After all, with the "Proficiency" panel's boost, learning skills of the same class was almost no difficulty for Shiraishi Kawa. He returned using an interdimensional teleportation scroll.
He went to a convenience store to buy some portable sandwiches, bentos, and soda.
He quickly returned to the Konosuba World, seeing the listless Megumin and Aqua, slumped over the wooden table without any movement.
"I've brought you some food..."
As soon as Shiraishi Kawa put the items from his backpack onto the table, Megumin suddenly looked up, her red pupils glowing, upon hearing that it was time to eat.
All of them were foods with exquisite-looking packaging.
She picked up her favorite angular sandwich, tore open the wrapper, and took a big bite without any hesitation. The soft texture of the salad dressing and bread...
Made Megumin's eyes widen. She easily devoured the palm-sized sandwich.
"So... so delicious!"
"..."
Completely unconcerned about her image, Aqua, who was formerly the Goddess of Water in heaven, naturally knew a lot about modern society's food.
She picked up a bag of potato chips, paired with a soda.
She invited him again: "Hey, Shiraishi Kawa, are you really not considering my proposal? With me, and the Archmage Megumin..."
"Defeating the Demon King should be very easy, right?"
Believe that, and you're crazy.
Shiraishi Kawa smiled without speaking. He couldn't just blurt out that putting hope in a High Priest whose skills were all used for party performances...
Was somewhat absurd, right?
"If you want to appraise your class, I'll pay these 50,000 Eris for you."
Although she didn't know which world Shiraishi Kawa was from, with the nickname "Ordinary High School Student," Aqua thought he would definitely be interested in Adventurers.
And Megumin, who had slightly replenished her energy and tried a can of cola.
Feeling the carbon dioxide explode in her mouth, she experienced an indescribable pleasure. They hadn't even formed an Adventurer team yet.
Shiraishi Kawa was willing to treat her generously.
Facing Aqua's confusion, Megumin paused and said, "I remember Kawa-sama should be an Adventurer, and he still wants to learn skills from me."
"That's right."
Aqua, who joined the Chat Group relatively late, didn't know that he was already a Holy Sword User. Shiraishi Kawa had no other objections to forming a team.
The crucial factor was time.
The interdimensional teleportation anchor only had a 7-day usage period, and in his original world, he was still an Ordinary High School Student. Most importantly, what would he gain after defeating the Demon King?
He ignored Aqua's topic and shifted his attention to Megumin. Having been hungry for several days, she had already finished most of the food.
Noticing his gaze.
Since the other party had treated her to such a lavish and luxurious meal, Megumin clapped her hands and said seriously, "Thank you for the meal."
"Now it's time to fulfill our agreement!"
"First, someone else teaches you how to use the skill, and then you use an Adventurer card to spend points to learn the new skill that appears."
There was no such thing as an Adventurer card.
The Archmage skill was entirely due to the golden finger panel, and with the special nature of the proficiency panel, many problems could be ignored.
Shiraishi Kawa smiled and nodded, "Then I'll trouble Megumin. I've long yearned for the power of Explosion Magic!"
As if a switch for a special XP had been flipped, Megumin, who had an infinite love for Explosion Magic, had an expectant look on her tender, childlike face.
She propped her hands on the table.
Leaning towards Shiraishi Kawa, her overly slender figure couldn't even fill the smallest size of a mage's robe, revealing a hint of her charms.
"If you want to learn Explosion Magic, I'll teach you as many times as you want!"
Megumin said excitedly, "No, to be precise, besides Explosion Magic, what other skills are worth learning?"
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Through the usage method taught by Megumin, Shiraishi Kawa's proficiency panel instantly displayed a prompt that new skills could be learned.
"Group notification: Detected skill 'Explosion Magic' available for learning. Learn it?"
"Yes."
His primary goal in coming to the Konosuba World this time was to meet Megumin, switch to a new profession, and learn the super powerful area-of-effect Explosion Magic.
Now, his goal was completely achieved.
"You have successfully learned the skill: Explosion Magic (Lv1)"
"—'Explosion Magic (Lv1)': As the ultimate Explosion Magic, its essence is the pure diffusion and explosion of magic power, making it the strongest offensive magic that can cause damage to all existence."
"Skill consumption: 10% magic power + unlimited magic power output."
The skill usage method was very simple.
The prerequisite was a vast amount of magic power as the casting foundation. The more magic power consumed by the skill, the higher the damage caused by the final Explosion Magic.
After learning the skill.
Shiraishi Kawa looked at Megumin again and nodded gently, "Thank you, I have already mastered your Explosion Magic."
"Then..."
With the existence of Explosion Magic being acknowledged, Megumin was quite excited. In her opinion, Shiraishi Kawa was simply a like-minded teammate.
Because he also loved explosions!
"Can we form a team?"
"I need to finish my other matters first. If you're really too hungry, find Aqua. She has a way to contact me."
Shiraishi Kawa certainly had no intention of letting Aqua and Megumin join other teams. He just needed to accumulate enough points to set up a stable world anchor for teleportation in the Konosuba World.
Then, things would become much easier.
"Oh."
Megumin nodded seriously, not thinking that Shiraishi Kawa was refusing. He could provide for her meals and even loved explosions.
Even if he refused.
She still had to find a way to follow him!
Finding people and learning skills, it wasn't even noon yet, and even Shiraishi Kawa hadn't expected things to go so smoothly.
He just needed to ask Hiratsuka Shizuka for leave and go to school on Tuesday.
"Next..."
"Taking on some quests to test the power of 'Explosion Magic' seems pretty good too."
Shiraishi Kawa pondered, his gaze sweeping over Megumin and Aqua, who were still munching on potato chips and snacks. Just as he was about to voice his thoughts,
A notification from the Dimensional Chat Group echoed in his mind.
"Group notification: Group member 'Busujima Saeko' detected in danger. Group member rescue mission now active. Player limit: 2 people."
"Mission reward: 200 points."
"Participate in the group member rescue mission?"