DxD: Scion of Lucifuge

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Aqua watched Kazuma flee—then burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha! That's hilarious! Kazuma's running away! Hahahaha..."

Roy—seeing her unrestrained laughter, was speechless.

"Aqua, can you not laugh so foolishly?" he asked, sighing.

As expected of the goddess of uselessness, even her laughter was exaggerated.

"Huh?!" Aqua stopped laughing and glared at him, her hands on her hips. "I'm a goddess! How dare you call me foolish?!"

"Oh? What kind of goddess?" Roy asked, feigning ignorance.

"Listen carefully! I'm Aqua, the Goddess worshipped by the Axis Cult! The goddess of water! So you should address me as Aqua-sama!" she declared, puffing out her chest and pointing a finger at Roy.

"But to avoid attention, you can just call me Aqua," she added generously.

"I see." Roy chuckled.

She was indeed a goddess, although most people wouldn't believe it.

"Eh? You believe me?" Aqua was surprised by his reaction.

Most people wouldn't believe her claims.

"I have no reason not to believe you. But now's not the time for that. I should go save Kazuma," Roy said, then headed towards Kazuma.

If he didn't hurry, Kazuma would be eaten by the giant frog.

Kazuma, seeing Roy approaching, sighed in relief and ran towards him, panting heavily.

"Roy-san, be careful! Those giant frogs are tough," he warned.

Although Kazuma was a bit of a wimp, he was still loyal to his friends. Roy didn't dislike him.

"Don't worry, I can handle it," Roy reassured him with a smile and a confident wink, then walked towards the giant frog with his sword drawn.

Boooooommm!

The giant frog leaped towards Roy, its massive body crashing onto the ground.

But Roy simply swung his sword.

A deep gash appeared on the frog's belly, and it collapsed, dead.

He had killed it with a single strike.

Kazuma's eyes widened in shock.

"Amazing..."

"Hmph, Kazuma—you're so useless!" Aqua scoffed.

Kazuma glared at her, annoyed. He wondered why he was so afraid of the frog while Roy could defeat it so easily.

Feeling a surge of courage—he charged towards another giant frog.

He was determined to prove himself.

But the giant frog's skin was thick and tough. An ordinary human couldn't even scratch it.

Roy could easily defeat it because he was incredibly powerful.

Even a Low-class Devil could kill a giant frog with ease, let alone Roy.

Kazuma, however—was just a regular guy.

As expected, his attack was useless.

His sword bounced harmlessly off the frog's skin, and he was swallowed whole.

"Wahahaha! He was eaten by a frog! That's so funny!" Aqua laughed, clutching her stomach.

But she celebrated too soon.

She didn't notice another giant frog approaching her from behind.

The frog leaped and swallowed her in one gulp.

Roy shrugged. He didn't stop the frog. Rescuing Aqua after she was eaten would earn him even more favor with her.

After both Kazuma and Aqua were swallowed, he leisurely rescued Aqua first.

"Waaah..." Aqua cried, not caring about her appearance.

"Thank you, thank you, Roy!" she sobbed, clinging to him.

Although she was covered in smelly frog slime, Roy didn't push her away. He gently patted her back and comforted her.

....

"It's okay, it's okay. I've defeated the frog," Roy reassured her.

"Waaah... how can it be okay? I've been defiled!" Aqua wailed. "If the Axis Cultists see me like this, my reputation as the beautiful and charming Aqua-sama will be ruined!"

Roy almost laughed. Was she praising herself?

"It's fine. Look..."

He snapped his fingers, and the frog slime on them vanished.

"Eh?" Aqua looked at herself, surprised. She was clean again.

"That's amazing!"

"It's just a simple cleaning spell," Roy said with a shrug.

He was amused by her reaction. A normal girl would be embarrassed to be hugging someone while covered in slime.

But Aqua didn't seem to care.

....

"No, I can't let this stand! I'm a goddess! I'll show that frog what I'm made of!" Aqua suddenly declared, then charged towards another giant frog with a determined roar.

Roy sighed. He didn't stop her. He would rescue Kazuma first.

"Ahem... thank you, Roy-san..." Kazuma coughed, his face pale.

"Don't mention it."

"Roy-san, I think I'm not suited to be an adventurer. I'll just become a merchant," Kazuma said dejectedly.

Facing death again had made him realize his limitations.

He wasn't cut out to be an adventurer. Compared to Roy, he was useless.

This realization made him want to give up.

Roy smirked inwardly. This was exactly what he wanted. He could have simply used a spell to remove Kazuma from the party, but he didn't want to resort to such forceful methods.

"Being a merchant isn't bad either. With your intelligence, you'll surely become successful. I support your decision," Roy said, patting his shoulder encouragingly.

"Really? That's great! It seems like being a merchant is my true calling!" Kazuma exclaimed, his confidence returning.

"Since you've decided to become a merchant, I'll give you some money as start-up capital," Roy offered.

Kazuma was touched.

"Thank you, Roy-san!"

"Haha, don't mention it. We're friends, after all," Roy said with a smile.

Kazuma was overwhelmed with gratitude.

Just then, Aqua, who had charged towards the giant frog, was once again swallowed whole.

Her power was limited, and her healing magic was ineffective against the giant frog.

Roy and Kazuma exchanged glances.

"Roy-san, I'll leave Aqua to you," Kazuma said, although he felt a bit reluctant to abandon the goddess he had brought to this world.

But he knew he couldn't defeat the Demon King, let alone a giant frog. So, he made the difficult decision to give up on Aqua.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of her," Roy assured him.

He walked towards the giant frog and quickly rescued Aqua.

....

"What?! Kazuma, you're really going to become a merchant? Then what am I supposed to do? If no one defeats the Demon King, I can't go back home!" Aqua wailed, shaking Kazuma's collar.

Kazuma sighed. He really wasn't suited to be an adventurer.

"Don't worry, Aqua. I'll take care of the Demon King." Roy said.

"That's right! With Roy-san here, defeating the Demon King will be a piece of cake! And once I become a successful merchant, I'll support your quest to defeat the Demon King," Kazuma added.

Aqua was still unhappy, but she didn't say anything.

She had also mocked Kazuma's stats. He was indeed not cut out to be an adventurer.

She finally sighed and gave up on persuading him.

They fell silent.

"Alright, let's not worry about that now. Let's focus on completing the quest," Roy said, breaking the silence.

"You're right. It's getting late. We should finish the quest and find a place to stay," Kazuma agreed.

He also needed the reward money to start his business.

....

Roy then put on a show.@@novelbin@@

He casually walked towards a giant frog, his sword flashing, and killed it in an instant.

It looked so easy that even Kazuma thought, 'I could do that too.'

But he knew he couldn't.

Roy quickly finished off the remaining giant frogs, completing the quest.

"Alright, the quest is done. Let's go back," Roy said, and they headed towards the town to report their success at the Adventurer's Guild.

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