When he woke up again, dawn was breaking.
There was a soft feeling and a pure scent in his arms. Looking down, he nodded in understanding.
Looking at her peaceful sleeping face and the unclosed door, he realized she must have been sleepwalking again last night.
"Sigh." He let out a sigh.
Gently releasing his arms, he quickly got up and left.
If others saw this, it would cause a commotion — better to leave quickly.
Perfect timing. The weather is nice today, and he can't skip his daily morning training.
He went to the courtyard and began practicing his breathing techniques. Simple morning training ensures his skills won't get rusty.
An hour later, Kazuma came looking for him.
"Carter-senpai, breakfast is ready!"
With that, he finished his training and returned with him. As soon as they sat at the dining table, they noticed someone was missing.
"Huh, where's Darkness?"
Kazuma, Aqua, and Megumin were all there, but Darkness hadn't appeared.
Could it be that she's too embarrassed about last night to show her face?
Hearing Adam say this, Megumin replied, "It's rare to see Darkness sleeping in! You guys eat first, I'll go check on her."
"Alright." Everyone nodded.
Then, everyone began enjoying breakfast.
After their simple meal, Aqua, Kazuma, and Adam started preparing their equipment.
The party's composition was quite complete; even if Darkness didn't join the adventure today, it wouldn't matter since Adam could fill her position without any problems.
In fact, at his current level, he could substitute for anyone except Aqua.
After a while, Megumin came out of Darkness's room.
"Hey Megumin, how's Darkness? Is she sick?" Kazuma called out, "If she's sick, let's have Aqua heal her. After all, she is, you know."
"What do you mean 'you know'!" Aqua protested loudly, clearly dissatisfied. But at the same time, she agreed with his words, puffing out her chest proudly, "But useless Kazuma is right — I'm the party's most important High Priest, healing is child's play for me!"
Aqua is the Goddess of Water, of course her healing is powerful!
However, Megumin said, "No, Darkness isn't sick. She just doesn't want to come out or go on quests."
Hearing her words, the three of them wore different expressions.
Aqua and Kazuma immediately noticed something was off. Usually, Darkness was the most enthusiastic about adventuring in the party — even more eager than Megumin, who only wanted to cast〘Explosion Magic〙each day!
After all, Megumin simply wanted to cast her "Booms" without caring much for actual adventures.
But Darkness was different. This woman who constantly fantasized about "being subjected to unspeakable things" was now reluctant to go adventuring?
Suspicious! Very suspicious!
This time, not only Kazuma but even Aqua keenly sensed something was amiss.
"Well, let's let Darkness take a lazy day. She's always worked hard, so a day off is fine. Don't worry—though I'm not a Crusader, I can easily fill in for her." Just as the two were about to think deeper, Adam quickly interrupted their speculation.
He knew Darkness was too embarrassed to face him, so he hastily changed the subject. If they questioned her, he wasn't sure if that perverted 「Crusader」 might reveal last night's intimate events.
Especially with Aqua's maxed-out adultery detection skills — he worried a few words might make Darkness lose her composure.
So, better to change the subject quickly and get them away from the mansion. He could console Darkness later.
"Yeah, let's go do a quest!"
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The chuunibyou 「Arch-Wizard」 raised her staff high and shouted, "I haven't cast Explosion Magic since yesterday, I'm about to overflow! I can't take it anymore, give me something big and hard!"
"Hey! Stupid Megumin! Don't say such misleading things!"
These past few days, her suggestive comments at the guild had drawn hostile looks from other adventurers. Though they were in the mansion now with no other adventurers around, this ingrained retort came out instinctively.
Thanks to Megumin though, Kazuma stopped dwelling on Darkness's issue. He nodded in agreement with Adam.
"Of course Carter-senpai can fill Darkness's position... No! I'd say it's better without Darkness here!" Comparing the reliable Adam with the perverted Darkness, Kazuma found the difference was truly enormous!
If possible, he really wanted to find some excuse to kick Darkness out of the party!
— Kazuma Satou, truly a villain.
"Alright, let's go adventuring!"
Knowing Kazuma wouldn't probe further, Adam quickly shouted, which would also keep Aqua from dwelling on the matter. Perfect.
Sure enough, she stopped pondering too. Since Megumin said Darkness wasn't sick, she didn't think about it anymore.
Megumin quickly finished her breakfast.
Afterward, everyone went to the Adventurer's Guild.
At the guild, they found yesterday's drunken adventurers now energetically taking on quests.
When they spotted Adam's group, they called out enthusiastic greetings.
"Oh! Isn't that Adam?!"
"Good morning, Hero!"
Still impressed by his drinking prowess from yesterday, they warmly welcomed him, and he returned their greetings.
"Morning, good morning everyone!"
As the party's representative, he made sure to maintain the proper social courtesies.
When it came time to choose a quest, Megumin's eyes glowed red as she pointed excitedly at the {Subjugate One-Punch Bear} quest, "Choose this one, this one! I can tell it's a strong enemy — perfect for my Explosion Magic!"
"No! Let's do an easier quest today." Adam said, cutting in before Kazuma could object, "To be honest, I'm still worried about Darkness. We should head back early."
"Ehhh—! No—! I want to do a high-level quest, I want to do a high-level quest!" Megumin wailed in protest.
Ignoring her complaints, Adam selected the {Subjugate White Wolves} quest instead.
Megumin sulked the entire way there.
But after unleashing〘Explosion Magic〙on the magic wolves, her face lit up with pure satisfaction.
"Alright—! Time to head back!"
Adam carried Megumin back to the guild, where they collected and divided their reward.
When the others ordered a hearty lunch, he packed up some food instead.
"I'm still worried about Darkness, so I'll head back first." He told them.
"Let's all go back together!" Kazuma suggested.
"No, I'll go alone." Adam declined the offer, adding, "Kazuma-kun, watch over Aqua — don't let her drink too much again."
"Oh, leave it to me!"
With a satisfied nod, he headed back to the mansion by himself.
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