KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! — The IF Where Kazuma Truly Never Died - The Curse and Blessing of Immortality

[Emergency Quest Triggered] [Quest Name: <<Isekai Reincarnation>>] [Reward: None] [Penalty: None] "…Huh?" I, Satou Kazuma, let out a stupid sound as I stared at the semi-transparent text floating in front of me. "What the hell is this. There's a game-like screen showing up. And seriously, what station is this?" It was just past four in the afternoon. The cold November wind blew through the platform. On my way home from school, I was waiting for the train at the station platform like always. My favorite anime song was playing through my earphones. It should have been a completely ordinary, unchanging day. And yet right now, something like a fantasy game window was floating in front of my eyes. (No, no, am I just tired? Have I been such a shut-in that I've finally started hallucinating?) I rubbed my eyes and looked again. But the window didn't disappear. If anything, more text kept getting added. [Reincarnation Destination: Axel Continent — Arcadia Kingdom] [Class: Adventurer (Planned)] [Skills Owned: Unset] "…Seriously?" I muttered without thinking. None of the passengers around me were looking at me. Everyone was messing with their phones or reading books. Of course they were. Because this screen was only visible to me. (This is bad. This is a bad one. Don't tell me I've finally started fancying myself a light novel protagonist? Not a high school debut, but an isekai debut? Wait, I don't even go to high school anyway.) Let me say this again. I, Satou Kazuma, am a former shut-in gamer. Since middle school I couldn't fit in at school, and I shut myself in at home playing games all day. Then one day, through an unforeseen accident—or rather, a truly unavoidable accident—I lost my life, and before I knew it, I was in the heavens. And that's where she appeared—the self-proclaimed water goddess, Aqua. "You died. That's why you came to the heavens." That's what she said at the time, acting all high and mighty. Well, looking back, I should have realized right then that she was a total screw-up. "I died…? Seriously?" "Yes, seriously. Unfortunately, your life is over." "Huh. Is that so." "Your reaction is so weak. Normally people would be more surprised, you know?" "Well, I mean, I spent every day gaming. If I die, I die. Whatever." "…Are you seriously saying that? Take your life more seriously." "I never thought I'd get lectured by a goddess." After that exchange, I was told about reincarnating into another world. Receiving a goddess's blessing and living as an adventurer in another world—a typical light novel development. But then I thought of something. (Wait. If I'm being reincarnated into another world, that means I died. Which means there's a chance I could die again. Even if I get reincarnated, if I die right away it's all for nothing. In that case—) "Hey, Goddess." "What?" "Can you make my body one that never dies?" "…Huh?" Aqua made a face like a pigeon hit by a pea shooter. Her blue hair swayed gently in the heavenly light. "What the heck is that? I've never heard of such a thing." "Well, I mean, not dying is better, right? That way I'm guaranteed to survive." "That might be true, but… that's not something normally allowed." "Why not? Just use your goddess authority to make it happen." "Don't ask for the impossible. I'm the goddess of water, you know? Creating a body that doesn't die is completely outside my expertise." "Why can't the goddess of water create a body that doesn't die? Water is the source of life, right? Then you should be able to enhance my life force." "Th-That's a ridiculous argument…" Aqua groaned and crossed her arms. That gesture was strangely cute, and I'll keep it a secret that my heart skipped a beat. "…Fine. Then let's do this." "Oh?" "I'll make your body 'undying.' However, you'll still feel pain. You'll still get wounds. But you won't die. I'll give you a body like that." "Ooh, that works." "But there's one condition." "What is it?" "I'm coming with you to the other world." "…What?" "Don't 'what' me. I'm using my divine power on you, right? So if I don't come along, my divine power won't reach you." "Well, that might be true, but… you're a goddess, right? Stay in the heavens and watch over me from above." "No way. I'm going to the other world too, and living as an adventurer. Besides, the heavenly work was getting stale anyway." "Stale…? Hey, is that really okay for a goddess?" "Shut up. It's decided. I'm coming too." And so, I ended up departing for another world with a goddess in tow. —Looking back now, that was the beginning of everything. "Hey Kazuma! Are you listening!?" Suddenly, a loud voice rang out right by my ear. I snapped back to reality. In front of me stood a girl with blue hair. Her long hair swayed gently like a flowing stream. Her aqua-blue eyes were sparkling with anger right now. She was about a hundred and forty-five centimeters tall, more than a head shorter than me. She was dressed in a priestess outfit based on white and blue, fitting for a goddess. "How long have you been standing there?" "I've been calling you for a while now! You were off reminiscing about the past on your own, so you didn't hear me." "Well, I was thinking about something important." "What, that. I bet you were thinking about something worthless." "Rude. I was remembering everything up until we came to this world." "Hmm. Whatever. More importantly, let's hurry up and go. We can't start anything until we register at the Adventurer's Guild." Aqua put her hands on her hips and snorted. That gesture was so haughty that I couldn't help but laugh. "What are you laughing at?" "Nothing." "You're so annoying. Come on, let's go." Pulled along by Aqua, I headed for the Adventurer's Guild. —Here, let me explain a bit about this world. The place we reincarnated into is a vast continent called the Axel Continent. In the center lies the Arcadia Kingdom, and at its eastern edge is the adventurer town of Axel. The place we're in right now is exactly this town. This world has concepts called "Skills" and "Goddess's Blessings." People are born with innate skills. And after death, they are judged by a goddess of the heavens. Aqua is one of those goddesses. She is a goddess of fertility who governs water, and her divine power manifests through holy water called "Aquarium." Well, the current Aqua can barely use any of that divine power. Apparently, because she descended from the heavens, her divine power is restricted. I'll end up learning that situation all too well later on. —When we arrived at the Adventurer's Guild, it was packed with adventurers. A long line had formed in front of the reception counter. Swordsmen, mages, priests—adventurers of various classes were reporting completed quests and accepting new ones. "What a crowd." Aqua said, looking around curiously. "Well, it's an adventurer town. Of course it is." "But we're going to be adventurers too, so we can't lose to them." "You're really eager to be an adventurer." "Of course. I can fight too, you know." Aqua said, puffing out her chest. Seeing her so full of confidence, I could only have a bad feeling about it. We lined up at the reception counter. The adventurers in front of us were all burly men. Muscles bulging, some with scars on their faces. Among them, scrawny me and tiny Aqua standing in line was quite a bizarre sight. "Hey, look at that kid." "Is he trying to become an adventurer?" "No way. A scrawny guy like that can't fight monsters." I could hear voices like that from around us. Well, it was understandable. Even I didn't think I was suited to be an adventurer. But I couldn't back down here. After all, I had debt. Yes, debt. Actually, when we came to this world, Aqua did something unnecessary, and we ended up saddled with an incredible amount of debt. "Kazuma, look at that." Aqua said, pointing at the bulletin board. Many quests were posted on the board. Monster subjugation, ruin exploration, escort missions—all with rewards listed. "Huh. So these are quests." "We need to be able to accept quests soon too." "Yeah." Finally, it was our turn. The receptionist was a beautiful woman. She had chestnut hair tied back and greeted us with a friendly smile. "Welcome. Are you here to register as adventurers?" "Yeah, please." "Certainly. Please fill this out." The receptionist held out a registration form. I filled in the necessary information. Name, age, class—though I was still unemployed. "The registration fee will be five silver coins." "Five silver coins…" I checked the contents of my wallet. A few gold coins that Aqua had casually prepared when we came to this world. That was all. "Here." I paid five silver coins. A few gold coins remained. I'd have to live on this for a while. "Registration complete. Congratulations, Kazuma-san. You are now an adventurer." The receptionist said with a smile. That smile was strangely dazzling. "Thank you." "By the way—" The receptionist looked at us as if she'd just remembered something. "Will you two be forming a party?" "Yeah, that's the plan." "Then please fill out this form as well. Your party name and member composition." "Party name…" I thought for a moment. A party name, huh. What would be good? "Hey, Kazuma. What should we do for a party name?" "Hmm… How about 'Lady Aqua and Her Merry Companions'?" "That has my name in it, so it's good! Decided!" "No, it's not decided. Rejected." "Why!?" "Because you haven't done anything yet. Why should your name be in the party name?" "Mm. Stingy." Aqua puffed out her cheeks, looking dissatisfied. But I couldn't give in on this. "Then… how about 'Kazuma and Aqua's Adventure Diary'?" "Rejected." "Why!?" "Because it's not a diary." We argued about the party name for a while. In the end, we settled on the extremely simple name "Aqua & Kazuma." —After finishing registration, we stood in front of the quest bulletin board. "Now, what quest should we take?" "A beginner-friendly one would be good." "Yeah." I looked at the quests posted on the board one by one. [Killer Hornet Subjugation] Reward: 10 silver coins Details: Subjugate bee-type monsters inhabiting the forest around Axel. Body length 30 centimeters. Beware of poisonous stingers. "This one seems just about right, doesn't it?" "Killer Hornet, huh. It's a beginner-level monster, so I think it's good." "Alright, decided then." I peeled off the quest slip and headed to the reception counter. —The forest was about a thirty-minute walk from town. The trees were dense, and it was dim. Occasionally I could hear birdsong, but other than that it was quiet. "It's kind of creepy." Aqua said, hiding behind me. "For someone who said she'd become an adventurer, you're way too scared." "B-Because I'm not used to places like this." "You're a goddess." "Even goddesses are scared of forests." As we were talking, the bushes ahead rustled. "—Here it comes." I drew my short sword. Aqua readied her staff. What emerged from the bushes was a bee about thirty centimeters long. A Killer Hornet. Its compound eyes were staring right at us. "Let's go." I gripped my short sword tighter and ran toward the bee. —But here, I made a critical mistake. The bee had read my movements. It had been lying in wait for me to get close. And then, the bee thrust its poisonous stinger into my stomach. —Squelch. There was a dull sound. A sharp pain shot through my abdomen. "GAAAAAAAH!!" I screamed. The pain of having my stomach pierced—it was unlike anything I'd ever experienced. "Kazuma!" Aqua shouted. "OWWWWW! IT HURTS SO MUCH!" I collapsed to the ground. Blood was pouring from my stomach. My vision warped from the pain. My breathing grew ragged. (Am I going to die…? Am I going to die…?) That thought crossed my mind. But— [Curse of Undying: Activated] [Damaged Area: Abdomen] [Repair Beginning…] A semi-transparent window floated in front of me. And the next momen

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