The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

Kiana thought about it for a moment, but still couldn't understand the meaning of the system's words.

However, this doesn't seem to matter.

because...

[This system is merely providing a reference. If the host has no such intentions, simply continue your normal travels and trigger the main quest to complete this world's journey and proceed to the next.]

[Before we begin, you have one chance to make a wish. What would you like to wish for?]

What is this guy... hiding something again?

Never mind, starting the trip is more important.

"Let me think... Hmm, I hope to be able to integrate into this world and start traveling as a normal person, that's my wish."

[Congratulations, host, your wish has been fulfilled. Transmission is now initiating!]

As the system notification sounded its final note, Kiana was suddenly enveloped in a blue beam of light.

Confused, she looked up, but before she could ask where she was going, the system teleported her away in a flash.

It wasn't until this white-haired girl, who had suddenly appeared before him and given him a good beating, left that he finally did.

The goddess Eris belatedly came to her senses and gazed at the silent surroundings.

"Huh? They're gone? Sigh...they're gone."

The goddess breathed a long sigh of relief after discovering that Kiana had left.

During the previous exchange, she keenly sensed the destructive power contained within the white-haired girl.

In terms of sheer power, it could easily cause immense harm to the world.

Such as, the Demon King and the like.

Although I am confident that I can keep them out, the chances of this plan succeeding are extremely low.

And it could even cost you your life.

So why is it that even though Aqua-senpai has only been gone for so long, I have to face such a troublesome transmigrator?!

As he was complaining, Eris suddenly felt a chill on his chest.

Looking in the direction from which the coolness was coming, she immediately blushed.

"Huh? Her! Why won't she give that back to me???"

Using the stolen treasure as a cover, Eris gritted her teeth, secretly thinking that she would find an opportunity to go down to the mortal realm one day to find that white-haired girl and avenge herself!

...

Inside the shop of an unknown lich.

"Phew... It should be alright to clean up occasionally, right?"

A woman with an extremely alluring figure, dressed in a simple robe yet exuding a seductive charm, waved a broom and then swept the floor while daydreaming.

As a cadre in the Demon King's army, she could hardly remember how long it had been since she left the army.

As she spent more and more time away from the Demon King's army, she even began to forget why she had come here.

Fortunately, this peaceful life allows her to settle down.

Quietly cleaning, quietly waiting...

"Hey!"

A white-haired figure suddenly appeared above the lich's head.

Without thinking, she frantically looked up, only to see the visitor from another world crashing down on her like a falling rock...

"do not want!"

Wiz frantically raised his hands in an attempt to defend himself, but Kiana's appearance was far too sudden.

She didn't even realize that in this situation, the only way to escape was to flee.

However, the opportunity was gone, and all she could do was bear the weight Kiana imposed upon her...

'thump!'

"Ouch! System, are you doing this on purpose? You always throw me out every time we land!"

[Don't be ridiculous, host. Traveling between dimensions isn't that easy; accidents happen all the time.]

But can this so-called accident, which keeps happening, be considered normal?

Kiana frowned, silently cursing it a few times in her mind, before finally sitting up and patting her bottom.

"Huh? There's no dust, I... oh dear!"

Only at this moment did Kiana finally realize that her landing had hit someone again!

"Miss, are you alright? I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I—!"

"Ouch! It's so hot! Are you...are you a clergyman?!"

Kiana thought that if she hit the woman hard, the woman would faint immediately.

However, the truth is that the other party not only did not faint, but also nimbly scrambled to hide behind a wooden pillar.

Judging from her posture, it's as if she's completely unaffected.

If it weren't for the large bump on the other person's head, Kiana would have thought that everything just now was just a hallucination.

"Clergy...no, why would you ask that? By the way, are you really alright?"

"I..." Wiz locked his head, looking too scared to speak. "It's okay, don't worry."

"Oh, I see..."

Since the other party has indicated that they are alright, then everything is negotiable, right?

Kiana nodded, then suddenly realized that the key to the problem wasn't actually that...

"System, this must be a special character, right?"

[Wiz, a cadre of the Demon King's army.]

"Huh? This is a Demon King's army officer? No way, she looks so cute! Could it be that the Demon King's army is intentionally selecting girls for experiments...?"

[Host, don't overthink it. The person standing before you is not some delicate and cute girl, but a lich who has mastered extremely powerful magic.]

"A lich? That's..."

Let me explain.

Whenever Kiana becomes confused after learning new knowledge, the system will patiently guide her like this.

It seems to know everything and can always give listeners absolutely the right message, and that is the case now.

The same will be true in the future.

Under the system's careful guidance, Kiana gradually understood that the so-called lich was a terrifying monster whose entire body was made of skeleton, a kind of terrifying creature known as the undead.

"Waaah..." Wiz whimpered, clutching his staff, looking utterly helpless as if a bad guy had broken into his house.

"System, although I really want to trust you, don't you think the information you've provided doesn't match the actual situation?"

Kiana, who was facing Wiz with the Flame King Sword in one hand, covered her forehead, unusually shaken by the explanatory knowledge provided by the system.

After all, according to it, a lich should at least look like a terrifying monster.

This lovely and charming woman in front of me is actually a lich.

Is this a form of semi-forced self-imposed rule that nothing happened?

"Never mind, I don't know what a lich is like. What I need to confirm is... is she safe?"

[Rest assured, host, this lich is absolutely safe. Provided you don't pose a significant threat to her...]

As soon as he finished speaking, an extremely cold gust of air erupted from the shop.

In a fleeting moment, Kiana's hair flew wildly and her cloak shook violently.

Upon seeing this, the battle-hardened Kiana covered her eyes with her hand and then turned her gaze to the woman holding the staff.

At this very moment, the woman, whom the system called the lich, was muttering incantations.

It was as if they were chanting some terrible incantation...

"You jinx! System, you'd better shut up!"

Realizing that something bad might happen if she didn't do something, Kiana suddenly drew her sword and charged forward into the biting cold wind...

A Certain Flame's Otherworldly Undercover Mission (Konosuba): Chapter Two - The Frail Lich Bound Hand and Foot

According to the system, liches are an extremely terrifying type of undead in this world, existing between life and death, and can unleash powerful magical attacks to severely damage enemies.

Kiana has firsthand experience with the latter point.

The ice magic unleashed by this lich named Wiz is extremely powerful, feeling very similar to the spells cast by Gan Yu, but differing in damage range and power.

However, it is slightly inferior to pure elemental power.

If I had to say something, it would be that the scale of the moves wasn't enough to destroy a city or a country.

However, if judged by the standards of a Valkyrie, this girl, who was specifically named a Lich by the system, is considered one of the more powerful ones.

"drink!"

Kiana swung her sword, shattering all the ice spikes summoned by Wiz. The countless ice spikes turned into ice water in mid-air and then evaporated completely.

After accomplishing this feat, she rushed to Wiz without saying a word.

"Uh!"

As the caster, the other party clearly understood what it meant to be approached at close range, so they turned around.

It transformed into a dark, indistinct mist and disappeared into the darkness.

Where did it go?

Kiana only realized the reason after losing sight of her target was because the fight had been too intense.

As a result, the store, which had looked decent before, was now completely smashed, and even the few lights inside were broken.