"Are you really that pessimistic? With a name like KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!, shouldn't it be a wonderful world?"
Hanabi Hyuga was startled by Naruto's attitude. Was this really the Naruto Uzumaki she knew? What kind of protagonist did this world have, for Naruto to think no one here could become an ally against the Source of Malice?
"You... Naruto, Hanabi!"
Suddenly, a weak yet somewhat delighted voice rang out, startling Hanabi Hyuga and Naruto.
Naruto frowned. "This is telepathy. Who are you?"
The voice slowly said, "Samael. Wrathful Samael. I've finally met family... sob, sob, sob..."
"What?"
Naruto and Hanabi Hyuga raised their voices in surprise.
Hanabi Hyuga asked sharply, "Where are you? Stop hiding."
Naruto spread out his senses, but found absolutely no trace. Even after extending them across the entire world, he could not detect any energy related to the Source of Malice.
"I'm in this orc tribe. Kill me, Naruto. Please kill me. Give me a quick death. I was afraid you would track me here, so I merged into this world and reincarnated. Then I planned to use the power of wrath to grow endlessly stronger. But I accidentally reincarnated as a male orc instead... sob, sob, sob..."
Naruto: "..."
Hanabi Hyuga: "..."
It felt like both their CPUs were about to burn out. They were utterly dumbfounded, their heads buzzing.
"Should we go over there, Naruto? It could be a trap!" Hanabi Hyuga listened to Samael's tearful account. It did not sound fake at all.
Naruto wiped away a cold sweat. "Let's take a look. We'll prepare an escape route first and set a return time. If anything seems wrong, we run immediately."
"Okay!"
Hanabi Hyuga took out the Oil Painting Black Hole and nodded quickly.
After arranging an escape route,