『긴급 퀘스트! 긴급 퀘스트! 모험가 전원은 급히 정문으로 모여주시길 바랍니다!』 액셀 마을에 평소와 다름없는 경보가 울린다. 변함없이 방탕한 생활을 보내던 카즈마는 메구밍, 다크니스에게 끌려가듯 퀘스트를 받으러 간다. 그러던 중, 메구밍의 폭렬 마법에 어느 일행을 태운 마차가 휘말리고 마는데─?! 거대한 빚을 진 데다, 갈 곳마저 잃은 무희 그룹 『액셀 하츠』의 뒷바라지를 울며 겨자 먹기로 하게 된 카즈마. 하지만, 그녀들의 노래를 듣자마자 프로듀스하기로 결정?! “아이돌 사업으로 빚을 갚고 말겠어어어어어어!!”
I had no idea that the original Konosuba author did not write this as the Amazon listing was misleading. I would not have bought a physical copy if I had known, so that’s upsetting. Hirukuma does a fair emulation of Natsume Akatsuki, but this felt like a filler episode or tie-in movie with no impact on the main series canon. The story drags more than I typically expect from Konosuba and the humor is all retreads of old material. It is a forgettable but inoffensive throwaway story.
I had fun with the story, but you can tell the difference between Hirukuma and the original author, Natsume Akatsuki, in terms of writing the characters. The difference was too jarring for me since I love these characters .