Night.
An exceptionally lively banquet was underway in the royal castle.
Those attending the banquet were not only royalty and nobles, but also renowned adventurers from cities all over, filling the entire event with fervor.
"Watch this!"
In the very center of the banquet hall, Aqua stood atop a table with absolutely no decorum, holding two fans in her hands and balancing a cup of water on her head. With movements worthy of a professional dancer, she made jets of water spray from the fans and cup, bloom into flowers, and form rainbows.
"Wonderful!"
"That's incredible!"
"Again! Again!"
All around her, nobles and adventurers alike cheered and applauded Aqua. They seemed completely captivated by her banquet tricks, not caring in the slightest about her unruly behavior.
Honestly, Aqua's party tricks really were spectacular. At times, strange phenomena occurred that could not be explained by either physics or magic, making even Fang Li doubt his own eyes.
Back then, Kazuma had said this.
"I think you should stop being an adventurer and become a street performer. You'd definitely make a fortune."
It was a very sensible suggestion.
Having mastered party tricks of every kind, Aqua truly had that sort of talent. If some noble took a liking to her, it would not have been surprising for her to receive a hefty reward.
However, Aqua had said this.
"What are you talking about? I'm a Goddess! How could I possibly become a street performer? Are you stupid?"
Then why had she learned party trick skills in the first place, and why was she performing so happily here?
Whatever. It felt like he lost if he tried to complain about it.
As long as this Goddess was happy and did not cause trouble all day, that was enough.
Of course, Aqua was not