[ Watching the 'sacrifice' of the long-faced man, Aqua only wailed in grief for a second before turning her head to look at Kazuma: "There's only one left, Kazuma, I leave it to you!"
"Leave what to me?" Kazuma showed none of his previous heroic fearlessness, instantly changing his tune: "I'm not doing it. I have zero interest in the inside of a giant frog's mouth."
"Eh?!" Aqua was dumbfounded. That wasn't what you said just a moment ago.
Kazuma put on an innocent look: "Does that even need saying? Of course, I refuse decisively!"
"Well then, Aqua, good luck with the rest! Skill: Lurk…" After speaking, Kazuma activated Lurk and vanished from the spot, leaving Aqua to fend for herself.
"Eh… Wait, wait a minute for me!" Aqua looked at the giant frog that was already closing in step by step, and bean-sized beads of sweat immediately began to pour down her face. ]
[ .....]
〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"As expected of you… Scumzuma! You don't even hesitate when changing sides."
Everyone in the other worlds rolled their eyes hard, the corners of their mouths twitching slightly, revealing expressions that said, 'I knew it would be like this.'
Scumzuma's operation was too normal; this was the performance that the fiendish Kazuma should have. As trashy as ever…
Unexpectedly, Aqua has been sold out by Kazuma so many times, yet she still hasn't learned her lesson.
.....
〜So I'm a Spider, So What? World〜
"Sigh, if other people sold out their teammates, I'd at least curse their poor character, but if it's Kazuma… please continue."
Kumoko shrugged her two front claws helplessly. After all, Kazuma really has it tough. The teammates he brings along are strong, truly strong, but each one is more of a pitfall than the last, leading to selling out teammates becoming the norm.
Giving this useless goddess a lesson now is fine too; let her taste what it's like to be pitted. After all, if she hadn't messed around, they wouldn't be facing this situation.
〜Type-Moon World, G̶̘̏̕͜ṟ̶͠a̵̹͂̆n̵̻̤̎d̶̞͐ ̷̫͇͑C̸̛̪̬ȃ̴̯r̵̓̓͜n̸̜̋͗î̷̭v̸̱͆ȃ̷̫̚l̵͚̋ Worldline, Chaldea〜
After seeing Kazuma's behavior, Gudako didn't hesitate to give a thumbs up, her eyes revealing heartfelt appreciation:
"I knew Kazuma-nii would never let me down."
Mash, as always, silently retorted to Gudako:
"Senpai, you two really are alike. Equally trashy."
She actually felt that Aqua seemed quite pitiable. She was a bit of a pitfall, but… where else could you find such a hardworking goddess!
When short on money, she would go work part-time; she could go to construction sites to lay bricks to pay off debts; she was even skilled in various crafts; she could accept sleeping in stables calmly, never abandoning him!
She didn't even dislike Kazuma for being poor and could work hard together to earn money for a living. Their personalities got along well, too. Apart from her brain not being very good, she was simply the best candidate for Kazuma to marry…
.....
[ "Kazuma, remember this!" Realizing she had been sold out, Aqua cried as she ran out the door, with the giant frog chasing relentlessly behind her.
After they left, Kazuma finally popped his head up from the sofa without a shred of guilt: "Neumann, Grantz, the person with the very thin face, and Aqua, I will never forget your sacrifices."
Meanwhile, Aqua was still being hotly pursued by the giant frog. Fortunately, she saw the Shield Hero duo ahead: "You over there, save me quickly!"
"If you save me, I'll give you divine protection."
"AIR STRIKE SHIELD—!" The Shield Hero looked expressionlessly at Aqua running towards him and summoned his shield without a second word.
Aqua thought the other party intended to help, and her face instantly lit up with joy. However, the next second…
Under Aqua's dumbfounded gaze, the shield turned into a giant iron ball, firmly protecting Naofumi Iwatani and Raphtalia inside.
"What are you hiding for?" Aqua could only cry as she passed by them: "Remember this, you'll suffer divine punishment sooner or later!"
Inside the iron ball, the Shield Hero remained expressionless upon hearing this: "God? There is no one more untrustworthy than people who always have 'God' on their lips." ]
[ .....]
〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"As expected of the Shield Hero, this protective ability is absolutely superb, worthy of being called all-around protection."
"I told you, divinity is always a debuff."
Seeing this, everyone understood in their hearts. Most of that group of reincarnators seemed to have some issues with so-called gods. Distrust was a minor issue; Tanya almost started a fight last time.
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〜Saga of Tanya the Evil World〜
"Mhm! Well said."
Tanya nodded coldly upon hearing this. She had some interest in conversing with the Shield Hero; perhaps they would get along.
After all, gods and the like are the least trustworthy things!
"How many times have I said it, my name is Koenig, not 'the person with the very thin face'!"
Lieutenant Koenig wanted to cry but had no tears. Kazuma, this group of terrible teammates, really sold them out.
Is it my fault that my face is small and long? Do I not have any other characteristics? Don't always focus on this, hey! He could already foresee the day when soldiers would privately refer to him as 'the person with the very thin face'.
.....
[ Just like that, Aqua ultimately failed to escape the giant frog's pursuit and was snatched up in one bite, the wine bottle in her hand falling to the ground.
As the final winner, Kazuma picked up the wine bottle on the ground with a face full of excitement: "THE RED STUFF, GOT IT!!"
"What are you doing~?" But just then, Mr. Roswaal's voice rang out from behind, causing Kazuma to break into a cold sweat instantly.
It wasn't until Kazuma saw Ram beside the teacher that he became somewhat annoyed: "Ram, you snitched to the teacher!"
Ram admitted it generously: "Of course. Ram is on Mr. Roswaal's side."
Helplessly, this mission ended in failure. None of the five people could escape their fate and were all called to the guidance room. ]
[ .....]
〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"Hiss—was this also in your calculations? Scumzuma… if the teacher hadn't come, you really would have succeeded!"
Watching Kazuma, who almost reaped the benefits as the third party, everyone had to admire that people with good brains were just different. He really almost managed to steal the wine without lifting a finger.
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〜Grand Blue Dreaming World〜
Iori shook his head:
"Snitching to the teacher… Ram, in a normal world, this kind of behavior would get you isolated."
Standing on the teacher's side meant drawing a line between yourself and your classmates. This was violating one of the few things you absolutely shouldn't do during school days; it's a major taboo!
"I feel like they would have been discovered even without snitching, given how much noise they made."
Kouhei thought of the office filled with lasers and giant frog traps and immediately broke into a sweat.
As long as one wasn't deaf, they would hear some noise, not to mention that the people inside were all superpowered individuals.
Then Kitahara Iori and Kouhei looked at each other and sighed in perfect unison:
"Sigh… a world without alcohol is really fatal!"
.....
[ The next day, the teacher announced the punishment for Kazuma and the others in the classroom: they were to be sent to the Student Guidance Room to receive special guidance.
The teacher lowered his face and said heavily: "In short, when you see them, treat them gently."
Inside the Student Guidance Room, the surroundings seemed somewhat dark and intimidating. A figure that could even be described as horrifying appeared before everyone's eyes.
Wearing a luxurious crimson cape and haori with gold trim, a crown harboring golden radiance on its head, and holding a scepter topped with a pure white gem—an upright cockroach.
"This is a special world. I won't eat everyone. In exchange, they will go in and out of various places on you, like your ears and mouth…"
"AHHHHHH—!!"
After class ended, Darkness and Megumin encountered Kazuma and Aqua returning from the Student Guidance Room. However, both of them had lost the highlights in their eyes and looked somewhat soul-lost.
Kazuma muttered with lifeless eyes: "Guidance… that was definitely not guidance…"
Aqua's gaze was dull, like a puppet without a soul: "They're coming, the black devils… a huge swarm."
At this moment, Megumin suddenly realized with a look of horror that in the beautiful aqua-blue long hair of Aqua, who looked like she had given up on life, there was a cockroach entangled!
Kazuma was even worse; a cockroach actually crawled out of his mouth. But neither of them cared about these things. Instead, Darkness and Megumin, beside them, were scared into hiding to the side.
Aqua and Kazuma continued to walk forward aimlessly like walking corpses.
One could see how much psychological trauma the encounter in Kyouhukou's room had caused to the young hearts of Aqua and Satou Kazuma. ]
[ .....]
〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"Th… that is… a cock… cock, COCKROACH—!!"
Upon seeing this scene, the faces of everyone in the other worlds instantly turned pale. Their lips trembled uncontrollably, followed by a churning in their stomachs as nausea hit them like a tidal wave.
Terrifying… simply too terrifying! Was the Student Guidance Room originally such a horrific place?!
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〜Type-Moon World, Fourth Holy Grail War Worldline
At this moment, even the elegant mage from a noble family, Tohsaka Tokiomi, hurriedly covered his mouth tightly, trying hard to suppress the urge to vomit.
It wasn't that he was afraid of small insects like cockroaches; he just couldn't stand the scene of a cockroach crawling into a mouth. It was simply too disgusting.
Just then, Tohsaka Tokiomi, who was still feeling a bit nauseous, suddenly shook violently as if struck by invisible lightning, murmuring:
"Are the Sakura's in other worlds… all going through this?"
( Translator-kun: It's All Tokiomi's Fault! )
Thinking of Sakura's painful memories, Tohsaka Tokiomi sat frozen in his chair as if encased in ice…
The Sakura in his own world had her fate changed because of the appearance of the video, but what about the others?! Were they still enduring torture amidst the bugs?!
Tohsaka Tokiomi clenched his fists tightly, his fingernails digging deep into his palms without him noticing, and shouted that name with intense anger:
"MATOU ZOUKEN—!!"
〜OVERLORD World〜
"Isn't this a bit excessive… It's just a bottle of wine, it doesn't warrant this."
Ainz looked at the soul-lost group, inevitably feeling worried.
Isn't this school rule a bit too strict? Having finally met a few fellow countrymen he could chat freely with, he didn't want Kazuma to be tortured into idiocy.
"To think it's Kyouhukou…"
Watching the cockroaches still crawling on them, the expression on Shalltear's face froze. She hadn't expected the teacher of the Student Guidance Room to be Kyouhukou.
That was a place she would never approach, no matter what, because once inside, Kyouhukou's familiars would burrow into one's clothes, making one feel extremely disgusted.
〜KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World〜
"URGH—!!"
The two brothers in hardship, Aqua and Kazuma, had long since run to the toilet. With one hand on their knees and the other tightly pressing their stomachs, they retched painfully.
Kazuma swayed his body, trying hard to steady himself, a look of pain and fear on his face:
"I now know why the teacher instructed everyone to treat us gently."
"Waaah… Goddess… I'm clearly a goddess!"
Aqua already had tears in her eyes, crying aggrievedly on the side.
She, the dignified Goddess of Water, had she ever received such treatment?! Aside from the crocodile cage, another psychological shadow had been added.
Darkness, watching their miserable state from the side, swallowed her saliva with lingering fear. Although she was a pervert, she also hated this kind of punishment method.
She quickly dismissed any thoughts of causing trouble to get into the Student Guidance Room. It was simply too terrifying! So school is such a horrific place, huh!
.....