The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

It plunged into complete darkness...

"The enemy is in the dark while we are in the light? Hmm, looks like a—!"

After being caught in the unusual environment, Kiana quickly came to her senses and realized that the other party was very likely to take advantage of the situation to launch an attack.

She then raised the King's Sword high, ready to cleave the entire building in two with a single strike once the attack came.

However...

"Ouch!"

Suddenly, a commotion broke out in the darkness.

Kiana looked in the direction the sound came from without thinking, and found the lich lady hidden in the darkness.

He had already fallen to the ground, and even lost half of his shoe...

Upon seeing this, Kiana remained extremely calm.

Um...

This must have been a deliberate feint to lure me into making a hasty attack, right?

"Hey! Hey, no... don't come any closer, I... I..."

Wiz waved his hands frantically, seemingly completely unprepared for his exposure.

Honestly, she's really slow on the uptake, daring to use stealth and concealment against an enemy with a fire attribute.

Kiana, holding the King's Sword, moved slowly toward Wiz, who was sitting on the ground and backing away, like an adventurer exploring a dark cave.

"Waaaaah!!! No, don't come any closer, ah!"

Faced with Kiana's forceful approach, this lich lady reacted with such tenderness.

She held her hands in front of her, showing no trace of the ruthless and cruel nature described by the system.

On the contrary... she's a little pitiful?

Hmm...maybe there's a small problem with the system's judgment?

Kiana muttered to herself for a moment, then extended another hand: "Miss Wiz, is this the staff you're looking for?"

"Huh? Why is it here...?"

Seeing the staff in the intruder's hand, Wiz suddenly realized that before casting a minor teleportation spell to escape...

She forgot to bring this thing with her.

Now the weapons have fallen into the hands of the intruders...

"Um... can I have it back? Hehe..."

Wiz gave Kiana a very forced smile, seemingly hoping that the intruder would kindly return her weapon and allow her to continue resisting.

Kiana responded with a very charming smile:

"Whee!"

"Hehe... Ah!"

Seeing that things were not going well, Wiz hurriedly turned around to run away, but before she could even move...

A muffled thud!

The poor lich lady felt dizzy and disoriented, and soon she slowly collapsed to the ground.

She fainted...

Kiana, the one who caused all this, casually threw her staff on the ground and started complaining.

"Ugh, this is so troublesome. I haven't even figured out what's going on yet, and I've already knocked out a shop owner without even realizing it. System... what should I do next?"

[Host, I think you'd better tie her up, tie her up very tightly. Otherwise, if this lich escapes, it could cause chaos throughout the city.]

"Huh? No way, she doesn't seem like the type to do bad things after running away..."

[Host, the chaos is caused by other Demon King's army officers. Even if the Demon King of this world is incredibly stupid, he'll still send someone to investigate. As for the Demon King's army itself... well, let's just say there aren't many normal people. If they came, it would definitely cause trouble.]

So, don't hesitate. Tie her up quickly.

"Alright, since that's the case..."

Kiana then redeemed a red rope and a gag from the system's shop at a limited-time discount, and then tied up the unconscious Lich Lady as required by the system.

...

"Ugh...ugh...wait!!! Waaaaah!"

Inside the quiet shop, a choked cry for help suddenly rang out.

The shopkeeper, Lich Wiz, was bound by red ropes. Although Kiana had not systematically learned how to use the Gui Armor Binding technique, she couldn't resist the system's excellent guidance.

Therefore, even though it was her first time tying someone up, she still tied them up very well.

It was so good that Wiz felt weak all over when he tried to break free, and the more he struggled, the tighter the rope became.

The poor lich lady writhed and twisted her body, the gag in her mouth becoming increasingly wet with her panic, and a lot of saliva dripped down.

It made her look very pitiful.

Seeing this, Kiana couldn't stand it any longer.

"Cough cough!"

She moved a stool and sat down casually in front of Wiz.

"So...where should I begin? Hmm...actually, I'm very friendly!"

As Kiana spoke, she drew the Flame King Sword, which filled Wiz's eyes with terror.

"That's really friendly! Look, this sword hasn't even unleashed its full power. If it had, you would have been in danger. So..."

She very considerately waved the sword in her hand, seemingly trying to put on a kind appearance.

Ironically, her friendly gesture was met with utter fear by Wiz.

In the end, the poor lich lady didn't even dare to make a sound, just shrinking her head and curling up in her seat.

Judging from her posture, she seemed afraid that Kiana might chop her up if she got angry...

Such a reaction was so dramatic that even the system, which had remained silent, couldn't stand it anymore.

[Host, I think you'd be better off putting your sword away before saying this.]

"Uh, is it?"

Also, since you want to appear friendly, I suggest you introduce yourself first. Let her know you mean no harm before dealing with this lich.

A Certain Infernal Affairs in Another World (Konosuba): Chapter 3 is finished... Another one has crashed!

"Oh, this approach feels pretty good. By the way, System, you've been talking a lot lately."

[Wasn't this what you requested, host?]

"That's true, haha..."

After exchanging words with the system, Kiana turned her attention to Wiz.

She coughed twice, trying to appear more approachable.

“Miss Wiz, please don’t be too nervous, I’m a good person.”

"Waaaaah!"

"You might not believe me, but I really am a good person! If you don't believe me, go ask Mei and Bronya! Or you can ask Kage and Hotaru!"

"Huh?"

"Yes, yes, that's right! Ahem, let me formally introduce myself."

After the initial exchange, Kiana felt that she had successfully gained the other party's trust, so she relaxed and began to introduce herself formally.

"My name is Kiana, and I am an unknown traveler."

"Ugh? Ugh... Mmm."

The lich named Wiz hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

If she hadn't had a gag in her mouth, perhaps she would have simply admitted that she believed Kiana...

After successfully gaining the girl's trust, Kiana's face instantly lit up with an extremely joyful smile:

"Great, Wiz!"

She rushed forward and hugged Wiz tightly.

They looked excited, as if they had met too late.

[Host, how exactly did you reach a consensus? I don't understand what she said.]

"Huh? Isn't it easy to understand...? It feels like Wiz doesn't even need to speak to convey his meaning."

However, while answering the system's questions in her mind, Kiana slowly reached out and removed the gag from Wiz's mouth.

"Ahem! Thank you, Lady Kiana."

Wiz breathed a sigh of relief after finally being free from the gag.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, new cadre."

"Huh? What kind of cadre..."

Kiana put the gag back into her backpack and then stared at Wiz.

I don't understand why this so-called Demon King's Army cadre would use the word "cadre".

It seems she's gone completely mad...

"Nothing much, um... May I ask what brings you here?"

As if to confirm Kiana's guess, Ryze acted very kindly, even though he only gained the freedom to speak.

It was as if he were facing a colleague, rather than an intruder who suddenly broke into the shop in the middle of the night.

This situation left Kiana somewhat puzzled.