I love time travel the most!

Sato Kazuma replied.

There's no way he'd thank you, not in this lifetime. It's not like he's drinking red tea; the person brewing the tea is Aqua. Saying thank you is just not his style.

However, to his surprise, his perfunctory answer provoked the silly goddess.

"Whether it's tea or hot water doesn't matter! You should at least thank me!"

"Hmm...is that important?"

"I, your goddess, even poured you tea. It won't hurt you to express your gratitude occasionally! But you always treat me so casually. What's that all about?! Hey, you need to show me more respect! You need to worship me!"

Aqua pouted and shouted with tears welling up in her eyes.

She noticed that her status in the team had been declining recently, which is why this silly goddess, feeling insecure, desperately needed to be respected.

She just chose the wrong person.

Darkness advised, "Aqua, respect and admiration are feelings that naturally arise in people around you when someone achieves something. It's wrong for you to make such a demanding request."

"That's right, that's right. To call yourself a goddess and expect people to worship you is asking too much."

"I...I think so too."

Huihui and Youyou spoke one after the other.

"Why do you all say that... What should I do?" Aqua realized that no one in the team shared her sentiments.

However, upon closer reflection, it seems that she has indeed gone a bit too far in the past, always acting unreasonably, proclaiming herself a goddess and demanding that people worship and respect her.

"Like Darkness said, you have to at least achieve something first."

"I'm asking what I need to achieve, specifically what I need to do!" The silly goddess desperately wanted their respect.

Kazuma Sato clenched his fist: "You have to figure this out yourself... I really want to say that, um... let me think..."

If Aqua were left to figure things out on her own, it would inevitably end up being a mess for him and Kobayashi to clean up. Since he was worried about her, he decided to help her before things went wrong—a conclusion he reached based on past experience.

"By the way, should we ask the residents of the town if they have any troubles or need any help? They'll thank you after we solve their problems."

"I see. As long as we keep helping people solve their problems, one day... Hmm, that's a great idea!"

It has to be said, this method is perfect for the silly goddess. Having worked as a priestess and in the confessional, she is very good at guiding and helping others.

"Okay, then I'll set off now!"

Aqua is full of energy.

Then he ran out without looking back.

[—Easily solve all your troubles! Goddess's Everything Shop officially opens for business today!]

The silly goddess first borrowed a banner and pen from Wiz's magic tool shop, wrote down the slogan, and then strolled back and forth on the street, trying to make sure that passersby could see it.

"Ah, it's already started."

"That rascal……!"

"Should I say she's so eager to be flattered?"

"Miss Aqua..."

The team members were impressed by Aqua's exceptional efficiency, but it was all on the negative side.

Darkness and the others followed not because they were worried about Aqua, but because they were afraid she would cause trouble for the townspeople and then implicate them.

"It seems a client has come to the door."

With Youyou's reminder, everyone saw a man dressed in finery walk towards the silly goddess who was still shouting to attract customers.

Kazuma Sato exclaimed in surprise:

"Oh, it's the boss."

"boss?"

"Ah, he was one of my biggest clients when I was a tailor. I called him 'boss' because I didn't know his name."

"I see... So what does he want with Aqua?"

Everyone instinctively moved closer.

All I heard was—

"Miss Aqua, I heard you run a Yorozuya (Odd Jobs Shop)."

"Yes, so what is your request?"

"Actually, I heard that Miss Aqua, you are not only a high priest but also a priestess of the Axis Church. I wonder if I could ask you to provide me with a priestess's robe?"

"This is it? No problem!"

"Thank you, Miss Aqua!"

After receiving an affirmative answer, the boss left happily. Aqua stared blankly at the bulging money bag in her hand and uttered a sentence.

"Huh, is money really that easy to make?"

No, that's not it. It's simply because the boss is a hardcore cosplay enthusiast, which is why he's willing to spend a lot of money on clothes.

Knowing what the other party intended to do with it, Kazuma Sato couldn't answer his companions' questions and had to swallow his own words.

Suddenly, I realized that the boss and Jesta were alike. One could do anything, and the other could even do things involving Axis cultists; the two of them were truly rare beings in the world.

Soon, another guest arrived. Dressed in military uniform, she approached Aqua with a serious expression; she was none other than Miss Sena, the Kingdom's Prosecutor.

Aqua was a little scared when she saw her.

"Is there something wrong? I haven't broken the law, you shouldn't be arresting me, right?"

“You’ve misunderstood, Miss Aqua. Actually, I have a request for you.”

"What? It's a commission."

Hearing Sena say that, the silly goddess breathed a sigh of relief.

Her reputation in the starting village of Axel was even greater than that of Lord Dustinis. No matter what level of adventurer she was, they would tremble at the sight of her.

"Miss Sena, feel free to tell me if you have any requests!"

Can you tell me I'm cute?

"……what?"

Can you tell me "cute"?

The Kingdom Prosecutor, Ms. Sena, pushed up her glasses, her serious expression leaving Aqua wondering if she had just imagined it.

"that……"

“Miss Aqua, you heard me right. Actually, recently, due to the new lord taking office, I need to assist him, but over time, my reputation has been declining... So, in order to keep me from feeling down, I hope Miss Aqua can tell me I'm cute.”

Is that really the case?

The eavesdroppers looked at Sena with apologetic and embarrassed expressions. This young and promising prosecutor of the kingdom was top-notch in terms of looks, figure, and position, but her serious personality made her extremely unpopular, and even now no one had taken a liking to her.

"Alright then... Miss Sena is so cute—super cute—"

"It feels so strange and novel. Miss Aqua, could you please say it a few more times?"

"So cute, so cute, so cute, so cute, so cute, so cute... Is this okay?"

"Thank you so much, Miss Aqua, I feel much better now."

Sena shoved a bulging money bag into her hand. Although she said she was in a better mood, she still had a stern face, so it was hard to tell if she was really in a better mood.

"Then, I'll take my leave first."

"Thank you for coming."

Watching Sena leave, Aqua sighed, "Even though I was just praising someone, I feel so tired... and I feel like I'm not doing anything..."

This is her prejudice.

If the person making the request were an Axis follower, then the foolish goddess would certainly have a different attitude.

At this moment, Luna, the guild counter lady, also came up and asked, "Miss Aqua, I also have something I would like to ask you to help me with."

“Go ahead and say it,” Aqua said, changing her tone. “To be honest, I’d be happy if you could give me something a little challenging.”

"No problem, this is quite challenging!"

Luna said, "Actually, an ancient monster has appeared outside the town. The guild will pay you a reward. Would you like to accept the request?"

"An adventure mission? Finally, a decent job! Leave it to me!" Aqua readily agreed.

"In that case, let's help out too."

"Darkness, Megumin, and Youyou, why are you here?"

Aqua was quite surprised to see her companions.

Huihui said, "We've been watching over you because we were worried about you. Let's go, let's set off to defeat that ancient monster!"

"—Let's go!" X3

"...This is no different from the missions we usually take on, is it?"

Kazuma Sato sighed.

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"——Explosion!!!"

With Megumin's magnificent and extraordinary explosive magic, the group successfully destroyed the ancient monster.

"That was so exhilarating..."

"Megumin!"

Just as the little girl was about to fall to the ground, Youyou caught her in time and then naturally carried her on her back.

"Megumin, your Explosion Magic is pretty good! Great, that's settled. Now all we have to do is report to Luna... Aqua? What are you sulking about?"

"Isn't this the kind of mission we usually take on?"

"You finally figured it out."

The idiot goddess's brain really doesn't work very well.