KONOSUBA ! ...or something !

Ch. 5 : "Hero" or something

"Speaking"/'Thoughts'/"Whispering"

POV : 3rd

Aqua slams her fists on the table in frustration. The gang were currently sitting in the guild, malding over the fact that there are literally no fair quests for them to take, only really tough ones.

Aqua : "I am so sick and tired of this life in debt ! I have had it ! A quest, that's all I ask ! We should take a quest, I REALLY need money !"

Y/n : "Well, thanks to that Dullahan, there are only really tough ones left. If you're willing to jump into the jaws of de-"

Aqua : "I don't mind taking one ! I truly need the money !"

Kazuma sighs as she finishes speaking.

Darkness : "I... I don't mind..."

Within an instant, Aqua was on her knees, begging Kazuma to take a quest.

Aqua : "Please ! I'm tired of working part-time in the shopping district ! The manager yells at me if any croquettes aren't sold ! I'll work hard ! I'll give it my all this time !"

Kazuma : 'God, this is one pitiful self-proclaimed "goddess"...'

He softly pushes her off of him.

Kazuma : "I'm pretty sure I'll run out of money soon, too. So why don't you go find a decent-looking quest for us ?"

Aqua : "Yessir !"

She runs over to the quest board.

Megumin : "Is she gonna be alright ? I feel like she'll bring back some insane quest."

Darkness : "I'd be perfectly fine with an unreasonable quest !"

-with aqua-

Aqua : "Hmmm... This one seems good... Alright !"

She takes the quest off the board, but as soon as she did, Y/n snatched it from her hands.

Y/n : "Seriously ? "This one seems good," you say ? Yeah, right. Let me have a look."

Soon, he reads out loud...

*There's a place where a manticore and a griffin are fighting over territory. Please kill both of them. The reward is 500,000 Eris.

Y/n : "Oh my God, Aqua, you nearly accepted a quest that would kill us..." 'Thank god I came and checked on her... Kazuma nearly let her accept a ridiculously high-level quest !'

Aqua : "Hey, what about this one ?"

*The quality of the town lake's water has declined, and Brutal Alligators started living in it, so I would like to have the waters purified. The monsters will move to a different habitat if the water is purified, so there's no need to kill them. The reward is 300,000 Eris.

Aqua : "This quest is perfect for me ! What do you think ?"

Y/n : "Are you actually capable of purifying water ?"

Aqua : "You foolish child. Who do you think I am ? Surely, from my name and appearance, you'd be able to tell."

Y/n : "Goddess of party-tricks and booze ?"

Aqua : "WATER ! It's WATER, you idiot ! Can't you see the beautiful water-colored hair and eyes of mine ?!"

Y/n : "Right... So how about this ? If you accept it alone, you'll get the whole reward for yourself."

Aqua : "Wh-What, now ? Well, monsters are likely to attack me while I'm purifying the lake, s-so... um... I-I might need you to protect me..."

Y/n : "How long is it gonna take, though ? Ten minutes ? Fifteen ?"