I love time travel the most!

"It is my honor to be recognized by the goddess."

"I have a big project here, would you be interested in participating?"

"That's something to really look forward to."

After a brief collaboration, the goddess and the blacksmith reached some kind of consensus, and Kobayashi always felt that they would come up with something outrageous.

Chapter 106 The Headless Horseman Comes Knocking

It was a sunny afternoon.

Just as Kobayashi was enjoying the warm sunshine on the sofa in the living room, the troublesome red demon girl with chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) from the team came over.

His first words were shocking and unconventional.

"Kobayashi, come with me!"

"Eh?"

"Didn't you say that I could come to you if I needed anything?"

"Eh--"

Hearing her words, Xiaolin looked disgusted.

He then immediately turned to the delusional knight beside him and said, "I'm just going to unleash an explosion spell. You've definitely misunderstood something!"

Huihui, on the other hand, was half-riding on the magic wand and wouldn't let go.

Her delicate body writhed desperately, her cheek pressed tightly against it, feeling the magic that it occasionally fed back.

"Look at this shine! So black and tall...it's absolutely irresistible! Haaah—haaah—"

You're talking about a magic wand, it must be a magic wand!

It's not that one can't understand her love for the wand, but the way she plays with the top of the wand with both hands is extremely easy to misunderstand, and her utterly incoherent ramblings make one wonder if she's a complete pervert.

"So... hurry up, Kobayashi! I can't hold back any longer!"

"Yes, yes, I know."

Hearing the little girl's urging, Kobayashi reluctantly got up from the soft purple lap pillow.

There was nothing I could do; I had already agreed to her request.

After a brief greeting, the two went out. Huihui skipped and hopped all the way, and her cheerful mood infected Xiaolin as well.

He couldn't help but blurt out, "Huihui, you really like explosion magic."

Huihui immediately became interested, raised her wand high, and shouted, "That's right! Explosion magic is my everything, I will dedicate my life to explosion magic, and no one can stop me!"

"Oh, so full of passion!"

Xiao Lin rubbed her little head.

"Wait, Kobayashi, you just mistook me for a child, didn't you?" Huihui suddenly turned her head, her bloodshot eyes filled with a dangerous glint.

Xiaolin blinked and asked doubtfully, "Aren't you a minor? You'll only be 14 in a few months."

"Ah—! That's right, that's right! But it's so strange, I'm so unwilling to accept it!"

Huihui clutched her head and twisted her body, seemingly in great pain because what Xiaolin said was true and she couldn't get angry at him.

"By the way, why did you contact me? Didn't Darkness say to minimize contact with me?"

He hasn't forgotten the slander he suffered back then.

Besides, Darkness and Megumin have a good relationship, so he should be looking for her when she's free... At the very least, he has Aqua and Kazuma Sato to keep him company, so why would he look for him?

"Because I want to give you my first time!"

"……Eh?"

"The first burst spell with the new wand!"

"You are not allowed to use post-positive modifiers from now on."

Kobayashi rubbed his temples, looking at the oblivious Huihui, and felt a headache coming on.

Fortunately, he didn't say those words in front of everyone, otherwise it would have caused a huge uproar and led to unnecessary misunderstandings. Besides, he had never been interested in little girls, after all—

He will absolutely not take the first step in the execution!

After leaving the city, we came to a small hillside.

Kobayashi checked the distance and said, "This should be fine, right? Hurry up and release that 'that' that's about to overflow."

"No way! If we don't stay away from town, the guards will yell at us again!" Huihui retorted excitedly.

You just said "again", right?

Kobayashi suddenly remembered that Kazuma Sato had said that during his absence, Megumin's explosion magic had destroyed the area around the town, forcing him to pay 100 million Eris in compensation.

"This situation hasn't been going on for a long time, has it?"

"Uh-huh……"

Huihui blushed slightly and nodded awkwardly.

If you know you're wrong, then don't unleash the explosion magic!

...Although he really wanted to say that, he knew that Huihui would still do things her own way after he said it, and she wouldn't be Huihui if she listened to him.

"I really can't do anything with you, so let's continue to go deeper into the area."

They continued walking up the mountain with Huihui.

Before long, they arrived at the foot of a cliff, where there was an abandoned castle.

"right here!"

Standing below, Huihui pointed to the castle on the cliff and said to Kobayashi, "No one should live in that castle. I've already cast Explosion Magic here many times."

After saying that, she flicked the cloak behind her.

"Alright! I'm going to unleash an explosion spell!"

"Wait, Huihui."

"what happened?"

"You said you've been here many times, right?"

"That's right!"

Huihui straightened her small flat chest, mistakenly thinking that Xiaolin was afraid of being troubled, and reassured her, "Don't worry, I've released myself many times, there's absolutely no problem!"

"Aha……"

Xiaolin's lips twitched involuntarily.

No wonder he always felt something was off. Not only was Duster always hanging around the guild drinking, but the guild had also become quite deserted lately.

"Alright! I'm going to unleash an explosion spell!"

"Wait, Huihui."

"...What's wrong now?"

"Have there been rumors lately that the Demon King's military officers have arrived in this town?"

Yes, there are such rumors.

Huihui thought for a moment, then tilted her head and said, "But I didn't see any Demon King's army officers. It's probably just a rumor."

She didn't care about such a trivial matter at all. Besides, how could a Demon King's army officer possibly come to a remote beginner village?

"Alright! I'm going to unleash an explosion spell!"

"Wait, Megumin!"

"So, Kobayashi, what exactly do you want?! You stop me every single time, are you deliberately trying to cause trouble?!"

Huihui puffed out her cheeks and pounced on him, baring her teeth and brandishing her claws.

However, Kobayashi used only one hand to press down on her head, making it impossible for her to touch him.

"Megumi, what would you think if I told you that the Demon King's army officers live in this abandoned castle?"

"……Eh?"

"Haven't you thought about it carefully? The abandoned castle that withstood so many bursts of explosive magic is still intact. Someone must be regularly repairing it. But nobody lives there. So who would do that?"

"No, no way...?!"

Even Huihui has figured it out.

The power of the explosion magic is undeniable, but the fact that the abandoned castle still stands on the cliff after so many days speaks volumes.

Huihui's pupils contracted and then dilated rapidly, indicating that the news had a great impact on her.

"What should we do? Should we continue?"

"........."

Huihui remained silent.

Kobayashi leaned close to her and whispered provocatively in her ear, "There's nothing we can do. Even if Megumin chooses another target, that's fine. After all, there are things that Explosion Magic can't do. Well, it's just something we can't help."

"...Let it go."

"What did you say?"

"I want to release it!"

Huihui straightened her chest and raised her head, saying to Zixin, "I am Huihui! I am a great mage by profession, wielding the most powerful offensive magic—Explosion Magic, and I will eventually exhaust the limits of Explosion Magic! The Demon King's army cadres are nothing to me!"

Powerful and confident.

"Yes, this is the Grand Magus I admire who uses the strongest Explosion Magic—[Phoenix Chick] Megumin."

Kobayashi patted her little head encouragingly.

It's just a headless knight. Although the opponent is very strong, even Kobayashi himself is not confident that he can easily defeat him. However, once you know its weakness, there is no reason to be afraid.

Although I feel very sorry, I'll make you my bounty.