This Wonderful World

by HolyGuacamole21

I am not blind. I am not deaf. I'm sure as hell, not a masochist. I am clearly not a pedophile for a certain exploding crazy kid. I may be a 'little' bit sadistic, but that doesn't mean I would hit on a pain-loving tank Ojou-sama. I don't have a fetish for self-proclaiming, useless, glutton, alcoholic, goddess. I could have had a harem for heaven's sake! HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?

19. Chapter 19

Chapter 19: Face to Face

Contests... A challenge for those willing to show their strengths and talents. One might say that this is a battlefield for those who want to triumph over other competitors. People that do join this battle royale, are ones who want to dominate others, show to them that they have the right to claim the highest spot. Show them that they are the best of the best. One may be the victor because of talent, one may be the victor with sheer effort and willpower, and one can be a victor out of sheer luck alone... But, if you have a partner with the lowest luck and intelligence possible... That's clearly a different story.

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The usual streets of Tokyo, streets full of people having the most of their weekdays off. There were seniors, families, students, and even couples that roam the streets. Their happy and satisfied expressions showing in each of their faces as they continue their day with happiness. And there it was, two couples just standing around in the middle of everything. One couple, having cocky and mischievous expressions on their faces. And the other one, having just about the blankest face they could muster.

"What do you mean?" Kazuma asked, Aqua trying to get away from his hold.

"You said you were a real couple, right?" Keita now smirked as he pointed at something. "Then prove it."

The Hiki-NEET and useless-goddess looked at where he pointed at, and they saw a poster sticking at the glass window of a coffee shop.

" The Lovey-Dovey Contest..." Kazuma slightly shuddered at the name. "Are you confident in your love with one another? Do you want to shout it out to everyone? Think you can be the cheesiest couple out there? Then join for free in this battle love royale to prove that you are the best couple! Free signups, no money required!"

"This is cringy as heck." Kazuma said blankly, "There's no way we're going to join in that normie fiesta."

"Hoho~? Whaaat?~ Are you scared that I and Keita can beat you two?" Mei challenged, Keita just cockily smiling beside her.

"No. I just don't want to do something that tiresome." Kazuma said, not the least concerned with winning or losing. Aqua went closer to the poster to read it properly.

"Eh~," Keita just waved off his hand. "You can just say that you and your fake girlfriend are just going to lose."

'Still not believing huh?'

"What the!? There are prizes for the winners!" Aqua announced as she went over the list, "3rd Place: Free Tickets for Splash Island (Swimming Park), 2nd Place: Free Tickets for Enchanted Forest (Amusement Park), 1st Place: Mystery Grand Prize!" the useless goddess felt immensely excited at the last mysterious prize. "Kazuma! Let's join and get that 1st prize! It might be money, food, or even sake!" Aqua shook the blank expression Kazuma.

'Sake is clearly out of the options, Aqua-sama...' he thought,

"You always rush headfirst when it comes to money and food, you glutton," Kazuma said, his expression not the least changing. "I admit, I am curious about that mystery grand prize." Aqua beamed up at what the Hiki-NEET said. "But it's still a NO. I don't want to waste any more energy, I'm already tired of dealing with you."

"Ehhhh~? You're on a date with me~! You should be grateful, jumping with joy, and prolong this date as much as you can~!" Aqua complained, now continuing to shake the still blank-faced Kazuma.

"Yey~. Yey~. I'm so grateful that I'm on a date with you~. I want to make this last forever.~" Kazuma said with no emotion,

"Ihhhhh~!" Aqua pouted, "You still haven't let me try Tokyo's alcoholic beverages!"

"YOU ATE A TRUCK OF FOOD, AND NOW YOU WANT ME TO STILL BUY YOU SOMETHING!?" Kazuma broke the shake as he now pinched the spoiled goddess's cheeks.

"These two..." Keita and Mei looked at the idiot couple, again forgetting that they were just standing there.

As Kazuma continued to pinch the now crying Aqua, 'Wait... if we did join this contest...Then that means...' His mind completely switched as he let go of Aqua's cheeks. His expression was now completely serious.

"We're joining this one, Ako." he said, now not joking around.

"Eh?" The other couple and the red-cheeked "Ako" uttered out in sync.

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KOKOKO-NO~-SUBA!

There was an air of dread in the air. The people on the supermarket rushed out in fear as they saw a blonde lady looking at the chains on the shelf of the Hardware Aisle. The expression she was showing and the way her body shook in excitement was not for the light-hearted.

"Mom," An innocent child tugged on her mother's hand as they walked through the isle. "Why is that onee-san staring at those chains?"

The mother gently smiled as she looked at her daughter with a sweet expression...And she took her quickly away from the area and dashed out the supermarket.

"Darkness, look!" Thankfully, the crusader's BAD thoughts were alerted to the sight of Megumin riding a cart, Tekitte right behind smiling crookedly as he pushed the cart. "This transport device is very convenient, how much is this Tekitte?" The archmage asked as she jumped on the cart.

"Eto, Megumin-san. This is not for sale..." Tekitte replied, trying not to mind the stares of the other shoppers.

"Aww, is that so?" Megumin uttered out, a little disappointed. But, immediately stood up as she held out her staff. "If that's the case. I will make the most out of riding it. Let us go forth to the next aisle, Tekitte!"

'Don't look at us... Don't mind us, people..' Tekitte held his head down,

Darkness thinking that Tekitte was already tired pushing the hyper Megumin, and due to her chivalry as a knight. She took hold of the cart, "I'll take it from here, Tekitte. You can rest now." she declared with a smile.

Tekitte gave out a sigh of relief, "Thank you, Darkness-san." he smiled sweetly as he gained some distance from them. Wanting to decrease the embarrassment.

"Let us go, my noble steed!" The witch declared with a shout.

"STEED!?" Darkness immediately heard the word. 'Treating me like some sort of livestock...' The crusader shook, and Tekitte knew what was coming next. "Yes, MASTEER~!" the crusader took off running with the cart.

"NOOO~! DARKNESS-SAAAN~, MEGUMIN-SAAN~!" And Tekitte, immediately chased the 2. Immediately regretting his actions.

"Look at what those kids doing..." A random shopping gossiper said out loud. "Is this how Millenials act, nowadays?"

Inuzuma simply saluted as he saw his youngest son go forth with the most dangerous situation of all...

Embarrassing himself.

"It looks they're having fun." Kyouka looked at the trio with a smile.

'Really, dear? That clearly does not look fun to me." Inuzuma disagreed.

"Then do you want to have fun? Just the two of us?" Kyouka grabbed hold of her husband's arm, enjoying the now blushing face of Inuzuma.

"I-I think we're also out of soy sauce. S-So let's go get some." The husband fumbled on his words, as he tried ignoring his wife's teasing expression. He now walked at the same pace as his wife who was still holding his arm.

Kyouka just smiled as she enjoyed a moment alone with her beloved, 'It's been a while since we've been alone... Even if it's just shopping.' That thought made her rest her head on Inuzuma's bulky arm.

Inuzuma's face flared out even more at the action.

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"Ladies and Gentlemen! Boys and Girls!" The host of the contest yelled in full volume, microphone on hand. "Young and old boys and girls out there who are in love with love! Just for today, scream out as much as you want!" His energetic voice exploded throughout the town circle, having the attention of every person there, even the ones who were just walking by, stopped on their tracks to watch the event. "Welcome to our annual event! The Lovey-Dovey Contest!" Everyone watched with excitement, except those who were single all their lives and have a hatred for normies.

"Now, now don't look at me with those bloodlust eyes! I'm just doing my job, and I work to be paid!" The host added, trying to calm down the Normie Hating Mob. "You actually should thank me, I'm giving you the chance to find a fellow single normie hating guy or gal! Now's your chance, guys!" His words sparked a huge amount of singles in the crowd to make their move, and try to find a date for the day.

'I feel like a monkey in a zoo.' Kazuma thought to himself as he stood in the center. As his "girlfriend" was nowhere to be found, and unfortunately he was the only one without a partner on his side. Seeing that, the audience started snickering as they voice out their own thoughts of gossip.

"I think a fellow normie is lost on the center there..." A normie hater who failed to find a date said to his fellow normie hater.

"He's probably into chicks who have boyfriends..." A gossiping gal said to her own gossiping gal friend.

"*yawn~!* I want to go home." Not minding the audience, Kazuma just scratched his stomach as he kept on yawning.

"Hoho~! There are a lot of you participating this year!" The host then proceeded to check out the participants. Keita and Mei just flexed their relationship as they gave out sweet smiles on each other.

"Such beautiful lasses and hot stud-" Her voice trailed out when she looked at Kazuma who was partnerless.

"Oy why'd you stop at that part when you looked at me? Are you picking a fight?" Kazuma said blankly, not even hesitating on giving this host a dropkick if he could.

"E-Eh!? I wasn't implying anything, Sir!" The host sweatdropped, "I was just wondering if you were a fellow participant her-"

"Yes, I am. My "girlfriend" just went to the bathroom. Now, beat it." Kazuma rudely interrupted as he pointed her away.

The host's face twitched, she contained herself from screaming at this guy's ear. "I-Is that so? T-Then, I look forward to what you and your "girlfriend"(If she even is real) to the contest!" she added a slow whisper on the last part, before moving on the next couples ahead.

"What a scum, being so rude at the cute host..." Fellow normie hater whispered again to his fellow normie hater.

"What a jerk... He thinks being mean to girls makes him interesting..." Fellow gossiping gal whispered to her fellow gossiping gal.

Kazuma gave the audience a middle finger as he looked at them blankly. Making the audience hate him more.

'This guy doesn't really plan on being the audience favorite huh?' The host can only pity Kazuma, knowing he will be eliminated immediately. "Now hold your horses! Before we all start, I would like to begin a little something kinda cheesy and cringy for the most part!" The host looked at the secret judges in the audience, she gave them a nod before continuing. "As you all know, the is victor not based on the wins the couple has on their plate... But based on how they act throughout the contest." The host explained the audience immediately understanding the 'Fun is more important than Winning' part. The couples who were participating just grinned at their partners, Keita and Mei even gave a thumbs up to each other. And Kazuma...just picked his nose, as he waited for the contest to begin. And the audience again voiced out how Kazuma's the "audience favorite".

"And now! I will first here the opinions of our couples here today!" The host went to the first couple, noticing that they were red and still quite shy around each other, meant that they were probably on their first date. 'What cuties...' The host thought out. "Looks like we have a cute couple right here! Is this your time competing here?" As she continued to ask them some special questions, and some of the audience reacted, going 'Awwwww' and some of them were 'Die in a fire, normies'. And then the host now asked the last question, "Why did you two join the Lovey Dovey Contest?"

The couple was nervous as they were already pretty out of it from the other questions. But the guy, despite being nervous as heck, was the one who answered for his girlfriend. "I-I wanted to join because I wanted to become closer to her and I wanted her to see my cool side." he brazenly said, making the audience scream with romantic excitement and making his girlfriend flare up more in response.

"And! What do you have to say to that, Ms. Girlfriend!?" The host gave the girlfriend a push.

"Y-Y-You're already cool for me!" The girlfriend yelled, making the audience yell too and everyone all clapped loudly for the cute couple... Except for Kazuma who just clapped slowly and with no energy at all.

"Damn that guy... Not even acting that he cares." Normie hater toward the other normie hater.

"He's so cocky! I'm not going to believe that he has or even will have a girlfriend! With that ugly face and attitude? No way!" Gossiping gal toward the other gossiping gal.

Kazuma immediately gave the audience a teasing look, as they all looked at him with irritated expressions.

The host just smiled crookedly at the scene, and after thanking the couple, she went on the next couple. And the next. And the next after that. Until it was Keita's and Mei's turn. As soon as the host saw the two, she immediately looked at them with impressed eyes. Their posture and aura showing confidence and no amount of embarrassment in their actions. She decided to ask them only one question, as she already knew that they have the highest chance to win this contest. "So, why did you two join the Lovey Dovey Contest?"

"Only one question?" Keita asked curiously. "I kinda feel disappointed now, I was actually getting ready on how I'll show how much I love the girl beside me," Keita said a grin in his face as he scratched his head. The audience immediately shouted their heart gushing reactions, and some of the girls screaming out how hot Keita is.

'Nice one...' Kazuma thought out, almost wanting to cringe on that cliche as f words.

"Am I only a girl to you? I thought I was your princess." Mei teased, making Keita slightly embarrassed.

'He probably said that to someone else yesterday.' Kazuma added to himself, containing himself to say it out loud.

"It's not special anymore if you tell it to everybody else, you know." he pinched her girlfriend's cheek, earning a little punch to his gut, the audience laughed and enjoyed their little antics. "S-So, to answer your question, Ms. Host." The hurt Keita continued. "I want to know how much I and Mei mean to each other. I want to know how much I mean to her and I want her to know that she means so much to me." Keita said looking at Mei's eyes.

The audience awwwed in response, and some fangirls screamed their hearts out.

"And this contest will truly show it. And I will... show it to you as well." Mei sweetly smiled, a small blush showing in her face.

Keita didn't expect the sudden comeback, and he burned up as well. 'Been a while since my heart throbbed like this.' he thought to himself as he hid his burning face from the crowd.

The audience loudly cheered as they enjoyed their new favorite couple to win.

'Well, there's our fan-favorite now.' The host smiled, "Thank you so much, our dear participants! And we all will look forward to your performance!" The audience cheered, even after the interview there were still loud claps coming from them.

"And for our last couple participan- Geh!" The host stopped mid-sentence again as she went over Kazuma's side, with the whole audience going silent as a heartbeat. The audience was so silent that an infant was heard crying a kilometer away.

"What kind of a host are you? That's twice you stopped on your sentences. My two goldfish can bloop full sentences more than you." The raised an eyebrow to the host.

"I-Is that so, sir?" An angry vein showed up on the host's mature expression.

"I really hate normies.. but I think I'm starting to hate that guy more." The Normie hater became a Kazuma Hater, he said to his fellow who is also now a Kazuma Hater.

"He's rude, not a gentleman, and most importantly he's ugly! I won't go on a date with him even if the world depends on it!" The now Gal Kazuma Gossiper told to her fellow Kazuma Gossiper.

The audience stirred their distress and only glared at the uncaring Kazuma.

'Clearly the "People's Champ".' The host now looked at Kazuma with no care. 'Acting so cockily without a girlfriend to show for it... But I'll go with it for the last time.'

" So, why did YOU join this contest meant for Couples, dear sir?" The host asked slightly rude, before passing the mic to Kazuma.

'I feel rudeness in your voice, but I'll let it go for now.' Kazuma thought before grabbing the mic. He looked around for the very very VERY late goddess, but to no avail, there is no goddess on sight. Kazuma sighed tiredly. 'Well, it's better if she didn't hear this one. I don't want to be at the end of her complaining again, with her attire like that? My heart's going to pop.' he said, a little doki doki on the last part.

"I joined this contest because...I wanted to save her." Kazuma said seriously, looking at everyone with genuine eyes.

"...Eh?" Everyone's attention was now on the serious Kazuma. The anger, disgust, hatred, and insignificance they felt for him earlier immediately evaporated in the air.

"Before all this... I was stupid. I was inferior. I was naive. Very naive... I didn't expect that things will escalate this far. If I realized it sooner... Then this wouldn't have happened." Kazuma continued, and soon there were tears in his eyes."As he was choking on his words, a sad expression showed in his face.

"...Huh?" The host was now teary-eyed as she looked at Kazuma's form. 'Is it why he doesn't have a partner right now?' The host realized, as she now felt empathy towards Kazuma.

"Why am I so stupid?... I knew it from the start... But I just didn't trust my judgment enough... That's why that..." thing" took it all from me... My source of happiness... Every bit of it... gone because of my stupidness." Kazuma was containing himself from bawling his eyes out on the cold hard floor.

"*sniff!* I feel you, man... I feel you there.' The now Kazuma Supporter, held arms with the fellow Kazuma Supporter.

"I didn't expect him to cry... So he does have feelings after all. He's not a pervert, demon, brute..." The now Gal Kazuma Empathizer said to her fellow Gal Kazuma Empathizer.

Despite now choking on his tears, Kazuma still tried to talk. "*sniff!* That's why I joined this contest... Because it was the only way... The only way..." Full of emotion, Kazuma knelt on the ground as his tears landed on the cold floor.

There was silence for a while... What was only heard was Kazuma's tears(and some snot) landing on the ground.

..."You can do it, bro!" One of the audience shouted. And it was the Kazuma Supporter.

Kazuma looked at the Kazuma Supporter with wide eyes, now regretting he gave him the finger.

"Yes! You can truly save her!" Another one of the crowd yelled her support, Gal Kazuma Empathizer.

"You guys..." Kazuma muttered in his choking breath.

Until the whole crowd cheered and gave him applause for his courage and determination.

"What the f*ck?' Both Keita and Mei watched with dumbfounded faces.

"Sir," The host who had some tears flow down her face, helped Kazuma up. "We believe in you," she said with a confident teary-eyed smile.

It took a moment for Kazuma to accept the situation, and when he did, he nodded at the host. And he looked at the crowd, and he shot his arm up. And the audience cheered. "I will do it, everyone!"

"YES!" The audience and the host replied.

"I will save her!" he shouted with a smile.

"We believe in you!" They replied with cheers.

"I will become happy again!" he yelled from the bottom of his heart.

"You deserve to be happy!" Everyone said genuinely to their brand new favorite.

"I WILL SAVE MY WALLET FROM MY GIRLFRI-UGUh!" A punch was blown through his stomach.

"Trash!" The audience completely did a 360, and as all of them were shouting trash some of them literally threw trash at the Trashzuma. Their brand new favorite worst participant to lose.

"Beat him up, host!" The now Kazuma Traitor held up a bat for the host to use with fellow Kazuma Traitor.

"He's the enemy of every being!" The now Gal Kazuma Executioner held a toy torch with fellow Gal Kazuma Executioner.

"And to think I believed in you for a second there." The host held out her burning fist, the recoiling Kazuma holding his stomach in pain.

"You guys don't know the pain! You know nothing of my pain!" he held his mic tightly, "You don't know anything... You don't know the feeling of looking at someone devouring everything you've worked for." In his head, there was a picture of a fat demonic Aqua eating all of everything. And a devastated crying Kazuma (With Angelic Wings) trying to stop her. "Even after eating a Titanic worth of food, she inhales everything that was given to her! My wallet sunk at the bottom of Mariana's Trench. Which is her stomach!" Kazuma tried to explain.

Excuses. Excuses. Excuses. Were in the thoughts of every person on the audience. Not believing what Kazuma was saying, at this point having a mindset of not even lifting a finger if he ever asked for help.

The Trash who cried Excuses was the image of the scene playing right now.

"Sir, I think I'm going to ask you to leave this contest." The host not kidding around right now, asking for the mic at Kazuma's hand. The audience immediately agreeing with the host. "You are not valid to enter if you do not have a girlfriend with you, as obvious as it is." Not wanting to waste any more time, she went straight to the point.

"As I've told you... She just went to the bathroom." Kazuma sighed tiredly.

"Liar!" The audience all said in unison.

The host rubbed her temple, "At this point, I'm not believing you anymore. Who would even want to date y-"

"Gume~! Excuse me for a second~!" A hand sprouted on the crowd, she tried going through the crowd, her hair was slightly wet, and having droplets of waterfall through the floor. Her face also wet from sweat and water combined, but even so, after she finally passed the crowd everyone paused for a moment as they were captivated at her. The wet girl, who had blue hair, and the face that can surpass every model in Japan. "Phew~! That was a good warm-up!" she wiped the sweat on her forehead, as she looked for someone. And, immediately she saw Kazuma. A happy smile spread through her face as she ran towards him. And as she was closer, "Kazum- Ithaaaii~!" she was met by a pinch in the cheeks.

"Why are you late!? You made me look like a loner here for 30 minutes!" The Trashzuma complained, not the least giddy for finally seeing Aqua.

Everyone finally snapped from their trance, as now they were trying to take in the situation that was happening right now. Kazuma, the one they said very VERY bad words to. Is now pinching the slightly wet blue-haired girl which is a REAL beauty. Which they now see as his girlfriend(?).

"Impossible... Is there actually a god here in this world?" The Kazuma Traitor was planning to recontinue praying for a girlfriend with fellow Kazuma Traitor.

"That girl is probably blind... He blackmailed her! It makes sense, have you no shame!?" The Gal Kazuma Executioner was on denial with fellow Gal Kazuma Executioner.

"See!? You made things worse!" Kazuma complained some more, not even thinking that he brought this to himself.

"Iht's nhot my faulht, Hiki-NEET~!" Aqua tried speaking with pinched cheeks, droplets of water now splashing all around.

The show of abuse made the audience keener on showing their hate and anger at Kazuma... Except for Darkness of course, if she were to watch the scene.

"So, why are you late!? Did you sh*t so bad, you made an accident!?" Kazuma did not care for shame.

Aqua slightly blushed in embarrassment, "NO, Hiki-NEET! I cleaned the bathroom!"

"Huh?" Everyone muttered a little bit dumbfounded.

"Why would you clean a public bathroom? Are you planning on working as a janitor or something?" Kazuma asked, completely believing that Aqua would work as one if she ever became so desperate for money.

"NO! It was dirty! And I just couldn't stand it being so, and seeing a clogged sink made me lose it." Aqua, being a goddess of water was extremely fussy on how people use water. If she sees a situation where water is being wasted, she would always do something to fix it.

'...Oh crap, I forgot you were a goddess.' Kazuma rudely thought, almost wanting to say it.

"Oy. I saw that expression. You were thinking something rude again were you?" The still wet Aqua looked at Kazuma blankly, he was still pinching her cheeks.

"Of course not~. My heart just went doki for a second there. But you could have spoken to me about it first. I was embarrassed here for god's sake." Kazuma still complained.

"He's so selfish! I am probably a kinder guy than him! A better boyfriend" The now Kazuma Envier said, with fellow Kazuma Envier.

"Instead of just being proud of his beautiful, kind, and responsible girlfriend, he abuses her. He's the worst!" The now Gal Kazuma Complainer said with fellow Gal Kazuma Complainer.

'Is this seriously his girlfriend?' The host thought, still not full-on believing that they are a couple. 'The guy is a jerk, and the beautiful girl is really too good for him.' The host's thoughts went on until she noticed her watch. Immediately realizing that they had wasted so much time. 'I need to hurry and continue the contest or else I'm fired!'

"Hey! I wanted to finish it quickly, so I can return earlie-"

"So! Miss Girlfriend(?), why did you and your boyfriend (You're too good for him) decided to join this contest?" The host slightly hurried on, as she swiftly took Kazuma's mic.

Aqua raised her eyebrow as she thought of what to say, she was in deep in thought closing her eyes. "Hmm~. An answer to that question~." Aqua was low on Intelligence.

The males in the audience now finally noticed Aqua's wet form. Her wet hair, wet cardigan, her very visible smooth legs. "Oh man, oh man, she's hot..." One of them whispered to someone.

Kazuma simply closed his eyes as a small smile painted his face.

"I'm going to ready my camera... There might be a shutter chance moment that may happen, heheh." The other guy whispered creepily as he readied his camera.

A twitch came from Kazuma's eyebrows.

"I'll make her my new wallpaper. Crap, I'm excited about staring her picture all day." Another one.

"Well, the reason I joine- Are!?" Aqua's vision immediately darkened as a cloth was placed on her head.

"Wait for a second," Kazuma said to the host, not batting an eye he blocked Aqua from the audience.

"Oyy! Don't hog her to yourself! We want to look at her too!" Some of the males said their complaints which Kazuma just stuck out his tongue, making fun of them.

Now, he returned his attention to the Aqua who was flailing her arms around. Kazuma proceeded to wipe her hair, "You look like a mop in front of the audience. I don't want you embarrassing yourself, even though you embarrassed me earlier. Oh, how am I so kind?" he said, his words not following the gentleness of how he wiped the water goddess's hair.

"Huh!? Who said I was a mop!? And it's not my fault they hated you since you look like a creep when you are alone!" Aqua made a comeback her arms just resting on her side as she waited for Kazuma to finish.

"Yeah, yeah, I look like a creep." Kazuma said slightly angry, as he lightly pulled Aqua's hair which she replied with an "Itai!", and after a while of wiping her delicate hair, he went to her face. Grabbing hold of her face, Aqua's face looked like a pufferfish.

'She looks like a fish.' Kazuma thought blankly...his blank face trying not to laugh.

" Upbb...Upubb..Bub!" Aqua tried speaking but can't even make out a word, but her face looks like she's angry.

"Just close your eyes," he said, which Aqua followed with batted eyes. And Kazuma now wiped Aqua's face, from her forehead, her cheeks, behind her ears, and her neck. '...Contain yourself, Kazuma. Contain yourself.' Kazuma thought over and over and over again as he wiped Aqua.

'Finally done.' Kazuma released a sigh of contentment, he now looked at the goddess's face properly. Seeing her shooting her face up, with closed eyes...he went closer to her ear, "...Take off your cardigan."

"EHH!? TAKE OFF MY CARDIGAN!?" Aqua now sprawled into action, as she yelled for all to hear.

"EHH!? TAKE OFF HER CARDIGAN!?" Everyone else repeated.

"WHY'D YOU SCREAM IT OUTLOUD! NO ONE WAS SUPPOSE TO FIND OUT!" Kazuma screamed back, making the audience detest him more.

"An exhibitionist... A man with good tastes." The now Kazuma Same Fetish-er spoke with fellow Kazuma Same Fetish-er.

"A pig... No... IT's worse than a pig... He's not even worthy of being called an animal at this point." The now Gal Kazuma LOATHER shook in disgust with fellow Gal Kazuma LOATHER.

'I'm getting fired for sure now...' The host just shook her head, depressed. Not even bothering to stop the two, who were now on a tug of war at the cardigan. Kazuma and "Ako" taking the spot of the WORST COUPLE she had ever faced in her whole life and probably in the next life also. And the next, next, AND NEXT. INFINITY SIGN.

"Just take it off for God's sake!" Kazuma took hold of Aqua's arms in both hands as he placed them behind her with his arm.

"Hiyaaaaaah~! A BRUTE~! DASUKETE~!" Aqua screamed for dear life, as Kazuma now slowly removed Aqua's cardigan. Revealing her shoulders, and slowly her arm.

The audience took out their phones as they immediately plan to call the police, except for the males who were using their phones for "documentation" purposes.

Aqua just closed her eyes, as Kazuma removed her cardigan from her body. "Gosh, it's so wet." she heard Kazuma complain.

...Everyone went quiet.

"The CARDIGAN okay!?" Kazuma showed the cardigan that was dripping wet, and the audience immediately breathed a sigh of relief, except for the guys.

'What are you going to do, Hiki-NEET!?' Aqua thought with nervousness, 'Defiling me in front of everyon-' her Darkness like thought was interrupted as she felt the cardigan being in her stomach. The surprised goddess now felt her wet arms and shoulders being wiped dry by a handkerchief.

"Mmm." After a while, she heard a grunt from Kazuma. Aqua opened her eyes and saw the Hiki-NEET who was in his t-shirt, holding out his long sleeve.

"... No way I'm going to wear that. It smells." Aqua gave him a look of disgust, as she pinched her nose.

Kazuma immediately went red in embarrassment, as he thought that he was being so cool. "J-Just wear it! There's no way I'm backing down after doing this! It's embarrassing!" Kazuma now tried to force the long sleeve at the ungrateful Aqua.

"NO! I don't want to smell like a Hiki-NEEET~!" Aqua said her pleas, trying to protect her pure goddess body from the cursed clothing of Kazuma, Clothes from a pervert.

Now it looks like they were showing off from the audience. And the normie haters are now burning up from rage.

'I'm so dead from the manager...' The host cried tears as she looked at her watch. The program already late beyond belief because of this couple. 'But...'

"Give me a reason why I should wear your disgusting clothing!" Aqua demanded, her face being buried by the clothing.

"I DON'T WANT OTHER GUYS OGLING AT YOU IN FRONT OF ME, OKAY!?" The irritated Kazuma, screamed.

"...Eh?" Aqua's eyes now peeked out from the clothing, her face now painting a blush in her face... "So, what does your long sleeve have to do with it?" she managed to contain herself, as she asked.

"For God's sake, just wear it already," Kazuma spoke tiredly, as he just placed his long sleeve on Aqua's shoulder.

"...Wakata." Aqua now obeyed as she slowly put on the long sleeve. Feeling the warmness of the fabric gave her a giddy feeling to cuddle with it. But,... a wicked cocky smile now showed in her face as she looked at Kazuma.

And that made Kazuma realize his mistake, '...What have I done...?' he thought tragically.

"Soka~! You don't want other guys looking at me huh, Kazuma~?" she tried looking a teasing look at the Hiki-NEET who was dodging her looks.

"W-Who in their right mind would say that?" Kazuma replied, a blush of embarrassment in his face.

'AGHHHH! I wanna go LURK out of this place~!' Kazuma thought.

"Ehhh~? The guy in front of me said so~." Aqua's face continued its teasing look, "So, you love me that much, Hiki-NEET~?"

"Stop being cocky." Kazuma quickly countered, pinching the cocky goddess's face again. "But yes, I do," he added in the end.

The couple bicker again, the audience's sympathy for Aqua now depleting as they felt that the 2 idiots are now showing off to them.

"NOW! Let's finish our questions, so we could FINALLY start the competition." The host now interrupted the 2 as she placed the mic in front of the pinched Aqua. "So, again why did you two join the competition?"

"I whant to whin the prhizes!" Aqua answered with pinched cheeks.

"..." Everyone went quiet, except for Kazuma who was still taking his time pinching the goddess's face.

"HOW SELFISH ARE YOU TWO!?~" The audience now replied, now believing that these two do actually deserve each other.

"What's wrong with wanting to win the prize?" Aqua, who was now free from Kazuma, tilted her head.

"Don't know. They are probably lying, who wouldn't want those prizes. I know I would." Kazuma agreed with Aqua, watching the audience freak.

'...They are a one of a kind couple I give you that.' The host thought, now looking at Aqua. The goddess that was wearing Kazuma's long sleeves, and the cardigan that was wrapped around her stomach, protected from the evil eyes of the scary ones in the crowd. '...But they are a couple.' she breathed a sigh, now seeing a chance for them to win.

"Anyway, what was your answer to the question?" Aqua looked over at Kazuma.

"I said that I was protecting someone dear to me that's why I joined," Kazuma replied,

Aqua's cocky grin appeared again, "It's probably me again, isn't it~? Of course, it is~!"

Kazuma took something out of his pocket, he looked lovingly at his wallet, knowing that it was finally safe. "I said some-ONE."

Now he looked at Aqua blankly, "Not some-THING." The Hiki-NEET said with no option.

"NANDEYOOOOOOO~!?" Aqua chanted the TEARS SPELL as she shook the happy Kazuma.

'...They are a couple...right?' The host thought, wanting not to believe it, as the audience again reacted their hate for their FAVORITE couple.

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The Golden Wind OST was playing in the background in the Satou's family household. The 2 goldfish stared in the safety of their bowl, at the two cats that were also staring at the two sushis in the house. Their paws trying to scratch the window as if trying to open it.

"Oh? You're approaching me?" The sounds from the TV played out, as the little Sui stared down the two cats. The little blue goldfish seem to communicate with the two feral beasts. "Instead of running away, you're coming right to me?" Like how the sentence was said on the TV, Hikki immediately ran away inside the castle in the bowl. Leaving Sui to face off the two Cats outside the window. Sui looked back at the locked castle behind her, but instead of running inside, she instead just continued glaring at the two cats. "Even though your partner had already betrayed you the moment our eyes met, like a useless goddess running away from a Giant Toad?" The TV show kept on playing in the background.

The Black Cat continued to scratch the window trying to get inside, "I can't beat the sh*t out of you without getting closer." The TV show protagonist said in the background,

Sui swam quietly still on the staredown with the Black Cat, "Oh ho! Then come as you like!" The antagonist said in the TV show, as the two characters slowly walked to each other.

Hikki just watched from inside the castle at what was happening outside, slightly guilty that he left his partner outside. He braced himself internally, as he now looked at the 2 cats. He stared at the Violet Cat beside the Black Cat who was scratching the window. The two now face the STANDOFF as their partners, Hikki lasting on his stare, not backing down on the other STAND... Until the Purple Cat salivated on the sight of Hikki.

"ORA!" The two supernatural partners of the characters engaged, as Hikki and the Purple Cat. With the Purple Cat slamming the window open, while Hikki slamming the castle door closed shut.

The 2 cats immediately went inside the house, their paws landing on the house floor of the Satou household. The TV show continued in the background, like how their paws continued walking towards the table holding Sui and Hikki's bowl. Until... they are only below the table. Sui waited for her opponents, silently swimming still in the bowl... A bloop escaped her little mouth, as the Black Cat jumped at the table, followed by his partner the Purple Cat and the two of them only a few feet from the bowl. Sui watched with silent eyes, as the two cats did the same... There was a moment of silence,...

"THE WORLD!" The antagonist shouted as Time stopped... Everything... Still and unmoving, waterdrops suspended in the air, the light unmoving, and a blue goldfish in the air going towards the 2 Toms who had their claws out and their tongue out, salivating at their easy sushi.

To be Continued...

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"Why do I feel like Sui and Hikki are in a reference right now?" Kazuma said to himself, a blindfold in his head.

"I fed them earlier!" Aqua yelled to Kazuma from the other side, noticing that he said their goldfishes names.

'How'd you even do that?' The Hiki-NEET thought, one of the mysteries of the useless goddess.

"Ohhh~? Do you have goldfishes? That's cute." Keita scoffed beside Kazuma, he was also wearing a blindfold.

"Yeah, they are probably smarter than your dogs. Oh, I meant you." Kazuma replied blankly,

"What'd you say pun-!?"

"Now! Let's start the very first round of the Lovey Dovey Contest!" The expert of interrupting host announced to everyone, the audience responded with their cheers and excitement. "So the name of this Round is The Call of Your True Love! As you can see, we separated the boyfriends from their girls. The boys will be wearing blindfolds and will be trying to go to their girlfriends. The girlfriends will be shouting their wuv one's names or pet names if you do have one." The host made a giggle at the last bit. "So, it's like watermelon splitting on the beach, but the only thing you are splitting are the bones in your legs...If you have any accidents." A sinister laugh came from the host at that part, the boyfriends now feeling nervous and decided to not rush on finding their girlfriends. Except for Kazuma, who just didn't care. "So! The rules are simple to follow. 1. Do not remove your blindfolds, as you are disqualified if you snuck a peek. 2. Girlfriends can shout and fool the other's boyfriends. Boyfriends who do get fooled, are returned back to the starting point. And boyfriends who will be trying the "accidental grope" will officially be disqualified. Those are scum." Everyone looked at Kazuma with unfeeling eyes. Kazuma, who felt something rude was happening, gave them the bird again. "And the third and last rule. If the boyfriend has returned to his girlfriend safely. The girlfriend will be giving a welcome back kiss to her boyfriend's cheek!" The host finished excitingly, as the crowd let out their excitement and the participating couples nervous. Except for Keita and Mei who were very excited. Kazuma not excited but also not nervous, and Aqua was planning to win the whole thing.

'10 couples.' The host counted, 'I didn't want to add to announce it since it may lead to an accident. But the first 6 couples that finish will advance to the next round. Good thing there's a consolation prize for those who didn't win,' The host thought to herself, as she looked at the couples. Her eyes darted to Keita and Mei, seeing the same expression in their faces. 'These two are probably the lead couple here, I can sense their confidence from here.' Then the host's eyes turned sour as she eyed the unflinching Kazuma and the deep in thought Aqua. 'Now, let's see what you two can do.' With a final thought playing in her head, the host placed her mic at her mouth, "Ready~! GO~!" The host screamed in a bang, as the competition started.

And all hell broke loose.

"Seiya!" "Basara!" "Kirito!" "Deku!" "Tanjiro!" "JOUTAROU!" "DIO!" Girlfriends were screaming left and right as they call their boyfriend's names (Except for Aqua who was just biting her thumb thinking of what to yell out.), some of them settling on their real names instead of their real names. Names that are very very unique, and are not from an anime series, or a Jojo Reference. And their boyfriends now held up their arms, as they walk through the darkness of their vision. (Except for Kazuma who just stood there, not even moving)

"Kei-chan! Kei-kun! Honey! Ta-kun! Ta-chan! Mine!" Except for Mei, who bombarded the area with pet names for Keita. Pet names that she doesn't even use, while it is advisable that she uses pet names that Keita doesn't even know, it is however successful in getting Keita's attention.

'That's Mei's voice... And those names are the only ones unique from the others...' Keita thought, his arms out as he walked towards the voice. 'Then I'll just trust Mei...and go with my gut!' he now walked quickly towards the voice calling out his name.

"That's it, Keita! Go straight to me!" Mei shouted her encouragement, clearly delighted that Keita had heard her.

The other girlfriends now took note of what was happening, and since they heard the true name of the boyfriend, "Kei-kun~! Go towards the left a little!" "That's wrong, Kei-chan~! Go to the right~!" The other girlfriends, acted out to lure Keita away. And as soon as the other girlfriends heard it, they all joined in to fool the couple who were planning for 1st place. And soon the whole crowd then joined in, making Keita stop in his tracks as confusion fills him. Hearing his name from every direction.

"Hey! Are the audience allowed to do that!?" Mei asked the host,

"Well... I did not say that they can't in the rules." The host gave a crooked smile as she scratched her head, "I forgot to... HEHE!" she stuck out her tongue looking all cute. "You have to use your love to save your boyfriend then!"

Mei just groaned as she returned her gaze from the confused Keita, 'Come on, Mei! Think of something... Use that used to be a big brain of yours!' she thought, racking her brain.

'Where are you, Mei? I kinda need your voice right now...' Keita thought to himself, his ears trying to pick up Mei's voice. He tried to for a while, but to no avail, he can only hear his name through the voice of others. May it be the other competing girlfriends, the girls in the crowd, or the buffed up men in the crowd. 'No good... I really can't hear her.' Keita felt kinda disappointed, 'Guess I'll just try and fiddle with the blindfold so I can see a little bi-'

"WEARING HEADPHONES~!"

Then suddenly an out of this world scream was heard through the crowd of names, and it was Mei who was screaming.

"LONG HAIR~! HAIR THAT COVERED YOUR EYES!" Her screams not consisting of names, but how Keita looked before high school.

The crowd went stiff for a moment, unsure of what Mei was doing. And Keita stood there, finally hearing Mei's voice.

"YAKISOBA BREAD FOR LUNCH! ALWAYS EATING ALONE AT THE ROOOOOF~!" Mei yelled her heart out trying her best to be heard by Keita.

'HOW THE HECK DOES SHE KNOW!?' Keita now went red, as his past is being revealed.

"Hoho? I think I hear blackmail material." Kazuma mumbled to himself, still not moving from his spot.

"Was she a stalker?" Aqua looked at the screaming Mei with slightly disgusted eyes.

"ALWAYS QUIET IN THE CLASSROOM~! NOT ACCEPTING INVITATIONS FROM OTHER CLASSMATES THINKING HIS COO-!"

"OKAY~! THAT'S ENOUGH OF THAT!" Keita ran towards the screaming Mei wanting to protect his reputation and covering her mouth. A feat on its own considering he really did not see anything.

Mei now opened her eyes in disbelief, looking at the blindfolded Keita, who was still blindfolded by the way. "Yu came..." she said with a muffled voice.

"Of course, I wouldn't want you revealing any details about me," he said smiling, as he removed his blindfold, and his eyes slowly revealing the sight of a happy eyed Mei. And for the second time, his heart skipped a beat again. His eyes glued to here in the spot.

Mei removed Keita's hand from her mouth, "I would have revealed your time at the sports festival... The part where you were all alone in the bonfire danc-"

"Okay! That's enough! I'm already here! But wait, how did you know those things in middle sch-"

Before Keita could finish the host yelled in her microphone. Interrupting yet again,

"Now! Now! The boyfriend is back safely to his girlfriend's side! What will the girlfriend give to her boyfriend~?" The host excitedly rushed the two.

'Well, I guess I'll ask later... For now.' Keita looked at Kazuma who was creepily smiling at him with a teasing expression. Kazuma knowing where they were even when he's blindfolded is very frightening. 'We have to win to save Ako-chan from that creep... And maybe get a date with her.' Keita smiled to himself, looking at the still thinking Ako. And he felt something in his cheek, he turned his eyes to see Mei who was kissing his cheek.

"Welcome back, dear," Mei said sweetly, making the crowd go wild as their favorite couple won 1st place this round.

Again... his face burned as he saw Mei's expression of love. 'What is wrong with me...' Keita turned his eyes to the other side.

"Aren't you going to reply?" Mei pouted,

"...I'm back." Keita mumbled, scratching his cheek.

"That's better." Mei smiled again, as she hugged Keita.

"Now that's a couple! Even through hard times, their love conquers the obstacles that are presented in their path!" The host commented through her microphone, now making the other couple more competitive as the girlfriends now shouted the pet names of their boyfriends, every single detail that they know about them, their little quirks, and the things they love about them.

The boyfriends quickly rushing to find their girlfriends who were spouting every detail about them, wanting to finish immediately to save their reputation. One boyfriend was left running towards the voice of his girlfriend that was spouting his search history, one was blackmailing her boyfriend that she'll erase his save data if he doesn't find her, and every other thing the girlfriend thinks that is unique so that no one can copy her.

And slowly...

The 1st couple that was interviewed earlier was the next to finish. "I finally found you!" the boyfriend hugged his girlfriend with joy, his wish of wanting to become closer became true...literally. And the girlfriend embarrassedly kissed his cheek, wanting to do it while he is still blindfolded. The boyfriend in shock felt the cheek that was kissed.

"And another couple finished!" The host announced, looking at the couple with warm eyes.

The audience cheered again, and Kazuma still stood in his spot not caring a bit. And Aqua racked her brain more as to what she should shout to Kazuma.

And then the third couple finished, and then the fourth, and the fifth. The couples rejoiced back in the arms of their loved ones.

And the other 5 couples were left, the ones who were not close enough with their other half, where they don't have pet names or the girlfriends not knowing anything about their boyfriends. Ones with no genuine reason as to why they dated. May it be because of money, "benefits, and because his name is like a reference.

"Hoho. I slipped~." One boyfriend just decided to give up and just have a fill with the girl closest to him. He felt someone in front of him, and then accidentally kissed her.

"DIO JUST DECIDED TO GIVE UP EVERYTHING AND JUST DECIDED TO STEAL A KISS AT ERINA! JONATHAN'S GIRLFRIEND. " The host announced the shocking scene, the audience gasping in surprise.

"KONO DIO DA!" Dio, now with no regrets, removed his blindfold as he grinned to himself.

And that's the scene that started it all.

A ruckus soon started as Jonathan now also removed his blindfold as he ran towards Dio, and the audience shouting "GOLDEN AIR!" in the air. As everyone started to get out of hand, Aqua now saw her chance to move. Looking at the Hiki-NEET that was just standing and whistling in his spot.

'I'LL JUST SHOUT WHATEVER I THINK!' Aqua thought to herself, as she inhaled deeply.

'Oh man, this is like actually the first time I relaxed without caring about everything. Including without seeing anything.' Kazuma thought to himself, as he enjoyed a fresh breath of oxygen. 'Aqua-sama, I thank you for being so sweet to me.' Kazuma clapped his hands together, feeling absolute peace. He was also crying because of joy. And because he is really really happy that his wallet survived from being open for half an hour STRAIGHT. 'You truly are my goddes-'

A storm was brewing, a change of wind suddenly blew through the sky, "MAN LOVING~! YEN CHEAPSKATE~!" and drops of saliva dropping n the floor as a blue-haired goddess screamed her heart out.

Now that got Kazuma's attention, and everyone else's. His sense of peace immediately crumbled like a sandcastle being crushed by an ocean wave. Kazuma slowly started walking towards the voice.

"HIKIKOMORI FOR LIFE~! INCEST LOVING~!" Every word that came from Aqua's mouth made the whole community look at Kazuma in disgust. Eyes that even Kazuma felt that were disregarding his humanity.

Kazuma's footsteps were the only things heard except for Aqua's loud screaming. Everyone and I mean EVERYONE stood there quiet as nature. Even the competitors stopped moving as they all looked at Kazuma with lifeless eyes.

"KID PANTY STEALING~!" An insult that can lead to Kazuma's arrest was screamed, as some of the police that were guarding the competition as now considering taking Kazuma in.

And Kazuma quietly walked towards the only voice that was heard.

"NEET FOREVER~!" Another insult, and another pair of eyes that looked at him with pity. Even those that are truly NEET's just cried at the sight of Kazuma.

Kazuma now stopped on his tracks as he heard the voice the closest as he can.

"EVIL BRUTE~! EROGE ADDICT~!" Aqua who had her eyes closed as she yelled, still did not sense that someone was already in front of her.

Girls in the crowd were on the verge of barfing at the sight of Kazuma, and even the INTENSE otaku's in the crowd were even disgusted by Kazuma.

Kazuma removed his blindfold, and there he still closed his eyes as the goddess braced herself for one more.

'THIS IS THE LAST THING I CAN THINK OF!' Aqua thought as she inhaled with her lung's full capacity.

"...TITTY LOVEEEEEEEEEEEER~!" And the last and longest insult she had yelled was heard through the environment. Birds that were relaxing on the park flew off as they also sensed disgust and wanted to getaway.

Aqua gasped for air and Kazuma still had his eyes closed even after he removed his blindfold. And at the same time... both of them opened their eyes.

"Hiki-NEET!" Aqua's eyes were that of happiness and relief as Kazuma finally found her. Extremely relieved that they now finished,

"..." Kazuma just stood there silent not saying a word as he just looked at Aqua with eyes that can't describe what he's feeling.

Aqua just took it as a happy reply, and not even realizing what she had screamed earlier. She immediately checked the other competitors that were not finished, and she panicked as she saw a couple that was very close in finishing.

Kazuma's clenched fist illuminated with rainbow colors as he made his own God Blow... "NEET-Blow" is a lethal that carries all of Kazuma's RAGE and sorrow. Any USELESS-GODDESS it strikes WILL CRY THE WHOLE DAY. AND... IT CAN BE USED INFINITELY.

Kazuma darkened expression was now showing as he reared his arm back. "NEET-BL-"

"Mmh!" A red Aqua pecked the cheek of the almost going to punch her Kazuma. And after doing a quick peck she looked away from him embarrassingly. "Welcome back..." she muttered. "It's not like I wanted to kiss you in the cheek. No way in hell. It's because of the contest okay?" Aqua finished, her eyes now looking at the still unflinching Kazuma.

...

...

"...Doki." Kazuma can only say as he now relaxed his muscles. "Doki. Doki." he repeated again, as he touched his cheek. "Doki. Doki Doki. Doki." he said again and again, while wiping his cheek.

'I SHOULD BE ANGRY AT YOU DAMN IT~!' Kazuma now became red in the face as he just wiped his cheek irritated.

"HEY! You should be thankful that I, the great Aqua-sama even kissed you! Don't treat it like its disgusting! Stop wiping it off with wet naps, Hiki-NEET!" Aqua now bickered with the wiping Hiki-NEET as usual. Not even knowing that she had escaped a life and death situation just moments ago.

The crowd now shouted their complaints at their "favorite" couple as usual. "Are they a couple or what? I don't get it anymore..." All of them are in denial.

"I wanna be kissed tooo~." The Kazuma normie hater cried with fellow Kazuma normie hater.

"Disgusting! Washing her lips with sewage water is better than kissing a pervert!" The Kazuma gal hater said with fellow Kazuma gal hater.

'Did they not realize...?' The host looked at the angry crowd, and the bickering couple. 'Well, I think it's for the best. If the rude boyfriend knew it he'll probably gain a much bigger head.' The host thought,

"Now that's the end of Round 1 as our sixth and last finished!" The 4 couples that didn't finish looked at the host in shock. "I'm sorry! I didn't want to announce that the first six will be the one advancing, because I didn't want to risk everyone being injured just because of competition. I'm really sorry!" The host bowed,

The crowd just clapped their hands for the couples that didn't finish, and the couples who did finish also clapped their hands for them (Except for the bickering Aqua and Kazuma)

"But don't worry! You guys will also be receiving consolation prizes for participating in our competition! Thank you and join next year again!" The host now regained her excitement as everyone clapped louder (Except the two).

The couples who lost just smiled as they waved their hands with joined hands with their lovers. Except for Dio, who was dumped by his girlfriend.

And as the host was going to get the prizes,

"WHY~!?" Aqua yelled again as Kazuma now wiped his cheek with 10 wet napkins.

"...I guess they deserve to advance, and they are cute I guess." The host muttered to herself as she got the consolation prizes and went back.

M-an Loving, Y-en Cheapskate, H-ikokimori For Life , I-ncest Loving, K-id Panty Stealing, I-nsatiable Brute, N-EET Forever, E-vil Monster, E-roge Addict, T-itty Lover

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"Rawr~!Eat my delicious Ice Bear flakes, and you'll become strong like me~!" The lookalike One-Shot Bear costume said as he flexed his costume muscles to the walking family. His voice altered to sound like a true monster with the help of a speaker. The kids looked at him with wonder and sparkling eyes as their parents looked at the brand new cereal.

"So fluffy~!" The siblings hugged him with happy expressions in their faces.

'I certainly became a mascot huh?' The guy in the suit thought with tired eyes. 'Well, at least this is all I have to do for the day. Being ogled by kids is pretty nice anyway. ' he smiled to himself in the costume.

With a quick picture from the parents, the family went on their merry way with a few Bear Flakes in their cart. "Bye~! Bye~!" The siblings waved sadly at their cart to the fluffy bear.

'What cute kids... I wonder if I'll ever have kids myself.' he wondered to himself. "Rawr~! Make sure to be good kids or I'll eat you~! GROAAAARR~!" his speaker overloaded and suddenly malfunctioned. Making his voice deeper and sounded more of a monster. The guy in the suit, however, did not notice it.

"Man is it hot in here..." A complaint escaped his lips as he slightly loosened the tightness in the head to let some of the cold air in. "I sure do wish the manager doesn't see this."

Suddenly, a cart appeared in his direction. He immediately noticed the group of "unique" individuals.

"I can fly~!" Megumin T poses as she and Darkness breeze through the isles. Their shopping cart not even containing any groceries, as Tekitte doesn't want to risk Megumin just opening something and eating it on the spot. But Tekitte's eyes are looking at an isle containing some very good snacks.

'Maybe Megumin-san would like some...' he thought to himself. "Darkness-san, please look after Megumin for a while. I'm just going to get something." Tekitte asked the crusader who was driving Megumin.

"Of course. Don't worry about her and go get something for her." Darkness teasingly grinned as she whispered to the now blushing Tekkite.

"H-H-H..." The good looking version of Kazuma fumbled on his words, wondering how she knew. "Thank you..." he just muttered thankfully at the smiling Darkness not wanting to be teased again he walked quickly away.

'What a cute kid... If he would get some "qualities" from Kazuma, he'd be perfect~.' Darkness wiggled in the thought of a much better looking Kazuma that has a whip.

And it was love at first sight for the guy in the bear costume, he was immediately captivated at the sight of Darkness. Wearing an already hot costume, and his heart beating much faster made him sweat even more.

"Oy Darkness~!" Megumin noticed their whispering, "What were you whispering about~? Let me in on it~!" the little arch wizard shook the drooling goddess, making the dazed crusader drop something on the ground.

The guy in the costume took notice of this and quickly walked towards the dropped money pouch. He picked it up from the ground and inspected it for a while. 'I wonder why she's still using a pouch and not a wallet?' he wondered, '...I wonder if she's in a tight spot with money.' his eyes now returned to the crusader who stole his heart. 'I'm not wasting this chance.' he thought to himself as he now slowly chased the unlikely duo.

"Tell what it is, Darkness~!" Megumin pinched the crusader's face that was pushing their cart, and then she took notice of what was behind them. "D-D-D-D-D..." her voice trembled with fear, as she pointed behind them. "ONE-SHOT BEAARRR~~~!" Megumin shouted her loudest in the grocery store.

"Nani!?" Darkness quickly looked behind her, her knight instincts kicking in. And there she saw a slightly smaller One-Shot Bear chasing them. "H-How did they appear here in Kazuma's world!?" The knight crusader looked around her, slightly relieved that there were no other people nearby. "Oh no..." however her face contorted as she realized one fact. "Tekitte's out there alone..." she whispered to Megumin.

"HUH!? We have to go save him!" Megumin said, fear now being replaced with courage. "Let's go Darkness! I'll be your six!" she said to her crusader friend as she braced herself in the cart.

"Roger!" Adrenaline filled Darkness as she repressed her masochism, wanting to save Kazuma's family. Her now speed walking, turned into a mad dash, unexpectedly FAST from a girl.

'Eh? Why are they running?' The Bear Guy thought questioningly, 'She looked at me then started running... Did she think I'm a stalker?' his thought not even close to what Darkness and Megumin were thinking. 'Well, I was kinda staring at her...But! I still have to return her money pouch to her!' he gave an excuse to himself as he now dashed too. The Bear guy who was already sweating so much before was sweating a waterfall now that he ran at full speed. With the costume being slightly loosened in the neck and the opening in the mouth, his sweat dripped from all over the place.

'I hope we escaped...' Megumin looked back to check on the One-Shot Bear.

The One-Shot Bear "drooled" all over the floor as it now chased Darkness and Megumin. "WHAIIOIOUTTTTT~!" The One-Shot Bear "roared" in a demon voice.

"KYAAAHHHHH~! IT'S HUNGRY, AND IT"S ALREADY RUNNING WITH TWO LEGS, DARKNESS~!" Megumin cried in fear as she just hid in the cart. 'I can't blow it up with Explosion Magic while Kazuma's family is here!' she thought in a panic.

"Nani!?" Darkness gasped in surprise as she tried to suppress her pleasure more. But her eyes just focused on finding Tekkite in the others.

"I wonder what she'd like?" Tekitte who was all alone in the sweets aisle, looking for a snack that screams EXPLOSION to him. His trail of thought was suddenly interrupted as he heard a loud sound of wheels.

"RUN EVERYONE! THERE'S A MONSTER IN THIS MARKET!"

He sweatdropped nervously as he knew that voice well.

"MONSHTEEEEEEEEER~!?"

And that monstrous voice now made him look at the direction of the shouts, now kind off worried about his brother's friends. And by a blink of the eye, a shopping cart was going towards his direction. A shaking archmage, and a blushing wet crusader. His eyes met with the shaking Megumin, and Megumin's eyes widened with shock and relief as she saw Tekitte. "There he is!" she shouted,

"Found him!" Darkness immediately stopped the cart, forgetting that Megumin was riding it.

"WHOAH!" And because of Newton's law of motion, Megumin ended up in the air because of the sudden stop. The little arch-mage flew in the air towards Tekitte.

"Look out!" Tekitte sprawled into action as he caught the flying Megumin, and with that, he felt her body push him down to the ground.

'Chopping Board...' he thought before blacking out, not because of the impact, but because of the close contact with a girl his age.

"Ugh~." Megumin slowly looked up to the dazed Tekitte, "Tekitte! Wake up, Tekitte!" she shook him,

"Board... Board..." He muttered a reply. his face in red colors.

"Why do I feel like I want to Explode at you?" Megumin expression suddenly darkened, not noticing the lewdness of what she had said.

"HUH!?" And that revived the Tekitte, who was now blushing he had ever been.

"I'm sorry for interrupting but!" Darkness picked up the two kids and put them in the cart. "A One-Shot Bear is chasing us, so I'll just deliver you two in a safe place and you can continue." The crusader said blankly as she now dashed again.

"You're not interrupting anything!" Tekitte shouted embarrassingly as he braced himself at the cart. "Darkness-san! This is wrong! You can't put two teenagers in a cart and run with the cart!"

"One-Shot Bear, West!" Megumin, now feeling a sense of responsibility to protect Kazuma's family. Stood up from her spot as she kept watch of the One-Shot Bear.

"Tekitte now curious as to what the two were shouting at, he looked over at the side.

"GHOOOOOTTTTTTT~!" The Bear Guy shouted his complaint as he kept chase. His costume "drooling" even more. He suddenly slipped on a red strawberry drink, landing on his chin. He slowly gets up painfully as his costume now was painted red from the Bear's mouth through his chest. "RHAGHHHHHH~!" he screamed in pain as he continued to give chase.

"WHAT THE HECK IS THAAAAT!" Tekitte shouted in fear and horror.

"It's a One-Shot Bear. It's a bear that gets up on all two legs, and able to kill everything in one punch anything that moves." Megumin explained, posing with her eye patch.

"WHY DOES IT SOUND LIKE AN ANIME!?" Tekitte screamed in disbelief again,

The cart dashers now went through the Vegetable section in the market, and there they spotted Inuzuma and Kyouka.

"Why do I feel like I should hide right now?" Inuzuma asked Kyouka who was checking the quality of the Cabbages.

"It's just your imagination as always." Kyouka picked up one of the Cabbages, and she played with it a little. "I kinda want to see a world where Cabbages fly." the wife playfully said to her husband.

"What kind of isekai is that? And if that happened I would like to just stay at home, those things can probably whack you like a hammer." Inuzuma said seriously, earning a giggle from Kyouka.

Hearing the sounds of wheels, their eyes now went to the group that was heading towards them in blinding speed.

"There they are!" Megumin pointed at the husband and wife, with Tekitte on her side checking the "monster" that was chasing them.

"We lost it!" Tekitte announced, as he now looked at Inuzma at Kyouka.

"Hold tight!" Darkness yelled, the two teenagers bracing themselves as the cart stopped.

"Dad! Mom! There's a monster here in the supermarket! We need to get out now!" The three rushed the two parents.

"Huh? What do you mean monster?" Inuzuma just looked at them dumbfounded.

"It's a One-Shot Bear! It's a bear with fur white as snow, that can make anything explode with just one punch!" Megumin explained again, as Tekitte just nodded his head.

"Why does it sound like a franchise?" Kyouka wondered calmly, a hand in her cheek.

Darkness, who was catching her breath suddenly heard a sound from a nearby isle. There she saw the monster who now had "blood" on dripping from its mouth as it painted the floor and its chest.

'Finally stopped...' A smile let out from the Bear Guy's face, but unfortunately, the Bear's head also gave a toothy grin.

Darkness's body vibrated as she saw the Bear's bloody glare. But again she repressed her desires as she prioritized the safety of Kazuma's family. 'Kazuma left everything to me... I need to protect them.' she thought out with honor, an image of Kazuma giving her a thumbs up playing in her brain.

"Now, stop being like kids and get out from that car-Hey!" Inuzuma, who was ripped like a true man was carried by Darkness bridal style. "Oy! What gives-OW!" he landed on his butt in the cart, due to his big size his legs were placed on top of the edge of the cart. "What the hell are you doin-OOMPH!" he was interrupted a third time as Kyouka was placed on his stomach.

"Ara~." she just said as she sat comfortably at her husband's abs.

"I WILL SAVE EVERYONE!" Darkness pumped up her fist, before starting to mad dash again.

"What are you doing!? Stop!" Inuzuma complained, as a sound barrier now formed in front of the cart.

"One-Shot Bear, 6'oclock!" The two teenagers said in sync as the Bear started chasing them again.

"I said stop!" Inuzuma yelled again, but to no avail, no one listened. "Kyouka, stop them!" he looked at his wife for help, his lover, his best friend, his partner for life, his soulmate.

"Hmm~. What a nice breeze." Kyouka said calmly, relaxing with the wind on her hair. She looked behind them and finally saw the "monster" that was making all the ruckus. "Ara~. How scary," she said with not even a slight tinge of fear in her voice.

"NOOOOOOOOO~!" he screamed in despair as their cart now became the fast and furious.

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"Why do I have the feeling that I should save my family right now?" Kazuma asked himself as he sat on the chair. A canvas on his side.

The useless-goddess's head suddenly popped out, "Why are you thinking of your family right now? Think of winning first! We must get that Mystery 1st Prize!" Aqua said, also sitting in front of him with a canvas on her side.

'I think its kind of a miracle that we even survived the 1st round...' Kazuma just blankly looked at the talking goddess in front of him, and just looked away from her, not caring the pouting look she's giving him. "I'm still angry at you for earlier, and the fact that you almost wiped out my wallet," he said with grumpiness in his voice.

"I told you! I was just shouting what's in my head! It's not my fault if that's what my brain thinks of you!" Aqua said her excuses, the crowd still looking dark looks at Kazuma.

'Yeah, your small brain that is.' Kazuma thought, and Aqua felt something rude coming from him again. He slightly winced as he felt a paintbrush hit his head making a light *thonk!* sound. He glared at Aqua who was sticking her tongue out in a teasing manner.

Gender Equality activated in his body as he grabbed the whole tray of art materials off the ground, "You useless-!"

"Welcome back, our lovey-dovey couples!" And again, the host interrupted him before he threw the whole tray of art materials at the snickering goddess. "Congratulations on advancing on the 2nd Round! Everyone, give them a round of applause!" The host shouted, clapping her hands as she looked at the couples who were sitting on their spot with nervous and excited smiles on their faces. The host and the crowd clapping their hands as they looked at the couple's expressions, and then slowly clapping as their eyes now looked blankly at Kazuma.

"And of course, when you guys look at me you don't clap your hands off." Kazuma just gave them the double finger as he spat on the floor.

"Look at what you did, Hiki-NEET! If the competition were based on the number of votes from the crowd, we're surely going to lose now!" Aqua angrily said as she threw another paintbrush on his head.

"Shut-up or else I'm going to dropkick you, useless-goddess!" The two yet again bickered their heads off as the crowd now happily clapped at them.

"Anyway!" The host now interrupted as she shouted in her mic. hoping everyone would listen. "We will now commence in Round 2! The Art of Love!" the host had a cocky look on her face, seemingly proud that she made up the title.

"It's not a good name. Don't look so pleased with yourself." Kazuma added in,

There was a visible twitch in the host's face, "SO! The rules of this game are that the couples are only given 15 minutes to draw their loving partners! Yes, ONLY 15 minutes!" The couples stirred in their seats, ones who were really not confident in their drawing skills. Keita and Mei just smiled at each other, excited for the challenge. While was Aqua checking her materials, also checking if she still had any paintbrushes left over, and Kazuma just sat in his chair.

"Again! You will be drawing your partners for 15 minutes only. Sorry for the boyfriends and girlfriends who need more time than that but we don't want our loving crowd leaving out of boredom do we!?" The host said excitedly, "But don't worry boyfriends! Girls will love even your ugly drawings as long as they came from the heart." The host said feeling a heartsqueezeee in her heart as she imagined it,

"You better draw me as the beautiful goddess of water, Hiki-NEET!" Aqua whispered to Kazuma, who just raised a brow at her.

"And don't worry girlfriends! Girlfriends who are bad at drawing are always cute in the eyes of their boyfriend." The host winked,

Kazuma's eyes went to the useless-goddess, "Hah. You wish." he gave her a funny look.

"What was that!?" Aqua threw another paintbrush at Kazuma's head, which the Hiki-NEET had now caught with his hand.

"Goodluck drawing with no paintbrushes." Kazuma now had his tongue out, as he gave Aqua a teasing look.

"Oy! Give that back!" Aqua quickly stood up from her seat,

"Now, 3, 2, 1. Start!" The host just had an annoyed face as she gave the signal.

Immediately the couples started doing their handy work (Except for Aqua who was still getting her paintbrushes from Kazuma). The ones who were bad at drawing mulled in their seats as they try to form a plan. Keita and Mei were the ones who were the quickest to move, as their paintbrushes brushed quickly and confidently in their canvases. Keita who was naturally a gifted artist, while Mei an expert on doodles and drawings since she was a little kid. They were a perfect pair, and the crowd saw this and cheered their high and horses for them.

'Oh man, oh man... What should I draw?' The boyfriend named Yuuta thought out in a panic as he nervously held the paintbrush.

"No!" The boyfriend named Shirogane, threw a piece of canvas on the floor. "Her eyes are like this..." he had an artist's focus on a drawing he is entranced with, he used another set of canvas as he started drawing passionately again.

"I'll draw you like one of your French girls, President." The girlfriend named Shinomiya, muttered to herself as she thought of her boyfriend who has a really cool look on his face.

"Consolation Prize it is..." And one couple just gave up. They muttered in sync as they blankly drew a sticky figure of their partner in their canvases.

"Hmmm..." Aqua, who now had her paintbrushes returned, now started her handiwork. Some green paint already on her cheek as she inspected Kazuma, she looked like a professional painter who had her tongue out, her thumb angling his form, and her eyes squinting as to get the proper vision.

And Kazuma, the only one who was not moving. He only sat in his seat motionlessly as he stared at the white canvas in front of him. No thoughts were playing on his head, as his eyes are lifeless and devoid of life or even joy in life.

It was like that for 13 whole minutes, everyone giving their utmost effort in painting their masterpiece of their partner. Keita and Mei almost finishing their work of art. The other couples mostly the same too. Aqua now had brown paint on her other cheek as she still continued painting her art. And Kazuma still staring blankly at the canvas, making the crowd laugh at just look at him with pity as thought that he had already given up.

... Suddenly. '...The water goddess, Aqua.' his train of thought now suddenly spiraled back into action.

'...The supreme goddess of water.' And just like that... his eyed immediately widened as they sprang back into life, he quickly grabbed a paintbrush and his materials. His hands almost moving in sonic speed as they painted the supreme and divine image in his head.

The host and the crowd were shocked as his hands were that of a madman painter, one with hands that have a mind of their own.

And just like that... 2 minutes had gone by in a flash, as Kazuma finished his masterpiece with the final slash with his paintbrush. "It's complete," he muttered to himself, sweat dripping from his forehead.

The host snapped from her trance as she checked the timer. "T-Time!" she announced with her mic. The couples breathed sighs of relief as they look at their final product. Some were unsatisfied with their work, some were confident, some don't even know what they drew, Aqua wiped the sweat off her forehead, having paint now in her forehead, and Kazuma stared at his canvas with lifeless eyes again.

"Now, everyone! Line up in front of the crowd, and don't reveal your drawing yet!" The host instructed, the couples grabbing their canvases and hid them from the crowd as they lined up with their partners. Mei and Keita smiling at each other, and Aqua trying to peek at Kazuma's canvas. "Oh and I forgot to add." she grinned ear to ear. "After revealing both of your partner's paintings, your painting will be "kissing" your loved one's painting. Good luck!" the host added quickly, making the couples shocked and embarrassed even more.

"Now..." The host closed her eyes, as she randomly picked a couple first to present. And soon as her finger stopped, she immediately opened her eyes. "You guys go first!" she pointed at the couple, Shirogane and Shinomiya. "Mr. Boyfriend will you please go first."

Shirogane grunted in satisfaction as he revealed his drawing. A full nude painting of his girlfriend.

"EHHHHHHHHH~!" The host eyes popped out of her head as she witnessed the canvas, the crowd doing the same. Except for the males who's cellphones also popped out of their pockets, and snapped "documentations".

"I failed to capture her true charm..." Shirogane said with regret, not even thinking what he'd actually done. "I'm sorry, Shinomiya." he looked at his girlfriend sadly.

"President..." she didn't mind that the crowd saw her birthday suit, she just also looked at her boyfriend with sadness. "Me too... I failed to capture the manly you." she then revealed her drawing... A drawing of Shirogane like his French girls, and a "massive" sized heart of course. The heart on the lower side of course.

"KYAAAAAAHHHH~!" The girls in the crowd squealed their embarrassment as they took their eyes off the painting.

'What passion!' The host thought looking through her fingers, as she looked at the drawing of Shirogane's cool face, and massive "heart."

"Shinomiya..." Shirogane was touched, seeing that he was that cool in the eyes of his girlfriend. He suddenly smiled at her, making the girlfriend look away from him with a blush.

"Come on, let's kiss the paintings," Shinomiya said, as she brings the nude Shirogane closer.

"Let's." Shirogane agreed as he brings the nude Shinomiya closer too. "Here I come, Shinomiya," Shirogane muttered, as Shinomiya just nodded.

"The paintings are going to have sex, not kissing!" The crowd screamed, as the males still documented with their cellphones.

Everyone gulped as they saw the paintings getting closer, their eyes glued at the scene. Closer, and closer... and before the tip touched.

"D-D-Disqualified!" The blushing host interrupted, holding out a red card. "This is a family-friendly event! Not an X-rated one!" The host said as she led the couple out the circle. 'Good thing's this event is not live, or else I'm going to be sued!' she thought out as she pushed the couple away.

The audience wiped the sweat off their brows, with the males sighing sadly.

After a minute the host came back. "Sorry about that folks! The couple already left taking their consolation prize, and their prized "possession" too." she mumbled at the last part. "So, let's continue!" And just like that her whole energy came back as she went to the next couple.

The event proceeded normally as the five couples present their drawings. Their faces clearly blushing as they show the paintings of their loved ones. One couple drew only stick figures, but the little details they added made the drawing cuter, and the happiness they felt as they look at their drawings made the crowd Awwwwed in response. And just like that, 2 couples were the only ones left. Keita and Mei. Kazuma and Aqua (Who was still trying to take a peek at Kazuma's canvas.).

"And I chooseee~ you!" She randomly chose again, and her finger pointed at Keita and Mei. The crowd cheered as their favorite couple was finally picked, excited at what they are going to represent. "Now, our favorite Mr. Boyfriend, please present your drawing!"

"Well, I didn't have enough time to truly make it a masterpiece, but I still did my best," he said meekly, as he showed his canvas. Everyone gave their own wows as they saw what he had painted, clearly impressed by Keita's handiwork. Even having only 15 minutes, Keita had managed to color the whole canvas. White Daisies filled the canvas as a border for the portrait of Mei, her blond hair showing their beautiful frills, a lone white daisy placed on her ear, the glossiness of her lips. But what makes the painting truly beautiful was the expression of Mei in the portrait. A genuine smile and a small blush on her face. The smile that Keita had seen only earlier.

Mei just gasped in surprise, as she only hid the shock on her face. "How did you even paint that in just 15 minutes?" she asked, seriously surprised by Keita's talent. "And how am I even that pretty!?" she asked again, blushing on her face.

"Well, when I saw it for the first time, the image just got tucked in my head. And I can't forget it, so I paint it." Keita just grinned embarrassingly as he scratched his head. 'And I seriously wonder why...' he thought at the end.

Mei just blushed as she just looked away from the boyfriend. "I don't know if I should be creeped out by that or what?" she muttered,

The crowd immediately cheered their heads out, as heart squeezes were felt left and right.

Now, girlfriend! Let us see your drawing of Mr. Boyfriend!" The host pushed the now nervous Mei.

Mei gave her painting a last look, before inevitably presenting it to everyone. Girls immediately said their impressions and the words "Cool~!" "Edgy~!" came from the crowd. The painting was a portrait of Keita. A Keita that had longer hair, wearing headphones that had designs of thunderbolts, and bubble gum blew up in his mouth.

"H-H-How did you know that I looked like that in middle school?" Keita asked, embarrassed by his past.

"It's a secret~. That's your punishment for painting me so creepily." Mei said with a teasing tone, her painting kissing the other painting much as to Keita's dismay.

'Seriously, how did she know my past? And...how much does she know...?' Keita thought, clearly shocked.

The host just watched happily at the couple, she checked her watch and her eyes widened as they are already taking too much time at the round. "And that's it for our favorite couple! Give a round of applause for all the couples that showed us their wonderful paintin-"

"Oy. Are you doing this on purpose, as in seriously?" Kazuma asked darkly,

The host just smiled not guilty at her actions, "I'm very sorry for my actions... Now, everyone give a clap to our last couple representing their art." she said devoid of energy in the mic. And the crowd literally gave one clap. No amount of excitement and delight in their expressions. Aqua was the only one who was giddy in excitement, clearly expecting something big. 'I wonder how Kazuma painted me? Of course, it's probably on par with the Mona Lisa, I am the great Aqua-sama after all.' The useless-goddess thought as she smiled to herself.

Kazuma just ignored it, and his expression became devoid of emotion again. 'This...image was the one that destroyed it all... It made me question everything in my life...' Kazuma thought, gripping the canvas tightly. 'The first time I saw it, it horrifyingly got stuck in my brain like a parasite... An image so scary... that it made me want to die in the new world... It crushed my dreams... my expectations...' Kazuma bit his lip, trying to contain himself from crying. 'It was so ugly that I can just only stare at it sadly for an hour...' he then looked at Aqua who was now smiling proudly to herself. "This is the reason why I never looked at you as a woman," he muttered to her, a voice of disappointment in his voice. Aqua looked at him horrifyingly. And slowly... his arms revealed the canvas to all. "LOOK AT THE PANDORA'S BOX! THE END OF THE WORLD!"

And there it was... a full image of the sleeping Aqua. The same exact image that Kazuma had seen EVERY MORNING, FOR 8 MONTHS, EVERYTIME he woke up first. The old man sleeping pose that Aqua does, a drool coming out her open wide mouth, a sleeping posture not even the laziest person can do, her hand scratching the exposed part of her stomach... and the worst thing of all... a scoop of horse poop placed beside her, fortunately not hitting the sleeping goddess. "Look at how ugly she is!" Kazuma screamed, pointing at his creation. A creation that was so well made like a copy-pasted picture, and a masterpiece that was only made for only 2 minutes. A miracle painting.

Everyone just stood still as they examined the painting that Kazuma was displaying like a mad man. Their eyes not surprised by the canvas but eyes that were looking at Kazuma like he was a creep.

"What's wrong with the picture? It's cute." A fellow guy in the crowd said his opinions, a majority of the guys agreeing with what he said.

"HUH~!? ARE YOU GUYS BLIND!? GO GET YOUR EYES CHECKED!" Kazuma shouted at them, not believing in their words.

"You should be thankful that your girlfriend sleeps so cute, or even be more thankful that you even have a girlfriend! Ungrateful jerk!" Now a girl shouted her opinions as a majority of women agreed with her.

"You stare at her while she sleeps, pervert! Go rot in hell!" And another girl shouted as everyone else started screaming their insults and words of hate from Kazuma. With some of the guys taking snaps at his painting for documentaries.

Aqua clearly felt proud of herself as she received compliments for her sleeping form left and right. "Of course it's beautiful! I am the great Aqua, after all!" she nodded to herself.

And as for Kazuma...

"...What is this world coming to...? Am I crazy? I'm probably out of my freaking mind! HAHAHAAHH~!"

He went crazy. Making the audience shout their insults at him more.

"Eto, Girlfriend-san? Can you present your painting now?" The host just asked tiredly as they now exceeded their time limit yet again. 'I am so getting fired for this...'

"Oh sorry!" Aqua clapped her hands apologetically, as she now happily revealed her painting. " Here is my painting, everyone!" she announced clearly proud of her creation.

"KYAAAAAAAH~!" And the moment she did, some of the weak-willed girls from the crowd ran away in fear and horror.

And they should... as the painting of Kazuma if you even can call it a painting. Was Kazuma who had a demonic pervert expression n his face. His tongue that should not be moving, was licking the air. But the scariest thing of all... was the way his hand was moving... How it moves so obscene and maniacally... stealing the most important clothing of every female.

"Why is it moving... Hey... it's moving right?" The Normie Kazuma Hater in the crowd thought he was hallucinating as he shook the other Normie Kazuma Hater beside him.

"Why am I feeling like I should run away from it...? And why do I feel a breeze in my legs...?" The Kazuma Hater Gal said in fear as she held her skirt defensively.

"KILL IT WITH FIRE~!" A part of the crowd had torches in their display. "All units come standby here, we have a sexual predator on the loose." The police that were guarding the event had their guns out.

The crowd went wild as they reacted horribly at the "thing" of Kazuma, as Kazuma just stared at the sky...

'Ahhh, the sky is beautiful today.' he smiled peacefully,

'I'm so dead~.' The host just cried tears of exhaustion as the situation proved too much to handle.

Aqua was the only one not minding the situation right now and was still in it to win it. Her eyes then went to Kazuma's painting of her. 'Oh yeah, we still had to do one more thing.' she thought as she grabbed the canvas of Kazuma's painting.

"It's just putting paintings together..." Aqua muttered out with a small blush, as she slowly closed the distance of their paintings.

"NOOOOOOOOOOO~!" The crowd shouts out with tears in their eyes, wanting to protect the cute innocent painting of Aqua from the Satan himself GIF of Kazuma. The Demon Kazuma's moving hand slowly made contact at the Innocent Aqua's sleeping form.

And inevitably, the paintings closed for a second... They parted almost immediately... But the painting of Aqua had already turned into a defiled blue-haired girl screaming horribly with tears in her eyes, and a drooling brown-haired brute with "juices" in his moving hands.

Part of the crowd started fainting left and right, as the police just placed their hats in their chest. Failing to save the innocent painting from the demon.

"Take me now, Eris-sama... I humbly give you my soul." Kazuma said silently as he kneeled on the ground. Praying for his beloved goddess.

"Kazuma!? Why do I see your soul flying up in the sky!? Oyy~!? Kazuma!" Aqua shook the lifeless body of the Hiki-NEET.

"Thank you so much everyone for watching Round 2 of our Lovey Dovey Contest! We'll be taking a short break to know who of our couples will advance in the Final Round! So, PLEASE COME BACK AND NOT LEAVE! PLEASEE~!" The host bowed to the crowd that was diminishing in size. "I'M SERIOUSLY GOING TO GET FIRED AT THIS RATE~!" her crying voice going out in the distance as the couples slowly walked away to take their break. While Aqua was just shaking the resting in peace Kazuma.

19 END!

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Author's Note: Hey, guys! How are you doing? Are you doing okay out there? I sure hope so, because the world is going through some really tough times. So, please be safe out there. I really am sorry for taking too much time from updating these chapters. I really have no excuses right now hehe. But I was simply always busy with college life and all, and this summer "vacation" was really the 1st time I had soo much free time. So, yeah. At least I was able to type a new chapter because of the pandemic. If that's even a good thing hahaha. But in all seriousness, I'm very thankful for you guys who keep reading my stories. I never really expected anything like this, that I would be able to give enjoyment to you guys, and that you would even be liking this OOC story of mine. Seriously, thank you so much! To my readers, to my fans that would message me, to who kept supporting me after all this time and would always inspire me and help me with the story and suggestions (Please support his stories too!), and also thank you so much for Kurohime25 who was responsible for the cover art I am using for my story. ( I am so sorry that it took me this long to thank you... Thank you so much for the cover art, it's seriously beautiful. THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE! And don't worry I'll be updating another chapter after a few weeks or so, I just really want to update to give out some entertainment for everyone. I was just excited to post in a while hehe. So please keep supporting me everyone, and please be safe out there!