You call this magic?

"?!!" Ethan was stunned. This bite was really cruel.

"This is a mark." Philen murmured in Ethan's arms a little angrily.

"good idea."

Hearing Yubel's voice, Ethan was about to stop her when he felt a pain in her neck.

Damn it, you bit it!!

"This way, no little goblin will dare to sneak away when we are not around, hehehe..." Yu Beier said with a chuckle.

Ethan sighed. He had no intention of doing that...

Bearing the weight of two people, he came to the goddess's stone tablet and placed his hand on it.

……

Ethan opened his eyes and saw a blond, blue-eyed angel.

"Welcome to the afterlife, boy, you are already dead~"

huh?

Volume 4: Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Chapter 1: I am Chris

What is this angelic woman talking about?

Even though there was a smile on her face that was so gentle that even Ethan felt it was sacred, there was still a lot to complain about.

It was pitch black all around, and almost nothing could be seen. There was only Ethan and the angel in front of him. In this small area, there was a light source coming from nowhere.

Angels are impeccable in both posture and expression, which fits perfectly with the description of angels in human legends: dignified, noble, and making people willing to trust them from the bottom of their hearts.

To be honest, if this was Ethan's first time traveling through time, he might have really believed it.

The key point is that he can clearly feel the vast and huge magic power still circulating in his body.

"Mr. Ethan, I know you must be feeling very confused right now, but as a goddess, I still have to solemnly announce your death to you...eh?"

Ethan stared intently at her flawless face, a look of surprise appearing on her face, as if she had suddenly discovered something wrong while doing her routine.

"Wait, wait a minute, this is wrong, eh eh eh why?"

From the moment she realized something, she was in chaos.

"I think I know what's going on." Ethan stood up and walked over to the tearful Angel. He placed a hand on the back of the chair, making a snapping sound that frightened the Angel so much that he flinched. "You must have noticed that I'm not on your 'death list' at all."

"Yes, yes..." The little angel's body shrank smaller and smaller. The noble and dignified look he had just had completely disappeared. His attitude had made a 180-degree turn. Now he looked like a child who had made a big mistake but didn't know how to make up for it.

After her intermittent explanation in a nearly sobbing state, Ethan finally understood where this place was.

To put it simply, this is indeed the so-called "afterlife", and it is a transit center specifically for the Japanese on Blue Planet to reincarnate into another world. As for the reason, it seems to be the quite realistic shortage of population, so they select from the dead who are willing to reincarnate, resurrect them, and directly send them to another world.

In order to appease these reincarnated people, they will even give them rewards including but not limited to plug-ins, props, attributes and magic. It can be said that this is done quite well.

But this is not in vain. After all, the insufficient population in the other world is caused by the Demon King's army. The danger in that world is very high. Many reincarnated people cannot even leave the novice village and will be beaten to death by the most common monsters.

The risk is extremely high, and the setting is RPG, which is in line with Ethan’s traditional impression of Japanese isekai toilet paper.

The person who was supposed to be here was a Japanese otaku, but Ethan showed up at his place ahead of time, causing Angel to find out that he didn't match up when he was about to go through his routine.

It is difficult to explain why Ethan is not only alive and well but also quite healthy.

"That is to say, you don't know why I'm here either." Ethan frowned in thought, but in the other's eyes, this solemn and serious face seemed a little scary, and the little angel was so scared that he began to tremble.

"Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, I'm sorry. I, I just took over the class from my senior, and I'm not proficient yet. I don't know how to deal with this situation, wuwuwu..." The little angel burst into tears halfway through the explanation with her hands and feet.

It turns out she is a newcomer. What's wrong with this girl's senior? He let her out to work without teaching her well. It's so irresponsible.

It can't be that the senior ran away and I was forced to come here to clean up the mess, right?

【Calm down】

Ethan cast a spell on the little angel and quickly calmed her down.

“This is… you…” At this moment, Ethan seemed to see her eyes light up a little.

After taking a few deep breaths, she finally calmed down and looked at Ethan seriously:

"Anyway, I'll take you to Eris-sama, who is in charge of this world."

"Okay." Ethan still had many questions to ask, such as the whereabouts of Philen and Yubel who accompanied him, but the novice in front of him didn't seem to know much, so he let her wish.

A blue magic circle formed under Ethan's feet, and then, accompanied by a feeling of weightlessness, his body flew straight up.

A strong light hit Ethan, and he felt the restraint of gravity again. When he came to his senses, he was already standing in the middle of a town.

This town gave Ethan a strong sense of déjà vu, including the attire of the passers-by around him. Some warriors wearing armor, magicians wearing magic robes and holding staffs were not much different from those on Fulilian's side.

Ethan's current outfit can even blend in perfectly without any sense of incongruity.

As he was observing his surroundings, Ethan's eyes focused, and his hand stretched out like lightning, grabbing a small hand that was reaching for his backpack, but for some reason, the hand slipped out of his grasp as slippery as a loach.

Then, the figure took two steps back and stretched out his palm towards Ethan.

"【Theft】!" A clear and pleasant voice chanted a spell that sounded ominous.

Ethan only felt a lightness on his back, and his backpack was directly in the other person's hands.

"Hey, I got it."

Ethan frowned. It seemed to be a profession similar to that of a thief. The magic in this world was really amazing. Relatively speaking, it was closer to the magic of Orario and could be quantified numerically, rather than the idealistic magic of Frillian.

【Theft】, OK, record completed.

"So, can you tell me what you want to do?" Ethan asked.

The reason why he did not take action was because he did not sense any malice from the other party. In addition, the other party did not leave after taking his things, but handed his backpack back.

If he had snatched the things and run away, he would have been petrified on the spot.

This is a silver-haired girl who is wearing light clothes and all the equipment on her body highlights her flexibility. There is a small scar on her face, but it does not spoil her appearance too much. Overall, she still looks like a rare beauty.

"I'm sorry, I've hardly ever seen someone like you. I just wanted to test the waters." The girl lowered her head and politely returned Ethan's backpack to him. She pointed to a rather impressive building on a nearby street and said, "Let's go there and talk, Mr. Ethan."

"Are you the 'Eris' that the angel mentioned?" Ethan asked curiously.

"Shh, shh—" The girl was startled, and a fragrant breeze filled her nose. Her little hand tightly covered Ethan's mouth, blinked, and lowered her voice, "Please be quiet, this can't be heard by passers-by."

Ethan nodded, and the girl looked around nervously. When she found no signs of commotion, she breathed a sigh of relief. She took a few steps back, put her hands behind her back coquettishly, and leaned forward slightly.

"I'm Chris, the thief Chris. Please give me your guidance, Mr. Ethan."

Volume 4: Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Chapter 2: These settings sound familiar.

Ethan didn't rush to register for the Adventurer's Guild. He always felt that the atmosphere of this world was completely different from that of Fulilian, and even different from that of Orario. The people around him always seemed to behave in a somewhat exaggerated manner. However, he didn't even notice anything wrong at first.

He followed Chris, who seemed to be in a good mood, to the corner of the guild. There were quite a lot of adventurers around, talking and laughing loudly, drinking and bragging. Many passers-by also took the initiative to join in the conversation, mostly about what mission they planned to do today and what gossip they heard, which was basically meaningless.

However, this kind of atmosphere is very safe and harmonious. Apart from being a bit noisy, it is a very suitable place for communication.

After the two sat down and ordered some barbecue and beer, Ethan snapped his fingers, and the area around their seats was covered by a transparent soundproof barrier.

"Wow." Chris's eyes sparkled. "Is this the magic from your previous world?"

"Hmm." With the soundproofing barrier in place, he no longer needed to suppress his voice. "Well, could you please explain a little now, Goddess Eris?"

"Ahem, I'm Chris now. Please remember this, Chris!" The girl picked up a skewer of barbecue and raised her slender index finger seriously. "I'm not kidding. As long as I'm like this, please call me 'Chris', okay?"

Seeing her pleading eyes, Ethan made a tactical retreat: "What should I do? Ms. Chris casts stealing magic on me as soon as we meet."

"I'm really, really sorry..." Chris's head almost fell into the baking tray, and her voice became smaller and smaller. It was obvious that she was indeed in the wrong in this matter.

This goddess can't stand the temptation.

Because he knew goddesses like Hestia, Ethan was not too afraid of goddesses. He treated them more as equals... Although it was a bit disrespectful, the goddess herself didn't care, so it was not up to others to say anything.

Next, Chris gave a brief explanation of Ethan's situation. As a goddess who manages a world, she did understand Ethan's situation.

In addition to what he had learned from the angel goddess, he learned that his travel through time did not go through the orthodox reincarnation process of the divine world, so no goddess would have his list. He was a true exception, a traveler among travelers.

Because this kind of situation had almost never happened before, the angel goddess didn't quite know how to deal with it. While she was hesitating, Ethan's name was automatically entered into the world's big list, so now he was also included in the management of the goddess Eris.

"So, I'm yours now?" Ethan suddenly said this.

"Please, please don't tease me!" Chris's little face was flushed red. She held her head and tried to hide under the table. She really couldn't stand being teased.

"Just kidding." Ethan said slowly. Chris then poked her head out from under the table, with a hint of dissatisfaction and grievance in her big eyes.

But even so, after calming down, she still explained it to Ethan seriously.

"In short, you have now been registered as a 'hero' by the divine realm. As long as you can save this world and destroy the Demon King, you will also receive a reward from the divine realm—the fulfillment of any wish you have."

Any wish is indeed a bit tempting, but the price is to destroy the Demon King. Before understanding the combat effectiveness of the demons in this world, Ethan will not do anything rashly.

After hearing this, Ethan sighed and said, "Actually, I don't really care about this. I came to this world for my own purpose."

"No, it's okay. This is not a task that you are forced to complete. You can live freely in this world if you want." Chris said quickly.

"Then, it's my turn to ask a question." Ethan's eyes turned serious. "When you observed me, did you see the two girls who came into this world with me?"

"Huh?" Chris was clearly confused. Her big eyes were filled with confusion. She asked cautiously, "Are you here with your companions?"

"Yes, two girls." Ethan told Chris the information of Fellen and Yubel. "Whether they succeeded in coming with me or not, I need to confirm it."

If they were left in the Fulilian world, that would be a better ending. But I'm afraid they would be thrown away during the journey with Ethan, which would be a bit difficult to deal with.

Although I have great confidence in their abilities, I am still worried.

"I understand. I will go back to heaven to check the records, but..." Chris said with some hesitation and apology. After all, as the goddess who manages the world, she didn't know the information, and she couldn't really find it just by asking.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Please tell me some 'common sense' about this world first." Although Ethan has power, he still doesn't want to make a fool of himself in front of a group of people. The most basic worldview must be understood.

When it comes to this, Chris no longer hesitates because this is exactly what she is good at.

The first is the career system in this world, which is even more RPG than that in Orario.

After registering as an adventurer, everyone will receive a career card with a clear level and five-dimensional attributes. Learning skills requires consuming skill points obtained through upgrades.

It's exactly the same setting as in the game, and it even repeats Ethan's notes.

Fortunately, he doesn't need skill points to learn skills.

By the way, he also had some understanding of the current situation in the world, the Demon Kingdom, the Demon King, the cadres... and his current location, which was a military country called the Ancient Kingdom of Belzer, and the only country bordering the territory of the Demon Kingdom. Basically, if the Ancient Kingdom of Belzer fell, the surrounding small countries would also be directly finished.

As for the place where he is now, it is called Axel. Most reincarnated people start from here, so it is also called the "Novice Village" among the reincarnated people. It is also the town farthest from the Demon King's Castle in this country.

Hmm... these settings sound familiar.

While chatting, Chris suddenly shut up and looked behind Ethan, with a look of embarrassment on her face. "Uh, well, I suddenly remembered that I have something to do. Anyway, I have to say goodbye now--"

She spoke the last few words quickly, placed a few coins on the table, stood up and ran away, leaving Ethan stunned for a few seconds.

He already knew roughly what he should know, which led him to even suspect that this was an excuse the goddess had been looking for to escape.

After casually removing the soundproofing barrier, the noisy sounds in the Adventurer's Guild Hall began to emanate again.

He looked behind him, at the entrance of the Adventurer's Guild, where a man and a woman were walking in.

After seeing these two people, Ethan's eyes widened suddenly.

Fuck, it’s you guys!!

Volume 4: Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Chapter 3: You've Read Too Many Novels

He should have known it earlier, from the name Eris, to the novice village Axel, to the reincarnation in another world, he should have recognized it earlier.

But because of the lack of that decisive person, he really couldn't see it for a moment.

Isn’t that girl with long blue hair Aqua, the goddess of water?

At this moment, he finally understood what kind of world he had come into.

At the same time, he felt a little relieved about the safety of Philen and Yubel.

Although the danger is indeed very high for ordinary new reincarnated people, all of this loses its meaning in front of the Water Goddess before them.

The abilities she possessed were so outrageous that Ethan was eager to learn them.

[Resurrection Magic] is a magic trick that only Aqua, the goddess, can use with ease.

Without saying anything else, Ethan is determined to master this magic.