When Fang Li and the girls arrived at the village entrance, quite a few people had already gathered there.
Of course, "quite a few" only meant several dozen at most.
Yet faint, oppressive magical fluctuations stirred around those few dozen people, giving them an imposing presence even in silence.
Unfortunately, every one of those imposing Great Mages was dressed in black and had their faces covered.
Despite carrying such powerful magical auras, they were dressed like thieves.
Anyone who saw that sight would probably be unable to stop themselves from commenting on it.
Fang Li rubbed his faintly aching head and joined the girls as they approached the crowd.
At that moment, Darkness came running over, dragging Kazuma with one hand and Aqua with the other.
"Let me go! Darkness! Let me go already! Just this once is fine! Please let me go! I'm only the weakest class! Don't make me go to war!"
"At least let me off! Darkness! Please! I finally got to live a life where I can eat and drink all day! I really don't want to fight anymore! You'll be rewarded for this, Darkness!"
Kazuma and Aqua cried out as they struggled desperately, looking as though they would rather die than comply.
But Darkness still gripped the backs of their collars tightly and dragged them over.
"What are you saying? That's the Demon Lord's Army threatening the kingdom! They must have some scheme if they suddenly appeared in Crimson Demon Village, the hidden village of Great Mages! We can't let them go! It's fine! It'll be just like before! Come on! It's time for some real combat after so long!"
Darkness shouted as she forcibly dragged the shut-in NEET and the useless Goddess over with her incredible arm strength, a faint flush appearing on her