"Please stop for a moment!"
Seeing so many people gathered together, Aqua's curious heart was instantly hooked. She immediately told the dragon carriage driver to stop the carriage.
"What is it, useless goddess?"
Satou Kazuma asked curiously.
"I'm afraid this guy saw something boring again,"
Beatrice, sitting on Satou Kazuma's other side, said slowly with her arms crossed.
"There seem to be a lot of people over there! I have to go see what's there!"
"Do you like watching a crowd so much?"
"Let's go, let's go! Betty, let's go take a look!"
"Sigh."
Beatrice sighed helplessly.
What happened today was truly hard for her to believe.
Although she hadn't left the mansion in a long time, in Beatrice's mind, the royal selection should be a very serious matter.
How did it turn into a party?
And the most important thing is...
Satou Kazuma wouldn't let her have a single drink!
Even though she was over four hundred years old, he insisted on calling her a little girl!
╭(╯^╰)╮!
Although Beatrice kept saying she disliked it very much, she still got out of the dragon carriage with Satou Kazuma.
This intersection was now crowded with people. Satou Kazuma and the others could only stay on the outer edge of the crowd, unable to see what was happening in front. They could only hear cheers and applause from the front.
"I'm a bit curious, is it a performance?"
Satou Kazuma's curiosity was piqued. However, he wasn't tall enough to see what was happening in front, so he turned to Beatrice:
"Betty, can I stand on you to see?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Beatrice frowned at Satou Kazuma, then glanced at the crowd and sighed.
"Honestly, Betty can't do anything with you. Betty will use magic to send you up to see."
"No, no, no, no, need!"
Satou Kazuma immediately rejected Beatrice's suggestion.
What Beatrice used wasn't magic, it was her own life force.
"It's just simple magic, it doesn't take much mana."
"I don't want to!"
Satou Kazuma shook his head without hesitation.
"Damn it, what's going on in front!"
Aqua said, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't squeeze in.
"Aqua, carry me on your back."
"Huh?"
"If we don't do anything, then no one will be able to see what the performance is!"
Satou Kazuma said to Aqua with utmost seriousness, placing his hands on her shoulders.
"It might become a regret for our entire lives."
"A human's life is insignificant to me, it's just a fleeting moment!"
"But think about it, maybe today is the only chance to see this performance! If you don't see it, even if you return to the world of gods, you might spend tens of thousands of years in regret!"
"You... seem to make a lot of sense!"
Aqua nodded forcefully, but quickly seemed to realize something.
"Wait, why am I carrying you on my back?"
"Otherwise, neither of us will be able to see. It's better for me to see, and then I can tell you what I saw. Isn't that the same as you seeing it?"
"No, no, that's not what I'm asking. I'm asking, why do I have to carry you! I'm a goddess! Shouldn't you be carrying me?!"
"Have you forgotten? I'm a useless person with all my stats lower than average!"
Whenever it comes to this, Satou Kazuma will unhesitatingly say these words.
"I, I'm very light, okay!"
"But my strength is very small. It wouldn't be good if you got hurt. And it's precisely because you're a goddess! Beautiful and kind, with all your stats exceeding ordinary people! Your strength must be very great! With great power comes great responsibility, so Aqua, you should be the one carrying me!"
Beatrice, listening to Satou Kazuma's words, didn't know how to respond.
Not to mention that she didn't even know what those terms meant, a normal person wouldn't think this was praise, right?
But after hearing the flattering words that Satou Kazuma was spewing, a joyful smile appeared on Aqua's face:
"That's right! As a goddess, I should help you ordinary people! Come on up, Kazuma!"
Aqua directly squatted down, signaling Satou Kazuma to ride on her shoulders.
"Hey..."
Beatrice only felt a headache coming on.
She forgot one thing.
That is, Aqua is not a normal person.
However, Beatrice, watching the scene in front of her, couldn't help but remember something similar she used to do with her mother.
Those times were truly memorable.
Everyone's attention was on the performance in front, and no one noticed them. Satou Kazuma also nonchalantly climbed onto Aqua's shoulders.
"Betty, why don't you ride on my shoulders too?"
At this moment, Satou Kazuma turned his head and said to Beatrice.
"Huh? Betty, Betty doesn't want to!"
Beatrice was stunned for a moment, then shook her head forcefully.
"Don't be shy, no one's watching us anyway, right?"
"That's not the point!"
"Don't little kids like to ride on adults' shoulders?"
"Betty is not a little kid!"
"Um, Kazuma, have you considered my feelings at the very bottom when you say these words? Be careful of being punished by the heavens!"
Aqua said with a smile on her face.
She has to hold up the weight of two people now?
"Aqua, you're the strongest. If it were Eris, she would carry the two of us without any effort."
Satou Kazuma lowered his head and said.
"That girl who uses padding! This goddess won't lose to someone who even has to fake her breasts! If I really become the king, I will abolish all padding in this country! Come on up, Betty!"
"Betty didn't agree at all!"
Beatrice's face was already flushed. No matter how you say it, this was still a bit embarrassing, right?
After all, there are so many people around...
But her heart was indeed a bit drawn to it.
After hesitating for a few seconds, Beatrice still grabbed Satou Kazuma's hand and climbed onto Satou Kazuma's neck.
"Here we go!"
Aqua took a deep breath, and then, bearing the weight of two people, stood up directly.
The three of them appeared on the outer edge of the crowd in a strange pose.
"What kind of performance is it?"
Satou Kazuma couldn't help but feel curious. What kind of performance could attract so many people to watch? The current height was just right, and he could see the scene in front of him.
A person was lying on a chair, with a stone slab on his chest.
And another person was holding a hammer, looking eager to try.
In this world, there are also talents like breaking a stone slab on your chest?
In general, most of these performances are fake. Those stone slabs are specially made performance props that will break with a little force.
In a sense, seeing this kind of performance in this world is indeed rare, but it shouldn't attract so many people to watch.
Wait, wait, wait...
At this moment, Satou Kazuma suddenly realized that something was wrong.
Because the people performing the chest-breaking stunt were a bit too familiar.
It was Gaston and Hambali.
No way...
Sweat couldn't help but break out on Satou Kazuma's forehead. He recalled the words he said yesterday, asking the trio to find a way to make money.
After they became Aqua's followers, they would become more talented.
Satou Kazuma did think about letting them make money by selling their talents, but he said those words mainly to guide Rachins to find his family for help.
He didn't expect Hambali and Gaston to actually be performing.
And...
There are so many viewers?
Is this right?
"Stupid Kazuma, aren't those two guys..."
Beatrice frowned, looked ahead, and also recognized the identities of the two people in front.
Although she only met them for the first time yesterday, she also knew that these two guys were now considered Satou Kazuma's followers.
"Shhh... let's pretend we don't know them..."
Satou Kazuma swallowed. He really wanted to say something.
Because the one being pressed under the stone slab was Hambali, who was from the dwarf race.
And the one holding the hammer was Gaston, who was tall.
Normally, shouldn't Gaston be under the stone slab?
At this moment, Gaston gripped the hammer and smashed it down on the stone slab!
The stone slab broke apart in an instant!
Not only that, even the chair under Hambali was also ruined, and he fell to the ground.
This, this is not acting!
As Hambali stood up, the crowd burst into enthusiastic applause, and countless coins were thrown out, landing beside the two of them.
"Is the useless goddess's faith power so strong... Gaston can actually withstand this strike... If becoming a believer can strengthen abilities, then maybe I could also..."
Satou Kazuma had just said this when he saw Hambali seem to spit out a mouthful of blood.
Never mind then...
Satou Kazuma said in a low voice with a dark face:
"Betty, let's get down."
"Okay..."
Soon, Beatrice and Satou Kazuma climbed down from Aqua's body.
Aqua asked impatiently.
The two responded with silence.
"What is it? Tell me quickly!"
Satou Kazuma was forced to tell the whole story.
"..."
Soon, the same dark lines appeared on Aqua's face as on the other two.
"Let's go back."
"Okay."
"Let's get them something good to eat tonight."
"Okay."
Satou Kazuma and the others quickly returned to the waiting dragon carriage, while Aqua turned her head to look in the direction of the crowd.
If her church could attract so many people, that would be great.
Suddenly, an idea seemed to emerge in Aqua's mind.
. . . . . .
Before long, Satou Kazuma and Aqua had returned to the mansion.
The first to greet them was Felt, who looked confused.
"What's going on, scum Kazuma? Many people came just now and sent a pile of gold and silver jewelry!"
Felt turned around and pointed to the mansion, where a lot of valuable things had already been piled up.
These were all sent by officials who wanted to curry favor with Aqua.
At the party, Satou Kazuma had 'casually' said things like gold and silver jewelry could express sincerity, Aqua-sama was willing to cooperate with investors, and where their address was.
Sure enough, those officials who wanted to get closer to them had already prepared money and come to their door.
"Did you cheat all of these out?"
Felt looked at Satou Kazuma with disgust.
"What are you talking about! This is the campaign fund that I raised fairly!"
"What is a campaign fund?"
"Generally, when there is an election, some people will provide funds for the candidates they support. If the candidate is successfully elected, they will also receive very generous returns, equivalent to an investment!"
"Isn't that still cheating? It's hard to believe that you actually have other supporters?"
"Hey, hey, can't they be fascinated by my personal charm?"
"It's hard to imagine that money should be earned by working hard!"
"You, a small thief, are actually saying such words?"
"I stole it with my own abilities!"
The next moment, Satou Kazuma and Felt started fighting, grabbing each other's cheeks.
"Lid idle luff!"
"Lid bud luff! Owe yeh bud luff!"
Because their cheeks were being grabbed, their words were hard to understand.
"Owe loso tree two one, zanmen lah dongshi!"
"Fine."
Finally, the two of them released their grip on each other's cheeks, panting wildly.
Aqua, looking at the priceless gold and silver jewelry in the house, smiled with excitement.
"Kazuma, I want to buy some wine!"
"Of course you can!"
Satou Kazuma immediately showed a smile that he thought belonged to a successful person.
They can finally live the life of truly rich people!
Then it is reasonable to spend some money!
Adventuring in another world?
Even dogs wouldn't go!
Living the life of the rich and enjoying life is the most important thing!
"Aqua, you also deserve a lot of credit for this money, so you can feel free to buy what you like."
Satou Kazuma said with a smile.
Aqua only had wine in her eyes. This much money could be enough for her for several years!
"Great! Kazuma-sama is the best! I happen to have something to prepare too!"
Aqua nodded impatiently.
She has a bold plan in her heart.
Now that there are enough funds, she can implement it!
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