Crossover Anime: Starting from Jobless Reincarnation

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I will bring it, but as for when, we'll see how things go.

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Aqua, who had been working, suddenly turned her head to look behind her, a look of confusion on her face.

Seeing this, Kazuma Sato followed Aqua's gaze, but saw nothing. Strictly speaking, the place where the two were was already outside the city, and apart from the grass, there was nothing else there.

Kazuma Sato nudged Aqua in the waist with his elbow and said irritably, "What are you looking at? Get back to work."

Aqua said curiously, "Hey, Kazuma, there seemed to be someone over there just now."

Kazuma Sato patted Aqua on the shoulder with a look of pity. The boy casually remarked, "It seems that not only is Goddess not very bright, but her eyes are not very bright either."

Upon hearing Kazuma Sato's words, Aqua instantly erupted in anger. Clenching her fists and brandishing them, she prepared to teach Kazuma a lesson. Aqua shouted angrily, "Who are you calling brainless? Are you looking for a beating? I'm a goddess! Mortals should at least show me some respect! Apologize to me right now!"

The two started arguing again.

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Having nothing else to do, Luo Ya came over again in the afternoon.

Looking at the construction site, Kazuma Sato and Aqua were working very hard carrying bricks.

Roya shook his head. He used magic to slightly alter his appearance, making himself look quite ordinary. At this moment, Roya was a black-haired, black-eyed boy. He still had long hair, but his appearance was very ordinary, and his temperament was not as obvious as before. He was the kind of person you wouldn't notice if you threw him on the street.

To make himself look as ordinary as possible, Luo Ya wore a pair of thick black-rimmed glasses. The thick lenses successfully concealed Luo Ya's already not-so-good looks, making him look like a very ordinary boy.

Although he was very tall, he exuded an aura of 'ordinariness'.

Roya walked straight to the guy in the red hat at the front.

Those who worked in civil engineering in their past lives know that the one wearing the red hat is usually the foreman of the contractor.

Compared to the other busy figures, the person in front of me seemed much lazier.

Upon seeing Roya approach, the other party subconsciously frowned and coldly rebuked, "Hey, you over there, what are you doing?"

Roya approached the burly man and said, "Do me a favor. Here are five million Eris. If you succeed, they're all yours."

The burly man subconsciously raised an eyebrow. His strong upper body appeared exceptionally robust under the sunlight, and his bronze skin gleamed with an oily sheen.

The burly man said coldly, "Five million? Are you trying to fob me off like a beggar?"

Roya said calmly, "Ten million Eris."

The burly man immediately changed his attitude, the serious expression on his face fading away. He pulled Roya over and whispered to him, "What is it? I can't do anything too difficult."

The burly man's rapid change of expression left Luo Ya speechless.

"Do you have people here named Kazuma Sato and Aqua?"

"Yes, those two newcomers joined us yesterday. What's wrong?"

"Help me fire them, give them 300,000 Eris, is that alright?" Roya said calmly to the big man.

The burly man was taken aback, seemingly not expecting Roya to make this request. His brows furrowed again, and after thinking for a moment, he asked Roya, "What is your relationship with them?"

Luo Ya said somewhat lazily, "Don't ask so many questions, just tell me if it's okay or not."

The burly man immediately replied, "Okay, let them pack their bags and get out tonight. Actually, I've disliked them for a long time; they're always making a racket."

Luo Ya nodded slightly, and the matter was considered settled.

Time flies, and dusk is approaching. The setting sun is like blood, shining its last rays on this peaceful and tranquil land.

The burly man in the red hat stood up, his massive body trembling, his two large pectoral muscles swaying. He gathered his strength for a moment, then roared, "Finish your work! Come and collect your wages."

A group of burly men quickly rushed towards the location of the man in the red hat.

Everyone was covered in sweat, and Kazuma Sato's clothes were soaked with sweat, making him look somewhat disheveled.

Aqua, on the other hand, still looked very energetic. Her blue uniform hadn't changed much, and she still had her haori hanging around her neck.

The burly man at the head of the group, who was also the foreman, held out coins one by one and began to distribute the payments.

"Alright—everyone, thank you for your hard work! That's all for today! Here, this is today's daily wage."

The foreman addressed each of them in this manner.

"Thank you. Thank you for your hard work, foreman--!"

"Thanks for your hard work--!"

The foreman casually replied, "It's alright, I'll leave it to you tomorrow too."

Soon, under the expectant gazes of Kazuma Sato and Aqua, the foreman came to stand in front of them.

The burly figure stood before the two of them. Sato Kazuma and Aqua looked up at the strong man with admiring eyes.

For some reason, Kazuma Sato and Aqua, who had initially found this annoying guy to be quite handsome at this moment, suddenly found him to be quite good-looking.

Under the expectant gazes of the two, the foreman paused, took out three coins from his hand and handed them to Kazuma Sato, then took out three more coins and handed them to Aqua.

Kazuma Sato and Aqua held the coins in their hands, paused slightly, and then both showed expressions of joy.

Kazuma Sato immediately bowed deeply, saying respectfully and sincerely, "Thank you for your kindness, foreman! I will definitely work hard from now on!"

Aqua exclaimed in surprise, "The reward is three times that of yesterday! Will the reward be like this from now on?"

Kazuma Sato and Aqua's wages weren't high; although it was physical labor, they only earned about 100,000 Eris a day.

This is because both of them are novices. In fact, 100,000 Eris a day is indeed enough to live on in this town. After all, it is a very peaceful place, and prices are naturally relatively low. It is unlikely that Kazuma Sato and Aqua will go hungry.

However, the next moment, their joyful expressions froze.

"You two don't need to come anymore."

The foreman spoke to the two men with a cold expression.

"Huh?" Sato Kazuma was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening. His previous joyful expression vanished, and the boy revealed a smile that looked more like a grimace.

"Huh? Are you kidding me?" Aqua was ready to unleash her full power, but before she could speak, Sato Kazuma grabbed her, stretched out his dirty hand, and covered her mouth. Aqua struggled, but the man ignored her. The boy cautiously asked the burly man, "Can you tell me why?"

Upon hearing this, the foreman scoffed, his square face growing even colder. He casually said, "Why? Don't you know why? Take the money and get out of here. This place is no longer suitable for you. Giving you 300,000 Eris is already quite generous."

Kazuma Sato's face turned extremely ugly.

Aqua broke free from Sato Kazuma's arm and complained to the foreman, "Even if you're going to leave, leave tomorrow. I've been working on the construction site all day, and I'm filthy."

The burly man paused for a moment, then nodded slightly and said, "Alright, I'll let you stay one more night. Get out of here tomorrow."

After saying that, he swaggered away.

All that remained was a bitter expression on Sato Kazuma's face.

Aqua then spoke up, "Well, Kazuma, if I hadn't spoken up, we would have had to sleep outside tonight. Praise me, I wasn't completely useless."

Kazuma Sato was oblivious to what was happening. The boy stood there, muttering to himself, "How could this be? I was reincarnated into another world, working on a construction site, and then I got fired?"

Seeing that she wasn't getting a response, Aqua waved her hand in front of Kazuma's eyes and continued, "Hey, Kazuma, can you hear me?"

Kazuma Sato looked up, tears welling up in his eyes. The boy finally couldn't take it anymore and shouted angrily at Aqua, "Who do you think is to blame for all this? If you hadn't talked to me while I was working and even touched me inappropriately, how could I have been fired!"

"Huh? Kazuma, what nonsense are you talking about? You were the one who spoke to me first, and you even called me an idiot. Why do you always push everything onto me? Don't you have any sense of responsibility as a man?"

"You're completely useless!"

"Kazuma, if you keep talking like that, even a goddess will get angry."

The two started arguing again.

Unbeknownst to the two, beside the unfinished eaves, Luo Ya stood in the shadows, watching their argument, and finally, unable to suppress it, the corners of his mouth began to turn up wildly.

He finally understood that he had to look at the two of them from the perspective of someone who enjoys life.

Having figured all this out, the boy decided to watch the anime in real life, preparing to create a lot of trouble for the two of them.

Chapter 306 Recruiting Teammates

The scene shifts, and Sato Kazuma and Aqua are ultimately too tired to fight. They exchange a fierce glare, snort, and head to the bathhouse.

Public baths are almost the same as Japanese bathhouses.

After they finished washing, the two went straight to the rest area.

The rest area was also very basic.

It was a stable, not very spacious, and had a strange smell.

Neither Kazuma Sato nor Aqua said anything, seemingly used to it. After making a bed out of straw that hadn't been covered in horse manure, they immediately lay down on the ground.

The two lay on the ground, neither Kazuma Sato nor Aqua saying a word.

Aqua, however, felt perfectly at ease and simply closed her eyes and pretended to sleep. But Kazuma Sato looked up at the straw on the roof and fell into deep thought.

The boy suddenly spoke up: "By the way, why did we choose this kind of profession in the first place?"

Aqua wasn't asleep. She turned over and said in a strange tone, "Isn't it obvious? If you don't work, you won't eat? You don't like working? Honestly, that's how picky a NEET is."

"No! That's not it. What I'm looking for is a life of fighting monsters, of tense and exciting battles! Besides, where in this world has the Demon King invaded or fallen into crisis? It's practically peaceful! I haven't even seen the word 'demon' in the Demon King's name, hey!"

"But you can't even carry bricks properly, and you still got fired."

"Shut up, stop talking!" Kazuma Sato covered his face, his expression contorted in pain.

Finally, as if he had made up his mind, Kazuma Sato said with a serious face, "Let's go to the guild and gather the members. We can't go on like this, or we'll starve to death."