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Chapter 144 You don't necessarily have to outrun the bear, you just need to be faster than your

Chapter 144 You don't necessarily have to outrun a bear, you just need to be faster than your companions.

Charlotte originally didn't want to go, after all, it was a gathering place for true geniuses, and who knew what might happen there. However, Kazuma Sato offered to pay for everything, and Charlotte, thinking that it was free, and unable to resist Aqua's persistent pleading, finally had no choice but to go along.

The next morning.

"It's dawn! Hurry up, how long are you all going to sleep! Are you all ready? Get up, get up, hurry up!"

Early in the morning, Aqua's infuriatingly loud voice echoed throughout the entire mansion.

Because he was going to the headquarters of the Axis cult, this guy was so excited last night that he couldn't sleep and went to Charlotte's room and made a ruckus for a long time.

Charlotte leaned wearily against Darkness and muttered, "This guy has so much energy, I need to watch the house."

"What—!?" Darkness was a little agitated. "Did something happen between Charlotte and Aqua last night? You look like you were really exhausted—meaning you and Aqua actually did—how could this happen!"

"—Hey Darkness, are you getting excited? You're not thinking about some weird stuff, are you?"

"N-No!"

"For example, the Minotaur —"

"Ugh!!"

It really is true, that perverted female knight!

Kazuma Sato and Megumin were already all ready to go, and they both seemed really looking forward to Alcanredia — which makes sense, one was looking forward to mixed bathing, and the other was fulfilling their promise.

"But before that, I plan to take a detour to a certain place."

That's what Kazuma Sato said.

Charlotte knew he was planning to go to Wiz's magic item shop, so after thinking about it, she followed him.

Because he was going on a long trip and didn't know when Alice would arrive, he decided to leave the dragon egg at Wiz's magic item shop so that it could hatch as soon as possible.

Incidentally, the dragon egg made quite a fuss when it realized it was going to be abandoned, but after Charlotte's kind persuasion—actually a threat—it had no choice but to obey. After all, unborn life has no human rights!

Arrive at Wiz's magic item shop.

"Welcome! — Oh dear, you two brats living like undead, what are you doing here so early in the morning? If you're looking for the boss, she was charred by my 'Retribution Ray' and is lying inside. Go find her yourself."

Barnier was busy packing boxes in the shop, I don't know what he was stuffing in. He even referred to them as "X2," he's become lazy without realizing it.

Then the two peeked into the back of the field and saw Wiz lying there, his body charred black.

"—Wiz is your employer, after all, isn't he?"

"Is it okay to treat her like this?"

"utterly foolish. If I let this incompetent boss handle things arbitrarily, I could work for a thousand years and still not turn a profit. I was just a little careless, and she ordered an enormous amount of goods, completely wiping out all my profits."

Barnier said this angrily.

Charlotte was eager to know what had happened, but she hadn't come to see Wiz; she was looking for this guy.

Charlotte and Kazuma Sato exchanged a glance.

"Barnier, actually I came to see you today. We've decided to go on a hot spring trip, so we'd like to ask if we can keep this dragon egg with you for the time being."

"Oh, so that's how it is. No problem, you can relax as much as you want or look forward to mixed bathing."

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"I...I didn't expect any mixed bathing! I just made a lot of money recently and thought it wouldn't be right to splurge all of it, so I decided to treat myself!" Sato Kazuma loudly protested after his little scheme was exposed, but unfortunately, no one present believed his explanation.

Anyone can see that.

This guy is looking forward to mixed bathing.

"Let's not talk about that anymore." Charlotte said, somewhat puzzled. "What exactly are you putting into the box? And why did you burn Wiz?"

Then Banir told them about Wiz buying all sorts of random magical items. To be honest, sometimes you really have to admire Wiz's strange aesthetic sense. Why is it that he can always accurately buy these useless junk items?

He seemed to get angrier the more he talked, and the red light flashing in Barnier's eyes was particularly strong. If Wiz hadn't already turned into a charred corpse, he might have added another beam of light.

After a moment's thought, the shop assistant said, "You all said you were going on a hot spring trip, right?"

"That's right."

"You all just said you were asking us to look after this dragon egg, right?"

"—That's right?"

Kazuma Sato was a little puzzled, but Charlotte had already seen through Barnier's plan, and sure enough—

"Then let's make it a trade. Could you bring this useless boss along? We need a lot of money to mass-produce the products we're cooperating on with. But if this guy is in the store, he'll just buy some weird stuff without permission and waste the money."

Barnier had a terrible headache.

His ability to foresee the future seems omnipotent at first glance, but he cannot see the future of anyone whose strength is equal to his own. This is also the main reason why he cannot stop Wiz from buying magical items.

Therefore, they came up with a solution to cut off the problem at its source.

"It's possible, it's possible—"

"Can."

Kazuma Sato was still a little hesitant, but Charlotte readily agreed. Although it sounded like he was being asked to be a babysitter, his dragon egg was also being stored with her, and the dragon egg was much more precious than Wiz's.

Barnier stared at Charlotte.

"This guy is actually quite well-endowed, and he really enjoys taking baths. The Thousand-Mile Demon hereby declares that upon arrival at your travel destination, you will have the opportunity to bathe in a mixed-gender bath."

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"I'll keep the bag with me; I'll take care of her!"

The one who answered was Kazuma Sato.

This guy's completely unreserved now. But actually, Charlotte was secretly hoping for it too.

When they arrived at the carriage waiting area, Aqua and the others were already there waiting.

Because they needed to store the dragon eggs, Charlotte asked Aqua and the others to reserve seats in the carriage. However, although Aqua completed the task well, she reserved seats for five people, even though there was a baby dragon in the carriage that was meant for six.

"I apologize, guests. Its owner is traveling in that carriage over there, but he also paid for a seat for the dragon. Although it's not very comfortable, one of you may have to move to the wagon in the back and make do."

So Kazuma Sato suggested, "To be fair, let's draw lots."

"Borrowing lots?"

"Yes, that's fair, isn't it?"

"Fair is fair—I'm telling you, Kazuma, you wouldn't be using your exceptionally high luck stat to sit comfortably in the carriage, would you?"

"Aqua, come here for a second."

"what?"

Kazuma Sato grabbed Aqua's arm and sneaked off to whisper to her nearby.

"Aqua, you idiot, why are you arguing with me? At times like this, it's not about who has the most luck, it's about who has the worst luck, isn't it? Admittedly, your luck has hit rock bottom, but have you forgotten about the others who are about your equal? ​​It's like racing a bear; you don't necessarily have to outrun the bear, you just need to be faster than your companions!"

"Oh, is that so?!"

Aqua suddenly realized.

I told you, I heard both of them over there! Seriously, I didn't expect to be underestimated. Even though my luck stat is low, it's not much worse than Aqua's, right?

Okay, let them see their good fortune!

—He lost.

Charlotte's expression was priceless when he drew the red slip; he had forgotten something crucial—

Aqua will bestow blessings!

This technique is a magic that grants divine protection, temporarily improving one's luck, but the effect varies from person to person. Even if it only gave her a slight boost in luck, it's already better than Charlotte's!

hateful!!