God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! - Megumin's If -
After defeating the Demon King, Kazuma and his party live peacefully in Axel. But Megumin, who should have returned to the Crimson Demon Village, is now freeloading at Kazuma's house. She ran away from home, breaking the village's law. She seriously demands Kazuma to marry her. Kazuma refuses, but Megumin keeps blowing up his house with her Explosion magic, claiming it's proof of her love. Darkness understands Megumin's feelings, while Aqua strongly opposes because her drinking money will decrea
God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! - Megumin's If - - Explosion Morning: Please Make Me Your Wife, This Is Proof of Love
A peaceful spring morning, sunlight streaming through the window. Kazuma lay slumped over the table in the living room on the first floor of his two-story wooden house, counting coins. Five silver coins. His reward for subjugating Giant Toads—five hundred Eris.
"Haaah... Another day covered in toad slime. Five hundred Eris per kill? That's way too cheap."
Kazuma ran a hand through his short black bob and heaved a deep sigh. His brown eyes were half-lidded, as usual, looking thoroughly unmotivated. A white shirt, a green cloth jacket, and black trousers—a perfectly ordinary adventurer's outfit in the town of Axel. An adventurer's registration card hung from his neck. On the back of his right hand remained a small old scar from the battle against the Demon King.
It had been two years since he defeated the Demon King. Back then, every day had been life-or-death, one grand adventure after another. But now, things were different. Now he spent his mornings counting coins and sighing. That ordinariness was, to Kazuma, more precious than anything.
The town of Axel was a free city in the eastern part of the Kingdom of Belzerg. Population: roughly thirty-five thousand. After winning autonomy through their role in defeating the Demon King, they had shaken off the Kingdom's interference and become a place where adventurers could live as they pleased. In the center of town stood the branch office of the "Azure Sky Alliance"—commonly known as the Guild—where adventurers took on requests. Kazuma, too, worked there daily, handling everything from pulling weeds to exterminating monsters. The currency was the Eris. A loaf of bread cost fifty Eris; an inn stay cost three thousand. That kind of world.
"...It's peaceful. This is fine. I'm fine with this."
When he thought of his old self, this peace felt like a miracle. In Japan, he had shut himself in his room for three years. He barely spoke to his parents; games and the internet were his entire world. And yet, that same person had come to another world, met companions, and even defeated the Demon King. Now here he was, living in his own house, on money he had earned himself.
(I don't want to lose this. I don't want anyone to destroy this everyday life.)
The very moment Kazuma murmured that in his heart—
**BOOOOOM!!**
A deafening explosion rocked the entire house. No—it didn't just rock it. The living room wall was blown to splinters.
"Whoaaaaa!? Wh-what the hell!? Are we under attack!?"
Kazuma tumbled off his chair and sprawled across a pile of rubble. Dust billowed, whiting out his vision. From within the smoke, a small figure slowly stepped forward.
The smoke cleared. Standing there was a girl.
Vivid crimson long hair tied in twin tails at the sides. Large, round red eyes sparkling brightly. A petite body, barely four foot nine. A black mantle over a mage's robe in shades of red. In her hand, she gripped a staff topped with a large crimson gem.
A Crimson Demon—a race of demihumans with red eyes and hair. Even on this continent, they were rare—the bloodline of legendary explosion mages.
"Kazuma-san! Good morning! Today you're going to listen to me, no matter what!"
The girl stepped over the rubble and came to a stop right in front of Kazuma. Then she looked him straight in the eye.
"Please make me your wife."
Kazuma's mouth fell open.
"...Huh?"
"I said, please make me your wife, Kazuma-san. This is the proof of my love!"
Having said that, Megumin pointed at the remnants of the shattered wall and puffed out her chest with a hmph. She stood tall, looking immensely proud.
"Proof of your love...? You just blew up my house! How is that proof of love!? That's just property damage!"
"You're wrong. This is my Explosion magic. It is the pride of the Crimson Demons, my everything. I am offering it to you, Kazuma-san. Please be happy about it."
"Like hell I can be happy about it!"
Kazuma shouted. Just then, he heard the sound of someone thundering down the stairs from the second floor.
"Kazuma! What was that!? That explosion just now!? Is it that Explosion girl again!?"
What appeared was a beautiful girl with long, flowing light-blue hair—or rather, the self-proclaimed goddess Aqua. Perfect in appearance alone, but famously disappointing on the inside—the object of worship of the Axis Church. She was freeloading at Kazuma's house, drinking every day and eating through his earnings.
"Ah, Aqua-san. Good morning. You look beautiful today as always. That shining light-blue hair of yours is like a pure, clear spring."
"Oh my, Megumin. You get it! That's right, I am the goddess Aqua. The symbol of beauty and healing in this world!"
"Hold on! My house just got blown up! Is this really the time to be complimenting each other!?"
Kazuma's retort was in vain. Aqua nimbly climbed over the pile of rubble and stood in front of Megumin.
"So, Megumin. You're pushing Kazuma to marry you again? How many times do I have to tell you? Kazuma is the one who earns my drinking money. I can't give him to you!"
"The one who earns your drinking money...? Kazuma-san, is that how Aqua-san sees you?"
"I'm just finding out now too... And the way you put it, I'm basically Aqua's ATM."
"ATM? What's that? Anyway, it doesn't matter. Aqua-san, please don't worry. Even if I become Kazuma-san's wife, Kazuma-san will still pay for your drinks. I'll work as an adventurer too, so our income will increase. In other words, your drinking budget will actually go up!"
"What!? My drinking budget will go up!? Then I fully support Megumin marrying in! In fact, move in today!"
"Your opinion changes with alcohol way too easily! You were just opposing it a minute ago!"
Kazuma clutched his head. These two always went at it like this. The conversation never moved forward. Or rather, to be precise, every time Megumin showed up, his house got half-destroyed and his sanity and wallet got shaved down.
"Kazuma-san. I am serious. I left the Crimson Demon village and came to you. This is a decision I've staked my life on."
Megumin suddenly said this with a serious expression. Her red eyes didn't look like they were joking.
Kazuma was at a loss for words, just for a moment.
"...Why me? There are plenty of better guys out there."
"Because it's you, Kazuma-san. You called my Explosion magic 'amazing.' You didn't deny the way I live. ...That alone is enough."
Megumin said this with her cheeks slightly flushed.
Kazuma's heart gave a small throb.
(Stop it. Don't make that face and say things like that. I just want to live in peace.)
"...A-anyway! Go home for today! What are you going to do about the repair costs!? This is the third time!"
Kazuma forcibly changed the subject. Megumin tilted her head with a blank look.
"The third time? The third time for what?"
"The number of times you've blown up my house! The first time was the entrance, the second was the roof, and the third is this wall! That's over five hundred thousand Eris total!"
"Ah, that. But Kazuma-san, your house gets a little nicer each time. Thanks to me, your home keeps getting renewed. That's the power of love."
"The power of love doesn't renew houses! That's just a rebuild!"
The moment Kazuma shouted, another **BOOOOOM!!** rang out. No—this time it wasn't from Kazuma's house, but from a neighbor's.
"Wh-what!? What now!?"
Looking out the window, the neighbor's chimney was sailing through the sky in a magnificent arc. And below it, a familiar girl was pressing her hands together apologetically.
"Ah... I did it again. I'm sorry, neighbor. I was aiming for Kazuma-san's house, but I missed by just a bit..."
"You just said you were aiming for my house! That's premeditated!"
Kazuma's scream echoed into the spring blue sky.
A few days later.
Kazuma visited the adventurer's guild branch adjacent to Axel's central market. The guild was the largest stone building in town, bustling with adventurers seeking requests. The bulletin board was covered with various request forms, from monster subjugation to searching for lost pets.
Kazuma stood before the reception counter, his face pale.
"...You're kidding, right?"
"No. We've received a formal inquiry from the Crimson Demon village. They're asking whether we know anything about a girl named Megumin. Your name was mentioned by them as well, Kazuma-san."
The one who said this was the guild receptionist, Luna. A calm, beautiful woman with glossy black hair tied back in a single bundle and deep green eyes. A former A-rank adventurer, she was deeply trusted by the guild staff. With a slightly troubled expression, she held out a document to Kazuma.
"The Crimson Demon village is a closed community deep in the Crimson Mountains of the western continent. Population: about eight hundred. All of them possess high magical power—an elite group, in other words. And they have a law called the 'Blood Covenant.' ...Marriage outside the village is forbidden. This is very likely connected to the current situation."
"Marriage outside the village is forbidden... Wait, you don't mean that's related to Megumin asking me to marry her?"
"Most likely. Megumin-san comes from a particularly distinguished family among the Crimson Demons. If she ran away from the village and declared she would marry an outsider, the village wouldn't let that stand. They might send pursuers."
"Pursuers...? This is getting dangerous!"
Kazuma clutched his head. As if having his house blown up every day wasn't enough, now Crimson Demon pursuers were coming?
"I just want to live a normal life... Why does this always happen to me..."
"Kazuma-san. You are the hero who defeated the Demon King. You're already far, far away from a normal life."
Luna giggled and said this.
That evening.
When Kazuma returned home, a delicious smell drifted from the kitchen.
"Welcome back, Kazuma-san. Tonight's dinner is herb-roasted Giant Toad. I got it cheap at the market."
Megumin, wearing an apron, smiled brightly with a frying pan in one hand. Behind her, Aqua was slumped over the table with a bottle of alcohol in one hand.
"Oh, Kazuma. Welcome back. Megumin's cooking is actually pretty good. Maybe I wouldn't mind having her as a bride after all."
"Your opinion really does change with alcohol!"
"Kazuma-san, did something happen at the guild today? You look a little pale..."
Megumin peered worriedly into Kazuma's face. Her big red eyes fixed on him.
(She's really looking at me, huh.)
"...It's nothing. More importantly, how long do you plan on staying here? Don't you need to go back to your village?"
At Kazuma's words, Megumin's hand stopped for just a moment.
"...I'm not going back. I'm staying by your side, Kazuma-san."
"But you have family in your village waiting for you, don't you? They must be worried, with you leaving without permission."
Megumin was silent for a while. Then she shook her head slightly.
"...Even so. I want to be with you, Kazuma-san."
Her voice was so small it seemed about to vanish.
Kazuma couldn't say anything more.
That night.
Kazuma woke to a strange sound.
A faint rustle of fabric. And a small sound, like someone sniffling.
The sound came from the back of the second floor, near the stairs leading up to the attic.
(...What? A burglar? No, there's nothing worth stealing in this house.)
Kazuma held his breath and crept to the bottom of the stairs. Moonlight streamed thinly through the skylight.
There she was.
Megumin was huddled on the third step of the stairs leading to the attic, sitting with her knees drawn to her chest.
She murmured to no one in particular.
"...The Blood Covenant. I'm the one who broke it. I know I have to go back to the village. ...But I wanted to see you, Kazuma-san. I wanted to be by your side once more."
A single tear traced down Megumin's cheek.
Her profile, illuminated by the moonlight, looked nothing like the cheeky, arrogant girl he knew. She looked young, and sad—like a completely differ
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