Surprise! I've Transmigrated Again

Wiz, normally gentle in nature, became terrifying when angry — making even Aqua, who naturally counters her, keep her distance.

The combination of icy cold air from her powerful magic and her gloomy expression, with frost covering most of her face, was especially frightening.

Just like a kind person who's been pushed too far, her personality transformed completely!

"Let it go, Wiz, let it go, let it go." Adam quickly embraced her, preventing her from continuing to cast magic.

He didn't want her to get too excited and crack the slime iceberg, which might allow Hans to escape by using his splitting ability.

"By the way, what should we do with this giant slime iceberg?" Kazuma asked everyone, "It's dangerous to leave this huge thing here — we need to get rid of it quickly."

"Let me blow it up with Explosion Magic!" Megumin said, "This huge target really satisfies me, and I haven't cast any spells today, so let me have some fun, please!"

Hey, what kind of suggestive talk is that!

Control yourself!... Huh? Isn't that something usually said to Darkness? Why suddenly apply it to someone else?

"Adam-senpai, what do you think?"

"I think with my di... no, that's wrong." Adam, deep in thought, instinctively misspoke, then quickly corrected himself, "Aqua, with something this size, purification would be difficult for you, right?"

"Yes... it would be quite difficult." Aqua nodded in agreement, but added, "But! To protect this town, I will definitely purify it!"

"...You don't need to push yourself that hard."

Adam knew that although she was a Goddess, her Divine Power was actually quite limited. If it weren't for her zealous and devoted followers making her Divine Power very pure, she might not even be considered a reasonably powerful Goddess.

"Thinking about it carefully, let's have Megumin destroy some of it with Explosion Magic."

"Is that okay? Won't it release Hans?"

"With me and Wiz here, there shouldn't be a problem."

Adam and Wiz's ice attribute magic could change its state, naturally countering liquid creatures like Hans.

"Ah, wait a moment before that, let me retrieve that skeleton first."

"Oh right, the person who was attacked."

"But who is that person?"

"It must be the manager... after all, the soldier and Hans said that besides the manager, no one else had permission to come up here."

"Yes, that's correct."

Adam jumped onto the iceberg, drew his long sword, and began to chisel away.

While chiseling, he simultaneously used ice attribute magic, freezing as he worked to prevent the swirling Slime Hans from escaping the iceberg's confinement.

Within moments, he carved out a large chunk of iceberg containing the human skeleton wrapped in slime.

"Okay, that should do it." After descending, Adam turned to the visibly impatient Megumin, "Megumin, make sure to use your strongest Explosion Magic!"

"I've been waiting for this, leave it to me!" Megumin's face lit up with excitement.

She proceeded without Yunyun's assistance or a Manatite.

Since receiving the Falna, Megumin's Explosion Magic had grown even more powerful. With any enhancement, she might destroy the hot spring source in a single blast.

As the hot springs were a crucial financial resource for both the Axis Order and Arcanletia, Adam couldn't risk letting this happen.

To cast the most powerful〘Explosion Magic〙, Megumin activated〚Magic Burn〛, then began her chant.

︿︿︿︿︿︿︿︿︿︿︿

Darkness blacker than black, I summon thee!

Crimson-black blaze, king of myriad worlds,

Justice fallen upon the infallible boundary,

Dance with my deep crimson as the time of awakening cometh!

In the name of the crimson demons, I desire a destructive force without equal!

Let creation return to cinders as I manifest as destruction incarnate!

This ultimate attack magic stands unopposed—

Let the eternal hammer descend from the abyss!

﹀﹀﹀﹀﹀﹀﹀﹀﹀﹀﹀

◈ Explosion!!! ◈

A massive magic circle appeared, dark red and large enough to encompass the entire slime iceberg. It filled everyone's vision as a gigantic explosion fireball descended from the sky, heading straight for its target!

BOOM——!!!

Even with Adam's protective barrier in place, the power of this〘Explosion Magic〙was unmistakable — debris flew everywhere, trees bent sideways, and a huge charred crater formed on the ground.

It surpassed anything they had witnessed before!

"Huff, huff, huff..." Megumin collapsed onto Yunyun after casting the spell and asked breathlessly, "How was my Explosion Magic?"

"100 million points! Well done!"

With this praise, he gathered Hans's remains, now reduced to merely the size of a basketball.

"Aqua, I'm counting on you."

"Ah, leave it to me!" Aqua summoned her staff, her clothes gleaming with light as her haori suddenly materialized.

She radiated the perfect demeanor befitting a Goddess.

In the intense light, the small chunks of iceberg slime gradually dissolved until they vanished completely.

Devil King's Army General — Deadly Poison Slime Hans, Subjugation Complete!

Next came the cleanup.

Under Aqua's〘Resurrection〙, the hot spring manager who had been devoured down to just a skeleton regained his body.

"Ah, it's him!"

Aqua recognized this person as the one who had previously mocked her and kicked her out of the Cathedral!

"Thank you, noble adventurer, for your assistance." The resurrected manager thanked Adam, who was standing at the front.

"No, it wasn't me, it was her."

"That's right! It was me, me!" Aqua pushed her way forward, pointing at herself enthusiastically, "It was me! Look at me, I, the Goddess of Water, saved you!"

She clearly wanted the manager to recognize that the one who saved him was the Goddess of Water herself.

However...

"Hmph!" The manager merely snorted dismissively, completely unconvinced.

"Why——!!!" Aqua cried out as she hugged Adam, wailing loudly, "Why don't they believe me?! I'm... I'm really a Goddess! Why do I have to be mocked by my own followers?! Waaah——!!!"

She cried so heartbrokenly that even Adam felt sorry for her.

At that moment, many people came running from the distance. They held torches in one hand and clubs, spears, and farming tools in the other.

They were villagers.

"Damn! Where are those people!"

"Those bastards, how dare they destroy our town!"

"If it weren't for the guard's message, we'd still be in the dark!"

"Quick, kill them!"

The villagers shouted angrily as they hurriedly ran toward the hot spring source — exactly where our heroes were standing.

"Eh—, we're doomed! Based on past experience, we'll definitely be misunderstood!" Aqua stopped crying and immediately sensed trouble when she saw the villagers' fierce expressions.

The situation felt all too familiar.

"Oh ho ho ho, please don't worry, I will vouch for all of you."

"Manager sir——!" At this moment, Aqua didn't find the manager so hateful anymore.

After all, he was her follower and was still looking out for them.

"But... please don't claim to be the Goddess anymore."

"Whyyyyy——!!!!"

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