I love time travel the most!

When he saw Frey, his eyes turned icy cold, and Frey couldn't help but shiver.

Loki said coldly, "I didn't expect you to show up here. I thought you would run away from this battle."

“…I would never do such a thing,” Frey retorted in a low voice.

"That's why I'm surprised. This is so unlike you. Ever since childhood, you've been slow, clumsy, and prone to giving up on everything. You would hide behind me whenever you were scared of something. And now, someone like you wants to join this battle?"

The younger brother's question silenced the older sister.

After a pause, Frey said, "Loki, you've always been very capable since you were a child. You're always so lively... so smart... so strong... and so agile. All I had to do was follow behind Loki... and hide behind Loki."

Then, amidst her brother's curiosity, the older sister gently shook her head and said, "But now, I am also a student of this academy... a puppeteer aiming to become the Demon King!"

Frey lifted her head with all her might, facing Loki head-on.

Loki was startled. Frey's previous weak demeanor had vanished completely, and she now looked very resolute, even majestic.

...Even so.

"I'm saying, it's nice that the siblings have a deep bond, but can you guys consider my feelings? By doing this, don't you make me look like the villain? I'm clearly the protagonist," Xiaolin couldn't help but complain from the side.

Loki ignored Kobayashi and said in a low voice, "Heh, doesn't seem like the reluctance of a weakling? But are you truly prepared?"

“Loki…maybe he hates me, who knows? But…we will fight. Because if I just hide behind Loki, I can’t protect anyone.” Frey patted her ample chest, which Charlotte was incredibly jealous of, and for the first time showed her sisterly side.

"Protect? Who are you talking about?" Loki seemed both arrogant and annoyed.

Kobayashi, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but raise her hand to interrupt them, saying, "Um... could you please consider my feelings a little? I'm really not a villain."

"Shut up! I'll defeat you! Gabriel, spin!"

"I will protect Loki! Lavi! Sound Barrier!"

At this moment, the siblings, whose relationship was twisted, finally understood each other and joined forces to deal with a formidable enemy.

In this way, the world where only Kobayashi was injured was completed.

"—So, I'm really not a villain!"

Xiaolin's grievances reached the heavens.

Chapter 152 Frey Goes Berserk

"Roar--"

"Om-"

Cyan and purple magic were injected into Gabriel and Rabi respectively. With the blessing of their respective masters, the automatons, though produced by the same workshop, but with completely different abilities, rushed towards the enemy standing in the distance.

Rabbi ran back and forth around Kobayashi at incredible speed, roaring continuously. The shockwave generated by the [Sound Control] ripped up the turf and dug up the soil, flying towards the center of the field with terrifying force.

Kobayashi remained calmly standing in the same spot.

But Liu Zi reacted and stood up to protect her master.

She brandished the scythe beneath her skirt, scattering the mysterious cannonballs. In that instant, Charlotte, watching from below the stage, sensed a surge of magical energy emanating from Kobayashi. Even Charlotte only felt it faintly; most of the students probably wouldn't have even noticed that Kobayashi had used magic.

"--【barrier】."

Xiaolin offered an explanation.

[Barrier] is just a normal defensive spell... that's how it should be, but when attached to a scythe that can be swung quickly, the effect is completely the opposite.

This is another ingenious use he developed.

"Get out of my way." Loki hissed, frowning. "If you can't help, get out of my way!"

His hands moved in the air, and Gabriel, connected by magic, spun rapidly, coming from the sky behind Rabi. Using Rabi's burly body to block Kobayashi's view and hide his own figure, he accelerated the moment Rabi jumped, spinning towards Kobayashi with a fierce gust of wind.

"Good cooperation."

Kobayashi gave a compliment.

The rabbi harassed the enemy on the ground, while Gabriel, who could fly, looked for an opportunity in the air; the two cooperated.

Frey is definitely incapable of cooperating effectively with others, which suggests that Loki is providing support and coordination from behind the scenes.

As expected of the Demon King who finally reached the top, his potential was perfectly demonstrated at this moment.

but--

"It's no use. With your floating short sword dismantled, you can't harass me from multiple angles. A single spinning greatsword can't do any damage to me when I don't need to expend energy to defend against sneak attacks."

Kobayashi reached out his hand again.

The transparent membrane still enveloped him, creating a safe little space. In this way, the greatsword that was searching for him would definitely be deflected by the burst of magic after the stalemate, just like before.

"Humph."

Loki sneered, a dangerous smile curving his lips.

Kobayashi's alarm bells rang loudly. The talisman Charlotte had given him was working again at this moment. Instinctively sensing something was wrong, he leaned back, narrowly dodging a silent and colorless "cannonball" with a backward arch!

"Audio controls?"

I thought that magic involving sound effects would involve powerful shockwaves, so I wasn't on guard. But now it can launch silent cannonballs? And it can even break through my defensive magic by vibrating the air?

Frey shouldn't confess...

Oh, I see. Was it Yomi?

That old man, who's lived to a great age, must know a lot. It wouldn't be a problem for him to teach Frey a trick.

Honestly, the "family members" I rescued have actually brought me trouble. Is this what they call "lifting a rock only to drop it on your own foot"?

At this moment, Gabriel, who was being manipulated, changed course and arrived above Kobayashi.

"Successful!"

Loki could barely contain his excitement. With a flick of his right hand, he sent his spinning greatsword plummeting straight down. Due to the combined acceleration of gravity and magic, it was much faster than before!

With Rabbi still roaring in the distance, a terrifying shockwave rushed straight towards Kobayashi!

Caught in a pincer attack, there was nowhere to hide!

The shockwave and the greatsword landed at Kobayashi's location almost simultaneously.

--boom!

With a deafening explosion, a large amount of dust was kicked up, obscuring the battlefield and blocking the view of all the students.

"Kobayashi!" x2

Frey on the stage and Charlotte in the audience both cried out in alarm with concern.

"Why would you do such a thing, rabbi!"

For the first time, Frey loudly berated her dog-type automaton, for she hadn't given any instructions to attack.

Unable to speak like Yomi, the rabbi let out a pitiful whimper, as if explaining that the attack was beyond its control and not of its own volition.

It seems like someone was manipulating it from behind.

Loki, however, retorted from a distance, "Hey! Why was your attack so slow? What were you thinking, holding back in the fight?!"

"But……"

"No buts! On the battlefield, we are enemies, and we cannot show mercy to the enemy! Moreover...!"

Loki wanted to say something more.

But when he saw Kobayashi and Ryuu slowly emerging from the smoke, he was speechless.

Following the principle that smoke causes no harm, the coordinated attack just now did not cause any damage to Kobayashi.

"He's such a worrying man."

"It seems you care about him a lot, Charles."

"What are you saying?!"

Charlotte let out a relaxed sigh of relief. Sigmund, the little dragon perched on her head, teased her, prompting the proud young girl to excitedly retort in a low voice.

Under Loki's hostile and angry gaze, the unharmed man laughed and said, "Hahaha, you're telling others not to hold back, Loki, haven't you slowed down too?"

"...Hmph, don't joke around. I didn't slow down at all; you just got faster."

Loki successfully refuted Kobayashi's teasing thanks to his outstanding knowledge.

indeed.

At that moment, Kobayashi was unable to avoid being attacked from both sides, but that didn't mean Ryuzu couldn't either. Using the [Imaginary Switch], she saved Kobayashi at the last moment.

Loki narrowed his eyes, his wariness of Kobayashi growing even stronger.

Is it still hiding its strength now?

What a dangerous man!

He saw not only her fighting prowess, but also her intention to get close to his sister as malicious.

"Hmm. Since it's turn-based, it's my turn to make a move, isn't it...!"

One moment Kobayashi was speaking leisurely, and the next he was already next to the angel-type automaton, kicking it in the chest and knocking it to the ground.

A burst of magic!

The violent magic surged through Gabriel's body, causing the automaton, which had no sense of pain, to twist involuntarily, and the steel plates synthesized on its body to rattle violently.

"Gabriel!"

Loki excitedly stepped forward.

Originally, Loki could easily escape from Kobayashi's feet by simply using magic to connect with the automaton and spinning it, but now Loki has also lost his composure.

Kobayashi raised an eyebrow.

There was still no intention to thwart Gabriel's plan to seize Loki's glove, after all, he was a strong contender for the Demon King's throne, and it would be a waste for him to be eliminated at this time.

And his goal was to lure out their father.

Defeating the siblings and seizing their right to the nighttime rendezvous is not out of the question, but it would be bad if their father, Bronson, were to stop their hearts in a fit of rage. After all, Kobayashi doesn't know if he can revive a human whose heart has been implanted with a magic circuit.

But he has to punish himself severely for being so ruthless, even if he's his brother-in-law... oops, Frey's brother!

The magic transformed into a turbulent current that surged within the angel-shaped automaton, clashing with Loki's magic.