DanMachi, My Members Are From Slice-of-Life Anime

"Could this be used to play a game of Plants vs. Zombies?"

Chaga bypassed the ordinary farmers who were busy fertilizing and arrived at Demeter's manor.

He saw Demeter sitting at the table, staring at a potato.

Xia Jia pulled out a chair and sat down without ceremony: "What are you doing?"

The goddess looked up, her pretty face serious: "This is a potato I ripened using artificial methods. It's a very peculiar plant, but... its drawback is that it's too outstanding."

Xia Jia raised his eyebrows: "Have you run into a problem?"

Demeter pointed to a girl outside with a bruised and swollen face and said:

"We mobilized all our clans and went to great lengths to stop it. We only managed to do so because I used divine power to accelerate its growth, causing its soul to be underdeveloped. I can't imagine what would happen if all those cabbages outside were fully grown."

Unlike potatoes, cabbages can fly.

Given the air combat capabilities of the DanMachi world, how to hunt cabbages has become a problem.

Xiajia pressed one hand down on the still struggling potato, pushing it back into the cage and saying:

"That's simple. Just send a request to the guild and have them hire adventurers to defeat Cabbage."

"As for the flight issue, do you need me to build you a greenhouse?"

Demeter frowned: "Hire adventurers? The vegetables you provide are indeed delicious, but if we hire adventurers, the cost might make it impossible for me to make ends meet."

Right.

The reason why the world of Konosuba has that confidence is that whether you eat cabbage or defeat cabbage, you can gain experience points, so adventurers are very enthusiastic.

But the DanMachi world doesn't offer that opportunity; without Adventurer Cards, they can't possibly reap such a huge profit.

After a moment's thought, Shaga suggested, "How about we, the Astrea Alliance, take charge of the campaign? We can use cabbages as payment, as long as we get an extra half percent of the profits from the collaboration."

Xia Jia moved his chair closer to the goddess's ear and seductively whispered:

"Actually, Lady Demeter, have you ever thought about this? If your children harvest this crop every year, wouldn't that count as defeating a monster, and wouldn't that subtly increase their abilities?"

"In the end, cabbages are just plants. Their purpose is to escape, not to kill. But they all have potential abilities at the superior level 1. They are very suitable monsters for newbies to level up."

Demeter's eyes lit up at his words. Ignoring Shaka's actions, she clasped her hands together and said:

“That’s right. In that case, I won’t have to worry about my family’s children being bullied in the near future.”

Like the Hephaestus Familia, they are also a traditional forging-type Familia, but because of their tradition of testing swords in dungeons, their average combat strength is not weak.

This is the blacksmith's advantage; the Demeter family, originally farmers, couldn't do these things. But now, with these vegetables from Sujiro, things are quite different.

Even if the effect is slow, in ten or twenty years, the clan will definitely reach level 2, or even level 3.

With this condition, Demeter could also increase the number of her direct relatives, without having to hire ordinary people to work for them all.

At that time, just like the Loki Familia, recruiting some high-level adventurers who have switched allegiance will allow them to maintain their position in the upper echelons of the city, thus eliminating any need to worry about being threatened by other gods.

"Thank you, Xia Tan. You've been a great help!" Demeter warmly hugged Xia Jia and generously rewarded her with a face wash.

Xia Jia hurriedly pushed aside the bottomless ravine and said awkwardly, "These are all crops from the Kazuma World. I'm just offering them as a gift."

Speaking of Kazuma...

“I haven’t seen that child much lately,” Demeter said worriedly, rubbing her face.

Shaga asked suspiciously, "Hasn't he come back? Come to think of it, the War Games seem to be starting soon, right?"

"Yes. They must be preparing. Fighting the Apollo Familia alone must be very stressful."

No, I think he's probably enjoying the luxurious life of the wealthy in his big villa right now.

Could it be that he's trying to despair of the gods?

Wow, what audacity!

Do you really think that if you hide in another world, the gods won't be able to find you?

Thinking about this, Xia Jia felt she also bore some responsibility. If Kazuma hadn't been so wealthy, he probably would have been more proactive.

He said, "Shall I go and check on his preparations?"

Shaga took his leave and on his way back, he heard news about a war game. It was said that the game's content was similar to the original story, involving one-to-many siege battles.

Compared to the original story, Kazuma didn't have as many people helping him. Faced with a hundredfold difference in numbers, even having a level advantage was useless.

Moreover, He Zhen hasn't even arrived yet.

He arrived at the Black Crow Tavern and, through the Anywhere Door set up by Toka, went directly to the manor in the world of Konosuba.

As soon as I pushed open the door, I saw Kazuma looking like a nobleman from the Republican era, wearing pajamas, with his legs crossed, holding a glass of water and swaying it.

Aqua stood to the side, handing Kazuma a fresh glass of water.

Seeing Xia Jia return, Huihui's little face scrunched up as she complained, "Old Xia, look at He Zhen, he's been lying at home for days and hasn't gone out to work at all!"

"If it weren't for Youyou accompanying me to relieve stress every day, I feel like I would have suffocated!"

Darkness, cupping her blushing cheeks, said, "Kazuma's current capitalist behavior is absolutely disgusting, ugh."

He Zhen said in a Buddhist-like manner, "What does it matter? Going out on adventures could lead to my inexplicable death. I want to live a life of idleness and waiting to die."

"Besides, didn't the Headless Horseman move to the neighborhood recently? This has caused all the weak monsters to hide, and now it's hard to find good quests when we go out."

Aqua gently said while holding the tray, "Wait, I'll be very troubled if we don't even go to defeat the Demon King."

Upon hearing this, Xia Jia glanced at Kazuma.

He stretched out his palm, mimicking the shape of a banknote, and slapped Aqua's face:

"What does it matter? A demon king or whatever? Just use money to send adventurers to defeat him. Once they've weakened the demon king, I can just show up and pick up the scraps, right?"

Seeing Kazuma's condition, Xia Jia knew that if he wasn't pushed, he would most likely be ruined.

So he secretly leaned close to He Zhen's ear and whispered:

"Kazuma, do you know what truly wealthy people are like?"

"What kind?"

Kazuma still had a lot of faith in Shaka; compared to himself, Shaka was the real winner in life. Kazuma was quite interested in what Shaka had to say.

Xia Jia continued muttering, "Do you know what the ultimate dream of an otaku is?"

As Truth naturally said, "I'm so envious of players who spend every day being all lovey-dovey with their in-game wives: Traveler, Doctor, Admiral, Supervisor..."

Shaka continued, covering her mouth and muttering, "In this world, there are places where these wishes can be fulfilled. Want to try?"

"Ink Dragon!" Kazuma exclaimed excitedly.

Then, he secretly leaned close to Xia Jia's ear and said, "Experienced driver, give me a ride~"

Xia Jia raised her index finger: "You know, if you want to ride a horse freely, you won't be able to handle it without a good body, right? Are you aware of that?"

Kazuma clenched his fist and shouted, "I have it!"

Chapter 382 Dream Demon

Seeing that Kazuma Sato had become more motivated, Natsumi smiled with satisfaction.

"Since you're so prepared, then go upgrade yourself."

Upon hearing this, Kazuma Sato immediately became wary: "Are you just trying to make empty promises to me?"

"how come?"

Xia Jia chuckled and said, "Then shall I take you to experience it first?"

Kazuma Sato pecks at the rice like a chick: "Yes, yes!"

The whispers between the two men caught the attention of the three women.

Huihui asked with a suspicious look, "What are you whispering about?"

Aqua covered her mouth and chuckled mischievously: "Kazuma probably got tricked, huh? Tsk, I know him well. Don't let his serious demeanor fool you, he's actually quite good at conning people into doing things."

Darkness hugged himself: "Playing with little boys' feelings, you idiot!"

Xia Jia secretly put her index finger to her lips: "Shh. This is a secret between men. You don't want to hide at home with Makoto all day, do you?"

During their conversation, Kazuma had already changed into his outdoor clothes and was pulling Natsumi out the door.

The three women were left looking at each other in bewilderment.

……

Outside the manor, Xia Jia ran into Youyou, who was out buying materials for her.

When she saw Xia Jia return, a warm smile bloomed on her face: "Xiao Jia! You're back?"

Xia Jia wanted to say hello, but Kazuma grabbed her by the back of her collar and dragged her away.

Helpless, he could only put his hands together and apologize, saying, "I'm a little busy right now, I'll come visit you later."

Youyou pouted, put the bundle into the manor, and then looked in the direction Xia Jia had left.

"What are they doing, all so mysteriously?"

Huihui suddenly appeared next to Youyou, putting on an adult-like demeanor and saying, "You don't understand... This is a secret between men!"