Until I Burn Away - Megumin x Male Reader

Chapter 6: This Is An Improvement

It was the day after the great war between man and vegetable. The party was in the guild currently, enjoying the comforts that come with an actually successful quest completion. 

Kazuma: "Yo, Y/N. Come over here."

You were lounging at one of the tables with your feet resting on the top of it, much to the dismay of the waitresses. However, word had gotten out about your performance during the great cabbage war, so nobody questioned your actions.

You sighed and obliged, rising from your position begrudgingly. You walked to where he was standing.

 Y/N: "Feels great to finally be getting some respect around here. My good deeds are catching up with me, it seems."

Kazuma: "Wow, good for you. The only thing I'm getting around here is dirty stares from every girl in my zip code."

 Y/N: "If they looked at you any other way, I would be concerned for them."

Kazuma: "Alright, chill."

 Y/N: "What was it you wanted from me? I was super comfy over there."

Kazuma: "While you were lounging about and drawing glances from women, I was in my bag and working on improving myself."

 Y/N: "What a statement. Care to back it up?"

Kazuma: "It would be my pleasure. Create water!"

In an instant he whipped his hand up and shot a small stream of water from his palm right towards your face. You easily dodged it of course, and it continued flying until it hit a poor waitress on the back of the head. 

Waitress: "Alright! That's the last straw! All day I've been bothered and pestered and taken advantage of by all you ungrateful adventurers! There's only so much I can take, and for all of my kindness what do I get? I get shot in the head with water! Is this how I'm thanked for being the only normal person here? I quit! Luna, I'm turning in my 24 hour notice! I'm leaving for good!" 

She threw her name tag to the ground and stormed out the door. 

Y/N: "Boom! Strike eighty-seven. Kazuma's out."

Kazuma: "Well, that didn't go well at all. I feel kind of bad for her. Did you have to show off by dodging it? It was a tiny water stream."

Y/N: "Water is my natural enemy. I refuse to be sprayed in the face by it, no matter how weak and pathetic it is."

Kazuma: "Pathetic, huh? It's just a beginner level elemental spell, so don't expect anything too crazy. I also got this: Tinder!"

A small spark ignited in Kazuma's hand, but the fire was too fast to be dodged and it caught you on the cheek. You got burned a bit, but you shrugged it off. 

Y/N: "We got the avatar over here. What're you gonna do next? Throw a tiny little pebble at me?" 

Kazuma: "Huh. I was trying to increase my strength by learning a diverse moveset, but those spells are probably too weak to make a difference."

Y/N: "Having a diverse moveset has always been overrated. If you stick to one thing and hone it to perfection, you'll be able to take down anyone." 

Kazuma: "Has Megumin been rubbing off on you? And anyway, that's easy to say for somebody who can flatten a building with a single attack. The rest of us have to be smart about our techniques."

Y/N: "Pfft. Smart? Just blow it up. Right, Megumin?"

You looked around the guild for the explosive brunette, and found her a couple tables over. It was not a pretty sight.