ebookland #183 - You were beaten by a monkey.
#183 - You were beaten by a monkey.
“That…”
“I understand.”
“But that move…”
“I understand, so there’s no need to say it.”
Even after being interrupted repeatedly, the silver-haired goddess in front of him wasn’t angry, but she still couldn’t help but complain.
“Please don’t use that move so casually.”
“Ugh!”
Even though it wasn’t a reprimand, Zun Zun still looked as if a sword had pierced his heart, putting on a very hurt expression.
That’s right, he died again.
His fourth death in this world, without any preparation or hesitation, came so suddenly.
Let’s rewind time a little.
After Zun Zun revived, the group returned to Axel and went to the Adventurers Guild to submit the quest.
The guild’s big sister, after confirming that they had successfully defeated the Snow Sprite King, happily stated that Axel would not have a hard winter this year, and the days of spring would arrive early.
This world is very unscientific.
Every time a Snow Sprite is defeated, spring arrives half a day earlier. However, doing so will cause the Winter Shogun to appear, so basically no one risks being killed to do such a stupid thing.
In fact, Zun Zun and his party had already done it.
However, after paying the price of their lives, they received a super high reward of 200W Eris, which is almost equivalent to the price of a Giant Bear plus a pack of wolves.
The only regret was that they didn’t retrieve the Eternal Crystal worth 100 million.
“Although the reward given is considerable, it’s not worth it if we die. Next time, let’s choose quests more carefully.”
“That’s right.”
“Yeah, let’s do that.”
“Ideally, a monster that we have the strength to defeat, but won’t encounter any danger.”
“There’s no such monster, Megumin!”
Kazuma Sato’s proposal was agreed upon by everyone in the party.
“But…”
He then looked around at everyone, shouting with a smile on his face: “Anyway, let’s just leave it at that for today! Although we’ve had quite a few encounters, we still managed to escape back safely, so let’s celebrate!”
“Oh, oh, oh! Super luxurious crab hot pot! I’ve been waiting for this! And high-grade sparkling wine, I want to drink that too! Zun Zun, you buy it for me!”
“…Why do I have to buy it!? ”
Aqua’s unreasonable demand provoked Zun Zun to complain, but she took it for granted, saying: “Because I revived you, Zun Zun, shouldn’t you be grateful to me? So buy me sparkling wine! Like worshiping a goddess, buy me the best offerings!”
“I refuse. Besides, I died because I saved you guys, right? I’m the one who’s injured, you should compensate me.”
“Ah, ah? It seems like that’s the case.”
The idiot goddess’s eyes were filled with clear stupidity.
“Alright, alright, Zun Zun and Aqua both worked hard, so…”
“So Darkness, you’re paying?”
“Wh…!”
The female knight was sunk by Aqua’s simple words, panting on the side, muttering that she was being harmed by the scum of the party.
But in the end, everyone still enjoyed a delicious frost crab hot pot, deducted from the party’s savings.
Night.
The party was noisy in the mansion, while Zun Zun came to the courtyard alone.
The moonlight was like water, falling on the quiet courtyard, and the soft silver light illuminated the stone slab path.
The entire courtyard was bathed in a peaceful and serene atmosphere, making people forget the hustle and bustle of the world. Here, time seemed to stand still, making people want to stay in this tranquility forever.
Zun Zun closed his eyes as if sensing and brewing something, then slowly stretched out his right hand, light and breeze were gathered together by inexplicable power.
Again, he held it empty-handed, and an invisible sword condensed in his hand.
“…As expected, it’s become heavier.”
Feeling the weight in his hand, he frowned.
This was his natal sword. According to “Descent”, if he wants to become someone who can cut off fate—that is, break this sword. But now, not to mention breaking it, it has become more solid and heavy.
It’s like a wall in front of you. When you’re about to climb over it, it builds another wall on top of the original wall.
Hey, where can you reason with this?
Slowly waving the invisible sword, the increase in weight was just a feeling. It was the subconscious telling Zun Zun that his fate had become heavier.
The barrier of the Demon Man?
It wasn't like that, it was just that fate had increased, it should be his original fate from “Konosuba”.
Could it be trying to tell him that if he wants to become a Demon Man, he has to cut off the fate of both worlds together!?
At this moment, a concerned voice came from behind him.
“Zun Zun?”
“…Kazuma, why did you come out.”
“Seeing that you didn’t look too happy, I thought I’d comfort you… By the way, you summoned that thing again.”
Kazuma Sato looked at the invisible sword in Zun Zun’s hand, and retreated a little reluctantly.
The pressure of this sword was very strong, just being close to it would make people feel short of breath, so he kept his distance very carefully.
“I said, are you still brooding over the Winter Shogun thing? By the way, what exactly is this thing, I don’t seem to have ever seen it before.”
“This is the invisible sword condensed from my natal essence, the artifact of my soul’s embodiment.”
“But it didn’t beat the Winter Shogun.”
“This sword is very powerful. As long as it cuts off fate, anyone will die on the spot, regardless of whether they have the ability to revive themselves. After all, it kills the opponent from the root, and even resurrection can only be done by Aqua, right?”
“But it didn’t beat the Winter Shogun.”
"Moreover, it ignores distance. No matter how far away, it will lock on, and even the timing of the sword swing is under my control. If used well, it's an extremely powerful technique."
"But it didn't work on the Winter Shogun."
Seriously, dude.
Are you trying to pick a fight?
This 'you got beat by a monkey' remark made Yunyun feel humiliated, like she was being looked down upon.
Warning! Warning!
Temperature rising gradually.
"Kazuma, are you deliberately trying to provoke me? Fine, the Crimson Demons never back down from a challenge!"
"Just kidding, just kidding. Yunyun sacrificed herself to save the entire party. I'm grateful to you, I can't thank you enough… It's just that you were trying to look cool, but your death was so… hilarious… Pfft—!"
The string in Yunyun's brain labeled 'reason' snapped completely at that moment.
Ahhh, completely insane!
Kazuma, covering his mouth and trying to stifle his laughter, infuriated Yunyun.
She raised the Invisible Sword high in the air.
"Kazuma, you probably don't understand, do you? Do you think I'm joking, that this sword has no power at all, just a joke sword? Okay, since you want to know how strong it really is, I'll show you its power!"
"Wa-wait a minute… Yunyun, don't tell me you want to use that sword on me? Stop, stop!"
Kazuma finally panicked.
He hurriedly begged for mercy, trying to appease Yunyun, but Yunyun, consumed by anger, couldn't hear anything.
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"Don't worry, Kazuma. The inherent spirit armament has a fantasy form, it won't really kill you."
"But your eyes look like you want to kill me!"
In the moonlight, Yunyun's scarlet eyes carried a dangerous aura, scaring Kazuma into retreating backward.
"Die, Kazuma!"
"Ahhh! Sa-Sayonara! Sayonara!"
The two chased each other around the courtyard.
Their noise quickly alerted the others in the mansion, who rushed out to see the two 'playing around' in the courtyard.
"Kazuma and Yunyun…"
"What are they doing?"
"They're really close…"
"Can you call this being close?"
Darkness looked at Yunyun in disbelief, feeling that this Crimson Demon girl's common sense was a bit off.
Kazuma shouted as he ran.
"You guys, stop watching the show and come help! Yunyun's gone crazy, hurry… Wahhhh!"
Because he was distracted, he stumbled and fell to the ground. Yunyun immediately pounced on him and straddled him.
"Hehehe…"
The low laughter and bloodshot eyes made Kazuma's body stiffen.
"Don't worry, the Invisible Sword doesn't hurt at all. You'll die without feeling anything. Besides, haven't you always wanted to see the goddess Eris? I'll be merciful and send you there! Come on, Kazuma, let me see how hard you are!"
"Where!?"
"Come, let me see!"
"No! Yunyun, no!"
He cried and begged loudly for mercy.
However, Yunyun held Kazuma down tightly, not letting him move, and then raised both hands.
At this moment, under the moonlight, everyone could actually hallucinate a sharp woodcutter's axe from the invisible weapon!
"Ka-Kazuma…!?"
"Yunyun, don't mess around!"
"Stop it!"
The others were shocked and terrified.
But Yunyun ignored them completely, and the Invisible Sword swung down—
Let's see who has the tougher fate!
"I'm gonna die, gonna die, gonna die! I don't want to die again, I'll apologize, I'll never say such excessive things again, so… so…?"
Kazuma was still begging for mercy.
But the imagined death did not descend. Instead, he found that Yunyun seemed to have been paused, and then her body softened and fell into Megumin and Yunyun's arms.
"What's going on?"
"Yunyun… isn't breathing."
"She's dead."
"… … … What?"
Kazuma was speechless. He seemed to have seen this kind of thing before. Seriously, is that Invisible Sword really useful!?
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Is the Invisible Sword really useful!?
Remembering all of this, Yunyun painfully covered her face, her heart issuing a soul-searching question.
Embarrassing!
It's too embarrassing!
Eris also seemed helpless about her dying so hilariously, and sighed: "You shouldn't use such a dangerous ability, let alone use it on your own companions. Don't you think it's too much?"
"… I'm sorry, I'm reflecting on my actions."
Damn it!
There's no room for defense at all.
But this can't all be blamed on Yunyun herself. Even if she acted impulsively, putting aside the facts, even if Yunyun is 99% wrong, isn't Kazuma 1% wrong?
If it weren't for him, she wouldn't have lost her temper.
"Also, Lady Eris, don't you think something's wrong?"
"Where?"
"My innate sword can't defeat the Winter Shogun, fine, but why can't it defeat Kazuma either!? Could it be that his fate is even greater than mine…!?"
Suddenly, Yunyun understood.
Aqua was brought down by Kazuma, which means she is actually Kazuma's property, and Kazuma, blessed by the goddess Aqua, seems to have a fate even greater than hers.
What a joke!
Based on that garbage scum?
I can't accept it!
Speaking of which, Aqua has indeed been treated as a cheat item!?