I love time travel the most!

Sure enough, it was just as he thought.

Ari, who had always been reluctant to be pursued by this goddess of unknown origin, retorted loudly and emotionally, "Don't joke around! For the sake of our country, I must return to the generals who are fighting as soon as possible. I have no time to deal with the capricious behavior of a goddess—"

"money for the journey."

The goddess's words extinguished Ari's anger.

Freya went a step further and asked, "You plan to leave this city, but do you have a concrete plan?"

"........."

“I understand you don’t want to owe me any more favors, but what can you do on your own? I don’t know where you want to go, but you can’t get there on foot, can you? If that’s the case, how do you plan to cross the desert?”

"........."

Freya's words hit the nail on the head, and Ari opened her mouth but couldn't say a word.

However, she wasn't as useless as the other party made her out to be. After all, she was a prince, and if she appeared in that capacity to seek help...

Freya, as if reading her mind, said, "By the way, Boffman once said that your country's situation is unstable, and many merchants have already defected to the invading enemy. If someone claims to be a missing prince, it would be better to betray him for personal gain than risk your life to help him hide."

"Varied……!"

Whether it was Ari's overly optimistic attitude or her desperate attempt to revive a dying animal, it was all shattered by the smiling goddess.

"Underage girls wandering aimlessly might end up being captured and enslaved again."

The goddess's words carried a hint of intimidation.

But I have to say, it works very well.

"Ahhhh!!!"

Alyssa groaned in frustration, now completely cut off from her opponent's escape route.

Freya maintained her elegant smile and negotiated: "If you agree to come along, it's not that I'm unwilling to provide assistance."

Ari suddenly looked up.

However, I wasn't looking at Freya, but at Kobayashi next to Freya.

That man once said that as long as one could bring pleasure to the gods, one could obtain unimaginable rewards. And Freya's persistent pursuit of him, did that mean...?

"repay."

"……what?"

Freya suddenly spoke, and Ari was a little stunned.

"You promised to repay my life-saving grace, and I want you to keep your promise now."

"I……"

These words were a fatal blow to Ari.

As Freya said, this was a promise she herself had made.

He felt like grabbing his hair and yelling at the other person for being unreasonable, but Xiaolin's words kept swirling in his mind, and in the end he suppressed his impulse and helplessly lowered his shoulders.

She said sullenly, "I did say that, and I am grateful for your saving my life... I, I accept your offer."

"Really? That would be great."

In the end, he was still manipulated by the goddess.

In conclusion, she gave far too much.

“It seems the negotiations are over.” Kobayashi interrupted after the two finished talking, bowing to Freya and saying, “In that case, I’ll take my leave here.”

"Huh? Aren't you coming with us?" Ari asked, somewhat surprised.

Kobayashi smiled slightly: "Because I've already obtained what I requested."

"That's right..."

Aly nodded.

She had a good impression of Kobayashi, who had secretly reminded her, and her expression showed a slight regret when she heard that he wouldn't be traveling with her.

"Prince Ari".

"Yes Yes."

Kobayashi called her by her name very formally, which made Ari, who had reverted to her original name, feel somewhat uncomfortable.

At this moment, Kobayashi said again, "Prince Ari, I don't know what difficulties and trials you will encounter next, but no matter how hard the road ahead is, as long as you are heading in the right direction, no matter how rugged and uneven it is, it is still closer to happiness than standing still."

"........."

"Therefore, I will use a blessing from the god I serve as a farewell gift."

"A blessing?"

"Yes!"

Kobayashi raised his head slightly, offering her a bit of encouragement, and said, "May you begin your journey with insignificance and end with greatness."

"Starting with insignificance, ending with greatness..."

Ari muttered a retelling to herself.

She is now a young girl who has just been freed from slavery, and her ultimate goal is to drive out the enemy and rebuild the country.

Isn't it true that we begin with insignificance and end with greatness?

Ari took a deep breath, then placed her hand on her chest, with the utmost formality and expression as if receiving a deity, and said, "Thank you for your blessing, God. I will certainly live up to His expectations!"

...No, that was just a polite remark; she didn't actually expect anything from you.

Kobayashi recalled the scene when Aqua said those words to him; it was just a perfunctory way of doing her job.

Freya, who was watching all this from the side, pouted slightly.

Oh no, she seems to be jealous.

Chapter 201 I have a bold idea

Although I spent little time with Freya, the goddess had a strong personal style in both personality and manner.

Willful, free-spirited, and domineering.

Moreover, gods with billions of years of experience are not only highly experienced but also exceptionally intelligent. If you're not careful, you can be led by the nose and fall into the traps they've set.

"...That's what happened after I met the goddess Freya."

"Oh oh oh oh oh oh!!!"

Kobayashi has now returned to Konosuba and, at Sato Kazuma's repeated requests, recounted the events of the past few days.

As the person in question gave a vivid and engaging speech, he clapped excitedly.

"That goddess is so domineering! She actually bought all the slaves with a wave of her hand just for a slave girl! And because they had nowhere to live, she also bought the most luxurious castle! That goddess is too rich!" Sato Kazuma exclaimed, his eyes glazed over as if he were fantasizing about Freya's charm.

But Xiaolin detected a tone of pleading for a sugar daddy's help, like "rich woman, food, I'm hungry."

Could it be that Kazuma Sato wants to be noticed and gain the favor of the goddess?

It wasn't that I was deliberately belittling my companion who was lost in fantasy, but rather that, despite his reputation for being a sadist and a true man, he might not even be as valuable as a pebble on the roadside in Freya's eyes. The sheer chaos in his soul alone could cause Freya physical discomfort.

Out of consideration for their friendship, Xiaolin didn't say anything.

Aqua, however, wasn't going to indulge him. She chuckled and mocked, "Oh dear, Mr. Kazuma, you should probably stop daydreaming. Even if you appeared right in front of him, he probably wouldn't even see you. Because the light of your soul is just too faint."

After she finished speaking, she made a gesture.

A gesture signifying the loss of the Korean market.

Kazuma Sato looked speechlessly at Aqua, who seemed to be resisting. Uncharacteristically, he didn't argue with her, but instead sighed, "Although she's a bit of a womanizer, other people's goddesses are powerful and reliable. On the other hand, our goddess..."

"Wait! Kazuma, what do you mean? Do you want to start a fight?!" Aqua rolled up her sleeves, ready to reason with him.

"Then tell me, besides some useless banquet skills, what else do you have? Tell me!"

"Huh?! Have you forgotten that every time Kazuma dies, it's me who uses my Goddess Privilege to revive you?!"

"Who is the culprit who caused my death? You useless goddess who dragged me down!"

"Uh...uh...!"

Aqua was thoroughly berated by the furious Kazuma Sato. With teary eyes, she looked pitifully at Kobayashi, then uncontrollably threw herself into his arms for comfort.

"Are you a child?!"

Kazuma Sato clicked his tongue in displeasure.

"Alright, alright, stop crying." Xiaolin stopped the goddess from crying, his clothes completely soaked.

However, there is one point I want to refute regarding Kazuma Sato.

Kobayashi patted her head and said, "I feel more relaxed around Aqua."

"...Huh? Really?" Aqua raised her teary-eyed head and asked uncertainly.

Seeing their puzzled expressions, Kobayashi explained, "Ah, really. Because that goddess is too smart."

Hearing Kobayashi say this, Aqua was about to burst into laughter through her tears when Kazuma Sato added insult to injury, mocking the goddess, "What Kobayashi-senpai means is that you're too stupid, which is why it's more relaxing to be with you."

"Varied……!"

Aqua pouted, making a face as if she was about to cry again.

Kobayashi secretly glared at Sato Kazuma.

Even though it's true, you can't just say it so bluntly!

Compared to Aqua, Freya is indeed very intelligent. Unlike Aqua, who cheated by using her abilities to discover Ari's true identity, Freya deduced it through subtle clues and her intelligence. It would have been impossible to guess it so quickly without a sharp mind and rich experience.

Moreover, when he finally did him a favor, he deliberately set a trap. If he hadn't instinctively stepped into it, it might have alerted the other party and led them to discover something.

"anyway……"

Kazuma Sato's words interrupted his thoughts and drew the attention of Kobayashi and Aqua.

Then he tapped his chin with his index finger and suddenly asked with great interest, "Freya is the goddess of beauty in mythology, right? She must be very beautiful! Isn't she more beautiful than Aqua, that useless goddess?"

For some reason, whenever something is related to a god, Kazuma Sato likes to compare himself to Aqua.