After waiting for several hours, the sky gradually turned yellow. The girl named Felt hummed a little tune as she returned to the hideout.
The moment Satou Kazuma saw her, he opened his eyes wide in surprise.
Because this girl was the one he had run into earlier, and the one from whom he had stolen her underwear and who had given him a flying kick!
"You, you, it's you!"
"Why are you pointing at me? Who are you?"
When Felt saw Satou Kazuma, she looked confused.
"You, you don't recognize me?"
"I've never seen you before, don't just try to talk to me!"
Felt frowned, looking at Satou Kazuma with a disgusted expression. After all, the swelling on his face hadn't gone down yet, and he looked a little creepy.
"As I thought."
Felt's reaction was what Satou Kazuma had expected. He had asked another question just to confirm whether Felt didn't remember him.
This further proved Satou Kazuma's guess that time had indeed been reset.
Natsuki Subaru stepped forward and explained his purpose to Felt, learning that she had also been hired to steal the badge. However, if Natsuki Subaru could offer a higher price, she would be willing to sell it to him.
In the end, Natsuki Subaru took out his phone from his pocket and handed it directly to Felt and Old Man Rom, claiming that it was a magic item that could freeze time.
Hearing Natsuki Subaru's words, Satou Kazuma and Aqua, who were next to him, turned away to avoid Felt seeing their faces.
Such lies, he is really good at lying.
But in this world without internet and electricity, the phone didn't seem to work.
"This thing should be worth twenty gold coins!"
Old Man Rom said, holding Natsuki Subaru's phone, while Satou Kazuma and Aqua almost simultaneously turned their heads to stare at him:
"How much?!"
They had worked their butts off all afternoon, and hadn't stolen anywhere near that much money using the steal skill.
After all, the target of the steal skill was random and they didn't steal anything that was worth that much. Also, the pawn shop they went to knew that the things were stolen, and they drove down the price, and Satou Kazuma didn't have any room to argue.
"This should be enough to buy the badge."
Natsuki Subaru said with a smile.
Satou Kazuma and Aqua immediately rushed in front of Natsuki Subaru, asking him seriously:
"Subaru, are you really going to use these twenty gold coins to buy that badge?!"
"Um..."
"Are you sure! Are you sure! These twenty gold coins could let us eat and drink well for a long time!"
"I'm very sure, because I have to repay that beautiful girl's kindness!"
Natsuki Subaru said with an extremely firm tone.
Hearing his answer, Aqua and Satou Kazuma deflated like punctured balloons and walked to the side, dejected.
Just then, there was a knock at the door.
"The client from before is here!"
Felt quickly opened the door, and a graceful woman in black clothes appeared before everyone.
Although she was wearing a dark cloak, her fair skin and slim figure could be seen faintly. Under her dark hair was a face that could be called bewitching.
The moment this woman appeared, Satou Kazuma's eyes were immediately drawn to her.
"Kazuma, you feel it too, right? This person is strange, and gives off a bad feeling."
Aqua said, looking at Satou Kazuma. She found that he was now looking at the woman with longing, and there even seemed to be saliva at the corner of his mouth.
The woman was the buyer of the badge, calling herself Elsa. However, after bidding against Natsuki Subaru, she chose to give up.
"My client didn't provide me with more financial support, so there's nothing I can do."
Elsa shook her head after saying this, then looked at Natsuki Subaru.
"But I'm a little curious, what are you going to do with this badge?"
"Find the owner and return it to her!"
Natsuki Subaru said with a smile—
And the moment she finished speaking, a terrifying killing intent that everyone could feel emanated from the woman named Elsa.
A suggestive smile appeared on her face.
"Oh my, so you're involved."
Felt realized something and immediately grabbed Natsuki Subaru and pulled him away, saving his life.
Elsa took off her cloak, and the cold blade in her hand brushed through the place where Natsuki Subaru had just been.
"It's an enemy, it's an enemy!"
Satou Kazuma immediately realized that the woman named Elsa was extremely dangerous.
He couldn't even see her movements clearly.
But Satou Kazuma couldn't just watch his companions in danger. He thought about what he had to do.
He raised his hand and aimed it at Elsa.
"Steal!"
"Huh?"
A dagger appeared in Satou Kazuma's hand. It looked like it was the same type as the one in Elsa's hand.
What really surprised Satou Kazuma was, where did Elsa hide this dagger when almost all of her fair skin was exposed, and her remaining clothes were tightly fitted to her body?
"That's unexpected. I didn't think you would be so lucky."
Just as Satou Kazuma was stunned, Elsa appeared in front of him at a speed he couldn't react to.
"I'm getting excited. I wonder what temperature the guts of someone like you will have?"
In the next second, the blade in Elsa's hand pierced through Satou Kazuma's body, and blood spurted out.
"Kazuma! Kazuma!"
He seemed to hear Aqua's cries in his ears, but the sound was getting further and further away, and Satou Kazuma's vision was gradually blurring.
...
After an unknown amount of time, Satou Kazuma's vision became clear again.
He looked around and found himself sitting in a familiar place.
It was the place where he and Aqua had first met, the goddess's private space.
"That's right, I was killed by that Elsa. I didn't expect my adventure to end so quickly."
Satou Kazuma smiled bitterly and shook his head slightly.
"Welcome to the afterlife."
Just then, a white-haired goddess appeared in front of Satou Kazuma. Compared to Aqua, this goddess looked much gentler.
And more normal.
"I am the goddess Eris, who guides you to a new path. Your life in that world has ended. Thank you for your hard work!"
There seemed to be a hint of sadness in the words of the goddess calling himself Eris.
'What's going on? This goddess in front of me is completely different from that useless goddess Aqua! And she seems genuinely sad for me!'
Satou Kazuma lamented in his heart.