Laughter in This Wonderful Everyday! ~Seven Days with Everyone~ - The Worst Morning and the Useless Bunch

――Thud. A dull pain shot through my head. " Kazuma! Wake up, Kazuma! It's morning!" " …Shut up." I, Kazuma, pulled the blanket over my head. The bed in this cheap inn is so thin my back aches. The pillow is weirdly damp. Also, something angular is digging into the back of my head. " I'm hungry. Hey, what about breakfast?" I lifted my face. What jumped into my vision was waist-length, fluffy, light-blue hair. Big blue eyes. At a glance, a goddess-like—no, she actually *is* a goddess—face was right in front of me. The goddess Aqua. She's the one who dragged me along to this other world. "…………" Silently, I pulled out the thing from under Aqua's head. It was paper. Soaking wet. Covered in drool. 'Dunning Notice — Outstanding Debt: 40,000,000 Eris' " You were using this as a pillow?!" I yelled without thinking. Forty million Eris. In Japanese yen, that's about forty million. Our total debt. Mostly from this goddess's wasteful spending, and various other things. " But it was so hard…" "That's your reason?!" I jumped out of bed. Unrepentant, Aqua was fluffing her long, light-blue hair with her hands. Her waist-length hair, backlit by the morning sun streaming through the window, sparkled and shone. She really does look like a goddess, this one. " Hey Kazuma, yesterday's party was amazing, wasn't it! Everyone drinking, singing… I had so much fun!" "Yeah, it was fun. Enough to wipe out my entire savings." " Huh? Why are you so gloomy?" "Because you spent it all!!" I sighed, slipping my arms into my green tunic. My dull brown hair was exploding with bedhead. A skinny body, a frayed cheap cloak. No matter how you look at it, I'm a broke adventurer. Reincarnation in another world. I came here because I died in my original world. Strictly speaking, the goddess Aqua told me, "I'll grant you one wish," and I carelessly chose, "I'll take you with me." As a result, I ended up living with this useless goddess in a world of swords and magic—in the town of Axel. Axel. A town for novice adventurers. Population around twelve thousand. A peaceful place, far from the front lines of the Demon King's army. Here, we registered with the Adventurer's Guild, take on quests, and earn our daily bread. …Or that was the plan. " Do we have any money left for today's living expenses?" "No." " Waaah! What do we do, Kazuma!" "Shut up. Anyway, let's go to the guild. We'll check today's quests—" My words stopped there. I had a really bad feeling. The Adventurer's Guild headquarters. A large stone building. The first floor is a tavern and reception area, usually packed with dozens of adventurers. But today, it was strangely quiet. "Good morning, Luna-san." The receptionist, Luna, was pale-faced behind the counter. She usually has her long blonde hair tied back and is a cool-headed beauty, but today she seemed off. " Kazuma-san." "Y-yes?" " Aqua-san." " Wh-what?" Without a sound, Luna pointed next to the entrance. The quest board. What was there was just a bare wooden board, with nothing posted on it. Normally, over fifty quest sheets should be plastered all over it. "…Huh?" " It seems Aqua-san found a mysterious small creature behind the guild yesterday evening." " Yes, yes! It was super cute! It was all fluffy! It looked hungry, so I gave it some paper!" " That paper was the quest sheets from the quest board." "Huh?" " That creature was a paper-eating monster. Because Aqua-san fed it in front of the board, the quest sheets were completely wiped out." "Wha—!" My mind went blank. No quests. Zero income today. No living expenses. Forty million in debt. " Youuuuu!!" I grabbed Aqua. She tilted her head with her usual innocent face. " But it was cute. It's not my fault." "It IS your fault!! I mean, you're a goddess, so purify stuff like that!!" " Ah, that's right! I'll do that from now on!" "Not 'from now on'!!" Luna continued in a calm voice. " According to Guild Regulation Article 24, if the quest board is damaged or lost, compensation is required. The compensation fee will be deducted from your rewards." "So, in other words…" " Today's quest income is zero. Rather, your debt will increase further." I collapsed to my knees. It's over. We've been poor ever since coming to this town, but today, it's truly over. Then, I heard a voice. " The quests being wiped out—how convenient!" Black hair swaying gently. Crimson eyes shining brightly. Shorter than me, maybe around 145 centimeters. A girl standing with her hand on her shoulder in a theatrical pose. Megumin. A genius mage of the Crimson Demon Clan. …However, she can only use Explosion magic. One shot a day. And she can't move after firing it. " Kazuma, now is the time for my Explosion magic! I shall purify this entire guild and create new quests for the world!" "You will not create anything. And don't destroy the guild." " Is this not the perfect opportunity to purify people's hearts with Explosion! Come, I shall begin the incantation at once—" "You don't need to!!" The next to appear was a female knight with waist-length, golden long hair. Her back straight, a dignified stance. Tall, at 170 centimeters. Her blue eyes were sharp. Darkness. Real name, Lalatina. A crusader from a noble family. " No quests… meaning, no punishment for me either." "Obviously." " Kuh… to be unable to receive humiliation… could there be anything so cruel…" Her face was red. She looked enraptured. …This one's a pervert. A hardcore masochist who feels pleasure from taking hits. She usually acts noble, but at times like this, her pervert switch flips on instantly. " I was hoping for severe punishment from the guild!" "Don't hope for that!!" Megumin's red eyes shone even brighter. " Let us shatter the world's logic with Explosion magic!" " Where has my duty to bind me gone…" " It's not my fault." The three of them started saying whatever they pleased. I held my head in my hands. My dull brown hair became a mess under my palms. The hem of my frayed cloak crawled miserably along the floor. (Why do I have to go through this…) I can't keep up with the retorts. But, this was my daily life. A useless goddess, an explosion maniac, a pervert knight. All three are fatally broken in some way. Even so, somehow, we're together. " Kazuma, what do we do?" "Forget it. I give up on everything." I stood up. "I'm drinking. Drowning my sorrows at the tavern." " Kazuma-san, we need to discuss the debt repayment plan again—" "I can't heeear you." I headed for the tavern counter. A long, wooden counter. This place is always a hangout for adventurers. It's still morning, so there are only a few people around. I heard voices behind my back. " I'm drinking too!" " I shall begin practicing my Explosion incantation." " What a shame there's no punishment…" Without stopping, I sat down on a stool at the counter. "One Axel Ale." The owner looked at me with surprise. There probably aren't many customers who order alcohol in the morning. But right now, this was all I could do. A mug is placed down. The amber foam cast a small shadow on the wood grain of the counter. I took a sip. Bitter. (Tomorrow will probably be another day like this, huh.) I thought. But strangely, I didn't hate it. Because, this is my daily life. Outside the window, Aqua is yelling something. She's probably about to suggest, "Let's add water to save money." Megumin will start her Explosion incantation, and Darkness will be enraptured, waiting for punishment. And I'll deliver the retort. Same as always. Today, once again, the town of Axel is noisy.

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