Surprise! I've Transmigrated Again

Yo, let's hustle and have a blast! Workers are the best of the best!

We'll keep it on the down-low, then blow everyone's minds!

Ain't no job too tough, only brave workers!

But reality hit them like a ton of bricks. Fast forward a week, and our trio found themselves sweating it out at a construction site. Talk about a reality check!

"Alright — good work everyone — that's it for today! Here's your daily wage."

"Thank you! Good work, boss!"

"Good work!"

"...work"

Once they got their measly pay from the boss, Adam and the crew hit up the local bathhouse. They scrubbed off all the grime, chilled in the steamy tub, and topped it off with a cold glass of milk.

"Ah~ I'm alive again!"

"Delicious! Milk after hard work is truly amazing!"

"..."

Adam downed his milk like a champ and plopped onto the chair by the door, not saying a peep.

"What's wrong? You seem down today. You're not sick, are you?" Aqua walked up to him with concern, placing her hand on his forehead to check his temperature.

"Carter-senpai hasn't spoken all day. Did something happen?" Kazuma also came over, asking with genuine concern.

These two knuckleheads - have they already gotten hooked on this gig?

It's wild to think one of them used to be a big shot goddess, and the other was just a high schooler with dreams of making it big.

"Aqua, Kazuma."

"Yes!"

"Hm...?"

The two responded, not understanding what he wanted to say.

"Why... are we here in the first place?" Adam shook the empty milk bottle, looking at the two through the glass, "We're busting our butts every day for peanuts, crashing in this nasty stable... Weren't we supposed to be kicking the Demon King's butt? Look at us now. We can't even save up for decent gear, let alone our next meal if we don't work. How are we gonna take down the big bad when we're scraping by like this? What the heck are we even doing, guys?!"

His words were like a bolt from the blue, waking Aqua and Kazuma from their part-time job trance.

"But wasn't it you who said we should work?" Aqua blamed him, starting to shift responsibility.

"That's true, but wasn't that to survive at the time? Working was the top priority then, right!"

"It's clearly Adam's fault!" Aqua's ability to throw tantrums and shift blame was truly first-class. No matter what, she was determined to pin it on Adam.

"Carter-senpai is right, we can't continue like this." Kazuma also woke up, realizing they couldn't keep wasting time in the starting village, "But without money to buy equipment, how can we complete adventurer quests?"

Indeed, as Kazuma said, 'Without money, we can't buy equipment. Without equipment, we can't defeat monsters and earn bounties to complete quests.'

In the end, it all comes down to money.

Adam scratched his head, gave it some thought, and said, "Okay, here's the deal: I'm gonna hit the town tomorrow and see if I can sweet-talk someone into lending us a fat stack of cash. Fingers crossed!"

"Borrow money...?!"

"Borrow money?"

Borrowing money, again!

Aqua had already quietly backed away, not wanting to be involved, and said: "No way, I'm never borrowing money again."

The last time they borrowed money had caused her significant emotional trauma. She absolutely refused to agree to borrow money again. At least, she wouldn't go again!

"Don't worry, I'll go borrow the money this time." Adam reassured her.

"Alright then, we'll wait for your good news, Carter-senpai." Kazuma still trusted him, after all, his suggestions had always been the best choices.

After dinner, the three returned to the stable, laid down a thin sheet, and went to sleep.

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In the middle of the night, Adam felt an unbearable weight on his body, making it hard to breathe.

"So heavy!" Adam's eyes flew open to find Aqua snuggling up to him, basically using him as a human pillow, "Hey, Aqua, you're heavy. Let go quickly!"

"No... I'm cold..." She mumbled sleepily, then hugged him even tighter.

It was spring, but the nights remained chilly. With no thick blankets or warm clothes, the trio shivered under their thin sheet. As the hours crept by, the cold only intensified, seeping into their bones.

Huddling together for warmth was the best way to ward off the cold.

However, Adam was, after all, a normal young man with vigorous blood flow. Being embraced by a beautiful girl would naturally make it hard for him to maintain composure.

Although Aqua's intelligence was disappointing, her otherworldly beauty, well-proportioned and voluptuous figure, and the excellent aura of a goddess made her rank among the top-tier beauties in all anime.

" The Restless "Ad-chan" Can't Sleep! "

"Aqua, go hug Satou."

"No way! That pervert Kazuma is always up to no good, sneaking around. I won't go over there." Hearing his suggestion, Aqua immediately refused and tightened her embrace.

Suddenly, the sound of heavy, rapid breathing could be heard, particularly noticeable in the quiet night.

"Yo, Kazuma."

"What's up?"

"We gotta hustle and make some serious cash to ditch this stable, man. At least... we need our own separate rooms."

"Yes, you're right." Kazuma's voice sounded a bit embarrassed.

Young men in puberty always struggle to suppress their inner excitement.

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Early the next morning, the three came out of the stable.

"Aqua, Kazuma, you two go to work today, while I'll go borrow money." Adam instructed the two, giving them hope for success, "If things go smoothly, we might be able to buy weapons tomorrow, and start taking on quests for bounties the day after."

"Oh, we're counting on you, senpai!"

"I believe in you, Adam!"

Watching Aqua and Kazuma leave, he also turned and walked into town. He was looking for a shop, a small shop selling magic items.

That's right, it was Wiz's shop!

Wiz, one of the eight generals of the Demon King's army. Responsible for the barrier of the Demon King's castle, she was a lich.

She was also the owner of a magic item shop in Axel town, but in reality, she had no business acumen. She often bought and sold strange items, causing the shop to operate at a loss, with no income.

By the way, the magic items Wiz purchased were made by Megumin's father, Hyoizaburo.

In the anime, she was portrayed as a simple person with a gentle and weak personality. After becoming a lich, she never harmed humans, so she wasn't wanted. Unlike her gentle demeanor as a lich, when she was human, she was truly a hot-tempered sister - fiery, despising demons, and uncompromising. Even when facing surrendering Demon King's army troops, she wouldn't hold back.

She was known as the militant Ice Witch.

And the person Adam wanted to borrow money from was her!

As a human, the idea of borrowing (extorting) money from a lich was thrilling just to think about!

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