After the Eris Thanksgiving Festival ended, Axel gradually returned to its usual peace.
Right after the festival, because Eris had descended upon Axel, the town was briefly regarded as holy ground, drawing countless believers on pilgrimages. But that craze had now died down, and even the occasional tourists never made the place overcrowded.
Chris, the instigator behind it all, completely vanished after that.
Of course, Fang Li could still figure out where Chris had gone.
"Either working in the heavens or out gathering clues about Divine Relics, I suppose?"
According to Darkness, Chris had always been like that. Every so often, she would disappear without anyone knowing where she had gone.
That was only natural.
Even if she was merely an avatar, a Goddess could not stay in the lower world forever.
As for gathering Divine Relics, Darkness had not known about it before, but she knew now.
"Come to think of it, whenever Chris disappeared in the past, she was probably off stealing Divine Relics. To keep that girl from becoming a full-fledged criminal, I need to find some time to have a proper talk with her."
Having shed her lordly duties from the festival, Darkness seemed unable to sit still the moment she had free time and immediately started looking for something to do.
A Goddess being lectured by a masochistic knight?
The image was far too beautiful. Fang Li felt it was better not to imagine it.
However, Darkness was not the only one incapable of relaxing.
To make up for being forbidden from casting Explosion Magic during the festival, Megumin dragged Youyou out every day for one Explosion a day, and every day, Youyou carried her back.
Kazuma had completely turned into a slob. He slept during the day, while at night he either hid in