Subaru had to quickly think of a way to make it so he wouldn't have to go to work and be able to investigate Darkness.
'Tomorrow is when I was killed…That's still such a strange thing to say…Now how to stay home…'
He waited until no one was watching, turned around and activated his gag reflex by sticking his hand in his mouth until he threw up.
"S-Sorry…I think I came down with something…I don't think I should work today."
"Why'd you have to throw up in the stable?! This is where we sleep!"
"S-Sorry, sorry. I'll be sure to clean it up but can you tell the boss I can't come in today. Even though I just started I hope he doesn't lose trust in me and fire me."
"That would definitely be bad…Okay, we'll tell him you're not coming today, but maybe if you feel better later you should try and make some money."
"Yeah, maybe." 'Thank you Kazuma! You just opened up how I'm going to investigate both you and Darkness in one day! I'll investigate her in the morning, in the afternoon say I feel great and go back to work, then interrogate Kazuma!'
With his new plan set in place the two bickering workers left and he was with the two party members who were still actually adventuring.
He waited a while until they left to get up and start following them. The route they followed was going into town, then down a street, another street, another street, through the market area and finally the guild hall.
They looked at all the posts on the bulletin board and eventually a quest requiring giant rabbits eating farmer's crops needed to be killed. A total of 5 were needed to complete the quest.
"Rabbits shouldn't be too heard to kill. With my explosion I could kill all 5 in one shot most likely. As long as we round them all up first."
"Does that mean I'm the bait…?"
Megumin looked up at Darkness, clearly enjoying the thought of being hunted and acting as bait.
"Sure, if that's what you want."
They had accepted the quest and left the guild hall to go to the fields outside of the city.
'This is my chance! If Megumin stays from a far then I can reach Darkness! I guess I'll make up a lie as to why I'm here so she doesn't get too suspicious.'
They had reached the field, Subaru of course far behind to avoid being seen. Megumin chose where she would sit until the time would come for her to cast her explosion magic. Subaru waited a little longer to make it not as suspicious for him to suddenly show up.
'I think it's been long enough by now.' He stood up and began to run over to where Darkness was avoiding Megumin's line of sight. 'It's time to see what's going on in her head!'
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Subaru and Darkness were now in a predicament. He had caught up to her but now they were both running for their lives as they were being chased by more rabbits then intended.
"Why does this world like making a giant thing of everything?!"
Subaru was running as fast as he could trying to steady his breathing so he could actually ask Darkness his questions.
"H-Hey! Darkness! I need to ask you some stuff!"
"Why now?!"
"It's very important!"
Subaru was starting to feel the pain in his lower stomach as he continued to run and yell.
'Geez! At this rate I really will be out for the whole day! Damn you Darkness for not getting tired from this!'
He took in as much air as he could before asking his first question.
"So, do you feel like pressured or unsure of anything right now?!"
"That's quite a thing to ask! I-I don't really think so!"
"Are you-!" He coughed a little and hit his breath back. "Are you sure about that?! Like, a hundred percent sure?!"
"Y-Yeah!"
'That stuttering doesn't make it better but I think it's just from running…Maybe it's finally starting to get to her too?' He looked over to Darkness and wasn't surprised by what he saw. 'She's totally enjoying this isn't she?'
They continued running over a hill, however there happened to be another group of large animals there. Giant toads.
"Screw you world!"
Subaru and Darkness were now being chased by both giant rabbits and toads. He was sprinting as fast as he could.
'I don't want to die again! Not again! Wait…What are the chances of Megumin blowing me up again! Ahgh! Why is this so stressful?!'
Subaru got ready to ask his next question.
"So has there been anything or anyone strange around you?! Like people associated with a cult of some kind?!"
"I've never met a cultist member before! Why are you asking me these things?!"
"For reasons!"
The area Megumin was meant to let loose her explosion was coming up but there wasn't enough distance between them and the monsters.
'Shit! I think I was slowing her down! There's not enough ro-!'
Subaru slipped and fell onto his face straight into mud and stumbled to get up before being grabbed and carried by Darkness.
Her speed suddenly picked up and the space between them and the monsters grew large enough for Megumin to cast her explosion magic.
Subaru watched behind them as a massive explosion engulfed the enemies and a shockwave came to blow them down.
They were saved and Subaru felt like curing over from how bad his stomach hurt from all the running. He knew there was still more to do but fell asleep in Darkness's arms as she carried him back to where Megumin was.
He opened his eyes sitting up against a tree while Megumin and Darkness sat nearby…Or rather Darkness sat nearby, Megumin was lying down asking Darkness about how absolutely incredible her explosion magic is.
Subaru stood up and walked over to where they were while many thoughts went through his head.
"Hm? Oh, Subaru you're awake!" Darkness came over to check up on Subaru but he felt fine now besides the slight pain in his stomach. "Is something wrong? You're looking a little sad."
"…I'm fine. Just tired I think…"
"Actually why are you here in the first place? Didn't you say you felt sick this morning?"
"Well…" Subaru quickly told a lie about how he suddenly felt better and they believed him. "That's the gist of it. Now I regret my decision as I feel sick again…"
Darkness picked up Megumin and carried her on her back. The three of them walked back to the city and handed in their quest to receive the reward.
Subaru now only had one thought after everything that happened…
'…Why did I feel like a Heroine during all of that…?'