I love time travel the most!

The goddess's confident demeanor vanished within minutes; she was indeed still the same useless goddess.

"This is wonderful... Aqua..."

The perverted knight, his face flushed, looked at Aqua being chased, as if he had found a new way to play.

With Aqua as the perfect bait, the others began to discuss countermeasures.

"So, what should we do now?"

"The first thing to do is to restrict its ability to move."

Huihui spoke first: "The last device is in Shibuya, right? It's hard to find with the mobile fortress destroyer chasing it. So, would destroying all its legs make it unable to move be enough?"

"This method is good."

Youyou strongly agreed with her best friend's approach. Not only her, but others also felt that regardless of whether it was feasible or not, at least the direction was correct.

"So how do we destroy it?"

"Of course, we'll use explosion magic!"

"...Hey, Megumin, you can't use Explosion Magic here. Are you out of your mind?"

Kazuma Sato was having a terrible headache, feeling like his brain couldn't keep up with these problem children.

“That’s right.” Huihui nodded, then changed the subject, “But you and Makoto overlooked something: how does the Mobile Fortress Destroyer operate? Look, what’s that on its eight-legged torso?”

"Huh? Those are... magic crystals? Could it be that these magic crystals are the power source?!"

Kazuma Sato suddenly realized.

It seems the Bald Research Institute did adhere to the laws of energy and did not allow the Small Mobile Fortress Destroyer to become a bug that requires no energy.

It's probably trying to express that there's more than one way to complete a game, and even in visual novels, the ending can lead to various conclusions depending on the player's choices.

At that moment, Aqua's urging voice followed.

"Waaaaah!!! Hurry up! Have you come up with a solution?! I can't hold on any longer!"

"Miss Aqua! Legs! The magic crystal on your legs!"

"Magic crystals, right? I know!"

Yu-Yu shouted at the stupid goddess who was still dodging around. Upon receiving the instruction, Aqua ignored everything and rushed headlong into the base of the mobile fortress destroyer.

He died several times during that period.

The number of times Aqua died was so many that her image was blurred out each time, and Kobayashi and the others began to feel a little sorry for her. Only Kazuma Sato's smile gradually became twisted, as if he was quite satisfied with making Aqua empathize with him.

"Damn it! Trash! How dare you bomb me so many times! I'll tear you apart!"

The silly goddess finally arrived beneath the Mobile Fortress Destroyer and dug out a magic crystal from it. She thought the process would be difficult, but it turned out to be surprisingly easy.

"I see. Forcibly dismantling it under a hail of bullets is also possible. This method is hellish, isn't it? A game for the brave...?"

Aqua's actions proved that, just as they thought, there was more than one way to pass through.

"Huihui, the rest is up to you!"

"Okay! I received it!"

Huihui raised her right hand and caught the magic crystal that the silly goddess threw to her.

Among everyone, no one can surpass the little girl's explosive magic in terms of magical power, so it is the optimal solution for her to deliver the final blow.

"Go, Megumin!" X5

"I have granted your request!"

Huihui spread her hands and began to chant a spell.

"—O labyrinth of throngs of people, oh, the joy of traditional vortexes, before the grand spectacle of reincarnation, stands the white porcelain tower. Come, become the world-weary savior! My ultimate destructive magic…Explosion!!!"

A huge beam of light descended from the sky.

With a deafening boom, the still-raging miniature mobile fortress destroyer was blasted to smithereens, along with the surrounding buildings and... the stupid goddess who hadn't managed to escape.

After being pixelated, it took her a while to reform into human form.

Kazuma Sato exclaimed, "Oh, oh oh oh!! What kind of power is this! It's even stronger than usual!"

"It hit the mobile fortress destroyer directly, but the city also..."

"Um...did we go too far? Is it alright?"

Darkness and Youyou were a little uneasy.

Every time Huihui used the Explosion Magic, they faced a large sum of compensation, and over time they subconsciously felt that they had gone too far.

Xiaolin waved his hand and said, "Don't be afraid, this is a virtual game space, you won't be fined."

"That's good..."

Huihui twitched the corner of her mouth, then promptly collapsed to the ground. It seems that even in a virtual game space, after unleashing an explosive spell, one is still powerless.

At this moment, the crying, silly goddess reunited with them.

"Waaaaah... Kobayashi, I..."

"Alright, alright, you've done very well."

"Hehehe, serves you right. You should have experienced the pain I went through before."

Kobayashi held the aggrieved Aqua, while Sato Kazuma took the opportunity to mock her.

Sudden--

A sudden flash of light, a white glare that filled their vision, caused everyone to instinctively cover their faces with their hands. After a while, as their eyes gradually adjusted, they looked around.

Darkness exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? It's suddenly daytime? What happened? The city has completely returned to normal..."

[Error occurred, error occurred. The Mobile Fortress Destroyer was defeated by a method other than the device set up.]

Aqua complained, "What?! Wasn't this the pre-programmed way to clear the level? It really was a bug! Besides, it never said we couldn't use magic to defeat it, did it?"

"Forget about it for now, let's go find the box," Darkness suggested.

Others nodded.

Then I came to Shibuya again.

Aqua pointed to an object still lying on the side of the street and said, "Ah, is that it? The strange box! Let's hurry back!"

"Please, please wait a minute! If you're going back, you should go to the Red Tower first!" The little girl hadn't forgotten about the Tokyo Tower.

"But there's no time..."

Darkness was somewhat troubled.

The time limit for escaping the virtual world is 10 hours, and there's very little time left.

[Beep beep! 2 hours until the teleportation device activates.]

"Two more hours! Please take me to the Red Tower!"

"I'd like to have something to drink on the way!"

"I...I feel like I've been through something like a roller coaster!"

"I also want to ride the Ferris wheel again."

Following the mechanical voice's prompts, Huihui and the others also began to make their requests.

"How many of you are..."

"Seriously, there's no other way! Let's all go together!"

After exchanging glances with Kobayashi, Kazuma Sato reluctantly agreed to their request, and the group then enjoyed the last two hours together.

Chapter 439 Aqua's Yorozuya (Odd Jobs Shop) Opens for Business!

Luxury mansion outside Axel.

"Phew—, I'm exhausted."

Kazuma Sato lay lazily on the sofa, his limbs outstretched in four directions, looking like a listless, lazy bum.

He wasn't the only one; the rest of the team were in the same state, seemingly exhausted.

It's not that they were lazy; rather, they had been tricked by the bald researcher quite a bit in the virtual game space, and had thoroughly experienced what a terrible online game was like!

If IGN were to judge, it would probably get an 8 out of 10. But IGN's 8 out of 10 is just a matter of those who know, not those who don't.

"Speaking of which, where is Senior Kobayashi?"

"I went on a virtual date with Liu Zi."

"Really? Poor Kobayashi-senpai, is he going to be tortured by the dung game again? I hope he can come back safely."

"I actually found it quite fun."

Huihui was a little unhappy.

She had begged Kobayashi to take her along so they could visit the Red Tower (Tokyo Tower) again, but he refused, saying it was "a date between the two of them."

To tell her in front of her that he was going on a date with another woman, even a little girl like her isn't as magnanimous as her flat chest.

"Hmm, it's so peaceful..."

Everyone sighed at the peacefulness of the days, but Aqua seemed lost in thought as she brewed a cup of tea and handed it to them.

"Kazuma, I've made you a cup of black tea."

"Oh, then I won't be polite."

Kazuma Sato took it, took a small sip, and nodded, saying:

"Yes, it's hot water."

Whether it's tea or sparkling wine, any liquid touched by the silly goddess will turn into pure hot water, which can be considered a double-edged sword.

stare--

Aqua watched him drink the hot water, then said, "Kazuma, don't you have anything else to say to me?"

"No, it's just a cup of hot water."