224. Sato Kazuma Learned About Daily Task and Got Pranked by Kaito.

Seeing that all the members no longer complained about Kazuma, Kaito felt glad and then temporarily chose to close the chat group. Looking at Aika, who was now awake and stared at him with a loving and passionate gaze, Kaito couldn't help but kiss her on the lips... which immediately elicited enthusiasm from Aika.

*Smooch*

After a full minute, Kaito finally let her lips go, but his eyes never wandered away from Aika's face. They expressed their passion toward each other last night, so both of them are addicted to the feeling of love like any normal teenager out there.

...

"Thanks for helping me as always in the chat group. How long have you been awake?"

"You just giggled like crazy beside me, no way I could continue to sleep," Aika complained playfully, "What do you think, my dear~?"

"Uh... Sorry." Kaito apologized but then embraced her tightly in his arms, "But seriously, you look really tired, Aika."

"That's also your fault, Kaito." Aika pouted and then snuggled herself to Kaito's warm body, "You really did it so roughly last night."

"Umm, do you want me to use point to recover your condition?"

"Hmm? Are you that eager to go again?" Aika teased.

...!!!

Hearing her provocative words, Kaito's eyes lit up as he got excited, "May I?"

Aika pouted and gave her lover a small punch, "Mooo.... How about work, Dear leader of Aincrad City?"

"My clone can do it anyway. And a lot of people from other worlds also helped."

Besides teleportation, Kaito's clone magic is undoubtedly his most useful ability... which allows him to feel much less pressure despite his position as the "leader". Such an ability allows him to be anywhere at any time, helping with various problems that may arise during the day. The only cons would be mental strain, but Kaito has been used to it after constant usage... especially back then in Black Bullet world when he spread hundreds of clones all the time.

If not because Kayo Senju (his mini secretary) wants the 'real' him in office, Kaito would rather spend his time playing with Est or Midori all the time. After all, a lot of capable people (Seitenshi, Kisara, Servant, and Great Chef from Erina world) have come to this base world to help, so Kaito knows well that the city would be okay and still running normally even without him.

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"Too bad~ I don't want to." Aika playfully refused his naughty idea, "It's still really hurt, especially in my lower abdomen, but that feeling also made me really happy... as it was proof of our connection last night."

"Umm." Kaito just hummed, also feeling the same about the slight sore on his waist, "I understand."

Even though he was also tired, Kaito felt really happy and relaxed too... graduating from his virgin status, so he understood what Aika wanted to convey. Also, it's the first time for Kaito to feel so relaxed after learning about his bad luck curse from the chat group, thanks to Aika, who practically overwhelmed his whole mind with sweet love last night.

...

"Anyway, leader, you should take care of the new members first, while I am going to enjoy you." 

"Hmm? What do you want to do?"

"I just want to cuddle with you." Aika said while snuggling her head to Kaito's chest, "Also, that new funny member has been calling your name several times, but he doesn't know how to do ping."

"Ah."

Hearing what his beloved said, Kaito kissed her forehead last time and then said,  "Alright then, I will go back and open the chat group again."

...

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[Gender Equality Hero]: "Boss, where are you? Did you get busy?"

[Queen of Sekirei]: "Calm down, Satou Kazuma. Kaito-kun is probably enjoying his morning with Aika-san."

[Gender Equality Hero]: "Aika-san?"

[Ohara Survivor]: "The one with the name [Mage of Exodus]. She also unofficially holds the second command in this chat group."

[Gender Equality Hero]: "So the Mage of Exodus is the boss lover?"

[Scarlet Devil Headmaid]: "Well, some of us consider ourselves lovers of the master."

[Gender Equality Hero]: "???"

[Sekirei Number 7]: "Yes."

[Owner Favorite Girl]: "Me too..."

[Root Princess]: "Don't count me out~ I will also do my best to compete with Aika for her position as main wife."

[Railgun Girl]: "Basically, our leader is a scumbag, and some of the members here are his women. Well, regardless, I can't deny he's still a good leader."

[Gender Equality Hero]: "I-I see."

Seeing the members' comments, the perceptive Kazuma immediately understood the hierarchy within the group. While he truly envied Kaito having a harem in the chat group, Kazuma knew that expressing his dissatisfaction with the leader was the least thing he should do.

After all, Kaito did try to defend him earlier, and he's not a person that known to be ungrateful to people who help him!

...

[Owner]: "Yosh...  I am back. What's up? Also, @Railgun Girl, stop slandering me if you want my help later."

[Railgun Girl]: "Am I wrong, though? Scumbag, Lolicon, and Pervert!"

[Necromancer]: "Pffft."

[God Tongue]: "It seems our rude old Misaka is back in full swing."

[Owner]: "I'm really tempted to mute you now, Misaka. Stop slandering me..."

[Railgun Girl]: "What? Did you say anything wrong about you?"

[Mage of Exodus]: "Kaito, calm down. She indeed doesn't say anything wrong."

[Owner]: "..."

Looking at the girl who is currently cuddling on her doesn't even try to be on his side, Kaito felt a bit sad and helpless. Though he won't dare to complain further, as it was indeed looking like a fact... and Kaito was afraid Aika wouldn't let him touch her again.

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[God Tongue]: "Ah, Aika-san is here. Congratulations! Do you need some food that could replenish your energy?"

[Mage of Exodus]: "I would like to, and thank you."

[Root Princess]: "Congratulations, my rival. I will catch up with you later."

[Queen of Sekirei]: "Congratulations."

[Owner Favorite Girl]: "Congratulations, Aika-san!"

[Mage of Exodus]: "Thank you, and Ravel-san, you are the next, right? "

[Owner Favorite Girl]: "Uh... yeah."

[Mage of Exodus]: "Then you should be prepared. He was really rough with me last night. He even wanted to continue this morning, but unfortunately, I am too tired."

[Owner Favorite Girl]: "..."

[Owner]: "Uh, I am sorry?"

[Queen of Sekirei]: "No need, Kaito-kun. I think it's interesting to learn."

[Root Princess]: "Indeed."

[Sekirei Number 7]: "I am always ready."

[Scarlet Devil Headmaid]: "No matter what, I will be prepared to serve my master."

Pretty much almost all the girls around Kaito are actually excited to learn that, since among the girls close to him, only Aika, who happens to be the weakest in physical strength, while others are actually comparable or even stronger than Kaito himself. After all, Miya and Akitsu are top-tier Sekirei, Sakuya is a hundred years old maid, and Manaka is someone that capable of manipulating her own physical body.

Even the frail-looking Ravel actually has the highest durability, thanks to her Phoenix bloodline, which will allow her to recover from injuries.

...

[Owner]: "Uh, can we talk about something else?"

Meanwhile, watching the girls talk about their late-night activities, Kaito honestly felt completely uncomfortable. It wasn't that he wasn't looking forward to doing it with them; it was just that he felt embarrassed to talk about his private life in a group chat.

Luckily, a new member had joined, and Kaito decided to use him to change the topic.

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[Owner]: "@Gender Equality Hero, I have read the backlog of the chat. Why do you want to find me?"

[Gender Equality Hero]: "YES, BOSS!"

[Owner]: "Call me Owner or Kaito if you have a question."

[Gender Equality Hero]: "Yes, Owner-sama! I have a question about the chat group!"

[Owner]: "Go ahead."

[Gender Equality Hero]: "I was wondering if you could give me more points to help this poor newbie... those points are really amazing. Is there any newbie golden pack from the system... or benevolent help from the veteran?"

[Owner]: "Really?"

"Hahahaha!"

Looking at Kazuma's shameless request, Kaito twitched his mouth awkwardly while Aika laughed at his face. However, Kaito didn't hate him at all. In Kaito's opinion, with Kazuma's shamelessness, the chat group would become more exciting, as it has been stagnant for a while.

....

[Railgun Girl]: "Pffft... this newbie is really shameless. He wants to get free points by begging to Owner."

[God Tongue]: "We are talking about Satou Kazuma after all. I am not surprised."

[Owner]: "No way, new guy. Get the points yourself."

[Gender Equality Hero]: "How to earn points, Owner-sama?"

[Owner]: "Stop calling me Owner-sama. To earn points, do the daily task I have set or the task that the system gives to us. See that 'task' part on the side of the chat group? Click that. Do the task and you will earn points immediately."

...

Looking at Kaito's answer, Kazuma immediately checked the interface of the chat group carefully and found the task menu. Upon clicking the said menu, a hologram of a daily task appeared, which was the usual running 10 km a day with a reward of 10.000 points.

Since it was too tiring/troublesome for Kaito to think about what he should do for everyone's daily tasks, Kaito has been automatically issuing the same task over and over again every day, and no chat group member rejected his idea. (Everyone is aware of how busy Kaito is.)

Besides, the maximum reward was 1.000 points, and even if Kaito makes the daily task harder, the reward wouldn't be increased in any way. On top of that, for chat group members who have superb physical strength, this kind of task can be completed easily... like Saitama, who can finish running 10 km in a single second if he wanted to. (he can move in lightspeed lol)

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[Gender Equality Hero]: "I see the daily task, Owner-sama. But since it's a daily task, does it mean it will reset at midnight?!"

[Owner]: "Ah, yeah. It does reset every day at midnight."

[Gender Equality Hero]: "Really?! It's almost midnight here in one hour! I need to finish it asap... even if it means I need to run 10 km tonight!"

[Gender Equality Hero]: "I am going to leave for a while to finish the task!"

...

"Yosh! It's my first step to become stronger with my new golden finger!"

Looking at confirmation from Kaito, Kazuma quickly closed the chat group interface. Kazuma then stood up from his "bed" and prepared to run before midnight arrived to finish the task.

Although it would be weird for him to run 10 km at night, Kazuma wouldn't care about people's opinions and was determined to finish the task. After all, getting points is the first step for him to become stronger, and he would complete the task even if it meant he would die in the process! (Kazuma was quite weak physically at the beginning since he was just an ordinary shut-in gamer)

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[Owner]: "It seems the newbie is really gone doing the task."

[Mage of Exodus]: "Umm, you prank the newbie on purpose, don't you, Kaito?"

[Railgun Girl]: "I also thought the same. Though I don't mind Kaito doing that since I don't like the new guy."

[God Tongue]: "Same. I usually dislike such pranks, but for a pervert like Kazuma, he deserves it."

[SAO Blacksmith]: "Good job, Kaito."

[Owner]: "Mmm... Prank? What are you guys talking about?"

[Root Princess]: "You don't realize it, Kaito-kun? It seems last night's activity made your mind a bit slower."

[Mage of Exodus]: "Pffft... You forgot to tell him that daily task restarts were based on the base world. Since he just joined, for some reason, the time on his world hasn't matched the base world yet, unlike any other world that has been connected to the base."

[Owner]: "Ah, I really forgot about that."

...

When he saw Kazuma's world through the broadcast (forget to close it) was still at night despite the base world already in the morning, Kaito realized the Konosuba world time hadn't synchronized with the base world yet.

Hence, Kazuma actually doesn't need to finish the daily task right away, but Kaito forgot to tell him that. Well, in any case, Kazuma just offended a lot of people in the chat group, and this harmless prank serves as his punishment.

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[Owner]: "Alright, time to call the other member now. The fact that there's only Satou Kazuma came out... the other member is either lurking, or still sleeping."

[Mage of Exodus]: "Do it, Kaito. I'm also curious."

[Railgun Girl]: "I hope other members are not perverts."

[Owner]: "If my intuition is correct, the rest are quite good new members. Let's just ping the new member right away. @Alien Princess, @Witch of the Void, @Slime King"

....

After Kaito did the ping, all the new members saw the chat group panel immediately, and fortunately, unlike Kazuma, they were all pretty good people, as he had expected.