NOVEL NEXT Chapter 38: The more the merrier
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Evening at home.
Megumin: s-so are you an angel?
Varakiel: none of that, megumin i just wore the power of a holy spirit, a spirit like salamander.
Granberia: mhm, her name is ilias she like the other spirits couldn't come.
Darkness: so everything is okay now?
Varakiel: yes, and by showing my power like that less annoying nobles will come complaining and i remember he was pestering you isn't darkness?
Darkness: i-i don't know what you mean…
Varakiel: hehe, okay then. The three of you must be hungry let me make dinner.
Megumin: Yes!!
Darkness: mhmhm!!
Granberia: great, the cooking skills of the tavern were atrocious.
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Several days later. After varakiel trial and alderp execution.
"Neeow!"
Varakiel: hm? A cat?
Megumin came inside the house holding a cat.
Megumin:.....
Varakiel: of course we can keep it~.
Megumin smiles happily.
Granberia: is cute…
Granberia pats the cat head.
Varakiel: yeah.
The cat rubs its head at their hands.
Varakiel: So which is her name?
Megumin: Chomusuke.
Varakiel:....you are aware that's a boy's name right?
Megumin: her name is Chomusuke
Granberia:...hey child….
Megumin: Chomusuke.
Granberia:....okay.
Varakiel:....okay then, can I carry her?
Megumin hands chomusuke to varakiel….
Varakiel: hehe, very cute, welcome home chomusuke.
Chomusuke happily meow.
Chomusuke: neeow!
Darkness: its cute can i carry it?
Varakiel hands chomusuke to darkness.
Varakiel: alright ill check out the guild hall, i will come back soon if i find a good quest, if not then i will return late to get supplies, dont miss me too much~.
Megumin: t-take care!
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Granberia: chomusuke…..
Granberia observes the cat that has arrived on the house.
Granberia then hands her a fish….
Granberia: are you okay with just that?
Chomusuke: nyaa
Chomusuke gave a delicate sniff to the raw fish….and then she exhale a tiny flame to grill the fish…
Granberia:...oi....this world sure is weird….
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Varakiel who was making his way to the guild hall noticed someone who standed out…her black hair and red eyes..
Varakiel: hm? Yun yun?
The girl who suddenly heard her name being called looked around nervously.
Varakiel: (oh right she has social anxiety…) yun yun, was it?
Yun yun: d-do i know you?
Yun yun nervously back away from the unknown person who called her name.
Varakiel: ah sorry hehe, my name is varakiel, megumin is currently on my party as she mentioned someone like you before, i didn't want to startle you child.
Yunyun: ah, y-you are the hero varakiel?
Varakiel: mhm.
Yunyun: incredible, i have heard about the spell you casted to stop the destroyer!.....
Varakiel:...hm what is it?
Yunyun: n-nothing you said megumin mentioned me?...what did she said?
Varakiel: well she said a lot of mean things….
Yunyun: uuuu…
Varakiel: but i can notice that she sees you has a friend, *sigh* that child is really bad at admitting things really.
Yunyun: a-a-a f-friend? M-megumin?
Varakiel: mhm, hey what do you think if you come with me and give her a visit?
Yunyun: eeehhhh!!!? R-really?
Varakiel: yeah~.
Yunyun: for real for real?
Varakiel: for real for real.
Yunyun:...a-alright!
Varakiel: great, but first let's go to the guild hall i need to check out things there.
Yunyun: a-alright!
Varakiel and yunyun made their to the guild hall…
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Receptionist: welcome varakiel! What is going to be today?
Varakiel: hmm….
Varakiel checks out the notice board..
Varakiel: oh well there's nothing interesting today…so i will head home see you tomorrow.
Receptionist: of course, see you soon varakiel.
Varakiel: alright let's go.
Yunyun: uh mhm.
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Varakiel went back to home early…
Varakiel: i am back!
Yunyun: uh…sorry for the trouble…
Yunyun shyly goes inside.
Granberia: welcome home….hm? Who Is she?
Varakiel: ah yeah i found her while going to the guild hall, yunyun, this is my party member and wife granberia.
Granberia: ah yeah, the child told us about her once….welcome to our house, child.
Yunyun: y-you aren't going to laugh at my name?
Granberia: uh? Why would i?
Varakiel: no one here will make fun of something like that child, names exist because they are the identity that shapes us, if we laughed to someone's name it means we are laughing to its past, its failures and its achievements.
Yunyun: ah…i see sorry for asking something like that….
Varakiel pats her head.
Varakiel: not worry, everyone makes mistake no one is perfect, but enough of that come in.
Yunyun: ummm…okay, if you excuse me then…
Yunyun then sat on the table.
Varakiel: i will be making, lunch. entertaining our guest, granberia…if you can hahaha.
Granberia: hey i been getting good at it….i think.
Varakiel: haha, yunyun don't feel intimidated by granberia, she is actually kind and quite cute on her own way….
Granberia:.....shut up, idiot….so yunyun are you also an adventurer?
Yunyun: ah y-yes! But right now i don't have a party…
Varakiel: want to join ours then?
Granberia: hey i was going to ask first…. want to join ours then?
Yunyun: ehhhh!!!!?? R–r-r-really? But you already have an arc-wizard
Varakiel: having 2 of the same thing is not bad, and besides megumin explosion is only used as a finisher job.
Yunyun: b-but is really alright m-megumin wouldn't complain?
Granberia: that dumb child would probably like you with us aswell, but she won't admit it.
Yunyun: …..i-i will be under your care….
Varakiel: hehe, welcome aboard yunyun, so are you staying in an inn or you want to move in here?
Yunyun: c-can i do that?
Granberia: mhm there are 3 rooms left, we are expecting someone else to join aswell, but she is really taking so long to do so…
Varakiel: i think by this point she forgot about it. thanks to the destroyer reward…..
Granberia: right.
Varakiel: also yunyun not worry i am sure megumin would like to live with you, believe us, by this point you could consider us her parents hahaha.
Granberia:.....yeah, he tells the truth.
Yunyun: a-a-alright i will bring my stuff then!!
Yunyun excitedly runs outside the house to somewhere in town.
Granberia:....what a good child aswell.
Varakiel: mhm, now megumin can have another friend and us aswell.
Granberia: true, the more the merrier….i miss the others already.
Varakiel: hehe, me too but we must get stronger for the paradox world.
Granberia: at least that one will be less weird….or weirder….
Varakiel: weirder definitely.
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