Mei watched Adam's back as his figure rapidly disappeared from her vision
"...."
Sighing, she turned around, entering the dormitory, and closing the door behind her
"No way, Bratnya, there's absolutely no way Adam-senpai left you to teach me history!"
"Nyet. Subject Adam did instruct me to teach idiotka."
"I refuse! You can't teach me anything!"
"Bronya promised Adam that she would teach idiotka. Bronya won't go back on her word."
"Arrhhhgggg! You annoying chibi! Don't emotionally blackmail me like that!"
"Then Idiotka should just obediently learn."
"Fine, fine, fine! You better do your job correctly! I don't want to disappoint Adam-senpai!"
"Da, Bronya will certainly do her best."
"Tch"
Familiar voices echoed in her ears as she stepped into the living room
As always, Kiana and Bronya argued against each other.
Usually, if there were any other adults here like Theresa-senpai or Himeko-sensei, they would quiet down and act well-behaved to avoid any scoldings
It was the same with Fu Hua-san, Kiana was unusually afraid of acting mischievously around her…..
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Entering her room, Mei sat down on the bed
Then-
She stared forward thoughtfully, her eyes lost and dazed, as if having lost contact with the outside world
The purple-haired girl….wasn't speaking to her other self. She was just….deep in thought
[Oh? Coward, are you feeling useless yet again?]
Yet, it seemed that Raiden wasn't so keen on letting her ponder in peace
'...'
Mei wasn't in the mood to argue with her. She….just wanted to sit in silence and think about some things
[Do you want to explore other worlds? Adventure the unknown? And go on a far-off journey?]
'...You sound like a scammer….'
She pursed her lips, avoiding her other self's question
[....]
'...'
[.....So?]
'Don't you…know it already?'
The purple-haired girl sighed, her mind a mess
When she was younger, she was what one might call….chunibyo
She dreamed of becoming a magical girl, gaining superpowers, and using the ribbon of love and justice to defeat and purge all evil
It was a child's fantasy, of course. And as she grew up, these dreams naturally faded
However….After learning of Adam's capability to go to other worlds, she can't deny that she felt a surge of….excitement
It was as though a spark of chunnibyo awakened inside of her and yearned for adventure
[Heh…How naive. Unfortunately, if you're just a useless crybaby right as you are now…You won't have the right to do all that!]
'I know, I know….You don't have to say it…'
Reality wasn't fantasy. She wouldn't have this so-called 'plot armor' keeping her alive
Besides, Adam has repeatedly mentioned that it's too dangerous. Though she wants to visit other worlds…
She would never become a burden to him
Thus, Mei can only shelf that idea, at least for now
'But….'
The purple-haired girl frowned, recalling the silver-haired boy's words
He said that it was too dangerous. Adam knows that she is a Herrscher, yet…he still insists
If it's dangerous even for a Herrscher like herself, then what about Adam?
Will he be okay?
This is what most mattered to her. Though she desired to trailblaze new words, her request to come with him was more so out of a concern for his safety
[Are you serious?!]
'Um…What?'
[You don't actually think you can help him, do you?]
'Why not?'
Her expression turned annoyed at Raiden's mocking
[Hehehehehe]
Mei's face turned progressively irritated as her other self burst into mocking laughter
[Just focus on controlling my power, coward.]
She paused as her other self's tone changed into something more…serious
[Cease your delusions. Only when you've undergone Metamorphosis will you be qualified to know more.]
'....'
Mei bit her lower lip. She was very, very annoyed at Raiden's pompous attitude that seemed to be looking down on her, but-
Her other self was right
Still-
'Why do I feel that you know a lot more than me…./'
[Isn't that a given?]
'So you're hiding things from me…?!'
[Took you long enough to realise]
'You…!'
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Adam stood outside his dormitory, at his porch, looking up to the bright full moon
"So beautiful….Yet almost no one in this era knows what has taken residence there….'
He sighed, ruffling his messy silver hair
"Fortunately, it's not red or blue."
Blue eyes turning, he focused his attention towards the Chat Room
Currently, he was in a private chat-
[Kazuma: Bro bro bro bro bro bro bro]
[Asterios: ???????]
At first, he wanted to ask this fucker for something, but now, Adam's face has lit up with a question mark
[Kazuma: I discovered a Succubus cafe!]
"!!!!"
His eyes widened
[Asterios: Pic or it didn't happen!]
[Kazuma: Tch, tch….Already prepared for that!]
[Kazuma: *Axel town succubus cafe.jpg*]
[Asterios: !!!!!!!]
Seeing the picture, his eyes lit up
[Asterios: Prepare yourself, I'm visiting your world-!]
At this point, Adam was vibrating in excitement
Succibi, a name of a race that often strikes fear into men- as they could kill human males regardless of their difference in power
But…He knows that the succubi of Kazuma's world are just cute and harmless.
They took the smart path of offering their services to willing people….Because if they did as Adam has read in some fiction- hunting men and draining them…Well, they'd be hunted to extinction or driven into slavery
[Kazuma: I refuse]
"....Bastard"
The silver-haired boy couldn't help but curse at his refusal
[Asterios: Come on, man! I have a practically infinite lifespan. What's the point of holding it all to myself?]
[Asterios: Help a bro out! I'm such a generous guy. I wouldn't mind sharing it a little!]
Yes, because of all the mixed races and energies, he was basically immortal in age. Taking into account the fountain of youth….He had infinite vitality
Getting drained? No, the most likely outcome would be the other party overflowing and potentially exploding if they took too much
[Kazuma: Nuh-uh]
"...."
He sighed in disappointment
[Asterios: Can you at least give me some succubus blood? Or well, even hair will do]
Though he had the urge to curse at Kazuma, he held himself back
While he really wanted to visit his world and experience getting served by succubi…..Adam's main objective wasn't the experience itself
[.....]
"Ahem…."
He coughed out of embarrassment
Okay, it was definitely at least half the reason.
The other half was a combination of wanting to get the DNA of succubi and demons, and also to copy their ability to drain lust and vitality
….The scientific side of his soul also wanted to see how much LP he would get from sex demons, but that was something minor
[Kazuma: Sure, sure]
[Kazuma: Though I don't know if I'd get the chance…]
[Asterios: Yo, yo, don't tell me that they'll give you such a good time in exchange for 1 month of lifespan, that you won't be able to pluck a strand of hair?]
[Kazuma: Who do you think I am??? They said that they will only give me a sexual dream]
"Huh?"
Adam frowned, feeling that…getting only a lewd dream in exchange wasn't worth it
But…yes, indeed. From the original 'canon', this cafe did indeed only give dreams to its customers
[Asterios: Tch, tch, and you accepted??]
[Kazuma: …..]
[Kazuma: Buddy, do you have something to resist draining effects?]
"...."
Hand pausing in the air, his eyes were looking at the message in front of him with a judging look
[Asterios: …..Yeah]
[Asterios(Admin) has sent you a gift]
[Kazuma: Thanks bro]
"..."
[Asterios: …..]
[Kazuma: …..]
A strange silence befell the two of them
It wasn't an uncomfortable silence. It was a mutual silence of understanding between men
However, he still had to fulfill the purpose of contacting Kazuma
[Asterios: Anyway, bro, do you have any good stuff??]
[Kazuma: ??????]
[Asterios: Ya know….From the Gacha…?]
-That's right, this was his true purpose.
It was asking other members for any props they got from the gacha in hopes of getting something that could help with his 'Savior' plan!
[Kazuma: Yeah, I have indeed gotten some good stuff]
"Yes, yes, as expected of him!"
He exclaimed, nodding in approval
[Asterios: I see, I understand]
[Asterios: Then, as the most generous protagonist with the best humor, Lord Kazuma shouldn't be stingy with sharing what he has, right?]
[Kazuma: What? No! Fuck off, dude! Those are my things that I got through luck!]
"Tch, stingy bastard"
Adam clicked his tongue, slapping his hand over his mouth and rolling his eyes
[Asterios: Come on…..I have skill creation, and I can create any skill you can imagine~]
[Asterios: I can give you magic skills that don't need skill points to be unlocked...I can also give you regeneration.]
[Asterios: Oh…I can also give a skill that you can give to Megumin…Which should make her capable of casting an explosion without fainting.]
This was his trump card! The temptation that Kazuma wouldn't refuse!
[Kazuma: ….Fuck]
[Kazuma: I'd feel stupid if I didn't agree….So fine!]
"So easy"
Shrugging, he chuckled. This guy really did give in too easily
This was to be expected from the shameless protagonist of a comedy anime
[Kazuma: Uh….I have gotten Arcane Dragon Slayer Magic from the Gacha.]
"Excuse me, what???!!"
His eyes widened, blinking repeatedly as he looked at this scumbag's message
"...."
Then, slowly, his arms raised, rubbing his hands against his eyes so as to confirm whether what he was seeing was an illusion
After confirming that, it was in fact real, Adam only had one thing to say-
[Asterios: Lucky bastard!]
Arcane Dragon Slayer Magic from Fairy Tale- it was an ancient magic that allows its wielder to….basically eat any and all magic and empower themselves with it
This dragon slayer magic was attribute-less… It was pure magic. Beyond letting the user devour pure magic, it also allowed for the direct manipulation of pure magic power
[Kazuma: Not luckier than you, bastard!]
"...."
If Kazuma wasn't considered lucky to get such a useful thing, then what was Adam? The unluckiest man in history
[Asterios: ??????????]
Well….Generally, his luck is indeed pretty good- except for his starting world. Though it could have been worse, the world he reincarnated could indeed have been far better
[Kazuma: I can give you my blood, and also Aqua's blood….Just help me stop dragonification, bro! It's not a problem now, but if it can't be stopped, I'll basically be fucked!]
-Regardless, it seemed that Kazuma ignored the question marks that he spammed.
Still, helping him stay human in exchange for his dragon slayer magic? That was a pretty good deal. Adam had no reason to refuse
[Asterios: On it, bro.]
The instant he sent that message, Adam turned around, raising his hands and cracking them like a well-seasoned programmer.
-Instantly, he went to work, coding new skills rapidly
[Stop dragonification: Prevents skill holder from gaining dragon-like features]
[Save human template: Allows holder to 'save' their body's appearance, and shift into it whenever they want]
[Mana Efficiency: Utilize mana in an efficient way, reducing waste and lowering mana required to cast spells]
He had [Great Sage]'s help to find ways to supplement these created skills with any of his own abilities, so as to make the cost as low as possible
Of course, he didn't instantly transfer these skills into a….'skill orb'; instead, he kept them to himself, and copied them with the [Copy] skill
Who knows? These skills could be useful for other people too. Instead of spending LP points to create them again, it'd be much more efficient to copy them with [Copy] and then[Bestow] them
The silver-haired boy liked efficiency, and since making a copy of them just cost less than half the LP point compared to creating them from scratch, it was natural for him to stockpile on many useless yet useful skills~
Getting a copy of these skills and pushing them into physical form, Adam directly sent them to Kazuma
[Mana Efficiency] was separate from the rest of them, since this would be given to Megumin
[Asterios(Admin) has sent you a gift]
[Asterios: Here]
[Asterios: Now gimme!]
[Kazuma has sent you a gift]
[Kazuma: Here, now stop bothering me. I need to give a gift to my girlfriend.]
[Asterios: Ok, lolicon]
[Kazuma: Fuck you! I had to buy so much booze to get Aqua to give me her blood, and this is what I get??!]
[Asterios: Calm your tits, bro]
[Kazuma: ...]
[Kazuma: As expected, talking with a cute and soft girl like Megumin is much better than talking to a shameless protagonist like you]
[Kazuma has gone offline]
[Asterios: …..]
"....Oh no, anyway!"
-As he accepted Scumzuma's gift, it directly appeared in his hand
Seeing two vials that are normally used to contain potions actually contain blood, Adam grinned
"Now I can definitely call myself a dragon."
The silver-haired boy mused as a purplish black vortex of devouring directly consumed the two vials
"Should I do a manly 'Roar!' too?"
And-
[Report: One vial contains dragonic characteristics. The other contains faint traces of divinity. Further analysis proves that the authority contained within it is a minor divinity of water.]
-The voice of Great Sage dutifully analysed the blood that resided in his [Stomach]
"Oh, cool. What if I eat it?"
Though Adam doubted that he'd explode just from devouring a weakened and sealed Aqua's blood, he still had to ask the professional here
[Since the blood has been infected by Arcane dragon slayer magic and contains it's traces, reverse engineering it to get the magic itself is possible. However, this would require extended analysis]
"So, no devouring it outright? That's fine."
[The blood of the individual known as Aqua isn't as beneficial. The faint traces of divinity in it aren't enough. However, mimicking its properties and producing the magic of the 'Konosuba' world would be possible.]
"....Indeed, not quite as useful"
Magic in Konosuba isn't flexible at all. Simply put, it's just MP, the mana bar required to cast spells
It's only fuel. To cast spells, you need to learn them with skill points. Skills themselves are a medium that transforms this magic into something else
Could Adam use this MP to cast other spells that aren't from Konosuba? It should be possible, but he'd need to experiment more
Of course, it would be best to pop over to Konosuba to just observe people casting spells with his Alpha Stigma…However, now wasn't the time
[Additionally, any and all spells related to water, healing, and purification would become far easier to cast, and their effectiveness would rise]
"That's pretty good, at least…."
He sighed, satisfied with just this
Despite how everyone mocks Aqua as useless…She's not actually useless, she's worthy of being a bona fide 'cheat'
This woman…girl, is a goddess. Even with her power sealed in the lower world, she can revive people easily and cast purification spells strong enough to kill even the strongest demons
Sure, the percent of the effect that devouring this blood would have on him compared to Aqua herself is only in single digits….But insect meat is still meat- he wouldn't complain about something free
"I'm sleepy….And kinda horny too"
Adam put his hands in his pockets, turning around as he prepared to enter the bedroom and have some 'fun' with Olivia
After tonight….He only has two days remaining- though this is what he set for himself, he intended to obey his own arrangement
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A/N:
Konosuba's timeline is confusing. I couldn't find anything clear online
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