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are a fearless bunch, but to think that they would be such cowards
as to hesitate on such a low risk adventure.”
Prince Levi crossed his arms and said smugly.
He’s pretty good with his taunts.
“Heh, even if it’s a noble, if he’s willing to go that far, there’s no
way I can back out now.”
“I don’t normally gamble, but I think I’ll make an exception for
today.”
“I’m not like Dust, my rate of victory isn’t half bad. I’ll make you
cry uncle today.”
My companions aren’t people who would back down after being
taunted like that.
Well, as long as it increases my chances of victory, I’ll greatly
welcome it.

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Chapter 4: Part 2 ↲

“Hey.”

I angrily raised my voice.

Sitting right in front of me are Keith and Taylor, dressed in
nothing but a single set of underwear.

It’s fine to be enthusiastic about it, but the two of them were
almost instantly taken out and lost everything they were wearing.

“Weren’t you saying something like ‘Hmph, there’s no need for
Dust to show his hand here’ and ‘This will all come to an end at
my hands’ just now? Why do you have nothing but your
underwear now?”

“T-There’s no way I could’ve expected that I wouldn’t win a single
round…”

“I almost never gamble, so I’m not great at it…”

The two of them lost completely without even seeming to turn the
tables even once.

It’s partly because they are weak, but it’s mostly because Prince
Levi’s skill as a gambler is top notch.

…No, it’s not just skill.

It was Levi’s complete victory. He always drew the best hand
when playing cards, and the ball would fall in the most unlikely
spot one hundred percent of the time.

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This is not at the level of just luck. This guy is definitely cheating
somehow. He’s working with the dealer, and on top of that, there’s
definitely something up with the deck of cards.
There’s probably some kind of faint marking or design on the back
of the cards that allowed him to tell what the value is without
flipping it over.
I bought some similar items in order to beat Kazuma at his game,
so I’m very familiar with them.
It’s impossible to see through exactly what method he’s using
now. The cards have already been taken away.
Still, if my predictions are right, Prince Levi will be able to win as
many times as he likes.
…To play dirty with me, you have some guts, don’t you?
“You guys just sit here and reflect. Leave the rest to me.”
“Dust…” x2
The two of them stared at me with gaping mouths. It seems like
they were taken aback by my uncharacteristically dependable
words.
“There isn’t a person in this world less reliable than you! You’re
the worst at gambling out of all of us.”
“If I have to rely on you, I’d rather join the Axis Cult and pray to
their God for help!”

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“You two sure love to yap. Maybe you should put all that energy
into winning a few games instead!”
“What did you say!?”
I took up a guarded stance as Keith started coming to blows with
me. Taylor too is also slowly closing the distance between us.
“Hey, don’t you guys ignore me! The game is not over yet!”
Levi shouted something towards us as the three of us turned our
attentions away from the game to scuffle amongst ourselves.
Oh yeah, there’s still my match to go, and Lynn is currently in the
middle of hers.
I stopped squabbling with Keith and turned back towards the
table, but neither Lynn nor Loli Succubus could be seen.
“Hey, what happened to those two?”
“They lost instantly, so they are now in the dressing room.”
“Dressing room? Hey, wait, what did she bet?”
I have a bad feeling about this. Levi didn’t answer, instead merely
looking down and fidgeting.
Keith and Taylor lost everything but their underwear, so…
“She didn’t bet to strip naked and serve you, did she?! You really
are a pervert!

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“Seriously!? Hey, Dust, Taylor, you won’t mind if I go over to their
side, do you?”
“Stop messing around.”
Taylor smacked Keith on the head when he said such a thing with
a straight face.
Seems like it hurt quite a bit, if the way he’s rolling around on the
floor is any indication.
That was close. There was a moment there where the exact same
thought went through my head.
“Don’t say stupid things! I-I still think it’s a little too early for me
to be doing such things… Plus, the person in question…”
He’s surprisingly innocent, this kid.
“W-Wait, you’re kidding right!?”
“It’s fine, your important bits are properly covered.”
“It’s only just barely! How are you okay with this, Lolisa!?”
“I’m used to it.”
From the other side of the door, the panicked voice of Lynn and
the strangely calm voice of Loli Succubus could be heard.

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The door soon opened, and Loli Succubus confidently strode out
of it, followed by a Lynn that’s desperately trying to hide her body
behind Loli Succubus.
The two of them were wearing clothes that could barely be called
such, only barely covering their important bits.
“Uwooooah!”
Keith and Prince Levi’s entourage let out an enthusiastic cheer.
Prince Levi and Taylor immediately turned away and tried their
best not to look. Keith and I of course took this chance to look all
we wanted.
“You know, there’s really nothing new in seeing Lolisa in such an
outfit.”
“We are dressed in such embarrassing outfits, so at least try and
be happy about it.”

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She’s pretending to be shy, but there isn’t much difference
between her clothes and the ones she wears in the shop, so it
didn’t do much for me.
“Lynn, you should learn from Lolisa a little and come out.”
“N-No way! I’d rather die right now!”
Lynn’s face was completely red when she poked out from behind
Loli Succubus.
It’s nice to see women confidently strutting their stuff, but I
suppose this isn’t too bad either.
“I’m a little embarrassed too. It’s different from my usual outfit.”
She might say that, but she seems really happy to be able to get
out from that priest’s outfit.
“That’s three victories. The only one left is you.”
“I’ve grown tired of waiting. It’s time for the main event.”
I got up to the seat, and Lynn and Loli Succubus moved to stand
behind me.
Is Lynn planning on using me to cover herself up even more?
I moved to look behind me, but a pair of arms grabbed me by the
head and forced me to look forwards.
“Gwah, my neck! It hurts! What’s the big deal, it’s not like you’d
lose a pound of flesh or anything.”

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“No way! The next time you turn around, I’m going to gouge out
your eyes!”
“That’s scary. Even if it’s to cover up your embarrassment, there
are better ways to go about doing it… Still, how did you end up
wearing that anyway?”
“Umm, you see, Lynn-san said ‘Why don’t make the loser wear an
embarrassing outfit!’ in a pique, and I got wrapped up in it…”
“Lynn, you…”
“I couldn’t help it! Lolisa went through so much because of him,
so it’s only fair to make him go through a similar experience!”
Seriously, she’s always lecturing me about not acting rashly, but
when it comes down to it, she’s the one who ended up like this.
After losing to a kid and wearing such an embarrassing outfit, it
feels like Lynn might faint out of embarrassment at any time.
I don’t really mind looking at Lynn dressed like this, but thinking
of the other people who are also observing her ticks me off
somehow. I should get this over with quickly so she can change
out of it.
I took off my jacket and offered it to Lynn, before turning towards
Prince Levi.
“Sorry for making you wait. Let’s start the true match.”

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“It’s not much fun playing against them when I win so quickly. I
hope you’ll be able to entertain me.”
Prince Levi is really putting on airs after winning three times in a
row. Well, it’s only natural to win when you’re cheating.
Unlike my usual games, there’s no way I can afford to lose this
match.
“If only Vanir-sama was here, he could use his future sight to
ensure a victory…”
I’m of the same mind as Loli Succubus.
If I got Sir Vanir to divine a path to victory for me, even if my luck
is bad, I’d still be able to draw the winning card every time.
“Still, I’ve heard that Sir’s powers of foresight will lead to no good
end if used to satisfy his own desires. He told me when I
suggested that he would be better off using his powers to win
games of luck and chance.”
I thought that he would be able to win every time if he can see the
future, but it seems like the world isn’t this easy to cheat.
Still, if I had access to Sir Vanir’s powers in this situation… Wait a
minute.
“Come to think of it, Sir told me something when he was divining
my fortune a week back. I get the feeling that it’s important…”
“Have you still not decided yet?”

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Prince Levi said with an annoyed voice.

I’ve spent quite a bit of time chatting with Loli Succubus, after all.

“…Say, why don’t we settle this with a card game?”

“Do tell me more details.”

“Let’s keep the rules nice and simple. We’ll put the the cards
numbering one through to thirteen on the table, and each of us
will draw one card. The one who drew the highest value card wins.
However, an ace will beat, and only beat, a king. What do you
think? Even a dummy can understand these rules, right?”

I grabbed the deck of cards next to me, shuffled them, and placed
thirteen cards on the table.

After listening to my explanation, Prince Levi crossed his arms
and looked intensely at the cards.

“How many rounds are we going for?”

“Let’s do it like men. We’ll have one round that decides
everything.”

“Very well. All I have to do is draw a single card, yes?”

He seemed like he was seriously mulling it over, but he instantly
drew one without hesitation.

That means it’s my turn, then.

I glanced at Loli Succubus standing behind me.

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She had her eyes closed, her hands clasped, and seemed to be
fervently praying. I’m a little curious as to what exactly a devil
prays to.
If it would really help me win, I would probably pray to the
goddess Aqua-sama that the Axis Cultist are so devoted to, but it
probably wouldn’t work. In the first place, praying to the goddess
of luck, Eris, would be more fitting.
“I actually met her in person, so maybe it might actually work…
Nah, forget it.”
I have an almost fatal lack of luck.
Thus, it’s frustrating, but I’m pretty hopeless when it comes to
gambling.
It’s way too late for me to turn to the gods for help, so that’s why…
“I choose this card!”
The only way I can achieve victory is through skill!
“I’ll reveal my card first. You are fine with that, I presume?”
“Go right ahead. I’ll let you make the first move.”
The number on the card that Prince Levi flipped over is — a king.
Seeing the card in his hand, Prince Levi put on an arrogant smile,
completely certain in his victory.

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Now I know that he’s been cheating.
“H-Hey, Dust, isn’t this bad!?”
“Don’t panic, Keith. Learn from Taylor and just calmly sit there.”
Taylor was seated cross legged on the floor, silently observing the
events without uttering a single word.
“B-But, the card he drew is the strongest card, a king! The only
way you can beat him is if you drew an ace out of these twelve
cards! Do you know what probability is!? It’s a one in twelve
chance, you know!”
“You don’t have any luck in the first place! Do you really think you
can win!?”
Keith and Lynn crowded me on both sides and started yammering
away at me.
As for the other two, Taylor was silently praying, while Loli
Succubus was looking up towards the ceiling with her eyes tightly
closed.
These guys… They don’t have even the slightest bit of confidence
in me.
I ignored the noise that my companions were making, crossed my
arms, stared at the table, and imagined what is going to happen
next.
Pulling a surprise victory in such a situation. Only someone who
can pull that off can be considered a true gambler.

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After taking a deep breath to calm my nerves, I raised my head
and met the eyes of the brat opposite me. He had a confident
smile on his face.
It’d be fun to watch that face break out into tears.
“What’s wrong? Are you getting cold feet now? If your prostrate
yourself before me and accept my request, I wouldn’t mind
reconsidering our terms.”
“Come now, as if I could do something that pathetic–”
“Hey, hurry up and prostrate yourself! Put your forehead all the
way to the ground! It’s a cheap price to pay for Lolisa, isn’t it!?”
“I’m so sorry for the troubles our resident idiot has caused for you.
Hurry up and lick the young master’s boots clean!”
“You idiots, don’t get in my way!”
Lynn and Keith grabbed me by the back of the head and tried to
forcefully push me down.
After managing to shake them off, one the prince’s bodyguards
grabbed Keith for obstructing the game and dragged him over to
where Taylor is.
“Hey, what are you doing!? Let me go… No, I mean, I’m a
pacifist.”

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Keith considered fighting back for a moment, but one look at the
size of the bodyguard’s fist seems to be enough to dissuade him
from doing so, and he quickly fell silent.

“He has the strongest card, doesn’t he!? That means there’s no
chance of winning! Our loss is almost assured!”

And the person at stake, Loli Succubus, grabbed onto my neck and
started shaking me with teary eyes.

“Are you trying to kill me!? Our defeat isn’t set in stone just yet!”

“But, but, he has a king! There’s no way you can beat him!”

“Didn’t you hear the rules? A king might be the strongest card, but
there’s one card that can beat it!”

Her crying expression was replaced with a dazed expression upon
hearing my words.

“Of course I know! The only one that can beat it is the weakest
card, an ace… Ah, the weakest!”

Seemingly recalling the fortune that Sir gave to me before we left,
Loli Succubus’s eyes widened to to the largest I’ve seen them.

“I’m not blessed by the goddess of fortune, but in place of that, I
have the backing of a great devil behind me!”

The card that I confidently turned over is – the weakest card, an
ace.

“W-What!? How could you pull out an ace here!?”

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Prince Levi, who was so confident in his victory earlier, leapt to
his feet, his king falling from his grasp.
I knew that I would be victorious from the moment that he drew a
King. After all, the result of this match has already been decided.
After all, Sir Vanir’s fortunes are never mistaken.
“Indeed, you seem to be blessed with the fate of drawing the
weakest possible card during your most important game!”
The moment I remembered those words, I came up with a way to
ensure a victory in this match.

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After all, I’m fated to draw the weakest card in this game. And,
I’ve learnt from the previous games that Prince Levi will always
draw the strongest possible hand and instantly defeat his
opponent.

With that in mind, all I had to do was to include a rule where the
weakest card can defeat the strongest.

Thanks for the help, Sir Vanir!

“Oh yeah!”

I thrust my fist into the air and looked back… and my companions
were happily jumping towards me.

“You really pulled through!”

“You looked really cool at the end, you know!?”

“You did it! You did it, Dust!”

“Kyaa! That was amazing! You are amazing, Dust-san!”

An overjoyed Loli Succubus wrapped her arms around my neck.

She was wearing almost nothing, so even her pitiful body felt
really soft when she’s hugging me this closely.

“If only there was a little more flesh there…”

“Did you say something?”

“No, nothing at all.”

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Her smile kinda scares me, so I think I’ll just leave it there.

“I lost again. I pulled out all the stops and dirty tricks I had, and
still lost to Kazuma-dono’s friends… Maybe I’ll just ban gambling
in this country.”

Having lost every shred of his confidence, Prince Levi collapsed
against the table, completely motionless while muttering
something to himself.

“This kinda makes me feel like I’m picking on a kid. Well, you
know, gambling is a matter of luck. You shouldn’t get so
depressed over it.”

Seeing Prince Levi like this was just too pitiful, so I couldn’t help
but offer some words of encouragement.

Come to think of it, he got completely beaten by Kazuma to, didn’t
he?

Feeling sorry for him, I placed a shoulder on Loli Succubus’s
shoulders and took her a short distance away from my
companions.

“Hey, go cheer him up. I’ll teach you a magic phrase that will
instantly revitalize any down-in-the-dumps man who hears it.”

When I whispered those words into Loli Succubus’s ear, the
attitude of admiration that she had towards me disappeared
completely.

She gave me an exasperated look.

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“I’m a succubus too, so that’s child’s play for me, but, oh well, I
show you what I can do.”
After flashing me a confident smile, she wandered over to Prince
Levi.
“Young master, young master.”
“What do you want? You are already free to go anywhere you
want. I intended to release you no matter if I win or lose, but to
think it ended up like this… Maybe I’m just a loser after all.”
Towards the listless Levi, Loli Sucucbus struck a pose that
emphasized her breasts.
“Are you alright? Please cheer up? Would you like to touch my
breasts?”
Breasts are the perfect remedy for depression!
Such a technique would be especially effective against a brat that’s
in the midst of puberty.
“…But there’s nothing to touch is there?”
“Gurk!?”
“H-Hey, you shouldn’t say that!”
Hearing such cruel words brought the tears back to Loli
Succubus’s eyes once again, and I hurried to restrain her before
she could punch him.

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“Cut it out! If you hit him, things will just get complicated again!”
“Even a kid made fun of me! Waaaaaaah!”
With a crying and struggling Loli Succubus in tow, we left the
building.

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Epilogue ↲

TL: Cannongerbil
Editing: Ulti

“Still, that was a really amazing reversal you pulled back there!
Though I still don’t get how you won. But who cares about that,
right!? Gyahahaha!”

Keith, in a good mood, happily said as he raised a mug full of beer.

“Cheers!” x3

We too raised our mugs to celebrate our victory.

Right now, we are having a small drinking party at a bar in
Elroad.

We received quite a bit of money as compensation for what
happened, more than enough to make up for having failed the
quest.

Thanks to that money, I am able to enjoy our last night in Elroad
together with my companions.

“I still don’t believe how someone as unlucky as you actually
managed to win.”

“I have the luck of a devil, after all!”

The truth is that it’s only because of Sir Vanir’s fortune, but
there’s no need to tell them that.

“Basically, I won thanks to my genius level intellect!”

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“Yes, yes, you just happened to win back then.”
“I’ll praise you just this once. You did pretty well, even if it’s you.”
“Yeah, the way you won was really impressive.”
I’m surrounded by nothing but dishonest companions, but just for
today, I think I’ll let it slide. This has been the best day of my life,
after all!
[space]
After that, we drank right into the middle of the night, and my
companions retired one by one.
I went out of the bar to sober myself up a little.
“Oh, it’s a full moon tonight.”
The moon shone brightly in the sky, and the night wind felt great
on my flushed skin.
“The moon is really pretty tonight, isn’t it?”
“What are you doing?”
I turned around and spotted Loli Succubus looking down at me
while sitting on the roof of the building.
My heart skipped a beat upon seeing her tonight. She had a
certain bewitching feel that was a far cry from how she usually
carried herself in the store.

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“Dust-san, did you know? Succubi get their spirits raised during
the full moon, so we are much more excitable on those nights.”
She leapt off the roof with a flip and landed in front of me.
Then, she placed a finger on my chest and started tracing circles
on it.
“Why did you wager your precious sword for me? Don’t tell me…
you value me… more than the sword…”
The full moon was reflected in Loli Succubus’s damp eyes when
she stared up at me.
I gently placed a hand on her back and stepped to the side.
“Bleeeargh!”
Just in time to avoid the stream that came out of her mouth.
“You pushed yourself too far. If you do any acrobatics after having
drank that much, this is just the natural result.
“Sorry…”
After gently patting her on the back to get it all out, I turned
around, briefly considering piggybacking her to her room, but I
reconsidered.
Instead, I placed my arms beneath her knees and her back and
lifted her up.

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“Eh, Dust-san?”
I failed the quest to watch over a princess, but I can at least treat
you like a princess in her place. At least for tonight.

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Short Story 1: Haunted House ↲

TL: Cannongerbil
Editing: Ulti

“So this is the rumoured haunted house?”

Right in front of me stood a run-down old mansion that looked
like it could collapse at any moment.

It was originally some noble’s villa, but apparently, it’s been
abandoned for the last few years.

“I’ve heard that it has been abandoned, but… How many years has
it been? It looks like it’s been left here for over a decade, at least.”

Lynn, who came with me, frowned as she looked upon the run-
down mansion.

“Well, it certainly does feel like a ghost might pop up at any
moment.”

“We’re just here to check things out, alright? Taylor and Keith
aren’t with us, and on top of that, our party doesn’t have a priest,
so exorcising ghosts is impossible for us.”

I invited Loli Succubus to come along, since devils seem like they
would have great affinity with ghosts, but she seemed to be busy
and hurriedly chased me away.

“Couldn’t we just burn it to the ground? It’d save on costs when it
comes time to rebuild it, so that’d be a bonus too.”

“…Stop with the jokes.”

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There were two quests posted on the guild bulletin today,
“Investigate the haunted house” and “Exorcise the ghosts in the
haunted house”. Both offered pretty good rewards, so we accepted
them both.
That said, we don’t have a priest in our party, so there’s no way we
can exorcise a ghost. So, the plan is to gather some information
before passing it on to Kazuma’s Party Priest to handle.
“But will she agree to help us?”
“It’ll be fine. The Axis cultists are famous for their hatred of
undead. I’ll just treat her to a drink and she’ll happily come
along.”
She’s not as bad as me, but that Party Priest is also eternally in
debt. She should’ve earned quite a bit from being in Kazuma’s
party, but even then, that’s still not enough to keep up with her
spending.
She loves spending time in the bars and gambling dens, after all.
It’s hard to believe that she’s a priest, but looking at how the boss
of the Axis Cult behaves, I guess that’s not to unusual.
“Still, they told us to investigate, but how through does it have to
be? Can’t we just take a look around the mansion?”
“I wonder… It’s fairly large, but let’s take go one round around the
walls to start.”
The two of us took a walk around the outer walls of the mansion.

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“There doesn’t seem to be anything particularly strange.”
“Yeah… Wait, hold on, did you see anyone by the second floor
window?”
“D-Don’t say weird stuff! You aren’t going to scare me with such
cliched stories…”
“No, there’s a ghost here, right? So it wouldn’t be strange for
something or the other to be appearing up there.”
Lynn seemed somewhat angry, but we came here to take care of a
ghost. It’d be stranger still if there wasn’t anything odd.
“But, the quest just said that sounds and human voices can be
heard on occasion coming from the mansion at night. And there
are occasionally signs of someone present. It doesn’t necessarily
have to be a ghost.”
“Why are you so desperate to deny it… Oh, I see. You’re afraid of
ghosts, aren’t you?”
“Of course I am! Anyone would be afraid of ghosts!”
“But you were fine dealing with zombies.”
“Those things have flesh. Plus they aren’t transparent either.”
Is that how it works? I really don’t get her logic.

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“If it isn’t a ghost, that only leaves homeless adventurers and
maybe a few curious townsfolk, right? You can probably hear their
voices if you listen hard enough.”
Teasing Lynn who seemed scared for once, I put my hand up to
my ears.
“Not… Yet… Hurry…”
And I heard the faint voice of a pained woman on the winds.
…No, no, it’s just my imagination. It’s probably just the wind.
And now I’m hearing the sound of something large and heavy
getting dragged along the floor.
I slowly turned around to see Lynn, her face a stark white of fear.
No, this isn’t my imagination.
“H-Hurry up and go check up on it! I’ll stay here and watch your
back!”
“Don’t push me! If you’re so interested, why don’t you go check on
it!? I’ll hold your hand if you are scared!”
“Don’t do that, I’ll have to thoroughly wash my hands afterwards!
More importantly, you heard that, right?”
“Yeah, I did. Maybe we should take a peek through that window?”
I tiptoed my way next to the window and crouched down. Lynn,
despite her trembling, followed after me.

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It doesn’t seem like Lynn would be peaking in anytime soon, so I
slowly raised my head and looked inside.
“It looks really run-down from the outside, but the interior is
really well maintained!”
“But we already have that store, so why do we need this place
too?”
Inside the mansion was a small crowd of succubi, who were
busying themselves with cleaning up the place with rags and
mops.
I spotted the form of Loli Succubus amongst them, and she was
talking to another succubus a short distance from the window.
“You remember that inspection not too long ago, right? We’re
setting this place up so we can have a place to work out of in case
something like that ever happens again.”
So this is what Loli Succubus is busy with.
“W-What do you see?”
I couldn’t let her know about the succubi, so I said, “A couple of
young adventurers are going at it” and she smacked me in the
head! Why!?

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Short Story 2: Such a Waste ↲

TL: Cannongerbil
Editing: Ulti

I was wandering around the back alleys of Axel one day,
looking for anything that might be worth some money,
when I faintly heard the voice of a woman and a man on
the wind.
“Hey now, what’s a man and a woman doing in such a
deserted place? Could it be… They can’t be doing that in
broad daylight, can they? I’ll have to take a look at this in
person.”
As usual, I was flat broke and haven’t been able to afford
even the meagre fee the succubus shop charged for quite
some time now, so I would heartily welcome such an
erotic situation.
I quickly approached the source of the voice and peeked
out around the corner.
“Let go of me! Or I’ll call the police!”
“Hey now, don’t be so cold. Why don’t we go get a few
drinks together? I know a good spot not far from here.”
What, it’s just a drunk hitting on a girl.
The guy looked like a typical run-of-the mill delinquent,
and the woman was wearing a large hat that obscured
most of her features from where I was standing.

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Still, he’s doing a really poor job of picking up women. No
one will follow you if you’re this forceful. I’ve learnt from
hard experience.
One of the tricks I often use to pick up girls is to get some
of my friends to pretend to do exactly this before having
me swoop in to save the day. The guy appears cooler after
having pulled the girl out from a tight spot, and they
would also feel somewhat indebted towards the guy, so
most of them will at least agree to have a meal together.
…Come to think of it, that’s how I met Yunyun, wasn’t it?
She does look pretty well developed, after all.
“You’re saying to share a drink together, but you plan on
doing perverted things once I’ve been weakened by wine,
right?”
“N-Not at all!”
“You plan on providing sweet-tasting wine and claiming
that it is heavily watered down before going all out, right?
Just what are you planning to do afterwards?”
“H-How do you know so much?”
The woman, seemingly seeing through all of the man’s
tricks, shouted.
She really does know quite a lot about such tricks. Did she
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I can only see her back from here and her hat obscured
most of her features, but she’ll probably be thankful to me
if I save her, right? If she ends up being my type, I can hit
on her afterwards. Even if that doesn’t work, she’ll
probably at least agree to treat me to a meal.
I never expected that the scenario that I’d usually set up
with my friends would actually happen for real one day.
“Heavy handed tactics like this are the worst! You plan to
resort to violence if I resist here, don’t you? In order to
raise your sexual excitement, you plan on asking me to
strip off everything other than my socks, don’t you?”
“No, I really don’t want to get imprisoned, and I’m not
that kind of deviant either…”
“Huh, is that so? I’ve heard that men enjoy that kind of
situation, but I guess I was wrong. I need to study more.”
The man shrunk back after witnessing the sudden change
in the woman’s speech patterns.
“Hey now, you shouldn’t be so forceful… What are you
doing?”
The girl turned around in response to my voice, and I
naturally trailed off after seeing her face.
“Ah, Dust-san? What are you doing in an alley like this?”
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The woman that the man was trying to hit on was Loli
Succubus, dressed in a more elegant-seeming outfit than
the one she usually used to pass herself off as a village girl.
“I’m doing field research. There was a customer who
requested a similar situation on the questionnaire, so I’m
here to brush up more on it.”
“Oh, well, aren’t you hardworking? It might be a dream,
but it’s still important to have a sense of realism in it.”
“H-Hey, what are you guys talking about! Don’t ignore
me…”
As Loli Succubus and I started chatting away, the other
man in the alley weepingly called out to me.
“Ah, sorry. I’ve already collected enough data, so you can
leave now. Thank you for your time.”
“Yeah, right, you think I’ll just pack up and leave right
now!?”
“Kyaa-! Dust-san, save me!”
Loli Succubus screamed that in a flat monotone, jumping
behind me and pretending to be afraid while hugging my
waist.
“Ah, don’t push me! Oh, fine, I get it, so stop clinging onto
me. Just treat me to a meal later! Hey, take a good look at
her! It’ll be a crime if you go any further. You can tell by
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Saying that, I took Loli Succubus’s hat off her, revealing
her childlike face and her assets.
“What, she’s just a kid. Damn, what a waste of time.”
The man spat on the ground and left.
Well, that settles that. It wasn’t exactly what I had
planned, but with this, I’ll be able to secure food for the
day.
“Right, now about our promise… Hey, why are you puffing
up your cheeks? If you want to puff something up, do it to
your breasts instead.”
“And here I thought you looked really cool when you
jumped in…”
“Huh? Did you say something?”
“Hmph. You wanted dinner, right? I’ll buy you something,
so be grateful.”
Loli Succubus’s mood suddenly took a turn for the worse
for some reason, but as long as I get something to eat, I
have no complaints.

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Afterword ↲

It’s finally, finally, finally the release of the fourth volume!
I really get more and more attached to Dust as a character
the more I write about him. It’s really fun as a writer to
have a character who’s allowed to do scummy things, so I
have him do something crazy every time.
In the third volume, Dust got involved with Iris, but what
if in the fourth volume, Dust was keeping watch over
Kazuma and his party as they visited Elroad? If we do that,
we could have a third party observe just how carefree their
actions are in the main story.
Apart from that, I also planned on giving Keith and Taylor
some more time in the spotlight, since they have had
relatively few appearances despite being part of Dust’s
party. So please look forward to seeing their
achievements(?)
Speaking of the spotlight, there’s also some time given to
what might possibly be the number one pervert in
Konosuba. I originally planned to have him appear in
Volume 2, but I thought that he might end up
overshadowing Dust and his party entirely if he were to
appear alongside the Axis Cultists, so I didn’t go with that.
Thus, I had him go a little bit wild in this volume. I quite
like this character, so it made me really happy to finally be
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Oh, and we can’t forget Loli Succubus AKA Lolisa in this
volume. She plays off really easily with Dust, so she’s one
of my favourite characters.
Right, let’s leave talking about the contents of Volume four
here and talk about something else. I was able to attend
the recording session for the Drama CD!
Ah~ I was totally blown away by the performances of the
Seiyuu, and was completely overwhelmed from start to
finish.
Dust was completely Dust, Lynn was so very Lynn it even
surprised me, Loli Succubus is the same lovable Loli
Succubus, Taylor is the same hardheaded Taylor, and
Keith is the same flippant Keith (Forgive my inadequate
vocabulary.)
I was so nervous that I don’t remember much of anything
I said, but it was a very precious experience.
[TL Note: This is the Drama CD he’s referring to here, if
any of you are interested]
I’m extremely thankful to Akatsuki Natsume-sensei for
allowing me a free hand to write what I wish in every
volume. This came into my mind when I was writing, but
Elroad seems really likely to collapse now that Ragcraft is
gone… Do your best, Prince Levi!
Mishima Kurone-sensei, the illustration of Yunyun in
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cast are amazing, of course, but seeing pictures of Yunyun
who appears quite a bit in this spinoff makes me happy.
I enjoy looking forward to seeing Yuuki Hagure-sensei’s
erotic and cute illustrations every time. Large breasts are
nice, but I think that modest chests like the ones Loli
Succubus has are pretty amazing too. (*Cough* One of us
*Cough*)
Being able to browse through Mishima Kurone-sensei’s
new book and being able to see the illustrations that Yuuki
Hagure’s draws makes me feel really happy.
Everyone in the Sneaker bunko editorial department, Mr.
M who helped me out a lot to this time, and the various
people who helped in getting this book to the shelves. And
everyone who help blow life into the characters in the
Drama CD. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
And thanks to everyone who picked up this book!
Hirukuma

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Translator Note ↲

[TL Note:
And that concludes Dust Volume 4. There were some low
points in the middle, but I think it ended up in a pretty
good spot. I do wish Hirukuma would stop writing
chapters that merely serve as a bridge between two
interesting points, but, oh well.
Anyway, as usual, I’ll be taking a break to work on the
next volume, which would be Continued Explosions 2:
Selfish Busters, during which time I’ll be releasing the
short stories from this volume to fill the air. I can’t
promise a solid release date, as unlike the previous times,
I’ve yet to make any serious progress on the next volume
(I’m literally typing this less than 2 days before it goes
live), but I’m aiming for a release around the beginning
of May, which I should hopefully be able to meet
assuming nothing goes wrong. As usual, Patreons will be
able to get access to them a week earlier.
Now, then, till we meet again!
Cannongerbil
www.cgtranslations.me ]

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eBook Compiler: I do not take ownership of the original writing
nor of the translation. I will remain anonymous.
Thank you for respecting my wishes,
Anon

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