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Chapter 4: Bit by Bit
Is "Fast" always better than "Slow"?
Everybody thinks so... I admit I do too. The fact that I want to win races, want to earn money, and finish waiting in line, proves so.
We always want everything to be fast so it will end... We eagerly rush to get the result.
But...There are things that we don't want to be "Fast".
We always realize in the end of these things... It was fun when it lasted.
We should not always rush everything... We should continue, we should make it last bit by bit.
"Hey Kazuma, can you help me with a quest?" Aqua asks me, with a voice like she's in a good mood today.
'...I wonder why I sometimes get suspicious when SHE is actually in a good mood.' I lean in my hand as I look at her.
We are currently sitting at the very table we first sat in when we entered the guild... And I wonder why I remembered that.
"Depends on our quest, but Aqua it's only two of us. Darkness and Megumin have businesses to do today. Well, of course since the reward from our quest with the bear, really filled their wallets. Especially Megumin, since I gave her a bonus." I just shrug in my head as I remembered the event.
I remembered like it was just yesterday... Literally.
Literally Yesterday
"I'm rich! I'm filthy rich! I'm explosion-ly rich!" Megumin jumps frantically as she gets her reward.
The reward from the "should be bald-headed" One Shot Bear is 900,000 eris, meaning we get 225,000 eris each. Keeping my promise I give Megumin the extra 50,000 bonus... Since she's a kid.
"*sigh* Like giving candy to a baby." I sigh as I shake my head.
"Awww~, don't cry Kazuma! You just don't have to spend your money until we get another quest!" Aqua exclaims, getting her reward as she slaps my back.
'You want me to die of hunger woman!?' I slightly grit my teeth, not because of the bonus... But from that abnormally strong slap in my back.
"If you would like Kazuma, I would give you some money from my reward? I don't really have to buy anything right now." Darkness said not as a creepy, perverted masochist freak of nature, but as a true friend.
"As much as I love money, I'm not the type of guy that would take my friend's belongings when she wants me too." I smiled as I explained.
"...Is that so?" The 3 looked blankly at me, especially the blue haired one.
'Now I feel stupid for smiling now...' I thought as I narrow my eyes.
"So you're saying... *fidget* Your the type that would take someone's belongings when they don't want you too?" The pervert puts her hand in her mouth as she now drifts to the other world.
'Why did that demon inside you, flare up now!?'
"Now that's why." The crimson eyed magician spoke blankly.
"*nod* Never expected anything from this Hiki-NEET." The blue eyed goddess spoke with confidence.
"Touche~ Useless-Goddess." I nod back.
"Nandeyooo~!?" Slamming her fist on the table, everyone from the guild just ignores the ruckus as its already part in their morning routine.
The crusader and the arch wizard just smiles at the sight.
"I'm going to go back to my home town for a while Kazuma." Megumin slightly boasts.
"Oh, what a coincidence. Me too, actually." Darkness slightly gasps surprised.
"Why are "What did you mean by that!?" you both going home?" I ignore the useless-goddess's shaking as I asked.
"I need to discuss something to my father about a few things." Darkness explained, feeling a serious aura surrounding her I never asked further.
"How about "Don't ignore me~!" you, Megumin?" Ignoring the goddess's tears I just ask.
"Hehehe." She throws her eyepatch, not knowing she hit someone dead in the face with it.
'Look at where you throw that damn thing!'
"I am Megumin! The magician with the strongest spell here! It's no surprise that I would buy the most powerful staff in my hometown before I return here yet again with my powerful "Bakuhatsu" spell!" She declares as she steps on our table, not minding her muddy boot almost splashing in our faces, dirtying the table.
'I think Aqua's "Sacred Water" is a lot more stronger than Explozion-' I facepalm myself as I realize I'm thinking about this useless-goddess again and again.
"Yeah, yeah, now get off the table and clean your boots! "Hiki-NEET~!" One cat likes his boots clean." I shoo them as I push Aqua's crying face that was being too close right now.
"Ahh! I didn' know my boot was full of mud!" Megumin finally realizes as she sat once again and looked for a tissue.
"Ahhh, gumenesai! My friend gets out of board sometimes." Darkness scratches her head as she apologizes to the person Megumin hit with her eyepatch.
'*sigh* Well, at least this city will feel peace once again.' A slight smile formed in my lips as I just closed my eyes and leaned in my hand again.
"Why is everyone ignoring me~!?" Aqua clutches her head.
...The town will feel 66.6666666667 percent of peace.
'66.6666666667 percent is not enough for this town.' I grimaced as my memory ended.
I look at Aqua's excited look as she waits for my answer.
"...Sorry."
Aqua's eyes just widened as she heard my answer. "Eh, is that so? Then...I'll just go alone then." Her shoulders slumped, as she slowly turned around-
"What were we talking about again?" I quickly followed as I just hold my chin to remember.
"How did you already forget, I just told you 10 seconds ago!?" The slumped Aqua was no more as she hits the table.
"Oyy! Don't judge me! Your more forgetful than I am anyway!" Wanting to forgot the tiny shriek I let out earlier I also slam the table.
Finally explaining the situation again with a pout, Aqua again waits eagerly for my answer.
"So whats the quest?" I asked, fully expecting that this quest will be totally unreasonable.
"Don't worry Kazuma! The quest is just like last time. I'll just have to purify a lake-"
Quickly remembering the trauma that mentally damaged her, I quickly snatch the quest paper out of her hands.
"Your not doing this quest." I seriously looked at her. "That quest traumatized you to the bone, and made an embarrassment out of me when we were returning." Not thinking of what I'm saying. "I'm not just going to sit here and watch you be traumatized again."
"..." The noise from the cafeteria were not heard in our silence.
'...What did I just say?' Realizing my choice of words I just feel a tinge of a primary color hit my face.
"..." Aqua also emitting that same primary color, her mouth slightly open.
My face filled with horror, as I just banged my head in the table as I clutch it. Waiting for the old-geezer-laugh of hers to be heard even in my sleep.
"Pfft! *giggle*"
Her old-geezer-laugh not being heard I just look at the sight of her being a normal girl again.
"L-Look a-at t-the q-quest H-Hiki-NEET! Ukusususu~" Tears now visible in her eyes, she just holds her stomach.
I slowly move my eyes to look at the quest paper.
Quest: Purify the Mysteriously Abandoned Lake!
Never fear! As there will be nothing attacking you here! No monsters, no animals, no insects, and even no dangerous plants! Nothing will touch you as you purify these abandoned waters! The best quest for deadbeats! But only becareful getting a sunburn!
Reward: 400, 000 eris
"Gh!" I almost crumpled the quest paper as I read the last part.
'...It's like they're mocking me or something.' I just glare at Aqua as she wipes her tears off.
"So what do you even need me for?" I spoke deadpanned, hoping to forget the incident.
"*sigh~* What do you mean?" Heaving out a contended sigh. She tilted her head as she didn't get my message.
"This quest is only a one man- a one woman- *ehem* a one deadbeat, useless-goddess job, so why do you need my help?"
"...I'm not asking help or anything." She scratches her head as she thinks of a reply. "I just need some company as I'm purifying the lake! Of course you'd get lonely at least if your by yourself for 6 hours."
'Well,...I guess.' "
Ehhh, I don't think I'm in the mood." I slump back to the table as I leaned in my hand again, closing my eyes-
"Come on Kazuma! Come with me~!" Aqua pulls me.
"...No." I just close my eyes as I relax.
'I'm still relaxing with the worlds' 66.6666666667 percent moment of peace right now.'
"Ehhhh~ Kazuma~! You need to come~!" She messes and pulls my hair.
"Make me." And I ignore the mess she's making with my hair.
"Maybe some animals will suddenly appear and attack me if they saw me purifying the lake!" She commented as I feel her making the 2 sides of my hair pointy.
'...I can't believe that statement made me flinch!' My reason for not going multiplied.
"Then let them attack you! You survived from the alligators anyway!" I stated as I now feel my being tied up.
"You're so mean! After saying something sweet earlier!" Now leaving my hair, I hear her shouting in my ear.
"Don't make me remember it~!" I banged my head in the table as I remember.
My eyes widened as I gave out such information. I slowly turned my head to look at Aqua.
And there...I see it. The devil grin that shouldn't appear from a goddess's face.
"Ahhh~" Aqua shakes her head in delight. "I think I'm going to tell the other guildmembers about this~?" As Aqua turns around slowly, her hair flowing like the wind, and steps slowly taking her to the other members.
"Don' ' 'tgointohertrap." I just lay in the table as I sweat buckets when I saw her going to the other guildmembers tables.
'She's just faking 's just faking 's just faking it.' I wish to a shooting star even if its daylight, I wish even if it wasn't my birthday, and I wished to my ancestors who I don't know their names of.
"D-i-d y-o-u-" Her voice was like the voice of a scary old man when it was heard in slow motion... Sending chills onto my spine.
"K-n-ow Kazuma here-*hmphh!*"
I quickly ran to her side as I covered her mouth. "Got it! All right! I got it! I'll come with you, so shut up!" Feeling a sense of deja vu as I covered her mouth, I didn't see the quiet snickers from the other guild members from my hair.
"This sucks... This just sucks." I just grumble as I sat in the carriage seat.
Packing up our things,...mostly food. We rented a carriage with only one horse.
Aqua took me even against my will to the lake. For her to get some easy earned cash, and for me only watch and see her getting some easy earned cash.
'She gets some easy cash, and I only get a sunburn after this.' I gritted my teeth in jealousy.
I glare at the goddess beside me.
"Hmmm~ Hmm~ Hmm~" She just hums, her eyes closed, as she dangles her feet.
"..." For some unknown reason, my gritting teeth, turned into a small smile.
Aqua opens her eyes, seeing me looking at her, and copying my small smile to hers.
"Did you finally see me as an undeniably beautiful goddess, Kazuma?" She hides her smug with her hand, as she asked me.
'If you aren't cocky like that, then I've already fell in love at you at first sight!' I just narrowed my eyes.
"Honestly, your more beautiful than the models I've seen in Japan." I face away as I tell her.
"...E-Eh?" With a deep crimson blush on her face, she just brings her face down.
"...When you're only quiet though." I added quickly.
"Y-You Hikki-NEET!" She crosses her arms as she looks away with a pout.
"Pay back from earlier, useless goddess." I bump her.
"Kazuma the Brute." She bumped back.
We just bump each other until we reach the lake.
"...I thought Aqua's Luck was the lowest as possible." I just stare at the lake.
The lake not that dirty in terms of smell, the water not as clear as a clean one, no animals or monsters living in the area and not even any dangerous plants in sight.
"Nee, Aqua how many hours will you purify the lake, if it's not that dirty?"
"Just 4 hours, I'm actually surprised that its not that dirty... Hehehe, easy money!" Aqua smiles happily jumping off the carriage.
"Now get started then." I said as I followed suit.
"Hai sir!" Aqua runs to the lake, taking off her boots, she then sits in the shore.
"Hahhhhh… The water feels great! This is just a vacation, not a job!" She happily exclaimed as flails her body in the water.
I just lie down in the grass, just behind her. I feel the nice breeze throughout the area, my body feeling great as I feel nature at its best.
'This is actually better than the 66.6666666667 percent of peace earlier.' I thought as I stare at the blue sky.
I peer towards the goddess playing by the shore like a little kid. I feel my sadist nature filling me up again.
"Don't pee their, Aqua! Well, you are a goddess of "water", so maybe your pee can also be used by the creatures to live."
"There's no way I'd do that hikiNEET!" She splashes me with water..
'Oh geez! Now, I'm wet! Incredibly wet!' I look at my dripping wet clothes.
"Umaiwa!" I screamed at her, as I take off my shoes.
"I'm gonna see if you can breathe underwater!" Taking off my cloak, I quickly ran at her.
"Wahahahaha! A pervert stripped his clothes and is chasing me!" She quickly stood from her spot, she dashes as she laughs.
I wonder why... I can just blast her with a Tinder spell from afar, and here I am chasing after her.
"You think you're faster than me?! Heheheehe! Let's see about that!" I grin as I easily caught up to Aqua.
"Ehhh!?" She gasped, actually surprised.
Aqua looks farther to the lake then smiles mischievously.
"Lets see if you're fast in water." She dashes toward the lake.
She jumps, shooting both her arms toward the air as she dives.
'What was that form!?' I just stood there in disbelief.
"Who are you Michael Pelps!?" I screamed as I dive in after her.
Feeling the lake at its fullest hit my body, I try to open my eyes underwater... Immediately seeing Aqua right in my face.
"Uguu!" I gasped underwater, I quickly covered my mouth.
Aqua, despite being underwater, is able to laugh like an old man. We somehow had a competition on who can hold their breath the longest. Looking at her, I can only look at the water goddess light smile as she looks back at me.
"...Pfft!" Aqua tries to contain her laughter as she looks at me.
'I wonder what she's laughing at again.' I just narrow my eyes as I feel my body finally needing oxygen.
I inflate my cheeks as I try to hold on longer. Aqua seeing this, raises an eyebrow as she mocks me with a grin.
My face finally feeling green, my cheeks as inflated as possible, I look as Aqua's face gets closer to me, mocking me even more. I blow bubbles at her face as I go to the surface.
"Bwahh!" Reaching the surface, I finally get some oxygen fill my lungs.
"Bwahh!" Aqua, her hair being quite a mess just laughs as she saw me.
"I told you I can breathe underwater!" Aqua declared as she pumps her chest.
"What are you, a fish!?" I feel my body slowly recovering as I look at the water.
'This water is really not that dirty. I don't smell anything bad also.' Looking at the water, I finally see my reflection.
My face lightly panting, my hair in pigtails-.
...PIGTAILS!?
"Oy Aqua! When did you turn my hair into a doll!?" I yelled as I painfully try to remove the hair tie.
"You didn't notice!?" Aqua just screams in disbelief, feeling the angry aura from me, she swam further away.
"Aghhh! It hurts!" Finally removing the last hairtie, I unleash my deadly glare. "Come back here, Aqua~!" I swam after her.
"I'm sorry! Don't kill me, Kazuma~!" I see her face emitting her trademark water spell... Tears!
After a while of chasing after her, I finally grab her arm.
"Oh you're not getting away this time..." I just grin as I let my body take over me.
"Hyahhh~!" Aqua desperately tries to escape my hold.
"Just give up and give yourself to me..." My words easily could get misunderstood.
'That words...probably came from my ancestors. They're not from me.'
"K-K-Kazuma! Th-Th-There's something behind you!" Aqua's face turned completely serious, as she points at something behind me.
'I thought there weren't even any dangerous plants here!?' I feel dread fill up my body.
"Hyahhhh~! Let's get out of here Aqua!?" I quickly held her hand as I desperately try to swim to the shore.
Feeling Aqua's body not following beside me, I just turned around, seeing her face trying to hold in a laugh.
"Pfft! Hahahaha! You should have seen your face, Hiki-Neet!" She just laughs at me as I look at her.
'...You useless-goddess. I was really worried back there.' I just grit my teeth as I look at her.
"I thought we were going to die back there!" I splash water at her laughing face.
"I actually drank that!" Aqua tries to process what to say about the taste.
"...Pfft! Hahaha, is it delicious?" I just laugh as I saw her face trying to hold in the barf.
"Have a taste!" She splashes water, directly shooting it in my mouth.
"...Actually tastes normal actually."
'Is it because she purified it after she splashes it?'
"Huh!? No way!" She splashes it again and again in my face.
"Ahhh~ Purified water is the best!" I just welcome the water with open arms...and mouth.
My body not getting splashed anymore, I quickly opened my eyes to see the reason why.
'I have a bad feeling about this.' I thought as I opened my eyes.
I see it... The huge tsunami, the floating hair of the water goddess, and the devil grin appearing in her lips.
"Aqua… …..Please don't…. ….Have mercy…. ….Please I'll do anything!..." I try to beg for forgiveness to the goddess right before my eyes.
Aqua grins more…. As she shoots her hand.
"I might die again please!" I just shout my last prayer to her.
Aqua starts to chant the deadly spell…
"Sacred!WATER!"
Huge waves of water then approach me… I look in horror.
'Is this it?'
Is this how I die? Being brutally murdered and drowned by my own cheat item that actually isn't. Being able to drink fresh water as my last food source when I die? And feeling my skin having a sunburn as I die?
As I feel the waves touch my skin, I suddenly feel a body on my own.
I open my eyes… I saw light…
"Is this heaven?" I stare at the luminous light.
There's a head in front of me…. I got my vision and saw Aqua the goddess.
"Is this hell?"
Aqua's mounted to me, covering my body…
She might have protected me when the waves hit.
She looks to my face then
…..smiles..
"Want some more purified water, HikiNEET?" She asks with a devil grin.
"I got waterlogged back there!" I feel my insides have too much liquid. "It even went to my nose!" I feel some liquid streaming down my nose as I commented.
"*pfft* Ahahahaha!" She just laughs there, still mounting on to me.
"Don't challenge me when we're in a body of water, Kazuma." She giggles.
I just lie their in the shore dumbfounded, just looking…in her eyes.. …..Her face is really up close..
"I learned my lesson,… Aqua-sama." I gushed as I wipe my nose.
I smile back to her.. She turns red a little. Then gets off me.
"Is that so? Then good!"
She sits again in the shore.
I sit beside her, since I'm already wet anyway.
"But I think you went too far….. It's like I saw a big Tsunami hit Japan again."
She giggles.
Silence filled this lake. I wonder why... But this silence is not the awkward silence I always experience when I'm with a female species.
But, a silence that is natural and comforting.
'Probably since she's a useless goddess.' I just stare at the lake.
We're both tired… No, I'm exhausted. Due to the fact that I ran, swam and bashed by a wave. And my opponent being a goddess of water, that is technically a fish and has tsunami powers.
I feel the exhaustion filling up my body, as my eyelids hint that I need to rest.
"This...is bad." I whispered as I let my body take over.
Aqua POV
'Pheeew~ I'm tired.' I let out a slightly tired sign.
I flex my muscle, closing my eyes and let the wind blow my hair. "Hehe, I can cast Sacred Create Water for 5 times! Isn't that impressive for a goddess like m-"
*thud!*
"Eh?"
I feel my lap being heavier than usual.
I open my eyes and saw a crime that would make every living female kind would cry of. A perverted molester, lying on his face in my lap.
"Y-You finally realize my beauty, Kazuma!" Feeling my face flush for some reason I just nod my head in agreement.
'Man did he took so long to finally succumb to his desire for a divine arch priest like me!'
But unfortunately we gods and goddesses must not perform such a vulgar act like thi-
"Oy! Say something already!" I turned his face over.
"*snore~* Ugaaa~" As soon as I did I always see the face that I "always" see if I wake up first in the morning.
The face that a Hiki-NEET only does when he's fully exhausted, a open gaped and drooling face.
"*pfft!* You should follow a prime goddess's way of sleeping, Kazuma." I snickered silently.
"*squirm* You...wish." Mysteriously hearing what I said, he just commented with a monotone voice.
"What does that mean~!" I do my best to keep my voice low as I really want to scream.
His snoring filled the lake for a while, his body squirmed trying to make itself comfortable, and my lap is irritated by the wet hair sprawled in my lap.
"Tch! Your wet hair is itchy!" I only grunted as I try to move my lap.
'Hmmmmm~ Ahhh!' An idea popped my head as I feel my face showing its grin.
I ready my lap on my plan, and just closed my eyes.
"1...2...3!" Counting to three, I quickly remove my lap on his head.
His head hitting hard on the shore, and a weak splash hits the water.
The second he hit his head, his eyes were already illuminated with green light, as his eyebrows slowly turned into a glare.
"Eh?" I could only feel my face filled with cold sweat.
'I made an horrible mistake.'
"I'm going to kill you, useless goddess!" He suddenly sprawled on his feet.
"Hyahhhh~!"
BAD END
"YOU think that you can just load a save and start over, right?"
"That would probably happen if I did that." I could only -o- in amazement that it would really happen.
'Grr~ There is another idea anyway.' I could only nod, as I really couldn't take my itching lap anymore.
"No choice!" Hitting my palm, I try to lift Kazuma's head off my lap.
"Ugaaa~" He could only gush out as his body moved.
"Ugh!" I could only puff out my cheeks.
'He's pretty heavy!'
Does he eat like a horse!? There's no way that I would be this heavy!
With maximum effort used in my body and the support spell "Powered". I finally lifted the Hiki-NEET's head and placed it on my shoulder.
"*sigh~* Much better~." I let out a tired sigh as I scratch my irritated lap.
And he could only, "Ugaa~" in reply.
"Ugaa~. I wonder where'd you get that word anyway." I could only offer a small smile as I feel his head on my shoulder.
For a while I just stare at the lake. Feeling the wave slowly going to the shore, the constant "Ugaa~." filling my ear once in a while, and slowly feeling my eyelids copying the NEET beside me.
"*yawn~* Might as well copy this molester on my shoulder." I could only feel my eyelids imitating the head beside me, and I fully lean my beautiful aqua blue head to his.
As Aqua fell asleep, she was evolving.
"Ugaa~" She gushed out as she opens her mouth and some saliva slowly flowed out.
"Ugaa~" Kazuma already have been gushing, another stream of saliva dripped out again.
The two slept peacefully with their fully open-gaped faces leaned at each other.
..."Ugaa~"
Kazuma POV
"Aghhh, my beautiful head." I slightly grunted as I shake it.
Feeling my consciousness coming back, I realize I have a slight head-ache due to the fact that my hair is a little wet.
'How'd I get my hair wet anyway?' I asked to myself, still not opening my eyes.
"..."
Feeling the "Adventure Begins" BGM playing as I recap what happened earlier. And my face being filled with horror as I remembered that traumatizing event. Seeing a giant wave appear before me didn't even compare to the figure at the figure in the center of those waves.
'I felt exhausted and just let my body took over-' I froze.
When I think about it... I'm still in the shore... I probably slept while sitting up... And.
*squish*
'What is this soft feeling at the side of my temple?' I shook my head for a while, feeling this comfortable soft feeling. I finally notice the hair-like strand rubbing on the back of my neck.
My eyes quickly opened itself as I saw the beautiful purified lake in front of me. Seeing the clear water of the lake, now being occupied by different kinds of animals.
My smile quickly turned upside down as I saw the "cheat" item I'm leaning on.
The form that I always see when I always~ wake up first in the morning. The face that has a un-natural open gaped face for the female species, and the shining saliva flowing down her mouth. "Ugaa~."
'I really wonder why you sleep like that.' I could only heave out a sign. There's really no way that anyone can sleep like that.
Feeling my head ache go away, I could only take my head off her shoulder. Not minding the apple color in my face.
"Guuu~." Aqua grunts as her pillow is gone. With her eyes still closed she finds something to lean on.
'What is she doing?' I could only snicker as I see her leaning through thin air.
"M-Mahh phillow~." She could only state drunkenly as her body slowly falls to the shore.
*catch!*
...Unknowingly, my arms reflex system didn't even let me processed on what I was going to do. I caught the falling body of the Sleeping Goddess, being almost a few centimeters in the shore.
'...What am I doing?' I could have left her head fall face first in the shore anyway. She has hidden gills, so she can breathe underwater.
"What am I turning into?" I try and lift the familiar horse weight, and not really comfortable on placing her in my lap. I just put her head in my beautiful shoulders.
And during the whole process, there was an, "Ugaa~." being gushed out.
Feeling a new sensation in my shoulders, I do my best to not look at this excuse of a goddess in my shoulder.
My face being a spaghetti sauce, I just looked at the lake, with the sun almost setting.
"What am I doing~?" I could only facepalm to myself as the goddess drools beside me.
'I should be disgusted right now!' I grit my teeth in frustration.
"Ugaa~." She again gushed out as she just continues her sleep.
"Ugaa~, my ass!" I could only reply with a tone.
'Your probably the only one using that word, you useless-goddess!' Being in a bad mood I just bump her head in the process.
I just watch the lake for a while, hearing the sounds of the animals' sounds of proof in living, and the "Ugaa~." that always interrupts the beautiful sounds of nature.
And as the sun sets, at the very last second, the morning yawn of the goddess finally escaped her lips.
She rubbed her eyes sheepishly after yawning. "Ohayou~." She stretched her body...still leaning on my shoulder.
"Don't "good morning" me. It's already night time!" I could only yell at her.
"It's been a while since I had a great nap~. *yawn~*" She only ignores me as she still hasn't removed her head.
"You sleep like a complete moron. And here you call yourself a goddess with that "Ugaa~." word of yours!" I click my tongue
"Huh!? Your the one who uses that "Ugaa~.", sleeping with a waterfall flowing down your mouth, Hiki-NEET!" She replies, also giving me a headbut in the process.
"Huh!? There's no way that I would copy your way of sleeping ever since we slept together, useless-goddess!" I payback with a headbut.
After bickering for a while, we managed to calm down. Probably because of the beautiful, purified state of the lake.
"Hehe~ Are you impressed yet again by the beautiful Aqua-sama, Kazuma?" She could only puff out as she grins at me.
...And I could only grin back as I couldn't deny it.
"Hai, hai, Aqua-sama."
After all the energy we used, our body wanted to be refilled, as our stomachs complained at the same time.
"Now, remove your sky colored head off my, beautiful shoulders Aqua-sama." I shrug the occupied shoulder.
"Ohhh~, I'm sorry Kazuma-san. I did not know I was leaning through skinny bones here." She could only cover her face as she comments.
"I'm not that skinny! Besides, You just said a moment ago, that it's been a while since you had a good nap! Meaning you slept great because of my shoulders which you refer as, bones!" I said as I pat my shoulders.
"I-I didn't say that!" She turns her eyes.
And we ended up bickering until we reached the city.
NEXT DAY
"What happened at you both!?" Megumin, with a newly upgraded staff, mimics the crusader, Darkness.
"...Sunburned." We could only say in sync as we both stay completely still.
"...Can't...you...heal...us, useless...goddess." I said in between painful twitches as I stay perfectly still.
"I...don't...want...to...move...Hiki...NEET." Aqua did in sync.
CHAPTER 4 END!
A/N: I think I made this chapter more OOC than the old one HAHAHA! Anywho, if you guys are wondering why I had changed Chapters 2-4 and left Chapter 1, because! Chapter 1 probably has the biggest change of this whole story. Due to the fact, I'm changing the whole concept except, I'm still following the ending of the 1st Chapter. Thank you for reading and please keep supporting me :).
Fun Fact:
1. Aqua's "Sacred Create Water" is actually stronger than "Bakahatsu"! Learned in Youtube xD
2. Megumin does upgrade her staff every now and then. This is shown in the anime, due to the fact it changed it's orb and has been applied with magic feathers.
3. Darkness has abs!