The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

After quickly adjusting her mindset, Kiana suddenly jumped.

"The moment of decisive battle has arrived!"

In an instant, the Blazing King Sword transformed into a grim reaper, reaping lives with its inextinguishable flames under Kiana's command.

Cleansing all directions...

...

"Phew...phew...I'm saved! I'm saved!"

After the battle, all the large frogs were turned into roasted frog meat.

Kiana promptly rescued the two people who had been swallowed by the frog.

Thanks to Kiana's exceptional control over the flames released by the Plague Gem, they were unharmed.

He was just a little disheveled.

Especially Huihui.

"Waaah! You idiot Aqua!"

Soaked to the bone, she knelt on the ground, leaning on her cane, and was filled with utter hatred for the foolish goddess who had dragged her into this mess.

"Huh? What did I do now?"

Akya wasn't so quick to admit her mistakes, and besides, she hadn't really done anything wrong, so she faced Megumin's accusations.

The idiot goddess gave a look of disdain.

Kiana, who felt the team was difficult to lead, slowly stepped forward and tapped the other person on the head under her horrified gaze.

"You can't do that again next time, understand?"

"Bah..."

After suffering repeated setbacks for provoking Kiana, Aqua finally learned to behave herself.

She turned her face away, and although she didn't express gratitude or submission to Kiana, she at least didn't yell at her like before.

With this level of coordination, Kiana felt she was already satisfied.

"Well, that's all. Huihui, do you need any help?"

After reprimanding the stubborn and seemingly defiant goddess, Kiana turned her attention to Megumin, who had suffered greatly as a result.

At this moment, the girl holding the staff is kneeling on the ground.

Because she had just escaped from the frog's belly, the slime on her body was still very fresh.

The whitish liquid stuck to the little girl's face, clothes, and shoes.

To be honest, it's a bit tragic...

It was precisely because she saw this scene that Kiana reached out directly.

Faced with her outstretched hand, Huihui hesitated.

"Well..."

A moment later, the little girl, who had been tricked by Aqua without knowing it, blushed and offered her hand, which Kiana then helped up.

"Th...thank you."

After receiving Kiana's help, Megumin thanked her shyly and then turned her face away.

It seems you're not quite comfortable looking at your own reaction?

"You're welcome. It's what I should do as the team leader."

Kiana smiled, then looked around at the frog carcasses scattered on the ground, feeling that her mission for the day was complete.

Shortly after, the person in charge of making the contact arrived.

"These...these are all of you?!"

The aloof, bespectacled woman stared at the scene before her in disbelief.

Although she had heard before that a powerful figure capable of easily defeating the Demon King's army officers was involved in this mission, she did not expect the other party to be so strong.

Looking at the burnt remains of the frogs, the woman responsible for verifying the situation pushed up her glasses.

"Well done. It's really impressive that you managed to wipe them out so cleanly."

"Haha...no need to praise me like that," Kiana said modestly, waving her hands repeatedly, "I just showed off a little bit."

Was it just a brief demonstration...?

Could this girl be a high-ranking angel from heaven who has descended to earth?

Looking at the humble-looking girl in front of her, the woman wearing glasses became increasingly aware of her uniqueness.

"In any case, thank you very much."

After I expressed my gratitude, the other party directly distributed the reward for the task and said that if I needed it, they could treat me to a meal in the city.

Everyone present was delighted with her proposal.

After all, after a hard day's work, shouldn't you treat yourself to a good meal?

"Hehe, thank you for your trouble," Kiana said with a smile, waving her hand and shouting to Aqua and the others, "Let's go, let's have a good meal."

[Author's Note: I recommend this book, "I, Manyo's Best Friend, Face the Thunder General Right from the Start," a rather nonsensical crossover anime/manga story by Otome. This "Mano's Best Friend" refers to Fujiwara no Kizuna... um, those interested can check it out. ヾ(?°?°?)ノ?]

I, Man's Best Friend, Face General Thunder Right from the Start

A Certain Flame's Otherworldly Undercover Mission (Konosuba): Chapter 10: How should we deal with the succubus?

If you were to ask what would be the most comfortable thing to do after an adventure, you might be wondering...

That would definitely mean having a good, satisfying meal, and it would be even better if you could chat and brag with your friends afterwards.

For adventurers in this world, this is the most cost-effective way to relax after completing their journey.

As for indulging in this kind of thing at some abnormal shop, it's too much of a hassle and inconvenient to talk about openly, so basically very few people would choose that option.

Led by the young lady, Kiana, Aqua, and the others pushed open the doors of the Adventurers' Guild and stepped into the familiar hall.

At this moment, in the slightly dim hall, many adventurers were drinking and chatting happily, discussing the recent news.

The discussions included topics such as high-difficulty, high-reward adventure quests, as well as highly skilled adventurers who had recently entered and exited the town.

Adventurers of diverse backgrounds gathered in this hall, engaging in a lively discussion.

This caused the entire hall to become unusually noisy, just like a downtown area.

Enjoy your meal.

After guiding Kiana and the others to their seats, the bespectacled woman took her leave.

Kiana, Aqua, and the others were slightly surprised as they watched her departing figure.

"It seems like she doesn't particularly like being here."

"Huh? Oh, right. I heard this woman doesn't seem to belong here. I wonder what's going on with her."

The goddess Aqua sat with her arms crossed on the table, answering Kiana's questions with obvious impatience.

After making such a fuss for so long, this goddess is tired too.

In order to conserve her energy and also to fill her stomach, she had to put aside her hostility toward the newly appointed captain.

They then settled down and waited for the meal to be served.

"Doesn't he belong here? He must be someone with a story. Sigh... what's next?"

Although it wasn't my first time here, this was the first time I'd tried ordering food like Kiana.

After all, the team's original captain, Kazuma, was still there.

But now, that captain has gone off somewhere to have fun.

I feel like I've been entrusted with a bunch of troublesome teammates...

Kiana looked around.

Beside her sat the goddess Aqua, a goddess who was always trying to trip herself up, but whose foolishness always resulted in her suffering the consequences.

On the other side was the female knight Darkness, a rather ominous figure.

It seems like all she can think about right now is how to get me to whip her.

It's a bit scary...

With these two in charge, Kiana suddenly felt that Megumin, who was sitting opposite her, looked so well-behaved.

Although, this girl is a bit irritable, and occasionally utters some surprising lines that make no sense.

Fortunately, she can communicate normally.

"Huihui, is there anything you'd like to eat?"

"what?"

Upon hearing Kiana's words, Huihui, who seemed to have something on her mind, suddenly sat up like a naughty student caught by the teacher in class.

She stared blankly at Kiana for a while before touching her hair, which was still covered in a sticky white liquid.

"It feels so bad..."

Kiana wasn't angry at Megumin's irrelevant answer; instead, she considerately asked in return:

"Shouldn't you guys go take a shower and change your clothes first?"

"Yes, yes."

Huihui nodded, seemingly hoping to change into clean and comfortable clothes as soon as possible.

However, Akya, standing to the side, looked utterly impatient.

"What? What's wrong with that? Let's eat first and then wash up. I'm starving! Hurry up! Get it done—!"

Clearly, the silly goddess doesn't care much about being sloppy.

However, sometimes she wasn't very bright and didn't even remember that she could use water magic to clean herself up.