DxD: Scion of Lucifuge

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Roy, hugging Darkness, suddenly slapped his forehead. He had forgotten about another—'problem child' in their party.

Megumin, her eyes glowing red, stepped forward, her cape billowing dramatically.

"Before my ultimate Explosion magic—no one can stand! Mwahahaha!" she declared, then suddenly blushed and giggled, clearly eager to unleash her destructive spell.

But Roy couldn't allow her to use Explosion. It would damage most of the cabbages.

He was planning to capture them and sell them for money to buy a house.

"Megumin—stop right there!" Roy said, teleporting to her side and gently ruffling her hair.

"Roy, what are you doing?! I can't resist the urge to unleash my Explosion magic against such a massive army!" Megumin protested, struggling to break free from his grasp.

"You idiot!" Roy sighed, feeling a headache coming on.

"Megumin—these cabbages are worth a lot of money. It would be a waste to destroy them. How about we capture them all and use the money to buy you a better staff?"

"Yes! We have to catch them all!" Aqua chimed in, her eyes sparkling with greed.

"Really? You'll buy me a new staff?" Megumin's eyes lit up.

No mage could resist the allure of a good staff.

"Of course—I promise," Roy assured her, patting her head.

"But how do we catch them? It looks like the others are struggling!" Chris said, pointing towards the adventurers, who were being overwhelmed by the cabbages.

Luna—standing behind them, also looked worried. The town was filled with defenseless civilians.

They wouldn't stand a chance against the flying cabbages.

"Don't worry, leave it to me," Roy said with a confident smile, then stepped forward.

The girls watched expectantly, curious to see how he would handle this situation.

Roy smirked, then extended his hand towards the swarm of cabbages.

Suddenly, all the cabbages froze in mid-air, then flew towards the cages Luna had prepared.

Under Roy's magic, they flew into the cages one after another.

Everyone was stunned.

Controlling so many cabbages at once—It was an incredible feat, especially for a novice adventurer.

But everyone knew that Roy had only registered as an adventurer a few days ago.

"Amazing! As expected of Roy-sama!" Luna exclaimed, her eyes filled with admiration.

Although she knew Roy was talented, she hadn't expected him to be this powerful.

Megumin and Darkness were also impressed.

"Thank you, Roy-sama!"

"Thank you! We would have been in trouble without you."

"You saved us, Roy-sama!"

The injured adventurers expressed their gratitude.

If Roy hadn't intervened, they might have been killed.

"Don't mention it. Protecting the town is our duty," Roy said with a dismissive wave of his hand and a smirk.

He had saved them as an afterthought.

The important thing was that he had captured almost all the cabbages. They would fetch a hefty sum.

The other adventurers didn't mind that he had taken all the credit. After all, he had saved their lives.

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They returned to the guild hall.

The staff were busy cleaning up the battlefield and counting the cabbages.

It would take a while, as there were simply too many cabbages.

It wasn't until evening that they finally finished counting.

Roy and the others were enjoying a meal made with the cabbages.

"This is delicious," Roy commented, savoring the taste.

Even with simple cooking methods, the cabbages were quite tasty. If he or Shizuka and Saeko were to cook them, they would be even more delicious.

Fortunately, he had used magic to store some of the cabbages earlier.

He would take them back and let the girls try them.

"You're a true Crusader, Darkness. To stand up to those dangerous cabbages and protect others with your sturdy body—Even the cabbages couldn't penetrate your defenses!" Aqua suddenly exclaimed, praising Darkness.

After the battle, Aqua had grown fond of Darkness.

Darkness blushed. "It's nothing. I'm just a slightly tough woman. I'm useless at everything else except protecting others."

Roy's lips twitched.

'You're not just "Slightly tough." You're a Masochist,' he thought.

....

Aqua, Darkness, and Megumin chatted and got to know each other better.

But then, the conversation shifted to Roy.

"Roy is amazing too!" Aqua suddenly exclaimed, leaning closer to him with a smile.

"Yes! Although he doesn't have powerful destructive magic—that spell that made all the cabbages fly into the cages was incredible!" Megumin added with admiration.

"Yeah, that magic was amazing. I wonder what it feels like to be controlled by it," Darkness mused, her eyes sparkling with masochistic curiosity.

Even Chris, who was secretly a goddess, was impressed.

Roy, seeing their gazes, shrugged and chuckled. "It was just a simple spell."

"But with this—our party is becoming more and more amazing. All four of us have advanced jobs now!" Aqua exclaimed.

"Speaking of which, I haven't told Megumin and Darkness about our party's goal yet, have I?" Roy said.

Megumin and Darkness looked at him curiously.

"That's right! The ultimate goal of our party is to defeat the Demon King! If you don't have that resolve..." Roy declared, using reverse psychology.

He knew Megumin and Darkness wouldn't be able to resist such a challenge.

"That's right! That's right!" Aqua chimed in.

Darkness's eyes lit up. "Fighting the Demon King is dangerous. But it has always been a Crusader's duty to... battle the Demon King. So, I have a good reason to join now."

Roy's lips twitched.

Well, since she was so eager to "battle" him—the "Demon King," he wouldn't disappoint her.

Megumin suddenly slammed her hands on the table and stood up, her red eyes blazing.

"I am Megumin! The number one mage of the Crimson Demon Clan! Wielder of Explosion! My ultimate magic will bring down the Demon King!" she declared passionately.

"Excellent. Welcome to the party. Now..." Roy turned to Chris. "Chris, what about you?"

"Eh? Me?" Chris was surprised. She hadn't planned on joining them.

Her purpose in coming to this world was simply to retrieve the artifacts.

"Yes, would you like to join us?" Roy asked with a smile.

"Well..."

Just as Chris was about to decline, she heard Roy's voice in her head.

'Chris, if you don't agree, you won't get your panties back.'

Chris froze, then looked at Roy, then at Aqua and Megumin, who seemed oblivious to their telepathic conversation.

He was threatening her with her panties again! How shameless!

She bit her lip, then sighed in defeat.

"Fine, I'll join. But I can't promise I'll stay with you forever," she said.

She had to travel the world to collect the artifacts. She couldn't stay in one place for too long.

"No problem," Roy said with a chuckle.

As long as she joined now, he would find a way to keep her around.

He didn't want her to disappear like she did in the original story.

He raised his glass. "Then let's toast to our new party!"

"Cheers!"

They all raised their glasses and drank happily.

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Meanwhile—the guild staff had finished counting the cabbages.

"Roy-sama, we've counted the cabbages you caught. There are 135,000 of them, worth 1.3 billion Eris," Luna reported, approaching Roy.

"But since the novice adventurer's guild doesn't have that much money, I've contacted the headquarters. They'll send the full amount soon."

Roy smiled at Luna, who was bowing respectfully. "Thank you for your hard work. Have a drink with us."

He was growing increasingly fond of Luna. He might even consider making her his servant, even though she wasn't a fighter.

He didn't always choose his servants based on their strength.

"Yes, Roy-sama."

Luna sat beside him and poured him a drink, then poured one for herself.

"Congratulations on your successful harvest, Roy-sama. Cheers!" she said, downing her drink in one gulp.

The other adventurers were stunned. Luna had never had a drink with any adventurer before, let alone offered a toast.

But remembering Roy's incredible talent and power, they remained silent.

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