Crimson Demon with Chuunibyou
Alex looked over his card, and saw what was the skill that costed the less, and it would be useful to get.
[Summon Weapon]
>Level 0/4
>Cost: 3 Skill Points
>Can summon a single weapon with minimum cost of mana.
>Weapons that can be summoned:
**Normal weaponry
**Darkblood Nulgath Blade
**Bloodletter of Nulgath
**Phoenix Blade of Nulgath
This skill was fundamental to start, and right now he has 5 Skill Points, so the best method to start is eating, since everything had experience points, if he eats food, he will get the experience points necessary to level up, at least he will get a boost on his stats when his level will be higher.
However, they had only 9'000 Eris, and it would not last forever, so it is good if they find a job.
Alex: Alright…
Aqua: You found anything?
Alex: We will begin with manual labor, the less money we spend, the better it is, so we need to work.
Aqua: Work?! No! I'm not doing it!
Alex: Shut up! It is your fault that you are here! Now you either start gaining your money or I'll kick you away from me!
Aqua: NO!! Please don't leave me alone!!
Alex: '...So that's what Hana meant with the apology…'
[2 weeks later]
2 weeks… 2 weeks of work as construction workers, both of them gained some money and stood in an inn for two weeks, and now their money were enough just for a single night with a single meal for 1 person…
But both Alex and Aqua reached level 3, it seems that each level gave out 2 skill points, nice, now he has 1 since he just used 3 of them to buy the Summon Weapon skill and 5 for the first level of Weapon Mastery, which had a total of 10 levels.
Right now they got a quest, it was to kill 5 giant frogs and get some frog meat. The frogs were a bit away from the town, but it wasn't a problem.
Alex summoned a Phoenix Blade of Nulgath, the greatsword had a red handle and a yellow and black guard. He looked at it for some seconds before he glanced at a frog.
Alex: Aqua, you go to get a frog, I'll take this.
Aqua: Hmph, I'll show that I am better than some Void Highlord!
Aqua charged at some frog, and used her momentum to punch it.
Alex: H-Hey, wait up, Aqua! Blunt attacks do-
Aqua: God Blow!!!
Her fist was charged with a divine glow, and… it sunk on the frog's soft abdomen…
Alex: ...Don't work…
Alex sighed and turned towards the frog he was targeting, he dashed at it, and wielded the greatsword, it was really heavy, but he used the momentum of the blade to strike the frog on the stomach.
Unlike Aqua, he actually did some damage, but the sword stopped in the middle of the stomach, because he didn't had enough strength to make a full swing.
He clicked his tongue and let the Phoenix Blade of Nulgath disappear, before taking out a Bloodletter of Nulgath.
It was a katana with a dark guard and hilt, and a glowing red blade. This one was much lighter than the greatsword, so it was easier to wield. The blade cut the flesh like paper, and suddenly the frog shot out his tongue, capturing Alex.
But before he got pulled inside the frog, he cut off the tongue and slashed downwards on the frog's stomach, killing it.
Alex: Phew… This is really tiring… Well, the higher level I will be, the stronger I will get...
He turned around and…
Aqua: ALEX!!!! Help me!!!
She was being eaten from a frog, with a spasming leg dangling out of its mouth.
Alex: …*Sigh*...
He made disappear the Bloodletter of Nulgath and made appear a Darkblood Nulgath Blade, which looked like a keyblade colored with dark crimson and black colour.
…
Aqua: *Sob* ...Ugh, ugh… WAHHHH…!
She was covered in sticky digestive acid, hugging her knees while sitting on the ground and sobbing.
Alex: Oh god…
Alex dragged the wailing goddess covered in slime back to the town. After returning to the town, the first thing they did was heading to the bathhouse to wash up. Then they sold frog meat in the adventurer's guild and bought some fried frog meat with the money they gained.
Each frog was worth 5000 Eris if you deduct the transport fee, so they gained 10'000 Eris.
Alex: ...We need more members, we are too weak. But the problem is that we can't recruit anyone with how we look like and how strong we are.
Aqua: With me here, I just need to holler and people will line up to join us. I'm an Archpriest after all, a known top-tier job! I can use all sorts of healing spells and support magic, and I can relieve poison and paralysis status.
I can even perform resurrection, a talent any team would want. I might've fallen into the mortal world, causing my powers to be far from my peak, but I'm still a goddess…
And even though you have a demonic class, you are strong yourself, summoning weapons comparable to legendary ones isn't something that anyone can ignore.
I'm Lady Aqua after all! I just need to put up a notice and a bunch of people begging me to "Bring me along on quests" will show up! If you understand, then give me another piece of fried frog meat!
The moment Aqua's hands almost reached Alex's dish, a dagger slammed between the food and the hand, and Aqua slowly raised her eyes, seeing Alex's cold face.
Alex: The food is mine.
Aqua: ….Yes sir…
[Tomorrow]
Aqua: ...No one is coming…
Aqua dejectedly mumbled to herself. It's been half a day since they put a notice on the board of the adventurer's guild, and Alex knew exactly the reason for it.
Alex: You shouldn't have raised so much the standards, seriously, only "Top-Tier Jobs"?… Our goal is to defeat the Demon King, but we are just at the beginning of the new life.
Aqua: Ugh… But…
Alex: Look, we need to change the requirements right now.
As he was preparing to stand up…
?: I saw the notice recruiting adventurers with top-tiers jobs. Are you the ones who posted it?
Alex turned around, and saw a young girl about 12 or 13 years with shoulder-length dark brown hair and crimson colored eyes. She had a fair skin and a light complexion, and also a delicate underdeveloped body.
She wore a classical witch attire such as a black cloak with gold border, choker, wizard's hat, fingerless gloves, and carried a black staff. She wore a red eyepatch with a white cross over it.
?: My name is Megumin! My calling is that of an Archmage, and one who controls the strongest offensive magic, Explosion…!
Alex: ...Oh god, a Chuunibyou.
Megumin: I-I'm not!
Aqua: That red eye, are you a Crimson Demon?
The girl nodded in response to Aqua's query and presented her adventurer's card to Aqua.
Megumin: That's correct! I'm an elite mage from the Crimson Demon Clan, Megumin! My magic's powerful enough to split the mountains…! That's how it is. Do you need an excellent mage? ...By the way. I've a favour to ask. I haven't eaten in three days; may you give me something to eat before the interview…?
She looked at Alex with an heartbreaking gaze.
Alex sighed and gave her his dish with frog meat, which she ate voraciously.
Aqua: Eh… Listen Alex, Crimson Demons are born with high intellect and strong magic power, with most of them having the potential to become powerful mages. They're well known for their red eyes and their strange names.
Alex: Oh…
Megumin: It's rude to say that our names are weird. From where I stand, the names of the people in this town are the weird ones.
Alex: ...May I ask for your parents' names?
Megumin: My mother's Yuiyui, and my father's Hyoizaburo.
Alex/Aqua: …
Alex: ...So, what does the card say?
Aqua: I think it's alright to recruit her, she has a top-tier job with the ability to use powerful spells, Archmage. The magic stat on the card's very high, so she has a lot of potential. If she really can use explosion magic, that would be amazing!
The explosion spell is the highest-tier spell of the detonation series magic and is hard to learn.
Megumin: Hey! Stop addressing me as she, use my name!
Alex: Don't mind the details, just eat. My name is Alex, and this is Aqua. We are respectively a Void Highlord and an Archpriest, nice to meet you, Archmage.
Megumin seemed like she had something to say, but in the end she just continued to eat.