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

Wiz, one of the eight executives of the Demon King's army.

The one in charge of the barrier around the Demon King's castle is a lich.

She also runs a magic item shop in Axel City, but in reality, she has no business sense and often buys strange and unusual items to sell, which causes the shop to always be operating at a loss and has no income.

Incidentally, the magical item Wiz bought was made by Megumin's father, Hyōzaburō.

The character in the anime is portrayed as simple-minded, gentle, and weak. After becoming a lich, he never harmed humans and therefore was not wanted.

Unlike her gentle nature during her lich days, she was a truly volatile older sister during her human days. She had a fiery temper, hated demons, and loved to argue, and she wouldn't back down even when faced with a surrendered demon army.

She is known as the Martial Arts School and the Ice Witch.

And the person Suoh Takeshi wanted to borrow money from was her!

As a human, the thought of borrowing (or extorting) money from a lich is thrilling!

Chapter 006 What is a win-win situation? This is it!

Although Axel is a beginner village and not very large, the streets are still a bit complicated.

Suoh Takeshi searched the town for at least half a day but still couldn't find Wiz's magic item shop.

Fortunately, Wiz has a good reputation in Axel, and most of the villagers know that there is a shopkeeper who "runs a magic item shop that is always losing money".

After asking two or three people, Suoh Takeshi arrived at Wiz's magic item shop.

"Finally found it, is this the place? It's so remote."

Suoh Takeshi suspected that he had found the reason why Wiz became poorer the more shops he opened.

Putting aside the reasons for Wiz's unique taste and strange products, the location of the store is also a big problem. Who opens a store in a remote corner of a town?

You're a magic item shop that needs a large customer base, not a mysterious fortune-telling shop!

dong dong dong-

Suoh Takeshi knocked on the door and entered.

"welcome!"

There was someone to greet us as soon as we entered; the service was excellent.

The shop owner in front of me was a pleasant surprise.

She has long brown hair with a single tuft of hair on top, is about 20 years old, and has large almond-shaped eyes, cherry-like lips, and somewhat pale skin that contrast sharply with her appearance.

She wore a long, dark purple dress with gold trim and cuffs. Her figure was curvaceous, and her extremely full breasts were prominently displayed by several leather-like braces, attracting Suoh Takeshi's attention.

For some reason, he always had a weak aura around him, giving people the feeling that he was easy to bully.

What do you need?

With a warm smile on his face, Wiz asked softly, "Our shop has a wide variety of magical items; there's bound to be one that suits you."

An ordinary customer might have been tempted to buy some trinkets, but Suoh Takeshi was penniless and couldn't possibly afford them.

He said, feigning nonchalance, "Um, please allow me to take a look first."

“Okay, please feel free to choose whatever you like.” Wiz smiled and then went to organize the goods.

Upon arriving at the counter, there were quite a few items on display.

But there are even more bizarre products!

For example, it can greatly enhance the power of paralysis magic, but at the same time it will paralyze the caster to the point of being unable to move; after use, it will greatly expand the area of ​​effect of swamp magic, including the caster, and the use of it will result in mutual destruction.

and many more.

There are so many of these bizarre products that they take up almost the entire display area on the counter. I really don't know how she manages to keep the store running.

After observing for a while, realizing that Wiz had unique taste, Suoh Takeshi knew that the preparation time was almost up and it was time to get down to business.

Looking for Wiz, I found her crouching in a corner not far away, arranging the goods on the shelves.

'Ooh-hoo!'

Suoh Takeshi couldn't help but gasp inwardly.

Wiz, crouching in the corner, outlines a beautiful, rounded figure. Her perfect curves inspire endless reverie, and one can easily become captivated by them.

What are you doing?!

Although Suoh Takeshi was internally rebuking himself for this, he couldn't control his eyes.

Perhaps she had been staring for too long, which caught Wiz's attention. She stood up in a panic, looked around at herself, and asked in a low voice, "Um... is there something wrong with me?"

If it were an ordinary girl, she would either be shy or angry, and would have already cursed Suoh Takeshi as a pervert. But Viz was too oblivious and didn't notice anything unusual about Suoh Takeshi.

"It's nothing, I was just thinking about a problem."

Suoh Takeshi, of course, wouldn't admit that he was engrossed in what he was watching earlier, but instead took the opportunity to bring up the purpose of his visit.

"A question?" Wiz blinked his dazed eyes.

"Why... is Miss Wiz, who is known as the 'Ice Witch,' in Axel's starting village, and even runs a magic item shop?"

"Huh?" Wiz looked blank, not quite understanding.

After a while, Wiz laid the cloth in his left hand and slammed it on the cloth with his right, looking like he understood.

"I see, you're a junior member of my former team, right?"

Wiz, who regarded Suoh Takeshi as his friend's successor, said happily, "Did you come here specifically to visit me?"

"No."

Zhou Fangwu denied it.

"Isn't that right?!" Wiz's face was full of disappointment.

"I just want to wait here for my fellow adventurers who say, 'If you get tired, you can come back and play anytime.'"

"is that so."

Hearing Wiz's words, Suoh Takeshi wasn't surprised, but said meaningfully, "Even if you become a lich?"

"...Huh?!?"

Suoh Takeshi's words were like a bombshell, and Wiz was immediately panicked. Her limited brain capacity couldn't understand how she had been exposed.

There shouldn't be anyone in the human community who knows that I've become a lich.

But after a couple of breaths, she put on an understanding look and said, "I understand, you're actually a member of the Demon King's army, right?"

"no!"

"Huh? How could that be?" Wiz looked completely incredulous.

“I am human, a pure human.” Suoh Takeshi pointed to his eyes to prove himself. “I can see through you because of these eyes that have been blessed by the gods.”

This was a special enhancement spell that Aqua had given him before he left home this morning.

"Really?"

"real."

"Ugh..." Wiz whimpered.

She was a lich and could sense the divine power in Suoh Takeshi's eyes, knowing that Suoh Takeshi was not lying.

"Well, although I am a lich, I have never harmed a human!" Wiz defended himself.

"I know."

"Um, I don't get bounties from the Adventurers' Guild, so even if you defeat me, you won't get a reward..."

"I know."

"That……"

"Although Miss Wiz is a lich who has never harmed humans, she is also one of the eight Demon King's army officers, mainly responsible for setting up and maintaining the Demon King's army's barrier, right?"

"You even know that?!"

With wave after wave of revelations, Wiz was completely overwhelmed by Suoh Takeshi's information bombardment.

"Miss Wiz, you must know that the Adventurers' Guild always has bounties for Demon King's Army executives up for grabs, right? The bounties for Demon King's Army executives are exceptionally generous, hehehe~"

Suoh Takeshi's voice gradually lowered, and compared to Wiz, the lich, he seemed more like a demon.

"No... I'll listen to anything as long as you don't punish me!" Wiz said anxiously, holding onto Suoh Takeru tightly.

Wait, what's with this conversation unfolding like a notebook?

This softness, this sweetness...

I don't have any unhealthy thoughts!

"In fact, my companions and I are novice adventurers who have just embarked on our journey, but we are short of money, so we would like to ask Miss Wiz for a little bit of support."

Suoh Takeshi rubbed his thumb against his index and middle fingers, looking like he wanted money.

Stop talking and pay up!

"Well, actually, although I run a magic item shop, business is very poor. I've been operating at a loss for years and have no savings left."

Wiz said in a low, confused voice, "I've been working really hard! But I don't know why the more I work, the more I lose!"

Indeed, given Wiz's peculiar taste and business acumen, he would probably have starved to death long ago if it weren't for the villagers' charity.

Most people would have given up after learning about this situation.

But Suoh Takeshi was different; he knew that Wiz had his own little stash of money—Wiz always kept a sum of money for purchasing goods!

That's exactly what Suoh Takeshi was aiming for!

"Eh~ Is that so? Well then, I have no choice but to gather my companions and defeat Miss Wiz. Let Miss Wiz become a stepping stone on our adventure."

Suoh Takeru whispered maliciously in Wiz's ear, and the words he spoke made Wiz tremble.

"no, do not want……"

In the end, Wiz gave in and gave up his secret stash of savings.