Comic Anthology Chapter 29

**Wine of Victory for This Dog!** (この犬に勝利の美酒を！, *Kono Inu ni Shōri no Bishu wo!*) is the twenty-ninth chapter of the *KonoSuba Comic Anthology* manga series, and was illustrated by Muchimaro.

## Summary

At the Pet Vaunting Contest where the number one pet of Axel is determined, Megumin who brings Chomusuke with her is determined to win the prize, which is a bottle of treasured wine rarely sold on the market, without the knowledge of the other three because they will confiscate it. She is next surprised to see Kazuma bringing along an Aqua on a leash, whom he refers to as his pet "A-chan", much to Megumin's disgust.

* With Megumin calling him a fiend while referring to Aqua's blank expression, Kazuma explains that he had asked Aqua if she wants to drink the treasured wine. When Megumin next quips about a beast pretending to own a pet, he goes on to verify with "A-chan" over her agreeing to this plan, though upon Aqua noticing that the other pets are all animals such as dogs, Megumin yells about her having no idea of what she agreed to.
* After Megumin screams over their fraud as well as Aqua's face betraying how she has no idea of what the contest is about, Kazuma who mentions of Aqua understanding about the tasty wine gives her encouragement so she won't feel inferior compared to the other dogs. Upon seeing this, Megumin commends Kazuma for his kindness, due to her thinking that despite his methods, he is still thinking for the sake of Aqua. The misunderstood Kazuma thus nervously claims to be granting the wish of his precious party member, though Megumin gibes about him slapping a collar on her.
* Megumin next sees the unwelcomed presence of Darkness alongside Chris, and upon being asked if she is also aiming for the prize wine, claims to be there simply for the rank of "Axel's number one". While Darkness expresses skepticism, Chris tells them a rumour about that tasty wine actually being magical.
* According to the rumour, the wine is so evaporative that even the nonliving matter it touches will also evaporate. Although Megumin expresses her shock at the wine being a dangerous substance, Darkness assures her of its harmlessness on the human body. As she proceeds to fantasize about the wine evaporating her clothes away, Megumin realises what the unredeemable Kazuma is after.
* Megumin then realises that Darkness also plans to join the contest, at which Darkness proclaims herself to be a sow owned by Chris, making Megumin comment on her being on the same level as Kazuma. A staff of the contest though comes telling Darkness about sows not being allowed to join, eliciting outrage from Darkness over this pet discrimination, before she is turned on by the mention of the word "sow". After Chris decides to leave, the flabbergasted Megumin is offered to take Darkness in as her second, though this is promptly refused.
* The first event is a frisbee match, something which Megumin ponders both Chomusuke and Aqua will have difficulty at. Yet upon seeing "A-chan" biting on the frisbee she had retrieved in doggy-style while feeling bliss from Kazuma's praises for her good job, Megumin pretends not to know where Aqua is, before jerking Darkness' lead to stop her ranting at Kazuma's actions.
* In the second event which is a competition of visual appearance, Megumin feels certain about Chomusuke capturing the title, though she is soon left speechless at people praising a "dog" that can perform Nature's Beauty. A mocking laughter about how the goddess is better suited for being a pet then alerts Megumin to the presence of Vanir, who leads in tow a teary Yunyun growing animal ears and horns as his pet, making Megumin wonder if the application requirements were written in some other language.
* Angrily muttering his fury over his hard-earned money being converted at some point by Wiz into magical wine that she then freely provided to a mysterious contest, Vanir boasts of making money using the unfortunate girl who will do anything once called a "friend", much to her shock. The Demon proceeds to sell potions that can cause growth of strange ears and tails to a crowd, with somebody even asking how much is Yunyun worth, so the thoroughly disgusted Megumin reports them to the police. Yunyun is accordingly told by the arrested Vanir to stay strong even if she has to go feral, though she next discovers in horror that she too is arrested.
* In the final event which is a race, "A-chan" and Chomusuke compete in a close match as they overcome obstacles and slam into hurdles. Megumin however feels speechless at the fact that nobody in the cheering crowd is gibing, though the Darkness beside her doesn't get the point.
* During the awarding, Luna is left without words for several moments, before announcing "A-chan" as the winner. The overjoyed Kazuma is subsequently handed the prize wine, while "A-chan" excitedly barks as she runs circles around him. But just as Kazuma ponders inviting Darkness for an evening drink, "A-chan" knocks him over and splashes wine over him.

As Kazuma laying on the ground rubs his sore head, he notices people all gathered around him, while an embarrassed Megumin offers him her cloak for covering up. Finally realising that his clothes had been evaporated away, Kazuma next finds himself sitting before Eris, who informs him about his death by shock after being drunk by wine.

## Characters

* Megumin
* Chomusuke
* Satou Kazuma
* Aqua
* Darkness
* Chris
* Vanir
* Yunyun
* Wiz (image)
* Luna