Kaori tried her best to look away. Lately, whenever she talked about her memories of Earth with Hajime, there were often times when what seemed like a good story to Kaori was somehow strange to Hajime.

Yue approached Kaori with an exceptionally gentle expression, then gently patted her shoulder.

"moon?"

"...Kaori, don't worry. Although the hot springs and Kaori bring back scary memories for Hajime, the hot springs and me bring back memories of my 'first night'."

"..."

Yue boasted to everyone, while Shizuku and Suzu buried their faces in the bathtub, breathing out bubbles. The shocking truth about Kaori and Yue was revealed, and the men's bathhouse was in chaos.

"What are you asking me to be at ease about? Huh?"

Kaori's cheeks twitched as she tried to suppress her anger. The Moon Queen said:

“…Of course, Hajime’s memories of the hot springs are filled with fond memories of me. In other words, he doesn’t need Kaori. Please go away and cool off—”

"break down!!"

「!?」

Yue laughed at Kaori with a victorious smile, while Kaori transformed into Prajna and fired a decomposition bombardment at the same time!

Yue reflexively leaned back to avoid it, but her back was not spared.

The strongest wall separating the men's and women's bathhouses was broken down, and a large amount of hot water flowed into the men's bathhouse through the hole.

“Eh? Wait, nooooooooooooooooooooooo!”

Shizuku had been leaning against the wall out of shyness, but now she was the victim. Seeing Shizuku about to be rushed into the men's bath, Kaori panicked and rushed over. At the same time, two sounds of beating and wailing were heard from the men's bath.

"Ugh, Kaori, you idiot, you actually used Disintegration Bombardment indoors, what were you thinking!?"

“S-Sorry!”

Shizuku leaned against the rock, Kaori hugging her from the front. It was probably a wall-dong position. Kaori's—or rather, the Apostle of God's—artistic back curves and voluptuous hips were on full display. Yes, they were in the men's bathhouse. Kouki and Ryuutarou rolled their eyes, floating in the pool. Hajime stood there with a frozen expression.

Although Shizuku's private parts were hidden by Kaori's erect body, so she couldn't see, but under Kaori's protection, Shizuku could clearly see the situation in the men's bathhouse. Her eyes involuntarily turned downwards -

“Ugh!?”

After that, it goes without saying that Shizuku hid in her ponytail shield after coming out of the bathroom. It's also self-evident that she couldn't look directly at Hajime for quite a while.

Volume 9 Bonus: A Brain-Problematic Alchemist Deep in the Forest

Not long before Hajime and the others set out for the [Shuni Snowfield].

Four figures walked along the forest path leading to the outskirts of Feyalbergen.

"Why do you have to do this so far away from town?"

"That is, just do it in your own room."

Kouki walked along with a puzzled look on his face, while Ryuutarou behind him answered with his hands behind his head.

"Maybe it's Nagumo-san's preference, right? Well, whatever happens! I wonder what becomes of Suzu's Sacred Gear? I'm really looking forward to it. So, Shizuku-chan's Sacred Gear has been modified, right?"

"Yeah, how should I put it, it's getting pretty serious... So, Suzu-chan, you can look forward to it too."

Seeing Shizuku gazing off into the distance and saying this, Ling didn't know whether she should be frank and expectant, and a strange expression appeared on her face.

From their conversation, it was known that Guanghui and the others were about to go to Hajime to retrieve their artifacts. After learning the sublimation magic, Hajime had been modifying them for them in a temporary workshop in the suburbs, and today was the day to hand in the finished products.

As they talked, they came to a house in the suburbs. It seemed to be built in an alchemical way, a simple hut with metal walls.

Guanghui stood in front of the door and knocked.

"Nagumo? We're here, we can come in—"

All that was heard was a loud explosion, followed by the hero's wailing, and then the wailing of his partner.

Kouki was hit by the flying metal door, while Ryutaro was hit by both the metal door and Kouki, and both disappeared into the depths of the forest. Fortunately, there were two human shields blocking the way, and Shizuku struggled to pull the bell open and successfully avoided it...

"H-Hitsuki-kun~~Ryuutarou-kun~~!"

“What, what happened!?”

They couldn't remain calm. Ling's mournful wail and Shizuku's frantic cries echoed through the forest.

At this time, the owner of the workshop poked his head out from the workshop that had lost its door.

"Oh, sorry, there was a little explosion. Okay, don't just stand there, come on in."

"Who dares to go in?"

Ling and Shizuku's complaints couldn't be more reasonable.

"I, I thought I was going to die..."

"Luckily I've been training. If it was before the summon, I would have died."

Kouki and Ryuutarou returned from the depths of the forest. Although their clothes were a little torn, they didn't seem to be seriously injured.

Ling rushed towards the two with tears in her eyes, celebrating their safe return. Shizuku, standing beside her, questioned Hajime:

"Hey, Nagumo-san! What was that explosion just now!?"

"No, that's the self-destruct device on your artifact that accidentally activated. Haha, I was really careless. Okay, it's okay, come in."

Everyone thought, "This is going to be a big deal!", and at the same time, they understood why the workshop was built in the suburbs.

Guanghui and the others entered the workshop with the feeling of walking into a minefield.

Then they witnessed the holy sword falling to the ground, and the blade appeared slightly charred.

"My holy sword~~~~~!!"

As if discovering a fallen comrade, the light rushed towards the holy sword. He held the holy sword in his arms, emitting a weak glow, as if saying, "Wow, wow, it's so... great to finally see you—(falls down)" before fading.

“Holy Sword~~~~~!!”

If this were a stage play, the sad music would have already started playing, and the spotlight would have been on Kouki. As if defeated by him, Hajime said:

"That's an exaggeration! It was just a small explosion."

"Is it the holy sword that exploded? No, the question is why did you make it explode!?"

Kouki pressed Hajime with a furious look. Hajime shielded Kouki with both hands, his expression as if to say, "What are you talking about?", and he looked furious. Hajime said:

"As I said earlier, the self-destruct device activated by mistake. But don't worry, it's just because that holy sword is a little special. The self-destruct devices of other artifacts are normal."

"Your idea is abnormal."

Kouki tightly embraced the holy sword, as if unwilling to hand it over to Hajime. Ryutaro and the others also protested, "Don't install the self-destruct device!"

"Nagumo-san, although I don't think this will happen, I still want to ask, my black sword doesn't have a self-destruct device, right?"

"Don't worry."

"That's right, that's great—"

"Of course I'm pretending."

“Tear it down right now!” The back of the black knife struck Hajime’s head.

"...What? Self-destruction is romantic, you know? What if it doesn't work? There's no romance in weapons that don't self-destruct. Most people just don't understand that."

Hajime kept mumbling and complaining. His expression was filled with dissatisfaction, as if to say, "What exactly are you dissatisfied with?" As he disarmed the self-destruct devices one by one.

"And regarding the transformation of your divine weapons... First, the Holy Sword of the Sky River."

"What the hell did you do!?"

Kouki questioned Hajime, his tone like a detective questioning a deranged criminal.

"Hmph, don't be so defensive. Shut up and press the button on the hilt."

"Button? Ah, there really is a button on the hilt of the holy sword!?"

Kouki glared at Hajime, complaining about why he did this, while reluctantly pressing the button.

A pleasant "hum" sound rang out, and the sound came from the holy sword emitting pure white light.

“W-What is this?”

"※ Lightsaber 'Hu' Holy Sword." (Editor's note: This is a reference to a weapon in Star Wars.)

"Huh!? What does huh mean!?"

When swung, it emits a beautiful "buzzing" sound. However, it only has light and sound, and cannot burn objects. It is purely a lightsaber in appearance.

“What’s the point of this…”

"Eh? ...Will the opponent be afraid?"

Hajime's tone was as if to say "Don't think about what's the point! Just feel the romance!"

"Also, press the button on the hilt of the sword."

Kouki stared blankly at the holy sword that glowed and rang, and pressed the button as instructed.

Then, this time the holy sword was entangled in the wind, and its shape gradually disappeared.

"Hmm, what do you think? Speaking of holy swords, of course we can't miss the Wind King's Knot—" (Editor's note: This is a reference to Saber's skill in Fate/stay night.)

"No more! Nagumo-kun! That word is taboo in every sense of the word!"

Shizuku covered Hajime's mouth from behind, and Hajime struggled. In front of them, Kouki suddenly showed a pained expression.

"What's going on? I feel like I'm losing strength..."

"Hmm! Ah, that's right. Once you activate 'Holy Sword Mode', the Holy Sword will forcibly drain the user's magic power."

“What!? What is that?! That’s simply—”

A pure and beautiful smile appeared.

"It's like a demon sword or a demon sword... It's great, right?"

It goes without saying that Guanghui would of course yell, "Restore it to its original state right now!"

Hajime reluctantly removed the parts, complaining, "After removing them, the basic performance is just increased several times..."

Kouki and the others stared at Hajime, thinking, "Then I should have explained it first." Hajime then took out Ryutaro's divine weapon.

It was a bouquet of flowers, a luxurious and beautiful bouquet.

"Nan-Nan-gumo, I don't know what expression to put on at a time like this."

Of course, it was natural that someone giving them flowers was a boy from the same grade, and a monster from the abyss, so it was normal for them to be unsure how to react. Kōki and the others, sweating profusely, nodded in affirmation.

"Stop talking nonsense, accept it, and be happy."

“You’re really asking too much…”

Ryuutarou received a bouquet of flowers from a boy for the first time in his life. Faced with this dark history, his expression stiffened as he accepted it. Then, the bouquet opened automatically. It seemed to be made of minerals, just made to look like a bouquet. The bouquet seemed to be transforming, turning into sharp spikes, attached to the stems. It was like—

"...A spiked baseball bat?"

It was the weapon that delinquent boys used to love, a nostalgic baseball bat with a flower bouquet and spikes. Hajime smiled beautifully and gave Ryutaro a thumbs-up.

"I think this is the best fit for you."

"That's not right! I'm not a delinquent!"

Ryutaro dropped the transformable spiked baseball bat, which rolled across the ground before automatically transforming into a bouquet. It seemed as if the bat had been expended on an unimaginably advanced technique.

Ryutaro yelled at Hajime to return the gauntlet to him. Hajime grumbled, "What?... I think it suits you very well." and took out his original gauntlet.

"That's right, just give me this, that's all I want."

Seeing his friend return, Ryuutarou breathed a sigh of relief and immediately put it on. Perhaps to test the feel of the device, he lightly bumped his fists together, and then—

"Ah, idiot! Don't act without my knowledge!"

"Huh? What's going on? So sudden..."

Hajime rushed over and pushed Ryutaro's hands against the wall.

Then, with a loud noise, the gauntlet separated from Ryutaro's hand and flew out... Then it shattered the metal wall, flew directly out of the room, and disappeared into the depths of the forest.

"That was close. The way to activate the Diamond Fist is by slamming your fists together. Seriously, you idiot."

"You're the idiot, ahhhhhhhhhh!"

Ryuutarou chased after the Gauntlet, which disappeared into the depths of a distant forest. His soul's cry echoed in the dense forest.

"...Basically, it will just fly back on its own... Never mind."

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