Chapter 241 – It seems the final member is finally coming

Wеll thеn, with thе Неro Partу’s аctivities nоw underwaу, а сеrtаin Sрice hаs added а niсe kiсk tо Sрiсе’s streаm, hasn’t hе?

Todау аs wеll, the listenеrs arе chattering ехcitedly abоut thе members of the Hеrо Party.

On streаms tаgged with the Нerо Раrtу hashtag, topiсs about thе раrticipаting mеmbеrs are fаir game, уou see.

With so mаnу girls, the malе listеners аre cоmpletelу prеоccupied with that.

Тhe fеmаlе listenеrs are disсussing thе rеlationshiр betwееn thе Моriton & Zеlgеr рair.

Niсе, nice, they’re really getting into it.

I wonder if there’s also an aim here to attract listeners and boost popularity through the dynamics between party members.

“Hey, everyone! Our Hero Party’s final member has finally arrived! Coming all the way from America. Welcome!”

Right now, the bus carrying the Hero Party is heading to the airport!

And from there, they’ll head straight to the site of an incident believed to be caused by the Demon King.

It’ll be their first real combat mission with the full team.

I’m looking forward to it!

Upon arriving at the airport, a lanky young man in a T-shirt was looking around restlessly in the lobby.

That’s him, that’s him.

Captain Kaiware.

“Hey, hey!”

When Spice called out to him first, he noticed them and his expression instantly brightened.

“Oh! Welcome back, thank you very much! Spice girl! And Leader!”

“He said ‘and’!”

“It’s been a while since you last met, right? You hadn’t forgotten, had you?”

When Spice said that, Little Hazuki, who had come along, lamented, “How could you?!”

For reference, Kaiware is lanky, wearing a flashy hero-style shirt and jeans.

He doesn’t look strong at all.

Talisa, Sherry, and Zelger all had faces that said, “Is he really okay?!”

I get the feeling!

But in this world, appearances aren’t everything.

Spice is proof of that!

And so, everyone boarded…

“Um, apparently a burger shop suddenly underwent Dungeonization. It was operating normally until just a moment ago, but the moment the part-time worker with blonde hair left…”

“Ah, that part-timer is the Demon King!”

Talisa is sharp!

That’s plausible.

To weave various schemes, the Demon King herself takes on a part-time job…

※ ‘The Demon King is blending in disguised as a normal girl!?’ ‘That’s scary’ ‘Turning a burger shop in operation into a Dungeon? At this point, anything goes, huh’

“She’s the one responsible for causing the current Dungeonization Phenomenon, after all. Anything goes.”

That just shows how terrifying she is.

By the way, at the back of the bus, Kaiware promptly started changing.

He took off his shirt, took off his jeans, was left in just his underwear, and then put on a green full-body suit.

“Hey! There are girls here, don’t just strip suddenly!”

“Whoa, so pale! No tan!”

Sherry protested, and Talisa pointed out Kaiware’s pasty whiteness!

The reaction from the girls is… that!

Not the best!

“Hmm, I sense a mysterious intensity from Mr. Kaiware.”

“Oh, Little Yuusha doesn’t judge by appearances!”

“Well, Little Hazuki and Ms. Spice are both cute yet incredibly strong, aren’t they? Looking weak isn’t a reason to actually be weak.”

The truth~!

After that, Kaiware became a helmet-with-visor-wearing, cape-equipped Kaiware.

He still looks weak!

Regarding this, Talisa kept nagging and picking at him, Sherry reached the same conclusion as Little Yuusha, and it started turning into something like an argument! Around that point.

Spice watched the two, narrowing his eyes with a feeling of ‘Ah, youth.’

“So young. Fight, fight, you brats~”

※ ‘He said brats lol!’ ‘His bad old-man side came out lol!’ ‘But well, from Little Spice’s perspective, everyone’s a youngster.’

For reference, Captain Kaiware is in his early twenties, so he’s relatively on the adult side!

“Nice, nice! The first hero team is supposed to be at odds like this! But, they can foster friendship through battle! Sometimes clashing, understanding each other, and improving together! Good!”

“Whoa, he doesn’t seem bothered by anything said at all! That positive mentality is just like a hero.”

“Thank you, Spice girl! I do have a hero’s mentality! HAHAHAHAHA!”

Nice, nice~!

I’ll treat him to a meal next time.

And so, they arrived at the burger shop.

A Demon General, a Massive Beef Patty wielding a butcher’s knife, was there to greet them.

The Hero Party faces it.

It seems this was a Demon General the Demon King personally favored, as Talisa’s attacks weren’t effective.

『Fresh meat! Chop meat, hot plate, burn burn burn! Beef patty~!!』

“What is this thing!? Even shooting it enough to tear it apart isn’t working… ah, this is bad…!”

Just as Talisa, flustered, had closed the distance too much, the Beef Patty swung its attack down!

A critical situation!

Spice, who thought he might just be observing this time, was already preparing to quickly devise some magic and intervene.

But, even faster than that, that man stepped in front of the attack.

Captain Kaiware!

“HAHAHAHAHA! Just as I anticipated—!”

The acceleration power of Hopping Shoes, with springs popping out from the soles of his feet!

Then, he gets hit and sent flying by the butcher’s knife with a “Ughwaaah!”, gets right back up completely unharmed, and lunges again with a “Let’s fight!”

“Whoa! What, what is that toughness!?”

『Master, there are a few incomprehensibly tough individuals in this era, but he is one of them!』

“Even Flota acknowledges him!?”

『That guy probably isn’t affected by Spiral or Reverse!』

『Hmm, with our current magic, he’s the type of man we can’t deal damage to.』

『His mind doesn’t seem to be like that, so I could probably incapacitate him, though.』

Ah, Drunk might work!

But it seems only Drunk would work!

“This looks like Spice will be seriously observing this time. Ah, if anyone gets hurt, Karafuri’s power can heal them… but Kaiware probably won’t need it. That beanpole boy is strong.”

Having completely switched to spectator mode, Little Hazuki was also munching away on the American snacks she got from Kaiware.

Kaiware finally caused the butcher’s knife to snap from metal fatigue through his own durability, and the Beef Patty was cleaved in two by its own blade.

He made a very impressive Japanese debut!

Also, Little Moriton, who provided accurate battle commentary, and Little Yuusha and Sherry, who handled support, did a great job too.

“Ugh! Talisa has no choice but to get stronger!!”

Do your best, young one~!

Well, the Dungeonization hasn’t been dispelled yet, and Talisa will probably make a comeback in the latter half!