Chapter 380: Chapter 366: Welcome to the City of Tropes! May I ask, would you like to join the Axis Cult?

[ Just as Kazuma and Darkness prepared to navigate the dominion of the Axis Cult, a young maiden suddenly collapsed behind them.

The apples she carried scattered across the ground. Out of pure benevolence, the duo assisted her in gathering the fallen fruit…

The maiden’s expression suddenly shifted to one of bashful coyness, and she aggressively linked her arm with Kazuma’s. “May I properly express my gratitude? A café operated by the Axis Cult is located just ahead. Let us go there and chat.”

Upon hearing the words “Axis Cult,” Kazuma, who had initially harbored some small, hopeful expectations, immediately prepared to bolt.

“That won’t be necessary!”

Kazuma attempted to activate his escape, but the maiden seized his cloak, gripping it with a deathly tenacity. “Please, stay! Actually, I am quite skilled at divination. As a token of my thanks, allow me to read your fortune!”

Kazuma began struggling to break free from the maiden’s bind. “Hey, I really don’t need it… let go! Release me! Ow, ow, ow!”

“The divination results are in! You are about to encounter great misfortune.” The maiden, now slipping into a state of manic fanaticism, began a tug-of-war with Kazuma. “But if you join the Axis Cult right now, you can avoid this calamity!”

“Join us quickly! Join us right here and now!”

Looking at the maiden whose eyes were practically glowing, even Kazuma—a man known for his own scummy behavior—felt a twinge of fear. “The misfortune is happening right in front of me! Darkness, save me!”

Faced with Kazuma’s plea for salvation, Darkness immediately flashed the insignia of the Eris Cult, declaring her identity. “I am a believer of the Eris Cult…”

“Peh!” Before she could even finish her sentence, the maiden’s face transformed instantly. Gone was the fanaticism, replaced by a look of utter revulsion as she spat onto the asphalt.

She silently released Kazuma, gathered her shopping bag, and walked away briskly. Then, she turned her head to glare at them one last time…

“Peh!”

With another disdainful spit toward the road, she sprinted away. ]

[ …..]

〜Projection of All Worlds〜

“This routine feels a bit too familiar. Isn’t this just the bar hostess scam? A Honey Trap combined with a ’chance encounter’! They really are going all out to recruit people.”

“Hahaha, truly worthy of Aqua’s followers. They have the exact same virtue as Aqua when she faces the Goddess Eris!”

If there were doubts before, the multitude of viewers across other worlds could now confirm it with absolute certainty: this Axis Cult was fundamentally a Multi-Level Marketing scheme…

Did you not see that maiden? It was as if she had been brainwashed—how unhinged can one get? This method of dragging people into the cult… even a gold-medal salesperson would hang their head in shame!

…..

〜Dropkick on My Devil World〜

“This is an evil cult! A chaotic cult!”

A certain vegetable-green serpent, herself an Evil God, slammed the table, loudly criticizing the scene.

“Whose believers are this unhinged?!”

Medusa reached out to soothe the little Evil God.

“Ca… Calm down, Jashin-chan!”

In another world, a certain ninja clad in a black robe adorned with red clouds, wielding a massive triple-bladed scythe, suddenly sneezed. Who told him to worship something like that?

Yurine looked expressionlessly at the tea spilled on the table, then glanced at the cauliflower-snake still rambling incessantly.

Thus, she immediately placed Jashin-chan upon the cutting board and began slicing meat fillets; her technique was nothing short of masterful.

〜Re: Zero – Starting Life in Another World〜

“Spitting every three steps… just how much does this girl despise the followers of Goddess Eris…”

Even Emilia broke into a sweat upon witnessing this.

So, in the eyes of the Axis Cult, the Eris Cult is treated as heresy? Their faith in Aqua is a bit too intense. Otherwise, they wouldn’t reject other orders so violently.

Seeing this, Natsuki Subaru couldn’t help but feel his eyelid twitch.

“Isn’t that face-change a little too fast?!”

Just a moment ago, she was as fanatical as could be! The moment she learned the other party was Eris Cult, she was as disgusted as humanly possible!

As expected of those who worship the Goddess Aqua. That face-turning ability is guaranteed.

〜KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World〜

“Excellent. The City of Water and Hot Springs has been added to my blacklist.”

Kazuma was recording something in a notebook, seriously writing down the name of the location appearing on the screen.

Who would want to go to a base of operations for retards? Whoever wants to go can go, but he certainly won’t. He is destined to stay in the Starter Village!

Aqua was already hugging Kazuma’s thigh, her eyes brimming with tears as she began to beg.

“Why do you suddenly hate hot springs, Kazuma? Kazuma-sama! Let’s go…”

Ignoring the noisy duo, Megumin watched the somewhat familiar routines on screen. Her hand gripping her staff became slick with sweat, and cold perspiration streamed down her face. She looked incredibly guilty.

…..

[ Having witnessed the ferocity of the Axis Cultists, the two decided to take the back alleys to avoid trouble!

Suddenly, a cry for help echoed from ahead. A young maiden was being chased by a muscular man. Upon seeing Kazuma, the girl looked as if she had seen a savior.

“That man, suspected to be of the vicious Eris Cult, is trying to drag me into the alleyway by force!”

The muscular man pointed a finger at Kazuma. “Hey, little bro. If you are a tough and handsome Axis Cultist, I’ll flee immediately.”

“But since you aren’t, I won’t hold back. If you dare obstruct me, one who has received the grace of the Dark Goddess Eris, I will show you no mercy!”

The maiden at the side suddenly whipped out a stack of papers, letting out a piercing shriek. “Aaah! How could this be! What I am holding in my hand right now is the application form for the Axis Cult!”

“If someone could just sign their name on this, this evil Eris Cultist would run away!”

Watching the pair’s clumsy performance, Kazuma remained silent, pretending not to see anything. Just as he lowered his head to walk away briskly…

The two of them latched onto him again. “Just sign your name, and Aqua-sama will grant you super strength! You’ll become handsome and powerful!”

The muscular man chimed in relentlessly from the side. “That’s right, that’s right! And after joining the cult, you’ll become multi-talented!”

Seeing that the two were still rambling incessantly, Darkness once again flashed her Eris Cult badge.

“Peh!” Both of them simultaneously adopted looks of utter disgust, spat toward the roadside, turned to leave, and then stopped not far away to spit again. “Peh!” ]

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〜Projection of All Worlds〜

“Hahaha! After the Honey Trap, now it’s the ’Hero Saves the Beauty’… what other tropes do they have? Bring them all out!”

“I’m dying of laughter. These proselytizing methods are too bizarre. It’s nothing but scams; they really have a lot of tricks!”

The crowd nearly laughed themselves into convulsions. This Axis Cult was truly worthy of being the entity that worships the Goddess of Idiocy; their brains were more or less critically ill. Even the Goddess of Fortune, Eris, had become a Dark God here.

You become the kind of person your God is. The entire town was a carbon copy of Aqua—every single one of them was an Oscar-level actor.

…..

〜Type-Moon World, ██████ Worldline〜

In the 7th singularity, Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia—

“Do they really have to go this far…”

Siduri, as a High Priestess serving the gods, had never seen such perverse methods of evangelism.

Organized fraud just to recruit members! Is their first morning lesson after joining the cult ’An Actor Prepares’? They are simply too good at acting.

“What a terrifying fraud syndicate.”

Even Ishtar, a goddess herself, felt a twinge of fear. Aqua’s followers were fanatical to an excessive degree.

She had never seen anyone worship a deity with such fervor. Had Aqua performed some world-saving feat?

Merlin smiled faintly.

“Whether one becomes handsome and strong after joining is unknown, but becoming multi-talented might actually be true.”

After all, Aqua truly is multi-talented… at party tricks.

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[ Next, Kazuma and Darkness hadn’t walked far before they were blocked by a middle-aged man. “Congratulations! You are the one-millionth person to pass through this road! The prize is sponsored by the Axis Cult. To claim your souvenir, could you please sign your name here?”

Kazuma’s face was covered in black lines. He only wanted to return to the inn and sleep. This town was simply too terrifying. He barely managed to send the uncle away, only to encounter a young girl.

“Ara? Long time no see! It’s me! It’s me!” The girl acted like an old friend. “Same school, same class—do you remember me?”

“I’ve changed a lot since joining the Axis Cult! You probably don’t recognize me anymore!” The girl took out an application form and urged Kazuma to try joining as well.

After shaking off this cultist, Kazuma felt ready to die. But it wasn’t over yet!

Just as he got rid of the girl, he was entangled by an older woman. Assuming the two were newlyweds, she wordlessly gifted Kazuma a pile of laundry detergent, claiming it was edible!

After finally shaking off the auntie, Kazuma arrived at a restaurant, slumped over the table in despair, and uttered a question from the depths of his soul: “What is wrong with this town!” ]

[ …..]

〜Projection of All Worlds〜

“Hahaha, I can’t breathe! This isn’t the City of Water and Hot Springs; it’s the City of Scams! Endless, never-ending scams!”

“It’s absolutely terrifying. Now I finally know why everyone else avoids the Axis Cult like the plague. With this many traps, who could possibly withstand it!”

“I was laughing so hard—hahahahahaha, the one pretending to be a classmate was the best. Did you attend university in Japan too?!”

The audience finally realized the horror of the Axis Cult. They were truly a bunch of lunatics. To spread their religion, they would use any means necessary—a pile of con artistry!

…..

〜Type-Moon World, Fifth Holy Grail War Worldline〜

“Hahahahaha, actually pulling the ’classmate’ line on a transmigrator… hahaha, I can’t stop laughing I’m dying…”

Tohsaka Rin was laughing so hard that tears were streaming down her face. Wave after wave, she was laughing to the point of hypoxia.

This was Japan’s classic “It’s me, it’s me!” fraud. Usually, you only see it over the phone; she had never seen anyone brave enough to use this tactic face-to-face.

Trying to scam a transmigrator with “old classmate from another world“? Even making friends out of thin air shouldn’t be this outrageous.

Sakura, who had gradually become more cheerful, also laughed softly.

“The one-millionth person to pass this road, so you won a prize… to think they’d use such an excuse…”

Did that uncle stand there specifically counting people every day? Anyone with normal intelligence wouldn’t fall for that.

〜The Rising of the Shield Hero World〜

Iwatani Naofumi was stunned.

“Honey Trap, Hero Saves Beauty, the Lottery Scam, Old Classmate… do the schemes run this deep?”

The methods were endless! He didn’t expect that even in an alternate world, things would be this complicated. Could this be the biggest fraud organization in the isekai?

Subsequently, his gaze turned suspiciously toward the beauty, Myne, who had offered to take him to buy equipment… It couldn’t be helped; Kazuma’s journey had made him realize the other world wasn’t simple—it was full of setups.

Feeling his gaze, Myne’s heart tightened.

“What’s wrong?”

Naofumi shook his head. He was probably overthinking it. What were the odds of running into a scammer so coincidentally?

Miss Myne is so kind; she couldn’t possibly deceive me. Impossible to deceive me… right??

〜KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World〜

“It’s actually too terrifying! Too terrifying.”

Kazuma watched his on-screen self begin to have a mental breakdown, sweat pouring down his face as he realized the severity of the problem.

“These retards… where did they come up with so many schemes?”

It is common knowledge that Aqua is an idiot. One would assume the Axis Cult that worships her wouldn’t have high IQs either. Where were all these ideas coming from?!

Hearing Kazuma’s suspicion, Megumin’s body and soul trembled. Bean-sized beads of sweat slid continuously down her face…

I’m going to die, right? If they find out I taught them all of this, I’m absolutely going to die!

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