Beatrice looked around. It had been a very long time since she last left the mansion.
Only.....
Why did I come out because of this idiot!
How annoying.....
Beatrice sighed, feeling rather helpless.
"This is Arlam Village, Aqua-sama, Kazuma-sama. The forest you need to go to is over there."
Rem said softly beside them.
Rem and Natsuki Subaru had also been traveling with Satou Kazuma and the others—after learning that Satou Kazuma and the others were going to the forest, Rem also decided to go to Arlam Village to buy some supplies in advance.
Of course, Natsuki Subaru wouldn't miss the opportunity to go out and wander around.
"I'm really exhausted..."
Natsuki Subaru said, panting. He didn't expect his first day as a servant to be so busy. His whole body was sore.
"Then Rem and I will go to the village to buy supplies first. You guys be careful!"
"Don't worry, we have a super strong little girl here. We will be fine!"
Satou Kazuma said with a smile.
"Stop calling me a little girl, aaaaaah!!!!"
Beatrice's heart was completely helpless.
How could there be someone like Satou Kazuma in this world?
This guy tricked me into coming out just to hunt magical beasts, didn't he?
After separating from Rem and Natsuki Subaru, Satou Kazuma and the others headed towards the forest. Before long, they arrived at the edge of the forest.
There was a huge stone placed here, with some kind of special magic cast on it.
"What is this?"
Felt stepped forward and asked curiously after observing it carefully.
"This is a magic stone. Roswaal cast a barrier spell on it to prevent the magical beasts in the forest from threatening the villagers' safety."
Beatrice explained.
"This barrier spell feels pretty weak! Look at mine!"
Just then, Aqua quickly stepped forward and ran her slender fingers over the stone.
But before a few seconds had passed, Satou Kazuma pulled Aqua back.
"What are you doing, Kazuma!"
"Don't touch other people's things!"
"I'm just doing a little processing! I want to see how much my power has recovered!"
"Don't break other people's barrier."
Satou Kazuma had absolutely no trust in Aqua.
Although he wasn't very conscientious, Satou Kazuma still felt a little guilty that Roswaal hadn't asked him to pay for ruining his restaurant, and that was another reason why he agreed to hunt magical beasts.
He couldn't let Aqua cause any further damage.
"Let's go, let's go! The sooner we go, the sooner we come back! Did Roswaal say how the reward is calculated?"
Then Satou Kazuma pulled Aqua and headed into the forest. Felt followed beside them.
Beatrice walked at the back, thoughtfully looking at the stone with the magic cast on it, and then reached out to touch it.
"This is... what?"
A look of confusion flashed across Beatrice's face. Although it was indeed a barrier spell, she had never seen magic like this.
The Forbidden Library contained records of almost all the magic in the world, and Beatrice herself could be said to be an encyclopedia of magic.
But she knew nothing about the barrier magic that Aqua had just used.
"Hey Betty, come on! Don't cry if you get lost!"
"Ugh, shut up! Do you think Betty is a three-year-old kid!"
.....
Twenty minutes later, Satou Kazuma and the others had arrived deep in the forest.
"I'm tired, Kazuma, give me a piggyback ride!"
"Hey hey hey, you're the one who took on this task, right?"
"We've been walking for so long! It's time to rest!"
After saying that, Aqua found a shady spot under a tree and sat down to rest.
"Then I'll go look around!"
Felt was jumping up and down nimbly on the trees, looking excited.
Her favorite thing to do was to run and jump in various complex environments, especially since this was an unknown forest for her.
"Is this guy a hyperactive monkey? Isn't she a little too agile?"
Satou Kazuma looked at Felt's figure and couldn't help but complain.
"She has some kind of blessing."
Beatrice said slowly, with her arms crossed in front of her chest.
"Blessing?"
"You idiot, don't you even know what a blessing is? What's in your head every day?"
"Probably yellow waste?"
Aqua immediately added from the side.
"You have a deep misunderstanding about me."
"Blessings are the blessings given to people by the origin of the world when they are born. Looking at Felt's appearance, it should be a wind blessing, but it feels a little different."
Hearing that blessings were like skills, a glint of light flashed in Satou Kazuma's eyes:
"Is it possible for me..."
"Basically impossible. Most blessings are innate, and it's rare for people to acquire them later."
"Oh."
The light that had just ignited in Satou Kazuma's eyes dimmed instantly.
"You change your face so quickly?"
"Fortunately, I came prepared for this outing."
Aqua said, fiddling with something.
"Prepared? Don't tell me you brought items to deal with magical beasts?"
Beatrice turned her head to look at Aqua. She originally thought Aqua was an idiot no less than Satou Kazuma, but now it seemed she was a little more reliable.
Just as Beatrice was curious about what Aqua had prepared, the latter's face bloomed with an expectant smile:
"This child has been waiting for a long time!"
"Child? Wait..."
Before Beatrice realized something was wrong, Aqua had taken out a bottle of alcohol from somewhere.
"Your preparation is just bringing a bottle of alcohol?"
Beatrice had recognized a reality.
This guy was even more outrageous than Satou Kazuma.
"Otherwise, it would be too boring! This child has been waiting for too long."
Just as Aqua was about to enjoy the wine in her arms, a tall dark shadow loomed over her.
She looked up and a huge magical beast, shaped like a hippopotamus, appeared behind Aqua.
"Sigh, it looks so weak!"
Aqua didn't take this magical beast seriously at all. She put the wine in her hand on the ground.
"Let me show you my true fighting power as a goddess!"
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