"So you're saying that you standing naked in the courtyard wasn't because you awakened some pervert attribute, nor were you possessed by a Fire Demon, right?"
"That's right, I was just training."
"Baka! When I woke up and saw you like that, I was really worried!"
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I know I was wrong."
Aqua was uncharacteristically assertive. Adam knew she was worried about him, so he couldn't argue.
"By the way, Aqua. About that state just now, I have something to ask you..."
He told her about the condition where one can't live past 25 after activating the Demon Slayer Mark, and asked if there was any way to counteract it. Now that he had officially activated the Mark, he thought it would be better to ask — not just for himself, but also for the Demon Slayer Corps.
But unexpectedly, Aqua exploded as soon as she heard it.
"Ah—?!! Why, why would you learn such a skill?! Hey, why would you learn such a skill?!!!" She pounced on him like lightning, violently shaking his neck while crying and shouting, "Were you possessed by a demon? Were you bewitched by a demon? That must be it!"
In her mind, this kind of skill was specifically used by the undead to harm adventurers. Many short-sighted adventurers only saw the immediate temptation, leading to the loss of their precious lives at a young age.
"Could it be to defeat the Demon King?! Yes, it must be that! That's why you learned such a skill!" Her rusty brain didn't think of a solution, but instead blamed him for his radical training method.
"Hey Aqua, listen to me! It's only theoretical that I can't live past 25 — it doesn't actually apply to me!" He firmly held her in his arms, not letting her move around, "Besides, you're a Goddess, right? Surely you have a way?"
"Yes, that's right! I'm the Goddess of Water, I can definitely save my own follower!" Aqua started to think carefully with her rusty brain, "After all, that state consumes life force to activate, right? If it consumes life force, can't we just replenish it?"
"Hmm... That makes sense." Adam hadn't immediately realized such an obvious solution.
That's right, wouldn't it be fine just to replenish the lost life force? This method would be very practical for the Demon Slayer Corps too!
Speaking of replenishing life force, he thought of the lich-type skill〘Drain Touch〙. Coincidentally, he had secretly learned this skill when Wiz used it on Megumin at her magic item shop earlier.
Does this mean the Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps can also start training with the Marks?
Seeing him deep in thought, Aqua puffed out her chest and declared loudly, "Besides, I'm a Goddess, you know! Even if you turn into a pile of ash, I can bring you back!"
It was only at this moment that she truly looked like one.
"Thank you, Aqua, for worrying about me so much. I'm sorry." Adam said sincerely.
"That's right, I was really worried about you!" As she spoke, she hugged him again.
Just then, Darkness walked in from outside and was shocked by their interaction.
"Wha—what... what are you two doing?!" Pointing at them, she stammered, "Aqua... you two, you two..."
"What's going on here?" Megumin, clinging to Darkness's back, poked her head out. Seeing their intimate behavior, she demanded, "Why are you two hugging each other?"
"Ah, Darkness and Megumin!" Aqua let go and turned to them, cheerfully calling out, "Welcome back! You're home early today."
"Welcome back, you two." Adam greeted them, his expression unchanged.
But things didn't proceed as usual. Instead, they took a sudden turn.
"Tell me, what were you two just doing?" Megumin stared at them intently, her crimson eyes glowing slightly — a sign of her heightened emotions, "I've been suspicious for a while now. Why does Aqua always appear in Adam's room in the morning? Explain this to us in detail."
"Eh — is that so?" Darkness was equally shocked by this revelation.
Her room was on the far right, and she usually didn't venture further in, so she was unaware of this situation.
"C-could it be that you two are... are..." Her perverted mind began to wander. Although she didn't finish her sentence, everyone understood her implication.
But in the next second, the two were dumbfounded.
"You know, it is rather odd..." Aqua, the person in question, began to ponder, "Why do I end up in Adam's room every morning? It's truly perplexing!"
"Eh?" Megumin and Darkness exclaimed in unison.
The two girls were bewildered by her words. Why did they suddenly feel their intelligence dropping?
However, upon seeing Aqua's seemingly genuine expression, they realized she wasn't lying — she truly didn't know.
If that was the case, there was only one person left...
The three girls turned to Adam.
"Why are you looking at me? I'm just as clueless!" He protested indignantly, "Do you really think I'm behind this?"
Come to think of it, he was equally confused. Ever since arriving in this world, Aqua had appeared in his arms every morning. He'd grown so accustomed to it that he hadn't even noticed after moving to the mansion.
He'd been quite remorseful about the body pillow incident before — how had he forgotten about it so quickly?
"Well... Adam probably wouldn't do something like that."
Thanks to his previous upright behavior, they believed he wouldn't engage in such actions.
"That's right, I trust Adam's character!" Darkness nodded emphatically, then murmured, "Even though I'm right here, he hasn't done anything to me..."
Her voice was barely audible, but her flushed face betrayed her thoughts. The perverted Crusader had clearly succumbed to her fantasies again.
"If I may ask, does Aqua sleepwalk?" Megumin pondered, feeling this was the only plausible explanation.
"Oh, about sleepwalking..." Aqua tapped her forehead, deep in thought, "I don't usually sleepwalk, unless there's a pure water element aura attracting me... Ah—!!!"
She let out a sudden cry, then turned to Adam. She remembered — he had her blessing! She had given him〔Advanced Water Element Affinity〕!
As Aqua's gaze turned to him, Megumin and Darkness followed suit, making him nervous.
"It's the water element affinity!" Aqua quickly explained, "The water element affinity is attracting me!"
"Oh, you mean this?" Adam immediately produced his adventurer card, displaying the〔Advanced Water Element Affinity〕skill.
"So that's what it is..."
Megumin and Darkness nodded, accepting the explanation.
'Phew, misunderstanding cleared.' Adam thought, breathing a sigh of relief. That was a close call!
However, they ultimately insisted that he lock his door from now on to prevent Aqua from sneaking in at night.
Adam had no choice but to agree to their demand.
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