I love time travel the most!

"...I'm sorry, no."

"I think so too."

Eris's answer was as expected; the question he had just asked was merely a subconscious expectation.

"I... how about I just go to heaven like this?"

Kobayashi murmured.

Every day, I have to take care of problem children, and they always cause trouble for me, so I'm forced to clean up their messes.

This kind of life is just too torturous.

I'm so tired and want to retire.

Eris couldn't stand seeing anyone downcast, so she quickly interjected, "Mr. Kobayashi, please don't be so pessimistic. Try to think positively. At least you saved the villagers of Axel, didn't you?"

"Heh, if there hadn't been an explosion, it would have saved the villagers." Kobayashi's laughter was tinged with resentment.

The Destroyer's core is the Corona Stone.

It is a stone with immense energy, capable of powering massive mobile fortresses for centuries; one can only imagine the power it contains.

It's at least ten times stronger than explosive magic; calling it a boxed-up item wouldn't be an exaggeration.

Kobayashi's original plan was to push the mobile fortress into the sky and then quickly evacuate at a high enough altitude. This way, even if it exploded, it wouldn't affect Axel, and any falling debris would be burned up due to the acceleration.

however--

Instead of escaping the town when the explosion occurred, Axel suffered secondary damage due to the explosion of the mech.

Many adventurers and villagers must have been injured. Thinking of this, Kobayashi's expression became quite distressed.

Eris understood his predicament, for she often went down to the mortal realm to clean up other people's messes, and having witnessed the Destroyer's passage through her town recently, she knew how terrifying it was.

She didn't know how to comfort her.

The two fell silent for a moment.

Instead, Kobayashi came out first, slapping his cheeks with both hands until they turned red.

Eris looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Kobayashi cleared his head and stopped thinking about random things. At least he knew that being caught in the blast was better than being leveled by the Destroyer.

He told Eris his thoughts and received the goddess's high praise.

The kind goddess encouraged him, "You're right, Mr. Kobayashi! The Destroyer's power is undeniable. Even with some mistakes, he still saved the town. He can be proud of himself! He can even be called a hero in the kingdom!"

"I hope so."

Xiaolin can only force herself to be optimistic now.

The atmosphere became slightly more pleasant.

Then, Kobayashi began to think. Because the Mobile Fortress Destroyer had arrived so quickly, there were still some things he hadn't figured out.

Now that the matter is over, he has many questions to ask.

There are also questions about Eris.

“Eris, I remember asking you to lure the Destroyer away before, and you also told me that its route had been changed to a deserted mountain. But why did it correct its course and come back?” Kobayashi asked.

Eris rested her hand on her chin, feigning thought, and said, "That's what I'm wondering about too. I clearly took it with me, so why did it come back? I remember that only a burst of powerful energy could attract it, but it's winter now and nobody's out doing missions."

"...Wait, a sudden burst of powerful energy?"

"That's right. After all, it's a weapon of war to fight the Demon King's army, so it goes wherever there's a battle. And the characteristic of corona stone is that it's easily attracted to heat, which is why it destroys things aimlessly everywhere."

As she explained, Xiaolin's expression turned sour.

He remembered the previous series of explosions.

That's right, it was because he got carried away with his passion and insisted on killing General Winter that he caused such a massive destruction with hundreds of crystal bombs.

So that's the one!

Honestly, it's all my fault!

Xiaolin looked conflicted. Without anyone to blame, he suddenly didn't know how to vent his anger.

"Um... Mr. Kobayashi?"

"No, it's okay."

Kobayashi hesitated for a moment, but ultimately told Eris about it.

After hearing the reason, the kind goddess was heartbroken and wanted to blame him, but she couldn't bring herself to say it.

Not only did Kobayashi not know the Destroyer's motives, but he would also eventually end up in Axel if he didn't change his route. Most importantly, the man in front of him saved Axel.

Eris didn't speak, but Kobayashi still didn't dare to look at her.

Silent criticism is the most painful.

Fortunately, Aqua's voice cut in: "Hey! Kobayashi! You can revive now! Hurry up and come back from that breast pad goddess!"

That's extremely excessive and tyrannical.

Kobayashi could see that Eris was completely devastated.

The goddess's face flushed red and her eyes were brimming with tears. She looked pitiful, as if she were begging Kobayashi not to spread the news.

She probably forgot that Kobayashi had already spread the doctrine that "Eris's breasts are padded" throughout the entire theocracy.

Of course, Kobayashi wouldn't be without his own interests.

After giving him a look to make sure he wouldn't spread the word, she hurriedly bid farewell to Eris and ascended to heaven at Aqua's summons.

When I opened my eyes again, the light blue figure was very close.

You can smell the fragrance emanating from her, and see the concern in her pure, light blue eyes.

My heart feels warm.

Seeing Kobayashi open her eyes, Aqua relaxed and said, "Phew, that scared me to death. With half of my body gone, I thought the Goddess's power couldn't revive me. Hmph, just as I thought!"

You stupid goddess, make me feel better again!

"Wow, it really came back to life!" Huihui exclaimed.

Darkness also said, "As expected of Axel's most powerful high priestess, truly amazing, Aqua!"

Kazuma Sato pursed his lips and said, "That's all she has to offer."

That's right, that's about all Aqua has to offer.

Kobayashi wholeheartedly agrees with this.

Liu Zi gently stroked his cheek and said, "Even if you lose half your body, you can still come back to life? You really have a tenacious vitality, just like a cockroach."

Aqua was annoyed by Aqua's usual sharp tongue.

She exclaimed, "Wait, wait! Shouldn't you be praising me now? Isn't it all thanks to me that I was able to revive that battered and bruised Kobayashi?"

Hearing this, Kobayashi was also annoyed: "So, who was the idiot goddess who was responsible for blowing me up to pieces? Huh?!"

"This, this..."

Aqua's eyes darted around, completely unable to respond.

She was definitely feeling guilty; no matter what, the mecha exploding was her fault.

Most importantly, she didn't tell Kobayashi about the hidden danger of the mecha exploding, because she thought it was harmless and kept it a secret.

Kobayashi sat up abruptly, startling Aqua, who immediately ran behind Daknis, peeking out timidly, clearly afraid that Kobayashi would settle scores with her later.

But I don't have the mind to scold her right now.

Stand up and look around.

Because the explosion didn't reach the required height, the starting village of Axel was still affected. Countless rocks and mech fragments were scattered throughout the town, and houses and streets were all smashed to pieces. But that was relatively mild; the worst damage was done to the plains. Because the Destroyer was constantly releasing rays from below, the entire plain was riddled with craters.

All I see is devastation.

This is too tragic.

Kobayashi sighed softly, feeling a sense of relief at the same time.

To survive an explosion of that magnitude with only half your body intact is quite lucky.

Even more fortunately, he wasn't wearing the necklace while piloting the mech.

Yes.

When he sensed something was wrong, he deliberately took off the blue crystal necklace and the fairy curse necklace and gave them to Liu Zi for safekeeping.

Since Aqua can revive infinitely, he is more worried about the equipment.

Who can blame him for loving equipment the most?

As the villagers continued to enter through the other city gate, Xiaolin asked, "Were any villagers injured this time?"

"No," Kazuma Sato replied. "No one was injured because the villagers evacuated in time."

"And what about the adventurers?"

"No. Or rather, I was injured, but the stupid high priest next to me healed me."

"Yeah."

Xiaolin nodded in relief.

Just then, the adventurers, including Duster, excitedly surrounded Kobayashi. They immediately surrounded him and began to roam over his body.

Xiaolin was so frightened that she kept shrinking her shoulders.

His clothes were torn by the explosion. Although Liu Zi quickly put a pair of pants on him, his upper body was still completely naked.

Being touched by a group of men would make anyone nervous and scared, right?

But don't get me wrong, they didn't have any strange ideas. They simply laid him down, lifted him up, tossed him high into the air, and caught him again, repeating this process.

"That's great, Kobayashi!"

"You saved the town!"

"You are my hero!"