Blessing on This Wonderful World! - If Days with Megumin -
Kazuma Satou, a high school student living in Axel, meets Megumin, a girl who loves explosion magic, at Dustiness's mansion. She declares herself a 'genius mage of the Crimson Demon Clan' and proudly announces, 'My explosion magic can only be used once a day, but that one strike is the strongest!'
Kazuma ends up living with Aqua, Darkness, and Megumin, getting dragged into their chaotic daily lives. Megumin clings to Kazuma, persistently trying to show off her daily explosion magic. 'Look, look
Blessing on This Wonderful World! - If Days with Megumin - - Resonance of Explosion and Useless Skills ~A Great Comeback from Rock Bottom, and a Great Love Battle~
Gray light covered the sky above Axel.
People turned to stone stood scattered across the plaza. Faces frozen mid-laugh. Hands outstretched in flight. An old woman on her knees as if in prayer. All of them sealed within gray stone.
Satou Kazuma stood alone at the center of it all.
His breath came ragged. Black hair clung to his forehead with sweat, and his deep brown eyes were dull with exhaustion. Yet his feet remained planted on the ground. On the back of his left hand, a birthmark shaped like a magic circle pulsed with a faint glow.
"…Come at me, Sylvia."
Silver hair swaying in the wind, Sylvia smiled. Her golden eyes narrowed as if admiring prey. A beauty that was neither male nor female. Noble garb of black and silver. Gray magical power swirled at her fingertips.
"My, my. You intend to face me alone? How reckless. But I don't dislike that kind of foolishness."
"Shut up. If I'm going to end up in your collection, I'd rather be stone."
"Fufu, your bravado must be reaching its limit by now. Your comrades can't move because of you. Your skill destroyed that girl's magic. No one is coming to help you."
Kazuma bit his lip.
(I know. It's my fault. My magic interference made Megumin's Explosion go out of control.)
(That's why I have to do this alone.)
"…Even so, I'm going to stop you."
Sylvia slowly raised her hand. Gray light spread crawling across the stone pavement of the plaza.
"How unfortunate. Then you too shall become stone and join my collection."
The light closed in on Kazuma.
—That was when it happened.
"Stop right there!!"
A voice echoed across the plaza.
Kazuma turned around.
Crimson hair streaming, crimson eyes burning, Megumin came running. Her left-eye eyepatch was half slipping off, and her small body heaved as she gasped for air. Even so, her feet did not stop.
"Megumin…! Don't come! Your magic will again—"
"Then you control it!!"
Megumin's shout cut off Kazuma's words.
She reached his side and, panting, looked straight up at him. Tears pooled in those crimson eyes.
"I decided that my Explosion is something I fire only for you. If you run, I'll chase you. If you fight, I'll fight too. That is my contract."
"…Contract? What are you—"
"Megumin, genius arch-wizard of the Crimson Demon Clan. Rushing to my servant's aid is only natural. So trying to die alone is a hundred years too early."
Megumin grabbed Kazuma's sleeve and held tight.
Her small fingers were trembling. There was no way she wasn't afraid. Even so, she didn't let go.
Deep in Kazuma's chest, something slowly came undone.
(I'm not alone.)
(She believed in me and came all this way.)
"…Fine. But what are we going to do? Your magic is unstable because of me. If you fire carelessly, it'll go out of control again."
"That's where your skill comes in!"
"Huh?"
Megumin wrapped both hands around Kazuma's left hand. The magic-circle birthmark touched her palm and grew just slightly warm.
"I want you to use your skill to control the vast magical power of my Explosion. Your magic interference is a power that disrupts my magic. But if you change its direction, it should become a power that aligns it instead."
"Align it…? You can do that?"
"I can. If you believe in me. Just as I believe in you."
Kazuma looked into Megumin's eyes.
Those deep crimson eyes reflected him directly. There was no doubt, no fear, no hesitation in them.
(Believe, huh.)
(I was afraid of my own skill. I thought it was a power that broke my comrades.)
(But she's telling me to believe in that power.)
Kazuma gave a quiet nod.
"…Let's try it. I'll use my skill to support your magic."
"Yes! That's my servant for you!"
Sylvia watched the exchange with steady golden eyes.
"Are you done playing friends? It's useless. Your skill is a dud. I'll prove it to you."
The gray light swelled once more.
Megumin stepped in front of Kazuma.
"Kazuma, deploy your skill in time with my chant. See my magic with your eyes and align it."
"Yeah, leave it to me."
Kazuma activated his Status Check skill on Megumin.
Her status appeared in his vision.
'Megumin Lv.32 Crimson Demon Clan Mana: Vast'
And beneath that, he saw something he'd never been able to see before.
'Mana Flow: Greatly Disturbed'
(It's disturbed. Because of my magic interference.)
Kazuma focused his awareness on the birthmark on his left hand.
(Align it. I'll guide the flow of her magic correctly.)
The birthmark shone brightly.
"—Here we go, Kazuma!"
Megumin began her chant.
"My name is Megumin. Foremost wielder of magic in the Crimson Demon Clan. O crimson flame spirits, answer my call and bestow your power upon this hand—"
The chant made the air tremble.
Ambient mana gathered into Megumin's body. A torrent of vast magical power that would blow away any ordinary wizard just by touching it.
Kazuma watched the status screen and tracked its flow.
(Amazing. This is the mana of Explosion.)
(It's rampaging. Uncontrollable. But—)
Kazuma placed his left hand on Megumin's back.
"—There. Match the flow to me!"
His magic interference skill touched Megumin's mana.
The disturbed flow, following Kazuma's guidance, slowly aligned. Like putting reins on a wild horse. Like building a levee against a raging river.
Megumin's chant stabilized.
"—Explosion!!"
A flash of light.
A roar.
Sylvia's petrification barrier shattered head-on.
The gray light cracked like glass and vanished. The shockwave of Explosion tore across the plaza, enveloping the townspeople who had been turned to stone.
—The stone peeled away.
A man frozen mid-laugh coughed. A woman frozen mid-flight collapsed to the ground. The praying old woman slowly raised her head.
"What just happened!?"
"I'm… alive…?"
"Hey, look at that! The explosion cracked the stone!"
The people began to stir.
Sylvia retreated several steps.
"Impossible… with a dud skill, my magic…!"
The composed smile had vanished from her face.
"Serves you right. Don't underestimate a dud skill."
Supporting Megumin, Kazuma glared at Sylvia.
Megumin had spent all her mana and hung limp in Kazuma's arms. Even so, a triumphant smile played at the corners of her mouth.
"…Did you see? My Explosion is the strongest, right?"
"Yeah, I saw. It was incredible."
Kazuma gently stroked Megumin's head.
—But Sylvia had not yet fallen.
"…Fufu. Ahahaha. How amusing. Truly amusing. Your skill surpasses my imagination. Which is exactly why I must have it."
Laughing, Sylvia spread both arms wide.
"My final measure. Come forth—Lord Beldia!"
A giant magic circle unfurled at her feet.
Jet-black light erupted from the ground.
From within that light appeared—
A headless knight.
Jet-black armor. Red eyes glowing eerily from within the helm. Over a hundred and ninety-five centimeters tall. A massive two-handed sword in hand. Despite having no head, the armor rose and fell as if breathing.
"My name is Beldia. One of the eight generals of the Demon King's army. He who once slew a thousand knights."
The voice echoed from within the helm.
The air in the plaza froze in an instant.
"W-what is that… it has no head…!"
"One of the eight generals!? The real thing!?"
"Run! We'll be killed!"
The people screamed and scattered.
Beldia took a single step forward.
Just that shattered the stone pavement.
"That you lot would challenge one of the eight generals is laughable. I shall add your heads to my collection."
Kazuma retreated, shielding Megumin behind him.
(Bad. Megumin's out of mana and can't move. And I have no power to fight.)
"Sylvia, you coward! Summoning one of the eight generals is cheating!"
"Oh, but negotiation and maneuvering are my specialty. Combat I leave to the experts. Besides, he's the perfect opponent to test your skill against, isn't he?"
Beldia raised his two-handed sword.
—That was when.
"Kazuma, use me as your shield!!"
Golden hair flying, Darkness came charging in. A noble female knight in white armor. Her face was, for some reason, enraptured.
"Darkness!? Where did you—"
"My body exists to receive attacks! Now, use me as your shield and fight to your heart's content! Ahh, an attack from one of the eight generals… just imagining it sends shivers down my spine…!"
"Your perversion can wait! It's dangerous, get back!"
Beldia's sword came down.
Darkness leaped in front of Kazuma.
—Clang!!
Sword met sword. But Darkness's blade was easily knocked aside.
"Eh—"
Beldia's sword struck Darkness square in the stomach.
"Guaaah!?"
Darkness's body went flying. She bounced across the stone pavement, rolling all the way to the edge of the plaza.
"Darkness!!"
"Ahh… so strong…! One of the eight generals, wonderful…! But more… give me more…!"
Darkness, battered and broken, was smiling.
(She really is a pervert… but I'm glad she's okay.)
Kazuma turned back to Beldia.
(Physical attacks aren't working. He didn't just knock aside Darkness's sword. That armor doesn't have a single scratch.)
(What do I do. How do I—)
Kazuma instinctively activated his Status Check skill on Beldia.
A status appeared in his vision.
'Dullahan Beldia Lv.78 Undead Physical Resistance: Complete'
And beneath that—
'Head: Vargrim Wilderness, Third Mineshaft, Deepest Level'
Kazuma's eyes widened.
(It's showing me where his head is!)
(His weak point isn't his body. It's his head, located somewhere else!)
"Megumin! His head is somewhere else! A place called the Third Mineshaft in the Vargrim Wilderness! If we blow away his body, we should be able to stop him!"
"…Really? Your skill can tell you that much?"
"Yeah. My skill is Status Check. I can see all of his weak points."
Megumin slowly rose to her feet.
"…Understood. I'll fire one more. But my mana is already at its limit."
"It's fine. I'll draw your mana out beyond its limit. With my skill, I'll make it so you can use every last drop."
Kazuma took Megumin's hand.
The birthmark on his left hand blazed fiercely.
"—I believe in you, Kazuma."
"Yeah, leave it to me."
Megumin began her chant once more.
"My name is Megumin. Foremost wielder of magic in the Crimson Demon Clan. O crimson flame spirits, answer my command and carry your power beyond the limits—"
Watching the status screen, Kazuma drew out Megumin's mana.
(More. Release more of her power.)
(With my skill, push her beyond her limits!)
The birthmark burned hot.
Megumin's crimson eyes shone even brighter.
"—Explosion!!!"
The flash of light swallowed Beldia.
A roar. A shockwave. The ground shook.
Beldia's jet-black armor shattered to pieces at the center of the explosion.
"Guaaaaaah!! You, my head—!?"
His torso was blown away.
The body, having lost the location of its head, crumbled powerlessly and vanished into black mist.
"…Remember this. As long as my head exists, I shall revive again and again. When next we meet, your head, without fail—"
Leaving those words behind, Beldia disappeared.
Sylvia bit her lip.
"…To think even Lord Beldia could be driven off. Your skill still hides its true power. When next we meet, be prepared. I will most certainly make you part of my collection."
Leaving those words, Sylvia vanished, wrapped in silver light.
—Silence fell over the plaza.
"W-we did it…! We won, Kazuma!"
Megumin threw herself at Kazuma.
"H-hey, don't cling to me…! And you'll be immobilized again—"
"Ehehe… right now, thanks to your magic interference, I can move just a little. Amazing, right? The combination of my Explosion and your dud skill!"
Kazuma patted Megumin's head.
"…Yeah, it's amazing. Your magic really is the strongest."
"…! I-it's not like hearing that now makes me happy or anything!"
Megumin's face went bright red as she buried it in Kazuma's chest.
—That was when.
"Kazuma-saaan!! Are you all right!?"
Blue hair swaying, Wiz came running. A kind-hearted woman who ran a general store in Axel. Her face was a mess with tears.
"Wiz…! Why are you here?"
"I heard the town was in terrible danger…! Thank
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