A/N: How you doing, fellas! I'm back and gone for another 4 months XD Lately, my chapters are so long to write and such. After this chapter I'll also be focusing on fixing my old chapters probably because I really should fix on those old cringy and childish way of writing 2 years ago. Good News my line of chapters are as of the following; Anime Based, Manga Based, and Original Based. Anime based and Manga based are self explanatory, the concept and story are from those Godly creations. While, Original Based is like my own concept and crap like that. So the next chapter is Original Based. So please look up to that! Thank you as always for reading my ship stories and may your Aqua and Kazuma ship sail to more further heights! Also, sorry for some out of character things here and there again and enjoy! Also for more enjoyment, you guys should read the Chapter 18 of the KonoSuba manga so you can get the environment of this chapter.

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Chapter 17: A Change of Pace

Regret is a strong word. A feeling of sadness, repentance, and disappointment over something that has happened. The emotion making the memory more or less unforgettable to the person. There are only 2 ways to overcome this despised human emotion. One, forget and move on from it. Or... Overcoming it and finishing this unfinished business.

Oh yeah, regret can almost be formed if you confessed to the worst party member of your group.

The city of Axel...

One might say it is the city for beginners...

The standing point for heroes...

The first stepping stone of adventurers...

The first tale of their legends...

That fact is the absolute truth...

For everyone that's absolutely true...

But for my party, that's also certain...in our next lives that is.

That thought hit my head as I walk through town looking at the other adventures, being away for 6 days made me more observant after being almost strangled to death this couple of days.

Fortunately or un-fortunately for that matter, I have the company of the blue haired useless-goddess walking beside me. My 2 other party members still being wary of me. Keeping their distance from the guy who had brutally harassed them after the last couple of days.

'So...this is probably me and Aqua's 1st stroll after...' My thoughts being like a high school girl who had been granted her requited love, and my face also blushing like that otome maiden... Gender equality.

Being slightly nervous, I turned my head to look at her. Seeing her walking normally, with her usual light skips that was keeping pace with mine, with her usual smile looking forward, and her aqua blue hair lightly flowing through the air just as usual.

'What the heck am I getting nervous for?' I thought with an irritated fashion. I just shook my head trying to remove this shoujo manga feelings. 'It's usually the girl who gets nervous in this situations... What the hell does this mean then?!'

"Well... I didn't see her as a girl anyway." I muttered something rude in my breath.

"I sense a disturbance." Now getting her attention, she now walked properly so she can face me.

"Nothing to see here my goddess." I said with a "shooing" gesture.

Hearing the "my" part made her slightly blush from anger or embarrassment."I-I'm not your goddess! The great Aqua-sama is no one's property!" she exclaimed, narrowing her eyes.

"Yeah~ That's what you said when I was getting strangled 2 days ago." I smugly grinned towards her.

"Y-You were hallucinating, Hiki-NEET!" she interjected, running ahead.

'*sigh~* Still as stubborn as a rock.'

Yesterday, I tried making her say her confession again since I didn't get to hear it properly. But, all I got was an "You were hallucinating, Hiki-NEET!", "You were dreaming, Hiki-NEET!", "You were hipnotized, Hiki-NEET", and "Your a Hiki-NEET, Hiki-NEET!".

So yeah, I never got to hear it properly because of the freaking cheapskate choker. 'It sure does suck...'

"Hey! Aqua is here!" A kid screamed pointing at Aqua, alerting her other playmates.

"Aqua!" Gaining their attention, they all ran towards her.

"Hey! I told you to call me, Goddess Aqua or Aqua-sama!" the most ungodly goddess scolded.

"Those are children, useless-goddess. Don't make them your followers." I said blankly, raising a brow at her.

The children didn't bother replying as they pulled her arm. "Play with us!" they all said in unison.

"Ehhhh~? What should I do~?" Aqua said with a teasing voice.

"Play with us~! Onegai~!" they all pleaded.

"Tsk~! Tsk~! Tsk~!" The useless-goddess waved her finger. "Say the magic words!"

The children perked up as they excitedly complied as Aqua now agreed to play with them.

'I've got a bad feeling about this.' I thought nervously as I fear the love I have for Aqua will already decrease in love points.

The children then proceeded to kneel on their knees and joining their hands as they bowed their head. "Please show us your divine prowess, Aqua-sam-!"

"ITAI!"

I smack the head of the grinning blue haired idiot before making the pitiful children finish this unbelievably UN-godly act. "What have you done to this innocent children, Aqua!?"

"What did you hit me for!?" she now exclaimed with teary eyes as she rubbed her swollen head.

'You lost a lot of love points now, you dimwit!'

Ignoring her , I walked towards the children (Still kneeling). "Listen kids, don't ever listen to whatever this blue haired idiot is saying. She's just a self proclaiming goddess, so don't believe ANYTHING she's about to say."

"What'd you say, Hiki-NEET!?" Now recovering from my attack, she immediately did a payback smack on my head as I was talking to the children. "Don't corrupt my future Axis followers!"

"You already corrupted them yourself, you self proclaiming goddess!" I pinch her cheeks.

"Ihai~! Ihai~! Dhon't hirt mi ihn fhront ohf mhy fhollhowers~! (Don't hurt me in front of my followers!)" she tried speaking properly in a painful manner.

"We do know that Aqua is just a self proclaiming goddess." The boy on the center of the group spoke. The children were still kneeling by the way.

Making me and Aqua stop in our actions.

"Eh?" we both let out in sync.

"Uh-huh!" the girl beside him agreed happiky nodding. "We didn't want to hurt Aqua-neesan's feelings so we went on with her delusions." she finished like an angel, having her other playmates nod with pity.

The children closed their eyes, slowly joining their hands together and a lone tear of pity slowly flowed down on all of the children's cheeks. "Please show us your divine prowess, Aqua-sama!" they all said, the sun shining on their faces.

"What..." A lone tear of pride also flowed down my face. "Beautiful angels!" I exclaimed emotionally, running towards them and hugging the shining children.

The self proclaiming, and pitied useless goddess stood silently...Until tears flowed down like a waterfall in her pitiful face. "NANDEYO~~!" she cried as she bangs her fist on the ground. "WHY DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING TO ME!? UGAAAA-"

*PAUSE*

*START*

Aqua continued crying on the ground, making even me depressed watching her.

"We do belive in you, Aqua-sama..." the children again showed a smile of a loving mother to a crying child, their faces shining much more brighter than before.

I just bit my lip emotionally, trying to contain my tears. "I'm so proud of all of you..." I looked at all of them, as I felt my tears escaping in my eyes. "Please take care of my Aqua, my dear children." Giving them one last hug, I stood up and slowly went to the still crying Aqua.

I grabbed her hand, making her stop.

"*sniff~!* Kazuma..." she looked at me with a blush, her eyes still full of tears.

I offered her a smile as I pulled Aqua to her feet. She just wiped her tears away as she looked at me.

I put my hands on her shoulders, earning another blush from her. "These kids should should take your divine position, Aqua sama." I patted her shoulders in regret.

"GAAAHHHH~!" she yelled yet again, having false hope from me. "Fine!" she sat upright, crossing her arms and turned her back at us. "I'm not going to play with you guys anymore!" she grumpily said.

"Ehhhh~~?" the children's smiles turned upside down, they quickly walked towards the grumpy Aqua and again began to shake her. "Please, Aqua sama~! Show us your divine prowess~!" they again used the "magic words".

However, the grumpy expression on Aqua's face didn't even budge. "NO!" she said like a little kid with tantrum. The children just continued to shake her and pleaded to play with them. And again the goddess just closed her eyes, her arms crossed and her cheeks puffing out grumpily.

'I wonder who's more childish, the children or Aqua... Seriously, I really can't tell who.'

And again, the grumpy Aqua suddenly glared at my direction probably sensing my ill thought of her.

"Until that Hiki-NEET apologizes to me, I won't play!" she remarked pointing at me.

And the children's attention immediately turned to me. Their pleading expressions looking into my soul. "Hiki-niichan! Please apologize to Aqua-sama!" All of them now ran towards me and just like Aqua earlier, they all shook my body.

"No way! I'd rather be hit by a truck than apologize to that childish goddess!"

"KAZUMA, YOU MEANIE!" Aqua placed her hands on her eyes, acting unbelievably well like a crying child.

The children just gave off a pitied look at her, buying her act but instead having a worse effect than intended. "You made her cry now, Hiki-niichan." The boy in front said to me sadly. "Please, Hiki-niichan. We don't want to see Aqua-sama cry anymore." The girl beside him begged.

'Even the children on Axel don't even think that Aqua's a goddess.'

"It's okay, Aqua sama. We'll make him apologize." Some of the other kids were consoling the still acting Aqua, patting her head.

Looking at the looks the kids are giving me, I just gave off shrug and just went to the useless goddess.

"Aqua, I really advice you to stop crying or you're going to lose way more than your self proclaiming goddess title." I lightly smacked her head. "I apologize, alright?"

And Aqua's expression backflips having that smug grin on her face, feeling like she triumphed me in this situation.

'Ohhh, you're clearly the loser here.' Hiding off a smug grin on my own, I just contained it for when I will tell her later.

"Be thankful that the great water goddess Aqua sama, will grant all of your wishes." Her self proclaiming act now sky rocketed, but only now...will it have no effect on the children's beliefs. "Now, what do you guys want to play?" she now asked excitedly, with her usual childish attitude. The kids all shouted out their desired entertainment with bright looks on their faces, as their best playmate (Not a compliment) finally decided to play with them.

'And this is the person(child) who I wanted to say I love you to me.' I only shook my head with a tired smile, as I walked to a nearby bench since this "child's" playtime will probably take some time.

"Now marvel at this sight..." Aqua announced, slowly raising her arms up. "The Moving Fortress..." Wriggling like a worm, that should not be witnessed by 6 years old children. "The Destroyer~!"

"Wow~! It's really like the Destroyer!" The children watched in awe as they witnessed something probably breath taking.

'What the hell is a Destroyer?' I just cocked an eye brow not getting what Aqua's mimicking.

Suddenly, I felt a pull on my sleeve. Looking at it, I saw some of the children looking at me with curiosity on their eyes. "What is it?" I gently asked them.

"Hiki-niichan... Why does Aqua-sama call you Hiki-NEET?" One of the girls asked looking at me innocently. "Is that your name?"

The way they looked at me innocently helped me contain the anger that is my vein popping at my temple. And the light visible snickering the childish goddess was making didn't help me one bit.

"Etoo~? I don't know what that blue haired mentally disabled "goddess" told you but my name is actually Kazuma." I only gave a light smile as I explained. "Don't call me Hiki-NEET, and especially don't call that self proclaiming goddess 'Aqua-sama'."

"Kazu-niichan we don't want to make Aqua sama cry so we always follow her commands." The boy in front again said with kindness on the bottom of his heart.

I'm so touched that there are such angels here in the Axel City. But I'm also extremely pitying the useless goddess now. Not only does the whole town don't believe in what your saying, but the kids here treat you like a person with a mental disorder.

'And I even fell in love with that person! The kids here would think I'm like you then!'

"Now, now why don't you guys play with Aqua sama, all right?" I gave a fake smile, hiding my regret and disappointment at my actions.

"Yeees~! Play with us sometime, Hiki-niichan!" The kids ran off waving, clearly forgetting what I said earlier about the name.

"Kami-sama... Don't let this innocent angels turn out like that alcoholic, debt making, childish, and dependent lover of mine." I prayed, looking at the blue sky.

"Ouch!" Immediately after praying, I felt a pebble hitting my head. Looking at the direction of where it came from, I saw the useless goddess sticking her tongue out at me. The children watching slowly being influenced by her action.

'Keep calm Kazuma... It's only a pebble... You're the adult in this relationship... So do not retaliate... Do not influence this angels to be like that deadbeat of society...' Closing my eyes I just breathed deeply, and I just smiled at the children who were looking at me from afar.

That's what happened in another life.

Not wasting a second, I quickly picked up the pebble at the ground and immediately threw it at her. I aimed towards her head, not holding back. And Aqua only closed her eyes as she already knew that the pebble was coming. Grinning, she ducked and the pebble missed her. "Hah! You throw like a girl, Hiki-NEET!" she pointed at me smugly, as the kids clapped, impressed.

"You're already dead, useless goddess." I laughed maniacally as I just closed my eyes, grinning like a fool.

Aqua immediately got her guard up, as she sensed something was up. "What does that mean?" Looking around, her eyes widened as she noticed it too late. "No...No... Where is it!?" and sooner her body started to shake in fear.

I walked closer to her, my hand clenched.

"Where is the pebble!?" she yelled out.

The kids made a path to the superior me, as I was now infront of her. I unclenched my hand, and showed her the pebble.

"How... How did you do it?" she asked frustrated. "I knew you threw it... Don't tell me..."

"Your eyes were closed when I threw it, and I chanted Steal to get it again, I knew you were going to close your eyes and dodge the pebble. Your cockiness..." I felt the kids' eyes look at me in fascination. "That is your sin, useless goddess." I pointed at her, delivering that line.

'I need to save these kids from even thinking of being a cocky little bitchis.'

"Sugoi~!" the children's eyes shined looking at the strong.

"I can't believe I was defeated by Hiki-NEET of all people..." Aqua looked down defeated.

'And there's no way I'll believe if you actually defeated someone, Aqua-sama.'

"Now accept your punishment from being a cocky goddess." I reeled my hand back with the pebble in hand.

"Y-Y-You wouldn't hit a beautiful girl like me, right K-Kazuma san?" she now asked nervously already thinking that I would actually do that.

"Aqua-sama, you, of all people should know that I can drop kick lady with my eyes closed." I smiled sweetly.

'I also need to teach these kids about Gender Equality.'

"K-K-Kazuma san!? Y-You can't! I-I thought you didn't want to damage my skin, right?" she said her voice filled with hope, thinking she turned the tides on her favor.

'Ohhh~? Being a cheapskate won't save you now.'

"You can just heal it off afterwards, with the only skill going for you~." I stretched my right arm in a circular manner. "Don't worry, my arms only managed to carry a drunk horse, and do construction work for a month, so I'm not "that" strong."

"N-Not in the eyes! Or the nose! Or my mouth!" Aqua's face clenched up, her lips hiding, her eyes closed shut and her head braced.

'What kind of monster do you take me for, Aqua.' I just smiled exhaustingly as I only flickered the pebble, hitting her head lightly. 'There's no way I can do that with kids around, so I'll just smack her later.'

"A grudge can always be solved by being mature." I explained to the kids. "So be mature, or else your going to turn out like her." I pointed at the still 'closing her eyes' goddess.

"We don't want that." The kids all said in unison.

'Holy crap, that's harsh.'

"K-Kazuma san!? The longer it takes the more nervous I get! I-I don't want to have a blacke-"

I lightly flicked her forehead. "Stop embarrassing yourself, and just open your eyes."

Slowly opening her eyes, she still looked at me nervously and noticing I didn't have the pebble in my mind she just let out a relieved sigh. "H-Hah! I knew you weren't going to do it!" she gave off an excuse.

Me and the kids just looked at her blankly as she continued, knowing full well what she's doing

"Uwaa~ I'm pretty beat~!" Aqua exclamation tiredly, wiping off the sweat.

It had now turned quite hot, the sun shining at its most brightest of the day. It probably had turned into noon. I stood at the bench I was sitting, and again walked towards Aqua.

"Finally tired now?" I asked, also seeing the kids slightly gasping for breath.

"Yeah, I'm hungry~!" she said looking at me.

"Ok." I blankly replied, already knowing that she's expecting something from me.

"I'm hungry~!" she repeated, suspiciously looking at my direction.

"I know." I again replied blankly. "It doesn't matter how many times you say it, I'm not going to treat you to lunch."

"Uhhh~! It was worth a shot!" her cheek slighty pouted, as she wiped off the sweat from her cheeks. Leaving off dirt on her cheeks.

I grabbed the handkerchief on my pocket. "Create Water." A weak spray of water bursts from my hands wetting the cloth I was holding. I squeezed out some of the water, until it was wet enough to use. "*sigh~* At least clean yourself up, childish goddess." I wiped off the dirt on her cheeks.

"I'm not a child! If that is the case, that makes you a lolicon!" she backfired not closing her eye as she lets me clean her.

"I meant mentally, not physically! Don't make me look like a pedophile in front of these children, hopeless goddess!" After wiping the dirt away, I immediately pinched her cheeks. "Your body's like a 16 year old girl who had just been hit by puberty."

"Dhon't lie about how you like my body, Hiki-NEET!" she retaliated, teary eyed.

"Watch your mouth! There are kids watching!" I felt slightly embarassed as I looked at the staring kids.

The children again looked at us with curiosity in their eyes, a question probably circulating in their minds.

"Kazu-niichan, what is your relationship with Aqua sama?" the kid who questioned me earlier, asked again.

"Girlfriend." I immediately replied.

Seeing that it was my chance to finally get back at her, I quickly took it.

"Yeah, she is my one and won't probably be the last, girlfriend!" I exclaimed triumphantly.

'Heh, take that useless-goddess!' I grinned internally as I looked at her.

But unfortunately... All I saw was the most smug grin she ever had done.

"Kazu-niichan..." And the pitying voice of the kid worsened the fear I had. "I also have girl friends. But, I have like 10 of them."

'THIS kids a playboy!? I was wrong about you!?'

"Yeah! I have a lot of boyfriends too!" the girl beside him said happily. "He's one of my best boy friends!" she held his hand innocently.

'These kids are monsters!' The whole opinion I had about them completely changed.

"Me too!" A kid chimed in.

"Me three!" Another one.

'Wait...'

"We're all boy friends and girl friends!" All of them high fived each other in celebration.

'Girl-friend... Don't they know the other meaning?' Come to think of it, our ex co workers on our construction job before had thought me and Aqua to be engaged, and not in a relationship...

"I DIDN'T MEAN IT LIKE THAT!" I finally realized the reason.

This parallel world's civilization is like the Earth's past society. The people in this world hadn't used the term 'lovers', or the 'in a relationship' status. The common terms at this time were 'engaged', 'fiance', and 'married'.

"Kazu-niichan..." The tone of voice the kid used is the one I gad feared the most. "I thought you were a cool, wise, and popular guy..." The tone of voice they used earlier at Aqua.

'No...No...NO' My face clenched up in depression.

"But,...you are actually a loner... Only having Aqua-sama as your only friend." The kid continued... probably earning a newfound respect at Aqua.

'No... DON'T COMPARE ME TO THE LIKES OF HER!' My knees crashed on the ground.

"Don't worry..." And they all gave off the same pitied smile they gave Aqua earlier. "We'll be your friends from now on, Kazuma-sama." They all closed their eyes as they all joined hands. "Please..."

"Tell me what I did wrong!" I pleaded them to stop.

"Show us..." But nonetheless they all continued.

"I'll do anything I swear! I'll give you candy!" I smiled crookedly.

"Your..." But they all did not quiver from the sound of candy.

"I'll give you money!" I rummaged through my pockets. And retrieved my eris pouch. "Here! 100,000 eris!"

"Divine..." They all said gently, with tears of pity in their eyes.

"500,000 eris!?" Being thought to be on the likes with HER is more worth than half of my savings!

'You can buy yourselves the most diabetic candy with this enough money!'

But they all looked towards the sky...completely unaffected.

"Prowess..." The end is near...

"PLEASE! I DON'T WANT TO BE LIKE HER!" Tears suddenly rolled in my tears as I held to the kids shirt.

"Kazuma...sama."

And those 2 last words, had changed my reputation to every kid in Axis. And ever since that noon I was called... NEET-sama, the loner who only has the mentally disabled, childish, pitiful Aqua sama as his only friend.

And the useless goddess's smuggest grin traumatized me ever since that day.

"I-I was joking! I have two more girlfriends!" Instantly, I got their attention after I said that. "Yeah, they're the best girlfriends I have! Even better that this self-proclaiming goddess!"

The kids stared at me for a while, even Aqua who was now coming up with some way to retaliate.

'I never freeze!'

"So you're kinder to those other girl-friends of yours Kazu-niichan?" The kid asked sadly.

"YES! Wait, what?" I immediately took note of what he said.

"Then...you're a playboy, Kazu-niichan." he said pointing at me shakingly. "You're already so nice to Aqua-sama, but you're more nicer to other girls..." he said, his voice shaking as tears started to flow in his eyes.

Aqua immediately gasped in surprised and gave me a devil's smile before rubbing her eyes dramatically. "Kazuma, you cheater!" she exclaimed, landing on the floor in an overdramatic fashion.

"That's not what I meant! I know that I'm nice to Aqua, but I'm just nicer to somebody else who deserves it!" I defended already nervous on how the kids started to cry looking at me.

"My Dad is like that... That's why Mom always cries everytime she sleeps." The boy now rubbed her eyes, trying to brush away his tears.

"Kazuma, you cheater!" Aqua took the opportunity yet again.

"My Dad also cheats on Mom..." The girl beside him, agreed also crying.

'What type of parents are those!?'

"Kazuma, you cheater!" Aqua yet again screamed at me.

"Damn you!" I threw a pebble at the acting Aqua.

"Hiki-NEET... You're a scum!" The kids now took hold of pebbles as they threw them at me.

"UWAAAAH~! I'LL REMEMBER THIS AQUA~!" I only screamed helplessly as I ran away from the pebbles who I'm unable to Steal all away.

And the useless'goddess's laugh was all I heard as I ran away.

KONO-SUB-NEET-SAMA~!

"Why~... Why~..." I wept silently, as I raked off the leaves in the front yard of the mansion. "The kids think of me now as some sort of scum."

"You already are." Megumin said still a little bit wary of me, still bitter about the whole incident. She was reading her book of spells about Explosions, sitting on the grass.

"You only realised it now?" The useless-goddess complied, laying down like an old man.

'And you probably love that person, Aqua-sama.' I managed to contain myself from saying that.

"A scum as a true friend, I've never thank Eris-sama enough for it." Darkness said gratefully, training at the yard.

'Some 'true friends' you all are.'

"Hey, Darkness don't continue praying for that pad wearing Eris and come join the Axis Sect."

"Why'd they ("Pad wearing?") think your a scum anyway? You stole their money or something?" Megumin asked slightly curious.

"Just because I have a Thief skill doesn't mean I steal from kids. Apparently they thought I was cheating on Aqua since they all probably thought we're already engaged." I explained continuing to rake the leaves away.

"Wait aren't you two already engaged?" Megumin asked, surprised at my explanation.

"You thought of that too? Only the kids thought about th-. Ohh~ I get it now."

"Don't you dare..." she said threateningly. "You two already said I love you anyway, so that means you're engaged."

'Wow, lucky you. You heard her say it.' Wait... Didn't the choker instantly break the moment she was about to say it?

"I-I didn't say that!" Aqua protested, now joining the conversation.

"Why do the people in this world always cut out to marriage the moment they fall in love." I complained continuing my work.

"Don't your people have that system at your home town, Kazuma?" Darkness asked cocking her head slightly.

"No... If the society here is like the society on my hometown. Then my relationship with Aqua is called 'girlfriend'." I explained, also taking a small break.

And the two looked at me questioningly as they think of what I said. "Aren't we also your girlfriends, Kazuma?" Megumin asked rather hurt, misunderstanding like the children earlier.

'And this is the whole reason why this all started.'

"Of course you two ar-"

"Kazuma, you Cheating-NEET!" Aqua yelled acting sad. The moment I was going to explain.

'It's because of YOU!'

"Shameless~!" Darkness remarked, flipping her switch on.

"So... Kazuma never considered us as friends to begin with..." Megumin trailed off sadly.

"I told you! The term 'girlfriend' is different in this world and my worl-"

"So you did cheat on me, Adultery-NEET!" Aqua continued her charade continued, but with 'Nature's Beauty' in hand for extra efffects.

"My bucket list of my husband cheating on me, has happened to my comrade right before my eyes~!" Darkness now shivered her way through her delusions.

"That's why he was only sweet to Aqua... She was the only girl Kazuma has considered as a friend." Megumin laid on the grass depressed.

"GAAHHHHH~!" I kicked the patch of grass I cleaned up in anger. "WHAT IS THIS!? A CLICHÉD SITUATION~!?" I screamed, scratching every bit of my head.

And FORTUNATELY we saw a figure coming towards our mansion. And as it went closer, we saw Wiz waving at the entranceway as she continued walking towards us.

"What's up Wiz?" Finally regaining my calm, I raked down the leaves I kicked off earlier.

"Good afternoon, everyone! I've come to show you all something from my shop!" she said rather excitedly.

Noticing that Wiz was hiding something behind her back, we all had wondered what it was.

"Ta-dah!" she revealed what she was hiding, and it was a small box with a rather cool design. "Please look at this, everyone! This item is amazing!"

"What's that?" I asked rather dejectedly. "Did you come here because of that?"

'She's probably promoting this item just so we can buy it.'

"W-Well I've come to promote my merchandise to make for the loss of my sales these days." she said a little sadly...and for a moment realised finally what she had confessed. "No! I meant, that's not it!"

'I was already right on the money...'

"The truth is when you open this box... You can travel to another world!" she exclaimed enthusiastically...like a sales woman would.

"Ah, nice." I said barely catching any interest in it.

"Eh!? I was hoping for a big reaction!" she said shocked. "It's another world! Doesn't it feel you with curiosity and excitement to know of this place and explore it?" Wiz persuaded some more.

'I've already traveled in this god forsaking world anyway, nothing can surpass this.'

"Give us some more details, Wiz." Seeing Wiz try so hard hurts my feelings a little bit, so I at least let her explain the product.

"Eto~? Other than the name, I don't know what kind of world you would go into." And now she explained nervously.

"Well you can travel to the other world for 12 hours. You can bring up to 4 people fortunately, but if you bring more than one your time on it will extend. If you bring an extra being then the time will extend for 12 more hours." she explained.

'Hmm, so one extra person gives 12 more hours. Man, that's overkill.' This product suddenly got my interest.

"Oh! And when you come back, you will lose your memories!" she added like it was a good thing.

And all my interest had been thrown out of the window by that statement.

"I'm sorry but try somebody more willing to waste their time to a world they don't know, and have amnesia of what happened afterwards." I tried to walk away, but Wiz grabbed hold of my sleeves to prevent me from leaving.

"Please! I beg you, Kazuma san!" she said pitifully with tears on her eyes. "I can't pay this month's rent if I don't sell this! Everyone in town ignored me!'

'That's not a problem, you can just live here... Oh yeah...'

"Heh! No one will probably buy something that might be a scam!" the goddess(?) took hold the box from the lich(?).

'If it wasn't for that goddess, you can probably live in our mansion Wiz.' It is really becoming more apparent who should be the undead and the divine here.

"N-No! It's not a scam!" Wiz retaliated trying to get back her life saving rent money. "Aqua-sama~! Please give it back~!"

"But even if it's not a scam. We should at least know what place we're going."Megumin who FINALLY returned to normal, suddenly chimed in.

"I know, right?" "Indeed." Me and Darkness said at the same time as the three of us look at the crime of one goddess bullying an innocent lich.

"Uhhh~~" Finally giving up on getting her rent, Wiz suddenly drops to the grass floor. "I guess you're right... I don't know anything else about the place, other than its name being 'Japan'."

"I'll buy it."

"Eh?" My 3 party members uttered out.

KO!-NO!~ SUBA!

Normal POV

"Come on, Aqua~! It's already 9 in the morning!" Kazuma shouted yet again for what it seemed to be the 15th time. Scratching his head, he only inspected the box at the center of the table. He was wearing his track suit as it would be probably be weird if he had worn adventure clothes to the real world.

Darkness, who was sitting in the other side of the table. Had followed his advice, removing her armor and instead wore the black casual clothing the crusader would sometimes wear for 'normal' occasions.

Unfortunately, the arch wizard didn't bother changing her clothing, as she probably wanted to show off her 'unique' choice of clothes to a place different than this oh so wonderful world.

"Don't rush me! I was cleaning Sui's and Hikki's bowl!" Aqua said to the irritated Kazuma, and in her hands, the two goldfish, Sui and Hikki.

"Are you really sure we should bring Sui and Hikki on this one?" Kazuma asked nervously, looking at the swimming Sui and Hikki.

The two goldfish stopped swimming about, as they only stared their male owner in the eyes. Kazuma only averted his gaze, being slightly guilty.

"I'm just worried about them! Japan is pretty dangerous, so bringing their bowl is completely risky." He explained, sincerely worried about the 2.

Sui and Hikki only stared at him motionless. Their little fish eyes piercing through his soul.

"Don't worry, Kazuma! Of course, I'll keep a close eye on them! I'm going to keep a tight hold on their bowl for 12 hours!" Aqua saluted, and the little Sui swam happily to her owners determination.

'Well... They have a guard 'dog' anyway, so it will probably be alright.' Kazuma thought out, looking at the useless-goddess touching Sui and Hikki's fin with a finger. The High-One.

"Okay fine." The Neet only scratched his head. "But I'll guard them after the first 6 hours. Don't want you complaining how tired your arms are." Kazuma said breathing out a sigh.

"Yaaay~!" Aqua happily spinned, the bowl in her hand.

"Let's go already!" Megumin impatiently said.

"I'm rather excited to see Kazuma's hometown too." Darkness commented.

'Huh... That's pretty touching.' Kazuma thought out slightly happy.

"I wonder what kind if world it is~~" Until Darkness started to shake in her seat. "If Kazuma's the greatest scum in Axis...Then, I wonder what his world is~~!" A little amount of saliva started to flow out of the crusader's mouth as she said those words. "Hurry~~!" she urged on... excitedly.

'...Why does happiness always comes with consequences.' Kazuma only thought out blankly. His eyes darted off to the useless-goddess.

"Aren't you two excited~?" she asked joyfully, her face right in front of the bowl of Sui and Hikki. "We get to see the Hiki-NEET's home~!" she smiled, and the 2 goldfish(mostly Sui) only swam happily in reply.

'I know I am! ' Aqua thought out, a little blush spreading on her. 'W-Well, not that much anyway!' she defends even on her thoughts.

Kazuma only felt a slight jump in his pumping chest organ when he heard the useless goddess say that. 'Tsk... That's unfair, useless goddess.' He thought out covering his face.

"Come on, Aqua. Let's go." Trying to regain his composure, he urged Aqua to sit down at the side of the table. "I don't want Darkness wetting the floor." With sweat that is.

"Hai~! Hai~!" the useless goddess complied sitting beside Kazuma, the bowl tightly held by her hands.

"So you only remove the top cover?" Kazuma asked, slowly removing the top of the box.

And suddenly all of their vision turned black.

"Ouch." I rubbed my aching head. "Well, that was fast." Opening my eyes, a sense of nostalgia immediately hit me after. "I'm back, Japan." I muttered, smelling the neighborhood.

"Ohhh~" The two 'foreigners' looked out in wonder.

"This place is Japan. People are more developed and advanced in this world. Technology here, is far more advanced than the other world." Aqua quickly explained to the two foreigners and to our two fishes.

"Soo, what time do you want to meet up?" A random person was walking on the street, talking to his phone.

That's what it seemed like to NORMAL people. But for two 'aliens' that SO wasn't the case.

Our two party members stared in fascination, completely mystified by what they're seeing.

"Kazuma! Kazuma!" Megumin was the first one to speak.

"He's Kazuma." Aqua commented.

"Yeah what she said."

"There's a random person talking to somebody... but there's nobody there!" The curious arch wizard, rubbed her eyes to confirm if she's not seeing things.

This time a random person was walking casually nearby, and took a sudden turn towards the convenience store. The person cash register greeted the newcome customer with a bright smile.

That's what it seemed to the normal people of society, but not for THEM.

"Look, Kazuma!" This time the perplexed crusader pointed. "That door opened on it's own, and it's talking!" Darkness brows furrowed suddenly. "It's a trap! It's a door shaped monster!" Darkness braced herself, getting ready to run towards the person doing his own business.

"Stop it, you idiot!" I immediately held her arm.

"No~! I also wanted to ente- I mean! I need to save him!" Darkness complained, squirming from my reach.

"Man, you two sure are country bumpkins." Aqua remarked cockily, shrugging her shoulders. "Unlike these two here. Right, Sui and Hikki?" Aqua lightly shook the bowl, expecting the two would give a bloop or two. But unexpectedly the two didn't reply. Aqua looked at the two, and saw they were staring at something. "What's wrong ?" she asked questioningly, as Aqua looked at the direction they where staring.

And there it is, a huge group of cats staring at the two goldfish. Sui immediately hid behind Hiki. And Aqua looked at the pride of cats flabbergasted. "I'll protect you two! Don't worry!" Aqua said, hugging the bowl with even a top on, tightly.

'We're screwed here!'

"HII!?" Megumin suddenly squeak out, as the truck dashed out beside her. "Kazuma! There are many things that look like small sized Destroyers! Let's DESTROY them before they go back to their mother!" Megumin stated, holding out her staff.

The truck slowly stopped as it was nearing the stoplight. Stopping beside the other cars and motorcycles. And OBVIOUSLY Darkness took note of this. "Why are there so many monsters lurking around in the civilization! I should have lived h-! How did you survive here, Kazuma!?"

'Shut the hell up! And again, what the hell is a Destroyer!'

"Keep calm, everyone! These are not monsters, these are man made machinery called "Trucks". They don't attack humans, but the people controlling them are sometimes rough natured. So becareful around them.

'I regret coming with other people here... Well, I can bring Aqua though.'

"But... I'd really returned home." Not minding the kids for a brief moment was bliss. "It still doesn't feel like it. Might be because I've lived at Axel for such a long time. Almost a year already." I muttered to myself, looking at the nostalgia of my home country. And also...

"No furball will brutally eat Sui and Hikki! No one!" The useless-goddess yelled again, making our goldfishes more nervous.

'It's because of this not self proclaiming girlfriend of mine, that I miss my home.'

We still have 12 hours to spare. Looking at someone's cellphone, the time is 7 am. And rummaging through my pockets, I still have the money I had before the accident and I still have my own ATM card.

"Kazuma! There are wild beasts roaming around behind Aqua!" Megumin panicked already hiding behind Darkness.

"Their bloodlust stares and their predator like pose... They're going to attack in groups! Let me be the decoy, r-run! Don't come back for me!" Darkness immediately shielded the two, and already panting like a dog

"Remember! The objective here is to protect Sui and Hikki! They're as good as sushi if those wild beasts get their claws on them!" Aqua stated pointing at the still staring cats.

'It will already be a miracle if we survived for an hour... Oh my godlike like Luck and God that isn't Aqua, please let us survive.' Holding his hands together, Kazuma prayed for the worst,

"Akihabara~ We have now arrived in Akihabara~" The train announcer's voice echoed out throughout the station. People(With normal Mentality) casually walked out the train. Whether it would be for work, school, and enjoyment. This is the start of their unique day.

"The monster opened its mouth! Quick! We need to jump out and escape before it eats us again!" Megumin almost jumped like she was escaping from a disaster of some sorts.

"Kazuma! It said we have arrived at Aki-ha-ba-ra?! Are we going out here!?" Darkness yelled, with the one she was trying to communicate with was only beside her.

"Don't panic! This monster is trained! But even so, the rails have too many bumps!" The wet water goddess complained, refilling the Sharance Water in Sui and Hikki's bowl. "I can't even count how many times I have to refill Sui and Hiki's bowl! I'm going to complain to the trainer of this ride!" Sui and Hikki only gasped the only oxygen left at their bowl, as they waited another refill.

The people could only stare at the ruckus happening inside the train. Their faces told off what they're thinking.

Kazuma could only roll out into a corner in shame and embarrassment. '11 hours left Kazuma... ONLY 11 hours left.'

Kazuma only kept his composure as they all walked outside the train. The people's stares never wavered probably because of the 3 sketchy foreigners who were wearing some cosplay and one of them holding a bowl of 2 goldfish.

"That was rather pleasant." Darkness said casually said as they were walking out the station. "But my heart leaped out of my chest when I saw Megumin's cape got stuck on the "Train's" mouth."

"That gets to show why you can't let your guard down on Kazuma's world." Aqua nodded knowingly, the 2 swimming on the bowl copying her.

"That person called the "Station Attendant" was a lifesaver, I would have been done for if it wasn't for his amazing skills." Megumin said in relief as she again checked her cape. "With his great skills, that monster user can probably use the Destroyer too." Their conversation is not meant for the ears of the people in Japan. One would assume that you are probably a chuunibyou or a crazy person.

"Again, what the heck is a Destroyer."

And again, nobody replied to Kazuma's statement.

The moment their steps reached toward the end of the station, they were immediately bathed with sunlight and the loud sounds of the environment. Huge amounts of people were walking through the streets more than the eye could see. Buildings surrounded the streets. And different kinds of people roamed around, whether they would be the normal, the otakus, and the crazy. The 5 (Sui and Hiki) stared in awe as they got the whole glimpse of their surroundings.

Kazuma only patted himself at the back when he saw the three looking at Akihabara. One would assume that he was mentally disabled and doing it for revenge, that he brought his party in a more crowded place. But...

"Kazuma! That person has the biggest sword I've ever seen..." Darkness stared in fascination with how big and sharp the cosplayer's mighty sword is. And Darkness who was already starting to shake didn't make it any less creepy. "I need to t-t-test his strength in a duel!"

"Calm down! That person is only wearing a costume for show! They're harmless!" Kazuma explained immediately before Darkness started to run.

'Thank God there was a Cosplay event at Akihabara right now.' Kazuma thought out, thinking that the situation is too convenient.

Megumin only continued to stare at the different cosplays that was walking around the streets and Aqua (Who was still wet from earlier) continued to tightly hug the glass bowl from any incoming danger.

Until...

The sound of an airplane coursed through the sky. A vehicle that can travel to other parts of the world in hours and the impressive pilots who do their very best to make sure the passengers travel or go home safely. That's what it seems to the other "normal" people...

"THERE'S A DRAGON IN THE SKY!" Megumin immediately noticed it, and quickly pointed her staff at it. "I'll shoot it down with Explosion magic!" she removed her eye patch , throwing it again and hitting another person dead in the face.

"STOP! I don't want to be accused of mass murder!" Kazuma held down the crimson demon.

"That monster is called an "Air Plane"." Aqua explained. "It's the best way of transportation in this planet. It keeps people inside its belly and flies through the air."

"Why did you explain it like that!? Useless-goddess!" Kazuma yelled, with the usual pinch of the water goddess's cheeks.

"Ihaaaai~! Hat's whong whith wat I shaid~!? (What's wrong with what I said)" Aqua gushed out not being able to fight back since her hands are full.

"THERE'S PEOPLE INSIDE!? I'll save them!" The crazy kid's staff glowed and the bystanders were impressed with how her staff worked.

"WHY AM I STUCK BABY SITTING YOU THREE!?" Kazuma yelled out, finally not caring about embarrassing himself.

"You get it? You do not walk away from us, do not scream or yell when you see something new, and most importantly...Do not embarrass me. Understand?" Kazuma said to Megumin as they were now walking through the streets of Akihabara. With Darkness and Aqua(Still wet) right behind them. Also with Sui and Hikki.

"Understood." Megumin and Darkness said.

"*sigh~* Why do we need to baby sit you two?" Aqua said cockily, acting like she's complaining.

'You're one of them, Aqua-sama. Sui and Hikki are more civilized than you, even if they can only move in their bowl.' Kazuma thought out.

They continued walking in bliss silence, until they came across a red light pedestrian lane. Kazuma stopped walking, followed by the two behind him but not by the person beside him, which was Megumin.

"STOOOP!" Kazuma immediately pulled Megumin back. And a car driving on the speed of light gave off an irritated horn. "Are you crazy!?" The driver yelled through his slightly open window.

"Kazuma! He called me crazy!" Megumin pointed at the Deja Vu car. "I'll blow him up..."

"It's because you really are! Didn't you even notice that we stopped before crossing the road!?" Kazuma pointed at the now green light pedestrian lane. "Green means go and Red means stop." He explained to Megumin who was listening intently.

"Ohhhh~ Red means Explosion in our hometown." Megumin commented and Kazuma only shook his head blankly.

"Ohhhh~! Look!" Megumin again pointed at a random cosplayer. "She's another arch wizard! I'm going to duel her! The strongest magic user in Axis!" she exclaimed walking towards the bystander.

'She'll be pulverised!' Kazuma thought out in a panic. He immediately grabbed hold of Megumin's hand. "I'm grabbing hold of this child's hand. She's too damn hyper!" Kazuma said irritated, having a tight hold on the hyper arch wizard's hand. And the green light from the Pedestrian lane changed into a red. "And look... Because of you we have to wait again." He exclaimed tiredly.

"Kazuma! Kazuma!" Megumin tugged his arm, not even caring about what he said earlier.

Kazuma breathed deeply, desperately trying to keep his composure. "...What?" he replied after a moment of peace.

Darkness only stared at the two in front. And quickly noticing that Kazuma was now holding Megumin's hand like it was second nature. 'This is bad...' she sweat dropped nervously. 'If Aqua saw this she'll probably be jealous.' Keeping that thought Darkness's head slowly turned to Aqua.

"Keep calm, Sui! The bread here in Japan is supeeer delicious! So control yourself for a little bit longer!" she said to the rather swimming impatiently Sui.

'Why am I not surprised.' Darkness only said dejectedly as again she looked at the situation that was happening to Kazuma and Megumin.

"Just STAY PUT and shut your MOUTH!" Kazuma not able to take it any longer started to scream to Megumin's unending questions.

"NO~! I want to ask her if she knows Explosion spells~!" Megumin tried advancing, pulling the NEET's hand who was trying to fight back.

Darkness's eyes went towards Aqua again.

"And Hiki! Stop hiding anymore! There are no cats anymore!" Aqua said, encouraging the little green goldfish who was hiding in the corals.

'I'm scared of how oblivious Aqua is...' Darkness thought out shaking her head. 'And how low Kazuma's expectations of Aqua making the 1st move...'

Realising that she must do something to try and save her comrades' relationship while its still early, Darkness went closer to Aqua. "Hey Aqua." The crusader tapped the goddess's shoulder.

"Nani~? You curious about something~?" Aqua said rather happily, not even noticing that Kazuma's holding at another woman (kid), and doing some sort of crime. (Pedophile)

"Etooo~?" Darkness took a moment to think what she was going to say. "You're Kazuma's "girlfriend" right?" she asked, still confuse by the meaning of girl friend but still said it because that's what Kazuma calls her.

"I guess?" Aqua said raising a brow. Sui and Hikki now following the conversation. Slowly, a blush soon appeared on her face even making Sui and Hikki think that they're owner is kinda cute. "I guess so?" she repeated, only this time it hit her.

Darkness slightly became embarrassed by Aqua's sudden change but her determination to save their relationship doubled. "Then look at Kazuma and Megumin right now." The crusader pointed at the bickering two hands still intact. Aqua followed suit, finally noticing what was happening at the two.

"Stop pulling! I'm gonna rip you're tiny arm off if you do it one more time!" Kazuma yelled out angrily, his arm still being stretched out by the overly curious arch wizard. His determination to not let go of a hyper active child tripled as to protect his self from the shame of having to deal with an embarrassing child.

"Etoo~ What about it?" Aqua asked, not even batting an eye or even feeling anything towards what was happening.

Darkness still didn't let up and only braced herself to help the most she can. "Look at their hands." She again pointed, making Aqua squint to see what was up with it.

"So? Do I need to heal Megumin's hand because of Kazuma's monster grip or something?" Aqua asked obliviously, still not feeling a thing.

"No... Well.." Darkness slightly felt embarrassed at what she's about to say. "Aren't you jealous? Even a tiny bit?" she finished.

"Jealous? About them holding hands?" Aqua repeated... Still staring at the two.

'Why should I be jealous? They are just holding hands.' Aqua though out, looking at the irritated Kazuma and the excited Megumin. 'It's just Kazuma holding Megumin's hands just so she won't wonder out.' she again thought out, now feeling rather strange. The feeling she had from the choker incident, suddenly hit her back again. It was weaker, but it was still pretty irritating for her.

"Actually, thinking about it... I am a little bit jealous." Aqua confessed a little pout appearing on her cheeks.

'She finally noticed it! This relationship has a chance to survive!' Darkness said triumphantly, Sui and Hikki swimming with relief.

"But what do I do, Darkness!?" Aqua now asked some advice for the crusader who was feeling slightly happy, since this was the 1st time she was asking her for advice. "I know if I make the 1st move that..." Aqua held a hand on her head. "That..." Shaking from the thought that was circulating on her mind. "That Hiki-NEET will make the biggest smirk in his life!" she finished, completely terrified.

"Ehhhh~~~~? *smirk*smirk* *smirk* You missed me that much, useless-goddess~~~? *SMIRK~!*"

"I'm already shaking in my boots, just thinking about it!" Her body agreed, spilling out the water from Sui and Hikki's bowl. Even the 2 pets shivered from the idea.

"I agree... I see it happening too." Darkness rubbed her arms from the sudden shiver. Suddenly, Darkness noticed that Aqua still hadn't dried up due to the droplets of water flowing down her hair. 'She sure got wet from the "Train" earlier... Wait that's it!'

"Aqua, I've got an idea." Darkness whispered getting closer to her.

"Boo~, I wanted to buy some new gear." Megumin complained.

"Oy, just because I have the money here in Japan doesn't mean I'm going to spend all of it here." Kazuma said, already exhausted and realizing that they haven't even crossed the street yet.

"But when it comes to Aqua you would always spend your money... There's no equality there." Megumin complained blankly.

"Hey. I would drop kick that self proclaiming goddess like how I would drop kick you and Darkness, and any other member of the opposite sex." Kazuma said, no amount of hesitation in his voice.

Megumin only looked at the side not believing what the NEET said.

'Speaking of Aqua, what is she up to?' Kazuma thought out and looked to the side to try and look at her.

Aqua nervously walked to Kazuma's side, acting like a normal passerby who was only waiting for the Pedestrian light to be green...or so that's what she was asked to do.

'How is this going to work, Darkness!?' she thought out nervously, already dripping witb sweat and from the Sharance water earlier.

"All you have to do is walk towards his side. And Kazuma will do the rest." She said assuring the dumbfounded Aqua. "I'll deal with Megumin, so leave it to Kazuma."

'The Hiki-NEET will not do anything here, Darkness!' Aqua thought out looking towards the crusader behind her, with a nervous gaze. Darkness only gave a thumbs up, already expecting what will happen. Sui and Hikki swam to encourage the owner. Slowly, Aqua turned her head to look at the NEET...And there he is blankly looking at her. 'It's not working!' she closed her eyes in a panic.

'What am I getting jealous for anyway?' Aqua felt the people starting to walk around them, implicating that the Pedestrian Lane had now turned into a green light. 'I'm already so much happy right now... I don't need to be jealous...' she expects that her other party members had walked off anytime now. 'Why am I so greedy... Why am I still waiting for him to make the 1st move...' And suddenly the wet water goddess had felt something light dropping at her head.

"How the heck did you get so wet, you childish goddess." Kazuma sighed, almost used by the useless goddess by now.

Aqua only blushed in reply as she just hugged the bowl tighter, Sui and Hikki swimming excitedly like they were right. Flabbergasted she only put her head down. 'Baka-NEET...'

"Megumin! Look, the light turned green and there's a green man walking!" Darkness pointed at the green light, a mix of duty and a mix of curiousity in her voice.

"The people around us are walking too... Don't tell me..." Megumin's attention immediately averted away because of her realization. "They're copying the Green Man when they are crossing!" she said almost excitedly as the arch wizard looked at the Green Man once again. "Quick, Darkness! Let's copy the Green Man before he gets tired and turns into the Red Man!" Megumin imitated the Green Man's slow walk. Being much slower than every one else who was walking normally, gave her some stares. And the worst is, Darkness copied the Green Man also.

"What the heck are those two eggheads doing..." Kazuma only scratched his head, and just reverted his attention back to the useless goddess. Seeing her not using the little towel Kazuma had put in her head just made him scratch his head more. "And why are you so lazy?" Seeing her hands are literally full, Kazuma reluctantly wiped her wet hair with his towel. "You can't even wipe yourself, I have to do it myself." The harsh words that left his mouth, didn't follow the gentleness of his action.

"Be thankful, I had a towel with me or I've had already left you by now." Kazuma raised a brow to the goddess's to the unusual silence of Aqua, but paid it no mind for a while. Wanting to dry her first. And after a few seconds Kazumas towel had been completely drenched, while Aqua's hair still had droplets of water flowing down to the floor. "What the hell? Why is it not drying up. The towel's already dripping wet!" Kazuma exclaimed wringing out the towel. Kazuma looked at the silent goddess, and flicked her head. "Don't tell me you're doing it on purpose, useless goddess! This is abuse of property!"

"NO, Hiki-NEET!" Aqua unconsciously replied rubbing the part she was flicked, finally turning back to normal. But the blush on her face weakened slightly.

'Finally back to normal.' Kazuma thought out wringing the last drops of water on the towel.

"Of course no mere towel would dry the Sharance Water, its water is the best quality out of every liquid!" The goddess explained, completely returning to her usual self.

"Yeah, yeah, just shut up and hold Sui and Hikki's bowl. You're embarassing yourself and worse you're embarrassing me." Kazuma replied blankly not caring on what she's saying as he again wiped her unrelenting wet hair rather harder than before.

"Itai! Be gentle with my beautiful hair, Hiki-NEET!" Aqua complained, closing her eyes.

"It's because of your Sharance crap!" Kazuma replied yet again with the same amount of irritation in his voice.

The two bickered for a while, Sui and Hikki only shook their bodies as they swam in their bowl. And the two didn't notice the country-bumpkins still imitating the walking Green Man. Only this time, the walking Green Man had become faster.

"Why are you acting like this now? Despite being so sweet to me earlier~." The useless-goddess goddess turned tables, now the one teasing the Hiki-NEET.

'I don't think treating you like a little kid is called sweet, Aqua-sama.' Kazuma thought out, not wanting to say it since it will probably make another commotion. And then again he still noticed the drops of water flowing down the goddess's blue hair. Like it was on impulse, the Hiki-NEET checked his surroundings and after confirming that no one's watching... "Tinder." He whispered as he chanted. His hand glowed a light shade of orange, as he held it at the towel he was holding.

"Oy, Kazuma! If people saw you chanting a spell, we're toast!" Aqua whispered in a panic. 'Why the heck is he channelling Tinder in a place like this!?' she thought out. "Oy! Kazum-" her statement didn't finish as she again felt another light feeling on her hair, only this time it was really warm. She held her head who was being occupied by the cloth as she looked at the Kazuma in question.

"Hot! Hot! Hot!" Kazuma mutely said in pain as he shook his hands. Controlling the strength of a spell through an object that is already flammable is far more vexing and also considering from hiding in plain sight while doing it is probably not THAT hard. "Look at what you're making me do, you Idiot-goddess." Kazuma complained again for the umpteenth time, as he wiped her hair again. Quickly noticing the effectiveness of his plan on Aqua's drying up hair.

"Using a spell in broad daylight and in an open area like here, just to wipe me... Do you love me that much?" Aqua said in retort, hoping to finally get back at the unfairness the Hiki-NEET was doing.

"Yeah, I really do... Why the hell would I even use a spell that would get me to jail if I get caught, if it wasn't for you." The chill Kazuma said still focusing on wiping the one who he claimed he loves soooo~ much just now.

"Y-You just love me too much, Hiki-NEET..." Aqua said unconsciously finally looking at the focused expression on Kazuma's face.

"Yeah, yeah, good thing you know." Before she even had the time to think of what she said, Kazuma blankly replied first.

'...' Aqua thought for a moment on what happened just now... She can only just avert her gaze again due to the blush that was worsening on her face. "Of course you do... Now hurry up and wipe my beautiful blue hair... Sui and Hikki are already getting hungry." she said, not being able to look at Kazuma's face. 'Unfair... This is unfair...' the blushing goddess thought her chest already beating so much in the inside.

Sui and Hikki only stared at their blue haired owner for using them as an excuse... But it was true that they were pretty hungry. Well, Sui for the most part.

"Finally drying up." Kazuma said in relief as he saw the usual glimmer on Aqua's beautiful blue hair shine again. "Seriously, the heck is up with your hair? It's so hard to manage, if I were you I would have cut it up by now." The Hiki-NEET said, now touching the now silky blue hair of Aqua.

"Don't say something like that to a girl's hair!" Aqua retorted, finally facing him again. "And just when you said that every part of my body is yours." Aqua said, faking a pout or something.

And this time it was the Kazuma who was blankly being smooth earlier, turn to blush and feel embarrassed by what Aqua had said. "Yeah..." It took him a moment to recover and find his words. "Every part of you is mine, that is completely correct." Kazuma averted his gaze, a huge blush on his face. 'UNFAIR!' Kazuma thought out, really not expecting Aqua's surprise attack.

And it was finally time for Aqua's revenge, having a big smug grin on her face but the blush that was painted on her face didn't leave. "Oho~? Getting embarrassed now, Kazuma~?" she said a small amount of snickering in it. "You always say that to me with a blank face~. But if I say it you get shy~?"

"N-N-No!" Kazuma feigned ignorance as he now glared at the smug expression on the goddess's face. And quickly having a comaback with her, he also had a smug expression right on his face. "Ohhhh~? So you're finally admitting that you're mine now~?" he said with the same amount of embarrassment and sadism as Aqua did earlier.

"N-N-No way in hell, Hiki-NEET!" And this time it was the useless goddess's turn to retort. The two AGAIN had bickered in their usual ways for a while.

AND AGAIN the two goldfish only swam in their bowl knowingly... Wishing that the two would eventually finish their bickering faster so they can finally eat the delicacies Japan has to offer.

Fortunately...

"Oy, look at those two girls." A random passerby said to a friend.

Kazuma's ear immediately perked up and picked up the conversation.

"The heck are those two doing?" His friend also said questioningly as he watched.

'This build-up... It must be..' Kazuma thought out sarcastically as he now gazed to where the two had been staring.

"Darkness! The Green Man is too fast! We need to go faster!" Megumin who was already speedwalking, still decided to copy the "Green Man" who was practically running at this point.

"Faster Megumin! Before the Green Man disappears forever!" Darkness who was actually taking 1st place of a race with only two people, had the knack to even encourage Megumin.

"GOOOOOHHHH~!" The two screamed out, as they were now already running through the busy streets, the "Green Man" already went to heaven at the pedestrian lane at this point.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TWO DOING~!?" Kazuma screamed out the loudest that he can, being thought out as a madman by the other pedestrian lane.

But that didn't stop the 2 from going on at the speed of sound.

Can't you see now~

Kazuma immediately grabbed hold of Aqua's free hand, holding it tightly. "We're going after those two IDIOTS Aqua!" The NEET yelled out a warning. "Hold Sui and Hikki's bowl tightly!"

Emotions~

"EHHHH~!? I'm going to get wet again!" Aqua complained, but still held a tight hold on the bowl.

Riding into your mind...?~

"DEJA VUUUU~!"

And the two set off, going out at the speed of sound, chasing the other two. Not even caring that the pedestrian lane was already in Red light and even ignored the very bad cursing from the drivers. Sui and Hikki, already fish kill at this point had their bowl dragged around and doing tsunami waves inside their home. But still... The yet again getting wet useless-goddess held the hand of the running Kazuma tightly... 'I REGRET DOING THIS, DARKNESS~!' she thought out, a huge splash again hitting Aqua square in the face.

I've just been in this place befo-! KONO-SUBA!

Miracles are a thing of the past... While Legends are the true victors. A Miracle is when you survive an hourwith 3 girls with the mindset of a 6 year old child, and a Legend is when you LIVE for 9 WHOLE hours with them. Facing off the HARDEST monsters such as; The Hunger for Junk Food, The Mascots Run, The Wild Beasts Roaming Around Cafe (Almost ate Sui and Hikki), and the worst of all, The EAT EVERYTHING AT SIGHT.

"I really feel like I've used all my Luck today." Kazuma commented, and just like he promised he was now holding the glass bowl. Sui and Hikki was beyond happy, being traumatized by being held by the useless-goddess who was at the same attention span as the other 2 "foreigners for the first 6 hours, and being really thankful to Kazuma and even Darkness for having the other owner hold her hand.

As Kazuma was already walking with exhaustion, the other 3 still haven't had their fill.

"Kazuma, I'm hungry~!" Aqua nagged the Hiki-NEET beside her (Hadn't let go of Kazuma's hand ever since), pulling his hand to get his attention again.

"Is your stomach bottomless!?" Kazuma yelled out, wanting to smack her at least but his arms were literally full with a fish bowl and a useless-goddess's hand.

Darkness and Megumin only ignored them, as the two of them continued walking slightly ahead and in complete guard of Kazuma at the back. The 6 (Sui and Hikki too) were almost caught by the police because of being mistaken as thieves (Goldfish Thieves) due to how fast they were running, and by breaking the law of crossing a Red Lit pedestrian lane. The Crusader and the Arch Wizard became more civilized and behaved after the Hiki-NEET had really told them off.

Suddenly loud sounds coming out from something ahead of them got Megumin's attention/ "Kazuma, what is this show where I can hear really loud and exciting sounds?" Megumin said, pointing at the an Arcade.

"Oh. That's called a "Game Center"." Really thankful that Megumin's statement got the always hungry goddess 's attention, he answered immediately. "It's practically another form of an "Amusement Center" in this world. Wanna go in?" Kazuma said, rushing to finally go to place that is cheap.

"Yes, please! I want to go!" Megumin said excitedly, her excitement still haven't died down.

"I would like to see what's inside also." Darkness said, not as excited as Megumin but still had it.

Sui and Hikki also stared at the GameCentre also curious as to what is inside.

"Then, let's go." Kazuma said leading them. 'Finally, a place that is cheap.' Kazuma thought out happily, pulling the hand of a somewhat reluctant Aqua.

As soon as they automatic doors opened, the 6 of them (Hikki and Sui) immediately caught a glimpse of different kinds of Arcade Machines inside. A huge variety of games with a cheap token input of only 25 YEN each. It was enough to make Kazuma into tears, as his wallet can finally rest in peace for a while.

And immediately the AB-normal Megumin had took note of this mysterious technology. "Kazuma! Your people are making the Dwarves fight to the death in those boxes! We need to help them!" Megumin held out her staff, already ready to help out.

"*sigh~* It's a fighting game, and those are not dwarves." Kazuma calmly thought of a proper explanation, unlike how the useless-goddess did earlier. ""It's like drawings that can be moved by magic."

"Ohhh~ Interesting." Megumin looked at the arcade machine, really impressed on how advanced Kazuma's world is.

"Umm, excuse me." A random otaku, had walked closer at the group, a cellphone in his hand. "Is that a cosplay from that anime that's really famous this season?" he asked excitedly...and creepily for having a blush looking at a kid that's cosplaying probably another kid in that anime he was referring to. "Can I take a photo?" he asked, and the other otakus joined in as they now got a chance to also take a picture.

'What kind of tastes do you guys have, for having a waifu that looks like a kid?' (A/N: Megumin fans please don't take this comment seriously _) Kazuma thought out raising a brow at the group of people.

Megumin who was looking at those potentially perverted people, scooted over to Kazuma. "Kazuma, what are these people who are like you, talking about? Cosuplay? Photo?" she asked the NEET she had unconsciously spoke bad off.

'I will pretend that I didn't hear that 1st part.' Kazuma thought out as his eye brow twitched. "Well... They..." he thought out of what to say. "They actually want to become acquaintances of Axis's strongest arch wizard." Kazuma said blankly, not bothering to explain the "deeper" meaning of the situation.

"...Of course it is." Megumin tried to hide it, but there was probably flattery in her voice. "I never would have thought that my name, would even spread as far as another world." she heaved out a sigh, knowing that that's probably the truth (Which is not). "Fine. Then, carve it into your souls and cower in fear to me! My name is Megumin! Axis's number one magic user and the one who controls Explosion Magic!" she declared, yet again throwing that eye patch for show, to another innocent bystander.

"Ohhhh! She's like the real thing!" The group of people suspiciously said happily, as their cellphones flashed away at Megumin.

'I'm not picking that up for you.' Kazuma thought out, now seeing the suspiciously huge amount of people picturing away at the arch wizard. "Well, that's one baby occupied." Kazuma breathed out a sigh of bliss.

"So, how do you use these man made machines, Kazum-" Darkness hadn't finished as she was now too surrounded by people. Not as big as the group surrounding Megumin, but still big most of all.

"Look! She's cosplaying the hot blonde knight in that anime!" One of them pointed out, his cellphone already at hand.

"Even though she's one heck of a pervert, she's still my waifu." The other otaku stated, having a smiling blush painted at his face.

'Why is that really on par with how Darkness really is?' Kazuma thought out again suspicious at the anime they're talking about.

"I can't believe that even my name had spread to this world." Darkness said, really flattered that even having the lowest possible accuracy in sword fighting, she was still known by other people. "Can I give them my regards too, Kazuma?" Darkness asked to the NEET beside her.

"Knock yourself out." Kazuma did his best on not sounding happy, finally having a time for himself or with Aqua for the most part.

Darkness only smiled in appreciation and thanks as she walked slowly to the group of people who are already ready to shoot away. And as soon as she was in range, Huge amounts of camera flashes shot away at her body. Unknown to the technology, Darkness only blushed and covered her eyes to the sudden action of Kazuma's people. 'What is this feeling?' Darkness thought out the excitement coming to her. 'They're not doing anything to me, but I still feel their shameless feelings to strip me naked and stare at my covered body.' she was now trying to contain the saliva that was little by little flowing out her mouth. 'No...No...No...' Her breathing suddenly turned rugged as she shook her head. 'They all had the trouble of remembering my name...I need to...' And suddenly... "A-A-Arigatou GOZAIMAAASU~!" Darkness finally showed her complete splendor as she spread her arms completely, the expression on her face is one like the time at the Cabbage Festival.

"OHHHHH~~!" The otakus we're really...really excited by this unbelievably accurate acting of their waifu. And soon, the camera flashes had increased to the ecstatic looking Darkness.

'How the hell does she even enjoy this?' Just like the Cabbage festival, Kazuma's expression just showed a hint of shock. 'Well, considering Darkness's form and beauty... I would probably make her my waifu too.' Kazuma thought out, rather rudely and even holding Aqua's hand.

"Oyy. I feel something rude coming from you." Aqua, of course, took note of this and looked at the Hiki-NEET with a blank look. Sui and Hikki also did the same, looking upwardly at the owner who was currently holding their bowl.

"Nothing~." Kazuma deadpanned. "So what do you want to play?" he asked the useless goddess who's hand he was holding.

"Hmmmm~" Aqua looked for a while, finding an Arcade game she's interested at.

"Come on, pick already I need to know if I still have my skills in those fighting games." Kazuma informed, actually wanting to have some blissful time away the two babies.

"Don't rush me!" Aqua replied, slightly panicking on what game she should pick.

"Hey... Look at that blue haired girl." Another otaku appeared, looking at Kazuma and Aqua's direction. Only Kazuma took note of this as Aqua was looking around the Game Center. "Isn't she cosplaying the goddess in that anime?" he continued, and slowly his friends also got on in his whisper.

"Yeah... Usually everyone would ship the arch wizard, and the crusader but I actually like her." His friend confessed his true waifu. And that takes a lot of courage.

Kazuma's face turned blank after he was shocked from what he heard with his super hearing. 'How...'

"Really? I actually like her too. I don't care what everyone thinks. She's my waifu! Every one else should just like that loli and that pervert!" And another one of them said with rage, obviously hating on the other two Waifu groups. (A/N: DON'T SUE ME~!)

Kazuma only looked at the useless-goddess who was now scratching her head for not knowing which game to pick. 'How...'

And slowly the Goddess Waifu Group slowly picked up on numbers... The group who was laughed at... The underdogs... The #Useless-Goddess for life...

"Let's go take the picture of our BEST GIRL!" Their leader who was the one who spoke first, announced to his newfound lifelong friends. His cellphone already at his hand, he looked towards his NAKAMA with fierce determination as a lone tear slowly flowed down his face.

"YEAH~!" They all cheered. "Blue haired girls are the best!" One of them said pointing at his hair. "No to Lolis!" The other one discriminated, spitting at the ground. "No to OVERLY HUGE BOOBS!" The other one rebelled, rubbing his man boobs in an overly dramatic fashion. And finally... "YES FOR THE FIRST MAIN HEROINE~!" They all screamed in one mindset, and everyone else ignored them. The shop keepers not bothering to calm them down. And even not the guards, knowing that they should not mess with an otaku's main waifu.

Kazuma only just stared at the useless-goddess who was now asking Sui and Hikki on what game they should pick, not even realizing the revolution that was happening that is probably because of her. 'HOW CAN YOU EVEN LIKE THIS GIRL!?' Kazuma thought out furiously in his mind, his fury not being copied by the expression of his blank face from the outside. 'CHOOSE A MORE BETTER, PRETTIER, SWEETER, KINDER, CUTER, GIRLY WAIFU THAN "THIS"!' His eyebrow twitched as he tried to contain his anger. 'THAT'S WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE!' Suddenly a vein popped out at his temple, still doing his best to contain it. 'BUT I CAN"T!' He suddenly clenched his teeth as he was now practically glaring at the useless-goddess. 'BECAUSE I'M ALREADY IN LOVE WITH THIS MESS!'

"Hmm~?" Aqua immediately looked towards the Hiki-NEET who was now suddenly glaring at her like she had drank away all of their eris. "What's up?" she asked, also raising a brow on the NEET's sudden behavior.

"Stop making me jealous, you unappreciative, alcoholic, barfing, one skill pony, childish, dumb, self-proclaiming, money loving, goddess of party tricks, useless-goddess!" Kazuma exclaimed, the expression on his face and the tone of his voice were like he was trying to pick a fight, not even a slip tongue on the insults that came from his mouth.

"HUH!? T-That's what I should be saying to you! You lolicon, pedophile, boob-loving, cheap, underwear stealing, laundry sniffing, coward, cheating, unsensitive, perverted Hiki-NEET!" Aqua retorted back, with the same expression and tone as the Kazuma who was trying to pick a fight with her, not even thinking about the insults she knowingly said.

The attention of everyone in the game center suddenly, averted to the two who were actually quarrelling yet again. But for those in the Game Center the two were practically showing off.

"Tch, she has a boyfriend." The leader said disgusted as the two bickered on the back ground.

"What a bunch of normies... "HUUUUH~!? You!? Jealous!? Don't make me laugh! Do you even know how to spell that!?" 3D girls are the worst." One of the members said bitterly, as he spat on the ground yet again.

No one bothered the to stop the two. Even the shopkeepers and the guards not bothering to calm down the Lover's quarrel. Since they could't calm the two without making disgusted and bitter expressions on their faces.

"Let's get out of here... Let's find our waifu somewhere else." The leader announced spitting on the exact spot as one of the members before going towards the exit. "It's not like she's the real thing." And every one on the group nodded their heads agreeingly at what their leader had said, as they all went towards the exit.

And everyone left the the two bickerers alone. The two only quarreled into the distance their hands not even weakening their grip on each other.

Humans are naive creatures... Respect each and everyone's waifu... (A/N: AND PLEASE DON'T SUE ME!)

KO!-(NO!-SUE!)-BA!

"Gahhhh~! I'm tired!" Kazuma sighed out loudly, sitting on a bench of the Game Center.

Having to deal with everyone for 10 hours would be considered as a true miracle. The impossible. The NEET that already felt like he could sleep for a week, just sat in the bench tiredly as he was just finished testing his skills on a nearby fighting game.

"Such a Weak-NEET... It's not that tiresome to hold Sui and Hikki's bowl." Aqua said beside him, playing with the overly satisfied Sui and Hikki, their bowl resting on her lap.

'Tch... You guys are the worst wing-fishes.' Kazuma thought out slightly irritated by the sweet spot the two had.

"You're not the one dealing 3 overly hyper, bottomless stomached, mental disordered kids." The NEET complained for the umpteenth time as he just sighed all the exhaustion away.

"I know, I know... You had fun." Aqua just smiled tenderly as she just nodded her head.

"Hmph... As if." Kazuma retorted a smirk escaping his lips. "Well a little at least... The heck, how did you know anyway?"

"Heh! Who are you talking to? I'm the great water goddess, Aqua! I always know what you're thinking." she said proudly, not even realizing what she had said.

"Oho~? So you're keeping a close eye on me these days huh~? Aqua-sama~?" Kazuma retorted back, seeing the chance to strike yet again.

"N-N-No! I just didn't have anything to do anyway!" And yet again the goddess feigned ignorance, as she averted her gaze yet again from the smirk Kazuma was giving.

'Such a handful...' Kazuma just sighed the softest he had done for the whole day.

The two only stared at the Game Center... Sitting comfortably on the bench they had spotted... Seeing the overly angered person whacking the unfair claw machine (Not knowing it's Darkness)... And still seeing Megumin having another line of otakus taking her picture away...

"Hey, are we going to your house next?" Aqua had asked, trying to contain her excitement to see Kazuma's home in person. Sui and Hikki also sprang up as they also wanted the answer.

"Huh?... Oh...Yeah.." Kazuma managed to reply, unexpecting the question coming from Aqua. "That's the whole reason why I wanted to come home at the first place. I just wanted to do something at my room." The tone of his voice suddenly turned serious, as he thought out his mission.

"Ohhh~. Then, are you going to see your family?" Aqua asked again.

"Well..." Suddenly Kazuma's tone of voice suddenly turned sadder and depressed. "I... actually want to." he mumbled out, but Aqua heard it clearly. "But I don't think I will... I just want to finish something in my room, and I don't want to remember the bad memories of what happened back then." Kazuma said gingerly, as he just rubbed his arms. Remembering the whole reason why he had doubted his family from the start. (Chapter 9 Story).

"I see..." Aqua only managed to squeak, witnessing a new side of Kazuma. And a side she didn't like when she saw it.

"And besides..." Kazuma noticing the bad air going around, decided to lighten up the mood. "They probably wouldn't want to see a person coming back to life after dying 'tragically'." Kazuma said, snorting at the idea of his father passing out if he saw his son walking around the house.

"Pfft!... Yeah, and that person is the one who had died 'tragically' because of shock." Aqua did her best to contain her snickering as she hid her grinning mouth with her hand. "They'd probably make fun of your way of dying first before getting scared."

"Oy, you take that back." Kazuma replied, still bitter about the way he had died.

And just as their usual mood had finally returned...

"Megumin-chan! Do an Explosion spell!" A certain suspiciously excited otaku, exclaimed happily because of every picture he had collected.

'Oh no...' Kazuma sweatdropped when he heard the E word.

"Very well! Kazuma had said not to do spells in this world, but if its for my followers then I'll gladly do so!" Megumin said already having that cocky grin on her face. Much to the otakus' delight, Kazuma was not having it. "Darkness darker than black..." Her eyes suddenly glowed red and her staff shined its light.

"DON'T! DON'T BLOW THE GAME CENTER !" Kazuma immediately ran towards the 'seriously going to blow up the Game Center' Megumin, leaving Aqua and their pets sitting on the bench.

Having to finally be alone, Aqua looked down at Sui and Hikki. "I hate the face he made earlier..." she said almost sadly, the two goldfishs nodded their heads, agreeing to what Aqua had said. "What should I do...? I want to help that Hiki-NEET." Aqua said, lightly gripping the glass bowl. "I don't want him to make that face ever again."

'But what can I do... I don't have the power I once had when I was on the other realm.' Aqua thought out helplessly, as she desperately thinks for a way.

"All of their prize games are scammers! It's no doubt that Kazuma is from this world!" Darkness thought out grumpily, losing all of her tokens on the claw machines, and different prize driven games. The crusader tiredly sat on the bench where Aqua was sitting and immediately noticed Kazuma holding off Megumin. "What are they doing?"

"Kazuma! My followers demand I do an Explosion! Don't worry! It will be a 10/10 Explosion!" Megumin explained, trying to get out from Kazuma's clutches.

"That's not the problem here, you crazy, stupid named arch wizard! You'll be in jail for life if you do that!" Kazuma retorted, saving the ungrateful naive otakus who were having a ruckus in the back.

"SEXUAL HARASSMENT! LET GO OF OUR WAIFU!" The otakus immediately demancd justice for their loli.

Darkness just smiled crookedly as she saw the guards immediately tried to stop the pedophile who was harming the suspicious line of waifu of the otakus.

Aqua looked at Darkness... And immediately her face sprang up. "Darkness! Do you have any symbol or item of the Eris Sect!?" The useless goddess asked quickly.

"Well... I have the Eris charm that I always use when I pray to Goddess Eris." Darkness replied worriedly, due to the fact that Aqua had always forced the crusader to join the Axis Sect.

"Give it to me!" Aqua exclaimed.

"Ehhhh? Are you going to break it, and say that I should join the Axis sect and make fun of Goddess Eris wearing pads?" Darkness said blankly as she tried removing the violet necklace on her neck.

"No!..." Aqua said suspiciously, having the crusader raise a brow at her antics, but reluctantly gave her the purple charm nonetheless. 'That's for another time.'

"Tch... Kazuma's the worst... Not even giving me the permission to give my followers a proper send off." Megumin said grumpily, as the party were now walking through the streets going to Kazuma's home. The sun had already come down, and the early night clearly showing its nocturnal presence through town.

"Don't give you're 'fans' a bomb threat! And if it wasn't for your small stature, the guards wouldn't have thought of committing a dangerous crime your 'fans' probably do!" Kazuma remarked, leading the way to his home. "Dang, we only have like 45 minutes left." The Hiki-NEET clicked his tongue as he picked up the pace.

"Man,... This day was rather fun." Darkness exclaimed, some tiredness showing at her voice.

"It was so~ much fun than I was really expecting!" Megumin said happily. "This world's food, and amusement centers are really great!" she continued smiling all the way, completely satisfied for the day.

'I'm going to hibernate after this..' Kazuma stressed out as he just listened on the conversation.

"So, Kazuma what are you going to do until we go back?" Aqua asked glass bowl in hand with the satisfied Sui and Hikki, not getting the answer of that question earlier.

"Yeah, well..."

Kazuma's house was now on full display in front of them.

"I see... You're going to sneak into that house. So even if you get caught, you'll at least dissapear after a while." Aqua said impressed by the NEET's antics."

"NO! That's my house!" Kazuma defended as he looked at his home.

'...That's the Hiki-NEET's home.' Aqua thought out almost happily as she looked at the house for a while.

"That's surprising... I thought Kazuma's home would be a hut made of wood because of how cheap he is with money." Megumin commented out, REALLY expecting that Kazuma's home was like that.

"Oy, my family are on the more above average on life." Kazuma said going over the fence. The 5 (SUI AND HIKKI) just looked at him, expecting to be invited inside. "You guys stay there, I can't let you come inside the house." Kazuma said seriously, not a hint of playfulness on his voice. The 2 party members just nodded silently, not messing around. But Aqua had the knack to actually walk towards near the fence to see Kazuma's expression. "...Even you, Aqua." Kazuma continued, slightly feeling guilty looking at her disappointed expression, knowing that she probably wanted to go inside ever since coming here in Japan. 'I should at least explain what I'm doing inside.' he thought out trying to at least ease up the guilt he felt inside. "I was sent almost immediately at the parallel world and all... So there's something I can only do, before leaving this world for the last time... And I know I wouldn't have the chance to do it again." Kazuma explained out. "Wait over there a bit, my family sleeps at around this time so I'll probably not get caught." he continued still looking at the disappointed face of the useless goddess, and the sad stares of Sui and Hikki looking upwardly at him. "Sorry..." he patted the two goldfish with his finger and... lightly bopped the goddess's forehead before heading off inside.

The useless goddess just held her forehead where she got bopped and just looked worriedly at the Hiki-NEET that was going around the house.

Kazuma POV

'Man, why did this house never even changed after I died.' I thought out going over around the house looking for a specific empty flower pot. 'How can I even not miss it if it hasn't changed, come on guys.' I complained, looking under that specific flower pot. I expected for the The easily spotted duplicate key spot to change at least, but nevertheless it was still on the exact same spot I remember it.

"I remember when Dad freaked out that the Duplicate key had been stolen back then... And it turns out it was just used by our grandparents." I mumbled to myself as I remembered my life here.

I went to our house's door, and slowly put the key in the key hole. Carefully turning it and hearing the clicksound. I quietly went inside. Inside the house that I missed all this time. Walking through the wooden floor, I chanted the skill "Lurk" as to make my presence more quiet just in case. My homesickness completely cured as I saw the state of my home. 'Everything is like how I left it.' I thought out, almost feeling the joy of seeing my house one last time. Quickly, I went towards my room before my emotions got the better of me... And after some steps of nostalgia, I was in the front of my room. 'They probably cleared out and sold all of my stuff here, it can actually make some money if they did.' I thought out, already expecting every goods I've collected, and even my PC to already be gone. But... my lips quivered immensely as I saw the state of my room. 'Why...is it the same as I left it?'

Everything... To the PC, my bed, my manga, my mecha figurines (Anime Figurines are at the apartment), and everything. I felt the floor and saw my stuff clean, which means... "Okaa-san... you're always such a cleanaholic." I mumbled out, feeling feeling my eyes start to burn and my lips start to quiver again, I try to remove my attention from what I said and just continued to look through my room. Looking at my figurine collection, I immediately noticed that something had changed. "Why is there 12 here? I always had 6." I mumbled out questioningly. When I was just 12 years old, Dad and I bought 12 different boxes of Mechs. That old man is a really big fan of mechs, especially the ones where you have to combine all of their parts and such. And looking at it closely, the other 6 I had saw were the ones I really wanted to got the more awesome looking bunch out of the 6... I always pleaded for him to at least let me have one of the 6 he had in exchange for mine but he didn't give me one... I would always steal one of those special 6 of his and he would always get it back... "The heck old man...Took you way too long to give them all to me, you childish parent." I mumbled yet again, my state worsening by the second as I already feel my eyes producing something liquid. I just slowly sat at the center of my room, and I saw something shining because of the moonlight. I slowly made my way there and saw something that immediately worsened my state. "Our first family picture..." I whispered to myself, reaching out my hand to touch the picture frame. This is where Tekite my little brother, has just been a month old... When Okaa-san gave him to me so I can hold him, I was really nervous that I would accidentally drop him and bopped his head...But when she did, I saw his little baby face just cry his eyes out and I panicked not knowing what to do... And I promised myself to be a great brother to that whiny kid... That crybaby who would always cry on the floor holding the very reason he's crying... "At least... pick a better picture to leave on the floor you crybaby..." I just stared at the picture, the picture of my complete family, and the picture where I'm not part of it anymore. And suddenly, a tear dropped down on the glass frame... And as it did, every tear came crashing down... And I finally lost it.

"C-Crap why the heck am I crying..." I said in between sobs and hiccups that I couldn't manage to hold in.

And suddenly I heard my window open, and before I even realized it, Aqua had landed on the floor, the glass bowl at hand safe from damage. "Itai~." she whined silently as she checked Sui and Hikki's bowl for any damage. "Good. No cracks." she exclaimed in relief as she now looks towards me.

Looking at me who is literally bawling his eyes out, hugging a picture frame and was sitting on the floor. 'Shit, I need to stop... Or this goddess is going to laugh so hard, the glass bowl will break.' I tried to calm down... but my hiccups and tears still hadn't died down. "Oy Aqua please do me a favor and turn around until I calm down please? You can laugh all you want late-" My sentence didn't finish as I felt someone hug my form... And that person was none other than that useless goddess. I felt my forehead resting on her shoulder, as she didn't look at my expression.

"The heck are you hugging me for...?" I tried to tease her, to relinquish the nervousness I was feeling on wetting her clothes with my tears.

"Hiki-NEET... You can cry all you want. Don't hold back anymore." she mumbled to me, knowing what I'm going through. "We're here... We're right here...I'm right here, Kazuma." The useless goddess tightened her embrace...making me embarrassed as to what I should do.

"Tch... You're embarrassing me to Sui and Hikki." I managed to reply, now wrapping my arms around her frame.

It took me a moment to calm down, and when I did...Of course, I smoothly got closer to the useless goddess's body. Since I'm "still" crying anyway. "You smell like sweat..." I commented, the calmness returning to my voice.

Aqua only blushed in reply and just averted her gaze to another direction. "It's not my fault that someone made me run with him through out Akihabara..." she said embarrassingly, now being conscious with her smell.

'...The hell, how did you turn into a girl Aqua?'

"Why the heck did you hug me for anyway, useless goddess?" Now returning my question, I tried to return back our usual mood.

"Your face looked like crap, Hiki-NEET...You just looked so pitiful that I had to do it." she blankly replied, turning the tables on me.

"Those are not the lines you should be saying, useless goddess... At least do it, how I always do everytime whenever you cry." I lightly complained, slightly irritated by what she said.

"Stop being picky and just be grateful, Shit-NEET... I'm going to tease you so much afterwards, so hurry up and stop being a crybaby now." she said with the same tone as earlier. I can't see her face properly but I knew she had a smug expression on her face, knowing that she is having her revenge on how I always treated her when she cries like this.

'Tch, that's why I didn't want to bring her to my room.' I thought out irritated.

"Those are so not the lines you should be saying to me, you penniless-goddess." I just said tiredly as I felt my body already calmed down.

Looking at Sui and Hikki who were placed on the floor, made me look at the goddess questioningly. "Why did you come here anyway? I told you guys to wait outside." I asked Aqua, who was now removing her hands on me.

'Bummer...' I'm not disappointed of course.

"Well, I just felt like I should go inside... Don't know why though." Aqua said shrugging her shoulders.

'What a cliche lover.' I though out just smiling knowingly.

"And I saw some lights opening at the house, so I wanted to tell you."

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"THEN TELL THAT FROM THE START, YOU IDIOT!" I whispered a yell of some sorts as I smacked her in the head.

"I forgot! You were crying, so I just acted on impulse!" she defensively said, grabbing Sui and Hikki's bowl.

"Don't think you can get away, for saying something sweet!" I immediately opened my PC.

"What are you doing now, Hiki-NEET?!" she said trying to get my attention as I was now browsing in my PC.

"I should do what I came in here for!" I replied back, my mouse cursor going towards the 'Browsing History' of my Internet. 'THE ONE THING I CAME HERE FOR!'

And suddenly I heard footsteps walking around on the hallway.

"Crap! Crap! Crap!" I quickened my pace as I tried to find the 'Delete Browsing History' on my browser.

"Kazuma! Come on!" Aqua pulled my tracksuit as she now panicked.

"Don't rush me! And look away for a secon-" Just when I was about to click the button I heard the door knob turn on my room.

CHAPTER 17 END!

A/N: MAN~! What a long chapter! I don't why though but when I write in Normal POV I write SO MUCH MORE than when I write in 1st person. Not going to lie I at least got teary eyed when I wrote about Kazuma's family, I don't know why though but when it comes to family themed stories I always feel emotional since I love my family so much xD! Don't sue me please! About the Waifu wars of KonoSuba! I respect all Waifus and Ships! Sorry also for the big changes on how Kazuma and Aqua interact with each other. To LEMONY for my tastes too actually XD Coming UP! Is an Original Based Chapter! So please look up for it! Thanks for reading until the end and see you guys again!