I love time travel the most!

They've defeated the Demon King's army officers and even got a lot of spoils from the lord's manor, so how could they not have dinner tonight?

It must be a lie to trick him into going out!

Just when he thought he had seen through the lie, Darkness asked him a soul-searching question: "Don't you really know that the kingdom's bounty will be issued in a while?"

"……Eh?"

"Because the authenticity needs to be verified before the reward is issued, and it usually takes about a week."

"No way!"

Sato Kazuma was dumbfounded.

He really didn't know!

Every time a bounty is issued, that wretched lord always takes it first, and it never reaches his hands!

Moreover, it would take a week to get the money. It's like a homeless man who wants to take a gamble grits his teeth and buys a lottery ticket. He is overjoyed to win a multi-million dollar prize, but he still has to wait a while to get his hands on the huge sum of money. However, he is worried about where he will have dinner tonight.

Where is the reasoning here?

"Wait a minute, something feels off."

Kazuma Sato held out his hand, gesturing for him to stop, and then asked, "I remember bringing back quite a few spoils of war from the lord's manor..."

"I sent those things to Wiz's magic item shop."

"Senior Kobayashi?"

"Kobayashi, you're back!"

The one who answered him was Kobayashi, who had just returned from outside.

Kazuma Sato asked doubtfully, "Why send it to Wiz's magic tool shop? Are you going to let her sell it? But can that shop owner, who has the special skill of getting poorer the more she works, really sell it?"

Kobayashi said, "There's no need to worry about that, because Barnier is here."

It must be said that the Duke of Hell was truly a master businessman, managing Wiz's magic item shop perfectly in just one day.

If it weren't for Barnier's unwillingness to come and his inherent incompatibility with Aqua, Kobayashi would have really wanted him to be her butler.

Let the former Demon King's army officer and the Duke of Hell, who commands demons, be the butler.

I'm getting a little excited just thinking about it?

Meanwhile, Sato Kazuma clutched his head, utterly disbelieving, "So, our team doesn't even have money for dinner tonight?"

"exactly."

Darkness nodded.

At this moment, Youyou, who had been silent all along, suddenly said timidly, "Um... if you don't mind... I... I have some money here, which should be enough for an emergency."

"Really? Thank you, Youyou, you're the real hero!"

When Huihui saw Youyou take out a small bag of Eris from her bosom, her eyes lit up and she rushed over to snatch it.

But just as she was about to touch him, Kazuma Sato stopped her.

"Wait a minute! What do you think you're doing, you stupid little girl!"

"What are you doing? Can't you see, Kazuma? Yu-Yu chose to sacrifice herself for everyone, and as her friend, I naturally have to support her! Let go, don't stop me!"

"You're just after Youyou's money, aren't you! And why are you making it sound so tragic!"

Kazuma Sato rolled his eyes in annoyance.

Even if he's a scumbag, he wouldn't steal his companion's property. Unlike Huihui, who's greedy for money.

...I must say, it looks like there's quite a lot.

It's bulging and probably costs around two or three hundred thousand.

Who knew Youyou was actually a hidden little rich girl?

Kazuma Sato stared longingly at the money bag, his eyes gleaming like a big bad wolf about to devour a little white rabbit, causing the shy Yuu to tremble and instinctively shrink behind Kobayashi.

Seemingly feeling it was too impolite, he forcibly shifted his gaze back.

If it were Aqua, Darkness, or Megumin, Kazuma Sato would definitely take the money and spend it without any hesitation. But Yuuyu has only just joined the team and is currently the only normal person in the team; he really can't do such a scumbag thing.

"Forget it, let's just do the mission."

Kazuma Sato looks like a wilted eggplant.

"Mr. Kobayashi! Are you there, Mr. Kobayashi!"

Suddenly, someone started banging on the mansion's door.

Arriving at the mansion was Sena, the Kingdom Prosecutor who had previously framed Sato Kazuma as a criminal and even imprisoned him.

Honestly, hasn't she been coming to the mansion a little too often lately?

Kazuma Sato looked slightly disgusted.

The beautiful and perfectly proportioned Kingdom Prosecutor in front of him had been coming to the mansion lately under the pretense of learning more about the Demon King's army officer, Barnier, making Barnier quite uncomfortable every time.

He truly lives up to his reputation as a workaholic; he's incredibly dedicated to his job. Sena is definitely one of the people he least wants to see.

"Kazuma Sato, are you thinking about something bad again?"

"...You've misunderstood."

"Hey, why are you suddenly using honorifics?"

"You're overthinking it."

Kazuma Sato maintained a poker face, but inwardly he couldn't help but curse: I forgot, this devil also has an extremely strong sixth sense, damn it!

Then he quietly hid behind the crowd.

At the same time, Aqua suddenly said, "Never mind this man. Compared to that, seeing you rush over in such a panic, something must have happened, right? Perhaps the lord withheld your bounty again?"

If we were to rank the members of the team based on who cares most about the bounty, Aqua would definitely be number one.

In order to enjoy food and drink, she was most concerned about the bounty.

"Uh, the bounty hasn't been paid out yet." Sena pushed up her glasses and explained, "The kingdom is still verifying the matter of the various officers who were tasked with defeating the Demon King's army."

"Then what are you doing here?"

Upon hearing that there was no money, Aqua lost interest.

Like those salespeople who immediately lose their enthusiasm upon seeing a poor person, they seem utterly despicable.

Sena sighed helplessly.

Fortunately, she was already used to their behavior, otherwise she would have been furious.

He could only say to Kobayashi, "Running Lizards... a large number of monsters called Running Lizards have appeared outside the town, and the adventurers in the town are currently responsible for exterminating them. Although Running Lizards are not usually that dangerous monsters, they seem to have entered their breeding season, and it seems that the Queen of the Running Lizards has been born."

"A running lizard?"

Xiaolin pinched her chin.

Luna had previously asked him for a favor, or perhaps she happened to see the assigned task and then asked him for one.

Running lizards are usually very gentle, only becoming aggressive when a queen is born in order to mate with her. Their competition method is also quite unique—running.

They can achieve amazing running speeds by walking on two legs.

It looks very similar to a frilled lizard.

Normally docile running lizards, when it comes to racing, will fearlessly kick down any opponent, whether it's a horse or an ostrich, and then run away.

The running lizard's kicks are incredibly sharp; if it hits a vital spot, it's not just a matter of a broken bone.

So the guild issued a quest.

"Then why did you come looking for us?" Aqua asked, puzzled. "Didn't the guild already issue the quest? Shouldn't everyone else have already done it?"

"What are you talking about? Protecting the people is our team's duty. Isn't that your team's motto?"

Sena looked at Kobayashi with a happy expression.

Those straightforward eyes made it a little difficult to meet their gaze.

When they were fighting Barnier, Kobayashi did say that somewhat cool line to convince Sena. But that was just acting to fit the script; did Sena actually take it seriously?

Xiaolin couldn't bring herself to say it.

Just as he was afraid of shattering a child's innocent dreams, he couldn't bear to break Sena's aspirations.

It's definitely not because I'm afraid of being thrown in jail in a fit of rage.

Well, absolutely not.

How to do it……

To be honest, Kobayashi didn't want to do that mission.

Given the squad's configuration, undertaking that kind of mission would be really tricky, but it's impossible to bring myself to say it.

think carefully.

How could a team capable of defeating the Demon King's army executives be unable to defeat the running lizards that even ordinary adventurers could defeat?

Kobayashi gestured to Kazuma Sato with his eyes.

Hopefully, this shut-in who doesn't want to work can firmly stick to his own ideas, and then he can use that as an excuse not to take on this task.

however--

Aqua waved her hand dismissively and said, "I'm telling you, it's better not to say anything to that shut-in. It's a complete waste of energy."

"........."

Kazuma Sato will remain silent.

He wouldn't fall for such a mere provocation.

Aqua continued dismissively, "But there's nothing we can do about it. After all, Kazuma is the lowest-ranking among us, so it's only natural that he'd be afraid."

"...Hey, wait a minute, when did I become the lowest-ranking person in this group?"

Kazuma Sato retorted instinctively.

Among this group of people, is there anyone of a higher rank than him?