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 - - Explosion magic, a useless skill, and the beginning of a serious love
The morning sun shone down on the rooftop of the Harthia mansion.
The scars of yesterday's battle still remained throughout the town. Cracked cobblestones, scorched walls. Even so, the morning light embraced everything equally.
Satou Kazuma leaned against the rooftop railing, looking down at the town of Axel spread out below. His black hair was sticking up from bedhead. The inside of his eyelids felt gritty, like he'd been chewing on sand.
He stared at the back of his left hand. The birthmark shaped like a magic circle faintly radiated heat in the morning sunlight.
"……I've got no choice but to tell her."
When he turned around, Megumin was just poking her head out from the rooftop entrance.
Her crimson hair was tied in a side tail, and her red eyes were wide open. Her robe was still slightly dirty from yesterday's battle. The eyepatch over her left eye was properly in place today as well.
"Kazuma, what are you doing up so early? Don't tell me you're feeling unwell from the aftereffects of yesterday's battle? Or perhaps you wanted to discuss the brilliance of my Explosion magic?"
She trotted over to Kazuma's side.
"Is your head completely filled with Explosion magic or what?"
"Naturally. My very reason for existing is inseparable from Explosion magic."
Kazuma let out a small breath and laughed at Megumin as she puffed out her chest. But he quickly tightened his expression.
"Megumin. I need to talk to you."
Megumin noticed the change in his tone. Her red eyes fixed intently on Kazuma's face.
"……What is it, getting all formal like that. Creepy."
"Don't call it creepy. I'm not exactly thrilled about having this conversation either."
Kazuma took a deep breath. The morning air filled his lungs. Cold, and just a little painful.
"My skill has a hidden effect. You know about it too, right. The thing called Mana Interference."
Megumin's shoulder twitched.
"……Yes, I know. It's about how your skill can disrupt my mana, right."
"That's right. And it's still happening. During yesterday's battle, it looked like I could temporarily control it, but that was nothing short of a miracle. I still can't fully control my skill."
He clenched the birthmark on his left hand tightly.
"Your Explosion magic might go out of control because of me. Yesterday it worked out. But there's no guarantee it'll work next time. If it goes out of control again, this time you yourself might be blown away."
Megumin listened silently to Kazuma's words. The wind blew, and her crimson hair swayed softly.
"That's why……I can't stay by your side."
Something tightened deep in his chest.
"As long as I'm near you, your magic stays dangerous. My Mana Interference will destroy your talent. If you want to keep casting Explosion magic as the Crimson Demon clan's genius mage, then I'm nothing but a hindrance."
He couldn't look at Megumin's face. He stared at the tips of his own shoes.
"So starting today, let's keep our distance. I won't come near you. And you don't come near me either."
Silence enveloped the rooftop.
The morning bustle of the town drifted up from far away. The calls of the marketplace, the sound of cart wheels, the laughter of children. But on the rooftop alone, it was quiet, as if time had stopped.
"……Are you serious?"
Megumin's voice was small, and trembling.
"Yeah, I'm serious."
He didn't look up.
"You protected my Explosion magic. Yesterday, you stabilized my mana and we beat Sylvia. And yet, why—"
"That was a coincidence. My skill just happened to work well. There's no guarantee it'll work the same way next time. If anything, next time could be even worse."
"So what, you're going to keep your distance? Run away? And that's supposed to make my Explosion magic safe?"
Her voice grew louder, bit by bit.
"At the very least, if I'm not by your side, your mana won't be disrupted. You can cast Explosion magic with your own power alone. Isn't that enough?"
"It's not enough!!"
She shouted. Kazuma looked up in surprise.
Tears had pooled in Megumin's red eyes. Lit by the morning sun, those tears sparkled.
"It's not enough……That's not enough at all……"
Megumin grabbed Kazuma's hand with both of hers, squeezing tight. Her small hands were trembling. Even so, their grip was strong.
"I fell in love with you, skill and all."
His heart gave a loud throb.
"If your skill disrupts my mana, then I fell in love with that too, all of it. If you might make my Explosion magic go out of control, even so, I still want to be by your side."
A tear fell with a plop. A warm drop touched the back of Kazuma's hand.
"So we'll get stronger together. If you make my mana unstable, then I just need to get strong enough to control your skill. Running away is not allowed."
Kazuma squeezed her hand back. Naturally, without thinking.
"I've decided that I'll cast Explosion magic for you and only you. So you stay for me and only me. I absolutely won't allow you to go to some other girl."
Even as tears streamed down her face, she smiled. Right in the center of Kazuma's chest, warmth spread gently.
"……Thank you."
He murmured quietly.
"I'll definitely find a way to control my skill. So that I can protect your Explosion magic with my own hands. So wait for me."
Megumin wiped her tears and nodded firmly.
"Yes, I'll wait. For the day my servant can protect my Explosion magic."
The two of them gazed at each other on the rooftop. The morning sun shone down on them. The wind swayed Megumin's crimson hair.
His heartbeat was loud. But it wasn't an unpleasant sound.
—That was when it happened.
"Kazumaaaaa!!!"
A familiar voice echoed up from below the mansion.
When he turned around, Aqua came bursting out from the rooftop entrance. Her light blue hair was in disarray, and her blue eyes burned with anger. Her white and blue goddess vestments were covered in mud from yesterday's battle.
"Kazuma, what are you doing alone with Megumin!? A date first thing in the morning, leaving me out!? Leaving out me, a goddess!?"
"Huh? A date? No, that's not it, this is—"
Before he could finish, figures came pouring out from the rooftop entrance one after another.
"Kazuma-sama, you're safe! Have your wounds from yesterday's battle healed? I shall serve at your side as a knight!"
Her blonde hair flowing, Darkness came running over. Her armored figure was as imposing as ever. But her cheeks were faintly flushed.
"Um……Kazuma-san, am I interrupting? I also wanted to thank you for yesterday……"
Wiz poked her head out with a reserved voice. Her purple hair swayed, and her eyes were gentle. Her complexion was a little pale.
"Megumin, Kazuma-san! Good morning! Yesterday was amazing! You were both so cool!"
Yunyun came bounding in with an energetic voice.
Kazuma looked over the women gathered at the rooftop entrance.
"……Why did all of you know where I was?"
"Did you think I, a goddess, couldn't sense your presence? More importantly, explain yourself! Why are you two flirting first thing in the morning!?"
"We're not flirting! I was just having a serious conversation with Kazuma!"
Megumin stood in front of Kazuma, blocking him.
"A serious conversation? Isn't that just a love talk? Kazuma is mine! I said it clearly yesterday!"
"Kazuma is my servant! My exclusive servant! There's no way I'd hand him over to a useless goddess like you!"
"Useless goddess, she says!? Why you, you flat-chested little—!"
"Flat-chested, she says!? Why you, you goddess with nothing but uselessly big breasts!"
Aqua and Megumin began hurling insults at each other, pointing at each other's chests.
"Both of you, please calm down! Protecting Kazuma-sama is my knightly duty! Now, try and stop me, even if you have to tie me up!"
Darkness thrust out both hands and started shouting.
"Everyone, getting so heated is bad for your health. Shall I cool you down with ice……?"
Wiz nervously raised her magic staff.
"Wiz-san, that'll just make things worse!"
He hurriedly grabbed Wiz's staff.
"Megumin, do your best! I'm watching over Kazuma-san properly!"
Yunyun was, for some reason, cheering for Megumin.
"Yunyun, whose side are you on!?"
"Huh? I'm Megumin's best friend, so……"
"Then you're my enemy too! I'll grant you the goddess's blessing!"
Aqua raised both hands.
"Wait a second, Aqua! That's the one where you scatter holy water everywhere! Stop!"
His shout was in vain—Aqua scattered holy water everywhere.
"The goddess's blessing! Those who bathe in this holy water shall be happy!"
"Kyaa! It's cold! Stop it, you useless goddess!"
"Aah! The holy water is soaking my armor……! More, please pour more on me!"
"Ah……my clothes are soaked……"
"Wha, wha, what is this, what's going on!?"
The rooftop instantly descended into chaos. Soaking wet, the women began grappling with each other. Aqua scattered holy water, Megumin tried to cast Explosion magic, Darkness shouted to be tied up, Wiz attempted to chant ice magic, and Yunyun flustered about helplessly.
"You guys, get it together! What are you doing first thing in the morning!?"
Kazuma fired off a retort. But his lips were loosening.
Laughing, Kazuma stepped between the women to try and stop the grappling.
"Stay away from Kazuma! You girls, take this seriously!"
Megumin shouted. Her voice was angry, but somehow she sounded like she was having fun.
"Megumin, you're smiling!"
"I'm not smiling! This is an angry smile!"
"Yes, yes, an angry smile. But your lips are really loose, you know."
"Shut up! This is a warrior's smile!"
Aqua and Megumin bickered, but they were both laughing. Darkness, Wiz, and Yunyun were all smiling before anyone noticed.
Kazuma watched the scene and quietly murmured in his heart.
—That night.
Kazuma had returned to his room in the Harthia mansion.
After the daytime commotion, the women finally calmed down and returned to their respective rooms. Megumin had come to the front of Kazuma's room, looking like she wanted to say something, but in the end returned to her own room without saying anything.
Sitting on the bed, he stared at the back of his left hand. The birthmark shaped like a magic circle floated faintly in the moonlight.
Kazuma opened his status screen.
『Status Viewing Lv.1 Visualize the target's ability values』
『Additional Effect: Mana Interference (Weak++)』
And below that, new text had appeared.
『Skill Evolution Condition: ???』
"……Huh?"
He stared at the screen. Until yesterday, it had displayed 『Allies' Trust.』 Now it had changed to 『???』
"What the hell is this. The evolution condition has become unknown?"
He tried scrolling the screen. But the 『???』 text didn't change.
"Evolution……? My skill is going to get even stronger?"
That was when he noticed something placed on the desk.
A black feather.
A single black feather was placed on the desk.
He picked it up. Beneath the feather, a small slip of paper was hidden.
He unfolded the paper.
『Your skill still holds its true power. When we next meet, I shall see its true worth.』
An elegant hand. It was Sylvia's writing.
"……Sylvia."
He clenched the paper tightly.
Kazuma looked out the window. The moon quietly illuminated the town of Axel. But somewhere in that moonlight, he felt as though Sylvia's golden eyes were lurking.
"……True power, huh."
He murmured quietly.
Kazuma clenched the birthmark on his left hand tightly.
"……I've got no choice but to do it. I'll completely control my skill. For Megumin's sake, and for everyone's sake."
—The next morning.
Kazuma visited the Axel Adventurers Guild training grounds together with Megumin.
The training grounds were bustling with adventurers from early morning. Those practicing swordsmanship, those practicing magic, those working on building stamina. The sound of wooden swords clashing, the voices of incantations, footsteps—all echoed off the stone paving.
He called out to the receptionist Luna. A woman with silver hair tied back, with gentle features.
"Oh my, Kazuma-san. Good morning. What brings you here today?"
"Luna-san. I want to train i
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