[ "Dustiness-sama, let's pincer them!" Claire also led her troops to catch up from behind at this moment, cutting off their retreat.
Hearing this, Darkness's whole body stiffened, and she used acting skills that were fake beyond belief: "W-With all my might… H-Horizontal slash!"
Darkness released a slash that was weak beyond measure. Kazuma and Chris easily dodged it and ran towards the depths of the room.
To the side, Megumin watched them with eyes still filled with incomparable longing, wishing she could join in too.
And right at this moment, Iris slowly walked out, holding a gorgeously decorated rapier in her right hand.
As she assumed a combat stance, the ring worn on the finger of her left hand began to emit light.
"Intruders, to think you could make it here. I, too, have inherited the blood of the Hero. As a member of the royal family bearing that great power, do not think you can… easily…"
Iris's eyes widened instantly upon seeing them, and even the light on the ring on her left hand began to diminish…
"NOW! STEAL—!" Kazuma and Chris's theft skills activated simultaneously, and an item appeared in both of their hands at the same time.
But there was no time for them to check what they had stolen. After shattering the glass, they began to flee in panic towards the terrace.
"Assistant-kun, there's a swimming pool below. As long as we jump there…"
Just then, a drunken Aqua ran out again holding a wine bottle: "Although I don't know what that thing is, I can't let you take it away so easily!"
Kazuma turned his head and cursed: "That guy, getting in the way until the very last moment…"
Before he could finish speaking, Aqua raised her arm high, shining with light: "SEAL—!"
"DAMN IT!!!" Kazuma and Chris leaped from the terrace towards the pitch-black pool below, escaping from the place. ]
[ .....]
〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"Taste our hot-blooded combo technique! Don't look down on our bond, you bastard… Kazuma and Chris teaming up gives me a strange sense of déjà vu."
However, the one everyone admired the most had to be Aqua. worthy of being the God of Civil War; even when Kazuma was about to run away, she still came out to stir up trouble!
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〜Type-Moon World, Fifth Holy Grail War Worldline〜
Looking at the female knight's terrible acting, Artoria shook her head:
"I feel Sire Darkness didn't need to act at all. She wouldn't have hit them anyway…"
Kazuma's party was only missing Kazuma, and adding in Darkness's blatant throwing of the match, it was really hard to guess who the thieves were~~
Watching Iris's reaction, Emiya Shirou's mouth began to twitch:
"Could it be that even Her Highness the Princess has guessed their identities?"
From the initial hostile stance to letting her guard down the instant she saw them—otherwise, how could Kazuma and the other have succeeded so easily?
Illya nodded with absolute certainty:
"She definitely figured it out!"
This was awkward. Aqua, who spent the most time with him day and night, couldn't recognize Kazuma, yet a Princess he had only known for a few days discovered his identity…
Aqua's performance was exceptionally stable. Worthy of being an Anti-Kazuma Noble Phantasm; she is incredibly reliable when it comes to screwing Kazuma over!
〜Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle World〜
"Are existences like Princesses… all this hard to deal with?"
Demon King Twilight looked at Iris holding the rapier and felt unwell all over.
Recently, he had been almost traumatized by Princess Syalis. Even though she was a hostage, her behavior was more like a Demon King than the Demon King, causing him to have some stress reactions now!
Look at her introduction… Inheriting the blood of the Hero, a member bearing great power. Could it be that Her Highness the Princess is actually the Hero? She didn't even panic before she recognized Kazuma.
Facing the Demon King's question, and looking at Princess Syalis, who was sitting in the Ten Elders' seat as a matter of course, the Demon Cleric's smile stiffened:
"Probably… right?"
The Red Siberian Husky sighed:
"Princess, this is where the Ten Elders discuss tactics. If you are here… it's a bit…"
"Don't mind me."
Hearing the Princess's flat tone, everyone present broke into a sweat. That's not a question of minding or not, Princess!
.....
[ Time moved to the next day. In a certain room at the inn, the cries of Chris and Kazuma could be heard.
"Calm down! It's going to crack, it's going to crack! My skull is going to crack!"
Darkness was seen expressionlessly lifting Chris by the head with one hand, while her other hand covered Kazuma's face, applying a little pressure.
Feeling the pain coming from his face, Kazuma hurriedly began to beg for mercy: "I was just instigated! Chris was the mastermind behind the whole thing!"
After explaining the sequence of events, Darkness let go, put the two down, and then sighed deeply: "Honestly, do you have anything else you're hiding?"
"Uh…" Chris, who was planning to leave, suddenly trembled all over.
"It seems you do. Whenever you're in a predicament, you scratch the scar on your cheek. Speak quickly, what other secrets do you have?"
Seeing Darkness's hand twitching again, Chris hurriedly pointed at Kazuma: "Assistant-kun also stole other treasures besides the Sacred Treasure!"
"Ahhh, you traitor." The betrayed Kazuma kept cursing Chris for her lack of loyalty.
Finally giving up resistance, Kazuma reluctantly took out his treasure: a dirty book!!
Darkness reached out, took it, flipped through it quickly, and immediately felt incredibly weary: "You guy…" ]
[ .....]
〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"Young hero, what arm strength! Congratulations on achieving the achievement: Believer's Undying Grasp on the Goddess, Bare-handed Skull Crushing… You'll be pleasantly surprised once you know Chris's identity."
"Hahaha, one second he was praising your bond, and the next second this teammate sold him out without hesitation."
So he didn't steal panties this time, but actually stole a Sacred Treasure! Kazuma's Steal skill finally did something serious for once. Could it be because Iris is young?
.....
〜My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, as I Expected World〜
"You actually brought it out!"
The moment he saw the dirty book, Hikigaya almost blacked out.
Seeing Kazuma acting so shy and reluctant, he thought Kazuma had secretly found a Sacred Treasure that could summon monsters at will. It turned out to be this. You really are something.
Yukino turned her head away in disgust:
"What kind of treasure is this…"
"Uh."
Hikigaya's face stiffened. How should I tell her that, in a sense, a dirty book is a treasure!
After all, this is hard currency among adolescent men. Who doesn't have a few hidden away… But why does it feel so hard to say out loud?
.....
[ At this moment, Darkness, who had just relaxed, heard Chris muttering to herself: "Oh… right, so he stole this too!"
Darkness could only reach out her hand towards Kazuma again: "Take it out. What else did you steal?"
Kazuma instantly broke into a cold sweat and had no choice but to obediently take out the ring Iris carried. Darkness stared at the ring with a serious face: "This is…"
Kazuma was about to cry: "Because the success rate is higher with two people…"
Seeing this, Chris couldn't hold back: "Why does your Steal always steal things you shouldn't steal!"
"It's not panties this time!" Kazuma pointed at the ring in his hand, attempting to argue.
Darkness put the ring back into Kazuma's hand and closed his fist around it, looking solemn: "Listen well! Kazuma, this ring absolutely cannot be lost, and don't let anyone discover it. Take it to the grave just like this!"
This scared Kazuma so much that he was drenched in sweat: "Since it's so important, I'll just say I found it nearby and go return it now!"
"Idiot!" Darkness gave him a headbutt directly: "That is something the Princess can only take off when she signs a marriage contract, a gift for her partner." ]
[ .....]
〜Re: Zero - Starting Life in Another World〜
"Although it wasn't panties he stole this time, this is even more serious than panties!"
Emilia gasped upon seeing this. She was familiar with ring plots.
What exactly is going on with Kazuma's Steal skill? It's full of uncertainty. He never steals what he wants to steal, but always ends up stealing some inexplicable things.
Natsuki Subaru thought for a moment:
"Then wouldn't it be fine to just return it unknowingly…"
"That won't work."
Emilia thought for a bit and shook her head.
"Do you think the Royal Capital is your own home, where you can come and go as you please?"
After this farce, those knights were all holding back their anger. Moreover, the Royal Capital's guards would only be stricter. To go and provoke them at a time like this would simply be seeking death.
〜KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World〜
"Everyone, let's meet again in the next life."
Seeing this scene, Kazuma silently picked up his bindle.
Goodbye, Axel! Goodbye, Succubus big sisters… Kazuma made his farewells with teary eyes, having already planned to spend the rest of his life in the wilderness.
Darkness, with swirls in her eyes, frantically dragged at Kazuma's bundle:
"C-Calm down, things haven't reached that point yet."
No matter how hard Kazuma tried, he couldn't break free from Darkness's pull:
"Given the situation, how can I be calm! The death penalty, this is absolutely the death penalty. It'll be too late once the army shows up at our door."
Look at what he did? Stole from the Royal Capital's treasury, broke into Iris's room, and snatched Iris's important ring… Countless crimes, each one punishable by death.
If he didn't run now, forget about taking Iris's ring to the grave in the future; he would be smashed to pieces right now.
At this moment, even the idiot Aqua realized the seriousness of the problem. She hugged Darkness and started wailing:
"Declaration in advance: Kazuma-san did all of this alone. It has absolutely nothing to do with me."
At this point, Aqua was already imagining her future life, hiding in the deep mountains and forests with Kazuma for a lifetime, living a life of starvation on nine meals every three days, and crucially, having no alcohol.
"Uwaah… I don't want to live a savage life with the idiot Kazuma-san."
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( Translator-kun: You just need to defeat the Demon King, Kazuma. )