webnovelvip Chapter 127 Hiding
Chapter 127 Hiding
Chapter 127 Hiding
"Waaaah, Broly, I don't want to turn into a meat bun!"
Aqua started crying again.
"That's how it is. Since it's about dealing with rookie killers, there's nothing I can do to help."
Marian is an adventurer of level 30-something. With adventurers of her level around, the Dark Monster, known as the "newbie killer," is unlikely to appear.
"Master Aqua, don't cry, I'll help you."
Broly stroked Aqua's blue hair and said.
"Really?"
Aqua looked up at him with teary eyes and asked.
"real."
Aqua's happiness stat is increasing.
Whenever Aqua's happiness level drops, timely comfort can always raise it back up and reach new heights.
In just one week, Aqua had accumulated nearly 500 points of happiness, making Broly somewhat used to spoiling his goddess master.
"Well then, Sister Marian, let's set off!"
Packing their camping gear, Broly and Aqua headed to the area frequented by the rookie killer around noon, intending to fish for monsters there.
"Take care on your journey."
Marian saw them off.
. . . .
The next day, Broly returned with Aqua, carrying the carcass of a large black panther monster.
"As expected of Lady Aqua, she managed to eliminate the dangerous rookie assassin in just one day!"
Inside the Adventurers' Guild, after confirming the identity of the dark monster, the receptionist didn't hold back her praise and showered Aqua with compliments.
As an innkeeper for the Adventurers' Guild, there are annual performance evaluations, requiring staff to urge adventurers in their assigned areas to complete certain commissioned tasks.
Whether it's eliminating the giant frog or dealing with the newcomer killer, both are part of the performance evaluation.
The former increased the number of completed tasks, while the latter involved solving tricky commissioned tasks, proving that the adventurers in this region were capable.
Aqua took Broly to register at the Adventurers' Guild in Axel. In just eight days as an adventurer, she almost achieved the performance targets that the guild used to take two or three months to meet. How could anyone not be delighted?
"Hahaha, I already told you, leaving everything to me, Aqua, is absolutely no problem!"
Aqua laughed heartily, hands on her hips, basking in the praise from the guild members, seemingly forgetting the pitiful state she had been in yesterday when she clung to Broly, begging the boy for help.
. . . .
It has been said that it only takes two weeks to form a habit.
During the first week, Aqua experienced the humiliation of being swallowed by a giant frog, but she kept trying to regain her dignity as a goddess in front of Broly.
But by the second week, Aqua, who had been pampered, had gotten used to Broly's pampering of her.
Because no matter what task she takes on, Broly always manages to help her complete it, making her the center of attention and admiration of many, while also earning her high commissions.
The reward was in exchange for all kinds of gourmet food and fine sparkling wine. This life was much more comfortable than when she was a 996 goddess in the Heavenly Realm.
. . . .
"Broly, Broly..."
On her sixteenth day in this world, Aqua received another request that she couldn't complete on her own, so she ran back to seek Broly's help.
"Broly is not home."
"That's what Marian replied."
"Hey, where did he go?"
Aqua asked.
"I don't know, maybe they're avoiding you."
Marian replied somewhat irritably.
Why are you avoiding me?
Aqua asked, seemingly oblivious to the situation.
"Look at what you've been doing these past few days! Bragging in the guild about taking on weird quests, making him run errands for you every day, completing all sorts of strange tasks. Anyone would get tired of that!"
Marian was also somewhat impressed with Aqua, who had gone from being the one who took care of the boy to now seemingly enjoying herself while lying on top of him.
Every day, he would only give Broly strange tasks to do, and Broly, that kid, would never refuse his master.
"But he told me that as long as I'm happy, he'll be happy too."
Aqua felt a little guilty. Thinking about it carefully, she realized that she seemed to be finding random things for Broly to do every day.
"That's just polite talk, you know? You're his mentor, do you think that the kid would tell you that you're a annoying person who gives him things to do every day?"
Marian's words made a lot of sense, and the more Aqua thought about it, the more she felt it was true. No wonder she couldn't find the child sometimes these past two days.
Aqua couldn't sit still any longer: "No, I have to go find him!"
"Hey, Aqua, where are you planning to look for him?"
Aqua didn't answer because she had already run off quickly.
. . . .
"Broly? I don't know much about him. He's a boy who doesn't talk much."
"Hey, isn't that your disciple, Miss Aqua? He's always following you around on missions. Why are you asking about his whereabouts now? Don't you know that yourself?"
Aqua went to the Adventurers' Guild to inquire about Broly's whereabouts, but was left speechless by the questions posed by some adventurers.
At this point, Aqua realized that she didn't know Broly at all, except that he was an orphan, somewhat immature, and someone she had to take care of.
However, this goddess failed to fulfill her responsibilities in taking care of others. Think about it carefully, what has she done since coming into this world?
On the first day, he wanted to show off his skills in front of the child, but ended up being swallowed by the giant frog and then rescued by the child.
The next day, she tried to regain her dignity as a goddess in front of that child, but she attracted too many monsters and was saved by the child in the end.
The same applies to the third day.
Aqua found that her mindset was the same as if she were starting to abstain from pornography today and continuing to abstain from pornography for the first day.
Even now, she takes Broly's help in completing the various troublesome requests that arose because of her vanity for granted.
[Ugh, what have I done?!]
"What's wrong, Miss Aqua?"
Inside the Adventurers' Guild, some adventurers noticed the High Priestess at the bar, who was holding her head and looking rather unwell, and someone asked her a question.
"I don't know, but she just asked about Broly's whereabouts, and it seems the child ran away from home."
"Hey, isn't that a pretty well-behaved child?"
"Who knows, maybe it's just the start of their rebellious phase."
"It's not easy for Miss Aqua to take care of a small child all by herself."
"Ha, the way you put it, it's just like a single mother raising a child."
……
Aqua overheard the adventurers' discussion, but the more she heard, the more distressed she became.
She wasn't a good mother... oh no, she was a good mentor.
Broly is probably fed up with his troublesome self and is now hiding away, not wanting to be discovered by himself.
"Miss Aqua, what happened between you and your disciple?"
Aqua is currently a hot commodity in the Axel Adventurers' Guild. When Luna, the mascot, saw her looking so dejected, she quickly came over to ask what was wrong.
"Don't ask, it's all my fault. Please give me a glass of Red Lips Flame."
"Ah, that's an incredibly bitter liquor~"
"I am guilty, and a man like me must be punished."
"Alright, although I don't know what happened between you and your disciple, please cheer up as soon as possible, Miss Aqua."
Luna gave a wink, and the bartender understood, starting to shake a glass of strong liquor.
(End of this chapter)