〜Frieren: Beyond Journey's End World, Future Timeline〜
Recalling the vast difference between the Demon King's army in her own world and what she saw on screen, Frieren pondered,
"I'm curious, what kind of bizarre existences are the Demon King's army executives?"
In her world, demons had appearances similar to humans, spoke the same language, and behaved in similar ways—all evolutions acquired by demons to deceive and capture humans.
However, the demons appearing in the video completely shattered her perception... As a general, she hadn't killed humans, and she was a kind-hearted lich who purified the undead every night.
Beldia, upright and honorable, didn't seem like an utterly evil existence, apart from being a bit perverted.
"Even the Demon King, I don't think he's a serious person,"
Frieren couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed as she said this.
He didn't interfere with his subordinates' lives, didn't even mind them opening shops in the human world, and even entrusted important barriers to them for maintenance. Where could you find such a good Demon King?
Fern nodded her small head, indicating her agreement... The crazy hero's squad, along with the equally abnormal Demon King's army, seemed to have achieved a delicate balance.
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[ Wiz continued to smile, saying gently, "And in my heart, I still consider myself human."
"Then I'll give you my skill, as a small token of gratitude for sparing me before."
After resolving her inner conflict, Wiz began to teach Kazuma the skill 'Drain Touch', which could not only absorb an opponent's magic and stamina but also share her own magic and stamina with others.
Kazuma pondered for a moment, "If used well, it might compensate for our team's lack of output."
Aqua, looking arrogant, extended her hand, seemingly not taking it seriously at all, "Alright, go ahead and drain!"
Kazuma looked at Wiz, who was being bullied by Aqua, and for a moment couldn't tell who was the lich and who was the goddess!
"Th-then, I'll take it!" Wiz placed her hand on Aqua, but there was no reaction. "Huh...?"
Looking at the smug Aqua, Kazuma directly slapped her on the head, and only then did Kazuma successfully learn the new skill.
But Aqua still held Wiz's hand, then placed her other hand on it as well, and then a white light shone.
Wiz immediately felt a burning pain, and her body began to turn translucent, "Aqua-sama, I'm disappearing... I'm going to disappear!"
Fortunately, Kazuma slapped her again, stopping her directly, and Wiz was saved from being sent away on the spot. ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"A divine skill! It's practically god-defying, this way Megumin can keep blasting!"
"The inherently evil goddess Aqua, she only bullies Wiz, what a bully. Who exactly is the Demon King's army here?!"
I can understand absorbing magic and stamina, but being able to share the absorbed magic and stamina with others, I don't understand... isn't that too buggy?
And Aqua's trouble-making ability is too strong. She has a passive taunt against undead creatures; no wonder she's also called the 'monster-pulling artifact'!
From the moment they entered until now, in a short instant, Kazuma had hit her three times. If Kazuma had looked away from Aqua for even a second, Wiz would probably have been gone on the spot.
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〜Sword Art Online World〜
Asuna looked at the gradually translucent Wiz with some surprise,
"Although Aqua-san seems silly, and she really is an idiot, she's still a god!"
In just that short amount of time, she almost purified Wiz, one of the Demon King's generals. Even a powerful class like the Undead King had no resistance.
Kirito also couldn't help but smile wryly,
"She wasn't stupid when she was responsible for reincarnation; she even managed to trick Kazuma. How did she end up like this now?"
She constantly revealed the immense power of this ditsy goddess, but this power was completely inconsistent with her intelligence!
Most importantly, 'Steal' and 'Drain Touch', are these skills a hero should learn? It feels a bit strange.
So in the end, the Demon King's army fought with love and justice, while the goddess's side was somewhat underhanded.
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[ At this moment, an old man pushed the door open. He had come to commission Wiz to exorcise spirits! Kazuma shamelessly accepted the task directly. The goal was to purify the spirits in a certain villa.
The scene shifted, and Kazuma's party all arrived at the entrance of a villa with large bags, clearly intending to stay for a long time. Aqua breathed a slight sigh of relief, "Now we can safely spend the winter!"
"Leave it to me, I'm a goddess and a high priest!"
Aqua raised her hands, about to demonstrate her abilities, and the others also looked on with anticipation.
But after a long time, Aqua was still muttering to herself, beginning to weave stories and explain settings. The remaining three were truly fed up and then ignored her and walked into the house.
After several hours of cleaning, the house was much cleaner, just waiting for the spirits to appear after dark! Kazuma opened a window to get some fresh air.
But he found Aqua still standing at the door, explaining the settings of ghosts (from birth) based on the story she was telling. ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"Indeed, intelligence below average is a fatal flaw... How obsessed is Aqua with her story? She kept telling it until dark!"
"No normal person would be that silly, but when it comes to Aqua, it suddenly feels very reasonable!"
Looking at Aqua, who was foolishly standing at the villa entrance, still maintaining her exorcism stance, everyone for a moment couldn't tell if she was truly silly or just pretending...
It's a pity Aqua has such a good imagination; she should write books! And... wasn't she just using it as an excuse to avoid cleaning?
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[ Night fell, and Kazuma finally lay in bed after a long time, feeling the hard-won happiness. He thought that with Aqua around, she definitely wouldn't tolerate these ghosts running rampant.
But who knew that the next second, Aqua's surprised cry came. Kazuma rushed to open the door to check, but Aqua pulled out a liquor bottle and knelt on the ground.
"This is very expensive liquor that I carefully kept. I was looking forward to drinking it slowly, bit by bit, after a bath. But when I returned to my room..."
At this point, Aqua directly collapsed on the ground and cried, "Look! It's empty!"
Kazuma was speechless and immediately turned to leave, but Aqua suddenly burst up, vowing to purify all the ghosts in the house!
"COME OUT!! ALL OF YOU, COME OUT!" Aqua shouted, running around the villa!
"Turn Undead!, Turn Undead!, Turn Undead... Turn Undead!, Turn Undead, Turn Undead!, Nature's Beauty."
As Aqua frantically purified, countless ghosts flew directly out of the rooms. ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"Aqua actually hid liquor to drink after a bath. Are you really a goddess and not some old man?!"
"Good heavens, how much do you love the 'Nature's Beauty' skill? I didn't expect that while purifying spirits... You still wouldn't forget to put on a show!"
Everyone was practically in tears; it really wasn't easy! How long had this hero and goddess been in another world? This was the first time they had slept somewhere other than a stable... on a bed!
This was the most tragic hero they had ever seen. Although they hadn't left the starting village yet, this hero had already defeated one of the Demon King's generals, and before that, he was sleeping in a stable, can you believe it?
"Holy cow, this house is full! This amount of ghosts... no wonder they could stay for free; normal people simply couldn't live here!"
Looking at the ghosts constantly floating out of the house, everyone was a bit stunned. They thought there was only one or two, but it turned out there was a whole company living inside! This was simply too many.
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〜Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious World〜
Ristarte immediately burst into tears, her whole body filled with the radiance of maternal love, sobbing continuously,
"This is wonderful... finally... finally, they don't have to sleep in a stable anymore."
Seeing their tragic lives, as a goddess herself, she easily imagined whether she too would end up living such a miserable life.
Even now, she felt a sense of emotion... The children have finally grown up! When it's cold, they'll go into a house to sleep instead of sleeping in a haystack.
It's the same situation with a hero bringing a goddess to save the world, but why is Kazuma living so miserably? Even sleeping in a bed feels like a long-lost luxury—
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