As the key turned in the lock, it was clear that Izumi Miori was coming. She looked half-asleep.
Yawning.
Izumi Miori's voice was even a bit lacking in energy: "Good morning, Shiraishi-kun."
"Good morning, Auntie."
For an erotic artist, staying up late was absolutely common, so Shiraishi Kawa didn't find it unusual and greeted her in a normal tone.
He took a bottle of milk from the refrigerator.
Just as he was about to warm it in hot water, his phone in his pocket vibrated briefly. He opened it and saw a message from Hiratsuka Shizuka.
"Shiraishi-kun, do you need to take time off for something?"
"..."
Given Hiratsuka Shizuka's personality of caring for her students, Shiraishi Kawa wasn't particularly surprised by this reply. It would be easy to make up an excuse.
He thought carefully.
There was no need to make up an excuse, so he replied earnestly: "Teacher, I have a very important matter to handle, so I can only ask for leave."
Perhaps she was driving and waiting at a traffic light.
He quickly received good news.
"It's best to have other students relay today's homework. If the matter is difficult to handle, you can call me."
"Thank you, Teacher."
In many web novels of his previous life, Hiratsuka Shizuka was portrayed as a violent woman, but Shiraishi Kawa certainly didn't agree with this. Only by interacting with her...
could one truly understand how dedicated this teacher was to each student.
He smiled and shook his head, then shifted his gaze to the breakfast that was almost ready: warm milk, paired with a soft-boiled egg and a sandwich.
Breakfast was quite hearty.
Looking at Izumi Miori, who had taken off her apron and was sluggishly preparing to leave, Shiraishi Kawa still chose to invite her: "Auntie, aren't you going to eat something?"
"No need."
"I want to go back and catch up on sleep."
She didn't even dare to look Shiraishi Kawa in the eye. Izumi Miori just wanted to hurry home and stay there. The main reason was that she hadn't expected that last night...
in such a short time...
just seeing his well-defined muscles, she would actually dream of...lewd things with Shiraishi Kawa!
She quickly waved her hand, suppressing the budding thoughts deep inside her, and chose to slip away under the pretense of catching up on sleep.
"..."
"I don't know why, but I always feel that Auntie Izumi is a bit strange."
Shiraishi Kawa frowned slightly. As the security door closed again, he quickly finished the breakfast on the table without thinking any deeper.
He decisively opened the Dimensional Chat Group.
With Aqua and Gabriel around, the Chat Group's content was basically all spam. He quickly browsed but found no useful information.
He directly opened the Interdimensional Teleportation Anchor function.
"Do you wish to travel to the 'konosuba' world?"
"Yes!"
#
Novice Adventurer City.
Axel.
In the Adventurers' Guild in the early morning, many Adventurers had already gathered. They crowded around the job counter, their eyes full of anticipation.
Blonde hair tied in a high ponytail.
Luna, the older sister wearing the Adventurers' Guild uniform, had an undeniable beauty, but what drew more attention was her impressive figure.
In front of many Adventurers.
Luna's eyes were quite surprised, and she couldn't help but exclaim: "Huh? Aside from intelligence being below average, and luck being unbelievably low..."
"All other stats are significantly above average!"
With the exclamation of Luna, the most popular signboard girl in the Adventurers' Guild, the surrounding Adventurers also couldn't help but cheer for Aqua.
"Although you can't become a Magician, which requires high intelligence..."
"You can freely choose any other profession! Crusader Knight, Sword Master, High Priest—you can basically choose all advanced professions right from the start!"
"..."
Holding her Adventurer card in both hands, Aqua's face was so dark it had no light. Her eyes were fixed on the last column, the luck stat.
She looked like a salted fish who had lost her dream.
Her lifeless gaze fell upon Luna, the signboard girl. She only felt that the surrounding Adventurers were exceptionally noisy and couldn't help but ask: "Is there any way to increase my luck stat?"
"Hmm."
"Actually, the luck stat isn't very useful for an Adventurer! And the luck attribute is determined at birth; there's no way to increase it."
"..."
For some reason, Aqua finally understood why her sign-in points in the Dimensional Chat Group were always the lowest.
She always felt life...was so boring.
However.
As magic power flowed continuously beside her, the magic circle of the Interdimensional Teleportation Anchor gradually formed, finally drawing Aqua's attention.
After a brief flash of light.
Suddenly standing beside her was Shiraishi Kawa, dressed in casual sportswear. Noticing Aqua standing beside him with a look of despair, out of politeness...
he chuckled and greeted her.
"Good morning, Aqua!"
"You...who are you?"
Aqua briefly recovered her mood. This teleportation magic was definitely not a product of this world, and the other party even knew her.
She vaguely recalled the sudden notification message that popped up in the Dimensional Chat Group last night.
Her beautiful and intelligent face was now furrowed in confusion as she asked: "You wouldn't happen to be...that Ordinary High School Student, would you?!"
"..."
A moment later, Aqua, completely disregarding her image, hugged Shiraishi Kawa's arm and said with a tearful voice: "Please."
"Teach me how to raise my luck stat! I don't want to stay in this world anymore!!!"
Chapter 34: Invitation to Subdue the Demon King? New Profession: Archmage!
Shiraishi Kawa's gaze briefly swept over the many Adventurers gathered there, even the Guild signboard girl Luna and other staff members had come out.
It seemed to be the moment Aqua successfully appraised her abilities.
The Adventurers and Guild staff weren't particularly surprised by Shiraishi Kawa's sudden appearance, as people often reincarnated here.
He had clarified the basic situation.
Feeling the softness from his arm, he still chose to remind her: "I suggest we get your profession sorted out first, then discuss other matters."
"Uh..."
Aqua, having come to her senses, heard the question about choosing a profession and was completely clueless. Living alone in another world...
To return to Heaven, she had to subdue the Demon King.
How could such a thing be possible?
She blinked her intelligent eyes, pushed Shiraishi Kawa's hand, and asked: "What kind of profession do you think I should choose?"
"High Priest."
With basically no combat ability, relying on the Goddess of Water's divine power to become a High Priest, the support healer of the team, it was more suitable to follow her original path.
Shiraishi Kawa said without hesitation.
"Then I'll choose the High Priest profession!"
Aqua, who had completely given up, chose to stop thinking. After all, he was a member of the Dimensional Chat Group and had even kindly reminded her before.
She looked at Luna, the signboard girl.
"High Priest?"
"A versatile profession capable of skillfully using all healing and support magic, and possessing enough power to serve as a powerful vanguard. It truly suits you."
"Then, Lady Aqua."
"Welcome to the Adventurers' Guild. All staff here look forward to your future active performance."
Luna smiled professionally, praising her with a rather surprised tone.
Ignoring Shiraishi Kawa, who had suddenly arrived in another world, the surrounding Adventurers, after a brief pause, erupted in cheers again.
Shiraishi Kawa couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
Compared to Goblin Slayer's world, "konosuba" was simply synonymous with perversion, but he didn't dislike this style.
#
As the clamor gradually died down.
At the Adventurers' Guild's recruitment bulletin board, Shiraishi Kawa sat on a chair, carefully observing the blue-haired girl in front of him.
She had transparent, Aqua-blue hair, and as a goddess, her beauty was naturally extraordinary.
The bead ornament on her head looked like an H2O molecular model.
She was a beautiful girl of the regrettable type, wearing a blue feathered robe, white short sleeves on her arms, and a short blue pleated skirt.
Whether she was wearing underwear...
Shiraishi Kawa would need to bend down and examine carefully to ascertain, but considering such an action would be too abstract, he decided against it.
In terms of figure.
She could even rival Hanako-chan.
Looking at Aqua, who was slumped on the table, giving up, he thought for a moment and then explained: "The luck stat is innate and cannot be changed."
"Perhaps some equipment might increase the luck attribute."
"..."
"Do I really have to defeat the Demon King to leave this world, Shiraishi Kawa? What exactly does the Interdimensional Teleportation Anchor do?"
By her own strength.
Aqua couldn't even imagine forming a team to defeat the Demon King. Currently, she was in a state where she didn't know if she'd have her next meal after finishing the current one.
She only felt that returning to Heaven was a distant dream.
"It's quite complicated. After the Dimensional Chat Group issues a quest to another world, you can spend points to leave an anchor point and then travel back and forth freely."
The city of Axel was quite large.
Shiraishi Kawa estimated that finding Megumin would be quite difficult. He could only check the Adventurers' Guild's bulletin board and see what luck brought.
Chatting idly with Aqua was also a way to pass the time.
"Then how can I return to Heaven? How could a quest appear in Heaven?!"
Having received the cruelest outcome, Aqua felt that her fantasy of returning to continue being a goddess was now completely shattered.
She couldn't help but look at Shiraishi Kawa.