After her badge was stolen by Felt, Emilia rushed to chase after her, arriving here.
But the scene before her eyes left Emilia speechless in shock.
A strange man was kneeling on the ground, holding underwear up to another girl?
What's going on here?
Emilia thought as hard as she could, but still couldn't understand what was happening.
"Lia, don't look!"
Just then, a small gray cat flew in front of Emilia, quickly blocking her view.
Puck, Emilia's contracted great spirit.
"It's Sha... it's you!"
The moment Natsuki Subaru saw her, a happy smile bloomed on his face, but he quickly scratched his head, a little embarrassed.
In this loop, because of the name 'Satella,' she seemed to have developed a very bad misunderstanding of him, and he didn't know how to explain it for a while.
"Damn it! It's all your fault that I lost this deal! I'll never let you go!"
Seeing Emilia appear, Felt snatched the underwear from Satou Kazuma's hand and ran away.
"A flying, talking cat, as expected of another world"
At the same time, Satou Kazuma's brain was racing, connecting the previous information, and he immediately realized what was going on. A serious smile, or at least what looked like one, instantly appeared on his face.
"You must be that important person! I've been waiting for you!"
Satou Kazuma dashed in front of Emilia.
"Ah, I, I'm not anyone important!"
Emilia was startled by his reaction. At first, she thought Satou Kazuma and his group were Felt's accomplices, and was about to press them for the badge's whereabouts.
But Emilia didn't expect him to react this way.
'Looks like he's not that thief's partner.'
Emilia thought to herself, a polite smile appearing on her face as she continued,
"Um, nice to meet you, is there anything I can help you with?"
"I saw that thief steal something from you earlier, and my friend and I took a shortcut to chase after her, finally stopping her at this place!"
Satou Kazuma replied without the slightest hesitation.
"Huh?"
Aqua looked confused, completely unaware of what Satou Kazuma was talking about.
And Natsuki Subaru's gaze at Satou Kazuma was filled with shock.
Can someone really be so shameless?
He was just a pervert who stole a young girl's underwear, right?
Now he's become a helpful person who helps find lost items?
"You guys were just..."
"I was just fighting with that thief. Don't let her being a little girl fool you, she's obviously had very strict training. Even I almost couldn't beat her!"
As Satou Kazuma spoke, he pointed to his slightly swollen cheek, the very spot where Felt had hit him.
"But luckily, I was more skilled and managed to get the item back!"
"But I seem to have seen you kneeling on the ground..."
"That was me preparing to use a hidden technique! To launch a surprise attack when she was off guard!"
"I see!"
Emilia opened her eyes wide and nodded in understanding.
'She actually believes it!'
Natsuki Subaru exclaimed in his mind.
"Let me heal you quickly!"
Emilia quickly stepped forward and cast a healing spell. Satou Kazuma's injuries weren't serious, and he was healed in no time.
"Seriously! Did you need to heal such a small wound?!"
Aqua pouted slightly, looking at Emilia with some displeasure.
This guy can also use healing magic!
Doesn't that mean my existence can also be replaced?
Even though my goddess powers haven't fully recovered yet.
But I definitely can't allow anyone to steal my spotlight!
Satou Kazuma glanced at Aqua out of the corner of his eye, a mischievous smile on his face, as if to say, "Look at her, and then look at you." He then handed the badge, which he had been holding in his hand, to Emilia, and said,
"I saw that you looked very flustered earlier, and I guessed that this badge must be very important to you, so I helped you get it back!"
"Thank you very much!"
Emilia took the badge that Satou Kazuma handed her, and then bowed deeply to him.
"I don't know how to thank you!"
"Oh, it's no problem. My friend here had a bit of a misunderstanding with you earlier, but he actually helped a lot too, or else I wouldn't have been able to get the badge back."
Satou Kazuma reached out and pointed at Natsuki Subaru, who scratched his head and smiled awkwardly.
"Um... I was too impulsive earlier and misunderstood you. I'm very sorry!"
Emilia sincerely apologized to Natsuki Subaru.
"No, it's not your fault, it's just me... ah, this..."
Natsuki Subaru didn't know how to answer for a moment.
After all, he couldn't say why he used the name Satella to call her.
"May I ask what we should call you, important person?"
Just as Natsuki Subaru was feeling awkward, Satou Kazuma smiled and asked Emilia.
"Um, just call me Emilia! No need to call me important person!"
Faced with the benefactors who had helped her retrieve her valuable item, Emilia thought for a moment and then revealed her real name.
"I'm Puck!"
Puck put his hands on his hips, floated in the air, and looked at everyone in front of him with interest.
"These people don't have any bad intentions."
"Emilia..."
Natsuki Subaru repeated this name softly in his heart. It was only now that he knew her real name.
Although Satou Kazuma's face is really thick, he's really good at taking action and his brain works pretty well too.
"May I ask what your names are?"
"I'm Satou Kazuma, just call me Kazuma."
"I'm Natsuki Subaru!"
"I am the great goddess Aqua—"
"May I ask what this badge is used for?"
Before Aqua could finish speaking, Satou Kazuma interrupted her directly.
After all, if Aqua said a bunch of nonsense again, the good first impression that he had managed to create in front of Emilia would likely be ruined.
"Hey, hey, hey, don't ignore me—"
"Sorry, my friend here fell and hit her head when she was little, so her brain isn't very good."
"Um..."
Emilia glanced at Aqua, pursed her lips, and then moved her gaze back to Satou Kazuma. She seemed a little hesitant, but after thinking for a few seconds, she still spoke.
"This is a symbol of the royal election."