CHAPTER 10 - PART 9

Part 9

— After Darkness' negotiation, the court gave me two orders.

The first is to prove that I am not a minion of the demon king army.

The second thing is to compensate the landlord for his mansion.

In order to raise funds, I brought Aqua along with me to Wiz's shop.

I wanted to come alone, but Aqua kept following me.

"I understand what Kazuma is thinking! You got into all this trouble because of that undead. You are planning to rob her shop to pay off the debts right?"

Aqua who didn't understand anything said spiritedly in front of the shop:

"Get out here you undead monster! I will send you to the other world!"

She shouted something silly as she kicked the door into Wiz's shop open.

"Wha, what? Robbers? The mafia?… Eck—! It's, it's Aqua-sama!"

For some reason, Wiz was afraid of Aqua more than robbers and the mafia.

I moved into the shop, went to Wiz who was terrified because of Aqua and told her the verdict for the case.

"I see… First, congratulations on being released! I am terribly sorry, Kazuma-san. It was all because I teleported that stone…"

"That's right, if you understand then ugh…!"

"Don't worry about it. If Wiz wasn't there back then, we wouldn't have made it through unscathed. It blew the landlord's mansion up, but no one was hurt. I just need to prove to Sena that I am not a minion of the demon king army to be cleared of any suspicion. But the next problem would be raising the funds to rebuild the landlord's mansion."

I don't know what nonsense Aqua was going to spout, so I covered her mouth and said that to Wiz; Wiz was relieved when she heard that.

"I see, you managed to buy some time. But as for money… I really want to help you, but my shop is losing money, so I don't have much cash on hand… I had a friend back in my days in the demon king army, he was great in making money but was an unfathomable person, I don't understand what he is thinking… It would be great if there is anything I could help you with…"

Wiz said with a troubled expression and started thinking behind her counter.

"No, I am here because you can help me with something."

"That's right. The thing we need your help with, is for you to move on from this world!"

I ignored Aqua's nonsense and discussed with Wiz.

Simply put, with my existing debt and lack of cash on hand, it was difficult to raise the funds to rebuild the mansion of the landlord.

Since that is the case, maybe I should put the plan I thought about in the past into action…

The civilization level here was more backward than earth, people who couldn't use 'tinder' had to rely on flints.

If I start selling lighters in this world, it would definitely be a hit.

But I knew how much skills were needed to make such delicate items.

Even if I managed to make one, it was impossible for any shop to suddenly agree to selling my wares.

That's why I am discussing with Wiz to see if I could display my merchandize somewhere in her store for a while.

— I explained the whole thing to Wiz.

I told her I would be making some convenient items, and asked for permission to display it in her shop.

If it sells, I will share a part of the profit with Wiz.

I told her that she might want to take a look at the things I made before making a decision.

"It is not easy to make a living with adventuring as a career. Hence, I have to rely on doing business to do so… and the only one I could rely on for such a short notice is Wiz."

"In other words, Kazuma is saying that we will be taking over this shop, hurry up and give us the deed… That hurts!"

I hit the back of Aqua's head with the hilt of my dagger. I lowered my head and asked Wiz sincerely.

Even though she was afraid of Aqua who was nursing her head while rolling on the floor, Wiz still replied with a gentle smile:

"If it is something like this, there is definitely no problem. I would very much like more variety with my merchandize. My shop isn't that popular anyway… And if you are making reparation for the landlord's mansion, I am related to it too… I don't know what you plan to sell, but I am looking forward to it, Kazuma-san."

Seeing Wiz agree with a smile, I smiled along too.

If not for that thing rolling on the floor, the atmosphere would be much better.

… Suddenly, Wiz's expression seemed a bit gloomy.

Her face was full of worries, as if she was wondering whether to tell me about something.

"…? What is it? If there is something bothering you, do tell me. I don't plan to force this upon you, so if there is something you are worried about…"

Wiz waved her hands, gesturing that it was fine.

"No, I am not worried about that! Erm, It is great for me if Kazuma-san is willing to place your merchandize in my shop. It's unrelated to that, it's… about Aqua-sama…"

Wiz started hesitating with a troubled expression.

"…? What's wrong with this girl? Oh, if I put my wares here, Aqua might come over from time to time and cause you trouble? If you are afraid of that girl, I will ask her to avoid coming here."

Aqua might look like that, but she was a goddess after all.

As an undead, Wiz should feel uneasy in her presence.

"… No, that's not it… It's fine for Aqua-sama to visit, but she will talk to the customers when she is here, saying that the merchandize here are made using unspeakable methods by the shop lady, and its better not to buy them…"

"Hey, what is that all about?"

Hearing my low pitch question, Aqua who was nursing her head on the floor trembled for a moment.

"It's, it's fine! It's all in the past now! The amazing thing was, things like holy water inside my shop was wildly popular with the male adventurers, so it's fine…"

Should I say things worked out fine since it sold so well…

But was it okay for a lich to sell holy water?

Furthermore, in all sorts of manner, were the adventurers in this town really fine?

"More importantly… Aqua-sama touches all the merchandize in my shop, causing all the cursed and necromancy items to be purified, many of the items became unusable…"

"What are you thinking you damn goddess!"

Seemed like she had been visiting Wiz's shop and causing her trouble every now and then.

I dragged Aqua up and pushed her head down to apologize to Wiz.

"I am sorry Wiz! For the damaged goods, I will take responsibility and pay using her money! You jerk, don't resist and apologize properly!"

"Wait Kazuma! I don't wanna! And the water being purified after getting in contact with me is because of my holy aura, it can't be helped! It's just like plants photosynthesizing when the sun shines on them, it is automatic! I really can't control that!"

No, you shouldn't touch the merchandize in the first place.

Aqua resisted with her neck and refused to bow down, so I bowed deeply in her place.

I had been forced to bow down to a lot of people because of her recently.

"Please, please raise your head! It's fine, it's all in the past now! I just hope she will try not to purify the goods from now on. I had troubled Aqua-sama a lot too, like sending the lost souls in the cemetery to the other world and exorcising that mansion…!"

Wiz bowed in a hurry as she spoke.

When Aqua heard what Wiz said, the culprit that caused the spirit infestation in the mansion because of her laziness in purifying the cemetery averted her eyes.

… You should just switch jobs with Wiz.