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  "Red eyes... are you a Crimson Demon?" Aqua suddenly asked, notig Megumin's distinctive feature.

  "Indeed! I am Megumin, one of the most powerful mages of the Crimson Demon !" Megumin decred, striking a dramatic pose as she munched on a frog leg, much to Roy's amusement.

  While Megumin was eating, Aqua asked to see her adventurer card.

  After examining it, she firmed that Megumin wasn't lying.

  "Hey, Roy, she really is an Arch Wizard! An advanced job that use powerful magic!"

  "Yes, that's right," Roy replied with a smile and a nod.

  "So, she's in?"

  "Definitely. Megumin is a perfect fit for our party."

  Megumin, overhearing their versation, beamed with joy.

  ....

  The party was formed. After finishing their lunch, they set off towards the pins where the demon wolves roamed.

  These wolves would often attack mert caravans, which is why a quest to subjugate them had been posted.

  However, the wolves were numerous, and it wasn't realistic to try and kill only ten of them. After all, they were pack creatures.

  Attag one would likely ahe entire pack.

  That's why no one had taken this quest yet.

  But Roy wasn't worried.

  ....

  They arrived he wolf den.

  Looking down at the hundreds of wolves gathered below, Megumin and Aqua gulped.

  "Are we really going to fight them? They look scary," Megumin said, her legs trembling slightly.

  "Don't worry, with Roy here, there's nothing to be afraid of," Aqua assured her, her fiden Roy unwavering.

  "Yes, Megumin—trust me. I hahese wolves. But first, let's see your Explosion magic. Fire o the ter of the pack," Roy said, pointing towards the wolves.

  Megumin's eyes lit up, and she couldn't resist the urge to show off her magic. She began ting.

  A powerful wind picked up, and magical energy gathered arouaff.

  "Darkness bcker than bd darker than dark, I beseech thee, grahe crimson light!"

  "The time of awakening has e. The absurd and tradictory ws of the world shall be twisted and distorted!"

  "Dance, dance, dance!"

  "The colpse of the in of my power, the unparalleled destru that ies all creation!"

  "This is the ultimate explosion magic — Explosion!"

  As she fihe intation, the sky ged color.

  A massive amount of magical energy verged, f a crimson beam of light that struck the wolves.

  BOOM!!!

  The earth shook violently, and Aqua lost her bance, falling onto Roy's back.

  After a while—the tremors subsided.

  A massive crater, tens of meters in diameter, now scarred the earth where the wolves had been. Only scorched earth and molten rock remained.

  Megumin's Explosion magic owerful. It had wiped out nearly half the wolf pack with a si.

  But the cost was also immense.

  Megumin colpsed, her magical energy pletely depleted.

  Roy caught her just in time.

  "Megumin, are you alright?" he asked with .

  "My ultimate magic, Explosion, es a tremendous amount of magical energy due to its immense power. In other words, because I used magic beyond my limits, I 't move now. So, I'll leave the rest to you," Megumin expined weakly.

  "Alright." Roy sighed.

  Although he knew Megumin was the type of mage who could only cast one spell before colpsing, he still couldn't help but feel a bit exasperated.

  "Hey, Roy, those wolves are ing towards us!" Aqua excimed, shaking his shoulder.

  Roy turned around and saw the remaining wolves charging towards them like a cavalry charge.

  He handed Megumin to Aqua.

  "It's my turn now," he said, drawing his sword and fearlessly fag the wolves.

  Aqua and Megumin watched nervously.

  Could he really handle so many wolves alone?

  Their worries were soon dispelled as Roy's movements shocked them.

  His sword fshed like silver lightning, each strike cutting down one or more wolves.

  He dahrough the pack, his movements graceful and deadly. In a matter of moments, the number of wolves dwindled signifitly.

  "Amazing..." Megumin gasped. Was he really a novice adventurer with sucredible strength?

  "Hmph, of course he's strong. He's going to defeat the Demon King." Aqua said.

  "Defeat the Demon King?! That's amazing!" Megumin excimed.

  The Demon King was the most powerful and evil being in this world. tless adventurers had tried and failed to defeat him.

  ....

  Within moments, Roy had single-handedly defeated all the remaining wolves.

  "Incredible!" Megumin couldn't help but excim again.

  She looked at Roy with admiration.

  "Let's go bad have someone collect the carcasses—" Roy said.

  The wolf carcasses could be sold food price, even more than the reward for the quest.

  He scooped Megumin up in a princess carry, and they headed back to town.

  Megumin blushed, feeling flustered by the close proximity to Roy. She remained silent the entire way back.

  ...

  "Roy-sama, You defeated all those wolves," Luna excimed, cheg Roy's adventurer card back at the guild hall.

  The other adventurers were also stuhe quest to subjugate the demon wolves had been on the board for a long time.

  And now, a three-person party had aplished it.

  The news spread quickly, shog everyone iown.

  "Roy-sama, here's your reward: three million Eris," Luna said, handing him the s.

  The reward included the money from selling the wolf carcasses and the quest reward.

  Luna would send someoo collect the carcasses ter.

  "Heh, we were able to defeat those wolves so quickly thanks to our powerful Arch Wizard," Roy said with a smile, patting Megumin's head.

  Megumin had recovered some of her magical energy and could now move on her own.

  She blushed—flustered by his praise. No one had ever plimented her magic before.

  The other adventurers she had joined had always pined about her only being able to cast one spell before colpsing.

  "Roy, do you really think I'm a powerful Arch Wizard?" she asked, her eyes sparkling with hope.

  "Of course. Without you, I wouldn't have been able to defeat those wolves so easily," Roy replied sincerely.

  Megumin's Explosion had killed the Wolf King, which had been a huge help.

  "You really don't mind that I only cast one spell before colpsing?" Megumin asked again, touched by his words.

  "Everyone has their strengths. Although you only cast Explosion os power is immense. If used strategically, it be a great asset to our party," Roy expined with a smile.

  Megumin, feeling a sense of validation, threw her arms around him in a hug. This was the first time someone had aowledged her magid appreciated her for who she was.

  If Roy's system had a "favorability rating," Megumin's would be close to maxing out.

  "Why you only cast one spell? If you use Explosion, you should be able to use other spells tht?" Aqua asked, fused.

  Explosion was a high-level spell, incredibly difficult to master.

  If Megumin could use such a powerful spell, she should be able to use weaker spells as well.

  "Hmph! I only like Explosion Magic," Megumin decred proudly, striking a dramatic pose.

  Roy wasn't surprised. He already khis.

  But Aqua and Luna were fused.

  "If you learher spells, adventuring would be much easier," Luna said.

  "But I only love Explosion," Megumin insisted.

  "Even if I only cast it once a day, even if I colpse afterwards, I still only love Explosion."

  "Because it was Explosion that led me to the path of being an Arch Wizard!"

  Megumin's voice grew louder and more passioh every word.

  It was like those who dedicated their lives to the way of the sword, only practig swordsmanship.

  Such people could achieve great things in their chosen field.

  Luna, however, eechless. This kind of mage would definitely be a burden, colpsing after a single spell and needing stant prote.

  But she didn't say anything and simply smiled politely.

  Some of the adventurers around them uood Megumin's dedication, while others didn't.

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