A Shinobi's Take on this Wonderful World

What is this Bratty Goddess Up To?

Boom!

A deafening explosion cracked at the center of a clearwater lake, throwing up countless droplets of water into the air as it created a beautiful rainbow.

"...What am I doing?"

Kazuma muttered to himself as the water fell on him like a midday shower.

Here he was, in a real fantasy world full of magic and monsters, and all he'd been doing for the past couple days was going on his "scenic walks" with Megumin so the girl could let off her daily Explosion.

In other words, he was completely wasting his time.

Megumin, who was laying on the now wet grass, let out a satisfied sigh.

"Do you see that rainbow, Kazuma? My Explosion magic created that rainbow... Isn't it beautif-"

"THIS IS WRONG!"

"!"

Mansion...

"Let's go to a dungeon."

"I refuse."

Kazuma and Megumin sat at one of the tables at the adventurer's guild. After making his suggestion, the girl instantly refused.

"...I want to do something fantasy-like, so we're going."

The boy stated firmly, finalizing his decision as the party leader.

"I don't want to! I can't use my Explosion magic in a dungeon, so I'll be just like a civilian in there! Besides, Darkness is gone, and Aqua has been disappearing in the morning, so it would just be the two of us!"

Megumin cried out with teary eyes as she held her staff close to her chest.

"You know, I firmly remember you offering to carry our bags in exchange for a spot in this party."

"!"

While Megumin struggled to think of a comeback, Kazuma became lost in thought.

As annoyed as he was with his useless mage, Megumin did have a point. Aqua was acting rather strange as of late.

'I guess I should confront that goddess and set her straight.'

The Next Morning...

It was around seven o'clock in the morning, about four hours before that HikiNEET woke up. That's why Aqua decided to wake up and leave at this time, so she could head out without having to worry about that man complaining about her leaving again.

Aqua had just walked down the stairs and was reaching for the door handle when a voice called out to her.

"Where do you think you're going?"

Aqua stiffened before she turned around to find both Kazuma and Megumin sitting at the dining table

"I'm going out. I'll be back later tonight, so don't wait for me for dinner."

The goddess responded and was about to leave again when Kazuma walked over to the door and closed it.

"Wait. I decided that we're going to explore a dungeon today, so we need your support."

This was sure to reel her in. This girl was always a sucker for compliments. Any second now and she'll probably eagerly ask when they were leaving-

"Don't wanna."

Aqua interjected and removed Kazuma's hand from the door, shattering the boy's confidence to pieces.

"Aqua, we're worried about you... You're always leaving in the morning and don't come back until late at night. Just what have you been doing?"