At the mention of the word "die," Natsuki Subaru's mouth twitched.
Not long ago, he had experienced death.
In order to help a girl named 'Satella' find her stolen item, he had gone with her to the thief's hideout.
But upon entering, Subaru saw a bloody, gruesome scene, and he himself was promptly killed by an unknown assailant.
When he regained consciousness, Subaru found himself back at the very beginning.
He had no idea what was going on.
That feeling of death still lingered in his mind.
But that had happened after he arrived in this world. Subaru had indeed been transported here suddenly, without any warning.
"Do you know how this guy, Kazuma, died? He saw a small tractor, and it scared him to death—"
Before Aqua could finish, Satou Kazuma had grabbed her by the neck and started shaking her violently.
"Ahhhhh, I'm sorry, I won't say it, ahhhhh!"
Natsuki Subaru stared blankly at the two of them. Once they had quieted down, he asked, "Excuse me, who are you two?"
"#￥%# (I'm Satou Kazuma. Just call me Kazuma. Nice to meet you.)"
"Huh?"
"He said his name is Satou Kazuma, you can just call him Kazuma. And I am the all-knowing, all-powerful Water Goddess, Aqua!"
As Aqua introduced herself, she puffed out her chest confidently, awaiting Subaru's look of awe.
"Um..."
Natsuki Subaru just pursed his lips and nodded even more awkwardly.
He hadn't expected Aqua to understand the other guy's muffled words, let alone claim to be a goddess.
From the moment he met them, Subaru felt that these two didn't seem very bright. She was completely different from the dignified goddesses in games and anime.
These two... they seem even more chuunibyou than I am.
"Hey, hey! Don't give me that disbelieving look! I really am a goddess! Please, believe me!"
Aqua practically lunged at Subaru, ready to grab him by the collar.
"I-I didn't say I don't believe you! But if you're a goddess, you must have some special powers, right?"
"I... I... This world doesn't have my believers, so my power seems to have drained away..."
"Um..."
Aqua's answer only made Subaru more convinced she was just making excuses.
"Don't look at me with those half-assed eyes! I really am a goddess! Wait, wait, I remember! Just you wait!"
Aqua said, placing her hand on Satou Kazuma's head.
"Watch this! This is my 'Light Spell'!"
As Aqua activated her skill, Satou Kazuma's head began to shine with a brilliant light, which even changed forms and colors.
Kazuma already looked pretty grotesque with his injuries. With Aqua's skill, his head looked even more terrifying.
"￥...￥...#@"
Satou Kazuma immediately lunged at Aqua, ready to kill her. Whatever he was shouting, it definitely wasn't anything nice.
Subaru, watching from the side, was completely speechless.
The scene before him was just too bizarre, something he felt no normally developed human brain could even imagine.
However, it also made Subaru realize that Aqua did seem to have some kind of special power.
"You... you can use magic?"
"Of course! I'm a goddess, after all! As soon as I gather some new believers, I'll regain my former power! I am the Water Goddess Aqua!"
Aqua lifted her chin proudly.
Satou Kazuma was utterly exasperated with this useless goddess.
But he looked at Subaru and saw that there was genuine doubt in his eyes. At least Aqua had been upgraded from 'idiot' to 'special kind of idiot' in Subaru's mind.
This gave Satou Kazuma an idea.
Maybe they really could recruit some believers for Aqua in this world.
Even if Aqua's goddess powers were weakened, the skills she learned from the Adventurer Card weren't affected.
They could use this to "repackage" Aqua as a goddess and attract followers.
"Kazuma, your face... you're injured? What happened?"
"Oh, him? He just got beaten up by three thugs."
"Three thugs? You don't mean the Ton-Chin-Kan trio?"
"Who?"
Subaru briefly described the three thugs he had encountered, and they were indeed the same group.
Earlier, Subaru had also been mugged by them, but was saved by the girl named Satella.
He remembered the thugs mentioning they had just run into "two broke idiots who weren't all there."
Could it have been these two?
The three chatted for a bit, explaining their general situations, with Aqua, of course, acting as the translator.
However, Subaru didn't mention anything about his "Return by Death," as he still wasn't sure what was happening.
"...So, right now, I need to find someone named Felt and help someone get their stolen item back."
"Felt? Never heard of her. We haven't been in this world long either."
Aqua shook her head.
"I don't know how you got here, but you must have just arrived too, right? Who are you helping find something?"
"A beautiful girl! She helped me out a lot earlier! She said her name was Satella—"
"Satella!?"
Hearing that name, Satou Kazuma and Aqua both jumped.
Isn't that the name of the Witch of Envy they were planning to kill?!
She must be this world's Demon King! If they defeat her, maybe they can return to their world!
"Let's go kill her right now—"
Before Aqua could finish, Satou Kazuma grabbed her, cutting her off.
They had severely limited information. Kazuma didn't want to act rashly.
Besides, what kind of game puts the final boss right at the starting village?
And according to the info they gathered earlier, the Witch of Envy was supposed to be sealed, making it impossible for her to be in the royal capital.
...Even if it was the real Witch of Envy, with their current strength, going after her would just be suicide.
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