Even if I transform, I will never be captured.

……

……

"How embarrassing!"

In a corner of the Adventurers' Guild, a very cute girl dressed in a black robe was banging her head on the table with great force, making loud "bang bang bang" sounds.

Such a move would be extremely conspicuous in any other situation, but in this large adventurers' guild, it seemed to go unnoticed by anyone.

The Crimson Demon girl named Youyou was already used to this situation—after all, she was just an inconspicuous person!

However, she did not know that this was actually the adventurers' way of showing her respect.

Youyou is a kind-hearted and powerful girl who has helped many adventurers when they were in danger.

Such a powerful and kind-hearted archmage is naturally the ideal partner for many adventurers. However, whenever they try to recruit her, Youyou will blush and say, "I'm sorry for doing something unnecessary," and then run away in a panic.

Over time, the adventurers came to think of her as a lone wolf who wasn't used to socializing, so they decided to leave her alone and not bother her, as a way of expressing their admiration for her.

But they didn't know that Youyou really wanted a friend!

It didn't matter before, since Huihui, who came to Axel with her, was also alone. Having such a fellow sufferer made Youyou feel a sense of balance.

But just a few days ago, even Huihui found a reliable partner and came to her to show off!

Youyou's mentality completely collapsed!

Although she managed to get through it by saying things like, "It doesn't matter at all. I can manage on my own. As long as I have Othello or board games, I can easily pass the time for several hours by myself," she still secretly changed her recruitment notice for partners that night.

At the time, I was too emotional to think much of it, but now that I think about it carefully, it's really embarrassing!

Why don't you just go and tear down that notice yourself!

With tears welling up in her eyes, Youyou looked up and saw two girls standing in front of her notice, talking about something.

Author's Note:

PS1. Thanks to Lexington Prototype Ship, Accelerator, Senior Sister Leading the Charge, Timer, Rabbit Ball, Don't Mess Around, Majesty Supreme, Night Moon, and Undertale for their donations and blades.

P.S. 2. I'm really sorry for the recent updates. On one hand, some readers have commented that the "Konosuba" volume isn't very good, and I, the author, am reflecting on how to speed up the pace, as I've been experiencing writer's block. On the other hand, insomnia is really painful. I recently heard that melatonin can improve sleep, but after taking it, I lay in bed from 2 AM to 7 AM without feeling sleepy at all. Instead, my head felt even more swollen and heavy. I guess you can't just take any medication...

Chapter 70 Youyou's Companion

"That is……"

Youyou's pupils slowly dilated, and the silver-haired girl reflected in her eyes seemed to radiate golden light!

"Miss Satella!"

With a longing tone, she softly uttered the name.

Beautiful, intelligent, and elegant, she is generous and open with everyone. She not only maintains a good alliance with Huihui's team, but is also well-liked by other adventurers.

Her smile was radiant, and every move she made exuded a genuine and unpretentious charm.

Miss Satella is undoubtedly the person Youyou admires the most!

I really want to team up with Miss Satella, but someone as radiant as her would definitely look down on someone as insignificant as me, right?

Despite her thoughts, Youyou clenched her little fists to encourage herself and bravely stepped forward.

"that……"

Although she did speak, in the noisy adventurers' guild, Youyou's voice was too soft and was immediately drowned out by the adventurers' chatter. The two girls in front of her didn't hear her at all.

She wanted to speak louder but felt shy, and she didn't dare to reach out and pat the other person's shoulder. Just as Youyou was struggling with this dilemma, she heard the two people in front of her speak.

"So pitiful!"

The blonde girl, Elise, wiped her eyes, almost crying with sadness. Tears welled up in her eyes as she tugged at Satella's sleeve: "Big sister, let's recruit her."

Okay! Okay!

Although she was trembling with shame and almost cried, Youyou was still nodding her little head frantically.

"Do not."

Then she saw Satella tapping her lower lip with her index finger, thinking as she said, "Wouldn't this kind of notice seem suspicious? Going to this extent and still no partners suggests there's something wrong with her; she might be a fraud!"

No! I'm not a liar!

Tears welled up in Youyou's eyes as she silently cried out in her heart, only to see, to her despair, that Elise nodded in agreement.

As the two people were talking, they were about to walk away from the bulletin board when Youyou suddenly became anxious!

From their conversation, she gleaned the information that they intended to recruit her as a partner, but gave up because they were worried she was a fraud.

This situation is not complicated. For ordinary people, the problem can be solved simply by stopping the other party and having a conversation.

But Youyou is the kind of person who is very clumsy and completely unable to communicate.

How to do?

How to do? !

what to do?!!

If there were a mirror in front of her, Youyou would see that her eyes were already red and shiny.

That was a symbol of the Crimson Demon Clan's heightened emotions.

Just as those red eyes were about to light up like light bulbs, the girl finally made a move.

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"Thunder!"

Lightning struck through the roof of the Adventurers' Guild and fell from the sky, crackling as it hit the floor.

The sudden turn of events stunned everyone in the Adventurers' Guild, drawing all eyes to her.

Immediately—

Youyou slowly lifted the long robe.

Lift one leg to strike a crane pose.

Bathed in lightning, the Crimson Demon girl, like a protagonist making a dazzling entrance in an anime, shouted resolutely at Satella and Iris, who had already turned around:

"My name is... Youyou! I wield superior magic and am the foremost archmage of the Crimson Demon Clan. I will one day become the patriarch of the Crimson Demon Clan!"

The sound was incredibly loud.

At that moment, all the noise in the guild disappeared.

The staff stopped working.

The person eating had a piece of meat with bones in their hand and forgot to bite into it.

Everyone, including Satella and Iris, forgot what they were supposed to be doing and stared at the Crimson Demon girl—

froze.

That look was like buckets of cold water, quickly calming Youyou down from her excitement. Reason and shame returned, and the girl's body trembled, her face turning bright red instantly.

"Wa ...

Before anyone could say anything, Youyou ran away crying.

The adventurers were completely bewildered.

Elise patted her chest in surprise.

Only Satella tore down the notice from the bulletin board and chased after the girl in the direction she had disappeared.

……

"Sobbing... Waaah... Waaah..."

In a corner of a certain alley, Youyou curled up her small body with all her might, sobbing and wiping away her tears.

What a shame!

Although she was born into the Crimson Demon Clan, a place full of chuunibyou (middle school syndrome), Yu-Yu is the only good girl with normal values ​​and common sense.

For her, the Crimson Demon Clan's signature entrance lines were undoubtedly incredibly embarrassing and shameful, yet she had impulsively done something so shameful in front of Miss Satella.

Miss Satella will definitely look down on me, won't she? She definitely won't recruit me as a partner again, will she?

Just as Youyou was thinking this with immense sorrow—

"Haa...haa..."

Such panting sounds rang out in front of Youyou.

With teary eyes, Youyou looked up and saw a silver-haired girl standing in front of her—probably because she was tired from running, the girl was bent over, her hands supporting her knees as she panted.

“Miss Satella?” Youyou called out the girl’s name in a daze.

"You don't need to add the lady in the back, that's fine too."

As Satella spoke, she waved the recruitment notice in her hand and gave Yoyo a beautiful smile:

"Now that you've taken down this notice, you're one of our partners. Or do you not want to join my team?"

"No...it's not like that!" Happiness came so unexpectedly that it made Youyou feel a sense of unreality: "But...but I am a Crimson Demon in other people's eyes."

"I know."

The trembling voice immediately received this reply. Youyou still shook her head in uncertainty: "I... I'm very stupid. I don't know how to communicate with people at all. My name is also strange. I'm always laughed at. I just sit in a corner and play games by myself. I've even tried to make friends with fish and plants..."

When joining the group, one should try to highlight their strengths, but Youyou instead revealed all her weaknesses, which reveals her vulnerability.

But Satella found this timid and clumsy demeanor rather endearing.

therefore--

"Are you stupid?"

Satella gently shook her head.

"I only see your sincerity and innocence... If you didn't have any friends before, let me be your friend now. If you didn't have anyone to play games with before, let me play games with you now. If you feel inferior because of your name, you can simply follow the tradition of the Crimson Demon Clan and call me Sasha..."

As she spoke, Satella knelt down in front of Youyou. A head taller than the girl, she extended her hand to Youyou.

In the gentle morning breeze, Satella's silver bangs fluttered softly. Under Youyou's tearful, misty gaze, Satella smiled and said: