You didn't expect this, did you? I've time-traveled again!

Why don't we take off right away?

And so, Suoh Takeshi waited patiently on the side.

Four hours have passed...

Two hours have passed…

3 hours…

"What's going on? Why aren't you coming down yet!"

Suoh Takeshi stood there like a fool for nearly three hours, but he didn't even see a shadow of Aqua or Sato Kazuma.

"Could it be that the white light was too dazzling and flashed by too fast, causing me to mistake it? Was it actually not Kazuma Sato, but someone else?"

He fell into self-doubt.

"No, that's not right! Could it be... that Sato Kazuma has been selecting abilities for too long, and it's not time for the two of them to come down yet?"

Suddenly, I remembered the original story where Kazuma Sato took too long to choose an ability, and Aqua couldn't help but mock him and say some extremely nasty things. This led to Kazuma Sato angrily choosing Aqua as his "ability" and bringing her down to the mortal world. Suoh Takeshi immediately understood.

So, let's wait a little longer.

As the sun rises higher, the temperature gets hotter and hotter.

Standing in the sun was too scorching, so Suoh Takeshi had to find shelter in the shade. "Damn it, I have to endure it for the sake of the future!"

The long wait made Suoh Takema so angry that he wanted to just walk away, but when he thought about Aqua's super-powerful assistance in the future, he could only grit his teeth and wait.

Finally, just as he was getting drowsy from waiting, a series of noises came from the side.

"Ah...ahhh...ahhhhhh..."

"Animal ears! There are people with animal ears! And elves too! Is this another world...?"

A blue-haired idiot shouting loudly, and a shut-in peeking around and commenting on the passersby, appeared not far from Suoh Takeshi.

Isn't that Aqua and Kazuma Sato?

Finally waited!

"Ahhhhh... Ahhhhh... Ahhhhhh!"

"Hey, you're so noisy!"

Kazuma Sato had no idea what it meant to respect a goddess or to be courteous to women. He retorted sarcastically, "Stop yelling. What if I'm also seen as being in cahoots with a woman like you who has a screw loose?"

"Aaaaaaaaaaa!"

Aqua screamed even louder after hearing this, and while yelling, she pounced on Kazuma Sato and choked him tightly around the neck.

Kazuma Sato, being a 'gender equality advocate,' naturally wouldn't tolerate her, so he retaliated and started fighting with her.

Seeing this, Suoh Takeshi knew it was time for him to make his appearance.

He then spoke up, "Hmm, I heard the noise and thought something had happened, so I came to take a look. Isn't this the goddess Aqua?"

The sudden sound interrupted them, instantly drawing their attention.

Who are you...?

Kazuma Sato looked at Takeshi Suoh with a puzzled expression, while Aqua immediately remembered and shouted, "Ah, it's you!"

"Oh, Goddess."

Suoh greeted him with a shout and introduced himself to Sato Kazuma:

"My name is Suoh Takeshi. I'm your senior, and your junior!"

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Chapter 003 Traveling Together

"senior?"

Kazuma Sato looked at Takeshi Suoh, then realized, "Oh! You're from another world too, senpai!"

"Hehe, that's right."

"Senior, my name is Kazuma Sato, I'm 16 years old, nice to meet you!"

"Yes, Sato-kun, my name is Suo Takeshi, I'm 20 years old, nice to meet you!"

The two introduced themselves to each other, and the atmosphere became more relaxed.

Although Kazuma Sato didn't have any special abilities like cheat codes, his exceptional luck and occasional flashes of inspiration are still very useful in certain situations.

"Ugh, why did you all just introduce yourselves so naturally?!"

Aqua, oblivious to the situation, yelled, "Do you guys even know what's going on?"

"what's the situation?"

"Why have I, Aqua, the wise goddess of water, come to the mortal realm?!"

After saying that, Aqua angrily pounced on him again, grabbing Sato Kazuma's neck tightly and shaking him back and forth without letting go.

"Speaking of which, I'd like to ask that question too."

Suoh Takeshi tapped his forehead and asked, feigning curiosity, "Why would Aqua, the goddess who guides people from other worlds to descend, appear in this starting village called Axel?"

"Actually..." Sato Kazuma explained the situation after hearing this.

After listening, Suoh Takeshi nodded, "I see, I understand."

Just as things unfolded in the original story, Kazuma Sato was frightened to death and came to the world of the dead. He was ridiculed for taking too long to choose an ability, and in a fit of anger, he brought the mentally challenged goddess Aqua to the lower world.

"Well, if you're so unwilling, then forget it. You can go back by yourself." Sato Kazuma hadn't realized the seriousness of the situation.

However, Aqua's hands trembled as she cried out, "What are you talking about! It's precisely because I can't go back that I'm so worried! What should I do? What should I do? Tell me, what should I do?!"

Aqua held her head in her hands, paced back and forth, and wept bitterly.

"Wouldn't it be better to just defeat the Demon King?"

After careful consideration, Suoh Takeshi suddenly spoke up: "Wouldn't it be enough to defeat the Demon King and complete the trial? That way, Aqua could return to the Celestial Realm, right?"

Wanting to go home is simple: defeat the Demon King and obtain the wish promised by the gods.

In fact, Suoh Takeshi only just realized that he was in a dead end, having chosen the wrong two cheat abilities.

If the goal is to defeat the Demon King, then his abilities could be changed to instant-death magic or fantasy creation, etc., powerful abilities specifically designed to counter the Demon King.

Why go through all that trouble to acquire the ability to travel between worlds? It's putting the cart before the horse.

Unfortunately, it's too late to say anything now.

Suoh Takeru's words gave Aqua hope of returning to the Heavenly Realm, and she exclaimed, "That's right! All we have to do is defeat the Demon King! As expected of the hero I chose, you're so quick-witted!"

"Oh, is that so?"

Suoh Takeshi looked at her with a meaningful expression.

This dim-witted goddess probably hasn't forgotten that Suoh Takeshi was chosen by mistake and by some twist of fate.

Kazuma Sato, who was standing to the side, nodded. "As it stands, this is the only way."

"That's right, let's go defeat the Demon King now!" Aqua strode forward, rushing towards the village entrance, ready to embark on the road to defeat the Demon King.

However, he was forcefully pulled back the next second.

"Hey, Aqua! You're not planning to go and defeat the Demon King right now, are you?!"

"what happened?"

"What's wrong with us? Look at us, we're no match for the Demon King!"

Suoh Takeshi pointed to the thin clothes he and Sato Kazuma were wearing, indicating that they had no equipment and were still at the beginner level.

“Indeed.” Aqua noticed it too.

Kazuma Sato stroked his smooth chin, thought for a moment, and said, "In this situation, we should first go to the Adventurers' Guild to gather information, and then improve our level."

"That's right."

Adventurers' Guilds are guilds formed to fight against the Demon King or to slay monsters.

In typical isekai adventure games, they are a very common human organization.

"Aqua, tell me the location of the Adventurers' Guild," Kazuma Sato asked Aqua, wanting her to tell him the location of the Adventurers' Guild.

But Aqua looked completely bewildered and replied blankly, "Huh? You're asking me about this? I don't know either."

"Useless, worthless goddess."

Kazuma Sato insulted her without any politeness, then asked Takeshi Suoh, "Suoh-senpai, do you know?"

Suoh Takeshi shrugged and replied, "Sorry, I just got here too, and I ran into you guys before I could even do anything."

"Why don't we ask a passerby?" Suoh Takeshi suggested.

"Sigh, there's nothing we can do but accept it."

The three then learned the location of the Adventurers' Guild from a passerby who was dressed in armor and looked like an adventurer.

"Go straight ahead, then turn right, then go straight and you'll get there."

Thank you.

The three thanked them and left, arriving shortly afterward.

"The Adventurers' Guild, this must be it." Thanks to Aqua's gift of literacy, Suoh Takeshi naturally understood the words written on the sign at the entrance.

Then he said to Aqua and Kazuma Sato beside him, "Let's go in."

"it is good."

"fast forward!"

Aqua took the lead and pushed open the door of the Adventurers' Guild, with Suoh Takeshi and Sato Kazuma following closely behind.

As soon as they entered, the three of them heard a welcoming greeting.

"Welcome! If you need help with job introductions, please go to the counter inside. If you'd like a meal, please feel free to sit down at any of the available seats."