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

"Oh!" X4

Everyone hurried to collect the cabbages.

Kazuma Sato was quick-witted. He realized that his help wasn't needed here, so he went elsewhere to catch more cabbages.

Using his [Conceal Aura] and [Steal] skills, he caught quite a few cabbages.

The cabbages are growing well and there are plenty of them. The guild is buying them back for 1 Eris, encouraging adventurers to catch as many as possible.

After this announcement was made, the adventurers went even crazier.

As a result, Suoh Takeshi and others made a fortune.

As time went by, the Cabbage Group was about to leave the beginner village.

Suoh Takeshi turned to Megumin and said, "It's almost time, Megumin, I'll leave the finishing touches to you."

"Leave it to me!"

Megumin tossed her black and red cloak aside, raised her wand, and said, "Be happy, cabbages! To witness my Explosion Magic is the greatest luck of your lives!"

"Explosion!!!"

With a powerful burst of magic, the "Cabbage Harvest Season Operation" came to an end.

He reached out and caught Huihui before she fell.

Suoh Takeshi and the others reunited and returned to the Adventurers' Guild.

After the mission ended, the team returned to the previous routine, doing other monster-hunting quests and training Darkness along the way.

It wasn't until three days later that the number of cabbages caught was tallied.

"Hiss—! 1053 million Eris?!"

Suoh Takeshi looked at the list given to him by the Adventurers' Guild and was somewhat surprised by the seemingly unrealistic numbers on it.

He had a feeling he had caught a lot of cabbages, but he didn't expect to catch so many!

The bounty is over 1000 million, which is an astonishing figure!

I'm sure Aqua and the others will be overjoyed when they find out.

Just as he was thinking this, Kazuma Sato rushed in from outside.

"Suoh-senpai, Suoh-senpai!"

"What's wrong? Why are you so flustered?"

He was signaled to catch his breath and speak slowly.

Kazuma Sato immediately complained to Takeshi Suo that Aqua had done something wrong.

"Suoh-senpai, listen to me! That idiot Aqua has spent all her money and even has debts!"

"What?!"

Suoh Takeshi was immediately startled.

Then, realizing that the money Sato Kazuma was talking about wasn't the 1000 million Eris he had, he finally felt relieved.

Then he frowned and asked Kazuma Sato, "What exactly happened? Tell me the details."

Then Kazuma Sato explained the reason.

It turns out that Aqua felt she had made a lot of money during the harvest season, which made her a little giddy, so she spent a lot of money to buy a bottle of high-end sparkling wine.

And it was bought on credit!

"This Aqua..."

Suoh Takeshi was truly angry this time. "No, she must be punished!"

"Yes, yes!"

Kazuma Sato echoed this sentiment.

Afterwards, Suoh Takeshi put away the reward money and returned to the stable with Sato Kazuma.

Chapter 047 She's Aqua (Please recommend and add to your favorites)

Back at the stable, before Suoh Takeshi could even confront Aqua, Aqua tearfully confessed to her mistake.

"Aqua, sit up straight!"

Determined to teach her a severe lesson, Suoh Takeshi did not forgive her easily, but instead lectured her for two hours.

Kazuma Sato also brought up the stupid things she had done in the past, complaining to Takeshi Suoh about how much trouble she had caused him.

During this time, Aqua sat obediently upright with her head bowed low.

Her pitiful appearance was heartbreaking; anyone who didn't know better would think she had been treated unfairly or suffered some great injustice.

"Aqua, have you reflected on your actions?"

"Yes, I know I was wrong, I'm really sorry."

Aqua burst into tears and apologized to the two men, begging for their forgiveness.

Even so, Suoh Takeshi did not soften his heart and let her go.

If handled with care, given Aqua's impulsive and forgetful nature, there will definitely be a next time!

And next time, who knows what even bigger mess he'll have to clean up.

Therefore, she must be severely punished so that she knows the seriousness of the matter.

Aqua was subsequently severely punished for purchasing the expensive sparkling wine on credit.

"Aqua, you're not getting any allowance this month. From now on, your allowance will be halved every month!"

Also, you're not included in this new equipment purchase!

Suoh Takeshi grew angrier the more he thought about it, and pinched her cheeks hard, making her beg for mercy in pain.

Did you hear that?

"Yes, yes, I know."

Aqua nodded sadly, indicating that she would follow the instructions.

This punishment is just right for her.

Although Aqua's intelligence is regrettable, she is a goddess after all and doesn't need to wear any equipment.

It's not that she doesn't need it, but rather that the equipment's boost to her is so small that it's negligible; having or not having this attribute makes little difference.

In Aqua's eyes, losing her equipment might not be as painful as losing her allowance.

"Alright, Aqua has been punished. Let's go buy some equipment first, since we got quite a bit of bounty from this mission."

Aqua perked up immediately at the mention of bounties.

She ran up behind Suoh Takeshi, pinched his shoulders, and asked in a sweet voice:

"Wu, the harvest season mission rewards should have been distributed by now, right? How many Eris does our team have?"

"Yes, Suoh-senpai, I'm curious too."

Kazuma Sato also asked a question.

He knew that the squad had harvested a large number of cabbages due to Suoh Takeru's bug-level sword skills, but because they had captured so many, there was no accurate count, so he wasn't sure exactly how much bounty they had received.

He was still angry about Aqua buying alcohol on credit, and he rushed back from the Adventurers' Guild without asking her anything.

"1053 million Eris."

Suoh Takeshi waved the large denomination banknotes in his hand and said to the two, "Including the more than 100 cabbages that Sato-kun captured on his own, our team has a total bounty of 1053 million Eris."

"1053 million?!"

Aqua, her eyes gleaming with the allure of money, leaned in and clung tightly to Suoh Takeru from behind.

Their purpose is self-evident—they want a share of the profits as pocket money.

But Suoh Takeshi was determined not to give it to her this time, and refused, saying, "Don't even think about it, Aqua, this money won't be given to you."

He gently pushed Aqua away and turned his head away from her aggrieved look.

Kazuma Sato was also surprised when he heard the outrageous number, but he did not go up to ask for pocket money like Aqua did.

The three then went to the Adventurers' Guild and found that Megumin and Darkness had been waiting for them for a long time.

"Megumin, Darkness, you two are here really early."

Suoh Takeshi greeted the two women when he saw them.

"Oh, Takeshi, Aqua, Kazuma, you've arrived."

Darkness and Megumin greeted everyone, then noticed Aqua's gloomy expression and asked curiously, "What's wrong, Aqua? Are you in a bad mood?"

"actually……"

Suoh Takeshi didn't hide anything and told the two of them about Aqua buying alcohol on credit.

"Is that so? Speaking of that bottle of high-end sparkling wine, I drank quite a bit of it after Aqua bought it."

Darkness nodded to indicate that she understood, and then suggested to the others, "How about this, the bounty for this mission should be quite substantial, so why don't we use some of it to pay off Aqua's debt?"

"I have no objection."

Huihui whispered from the side, "Aqua bought the alcohol to celebrate. Although I didn't get to drink any, I could feel her sincerity."

“Darkness, Megumin.”

Tears welled in Aqua's eyes as she looked at the two with gratitude.

"No, I will pay off Aqua's debt."

Suoh Takeshi rejected their suggestion.

He wanted to eliminate any possibility of Aqua taking advantage of the situation, so he had no choice but to refuse their kindness.

After being rejected, Aqua lowered her head again.