A REALLY bad Headache

Aqua, who lost the trust of everyone, was still being noisy as Megumin consoled her. For some suspicious reason, the landlord was biting his lips, staring at Aqua with a pale face.

Aqua: I get it, it must because I was acting too vainly. The magic item thought I was lying because of the number of devotees! 10 million is exaggerating a bit, I should had said something in the region of 9.8 million…

Then the Judge cleared his throat, and said something that was the clear opposite of what he was saying before.

Judge: ...Defendant Alexander Carter. Considering your inhumane actions and your disruption of the peace and order to society, I find the sentence motioned by the prosecutor to be adequate. The accused is found guilty and sentenced to death.

Alex: Wait a damned second! This is too weird! What's with this verdict?! There must be something wrong with your head to completely twist the verdict at 180°! I want a normal Judge!

He was incredibly confused about what was happening, first, he was letting him go, then he sentenced him to death.

Sena: Defendant! Watch your behavior!

Aqua: Alex is right, this is strange. There's something wrong. He didn't show any behavior that could seem to emit hate for the landlord, he doesn't even have the guts to send the Coronatite in such a specific place!

Megumin: Very well, since you want to think of Alex as a terrorist, I'll show you what a real terrorist is like… Hey, what are you doing! Release me!

The guards rushed towards Megumin when they saw her eyes glowing.

Aqua: No! This is weird! Too weird! My clear eyes can see evil lingering in the air inside this court! Just wait for a moment, I'll purify the air right now… Ah! I'm not using any suspicious magic, don't get in my way!

The guards also went to subdue her.

Sena: Enough, get them both out of here!

While the judge was hammering the desk with his mallet, trying to calm everyone down, Alex's patience was running really short, first, everything was going nicely, then this fat man comes by and claims that he is a servant of the Demon King, before probably even using magic to trick with everyone's mind.

His companions are making a really big mess, and the chaos around him didn't helped either. However, when he opened his mouth to shout insults, Darkness slammed an hand on her desk and took out a pendant with a strange insignia with it.

Darkness: Your Honor, please look at this.

The judge stood up in surprise, and everyone else shut down and stopped what they were doing.

Judge: Th-That's… Y-You're…

Darkness: Pardon me, could you suspend the trial for me? I don't mean to get the prosecutor to throw the case out. I just need time to prove that this man is innocent. At the same time, I'll ask him to compensate the landlord for the mansion.

Alderp: This… But, even if you request for this…!

Darkness: Alderp. As the victim in all this, you could count this as me owning you a favor. If it's within my means, I can do anything for you. I'm not asking you to withdraw the charges, I just hope you can wait a while longer.

Alderp: Anything!? An… Anything…!

Darkness: That's right, anything.

Hearing what Darkness said, the landlord's eyes shone as he looked at Darkness' body lecherously.

Alderp: All right; since you're the one requesting, I'll grant this man more time.

After being granted the permission to leave the court, Alex asked.

Alex: Are you perhaps a noble?

Darkness: ...Yes, it is a long story, so I will just explain the current situation. Ever since I was young, he had an obsession towards me. Ever since his wife passed on, he asked for my hand in marriage several times. But my father rejected him due to our age difference.

Alex: I see… Good luck with whatever will happen then, whatever he will ask you, I doubt it will be anything good…

Darkness: Nothing good… Hmm…

Alex sighed when she started to blush and pant, and turned to his house.

After Darkness' negotiation, the court gave Alex two orders. The first was to prove his innocence, which was already proven, but because of something that the landlord did, he needed to restart things all over again… The second was to compensate the landlord for his mansion.

The second one was immediately done, even if Alex used 1/4 of his funds to pay him back, but the first was something much harder to do since the old proofs would not work anymore.

[Several days later]

In front of the fireplace in the living room, Aqua, who was seated on the couch she claimed as her private seat, asked.

Aqua: Hey Alex, where's Darkness? Isn't she back yet?

To fulfill her promise, Darkness went off to see the landlord, but after setting off last evening, she had yet to return, knowing what might happen, Alex felt his chest turn stiff. he didn't even have the will to go out to hunt for the remaining monsters remaining around the town, since it was still winter.

Alex: Fuck…

Alex didn't like Darkness in terms of love, he would even give her to a good man if there was an occasion, it's just that from how the landlord looked at her, and she didn't return at home yet, it was certain that the two of them…

Aqua: What's the matter? Hey, what's wrong with you, why are you cursing so many times? Alex, you are already strange, but you're acting especially weirdly today!

Alex: ...Am I the one acting strange? You are the strange one! 

As Alex started to rebuke Aqua, Megumin came to their side while hugging something, she didn't say anything to the two of them, simply quietly holding on to the thing.

?: Meow…

She was holding a cat, and was looking at Alex with a face he knew a bit too well…

Alex: You want to keep this thing in the mansion?

Megumin: ...Yes. This is a good child, and would not cause trouble for anyone… Is it fine?

Alex: Just take care of the cat yourself, I'm not going to pick up shit from the carpet…

He extended his hand to the cat, who sniffed it a bit before it licked it and play with it. It was at this moment that Alex realized how much stressed he was, maybe he could get a pet to heal his body and soul…

Aqua: That hurts! Why's this cat only clawing at me? What's going on, be it the black fur or that arrogant attitude… I can feel an evil aura from the body of this cat!

Alex sighed and pulled Aqua back with a Phoenix Blade of Nulgath before she could hurt the cat because it scratched her face. He started to remember that they still had some fish from breakfast…

Alex: Hey, Megumin. What's the name of this beast?

Megumin: Chomusuke.

Alex's brain lagged, before he asked again.

Alex: ...What did you say the cat's name is again?

Megumin: It's Chomusuke.

Alex facepalmed while he picked up some leftover fish from the dining table and give it to the black cat. Chomusuke didn't eat it immediately, it just sniffed it a little, when it sat down on its butt, Alex saw that the cat was female.

Alex: Hey, Megumin. That's a female cat, right? I don't think that name suits her.

Megumin: No, its name is Chomusuke.

As Megumin looked at Alex's back while answering that, and Aqua was wrestling against the Phoenix Blade of Nulgath as if it was a person, Alex saw Chomusuke spit out a small burst of fire to grill the fish… What the fuck?

Alex: ...Hey, Aqua, this cat can spit fire…

Since the cabbages in this world could fly, fire-breathing cats aren't anything unusual, even if surprising.

Aqua: What kind of silly talk is that? Alex, are you all right?

Megumin: Cats don't spit fire. Cats are animals that purr and meow.

Aqua: That's right. And they like to eat fish and look cute too.

Alex: ...No, this thing just spit fire and grilled the fish before eating it.

Aqua: ...Alex, you must be tired.

Alex shook his head and tried to forget what happened, probably he was too stressed… Maybe he should have another turn to the Succubus...

Megumin: Anyway, what were you two arguing about just now? If it's about Darkness, she's not a kid anymore, it's fine even if she doesn't return for a few days. Please calm down.

Alex: ...You're too calm. Do you know what the landlord is doing to Darkness right now? It must be something terrible.

But she just scoffed at his words.

Megumin: He's a landlord after all, what could someone with such status do to Darkness… Wait, I did hear quite a bit of negative news related to this landlord, but Darkness is an adventurer. I don't think she'll just let him have his way with her.

Alex: ...Now… Think about what you said, and think about Darkness and the landlord… Then think about the situation once again, do you believe now what you just said?

After Megumin did what Alex said, she hugged Chomusuke who was biting into the fish.

Megumin: Wh-Wh-What should we do? Darkness, Darkness is in danger! What should we do, Alex?!

Alex: ...Nothing… We can do nothing, we can just wait… Just treat her properly when she comes back.

Megumin: I-I will! Since Darkness has become an adult, we can't ask her what happened either, right?

Aqua: Ahwahah…! Darkness… Darkness, she…!

Before she could finish, the main doors were slammed open, and a panting Sena came out.

Sena: Alexander Carter! So you were lying back then!

Alex: Hey, what are you doing here? There's still some time before the deadline for me to prove my innocence, right? Sorry. I don't have time for you right now, my com-

Sena: You say you have no time for me? Don't bullshit me! You've got guts to cause this mess!

...What…?

Alex: What mess?

Sena: It's frogs! the frogs that should be hibernating came out and are moving everywhere outside the town!

Alex: *Sigh*...Look, I control weapons, not monsters, how am I even supposed to be connected to this thing?!

Sena: According to the reports from the guild staff, the frogs seemed to be fearing something when they emerged from the ground… Speaking of fear, it reminded me of someone casting an explosion spell not far from town, terrorizing the citizens.

Aqua and Megumin made a run towards some corners of the ma-

Alex: [Soul Bind]! I'm not letting you go, you fucktards!

Megumin: Wait, let me explain! I only did it because Aqua asked me too! I was the one who did it, but the mastermind's Aqua!

Aqua: How sly Megumin! Weren't you excited when I cam to discuss it with you? You even said "Let me show you my power!".

Alex shut them up by tightening the chains that were binding them, making them struggle in pain.

Alex: Now's not the time to fight so disgracefully! Go and clean up the mess you made!