Author's Note: Hey guys been a while. I'm sorry for those who don't like the story xD. But I still want to continue it even if I look like an idiot, so please put up with my stories xD! And for the loyal viewers, I'm really grateful to you guys. Oh and for info, this is the first story I've ever made so mistakes can not be avoided. The reason for the really late update is, I'm only 15 years old xD. So school….

Chapter 8: The Best Stat

Love blossoming with a party member huh? So I fell in love with her, so what? No matter how much you love someone, its bullsh#t if you can't say it. Being an otaku, I'm confident enough that I'm not like those dense harem motherf*ckers!

*sign* Even if I drown myself with my fantasies, the thought of holding her hand still doesn't leave me. Even the heat from my face is clearly not going to leave. Embarrassment and happiness filled up my body for a while now. And I feel it spreading again and again.

I look at Aqua…

"Ahhh!" She gasps, as she desperately tries to hide her blushing face from me…. Despite-

" You have a mask you know." As I smile at her actions.

"I-I know that, you h-hikiNEET!" She blushes even more in realization.

*Sign* I fell in love with the most the most troublesome party member of mine. Is there something wrong with me? Is it a disease or am I just an M like Darkness?...

No way am I reaching her level though. I wonder what would be the reason if I fell in love with Darkness though? Megumin's pretty cute, personality wise and….cute. Otakus are experts when it comes to choosing the best route.

So, what the hell happened to me? I wonder why I fell for this one, despite having 2 good options…. I think I'm being like those harem kings. Aghhhh!, what am I thinking? Need to be loyal here.

And as different scenarios flow to my already blushing face, we finally made it to the booths.

A smile crept to my face, as I look at the familiar scene in front of me.

" The exact same as the other world huh?"

Well even for a loner, I do go out to festivals. And every time I go, I always smile when I see this moment.

Everyone having fun, not a single person left out, getting angry in their ripped fish scoopers, a crying kid in the middle of the crowd, people cheating their way in the shooting prize and couples holding hands.

There's always a mix of happiness and jealousy in me, when I see this sight. And I've always wondered…

'Can I be happy like them?'

'Am I going to have a friend? Or even a girlfriend?'

'Can someone remember me until the end of their lives?'

'Will someone accept me for who I am?'

'Am..I going to be alone for the rest of my life?'

Kuso, I can't get emotional right now. I'm with Aqua. I need to smile and get some inspiration. With that thought in mind, my eyes look at her in reflex.

"You okay Aqua?" A worried expression came over me, as I saw her staring in the scene.

"Hmm? Ah yeah!" Surprised by my voice.

Again, I feel like she's not telling me about something. Even before I fell in love with her, I can always tell if she's not honest. It must be because it's obvious, or….maybe some other reason.

I shake my head, I need to remember my goal here. I must make it up to her, for all the sh*t I've brought her.

"Come on, let's go." I pull her to the stalls. And she happily nods in response.

Our first game is the Goldfish Scooping….and it's not going well.

"Ihhhhh! Why can't I catch one!?" She yells in frustration.

Here she is, in her 6th retry of the game. And I'm here just sitting there, holding the bowl and watching this goddess act like every cliché anime character who desperately tries to catch a goldfish.

"Catch one already, I haven't even tried to catch one." I try to give some support to her.

"Nice support there Kazuma." She replies sarcastically, as she tries to scoop another one. Which again rips as the goldfish smiles happily as it swims back to its school.

"Grr, how can I scoop them with this flimsy piece of paper? This is a rip-off!"

"So don't do it. Even if you caught one, you wouldn't know how to take care of it…"

"No! I want one!" She replied like a little girl.

"*Sign* Guess I have no choice." I stood up, and bought a scooper from the owner.

"As long as I catch one, will you be happy then?" I ask her casually.

"Y-Yeah.." She only nods in surprise.

Okay, who am I gonna catch? The pool is filled with a lot of different kinds of fish. It consists of goldfishs, stingrays, sharks, piranhas, crocodiles, alligators, and toads. I wonder why the pool isn't filled with blood by now. They're all just minding their own business.

I check the school of goldfish, and instantly found a great target. You need to wait for the fish to swim in your area. Fortunately this one is really hyper, like the girl I brought here, its color is a beautiful aqua blue. It finally swims in my area and I just gently scoop it out and put it in the bowl Aqua's holding.

"Phew~, that was so hard~" I sarcastically said to her.

"Ehhhhhhh!? What kind of trickery is this?! You scooped it up slower than mine!? Why didn't yours rip?!"

With all the commotion she's doing, the owner checks what's going on.

"Ahh! Sir, you are very lucky. You got the scooper with the strongest paper. Those scoopers are very rare as you only get it once in every festival." The owner said surprised.

Hehehe, luck is the worst stat for an adventurer? Screw you, big breasted accountant lady.

"HikiNEET! You're a cheater!" Aqua said grumpily.

"Hey it's not my fault I'm very lucky." I reason with her.

"Hmph!" Acting like a little girl, she just looks away in my direction.

"*Sign* Here, use my scooper. Its paper is probably still strong. Your goal is to catch only ONE fish." I get the bowl, and gave her the scooper.

"Hehehe~ Easy! Only one?" She cockily said.

If you can even catch one Aqua. I grin at her.

"Heh, if you cheat then I cheat." She said while putting her finger in the water.

"Hey! You might get attacked by the sharks, piranhas, alligators, crocodiles and toads there!" I said in horror to try and save the woman I love.

And my worried expression instantly vanishes, as she replied with a grin. She closes her eyes and silently chants.

"Shara…Water" As those words leave her mouth, the water completely shines with a bright light. Aqua takes her finger off the pool, and every fish quickly swims to the spot where Aqua put her finger in.

"Now that's just…..unfair." I said astonished.

"Hehehe, don't mess with a goddess." She replied with a thumbs up.

"Now you can catch everything…..If you can." I said also giving a thumbs up.

But seriously every animal in the pool is swimming near Aqua

"Hehe, I'm going to catch that one." She said pointing in the loner goldfish.

...Except one

"…Seriously?" That goldfish looks…terrible.. It's color is green.. A color not really fitting for a goldfish.

Aqua goes to the goldfish's spot, gently scoops it out the water and puts it to the bowl I'm holding.

Be thankful I lended you my lucky scooper.

Aqua POV

"Phew~ that was so hard~" I sarcastically said to him.

"Heh, you only caught it because of my lucky scooper." He said grinning.

"Haha, it's also because of ma skill~"

"Aqua why did you catch this alien colored of a goldfish?" He asked me seriously.

"Why didn't you catch a shark, piranha, crocodile, alligator and well not a toad."

"Pfft! Hahaha! You really want to know?" I laugh at his last statement.

"If you tell me why you caught yours, I'm going to tell why I caught this one. Not a bad deal right?"

Good enough for me.

I feel a slight blush as I'm about to tell him my silly reason.

"This little guy is really smart. The only fish that didn't get tricked by me. He's probably a loner, a meanie, a cheater but deep down I know he's a really kind guy. It really reminds me of a guy I know." I look at Kazuma's burning face and just smile at him.

"So, what's your reason for catching that hyperactive of a goldfish?" I asked him curiously.

Seriously, I think that goldfish is pretty spoiled. Being the first one to react to my spell and raced with every other fish to get to the spot first. Even if it has a really beautiful color, I really thought that Kazuma would catch a less troublesome one.

"This goldfish is just too cute for me." He said with a blushed smile.

"I really think that it's probably too spoiled, too demanding, and too much for others to handle, all despite having a beautiful color. It reminds me of the attitude of someone. I really hated that kind of attitude before, but now I really think otherwise." Kazuma scratches his hair as he continues his reasoning.

"I realized that being with someone like that really changed my life for the better. It may be hard, confusing, frustrating, and angering to be with someone like that. But it made my life so much fulfilling, and happy. So much happiness fills my body that I completely forget all the hardships that I experienced. Even if she gives me so much trouble, there's no way I'm giving her to someone else." He looks at me seriously as he said that last sentence.

I desperately try to relax myself. Doing my best not to shed a single tear. Overflowing with butterflies in my stomach, not wanting to him this embarrassing side of me again. Why the f*ck don't you have any girlfriends or even friends!?

"I-Is that so?" I look away, feeling the embarrassment as I repeat the things he said about me.

"So, what are we going to name them then?"

"Ok, I'm naming my fish and you name yours." I happily suggested.

"Ok mine's name is Sui (Water). Hehe, pretty clever right?" He grins at my lookalike goldfish.

"What's yours then?"

"Hiki (Short for Hikkimori)."

Kazuma slightly cringes. "You mean goddess! Now you're just being rude to me and the goldfish. Despite me giving your lookalike goldfish a nice name."

"Hahahaha! I can't think of anything else!" I give him my honest reason.

"Grr, you're too unfair." Kazuma sarcastically said.

"*giggle* I know you like the name, Kazuma." I took the bowl of our goldfishs and took it to the owner.

"Ahh, can you please put our goldfish in 2 separate plastic bags? We're taking them home." I politely asked the owner.

The owner slightly tilts his head. "Why does it have to be 2 separate bags?"

"Yeah, Aqua why would you separate them? Wait…..you mean goddess! Don't tell me you're a sadist when it comes to fish?" He teases me.

"No way in hell! You'll see why later." I playfully smile at this hikkiNEET.

"Sir, you really have an outstanding luck. You got the strongest scooper, and you have this perfect girlfriend. Ahh~ to be young again." The owner gently smiles at us.

"I-I guess….." We put our heads down in unison.

Why didn't you deny it hikiNEET!? AND WHY AM I HAPPY!? What's happening to me!?

Kazuma POV

Phew, I really feel overjoyed with this. The fact that everyone's thinking that we're a couple is a pretty great achievement, even for me. Well of course, the majority of it would probably be us holding hands. Everyone would surely think of us as a couple when they see us holding hands.

After buying a simple Fishbowl for our goldfishs, we leave the Goldfish (with other animals) Scooper.

"Here." Aqua hands me Sui's plastic bag.

"The hell? Why didn't you just put them in one plastic bag then?" I asked, really confused.

"Gender Equality." And she gave me a bullsh*t response.

"Bullsh*it." I said jokingly, as I hold Sui's plastic.

"*giggle* Let's go to the next game!" Aqua said excitingly as she gently holds Hiki's plastic bag.

Hahaha I think you just want us to look cute. I grin at the thought.

10 seconds later

"*inhale* *exhale* Okay I can do this." I whisperingly said to encourage myself.

It has just been 10 seconds now, and I can't stop looking at Aqua's free hand. Should I hold it? Can I hold it?, Will I get a God Blow in return?, Will she accuse for being a sexual harasser?, Will I be arrested?, Should I?, Will I? The most important question would probably be: Do I want to?

…..Aghhhh! Ok, here goes nothing!

I go in the same pace as Aqua, she slightly tilts her head wondering why I'm getting too much closer to her. And being the man…..I am trying to be. I casually intertwine her fingers with mine.

"The last thing I want is for you to be crying in the middle of the crowd for being lost." Giving the cliché bullsh*t line of every anime character. I look away to not show my embarrassment.

"…Yeah….you better make sure I don't get lost…..hikiNEET" She responds with tightening our intertwined fingers and putting her head down in embarrassment.

Oh God….I love this goddess… I really love this o so troublesome goddess.. Who can resist falling in love in this situation… No cheat skill can compare to her…

1 minute later

Hahahaha! Screw you real world! Now you won't come and traumatize me now!

In the real world, we all know that some guys are SUPER NERVOUS when holding a girls or goddesses hand. Our hand sweats as F*CK, when we are really nervous. Hehe, I learned Tinder and Freeze for 2 separate reasons. One, these skills really come in handy in adventures and are the average skills of an adventurer. Two, so I can adjust my hands sweat just in case I hold a girl's hand! When my hand is too hot and sweats as sh*t, FREEZE! And when my hand is just too freaking cold from the sweat, TINDER! HAHA! I win at life~. If Aqua knew this, she would probably die from laughing.

Unknowing of me, Aqua notices from the start that I'm using Tinder and Freeze. Due to my weakening face from the mana lost.

2 minutes later

As me and Aqua walk by to check our 2nd round, we heard a man calling out.

"Hey you there! You sweet couple! Come and test your luck here in the Mystery Prize Box!"

We turn our heads behind us in unison.

"Eto…. Us?" I asked the man.

"Of course you guys! You're the sweetest couple I've ever seen in this festival." The man laughs in his statement.

I felt a slight grip on my hand, as we put our hands down and walk toward the man.

"HaHa! Because you two are too cute! You both get to draw in the box. And if you're lucky enough you might win a prize!"

Aqua beams up in excitement as she gently gives me Hiki's plastic bag, so she can draw.

She grins at me. "You'll finally see a goddess's luck Kazuma!" She pridely said as she puts her hand in the box.

Heh, as if you're lucky. I close my eyes as I remember what Aqua has been through ever since our adventure started. And I clearly do not remember a single time when Aqua's a not so happily lucky girl or goddess.

She sticks her tongue out and shuffles her hand in the box…..for quite a long time.

"Come on already!"

And finally as she does a victory pose and holds out the winning draw she thought she had.

"Miss….you won a prize!" The man smiles at her achievement.

….Seriously?

"Did I actually win!?" Aqua jumped up in happiness, and asked "What did I win?"

My face beamed up with excitement to know what Aqua won.

"You won the 10th out of 10 prizes mam."

Ohhhhh, well it's still a prize so it's probably good!

"That's good enough! What is it!?" Aqua excitedly wanting to know what she won with her luck for the first time in her life.

"You won a….Toad's Slime!" The man blows his mini confetti canon to celebrate.

W-T-F?

"What!?" Aqua really surprised lets out a cry from her soul.

"How can you even call that a prize!?" She needed an answer from that.

"Mam, if you do not know. Toad slime can be sold for 1,000 eris a jar."

Aqua almost barfs as she imagines a jar filled with her mortal enemy's insides.

"I just didn't shuffle my hand enough!" Aqua regrettably screamed at me.

"Haha, nice luck there goddess." I grin at her.

Only to receive a pout from the woman I love.

"*sign* I guess I'll try and win something." I patted her head and handed her Hiki's plastic bag. Only keeping Sui"s plastic bag for luck.

As Aqua receives Hiki, she immediately shares her pain. "Hikki~ why~ why~" She screams in pain as Hiki only stares at her in amusement.

Hehe, like lookalike, like fish.

"Now it's the boyfriend's turn. Try and win something for your girlfriend okay?" The man gave me a thumbs up.

I calmly put my hand in the box, not bothering to shuffle the papers. I grabbed the first paper my hand sensed. And I calmly gave it to the man.

And I get the surprised, widening eyes from the man.

"U-Unbelievable….. You won the 1st prize sir." He said in amazement.

"Hikki~ Why~ Why~ Am I cursed~" Noticing some tears in her eyes as she heard the man's words.

I smile at my own Luck. Check this out you big breasted accountant lady.

"What did I win?" Really hoping its money since I'm really making a grave for my pouch.

"You won a…..month's supply of bread!" Lighting up the grand confetti canon.

"…..What?"

"Pffft! *Laughs* Hikki! I'm not cursed! Hahahaha!" She laughs with my lookalike Hiki.

Hehe, not really that bad though. It may be Hiki's and Sui's food supply so all that begins bad, ends well.

"Stop your laughing there Aqua. It's Sui's and Hiki's food supply." I go with the flow.

"Hahaha~ I can't stop! Hahahaha!" And she just keeps laughing and laughing with Hiki in her hand.

Well two can play it that game.

"Haha, due to your favorism to my prize. You will only eat bread for the next month." I said threateningly.

Aqua quickly stops laughing. "You wouldn't!" She said in despair.

"Haha! Not so funny now huh?" I laugh menacingly as I took Aqua's hand and intertwined it again with mine.

I quickly said to the man. "We'll take our prizes tomorrow. Thank you sir." Not hearing the screams from the woman or goddess I love.

"Much obliged! Thank you for playing!" The man waves at us. As I gently waved back with Sui in my hand and the woman or goddess I love in the other.

Sometime Later

Not caring about the time, me and Aqua played through different game booths together. The owner of every booth we visited, would always say that we're a perfect couple. And every compliment would always put our heads down in unison. And every time we leave that specific game booth we both would casually hold hands, intertwining it and gripping it ever so slightly.

Now, we would race each other on who would hold each other's hand first. And as we gently walk through the festival with Sui and Hikki in our hands, we finally decided that this will be our final game booth. The Prize Shooting Game.

"Phew, finally our last stop." I gently let go of Aqua's hand so I can pay the owner.

"Hahaha! Nice last choice Kazuma!" She looks through the prizes.

"So what's your pick?" I asked her as I gently took Hiki from her so she can shoot properly and not kill Hiki.

"…I'm going for that one.." Aqua points to a nearby doll.

I look at the doll she's pointing at and saw that it's a Snow Sprite doll.

"Ohhh! Nice choice!" I admired her good eye for just this once.

And for the first time, I didn't hear her prideful or cockily talk. Instead she just touches the hand I'm holding Hiki and Sui.

She looks at me and gently smiles. "For luck." As she picks a rifle, adjusting her aim, closing her left eye, she inhales and pulls the trigger.

…Why does she seem so educated in this?

Being like the Sniper in Team Fortress 2 she gets the Snow Sprite…..in one try.

"Yata….Yata!" She quickly hugs me, careful on not slamming on Sui and Hiki.

"Why do you seem like a pro when holding a gun? Anyway, congratulations!" Feeling really happy and proud for the woman or goddess I love.

"Hehehe!" Her ear reaching smile never ends until she gets her Snow Sprite doll.

"Your turn Kazuma!" She gently gets Sui and Hikki from me.

"Hehehe I'll show you the power of my stat!" I said while loading my gun.

I look for a great prize, and my eyes instantly widened as I saw this catastrophe.

"Aqua….why do you have a lookalike doll?" I asked her as I pointed the lookalike suspect.

"Ohhh! That's my appearance last year actually. Didn't know they made a doll out of me." She said casually.

Her attire is longer than her usual one. Wearing a longer blue dress, with her hair free and having some p*****s for the kids. And no matter what attire she has, she still has that beautiful goddess feel on her.

"I'm going for that one." There's no way I'm wasting my chance here.

And besides I have a great amount of luck so I'm just gonna get it in one try.

And as when I pulled the trigger, I expected the doll would fallout but it didn't.

"…..HUH?" I only asked bewildered.

"Did your luck ran out?" Aqua asked surprised.

"I don't think so? Let me try it again." I loaded my gun.

1 minute later

Now this just sucks. I'm now in my 6th try. And I've barely made it move. With only enough money for only one more shot. I need this to be my last. I close my eyes as I try and remember what Aqua did in the game….. And it hit me, like the bullet she fired like a pro. I chuckle at myself for being cocky and prideful like her.

I look at that girl, wearing the beautiful yukata that she wore today,

seeing her face as she watches me play the game,

seeing the face full of tears because of her laughter,

laughing from my misfortune,

badmouthing me and telling her insults about me to Hiki and Sui,

and seeing the face of the girl or goddess I fell in love with.

"*sign* If you don't have any more luck, then get some more." I gently touch the hand which holds our lookalike goldfishs, the hand of this girl or goddess I love.

"For luck." I smile at her.

She only stares at me in embarrassment and disbelief.

I aim at the gun, feeling a little bit guilty since it feels like I'm really shooting Aqua in the head. As I finish aiming, I just close my eyes and pulled the trigger. And the prize falls out. A sign of relief leaves my body as I hold the doll in my hands.

"Hehehe, I felt a little guilty though since it really felt like I was shooting you." I said to her, as I showed her the doll.

"You idiot." She gently said, as she smiles for the 100th time.

Aghhh! Stop smiling already!

To try and forget her smile, I used the last of my money to try and shoot for one more prize.

I look through the line of prizes, every doll I see are just Aqua's mortal enemies. The Green Giant Toad, the Giant Purple Alligator and my nemesis, the Winter Shogun.

I shrugged my shoulders as I just closed my eyes, and randomly aim somewhere.

Feeling good about this spot, I pull the trigger…

.I expected another laugh from the goddess, but I only felt silence as I opened my eyes.

"What did I shoot?" I asked Aqua.

Aqua just looks away from me, not the playful way but it seems like she's angry.

"Sir, you sure are lucky. To be able to shoot Goddess Eris with only one shot and with your eyes closed!" The owner happily said to me.

Whoah! There was an Eris doll there!? Why didn't I see it then!?

I got the doll from the owner, and I grin at Aqua. Expecting her to laugh and smile at me again, she doesn't look at my direction. Is she angry?

I walk towards her.

"Aqua you okay?" I gently asked as I try to look in her eyes.

She doesn't reply as she just looks away from my face. Even Sui and Hiki swims away in my direction.

Now what did I do this time!? A little girl interrupts us, as I was about to go into my thinking mode.

"Ohhhh! Goddess Aqua and Goddess Eris!" The little girl's beams up as she looks into the 2 dolls I got.

"Haha, do you love these goddess?" Like a guy giving candy to a kid, I gently asked the little girl.

"Yes! But I love Goddess Aqua more!" The little girl happily exclaimed.

Hahaha, if this little girl talked to my past self. I would have probably told her the truth about Aqua. But, unfortunately love can drive a man crazy.

"Mister…Can I have Goddess Aqua?" The little girl shyly asked.

Without a second thought I handed her Eris.

"Sorry, little girl but you can have Goddess Eris. I made a promise with someone." I apologetically smiled at this girl.

"Aww, still thank you mister. You have a beautiful girlfriend!" She waves as she runs ahead.

Your 100% right about that. I thought, as I waved back.

"See? Even a little girl notices your beautiful in that yukata." I try to tease her, to get her mood back.

"…..Why?"

"Why what?" I asked dumbfounded.

"….Why did you give her Eris? Why didn't you give me?" She asks looking down.

The gears in my head instantly started working, as I finally knew the reason why she's angry. But now, I'll try to be serious here.

"Why would I give her the goddess Aqua? This girl thinks this goddess is better that Eris. She thinks that this goddess is kind, beautiful, polite, a savior and a faithful person. She doesn't know the truth."

Aqua just grips her lucky Snow Sprite doll, ready to throw her lucky doll at me.

"But I know, that goddess is a lot more better than what she thinks. Better than what everyone thinks. I promised that goddess, that I will not give her away both literally and mentally." I smile, as I see her dumbfounded eyes.

I walk up to her, took the happily swimming Sui and Hiki, and held her hand with my ready Tinder Freezed hand.

"I'm too smart to be told off by a little girl. I know you're a lot better than Eris now." And with that last statement I look at her already flushed face.

She only responds with intertwining her fingers with mine and gripping tightly. As she can only master saying 2 words.

"I…..win." She shows me a victory pose, as I remember our little race.

Okay, I really love her. Doing my best not try and confess now since, it might be one sided. My face instantly reddens as I almost say the important 3 words. I put my toad mask on to try shutting my mouth. Since these words are really trying to burst out.

And speak of the crimson demon…

*Points at me*

"Wh-Who are you!?"

Megumin shouted, holding her new and improved staff….

Where did she even hide that?

"…..Huh?"

What the hell?

"Darkness! Aqua is being abducted by a malnourished toad! Look! That toad is taking her stuff!" Megumin explains the situation to her party member, Darkness.

"Ahhh Megumin, that's-" Darkness justs smiles in Megumin's cluelessness.

Unknowing of us, Megumin already chanted her Explosion.

"Die, you mortal enemy!" We all scream in horror as a magic circle appears below me.

30 minutes later

I proceed to wipe myself with a towel outside the stable, after taking a bath. With Aqua right beside me, already finished with her bath. Hiki and Sui already asleep in their bowl in our room.

"Damn that Megumin, she almost killed me with her deadly spell." I angrily exclaimed.

Seriously my clothes were already burning, when that magic circle appeared.

I'm a little thankful to her though since she helped me forget about those 3 words.

"Only the kids thought you were really a toad. So why did Megumin- ahhh. That's why." Aqua jokes.

After a good laugh from both of us we look at the festival's last event. The bonfire dance.

"Honestly…." Aqua with a serious expression in her face.

"I never experienced what it's like to be in a festival." She honestly admits.

Is this the reason why she was just staring earlier?

"I'd always look through other people's experiences. I just watched as they happily spend their time in the festival. Happily eating, happily playing and being so happy that they even forget their own kids."

That last statement's pretty much a problem though.

"And I've always wondered if I can experience that. I was happy seeing those people but I also felt jealousy. I wanted to know if you can be truly happy if you attend in this events. I do love my job, but I also get lonely you know? And I now know how much happy you can really get when you go to these festivals. And it's all thanks to you." She happily looks at me.

"Hehe, ditto. I exactly feel the same way." I smile at her.

Not knowing that our hands were already holding each other. Maybe it's because of how many times we held each other's hand today. With the right timing of the music from the Bonfire Dance. An idea popped into my head.

"Mam, may I have this dance?" I jokingly acted like a gentleman asking a lady to the dance floor.

"It is my pleasure." She acted back, as I pulled her up.

I think we look stupid since we're already wearing our pajamas. But we don't care, since people don't really come here.

"Ahhhh, how does this work?" She admits it.

"You seriously don't know?" I asked, surprised.

"Of course I don't! This is my first time doing this.

Ohhhh, well good thing I studied in the real world.

I proceeded to put Aqua's right hand in my shoulder, and I put my left hand in her stomach.

"Hey~ That tickles! *giggles*" She tries not to break our position.

"I can't help it! It's how we do it!"

Our first try didn't go to well. Aqua would step in my feet over and over and over until finally in our 5th try, she finally got the hang of it.

"Haha! Look Kazuma, I can dance!"

"Because of me." Back to her usual self, I feel ecstatic.

"*giggle* *giggle*" Aqua just giggles as she can't believe that she can actually dance.

We dance like that for a few minutes, until the last verse of the music came. Both knowing that our dance will be over, Aqua leans her head into my chest. We stop our dance still maintaining our position.

We're just standing there, bathed by the moonlight, both of our faces as red as a tomato until Aqua finally speaks up.

"You're a hikiNEET. You took all of my first times, Kazuma the Brute. The first guy who saw me in a yukata, the first guy I spent the festival with, the first guy who defended from others, the first guy who tried surprising me, the first guy who held my hand. Everything, you gave me everything Kazuma. Thank you so much." Can't contain her happiness any longer, she finally cries in my chest.

"Baka~ Don't cry in my chest. Why do you always cry you troublesome goddess. I should be the one saying thank you here Aqua. You also got my first times Aqua. The first girl who made me stutter in my words, the first girl I complimented, the first girl I held hands with, the first girl who I almost punched a guy for and the first girl who made me realize that this world is bad at first. But made me realize this world is a truly wonderful world. You're the sole reason why my Luck stat is so high." I proceeded to pat her head to stop her from crying.

Even if its tears of joy, I really don't want to see her tears.

"*cries* *cries* You better be welcome HikiNEET! Wahhhhh!" With one final scream she finally releases everything. She wraps her arms around me.

"Yeah, I'm really thankful." I proceed to wrap my arms around her too.

And after a long minute of crying, I finally hear the pokemon Snorlax emerging from my loved one.

"*Snore~* *Snore~*"

A girl who can sleep while standing up. Seriously, your too much for me.

I gently carried her bridal style, as I proceeded to go to our room. Really sure that whoever would see me doing this, would seriously think I'm a really lucky guy.

"Luck sure is the best stat." I whisperingly said to myself.

Unknowing of me, the beautiful smile forming in that goddess's face.

Chapter 8 END

Author's note: Really made sure to make this chapter really long. Payback for not updating for 2 months. I'm really sorry if I changed Kazuma for the worst. And thank you for reading such a bad fanfiction. BUT! Even if it's bad, I'm still gonna continue it! Haha! See you in the next chapter!