[ Kazuma, in charge of commanding, saw that the barrier protecting the mobile fortress was already shattered, and immediately issued orders to Wiz and Megumin: "NOW'S THE TIME!!"
Wiz had no problem, but Megumin was already trembling nervously, so Kazuma could only try to provoke her with words: "HEY! IS YOUR LOVE FOR EXPLOSION MAGIC REAL?! It'd be embarrassing to lose to Wiz."
"IS YOUR EXPLOSION MAGIC SO WEAK THAT IT CAN'T EVEN DESTROY SOMETHING LIKE THAT?!"
"What did you say!" Megumin's eyes glowed red upon hearing this, her previous nervousness completely forgotten: "What you just said is more unacceptable to me than ridiculing my name!"
Megumin and Wiz began to chant their spells with full concentration: "Darker than black, darker than darkness, the time of awakening has come..."
Two massive magic circles instantly appeared above their heads, their orange-red glow illuminating the entire city wall, and the air grew scorching hot.
One was a lich, once known as the strongest magician, now called a poor shop owner due to slow business. The other was a problematic girl who had dedicated everything to her single Explosion magic spell.
The two condensed their strongest Explosion magic and fired it at the impregnable mobile fortress!
"EXPLOSION—!!"
The two unleashed their Explosion magic simultaneously towards the legs of the mobile fortress. The massive ball of magic, like a dazzling sun, began to explode violently, followed by a pillar of light shooting skyward!
The mobile fortress, its legs shattered, was hurled from the explosion and hit the ground with a massive crash. Striking at its base, it skidded toward the town without losing any speed.
The continuously sliding colossal object did not hit the barricades in front of the town, finally stopping completely before Darkness, who stood with swords in both hands! ]
[ .....]
〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"It has to be Kazuma, who understands each teammate perfectly and knows how to bring out the true strength of his unreliable companions!"
"Good heavens, are you sure this is really the beginner village? This thing that could wipe out a nation actually got ended here..."
As everyone watched Wiz begin to chant Explosion magic, they couldn't help but feel a pang of stomachache. So, Explosion magic really had an incantation, huh? What was Megumin chanting before then?
Here, you can never guess which line is part of the Explosion magic chant! Besides the single word "Explosion," the chants each time are completely unrelated.
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〜KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World〜
Hearing Kazuma's words of encouragement to Megumin, Wiz, the poor shop owner of the magic item shop, pointed at herself in a daze:
"Eh... is it embarrassing to lose to me?!"
She was an Arch-wizard-level Ice Witch in her lifetime, and after becoming a lich, she was a Demon King's Army executive. She shouldn't be considered weak, right?
Finally, Wiz breathed a sigh of relief, a gentle smile gradually appearing on her face:
"It's good that we won, now we don't have to move! And maybe my little shop's business will even get better."
Defeating the mobile fortress meant fame, and then people would patronize her item shop. Now she should be able to get rid of the title "poor shop owner."
"It's over already...?"
Meanwhile, everyone in the Adventurers' Guild remained lost in shock.
They somewhat dared not believe that the Destroyer, known as a human-shaped natural disaster, was actually defeated by the adventurers of their beginner village.
"That crazy girl, you did a great job!"
"Yeah, yeah, thank you so much, crazy girl!"
Megumin gripped her staff tightly, wishing she could unleash an Explosion on the spot.
"IF YOU'RE GOING TO PRAISE ME, USE MY NAME, YOU BASTARDS!!"
Everyone cheered for Kazuma's party. As for Wiz, who also helped a lot, everyone said they would frequent her item shop more in the future, but "next time for sure!!"
After all, this was just a beginner village. She sold high-level items that newcomers couldn't afford, and those who could afford them had no use for them here. Caught in this vicious cycle, how could her business not be slow?
〜Type-Moon World, Carnival Phantasm Worldline〜
Watching the mobile fortress finally collapse before Darkness, Tohsaka Rin and the others all looked at Artoria.
They wore expressions that seemed to ask,
"Why didn't you tell us you were going to make a guest appearance?"
Emiya Shirou's mouth twitched slightly:
"I almost thought she was going to shout 'Excalibur!'"
Both the pose and the calm, unperturbed expression were too similar; he almost linked that perverted Darkness with Artoria.
"..."
Feeling the gazes cast upon her, Artoria, though somewhat reluctant to admit it, actually had the same feeling just now—the urge to shout "Excalibur."
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[ "You did well, Megumin!" Kazuma turned to look at the chuunibyou magician, who had collapsed weakly.
"As expected of a lich, much stronger than me!" Megumin, who believed her Explosion magic was second to none, clearly knew that her Explosion magic's power just now was inferior to Wiz's. Her expression became dejected: "...I'm so frustrated..."
The adventurers saw that the monster didn't get back up, and everyone began to cheer.
"Did we succeed? When this is over, I'm going back home to get married."
Aqua also looked excited: "Alright, let's go back and drink to celebrate! I wonder how much the reward will be."
Kazuma quickly tried to make Aqua shut up: "You idiot, why would you set up such a cliché flag?!"
But it seemed too late.
The mobile fortress began to flash red, and a loud voice echoed from within: "Due to massive damage to the unit, the self-destruct function has been activated. Crew members, please evacuate the unit immediately..." ]
[ .....]
〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"No celebrating prematurely! Now it's like an old general on a stage, covered in flags. Even 'word becomes law' isn't this effective."
"As everyone knows, flags shouldn't be set carelessly, especially 'succeeded' and 'going back home to get married'—these are 100% effective!"
Wiz truly was a Demon King's Army executive. The power of her Explosion magic was not only strong, but unlike Megumin, she didn't completely exhaust all her magic power in one go.
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〜A Certain Magical Index World, Academy City〜
"Misfortune..."
Kamijou Touma murmured instinctively, looking at the scene before him.
They had clearly stopped the mobile fortress's activity, but who would have thought it had other functions? Indeed, one should not celebrate prematurely.
And... which sinful researcher invented this thing? Why add such an inexplicable self-destruct function?!
This was your painstaking effort; adding a self-destruct function, aren't you afraid of accidentally blowing yourselves up during research?
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[ "No, it's hopeless!" Seeing no chance, the adventurers retreated one after another, preparing to go back to town to pack their bags and flee!
Kazuma also carried Megumin to Darkness: "Darkness, hurry and evacuate!"
Darkness took a deep breath and said gravely, "I will not retreat until the very end. A knight cannot abandon her people and flee first!"
Kazuma looked at Darkness with admiration, as if he had just met her for the first time.
Darkness continued: "Moreover, imagine the feeling of being bathed in the explosion that blows up the city! This unprecedented excitement!"
"Eh!" Kazuma couldn't hold it in. So that was the real reason.
"I can't take it anymore, here I come, hahaha!" Darkness, with an inexplicable flush, rushed towards the mobile fortress with her sword, looking excited!
The adventurers who had just retreated saw Darkness launching a solo charge and were moved by her knightly spirit, thinking she intended to resolve it before the explosion.
Everyone instantly became full of vigor, the image of a succubus flashing through their minds. A hidden veteran nearby exclaimed, "I FINALLY REMEMBERED WHY I'M STILL IN THE BEGINNER VILLAGE EVEN THOUGH MY LEVEL IS OVER 30!!"
Dust then looked at the coupon in his hand, the image of a succubus sister flashing across the screen again, and burst into tears: "Until now, for all the cheap things we got, if we don't repay the favor now, there won't be a tomorrow!"
"DON'T BE AFRAID, LET'S GO!!" ]
[ .....]
〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"Darkness... knightly spirit! Can these two things actually be linked?"
The viewers from other worlds felt a cold sweat.
"Don't overthink it; that pervert Darkness is just succumbing to her desires. She definitely isn't thinking that much."
And knightly spirit... if knights were really like her, then it would truly be hopeless.
"Why did strange images appear when things got intense? And Dust, wasn't that a coupon for a succubus café you were holding?"
"Good heavens, I knew it! No wonder so many male adventurers stayed here. So it was for this. Truly real men."
What noble gentlemanly spirit these adventurers possess! It's simply outrageous. Even the reason for protecting the town makes one want to shed tears...
Just kidding!!
Everyone's faces were filled with black lines, looking speechless at these old gentlemen. Why were all these veterans, whose levels far exceeded the beginner village, hiding here? It's so hard to guess!
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