I love time travel the most!

However, he was concerned about something else.

"Senior Kobayashi, did you hear that? Their conversation just now sounded like they were planning to take action against the hot springs in this town!"

"...Why are you so agitated?"

Kazuma Sato was incredibly excited, and it was completely unclear whether he was happy to see that or not. Could it be that this town had hurt him too deeply, and he wanted to destroy it?

"Don't worry, what's there to be afraid of with Aqua around?"

"Uh... I forgot."

Yes, Aqua is the goddess of water, after all. Even if the hot spring is polluted, there are ways to purify it. There's no need to worry about it.

The scumbag and Zhen decisively chose to escape reality.

"Speaking of which... Senior Kobayashi, you just saw that older sister's body, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't know that she has such a broad chest! You wouldn't let me see, but you chose to peek yourself. How rude!"

Is this the key point?

Xiaolin twitched the corner of her mouth.

He hadn't been peeking; he'd only heard about Huihui's magnanimity.

Besides, there was absolutely no need to peek; his X-ray vision ability had already allowed him to see his older sister's entire body clearly.

However, he didn't tell Kazuma Sato about this, otherwise, the jealous man would have made a huge fuss.

anyway.

Huihui is right, she is indeed broad-minded.

Chapter 410 Taking a hot spring bath with Aqua

It's embarrassing, but it has to be admitted that men are incredibly fast at everything except when they need to use the toilet.

The same applies to soaking in hot springs.

After not encountering any members of the opposite sex at the mixed bath for a long time, Sato Kazuma lost interest and chose to go back.

Kobayashi followed along.

Unexpectedly, while the two were getting dressed, they suddenly heard voices coming from the next dressing room.

"Hurry up, Darkness, Youyou, what's with you two dawdling like that!"

"Slow down, Huihui, there's no need to rush. It wouldn't be good if you fell here."

"Huihui, don't cause trouble for others."

They were their companions.

The team consists of three girls besides Aqua.

Of course, the girls who knew shame did not come to the mixed bath, but instead went to the women's pool on the far left. However, because the walls of the changing room were relatively thin, Kobayashi and Sato Kazuma could still hear their conversation.

Those girls are really energetic.

Having escaped the poison of Axisism, let's enjoy this hard-won leisure for now.

Just as Kobayashi was thinking this, she noticed that Sato Kazuma, who was already dressed, was silently undressing again.

He grabbed his shoulder.

"Wait, Sato-kun."

"Please don't mind me, Kobayashi-senpai. I suddenly feel like I didn't enjoy the soak enough, so I want to savor it again. After all, what the older sister just said proves that there may never be such a good opportunity again."

"Isn't this a perfect opportunity to spy?"

You could guess what Kazuma Sato is thinking even with your butt.

He definitely didn't have the chance to bathe with girls, and he hadn't had enough fun bathing with the older sister, so he thought of going back to peep.

But no.

Regardless of whether the people in the women's pool are her companions, Kobayashi would never allow this kind of behavior.

Because this is already a criminal act.

"Senior Kobayashi, this is my lifelong request. So, I beg you!"

"No way. You've already used up all your requests, so I can't let you be willful this time. Besides, take this opportunity to change your image, and Huihui and the others will think more highly of you. Isn't that great?"

"No————!"

No matter how much Kazuma Sato pleaded, Kobayashi refused to budge and forcefully took him back to his room.

I don't know if the girls will be suspicious when they're bathing together, but if they find that Kazuma Sato isn't in the mixed bathing, they'll definitely feel guilty, which will at least somewhat offset the negative impact of the "Kichiku Kazuma" nickname.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

After returning to the room.

Aqua has returned from the church.

At that moment, she buried her head in Wiz's chest and sobbed uncontrollably, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

"unacceptable!"

"Please let me go, Lady Aqua..."

Aqua's tears carry a sacred aura that stings the lich girl's skin, but she is held captive and has nowhere to hide but to plead desperately.

Unable to bear watching any longer, Kobayashi pulled it apart, earning Wiz's grateful thanks.

The silly goddess turned and buried herself in Kobayashi's arms, soaking his shirt in just one second, crying and shouting, "I didn't do anything wrong, I just went to soak in the hot spring... Why, why are you blaming me!"

Frustrated and annoyed by his failed attempt to spy, Kazuma Sato asked irritably, "What's wrong now? What strange phenomena have you caused today, and how many people have you troubled?"

"What strange phenomenon is this! What trouble are you causing! Why do you always assume I've done something wrong?!"

Aqua suddenly raised her head and roared at Kazuma Sato.

Although I know it's bad to always blame my companions, 99% of the time when trouble comes, it's their fault, so there's no need to doubt them.

Just like Kazuma Sato who unhesitatingly chose mixed bathing, Aqua's ability to cause trouble is beyond doubt.

Wiz explained, "It's like this... After Lady Aqua bathed in the hot springs of the Axis Cult, the hot springs turned into ordinary hot water, so..."

"So I was kicked out! I'm clearly a goddess, why am I being kicked out of the church that worships me?! Why?!"

Who are you asking?

Kazuma Sato then remembered that Aqua's ability was to purify water that touched her body, so it wasn't impossible for the hot spring to be purified as well.

Or rather, there must be something that purifies the hot spring.

He looked at Kobayashi and found that Kobayashi was also looking at him. After exchanging glances, they immediately recalled what had just happened in the mixed bathhouse.

"And what angered me the most was that I said this to the person managing that hot spring! 'It was wrong of me to turn the hot spring into hot water, I can apologize! But it was unavoidable! That's right, because I am the goddess of water! Aqua herself!' And then, that manager… *sobs*… actually just snorted and laughed…! I'm a goddess! I am clearly a goddess!"

After Aqua finished speaking, she burst into tears again.

Kobayashi had just finished soaking in the hot spring, yet she had the illusion that she had taken another bath. If she were to perform this, the manager might actually believe she was the goddess of water.

Kazuma Sato stared at Aqua for a moment, and then...

"Humph."

"Waaaaaaahh ...

The excited, foolish goddess rushed up and started tearing at him.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

the next day.

Early in the morning, everyone gathered on the first floor of the hotel, where the meal was served.

While eating breakfast, Aqua suddenly said seriously, "This town seems to be in crisis."

"Why do you say that? If we're talking about danger, your special constitution is the most dangerous. From now on, you're only allowed to soak in the outdoor bath attached to your room."

Kazuma Sato, who only wanted to stay away from trouble, was the first to jump out and refute her.

"Listen to me, please!"

Aqua slammed her hand on the table and said, "I don't purify the hot springs because I like it. Even the high-end bath salts that Darkness keeps in the mansion's bathtub are the same. I tried pouring all of them into the pool, but they were still purified in no time."

"Hey, you used up all those bath salts?! I just bought them from the capital by mail order."

"It does not matter."

Ignoring Darkness's sobs, she continued, "But it's strange, when I was soaking in the hot springs of the Axis Order, it took me a long time to purify them. Speaking of my purification abilities, they're incredibly powerful. For example..."

At this point, she suddenly stuck her index finger into Kobayashi's coffee. In just an instant, the black coffee turned into clear hot water.

"Look!"

"Look at you, you big-headed ghost!"

Kobayashi rolled her eyes in annoyance.

Aqua licked her fingers and said to everyone, "As you can see, normally it would be over in an instant, like this. However, it was only at that moment that it took quite a while, which proves that the hot spring was severely polluted."

"oh oh……"

"Recently, there have been reports throughout the town that the quality of the hot springs has declined. Perhaps the Demon King's army sees the Axis Cult as a threat and feels that they cannot defeat it head-on, so they want to seize the cult's most important source of wealth."

"Oh, I see. That's scary..." X4

Trust me!

Seeing that the four members of the team were all giving her perfunctory responses, she slammed her hand on the table in protest.

"In the end, would the Demon King's army really do something so roundabout?"

...It's already being done, okay!

Megumi's question made Kazuma Sato break out in a cold sweat.

If the operation is stopped like this, it would be a good thing, but if the Demon King's army is here, they will definitely cause a huge disturbance.

Someone will soon report this to the Adventurers' Guild, and they will be forced to assist, ruining their precious hot spring trip. Thinking it best to avoid trouble, I'd better keep quiet.

This man's subconscious was thinking about escaping.