I love time travel the most!

Seeing this, Freya chuckled and said, "Let's stop here then. Kobayashi, take this girl back to her room."

"As ordered."

Kobayashi rang the bell beside him and left the room with Ari.

As the girl left, she caught a glimpse of Freya giving her a meaningful smile, and at the same time, she heard the man beside her say, "Don't let your guard down, the goddess's capriciousness has only just begun. But, if you can seize the opportunity..."

Before he finished speaking, Alyssa understood his meaning, and her eyes gradually hardened.

Chapter 199 Disastrous Failure

Kobayashi and Ari disappeared, leaving Freya alone, still elegant and alluring, sitting in her chair, leaning against the armrest while swirling the red wine in her glass, her eyes fixed on the direction the two had left, seemingly lost in thought.

Suddenly, the candlelight on the distant wall flickered slightly, and a figure appeared silently behind Freya.

He didn't speak, nor did he show any blame or anger. Instead, he stood there silently, as if he were guarding the goddess Freya.

"Ota."

Freya whispered the man's name.

He is none other than Freya's strongest, and also the strongest in the labyrinth city of Orario, the Mighty Otto.

"Ota, you're not here to blame me, are you? For ignoring warnings and recklessly running away, and even buying so many slaves and expensive mansions," Freya said with a smile, swirling her wine glass.

If you understand this, then you shouldn't have done it.

Ota didn't speak, but his furrowed brows and deep eyes conveyed the same meaning.

In fact, Freya knows everything.

But if she could control herself, control her free and willful divinity, then she wouldn't be Freya, she wouldn't be the goddess of beauty.

“I don’t mean any blame.” Ota bowed and said with utmost respect, “Lady Freya’s will is our will, and we will do whatever it takes to meet your needs.”

"Oh, thank you."

Freya chuckled softly.

One could detect a hint of resentment in Ota's tone, but this was also the consensus of the eight clan leaders: things had come to this point, so they should just let the goddess do as she pleased. This was also the reason why they hadn't intervened at the beginning.

This is why Freya is so willful.

"However... Goddess Freya, do you think so highly of him?"

"Who? Ari?"

"........."

"I know, I know, Ota is talking about Kobayashi, right?"

Under Ota's silent expression, Freya lazily stretched, signaling him not to be nervous.

"—I just found it interesting."

The goddess of beauty said so.

interesting?

Ota unconsciously looked at the goddess, trying to glean something from her face.

Freya chuckled softly, "Don't misunderstand, I have no intention of having that child join the familia. Admittedly, that child is outstanding, but his soul is already in a state of chaos."

The only requirement to join Freya's Familia is the goddess's approval.

Clearly, Freya did not choose Kobayashi.

"What interests me about that child is the divine power that envelops his soul."

"........."

"That divine power, so pure it was almost unbelievable, was quite unfamiliar to me. In my mind, there shouldn't be any gods in the divine realm with such pure divine power, which is why I found it interesting."

"........."

"However, when I tried to probe indirectly, the child wisely responded with silence. As I mentioned earlier, in such an environment, someone who can intuitively know to remain silent must either have received education on avoiding leaking secrets or frequently come into contact with deities. Ari is the former, and Kobayashi is the latter."

Freya's meaning is quite clear.

That means the divine power in Kobayashi's body was indeed a protection bestowed upon him by a certain god. Combined with his previous statement that he would only serve that god and refused to join other clans, the answer is obvious.

And also the identity of a traveler.

Kobayashi once said that he had been to not only towns and countries, but also other worlds, which was probably the realm of gods.

That is why they received the favor of the gods.

"Ota, how is my reasoning?"

"...In addition to your beauty, your wisdom is unmatched, and other gods are far inferior to you."

Otto naturally offers his sincerest praise.

Freya was pleased, a slight smile playing on her lips as she took a sip of the red wine in her glass.

Actually, that's not all.

Through her divine eyes that could see into souls, the goddess of beauty also saw into Kobayashi's soul. Although the core was in complete chaos, it was not without a way to remedy it.

The proof is that when Kobayashi went to the slave area and saw the naked and numb slaves, his soul experienced a brief but intense fluctuation.

However, things were developing in a negative direction at that time.

The chaotic core, emanating darkness, continuously erodes the pure divine power surrounding it, thus constantly strengthening itself.

But just when Freya thought it was a transformation into a corrupt one, the pure divine power emitted a soft white light that purified her again, forcibly suppressing the evil transformation.

When Freya deliberately tested the waters by buying and freeing the slaves, the chaotic core gradually calmed down, and divine power took over, purifying much of the core.

Save slaves, buy mansions, entertain slaves, and free slaves.

Freya conducted several tests in succession.

As she suspected, the unfolding events of good and evil would influence Kobayashi's soul transformation. In other words, doing good would purify Kobayashi's soul, while doing evil would confuse it. Although outwardly there would be no change, her thought processes and behavioral patterns would subtly undergo significant alterations.

With proper training, Kobayashi might just shine as brightly as Ota and the others.

Unfortunately, she wasn't in the mood or interested.

Even if she succeeds, her soul's brilliance is far inferior to that of Ari, so Freya lost interest in Kobayashi after discovering the truth.

Do not misunderstand.

This isn't a question of which one to pick up if a single faricophora or a bag of faricophora falls on the ground.

The greedy act of picking everything up is normal, but it doesn't fit Freya's aesthetic. After all, she came out to find a partner (Ord), not to build a harem.

Kobayashi might actually hinder her date with Ari.

In other words, Freya chose Ari over Kobayashi.

“The child won’t need to accompany us anymore. However, we should still reward him for escorting us all the way.” Freya tapped her chin with her slender fingers, pondering how to reward Kobayashi.

"There is."

Freya saw Ota behind her, smiled and said, "Ota, that child looks like a martial artist too. Why don't you go and teach him a little?"

"As ordered."

Ota the warrior receives the goddess's decree.

A gentle breeze blew by, and his figure disappeared.

At this moment, Freya suddenly paused and said, "I forgot to tell Ota to go easy on her. Oh well, nothing should happen."

In the eyes of the goddess of beauty, this was just a trivial matter.

The favor bestowed by the gods upon the people of the mortal realm is a heavy burden; whether they can bear it depends on themselves.

That's just how capricious the goddess of beauty is.

the other side.

On her way back after dropping Ari off, Kobayashi encountered Boffman.

I wanted to say hello, but Boffman swayed like a zombie and showed no intention of greeting me at all.

The merchant, who was lusting after the goddess's body, looked extremely haggard, with unfocused eyes, and kept muttering things like, "I am a black pig no different from garbage, and I will not do anything to offend the goddess Freya."

Poor Boffman, he looks like he's been completely trained.

So, where should I sleep tonight?

After the revelry, the tense nerves completely relaxed, and the former slaves, now freed, lay sprawled out in the hall, fast asleep.

Because it's a green island, the temperature isn't low at night, so nobody bothers them.

But if you can sleep in a bed, who would prefer to sleep on the floor?

Just as Xiaolin was about to find a room to rest, an uninvited guest blocked his way.

The moon hung high in the night sky, partially obscured by dark clouds. The figure stood in the shadows, his indistinct form obscuring his face.

But this is no problem for Kobayashi, who has the ability to see in all five senses, and Ryuu, who has superhuman vision.

They are strong.

Just by looking at his muscular upper body illuminated by the moonlight, Kobayashi was already on guard. Not to mention, the two pig ears on his head made Kobayashi even more wary and he couldn't help but grimace and click his tongue.

——The fierce Ota.

Standing at two meters tall, a head taller than Kobayashi, with a burly figure and a heavy broadsword on his back, coupled with his indifferent expression, he brought a considerable sense of oppression just by appearing on stage.

After all, the opponent was a level 7 powerhouse, and Kobayashi alone had no chance of defeating him.

Not to mention, Ota also has the powerful skill of becoming stronger the longer the battle goes on.

But Ota didn't seem to be there to kill him; Kobayashi could sense that. Although he exuded a dangerous aura, unlike that ruffled cat, Ota didn't seem to be intent on killing him.

He slightly raised his head and looked directly at the martial artist in front of him.

"It's so late, I wonder what you need me for?" Kobayashi spoke first, breaking the silence.

Otherwise, given Ota's taciturn nature, the two of them would just waste time staring at each other.

Otto raised his right hand.