Meeting a couple of acquaintances.

Kazuma shivered as he walked through the cold air. "Jeez, another freezing day... Megumin clearly didn't kill enough of those snow sprites... I mean, I literally got killed over it, is it too much to ask for winter to hurry up and end?" he mused. He looked around as he continued his errands. "...few enough people are out and about right now... No one wants to leave their warm homes. Probably few adventurers taking quests today too. Hell, it's cold enough that none of my party protested not taking one today," he chuckled ruefully.

"Having fun?" Ria asked as she floated by Kazuma.

"Ugh, hell no, it's way too damn cold for this shit," he told the Erokami. "I'm about ready to head back... Wait a minute, how the fuck are you not cold yourself!?" he demanded. "You're out here, butt ass naked, for fuck's sake!"

"I'm a goddess, remember?" she giggled. "Normal, mundane cold wouldn't get so much as a shiver out of me, even at absolute zero."

"...I both loathe, and envy you, SO MUCH right now," Kazuma grumbled, before noticing Keith and Dust passing by, money in their hands. He then grinned as he started to walk up behind them quietly, utilizing the Lurk skill.

"Oh... I know what you're doing... I totally approve!" Ria smirked as she floated along behind Kazuma.

Upon reaching the two, Kazuma dropped the skill, and asked, "Whatcha doing, Kieth and Dust?"

"Bwagh!?" they both yelped, practically jumping out of their skins. "What the!? Damn it Kazuma, don't do that!" Keith protested as both Kazuma and Ria cackled. "It's bad enough when Mistress Ria does it!"

"I can see why she does, it's actually pretty damn funny!" Kazuma sniggered, high fiving the Erokami.

"So... What ARE you two doing?" she asked them curiously, crossing her arms under her bust, and leaning forward, getting large blushes out of the two.

"Well, uh, it's kind of... Awkward..." Dust admitted.

"And it's not like it's something that would interest a dude with his own harem anyway," Keith chortled.

"...except it's a harem from hell..." Dust said, putting a hand on Keith's shoulder, an absolutely haunted look on his face.

"Still traumatized huh?" Kazuma asked with a smirk as Ria giggled at Dust's misfortune.

"That's still up there with the most hilarious fights gone wrong I've ever seen!" Ria cackled, apparently having watched that particular nightmare.