In short, she had too much free time, and Darkness would feel bored if she didn't find something to do.
Moreover, even with the support of the KonoSuba world, Darkness did not want to wait for help to go around.
Because, when she and Eris used some prepared items to exchange for money with Takumi, she always felt that the exchange ratio was a complete rip-off.
For a piece of pendant equipment that could even be regarded as a national treasure, Takumi actually paid less than 3,000 yuan!
You know, this level of equipment could be used to purchase three cities in the KonoSuba world.
But when it comes to Takumi, it's only worth less than three thousand...
In Darkness's view, this was no longer an ordinary scam; it was simply devouring people without leaving a trace!
In fact, it was really not Takumi's fault.
This was mainly due to the different value situations on both sides, resulting in market differences.
The pendant that Eris took out to exchange was indeed very powerful and valuable when placed in the KonoSuba world.
But if it is placed in Dimensional City... that would be embarrassing; this kind of thing is not worth much at all.
The clothes customized by the Tailor Guild, after being enchanted, are even more powerful than this pendant.
And such clothes only start at 2,000 yuan a piece in Dimensional City.
There is also the high-quality standard equipment made by Hephaestus. Well, it is standard equipment—the kind that can be mass-produced.
In terms of practicality and strength, this equipment is no worse than that pendant.
But the price of this equipment in Dimensional City is less than 2,000 pieces.
It can be said that the price of three thousand offered by Takumi not only did not undercut the price, it even amounted to a considerable premium.
Eris could see that the clothes worn by Takumi and the elf girls were all high-end goods that were no worse than the pendant. He roughly understood the market price, so he did not object to the exchange price.
But Darkness doesn't have the keen vision of Eris, and she doesn't know the inner workings of Dimensional City.
While she felt that Takumi was very exploitative, she also couldn't help but worry about whether the expenses for Takumi's world to support her living in Dimensional City would be too high.
Therefore, she wanted to do some other work, try her best to be self-reliant in Dimensional City, and not cause trouble for her family.
"Work..."
Takumi frowned slightly when he heard this.
Darkness's part-time job is more difficult to arrange than Asuna Yuuki's.
Although Darkness is much stronger than Asuna, Darkness also has the task of being a liaison, so she cannot work full-time but only part-time, which limits her choices even more.
At the very least, this part-time job must have a high degree of freedom so that she can leave at any time and go back to her job as a liaison officer, running errands and delivering letters.
Not quite understanding, Takumi brought Darkness to the office, told Tomoko the request, and asked her to help with the screening.
"The most suitable roles are professional sparring partners that simulate actual combat. Secondly, some manual labor can also be used as temporary workers, and wages are settled based on time."
"As for temporary workers, this method is fine." Takumi nodded.
As for the sparring partner?
He was not surprised by this. In fact, he had thought of this from the beginning. It's just that, putting aside Darkness's character, being beaten is actually a reward for her.
Consider Darkness's fighting power.
She is very resistant to injury. In the original work, even Megumin's explosion magic couldn't kill her, which shows how high her durability is.
But it is only limited to taking hits. Other than that, Darkness's combat effectiveness is almost zero.
Because this girl can't hit anyone at all.
Darkness is very clumsy, her fighting skills are almost zero, and she may even make mistakes when attacking stationary targets.
At this level, being used as a sparring partner is more like being a sandbag, and it cannot achieve a training effect at all.
She is obviously not suitable for this, so he came to Tomoko to screen options.
However, just when Takumi was about to arrange for Darkness to work as a temporary worker, he saw Darkness getting excited again, her pretty face turning a sickly rosy color: "Sparring partner, I can do this, let me do this!"
"..."
Takumi was also speechless. You really know how to seize any opportunity. But...
"That's okay, you can do any of these jobs, just do whatever you like."
Anyway, he doesn't care. It's not like Darkness is forced to do anything.
Moreover, if nothing else happens, Darkness will definitely not be able to maintain the job of sparring.
After all, she's just a sandbag. If she can't even hit the opponent, who would be willing to pay money to use her as a scapegoat?
Well, Esdeath might be interested.
But as for the others...
I can only say, good luck to Darkness.
Under Takumi's caring gaze, Darkness came to the square excitedly. There happened to be a few girls resting and doing exercises. Darkness went up, introduced herself, and promoted her services. Surprisingly, someone was actually interested.
Because the number of people was an odd number, one girl had no partner to spar with.
In addition, she was curious that Darkness, a newcomer, could actually do this job. Driven by the novelty, she bought an hour of Darkness's sparring experience package.
Then, the girl quickly felt that she had been fooled.
At first, she thought that Darkness was going easy on her, but after several exchanges, she understood that Darkness's fighting power was truly terrible.
Facing Darkness's attack, she didn't need to dodge at all. Darkness might miss even if the girl stood still.
There was almost no skill in her swordsmanship, just a single swing. She couldn't defend herself; she was just like a living sandbag.
No, Darkness didn't even try to defend against the girl's attack, but rather let the strikes fall on her, showing an expression of pure enjoyment.
"???"
Seeing this, no matter how naive the girl was, she realized she had been tricked.
Looking at the pervert opposite her, the girl turned around and ran away, regardless of the fact that she had already paid.
This person has gone crazy! Run!
Not only her, but several of her companions also saw this scene and ran away quickly, fearing that Darkness would catch them.
"Wait, the training is not over yet, why did you leave?"
When Darkness saw this, she shouted to their backs with a blank look on her face.
"I suddenly remembered something I need to deal with, so I won't practice today!"
"I think I forgot to turn off the stove just now when I went out! I have to go back and check!"
"I don't think I'm actually on vacation today. I need to confirm!"
"What a coincidence, so am I!"
"..."
Darkness was left alone, confused by the sudden exit, and it took her a while to regain her senses.
She scratched her head: "There doesn't seem to be a kitchen in the apartment. How could they forget to turn off a fire?"
She couldn't figure it out, so she just assumed she didn't know Dimensional City well enough and didn't pay much attention.
She looked around and found that there was no one else in the square, so she sat aside and waited patiently.
Soon the next victim appeared.
It was some elf girls.
But as expected, within a few minutes, Darkness successfully scared the people away again.
After that, no matter how much she waited, no one else came.
Because she didn't know that the first batch of girls who were scared away had already told others about Darkness's situation.
Now everyone knows that there is a pervert in the square who is taking money and looking for abuse in the name of a sparring partner.
Darkness successfully earned the nickname of a masochist among the girls.
In this regard, Takumi said, just let her be happy.
Anyway, there was no problem, so he didn't bother to interfere.
When Darkness discovers that she can't make money doing this, she will naturally change careers.
As for what Takumi is doing now?
He was playing games at home with Sakura.
Riveria saw that he was free, so she gave Sakura a day off and asked Takumi to take care of the child.
Takumi did not refuse.
It just so happened that he hadn't really spent a full day with this little girl since Sakura arrived. He only spent a little time with her every day. He would play with her for the whole day today.
However, men have their own way of taking care of children.
Rather than saying they are playing with their children, it is often more like they are playing while the children watch.
Takumi was almost the latter type.
He actually took a five- or six-year-old child to play video games, and she was a girl.
If people from the modern world saw this, they probably wouldn't know how to complain.
On the other hand, Sakura was very well-behaved and didn't show any impatience.
For Sakura, it was enough that Takumi was there to accompany her. It didn't really matter what they played.
For example, at this moment, Sakura is sitting on Takumi's lap and leaning against his arms. This makes Sakura feel very satisfied.
"How about it, Sakura? Do you want to continue playing?"
After completing another single-player adventure game, Takumi was a little tired.
After all, although there is an Internet, the number of people in Dimensional City is limited. There are only a few people online every day, and online games cannot be played.
And single-player games can become boring if you play them too much.
So Takumi asked Sakura; it seemed like he was letting Sakura choose, but in fact, it was just that he didn't want to play anymore.
"I can keep going, Brother Takumi has the final say."
Naturally, Sakura had no objection and responded obediently.
"Then let's stop playing and go out for a walk."
"OK."
Takumi quickly packed up the game console and took Sakura outside.
Well, it was outside Dimensional City.
Takumi hugged Sakura and flew into the air for a ride.
"Wow~! It's flying, so high!"
"Brother Takumi, let's go over there!"
"Oh, fly this way!"
The new experience made Sakura very active.
She commanded Takumi to fly around for a while and didn't stop until the novelty passed.
Looking at the forest below and the small Dimensional City nestled within it, she couldn't help but exclaim: "It has become so small."
"It's quite small, but it will get bigger in the future."
Takumi nodded, not minding the size.
The two of them looked at the scenery from high up for a while before returning to the ground.
"It's so amazing, I really want my sister to see it too."
Such a sentence suddenly popped out of Sakura's mouth, and Takumi was stunned.
He frowned slightly and asked, "Is Sakura homesick?"
Speaking of which, it has been a while since the little girl came to Dimensional City. I am afraid the unhappy memories have mostly been forgotten, and it is normal to start missing home.
Sakura was stunned when she heard this, and then shook her head: "Why would I be homesick? Isn't this my home? Does Brother Takumi no longer want Sakura?"
"Of course not."
Seeing the little girl's eyes welling up with tears in the blink of an eye, Takumi knew he had said the wrong thing and quickly added:
"How could I not want Sakura? Sakura is so cute. Even if you wanted to leave, I wouldn't be able to let you go. I would force you to stay."
"Um."
The little girl's mood changed from gloomy to bright, and she happily leaned into Takumi's arms.
Takumi also breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked in a different way:
"So, does Sakura miss her sister?"
"..."
Sakura was silent for a moment, and after thinking carefully, she replied: "A little bit."
In fact, it was more than a little bit; she missed her very much.
After all, she had a good relationship with her sister and had always been her sister's little follower.
Now that they have been apart for so long, she naturally misses her.
"I see..."
Takumi scratched his head, thought about it, and asked, "Does Sakura want to go back and have a look?"
Sakura raised her head from Takumi's arms and looked at him with some anxiety.
"May I? Will there be any trouble?"
When she heard that Takumi was taking her back to visit, her first reaction was not joy, but unease.
Because in addition to having psychological shadows about that place, she was also a little afraid of actually seeing her sister and mother. And then there was the father who personally sent her to that devil's cave.
She was afraid of how they would react when they saw her again.
Also, she was afraid it would cause trouble for Takumi.
"No need to worry, it's just a look."
It's just a quick visit, and it doesn't take much effort. It's not troublesome.
Rather, Takumi also wanted to deal with Sakura's psychological shadow.
He heard from Noelle that when Sakura first came here, she would still have nightmares about the terrible experience at the Matou family.
Later, after she settled down in Dimensional City, the nightmares gradually stopped.
But psychological shadows cannot be removed slowly; they must be confronted to be cured effectively.
He was too busy before to deal with it. Now that he has time, it is natural to solve it. Otherwise, it would not be a good thing for Sakura to delay it like this.
"It's decided, let's go now."
Seeing that Sakura was still hesitating, Takumi immediately made the decision.
Then he pinched her little face playfully: "By the way, I'm going to vent my anger for our Sakura. That old guy dared to bully you. Let's see how I deal with him."
"Um."
When Sakura heard this, she nodded.
So, Takumi took Sakura to the Dimensional Door, opened the passage to the Type-Moon World, and walked in.
...
Meanwhile, in the Type-Moon World.
Since that day, the relationship between Tohsaka Tokiomi and Matou Zouken in Fuyuki City has become worse and worse, and recently they have even gone to war.
The cause was simple.
Tohsaka Tokiomi used his influence and commissioned a mercenary magus to investigate Matou Zouken's background.
It turned out that the mercenary was unreliable and relied on violence, so he immediately tried to sneak into the Matou estate to investigate.
This is understandable, as they are mercenaries and emphasize efficiency.
But the problem is that this guy was overconfident and was caught by Matou Zouken, that old bastard.
Afterwards, he was forced to confess, and his employment by Tohsaka Tokiomi was revealed.
When Matou Zouken saw this situation, how could he endure it?
"You little Tohsaka kid, you actually dare to play tricks on me? I am a professional in this regard!"
The next day, he invited Tohsaka Tokiomi over on the grounds that he had found clues to Sakura's whereabouts, and then launched a sneak attack.
As a result, Tohsaka Tokiomi was on guard because of the loss of contact with the mercenaries and successfully escaped after some maneuvers.
At this point, the two sides were completely at odds and entered war mode.
Using Fuyuki City as the battlefield, a battle began.
Tohsaka Tokiomi's arrogance was not without merit. He had real abilities and relied on expensive mystic codes to fight against the veteran magus Matou Zouken.
Neither side could win against the other, and they entered a stalemate.
The main issue was that both sides' workshops were in Fuyuki City, and they both had the home-field advantage. Neither would easily leave their own territory to attack the other's.
Therefore, the conflict tended to be fought from a distance, which is why the deadlock remained.
Now, this deadlock was about to be broken.
Because a vortex of rainbow light suddenly appeared in the basement of the Matou house.
Takumi walked out, holding Sakura.
Seeing this scene, Sakura couldn't help but shrink timidly into Takumi's arms.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Takumi quickly comforted her and was about to walk outside.
Takumi didn't want to open the door here, but the target coordinates were fixed to this spot.
"Who is there?!"
Before Takumi could move, a voice called out.
Then, the door above opened, and a strange-looking bald old man with limbs as thin as a mummy walked in.
Matou Zouken looked at the figure in Takumi's arms and couldn't help but be slightly startled: "Sakura?"
Then he laughed strangely again: "So you are here. Grandpa has been looking for you for a long time."
Hearing this voice and remembering the previous scenes, Sakura couldn't help but tremble in fear.