I love time travel the most!

"Alright, alright, stop generating electricity here. Mr. Headless Rider is also troubled." Kobayashi pressed her shoulder and said to Aqua, who was standing next to her, "Please, Aqua, purify the curse."

"learn!"

Aqua flicked her wand, and holy light burst forth from her body.

——【Divine Purification】!

"Ah~~~"

Darkness let out a soft cry, and the curse on her body was immediately removed.

The headless knight's eyes widened in surprise upon seeing this.

"W-what?!"

It probably never imagined that someone would so easily purify the curse it cast.

The headless knight cried out in panic, "No, impossible—! You must have used some kind of high-cost magic, otherwise you couldn't have purified my curse so easily...!"

It seemed unlikely that anyone in the beginner town could do that, so it pointed at Darkness again, and another cloud of black mist condensed around its body.

"Death Announcement!"

"Holy Purification!"

The purification process was even faster than last time, leaving the headless knight completely dumbfounded.

I can't understand why this blue-haired guy who looks like an idiot can so easily purify its curse.

but--

"Death Announcement!"

"Holy Purification!"

"Death Announcement!"

"Holy Purification!"

……

...

As the two continued to curse and be purified, although it was unknown how they felt, Xiaolin knew that Darkness was about to reach heaven.

Well, in every sense of the word.

Chapter 108 Biu! Biu! Biu!

"Haha...haha...haha..."

The headless knight had exhausted too much magic power from casting too many curse spells on Darkness, and was panting heavily in a state of mental exhaustion.

I don't understand!

I completely don't understand!

what happened?

What exactly is going on in this town?

That's so weird!

A red demon archmage with an insane mind, whose explosive magic is incredibly powerful and can be cast at lightning speed; a high priest who can instantly purify his most prized and masterful curse skills; and a cross knight who has endured countless curses and purifications without experiencing any pain and even seems to enjoy it.

Who exactly are these people?!

"So, are you guys really newbies? That's so weird!!!"

I couldn't help but roar loudly.

But within the angry voice, there was an unmistakable tremor.

It must have been quite flustered.

While it's not that it can't understand the Headless Horseman's confusion, everyone present, except for the goddess Aqua, is a complete novice to him.

Aqua scoffed, "What? You're already weak? That's ridiculous!"

Upon hearing her words, the headless knight's hand, which was pointing at Aqua, trembled slightly. He couldn't help but roar at her, "You're the strange one! Your magical power is ridiculously high! Can a normal person cast purification spells so many times?!"

It got one thing wrong.

Aqua is no ordinary high priestess; she is also the high priestess of the water goddess!

"Pfft—what's wrong? You got scared already? That's hilarious!"

Aqua lightly covered her mouth and continued to mock.

Although she wasn't good at being a goddess, her sarcasm skills were top-notch. She could always provoke Kazuma Sato into a rage, and the headless rider, who wasn't good with words, was no exception.

"How dare you underestimate me! If I get serious, I can slaughter every single resident of this town!"

It held up its head and glared at them fiercely, its expression full of threat.

But I always felt it was just a show of bravado masking inner weakness.

Aqua, on the contrary, was annoyed. She curled her lip and said, "Just some undead, yet they dare to be so arrogant!"

Having said that, he gathered a great deal of divine power in his hands.

"Hmph, a novice adventurer like you can't possibly hurt me!" the headless knight said confidently.

"Take this! Purify!"

"ah!!!"

It was so careless that it didn't even flash.

The headless knight, struck by the attack, howled and rolled around on the ground as if trying to extinguish the flames on its body. It probably never expected that the skill would cause such immense pain, and that it would also completely purify its mount.

"Ah, it's gone."

Xiaolin couldn't help but make a comment.

Aqua, seeing the headless rider rise again from the smoke, said somewhat flusteredly, "Hey, Kobayashi, my skill doesn't seem to be working!"

"Yeah... indeed."

The idiot goddess's skill was incredibly powerful; a single attack nearly sent Ainz Ooal Gown to his doom. The headless knight, on the other hand, only seemed to be screaming in pain; surely that doesn't mean it's stronger than Ainz Ooal Gown, right?

It's probably because the attributes aren't completely mutually exclusive.

"No, no, no, it looks very effective, doesn't it? It even screamed 'Ah!'"

Kazuma Sato asked curiously from the side.

Aqua said anxiously, "Completely different, okay! Kazuma, where's your knife that can kill someone in one hit? Hurry up and take it out and kill him!"

"No, no, no, the headless horseman is long dead. The dagger has no effect on it at all."

Xiaolin advised her not to do that.

This is the limitation of the "one-hit kill" technique. It's very powerful in the normal world, but it becomes helpless when it comes to matters of death.

It's not a Zanpakuto after all.

In the arena, the headless knight was extremely troubled.

It stared intently at Kobayashi and the others, and once again posed a profound question: "You, you, you... are you guys really novice adventurers?!"

"Take this! Divine Purification!"

Aqua didn't give it a chance to explain; the magic descended upon it once more.

"Ahhhhhh!!!"

The headless horseman's cries were even more pitiful than before.

Aside from looking miserable, it had no injuries whatsoever, and after a brief roll, it stood up again.

This time, it was really angry.

He cautiously approached Kobayashi and the others, emanating a terrifying aura as deep as an abyss.

"This is bad, it's really not working!"

"What, what should I do?"

Is this the end?

“Haha ....”

Aqua's purification skill failed to cause any real damage, Megumin's Explosion Magic failed to penetrate the enemy's chest armor, Kazuma Sato's [One-Hit Kill] was ineffective, and Darkness's attacks not only missed but also just generated electricity.

Suddenly, all four of them turned around at the same time.

"—Kobayashi (senpai), quickly use your invincible Ryuu (Miss) to think of a solution!" x4

...Huh? Huh?

Although I understand that I have long cultivated an image of a reliable leader, there's just something inexplicably comical about the four of you talking together.

Unfortunately, Liu Zi was also unable to make a move this time.

In the past, Ryuu had easily beheaded her enemies, but the Headless Knight had taken his own head beforehand, leaving Ryuu helpless.

You're something else, Headless Horseman.

"However, it's not that there's no way."

As he spoke, Kobayashi suddenly made his move, a dazzling magic bursting forth from his right hand as he shouted at the headless knight, "Steal—!"

Kazuma Sato's eyes lit up.

"That's right! So that's one of your tricks!"

So much had happened that he forgot he could also steal enemy weapons. Even though it might not change the situation, he still had to try!

however--

"As expected, it still doesn't work..."

Kobayashi scratched his empty hands, looking regretful.

The headless knight scoffed, "Hmph, because the level difference between us is too great, your skills are completely ineffective against me."