[ Just as Kazuma was feeling weak and dejected, the sound of a broadcast echoed throughout the town!
"EMERGENCY QUEST! EMERGENCY QUEST! ALL ADVENTURERS IN TOWN, PLEASE GATHER AT THE MAIN GATE IMMEDIATELY! ADVENTURERS, PLEASE GATHER AT THE MAIN GATE IMMEDIATELY!"
The sky outside also grew dim, and the town's residents became somewhat flustered: "How could this be... I didn't hear it was today!"
"Don't let the children go out!"
Residents closed their doors and windows one after another, and merchants on the streets began busily packing up their goods, as if they had already anticipated the arrival of danger.
And after hearing the broadcast, the adventurers, without a word, grabbed their weapons and came to the town gate, their faces stern as they stared ahead! ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"What's with this serious atmosphere?! And it's an emergency quest. Looking at the residents' panic, could it be the Demon King has arrived?!"
"Oh my goodness, it's a bit unsettling to suddenly become so serious."
Everyone felt a faint unease in their hearts. For all the town's adventurers to be at the gate, armed and serious, no matter what, it was not something Kazuma, still in the beginner village, could handle.
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〜That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime World〜
Rimuru, the Slime-san, looked at the scene before him with some surprise:
"Such a grand display, what kind of danger are they facing?"
To mobilize all the adventurers in the entire town to deal with it, even if it's not the Demon King, it's at least a cadre-level threat.
But... it doesn't seem to make sense. Which Demon King's cadre would come to a beginner village?! That's just too unfair.
Kazuma's party was already odd enough; if a beginner village were to be blocked off again, this world would truly be beyond saving.
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[ Kazuma, feeling uneasy, squeezed through the crowd to get a look at the situation, only to see the horizon gradually turning green: "What... what's happening! Are monsters attacking?!"
Aqua walked behind him, holding a basket of vegetables: "Didn't I tell you? Cabbages! Cabbages..."
It was then that Kazuma clearly saw the overwhelming green objects were actually made up of countless flying cabbages, surging towards them.
Then he heard the cheers of the adventurers: "HARVEST TIME! GO FOR IT...!!"
As Kazuma stared blankly at the scene before him, Aqua came to his side and said solemnly: "The cabbages in this world... can fly!"
"It is said that once their flavor approaches the concentrated harvest season, unwilling to be easily eaten, they will cross continents, fly across oceans, and finally, in unknown secret inland areas, quietly breathe their last, untouched by anything, silently ending their own lives."
"In that case, we'll try to catch as many as we can and eat them deliciously!"
At this time, the Adventurer's Guild also offered to buy cabbages for 10,000 Eris each!
The adventurers all cheered up, using all sorts of methods to desperately chase after the cabbages!
Kazuma, watching all this, murmured blankly: "Can I go back to sleep?" ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"Give me back my worries from earlier... these otherworldly cabbages can even fly!"
"The perseverance of these cabbages is astonishing. They cross oceans and vast distances simply because they don't want to be eaten, only wishing to die in obscurity!"
Seeing this scene, people from other worlds showed black lines on their faces and covered them with their hands! They had made such a big fuss, thinking it was a Demon King invasion, but it turned out to be a festival.
Is this world truly, as Aqua said, plagued by the Demon King's invasion, with people living in misery?! No danger was seen, only peace and harmony.
Or rather, in such a peaceful and beautiful world, does a Demon King truly exist? There's a feeling that Kazuma was initially fooled by Aqua.
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[ Darkness also drew the longsword from her waist and charged forward: "Kazuma, now's a good chance, watch my abilities as a Crusader!"
As her words fell, Darkness, with an indomitable spirit, charged into the cabbage swarm with her longsword, constantly swinging her blade!
But...
Even in such a dense swarm of cabbages, Darkness didn't hit a single one with her sword.
The number of cabbages was beyond imagination, and many adventurers were injured. So Darkness threw away her longsword and directly stood bare-handed in front of the injured adventurers!
Her armor was also battered, and Darkness's cheeks were slightly flushed, her body trembling slightly: "How could I abandon... injured people!!"
Seeing such a heroic scene, the adventurers behind her praised her one after another: "A knight's role model!"
"She protects people even when she's so injured. As a knight, I must learn from her!"
But Kazuma, who saw the truth, had beads of sweat pouring down his face, and could only refute in his heart... She's getting excited, everyone's misunderstood! ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"So not hitting people wasn't your humility! Not hitting in such a dense swarm of cabbages, you're already a miracle!"
"In a sense, she is indeed very strong... referring to her defense, of course, enough to be a meat shield!"
As for the abilities of a Crusader... everyone's mouths twitched slightly.
What abilities are there to speak of? Setting up a street stall, blindfolded dart throwing would definitely make money, because she simply can't hit anyone.
She managed to miss every single cabbage that, even with her eyes closed, she should have hit. To achieve that, you're truly something else!
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〜Type-Moon World, Fifth Holy Grail War Worldline〜
Artoria's face was dark at this moment:
"A knight's role model... and to be taken as an example to learn from?!"
What could be learned by taking this female knight as an example? To learn her inability to hit people, or to learn how she enjoys pleasure amidst painful torment...
Thinking of this, Artoria rubbed her forehead with a headache:
"It might be due to a preconceived notion, but now, seeing this female knight heroically blocking in front of others, I even suspect she's doing it on purpose."
Shirou Emiya silently retorted:
"It's not a preconceived notion, she's absolutely doing it on purpose..."
After all, have you ever seen a knight who doesn't go to the front lines but takes the meat shield route! Coupled with Darkness's strange preferences, she's clearly just enjoying herself there.
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[ Megumin also had a flushed face, her hand caressing her staff: "Facing such a large army of enemies, how can I resist the urge to cast Explosion magic... I can't resist!!"
Kazuma quickly turned around and shouted: "RESIST IT!"
Unfortunately, it was already too late, or rather, she never intended to stop. Megumin had already closed her eyes and was chanting a spell!
"Darkness enveloped by light, in the name of the Crimson Demon Clan, manifest the primal collapse..."
A dazzling red magic circle appeared at her feet, and destructive magic power gathered towards her staff, emanating an aura that sent chills down one's spine!
"Show yourself before me, EXPLOSION—!"
Following the direction of her staff, the ground emitted an orange glow, then the range continuously expanded, even encompassing some adventurers!
What followed was a towering pillar of fire that rose from the ground, its vast range and immense power dropping everyone's jaws!
After the cabbage capture quest ended, Darkness, Megumin, Aqua, and others, sharing similar eccentricities, officially had Darkness join their party!
Aqua revealed a composed smile, looking very satisfied: "Hehehe... our party is getting more and more luxurious! A party of four with three advanced classes isn't common, you know."
"Kazuma, do you know how lucky you are? You should thank us properly." ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"It's cool, but it's overkill for cabbages, isn't it? I remember the quest was to capture them, you fool. After that Explosion magic, is there even any left?"
"Why did the chant change... how many versions are there? Besides the last word 'Explosion,' I suspect she made it up just to look cool."
As for Aqua's talk of luck... everyone almost died laughing. Is this bizarre party not Kazuma's ultimate misfortune?!
A mage who can only use magic once a day, a frontline attacker who can't hit anything, and an incredibly stupid, unlucky, and useless Archpriest... truly "lucky"!
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