thefictionvixens Chapter 121 was treated differently.
Chapter 121 was treated differently.
Chapter 121 was treated differently.
I arrived in this world in the afternoon, but it's already dusk.
"Come in."
The person who took in Broly and Aqua was a female adventurer named Marian.
On the way, according to the other party, she used to have a younger brother who went on adventures with her.
However, while exploring a certain dungeon, they were ambushed by undead monsters.
Her younger brother chose to cover her retreat in order to give her a chance to live, and he never appeared again after that.
Although Marian did not find her brother's body when she led more adventurers to the rescue, in this world, disappearing during a dungeon exploration is basically equivalent to being dead.
"Hey, Broly, have you noticed her glancing at me sideways every now and then?"
Aqua was completely unfazed by Marian's suggestive glances and whispered something in Broly's ear.
However, the whisper was anything but quiet, because Aqua's voice was quite loud, and since they were not on a noisy street but inside a quiet house, Marian, who had led them to their temporary room, could hear it perfectly well.
"This is my younger brother's room. I hope the person who moves in will either be a good kid like my brother, or someone who can love their younger brother. What do you say, Miss Aqua?"
After opening the door to a spacious bedroom, Marian turned around and asked the Water Goddess behind her with gritted teeth.
"I think you're right, Miss Marian, but I find your smile a little creepy..."
Aqua shrank back behind the boy, not understanding why she was being treated this way, but she could tell that the female adventurer named Marian was hostile towards her.
"Really? That must be your imagination. Alright, Broly, please come in. There are some of my brother's clothes in the closet, but the top ones are a bit too big. You can take the bottom ones; those are what my brother wore when he was little."
Marian looked at Broly, adopting a completely different attitude, and spoke in an extremely gentle tone.
To be honest, in terms of appearance alone, Broly and her brother look nothing alike.
But when it comes to caring for his sister, Broly is very similar to her brother.
This is why, even after seeing Broly's enormous appetite, she was still willing to offer him a place to rest.
Of course, she could provide regular three meals a day, but providing food that would make the other party in the Adventurers' Guild display a terrifying appetite was not an option.
She, who only had a little money and was preparing to retire from the adventurer industry, could not afford it, which is why she made it clear in advance.
"Thank you, Sister Marian."
Broly thanked him sincerely once again.
"The toilet is over there. You can take a shower if you need to."
After handing the room key to Broly, Marian pointed out the location of the bathroom in the house.
Another reason she didn't give Aqua a friendly look was because of Aqua's clothes.
It looks like it's of very high quality.
Broly's clothes, on the other hand, looked as if they were woven from brambles.
Imagine two people traveling together, one older and one younger. The older one is dressed well, while the younger one is dressed poorly. The older one clearly manages the money, while the younger one clearly has the money being managed. So, whose fault is it that the younger one is dressed poorly?
The answer is self-evident: Aqua has once again taken the blame.
"Excuse me, I'd also like to take a shower. Could you lend me some clothes to change into?"
Aqua asked with a smile.
"Tsk~"
But what greeted the water goddess was Miss Marian's impatient expression and the sound of her smacking her lips.
However, perhaps because Broly was still there, Marian spoke in a slightly rougher voice, as if dismissing a beggar, "Wait here, I'll go find some old clothes for you."
After saying that, she left.
[0~0.]
Aqua's eyes gleamed with grievance, and after everyone left, she tearfully hugged Broly beside her, sobbing, "Waaah, Broly, why am I the only one being treated so obviously differently?"
But when Aqua asked Broly this question, Broly didn't know how to answer it either.
He could clearly sense Marianne's kindness towards him, but he couldn't understand why she disliked Aqua.
"Aqua, don't cry. I'll buy you new clothes after I make money in this world."
Broly could only comfort Aqua by stroking her soft blue hair.
"Broly, you're such a good boy!"
Aqua was moved, and her happiness level soared.
"Um?!"
Broly was quite surprised, thinking that this goddess was truly amazing.
The happiness score on the first day can exceed 100.
However, what's even more absurd is that her happiness level can rise or fall.
After realizing how utterly useless she was, having actually considered using a child to earn money to buy new clothes, Aqua fell into a somewhat depressed state.
Are you alright?
Broly, holding the clothes he was about to change into, asked her.
"Broly, do you think I'm reliable?"
Broly: "..."
How would you like my answer?
"It should be reliable, right?"
Broly glanced at Aqua, whose happiness stat was now down to seventy points, and replied.
"Then I must be someone you can trust, right?"
Aqua asked again.
"That's a must."
Broly noticed that her happiness level was rising and said...
"Very well, I, Lady Aqua, will now take care of your healthy growth and life from now on."
Aqua was easily coaxed and immediately perked up, pointing her finger at Broly's nose and saying...
"it is good."
Broly looked at Aqua's happiness score, which had been fluctuating like a rollercoaster and returned to just over 100 points, and said he had no objections at all.
"Alright, let's go take a shower now. I'm going to wash you thoroughly!"
Aqua is full of fighting spirit.
"Huh?!"
Broly initially wanted to refuse, but then he remembered that the other person was the wife he was inviting into the Crystal Palace, so he didn't refuse.
"Hey, Broly, why do you have a tail?"
A familiar question came from Aqua's mouth.
"I've already said I'm a Saiyan, and it's normal for Saiyans to have tails."
But unlike Taiga Fujimura's previous reaction, Aqua didn't care about such details at all.
"Never mind that, Broly, hurry up and lie down on this stool."
In the bathroom, Aqua patted a wooden stool and said.
Broly was very obedient and lay down on it.
"Behold my first move in the Water Goddess's Bathing Technique: Water Generation, Water Flow Impact!"
Then I heard Aqua shout that from behind me.
"Gurgle gurgle..."
Broly made a series of bubbling sounds in the water.
"Watch my second step in scrubbing, this time with a stain-removing booster! I'm spraying it on!"
Holding a shower gel/shampoo that some reincarnated person had brought to this world, Aqua aimed and pressed it seven or eight times in succession. A series of viscous, transparent shower gels landed on Broly's body and tail.
"Watch my third move..."
A wet towel was tossed onto Broly's waist with a thud, and Aqua, whose underwear was slightly damp, appeared beside Broly.
He peeked out, his eyes like those of a seasoned bathhouse master from Northeast China, grinning with a wicked smile as he saw someone covered in years of grime.
"Behold my Defilement Removal Technique!"
She rolled up her sleeves, grabbed a towel, and started acting as a bath attendant.
"What's wrong?"
When Marianne heard the strange noise and rushed in, she saw a scene that resembled a wicked older sister cruelly rubbing her younger brother's back.
"I'm scrubbing him down!"
Aqua answered without looking up.
"Hmm, Aqua is scrubbing me."
If Broly hadn't added those words while sprawled on a wooden stool covered in foam, Marian, who had intruded into the fighter profession, would probably have already taken action against the great water goddess who was working as a bathhouse attendant.
(End of this chapter)