〜That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime World〜
Rimuru's forehead dripped with a cold sweat:
"I've transmigrated, and I still have to do manual labor and sleep in a stable. This is too miserable!"
It felt like they didn't transmigrate to another world to defeat the Demon Lord, but rather to make a living... What about the promised thrilling and exciting adventure?
"If it describes living from hand to mouth, it's indeed quite thrilling and adventurous... After all, you could accidentally starve to death!"
This kind of development is too far from the work and life of an adventurer in another world that I imagined. The skill points for civil engineering, however, are maxed out.
"Forget it, to avoid living the same life as them, I must continue to work hard!"
〜Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious World〜
Ristarte burst into laughter, pointing at Aqua on the screen:
"Wahahaha... I'm really dying of laughter. What kind of goddess is this, sleeping in a place full of horse dung!"
If it were me, absolutely no way... I'd rather be killed than that. Not all goddesses are as thick-skinned as Aqua.
Seiya Ryuuguuin maintained his usual indifferent expression:
"Truly not cautious enough. Going to another world without making preparations, not even bringing money."
So reckless. It seems they'll have trouble even leaving the (novice village), let alone defeating the Demon Lord.
〜A Certain Magical Index, Academy City〜
Misaka looked at Aqua, who was living contentedly, and didn't know how to describe her:
"This goddess... can no longer be described as down-to-earth! it can even rival Goddess Athena from the previous one."
If it weren't for the opening scene, no one would believe you if you told them Aqua was a goddess. Which goddess would carry bricks and mix mortar, and so skillfully at that...
Kuroko Shirai hugged her pillow and mumbled:
"Onee-sama, can they really defeat the Demon Lord...?"
She had never seen a hero who had been working for more than two weeks in another world, not even in games or on TV!
Let alone defeating monsters, they hadn't even had that thought. They were simply born laborers, single-mindedly wanting to work.
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[ Just after arriving in the other world, Kazuma and Aqua caused a commotion when registering for adventurer jobs.
Kazuma's stats, except for his ridiculously high luck, were all within the normal range. As for Aqua's card data, it caused the counter lady to exclaim.
"? What! What's with these stats? Except for intelligence being below average and luck being incredibly low, all other attributes are significantly above average!"
Aqua shyly puffed out her chest a little: "What, what, does that mean I'm amazing?!"
And so, two weeks after arriving in the other world, Kazuma and Aqua were still diligently building walls: "By the way... we're not here to do manual labor, are we!"
Aqua paused her mortar-mixing motion, with a "What are you talking about?" expression.
"Oh, oh! Now that you mention it, there was something like that! That's right, I was so immersed in the joy of labor that I forgot. If Kazuma doesn't defeat the Demon Lord, I can't go back."
Hearing her idiotic answer, Kazuma remembered her below-average intelligence stat. It seemed that was indeed the case.
"Alright, a subjugation, right? Let's go subjugate them! Don't worry, with me, it'll be over in a jiffy! Just look forward to my performance!" ]
[ .....]
〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"Hahahaha, intelligence below average, and luck incredibly low. I'm starting to wonder how she even became a goddess!"
"She can even look proud. As expected of the useless goddess, she didn't even realize those words weren't praising her!"
It's not easy... two weeks after arriving in the other world, the useless goddess Aqua finally realized they were supposed to defeat the Demon Lord!
Still immersed in the joy of labor? What's joyful about this besides getting paid?
It can only be said that she truly lives up to her below-average intelligence stat.
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[ The scene shifts. Under a clear blue sky with not a cloud in sight, Kazuma and Aqua immediately took a quest at the guild and arrived at the wide plains outside the town!
However, the situation didn't seem too optimistic...
"Help! Aqua, save me!" Kazuma, holding a short sword, was being chased by a giant toad, yelling for help towards Aqua, who was supposed to handle everything.
Aqua, however, was bursting with laughter: "Kushukushu... This is bad, super funny! Kazuma, your face is all red and you're crying..."
Kazuma, running, saw this and his anger flared up. He decided he would bury this guy after everything was over!
Aqua shouted at the figure running ahead: "Kazuma! If you want me to save you, first address me as 'Sama'!"
Kazuma was almost in tears: "Aqua-sama—"
Aqua, looking helpless, then smugly said, "Well, I can't help it, I'll help you. But as a price, starting tomorrow, you must worship me!"
Aqua, hands on her hips and chest puffed out, was muttering, completely unaware that the giant frog had changed direction and was now beside her.
"You have to pray to me three times a day, and also..."
When Kazuma looked back, he saw only the toad where Aqua had been, with a leg dangling from its mouth.
"How did you get eaten—!" Kazuma drew his short sword and charged at the toad. ]
[ .....]
〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"Hahaha, completely useless! A goddess solo-defeated by a frog, I can only say this world is beyond saving."
"This is what Aqua meant by 'leave it to me,' and 'look forward to my performance'... The result was just watching Kazuma get chased, and this goddess even took the opportunity to make demands."
Everyone had seen the gods in the Saint Seiya world. Now, looking at this goddess, she was truly unique in style, standing out from the crowd.
Let alone being useless, it would be good if she didn't cause trouble. To be solo-defeated by a frog, Aqua must be a peculiar existence even among gods.
.....
[ "While eating Aqua, the giant frog couldn't move. That was a big help!"
Kazuma slowly panted next to the dead giant frog.
In front of him, Aqua was squatting on the ground, hugging her knees, covered in wet, sticky toad mucus, and continuously sobbing.
"Waaah... sniff... Th-thank you... Kazuma, th-thank you... Waaah!"
Even a goddess couldn't endure the shock of being eaten. She cried and hugged Kazuma, constantly rubbing the mucus on him.
Then, the frustrated Aqua, covered in mucus, stood up, glistening, and charged towards another toad further away.
Before Kazuma could react, she had already rushed out: "Wait... Aqua!!"
Aqua closed the distance between herself and the toad. Following the momentum of her charge, her aura began to glow with golden light!
"Experience the power of a god! For blocking my path and attacking a god, repent properly in hell!"
"God Blow—"
"The so-called God Blow is a deadly iron fist carrying the wrath and sorrow of a goddess! The opponent has only one fate: DEATH!!"
The fist, glowing with dazzling golden light, struck the frog's soft abdomen and sank in. Besides the fat jiggling a few times... nothing happened!
Kazuma wasn't surprised by this scene. He remembered the guild staff telling them that blunt attacks were useless against giant toads.
Aqua and the frog stared at each other, the atmosphere a bit awkward: "If you look closely, frogs are quite cute!"
"Aao—" The frog showed no mercy and swallowed her whole again!
And so, Kazuma defeated the second giant frog that was motionless while trying to swallow its prey, and then, taking the goddess covered in mucus and crying hysterically, ended the day's subjugation. ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"This... isn't completely useless, is it? At least she's a pretty good decoy. Since she doesn't have many other advantages, let's praise what we can!"
"What a powerful God Blow! Is this what they mean by 'hit, and the opponent has only one fate: death'?! It almost made me die laughing... Hahaha!"
Everyone laughed so hard they couldn't straighten up. Kazuma's choosing this goddess was worse than choosing a more practical ability for reincarnation. She was completely useless!
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〜Sword Art Online World〜
Asuna was trying to hold back her laughter:
"Actually, it's not completely useless. That punch's effect against undead should really be as she said... a hit means certain death!"
It's just that the frog was immune to physical attacks, so blunt attacks were completely useless.
Kirito also shook his head helplessly:
"She's quite skilled at being a decoy."
It must be tough for Kazuma to team up with Aqua. With Aqua's abilities, it would take forever for them to level up.
It was completely different from the classic otherworld development he imagined, after all, what kind of hero with a goddess, almost couldn't even defeat a frog?
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