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It has to be said that Aqua's infectiousness is extremely strong. Her cheerful aura also influenced Kobayashi, and Megumin and Darkness watched her with smiles on their faces.

Huihui said to Darkness, "Darkness, welcome back."

"I am back."

Darkness greeted her with a smile, then noticed the small black bundle in Megumin's arms and exclaimed excitedly, "Megumin! What is this cute little thing?!"

"Its name is Mame-no-suke, and it's my pet."

"Mame-no-suke!"

Darkness reached out and stroked the cat-shaped pet in Megumin's arms, and Mame-no-suke did not hurt her like he did Aqua. Instead, he obediently allowed the female knight to stroke him.

Actually, Mamenosuke was brought by Megumin while Darkness was away, so it's normal that she didn't know.

However, there are also some abnormal aspects.

"How strange, this cat is so strange." Aqua bit her fingertip, as if she had discovered something.

"What's wrong? What's strange?"

"Don't you find it strange that this cat can't scratch Darkness?!"

"Is that so? Besides, it didn't scratch me or Huihui, so there's nothing strange about it."

"No! It's absolutely bizarre! Look! Its ominous black fur, and that unusual white cross on its forehead! I'm sure it's something ominous! A demon, it's a demon!"

Aqua suddenly started shouting.

Although outsiders might think she was slandering Mame-no-suke out of anger and embarrassment, the fact that Kobayashi knew Mame-no-suke was the other half of the Demon King's army officer, Wobak, shows that the goddess's intuition was terrifyingly strong.

However, we must not make a fuss, otherwise the crazed goddess will definitely use the excuse of destroying the Demon King's army to purify Mame-no-suke.

Therefore, let's try to guide her a little here.

"How could that be, you idiot Aqua? It's just a normal kitten." Kobayashi sighed, pretending to be annoyed as he slapped her forehead, scolding, "Even if you're a goddess, don't say things like 'ominous' or 'fearful' all the time. That's so rude. Megumin will be sad."

"Yes, it really does seem to be just an ordinary black cat. I'm sorry, Megumin."

Aqua is likely willing to listen to advice because she probably doesn't want to upset Megumin.

Megumin wasn't angry. Instead, she picked up the black cat in her arms and presented it to Aqua, saying, "Mame-no-suke is very well-behaved. Maybe Aqua provoked it before. It'll be fine this time."

Despite this, Kobayashi still noticed that when Megumin picked up Mame-no-Suke, she deliberately restrained all four of his paws. This way, even if Mame-no-Suke wanted to fight back, he couldn't.

You're quite clever, Huihui!

"Is that so?"

Aqua was a little insecure, but under Megumin's reassuring gaze, she still reached out and slowly approached Mamenosuke.

Everyone unconsciously held their breath.

Closer, very close! It's already beyond the claws' attack range!

Aqua's face beamed with a happy smile.

In her view, being able to get this close meant that she would no longer be attacked, and her tense heart relaxed a little.

"Meow--"

Suddenly, Mamenosuke meowed and then bit Aqua's outstretched hand.

"...Huh?" X2

Huihui and Darkness were stunned.

Kobayashi couldn't help but cover his forehead. Was this really the case?

They are mortal enemies, and this is the punishment for losing followers because the Axis cultists claimed that I was an evil god without my permission!

"Mazu, Mamonosuke! Let go!"

Fortunately, Mame no Suke listened to Megumin and relented after being reprimanded.

"Xiao Lin~~~"

And Aqua's big eyes immediately welled up with tears, and she nestled into Kobayashi's arms, looking pitiful and seeking comfort.

"Alright, alright, it's okay if we're not well-liked."

"No! It must be a demon, an ominous being. I must purify it! No one can stop me!"

Xiaolin's persuasion was ineffective; the crazed goddess was on the verge of going berserk.

But I couldn't let her do that, so I forcibly held her to prevent Aqua from getting close to Mamenosuke, while at the same time having Megumin take the black kitten back to its room.

After making a ruckus for a while, Aqua finally calmed down.

After that, Kobayashi, who was sitting on the sofa, finally spoke up: "Aqua, Sato-kun has been captured by the guards. Do you know anything about it?"

"Arrested? Why?" Aqua was clearly taken aback, but she quickly added with a mocking and gloating tone, "Pfft, pfft, pfft, it must be that scumbag Kazuma stealing someone's underwear on the street again. And given his depraved and lewd nature, isn't it normal for him to be arrested?"

Is this really such a common thing?!

And what's with that gloating of yours? If Sato-kun saw it, he'd yell at you angrily again!

That said, stealing underwear...

At that time, he did see that Kazuma Sato was holding a piece of clothing in his hand.

Could it be that the thieving skill was really used on the female adventurer, and then she was caught on the spot by guards A and B?

But judging from the style, it doesn't really look like underwear.

And

At this moment, Huihui came down from the second floor and, after hearing everyone's conversation, said, "They probably want others to try on the clothes."

"...What?" Kobayashi was taken aback.

Huihui added with a hint of complaint and schadenfreude, "Kazuma asked me to try on clothes before, but I refused. He probably went to the street to try on clothes with other people."

Why refuse?

...Xiao Lin couldn't bring herself to say those words.

Because the clothes that Kazuma Sato makes always come with some particularly embarrassing effects, and because of the size limitations, Megumin is always the victim, it's understandable that the chuunibyou little loli would feel resistant.

"So, Sato-kun went out into the street to try on clothes with other women, but due to a special effect, the female adventurers did strange things, and then happened to be seen by guards A and B, so he was arrested on the spot?"

Kobayashi made a brief deduction.

This should be the truth of the matter.

Of course, it's not necessarily that simple. Given Kazuma Sato's lewd and perverse personality, he might take the opportunity to do all sorts of things to female adventurers, which would be seen as indecent acts by outsiders.

Doesn't this give them even more reason to arrest him?!

"It's alright, it's alright." Huihui said with a rare hint of gloom, "Harassing female adventurers is just a minor offense at most, it won't cause any harm."

Harassing female adventurers in Axel is no small crime!

Aqua also opened her arms and reassured him, "That's right, that's right, it's just a minor issue. Let's wait for Kazuma to come out of service safely."

Why is it based on the premise that Kazuma Sato serves in the military?

Darkness also said with a heavy heart, "Although it hurts, let's forget about Kazuma for now!"

Hey! Don't forget about him!

"You guys, Sato-kun is our comrade, right? Why are you acting like you're just going to leave him to die?"

Kobayashi was completely speechless.

It seems that everyone harbors a great deal of resentment towards Kazuma Sato, to the point that no one wants to save him and hopes that Kazuma Sato will suffer a bit.

"Mr. Kobayashi—! Mr. Kobayashi, are you there—!"

Before the group could reach a conclusion, the Kingdom's Prosecutor, Sena, arrived first.

Xiao Lin's heart tightened, and she quickly instructed the troublemakers in her group, "You guys, don't say anything strange, or it will only worsen the misunderstanding! Understand?"

"Well, I see!"

"I know, I know."

Don't worry, I'll be careful.

The three of them readily agreed, but Xiaolin felt that something was not quite right.

This feeling of unease...

But since Sena has already arrived, it's impossible not to receive her.

There was no other way but to bite the bullet and go for it!

Kobayashi and Darkness walked out of the mansion, where Sena was waiting at the gate, followed by two guards.

"Miss Sena."

"Mr. Kobayashi, I hope my visit won't be a disturbance."

"How could this be? Please come in!"

Welcoming Sena into the mansion.

Upon entering the living room, Megumin and Aqua sat upright, their backs straight like model students, while Darkness went to the kitchen to prepare black tea.

This task should have been done by Aqua, but the silly goddess has a magical constitution that turns liquids into pure water whenever she touches them. To prevent Sena from thinking they were fooling her, they sent Darkness instead.

Aside from its lack of performance, the Abnormal Rider is top-notch in every other aspect.

Soon, fragrant hot tea was placed in front of everyone.

Sena stared intently at Kobayashi, her expression serious and lost in thought, which made Kobayashi tense up as well.

Does she already know the truth?

They arrived so quickly, are they going to resort to vigilante justice? Forcibly pry open Sato Kazuma's mouth, but then force him to confess to crimes he didn't commit...

"Mr. Xiaolin."

"Yes Yes……"

Sena suddenly spoke, and Kobayashi snapped out of his daze, his mind racing as he tried to figure out what she was going to say.

Is it about Kazuma Sato's crimes? Or is it related to Aldap? Or perhaps some other important intelligence...?