Konosuba Megumin Spin Off Volume 3

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INTERLUDE: FINAL SCENE
——The One Who Would Become the Chief of The

Crimson Demons!——

It had been two weeks since I bid Megumin farewell and left Axel.
During this time, I visited two cities, but I didn’t find any
adventuring companions.
… Actually, it didn’t matter anymore that I couldn’t find any
companions.
As long as I had enough power, I would be able to gain levels
faster by hunting monsters alone.
And I was aiming to become the top mage of the Crimson
Demons.
Not merely to catch up to Megumin, but to surpass her.
To accomplish this, I was willing to take risks and fight powerful
monsters.
So I had no time to look for companions anymore…!
I sat in the shaking public carriage and repeatedly tried to
convince myself.
… What should I do? I was about to cry.
Goddess Lady Aqua. I’m very sorry that I lied. I really want some
companions. I want reliable companions, preferably humans—
No. As long as we can converse, it doesn’t matter if they are
humans or not. I want companions that can adventure with me…!

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Just then, I heard a voice next to me.
“Hey, are you okay? You have been shaking your head for some
time. Are you unwell?”
It seemed I was so troubled that I unknowingly started acting
strangely.
I shook my head at the worried onee-san who was talking to me.
“No-No problem. I’m just bothered by something! Sorry. I’m not a
suspicious person.”
I said hurriedly as I felt my face heat up from embarrassment.
That onee-san smiled gently.
“Is it? From your appearance, you must be a traveling mage. Don’t
strain yourself too much, okay?”
The onee-san said and handed something over to me.
It was some packaged snacks.
“Uh, this…”
“This is very tasty. Why don’t you have some?”
She smiled at my confusion.
“Th-Thank you very much.”
Snacks…

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I remembered when I came to Axel with Megumin, I got some
snacks on the public carriage too. It was the aunt who had a kid
with her.
Those memories flashed across my mind as I took the snack.
“Oh. Your eyes… Are you a Crimson Demon?”
The onee-san removed her hood and looked at my eyes.
There was only yellow in her eyes. The onee-san had short red
hair. She looked at my eyes in nostalgia.
“Ah, yes! I’m a Crimson Demon. Uh… My-My name…”
“It’s fine. You don’t need to say it if you’re embarrassed! I know
the names of Crimson Demons are very special!”
The onee-san hurriedly stopped me as I was about to announce
my name.
… What a kind person. I felt it was rare to meet such a
knowledgeable person.
There were only two of us in the carriage. It seemed there were
few passengers today.
“By the way, what’s bothering you? If you don’t mind, you can talk
to me about it.”
As I said “Itadakimasu!” and ate the snacks, the onee-san
continued smiling.
“My trouble… Uh, it’s a bit embarrassing…”

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I told her everything that happened so far, even though she was a
stranger.
The events involving how I left the Crimson Demon Village with a
friend for the town of Axeltown.
Even with the most favorable qualities and conditions, I still
couldn’t find any companions.
I left my old friend behind and began my own journey in order to
surpass her.
As the onee-san listened to my story, she closed her eyes.
After a while—
“… Is that so? I’m the same. My subordinates who were with me
for a long time… They left this world one by one. Separation is
really so painful.”
She said and smiled in a somewhat lonely look.
This onee-san must have experienced a lot.
“Uh… Don’t feel sad…”
“Oh. Sorry, no problem. We merely parted our ways for a while. It
isn’t as if I will never see them again… What do you intend to do
next?”
“Me? I haven’t decided. Since I want to gain levels quickly, I
should be going somewhere with more powerful monsters.”
The onee-san nodded in understanding.

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“Then, do you want to travel with me? I’m going to visit the hot
springs in a certain city. Sometimes, I travel with adventurers too.
I might look like this, but I’m actually very strong.”
“Okay.”
I quickly agreed as I suppressed the urge to interrupt her. The
onee-san was shocked.
“Is-Is that so? Uh… The city I’m planning to visit is Alcanretia…”
“Oh.”
Someone finally invited me to travel together, yet her destination
had to be Alcanretia.
I didn’t think that I would return to the city with those people…
“What is it? Something wrong with Alcanretia?”
“Hm… That, uh… Actually, I stayed in that city for a while. I got
dragged into an incident involving the minions of the Demon
King’s army.”
The onee-san’s expression changed when she heard “Demon
King’s army”.
“Minions of the Demon King’s army? … But it’s too early for the
plans involving Alcanretia…”
She softly mumbled to herself.
“Then? What did the Demon King’s army do in Alcanretia?”

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“Uh, there was a terrorist attack to turn all the hot springs in the
town into Tokoroten Slime…”
“Wh-What…!? Hey, are you sure this is the work of the Demon
King’s army? I-I have never heard of such a ridiculous terrorist
act.”
“Because after the incident, someone saw the silhouette of a
female devil… So the Axis Cultists were certain that it was
doubtlessly the work of the Demon King’s army. They said,
‘Everything bad happening in this city is due to the Demon King’s
army’…”
“What do they mean by that!?”
The onee-san violently grabbed my shoulders. It was useless to
complain to me.
“Uh. Anyway, that’s how it was. A lot of things happened, so I
don’t really want to go to that city now… And, onee-san, please be
careful. There are very strange people in that town.”
“I realized that from your statements earlier. Thanks.”
—Then the carriage slowed down and finally stopped.
“It seemed we have arrived. Then, I suppose we’ll part here? I
need to get on the carriage leaving for Alcanretia.”
The onee-san stood up and sighed without enthusiasm.
“Ah, that… I’m really sorry, even though you invited me… I have
never been invited by others before. I-I will never forget this!”

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“It-It’s fine to forget it! I just feel that your magic power is
especially strong. You have a lot of potential, so I was rather
interested in you! Don’t be too serious about this!”
The onee-san smiled anxiously.
“Then I’m leaving. Both training and making friends are very
important. Be sure to work hard in both areas. Or else you would
become the Demon King, okay?”
She got off the carriage and waved at me.
After the onee-san left, the carriage slowly started to move again.
I put my face out of the window and waved to the onee-san. I
engraved her words in my head.
“Or else, you would become the Demon King, okay?”
That was a famous story about the Demon King.
It was a story about the lonely Demon King with a very strange
name.
The story about the powerful Demon King was to avoid letting
one’s children become lonely like the Demon King. If one was
alone, that special power would be meaningless.
But that’s not a problem.
I still had that… How should I say it? Companion, or friend, or
crony… Yes, that rival. I still had that rival.
—One day, I will surpass her and become the chief of the Crimson
Demons…!

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I watched the onee-san walk away and silently made my
resolution. Then, I suddenly realized something.
“I forgot to ask the onee-san’s name!”

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EPILOGUE

Translator: Sine Nomine
Editor(s): Cannongerbil, Xenthur, yuNS

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—My name is Megumin.
I’m the top mage of the Crimson Demons, a mage that uses
Explosion magic.
I had driven off the evil god’s minions and defeated two greater
devils.
“Recruiting frontline jobs~ There are three open spots!”
“Any priests? This is a profitable job involving driving off goblins!
One open spot!”
Someone like me was—
“Hungry. I’m starving…”
I was on the verge of starvation.
Today, I was also in the corner of the Adventurer’s Guild, waiting
for someone to post a notice to recruit party members.
How did it become like this?
Even though I gave the reward from the Adventurer’s Guild to
Rex, the story of Hoost being defeated by me should be well-
known to other adventurers.
Then, why wasn’t there an adventuring party that would recruit
me?
Before Yunyun left, she gave me all the remaining war funds we
borrowed from Cecily. She forcefully pretended to be generous
and called it a farewell gift.

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No. Wrong.
At that time, I was overly optimistic, believing that, as the person
who defeated Hoost, every party would invite me and I would
make a lot of money.
And things ended up like this.
“Hey. What are you doing here? Still haven’t found anyone to
party with you?”
There was a voice above my head as I sprawled on the table.
I knew who it was without even looking.
It was Rex.
“What? Your wounds are healed? And are you here to mock me?
Are you picking a fight? I’m very hungry now, so I’m in a bad
mood. If you are picking a fight, I will take you on. After all, it is in
our nature as Crimson Demons.”
“No, no, wrong! I won’t dare to pick a fight with you! Spare me. I
didn’t mean it that way.”
Hearing my words as I sprawled on the table, Rex was scared out
of his wits.
“… Hey, if no party wants you, why not join my party?”
He said in a tone as if he was inviting me for lunch…
I quickly raised my head and grabbed Rex’s belt.

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“What did you just say!?”
“Uh! No. I’m just asking if you want to join my party. After all, my
party is quite famous. I think someone like you, who could use
that powerful magic, would be useful.”
An elite team was inviting me to join!
“Elaborate! Tell me more details!”
“Ah. Okay. Uh, how should I say this? For us, the monsters in this
region are no longer worth the effort, so, uh…”
Rex pointed to the guild door with his thumb.
Sophie and Terry were there outside with their luggage.
……
“We intend to move our base of operation to the war zone— that
is, at the capital. We think we could earn more there.”
This suggestion itself was very attractive.
“There are a lot of enemies there, and powerful ones at that. If you
join, you would surely accomplish a lot, even if it was your one-
use spell.”
When I thought about my own future, going with them to the
capital might be the correct choice.
“Capital, huh… Would I become a liability since my level is still
low?”
I said as I let go of Rex’s belt.

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“Ah? What are you saying? If you are considered a liability, then
we are practically…!”
“And—”
I interrupted Rex’s sentence.
“Can’t you stay here for a while more? I’m starting to like this
town.”
I said and smiled.
“… What a strange fellow. But this town is full of weirdos, so I
guess it suits you.”
Rex said in amusement and smiled.
“Well, then we’re leaving. I heard the demon king’s army is
becoming more active. We need to hurry to the imperial capital
and make a name for ourselves.”
He turned and left as he waved at me.
In a moment of mixed emotions, I watched him leave without
knowing what to say— and suddenly came back to my senses.
Oh no. I shouldn’t be stubborn at this time!
At least, I should have let him treat me to a meal…!
It was too late for regret.
I could only walk towards the notice board.

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The recruitment notices were probably still the same ones as
before.
—Sigh. I was starving.
Now was not the time to be proud.
Should I pester a party that was currently recruiting until they
treat me to a meal— even if they reject me in the end?
—At this time, I discovered a notice that I had never seen before.
A recruitment notice that was limited to advanced jobs.
It was awfully demanding to make such a request in a town full of
rookies. But luckily, I met this requirement.
I was very concerned about the notice saying, “The current party
consists of a rude person with the weakest job and a super-
beautiful and excellent Archpriest.”
My bad premonitions were always quite accurate.
The self-proclaimed beautiful and excellent Archpriest reminded
me of that person who left a few days ago.
But I was so hungry that I was almost reduced to a skeleton.
What kind of party was this…
—When I saw the duo that made up the recruiting party, I was
stunned.
It was the strange duo that I frequently encountered.

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Because the recruitment notice was too specific, nobody
approached them until now.
“… Hey, let’s lower our standards. Our goal is to defeat the Demon
King, so such conditions were necessary… However, isn’t ‘only
recruiting top-tier jobs’ a bit too grueling.?”
The young man was right.
The watery blue-haired girl lazily sprawled on the table.
“Ugh… But…”
She seemed unwilling to compromise.
They should be the ones who posted that notice.
And this was the self-proclaimed beautiful and excellent
Archpriest.
… Archpriest?
Beautiful Archpriest with watery blue hair?
I smiled deviously.
No wonder nobody in the town could find her no matter how hard
they tried.
Looking at the girl who sprawled lazily on the table, it was difficult
for anyone to think of her as a beautiful Archpriest.
However, I felt that if I joined them, it would be very difficult for
me.

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I didn’t really have the right to say that, though.
“If this goes on, no one will apply! You might have a top-tier job,
but mine’s the weakest. I’ll lose my place if elites suddenly
surround me. How about lowering the entry requirements…?”
Despite my bad premonitions, I continued to approach their table.
I had to pretend to be a cool mage and greet them despite my
weariness.
“I saw the notice to recruit adventurers with top-tiers jobs. Are
you the ones who posted it?”
But I felt that these two people…
When I saw them elsewhere, they seemed very playful.
I was probably a weirdo myself, so maybe it wasn’t bad to be with
them.
—This was Axel, the town of Rookies.
This town was the starting point for me. I was merely passing by.
Yet I decided to stay here in this town.
The duo raised their heads to dumbly look at me . I valiantly
flicked my cloak——!!
“My name is Megumin! My calling is that of an Archmage, and
one who controls the strongest offensive magic, Explosion…!!”

-THE END-

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Side Story 1: The Highly Respected Crimson
Demons

Bakuen 3: Toranora exclusive short story
Intermediary TL: Lazy Donkey (怠惰驴)
TL: Cannongerbil
Editing: Ulti

This happened back when I was exploring Axel with Yunyun.
“Hey, aren’t those two Crimson Demons?”
“W-Wait, are you serious? Crimson Demons, you mean that clan
of super powerful mages that even the Demon King’s Army is
afraid of, right?”
We could hear such whispers coming from behind us as we
walked past a certain street.
I maintained a calm appearance, and glanced at Yunyun beside
me.
She seemed to be acting as usual, but I could see the edges of her
mouth constantly twitching upwards.
I’m probably in the same state right now.
Behind us, the two men continued their whispered conversation.
“Speaking of Crimson Demons, every single one of them is an
extremely skilled mage, and have mana far beyond those of
regular mages.”

“Hey, did you know? It seems like the Crimson Demons have built
a watchtower next to their village from which they can keep watch
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need to keep a significant force in the castle at all times. If they
commit those forces to an attack and leave the castle lightly
guarded, the Crimson Demons will immediately know and launch
an attack. It’s all thanks to them that things are so peaceful
around here.”
My smile is probably showing by now. I can tell from looking at
Yunyun’s expression.
We pretended to be very interested in the town of Axel, curiously
looking around and purposefully slowing down our pace.
It’s definitely not because we wanted to hear what the two guys
behind us were saying.
… Yes, we are just extremely interested in the goods on display at
a nearby store.
The storekeeper who was sitting cross-legged on the ground
looked up at us and said,
“Welcome, but if you are just here to window shop, I must ask that
you leave quickly. These are all items that most adventurers can’t
make use of, after all… Wait, you two are Crimson Demons!”
He exclaimed in surprise upon seeing our eyes.
Seemingly regretting his words, the store owner hurriedly said,
“How could I not recognize that the two of you are Crimson
Demons, that clan that’s an important exporter of magic items…
Please, browse my wares! These are all items that regular
adventurers can’t utilize, but the two of you can definitely make
use of them! Please, go ahead and browse to your heart’s content!
In particular, this is the jewel of my store!”

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The owner picked up many items for us to peruse.
“Ah, no, we were just a little curious, we don’t really intend to buy
anything…”
Yunyun and I hurriedly moved to decline, but…
“As expected of Crimson Demons. Even that brusque shopkeeper
is enamoured with them.”
“Yeah, that old man wouldn’t sell his items to someone he doesn’t
judge worthy no matter how much money they offer, but he has
even taken out his prized item for those two..”
The two guys behind us sounded quite impressed.
Seems like the owner of this store is quite famous.
Hearing their words, Yunyun desperately tried to suppress her
smile as she picked up an item off the shelf.
“…Yeah, this doesn’t look too bad indeed…”
Saying that, she handed over the item to me.
“Hmm, yeah, this is pretty well-made. I can’t feel any magic from
it, but the craftsmanship is quite marvelous…”
To be honest, I have no idea what exactly is the item Yunyun
handed over to me, nor could I detect any kind of magic from it,
but it must be a good product.
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“I-I didn’t expect you to take a liking to that…! You two have a
good eye… That’s only meant to be used to attract customers. It’s
not for sale, but… I like the looks of you, so, very well, I’ll sell it.”
“Ooh, how amazing!”
Hearing the owner’s words, the two men behind us raised a
shocked voice.
“It seems like a good deal, Yunyun.”
“Yeah Megumin, I didn’t expect to find something like this in the
town of beginners.”
We said that in a voice loud enough to be heard by everyone
present, before buying the item and leaving the scene under the
envious gaze of the onlookers.
After rounding the corner, both of us squatted down at the same
time.
“Megumin, just what is this? Is 100,000 eris really a good price
for this thing?”
“How would I know? I should be asking that of you! This is a
piggy bank no matter how you look at it, but it must have some
kind of hidden power…”
Just as we were whispering to each other as to why exactly we
bought such a thing…
“Ahh, thanks for your hard work, you two. Here’s your cut.”
“Sorry for always taking your money like this, Old man.”

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“Still, you’re pretty skilled. I didn’t expect Crimson Demons to fall
for your tricks so easily.”
We heard such a conversation coming from around the corner.
“Crimson Demons have high mana and intelligence.”
That’s the voice of the storekeeper from before.
“But, did you know? Crimson Demons are really easy to trick.
They are especially vulnerable to phrases like ‘Jewel of my store’
or ‘legendary something or the other’.”
Hearing the three of them erupt into laughter, Yunyun and I
emerged from the corner.
“But, did you know? Crimson Demons are very short tempered.”
“But, did you know? Crimson Demons will always rise to meet the
expectations of anyone looking for a fight.”
The three men bolted like rabbits, and Yunyun and I furiously
chased after them.

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Side Story 1: Dear Onee-chan

Bakuen 3 Gamers short story
TL: Cannongerbil
Editing: Ulti

I finally found someone I knew after wandering around the village
for quite some time.
That girl who’s sitting on the bench next to the store selling
roasted sweet potatoes and writing about something is Onee-
chan’s friend. Her name is…
“Amure! I’ve found Amure!”
“It’s Arue. My name isn’t Amure, it’s Arue. What’s the matter,
Komekko? You seem quite worked up. Do you need me for
something?”
Seeing me, Amure squatted down and brought her face down to
my level.
“I haven’t eaten anything for three days.”
“Weren’t you eating heartily after conning Bukkoroli yesterday…?
Oh fine, how about I treat you to a roasted sweet potato?”
I nodded enthusiastically, and Amure grinned in response and
ordered a roasted sweet potato for me.
As I bit into my snack, I remembered what I originally came here
for.
“Amure, this! Can you read it for me!?”

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“M-my name is Arue… A letter? Oh, it’s a letter from Megumin.
Let me see…”

Amure opened the letter with an expectant expression, and slowly
read the contents out loud.
“To my dear sister, Komekko. By the time you’ve found someone
to read this letter to you, I would’ve already found a great party in
Axel and spread my name around. On the journey, I taught a very
effective recruiting method to the Axis Cult and saved them by
doing so, and I also defeated a female Devil who attacked our
caravan with my powerful spell, and did a lot of other amazing
things. Behave yourself at home and look forward to letters of my
wonderful exploits. Have you been eating well? Are you brushing
your teeth every day? Did you remember to lock the doors and
windows before going to bed…”
“I’m bored now.”
“That’s way too quick! Oh well, all that’s left is just her fussing
endlessly over you anyways. I guess Megumin has a sisterly side
too.”
Amure let out a small chuckle as she continued scanning the
letter.
“Oh, there’s a mailing address written at the bottom. Seems like
she’s rented out a postbox so you can send her a letter whenever
you miss her, Komekko. So, what do you think? I can help you
write a letter if you want.”
“I don’t miss Onee-chan, and writing a letter sounds like a chore,
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“Is-is that so? I think it’s better to send a reply in this situation.
It’ll make Megumin happy, and, to be honest, this is probably her
way of saying that she misses you a lot.”
“… Okay, let’s write a letter.”
Even after leaving the village, Onee-chan is still a spoilt little girl
who craves the attention of others.
But if it will make Onee-chan happy, then I should let Amure help
me write a reply.
“That’s good. So, what do you want to write? How about writing
that you’re doing well, and you can look after the house even by
yourself? This will put her at ease.”
Hearing Amure’s suggestion, I nodded my head and said,
“Then write… Now that Onee-chan isn’t here, all of your food is
now mine. The other adults are very worried about me now that
Onee-chan isn’t around, so they always give me a lot of food. I’m
very happy that Onee-chan isn’t around. There’s no need to rush
to return home, Onee-chan.”
“Don’t write that, it’ll make Megumin cry! I did tell you to put her
at ease, but maybe we should change the wording a little?”
Amure balled up the letter that she was writing, and mumbled
something that sounded like honest children are really scary.
“Then, how about… There are a lot of different people who treat
me to food every day. Bukkoroli has been crying about how he’s
been getting less to eat after I’ve been heading over every day.
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and started using magic inside the house. I ignored that and
continued eating.”
“You really run into a lot of incredible situations. I should say this,
but you shouldn’t just continue to eat in that situation. You should
hurry up and run. Seriously, I feel like you’ll become a really
incredible person in the future.”
“Oh, and… I became friends with a black and huge and strong
goblin recently. He said that he’ll become my familiar when I’ve
become a great mage.”
“Ko-Komekko, what did you just say? What exactly do you mean
by goblin? Please tell onee-san more details!”
Amure threw away her pen and roughly shook me by the
shoulders.
“You didn’t go outside the village, did you? Onee-san won’t get
angry, so tell me the truth.”
“I don’t go outside often.”
“That means you go outside occasionally, right!? Listen, there are
a lot of really strong monsters outside the village. You’ll make
Megumin worry, so don’t go outside the village again!”
Seeing Amure’s serious expression, I firmly nodded.
“Sigh… I can’t put this into the letter either… Just what exactly is
that huge goblin anyway? Anyway, let’s write some words of
encouragement at the end. That’ll make Megumin happy… But,
yeah, you’ll definitely become an incredible person in the future,
Komekko. Definitely.”

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Amure sighed and patted my head.
“Then, write… Please kill the Demon King and become the
strongest mage.”
“Yes, yes, bringing up the Demon King right now is a stroke of
genius. It’ll definitely motivate Megumin. As expected of the girl
who will become an incredible person in the magical community.
I didn’t misjudge you, Komekko.”
“Be sure to bring back the body of the Demon King. I always
wanted to know what a Demon King tasted like. Sincerely,
Komekko.”
“This girl is already incredible!”

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