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

"Oh Anna! You mentioned last time that you have some good wine in your Kararaki area, and you wanted to bring some for me to try! Did you bring it?"

Kazuma Sato and Subaru Natsuki both turned to look at Aqua at the same time.

It turns out that Aqua didn't come along to help with the negotiations at all—

She's just here to freeload drinks!

"Of course, we've already made preparations!"

Anastasia clapped her hands, and her men immediately brought over several jugs of wine.

"Huh! This is... sake?!"

Aqua's eyes gleamed, and saliva dribbled from the corner of her mouth.

Chapter 91: Sorry, Satella, now you're the panty thief!

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"Delicious, delicious! It's been so long since I've had sake! It really has a unique flavor!"

Aqua clutched the sake flask tightly to her chest, her face filled with bliss.

"Hey Aqua, drink less..."

Natsuki Subaru, standing nearby, whispered a worried reminder.

After all, these are extraordinary times.

"Don't worry, we've had our men bring plenty of sake, Aqua, you can drink as much as you want!"

Anastasia said with a smile.

Kazuma Sato looked at the sake and sweets on the table with some surprise.

This is completely different from the feeling of the Western Middle Ages in the Kingdom of Lugnica; in fact, it feels somewhat disconnected.

He had just heard Anastasia say that these were all specialties from Kararaki.

Could it be that time travelers have also arrived in Kararaki before?

Although Kazuma Sato wasn't sure, some new ideas began to emerge in his mind—

Since this is a specialty of Kararachi, it might have a market in Lugunica as well.

This might be the trump card in negotiating with Anastasia.

"In that case, Anna, I have an idea!"

Kazuma Sato immediately smiled and said.

"Oh? Does Mr. Kazuma have something on his mind now?"

"Another benefit of the campaign against the white whale is that we might be able to cooperate more in the future!"

"What kind of cooperation?"

Anastasia became somewhat curious.

"As far as I know, these specialties of Karalaki are only popular in your country, and they are basically not seen in Lugnica."

Kazuma Sato held up one finger.

"This is a huge business opportunity for both of us. We are more familiar with the internal affairs of Lugnica than you are. Moreover, we have already established a very close partnership with the Kingdom's Chamber of Commerce. And as you've probably heard, Anna, Lady Aqua is currently conducting various activities in the capital and has gained quite a few supporters. This represents a potential market for us. Anna, you can package the specialties of Kararaki and send them to us for distribution."

Kazuma Sato shared his thoughts, and Anastasia listened with great interest, nodding occasionally as if she was very interested in his proposal.

"...The white whale is just the first step in our collaboration. It's about further expanding our influence as a candidate, which will help us build a stronger brand and ensure that our products sell well."

“That’s a very interesting suggestion, Mr. Kazuma.”

Anastasia had a smile on her face.

"In that case, we'll agree to your request for cooperation."

"Thank you so much, Lady Anna!"

"Oh, Kazuma, I didn't understand!"

Aqua, holding the bottle, stared blankly at Kazuma Sato. To her ears, Kazuma Sato was just babbling on and on, and she had no idea what he was saying.

"That means you'll be able to drink sake in Lugnica from now on."

Kazuma Sato put it succinctly.

"I see! Then we must cooperate! We absolutely must cooperate!"

"You two really understand each other very well."

Subaru Natsuki said.

. . . . . .

Now that all five candidates have reached an agreement, Kazuma Sato told everyone the time and place, then returned to the mansion. He hurriedly met up with Emilia, Beatrice and Elsa, and returned to the mansion.

Emilia then learned about the White Whale. Although she didn't quite understand why Subaru Natsuki wanted to represent her in contacting other factions, she didn't object after seeing Aqua and Kazuma Sato involved.

As before, before the Witch Cult's operation that night, Kazuma Sato and the others entered the forest ahead of time and made contact with Jus, who was still Petitchius.

Use your thieving ability to steal the Gospel, add content to it, gain the other party's trust, and then follow Petitchius back to the Witch Cult's stronghold to find an opportunity to purify it.

Jus returned to normal.

Of course, it still has that ugly shape.

Since the group had already succeeded once in the previous playthrough, their operation went very smoothly this time as well.

"Then let's prepare to leave here safely, and then let Jus find an opportunity to change bodies again."

After telling everyone to prepare themselves briefly, Kazuma Sato opened the door to the room.

Jus was made to pretend to be a corpse, while Aqua was made to imitate Petitchius.

"...Lord Sloth, are you not going to use this body anymore? Let us get rid of it for you!"

"No, no, no! You're all so diligent! But I still have a use for this ugly, deformed body; it's part of the trial, an important part of the trial!!"

"Understood, Lord Sloth. So, what's our next plan? The trial should be starting soon, right?"

"The trial has ended!"

Aqua addressed the group of witch cultists in front of her.

According to the normal procedure, Aqua would simply order the witch cultists to leave.

but--

Aqua suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

"Well then, gather all my lovely followers here!"

Aqua's face broke into a maniacal grin, mimicking Petitchius.

"what?"

Kazuma Sato, standing to the side, was completely dumbfounded, having no idea what kind of bizarre ideas had suddenly popped into the head of this useless goddess.

"Yes, sir!"

Immediately, the few witch cultists in front of them left to gather the other cultists.

"Useless goddess, what are you doing?!"

Kazuma Sato stared intently at Aqua.

I'm not afraid of a fool who does nothing; I'm afraid of her suddenly coming up with a brilliant idea.

Whenever Aqua does something, Kazuma Sato feels his heart skip a beat.

"Think about it! There are so many witch cultists who came with Jules, we can't let them go to waste! I've prepared a whole bunch of application forms in advance for this!"

Aqua had an eager expression on her face.

"You bastard! You still can't forget about recruiting followers!"

"As a goddess, I have the duty to guide the lost back to the right path!"

Aqua said with a serious expression.

“But Goddess of Waste, didn’t you say before that these witch cultists weren’t cursed, unlike Jus’s situation?”

“That’s right. But think about it, their actions were very likely influenced by those Gospels. And although they weren’t cursed, they were covered in some strange smells! In other worlds, they would be called miasma, which might be related to that.”

"A strange smell... could it be the smell of a witch?"

Kazuma Sato remembered that Rem had mentioned it a few times before.

That's why Rem is so fond of Subaru and Jules.

"It should be. Subaru has it too, but it's different from the others. Subaru, your scent comes from inside your body."

Aqua looked at Subaru Natsuki with a look of disdain on her face.

"Don't look at me like I'm sloppy, I shower every day!"

Natsuki Subaru quickly defended himself.

"Then could we remove the source of the smell from their bodies?"

"I asked, Kazuma Sato."

"Theoretically, it's possible, but that smelly thing seems to be bound to the soul. I'm afraid that if we forcibly purify it, Subaru might be completely annihilated—utterly annihilated. But it's only a possibility. So, Subaru, do you want to give it a try?"

"No need, thank you!"

Natsuki Subaru took several steps back.

"Is the same logic true for Jules?"

"Yes."

"It must be caused by the witch factor."

Just then, Beatrice, who was standing nearby, also spoke up to explain.

"Jus, you have become sloth, so there must be that sloth factor in your body, which is why you have the scent of a witch."

"Wow, Betty, you're so insightful!"

"This is something Betty's mother said before, but why isn't Betty happy at all after being praised by that idiot and you!"

As Kazuma Sato listened to Beatrice's words, he couldn't help but look at Subaru Natsuki.

If Jus has an indolence factor in his body, then what is in Subaru Natsuki's body?

Sloth, pride... theoretically, these are the seven deadly sins, hence the names.

Could it be that...

Kazuma Sato's eyes widened as he looked at Subaru Natsuki with a sudden realization.

It must be **!

Natsuki Subaru is such a love-obsessed guy!

They were clearly attracted by Emilia's beauty.

Isn't this blatant **?

"Hey, hey, hey, why are you looking at me with such a lewd smile?"

Natsuki Subaru leaned back slightly, subconsciously wanting to move away from Sato Kazuma's direction.

"Lady Aqua, if possible... I really hope you can save the current Witch Cult."

Just then, Juss said to Aqua with a solemn expression,

"The witch cult I knew was a very normal cult, and everyone was very friendly... But I don't know why it has become like this... This is no longer the witch cult I knew."

Juss's voice was choked with emotion.

"Don't worry, leave it to me, the goddess! This is our goddess's duty! I will convert them to our Axis religion and make sure they return to normal!"

Aqua pounded her chest hard, making a sound that would make Eris jealous.

Meanwhile, Kazuma Sato, standing nearby, was already internally screaming.