A Dragon's Curse Upon This Illogical World! Chapter 3

Edited by: Priapus, Marethyu

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The journey back to Axel was relatively quiet. Only a few conversations with the party were of particular interest. Whatever question I got from them, I tried to twist the truth so I didn't stand out too much. Unfortunately, my display of magic last night, plus the way I dress, has already made such attempts obsolete.

And I'm certain that Kazuma and Aqua know about my origins. To an extent, at least. The two are aware of reincarnation, and from what I can piece together, the blue-haired goddess was involved in the boy's reincarnation process.

Darkness and Megumin seem to brush off their 'crazy talk' which I do find amusing, as reincarnation procedures are actually a common thing done by my clan. A random soul would be picked, given a random power — rarely a system — then thrown into an appropriate multiverse.

Depending on how they do, they're invited to join the Ama Clan. If they accept, they gain protection from the clan, permission to visit worlds under our rule, power, wealth, and many other benefits, and very few responsibilities. If they refuse, they're left alone, never to be contacted or bothered again. They will be considered hostile if they approach any of our territories unless someone of high authority within the clan states otherwise.

It's interesting to see the difference in this procedure by other divine authorities, but I digress. Regardless of how 'suspicious' I seem to some of them, they've been cordial. They're an odd group of people, but they're nice.

So after we arrived, I split off and headed straight to the guild, beating them to it as they decided to get something to eat first. Kazuma looked like he wanted to say something, but I didn't want to waste any more daylight— getting money and renting a room in one of the taverns was a priority. After that, I can worry about lunch then a quick visit to the library.

I quickly cover my mouth as I yawn. Maybe after a short nap. I stayed awake the entire night…

Ugh, I don't remember the last time I felt tired like this. This is so bothersome and an unnecessary change. The need to sleep significantly slows down progress. I can't believe I have to schedule time for rest now.

"You really did it…" Luna says, shocked as she looks at the Rookie Killer's corpse. "I thought you were signing your death warrant back then."

"Thanks; I really appreciate the confidence you have in me."

The other adventurers in the building are giving me glances of surprise, shock, and amazement, which I find annoying. This is just an unnecessary spotlight that I never wanted. Now, everyone might start bothering me about joining their party.

But I've prepared myself for it. I can't exactly keep my… gifts hidden for so long, not in this line of work, at least. I entered the building with the beast's corpse knowing that. I'll just have to handle it, as aggravating as it is.

"W-well, a lot of people end up dying after going after a Rookie Killer so early in their careers." She responds. "I thought you were one of them. No offense."

"It's fine." I shrug. "So, on top of the quest being cleared, how much are you willing to pay for this?"

"Um, right." She clears her throat. "Considering its hide's poor condition, we're not willing to pay you the full price of 30,000 Eris for an adult Rookie Killer. How does 70% sound?"

Right. I didn't really have a choice at the time. My magic wasn't strong enough to reliably pierce its thick hide; otherwise, I would've quickly decapitated it with a wind blade. I also had to worry about my mana pool too much to be throwing powerful spells left, right, and center.

Frankly, I have no patience for negotiation. I just want my money so I can have something to eat and then rest. 70% of 30,000 is 21,000, which is good enough for me. With this, I'll have a little under 50,000. It should be more than enough for now.

"Good enough." I accept her offer.

"Excellent." Luna smiles, taking a big pouch from under the counter. "Here's your pay and a little extra for completing it in a day."

"Right, thanks," I respond, hiding the pouch in my jacket's pocket. Some kind of inventory or dimensional storage would be nice right now. "Are there any good restaurants nearby that you can recommend, by the way?"

"Of course. The food here is cheap and hearty, perfect for our adventurers." She says. "But if that doesn't suit your fancy, there's a very good place a few minutes from here. Not as cheap, though."

I guess I'll try out their food here first. That'll help me decide if I should take what they have in this world or start buying ingredients to cook for myself. However, that would mean I'll need a personal kitchen, meaning I'll need to buy or rent a house instead of staying in a tavern.

The stew I had last night was okay, so I'm sure they have something better here, right? I hope the food here doesn't suck. A world without good food is a world that doesn't deserve to exist.

"I think I'll have what you're selling."

"Wonderful. Take a seat; a waitress will take your order shortly."

I do just that, walking away from the receptionist and scanning the guild for an empty table. Some of the adventurers, realizing why I'm here, scoot away to make some space for me, which I promptly ignore as I sit on the farthest table I can find.

I rub my eyes tiredly once I'm comfortable, hating that I feel these mortal needs again. I can handle becoming hungry or thirsty; they're just an excuse to eat delicious food, but I do not like sleeping. It's just a way to waste time without doing anything productive.

But to make matters worse, I… have never tried to regulate how long I sleep. I usually wake up a few centuries later on the rare occasions I sleep. I'm not like Crimson, who can just decide when he has had enough sleep and promptly wake up.

So, if I do sleep now, just how long will it be until I'm awake again? Am I going to take hundreds of years? Being immortal is a curse sometimes. When time has no meaning to you, everything moves excessively quickly.

Then again, since I got here, hours actually felt like hours, so perhaps, now that I've been forced back into mortality, things will just automatically work out? I truly hope that's the case. My mother likes pulling pranks sometimes, but she wouldn't do that, right?

I feel someone's presence approaching me, prompting me to look up at them. It is the waitress handing me the menu. I take it from her, reading it once and immediately knowing my order, budgeting as much as possible.

I earned a lot more than I thought, but I shouldn't get ahead of myself here. It's still my first day.

"Would you like a drink to start off?" She asks, taking a pen and note. "We have beer, rum, whiskey, wine—"

"Anything that's not alcoholic," I say.

"Oh, we have fresh apple juice, water, and milk."

I stare at her with a slight grimace, a little disappointed. Seriously? That's all they have? Well, that's boring. But then again, I can't expect a fantasy world to have coke or something like that. Though, I'd kill to have an ice-cold soft drink right now.

"Apple juice will do." I give my order.

"Of course. What would you like to eat?"

"Right." I take another quick look at the menu. "Two servings of grilled chicken breasts, four ribeye steaks cooked medium rare, one pork ribs, three deep-fried toad legs, one bread basket, a cheese platter, a fruit platter, and one sponge cake."

I'd order more, but I don't have a lot of funds. This order perfectly rounds it up to twenty-five thousand Eris, which is… a lot, but it's okay. I can get a lot more money tomorrow by taking several quests at once. One of my specialties is assassination, after all. Whether it's man or beast, it doesn't make a difference.

Though, I prefer tinkering with machines a lot more. I should start a business once I have enough money to fund it. Coming from a high-tech world, good ideas are easy enough to develop, so wealth shouldn't be hard to obtain.

"U-uh…" The waitress looks at me in surprise for whatever reason. "That's um… a lot of food."

Is it? It's less than what I usually eat. It's even less than the average calorie intake for dragons of my type. I'd need to eat much more to sustain myself and keep my figure. It was always weird to me that Crimson, my twin brother, only ate half as much as me.

Hmm…

"I suppose…" I blink. For the average human. "Is there a problem?"

"No, not at all." She quickly denies it. "But are you sure you can eat all of that?"

"Why? What's it to you?" I raise a brow, a little confused. "I'm paying you for it, aren't I?"

"Y-yeah—"

"Then why are you trying to get me to pay you less?"

"That's—" The waitress stammers before clearing her throat. "No, it's nothing. Will that be all, then?"

"Yes."

The waitress nods, takes the menu off the table, and leaves.

Weirdo. What was she trying to do just now? Earn less money?

…Was she shaming me? No, that can't be it. I'm very confident in my physique. I make sure I always look in shape. Though, I suppose I'd have to put extra effort into that now that I don't have my convenient magic spells to help in exercise.

Speaking of magic…

I take out the adventurer card from my jacket's pocket, looking at it intently. I have a few skill points and two available skills. Infuse Item and Magical Tinkering. It confuses me a little. I already know how to create magical machines, so how would the latter skill help me? Does it make me more proficient?

'Infuse Item' is just a poor man's enchanting, but it might be an alternative I can use until I get the actual enchanting perk from the other system, if it even exists. I don't know how the other skill would interact with my actual knowledge, and as curious as I am, I'll play it safe for now. I want to save my skill points for more useful abilities.

I touch the skill I want, and it burns into the card. I don't particularly feel any different, so let's see…

I look around for something I can test it on, finding a broom in the corner near me and snatching it. Surprisingly, the skill does work as I inject my magic into the cleaning tool, quickly putting it back in place before anyone notices.

I smile a little as the broom's red magical glow dies down almost immediately, as the drop of magic I put into it isn't nearly enough to turn it into a permanently enchanted item. Interesting. I'll have to do more tests later, preferably in less populated areas.

After I have my nap.

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– Kazuma –

He realized something as he silently looked at the girls conversing as the four walked toward the adventurer guild, and that was that they were never going to be enough. With quirks so detrimental that even the easiest quests suddenly became as dangerous as facing the Demon King himself, he knew they would never leave the beginner town. Ever.

They'd be stuck here, not making any money or names for themselves. Destined to mediocrity. It'd be no better than his life in his previous world. In a team made out of a room-temperature IQ priestess, an unreasonably masochistic crusader, and a midget with zero self-control, he needed someone who could… balance it out.

A hypercompetent, very powerful, knowledgeable, and incredibly beautiful lady whose name starts with a C and ends with armine. Seeing a newbie adventurer effortlessly take out a Rookie Killer with simple spells and silent casting reminded him that competent people did exist in this world, and his party was just an outlier.

But she was also an outlier, only on the other side of the spectrum. She was very clearly someone who had reincarnated here recently, and whatever unique power she took with her made even a beast as dangerous as that child's play; however, there was no doubt that she was very experienced in the field. Somehow.

He didn't know what kind of weird background she might have or if she was even from Earth in the first place, but Kazuma knew that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He needed to get on her good side and have her join their party of fuck ups while somehow preventing her from leaving.

Someone like her on their side meant that they could take on good-paying quests without having to worry about Megumin or Aqua somehow fucking up the entire thing by their mere existence. They'd have to share the spoils, but that'd be far better than risking their lives for scraps. Hell, Kazuma was willing to pay her extra.

The biggest problem here would be somehow convincing her. She didn't seem very keen on socializing and only did the bare minimum without any of the other girls noticing. But Kazuma knew. He'd been as antisocial as they came before coming to this world.

Knowing that gave him an idea of how she could be convinced. It needed to be in a populated area for the plan to work. She'd refuse a typical and direct invitation, so he needed to be a little… bold with it.

"I did see a two-star hunting quest yesterday," Megumin says. "Some trolls were spotted south of Axel in an abandoned mine."

"Trolls?" Kazuma blinked.

On their own, they weren't that tough. Their quick regen was an issue, but not much. Getting on top of a tree and shooting it with arrows was enough to put it down, but fighting something like that inside a mine might not be the brightest idea. Unless they had Megumin blow up the entire thing, which was also not very bright.

But a two-star quest meant quite a bit of money.

"T-trolls, you say?" Darkness starts, her face quickly turning red as her imagination ran wild. "Who knows how many young, innocent girls they're currently violating? Those huge, dim-witted green bastards… I bet they love defiling the purity of the women they get their strong, big hands on. Yes, we should most definitely head out there right now, Kazuma."

Carmine, please save me. He thought in despair at Darkness' panting. I can't take this anymore.

As if someone had listened to his prayers, he saw the girl in question walking out of the guild as they approached the building. She met his eyes for a split-second, paused, and then quickened her pace to where she was going as she pretended that she didn't see him, but Kazuma knew how to handle this type of response.

He couldn't let this opportunity go to waste. Who knew when they'd be able to meet again? Honestly, if she was even half as good as he thought she was, then she'd be out of Axel in two weeks at most. In contrast, they'd be stuck there for the rest of their miserable lives.

What he was about to do was going to be very risky. Pissing her off was probably the worst thing he could do— He had seen a glimpse of her terrifying rage last night when Aqua had purified her stew, but he'd take those odds.

He needed her.

"Oi, Carmine!" He suddenly shouted, tone highly exaggerated as he waved at her. "Fancy seeing you here, huh?"

She flinched and walked faster, trying to get away from them, but Kazuma didn't give up so easily. His loud greeting had already attracted the attention of several people, who were all giving Kazuma and Carmine odd glances. Perfect.

"Where are you going?!" He continued yelling as he jogged after her. "Aren't you gonna say hi?!"

"Why are you shouting?" Megumin asked.

"Is this another one of your perverted schemes?" Aqua looked at him with disgust. "You really are a piece of garbage. Kazutrash. Die."

"Let the girl be. She's probably tired." Darkness scolded.

"Shut up." He whispered back at them before returning to his plan. "Come on, lunch's on me!"

"But we already had lunch." The Midget pointed out.

"Fatass. I bet you're lying to her right now." Idiot Goddess scoffed. "You just want to force a cute girl to treat you. Scumzuma."

The things he would do for these people despite their treatment of him…

Seemingly giving up, Carmine slowed and stopped, slowly turning around to look at them with a grimace hidden beneath a strained smile, faltering under the crippling anxiety of random people looking at you. Seeing this increased the chances of his invitation to work.

Gotcha. He thought maliciously.

"A-ahaha, I didn't see you there…" She lied before regaining her composure. She didn't seem suspicious at all. "Though I appreciate your offer, I'm a little busy at the moment. My apologies."

"Oh no, not at all," Kazuma responded, thanking his lucky stars that she didn't catch on. He was broke. "I'm sure a lady as exceptional as you are is needed somewhere else."

"K-Kazuma?" Darkness looked at him quizzically.

"What the hell…?" Megumin narrowed her eyes.

"Ew, stop that weird nice act. It's creepy." Aqua shuddered. "Don't trust him– he's probably trying to get you to lower your guard so he can do something perverted."

The ungodly urge to blow up on them was beyond tempting, but he had to ignore it. He couldn't afford to waste this chance.

"Um–"

"Don't worry about her; she's a little challenged." Kazuma deflected.

"R-right…" Carmine awkwardly shifted. "I'm going to… leave now."

"Of course, of course." He nodded. "But before you go, may I ask you something?"

He could see the flash of annoyance on her face, but she quickly relented and sighed.

"Yes?"

"Could you please join our party?" Kazuma offered. "We could really use someone with your skill set."

"Pfft, we don't need her." Megumin scoffed. "I'm the only wizard you—"

Before she finished the sentence, Kazuma put a hand over her mouth, shutting her up.

"Ah, well, I'd love to." Carmine lied as easily as she breathed. "But I'll have to decline. I'm not very good at team coordination. I'm afraid I'll only drag you down."

If only she knew the horrors he'd had to face every single day since coming across these three fuck-ups.

"Please, I insist." He insisted, stepping forward as she tried to get away. "I'm sure we'd be able to achieve greater things if we work together."

His party looked concerned at his urgency but watched the rest of the scene silently. Good, he didn't want them interrupting his master plan.

"That may be true, but as I said, I'm better solo." She didn't budge. "Me joining would only cause problems."

"Nonsense." He disagreed. "It can never be as bad as this. Please join us."

"No." She frowned. "Now, please leave me."

Oh well, he'd tried. Now, she couldn't blame him for doing what he was about to do, right? Right. He wanted to be nice, but if she wouldn't budge, then drastic measures would be taken. Let it be known that Satou Kazuma didn't want to do this.

But he didn't have a shred of dignity left, so he might as well.

"...I see." Kazuma stopped. "Then you leave me no choice."

Carmine raised a brow, and he noticed her hand crackling with magic, as if she was preparing for a fight. Kazuma knew he didn't stand a chance against someone like her, which was more of a reason to get her to join, and so, instead of a duel…

Kazuma got on his knees, head touching the ground as he prostrated himself before the girl in front of him.

"I DON'T WANT TO DIE!" He screamed as hard as he could.

"Eh?" She blinked in confusion. "What?"

"PLEASE, I'M BEGGING YOU! I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE!" He continued, not missing a beat. "I'M GONNA DIE IF YOU DON'T JOIN! THESE THREE ARE GONNA KILL ME!"

"Wha— Kazuma?!" Megumin was the first to respond, looking at him in shock.

"What are you doing?!" Darkness followed suit. "What do you mean, kill you?! We'd never do that!"

"Hey, people are watching!" Aqua whispered. Good. "Get up! Stop embarrassing us, you dumbass Hikikomori!"

"What's going on over there?" Some random guy muttered, watching the scene unfold.

"Is someone being killed?" Another said.

"U-uh, I-I don't–" Seemingly caught off guard, Carmine didn't know what to say.

"Listen, I know what it looks like from the outside. Three girls and one guy in a single party— he must be lucky to be surrounded by them." He said, looking up at her. "But it's not easy being around these three, okay?! I'd rather be in a group of buff and aggressively gay dudes than spend another second with these idiots!"

The declaration shocked his party to the point of pure speechlessness. Even Carmine was unprepared for that.

"The red one keeps risking our lives because of her stupid decision to only use explosions, the blue one would struggle against a monkey in an IQ test, and the blond one is an unrepentant masochist who throws herself in harm's way for the hell of it! Their elite classes are just there for show!" He complained. "There's not one quest without one of them, at best, nearly getting themselves killed! I'm so poor that I can't even afford a room at any tavern without having to sacrifice food. I live in a damned stable because of them. Please, I cannot be here any longer than this. I need another normal person before I die."

"Er, b-but I– I mean, I'm sorry to hear that—" Carmine looked around, spotting the growing crowd and grimacing. "But I really can't join—"

"Please!" He hugged her legs, shamelessly bawling his eyes out. "I don't want to die, Carmine. I need you. Save me from this torture, I'm begging you."

"What a sad sight." Someone whispered. "Look at him breaking down and sniffling like that. Does he have no pride? It's so pathetic; it makes me feel bad for him."

"True. I can't imagine how hard it must've been for him to be acting this way." Another said. "That girl must be heartless to leave a broken man like that."

Carmine froze.

"W-what?"

"He said he's being tortured? That's terrible." A kind lady added. "Why is she not doing anything about it? I saw her getting out of the adventurer guild, so helping people is her job, right?"

"U-um, no, this is–"

"Adventurers these days. Won't do anything unless it benefited them." An elder scoffed. "Why, back in my day—"

"I don't–"

"She's so cruel."

"No, I'm not–"

"I bet she's some kind of sadist. She's probably getting off to him begging."

That one particular comment seemed to have broken her out of her stupor.

"WHAT?!" She looked mortified. "H-How did you get to that conclusion?!"

"Ah, she's looking our way."

"Don't look at me; I ain't paying for no humiliation session."

"I would. How much for an hour?"

"I can call you mistress if you wish!" Kazuma ruthlessly capitalized on this opportunity. "Please, just save me!"

"What the hell is wrong with you?!" She screamed at him, her face as red as a tomato.

"See? Told you she's a dominatrix."

"Didn't know we had any in Axel. I thought that kind of stuff was strictly in the capital?"

The murmurs of the crowd seemed to have only made the girl more and more flustered. Somehow, this entire thing was working in his favor. It's going perfectly without a hitch. Was his supposedly high luck finally doing something for once?

Regardless, going easy on her now was not an option.

"I'll let you abuse me as much as you want—"

"Alright, fine! I get it! Just shut up!" Carmine said with a frustrated and embarrassed growl. "Please shut up."

Mission successful. The price? The pride he never had in the first place.

"Really? Ah, thank you so much, Mistress!" He continued. "I'll never forget this!"

"Do not call me that again." She said threateningly. "And get the hell off me already."

"Yes, ma'am." He said obediently with a smile, getting back up as his fake tears disappeared. "Then how about we begin our first quest to celebrate this new relationship?"

For a moment, she didn't say anything, content with glaring at him directly in the eyes as her complexion was still red from embarrassment.

"...Tomorrow." She grounded out with gritted teeth.

He'd argue, but her face had a terrifying scowl with slit pupils like that of a reptile, and smoke came out of her mouth for whatever reason, so he probably shouldn't push his luck too much.

"Tomorrow it is."

Carmine gave him one more sneer before walking away, the entire crowd making way for her so she could leave. Once she was out of sight, Kazuma cleared his throat and turned around to face his partners.

"Well, ladies, I've just secured us the ticket to greatness." He said, feeling proud of himself. "Where's my thanks?"

Either that, or he'd just inadvertently signed his death warrant, but oh well.

The girls, however, all had disgusted looks.

"You really are the worst," Aqua muttered. "Maybe I should've sent you to hell. Stop breathing my air, you waste of space. Trash. Scum. You should die a horrible death."

"I didn't know you could be less than the man you already were, but color me surprised," Megumin added. "I'd blow you up if we weren't in the middle of the city."

"Not a shred of dignity. What you did should be a crime worthy of execution." Darkness concluded. "You're the worst of the worst, Kazutrash."

All that, and this was the thanks he got. Wonderful. Taking her side instead of his, even though he was trying to create better opportunities for all of them. Couldn't they see the bigger picture? Kazuma did nothing wrong.

"You say all that, but it won't take long for you to thank me." He promised with a scoff. "You'll see."

It was difficult to be himself.

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– Carmine –

I can't believe what just happened.

I feel a long, drawn-out sigh leave my mouth as I fall on the bed of my room. I don't remember the last time I felt this tired. I'm just so mentally drained that I want to sleep for the first time in forever.

Why would Kazuma do something like that? Does he not have any dignity? I can't imagine the shame I'd be feeling if I was ever forced to beg like that. I'd honestly rather die than even consider it. Just what was he thinking?

And how could everyone else blame me for it? I didn't do anything wrong. He suddenly started crying and sobbing like a baby for something I literally had no control over. All of that just to get me to join his party? Seriously? He was so adamant about it that he either didn't notice me trying to avoid him or he just didn't care.

What's with these people calling me a dominatrix and whatever? How dare they, even? Do they not have any shame? There were children there. And what's with Kazuma playing along with that? What was he trying to do there, shame me into joining? Such a scum. He disgusts me. If I had the authority, I'd throw him in a cell.

All he did was leave me fuming, even considering getting rid of him and his stupid party, but I'm better than that. As embarrassing as that was, I'd never let my emotions dictate my decisions, at least not in that way. That'd be even worse than going through this shameless display a second time. Being mad about something like this for more than three seconds is beneath me. I need to take a page out of Crimson's book and find amusement in it.

It's really nothing, as far as I'm concerned. I've gone through worse embarrassing moments and built a tolerance for such things. I will say, though. My opinion of Kazuma has gone down drastically since then. I've seen people get humiliated to a degree where it ends up breaking them mentally, but I've never seen anyone do something as degrading as that out of their own volition.

He was so desperate that I felt pity for him after my anger had subsided, strangely enough. I've seen a glimpse of how odd some of his party members were – primarily Megumin – but if it's as bad as he says it is, then, he must have his work cut out for him.

…I suppose I can lend a hand if that really is the case. I can sympathize with someone who has the displeasure of working with utterly incompetent people. I've certainly had my fair share of morons ruining entire plans that took us days to come up with out of idiocy and/or insubordination.

I do think he's exaggerating. What kind of luck does he have if he somehow managed to recruit the worst possible party members? Also, why does he not leave the party and join another if that's the case?

Though, I'm most definitely not going to be with them forever. I'm fine with a month or two, but that's about it. No more than that. Even if it's as bad as he says it is, I'll not be swayed. Not after he pressured me into joining like that.

I suppose I'll have to see for myself. I've given myself a day to collect my thoughts and finish up other tasks. I need to get new clothes because I can't expect to only wear my suit now that whatever enchantment I put on it has faded out. Make time for laundry, find a place where I can bathe privately, and aim to get my own house as soon as possible. The food at the guild was alright, but it's nothing special. I'd rather cook my own. Plus, a personal workshop for my tinkering would be nice.

I roll on the bed, facing the ceiling and lying on my back. Then there's having to split our shares with my new party that I've unwittingly joined, meaning having to clear a lot more quests. And we'll need to discuss tactics, see what everyone can bring to the table.

…There's a lot to be done.

"Hasn't it always been that way?" I murmur to myself. "Not like I'm against it…"

I should probably get a headstart and earn more money alone. It's still early, but I'm a little hesitant to take a nap. I don't know when I'll wake up, and I'll just end up ruining my sleep schedule. I don't have my phone with me to set an alarm.

Which is unfair, by the way. I understand taking away my gun, but my phone too, Mother? That's messed up. It's a utility device, not a weapon. You can't expect me to live this long without the internet. I have responsibilities there too.

…Okay, fine, I might've installed a blade mod with a miniature multiverse powering it, but it's for a reason. You could've just disabled it. Not like that's beyond your power.

"...No, I've already made a choice. I can't act indecisive." I argue with myself quietly. "I deserve some rest after having to suffer through that."

I really hope I don't wake up in the next century.

Though if it would help me avoid joining their party, then sleeping in might not be so bad.

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Kazutrash is Kazutrash.

I should probably start rewatching Konosuba now that Season 3 is airing. It's been years since I read the novels.