From RE0, Sato Kazuma decided to cheat on food and drink

Before Kazuma Sato could finish speaking, Aqua reached out and touched the badge without warning.

The skill was activated at the same time.

At that moment, everyone became light.

"Aa ...

Kazuma Sato never expected that he would stumble in the same place twice.

"This isn't my fault! You didn't say when it would start!"

Aqua immediately explained.

Beside them, McCrotoff wore a puzzled expression.

"Hey, who's going to turn off the lights?"

His hands were flailing wildly in the air.

"Lord Mycroft! I'm standing right in front of you!! Can't you see me?!"

. . . . . .

Five minutes later, thanks to Aqua's treatment, McCrotov finally regained his sight.

The back of Kazuma Sato next to him was already soaked with sweat.

The leader of the Wise Men's Society almost went blind because of them.

In that instant, Kazuma Sato almost wanted to run away while the other person was blind.

"As expected, as expected! Lady Aqua is indeed favored by the Dragon God!"

McCrotoff wasn't angry about what had just happened; on the contrary, he seemed somewhat excited.

In his eyes, he had witnessed this miracle up close!

This further convinced McClotov—and the other officials and nobles present, including Ricardo—that Aqua was the most exceptional candidate.

Chapter 63: Your mission is simple: make money, make money, make money!

"Lady Aqua, Lord Kazuma, the royal selection will begin tomorrow. If you need anything, please be sure to tell me. It is my duty, along with those of the other officials, to meet the various needs of the candidates."

McCrotov bowed deeply to Aqua and spoke with utmost respect.

"In that case, we do have something to trouble you with, Lord Mycroft."

Kazuma Sato immediately said.

. . . . . . .

A few hours later, Kazuma Sato and the others arrived at a mansion in the capital.

This is exactly what he shamelessly asked Mycroft for help with.

After all, they didn't have a reliable place to stay in the capital.

Felt and Rom's stronghold was far too small to accommodate everyone.

Therefore, Kazuma Sato could only ask Mycroft to help them find a suitable place to live, and the latter directly found them an extremely luxurious mansion, with the cleaning and sanitation work already taken care of by the servants in advance.

"My head hurts so much..."

The three thugs were slumped on the sofa in the living room, and Sato Kazuma immediately shook them awake.

"Hey, hey, hey, meeting time! I'm going to assign you three new tasks!"

Now that he and his party have arrived in the capital, they must prepare for the future.

Now that we have a place to live, we have no money at all; Aqua lost all our money.

As for the wallet that Kazuma Sato stole from Mycroft, he secretly returned it to him as soon as Mycroft left, just to be on the safe side.

Moreover, since Aqua had initially removed his eyes and even arranged accommodation for him, Kazuma Sato still felt somewhat guilty.

However, at this moment, their camp was practically penniless.

Leaving aside the matter of Wang Xuan, he'll probably starve to death in the capital in a while.

The first and only candidate to starve to death...

Therefore, Kazuma Sato had to find a way to make money.

Just now, looking at the three drunk thugs and the cult membership application forms scattered around them, Kazuma Sato had already formed an idea.

Upon hearing Sato Kazuma's words, the trio of thugs immediately snapped out of their drunken stupor and sat upright in front of him.

"You have already passed the test of willpower. Now I'm going to give you a new test!"

Kazuma Sato wore a meaningful smile.

"Please speak, Lord Kazuma! We will do our best to fulfill your promise!"

The three of them looked at Kazuma Sato eagerly, waiting for his instructions.

Sato Kazuma slowly began to speak:

"Go make money."

That's right!

The best way to solve a problem is to pass it on to someone else!

Now that he has these men under his command, Kazuma Sato can assign them tasks.

"I want to test your ability to act, so your task is to do everything in your power to raise enough funds for our camp within this timeframe—not because we're short of money, but simply to test you! Understand?"

"understand!"

The three asked in unison, then stood up to prepare for action—

"Wait a minute, let me make this clear first: no cheating or swindling, especially not robbery in an alley!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the trio of thugs sat back down at the same time.

"No, is robbery all you guys can think about?"

Kazuma Sato frowned as he looked at the three people in front of him.

"Um...the three of us are the ones who are most familiar with this business."

"This can't be described as business! We have to act with conscience!"

Kazuma Sato spoke to the trio in a very serious tone.

"Ha, I never expected to hear such words from you."

Aqua, who had already changed into her pajamas, lay on another sofa next to her, looking at Kazuma Sato with disdain.

"Hey, hey, hey, I still have a conscience, okay? Although I had no choice but to do it, and I didn't want to, after all, it concerned our lives. And of course, I'll try my best to make it up to them afterwards—but you, the direct cause of our predicament is..."

"Mr. Kazuma, you must be tired! Let me give you a back massage!"

Aqua's expression changed instantly. She appeared behind Kazuma Sato and reached out to squeeze his shoulder.

However, her attributes, which were beyond those of ordinary people, gave Aqua considerable power, causing Kazuma Sato to let out several screams in the following seconds.

"I just wanted to help!"

Soon after being beaten by director Kazuma Sato, Aqua, with a large bump on her head, sat back down in the corner looking aggrieved.

The trio of thugs stared blankly at the two people in front of them.

This seems to contradict their previous impressions...

Kazuma Sato clapped his hands, turned to look at the trio, quickly noticed the confusion in their eyes, and immediately smiled, forcefully changing the subject back:

"Don't worry, I've prepared several methods for you."

"what?"

"The first method is—to perform!"

“Oh…ah?”

The three looked at each other in bewilderment.

They never expected that Kazuma Sato would use such a term.

"Well, Kazuma-sama, none of the three of us have any special talents!"

Lazens shook his head.

"Don't worry, you already have it."

Kazuma Sato revealed a malicious smile and turned to look at the table next to him, where the application forms that Aqua had tricked them into filling out earlier were scattered about.

They are now members of that Axis Cult.

According to Aqua's methods, her followers will become multi-talented, so—

"Aqua, go prepare that."

"It's already prepared."

Aqua also wore the same meaningful expression as Kazuma Sato.

The trio followed Aqua's gaze and found various props displayed in the hall.

Hammer, bricks, gongs and drums...

All of these are props needed for street performances.

Confusion and surprise appeared on the faces of the trio.

They had no idea that Aqua and the others had prepared these things.

And... how exactly did they move here?

Even Gaston would have a hard time moving so much stuff.

"How will you know if you don't try?"

As he spoke, Kazuma Sato handed a guitar-like instrument to Rajens.

"I don't know how at all..."

As Lajins said this, his hands seemed to move as if they had a mind of their own.

A beautiful melody actually came from the strings.

Lazens looked at himself in shock, completely unaware that the music he had just played was his own creation.

"This is Lady Aqua's blessing to you!"

A smile appeared on Kazuma Sato's face as he looked at Aqua not far away.

Water Goddess ×

Talent Goddess √

The only thing that Kazuma Sato trusts Aqua completely is her talent.

Aqua previously mentioned that becoming her follower would make one multi-talented, and it seems that this is indeed true!

Street performance is art too!

"Besides performing, are there any other means?"

"Hambali asked."

"Go do housekeeping."

Kazuma Sato narrowed his eyes slightly.

Similarly, thanks to Aqua's blessing, their followers will also have incredibly clean and tidy toilets!

That's why doing housekeeping or sewage treatment is also a good option.

"It seems like busking would be more suitable for that."

"This is your own choice. I require you to earn one thousand holy gold coins within a week."

"One, a thousand, a hundred?! That's a bit too much!"

An expression of disbelief appeared on Lazens' face. One hundred Saint Gold Coins was no small sum. They had been living in the slums for so many years, and their total income was less than one-tenth of that amount. Moreover, Sato Kazuma had only given them one week.