Comic Anthology Chapter 33

**Ideal Elements for These Party Members!** (この仲間たちに理想の要素を！, *Kono Nakama tachi ni Risō no Yōso wo!*) is the thirty-third chapter of the *KonoSuba Comic Anthology* manga series, and was illustrated by Mizuki Maya.

## Summary

One day, Aqua comes running to the other girls in her party with a memo she had found in Kazuma's room listing the elements of what he considers the "ideal woman", which Megumin deems to be dumb despite being unable to read the Japanese script and thinking the same of Aqua. As Aqua begins reading out the points, starting off with "big boobs", "blond hair", and "older sister", Darkness in shock wonders if it means her, though the following point about "not masochistic" 100% assures that it is not Darkness, much to her relief. Subsequent to reading "rich", "likes him", "pampers him", "authority", and "firepower", at which Megumin describes Kazuma as a scum, Aqua discovers the memo to unpleasantly also include the point "goddess".

Attracted by their racket, Kazuma walks over and hears Aqua calling him disgusting for thinking of her as ideal, only to have him clarify that in addition to him not having thought of her that way, the point about "goddess" was actually referring to Eris. As the offended Aqua pesters Kazuma about Eris having small boobs, he explains how even with boobs that men may also have, it won't mean anything if the insides are worthless. Next asked by Megumin over what that memo is about, Kazuma euphemistically describes it to be for the "maintenance of men" since they need "image training", all the while inwardly contemplating on the list detailing the imagery of the person to appear in his dream as advised by the Receptionist Succubus so that they can provide more comprehensive service, before having to confirm the absence of "Explosion Magic" which only Megumin finds to be ideal.

Kazuma goes on to talk of him originally taking the side of big boobs and butts, making Aqua wail while Megumin deems this knowledge unwanted. He next describes "big boobs" and "small boobs" as contrasting as "elder" and "younger", using Megumin to compare against the Receptionist Succubus' boobs and Darkness' age, an act which she finds contains malice, with Darkness fidgeting by her side in the meantime. This is followed by Kazuma's declaration that he recently found himself evolving to be capable of accepting both sides, thus having cleared "small boobs" through Megumin who irately depicts him as a scum turning scummier, he now wants to clear "big boobs".

Subsequently asked by a bashful Darkness if he likes her, Kazuma repeatedly proclaims that despite her boobs and looks being ideal as well as possessing money and authority, her bad stats of masochism ruined everything, before pointing out how Darkness getting turned on by his criticism is unideal. Megumin having comprehended what Kazuma considers ideal in addition to him being even scummier then shyly talks about working to make herself closer to his ideals, only to inspire him into adding the point "positive" into the memo, much to her embarrassment.

Aqua accordingly dismisses what Kazuma finds ideal, since she is the ideal goddess of all mankind. Yet upon telling Kazuma to image the ideal goddess, he instead images an Eris with big boobs, which he doesn't mind even if they are pads, shocking Aqua who notices none of her elements included in it. Kazuma then realises the obvious fact that except for the boobs part, there doesn't exist anybody who encompasses all ideal points. After Aqua advocates not comparing people who all have their own fine differences, Kazuma finally understands how "ideal" doesn't mean "perfect", and thus adds onto the memo a point about "someone who is troublesome".

## Characters

* Aqua
* Darkness
* Megumin
* Satou Kazuma
* Receptionist Succubus (flashback)