Chapter 120

"That might just be my imagination?"

Aqua wasn't very sure either, and she quickly put that feeling out of her mind.

"For now we've solved today's food problem, so next we should think about how to solve tonight's lodging problem," Aqua said, glancing at the surrounding adventurers, "I don't know if any kind-hearted adventurer is willing to take us in; if so, we'll be endlessly grateful."

Once these words were spoken, Aqua's heart was known to all adventurers, only now the atmosphere was different from before.

Because of Broly's attentive service causing some misunderstanding, Aqua was now seen by the surrounding adventurers as a bad sister who enslaves her younger brother.

"If it's just taking in one person, that's fine, but if it's two people, it won't work."

An adventurer suddenly spoke up.

"No, I won't abandon this child who chose me because they depend on me!"

Aqua hurriedly embraced the boy beside her and shouted loudly.

"Bastard, don't just assume I'm talking about taking you in!"

The male adventurer who spoke was choked up, then immediately slammed the table and retorted.

"Hey, you only want to take in me, this young and beautiful woman, right?"

Aqua also looked at the male adventurer slamming the table in surprise.

"Whether you're actually beautiful or not, your shameless attitude of taking your own beauty as a fact already isn't my type; I like children who are more shy and younger—ah, wrong..."

The adventurer who realized he'd exposed his XP coughed once, his expression turned serious, and he pointed at Broly in Aqua's arms, saying: "The one person I mentioned taking in earlier means taking in only your brother, not you; please don't flatter yourself, that stepmother-raised sister!"

Aqua: "???"

Who's the stepmother-raised sister?

She's the Goddess-sama! Ah, wrong!

"You bastard, you actually have improper designs on this child!"

Aqua pulled Broly behind her, in a posture of protecting her cub.

"Don't even think about it; I won't hand this child over to a pervert like you!"

She bared her teeth at the male adventurer, looking exactly like a protective Erha.

"Hey hey hey, talking is talking, don't slander people indiscriminately!"

The male adventurer immediately slammed the table and stood up.

"My sexual orientation is normal; it's just that the child in your hands is too pitiful, so I had the thought of wanting to take him in..."

Speaking to this point, the male adventurer's voice suddenly weakened, because he found that the gazes of the other adventurers around him were also full of distrust.

"No, why are you all looking at me like that?"

"Shut up, you've already exposed yourself."

"No, although I like children who are a bit younger, that refers to girls!"

"Isn't that even worse?"

"Ah, this, should I say boys instead?" The male adventurer was also at a loss.

"Forget it, don't speak anymore; two people, drag this terrible fellow out!"

"Ah, no, I'm wronged, I was just thinking, I wuu wuu wuu..."

The male adventurer's mouth was covered, and two more burly male adventurers dragged him away left and right.

"Hmph~"

Watching the 'evil adventurer' who dared to covet Broly being dragged away, Aqua thrust out her fairly plump chest, looking like a Victorious General.

"The eyes of the masses are bright; evil adults cannot defile the innocence of children!"

Aqua had just finished speaking this victorious declaration righteously, when behind her a beautiful adventurer big sister invited the boy.

"Broly, do you want to go with big sister? Although big sister can't provide you food and drink, giving you a place to rest temporarily is no problem."

The adventurer big sister said, taking out a string of keys and shaking them in her hand; the Turn Undead sound showed that this person was also one of those adventurers who own a house in Axel.

"Hey, don't just kidnap my child without my consent as guardian!"

Aqua hurriedly turned and pulled Broly back into her arms; after the incident with that perverted adventurer (actually an unfortunate soul slandered and misunderstood by the public), Aqua had become vigilant toward other adventurers.

She had already, in self-comfort, regarded herself as the reliable Goddess-sama chosen and depended upon by this child Broly, yet believed she had an obligation to protect this child well, whether it was personal safety or chastity safety.

"I don't mean to kidnap him; I'm seriously asking this child for consent. Also, although I'm an adventurer, who here doesn't know my Marian's character? It's impossible for me to lay a hand on a minor."

Unlike the male adventurer from before, this big sister adventurer seemed quite famous here, with many willing to vouch for her character.

"Hey!"

Aqua's eyes lit up and she asked: "Then I also lack a place..."

Before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by Marian in front: "Sorry, my home is small; I can probably only free up a child's room."

Because of the misunderstanding from the boy serving just now, Marian's impression of Aqua was somewhat poor; even though Aqua's attribute values were very high and she had directly changed jobs to an advanced profession, she still had no good looks to give the other party.

After all, for an adventurer already planning to retire from the adventurer industry, an excellent adventurer partner no longer had any attraction.

Aqua's face fell, looking at Broly with an expression of not wanting to be abandoned, but she said: "Since this person has no problem and is willing to take you in, then Broly you go; I'll take care of myself, you don't need to worry about me~ (voice trembling)"

"Thank you, big sister, but if I can't bring her along, I won't go with you."

Broly shook his head, first thanking, then refusing Marian's kindness.

【Good... child!】

Aqua and the other adventurers had the same thought in their hearts, but because of different perspectives, both misinterpreted Broly's refusal differently.

Although Broly simply refused because Aqua was the first wife he met after coming to this world, and her Happiness Value increased extremely fast—obviously a quality stock—so he didn't want to separate from her; but in Aqua's view, Broly's reason for refusing was that he was willing to believe in and depend on this Goddess-sama.

And to the other adventurers, this was the manifestation of a good brother not abandoning his bad sister; they were deeply moved by it.

"Forget it, then bring her along too."

(Chapter End)