Later that night, while I was enjoying aged wine that I found in Kazuma's room with Iris and Ermiana, the door slammed open with an unexpected guest.
"Kazuma! Kazuma! Where is he?" Chris showed up and she seemed to be panicking.
"He went to send Megumin and Yunyun back to Axel." Iris smiled and said.
Chris puffed up her cheeks and stomped angrily.
"I hope he didnt forget..." Chris dejectedly said.
"Is this about the Goddess Eris Thanksgiving Festival?" Ermiana tilted her head and asked
"That reminds me! Kazuma's birthday is coming soon isnt it?" Iris cheerfully said.
"What do we get him this year? He is no longer impressed by things money could buy, maybe something from the heart?" Ermiana replied.
"Hey Aqua, what do... you... She is dead drunk already!" Iris shouted.
I did a shooing motion towards the crowd of noisy people, cant they see that a Goddess needs her sleep?
"Actually... That was only part of it. There is something I have to speak to Kazuma about" Chris said while looking at the drunk Aqua.
"He wont be back for another few days though." Ermiana said.
"Yeah, thanks to Aqua-san here, the castle doesnt feel so lonely. She offered to stay her to relax and spend time with us!" Iris cheerfully said.
"Well then! I am off to do some adventuring, off to look for Sumire and Akira! See you later!" Ermiana said.
"Dont do anything reckless." Iris smiled and said.
Ermiana froze and turn back to us.
"It wasnt my fault! I did it to save Kazuma-san and Megumin-san from debt!" Ermiana frantically said.
"What... What happened? Did they run into some trouble?" Chris asked.
"Thanks to the shockwaves caused by Megumin's continuous explosions, part of the capital walls were destroyed and they were about to be charged a fine of 100million Eris!" Ermiana said.
"Isnt Kazuma currently the richest man alive? How would it affect him?" Chris ask.
"It wouldnt have, because the royal families here actually would have absorbed the cost of the damages anyway with our defense funding. Also the rewards for defeating Glacius was 1billion Eris. So that 100million Eris wouldnt have mattered." Iris stared at Ermiana and said.
"Ehh?" Chris seems confused.
"You see, to prevent Kazuma from getting charged from the fine, Ermiana destroyed almost half of the castle walls so the fine would be redirected to us..." Iris said as she narrowed her eyes abd stared murderously at Ermiana.
"Is not my fault they made the wall so filmsy!" Ermiana said while angrily stomping her feet.
"Well.. What done is done, you were lucky you werent arrested. Besides, Kazuma said that Aqua here is a master plasterer! She rebuilt on of our fortress walls many years ago, it was so sturdy that the explosion casted by one of the demon king generals didnt even make a dent in it." Iris said.
"The capital guards here are just biased! I havent been arrested for anything I do!" Ermiana averted her eyes and pouted.
"Erm... Will Kazuma be back soon? I really need to talk to him!" Chris worriedly said.
"He will be back in a few days, would you like to stay here until then?" Iris gently ask.
"Mmm, I guess it wouldnt hurt to wait for him here." Chris replied.
"Well then, I am off to do the night rounds to make sure the city is safe!" Ermiana said.
"Didnt you say you were going for an adventure ?" Iris narrowed her eyes and asked.
"EH? Well.. Well, erm... Adventuring is a way to keep the city safe, I wont stay out too late!" Ermiana said and ran off somewhere.
"Do you need me to help you move Aqua-sama into her room?" Chris asked.
"Kazuma said to leave her like this, apparently she sleeps better like that." Iris said while gently stroking Aqua's hair.
"Mmm, I will be staying in Kazuma's room then, say can I have some of that?" Chris said while pointing at Kazuma's aged wine.
"You can have the rest of it." Iris smile and said.
Chris took the bottle and started drinking from it as she made her way to Kazuma's room.
"Ahh... What do I do? The heavenly realm needs Aqua-sama. Why am I dragged into this..." Chris muttered to herself while pouting.
Chris went into Kazuma's room and sat on the bedside.
"Why cant all the senior Gods and Goddess just learn the reincarnation system already! Aqua-sama cant be the only person who knows!" Chris frustratedly shouted.
"But... is not as if I know how it works too..." Chris muttered sadly to herself.
"They will soon issue a notice to look for Aqua-sama and I will have to reveal her location as the Goddess ruling over this world... Ahhh! WHY COULDNT SHE HAVE PICKED A DIFFERENT WORLD TO BE AT! Now the Gods and Goddesses know that I regularly sneak down here to play!" Chris tearfully shouted.
