"Emilia, do you know how to play rock-paper-scissors!"
"Rock-paper-scissors? What's that?"
"Just do the same moves as me!"
Right now, Aqua and Emilia are each holding a bottle of alcohol, playing the game in the middle of the restaurant.
Beside them, Natsuki Subaru is too tired to even complain about what he's seeing.
Why, why...
Even Emilia's personality has changed?
Emilia is usually so gentle and elegant, but after drinking, she got close to that creature called Aqua.
They said they wouldn't team up for now, but after drinking, they became best friends, even swearing an oath of brotherhood.
My life in another world shouldn't be like this...
On the other side, Satou Kazuma and Felt are still fighting over the alcohol—or rather, Satou Kazuma is getting beaten up.
But Felt hasn't had a chance to drink even a tiny sip yet.
These guys...
Natsuki Subaru sighed helplessly.
"Betty, you're unusually staying here for so long. Is it because the mansion hasn't been this lively in a while?"
In the corner of the restaurant, Roswaal smiled at Beatrice beside him.
"Betty doesn't like scenes like this. Betty just worried these idiots will do something crazy again."
Beatrice said with her arms crossed, sounding like she didn't care.
"But I feel like Betty is paying more attention to these guests than before. Is it because..."
"Has your brain broken too, Roswaal? Betty is tired. You guys deal with the mess later."
Beatrice huffed and turned to leave.
"Emilia, let me show you my newest skill! I call it Nature's Beauty!"
"Wow, amazing! You really are a goddess of parties!"
"I'm the goddess of water!"
Roswaal looked at Aqua and Emilia. Aqua had somehow gotten two fans and was spraying small amounts of water.
"What incredible power. Perhaps Aqua's skill with magic is no worse than mine."
Roswaal narrowed his eyes and whispered.
Although Aqua's abilities seemed useless, Roswaal believed that it must take incredibly precise control of mana to do that.
To be able to use magic so skillfully in everyday life, she would probably show even more terrifying power in a fight.
Roswaal had also heard that Aqua had caused a strange event after touching the royal emblem.
"Aqua is a force to be reckoned with. Although her words and actions are strange, maybe she's doing it on purpose to make others lower their guard... Such deep thinking, she's someone to watch out for. Is she an ally or an enemy?"
Roswaal said to himself.
...
The next morning, Satou Kazuma woke up from a dream. The hangover made his head hurt.
"I think I had a nightmare... I dreamed that I met a weird mage who loves explosion magic and a masochistic female knight... Good thing it was just a dream."
Satou Kazuma had just gotten out of bed when he heard hurried footsteps outside.
Aqua rushed in, looking eager, and said to Satou Kazuma, "Kazuma, let's go! Let's get going!"
"Wait, wait, where are we going?"
"To do what we should be doing as adventurers!"
Aqua seemed full of energy.
"Huh?"
"I talked to Roswaal earlier. There are lots of monsters in the forest in his land! As a goddess, I can't ignore those monsters!"
"I see."
Satou Kazuma nodded.
"Then let's get going!"
Aqua was about to leave the mansion with Satou Kazuma. She went out the door first, and Satou Kazuma followed behind her—
The next second, Satou Kazuma closed the door.
"I'm not going to fight monsters. It's too much trouble."
Satou Kazuma quickly dove back into his bed.
He was living a life of free food and drink. What did fighting monsters have to do with him!
Isn't it great to stay home and have fun?
Satou Kazuma didn't want to do such troublesome things.
"Hey, you..."
The door opened again, and Aqua looked at Satou Kazuma with a resentful expression.
"Are you scared? Don't worry, I'll go with you."
"That's why I'm scared."
Satou Kazuma sighed helplessly.
If he had just arrived in another world, full of enthusiasm for adventure, Satou Kazuma might have agreed to participate.
But... he chose this goddess.
Pure trouble.
"Fighting monsters has nothing to do with us."
Satou Kazuma wrapped himself in the blanket, only showing his head.
"There's a village in this land! If we don't get rid of the monsters, the villagers will live in fear."
"Didn't Roswaal, as a top mage, do anything? Like put up barriers around the village?"
"He did."
"Then it has even less to do with us!"
"Kazuma—!! You're an adventurer."
"The dream of adventure is gone. I'm a practical person now."
"Well, if that's how it is, there's nothing I can do. Roswaal also said that if we can really get rid of the monsters, he'll pay us a lot of money—"
"Huh? Then I might consider it!"
As soon as he heard about the reward, Satou Kazuma jumped out of bed.
He knew that even though he and Aqua could eat and drink for free at Roswaal's mansion, it wouldn't last forever.
If they could save up some money, then even if Aqua's disguise was discovered, they could still live well!
Also...
Satou Kazuma took out his adventurer card. He should be able to learn the next skill soon.
Because he kept stealing, he unlocked thief skills.
And because he kept getting beaten up, he unlocked warrior skills.
If he joined the fight, he might unlock battle-related skills.
That way, he could survive better in another world!
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