Twenty minutes later, the annihilation battle at the entrance to Crimson Demon Village came to an end.
Sylvia used a Magic Item for teleportation and fled alone, dragging her badly wounded body behind her.
The rest of the Demon Lord's Army had basically been wiped out by the Great Mages of the Crimson Demon Clan. Only a few minor soldiers escaped into the forest and vanished without a trace.
Everyone returned in triumph.
Except...
"I'm sorry! I was wrong! I really was! So please, save meeeeeee!"
In a corner of the village, Kazuma clung to Fang Li's leg and begged through tears.
"You all heard what that Demon Lord's Army commander said, right!? You heard it, didn't you!? She said she'd remember me! What if she goes back and reports me to the Demon Lord!? What if she reveals my face to the entire Demon Lord's Army!? At this rate, I'm really going to be treated as a top-level wanted criminal! The Demon Lord's Army will chase me all over the world! I don't want thaaaaat!"
Imagining his miserable future, Kazuma turned deathly pale. He could only desperately cling to the leg of the person he had impersonated, as though grasping a lifeline.
"...Is this really one of Mr. Fang Li's party members?"
"...He seems so pathetic."
"...He looks like the sort of clown who only appears in books."
"...Mr. Kazuma."
Dundunzi, Funifura, Aru, and Youyou were there as well. Watching Kazuma drop to his knees and apologize without hesitation, their expressions were complicated and subtle.
Aqua, Megumin, and Darkness, on the other hand, looked completely unsurprised, as though they had expected Kazuma to end up like this.
"Well, it can't be helped. With Kazuma's strength, if he really becomes a top-level wanted criminal, he'll definitely look like easy prey