I don't want to be a heroic spirit

"That's it..."

"But I've heard other interesting things recently."

For some reason, looking at the smile on Nero's face, Kazuma had a sense of foreboding.

Under Kazuma's gaze, Nero bent down and whispered in his ear.

"I heard... During this period, the number of monsters near the dungeon has strangely increased. Not only have villages been attacked by monsters, but adventurers have also suddenly encountered a large number of monsters when adventuring near the dungeon..."

Kazuma swallowed nervously.

"And... adventurers who have encountered monsters said that many of them seem to be unique to the dungeon. It seems that the monsters that originally stayed in the dungeon have run out for some reason..."

Looking at Sato Kazuma, who looked pale and guilty, with cold sweat constantly sliding down his cheeks, Nero patted Kazuma's shoulder again and smiled the same smile as the happy star god Aha.

"Hey, Mr. Kazuma..."

"I don't think you want the prosecutors who are too busy with this matter and the adventurers who are injured by monsters to know that Aqua has drawn a magic circle to expel monsters in the dungeon, right?"

This Japanese Nero asks you to calm down.

Nero also thinks it's not good to threaten others like this, but she has reasons to do so.

Nero learned about the appearance of the newly appeared mysterious monsters from the prosecutor, and then learned that they were a group of small, puppet-like little people wearing strange masks.

From the prosecutor's description, Nero felt a sense of familiarity.

Especially after learning that this mysterious monster would stick to people and explode, Nero felt more familiar.

This seems to be the ability of a demon duke, right?

The reason for threatening Kazuma is that Nero wants to bring Aqua with him.

Although Aqua is good at causing trouble, she is a goddess after all, and it should be effective if the opponent is a demon duke.

Unfortunately, Chris seems to have left Axel and gone somewhere. If possible, Nero would rather take Chris with him than Aqua, but since Chris is not here, Aqua can still be used.

Chapter 302 Differential Treatment

"Yes, this mysterious monster incident has nothing to do with Kazuma and the others. This is the only thing I can assure you... Even so, in order to protect those who are panicked by those monsters, they are kind and responsible and plan to join this exploration and fulfill their duties as adventurers."

The above is what Nero said to prosecutor Sena.

Even though Sena stared at him with a look of "Sorry, I don't believe it at all", Nero still had a perfect smile with no flaws. It was Kazuma behind her who was a little guilty, and Aqua was blushing and wiping tears.

In order to avoid misunderstanding, I would like to remind you that Aqua's blushing was caused by pinching.

"Uh... well... since, since you said so... then let's just take it as it is."

Sena raised her glasses, looking helpless.

After that, the adventurers who responded to the call went to the underground city of Kiel.

It should have been a dangerous adventure with no idea of ​​life or death, but these adventurers were talking and laughing along the way, as if they were going on a spring outing instead of killing monsters.

"With Miss Nero here, we just need to hang out."

They basically all had this idea.

"If you ask me, we don't need so many people to go, right? Miss Nero and Miss Youyou can solve it, right?"

"That's right, if Miss Nero really can't solve the problem, so many of us can't change anything, right?"

"Miss Nero has already stepped in, how can there be a problem that can't be solved? Even the Demon King's Army cadres were handsomely killed by her!"

"Miss Nero is so handsome! Even the Demon King's Army cadres didn't expect that they would die in the Novice Town, right? I guess the Demon King's nose must have been crooked when he heard the news?"

"I want to be Miss Nero's dog!"

Nero turned around, and the last sentence made her wonder if there was something wrong with her ears.

The journey was smooth, and they soon arrived at the entrance of the dungeon.

Nero was here for the first time, and then she saw the "mysterious monster" mentioned by Sena.

In a nutshell, it was a masked doll.

The doll wearing a black and white mask was about the height of an adult's knee, and walked around with short legs.

"I see, it is indeed a mysterious monster. I have never seen or heard of such a monster..." Huihui looked at these masked dolls, "But that mask is so handsome, hey, Kazuma, can I catch one and keep it? Otherwise, it would be nice to take off a mask for my collection."

Darkness also touched her chin and said, "Is this really a monster? It feels... like it has no fighting power, but it is very cute."

Darkness's tone sounded a little listless. She should hope to encounter a particularly powerful monster and be ravaged. This monster that looks weak should disappoint her.

As for Aqua...

"How should I put it... I have a physical inability to accept those dolls. Why is that? They look cute, but I just get angry when I look at them."

She picked up a stone from the ground and was looking at one of the masked dolls.

To be able to bring about such great malice in Aqua, it seems that these dolls were indeed made by the demon Duke Barnier.

"Aqua, you and Yu will go in later."

"I don't want it!"

Aqua firmly rejected Nero.

"Don't be willful anymore! You must go in with Yu today!"

"No, no, absolutely not! I don't want to go into the dungeon again! If I go into the dungeon, I will definitely be thrown in there again! Then I will be chased by a large group of undead monsters!"

Aqua covered her ears and squatted down, shaking her head and shouting no.

The last time, Kazuma left Aqua alone in the dungeon and ran out. It seemed that that incident caused a lot of psychological trauma to Aqua.

"It's okay, Nero. Anyway, if it's just the magic circle drawn by Aqua inside, anyone can erase it, right? It doesn't matter even if Aqua stays outside, and Aqua won't meet her if she's inside. The probability of death will also increase dramatically.”

The undead are all fine, but I'm worried about the guy who made these dolls...

Although Nero knew that the demon Duke Barnier did not come to the world in his true form, but was just a clone he kneaded out of clay, and that his true form was still in hell, Nero still had no confidence.

"Hey, we seem to have been discovered."

I don't know who said this, and then everyone noticed that several masked dolls began to walk towards this side.

"Huh?"

Megumin screamed in surprise as one of the masked dolls suddenly hugged her calf.

"Hey Kazuma, what's going on? What's going on? Is it acting coquettishly towards me? What should I do? Kazuma, is it the maternal nature hidden in my body that attracts it? This mask It looks even more handsome when viewed from a close distance. How about we take it back and raise it, name it 'Puff' and let's raise it together..."

Putting aside Megumin's weird naming style, several people discovered that... the masked doll seemed to be glowing red and hot.

Megumin blinked and turned to look at Kazuma.

"...Hey Kazuma, what's going on with this increasingly strong ominous premonition?"

The next moment...

"Bang!"

As the explosion sounded, the masked doll hugging Megumin disappeared, leaving only Megumin who was caught in the explosion, her clothes became torn and fell to the ground.

Yes, you heard it right, the Explosive Demon was exploded today.

"Megumin!"

Kazuma let out a hoarse cry, knelt beside Megumin and picked up her weak body, just like the male protagonist crying in a soap opera when he heard that the heroine had been in a car accident.

"Megumin! Cheer up, Megumin!"

"Hmm! Don't you know? The habit of these masked dolls is to stick to other people's bodies and then explode themselves. Because of this characteristic, no one knows what countermeasures to take against them."

Nero thought Sena had talked to Kazuma and the others.

At this moment, another voice full of nervousness and embarrassment came from Aqua's side.

"Well...then what should I do here?"

Several people followed the sound and saw Aqua with six masked dolls lying on her body with a smile that was uglier than crying.

As a result, a much more ferocious explosion than Megumin's before instantly engulfed Aqua's figure, and even blew Aqua away.

Watching Aqua, who was covered in black smoke and covered in black smoke, flying high and falling heavily, Kazuma, Nero and others holding Megumin in their arms were silent for a long time...

"Megumin! Nothing happens to you, Megumin!"

"It's too much! What is this? Are you treating me differently? Just worry about me a little!"

Aqua, who was still smoking, jumped over like a carp, crying and yelling.

Chapter 303 Demon Duke Barnier

Not only does Aqua have a high level of ability, but she is also wearing the sacred tool Hagoromo she brought down from heaven.

According to Aqua herself, in addition to having extremely high defense power, this feather coat also has a super purifying function and can be immune to all negative curses. It is often used by Kazuma to wash clothes.

This is why Kazuma and Nero are not worried about Aqua at all. They are just six explosive mask dolls and will not do anything to her at all.

However, what is more troublesome is that more and more masked puppets are approaching.

Aqua can continue to be alive and kicking after being blasted by six masked dolls, but others cannot. Most adventurers may be seriously injured by one masked doll.

It will explode if touched, and it will also explode if attacked without authorization, so the situation becomes tricky.

When a group of adventurers were forced back by this little doll, two people stepped forward, looking very strange.

"Hey, what are you going to do, Darkness?"

"Nero?!"

Several masked dolls jumped towards Nero and Darkness, and then exploded as grandly as the previous ones.

And then, after the explosion...

"...Well, I can still hold on to this level, no problem."

"Hmm! An explosion of this magnitude is still far behind Yu's flaming enthusiasm!"

The two people walked out of the smoke and dust intact, surprising everyone who watched the whole process.

Darkness needs no further explanation. For her, who can even withstand Megumin's Explosion Magic, this level of explosion is nothing.

Nero, on the other hand, relies on his [Magic Resistance] skill. With the blessing of [Emperor's Privilege EX], Nero's [Magic Resistance] can at least reach A-level.

"Hmm! Since Aqua is useless... Kazuma, let's go in together."

"Huh? Me?"

Kazuma pointed at himself with disbelief on his face.

As if thinking that Kazuma was scared, Darkness swore to Kazuma in a manly manner.

"It's okay, Kazuma, Nero and I will lead the way ahead, you just need to follow us... I will protect you on my honor as a Crusader."

"... Damn, isn't it usually said by me, the male protagonist, that such a cool thing?"

Kazuma can actually say that he is the male protagonist without changing his expression... And this guy is really the male protagonist.

Before entering the dungeon, Aqua cast auxiliary magic on Nero and the other two.

"【Versatile Entertainer】!"

Aqua cast the last auxiliary magic, but Kazuma showed a puzzled expression.

"What kind of magic was that just now?"

"The magic that turns into a talented master."

Kazuma was silent for a moment and punched Aqua on the head.

"Hmm~~~, in this dark dungeon, I wonder what kind of excessive things the devilish Kazuma will do to me... I'm looking forward to it..."

"At least restrain yourself in front of others, you perverted female knight, Nero is still here, believe it or not, I will also leave you alone in the dungeon, let you stay in the dungeon without sunlight with those monsters, and suffer the same psychological trauma as Aqua?"

"..."

"Are you excited?"

"...No."

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