Aqua did not immediately go to the Main God Temple; for her, the cluster of buildings under the World Tree was more appealing.
"It's far inferior to the God-Rank, barely worthy of my great Aqua."
Aqua walked proudly down the street under the World Tree, looking left and right at the busy Little Angels around her. She walked for a long time but didn't find any Apprentice Gods. It seemed they all knew they had offended the great Goddess Aqua, so they had all hidden away.
Just as she was thinking this, an open-air cafe appeared before her, where two divine attendants were serving pastries to three men with divine power.
"Divine power, it looks like one of those Apprentice Gods." Aqua swayed her arms like a cygnet and walked over.
The cluster of buildings under the World Tree could be said to be the central city of the God-Rank. Besides the two million Little Angels residing there, there were also several groups of divine beings who had only recently ascended to the God-Rank.
Most of those who could live here had a 'special skill'.
For example, 'chefs', 'teachers', etc. After becoming 'divine beings', they still possessed the power they had before their passing, and this power was even more direct in the God-Rank.
Especially 'chefs'; with the fruits and grains of the God-Rank, they could even make 'glowing dishes', 'aphrodisiac dishes', and so on.
Those who could 'forge' were taken by the swordsmiths to God-Rank Island to assist.
Currently, the God-Rank has already formed the Prototype of a 'God-Rank society'.
After another hundred years of development, the God-Rank society will be fully formed.
Today, Kyojuro Rengoku, Tengen Uzui, and Sanemi Shinazugawa, for some unknown reason, chatted idly and came to this newly opened 'cafe'.
"Please enjoy, three sirs." The young waiter delivered the pastries to the table and said to the three with adoration.
He came from the 'Pitch-Black World', and he was too familiar with these three; they were among the saviors who descended with the gods to save the world.
All the saviors were only heard of, never seen; he actually met them today.
Sanemi Shinazugawa waved his hand, signaling the waiter could leave.
"Speaking of which, are we here to drink this? The God-Rank even has coffee now."
Kyojuro Rengoku nodded and said enthusiastically and loudly, "Of course, coffee beans must exist, we just haven't paid attention. I have had it before, but it was very bitter and not good."
Tengen Uzui couldn't help but retort, "If it's not good, why are we here? This is not flamboyant at all."
Sanemi Shinazugawa said, "Isn't it because we just happened to walk this way?"
"Is that so?" Kyojuro Rengoku wondered, "I thought everyone wanted to drink it."
"Forget it, let's just make do." Sanemi Shinazugawa waved his hand, "Anyway, we've been idle for quite some time now, sigh."
Tengen Uzui also sighed, "You're right, we flamboyantly resolved all the troubles at various world stages, and now all worlds have entered a period of peace."
"I'm stuck at Iv.4, and my basic abilities have all reached S-rank. I'm currently lacking a great feat to upgrade to Iv.5."
"Unfortunately, all the troubles in the world have been resolved, and I can't find any trials that would make me feel challenged."
Sanemi Shinazugawa also sighed a bit, "I've also reached the limit of 1v.4, and Kyojuro Rengoku is the same, right?"
Kyojuro Rengoku nodded, his voice filled with a sense of justice, "Isn't it great that there are no troubles in the world and people live in peace and contentment? Even if I remain stagnant without any progress, I think it's proper."
Tengen Uzui: "That's not what I meant, Kyojuro Rengoku."
Sanemi Shinazugawa looked helplessly at Kyojuro Rengoku, "Who wishes the world to be full of troubles? We're talking about not being able to find a great feat for upgrading, don't get off topic."
Kyojuro Rengoku pondered for a moment and said, "I remember, in that world full of evil spirits, there were so many evil spirits. Would cleansing all the evil spirits in the world count as achieving a great feat?"
Tengen Uzui: "That certainly counts, but for the sake of one level-up, to make newcomers lose the chance for rapid growth, that's not something a person would do."
Sanemi Shinazugawa thought of something: "That's not right, isn't there a world called 'Konosuba' in the God-Rank chat group? Let's ask what the situation is in that world."
Kyojuro Rengoku realized, "I remember now too, the friend from that world who calls herself a goddess."
Tengen Uzui couldn't help but chuckle at this thought: "Now that Sanemi mentions it, I remember too. That Aqua actually calls herself a goddess, I've never seen anyone so narcissistic."
"Even if she were a true god calling herself a goddess, and a great goddess at that, she flamboyantly made me laugh."
"How can there be such a foolish person in the world? Even I wouldn't dare call myself a God of Flamboyance, at most I'd add 'Apprentice' to it."
Whoosh~
A dense mist accompanied by the oppressive feeling of water divine power descended, though this oppression bore no hostility, but rather a sense of grievance.
"Huh?" Sanemi Shinazugawa, Kyojuro Rengoku, and Tengen Uzui all trembled. For a moment, they felt as if they were in a world made only of water, but it was only for that instant.
After reacting, they quickly turned their heads, only to see a blue-haired girl whose face was flushed, her hands clenched into fists, her expression grim. A dense blue halo of water divine power and the aura of a true god emanated from her, spreading outwards.
"Ugh—" The three's eyebrows twitched wildly, their expressions turning into wide-eyed astonishment.
What's going on? They had only felt this absolute sensation from Lord Xia Wei. Although it wasn't as omnipotent as what Lord Xia Wei gave them, there was no doubt that this was power only possessed by a 'true god'.
"Um, this blue-haired goddess—you are…" Tengen Uzui asked, not out of fear, as he was also a demigod with divine power.
He was just a bit confused as to when the God-Rank had gained a 'true god'. Could it be that she was Lord Xia Wei's 'retainer' from before them?
But that wasn't right, they were supposed to be the first batch of retainers.
"Hehe, hehehehe—" Aqua laughed, her expression breaking down.
"Aqua… I am Aqua, that narcissistic person who calls herself a great goddess—
Tengen Uzui's heart instantly skipped a beat, thinking, 'Oh no, the person I was talking about is right behind me.'
What made him even more tearful was that the person he had been talking about behind her back was indeed a 'goddess'.
"I am the Goddess of Water, I am Aqua! You Apprentice Gods are going too far!" Aqua said through clenched teeth.
"Apologize! Apologize to me right now! And then treat me to coffee and order all the pastries in the shop for me, otherwise I'm not done with you! Did you hear me?!" Aqua furiously pointed at Tengen Uzui and the other two.
"…" Tengen Uzui, Sanemi Shinazugawa, Kyojuro Rengoku.