However, the mallet is immediately stolen by Chris, Darkness's thief friend. Devastated, Kazuma and Aqua swear off adventuring for good, only for the party to be visited by Hagen, butler to the ...

Returning to town, they encounter Chris, who declines their invitation to join them. Kazuma's attempt to use the mallet to purchase Megumin's robe fails when he realizes it has disappeared.