I love time travel the most!

Eris is one, and Freya is another.

"Hmph, I don't think you know much, you idiot Kazuma." Aqua suddenly puffed out her chest proudly, placed her hands on her chest as if introducing herself, and said smugly, "I am a goddess, the goddess of water wisdom, Aqua! In the heavens, even my appearance is among the top! The goddess of beauty could never be more beautiful than me!"

"Hmm... So what's the situation, Kobayashi-senpai?" Sato Kazuma was still very curious.

The two of them looked at Kobayashi together.

"Well..."

Kobayashi pinched his chin, thought for a moment, and then said, "If we're talking about beauty, Freya is probably the better one."

"Varied……!"

"Haha, I knew it!"

Aqua pouted as if she was about to cry again, while Kazuma Sato laughed like a victorious general.

"Etc., etc!"

Kobayashi raised his hand and explained to avoid any misunderstanding, "Actually, in terms of appearance alone, Aqua and Freya are equally beautiful."

"That……"

"Freya is the goddess of beauty; her divinity is imbued with beauty, a captivating beauty that can even captivate the gods!"

"what?"

"When I first met her, I was almost captivated by her beauty."

"No way?!"

Kazuma Sato cried out in surprise.

Recalling what happened when she first met Freya, Kobayashi still felt a chill run down her spine.

He used his charm on himself because he found it amusing, trying to see through his own soul. If it weren't for Aqua's blue crystal necklace, he would have definitely become her captive. That's why he said he preferred spending time with Aqua to Freya.

“That’s right. I prefer spending time with Aqua to Freya.”

To put the silly goddess at ease, Kobayashi said this somewhat shyly.

It feels a bit like a confession of love.

Aqua, however, didn't think that way. She simply felt that Kobayashi had chosen her among the goddesses, and then she burst into tears and smiled, revealing her large Kobayashi, and happily threw herself into his arms.

"Wait, wait! Snot! Snot is all over my clothes!"

It would be even better if she didn't have a runny nose or rub herself against him without any regard for her goddess etiquette.

"However, this time it wasn't without its gains."

Kobayashi took out the parchment scroll that Freya had given him from his pocket.

This is the essence of grace, a power bestowed by the gods upon their people, inscribed on their bodies with divine blood to enhance their abilities.

"Give."

Hand it to Aqua.

Of the three of them, only Aqua, the goddess of the divine realm, could understand the things mentioned above; Kobayashi and Sato Kazuma were completely of no help.

"These characters... are so strange. They're characters I've never seen before, and they even have a hint of divinity about them. They don't seem simple... Give me some time, and I'll figure them out."

Aqua took it and magically put it away.

"Wait, Aqua. I remember you can make something disappear, could it be..."

"How can it be!"

Kazuma Sato's questioning angered Aqua.

Then, in a flash, the parchment scroll Freya had given him reappeared in her hand.

It seems Aqua didn't make it disappear.

Kazuma Sato, fearing that Aqua would do something wrong again, reminded her, "This was something that Kobayashi-senpai went through a lot of trouble to bring back, so you have to take good care of it, you idiot Aqua!"

“You idiot Kazuma, I know without you telling me! The things on this scroll are likely the key to my gaining followers, how could I possibly lose it?” Aqua chuckled as she put the scroll away.

--grace.

Although it cannot make a person stronger, it gives the person who obtains it an opportunity to become stronger.

For some, the ability to unlock their potential and become stronger than others is incredibly appealing. Perhaps Aqua also hoped to decipher the parchment scrolls so she could use her blessings to attract more followers.

To be honest, Kobayashi somewhat regretted giving the parchment to Aqua.

It's understandable that Aqua wants to expand her followers, but unfortunately, her followers are the fearsome Axis cultists, those mentally unstable mobile calamities who are far more terrifying than the Demon King's army.

If they gain even greater power, it's hard to guarantee they won't do something outrageous.

I hope the world is alright, Amen... Aqua!

"Grace?" Sato Kazuma was also somewhat hopeful about grace, but more importantly, "Kobayashi-senpai, you said you were defeated in one move, is that true?"

"Ah, it's true."

Kobayashi did not hide the fact that he had been defeated.

Nothing is more convincing than one's own experience, even if it's a bit embarrassing.

"LV7, Mighty Otto, he is the strongest person I have ever seen. That's right, even stronger than Esdeath!"

The premise is that the Ice Queen does not use the skill of freezing time and space.

Even now, Kobayashi can still recall the oppressive feeling that Ota gave him. From his appearance to the fight to his departure, Ota's indifferent expression and tone were quite sophisticated, and Kobayashi was completely overshadowed by him.

"Fortunately, he meant no harm, otherwise Kobayashi-senpai might not have made it back alive." Sato Kazuma also looked slightly worried.

Ryuu, who had been listening attentively, disagreed. She retorted, "Lord Sato, have you forgotten me? I must admit that the humanoid boar is very strong. Even ten Lord Kobayashis might not be able to defeat it, but it's no problem for me. Of course, even if I can't defeat it, I can still manage to escape unscathed with Lord Kobayashi."

“…Oh, I’m sorry, Ms. Ryuu, I forgot about you.”

Sato Kazuma nodded.

He was aware of Liu Zi's abilities.

She can move within imaginary space for up to half an hour, and no enemy can harm her.

They were in an invincible position from the very beginning.

Not good!

Tears of jealousy were about to stream down her face.

Kazuma Sato is very envious of automatons like Ryuu, but he is a warrior of pure love and would never lay a hand on Kobayashi-senpai's people, let alone automatons!

"Well, the key is that Ota didn't mean any harm, right?"

"what?"

"He was actually following Freya's orders to teach me how to fight."

Kobayashi explained.

Freya's first reward was to have Ota, who was also a martial artist, give Kobayashi special combat training.

Even a single lesson from the strongest person in Orario can provide a significant amount of experience for those with lower strength.

Kobayashi is the same.

After his battle with Ota, he had a new direction in combat, even though it was a suggestion from Ota and Ryuji.

"So, Kobayashi-senpai is no longer a swordsman?"

"Yes."

"Uh……"

Kazuma Sato opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.

Kobayashi asked curiously, "What's wrong, Sato-kun? You look like you really want to complain, but you don't know how. It's okay, you can say whatever you want."

"No, it's nothing. I was just thinking about the time when Kobayashi-senpai tricked me into becoming an archer, so I suspected that the strongman named Ota might also be tricking Kobayashi-senpai." Sato Kazuma's words made Kobayashi slightly embarrassed.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Kobayashi waved his hands and loudly denied it.

The key point is that Ota was right; after his fingers were fused with the [God's Hand], their dexterity was indeed exceptionally high.

In front of the two people, Kobayashi stretched out his hands and began to move his fingers rapidly.

The ten fingers intertwine, drawing a blur within a very small area, demonstrating incredible dexterity.

But to be honest, it's a bit disgusting.

Kazuma Sato even said, "Kobayashi-senpai, you absolutely mustn't do that in front of girls."

"Why?" Kobayashi asked back.

"Because I'd be seen as a pervert."

"Uh……"

He remembered that when Kazuma Sato cleverly defeated Hibiki Mitsurugi and stole the Demon Sword Gram, the two female adventurers who were with Hibiki Mitsurugi came to ask for it back, and Kazuma Sato had made a strange gesture to them.

As a result, Kazuma Sato was taken to jail and interrogated by the police on charges of harassing female adventurers.

It seems this incident has left him with some psychological trauma.

Aqua retorted sarcastically, "Don't be silly, you lewd Kazuma! Kobayashi isn't like you; even if he's nimble-fingered, he wouldn't harass girls!"

...No, we did have that plan back then.

When Ota told him to make use of his dexterity, Kobayashi complained that he should learn from a certain eagle and use his hand speed to give the enemy a great sense of excitement in a short time and make them lose their senses.

But I gave up on it later.

"Hey, Aqua! Are you discriminating against me?! Why is it that if my fingers are a little more dexterous, people misunderstand, but not Kobayashi-senpai?!"

"Huh?! Isn't that right? If you had such skillful hands, you'd definitely do bad things! Because that's exactly the kind of person Kazuma is!"

"This, this..."

Kazuma Sato turned his head away, not daring to look at Aqua.

Indeed, if he had that ability, he might really go back and do some bad things.