"Mm..."
In the hall, Kazuma sat cross-legged in front of the table, fiddling with a pile of tools and scattered materials.
"...Is he preparing props for a party performance?"
"...He was insisting just recently that he'd never go adventuring again and wanted to stay home all the time. I'm really not used to seeing him suddenly so serious."
"...Did something major happen?"
Aqua, Megumin, and Darkness had gathered in front of the fireplace, taking turns playing chess while whispering among themselves as they watched.
Meanwhile, Fang Li sat on the sofa, flipping through a stack of papers.
"Hey." Unable to hide her curiosity, Megumin asked Fang Li, "Kazuma aside, since it's not the first time he's suddenly started acting strange, but Fang Li, what have you been looking at this whole time?"
Megumin was not the only curious one. Even Aqua and Darkness were wondering about it.
"Are those applications to join the Axies Cult?"
Aqua said something that stupid.
"Looking at the style of that parchment, doesn't it resemble the quest forms at the Adventurer's Guild?"
Darkness had a sharp eye and recognized them immediately.
Fang Li did not hide it.
"More or less." As Fang Li tossed the papers in his hand onto the table before him, he said casually, "Except these aren't ordinary quest forms. They're bounty notices for high-value targets."
That single sentence made all the girls cry out in shock.
"Bounty notices for high-value targets!?"
The girls hurriedly rushed over to Fang Li.
Yet, ignoring their panic, Fang Li calmly picked up his tea.
Some time had passed since Fang Li and Kazuma met Vanir at Wiz's Magic Item shop.
At the time, Fang Li and Kazuma had spoken with Vanir, and both sides had settled on a cooperative arrangement.
Specifically, just as Kazuma had