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

In order to completely dispel Megumin and Darkness's sympathy, Suoh Takeshi chose to change the subject and talk about the cabbage's bounty, telling them this exciting news in a very attention-grabbing tone.

"By the way, we haven't told you how much the harvest season bonus is yet, have we?"

"Rejoice, Megumin and Darkness! The bounty for this mission is a whopping 1053 million Eris!"

Darkness and Megumin were also very surprised when they heard the amount of the bounty.

"1053 million Eris—?!!"

"I really didn't expect there to be 1053 million Eris."

Darkness is a little better; at least she is the daughter of a nobleman and has a certain degree of self-control when it comes to large sums of money.

In comparison, Huihui is much worse.

Having been constantly hungry and cold, her money-grubbing reaction to hearing about the more than 1000 million Eris was even more exaggerated than Aqua's.

"We're rich! We're rich! We're rich! We're rich!"

Her eyes gradually became empty and lifeless, and she kept muttering the phrase "I'm rich."

"Listen to me first, let's use this money to buy new equipment."

Suoh Takeshi clapped his hands, bringing Megumin back to her senses from her reverie, which was lost in the allure of money.

“Indeed, I really need to replace my wand.” Megumin looked at the worn-out wand in her hand.

"That's right, I still don't have any protective gear." Kazuma Sato tugged at his tracksuit.

“It’s time to change my armor.” Darkness took off her damaged armor.

Everyone agreed to get new equipment.

"Alright everyone, let's go!"

Suoh Takeshi waved his hand and led everyone straight to the weapon shop.

Arriving at the weapon shop from before, I found the same towering man.

He was fast asleep on the counter when he noticed everyone coming in, and then he woke up.

"Welcome! Is there anything I can help you with?"

"We want to buy weapons."

Suoh Takeshi acted as the leader, explaining the purpose of their visit to him.

The boss pointed to the various weapons hanging on the wall, "All the weapons are there. If you have any special weapons, you can tell me."

Thank you.

Zhou Fangwu thanked him.

Then they were sent to find the weapon that best suited them, and if they couldn't find one, they were to ask the boss, while he waited at the door.

He already had a weapon that suited him better—the Nichirin Blade.

Therefore, there is no need to buy any more.

After buying weapons, the group went on to buy armor, and the day's shopping didn't end until evening.

Meanwhile, everyone had already leveled up significantly.

Their equipment tells others that they have moved beyond being novice adventurers and are now seasoned veterans.

Aqua followed behind the group without saying a word all day.

Only then did she truly realize that people's joys and sorrows are not shared.

They were so happy, while I was so sad; they had everything, while I had nothing.

Thinking about this, Aqua became even more depressed.

Seeing Aqua listless all day, Suoh Takeshi finally softened.

I secretly bought a necklace that can restore a small amount of magic power.

This necklace isn't expensive; it's only 1 Eris.

But the necklace was light blue, which matched Aqua perfectly, so I bought it and gave it to her.

“Here you go, Aqua.”

"This is……"

"You look so listless, so I bought you a little gift."

"Thank you, Wu!"

Aqua smiled happily after receiving the gift.

She was smiling very brightly.

Her stunning beauty shone brightly in the afterglow of the setting sun, perfectly showcasing her goddess-like aura before him.

This posture stirred a ripple in Suoh Takeshi's heart, which had never been calm before.

Then he slapped himself.

"What are you thinking, you idiot? She's Aqua!"

Chapter 048 Goodbye Wiz (Please recommend and add to your favorites)

Evening

After a long day of sightseeing, the group returned to the Adventurers' Guild and enjoyed a sumptuous dinner.

After finishing her meal, Aqua said in a low voice:

"Um... Wu, shouldn't you help me pay back the money?"

During a meal earlier, she inadvertently noticed that her creditor was staring at her menacingly, which frightened her.

"Yes, let's go pay back the money Aqua owes first."

Speaking of repaying the money.

Suoh Takeshi then remembered that he still owed Wiz 200,000 erys, and the one-month deadline was approaching; it was time to pay him back.

Since that's the case, let's return Wiz's money as well.

Take Aqua to the guild bar, pay back the 10 Eris owed, and retrieve the IOU.

Seeing that it was still early, Suoh Takeshi called everyone to set off for Wiz's magic item shop.

On one hand, he wanted to repay the money, and on the other hand, he wanted to introduce Wiz to the team members.

Although Wiz is a lich, he is very friendly to humans and can be said to be the most easy-going demon army officer.

He led the four of them to a secluded corner of the beginner village.

"what?"

As they went deeper, Aqua seemed to sense something and let out a soft exclamation.

Sato Kazuma noticed that the group was straying further and further off course, so he couldn't help but ask, "Um... Suoh-senpai, where are you taking us?"

"I'll take you to pay back the money, and while we're at it, I'll introduce you to some new friends."

As Suoh Takeshi walked, he said to the two men, "Do you two remember when I was broke before and I managed to borrow money from somewhere else?"

Upon hearing this, Kazuma Sato began searching deep into his memory.

After a moment, he said uncertainly, "Uh... is it that thing where 'although I borrowed 10 Eris, I have to pay back double the amount in a month'?"

Yes, that's the thing.

Suoh Takeshi nodded. "We'll go pay back the money now, and I'll introduce you to her while we're at it."

"she?"

Aqua's expression changed drastically.

In island nations, the way "he" and "she" are addressed is different, making it easy to distinguish between men and women based on their titles.

Don't get me wrong, she's not jealous or throwing a tantrum.

Rather, she had a premonition.

The person who lent them the money must be someone she's met before, and someone she doesn't want to meet!

This feeling became even more pronounced after she sensed an aura that she was naturally resistant to and disgusted by.

After many twists and turns, the group finally arrived at Wiz's shop.

Seeing the storefront as always, Suoh Takeshi didn't linger and went straight in.

The wind chimes on the door rang, and a gentle voice came from inside the shop.

"welcome!"

The sound grew louder as it approached, and the person who made it stepped out from behind the counter.

Wiz's appearance remained unchanged; she was still that delicate beauty.

"Ah—?! It's you!"

Wiz shouted out upon seeing Suoh Takeshi, a stark contrast to her usual sickly beauty.

"Ah—!!! It really was you, you lich!"

"You are... Miss Wiz?!"

Aqua and Kazuma Sato both exclaimed in surprise when they saw Wiz.

"Huh? You two know each other?"

Seeing this scene of pointing fingers at each other, Suoh Takeshi was also surprised that the three of them actually knew each other.

He had already sent Aqua and Kazuma Sato to do the "Graveyard Mission" in advance, but unexpectedly, due to the convergence of the world lines, the three of them still met and got to know each other.

"You lich, how dare you tempt Wu! I'll purify you!"

She's in a really bad mood right now!