Kanzaka Hajime

Beautiful and brilliant sorcerer girls just can't have nice things, huh? All I wanted to do was swipe a little bit of bandit treasure. Now suddenly I'm being chased around by icky trolls, nasty demons, mean mummies, and brooding golem bad boys. And for what? A tiny little artifact that can bring about the end of the world? Hah! I'll show them there's a reason you don't cross Lina Inverse...

At last, Atlas City! Time to put our feet up and enjoy that urban life. You know, some good food, a bar brawl or two, beating up assassins, intervening in politics, solving a kidnapping... Wait, what?! No! This sounds like work! Great, and now we’ve got demons stalking us and spike-shooting wolves pouring in through the windows! Guess I’ll have to clean up this mess before I get my R&R...

All me and Gourry wanted was a peaceful little road trip, but we can’t take one step without wannabe heroes showing up to “vanquish” us! You’d think there was a bounty on our heads or— Wait, there IS?! Ah, crap. Better head to Sairaag to get this whole mess sorted out! Sure hope it’s just a big misunderstanding and not some complex plot by an old enemy to lure us into a— Wait, WHO issued the bounty? Oh, boy...

No good deed goes unpunished, huh? Me and Gourry help one little orphan find her new home in Saillune City, and the next thing I know, we’re breaking and entering for the local crown prince! I mean, he is getting the short end of the stick in this whole royal succession dispute and there are assassins trying to murder him and all, but... Wait, why are these interdimensional monsters coming after ME?! I thought this was YOUR family drama!

Sure gotta love bandits, huh? One minute you’re just whaling on ’em for some quick cash and stress relief, and the next thing you know, your magic’s been sealed! With Gourry and Amelia at my side, it oughta be easy enough to track down the lady responsible for all this and set things straight, right? Too bad our destination’s a town full of Dark Lord cultists and werebeasts. Oh, and we all manage to get separated... Maybe this self-styled “mysterious priest” guy can help me out. They never have ulterior motives, right? Right?!

Sheesh, when did adventuring get so complicated? All I’m after is the teensiest bit of ultimate power from the legendary Claire Bible in the Kingdom of Dils... but now I’ve got secrets I’m keeping from Xellos AND secrets I’m keeping from the rest of the group. And that’s not even touching on the fact that Dils appears to be gearing up for war. Yes, Amelia, I know it looks shifty, and I’ll admit that a demon COULD be behind it... But I’ve seriously got enough on my plate! Can’t we just mind our own business for once?!

Jeez, some guys just can’t take “drop dead” for an answer! Here I am, beating up bandits and minding my own business, when all of a sudden my least favorite assassin jumps out of the woods. “Come to Vezendi. If you don’t... someone will die,” he says! Zuma’s one blast from the past I really didn’t need... But with a threat like that, I don’t have much of a choice about playing along for now. Good thing the whole group’s on board for this fun-filled, trap-laden, demon-driven ride! Darkness in Vezendi, here we come!