Bakuen Chapter 8

**My Redheaded Servant** (赤髪の我が下僕, *Akagami no Waga Sābanto*) is the eighth chapter of the *KonoSuba Bakuen* manga series, and covers Chapters 1 to 2 in Volume 2 of the light novels.

## Summary

Upon seeing Chomusuke, the redheaded woman in a hooded cloak bows down, stating that she finally found her mistress after hearing the seal was broken and journeying to reach this place. The woman introduces herself as Arnes and declares her will to spend her life serving and protecting her mistress, which Megumin at first misunderstands to mean herself. Arnes, despite not being aware of who Megumin is, thanks her for what she has done, and explains that she will be attending her mistress Chomusuke whom she calls Wolbach from now on, yet Chomusuke doesn't move as she proceeds to leave. When Megumin states that Chomusuke isn't interested since it is now a beloved member of her family, Arnes reveals how she only has 300,000 eris at the moment, an amount Megumin quickly agrees to sell Chomusuke for. With Chomusuke still refusing to leave when Megumin tells her to go with her new guardian, Arnes offers to come back tomorrow, giving them enough time to say goodbye.

The next day, Yunyun when coming to pick up Megumin learns that she agreed to sell Chomusuke. Arnes subsequently arrives and wishes to take Chomusuke while warning Yunyun not to ask too many questions, but as Chomusuke struggles to jump back into Megumin's arms, she removes Arnes hood to reveal her identity as a high-ranked Demon, at whom Yunyun immediately casts Fireball at. Just as the agitated Arnes threatens to tear the girls up, Bukkororii and his vigilantes who saw the exploding Fireball show up, before finding her looking just like the "explosion demon" Megumin had reported meeting. With Megumin staying quiet to maintain the misconception that the Demon was responsible for the nightly Explosions, the confused Arnes ends up having to flee from all the Advanced Magic launched at her.

Having decided to keep the money Arnes had left behind for the teleportation fee, Megumin declares her plans on leaving tomorrow, so Yunyun orders her to go back home first and wait. Soon afterwards, Megumin finds herself at Yunyun's home, where the loner had invited Arue, Funifura, and Dodonko to a farewell party for her. There, Funifura gives Megumin a staff which she and Dodonko had gathered the ingredients of as a parting gift to thank her for her brother's medicine, who Megumin is surprised to learn had indeed been sick and not something just made up. Next, Arue gives Megumin her eyepatch, stating how it's a magic item that was helping her restrain the uncontrolled magical power she was born with, though her dream is to become a writer and write stories. However, as Megumin promises to treasure it, Arue reveals the eyepatch is just an ordinary fashionable eyepatch, regarding which she simply made up that story about. Finally, Yunyun hands Megumin a set of wizard robes to replace the school uniform she had been wearing around even after graduation. Later as Megumin walks back home, she tells the Yunyun accompanying her how she has no intention of returning even after she meets the wizard who taught her Explosion, as she may defeat the Demon King and take his place, to Yunyun's exasperation.

That night as the sisters bathe, Megumin tells Komekko how she will be heading out on a long journey, though Komekko takes it casually. When going to bed afterwards, Megumin talks of how her parents will have expected her to leave home while they are gone, before Komekko wishes good luck for her sister.

It so happened that at the great cathedral of the Axis Church which looms over Arcanletia, Cecily the lovely Priest noticed a handsome swordsman standing at the entrance, who revealed that he wanted to find a party member capable of healing magic for assistance in defeating the Demon King. Realising how the swordsman wielded an enchanted sword, which meant he was either really strong or rich, Cecily started describing her interests in an attempt to woo him. As the swordsman tried to talk her out of it, she twisted his words into meaning that he wants to treat her for life, freaking out the swordsman so much he made a run for it.

## Characters

* Arnes
* Megumin
* Chomusuke
* Yunyun
* Bukkororii
* Arue
* Dodonko
* Funifura
* Komekko
* Cecily (interlude)
* Mitsurugi Kyouya (interlude)