DxD: Scion of Lucifuge

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One day, Darkness's family sent a large shipment of food and other supplies.

Her father—was still worried about her adventuring and wanted to make sure she was well-fed.

Chris also returned.

"Haha, I didn't expect you to buy this mansion—Roy! Do I have a room here?" she asked with a grin.

Roy replied with a warm smile, "Of course you do. You're always welcome here, Chris. This is your home."

Chris's heart skipped a beat. She had just been joking, but Roy's words touched her.

"Why are you saying such sweet things? Are you trying to win me over?" she asked, wiping a tear from her eye.

"Hmm... you're a bit flat-chested, but you're still cute. I suppose you meet my standards," Roy said with a thoughtful expression, pretending to consider her seriously.

Chris's eye twitched.

"Give me back my touching moment!" she grumbled.

Megumin, hearing this, looked down at her own flat chest and thought, 'If Chris is acceptable, then I should be fine too, right?'

"Roy, you're becoming more and more depraved! Even a flat-chested girl like that..." Aqua commented with a smirk.

"..."

Chris and Megumin glared at her....

After some playful banter, Darkness went to prepare lunch with the ingredients her family had sent.

Soon, a table full of delicious food was ready.

"Wow, it smells so good!" Megumin exclaimed, drooling.

Aqua was also practically drooling.

"Let's eat!" Roy announced.

"Itadakimasu!" Aqua immediately started eating before he even finished speaking.

The steamed crabs, dipped in sauce—were incredibly delicious.

Even Roy, who was usually picky with his food, couldn't help but indulge!

Just as they finished their meal, the emergency bell in the Adventurer's Guild rang.

"Alert!! Alert!!"

"The Mobile Fortress Destroyer is approaching the town!"

"All citizens—please evacuate immediately! Adventurers—please equip yourselves and gather at the Adventurer's Guild!"

Luna's voice boomed through the loudspeakers, reaching everyone in the town.

The town was instantly thrown into chaos.

Aqua, who had been relaxing after her meal, jumped up in fear.

"Roy, let's run! As far away as possible!" she cried, clinging to him.

Roy sighed and held her head to calm her down.

"The Mobile Fortress Destroyer... Fighting that thing is suicide," Even Megumin, who was usually fearless, said with a shudder.

Darkness, seeing that Roy might not know about the Destroyer, explained, "The Mobile Fortress Destroyer is an ancient weapon that has gone berserk. It's said to destroy everything in its path."

"So? Is it stronger than the Demon King Generals?" Roy asked with a smirk. "Even if it is, so what? No enemy can make me back down."

His words, although spoken calmly, contained an undeniable air of confidence and determination.

The girls' eyes lit up.

Chris looked at him with admiration. His unwavering confidence was truly heroic.

Even A Goddess couldn't help but be attracted to such a presence.

"Then let's go to the Adventurer's Guild," Darkness said, her confidence restored.

They headed to the guild hall.

"Roy-sama, you're finally here!" Luna sighed in relief, seeing them arrive.

Almost all the adventurers in town were gathered there.

They also seemed calmer now that Roy and his party had arrived.

"What's the situation?" Roy asked Luna.

A receptionist brought over a crystal orb that showed the location of the Destroyer.

"Currently, the Destroyer is northwest of the town. It should arrive in about an hour," she reported.

The adventurers gasped. They didn't have much time.

The crystal orb showed a massive, spider-like machine with eight legs marching towards the town.

The ground cracked and trees snapped under its weight.

It was like a giant plow, tearing through the earth.

The adventurers were silent, their faces grim.

"That Mobile Fortress is an ancient magical weapon, isn't it? Didn't the one who created it leave behind any way to stop it?" a red-haired mage suddenly asked.

The other adventurers also wondered about that.

Such a powerful weapon should have some kind of control mechanism!

....

"The country that created the Destroyer was destroyed when it went berserk. So, we don't know if there's a way to control it," Luna explained.

"There's probably no way to control it. Otherwise, why would the ancient magic kingdom be destroyed?" Darkness said.

Her words dashed the adventurers' hopes of controlling the Destroyer.

"We should just run!" Chris suggested.

"No, the townspeople will be left homeless," Darkness objected.

"You're so stubborn, Darkness." Chris sighed.

"Roy—you must have a plan, right? Tell us," Chris said, tugging on Roy's sleeve.

"Aqua, you should be able to break the Destroyer's barrier, right?" Roy asked Aqua.

Although he could easily handle the Destroyer himself, he wanted to give the girls a chance to shine.

"Hmm... I'm not sure. I'll have to try it first," Aqua replied.

"Can you really break the Destroyer's barrier?" Luna asked excitedly.

"No problem," Roy assured her with a smile.

"That's great! Then, as long as we have powerful enough magic, we can destroy it," Luna said.

"Don't we have someone with powerful magic right here?" one of the adventurers said, reminding everyone of Megumin.

"Yeah, that crazy girl..."

"That's right, that Crazy girl..."

Megumin's eye twitched. She didn't realize they were talking about her at first.

But when everyone turned to look at her, she knew.

"Wait a minute! If you're talking about me, stop calling me crazy! Or else, I'll show you just how crazy I can be!" she declared with a serious expression.

Roy chuckled. She was so cute.

"Megumin, they're just teasing you. Don't be angry," he said, patting her head gently.

Megumin pouted.

"Sorry I'm late!" a voice suddenly called out.

Wiz squeezed through the crowd of adventurers.

"I'm the owner of the Wiz Magic Item Shop. Technically, I'm still a qualified adventurer. Please let me help!" she declared.

Most of the adventurers in the guild hall knew Wiz. They cheered, seeing her.

"Alright, everyone—the emergency quest begins!" Luna announced, her voice filled with excitement.

The adventurers gathered at the north-western gate of the town, ready to face the Destroyer.

They had less than an hour before it arrived.

Everyone made their preparations.

Roy didn't need to do anything, but Darkness pulled him aside for a private conversation.

"Roy, have I given you the wrong impression? Do you really think I'm that kind of woman who's obsessed with... those kinds of things?" she asked with an unusually serious expression.

If he didn't know any better, he would have thought she was a normal Crusader.

"What do you mean?" Roy asked with a shrug.

Darkness blushed.

"See? That's exactly what I mean," Roy chuckled.

"No, it's not that... Actually, my real name is Dustiness Ford Lalatina," Darkness confessed, her face turning even redder.

"I'm the daughter of the Dustiness family, the rulers of this region."

"Okay, and?" Roy raised an eyebrow.

"I'm a Crusader. Protecting the people of this land is my duty and my pride. So, I won't back down, even if the enemy is the Mobile Fortress Destroyer," Darkness declared, her voice filled with determination.

Then, she blushed even harder.

"So, Lalatina, you don't have faith in me?" Roy teased.

"D-Don't call me that!" Darkness exclaimed, flustered.

Roy smirked. He knew calling her by her real name embarrassed her.

"Roy, do you like me like this?" Darkness asked, her blue eyes searching his face for an answer.

Roy pulled her into a hug and said with a smile, "Of course I do. You're the first woman who allowed me to truly be myself."

"...."

Darkness blushed, her eyes filled with love.

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