Chapter 127: Hiding Away

"Wah, Broly, I don't want to turn into a meat bun!"

Aqua started crying again.

"That's how it is. Since it's to deal with a Newbie Killer, I can't help either."

Marian is a level-thirty-plus Adventurer; with an Adventurer of her level present, a Pitch Black Magic Beast called a Newbie Killer could not possibly appear.

"Aqua Master, don't cry. I'll help."

Broly stroked Aqua's blue-haired head and said.

"Really?"

Aqua lifted her head, eyes brimming with tears, and asked him.

"Really."

【Aqua Happiness Value increasing】

Every time Aqua's Happiness Value dropped, as long as she was comforted in time, it would always recover and climb to a new height.

In one week, Aqua had accumulated nearly five hundred points of Happiness Value, making Broly somewhat used to spoiling this Goddess Master.

"Then, Bathing Master Marianne, we're off!"

Bringing camping Equipment, at Noon, Broly and Aqua headed for the area where Newbie Killers frequently appear; they planned to fish for Beasts there.

"Be careful on the way."

Marian saw them off.

Next Day, Broly carried a Black Panther Magic Beast corpse and returned with Aqua.

"Worthy of Lady Aqua, to actually resolve the dangerous Newbie Killer in just one day!"

In the Adventurer's Guild, after confirming the Pitch Black Magic Beast's identity, the receptionist lady spared no praise, complimenting Aqua.

As an Adventurer's Guild receptionist, there is also an Annual Performance Review, requiring her to supervise Adventurers in her responsible area to complete a certain number of Commission Quests.

Whether eliminating Giant Frogs or resolving Newbie Killers, both count as part of the Performance Review.

The former racks up completed Quest quantity; the latter resolves thorny Commission Quests, proving this region's Adventurers have Strength/Power.

In the mere eight days since Aqua registered Broly at the Axel Adventurers Guild as Adventurers, she had nearly handled two to three months' worth of the Guild's past Performance Review quota; how could this not delight people? "Hahaha, I said it all — leave everything to me, Aqua, and there's absolutely no problem!"

Aqua laughed with hands on hips, smugly accepting the praise from people in the Guild, seemingly forgetting yesterday's pathetic appearance clinging to Broly and begging the boy for help.

Someone once said, forming a habit only takes two weeks.

During the first week, Aqua suffered the humiliation of being swallowed by a Giant Frog, yet kept trying to salvage her dignity as a Goddess before Broly.

But by the second week, a somewhat spoiled Aqua had grown used to Broly's spoiling of her.

Because no matter what Quest she accepted, Broly could always help her complete it, letting her bask in everyone's admiring gazes while also earning high Commission Rewards.

And Rewards could be exchanged for all kinds of Delicacies and High-grade Sparkling Wine — wasn't this life far more Comfortable than when she was a 996 Goddess in the Heaven Realm?......

"Broly, Broly..."

On the Sixteenth Day since arriving in This World, Aqua received another Commission she couldn't complete on her own, and came running back to seek Broly's help.

"Broly's not Home."

Marian replied.

"Eh, where did he go?"

Aqua asked.

"Don't Know. Maybe he's hiding from you."

Marian answered with some annoyance.

"Why would he hide from me?"

Aqua asked with zero Self-awareness.

"You tell me. Look at what you've been doing these days — bragging in the Guild, taking weird Quests, making him run here and there every day, completing all kinds of strange Quests; anyone would get tired!" Marian was also rather speechless at Aqua — from someone who initially still looked after the boy, she'd turned into someone seemingly just lying on the boy enjoying blessings.

Every day she only finds Broly weird Quests to do, yet that kid Broly still won't Refuse his Master.

"But he told me, as long as I'm happy, he'll be happy too."

Aqua felt a bit Guilty; thinking carefully, she seemed to be giving Broly random tasks every day.

"That's just polite talk, understand? You're his Master who's supposed to look after him; could that kid really say to your face that you, who gives him things to do every day, are a really Annoying guy?"

Marian's words made sense; the more Aqua thought, the more she felt it was true — no wonder she sometimes couldn't find that kid these past two days.

Aqua couldn't sit still: "No good, I have to go find him!"

"Hey, Aqua, where do you plan to go find him?"

Aqua didn't answer, because she had already run out fast.

"Broly? Not too sure. He's a kid who doesn't talk much."

"Eh? Isn't he your Disciple, Aqua Miss? He's always following behind you doing Quests; how come you're the one asking about his Whereabouts — don't you know yourself?"

Aqua ran to the Adventurer's Guild to ask about Broly's Traces, but was rendered speechless by the counter-questions from some Adventurers.

At this moment, Aqua realized she fundamentally didn't understand Broly, aside from knowing he was a child whose parents had both died, a bit chuunibyou, and needed her to look after him.

However, on the aspect of looking after the other party, this Goddess of hers had not fulfilled the corresponding Responsibility at all; think carefully — what had she done since Coming To This World?

Day One: wanted to Great War Shenghou before that kid, but got swallowed by a Giant Frog and was saved by him instead.

Day Two: wanted to salvage her dignity as a Goddess before that kid, but aggroed too many monsters and was still saved by him.

Day Three: same as above.

Aqua discovered her Mindset was just like vowing celibacy starting today, then being on day one of celibacy forever.

Until now, she still took it for granted that Broly helped her complete those various troublesome commissions she had accepted out of vanity.

【Ah, what on earth have I done?!】

"What happened to Miss Aqua?"

In the Adventurer's Guild, some adventurers looked at the High Priest Miss holding her head at the bar counter with a somewhat unsightly complexion, and someone asked.

"Don't know, but she just asked about Broly's whereabouts; it seems that child ran away from home."

"Eh, isn't he quite a well-behaved child?"

"Who knows, maybe he hit his rebellious phase."

"Miss Aqua alone, taking care of a child isn't easy either."

"Haha, the way you put it, it's just like a single mother raising a child."

Aqua heard the adventurers' discussion, but the more she heard, the more upset she felt.

She isn't a good mother... oh no, a Good Teacher.

Broly might already be fed up with the troublesome her, and now is hiding, not wanting to be discovered by her.

"Miss Aqua, did something happen between you and your Disciple?"

Aqua is currently a red-hot figure in the Axel Adventurers Guild; seeing her show such a disappointed look, the Quest Board girl Luna quickly rushed over to ask the specific situation.

"Don't ask, it's all my fault, please give me a cup of Red Lips Blazing Flame."

"Ah, that's a super bitter alcohol~"

"I am guilty, a guy like me must obtain Punishment."

"Alright, although I don't know what happened between you and your Disciple, still please Miss Aqua cheer up as soon as possible."

Luna made a signal with her eyes, the bartender at the bar understood, and began to shake a cup of Alcohol.

(Chapter End)