〜Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious World〜
The golden-haired goddess Ristarte barely suppressed her laughter, her face a little twisted.
"Cough, cough… this goddess business doesn't seem to be doing so well, huh?"
How should one describe this personality? Not at all as gentle as herself, lacking any goddess-like decorum.
Seiya Ryuuguuin glanced indifferently at Ristarte.
"Well, six of one, half a dozen of the other."
The pot calling the kettle black, they felt the same, with no difference. And their personalities… even less so.
〜KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World〜
"He said it…"
Kazuma's face was ashen at this moment, feeling as if his entire world had turned gray.
The gazes from around the tavern sharply stung his young heart.
The worst part was that Megumin and Darkness tactically shifted away, moving further and further from him.
They even whistled an inexplicable tune, pretending not to know him, but this act was useless; who didn't know they were on Kazuma's team!
Only Aqua, with a sacred expression, patted Kazuma's shoulder.
"It's fine! You're famous now, after all. Maybe you can even make the Demon King laugh himself to death, and then we can go back."
Kazuma, his face crumbling, grabbed her neck and shook her.
"But! I don't want this kind of fame!"
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[ Aqua flicked her hair, nonchalantly ending the topic.
"Alright, that's enough tension relief for now!"
"This guy…" This made Kazuma grit his teeth in anger, looking at Aqua, who had just been wearing a sly, ill-intentioned grin!
"My name is Aqua, a goddess responsible for guiding the deceased!"
Aqua first introduced herself, giving Kazuma a chance to choose a new life, then secretly badmouthed Heaven to him.
"Heaven isn't as good as you imagine. There's no TV, no manga, no video games, and you can't do anything lewd!"
After dispelling Kazuma's idea, she then offered the remaining choices: "In a world different from this one, an alternate world, a long peace is threatened by the Demon King's army!"
"The population is continuously decreasing, so there's a method of sending people who died in other worlds, preserving their bodies and memories, to that world!"
Aqua then took out an instruction manual, kindly introducing it to Kazuma, dispelling all his worries and questions!
"Come, choose! Let me bestow upon you an invincible ability!"
Aqua finished speaking, and sheets of paper with abilities or weapons written on them floated before Kazuma, letting him choose one to take to the alternate world. ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"One hundred percent confirmed, this goddess is trash. Rubbing salt in someone's wounds to relieve their tension—is that something a goddess would do?! If it's not intentional, then she's an idiot."
"She says there are two choices, but Aqua's way of putting it makes it seem like there's no choice at all. She sounds like a salesperson!"
It was like signing a voluntary responsibility form for your safety when school let out for summer vacation… do you really think it's voluntary?
Everyone from other worlds watched, their mouths twitching slightly, as the goddess secretly badmouthed heaven and even talked about lewd things. It was truly hard to imagine such words coming from a goddess.
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〜Gabriel DropOut World〜
Satania, who wasn't very bright to begin with, looked at the expressionless Gabriel with a puzzled look.
"She's slandering your heaven, how come you're not reacting at all?"
Forget about anger; there wasn't a single expression on her face, completely like an ancient well with no ripples, a centaurian.
Gabriel propped her head with one hand, lying sideways in the room, looking at the screen with an expression.
"Although I really don't want to admit it, what she said is very true, heaven really has no video games…"
Only after coming to the human world did Gabriel truly realize how boring heaven really was!
〜So I'm a Spider, So What? World〜
Kumoko hugged her two front legs together and nodded.
"Mm-hm, this is the normal process for reincarnating into an alternate world as I know it!"
She could even guess the upcoming development for Satou Kazuma; he would probably obtain a holy sword and reincarnate in an alternate world.
Then, like in Dragon Quest, he would clear dungeons, defeat Demon King generals, and rampage everywhere! After that, he would defeat the Demon King, marry the princess, and reach the pinnacle of life.
"Instead of living like a savage… oh no, living like a wild beast, like myself."
With this thought, Kumoko tearfully took another big bite of an unknown monster's meat… This was the difference!
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[ Kazuma lay on the ground, picking and choosing, a bit indecisive, because his gamer's intuition told him that these were all overpowered abilities and equipment.
"Since I'm going to an alternate world with magic, I absolutely must try using magic!"
With this thought, Satou Kazuma picked up another introduction about a magic ability.
Aqua sat on a chair, not even looking at Kazuma, and began munching on snacks, growing a little impatient.
"Hmm? Hurry up, it's all the same what you choose anyway, I don't expect a NEET to do anything…"
Kazuma's voice trembled as he quickly denied.
"I, I'm not a shut-in…! And I died outside, I'm not a hikikomori either!"
After chewing her potato chips, Aqua licked her fingers nonchalantly.
"It doesn't matter if you are or not, can you just hurry up?! There are many more deceased waiting for me to attend to after you!"
Kazuma grew increasingly irritated… This guy, even though it was their first meeting, shamelessly mocked his cause of death. Just because she was a little cute, she was always so arrogant.
Kazuma stretched out his hand and pointed at Aqua, saying, "Then… you it is."
Aqua looked at Kazuma, still munching on snacks, suddenly paused, and didn't think anything was amiss.
"Hmm, then stand in the magic circle in the center, don't come out…"
At this point, Aqua's movements suddenly stopped.
"What… did you say?!"
Just then, with a flash of brilliant white light, a winged woman appeared like an angel.
"I understand. Then, I will take over Aqua-sama's duties from now on."
Aqua suddenly panicked completely, her whole body screaming refusal, her eyes welling up with tears.
"Wait, huh, huh, this isn't real, is it? Wait a minute, that, that's too strange! Taking a goddess is cheating, right? This should be invalid! Wait! Wait!"
Kazuma showed a villainous expression.
"How does it feel to be taken away by a man you looked down on? Since you're a goddess, you should use your divine power! Make it easy for me!"
With a bright light enveloping Kazuma and the constantly crying Aqua, they departed for the alternate world! ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"......"
This utterly frustrating scene made everyone cover their faces. Why was nothing going according to plan!
Kazuma, can you tone down your smile? You're going to fight the Demon King, you look more like a Demon King than a hero, seriously!
"Is Aqua really a goddess?! Her ability to annoy people is quite something. I almost feel sorry for Kazuma!"
"How come Aqua seems a bit slow-witted? When he pointed at her, she didn't even react."
That being said, everyone was stunned by Kazuma's quick wit. They never imagined such a choice was possible. After all, what ability could be more reliable than bringing a goddess?
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〜KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World〜
Looking at this unbearable memory, Kazuma silently covered his face.
"I made the most regrettable decision of my life…"
Watching himself laugh maniacally in the video, Kazuma couldn't laugh at all, only feeling how foolish he was at the time. Who would have thought this idiotic goddess would be completely useless?
Everyone else in the guild looked at Kazuma, who resembled a villain, with admiration.
"As expected of Scumzuma, that smile is unmatched!"
By the way, it turns out Goddess-sama also has to work, and she can even eat snacks during work hours, which is a bit down-to-earth.
The most crucial thing is that she can be seamlessly replaced; that's too amazing.
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[ After crossing over to the alternate world with the goddess Aqua, she proved to be of no use. Instead, due to a lack of money for food, they ended up working odd jobs!
Every day, they would wake up early and move bricks and mix cement with the goddess, sleeping in a horse stable at night!
That night, after Kazuma picked out straw that hadn't been soiled with horse manure to make a bed, he immediately lay down. Aqua, quite naturally, slept beside him.
"Well, good night then—"
"Alright, good night, huff… Today was another day of hard work…!"
So, Kazuma, with a much more comfortable sense of exhaustion, gradually drifted into sleep…
"No, WAIT A MINUTE!!" ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"My goodness, he's a genius! It's been days… he finally realized something was wrong. What kind of alternate world adventure life is this?!"
"Moving bricks and mixing cement every day, sleeping in a horse stable—this is the most miserable alternate world life I've ever seen… The goddess adapted too quickly!"
Everyone's minds were beyond speechless. Normally, shouldn't they be recruiting teammates, then fighting monsters to level up, and embarking on a thrilling adventure?!
Why were they so naturally living the life of ordinary laborers?! No, why did Aqua, as a goddess, adapt to this life without any questions whatsoever…
"Are they crossing over to an alternate world to work?! Go and defeat the Demon King, you bastards!"
"This is the world that was invaded by the Demon King and is in crisis?! This is completely peaceful!"
What made everyone even more distraught was Aqua. She was a goddess, after all, so why was she so skilled at laying bricks…?
She could even calmly and contentedly live in a stable full of horse manure; her mindset was too laid-back!
After crossing over, she still worked like a beast of burden; wasn't that a wasted transmigration?
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