That Time I Got Reincarnated as an Underground Labyrinth Manager

Then—

Chishiya called over the queen ant and handed her some blueprints.

"This is a bank. These are designs for a currency exchange office."

"How long will it take your worker ants to build it?"

The queen ant unfolded the drawings, studied them for a moment, then replied,

"King, it will be completed in about three days."

"So fast?"

The structure he designed was quite large.

After all, it needed to accommodate the heavy foot traffic of adventurers exchanging to a unified currency.

He called it a bank, but in truth, it resembled a fantasy version of the Royal Casino in Las Vegas.

Chishiya already knew the worker ants were efficient builders.

But still, he had budgeted several months for this project. Three days?

The queen ant bowed respectfully.

"King, we are all products of the Labyrinth."

"As the Labyrinth's magic grows, our strength also increases."

"After you upgraded the Labyrinth's level, the number of worker ants multiplied. This speed is now normal."

Amazing.

Chishiya gave her a thumbs-up.

"How long until the Library of All Worlds is done?"

He asked out of curiosity.

Originally, they estimated it would take over a year.

"King, it will probably be finished in another month."

Chishiya blinked.

The level-up increased both funding and manpower. The timeline had been cut down more than tenfold!

It was burning—the infrastructure spirit flowing in his blood was burning again.

One day, he would create more miracles to shock this otherworld.

Let the name of the infrastructure madman be gloriously passed on across dimensions!

Chishiya opened the star map.

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...

Multiple different worlds.

As the Labyrinth level rose, so did the number of observable worlds around them.

Chishiya used projection magic to cast the star map in front of everyone.

The display—

The field of view centered around the Labyrinth, spreading outward.

Different worlds twinkled like stars across the cosmic sky.

"These flashing points... are other worlds?"

Everyone was wide-eyed.

They had no idea so many worlds existed beyond their own.

Aqua popped a handful of potato chips into her mouth.

"Chishiya-san, being able to observe other worlds is something only gods can do."

"And you can actually do it?"

Chishiya explained flatly,

"It's a feature of the divine weapon that came with my reincarnation."

Aqua gasped.

"Wow, Chishiya-san. That divine item of yours is incredible."

"Looks like reincarnation perks are really generous on your side."

"Uh…"

At that moment, Fern raised her hand.

"I've been wondering since the start… is Miss Aqua really a goddess?"

She kept throwing the word around, but no one could tell if it was a joke or not.

After all…

Fern glanced at Aqua.

"Huh?"

Aqua turned her head, still chewing, potato chip dust all over her face.

Next to her, Kazuma quietly handed her a napkin.

It's fine. It's completely understandable that no one believes her.

Aqua stood up straight, adopting a solemn tone.

"Of course, Miss Fern! Haven't I said it many times?"

"I am a goddess. A real one."

She puffed out her chest proudly.

"Right?"

Honestly, it's a miracle people didn't think she was insane.

Chishiya gave a calm nod.

"Yes, she really is a goddess."

He wasn't surprised by Fern's skepticism.

In Frieren's world, the concept of goddesses was much more abstract—more like detached observers without clear physical form.

Unlike in Konosuba, where goddesses like Aqua and Eris actually walked around and joined guilds.

"I see…"

Fern sat down again, still adjusting to the idea after Chishiya's confirmation.

She had originally planned to explore the Labyrinth with Lady Frieren.

Only when Chishiya summoned them did she bring Frieren back.

She hadn't expected to learn something this mind-blowing—

Chishiya-san was a reincarnator.

The Labyrinth was connected to other worlds.

And the goddess was just... sitting next to them eating chips.

Fern turned and glanced at Frieren.

At that moment, Frieren was lying on the table.

( ´╥﹏╥` )

Caught by Fern before she could sneak into the Labyrinth alone, she looked like her soul had left her body.

Even now, she still had the mental space to zone out?

She's sitting next to an actual goddess. Don't you have anything you want to ask?

Aqua wiped the crumbs off her face.

"Hey! Miss Fern, you still don't believe me?"

What's with that reaction?

She'd declared her identity as a goddess so many times, but nobody believed her.

Yet the moment Chishiya confirmed it, Fern accepted it like it was gospel.

Too much!

Do I not look like a goddess?

She was beautiful, wise, and kind! A divine image!

If the other goddesses and juniors found out about this, her reputation would so take a hit!

"Fine!" Aqua announced loudly.

"If you still doubt me, I'll prove it to you."

"I'll show you the power of the Water Goddess!"

With that—

Aqua started chanting, aiming to summon a flood as proof.

Kazuma: "???"

He instantly smacked her on the head mid-chant.

"You useless goddess! Are you out of your mind?!"

"You were seriously going to flood this place, weren't you?"

"Planning to destroy our entire Labyrinth?!"

It's back. That familiar feeling was back.

He'd been too busy managing the Labyrinth with Chishiya to deal with her nonsense lately.

But this right here reminded him of exactly why he used to feel like he was being dragged into chaos every other day.

Look at Chishiya's divine artifact. Now look at this.

All she did was eat and sleep.

Every three days she caused a minor incident. Every five, a major disaster.

What a curse.

Aqua clutched her head, lips trembling, and rolled dramatically on the ground.

"Ahhh! It's not even my fault!"

"Why is it always me?!"

"I told you! I'm a real goddess!"

"Kazuma, you're the one who's gone too far! I wasn't even going to say anything about you sneaking off to the nightclub with Gobta!"

"And asking Rimuru to print you stacks of adult magazines!"

"And... and...!"

Before she could finish, Kazuma lunged forward and clamped his hand over her mouth.

His face went red, ears to cheeks.

I'm done. I'm going to die right here.

Kazuma forced a stiff smile.

"Hahaha…"

"Don't mind her. She's clearly drunk. Rambling nonsense…"

"No way I'd ever do anything like that... ha... haha..."

"Gobta, back me up here!"

Gobta quickly raised both hands.

"Yes, yes! We definitely didn't do anything!"

"Kazuma-san and I usually just study academic material together!"

(To be continued.)

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