A Second First Meeting

"Dustiness?"

Darkness's confession left Kazuma, Aqua, and Megumin all stunned.

Seeing her three companions' reactions, Darkness gave a bitter smile.

That was only natural.

Dustiness.

He was the Belzerg Kingdom's Chief of Staff, a great noble praised as the Shield of the Kingdom and known as the Dagger of the Kingdom.

Surely, any normal person would be startled to learn that the companion beside them was the child of a great noble family, right?

That was right, any normal person.

Unfortunately, there were no normal people here.

Just when Darkness thought she had shocked her companions, something entirely unexpected happened.

"L-Lalatina?"

Kazuma, Aqua, and Megumin exchanged glances first, then burst out laughing with a snort.

"L-Lalatina?!" (Kazuma)

"So that's Darkness's real name?!" (Aqua)

"Darkness actually has such a cute name?!" (Megumin)

As they spoke, the three of them collapsed to the floor laughing.

"Hey! What kind of reaction is that?!"

The bitterness on Darkness's face immediately turned to anger, tinged with embarrassed redness as she shouted.

"D-Don't focus on my real name! This is the time to focus on my family name! My family name! P-Please stop laughing! Hey! Stop laughing! Damn it! What is this strange new feeling?! I'm so embarrassed, so why can't I enjoy it?!"

Darkness sounded as though she was about to cry.

Yet Kazuma, Aqua, and Megumin paid no attention whatsoever to Darkness's feelings, laughing so hard they rolled across the floor. Darkness's face turned bright red as she covered it with her hands and crouched down, unable to lift her head again.

Watching this unfold, Fang Li could not help but laugh.

"If you wanted these people to be awed by your family name, you really picked the wrong crowd."

What kind of people were these three?

One was a modern person with absolutely