I love time travel the most!

"Ahem." Sato Kazuma quickly changed the subject, saying, "Kobayashi-senpai, since we're going to make changes, do you have a direction for utilizing your finger dexterity?"

"Ah, I have a bold idea!"

Xiao Lin's lips curled up, and his smile inexplicably carried a hint of lewdness.

Kazuma Sato and Aqua both felt something was off.

Chapter 202 New Weapons

In the mansion, Aqua, having already set her sights on the scroll bearing the mark of grace, returned to her room to work on it, and before leaving, she told them that no one should disturb her.

Meanwhile, Kobayashi and Sato Kazuma were secretly whispering to each other, but judging from the occasional lewd "hehehe" laughs they were letting out, it probably wasn't anything good.

Just then, Huihui returned.

Along with her pet, Beansuke.

When she saw Kobayashi, the chuunibyou loli was clearly stunned for a moment, and then her eyes filled with intense joy.

I thought she would rush over and hug Kobayashi, but the little girl suppressed the urge to pounce and spoke to Kobayashi with considerable restraint:

"Welcome back, Kobayashi."

“…Oh, oh! I’m back, Megumin.”

For some reason, Kobayashi had a strong sense of belonging.

Ultimately, someone is waiting for me to return.

"So, what were you two doing?" Huihui asked curiously as she leaned closer. "You've been acting suspiciously since earlier."

"Ah, well... I'm planning to change my profession, and I'm a little unsure which weapon to use."

Kobayashi immediately stepped aside and told Huihui about his troubles.

Of course, he didn't hide the fact that he was knocked down in one move. After all, there has to be a reason to change careers; otherwise, it's suspicious to suddenly start talking about changing careers for no reason.

In Konosuba, she had already decided on her profession from the beginning, so it was quite surprising that she said she wanted to change professions.

however--

"What?! There's actually a powerful enemy who can defeat Kobayashi in one move? Now, as your comrade, I have no choice but to avenge you!"

"Uh... shouldn't we ask about weapons first under normal circumstances?"

Upon hearing Kobayashi's description of the formidable enemy, Huihui was immediately eager to test her skills against Ota and see how powerful her explosive magic was.

In the little girl's eyes, the only standard for being called a strong person is being able to withstand her explosive magic!

Unlike Konosuba, there is no concept of magic resistance in DanMachi. Or rather, magic resistance has a very small effect and is not noticeable at all.

Therefore, even Ota could not withstand the immense power of the Explosion Magic head-on.

Of course, it also couldn't stop the other party from escaping.

"Hmm... I guess I'll have to add some points to my Explosion Magic now." Kobayashi muttered to himself, stroking his chin in thought.

The Explosion Magic is incredibly powerful, but it also takes a long time to cast; Ota could kill him dozens of times over while the spell is being chanted.

Unless you can cast it instantly like Megumin, it's really not very useful.

However, to reach the same level as Megumin in Explosion Magic, a massive amount of skill points would be required.

Admittedly, most people don't lack skill points, and even if they do, they can replenish them with skill point potions. But the damn thing is that Xiaolin's skill tree is the most greedy way to allocate skill points, maxing out almost all the skills for every class. You can imagine how many skill point potions he needs.

Money, it's all about money!

Becoming stronger by spending money is a very convenient and easy path, but unfortunately, he has no money. The evil lord has tricked him out of all his money, and he can't help but mentally sentence him to death once again.

"And then, what about the weapon?"

"Ah, I just discussed with Sato-kun that we're going to take this down."

Xiaolin picked up something from the table and showed it to Huihui.

The little girl was clearly surprised when she saw it and said, "Isn't this a haori? It's not good to take it apart. It's Aqua's stuff, after all. It's better to ask first. It wouldn't be good if it ended up like Kazuma's own tracksuit, and she cried and complained."

That's right, Kobayashi is showing off the Goddess Haori.

However, it wasn't the genuine Aqua symbol, but a fake she wore during a costume competition with Kazuma Sato.

Although it's a fake, it has to be said that it's incredibly powerful. Not only does it have top-notch built-in defensive capabilities, but it also possesses a magic-suppressing effect modified using the magic circuits from the Destroyer.

If he could successfully transform it into something like Lubbock's "Thousand Transformations: Cross Tail," he couldn't even imagine how beautiful the scene would be when he fought against a mage.

With its resilience and magic-suppressing abilities, what makes it think it can fight me?

—The Mage Killer!

Xiaolin has already thought of a name for it.

The reason I was laughing lewdly with Kazuma Sato earlier was because of this.

"But that idiot Aqua, I don't know what method she used, she's unbreakable, uncut, and untearable. And because of the magic ban, even fire magic can't burn her. Honestly, she always shows her talent in inexplicable ways. If the theme of the competition hadn't been equipment instead of clothing, I would definitely have lost in the end."

"Well, after all, she's Aqua."

Kazuma Sato and Kobayashi both complained at the same time.

In fact, the two of them had been tinkering here for almost three hours, trying every method imaginable, but the goddess haori that Aqua made was still as clean and new as ever, showing no signs of damage whatsoever.

It seems that what Aqua said is true; it is on the same level as a divine artifact.

To be honest, the Goddess Feather Robe is so powerful that he's a little reluctant to part with it.

"Then why don't we ask Aqua?" Megumin suggested. "Aqua made this haori, so she'll definitely know how to take it apart."

"Huh?! Are you an idiot?" Kazuma Sato mocked without any politeness. "You know Aqua's personality. If you knew that she would cry and whine when she took down the things she made."

"You dare call me an idiot? Are you looking for trouble? Idiot Kazuma! Fine! My family motto is to always respond to any challenge! I accept your provocation!"

Huihui raised her staff, ready to cast a spell.

If Kobayashi hadn't held him down, the mansion might have been blown up in the next second.

"Never mind. Since that's the case, let's find new materials and make it again." Kobayashi sighed, unsure of how to feel.

Our goddess is too powerful; the equipment she creates is too good to be disassembled.

Is this the bittersweet feeling of happiness?

Afterwards, Kobayashi and Kazuma Sato began to discuss what materials to use to make the weapon's threads. After rejecting the wasteful use of the Destroyer Magic Circuit, they set their sights on the super-powerful magical beast—the Griffin.

"Speaking of which, the griffin's fur is indeed very suitable."

The griffin, as its name suggests, has the body and claws of a lion, the head and wings of an eagle, and is a well-known fantasy creature. Because lions and eagles respectively dominate the land and the sky, griffins are generally considered very powerful animals.

In Konosuba, the griffin is an extremely powerful monster, on par with the Super Dangerous Species.

"Are we really going to go find it?" Sato Kazuma said with a headache, "With our current team configuration, it's hard to imagine that we can successfully deal with such a powerful monster as the griffin."

"Don't be so discouraged, Kazuma! With me, the world's strongest Explosion Mage, here, no monster is a problem! Just leave it to me!"

Upon hearing that they were going to hunt down the griffins, Huihui immediately woke up.

The little girl slapped the tablet loudly, looking very confident.

Xiao Lin was afraid that she would dent the skin.

Sato Kazuma wasn't going to fall for her tricks. Instead, he curled his lip and threatened, "Think it over, Megumin. Without Darkness as a reliable front-line fighter, the danger increases significantly. A mage without protection is like a female knight kidnapped by goblins. You know what kind of terrible treatment she'll suffer, right?"

"Hmph, how foolish, Kazuma."

"……what?"

"Normally, the front line of the squad will attract monsters to create space for the mage to deal damage. However, Darkness in our squad always recklessly charges in and disrupts the formation, which prevents me from having a chance to show my strength because I don't want to hurt my teammates. But now it's different. Without Darkness interfering, I can use Explosion Magic to take down the monsters first!"

"Uh……"

For once, Huihui's scarlet eyes gleamed with a rare glint of wisdom.

She was absolutely right, and Kazuma Sato couldn't refute her.

Especially with the chuunibyou archmage being able to instantly cast Explosion Magic, it's a nuclear-level sneak attack. Even a powerful monster like a griffin would be in serious trouble if it took a hit from Explosion Magic.

In mild cases, it can lead to immobility; in severe cases, it can result in immediate death.

Even if he doesn't die, with him and Kobayashi working together, they'll definitely be able to defeat the Griffin!

Next, they headed to the Adventurers' Guild to accept a quest.

Slaying griffins is a very lucrative mission.

Besides the fact that everything about it can be used as material to make weapons or potions, the Adventurers' Guild has also offered a large sum of money in hopes that someone will take action to get rid of it, citing its threat to the surrounding ranches.

However, since the griffin's strength should not be underestimated, and Axel is a veritable beginner's village, it has almost no natural enemies here.

And now, finally someone can step in and punish it!

Let me, the world's strongest Explosion Mage, take it down and make it my first stepping stone to fame across the continent!

The little girl was full of confidence.

however--

With a "whoosh!" a cold glint flashed through the air, and the technologically advanced scythe slowly disappeared into the skirt of the elegant waitress. As the girl gracefully bowed, the griffin's head, with its eagle beak, slowly fell down, rolling several times.

Those big eyes were filled with confusion and distress.

Clearly, it didn't understand why it died so easily.

The same expression was seen on the face of the Grand Magister Burst, who stood beside him holding his staff high but did not unleash any magic.

"……Eh?"

Huihui blinked.

Kazuma Sato grinned, patted her shoulder, and mocked, "What a pity. This time, there wasn't enough room for the strongest Burst Mage to shine. I look forward to your next brilliant performance. I hope it can be as brilliant as your expression right now."

"Why, why?" The little girl was extremely unwilling.

Thinking about it carefully, she confidently patted her chest and made a promise, but before she could even make a move, the griffin was killed. Wouldn't she have wasted her feelings for nothing?

Kazuma Sato retorted bluntly, "Idiot! Our goal is its fur. If your explosion magic blasts it away, wouldn't we have wasted our time?"

"But...! My explosion magic, I haven't used my explosion magic yet!"