From RE0, Sato Kazuma decided to cheat on food and drink

"After all, Lady Aqua is a candidate chosen by prophecy! Someone who has the potential to become the next king naturally possesses such extraordinary power!"

He then turned his head, his back to Felt, and waited for Aqua with an extremely ferocious expression.

unfair!

So unfair!

If possible, Kazuma Sato would certainly package himself as a candidate.

However, according to Emilia, only women can be chosen.

Furthermore, Aqua happened to choose the skill that makes things glow, which should have been completely useless.

Is this what they mean by "fools are lucky"?

Sato Kazuma was filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred, but since things had come to this point, he could only continue to play along with Aqua.

Beside them, the trio's gaze had shifted from fear to awe.

"Lady Aqua, what do we do next?!"

. . . . . .

A few hours later, at the residence of Ferut and Rom.

Aqua sat in the chair, looking completely relaxed.

She was holding a cup of hot water, and Gaston was massaging her shoulders from behind.

Meanwhile, Kazuma Sato stood to the side holding a short sword, casually brandishing it a few times.

"Um, I mean, is all of this really true?"

Rom scratched his head, looking at Aqua with a puzzled expression.

After Ferut returned, she told Rom everything that had happened.

Mr. Rom had lived for over a hundred years and had never heard of such a thing happening.

"It's absolutely true, I saw it with my own eyes!"

Ferut confirmed it again.

"Has it been resurrected perfectly...?"

Grandpa Rom murmured softly, his expression turning somewhat serious.

"I've seen similar spells before... but what's resurrected is nothing more than a soulless puppet..."

Decades ago, a battle broke out between humans and demi-humans in Lugnica, and Rom was one of the leaders on the demi-human side.

He had personally witnessed a technique that could bring the dead back to life.

However, those who are resurrected are merely soulless shells; aside from engaging in killing, they can hardly even be called human.

That wasn't a resurrection, but more like a transformation.

But the person in front of him, named Kazuma Sato, was a complete human being, very different from the resurrected zombie soldiers.

How is this done?

Does this person named Aqua really possess some incredibly special power?

Rom grew increasingly curious about Aqua's identity.

Chapter Twenty-Four: This poison contained not a single drop of water.

“Aqua… my lady, I have something I need to discuss with you privately.”

Kazuma Sato walked up to Aqua and said "Sir" with great difficulty.

"Okay, Adon, you can just stay here and do your work."

Aqua raised her head, waved her hand, and was completely immersed in the moment.

"Yes, Lady Aqua!"

Gaston nodded and then left the house.

Kazuma Sato looked around to make sure no one else could hear him, then turned to look at Aqua:

"Hey you, useless goddess, now that you have these people, has your goddess power been restored?"

"You've really recovered quite a bit!"

Aqua said with a smug look on her face.

"Then you can now do many things that you couldn't do before!"

Kazuma Sato's eyes widened, a hint of anticipation in his gaze.

If Aqua can regain her powers, then they will be able to live a better life in this world!

"Of course! Watch closely!"

Aqua said with a smile, and then handed the water glass in her hand to Kazuma Sato.

The hot water in the cup gradually rippled, and then gushed out like a miniature fountain.

"How about that! Aren't I amazing! You should praise me, the goddess of water!"

Aqua proudly raised her chest.

Kazuma Sato tilted his head slightly, his mouth opening and closing as if he wanted to say something but couldn't get the words out.

"Praise me, Kazuma!"

"What...is this for?"

"It can be used for performances at banquets!"

"?"

Kazuma Sato reached out and slapped himself across the face.

Is this guy in front of me really useful?

It's self-illuminating, and it has an artificial fountain...

This girl isn't the goddess of water, she's the goddess of banquets, isn't she?

No, she's not a goddess.

She is a woman with intellectual disabilities.

He sat down next to Aqua with a somewhat helpless expression, slumping into the chair.

Kazuma Sato sighed, then took out his adventurer card, which showed that he could learn another skill.

[Learned Skill: Taunt, a warrior-type skill that transfers enemy aggro to yourself]

"How did you acquire a warrior skill? Was it because you participated in a previous battle, or perhaps died in some bizarre accident?"

Kazuma Sato muttered to himself with a hint of helplessness, then put away the adventurer card.

None of the three skills can improve his combat power.

But something is better than nothing.

Just then, Mr. Rom walked over from the side:

"Hey buddy, are you expecting enemies coming later?"

“That’s right. The person who commissioned you to steal the item is a formidable opponent, so we need to catch him off guard.”

"Sato Kazuma said, while inwardly complaining that Natsuki Subaru was so slow and hadn't returned yet," he thought.

However, upon further reflection, this makes sense. After all, Subaru Natsuki, like himself, is a transmigrator with no identity in this world, and the guards might not act based on events that haven't yet occurred.

Now, Kazuma Sato must act according to the worst-case scenario.

"So what is our plan?"

"I asked him curiously."

"Later, we'll pretend to be your comrades. After Elsa arrives, we'll act as if nothing happened and cooperate with her in the transaction."

Kazuma Sato's expression gradually became serious.

"Then you took the opportunity to prepare a drink for her, and filled it with poison!"

After being killed by a trap once upon his return, Kazuma Sato changed his mind and had the trio fill in the gap.

However, he also had the three of them set up a few more traps nearby, just as a precaution.

Of course, Kazuma Sato specifically asked them to tell him exactly where the trap was located.

"We don't have any poison here. We're a legitimate business! We only have a little anesthetic!"

"That's what Mr. Rom said in a very serious tone."

Kazuma Sato was too lazy to even comment on the term "legitimate business," and continued:

"Anesthetic or something will do, as long as we don't give anything away, the other side shouldn't suspect anything."

When they first met Elsa, she came here as an ordinary client, interacted with Rom and the others a few times, and even drank the milk that Elsa had prepared.

So Kazuma Sato decided to make a fuss about this.

After all, poisoning is simpler and more direct than other methods.

"As long as we can get them to drink it, we're guaranteed to win."

After saying this, Kazuma Sato seemed to realize something and then added,

"Your anesthetic shouldn't have any issues like being expired or spoiled, right?"

Kazuma Sato has had enough of unexpected situations, so this time he's determined to be perfect in every aspect.

"That's definitely not the case... but it's hard to say, since we've never used it ourselves."

"We'll have to try that first, Mr. Rom. Could you please add some anesthetic to the milk?"

"Oh."

Grandpa Rom nodded, then poured a glass of milk and added the appropriate amount of anesthetic.

"These should be enough."

"Is that enough? Add some more!"

As he spoke, Kazuma Sato added a lot more anesthetic to the milk.

Regarding poisoning, Kazuma Sato has only one principle.

If you feel it's just right, then it's not enough.

If you feel it's too much, then it's just right.

After Sato Kazuma added a considerable amount of anesthetic, he finally nodded in satisfaction.

only.....

The color of this milk seems a bit off; it's too cloudy.

This isn't milk with added anesthetic.

It seems they added a little milk to the anesthetic.

"But how are you going to try it?"

Just as Mr. Rom was wondering, Kazuma Sato shouted towards the outside:

"Adon, come here for a second!"

"What is it, Lord Shin-sama?!"

Gaston, tall and seemingly incredibly honest and simple, strode up to Kazuma Sato.

"You must be tired from massaging Aqua-sama's shoulders, so here's a glass of milk as a reward!"

"It's what I should do, but Kazuma-sama, is this really milk? The color looks a bit off."

Gaston asked, puzzled.

"This is the latest fruit flavor, so it's normal for the color to be off."