[ "Stop... wait, ow, ow, ow, stop it!" Beldia's head was kicked around, but his body was at a loss due to losing his vision.
Darkness swayed unsteadily in front of Beldia, then said to Kazuma in the distance, "Let's finish him off in one go!"
Kazuma agreed that it made sense. After all, as a Devil King's Army General, it was wiser to be cautious and avoid any unnecessary complications!
"Leave it to me!" Aqua reached out her hand towards the distance, her staff automatically returned to her hand, and her feathered robe reappeared around her, once again looking somewhat like a goddess.
"Sacred Turn Undead—!"
A huge white magic circle appeared beneath Beldia's body. As a strong light burst forth, Beldia also let out a scream.
"Wait... AAAAHHHH!!!" As a light glowed, Beldia's body began to blur, then gradually vanished completely along with his head.
Just like that, the Devil King's Army General, who didn't even know what his purpose was in coming to this place, was purified by Kazuma's party! ]
[ .....]
〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"Watching it all the way through, I can't help but feel sorry for Beldia. It's surprising, but I actually sympathize with a Devil King's Army General..."
"The funniest part is that Kazuma and his party probably had no idea why Beldia was even there before they went ahead and purified him!"
Everyone in other worlds didn't expect them to actually defeat a Devil King's Army General, even though they hadn't even left the beginner village.
Kazuma, through his clever tactics, managed to elevate his ragtag team to SSS-tier strength... though, in this world, only Beldia suffered harm.
.....
〜A Certain Magical Index World, Academy City〜
"How should I put it, this team is strange, and what's strange is that in some aspects, it seems very reasonable!"
It gives a feeling of "scattered like sand, gathered like stars." Thinking of this, Misaka Mikoto's expression became a little strange.
A hero with the lowest class, a foolish goddess who loves to cause trouble and draw aggro, a mage who can only use magic once, a knight who can't hit anyone... what a luxurious lineup.
But with such a lineup, they actually defeated a Devil King's Army General, can you believe it? But the facts are right before their eyes.
Shirai Kuroko was even more speechless.
".....A general-level character actually fell into the hands of adventurers in the beginner village. Kazuma isn't even level 10, is he?"
At first, she thought that the blond hero would retrieve the magic sword and come to save the day...
Unexpectedly, it was all over, and she still hadn't seen Mitsurugi Kyouya's figure. Is he useless without the magic sword?
.....
[ Darkness, covered in wounds, did not cheer with the other adventurers. Instead, she knelt on one knee, making a praying gesture in front of where Beldia's body had disappeared, and closed her eyes.
Megumin, who had floated behind her with the water, asked somewhat confusedly,
"What are you doing..."
"I'm praying...." Darkness softly mourned her fallen comrades with her eyes closed:
"Sedor, who spread rumors that my armor was full of muscles..."
"Heinz, who told me to fan myself with his greatsword, saying it was fine if I hit him, it depended on my skill to amuse him."
"And Garil, who joined his party for only one day and cried to me, 'Why did you charge into the monster horde!'"
"They were all killed by that Headless Knight. If I could meet them again, I'd really like to have a drink with them!"
Standing behind Darkness were three men who had been killed by Beldia, now looking a little embarrassed: "Oh... okay...! Actually, do you really mind that your sword can't hit people? Well, that's really embarrassing!"
Looking at the three men, Darkness, still in her praying posture, began to tremble slightly, her face gradually turning red!
Aqua, who never reads the atmosphere, pointed at the three men proudly and said,
"At my level, recently deceased, warm corpses can be easily resurrected!" ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"...Besides 'heaven-defying,' I can't think of any other word to describe this. Now who dares to say Aqua is a useless goddess? She's absolutely amazing!"
"Mere fatal wounds are completely insignificant! How did Aqua suddenly become so reliable!"
Resurrection from the dead only requires one spell... Everyone who witnessed this scene nearly had their eyeballs pop out. Is it really that exaggerated? Can it really be done so simply?
You know, this is resurrecting the dead! It feels like, as Aqua describes it, it's as simple as eating and sleeping for her.
This can no longer be called a healer; this is a living Pope! An existence that would be revered in a team... I almost forgot, Aqua is a goddess, besides being an idiot!
.....
〜Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious World〜
Seeing such an astonishing scene, Ristarte, as a goddess, was completely stunned, displaying a very dramatic expression.
Then she became somewhat frantic.
"Are you serious?!... I, a healing goddess, can't resurrect the dead, so why are you stealing my job?!"
And Aqua, don't forget you're the goddess of water, so why are you doing the job of a healing goddess?
They say what defeats you might not be a competitor, but someone from another field. Now I believe it, but you doing this... makes me seem so useless.
〜That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime World〜
Rimuru's mouth was wide open at this moment, frozen in place, his lips twitching slightly.
"If only resurrecting the dead were this easy?!"
You know, the Great Sage calculated the probability of Shion and others coming back to life was only 3.14%, such a tiny probability. Compared to that, the difference is simply too great.
And being able to easily resurrect someone who just died, without any cost, is completely against common sense, the kind of thing no one would believe if you told them.
They usually mess around so much, and now with Aqua as a failsafe, this party is probably going to go even wilder.
〜Type-Moon World, ██████ Worldline〜
In the 7th singularity, Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia—
At this moment, Ereshkigal in the Underworld was speechless, because she truly couldn't fathom Aqua's thoughts:
"So she's that amazing? Was her previous stupidity really not an act?!"
Ereshkigal even began to suspect that Beldia could have been purified by her from the beginning, but the single-minded Aqua's brain simply didn't make the connection.
And from another perspective, Kazuma's teammates are all quite strong! Super high damage, super high healing, super high defense, a top-tier configuration!
Then Ereshkigal felt a little regretful:
"It's just a shame this configuration is only suitable for fighting bosses!"
After all, a damage dealer who faints after using magic once a day is useless if the enemies are spread out!
And Aqua, as a healer, has zero intelligence and luck. Besides that, she loves to taunt and draw monsters, and has a heart that wants to be a reckless fighter.
As for the super high defense... that's all there is to it. Attacks are 100% missed, there's no damage output at all, and she's a pervert.
.....
[ At the adventurer's guild's celebration banquet, the receptionist said to Kazuma with a somewhat subtle expression, "Actually, we've prepared a special reward for Kazuma's party!"
Although a little happy, Kazuma was a bit confused, as they weren't the only ones who defeated it: "Huh, why only us?"
All the surrounding adventurers looked as if they hadn't misjudged him: "If Kazuma wasn't here, how could we have defeated Beldia!"
"Kazuma! Kazuma—"
As soon as these words were spoken, the drunkards also cheered Kazuma's name, and Kazuma was greatly moved.
The receptionist, Luna, cleared her throat and announced, "In recognition of Sato Kazuma's party's achievements, we are awarding 300 million Eris!"
Upon hearing the amount, Kazuma's party was speechless. Kazuma quickly huddled with Aqua and the others, whispering, "Although we got a large sum of money! I want to live a leisurely and safe life from now on."
Kazuma's words were met with opposition from everyone. While they were arguing about this, Luna, with a strange expression, handed Kazuma a piece of paper.
"A check... this is a check, right!" Aqua happily ran to Kazuma's side, peeking over his shoulder at the paper in his hand.
Luna slowly averted her gaze: "Actually, due to the massive amount of water Aqua summoned, it caused significant damage to facilities like the outer city walls."
"Of course, your achievement in defeating the Devil King's Army General cannot be denied, so we won't make you pay the full amount... just a portion of the cost."
Aqua was already trying to sneak away, but Kazuma grabbed her hair.
Darkness patted Kazuma's shoulder and softly comforted him: "The reward is 300 million, and the compensation amount is 340 million! Let's go do some profitable, strong enemy subjugation quests tomorrow!"
Kazuma slowly closed his eyes, also making up his mind to defeat the Devil King, for no other reason than to escape this unlucky other world! ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"Yare yare, after defeating a Devil King's Army General, it's straight to working off a loan. His already bent back completely collapsed!"
"But logically speaking, this money shouldn't have to come from Kazuma's party, just like a general who repels enemies needs to compensate for weapon attrition."
"The Devil King is probably speechless, 'You're going to defeat me just for 40 million?! Am I only worth that 40 million?'"
Everyone was trying hard to hold back their laughter. This is the so-called luck neutralization, truly terrifying. What they earned wasn't enough to cover what they owed, and it also accidentally made Kazuma determined to defeat the Devil King.
Indeed, nothing is more motivating than debt. You know, just now Kazuma almost retired with a huge sum of money for a leisurely and stable life without even leaving the beginner village!
Aqua is useful, but she's also a huge pitfall. Kazuma, who had a small amount of savings, instantly returned to his former state... even worse than before.
.....