[ Meanwhile, Natsuki Subaru's team was in the middle of a desert, their attention drawn to a moving building in the distance.
Just as everyone was discussing this, a voice came from not far behind them. A young girl was standing atop a hillside.
"HUP—!" The girl leaped down from the hill, performing several somersaults in mid-air before landing coolly on the ground.
She then walked slowly towards the berserk Golem. With a few soft words of comfort, the rampaging Golem quickly returned to normal.
"Who are you? State your name!" Faced with such a suspicious girl, Darkness and the others were full of vigilance.
"Heheh… are you asking who I am?" The girl placed her hand over her eyepatch, striking a chuunibyou pose, excitement flickering within her crimson red eye.
"My name is Pantagruel! The guardian of this world, and one who coexists with the Golems!" ]
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『 Viewers of Countless World 』
"This kind of sentence structure for an introduction, plus the inexplicable movements, and the strange name… It's confirmed, she's from the Crimson Demon Clan!"
Looking at the girl who gave them an incredibly strong sense of déjà vu, the corners of the mouths of everyone outside the video twitched.
Red eyes, eyepatch, chuunibyou, short hair, the name… all the elements were there. Yep, it was definitely a carbon copy of Megumin.
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〜KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World〜
In the Crimson Demon Village, Megumin's father, Hyoizaburoo, was staring at the girl who looked eighty percent like Megumin, instantly beginning to question his life.
"Could it be that I had another daughter without realizing it?!"
Hyoizaburoo muttered this possibility subconsciously. After all, they looked too alike.
Megumin's mother, Yuiyui, had a frozen smile on her face:
"…"
Another daughter? When did that happen? How come I don't know about it?
But this Pantagruel, no matter how you looked at her, inside or out, was just too similar to Megumin… which left her unable to refute it.
However, with our family's financial situation, we can't afford to raise another one! We're living hand-to-mouth every day as it is. At the very least, we have to wait until Megumin hooks Kazuma first.
Although this pair of brain-dead parents was questioning their life choices, the Crimson Demon Clansmen in the village were all boiling with excitement.
This girl named Pantagruel was practically dancing on their XPs! Many Crimson Demon Clansmen had even started brainstorming the heroic tales of this young warrior maiden!
After all, THE SETTING OF A CRIMSON DEMON CLANSMAN LOST IN THE OUTSIDE WORLD… WAS JUST TOO COOL—!!!
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[ Subsequently, at Pantagruel's invitation, the group arrived at the village where she lived. Here, many Golems were busily harvesting cabbages.
"It's great that you guys are okay!" Subaru also noticed the Shield Hero's group helping with the cabbage harvest up ahead.
The joy of reunion made Rem forget her reserve; she broke into a run and threw herself onto Subaru.
This scene nearly overturned Betty's vinegar jar. Her whole body trembled, torn over whether she should pull them apart right now.
Just then, Demiurge suddenly stared at Natsuki Subaru, whom Rem was clinging to, with a dark and gloomy expression.
This look, full of killing intent, startled Subaru: "Um… Mr. Demiurge, what's with that look?"
"I envy you so much." The gloomy Demiurge continued with shocking words: "I also wish to express such affection towards the Supreme One." ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"HISS—!"
At the thought of the serious-faced Demiurge throwing himself onto Ainz to act spoiled, everyone in the other worlds sucked in a breath of cold air.
Unexpectedly, Demiurge, the strategist of Ainz's team, was hiding such abstract thoughts!
It has to be said, Little Brother, your way of thinking… is really hard to comment on!
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〜OVERLORD World〜
"Demiurge, YOU BASTARD!!! What do you want to do to Ainz-Sama!"
At this moment, Albedo and Shalltear, who had always been fighting each other out of jealousy over Ainz, rarely stood on the same front, staring fiercely at Demiurge!
They never expected that the one they should be most wary of wasn't Shalltear (or Albedo), but this guy!
Demiurge silently pushed up his glasses. His brilliant brain told him that at a time like this, he should remain silent: "…"
Meanwhile, Ainz on the throne subconsciously tightened his robes, trying to find some sense of security… After all, it seemed there was a 'Bro-mance' among his subordinates!
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[ "Miss Rem, the guest seems tired." Just then, a red-haired middle-aged man walked over slowly, leaning on a cane.
Natsuki Subaru looked at the newcomer with some confusion: "You are?"
"Nice to meet you, my name is Alec." Alec said with a smile: "You must be hungry. How about we discuss the details while we eat?" ]
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〜Re: Zero - Starting Life in Another World〜
Although Alec looked like just an ordinary middle-aged uncle, those who knew his legendary story were instantly stunned.
The founder of the western city-state of Kararagi, ⟦ The Wastes ⟧ Alec Hoshin! Why would this legendary figure appear here?
Otto, who knew the legends of the merchant world best, could hardly conceal his excitement:
"This is the hero who, 400 years ago, single-handedly established the foundation of a nation with nothing but his own talent! I never expected to see him with my own eyes in my lifetime…"
Otto said, his face full of emotion.
"…"
And Hoshin naturally sparked uncontrollable curiosity in the eyes of the Greed Witch, Echidna, who was all too familiar with him.
Did this guy walk onto the wrong set? Why did he run off to live in another world?
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[ Then the scene shifted. Kazuma, alone, was struggling forward through the forest, constantly complaining.
"AAAAH!! I'm hungry, I have nothing, my feet hurt, and weird things keep attacking me. Seriously, in the way, in the way, dammit, get out of the way!"
Unknowingly, the constantly complaining Kazuma arrived next to some ruins. Without a second word, he climbed up to check his bearings.
Suddenly, a girl dressed in a style resembling Tanya sped past on a motorcycle, heading towards a strange building deeper in the forest.
"Lurk—!" Kazuma immediately activated his skill and quietly followed.
The girl arrived at the entrance of a cave beneath the building and jumped down. The motorcycle under her feet underwent a transformation, changing back into a small Golem. ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"Silently feeling sorry for Kazuma for three seconds… he doesn't even have a teammate."
Everyone looked at Kazuma with a mix of amusement and pity. While others were having tense and exciting adventures, he was the only one with a weird style, doing a wilderness survival show.
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〜Type-Moon World, Fifth Holy Grail War 'Unlimited Blade Works' Worldline〜
Seeing the motorcycle suddenly turn back into a small Golem, Tohsaka Rin was dumbfounded, then squeezed out a sentence:
"What!? these little stone men can do that?"
This somewhat bizarre scene gave her the absurd feeling of seeing Carnival Phantasm's Berserker turn into Berser-car… Where the heck did those tires come from?!
The thrifty Emiya Shirou immediately associated it with daily life and couldn't help but sigh:
"These small Golems are so useful. Not only can they help grow vegetables, but they can also serve as transportation."
These days, even stone golems aren't single-function anymore; everyone is developing towards multi-functionality. It's getting competitive!
Cu Chulainn, however, was somewhat disdainful:
"Growing vegetables is fine, but forget about transportation. Driving that thing is too creepy."
It doesn't even have guardrails; what if there's a crash? Cu Chulainn, who had some psychological trauma regarding vehicles, had a face full of disgust.
In this era, for safety's sake, some people even install guardrails on flying swords, let alone cars?
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[ After the girl walked into the temple, she realized there was a strange figure ahead and quickly pulled out a dagger: "Who goes there!"
A skel… skeleton! When the girl saw Ainz clearly, she was startled, and her voice trembled: "De… Death God?!"
"The title 'Death God' is a bit too scary," Ainz silently complained. "Though, from the perspective of mastering death, it's not wrong."
"My name is Ainz… OH!!" Just as Ainz intended to put on a dignified act to intimidate the girl and ask for information…
"Isn't that Ainz?" Suddenly, Kazuma's voice came out, scaring Ainz's passive skill into activating.
Kazuma canceled his Lurk skill and walked out from a pile of Golems: "What the heck, so it's Ainz's friend."
Thinking that Ainz knew the girl, Kazuma approached very familiarly to strike up a conversation, flashing what he thought was a handsome smile: "Nice to meet you, my name is Satou Kazuma. Please, be casual, just call me Kazuma!"
"Miss, what is your name?"
But what responded to him was the girl's sharp blade. Just then, Ainz quietly reminded him: "Kazuma, this girl is not my friend."
"Yeah, I just realized that." Kazuma looked at the girl extending her blade, cold sweat streaming down his face. ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"That is the genuine reaction to seeing Ainz's appearance. Anyone who sees a skeleton would be startled!"
"Hahaha, as expected of Kazuma. With that constitution that easily attracts trouble, he got into a mess immediately!"
Watching Kazuma fail at hitting on the girl, the crowd didn't know what to say for a moment. Even though he had several beautiful female teammates with maxed-out affection nearby, he had the lust but not the guts.
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〜Type-Moon World, G̶̘̏̕͜ṟ̶͠a̵̹͂̆n̵̻̤̎d̶̞͐ ̷̫͇͑C̸̛̪̬ȃ̴̯r̵̓̓͜n̸̜̋͗î̷̭v̸̱͆ȃ̷̫̚l̵͚̋ Worldline, Chaldea〜
Witnessing this scene, Jeanne Alter complained speechlessly:
"Satou Kazuma… he is the most complicated person I have ever seen, bar none."
Axel's number one low-level adventurer, a veritable scum, a demonic NEET, and a true advocate of gender equality.
You say he's demonic, but he steals panties. You say he's a loser, and indeed he's useless in a real fight; he looks like the most cowardly one in the whole team…
But it is precisely this cowardly Kazuma who can step up and sacrifice himself for the team's victory, stepping up to court death.
He is simply a collection of contradictions, but… even as a character seemingly full of flaws, he is full of personal charisma.
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