The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

"Answer me, what is your purpose in being here? And why are you looking for her?"

"Yeah! Hurry up and say it, you bastard, or believe me, my captain will teach you a lesson!"

It wasn't until she encountered a formidable enemy that Aqua finally took Kiana seriously and began to regard her as her captain.

Of course, she'll probably only start to take things seriously now.

If we deal with this suddenly appearing Demon King's Army officer, she might turn around and show her arrogant and disdainful attitude again.

However, Kiana could only express her helplessness in the face of this.

After all, this is the nature of this goddess, and there's no way to force her to change.

“You really are… never mind. Barnier, answer my question, or else—!”

Just as Kiana was about to give this suddenly appearing enemy a good warning...

"Hahaha, you're really dedicated, buddy."

"What you're saying is..."

Barnier, whose face was partially obscured by a strange mask, gave a sinister smile before calmly stating:

"Isn't this goddess the one you brought here, sir?"

"A cadre? Are you kidding me? How could I be a cadre? What cadre? From the Demon King's army..."

However, just as Kiana was wondering about Barnier's monologue, the system, which had been silent since the beginning, finally couldn't sit still any longer.

[Host, it's come to this after all. Since that's the case, I'll lay my cards on the table!]

"What are you going to reveal?" Kiana suddenly realized that she might have been tricked.

You are actually a high-ranking officer in the Demon King's army.

Hmm... I got tricked.

In the past, Kiana might have been surprised, but now she wasn't.

Because during her previous wish-making, she had already realized that the Miracle Staff's wish was twisted and uncontrollable.

A Certain Infernal Affairs in Another World (Konosuba): Chapter 30 Before, I had no choice; now I...

Miracles are not without cost, and the miracles that come from making a wish are not always good.

Miracles may help one achieve their wishes, but the ways in which wishes are ultimately fulfilled can be quite varied.

Kiana vaguely remembered that when she stepped into this world, she seemed to have made a very ordinary wish.

I thought I had entered the world through a normal time traveler channel, but now it seems the situation is quite different.

Am I actually a spy from the Demon King's army infiltrated among the adventurers?

"Hahaha...System, are you kidding me?"

Now, Kiana can only hope that this system, which is unreliable from time to time, will become more reliable.

Unfortunately, this wishful thinking was ultimately shattered by the system's task notification sound.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully triggered the main quest: I had no choice before, but now...]

[Mission Introduction: After concealing your identity for a long time, you have finally revealed it to your target goddess, and now is the moment to make a choice!]

[How to complete the task: Make the corresponding choices, which will trigger different main story branches.]

[Completing any branch of the main storyline will reward you with 10000 Herrscher Points, which can be redeemed at a discounted price for a unique item specific to that world, and will randomly unlock the next story world.]

[Special Reminder: Choosing to align yourself with one side will incur the hatred of the other. The choice is yours: betray your comrades and fuel the flames of evil, or resolutely choose to break free of the undercover agent.]

"...What kind of mission is this?!"

At this moment, Kiana suddenly felt that she had been outmaneuvered.

The gist of this task is that if you choose to side with the Demon King's army, then your next task is to tie up Aqua.

Then, bound hand and foot, they will be sent before the Demon King. It's hard to say what will happen to this goddess who has lost her former power.

However, if you ignore it, you'll be abandoning your undercover identity. What strange and unusual missions will then appear?

Are you suggesting I go and slaughter the Demon King's army?

Kiana found this task extremely troublesome.

"This is really...difficult."

Just as she was hesitating over what to choose, the foolish goddess finally realized...

Have I fallen into a trap?

No way, how could I...

Aqua looked at Kiana with surprise, seemingly never expecting that the white-haired girl in front of her would be a member of the Demon King's army.

Goodness, this is terrifying!

And why did she hide her identity and get close to me? Could it be...?

So that's who you are!

Although Akaya is a bit slow, she still has at least the ability to sense danger.

Although she didn't know the whole story, she knew very well that if she just sat there and waited to die, she would most likely not have a good ending.

Therefore, the goddess quickly made a very rational move.

He casually released Kiana, then jumped to the side and assumed an offensive stance.

"Hmph! You officers of the Demon King's army, do you think you can defeat me by doing this? How laughable!"

Even when facing two high-ranking officers of the Demon King's army, the foolish goddess showed no sign of fear.

She clenched her fists and swung them forcefully, and those seemingly weak fists unexpectedly emitted fluctuations of water element.

Such a peculiar sight naturally caught the attention of Kiana and Barney.

"Heh heh! Take this!"

Perhaps she'd gotten too cocky, but the foolish goddess Aqua suddenly threw a punch, striking Kiana squarely in the abdomen.

With a punch thrown, the goddess smiled smugly.

Kiana stared at her burned fist and asked, somewhat speechlessly, "Does it hurt?"

"Ahhhhh!!!"

After the punch landed, the puncher, Akya, collapsed to the ground in pain, rolling around.

She covered her burned hand, and there was no trace of the imposing manner she had displayed just moments before.

It was under these circumstances that Kiana gently reached out and pulled him up, then blew on the idiot's hand and whispered soothingly:

"Don't make a sound, go wait over there."

[Host, are you prepared to abandon your undercover identity?]

"I wasn't an undercover agent to begin with, was I? I didn't even know what I was doing before I came here, so there's no room for discussion about this."

Before entering this world, Kiana had no idea about being an undercover agent, but now she suddenly says that she was originally a cadre of the Demon King's army.

What kind of nonsense is this?

Why should someone else work so hard for you when you're perfectly fine yourself?

Kiana, in any case, had no intention of staying with the Demon King's army any longer.

So, the next thing to do is deal with the Demon King's army's officers, right?

"The Duke of Hell... seems like a pretty powerful guy? Hmm, anyway, let's take him down first—!"

However, just as Kiana drew her sword, ready to have a good fight with this Demon King's army officer...

The other party raised his hand and sighed deeply.

"Is this the goddess's pain... Hahahaha! It's delicious, oh! Excuse me, Mr. Cadre."

Barnier launched into a long, self-indulgent speech before falling silent.

He stared at the white-haired girl in front of him, a hint of hostility in his smile.

"I can hardly believe it, but you... seem to be planning to deal with me?"

Is there anything strange about it?

"Hehehe, not surprising at all," Barnier suddenly pointed at Kiana, his tone revealing confidence and arrogance. "You actually dare to face me, who is said to be far stronger than the Demon King? Hehe! This unknown executive, you seem to think I'm like that useless knight, don't you?"

Barnier claims to be more powerful than the Demon King himself, although this remains to be seen.

But Kiana felt that since he could make such things so easily, he must be quite powerful at least in terms of strength.

And he possesses formidable strength...

Was the purpose of coming here to kidnap Aqua?

"Great Demon, you came here to kidnap her and claim your reward from the Demon King? Heh, I never expected you demons..."

However, just as Kiana finished questioning him, Barney suddenly raised his hands, looking completely innocent:

"No, no, no, you've misunderstood. Cough cough cough!"

He waved his hands repeatedly, seemingly nervous because of the misunderstanding, or perhaps feeling helpless.

"Honestly, why would you think I came for this goddess? Well, it's not far off, considering I'm a high-ranking officer in the Demon King's army..."

Barnier then told Kiana about his grand and interesting plan.

Basically, you need to go into the room where Aqua previously performed the magic circle, set a trap, and wait for the adventurers to come.

However... the magic array set up by the goddess was too powerful.

What caused him to be unable to get in?

"Huh?" Kiana looked surprised. "So you never intended to capture her and offer her to the Demon King?"

"what?"

Barney tilted his head, seemingly not understanding why Kiana would ask such a question...