At the town gate, numerous adventurers stared in shock at the eerie figure in the distance, causing everyoo unsciously swallow their saliva.

  "How is this possible?! It's actually..."

  "The Headless Horseman?! Why is it ing here?!"

  "There were rumors that the Headless Horseman appeared in the Southerory before. Is this actually true?!"

  In an instant, amidst the chaotic voices, Zat and the others mixed in the crowd begaing lines acc to the script they had memorized long ago, as they were well aware that Edward was still filming under such circumstances.

  Meanwhile, the Headless Horseman on horseback coughed lightly, feeling a bit nervous as it was his first performand ohat couldn't afford any mistakes. He quickly said, "I am the Headless Horseman who retly moved to the castle nearby!"

  "It really is the Headless Horseman!!"

  "What should we do? It's my first time seeing an undead being!"

  "We don't have a chur the Southerory. What should we do in this situation?!"

  trasting with Edward and the others who khis was all ag, the rest of the adventurers showed expressions of despair. After all, legendary monsters like the Headless Horseman were at least super-level monsters, while they, mostly first or sed level adventurers, were mere on fodder.

  Seemingly seeing that the situation was too tehe Headless Horsemaated for a moment before tinuing with the rehearsed as, "Every day~~! Every day, someone casts explosive magic at my castle! Who's the idiot with a brain disorder?!!"

  As a burst of special effects lightning fshed behind him, the people at the town gate fell silent, theed into an uproar.

  ...

  What happened was almost exactly as Edward had phe "extras" of adventurers, though looking bewildered, followed Belldia's lead and found the only person capable of using explosive magic, Megumin (Helena).

  Despite feeliremely anxious inside, Megumin (Helena), who had the habit of putting on a strong front, and the Headless Horseman engaged in a rather subtle verbal exge.

  Ultimately, the Headless Horseman, successfully intimidated by the others, revealed a surprised expression but disdainfully said, "Fine, whatever. I didn't e here to py with you little rascals. I'll be staying in that castle for a while. Don't cast any explosive magic there anymot it?"

  The so-called castle did exist. It idated castle Edward had purchased with the st of his family's fortu was used for the se where explosive magic was tinuously released. These expenses were unavoidable. Edward had truly staked the fate of the Durin Family on this filming. If any problems arose during filming that couldn't be covered, the Durin Family would likely go bankrupt.

  Meanwhile, in respoo the threat from the Headless Horseman, Megumin (Helena), with a calm expression, simply said, "I 't do that. We Red Demons have to cast an explosive spell every day, or we'll die."

  "Huh? I've never heard of such a thing. Don't make up nonsense!"

  "Yes, it's true! If I don't cast an explosive spell, my whole body will itch with magid then I'll die in unbearable pain!"

  Although Megumin (Helena) urely making things up, the Headless Horseman, unaware of this, was left dumbfounded aantly said, "Although I serve uhe Demon King, I was inally a knight and didn't want to bully the weak. But since you're so insistent..."

  Before anyone, including Megumin (Helena), could react, the Headless Horseman's hand began to gather bck death energy.

  Witnessing this, some "knowledgeable" adventurers excimed in astonishment, "Death's Decration?! A top-tier spell only usable by high-level undead?!"

  "Isn't that a Supreme Magic?! Why a Death Knight, who isn't a mage, use it?"

  "Perhaps because the aura of death is s, he naturally prehehis terrifying ability."

  "Indeed, it's no wonder he's an undead mohat's lived for hundreds of years..."

  Fag the astounded analysis from the adventurers, Edward, who was secretly filming in the er, had no idea what expressions they would make if he told them that the curse was actually just a mundane curse that made the cursed person have a string of bad luck for a day, like slipping on a banana peel or finding gss shards in their food.

  In any case, as the Headless Horseman was about to unleash such a powerful spell, some of the adventurers couldn't help but act. But before they could react, the Headless Horseman, with a slight wave of his hand, was faster.

  "I decre upon you the sentence of death! You will die in one week!"

  As Megumin (Helena), still dumbfounded, hadn't reacted yet, Darkness (Daknis) had rushed to her side, shielding her from such a terrifying attack. The visible bergy caused the surrounding adveo halt their steps, and it also made Darkness (Daknis), who had been cursed, show an expression of unbearable pain.

  In the face of this situation, the Headless Horseman, standing on a small mound, simply said, "Your panion adventurers' high sciousness will only make you suffer more. Listen carefully. This female knight will die in a week. You'll watch as your important panion is tortured by the fear of death, terrified, right!"

  The Headless Horseman's words made Megumin (Helena)'s face turn pale. However, in trast, Darkness (Daknis) wore a pletely different expression, as if she hadn't been cursed at all, and said, "H-How this be! So, you, you've pced a death curse on me, and if I want to lift the curse, I have to obey your orders! Is that what you mean?"

  "Huh?"

  The Headless Horseman, pletely uo uand what Darkness (Daknis) was saying, showed a subtle expression of fusion, while Darkness (Daknis) tinued speaking.

  "Tsk—! A mere curse won't make me yield! Won't make me yield...? What should I do, Kazuma! Look, the lecherous look beh the Headless Horseman's helmet! It's like he wants to take me back to the castle like this, demanding obedien exge for lifting the curse, and asking for unimaginable perverted py with those perverted eyes!"

  In front of the public, the pitiful Headless Horseman, suddenly called a pervert, muttered dumbfoundedly, "...Eh?"

  "Even if you have free rein over my body, don't think you trap my heart! A female knight imprisoned in the castle, anded by the minions of the Demon King with unreasonable demands! Ah, what should I do, what should I do, Kazuma!! Ued situations! I don't want to go, although I don't want to go, I 't not go! I'll resist to a reasoent, so don't hinder me! Then I'm going!"

  "Eeeeeeeeehh!?"

  "Stop, don't go! Everyone will be troubled by undead!"

  Watg the pletely immersed Darkness (Daknis), Edward, who was filming from a distance, couldn't help but wipe his sweat, doubting whether he had used too much suggestive magic. Otherwise, how could the subscious suggestive magic, which could only affect the other party's subscious, seemingly ge the personality of the female adventurer?

  The memory of the previous interview portrayed Daknis as quiet and well-behaved, quite a refined girl . But now, after finishing a se, it's feels like he has awakened something ihe girl.