If you build an army with 100 lions, and the leader is a dog, in any fight, the lions will die like a dog. But if you build an army of 100 dogs and the leader is a lion, all dogs will fight like a lion
- Napoleon Bonaparte
Y/N Pov
Aqua:*Crying*. Dont take away my reason for being! You've got me for that! Isnt that enough!?
I dont know whats going so i assume that kazuma had something to do with this
Megumin: Your verbal lashings are pretty nasty. Most women would cry if you said what was on your mind without holding back
Kazuma did this? Called it
Darkness: If you're feeling stressed out, i wouldnt mind if you verbally accused me instead
Aqua:*Crying* Your so cruel
Ashley: There's a rumor going around town that-
Luna: Emergency! Emergency! All adventurers, please arm yourselves at once and gather at the front gate of the city, ready for battle!
To the gates
We were at the gates, and combat ready
Adventurer 1: Thats no laughing matter!
Lighting then struck at the ground while a flash of light then follwed. A clearly visible dullahan, or a headless knight
Aqua: What is it?
Ashley: What's going on? He looks really strong!
Dullahan: Im the leader from the devil king's army who moved into a nearby castle recently
Y/N: Oh scheisse! Its a dullahan!
Dullahan: Day after day, after day, after day! Wh-Who's the screw-loose imbecile who keeps firing explosion magic at my castle every single day!?
Lighting then struck behind him. I then gulped out of fear while megumin hugged my arm from fear. She held onto my hand like her life depends on it
One of the devil king's leader...is really pissed at us
Adventurer 2: Explosion magic?
Adventurer 3: Who comes to mind that can use explosion magic?
Adventurer 4: If we're talking about explosion magic...
Eyes were then focused on some random wizard
Wizard: Why are you looking at me? I cant use explosion magic! Um, im still a novice. Uh, i really didnt do it! Please beileve me! I dont want to die yet! I have little brothers to take care off
Megumin was shaking from fear while i was really nervous. Megumin then gave a deep sigh as she lets go of my arm. She then started walking forward to the dullahan
Dullahan: So it was you? Grrr. You're the fucker who fired explosion magix at my castle day after day!? If you're picking a fight with awareness that im a leader of the devil king's army, come and attack my castle fair and square! If you dont have the nerve, then stay in the city, trembling in fear! Tell me, why the underhanded harrasment!? Just because we left this city alone since there's nothing but small fry here, dont get cocky and make my castle go boom boom boom boom every single day! Are you crazy, you bitch!?
Megumin: My name is megumin! An arch wizard who commands explosion magic!
Dullahan: Whats "megumin" suppose to be? Are you making a fool of me?
And more people think that her name is stupid
Megumin: N-No! I am a crimson demon, the greatest magician in this city. Firing explosion magic at you continously was a strategy to lure you, a leader in the devil king's army, out here. You fell for it, and came here to this city alone. Seems you're out of luck
Megumin:*Whisper*. When did this turn into a strategy?
Ashley: Just go with it
Darkness: Not to mention she just proclaimed herself the greatest magician in this city
Aqua: Shh! Do her a favor and keep quite!
Y/N: Plus, she hadnt used explosion magic yet today and she also has lots of adventurers behind her so she's acting tough
Ashley: This us the good part, so stand here
Dullahan: Heh, very well. Its not as though i came to this land to meddle with you small fry. I'll likely be staying in that castle for a while longer, so dont use your explosion magic on it again. Got it?
Megumim: Impossible, we crimson demons must unleash explosion magic once a day, or we'll die
Dullahan: H-Hey. I've never heard anything like that before! Dont make convient lies! Are you saying you dont intend to stop using explosion magic, no matter what?
Megumin: Yes
Dullahan: I may have given myself up to evil, but i was once a knight. Im not interested mowing down weaklings however...
Megumin: You cant act so compososed for long. Sensei, if you would!
Aqua: Guess i have no choice
Kazuma: Huh!?
Aqua: I dont care if you're one of the devil king's army leaders! Comung here while im around was bad luck! I cant accept decent quest because of you! Now are you ready
She then summons her staff and got ready for battle
Dullahan: Huh? What do we have here? An arch priest? I AM one of the top leaders in the devil king's army. Im not so lowly that i'd be purified by a low level priest from this city. I know why dont i make this crimson demon bitch suffer a bit?
The dullahan then started ready-ing dark magic
Aqua: I'll purify you with my prayer!
Dullahan: You're too late!
He then points his finger at megumin
Dullahan: I sentence thee to death
Megumin: Nani!?
Dullahan: You will die in one week
Darkness then ran infront of megumin and took the death curse
Y/N: Darkness!
I then ran towards darkness with a ready sword and a loaded hidden gun with ashley and kazuma following behind
I then aimed my hidden gun at the dullahan's head and fired
Bang
I manage to hit the dullahan's helmet but it wasnt a direct hit, all i did was made a scratch on the side of his helmet. That caught him off guard
Megumin: Darkness! Darkness!
Kazuma: Are you alright?
Darkness: It doesnt appear to be serious...
Dullahan: It appears this method may actually be more effective against tightly-knit adventurers such as yourselves. Listen here you crimson demon whore. That crusader will die one week's time. Your precious ally will suffer as she trembles in terror of death until then. Yes, because of you! Watch as your ally suffers for the next week and repent for your sins. You should have just done what i said
Megumin then started getting teary eyed. I then rub her back to make fer feel better
Darkness then got her sword and used it to help her stand up
Darkness: How terrible...you're basically saying you cast a death curse on me, and to obey your orders if we want it removed? Is that what you're after!?
Dullahan: Huh?
I dont even want to understand what darkness is talking about
Darkness: I wont give in to a mere curse! I wont give in, but...*turned on*. Wh-What should i do, Y/N?
Y/N: Yeah, im Y/N
Darkness:*Turned on*. Look at that dullahan's filthy eyes, hidden beneath his helmet! Those are the eyes of a degenarate who plans to take me back to his castle, tell me to shut uo and submit to him if i want the curse removed, and demand i perform hardcore acts of perversion for him!
As team leader, this is very humiliating and can affect my public opinion
Darkness: You may do as you please with my body, but dont think you'll be free to do as you please with my heart! My heart belongs to Y/N!
I could feel the sharp stares that ashley and megumin that are giving me right now
Darkness: A lady knight imprisoned in a castle, having outrageous demands made of her by the devil king's minion...*turned on*. Oh what should i do!? What should i do, Y/N?
Y/N: Yeah, yeah im Y/N
Darkness: This is an unexpectedly moe situation! I dont want to go, but i have to go! I have no choice! I'll resist as long as i csn, so dont stand in my way! Okay, i'll be back!
Darkness, being a complete maniac, decided to run towards the dullahan and wanted to be imprisoned and wanted to be treated as a sex slave
Dullahan: What a maniac...
Kazuma: Stop! Dont go you idiot! You're bothering that dullahan guy!
Darkness: Let go! Dont stop me! Cut it out
Darkness: KONOSUBA!
Dullahan: A-Anyway. Stop firing explosion magic at my castle! And you crimson demon slut! If you wish to lift the curse on that crusader, come to my castle. If you're able to make it all the way to me, i'll lift the curse. However, will you all really be able to make it that far?
Dark pillar of flames then start started surrounding the dullahan. He then vanished out of thin air
Megumin then started walking away and i know exactly where she is going
Kazuma: Hey, where do you think you're going?
Megumin: Im going to go to the castle and naik dullahan with a direct hit of my explosion magic, and lift the curse on darkness
Y/N: Hey, you cant beat him alone...but we can
I then joined megumin's side
Ashley: Im joining too
Ashley then joined
Ashley: You both need extra power
Megumin: Are you sure...there are alot of undeads there, physical hits dont really do much damage on them
Y/N: Well, that wont be a problem anymore
I then got my sword and it was then engulfed with flames. Ashley then got her sword and did the same
Y/N: A master swordsman taught us this, and its not just fire but also other elementals as well
Kazuma: Guys, im coming as well
Darkness: No, dont...dont do this all for me
Y/N: Darkness, we're a team
Ashley: No one gets left behind
Megumin: Shall we go then?
Ashley: Yeah, we have alot of health potions and-
Aqua: Sacred break spell!
A beam of light then came out aqua's staff and darkness began glowing
After a few seconds later her curse has been lifted
Y/N&Kazuma: Huh?
Aqua: For me, lifting the dullahan's curse is childs play. Well? I can be priest like once in a while, dont ya think?
Every adventurer behind us then started cheering for aqua and congratulating her
While me, ashley, kazuma and megumin had a poker face
We were so excited. Give us back our motivation you good for nothing useless goddess
Aqua: Now let me show you how to do a celebration! Nature beauty, hup! Nature beauty of victory
Emergency quest: Repel the dullahan
Quest clear
To be continued