[After a nice hot shower and a change of clothes, you, Kazuma, and Aqua find yourselves back at the guild, while the other diners are having the times of their lives, your party on the other hand isn't holding up so well..]

Aqua: "We can't take those toads on alone, we need to find some allies!"

Kazuma: "We got 5000 Eris per frog, we make that much at our part time jobs without getting eaten!"

[You rip a piece out from the frog you're eating.]

(Y/N): "Well, you have a point, but you can't really argue with free food."

Aqua: "Great point (Y/N)! These are delicious! A little tough, but the taste is divine!~"

Kazuma: "Back to the allies thing, I totally agree with you, but who's gonna party up beginners with hardly any gear?"

Aqua: "*Tries to talk but has food stuffed in her mouth."

(Y/N): "Aqua, swallow then talk."

[She takes a drink of booze washing the food down.]

Aqua: "We have an Arch Priest and a Swordmaster! Two of the advanced classes! Do you even know how many people would kill to have someone like us in their party!"

(Y/N): "I'd rather see my class as something I'm good at, rather than a means of getting what I want, but you do have a point."

Aqua: "Damn right! Now give me some more frog and stop worrying already!"

Kazuma: "...You're welcome.."

*Next Day*

[You, Kazuma, and Aqua are seated on a bench near the quest board, waiting.]

Aqua: "Why is no one coming?"

Kazuma's Thoughts: "We've been sitting here for more than half the day waiting. We posted a flyer and everything but so far no bites."

(Y/N): "Hold on, give me a sec."

[You walk up and take a look at Aqua's flyer and deadpan, you take it off the wall and turn around.]

(Y/N): "Did you ask a kid to draw this or something?"

[She stands up flustered.]

Aqua: "Hey! I tried my best okay!"

[On it were obviously you and Aqua toward the middle of the page looking happy, while what looks to have been Kazuma off to the side was scribbled out.]

(Y/N): "And are these fake reviews!? Are you trying to make us look desperate!"

[Aqua wails as she grabs onto you, shaking you.]

Aqua: "It's to make our party look cool! How are we supposed to look cool with some one like Kazuma in our party?!"

Kazuma: "I heard that!"

(Y/N): "Lastly 'Advanced Classes Only', are you out of your damn mind!"

Aqua: "WAaaahaha!" [She shakes you bawling like a baby.]

[Kazuma shakes his head in annoyance.]

Kazuma: "At this point no one's going to want to join.."

[You push Aqua away and look at her.]

(Y/N): "Look, I'm not trying to be rude, but this is outrageous! Especially the last part, sure it's nice to have standards, but that's a bit of a tall order. As far as we know we're the only advanced classes in this town!"

Aqua: "I know... I thought-!"

Kazuma: "Maybe we should just call it a day.."

[You hear foot steps as you turn to see a small girl with black hair, a red eye, with a matching red top and skirt. She also wears a wears a red witches hat, an eye patch on her left eye which has a white cross on it, and topped off with a red cape.]

???: "I saw your notice calling for adventurers!"

[Kazuma and Aqua turn, surprised.]

???: "Heh, that we should meet if a fate chosen by this world! At last, my search for suitable companions to quest with comes to an end!"

[She dramatically flips her cape and lifts up her hat.]

Megumin: "My name is Megumin! I am an arch wizard who wields explosion, the most deadly spell in all the land!"

[The three of you stare at her, amused.]

Kazuma: "For real?"

Megumin: "Does thou desire to align yourself with a power so fearsome, its user has been shunned?"

(Y/N): "Wait, shunned?"

Megumin: "If so show me thy resolve and stare into the ultimate abyss with me. For if thou doeth stare into it, the abyss shall also stare into thee!"

Kazuma: "...Are you pulling my leg or something?"

(Y/N): "Now hold on Kazuma-"

Megumin: "No of course not!"

Aqua: "Hm, your eye is red! Are you a crimson demon?"

Megumin: "Indeed, I am Megumin the greatest mage in the crimson demons! My lethal powers can destroy the tallest mountains, smash- the- hardest- stone..."

[She goes to fall over but you catch her before she falls flat onto the ground.]

(Y/N): "Woah, you okay?"

[You hear a growling coming from her.]

Megumin: "Mmm.. I haven't had a thing to eat in three whole days..! I'd appreciate it if you could spare some food.."

(Y/N): "Sure! You can have some of the frog legs we were eating."

[She turns to you with a weak smile.]

Megumin: "Thank you sir..."

[Kazuma points at her.]

Kazuma: "What's with the eye patch? Cuz I mean my friend here can heal you, if you want. Healing magic is like, her only skill."

Aqua: "My what!?"

Megumin: "Heh, this is no eyepatch, but a magic item which suppresses my powers! I dare not ever remove it! For if I did a great catastrophe would befall this world!"

(Y/N): "You're kidding!"

Kazuma: "So it's like a seal?"

Megumin: "Nah its just an eyepatch, I uh.. wear it cuz it looks neat-"

[Kazuma grabs her eyepatch and pulls it.]

(Y/N): "The heck are you doing!"

Megumin: "I'm sorry I'm sorry please don't pull on it, stop you'll break it!"

Aqua: "Hang on, children of the crimson demon clan are born with high intelligence and magical powers. They're supposed to be expert spell casters! And they all have weird names like her."

Kazuma: "Then she's for real?"

[He lets go of the eye patch as it snaps back into place.]

Megumin: "Agh! My poor eye!"

[You check up on her.]

(Y/N): "You alright? Did you really have to do that Kazuma..."

Kazuma: "Sorry, but I thought you were messing around with us, with all your weird talk and your weird name go figure."

Megumin: "Hmm! Can you stop making fun of my name! To me everyone here has a weird name but where I come from mine is totally normal!"

(Y/N): "She has a point."

Kazuma: "Then what are your mom and dad called?"

[She strikes yet another pose.]

Megumin: "My mother is Yuiyui and my father is Hyoizaburo!"

[You all stare at her with a deadpanned look as Kazuma sighs.]

Kazuma: "Ehh as long as you can do magic like you say, let's take her."

Megumin: "Alright that does it! Why can't you be nice like- like.."

[She turns to you.]

(Y/N): "(Y/N)."

Megumin: "Like (Y/N)! You can laugh at my name but if you make fun of my parents I'll make you regret it!"

*Timeskip*

[After you got Megumin food, she chomps away at it as the three of you review her card.]

Aqua: "You know how you can't forge and adventures card."

Kazuma: "Yeah?"

Aqua: "Well according to hers, she's definitely an arch wizard. This girl is capable of using powerful offensive magic!"

(Y/N): "Well her stats are pretty high, like super high!"

[She leans forward toward you.]

Aqua: "I know, it's a big deal if she can conjure explosion magic like she says, why that's the most advanced magical attack!"

[She finishes chewing and looks at Kazuma and Aqua.]

Megumin: "Listen, I don't go by 'she' or 'this girl', I have a name you know so please use it!"

Defeat 5 "Giant Toads" In 3 Days

Quest Progress: 2/5

[The three of you decided to take Megumin out to the field to see her explosion magic.]

Megumin: "Explosion is the strongest spell, and the more powerful the spell, the more time it takes to conjure!"

[She points her staff at a purple toad.]

Megumin: "Keep that frog busy until I am done with my preparations."

Kazuma: "I can handle one no sweat!"

[Aqua turns and looks.]

Aqua: "There's another one!"

[A white toad can be seen a ways in front of the four of you, you notice a third one, a red one, close by.]

(Y/N): "And a third!"

Kazuma: "Damn they're sneaky!"

[You turn to Megumin.]

(Y/N): "Alright, you focus your spell on the furthest one out.]

Megumin: "I can manage that."

[You turn to Aqua and Kazuma.]

(Y/N): "Aqua, Kazuma, I want you two to go for the purple one, I can handle the last one."

[Aqua looks at you, worried.]

Aqua: "Are you sure..?"

(Y/N): "Yeah, you saw how I handled the first two."

[Aqua nods as Kazuma turns to her.]

Kazuma: "Alright then, I hope you're ready. We could use your 'you know what' powers right about now, come on show us what a great 'you know what' you used to be!"

Aqua: "Oh shut your mouth, I'm still a goddess you hear, no 'used to be' about it!"

Megumin: "You're a goddess?"

(Y/N): "Uhh.. no.."

Kazuma: "Yeah that's just what she calls herself! She says all kinds of crazy things when she's stressed, kinda sad actually."

Megumin: "Poor thing."

[Aqua starts to tear up as she backs up.]

Aqua: "Wh-whatever! I don't care how resistant these are to attacks! I'm going in!"

[She yet again goes running after a toad off in the distance.]

Aqua: "Just you watch (Y/N) and Kazuma! I'll show you what the powers of a goddess can do, tremble before me creature!"

[She charges up her staff as she sprints toward it.]

Aqua: "God Requiem, the most lethal attack! God Requiem is a goddess's requiem of love and sorrow, any it strikes will-!"

[Again the toad just bites down on her as she yelps.]

[You facepalm as Kazuma just deadpans.]

Kazuma: "That's a goddess for ya, sacrificing herself to buy us time."

[Suddenly a powerful gust of wind almost knocks the two of you over, you turn and see that Megumin is charging up her explosion spell as she chants something.]

Megumin: "Darkness blacker than black and darker than dark, I beseech thee, combine with my deep crimson. The time of awakening cometh. Justice, fallen upon the infallible boundary, appear now as an intangible distortion! Dance, dance, dance! I desire for my torrent of power a destructive force: a destructive force without equal! Return all creation to cinders and come from the abyss! This is the mightiest means of attack known to man, the ultimate attack magic! Explosion!"

[A giant spiral full of different colors circle around the toad as it looks up, suddenly a giant flaming pillar shoots out as a powerful explosion comes from it, almost knocking the three of you away. Finally the smoke clears as all that's left is I giant crater where the toad stood.]

Kazuma: "Damn..."

(Y/N): "Now that's what I call magic!"

[The two of you hear something come out of the ground, you turn and see another toad come out of the ground.]

(Y/N): "Uh oh.. I guess the explosion woke it up from its nap!"

Kazuma: "Hey Megumin! Lets fall back and-"

[He turns and sees Megumin face flat on the ground, her hat and staff a few inches away from her.]

Kazuma: "Huh..?"

[Suddenly the white toad that ate Aqua appears behind her, Aqua's legs still flailing about from its mouth.]

Megumin: "While my mystic art, explosion magic, possesses tremendous might, it also consumes tremendous magical power. In short, I used magic exceeding my limits, so now I can't move a muscle..."

Kazuma: "For real..?"

[The green toad hops toward her.]

Megumin: "Oh no.. I didn't expect frog to pop up near by, this is bad, I'll be eaten. Sorry but could one of you please do somethi-"

[Before she can finish, the giant toad eats her as you look at Kazuma.]

(Y/N): "I'll get Aqua, you get Megumin."

[You run at the white toad as Kazuma takes on the green one, it looks at you as you raise your headtaker, a familiar wave of power rushing through you, you swing at it, cutting it clean in half and sending Aqua flying and falling face first into the grass, all covered in slime. She gets up and rushes at you.]

Aqua: "What took you so long!?" [She says wailing and shaking you, getting slime all over you.]

(Y/N): "God damn it Aqua, cool your jets! And not even a thank you!?"

Killed 3 Giant Toads: Successfully Defeated 5 in Total.

[The four of you head back into the town, Aqua crying and holding onto your arm as your both covered in slime now, and Megumin riding on Kazuma's back.]

Aqua: "..I smell horrible! Horrible!"

(Y/N): "And you didn't have to get it all over me too.."

Megumin: "I dunno if you knew, but the inside of a frog is both stinky and cozy."

Kazuma: "Gee thanks.. I can die happy now."

[He turns his head to glare at Megumin.]

Kazuma: "You're banned from using explosion again, unless its an emergency, from now on stick to less apocalyptic magic got it?!"

Megumin: "That's not possible."

(Y/N): "Wait, why not? Surely you have to know something besides explosion?"

Megumin: "Nope, explosion magic is the only kind I can use, I dunno how to cast any other spells."

Kazuma: "...Seriously..?"

Megumin: "Seriously."

[A kid runs by chasing a goose as the four of you stand there in silence.]

Aqua: "But, if your level is high enough to use explosion, shouldn't you be able to use other magic too?"

[It flashes back to Aqua looking at Megumin's card.]

Aqua: "Why, even I couldn't learn all the Arch Priest spells I needed to until after I learned all the party tricks, first."

(Y/N): "Pfft, what monster would you use a party trick on?"

[Megumin turns and faces Aqua.]

Megumin:" I am an Arch Wizard who loves explosion magic above anything, I can't stand the other spells in the detonation family, they suck, explosion is the one for me! I'll admit, quests would be easier for me if I learned other spells, but I refuse, I love the explosion spell more than anything! I don't care that I can only use it once a day or that it drains me so much it knocks me on my face, I will always, ALWAYS LOVE EXPLOSION! When I started, I chose to walk the path of the Arch Wizard just so I could cast the one, glorious spell!"

Aqua: "That's amazing, and wonderful!"

[She spreads her arms out, getting more slime on you.]

(Y/N): "Damn it Aqua!"

[She ignores you and continues to talk to Megumin.]

Aqua: "Even though your goal is totally bonkers, I love the passion you have for it!"

Kazuma's Thoughts: "So basically this mage is useless.. hell if Aqua gets where she's coming from she's gotta be. I mean just going off how her two fights with the toads went this goddess is as useless as it gets. The only saving grace about this party is (Y/N)..."

[Kazuma sighs and puts on a fake smile.]

Kazuma: "Oh well, looks like life's gonna be tough for you but hang in there, once we get back to the guild we'll split the reward and then maybe we'll see you again so-"

[Before he can finish what he's saying Megumin grips onto him.]

Megumin: "The only thing I wanna do is use my explosion spell, if I can do that I don't need a share of the reward, but for the cost of a meal and basic necessities you can have the power of an Arch Wizard, just give me a permanent spot in your party and I'm all yours!"

[He grabs Megumin and tries to force her off of him.]

Kazuma: "No, I couldn't a talented mage like yourself would be wasted on a couple of small time amateurs like us!"

Megumin: "No! Not at all, I-I don't care if you're small time or amateurs, I might be an advanced class but I'm only level six, we'd make a great team, please stop pulling my hand away!"

[You look around and notice a few people staring, so you try and defuse the situation.]

(Y/N): "Come on Kazuma, just give her a chance! She can be our trump card if things go south!"

Megumin: "(Y/N)'s right! My power is unmatched by anything else!"

Kazuma: "No!! If you can only do one spell a day what's the point in having you with us!"

[He continues to try and shove Megumin off of him as he thrashes about.]

Kazuma: "Would you let go of me already, I bet you got dumped by another party and that's why you're so desperate!"

[As this goes on, you and Aqua just look at each other in surprise, suddenly slime gets shot your way.]

(Y/N): "Woah hey you're getting slime everywhere!"

Aqua: "Yeah keep that slime to yourself!"

Megumin: "Please please please! No other party's willing to have me, I'll do whatever you want, I'll carry your stuff! Please don't abandon me!"

Woman 1: "Oh dear! That mans going to abandon that child!"

[You turn and see three women looking at the scene.]

Woman 2: "Look at the other two! They're completely covered in slime!"

Woman 3: "He defiled that poor little girl and now he's trying to throw her away!"

Woman 1: "Oh my gosh all three of them are completely covered in icky goo!"

[The other two squirm and look away.]

Woman 1: "What kind of sick acts was he making those three do!?"

Kazuma: "OH COME ON! IT'S NOT LIKE THAT!"

[Megumin gets a smug look on her face as she looks at him, Kazuma looking back in fear.]

Megumin: "Don't leave me! I'll play whatever games you wanna play! I'll even do the slime stuff with the frogs again! Just leave (Y/N) and Aqua alone!"

[Kazuma looks at you desperately.]

Kazuma: "(Y/N), HELP ME!"

[You get an idea as a sly look creeps onto your face. Kazuma's eyes shrinking even more.]

Kazuma's Thoughts: "No... he wouldn't.."

(Y/N): "Please sir! My sisters and I have done everything you wanted, please don't toss us away!"

[The girls scream and run away as Kazuma looks at you.]

Kazuma: "(Y/N) YOU TRAITOR!"

*Scene Change*

[Kazuma walks defeated as Megumin now rides on your back, holding you tight while Aqua stands to your side.]

Kazuma: "...Fine... welcome to the party..."

(Y/N), Megumin, and Aqua: "Konosuba!"

[The four of you are now gathered at the guild after a nice shower, Kazuma collecting the reward for the quest. You've also come to learn that the woman at the counters name was Luna.]

Luna: "I confirmed you've completed your quest, nice work out there."

[You look at your card and notice you've gone up 6 levels.]

(Y/N): "Damn, I gained a lot of levels!"

[You feel someone tap on your shoulder as you look and see Megumin standing there.]

Megumin: "Hey."

[You fully turn to face her.]

(Y/N): "Hey! What's up?"

[She blushes and look away.]

Megumin: "I.. wanted to thank you. Without you playing along I doubt I would have gotten into this party in the first place." [She bows taking you aback.] "I am forever in your debt!"

[You shake your head and sit her down next to you.]

(Y/N): "Megumin, it's fine. Don't worry about it. Even if Kazuma wouldn't have let you in, I would have."

[She smiles and nods at you.]

Megumin: "Thank you."

(Y/N): "Not a problem."

[She looks away then looks back.]

Megumin: "Can I ask you something?"

[You nod.]

(Y/N): "Ask away."

Megumin: "That sword, what is it?"

[You pull out your headtaker and hold it out in front of you in your palms.]

(Y/N): "I call it the Headtaker. It's a special two-handed sword that grants the wielder power. I don't know too much at the moment, but I know some things, like whenever I run with it out it feels like I run faster, and if I run for a certain amount of time the attack is more powerful, or even when I kill something with it, I get slightly more powerful!"

[Megumin looks down at the sword in awe.]

Megumin: "Woah..."

[You smile and look at her.]

(Y/N): "Wanna hold it?"

[She nods as you both stand up.]

(Y/N): "It's quite heavy so be careful."

[You hand it to her as she almost drops it, but you catch her.]

Megumin: "Woah.. I can feel the power coursing through me!"

(Y/N): "Yup!"

[She hands it back to you, but you notice she's looking over your shoulder.]

Megumin: "Who's that..?"

(Y/N): "Who's wha-?"

???: "I saw your poster, I hope I'm not late."

[Before you can finish your hear a feminine voice behind you as you turn around. Before you was a tall young woman with graceful features and alabaster skin. She is well-endowed and also has light blue eyes and straight, long blonde hair, usually kept in a ponytail tied with a braid and red hair clips secured on both sides of her bangs. She wore a yellow and black sleeveless dress with silver trimmings, black chainmail, and a silver armor composed of metal greaves, sabatons, tasset, shoulder plate on her left side, wing-like cloth perched upon her right shoulder and a cuirass with a red bow.]

[You had to say, she was absolutely gorgeous...]

(Y/N): "I-I- u-uh.."

???: "Are you still recruiting party members?"

[You start stumbling over yourself as you can feel yourself blushing, out of the corner of your eye you can see Megumin looking at you with a smug grin.]

(Y/N): "Y-yeah, we are..! I-I mean.. if y-you want!"

[You couldn't take your eyes off her, like if you were to look away she'd disappear.]

???: "That's good, I was worried. You see, I have been waiting ages for the right party to come along."

[You notice her start to breathe heavier as your look of wonder slowly starts to turn into a look of confusion.]

Darkness: "My name is Darkness, a-and my class is.. crusader.."

[She's got a blush of her own as she looks away from you as she stifles her breath.]

Darkness: "If you would have me..." [She sways about with a embarrassed smile as she looks at you.] "I-I'd like to join your, p-p-p-p-party, please!"

[She grabs onto you with a flustered look.]

(Y/N)'s Thoughts: "She's another nut case... isn't she..?"

[You sigh and shrug.]

(Y/N)'s Thoughts: "Well.. at least she's hot."

[To Be Continued...]