Some days later
I was currently inside the guild's hall, having my dinner peacefully.
Yesterday's quest was a failure due to certain people incompetence.
A loli arch wizard who collapses after killing some small fries. A masochist crusader who may have vision problems. And don't forget the useless goddess.
"Kazuma~ Kaaazuma~"
Speak of the devil.
"Ahhh Kazuma! My hair clip has been stolen!"
I looked at her weirdly.
"Who would steal something like a hair clip? Unless you were hiding to me that it was made of something precious..."
"Not someone but instead a really evil bird!"
I stared at her face before shooing her away.
"Leave me alone and ask someone else like Megumin or Darkness. Can't you see I'm busy eating the only decent meal this past week?"
"Megumin said that she was going to look for a spot to do her regular thingy and I don't know where darkness went."
She then started to pull on my arm with teary eyes.
"Stop bothering me you useless goddess! Do it yourself if no one is going to help you!"
"Bu- But that bird evil! Very evil that even my turn undead didn't work."
Oi, did she just cast 'turn undead' on a living bird?
"It must be acting as a spy by the demon king!"
I looked down before saying,
"And here I thought you had a limit..."
"What did say Kazuma?"
"Nothing."
"So Kazuma, stop struggling and help me out!"
"No."
She then started crying.
I had two choices right now. One, run away. Two, calm her down.
I'm leaning towards the former but if I leave her now. Later tonight she'll keep me awake till I have dark eyebags.
I sighed before asking her.
"Why do you even care about that hair clip? Can't you just by a new one?"
Aqua looked at me as if I was stupid as she wipes away her tears.
"Kazuma, you didn't allow me to use your old ragged Japanese tracksuit as fire fuel. Remember your reason about keeping it as some sort of memory? Well it goes the same with my hair clip!"
Tch, she remembered something like that.
"Fine, I'll help."
She suddenly became happy and kept jumping while saying my name in praise.
"But in one condition."
Her jumping stopped.
"What condition..."
"You'll owe me something and you can't go back to what I'll ask."
Aqua nodded. She then said,
"Kazuma, you know that sentence sounds reaaaally creepy."
I pulled her cheeks and made her agonize.
Taken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon.
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"So, are you sure this was the place where the bird stole it?"
"Definitely!" She said with a firm expression."
Looking around, I found a small house which looked oddly suspicious.
On top the house, there was a black small bird holding a bracelet.
I tapped on Aqua's shoulder before asking,
"Is that the bird?"
When Aqua saw the bird, her eyes flared up in anger as she charges towards it. Climbing the nearby ladder to get on top.
I just stood nearby the wooden ladder and watched Aqua from below.
Blue with white stripes... Huh.
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Aqua's Perspective
One by one I climbed the ladder and eventually make me towards this accursed bird!
When I get my hands on you... Hehehe.
By the time I reached the top, I saw no bird.
Though I felt like something was on my head.
I then realized that the bird was there! With swift movement and both my hands, I gone and tried to grab it from my head. Though I missed grabbing it.
Oh no... I fell.
"Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"
Luckily, I fell on Kazuma.
Rubbing my head, I then asked Kazuma.
"Are you okay?"
"I will be if you get your fat ass off me!"
I immediately did as told.
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Back to Kazuma's Perspective
Damn, my head and back hurts...
That useless goddess had to use my body as a cushion.... *Sigh*.
Why did I even accompany her?
Before I could even scold her, she was already running after the bird.
What am I even doing at this point?
Guess I'll just follow her...
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We eventually went out the town Axel and gone inside the forest.
"Kazuma~ Kazuma~ I found it!"
I was sweaty and tired.
My bones where aching from running after this crazy goddess.
Aqua was too in the same state as me but her expression was still filled with vengeance.
I then asked with a cold tone, "Where?"
Aqua then pointed towards a large 10-foot rock with a bird on top of it.
"There you are Doin Vuklin! Return my hair clip!"
Somehow she named the bird.
Before she could get close to the bird, we heard someone's voice in a low tone.
Then as if the person was shouting... We heard.
"Exploooooooooooooosion!"
A large blast destroyed the rock in front of us, it also pushed us the to the ground.
We then saw Megumin with a satisfied look as she slumps to the ground.
Aqua looked lifeless as she says, "M-My... hair clip."
I went towards Meumin and asked,
"Hey Megumin, you know? You were this close to turning Aqua to a pile of flesh..."
She was confused, "Eh... Really?"
"Well I guess no one can blame you as Aqua was not on your sight."
I then carried her before walking towards the useless goddess.
She was laying on the ground looking at the sky while still muttering, "Hair clip."
Megumin then asked
"Why is she sad? And why were you guys even here?"
"Bird and Hairclip."
"???" Megumin didn't understand my words.
"Hey, Aqua." I said.
I then pulled out a strange hair clip from my pocket before saying, "Does this work as a replacement?"
Aqua got up before looking at the thing on my hand.
She then frowned before yelling to me, "Seriously!?"
What I have on my hand was something popular among small little girls. A small bird hair clip.
I then showed her my smile as I was satisfied from her looks.
Though before I could place back the hair clip in my pocket, Aqua already snatched and wore it.
She then pointed at me before saying.
"I'll keep this!! You stupid hikiNEET!"
Before angrily walking away.
I don't understand her at all.
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Aqua's perspective
I was on my hay bed, looking at the hair clip Kazuma gave me.
The bird was awfully made and the quality was quite cheap... But somehow, I feel quite happy.