Three days later, Kazuma and Aqua are adventuring as usual...?

Three days ago... or, specifically, the night before three days ago... Kazuma had been afraid he was making a terrible mistake he could never take back, planting a wedge that would drive his party apart and ruin his life forever. Had it been worth it to throw away everything for a spur-of-the-moment fling with a woman he saw as sub-human, yet thought of herself as a goddess?

Kazuma faced the rest of his party on the good old dirt road out of town, headed into the fields for another day of adventure, and flashed them a thumbs up.

His three party members returned the gesture: the Crusader Darkness, the Arch-Wizard Megumin, and, yes, even Aqua.

It was time for another ordinary day hunting giant frogs as a party. Not what he'd call "fun" exactly, but normal. Not exciting, but most importantly, not weird. And that was because...

"No one found out!!" Kazuma thought to himself, trying to keep an odd smile from creeping into his expression of camaraderie. "Heck, am I some kinda genius?! Are those two actually that dumb?! No one found out Aqua and I had sex! No one even asked! I never even had to explain it. I just rode it out... acted like it never happened... and here I am, sitting pretty. No more or less popular with Megumin and Darkness than I've ever been, yet finally free of the accursed V-card. And, as for Aqua..."

Still holding his thumbs up, he turned his head to her and flashed her what he thought was a stealthy smirk. He could tell from her smug grin she was thinking exactly what he was: the two of them were like sexual shadows, getting away with something right under the noses of their hapless, unsuspecting friends. Well, all of that was because of his planning, but he'd allow Aqua to think of herself as a partner in that planning for now.

Speaking of plans, that was what today was about. "Okay! Today's the day everything changes. When it comes to these giant frogs, enough is enough. Frankly, up to this point, it's been embarrassing. A disgrace to adventurers everywhere! Today, I've finally put together a plan that'll let us take down these slimy bastards like the mob enemies they're supposed to be! How about we go over it one more time?"

Aqua and Darkness looked very excited about the plan he'd divulged earlier. Megumin, on the other hand, was the one who looked a little less enthusiastic. The dark-haired girl sighed and held her staff racked on her shoulders. "I was excited to go on a quest as a party again... Somehow, it feels like the party has been weirdly split-up lately. But, Kazuma, I'm not happy with this undercooked plan of yours! It feels like Darkness got her perfect role, while I, your powerful Arch-Wizard, the foremost wielder of explosion magic, am being treated like a fourth wheel!"

"No, you can't just... The expression is 'third wheel,' because- No, nevermind," Kazuma dismissed his annoyance. "Nevermind! Megumin, you're misunderstanding completely. You've got the most important role of all! Why, if things go south, you'll be our trump card, blowing away a field of baddies in one shot! That's something only Explosion magic can accomplish. It's like it was all worth it, right? Like your study of magic was all leading up to this moment!"

Megumin frowned, trying to decide how she felt about that. "Eviscerating a field of foes at once is incredible, yes, but I'm not sure I appreciate you implying that the point of all my effort until now is to wipe out a bunch of frogs quickly. And as a backup! A backup role! You used the word yourself before! There's nothing glorious about that!"

Kazuma was tired of arguing, so he put the point right to bed. "What do you want when you hunt frogs, Megumin? Glory? Or a guaranteed payday with no slime-covered walk of shame back to town?"

"... Fine," she agreed, nodding. "Darkness is already getting in place... She's running off by herself as usual. I'm gonna go to the hilltop, Kazuma! This plan of yours better work!"

"Oh, no question. I spent a lot of time thinking about this. I've got a feeling most of our party is gonna get exactly what they want out of it, in the end."

Megumin gave him a last concerned look before making her way to a hilltop in the distance. "I'm counting on yooou!" she called back.

The hilltop was farther away than Kazuma had figured, which meant retrieving Megumin when this was done was going to be more of a pain than he figured. Well, no plan was perfect.

On that note... About Kazuma's plan. He could tell it was playing out exactly as he'd hoped.

Kazuma's party had come across two enormous frogs, the targets of the day's hunt. They'd spotted them at a distance so they could approach safely. Still, the frogs had noticed them and begun bounding their way. It was a pace that could be called "relaxed" by giant frog standards. Nonetheless, their leaps were huge and their landings shook the plain. For a newbie adventurer, it would be a scary sight. By this point, however, Kazuma was almost used to it.

Megumin had broken off from the party to make her own way to a nearby hill. From that vantage point, she'd observe if there were any other frogs making their way from off in the horizon. Somehow, there always seemed to be at least three in total. This time, though, she'd be ready to give any would-be interrupters a personal taste of her Explosion magic. Kazuma had talked it up to her like there'd be a stampede of targets for her to clear, but she knew it would definitely be just two or three at most. A little bored, she worked on her chants while she stood alone.

The two frogs that were targeting them hopped towards Kazuma's party of three. They were probably targeting Aqua, who seemed to be their go-to favorite.

Darkness was the second key to this strategy, and had charged forward without hesitation. In fact, she was wiping at the corner of her mouth in anticipation, not bothering to hide her undignified expression as she figured no one could see it from behind her. Her role this time required some precision and accuracy, not traits she was well-known for. Luckily, however, she didn't have to aim her sword today, just her body. According to Kazuma's strategy, her objective was to run directly into the point equidistant between the enormous foes, swinging her sword wildly and drawing plenty of attention. She had no trouble with that. She also had no complaint when, as predicted, the two frogs paused, faced her, and shot their tongues out in a pincer attack against their willing prey. The left frog's slimy tongue wrapped around her shapely legs, locking them together, while the other's enveloped her goofy smile before enshrouding her entire head and shoulders. Having ensnared the same prey, the two frogs retracted their tongues, only to leave the crusader's muscular body stretched between them like a rope in a tug-of war. "Yes!!" she cried out in a muffled voice, swinging her sword completely ineffectively in a half-assed attempt to free herself.

Kazuma watched this typical scene play out without amusement. "Okay, Darkness, I'm gonna take that as 'Yes! The plan worked!' Very nice. Now, Megumin-" he began raising his voice before quickly trailing off.

It wasn't that he was surprised. What was happening was within his expectations, there just wasn't any point in spending energy warning Megumin now.

The Arch-Wizard herself was still laser-focused on the valley on the other side of that hill. She was oblivious to the third frog that had emerged from its spot buried in the plains behind her. As Kazuma and Aqua winced, a slick pink tongue shot from the new arrival and snagged the unsuspecting spellcaster from her lookout point, pulling her without fanfare into its waiting maw. Kazuma watched with faint interest as his ally was stuck head-first into the monster's gullet. Her relatively twiggy legs were sticking into the air, and her dress quickly lost the fight with gravity, slumping down to reveal the low-riding black panties she was wearing below. He heard her make something like a frustrated groan from inside the monster's belly.

This was fine, however. In fact, this was better than usual. Ordinarily, three frogs meant three victims. All three of Kazuma's female party members would have become frog food, being quickly slimed up and digested at a leisurely pace not worth worrying about, waiting on Kazuma to rescue them single-handedly, slowly but surely hacking away using his piss-poor sword skills. This time, thanks to Kazuma's plan, Aqua was free. She would be able to cast all sorts of blessings on him to allow him to make quick work of their foes. All according to the plan Kazuma had shared with his party.

Unfortunately, there was a part two of this plan. A second part that two of the party members hadn't bothered sharing with the other two.

Aqua's body was on her knees and completely naked. Her ass was in the air, and she was all lubed up and ready for Kazuma. It waved for him, like she was inviting him.

"Yes, finally!" Kazuma hissed under his breath, rushing to undo his belt and start getting his pants off. "That was worth the brainstorming session. Worked like a charm!"

"Wait, Kazuma, I'm not okay with this!" Aqua complained, turning her head to face him even if it meant planting her cheek in the grass. "We're doing anal again? I told you I didn't like it!! Can't we just do normal sex? In the right hole?!"

"Well, yeah, you said you didn't like it, but I read the script later," Kazuma argued conversationally as he took his place behind the Goddess. "I read all kinds of stuff like 'unexpected but exciting.' 'A pleasant sensation.' 'Worried she could get used to it-'"

"All right, all right, just do it!" Aqua shouted in response. "I decided it's waaay worse hearing you go on about it than just getting it over with- Hyaaah!! Guooagh...!~" she suddenly began to moan as Kazuma began punishing her waving ass with hard slaps. "All right, I definitely remember telling you I wasn't on board with spanking!"

"Oh? What's with those slutty moans then, Ms. Not-On-Board-With-It? Are you trying to let the others know just how against it you are?" Kazuma continued to taunt her as he began to line up with her hole. In spite of all her whining, all he had to do was look in the script he filled out in a hurry just a moment ago to see how she was into it.

"You literally wrote 'Aqua gives a slutty moan every time Kazuma spanks her!' Just because you're going in my asshole doesn't mean you have to act like- ggk!" she suddenly ceased her complaints with her teeth bared in a grin. She'd felt this once before now, but it was still a surprise. She was panting with the exertion Kazuma had written her into, slamming her jiggling bottom into Kazuma's hips with urgency. Still, she tried to make her protest known. "W-we need to have a t-talk... about the division of pleasure here...! I'm your partner in this, right? S-sometimes I wanna do just plain old... dick-in-the-right-hole stuff! As a Goddess, I don't endorse this!"

"I thought your religion was all about doing what feels good? Anyway, I can't help it that you've got the perfect ass for it!" Kazuma retorted, giving her another sweaty slap as he did his own wimpy best to participate in the movement. He smiled, listening to Aqua's familiar whines become erotic gasps under the influence of his palm and his script. "Seriously, though, can you- unf!- keep it down? They're gonna hear you. Or do you want the gag again?"

"No way, I really, actually hated the gag! You read that yourself, don't lie! A-also, you've gotta stop- oooooh~! You've gotta stop slapping me if you want me to shut up, idiot!"

"Hey, hey, Miss Goddess!" the script-holder gave her another unrepentant wink. "If you don't like what we're up to, all you've gotta say is-"

"I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE!!!"

A loud yell suddenly resounded around them. It hadn't come from the Goddess that Kazuma had been pumping. Even though he hadn't gagged her using his script, the voice had sounded muffled.

Still half-buried in Aqua's tight hole, Kazuma turned his head towards the frog that held one of his friends. "She... she doesn't know, right? She... she's mad she's still in the frog." Ridiculously, the adventurer ceased his movement but still didn't pull himself out, cupping one of the hands he'd just been slapping Aqua with to project his voice. "Uh... Sorry! But d-don't worry in there, Megumin! I'll have you out in a bit. I just need a sec to-"

"FINISH! Finish up, then cut Darkness and me out. We've gotta talk about this."

"... Y-yes ma'am." Gulping, Kazuma finished pulling out, shooting a single, wimpy string of his jizz across the reddened ass of his pale-faced partner.