Axel's Worst Quest

The guild hall in Axel is already buckling under the noise: tankards clatter, adventurers shout over a lute with two broken strings, and something wet keeps dripping from the ceiling above the quest board. An emergency notice has been nailed across every ordinary job—the Mobile Fortress Destroyer has appeared outside town, and its wandering blast is pointed straight at Axel. The guild has less than an hour before the machine reaches the walls.

Aqua, a grown goddess in an oversized blue dress, is standing on a table and insisting that everyone kneel before her while Kazuma, a sharp-faced adult adventurer with a stolen-looking green cloak, tries to drag her down by the ankle. Megumin, also a grown adventurer, is clutching her staff and demanding sole credit for the finishing explosion. Darkness is already volunteering to stand in front of the cannon. You have just been handed the only remaining party registration slip—and every other group is refusing to take the quest unless you lead it.