The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

Upon hearing that there was treasure, the two immediately perked up.

After being shown the location of the treasure by the staff, the group learned about it and agreed to explore it together...

However, a few days later, when Kiana set off at the agreed time and arrived at the entrance to the target ruins, she was surprised to find...

Where is Kazuma?

"He said he has a cold and can't come."

Huihui tugged at her hat, looking impatient.

"Seriously, Kazuma, you idiot. Why won't you come over? Oh well, we'll just leave him alone after we get the treasure!"

Following closely behind, Aqua stomped her feet angrily, complaining about this useless idiot.

Her reaction was, to be honest, quite adorable.

It's like a child who hasn't been grown up long is sulking.

It has to be said, it looks quite amazing.

After all, the two who knew her well understood that this person's mental age was probably like that of a child.

To put it nicely, it's called being full of energy; to put it bluntly, it's just being immature.

But isn't that part of her charm?

Kiana smiled, then waved her hand, eager to try:

"Let's go, the treasure is waiting for us!"

After saying this, Megumin and Aqua raised their hands in response:

"Oh!"

The three of them then filed into the ruins. It has to be said that these ruins were truly eerie and terrifying. The occasional corpses and the traps that would be triggered from time to time made Aqua and Megumin scream for quite a while every time they encountered them.

Fortunately, these mechanisms were only used to deal with ordinary people.

Threatening an adventurer who just wanders in is one thing, but threatening an intruder of Kiana's caliber is another.

That's really not enough.

"drink!"

"ignition!"

"The moment of decisive battle has arrived!"

"Ah!!! The ruins are collapsing!"

Under Kiana's unstoppable offensive, the already small ruins began to teeter on the brink of collapse.

Numerous rubble began to fall, and the wall collapsed as a result.

A terrifying scene of imminent collapse...

Fortunately, Kiana stopped herself at the crucial moment, thus avoiding the frustrating situation of the ruins collapsing and burying her.

Just as Megumin and Akaya were breathing heavily to calm their inner terror...

They finally arrived at their destination.

A stone chamber that clearly has a story to tell...

"There seem to be many stories here. Hmm, I suppose so?"

After looking around the room, Kiana finally came to this conclusion.

"um, yes."

Surprisingly, Akya actually responded to her self-talk.

Moreover, compared to when she first entered this place, the goddess's temperament has changed significantly.

She originally looked like a child who never grew up, completely unrelated to the image of a goddess.

However, at this moment, the goddess's expression was unexpectedly gentle and serene, and even her behavior revealed a hint of holiness.

This...this is Aqua?

Kiana had never seen a goddess like this before.

She could swear that from the very first moment she saw this goddess, she never imagined that she... could be so sacred?

"Is she still a goddess in the end? Hmm, that's good."

If Akaya can continue like this from now on, it would feel pretty good.

Watching Aqua comfort the departed souls, Kiana tilted her head slightly, a thought forming in her mind...

A Certain Flame's Otherworldly Undercover Mission (Konosuba): Chapter Twenty-Eight Oh, another Demon King's Army officer?

"Kiana? Kiana? Kiana!"

Just as Kiana was lost in thought, Megumin suddenly called out to her, calling out to this chuunibyou magician while tugging at her cloak.

However, because the uniquely styled cloak had an extremely high temperature, Huihui felt it was very hot as soon as she touched it.

"Ouch!"

"Are you okay?"

"N-nothing...it's nothing." Huihui tugged at her hat, her face unconsciously turning red. "I just feel a little hot."

hot?

Sensing that Megumin might be feeling unwell, Kiana reached out and grabbed the little hand of this chuunibyou magician.

"What are you doing!"

When Kiana caught her, Megumin immediately widened her eyes like a kitten with its fur standing on end.

He looked utterly helpless and pathetic.

Kiana was starting to wonder if something serious had happened to the girl.

"That's strange, what happened to you? Did you get burned?"

Kiana said, blowing on Huihui's little hand.

Strangely, her actions did not quiet the other person down; instead, they made her blush even more.

"No, don't... let go of my hand..."

Huihui murmured reluctantly, which puzzled Kiana.

After much deliberation, she finally agreed to Huihui's request and let go of her.

After gaining his freedom, the chuunibyou magician breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at Kiana with some apprehension.

"Really..." After complaining for a while, Megumin pointed at Aqua, "Never mind, look at her."

"she?"

Following the direction Megumin pointed, Kiana discovered that Aqua was drawing some strange magic circle on the ground.

It looks like they're about to do something extraordinary.

It's intriguing to know what these magic arrays are for and what they're used for.

Why does Akya know how to draw these magic circles...?

"What's wrong?"

"Do you think this guy was switched at birth?"

"Oh, this?"

Upon hearing Megumin's question, Kiana didn't even know how to answer.

Packet swapping...

To be honest, they do look somewhat alike.

Why did this seemingly silly goddess suddenly become so stylish in such a short time?

There must be some extremely profound reason behind this, right?

The two exchanged a glance, and then, without realizing it, reached a certain consensus, quickly focusing their attention on Aqua, who was drawing a magic circle.

Without much hesitation, Megumin and Kiana, one in front and one behind, pinned Aqua to the floor.

"Hey Hey hey!"

The unexpected incident instantly brought this blue-haired goddess back to her original form.

Unable to comprehend their reactions, she struggled fiercely, her expression no longer as sacred as before.

It started to become distorted and comical.

Seeing this scene, the two of them inexplicably felt at ease.

Great, this is the idiot goddess I know.

The two exchanged a smile, and then began to question Akia about her purpose in drawing the magic circle.

After asking around, they learned that this was necessary to appease the spirits of the dead, so they didn't pay much attention to it.

After she finished setting up the magic circle, the two of them searched around the room casually, but found nothing.

Frustrated, they ultimately had to return empty-handed, but strangely enough...

Upon returning to the Adventurers' Guild, the guild, which previously had few quests, suddenly found itself with a plethora of new tasks available.

Since the problem had been solved, Kiana didn't think much of it and continued her adventure.

Unfortunately, those peaceful days eventually came to an end.

With Darkness's return, a piece of news that left everyone speechless followed.

"Is there a problem with the ruins we visited?"

Kiana grabbed Aqua, who was trying to escape, and looked helplessly at the subordinate sent by the lord.

At this moment, she really had the urge to give the goddess a good beating.