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"Oh! Take this!!"

"Oh, another one! That's amazing!"

Meanwhile, Kazuma Sato, who was lagging behind, showed no intention of competing with him and even cheered him on from behind.

Breathing heavily, Mikami Hibiki wiped the sweat from his brow and scoffed at Sato Kazuma, who was lagging behind and only getting covered in dust, "Hmph. How's that, Sato Kazuma? You haven't even managed to defeat a single one. The gap between you two is widening."

"Then, I want one too..."

Kazuma Sato spotted a rookie assassin not far away and was just about to go and kill him when he saw Hibiki Mitsurugi suddenly accelerate and rush over, then kill him with a single sword strike and snatch the monster from his hands.

"Hmph! Now there are five!"

"you……"

"You can't steal other people's targets... It seems you didn't set such a rule, did you? You actually proposed that whoever defeats the most rookie killers wins. It seems you've chosen the wrong way to compete."

Roar----

From the depths of the jungle, several more rookie assassins leaped out and surrounded the two of them.

"Here they come again... There are so many rookie assassins lurking here. But, mere rookie assassins, even if they all attacked together, they wouldn't be a match for me! Ohhhhhh!"

After saying that, he charged out with unparalleled momentum, defeating all the rookie assassins who surrounded him, as if it wasn't the rookie assassins surrounding Mikage Hibiki, but rather Mikage Hibiki surrounding the rookie assassins.

Moreover, judging from Mikami Hibiki's actions, it seems that he intends to use his physical abilities, which far surpass those of Kazuma Sato, to forcibly subdue every rookie assassin, leaving Kazuma Sato with nothing.

Could it be that he intends to humiliate Kazuma Sato by achieving a huge deficit with zero gains?

That's outrageous!

...Most people would think that way, but Kazuma Sato was more than happy to do so. He needed to put in a lot of effort, preferably taking out all the rookie assassins here, so he could reap the rewards.

And so, Mikami Hiyori vigorously wielded his demonic sword to vanquish the monsters, while Sato Kazuma cheered him on loudly from behind. To prevent the other from noticing any flaws, he would sometimes resort to provocation, which would then cause the already aware Mikami Hiyori to be overwhelmed by his passion once again.

In short, it's just a matter of superior intelligence.

after an hour--

"Phew...it seems like everything's been resolved."

Yujian Xiangye wiped the sweat from his forehead.

In order to secure a decisive victory and humiliate Sato Kazuma, he went to great lengths to eliminate all the rookie assassins near the town.

Kazuma Sato clapped his hands and said, "Wow, that's amazing! You're really strong... No matter how hard I try, I can't beat you."

"Hmm? So you admit I won?"

"Of course! I lost... I'm really sorry, you're the one who deserves to be called the hero candidate."

"……oh oh."

Yu Jianxiang scratched his head.

I was a little surprised. I thought the other party would be stubborn and refuse to admit it, but I didn't expect them to admit defeat so readily.

But what's going on? I feel like I've been tricked.

"Forget it, I originally thought you were just a despicable and shameless man. It turns out you have such magnanimity, being able to frankly acknowledge the strength of others. It makes me seem narrow-minded."

"I don't need to repeat the first sentence, right?"

Sato Kazuma rolled his eyes.

Normally, I would get angry if someone called me despicable and shameless, even if it was true. But this time, I'll forgive him because he did a lot of work.

"Hehe, now I can finally erase the stains of the past. From now on, in order to defeat the Demon King, I plan to train myself even harder, and this is also to make Lady Aqua happy."

Having gained recognition, Yūken Hibiki let out a long sigh of relief, his slightly furrowed brows relaxing, and his gloomy aura disappearing. To exaggerate a bit, it was as if he had let go of some burden and felt reborn.

But would it make her happy...? Aqua would definitely be very happy, hehehehehe—

Kazuma Sato's lips curled into a sinister smile.

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Evening, Adventurers' Guild.

The team members gathered here.

Darkness greeted, "Excuse me, could I have another glass of sparkling wine?"

Huihui added, "Oh, and I'd also like a smoked lizard burger steak, please, Miss Luna!"

"You guys really have a big meal!"

Kazuma Sato's smile remained unchanged as he watched the orders keep coming in.

Aqua exclaimed happily, "Kazuma is really generous to say we can eat our fill today! What happened?"

"Oh, Goddess, it's been a long time!"

At this moment, Mikami Hibiki appeared here and greeted Aqua and her group.

"Oh dear, who is this person... who is... who is this person?"

Sure enough, the silly goddess forgot about him.

Kazuma Sato sighed and said, "You should probably remember his name by now. Isn't this guy... Ayanokouji?"

"Completely wrong! It's 'flying sword'!! Not a single syllable is pronounced correctly!!!"

Yujian Xiangye roared loudly.

An embarrassed Sato Kazuma shoved him to sit down, saying, "Don't be so formal, come on, have a drink too, it's on me. Excuse me—, give this guy a glass of sparkling wine too!"

Forced to sit down, Mikage Kyouya looked at the deluxe set meal on the table and asked curiously, "Huh, you're spending even more than usual. What happened?"

"I heard they received some temporary income."

"It seems that Kazuma completed the extermination mission all by himself, and the target was a rookie killer who was rampant in the forest."

"And that mission was very difficult."

The team members offered their own explanations all at once.

However, Yūken Kyouya's expression froze, and he muttered to himself, "He took down a rookie assassin all by himself... Huh?"

With his intelligence regaining its dominance, he seemed to understand something at that moment.

Aqua said cheerfully, "It was supposed to be a large mission with about twenty people, but he defeated all the monsters by himself and took all the rewards... Kazuma-san is really amazing!"

hiss----

Mikage Hibiki gasped, looking at the man who had plotted against her, and demanded, "Hey, Sato Kazuma, our previous rookie assassin duel... it couldn't have been...?"

"If I could monopolize the mission rewards, whether it's apologizing to you or acknowledging that you're a candidate for hero, it would be a trivial matter."

Kazuma Sato's expression was sinister.

This man is truly a complete scumbag; he actually dared to scheme against me and exploit my competitive spirit!

Even the gentle-natured Mitsurugi Hibiki was turned red by Axel's despicable actions.

She grabbed his collar.

"Damn it! Kazuma Sato! You bastard, how dare you lie to me!"

"No, no, no, I didn't lie to you, did I? I lost the duel, but I apologized to you properly."

Sato Kazuma's explanation of giving up didn't convince Mikage Hibiki, so he coaxed her further, "Besides, Aqua is very happy right now, isn't that a win-win situation?"

"Hmm...you man, is this how you treat Lady Aqua..."

Yujian Xiangye really wanted to punch him.

But now, not only is his respected goddess watching from behind, but the other members of the Adventurers' Guild are also casting their gazes. If he gets angry, he could easily be seen as drunk and disorderly, so it's really not a good time to lash out.

More importantly, Lady Aqua is very happy.

this point is very important!

"Sorry to keep you waiting—two glasses of sparkling wine and a smoked lizard burger steak."

Miss Luna brought the food.

Aqua cheered, "Yay! Cheers!"

"Alright, alright, let's take a breather today and enjoy some delicious bubble bar, Rain Sword."

"I told you... my name is... Mitsurugi!!!"

When Kazuma Sato called her by the wrong name twice, the thread of reason in Hibiki Mitsurugi's mind finally snapped at this moment.

New papers will be released on Friday or Saturday.

Chapter 441 Presents New Products to the Magic Item Shop!

A mansion outside Axel

"You, go accompany Wiz to the collectors' meeting."

Banir, whose body was tattered and pitch black, reformed from a puddle of mud after being severely injured, and then gave this instruction to Kazuma Sato, who always lay on the sofa watching the fun and lazily did nothing.

This Duke of Hell is always baptized by the radiance of the Water Goddess whenever he enters.

If Darkness and Wiz hadn't pleaded and persuaded them, the two of them could have argued for a while longer.

Although Barnier would inevitably be the one to get hurt in the end, continuing to argue like this would not be able to move the conversation forward, so the two reluctantly stopped fighting after being persuaded.

Upon hearing Barnier's request, Kazuma Sato, who was lying on the sofa, paused for a moment, then pointed to himself with a bewildered expression and said:

"Why should I go?"

“You are, after all, an employee we employ. Can’t you do some work? Every day, Wiz works hard in the store, while you lie at home doing nothing. We have never seen an employee like this before. Don’t people say that bosses are exploitative devils? How come it’s the other way around in your case?”

"Uh……"

I forgot, because Barnier had hired him to help look after Wiz Magic Toys Store when the new prank toy store was opening.

However, Kazuma Sato wants to clarify that he did not intentionally slack off or avoid work. Rather, he appeared to be doing nothing because everything was in perfect order under his management.

It's just that because someone needs to watch the shop, it makes it seem like he's bullying the lich girl.

the other side.