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"Hmm... morning?"
I wake up to the sunlight. I glance at the clock and see that it's 8am. Lately, I've been waking up at this time naturally. In the past, I would have just gone back to sleep, but now I'm not feeling sleepy at all, so I can't go back to sleep.
Ever since I started seeing Yunyun, I've been living a fairly healthy life. I can't be late for our appointments, and thanks to Yunyun, I feel refreshed every day, so I don't have to worry about anything at night and can sleep soundly. I tidy up in the bathroom and head to the living room.
"Good morning Kazuma."
"Ah, good morning Darkness."
Darkness was already preparing breakfast in the living room. Rolls and butter were lined up on the table. She was also warming up the leftover stew from the day before.
"Hey Darkness, are you in lady style again today?"
"Don't say that, I've had a lot of troubles myself... I've been dealing with the royal family lately, damn it! Stop pulling on my braids!"
As I was pulling on Darkness' braid and casually stroking her butt, sure enough, she kicked me.
"You're really Kazuma... Anyway, wake up those bastards."
"Yeeees."
Giving Darkness a casual reply, I headed towards the first grain-eating room.
"Hey Aqua, wake up!"
"Hehe...Kajuma-san~"
As I was rocking Aqua, she came clinging to me in her sleep. I started squeezing her breasts.
"Hehe... hmm! Ah... ya...!"
Seeing that Aqua was about to wake up, I let go of her hand. Then I picked her up, carried her to the living room, and forced her to sit in a chair. Then I headed towards the second tyrant.
"Hey Megumin, it's morning."
"yeah..."
Megumin was completely asleep. Now, I don't need to sexually harass her either. I picked up Megumin and carried her to the living room. Darkness was already seated there.
"Kazuma, these two have really fallen into depravity..."
"I guess there's no other way. I got more money than I could spend even if I spent my whole life having fun. It wouldn't have happened if it wasn't me."
"Is that so? Those who have wealth deserve it..."
"You'll never understand, young lady."
"Don't say that, young lady! By the way, Kazuma has been living a very regular life lately."
"Well, I'm tired of messing around too."
"I see, I hope that these two will become like that someday..."
Aqua and Megumin were half asleep while eating breakfast. Aqua aside, Megumin was a serious person...
"Aqua! Megumin! What are you doing today?"
The two of them answered my question lazily.
"Hehe, I'll rest today and then explode into the sunset..."
"Kajuma-san, let's hang out together from now on, okay?"
Seeing the two of them, Darkness and I both sighed. I quickly finished my breakfast and put on my armor and cloak.
"That was Kazuma's armor. It's practical and high quality armor."
Darkness said that, looking impressed, and I couldn't help but feel happy too.
"That's right, my friends were raving about me in this outfit!"
"Hmm... I think it's cool too."
"I see! You're super cute too, Darkness!"
"What!? Oh my goodness..."
I left Darkness, who was looking down and red in the face, and left the mansion. Then, when I reached the main gate, I couldn't help but mutter to myself.
"We've become spineless..."
I feel a little nostalgic for those noisy days when there were constant troubles.
"Kazuma-san, what's wrong? You seem a bit quiet today."
"Hmm, I'm just feeling a bit sentimental. Don't worry about it."
Saying this, Kazuma slurped up his drink through the straw, and it was somehow heartwarming to watch.
"Cheer up, Kazuma-san. Besides, today is a subjugation quest. Let's do our best!"
"Yeeees."
Kazuma gave a listless reply, and I handed him a copy of the quest I had received today.
"One-hit bear slaying... Yunyun, is there any danger?"
"It's okay. Kazuma will win easily!"
"Hey Yunyun, if you keep saying things that sound like a flag, you'll fail!"
"Kazuma, please have more confidence in yourself..."
Kazuma's combat skills are currently quite high. In addition, he has many skills that can stop and incapacitate enemies, so for me as an Arch Wizard, Kazuma is the ideal adventure companion.
"If Yunyun says so, then I'll do my best too! Let's go, Yunyun!"
"Yes, Kazuma!"
With that, Kazuma stood up in high spirits, and I desperately followed him. It looks like I'm going to have a great time today!
"But it's not easy to find."
"That's right, it's different from before, this is a forest area."
Currently, Kazuma and I were walking through the forest where a hit bear had been reported to have wandered into.
Unlike the grasslands he had been in up until now, the forested areas were not a place where Kazuma could fully utilize his clairvoyant abilities.
"In the first place, it's rare that you can complete a subjugation quest in one day."
"Well, that's true...But you do seem happy, Yunyun."
"Yes, because it means I can spend more time with Kazuma!"
"I, I see...that's a pretty straightforward statement."
Kazuma's face turned red and he started walking quickly, so I grabbed his right hand. Kazuma was pretty forthright in expressing his feelings...
As we were walking through the forest with our faces both blushing, Kazuma suddenly stopped.
"Yunyun, enemy detection. 1st reaction 100m ahead, 3rd reaction 200m behind that."
"It's not just one bear you can hit. You want to take them out one by one."
"It's not necessarily a one-hit bear yet, but either way it's an enemy. Let's go in hiding."
We whispered to each other, nodding to each other. Then Kazuma activated his stealth and led me by the hand. I was intoxicated by the way they conversed like seasoned adventurers. ...I think I might get a nosebleed.
As I slowly advanced, I saw the enemy. The beast sitting and scratching at the tree was definitely a bear. I was disappointed that I had been hit so early, but I sent a glance at Kazuma.
"bind!"
Suddenly, the tied up One-Hit Bear stopped moving. Okay, let's finish it off with magic!
"Fiaraaaaaaa?!"
"Wh-what's wrong Yunyun?!"
Kazuma comes over to me, but I don't have time for that!
Just when I was about to cast a spell, something came into my back!
"Nooooo! Kazuma, take it! Take it!"
"Calm down! What on earth is happening...!"
"Grrrrrrrrr!"
"The binds have been broken... Yunyun, stay still!"
"Aaaaaah! It's crawling! It's crawling on my back!"
An insect or something was crawling up my back at high speed. The disgusting sensation made goosebumps appear all over my body. I frantically moved my hands to grab the thing.
"Sniper, sniper! And Lightning Slash!"
"Ouch!? I got bitten... I was bitten!?"
I felt something hard bit into my back. Then I felt a tingling pain. Could it be poison?! I'm going to die! I'm going to die!
"Hey you! Yunyun's making a fuss and the three behind her are... come on, they're all bears!"
"Grrrrrrrrr!"
I heard a louder, duller roar than before. I suddenly looked over at Kazuma and saw that he was surrounded by three Striker Bears. Oh no! I have to save Kazuma!
"I'm sick of seeing your faces! Take this, mystique--"
"I, Ignite jaa ...
"Finality Blast!"
"So, do you have an excuse, Yunyun?"
"No."
"Well, let's go to the spring we saw on the way earlier."
"yes..."