, though plenty of furtive glances still snuck in Eriri's direction.
At a table against the wall, Kazuma Satou and Aqua also noticed their entrance while eating frog-leg dishes.
Aqua acknowledged Eriri's beauty, but with her low intelligence and her ridiculous personality, she didn't think further about it.
Kazuma, on the other hand, dared not even look at Eriri. After the overwhelming impact she had given him earlier, he didn't even have the courage to sneak glances.
With girls like Darkness, he could still allow himself a few fantasies. But facing someone like Eriri? She was so far beyond his reach that even imagining anything felt impossible.
Compared to her, even his ideal image of the perfect goddess couldn't measure up by a fraction.
Eriri ignored the stares, choosing an empty table without hesitation.
There weren't many open tables left, so this time she didn't combine two together. Instead, all six of them sat around one.
Normally, two people sat on each side. But that didn't mean three couldn't fit, especially since aside from Darkness and Ilina, the others were fairly petite. Three to a side wasn't cramped.
As for the other sides, which were closer to the walkways, Eriri naturally didn't allow anyone to sit there.
Moments after they settled, a waitress approached.
"Welcome, honored guests. What would you like to eat?" she asked with a smile, gesturing toward the menu beside the table.
"All the dishes listed are available. Just let me know what you'd like."
"Alright."
Eriri smiled and took the simple-looking menu. Though plain in design, it listed plenty of dishes—mostly made from monster parts.
There were things like Deep-Fried Giant Frog Legs, Stir-Fried One-Shot Rabbit Meat, and Braised One-Shot Bear Paws.
Of course, there were also common sides like vegetables, bread, and drinks.
"No need to be picky. Excluding the drinks and a few dishes, bring us everything else on the menu."
Eriri pointed at a few options, then set the menu aside.
At lunch, she had already ordered nearly the entire menu once, so she was familiar with which dishes tasted good. The only ones she skipped now were those she found unappetizing.
Compared to lunch, the menu now featured several new dishes—all made from One-Shot Rabbit meat.
Since the rabbit subjugation quest had only been posted that day, adventurers would have only begun submitting corpses in the afternoon. That explained why rabbit dishes hadn't been available earlier.
Even with a few less tasty options removed, the amount was still enormous for six people. But none of them minded—in fact, their appetites could easily handle it.
Megumin certainly didn't care. She was now a super-rich girl holding over fifty million Eris. The cost of food didn't even register.
The waitress, who had clearly heard about their lunchtime feast from her coworkers, looked surprised but not too shocked. With a nod, she headed back to the kitchen.
Hugging Chomusuke, Megumin glanced around the guild. Watching the adventurers drinking, she couldn't help but ask:
"Eriri, shouldn't we order some drinks too?"
"What's so good about alcohol? It doesn't even taste nice. Juice is much better."
Saying that, Eriri pulled out several bottles of freshly pressed fruit juice from her storage system and placed them on the table.
Each juice was made by Aoi Kujou, who had personally gathered premium fruits from across different worlds and squeezed them by hand. Every variety was exceptionally delicious.
Eriri had over a hundred types of juices stored away, collected precisely because she disliked alcohol and preferred beverages instead. Kujou had gone to great lengths to satisfy her taste.
After laying out the juices, Eriri produced six finely crafted mugs from her storage, each decorated with illustrations of anime-style girls. She handed five to her companions.
"Pick whichever juice you want and pour it yourselves."
She casually filled her own mug with watermelon juice, not minding which flavor it was—after all, she liked them all.
Darkness and the others helped themselves, happily sipping the rich flavors.
Megumin, meanwhile, stared at the mug in her hands. The anime girl painted on it was something she had never seen before. She couldn't help but admire it with sparkling eyes.
"This cup… it's so beautiful!"
Taking a sip from her own drink, Eriri smiled at Megumin across the table.
"If you like it, you can keep it."
"Really?!"
"Of course~"
Megumin grinned from ear to ear, gently turning the mug in her hands as if it were a treasure. Then she glanced at the small porcelain bottles on the table.
"Eriri, the bottles are so small… will the juice really be enough for all six of us?"
"Don't worry. The space inside those bottles isn't nearly as small as you think~"
The porcelain bottles had been enchanted by Eriri with spatial magic, granting them vast inner capacity and preservation effects.
In truth, each bottle held such an absurd amount of juice that it could last centuries. Even if Eriri drank two liters every single day, a single bottle would still last her hundreds of years.
Hearing this, Megumin didn't press further. She poured herself a cup of watermelon juice, just as Eriri and Ilina had done.
As the red liquid slid past her lips, a sweet flavor burst across her tongue, sending a rush of dopamine through her brain. A powerful wave of happiness swept over her.
"This juice is too good! Who would ever drink alcohol after tasting this?!"
She had tried alcohol days before and thought it wasn't bad, but now, after just one sip of Eriri's juice, she tossed that thought away completely.
Seeing her blissful expression, Lilian pushed her own cup across the table.
"Megumin, try this one too. It's really delicious~"
"Really? Then I'll try it~"
Megumin poured herself another cup and drank. This time, a different kind of sweetness filled her mouth, sending yet another wave of joy to her brain.
Without needing more encouragement, Megumin eagerly sampled every single juice on the table. Before long, she was thoroughly addicted.
Not long after, waitresses began bringing out dish after dish. The table filled to the brim, and still more food kept being added.
Adventurers nearby looked over in surprise, wondering why they had ordered so much.
Eriri ignored the stares. Together, they launched their assault on the feast.
Despite the ferocity of the battle, all of them—except Megumin—ate with elegance and grace.
By the time they finished dinner, half an hour had passed.
When Eriri's group left the guild, adventurers glanced at the mountain of empty plates on their table, their faces filled with shock.
...
Afterward, they returned straight to the mansion instead of lingering outside.
Late that night, at around eleven, Darkness crept quietly to Eriri's room.
As if anticipating her arrival, the door opened on its own, inviting her inside.
And so… it was a sleepless night.
...
Three days passed in the blink of an eye. Eriri and her companions had now been in Konosuba's world for four days.
In those three days, Eriri led them to face multiple groups of powerful mid-level and even high-level monsters, completing several commissions along the way.
Once, she even specifically sought out dragons, arranging for Ilina and Lilian to subjugate them.
With their current strength, defeating dragons was effortless. But Eriri prevented them from ending battles in a single strike, forcing them to fight at just above the dragons' level.
Thanks to the energy seeds Eriri had planted within them, such battles both honed their combat skills and catalyzed the seeds' growth—allowing them to steadily increase their power.
After three days, their combat experience had grown immensely. The discomfort they once felt over killing had completely faded.
Their energy seeds had also blossomed. From just entering Level 3, they had now reached mid-Stage 3, their strength vastly improved.
At this point, Eriri decided that the training plan for Ilina and Lilian had reached its conclusion.
They had completed simple commissions, fought high-level monsters, even slain dragons.
It was now time for the final trial of adventurers.
Just like in RPG games, it was time for heroes to challenge the Demon King.
Thus, Eriri devised a new plan: Ilina, Lilian, and Megumin would serve as the new generation of heroes—and storm the Demon King's Castle.
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