I love time travel the most!

"Your necklace is very useful, but if it exceeds its capacity, it can easily freeze you as well... Even so, Kobayashi, you seem to still be conscious."

The necklace has strong immunity, but it is still equipment and has its limits.

So as long as you push the limits, that's fine.

Others may not be able to do it, but Esdeath has the potential to do so. She can surpass the limits of the necklace in a short time, and her talent and strength are truly exaggerated.

Esdeath slowly walked forward, ignoring the frozen Ruyu beside her, and suddenly hoisted Kobayashi onto her back.

"—This time I won't let you off the hook."

Time flowed on again, and the two had long since disappeared.

That night, Xiaolin understood something.

This woman is terrifying in every sense of the word!

Although Esdeath didn't want to let him go, she was too weak to do anything but let Kobayashi leave. After a brief moment of tenderness, he found Ryuzu, and the two of them left this world.

(Akame ga Kill! The End)

As for Esdeath, her personality is too distinct and doesn't fit the lighthearted and cheerful theme of Konosuba. She also easily disrupts the bonds with the main characters, so she's relegated to being a mere figurehead... Most importantly, she's too domineering. What if she steals my Aqua's flag? After all, I'll always love Aqua!

Chapter 96 Aqua: This smell is the smell of a lie.

With a flash of light, Kobayashi and Ryuu returned to "Konosuba".

"Finally home."

Xiaolin stretched and looked quite content.

"It's definitely better here."

Whether it was psychological or due to his style, he always felt a strange sense of oppression and sadness lingering in his heart in that world, which made him quite irritable.

Unlike here, even the air is filled with a joyful atmosphere.

Perhaps it was precisely because of this stark contrast that he decided to transform the place into the style of "Konosuba".

Looking at the small bungalow in front of him, Xiaolin felt a pang of emotion.

It hasn't been long since they left, but I already miss them so much. I wonder how they are doing now.

"...Senior Kobayashi?"

A familiar voice came from behind.

Kobayashi turned around, still with his usual carefree demeanor, and waved, saying, "Yo, Sato-kun, I'm back."

"Really, really... it's Kobayashi-senpai, right?"

Kazuma Sato could hardly believe it.

You could see longing, emotion, passion, and nostalgia in his eyes, as well as a hint of grievances and heartache that he wanted to confide in Xiaolin. The sentimental fan-shaped image made Xiaolin's eyes well up with tears as well. After a long separation, they were both very excited to meet again.

"Senior Kobayashi!"

"Sato-kun!"

"Senior Kobayashi!!"

"Sato-kun!!"

"Senior Kobayashi!!!"

"Sato-kun!!!"

The two called out each other's names, seemingly expressing their longing for one another.

And then... there was no more.

The two simply stared at each other blankly.

Xiaolin said unhappily, "Hey, if you're going to hug me, hurry up. Don't dawdle, or all the feelings we've built up will be gone."

"I'm sorry, I'm just too excited and I don't know what to do for a moment."

Kazuma Sato wiped his nose.

He had indeed suffered a lot of grievances during this period, so he instantly exploded upon seeing Kobayashi, causing the young boy to lose control of his emotions.

He took a step back, then ran back quickly, spreading his arms as he ran and shouting, "Senior Kobayashi, you're finally back!"

however--

An even faster, light blue figure leaped out of the bungalow, charging towards Xiaolin with a terrifying aura.

The powerful shockwave sent Kazuma Sato, who was still approaching Kobayashi, flying several meters away. Severely injured, Kazuma Sato collapsed on the spot and could not get up again.

"Sato-kun——!!!"

Xiao Lin made the Er Kang gesture, looking very worried.

However, the next second he was hit hard in the chest and had to take several steps back to steady himself.

Instinctively, I hugged the figure rushing towards me, and the familiar, pure scent filled my nostrils, instantly healing my restless and depressed emotions.

"You're back, Kobayashi! I missed you so much!"

"...I'm back, Aqua."

Well, it's a good thing to be missed, but can you guys take it one at a time? Sato-kun was knocked several meters away, that's so pitiful!

"Sniff, sniff, sniff—"

Aqua twitched her nose, sniffing something in Kobayashi's arms.

"Aqua, what are you doing?"

"The scent of a woman."

"……Eh?"

"Kobayashi, you smell like another woman."

I couldn't help but shiver.

Kobayashi's body stiffened instantly, and her voice became unnatural as she said dryly, "What are you talking about, Aqua? What other woman's scent? I don't know anything about it."

She was so nervous that a few fine beads of sweat appeared on her cheeks.

"lick……"

Aqua lightly licked Kobayashi's cheek with her tongue, and the next second she said with a sharp look in her eyes, "This taste... it tastes like a lie!"

Aqua is a goddess, after all; you can't lie to her!

Ruined!

My affair with another woman is about to be exposed!

...Wait a minute, what am I afraid of!

And what's with Aqua's behavior? Is she catching her husband's mistress?!

Kobayashi stared at her with dead fish eyes, but Aqua was completely oblivious and didn't ask any further questions. She simply used a powerful spell on Kobayashi.

"—Purify!"

A faint blue light briefly appeared on Xiaolin's body before quickly disappearing.

Aqua sniffed the scent and nodded in satisfaction, then excitedly hugged him again, shouting, "Kirin, you're finally back! I missed you so much!"

"Oh, oh... I'm back."

This move was so reminiscent of Aqua that Kobayashi was momentarily speechless.

Kazuma Sato, who had just been knocked away, got up from the ground.

He was quite unhappy to see himself being knocked away by Aqua, and as a man who upheld gender equality, he showed no respect for the water goddess.

She immediately cursed, "You idiot Aqua, couldn't you have waited until I finished exchanging pleasantries with Kobayashi-senpai before coming over? The way you rushed over here doesn't look like a goddess at all!"

"She's a goddess, okay!"

Aqua glared at him, clearly annoyed, and retorted, "It's you, Kazuma, who's clearly too weak. An adventurer's physical abilities are inferior to even a high priest's. Don't you feel ashamed?"

“But before that you were a goddess, you idiot!” Kazuma Sato retorted.

"Ah! You admit I'm a goddess."

"No way! I'm even more convinced now that you're an idiot!"

"Well……"

Aqua pouted and looked at Kobayashi with teary eyes, her pitiful expression seeming to be seeking comfort from him.

how to say……

I miss it very much.

But he missed that familiar noise so much that after a brief moment of reminiscence, Xiaolin immediately got a headache. After all, he hadn't forgotten that the two people in front of him were, in a sense, pure problem children.

Rub your head.

"Alright, alright, I just got back, let's stop arguing, okay?"

Kobayashi stopped the two from continuing their argument.

Seeing this, Kazuma Sato chose to back down first, pointing his index finger at Aqua and saying, "Since you've said so, I won't hold it against you this time, for your sake!"

"Hehehe—"

Aqua responded with a funny face.

Kazuma Sato clenched his fists, remembering what he had just said, and forced himself not to get angry.

This is putting him in a difficult position.

However, Kazuma Sato asked again, "Kobayashi-senpai, has your attitude towards Aqua improved?"

"Did you notice...?"

Kobayashi did not deny it.

Although she wasn't as bad as Kazuma Sato before, she was at least treated fairly. She would be reprimanded and scolded for her mistakes, and sometimes he would even deliberately tease her.