"Delicious, delicious! I haven't had sake in so long! It really does have a special flavor!"
Aqua hugged the sake bottle tightly, her face full of intoxication.
"Hey Aqua, drink a little less..."
Natsuki Subaru, standing nearby, reminded her softly with some worry.
After all, no matter what, this is a very important time.
"Don't worry, my people brought enough sake. Aqua, you can drink as much as you want!"
Anastasia said with a smile.
Satou Kazuma looked at the sake and snacks on the table with some surprise.
This feeling was completely different from the Western medieval feel of the Lugunica Kingdom, and you could even say it felt out of place.
He also just heard Anastasia say that these were all specialties from Kararagi.
Could it be that there were other travelers who came to Kararagi before?
Although Satou Kazuma wasn't sure, some new ideas came to his mind -
Since these are Kararagi specialties, then maybe they'll have a market in Lugunica?
This might be his trump card for negotiating with Anastasia.
"Speaking of which, Anastasia, I have an idea!"
Satou Kazuma said with a smile right away.
"Oh? Does Kazuma have another idea?"
"As another benefit of defeating the White Whale, we might be able to have more cooperation in the future!"
"Cooperation in what area?"
Anastasia became curious.
"As far as I know, these Kararagi specialties are only popular there, right? You basically can't see them inside Lugunica."
Satou Kazuma held up one finger,
"This is a huge business opportunity for both of us. We are more familiar with the inside of Lugunica than you are. Not only that, we now have a very close partnership with the Royal Merchant Association, and I bet Anastasia you've also heard that Aqua-sama is now doing... various activities in the royal capital and has a lot of supporters. This is a potential market for us. Anastasia, you can package the Kararagi specialties and send them to us, and then we'll distribute them."
Satou Kazuma said his idea. Anastasia listened with interest and nodded from time to time, seeming very interested in Satou Kazuma's suggestion.
"...The White Whale is just the first step in our cooperation. By further expanding the influence of us as candidate camps, won't we be able to better promote our brand? We definitely won't have to worry about selling things."
"That's a very interesting suggestion, Kazuma-sama."
Anastasia had a smile on her face,
"In that case, then I'll agree to your request for cooperation."
"Thank you very much, Anastasia-sama!"
"Hey, Kazuma, I didn't understand any of it!"
Aqua, holding the liquor bottle, stared blankly at Satou Kazuma. In her ears, Satou Kazuma had just said a lot of gibberish, and she didn't know what he was talking about at all.
"It just means you can drink sake in Lugunica in the future."
Satou Kazuma said simply and clearly.
"Oh, I see! Then we definitely have to cooperate! We absolutely have to cooperate!"
"You two really understand each other."
Natsuki Subaru said.
........
Now that the five candidates had all reached a cooperation agreement, Satou Kazuma told everyone the time and place, and then went back to the mansion first, taking Beatrice and Elsa and hurrying to meet with Emilia to return to the mansion.
Emilia only now found out about the White Whale. Although she didn't quite understand why Natsuki Subaru was representing her in contacting the other camps, she saw that Aqua and Satou Kazuma were involved, so she didn't object.
Things developed as before. Before the Witch Cult acted that night, Satou Kazuma and the others entered the forest in advance to contact Geuse, who was still Petelgeuse.
They used the Steal ability to steal the Witch Cult Grimoire, add content, gain his trust, and then followed Petelgeuse back to the Witch Cult's hideout and found an opportunity to purify him.
Geuse returned to normal again.
Of course, he was still in that ugly form.
Because the group had succeeded once in the previous loop, their actions this time were also very smooth.
"Then let's prepare to leave here safely, and then have Geuse find an opportunity to change bodies again."
After Satou Kazuma had everyone prepare a bit, he pushed open the door to the room.
He had Geuse pretend to be a corpse, and Aqua imitated Petelgeuse's appearance.
"...Sloth, don't you need this body anymore? We'll help you throw it away!"
"No need, no need, no need! You're so diligent! But I still have use for this ugly and deformed body. It's a trial, an important part of the trial!!"
"Understood, Sloth. What's our next plan? Should the trial begin?"
"The trial, the trial is over!"
Aqua said to the few Witch Cultists in front of her.
According to the normal process, Aqua would just order these Witch Cultists to leave.
But -
Aqua suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
"Um, gather all my cute followers together!"
Aqua had a crazy smile on her face that imitated Petelgeuse.
"Huh?"
Satou Kazuma was dumbfounded, completely unsure what strange idea this useless goddess had suddenly come up with in her brain.
"By your command, Sloth!"
Then, the Witch Cultists in front of them immediately left to gather the other cultists.
"Useless goddess, what are you going to do!"
Satou Kazuma glared at Aqua.
He wasn't afraid of an idiot doing nothing, he was just afraid of her suddenly having a good idea.
Whenever Aqua was about to do something, Satou Kazuma would feel his heart skip a beat.
"Think about it! There are so many Witch Cultists who came with Geuse, we can't waste them! I even prepared a whole bunch of application forms in advance!"
Aqua looked eager.
"You! You still can't forget about recruiting followers!"
"As a goddess, I have a duty to guide lost people back to the right path!"
Aqua said seriously.
"But useless goddess, didn't you say that these Witch Cultists aren't cursed, and their situation isn't like Geuse's?"
"That's right, but think about it, their actions are likely influenced by those Witch Cult Grimoires, and even though they aren't cursed, they have some strange smell on them! In other worlds, it would be called miasma, maybe it's related to that."
"Strange smell, could it be the Witch's smell?"
Satou Kazuma remembered that Rem had said it several times before.
That's why Rem was so wary of Natsuki Subaru and Geuse.
"It should be, Subaru has it too, but unlike others who just have it on them, your smell is coming from inside."
Aqua looked at Natsuki Subaru, and her face had a look of disgust.
"Don't look at me like I'm a slob, I take a shower every day!"
Natsuki Subaru quickly defended himself.
"Can we get rid of the source of the smell in their bodies?"
Satou Kazuma asked.
"In theory, we can, but the thing that's emitting the smell seems to be tied to the soul. I'm afraid that if I force a purification, Subaru might be completely wiped out - completely wiped out. But that's just a possibility. So, Subaru, do you want to try it?"
"No, thank you!"
Natsuki Subaru took several steps back.
"Is Geuse the same?"
"That's right."
"It should be caused by the Witch Factor."
At this moment, Beatrice also spoke to explain,
"Geuse, you became Sloth, so you should have the Sloth Factor inside you, that's why you have the Witch's smell."
"Oh, Betty, you know so much."
"Betty's mother said it before, but why isn't Betty happy at all when the idiot Kazuma praises her!"
Listening to Beatrice's words, Satou Kazuma couldn't help but look at Natsuki Subaru.
If Geuse has the Sloth Factor inside him, then what does Natsuki Subaru have inside him?
Sloth, Pride... In theory, the Seven Deadly Sins are used as names.
Could it be...
Satou Kazuma opened his eyes wide and looked at Natsuki Subaru in realization.
It must be Lust!
Natsuki Subaru is a love-crazed guy!
He's obviously attracted to Emilia's beauty.
Isn't that just pure Lust?
"Hey, hey, why are you looking at me with such a perverted smile?"
Natsuki Subaru leaned back slightly, subconsciously wanting to get away from Satou Kazuma.
"Aqua-sama, if you can... I really hope you can save the current Witch Cult."
At this moment, Geuse said to Aqua with a serious expression,
"The Witch Cult that I knew was a very normal religious group, and everyone was very friendly... But I don't know why it became like this... This isn't the Witch Cult that I knew."
Geuse's voice had a hint of choking.
"Don't worry, leave it to me! This is originally our goddess's duty! I'll make them convert to our Axis Church, I guarantee they'll be normal!"
Aqua pounded her chest very forcefully, making a sound that made Eris jealous.
And Satou Kazuma, standing next to her, was already shouting in his heart.
I guarantee they won't be normal!
At this moment, the other Witch Cultists had already arrived in front of the group and lined up in neat rows.
Aqua walked in front of them and began her crazy performance.
"Ahhhhh! My beloved followers! I've received the latest guidance! The newest guidance! All of you, line up in front of me! Give me your Witch Cult Grimoires with one hand, and then fill out a form!"
Aqua said loudly with a twisted expression.
However, the Witch Cultists in front of her looked at each other, seemingly not understanding her words.
"The Witch of Envy said! You all have to convert to another goddess! A real goddess, Aqua! Join her cult! Aqua is the most beautiful, most capable, most serious, and most responsible goddess I've ever seen, and her chest is real too! The Witch of Envy said that she used chest pads and now she regrets it a lot, so she needs you to convert to the Axis Church!!!"
Aqua raised both her arms high.
However, all that was projected onto her were countless surprised eyes.
"Sloth is a little weird..."
"What is Sloth saying?"
"She's different from usual, is she really Sloth?"
Satou Kazuma could faintly hear the Witch Cultists whispering about Aqua.
It's over, it's all over.
They're getting suspicious!
Why did Aqua suddenly add this act to herself!
She's obviously taking this opportunity to brag about herself!
what should i do....what should i do.....
I can't just watch Aqua get exposed!
Wait!
There's a way!
At this moment, Satou Kazuma suddenly took a step forward and came in front of Aqua, who was also dumbfounded.
"I'm a subordinate of Sloth! And I also represent the will of the Witch of Envy! The Witch Cult Grimoires in your hands were created by the great Witch of Envy. She wants you to convert, so she has to take the books back! Witness the miracle of the Witch of Envy!"
While shouting, Satou Kazuma reached out to the nearest female cultist.
Steal!
Satou Kazuma wanted to use the Steal ability to make a show.
In the eyes of the Witch Cultists, their Witch Cult Grimoires are the instructions of the Witch of Envy, so he could use this to steal everyone's Witch Cult Grimoires to fake the Witch of Envy's miracle.
"See, this is the will of the great Witch of Envy!"
Satou Kazuma held what he stole above his head.
Those incredibly surprised eyes were focused on Satou Kazuma's head.
And Satou Kazuma also realized that something was wrong at this moment.
This feel...
That's not right!
Could it be...
Satou Kazuma looked up, and what came into view was a pair of black lace panties.
Sorry, Satella, I made you the panty thief.
"..."
"..."
An eerie silence spread among the crowd, and Natsuki Subaru also looked at Satou Kazuma with an unbelievable expression.
He suddenly felt like he was going to Return by Death again.
Suddenly, Satou Kazuma threw the panties in his hand aside and shouted the same words again:
"I'm a subordinate of Sloth! And I also represent the will of the Witch of Envy! The Witch Cult Grimoires in your hands were created by the great Witch of Envy. She wants you to convert, so she has to take the books back! Witness the miracle of the Witch of Envy!"
Hey, are you trying to pretend that nothing just happened?!
He said the same lines again?
And these people below aren't reacting at all?
In Natsuki Subaru's almost despairing eyes, Satou Kazuma was holding a Witch Cult Grimoire tightly in his hand.
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