Rin sighed, then looked at Ogerpon, who was already staring blankly beside him. "Ogerpon, don't learn from her, got it?"

"Poniii!"

Ogerpon nodded seriously.

"First, I agree to you joining the party, and I can also understand your strange habit."

"Strange, strange or whatever, ahn~"

It was a very ordinary word, but when Rin said it so calmly, Darkness felt as if she was being treated like an insect.

That forcibly suppressed her excitement, making her think her choice had indeed been correct.

As long as she stayed by this man's side, she would definitely feel more pleasure!

"Although I can't understand, but..."

"Forget it."

Rin rubbed his forehead helplessly, then continued, "First, you can only accept discipline from me. If you start showing that side of yourself to others, I will punish you."

He stopped pretending and laid his cards on the table.

Since Darkness had come to him, Rin wasn't going to let go of such a beautiful girl.

It was just that Rin was selfish. He would never allow Darkness to…

"I understand, I will be obedient."

"This, this is my first time, my first time telling someone these things. I've always hidden it very well before."

Darkness had already made ample preparations.

So she didn't feel there was anything wrong with Rin saying such words so seriously.

Yes, just like this!

Treat her as a hopeless case and discipline her without holding back!

"Second!"

Considering his own circumstances, Rin said, "Ogerpon and I usually have our own things to do, and we will only stay here two days a week."

Coming to the Konosuba World to relax every seven days, that was Rin's plan.

"As for the remaining days, you can act freely."

"I only have one true request, and as I said earlier, you are not allowed to expose your true nature in front of others."

At this point, Rin released a trace of majesty toward Darkness.

In an instant, she felt an unimaginable sense of oppression.

Her pupils constricted slightly, and the scene before her blurred.

The Rin who had been sitting beside her transformed from a harmless young man into a bottomless abyss.

Of course, this pressure didn't make Darkness feel fear.

On the contrary, it made her even more excited!

"I understand."

Darkness felt Rin's request was entirely reasonable.

Since she wanted the other party to discipline her, she could only recognize one master.

This was different from the Darkness in the original work.

Perhaps because Rin was too strong, she began to accept this wonderful persona of being aloof on the surface and wanton in private.

"Ahem!"

Seeing Darkness lost in her own imagination, Rin felt a pang in his chest.

'I mean, I clearly released such strong pressure.'

'Why aren't you afraid, but instead getting more excited, what the hell is that?'

He had thought Darkness's physical and magical resistance would be very high.

But this terrifying mental resistance made Rin overturn his earlier judgment that her potential was limited.

'With this willpower.'

Rin felt that if Darkness could go to the Cardinal World, the probability of her becoming an Awakened Hero or Awakened Saint would be very high.

"Third, and the last request."

"Our relationship will only be maintained in private. Normally, we are still teammates."

Rin didn't actually want to turn Darkness into some kind of submissive servant.

For such things, he wouldn't refuse to play around as a hobby.

But to truly treat Darkness as less than human, Rin couldn't do that.

"This..."

Darkness didn't expect Rin to make such a request.

Her restless heart calmed in that instant.

"Rin, you are a good person."

If she had been wary of him before...

Even if she acknowledged that kind of relationship, at a critical moment Darkness would still refuse without hesitation.

She only liked being disciplined, but she wasn't truly promiscuous.

Darkness would never give up her most important chastity.

At this moment, she developed a slight fondness for Rin.

And as that fondness grew, she might truly turn the fake into reality and surrender herself completely to him.

"You can keep the 'good person' card."

Rin placed a pile of eris coins on the table, then motioned to Ogerpon and Darkness.

"Let's go, Ogerpon."

"And Darkness."

Rin stood and led the two out of the guild. "Let's talk somewhere else."

"Poniii!"

"Okay, I, I'm ready!"

"..."

The corner of Rin's mouth twitched slightly. He knew without asking that she must have thought he was taking her to a hotel.

"Forget it, as long as you like it."

Rin ignored her imagination, leading the two out of the guild and straight to Axel's real estate agency.

"This is?"

Seeing the signboard, Darkness asked, "Rin, are you going to buy a house?"

"Hm, pretty much."

Rin had agreed with Darkness.

Normally, they were proper teammates.

Only when Darkness needed it would she call him Rin-sama.

Then, Rin would become the strictest master and discipline her severely.

But now was clearly not the time for such things.

"Staying in an inn all the time is too much of a loss."

Rin said, "So I plan to buy a villa in Axel."

Yes, a villa.

Rin wouldn't settle for an ordinary house.

He had plenty of money.

Even without taking quests, just by reselling materials from the Cardinal World, Rin could live more lavishly than a king.

Adventuring, at most, was like fishing—a hobby.

"I don't know much about this."

Rin said, "Can you help me with it, Darkness?"

"No problem, leave it to me!"

Darkness came from a noble family and was quite knowledgeable about such matters.

So, accompanied by her, Rin and his companions visited several properties.

Ultimately, they settled on a villa spanning several thousand square meters, featuring a main building, two side buildings, and a massive courtyard.

(To be continued.)