I have an ability called [Teacher]. This ability has the effect that 'the person being taught learns faster'. Kazuma definitely wasn't talented.
But with my ability, I've been teaching him as hard as I can, and since Kazuma is also showing motivation, his skill has certainly improved.
"Look, Tae-jin. I can now succeed at cutting the thread 5 tis out of 10!"
"Oh~ You've been working hard."
I took out two wooden swords from my inventory, similar in size to the sword Kazuma was holding, and tossed one to him.
"What's this?"
"Now we're going to spar as well. I'll point out your mistakes while we spar, so co at with everything you've got."
"Alright!"
Just as I was sparring with him for a while, teaching him proper form and techniques, Aqua ca running over crying.
"Boo hoo~ Tae-jin, I got fired from my part-ti job!"
"You an at that croquette shop?"
"Yes!"
As expected, she got fired. Still, thanks to buying a lot of croquettes, the owner seed to have let her work a few more days instead of firing her imdiately.
"So let's go do that quest we promised before! If we do that, we won't have to worry about money for a while!"
"Alright, alright."
I had Kazuma practice what he needed to, then called Yunyun, who was inside the mansion.
"We're going to go hunt a Bone Dragon?"
Yunyun asked back with a worried expression, but I explained.
"Don't worry too much. Aqua is coming with us this ti. Aqua may not look it, but she's a trendously powerful Arch Priest. It'll be fine."
"I see. I understand. I trust you, Tae-jin."
The three of us prepared, went to the Guild, and accepted the quest from Luna. Luna was also very worried.
"Bone Dragons are extrely strong. Please reconsider this quest…"
"Don't worry, Luna. Trust . I'll take care of it quickly and co back."
"Sigh… I suppose it can't be helped. Please co back safely. And tonight…"
Seeing Luna speak with a blush, she was asking to co to her house.
"Got it. I'll co after we're done."
As we traveled, we ca up with a plan. It was simple. Yunyun and I would fight the Bone Dragon, and Aqua would use 'Sacred Turn Undead'.
Making it too complicated might lead Aqua to do sothing stupid and make things more dangerous, so I made it as simple as possible.
"Got it, Aqua? While we fight and draw its attention, you hide and just use Sacred Turn Undead!"
"How many tis are you going to tell ? I got it."
Even telling her this many tis might not be enough for Aqua. I had to drill it into her.
"And Yunyun, you support from a distance with support magic. If its movents slow down, then hit it with sothing powerful."
"Understood."
We ca to the forest between Axel Village and the Royal Capital, where the Bone Dragon was said to appear. After going in a bit, we spotted the Bone Dragon in the distance. Given its size, it was easy to find.
A Bone Dragon is, as the na suggests, an undead dragon made of nothing but bones. However, it still possesses the imnse power of a dragon, so it was by no ans an easy opponent.
"Let's move quietly."
"Got it." "Okay."
We tried to approach the Bone Dragon slowly, but suddenly the Bone Dragon looked our way and started charging at us like mad.
"Hey! Tae-jin, the Bone Dragon is charging at us!"
"Damn! Change of plans. I'll block it head-on. You two scatter and provide support!"
"Got it!" "Understood!"
I drew my sword and stood blocking its path, while Aqua and Yunyun scattered. But the Bone Dragon ignored , passed right by, and started chasing only Aqua.
"Huh?"
"Aaaaaaah~~~!!! Tae-jin, save ~~~!!!"
Aqua ran around in circles, running away, and the Bone Dragon quickly followed, knocking down trees in its path. Then I rembered the fact that Aqua constantly leaks divine power, which attracts undead. So I quickly called out to Yunyun.
"Yunyun! Let's dig a trap."
"Yes!"
In a hurry, Yunyun and I used the advanced magic 'Bottomless Swamp' to create an enormous swamp in a wide clearing, quickly making a trap.
Thud, thud, thud!
"Tae-jin~~~!!! Do sothing already~~~~!!! Waaaaah~~~!!!"
"Aqua!!! Over here!!! Co this way!!!"
Yunyun and I stood in front of the swamp we had created. When Aqua ca close, I snatched her up, and as the Bone Dragon approached, I sidestepped at the right timing, causing the Bone Dragon to fall into the swamp.
"Grrroooaaar~~!!!"
Splash!! Splash!!
Even though we had made the swamp very large, the Bone Dragon was also huge, so its body didn't fully subrge, and it thrashed around trying to escape.
Before the Bone Dragon could escape the swamp, I put Aqua down.
"Aqua, now!!!"
"Got it! Sacred!! Turn Undead!!!"
Flash!
When Aqua used Sacred Turn Undead, a colossal pillar of light appeared where the Bone Dragon was. As expected, the divine magic Aqua used was trendously powerful.
"Guaaaaahhh~~!!!"
The Bone Dragon slowly began to disappear. As a final struggle, it lashed out at the swamp, sending a lot of mud flying toward . I jumped back and dodged it easily, but Aqua, who was beside , got hit directly with the mud.
"Huh? Tae-jin??"
Splat!!! Splatter!!
Aqua, hit directly by the mud, stood still for a mont, then collapsed to the spot and started crying bitterly.
"Waaah~~~!!! Tae-jin abandoned !!!"
"Ahaha, sorry. It ca flying suddenly…"
Yunyun and I used 'Create Water' to wash Aqua off a bit, then returned to Axel Village. Throughout the return trip, Aqua followed us, still crying as if she was hurt.
Sniffle, sniffle…
Seeing this, Yunyun looked at Aqua sympathetically and said to ,
"Um… How about giving Aqua a larger share of the reward this ti?"
"Yeah, let's do that."
We arrived at the Guild and received our reward. The total was 7 million eris. Yunyun and I decided to take 2 million eris each, and we handed 3 million eris to Aqua. Then Aqua, as if she had never been crying, beca extrely happy with a bright face.
"Yes! This is more like it. Do you know how hard I worked? Hahah~ Thanks, Tae-jin, Yunyun~"
"R-right…"
Aqua held the bag of eris like a baby and moved to the house. Since Aqua had co into a large sum of money, her whining might decrease for a while, but I wondered how long it would last. She's such a spendthrift.
As we arrived ho, I saw Darkness carrying gumin on her back. Yunyun saw them and waved happily.
"Darkness, gumin!"
"Tae-jin, Yunyun, Aqua!"
From what Darkness said, unlike the original story, since Kazuma was busy with training, Darkness was now the one who went with gumin to help her practice Explosion magic.
"I see. Let's go inside first."
I made dinner for the kids, then got ready to go out after washing up. Kazuma saw this and asked,
"Huh? Tae-jin, where are you going?"
"Luna called ."
"Hmm… I wish I had a girlfriend too… I'm jealous. Anyway, enjoy your date~"
"Yeah, I'll be back tomorrow."
I went to the Guild, waited for Luna to finish work, and then went with her to her house. When we arrived at her house, I carefully cooked her a delicious al.
"Wow~ This is so delicious. I didn't know you were such a good cook."
"I'm glad you like it. I practiced a bit when I lived alone."
We enjoyed the al, and as we were about to go upstairs to enjoy ourselves, I felt sothing inside Luna's stomach. When I checked with [Eyes], I saw that Luna was pregnant and was extrely flustered.
Konosuba was the first world I had entered after obtaining the Entertainnt Life, so when I slept with Luna before I had the ability to control pregnancy, it seed she had beco pregnant imdiately. Since it wasn't planned, I was surprised.
Seeing my reaction, Luna asked,
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
"Um, have you noticed any changes in your body lately?"
"Nothing specific… co to think of it, my period is a little late. A-and, I think my libido has increased a bit…"
Luna said, embarrassed.
"Don't be shocked by what I'm about to say."
Luna tensed up as I spoke seriously.
"Luna, I think you're pregnant."
"What? Is that really true?"
"Yeah. It seems what happened last ti resulted in this."
Luna, with a joyful face, stroked her belly. Then she carefully asked ,
"Well then, what do we do now?"
"Our timing is a bit ssed up, but I have to take responsibility. Let's get married."
Luna smiled and readily agreed.
"Yes. I'd love to."
That night, we gave up on 'enjoying' ourselves and just held hands as we fell asleep. The next day, I woke up early, prepared breakfast for the still-sleeping Luna, left a note, then went outside.
As I walked ho, I thought a bit about the future. Now that I had decided to marry Luna, what impact would it have on the original story?
"It probably doesn't matter… I am a bit worried about how Yunyun will take it, though…"
I returned ho, made breakfast for the kids, and told them the news as we ate.
"What!!!??? Luna is pregnant!!!???"
"Yeah. So we've decided to get married. I might not be able to sleep at ho for a while."
Hearing that, Yunyun suddenly stood up, burst into tears, and ran outside. gumin, worried about Yunyun, quickly followed her. Then Aqua, completely tactless, laughed and said,
"Could this be a love triangle??? Tae-jin, you're so lucky. Hohoho!"
Smack!
"Ouch!"
Kazuma smacked Aqua on the head.
"What do you an, lucky? Can't you see how serious the situation is?"
I was also a bit worried about Yunyun. But in this situation, I didn't know what I should say to her.
Anyway, after finishing breakfast, I supervised Kazuma's training. Having developed an interest in swordsmanship, Kazuma told he had used his points to take the [Kingdom Samurai Swordsmanship] and [Swordsmanship] skills.
He said he got them cheaply thanks to what he had learned so far. There was definitely a difference in his movents between taking the skills and not.
"Your movents have definitely improved."
"Right? I couldn't take other skills yet due to lack of points, but now I'm confident I can hold my own."
"Still, don't let your guard down."
"I know."
That day, to build up Kazuma's real combat experience, we decided to go to the Guild, greet Luna, accept a quest, and all go hunt Giant Toads together.
But Yunyun and gumin were nowhere to be seen, so it ended up being just Darkness, Aqua, Kazuma, and .
"Got it? Only be careful of the tongue attack. And aim for the neck and head if possible."
"Understood."
I decided to only provide support with magic from the side. Aqua and Darkness cheered Kazuma on from the side.
"Fighting! Kazuma, are you finally going to hold your own?"
"If it gets dangerous, just say so. I'll get eaten in your place!"
"Just trust ."
Kazuma and I slowly approached the Giant Toad. I first used the interdiate paralysis magic 'Paralyze' on it. The Toad, affected by the spell, twitched and then trembled in place, unable to move. I shouted to Kazuma.
"Now!"
"Ow!"
Kazuma quickly approached the Toad and struck the back of its neck. It was still a bit clumsy, but he succeeded in taking it down in one blow.
"Wow~ Kazuma!"
"Oh~ Amazing!"
Clap, clap, clap!
"See? I'm not a beginner adventurer anymore!"
Kazuma was showing off, but he had indeed caught it, so I also praised him.
"Good job, Kazuma."
"All right!"
We caught about ten more like that. Then Kazuma, gaining confidence, said he wanted to try one alone.
"Just leave it to . A Giant Toad is no match for now!"
"Alright."
But no sooner had he said that than, without my help, Kazuma was fighting a desperate battle with a Giant Toad for a whole hour.
The Toad's entire body was wounded, its entrails spilling out, and while Kazuma didn't have any major injuries, he was quite exhausted. Everyone watched with interest. Maybe this was why watching fights between weaklings was said to be entertaining.
"Haah, haah, haah! Damn!! This is the final blow!! Prepare yourself!!"
"Gero!!!"
The Toad also seed to know this was its last stand, steeling itself.
"Hah!!!"
"Geroo~~~!!!"
In the end, Kazuma narrowly dodged the Toad's tongue attack and finished it by stabbing it in the head.
"Woooooooh~~!!"
Kazuma roared at the sky in joy at having defeated the Giant Toad. Everyone approached him and praised him.
"Wow~ you finally caught it!"
"Amazing! It's a sha you didn't get eaten by the Toad, though, hehe!"
"Congratulations. Let's go back and get the reward."
"Alright!"
After finishing the quest for the day, we got the reward from Luna and had a drink at the Guild's tavern. Naturally, Kazuma took everything we had caught today.
"I finally feel like a real adventurer. It's a great feeling! Today's on ."
"Oh~!!"
As we drank Shuwashuwa and talked, I learned that Kazuma's level had jumped up by 5 thanks to today's performance. From Kazuma's perspective, it was indeed a reason to be happy.
We celebrated Kazuma, laughing and chatting. On the way ho, Aqua, as usual, vomited in a back alley, and Kazuma patted her on the back.
When we got ho, supporting Aqua, gumin and Yunyun were there. Seeing us co in, Yunyun approached and quietly said,
"Um… Tae-jin, could I talk to you for a mont?"
"Yeah."
Yunyun and I went outside and talked in a quiet field.
"Um… I've decided to return to my hotown after all…"
"Why? Is it because I'm getting married?"
I was flustered by Yunyun's sudden announcent that she was going ho.
"Yes… You see, I actually liked you, Tae-jin. So when I heard you were getting married, I couldn't bear it."
Yunyun spoke as she cried. I patted Yunyun's shoulder and said,
"I see… But we've gotten along so well up until now, it would be such a sha…"
"Then please accept too!!!"
"What!!!???"
I was again flustered by Yunyun's sudden declaration.
"gumin said no too, but I don't think I can live without you, Tae-jin!"
"But you're still young, Yunyun, and you have plenty of ti. Soone better might appear."
"There's no way soone like that could exist!! If I go down to the Crimson Demon Village like this, I might just die!!"
Yunyun kept making bombshell declarations.
"This is… Fine. I'll talk to Luna. I don't know if she'll agree."
I sohow managed to persuade her and put off Yunyun's return for now. After sending Yunyun back to the house, I went to Luna and explained the situation.
"I see… So what are you going to do?"
"Well, since Yunyun is still young, I was thinking of waiting until she's of age. Maybe in the anti, soone better than , a married man, will appear."
"But what if no one good appears by then?"
"I don't know… She said she'd die, so I didn't know what to do."
"Sigh… Then let's do that. I'll try to talk to Yunyun later. I knew getting a handso, popular man would co with problems…"
"Sorry."
The next day, after having breakfast with Luna and seeing her off to the Guild, I went ho. When I got ho, everyone was fighting and making a fuss over breakfast.
"This is just plain water…"
"Then don't drink it!!"
I quickly intervened.
"Calm down. What's going on?"
Darkness explained the situation.
"Well… Aqua lost at rock-paper-scissors, so she was supposed to make breakfast, but the taste…"
"I made it properly. It's just that the soup got purified."
I put my hand to my forehead and shook my head.
"Just buy breakfast outside when I'm not here."
"Yeah, that would be better."
I made a simple al, and after we finished eating, I waited until the end, then told Yunyun that I would accept her if no one good appeared by the ti she turned twenty. Yunyun was overjoyed.
"Then, once I'm over twenty, I'll be marrying you, Tae-jin! There's no way soone better than you could exist."
"R-right."
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