"Kazuma, you NEET wake up!"

I woke up to the loud knocks that originated from my bedroom door. I honestly don't want to get up, the guys and I drank till we dropped last night.

"If you need money I already gave you this month's allowance..."

"I already used that up, but that's not the point."

Doesn't she get offerings from her followers?

I rolled over to my side and tried to blot out the ruckus Aqua was making outside. She seemed more persistent than usual.

"Kazuma, there's an emergency! Don't you think you should be helping a Goddess such as myself?!"

"Nah..."

I rose the blanket up. Aqua suddenly threw my bedroom door open.

"What is it this time? What if I was doing something unspeakable, Megumin and Darkness wouldn't want someone pulling a morning raid on me..."

"Even if you were to do something dirty, I bet it wouldn't be any special, or rather below average- hey don't throw your pillow at me!"

"What do you want anyways? I'm sure the girls could help you."

"Someone kidnapped Emperor Zell!"

I slowly turned my head...

"..!"

...and stuck my tongue out.

Emperor Zell is the rooster that Aqua bought, originally Aqua bought an egg that was supposedly a dragon egg but it ended up being a chicken egg.

How do you even make a mistake like that? Aqua still thinks her chicken is a dragon even though we seen the chick grow up into a healthy piece of meat.

"You scumbag!"

"It's a rooster-"

"He's a dragon, DRAGON! Kazuma I knew you were dumb but this is ridiculous!"

Aqua began tugging at the blankets.

"Stop doing that!

"Then help me!"

"Fine! I will just give me a few minutes..."

Though it seemed urgent, I took my time getting up seeing how Aqua usually drags me around for useless stuff.

Struggling to the door, I made my way down to the living room, where the other girls were sitting. Judging from the way they're sitting and their faces I'm pretty sure they received the same treatment I got.

Sitting down, Aqua was the only person standing up.

"As you may have heard, our beloved mascot has been stolen by a dragon thief!"

Since when was Emperor Zell our mascot, wouldn't it be Chomusuke? Without any interest Megumin, Darkness, and I yawned.

"Can't we deal with this after we eat breakfast?"

"Yeah, we can't help you on an empty stomach..."

Megumin backed up Darkness, as for me I just went straight to the kitchen. I can't be bothered with Aqua's problem right now, she might've just forgotten where she last placed him and ran off accidentally.

"He couldn't have gone far anyways, how far can a chicken go anyways?"

"He's a Dragon!"

After we ate breakfast, we headed out of the house and walked to the last place Aqua was with Emperor Zell: outside in the yard.

"Yesterday I was cleaning up his little coop but then remembered I haven't washed his pillow case in a while."

Aqua present said pillow case, which was now clean.

Why does the bird have a pillow in the first place?

"And he wasn't here when you got back from what I'm guessing?"

"That's right! I looked all over the house, in the backyard, the front, everywhere!"

That leaves little to nowhere else then.

"Did anyone pass by?"

Megumin asked in a tone as if it was obvious.

"The only people that came through here was us, the mailman, newspaper boy, Taka... that magic sword person guy..."

"You gotta tell him to buzz off Aqua, it gets annoying when he comes out of nowhere asking how youre doing."

"I will..."

As we ran down the list, we hit a dead end.

Being raised healthily and with upmost care from the blue idiot, it might go for a hefty sum.

Surely there is someone who knows where that piece of meat is?

"Let's ask Vanir, I'm sure he'll strike up a deal with Kazuma."

Megumin once again talked in a tone that suggested how obvious it is.

Without a second thought Aqua refuted.

"Don't wanna, I hate being near that Devil!"

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"Open up! I know you're in there!"

Causing a commotion like a debt collector, Aqua 'aggressively knocked' on the door of the poorest shop keeper in town.

"Will you be quiet?! Why does moi have to put up with your useless existence!"

Slamming the door open, Vanir came out in some sort of dust.

"Brat who does nothing but fantasize as of late, why did you bring the Axis Cult's mad dog here."

"Hey don't of what's not to be spoken of, also we're trying to find Emperor Zell."

Vanir sighed.

"Moi is busy, the impoverished shopkeeper bought useless items in bulk again, perhaps this month is the last, we're too far in the red."

Vanir dusted off his shoulders, as he did so we heard a faint cry in the shop.

"Vanir I said I was sorry..!"

How sad.

"I'll buy whatever she bought, could you help us?"

In a sudden cheer Vanir clapped his hand and striked a pose.

"Haha! he who has trouble at night how may I he of service?"

Without hesitation Vanir offered his services to us.

How much debt are they in...

Darkness spoke up.

"We've lost Emperor Zell, or more specifically Aqua did..."

"Someone took him, I just know it!"

Aqua, hands by her hips, said in a confident look.

"If you're looking for the bird, tis in the back."

Vanir pointed his thumb backwards into the shop.

"God Blow!"

"Argh, stop fighting moi!"

Aqua immediately attempted to hit Vanir, but he then just dissolved into dirt and reformed about a meter away.

"This is why you don't trust undead or devils, they're evil!"

Aqua cracked her fists.

"That little mammal followed Zereschute into the store the other day, take the little beast and run off."

"Ah! Sir Vanir I'm fading away..."

"Not yet you shall not, and stop spitting into his suit!"

"Never! He took my child!"

With a holy attribute, Aqua spat into the Zereschute's suit, and because he is a devil, he is by all means hurt.

Within seconds chaos ensued.