Come back, Darkness! Wait ...

Satou Kazuma

Darkness! Open up! You can't just leave us like this!

Satou Kazuma

We've been through too much together!

Aqua

Oh, the tragedy! Our beloved masochist, torn from us by the cruel hands of nobility!

Aqua

Who will volunteer to be brutally beaten now?!

Megumin

Fear not! I shall free Darkness with the power of Explosion magic!

Megumin

(This is the perfect excuse to use Explosion today!)

Satou Kazuma

Megumin, no! We want to rescue Darkness, not obliterate her!

Aqua

I've got it! Let's tell Darkness there's a horde of violent monsters outside!

Aqua

She'll come running out to 'protect' us in no time!

Satou Kazuma

That's... actually not the worst idea you've ever had, Aqua.

Satou Kazuma

(I can't believe I'm considering this plan...)

Darkness

My friends... I'm sorry, but this is for the best...

Darkness

(Why does their concern make me feel so... excited?)

Megumin

Darkness! There's a group of burly bandits out here threatening to tie us up and-

Megumin

Wait, why is the door suddenly opening?!