[The summoning ritual was great success from the mission perspective. But at same time, a great trouble for individual party members. Our party continue with talking after the Unlimited sprinkler incident.]
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A red pentagram magic circle shining in middle of the Inn part of adventurers guild.
From the light in center a figure start to rise. It was a scarlet/read haired woman with longer hairs. No! It was a girl, in similar age to our heroes, where hair bangs as hair-style covered one eye. And she was giving out a sword-master like vibe. No!; all weapons/arms master. Wearing a combination of a custom made plate armor, blue skirt and black boots. On her left arm a gap between shoulder armor piece and elbow piece shows a blue tattoo of guild she belong. Already in proud stance of skilled warrior, she waited in patience for the summoning ritual to be completed. Even with her eyes closed, her (strict?) expression told that she is strong.
All hints radiating from the red-head, was screaming and ringing on alarm, that this person in front of them is overpowered dork brute, with violence first (problem or task) solving strategy. That this person has mastery in more weapons types, that the number of actual weapon types in existence. And what is this felling about to not let her use a bread stick as weapons?
Meanwhile: Aqua was shaking in fear like a kid who will get punished and cannot hide from it to point that she was unable even to talk and repeated some scared person mumbling. (Wa, wa, wa...)
Misurugi had a bad omen showing a dreadful face, wile staring at the rising summoned guest. For some reason, a distant memory was hitting bell as if this person was somehow famous. "Hey [Oi], Kazuma Sato, Is this person a?…"
The exactly same was going in Kazuma. "Yes I feel it too. She it is an OP brute."
An imagine circle formed around the summoned person, as the rest of residents vacate that (no entry) zone, leaving only the trio as a sacrifice for the beast. The trio fell that fact on they own skin, as if they were trapped inside of the cage.
In a last ditch effort, facing the summoned ritual to be completed in next second, the trio went down, crouching onto one leg and knee, bowing they heads like a summoned heroes in front of they king who arise to address them.
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It was right in moment, when this red head opened her eye, staring everything in her sight with a domination pressure. With her Tomboy body gesture and strict voice, she storm the hall, ready to pick up a fight. "Who dare?; to summon Erza Scarlet the Titania, the 7th guild master of…?" She cut of her own introduction speech as she noticed something so confusing, that it derailed her from her own toughs. "What?..." Something wrong was with her body. At first glance, she looked perfectly normal, healthy, strong, blooming in youth. The way how she was observing her hands, turning her torso, or clenching her hand close and open it, again and again, show how much skill she must have in her muscle memory. She mumbled. "My Inventory… my powers… equipment magic… It?; changed? No, it adapted?..."
Then she make a smug face with a star wink escaping her eye, as if she was looking younger that she shall have. A dangerous smile of how much she was excited, appear on her face as she squeezed her fist tight in (Challenge accepted!) gesture. "Okay, I will play... Its was a while I was on one of those. Plus the rejuvenation debuff is always a nice option. Who needs legendary-ies on a vacation, anyways." [Legendary class gear and weaponry. In other word; quite end-game game-breaking equipment.] A star appeared for a moment in her not hidden eye under the bangs. "Hello brand new world! Are you ready?"
Then that girl make a half confused expression of (What I am saying? I am way out of my usual myself).
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Now it was time for Scarlet to look around, all while she drop from herself the (I am a boss!) aura or attitude, while having a (Nice! A new adventure!) smile on her face. Only now she noticed the trio in front of her, who were to this point under her field of vision. "Care to explain?"
The trio as they stared down had (Oh shit!) expression, wishing to be overlooked. But the second Erza asked that question, Aqua shoot up, to stood up straight with a hand risen high up like an enthusiastic student in class. She was so zealous, so devoted, that it confused the other two next to her. "Yes!; I can explain! We just having a celebratory party for finishing another hard quest. For a morale boost, it was voted to do something and it turned to be a summon of a veteran adventurer, tothis town of beginner adventurers, to give a motivation speech."
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Erza really liked to be called a veteran between beginners, proudly rising her shoulders.
Aqua on other hand continued to speak, dumping informations so fast, to not letting the other girl to ask any questions. Making a strong gesticulation, pointing at people, stuff or in random directions, like a pro promoter, that trying to sell a product that nobody is interest in;while utilizing a pantomime like play with her hands, to distract the buyer from why they shall not buy it. "We already faced and defeated several upcoming doom scenarios. Like siege from undead demon king general and his restless undead army. (Twice!) Or uncontrollable walking destroyer fortress that razed everything in its path."
She make it sound like some epic adventure, wort to be memorized in poems, legends and history books. Yet some people around, had a dewy faces, because the part about so many emotional breakdowns was left out. Whoever the visitor was captivated by it.
So Aqua speak uninterrupted. "Or we calmed the raging wind spirit in need to be cleansed, carrying a wild storm. Or fish out a massive hydra from a bottom of the lake. Not talking about several other cases. Like defeating another demon king army general in the town of hot springs, throwing its evil plan. Or defeating yet another demon king army general at Crimson mages village, throwing up jet another evil plan. Or defending capital from massive attack of demon king army, where we participate in holding the line alongside of royal knights. Or exposing a scummy nature of certain dirty noble to the light, who wanted to steal out our companion in arms."
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A skilled observer can read in expressions on red-head face, that come from; (I don't get it!), (Who are you?) and (Whats going here?); as blue girl speak. A hints clearly reveal that the female weapon-master was searching in her memory to realize who the heck is this big mouth, but something was missing. As if that hint of the rejuvenation effect on the summoned object, effected even memory of the summoned one.
Arch-priestess noticed that and decide to fully exploit that fact, for her own benefit. "As you can see, that record of our adventures can be a too much strong example for our comrades from this guild; too imagine themselves joining us on our campaign. Just like certain party that was so similar to ours, that they jump into conclusion.So its was settled that our companions in guild, shall receive a few word of positive affirmations. Especially when I am accompanied by my dear heroes."
She warmly hug those two heroes she reincarnated to this world with a spark in her eyes. On that moment they had this expression of (Hey, leave me out of this!!) But she make they introduction. "One of them is our smart sneaky hero of true gender equality, that we can trust to find an unusual strategy to sweep the scales of battle. The other is a top hero of this guild, who taken down a mighty dragon. Then we have a wonderful companions, like noble crusader, who always stand up to protect its comrades. Followedby crimson clan mage who havethe highest DPS for single day use." [Damage per second, by drooping a nuke.] Both of the boys play along making a proud heroic expressions wort for a wall poster.
It was obvious that the blue priestess cooking so much, that one shall ask if she actually understood half of the fancy thing she says. There was many who will let that fly as blabbing to tingle the ego of the newcomer, summoned red head girl, who was fuming with pride rising her chest.
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Except it was the noble heart young blonde woman, who dint liked how sketchy the trio are. She walked into the supposed (No enter circle zone!), frowning at them. "What is with this creepy foot kissing role-play?! What shady nonsense you are up to?! You creeping me out with how you cooperate in this rambling. And!; Who is this girl?; She act like a big shot that run this guild." Step by step she was approaching the red head. "Or you used some spell to control them?! Who are you?! What give you a right to act so snootily?!"
Because a bit taller blonde got too close and stand up right in front of the visitor; like if it was a moment of asserting domination above the red-head; she dint know that she triggered a sudden violent reaction. A spark blink inside Erza's eye, as she pull an imaginary reverse card, as who will assert dominance above who. By making only a slightly catapult like pull back of her head and shoulders, she swung her head toward the woman and shout: "That's rhetorical question!!" Everybody saw how Scarlet mercilessly delivered a powerful forehead slam-attack onto Lalatina's forehead.
The noble crusader, with a moan crashed on her backs, spreading her limbs onto floor, heavy breathing and blushing.
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Erza eyes shifted on certain red mage who approached due to her curiosity, and yelped at the sight of their tank been knock out by one shot. Holding to her staff tightly she on spot come up with a plan. Getting advantage of her small frame, she bet everything on a pretending to be a little innocent girl. She even softened her voice to sound more childish that she actually is, as she delivered her introduction, shouting like a kid while posing. "My name is Megumin! An Arch-Wizard who command explosion magic, the most powerful magic of them all. I am the one, who don't fear not even general from Demon King army, as I deliver the finishing blow."
There was an awkward pause of silence, as people around just stand there and stare. For that, the sneaky brat double down on betting, that under that hard shell of arm-master, is a soft lady looking for love. She make a gesture of a child in need of protection from a strong person, looking at the parenting figure with begging big wide eyes. "Is that not enough?; Onee-chan?" [Big Sissy/sister]
It worked like a charm, and that brute glop down the bait. Black haired freak out when red-head, push her onto the blossom chest hidden behind plate armor, creating a dull noise on collision. Plus (Outch!) from Megumin.
Erza on spot start to pet the little mage, with a love of a girl coming to age, when she start developing a mothering instinct. "Of course its enough! Its essential to let your opponent to know who they are dealing with. Plus only the flashy finisher is always the right move to end the battle! Everybody shall have a finisher move. The more flashier the better." Still wearing her armor, she was squeezing that little girl who was forced to reconsider if she had done a right decision.
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Spear master Dust, the local playboy blonde boy, who tried to flirt on every occasion with any girl, tried to flirt with strong girl, going directly for the skin-ship, asking big sister for a passionate body to body hug. Except she had a different opinion when shouted at him. "No fake love without devotion allowed! Settle on one!" and he got forehead-bumped so hard, that he not just crash onto floor. He start hallucinating, thinking that he speaking to his long gone ancestors, who had a word to say to him.
Next victim was thief Chris, who tried to sneak out, but an eye of read head saw that silver girl. Because weapons-master perception was on overdrive, she saw that suspicious action. So in a short moment, Erza was right next to her. Of course the thief tried to fake a freak out. As if actually looking for it she not actually make any evasive actions, but it was no use. That arms master shout: "No need for suspicious sneaking! Get your cards on table!"; before delivering a knock out forehead bump.
Because the trio in center have this really awkward dewy expression of that head strike can be delivered to them; It was the duo that hang-out with the sword-master who dear to make a wrong comment about this brute. Of course blue sword-master try to warn them but his message come too late. Warrior Cremea and thief Fio paled when this summoned guest approached them, already seeing through them. With a shout: "No piggyback ridding for sighting and cheering allowed! Get good yourself!" Erza quickly double forehead bump the duo of Side-kick girls, in one go; Head-shooting them on spot.
In contrast to the duo, Misurugi who left the safety of the trio in unsuccessful attempt to protect his companions, only manage to make a (What?) to Scarlet face; when she stand up in front of him and down look him. "Its a party effort you show off!" And she delivered the forehead bump. But instead of him doing down on spot, his stats from solo leveling show why he is marked as strongest adventurer of Axel town: Both him and Erza backed up a step with a facial grimace of what actual head bumps after-happening shall look between normal people, as both of them hold they hurting heads. "If you farm everything, you will not leaving anything for you teammates! How they can get better, if you don't start acting like a party leader?"
At this point, everybody from audience got this goosebumps on spot realizing why the trio is so submissive. Because the red-head person can be simply described as a guild big sister violent brute, who will involve itself in yours business what ever you like it or not. Someone shout "Hoy! Protect the children!" And another person fall victim to Titania forehead and she start to move from person to person, giving her (mind) to everybody.
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Red-head rampage created a chaos to point that head receptionist, blonde woman Luna with large assets shows up, wanting to know whats madness is going around and if she shall call guards.
Erza already in a local waitress dress, was posing with such high confidence like she was always a part of the staff. For some reason, it worked as it seemed that the receptionist overlooked her and vent to others to have a talk. Plus some people loudly commented how good the red-head look in that outfit, especially praising that blossom of her.
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For a change of peace, Vanir secretlythe hell duke of hell, All-Seeing Demon,former demon king general, and currently a partner on certain magic items shop; break up onto the Guild trough front door. He don't having a welcoming smile. No!; he had been angry, making an angry walk toward the main center of trouble for him. He too was soaked wet, and water still pour out of his suit. But because he was a mask on a clay body in a black suit, water pour of him like from a sponge on every squeaky step he make as he walk toward the trio.
On question from Kazuma if he was caught in the heavy rain, he stop his march, to take a short moment to take a breath and restore his calm posture. Even as if his puppet body need air actually. "No, my boy who's heart cry that the (hot, cute or awesome) dense girls shows affection in wrong way! Its not raining outside. Quite the opposite. There is a nice sunshine on a blue sky without a single black cloud in sight. Its a perfect formula for a picnic."
Erza immediately got interested in that idea with a stars in her eye(s) and whit expression filled with expectation, she listened to him.
He make a kind of desperate laugh on the nonsense he experienced. "What happened to me is!; That I take an involuntary bath in pool, when I was down in cellar storage area. Of course I was taking a counter actions against (the rain), when the dam wall I was going to reinforced…" He outstretched his hand to show how close he was to fortify the wall. "...suddenly collapsed exposing underground structure. Like a burst aqueduct pipe under a heavy load, spitting directly to my face…" He bend back as if hit by thrown brick. "...the room was flooded in seconds. The stream was so strong, it wash me out of cellar, and I ended up outside!; flowing through the shop front window! Most of our wares are gone, destroyed or went on they own journey." He angrily stomp floor multiple time, losing its cool.
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The trio pretend to be calm, whenonly green adventurer speaking up. "Are you okay? In many levels?"
He went into his thinking pose. "Actually, if the level had been mentioned, maybe we are not hit the bankruptcy. (Again!) Well, I need to know: Why this town have an abandoned catacombs? Why the concealed entrance was directly under the shop? But mostly, I need my companion expertise. [Lich- lord of undead] Because the bone skin residents [skeletons- undeadths], refuse to listen to me [Demon- puppet master]. So I prevent them to leave the basement." He make deep (Hmmm) as he think through this. "Maybe I shall reawaken the dungeon idea, and evolved it onto something profitable. Hmm… But if this turn to be connected to demon king, it can represent a problem for my plans, as bad influence."
He was referring to his retirement strategy, that was just a massive trolling on adventurer parties trying to conquer the dungeon for a shiny treasure. But his last attempt take a different wind direction and literally blow up in Megumin explosion.
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Yet someone get excited on what he said. That one was Erza Scarlet, who for some reason was wearing a nearly exact copy of black suit of the duke of hell. Only that mask was missing. She shout like a leader commanding they troops, with outstretched hand, finger pointing onto distance. "Onwards! Toward the cellarcatacomb dungeon andthe daemon king!" She was so hipped that her eyes were shining.
Aqua strongly risen her shoulders and voice when she stood to red-head with complain. "Stop right here! I can already tell how bad it will turn for us. A suddenly revealed, long concealed dungeon right under this city? Don't be dumb!; that's a clearly a trap. Plus this party having a terrible record toward dungeons. Its not worthy. So I vote to avoid it." She dint expected a (Get good!) response followed with a forehead bump, that send her spread but on the floor, rushing tears into eyes. "You hit me..."
Of course it caught attention of Vanir, who use his iconic move of custom mind-reading, utilizing his (I see you!♪) gesture, with shining red eye, under his mask. He instantly got amused onto a laugh. "Ha, ha, ha! Who is this hot Chili peppers girl?; who is so drunk from experiencing a youth spirit again? A brute big sis tsundere who struggle to express her maiden side feelings? You are puppy who wants to share her love, but must be strong to protect your nakama." [Family]
She tried to use the same head-bump on him as she used on others, but he dodged that move so skillfully, that she got confused and stop. He saw that he dint step away, he slide away, as if he found a way how to exploit his wet clay under his feet to slip out of the shot.
Yet he continue staring at Scarlet. "Ha! Ha! Ha! Better luck next time. I am too busy to play with you. Lets see... So you skill allow you?; to copy a design of other people wearings and then use manna to its manifestation? An equipment magic… How interesting. I see, that you are another interesting one. I must praise you, for spending so much manna to manifest the heavy stats gear that I wear." Then he got surprised. "You are a summon from another land? Whats going on?"
He moved his gaze toward trio of Kazuma team who tried to awake their crusader who was (quite happy?) while laying on floor. "Hmm? You three are suspiciously close. What are you up to?" He use his (I see you!) move to sneak peak into they privacy. "Oho…. What the heck is a Dynamite? And why you trying to make that crazy boom boom girl even more explosive?"
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For some reason Erza wearing a copy of crimson mage outfit, seems to know that term. "Oh a dynamite? Never got found of that. Who need this alchemist explosives, when you just can do more with a magic itself. I mean the time that is needed to get expertise in alchemy is kinda outside the usage of someone who is on front line. Don't tell me you too have those anti magic catastrophe devices."
Vanir though aloud. "Oh I see, so its a different system to make a bomb. No!; a kind of different direction in that concept. Keeping it stable until it is on purpose triggered? So you don't address it in terms of how strong it feels, but aim for mathematical precision usually reserved only for money counting in accounting books or architecture. Instead of regular manna release, you aiming for an alchemist type of controlled reaction? That a novelty idea work."
Megumin reacted to that note. "I am familiar with alchemy to point of doing a custom order health potions, back during my studies. Also in combat, I often stay back until my spell is needed." She kinda stared at red-head whose clothing, (compared to little mage own slim figure), had a strong inaccuracy on Scarlet curved body, especially in blossomed chest area. For some reason she had this strong sense, that she saw this exact scene before.
Aqua back on feet barked. "Don't you dare! You will trick her to make all kind of crazy stuff and chemicals."
Kazuma on other hand was calm. "Like an automatic washing machine?" There was a silence so he admit it. "Okay, that one is like a cheating. Considering how your purification is more like a curse that cheating. Then how about, a brewery for making our own fluffy stuff?" Blue girl give him a silent stare with puffed out cheeks. "Yeah, you are right, that will crash the market and traditional brewing is more appealing anyway."
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His causal talk make several other patrons of this Inn to rise they ears in eavesdropping, but suddenly, they attention get redirected to a bullied maiden shriek. They all saw how shorter blooming read haired Wiz, was attacking a taller bloom up brown haired Wiz. (Wait! What?) Actually, Scarlet change her clothing once again, to match the shop keeper.
Real Wiz tried to back from Erza, but she failed, trip, and her ass drop on bench on certain table. She must use both of her hands to hold onto the bench to not fall from it completely, and under the table. "Why I am being bullied by random? I am just an ice mage. And a-- a peaceful shop keeper. So w-- why?" She maybe got afraid that this sharp eyed girl found out that she is a Witch and former General of Demon King Army.
Jet Scarlet was onto something fundamentally else. "That's the whole, point! From every singe ice mage I meet, there is some kink on every one of them. Its so deeply anchored in them, that's its like a cornerstone of they personality. Its like trade off of, for having an advanced Ice magic user, that make them a headache to work with. Like the one who was called exhibitionist, because when you look away for a second, and then look back, all his clothing that had on was gone. All of them! And he dint realize that fact until someone pointed it out." Weapon master put her hands on her hips. "So the first thing that's need to be done; is to create a precedents of responsibility of trouble cause and beating up." Of course Wiz, was terrified, rising her hand in defensive gesture.
Vanir show up, next to them, speaking directly to Scarlet face. "What did you say?! Are you saying?; that Ice magic user having a serious issue by default? Then the reason she is not making money no matter of how much she work?; because she suck at stocking up on shop selves, worthless magical items; is something that we can overcome; Right?! I invest a too much time and effort into fixing it, drilling it into her head. And you just saying, that I take wrong approach? We both run a business in this town, yet she keep making those screw ups. So don't dare to slap me with a fact, that our efforts are pointless, because (You are screwed up!) will never go."
Aqua of course dint want to stay away of the main scene in Inn. "The heck nonsense you combining together here? No matter how you try to lie to yourself, every talent is anchored in something, like an experience, emotion, blood and so on. So stop evading!; That something about the hidden source of ice magic powers, is a frozen fact."
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Wiz shouted in shock. "Wha~a~at?"
But Vanir outstretch his hand nearly burrowing his finger to his shop partner face. "Don't act like you don't know! On other side coin. That make a perfect sense. You suck on making a deals, and yet from all possibilities you had opportunity to chose, is to run a magic item shop." He become frustrated as he practically jell at her. "You even started working part-time on odds job, just to be able to run the main shop!"
And of course the duo of reincarnated boys exchange a notes/comments about a school life, on which, Kazuma got (Wait a second!) realization. Call for them, and people in Inn turn they gaze toward him. "Wiz!; What exactly, is you background in commerce?"
Then crowd gaze return to shop keeper. Because she got confused, but connected that strange word to trade, she answered that she established her shop to fulfill a dying wish of her perished party members.
It was Misurugi who start talking about school lessons. Something about economy, trade, and market study. About supply and demand. About making business plan, then do review and evaluation of possible profits and risk. Outlining financial backing and survival ability of your business on competitive market.
Of course audience had no idea of what he was talking about. But when people glanced at shop keeper, it was clear, that she (probably) don't know either what any of that means.
That's why Aqua risen her nose, proudly stating, that she too make write her plan and defense it in front of her teacher. But it was Kazuma who asked her: If she write down as her answer a theorem?; a(lesson line written in text book)?; that she copy word to word?; and she received a long deep silent stare from the teacher. On spot that blue girl had an expression of someone who realize how dumb that was. And she lowered her shoulders in depression.
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Erza, currently wearing and testing a random adventurer fancy outfit, while ignoring how the actually owner just freak out of its custom made attire be copied, she spoke up toward the topic. "As far I know, we just often take a part-time jobs or help quest, in some kind of shop or trade group to get an internship like experience of the shop keeping topic. I even take a low-pay one day quests to help in all kind of warehouses and shops, just to grain knowledge of how to effective manage and maintain my extra large collection. But still, I am mainly a front fighter and party leader."
Everybody glance at shop keeper, who got (Oh, that's actually a smart idea.) expression.
Vanir was losing its mind, and nearly fainted out by fall back.
Then there was a moment when Megumin give an advice to let Wiz to read a few books about hot to be a trader, before they made some decisions. That make that masked man to praise the short girl. "Okay, we learning a lot of side quest lore here, time to move to the main quest at hand. So boy." He turn his gaze toward green adventurer. "How do you plan to solve your mage efficiency dysfunction?"
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After hearing from Kazuma about (the theory about snipping targets in distance by colliding two fireballs), Vanir start laughing at loud. "Ha, Ha! What a nonsense! Everybody knows that you shall not collide two fireballs." Then he stop in his thoughts, switching onto serious mode. "But why? As an expert in bombs, there shall not be any reason other that aesthetic for that rule. On other hand, I too wonder, how small those fireball can be to trigger a violent reaction when combined. Image the opportunity for a flashy toy effects, throwing a sparks that are still on safe area of spell spectrum. Give me a moment!; I try something."
He rise a one point finger in front of him facing up, and after a little focused concentration a small fireball, no wide that the diameter of finger, appeared. Then he do the same on other hand. Giving the duo of flame orbs an appraise look, he spread his hands to side and point the fingers at each others.
Kazuma only managed to shout: "Do it outside!"; when both fireballs collide, and there was a flash light.
Masked demon only managed to make a short "Huh?", when he noticed that the reaction in his experiment is stronger that expected. On spot he was enveloped in violet explosion, that was at last localized due the minimalist size. Nobody got injured but, the loud boom was annoying to other customers. From a puff of cloud that disperse, Vanir cough a small puff, obviously damaged, hardly talking. "Okay, we learned; why two fireballs colliding is a bad thing. That reaction is too unpredictable and totally uncontrollable. But before someone of you fill its head with a wild fantasies, I must specifically state, that I have a bomb specialization. So have in mind that your fireball don't need to go boom at all, but do something crazy."
That was especially targeted at little red mage who had a strange spark in her eyes.
Erza wearing Darkness armor add to that. "Actually I don't think I ever saw our fire magic users to ever clash with the same type of fire magic." Then she redirected her attention to the armor she wear. "Oh, this one is quite heavy. Still manageable. Not like that impractical super heavy one I had, that sink onto ground just by standing."
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Somehow that full changing on clothing gets on Vanir nerves, so he bark at her. "Could you please stop doing that, for five minutes? What you doing its a cheap tactic, even on my standards. I get that idea of building a portfolio of options to use, but you will run out of manna eventually."
Except Erza dint bother. "Nah. I will meditate to get it back."
Everybody around stop for a moment. Letting opportunity for Megumin to ask. "So, the meditation will not just help me to increase my manna reserve, but restore it?"
Yet red haired girl turn to mage. "What are you talking about? The meditation itself is an essential skill that every warrior and mage muss master at some point in they life. I follow the before-battle warrior-meditation style. But there are those who follow a different way how to make a clarity. Some creative arts. Some moving activity and so on. Some masters are capable to exchange a dreaming for meditating and do it during daily sleep routine. Of course there are others methods, to archive certain objectives. Like forcibly opening the chakra points. But that's can be a painfully for those who wants to archive that fast or don't have body for it. My friends were screaming in pain, as they bodies were squeezed. Lastly, all of mine charkra points are open."
She make a proud stance, but Aqua hasty marched into Scarlet personal space, frowning onto weapon master face. Blue girl told her that she dint have all her chakra points open, because she can tell that. Priestess was so serious about it that there was no space for arguing. But the question was as (why?) is this priestess so pedant about things that are not important at that moment. The two of them had a quick fact exchange as they were lock in starring contest.
Meanwhile Vanir get the attention of little mage. "That's true, one will hardly reach a higher state of mind, without investing into its own clarity. Also, too many attached skill actually depend on how good you utilize the meditation. And forget about me, teaching you that skill, due how I obtained it. Its pain in ass to teach someone with an attention disorder. You need somebody more…" He was interrupted by Megumin as she rise her hand and point out that Aqua already hold the class for everybody around. The realization, of connecting the dots of events, dint help his elevated stress level, uttering a whisper. ("So it was her, who opened the door to upper realm, directly at bottom of the lake, and let all that water to soak through the barrier. And it all turn into a rain."
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As a response to commotion, head receptions blonde Luna show up with black haired Sena the local royal Prosecutor of the Kingdom of Belzerg with eye glasses, frequently serving as an antagonistic force for Kazuma Satou and his party whenever their weird antics cause collateral damage. They were followed by pair of local guards, a soldiers in plate armors. That young black haired woman [20] with eyeglasses was already ready to throw her introduction line; ("Hold it!"), shouting ("Is *name* here?!"), while pointing a finger. But she stop herself the moment she saw strongest adventurer of guild be in nearly middle of the commotion. Plus the high amount of adventurers who gathered here was like they were preparing for something big. Except some were beat up?
The moment Vanir see them he facepalm himself. "I forgot! Do this means, that I got outrun to the quest to hire a trustworthy adventures to secure the catacombs? Of course, there will be more that one hole to begging the exploration. Its not like there will be a hole on bottom of the river.Normally I will do thescouting all by myself, but there is that water in way. Plus I will need to deal with the damage on the shop caused by the tide way. Hmm. I think it will be only for good, to share the responsibility for that place with city." He glanced at certain green adventurer.
But once again blue priestess intervene. "Hold on! Don't you dare to tell me!; that the demon king castle is right under this town.We still not meet the necessary conditions for me to break that damn barrier." As response the masked demon asked her; No; he state a comment. That thinking about breaking it is crazy enough. But be actually able to do it, is directly retarded breaking point.
There was a (Hold on! How they know about that?) expression on prosecutor Sena face.
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Erza wearing clotting of the girl from Axes order, forehead bumped the arch priestess with a shout: "Get good!" Then as the blue girl cry that she hit her again. Red haired face got red by blushing, because she had a windy feeling, under the mini skirt. [Aqua put a specific protection spell on her panties, enchanting them with special properties.]
Wiz lean toward Axis order girl, but keep her safe distance, knowing that priestess can start purifying her just by touch. "Don't worry miss Aqua san, that's not true. That castle is definitely not under this town."
And Vanir stand next to her companion towering above the priestess. "Bad news, girl who is a total social menace. Do you see anybody else here that can manipulate water out of floated basement of houses? And I mean the entire catacombs. Or is sharing a name with that annoying goddess of nuisance, just for show?" But it was the mage who said, that she is no good match for dungeons. That's why the masked man yelled at her. "Do you think I will let you to blow up the place right under this town, that I want to be secured because its resident can represent a trouble for business?"
Kazuma as support character in this dialog utter a note of thinking. "Do anybody else imagined a bunch of skeletons swimming down there in flooded corridors, and got dissolved like soup ingredient? Just like soda pill drop in glass of water, because someone talented standing at entrance, cast a purification on entire body of water? Well, she did have an experience of purifying an entire lakes. And if anything can survive Aquas purification then its a tough opponent from start."
In contrast Erza fully masked in local soldier plate armor, placed her hand on mage's shoulder. "Do not worry Megumin chan! I will be you front tank who protect you. With my sword..." She made a gesture of letting a weapon manifest in her hand. But nothing happened and that confused her, so she ask if she can borrow a weapon for a minute. Without a single hesitation that masked demon hand her a very basic knife, that looked more like a tool to open a letter sealed by wax seal. But the moment she take it to her hand, something feel wrong. In next second that weapon fall out of her grasp onto floor. "Wait. Why I cant use any weapon? It is the armor?"
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Vanir was once again was thinking holding his chin with a fingers. "Do you have a skill for it?" She replied that she have a proficiency in all weapons and armors, so he pulls out adventurer card. "Do you have this one?" It was not clear why he had one, but her body language said surprise. It amused him. "Ha! Ha! You summoned fool! You arm-master mastery is you weak point. Did you already forget? Its a different land, different rules, that you are used to. Your equitation magic is your basic talent, that's why you had been able use it. So of course a needy girl hungry for attention will chose a dress wardrobe before a toolbox. But for magic and skills, you need to follow the rules of this world. Welcome to level zero girl! That joyfullest dream of you will not last long, without leveling your skills, as that stats of yours will not go up."
Aqua also pull out her adventurer card. "Just to let you know, I also have all my stats, max out." But Masked demon bark at her, that nobody asked or care, and both of them bared their teeth at each others in spark of fight.
That's why Kazuma, trying to look that he is above the commotion, approached head receptionist Luna with a money bag in his hand. "Madam, there is a fee for a registration for Erza. Then I wish to open an account as a countermeasure for a small fees, because this will be long 7 hours until she despawn. (If at all.)" He do it all while the prosecutor Sana was giving him an eagle stare from behind her eyeglasses. She knew she know he is up to something.
Receptionist look at the read head who already wears exact copy of her own custom clothing, while kneeling down above that knife, trying to pick it up. Megumin saw what Kazuma is up to and interrupted red-head in her attempts to pick it up and break the barrier that will prevent her to use even basic kitchen cutlery like a fork. It was easy to convince red-head to follow the little mage toward the head receptionist, so they can process with registration.
But it was Sana who frown at red haired girl. No!; she was jealous, because Erza change outfit again and looked good in that prosecutor blue uniform with yellow strips, that look like stewardess/ air-hostess. But at other hand, with enough self confidence, anybody look good in anything. Still black haired female accompanied that trio to kiosk aiming to have an interrogation chat with that shapeshifter girl.
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As even the soldiers followed the prosecutor, Kazuma lean toward the shopkeeper woman whispering to her. "Wiz. I hope you understand, that I muss put a mandatory ban on this dangerous item. The exploitation of the possibilities are to criminal. Or…" he pause for a dramatic second. "What if?; some evil god will get summoned to this world by pure accident?"
As for a calling, Vanir also joined with his masked face to be quite close to the duo. "What the hell you two talking about?" Because that woman immediately went onto (Oh no!) with fear on her face, he frown. "Lets get back to your explosion dysfunction problem your team have. If you go for the alchemist direction, that I am interested to see what you come whit."
As if it was not enough, even Aqua sneak into they conversation, putting her head in, expressing her dissatisfaction from be left out. "Don't you dare!; to impose that you can best Megumin in terms of firework." In response, Kazuma ask her to stay away from fireworks in general, or accident will happen. But she clarify. "All I am saying is; that you cant possibly think, that you can outperform something flashy like Megumin's explosion, or refined as my Party Tricks. I am glad that you opening yourself to the entertainment skills, after I let you to tasted its power. But as a master artist, I am simply against of turning the entire mansion into a powder keg, that can blow up." But she frown at her companion. "Don't you dare to look for another excuse, to slack up! What about the party objective? You cant possibly aim to build a missile?"
They circle was not yet sealed, so to the open space sneak Misurugi, even more confusing shop keeper. "I know it!; you want to chicken out, Kazuma Sato. Where is you sense for bravery?" The group ignored how Aqua growl on that blonde boy. Instead, it was green adventurer who made a question comment, if the top adventurer know how much dying hurt, and that silence the sword master.
But when the blonde yellow crusader, squeeze into the circle, the same green adventurer welcomed her (Hi, wall huger.); that make her to yelp, forcing blush into her face.
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We shall note, that no matter how personal that circle must look for the participants, the outside onlooker see something different. Like a group that rising they buts while swarming and crouching down above something interesting.
One of those was Megumin who returned with Erza. While the taller girl looked proud at they cooperation, the shorter look like she will not touch that bonding practice. But still, mage called out at them. "Kazuma, Kazuma, are you sure this person is not an ancestor from Crimson mages village?"
It successfully break the discussion circle as they stretch up to look at crimson mage. They suddenly realize that they were at center of attention for entire guild. So it make them to fell embarrassed.
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Explosion magic mage continue to speak while pointing at red-head next to her. "All the things she said, do add to that theory.But in complete different direction. She even did call herself a Scarlet. That too is a vibrant shade of red color.You know that, our clan is supposed to be the specialist in combat the daemon king army. But she said something about they origin."
Suddenly Erza, back in her custom armor suit, went full nostalgic. "I remember when our guild fight the flying base of certain demons." There was a pause as she stared blankly at roof. "It was one of the painful fights."
While Aqua had a gaze that will tell that she was already plotting to join force with another demon exterminator, probably targeting certain duo of Demon and Lich. She at same time had this expression that she wants to keep something for herself.
But Kazuma noticed, that the red haired having a clearly borrowed sword in sheet on her side. Plus the gesture of her palm gently sits on the hilt was a sing that she is no more weaponless. Yet the boy rise a valid question. "Hey! How did you get a necessary XP to get even one skill point to spend it at any weapon skill? Aren't you freshly summoned to Redo from zero?" Remembering at when Aqua got her own adventurer card onto her hands, she had all her spells unlocked at start, so she was was on spot applying them all one by one, exited. So he shout. "This world need a serious patching!"
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For some reason, Erza smiled and start walking to him. He fell in his bones, what will happen when she get in front of him. So he tried to escape, using a Lurk skill, that will allow him to disappear, while backing out of the scene. He even make that snaky step back vanishing from a visible eye.
But his blue and yellow companion were right behind. Without a thinking, they reach out they palms and give him a gentle push forward.
The boy give them (Oi!/Hey!) bark, but he swiftly returned his gaze forward as he feel the incoming doom.
Scarlet, as if she saw right through his trick, she swung her head toward him shouting "Like this!". With an unmistakable precision, they forehead connected and his invisibility was gone, as he spread onto floor, eyes spinning.
Now it was Lalatina who spoke up as a proper lady who care about the people of the land. "If this is finally out of the hand: Can we please do something about the flood problem? Or anybody here need to reminded, of how the situation muss look down the river?"
There was no need to ask (Who organize the entire operation?) as it is rule that guild employee prepare every instruction for the adventurers. Then the adventurer solve it at spot.
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Vanir noticed that Sana the prosecutor staring at his mask with (something rigging a bell about this person) expression. Of course he put a spell on himself that will prevent other who dint already know to easily realize who he is. Yet he skipped all steps going right to the point. He rise his open palm in stop gesture! "Sorry, don't even bother. I signed a confidentiality treaty (NDA – non disclosure agreement). Its a magical contract. So I am unable to tell anything useful that will help in that certain way." As she wants to say more, he make even stronger (Stop!) gesture, already making posses and such. "As I said: Its a magical deal, so don't try to waste you time by trying to find a work around."
That's when Megumin approached him, holding the quest task paper. "I think she want to go too as an observer, if it is something related to the kingdom importance. Like a crypt of adventurers or something like that." He on spot respond that, that's okay with him, as they magic item shop account book is fine. Then he make a dread realization, saying that the he don't know if the ink was water prof.
At that moment Darkness called at them wile holding knock out Kazuma under armpit that they leaving, while shaking Chris to wake up. Eventually she saw through that silver haired girl pretending to be cold out, in order to not go on the quest, but that blonde pick her up under the other armpit.
Megumin and Erza practically take Aqua under her arms to drag her out of the guild.
And because other adventurers groups were swarming the freshly filled quest board, the weird looking party exited the guild. Following the shy ice mage with big assets, they went toward certain magic items shop.
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[Notes:]
When I start with this (double episode) it was only a few strips notes and such. I expected to grain size of few hundreds words maybe a one two thousand. I not expect it to rise onto 20 thousand, and still had a felling that nothing important actually happened. (Maybe it is a felling to be on mind for such a long time.)
Erza Scarlet is a character from Fairy Tail anime/manga series, a fantasy with magic, awesome fight, emotional soundtracks and humor.
There are more accurate introduction for Erza Scarlet like wiki, but I think it will be funny; if I mentioned that to know more about her, I shall recommend a Y2B video: "Meet Titania" under channel name "Internet Archivist" Its saved (1 min long) Team fortress 2 introduction parody.
Same fun introduction parodyfor the anime itself: "Honest Anime Trailers - Fairy Tail" under channel name "Looking with Luke" (6 min) Or go for "Fairy Tail | Honest Anime Trailers" under name "Sloven.Chan47" (3 min)
Actually it will be better to look up for official trailers, for correct review.
Anyway, once again I mus say, that this double episode "Gig on sprinkler and Titania" consume too much time that shall be spend on something else. It was aimed to be a two thousand word long, or maybe few thousand. No! It rise to be 20,000 long for no actual purpose.
A one of those notes, that I decide to post at last here:
So i was thinking (out of the box), that if Kazuma ask Vanir (puppet wizard? Not a stage cone, prankster?) and Wiz (Ice Wizard? Not a Lich?) to ask: "Are there someone else, who heard the theory?: (When two fireball hit each other; they blow up!)?"
So the group gather on plaza that's around the adventure guild.
After some try and errors (those two just learn a fireball) and while standing 10 meters away, they launch it... it hit... it explode violently... everyone bystander has been send to fly back from the shock wave... but those two continued to stand like it was nothing and thinking…
But Kazuma convince them to teach Megumin a mini fireball... so she can point her point fingers (both) at enemy and snipe them out by timing the moment when she time it right.
But she was failing at it. Because the tiny balls keep missing, and somehow people get freak out when the fire bugs turn in mid-flight toward someone.
So Kazuma as Aqua to make Megumin's (skill tree?) but the priest hesitate whit excuse that the mage will go crazy if only once glance at it. She explain that it will take her a few hours to write down the entire thing on paper that will spread on entire table that have in in, or maybe the long dinner table at mansion will be necessary. But she make herself to be heard that it will be a waste of her divination.
Boy place a hand on blue girl shoulder to specify, that he only need a single branch a skill road to obtaining the skill in question, that he will have in pocket as a reference to follow.
[the rest can be expected]