I love time travel the most!

"Do you want to die?!"

"Oh, she's angry."

Seeing that the werewolf Bert had become agitated, she quickly hid behind her sister.

Just then, Lefia noticed that Ais was deep in thought and asked curiously, "Miss Ais, what's wrong?"

“…It’s nothing.” Ais shook her head and looked at Kobayashi’s back as she said, “It’s just that person’s weapon is a little worrying to me.”

"Or rather, the attack method is quite novel," the hero Finn remarked.

“Mm.” Ais nodded.

Using silk threads as weapons is not uncommon, but it's certainly something I've never seen before, which naturally arouses curiosity.

Most importantly, Kobayashi said he was a Level 1 and it was his first time in the dungeon. The fact that he could defeat more than a dozen Minotaurs so easily must mean he was extraordinary.

Ais really wanted to know why he was so strong.

“I have a feeling we’ll meet again. Now…” Hero Finn withdrew his gaze and said to the weary group, “Let’s go back to the clan’s base.”

"Oh!!!" xN

The Loki Familia expedition ended with less than satisfactory results.

Kobayashi returned to the hotel.

The first time I went to the dungeon, I got such a great harvest. If I went every day, what would I do?

It's likely that he'll soon reach LV2, buy the artifact forged by the Vulcan, and reach the pinnacle of his life!

It's floating away.

The most valuable items among the recovered materials were the magic stones and materials dropped by Goliath.

The level 4 floor owner only refreshes the page every two weeks, and given his current strength, it's absolutely impossible for him to gain this much every day.

Of course, money wasn't what he cared about most.

It's not about proficiency, but about skill level.

Kobayashi carefully took out a small bottle from his pocket. Inside was a sky-blue liquid with a strong divine quality. When gently shaken, it emitted a pure scent that calmed the mind.

—Divine Blood.

To be precise, it was Aqua's blood.

To upgrade proficiency, one needs the blood of a god. Each journey through worlds consumes divine power, which that stingy, foolish goddess finds incredibly expensive.

However, since I couldn't take Aqua across worlds, I had no choice but to bring her blood, though I don't know if it will be effective.

"Liu Zi, I'm counting on you."

"Yes, Master Xiaolin."

He handed over the small bottle, and as a flash of blue light appeared, Kobayashi breathed a sigh of relief. Taking the bottle from Ryuji, he carefully placed it in his arms before looking down at the parchment scroll.

【Xiao Lin? ? ? 】

LV1

Strength: i99

Durability: i85

Dexterity: h142

Agile: h108

Magic: i69

Skill: [Otherworldly Hero]

Magic: [Clumsy Imitation]

hiss----

Xiaolin gasped in surprise; his proficiency had increased by more than 500!

Is this what the dungeon is like?!

Loved it!

But isn't the increase in magic power a bit too small? Aren't I a Grand Magus? It's strange that my magic power has increased the least.

It seems I'll have to use magic more often from now on.

In dungeons, increasing proficiency requires specific methods. To increase strength, you need to attack; to increase agility, you need to run; and to increase magic power, you naturally need to use magic more often.

His high agility stat is due to his constant use of silk threads in combat.

Forget about all that. I've already worked hard enough today, so I should treat myself!

"I think you want to go to that tavern."

"If you know, then don't say it."

Kobayashi's significant progress is partly due to the defeat of numerous minotaurs, but it's most likely due to Ota's guidance. Therefore, he needs to go to the tavern to subtly hint to the goddess not to stop this method of guidance.

night.

Xiaolin walked happily towards South Street and soon arrived at the entrance of the tavern.

The Abundant Mistress

It's still as lively as before. After all, it's Freya's place, and there are many cute maids and waitresses, so it's normal that it's popular.

But before he could even step inside, he heard a hoarse, mocking voice coming from within.

"Hahaha! That's hilarious! That guy was cornered against the wall like a rabbit! He was trembling all over, it was so pitiful to see, and his face was even twitching! Hahaha—"

It's Bert the werewolf.

It refers to Bell.

The adventurers in the tavern burst into laughter upon hearing his story, seemingly finding it amusing.

His mouth was indeed foul, and he spoke very loudly, seemingly getting more and more carried away as he talked. Especially when he compared himself to the weak newcomer, he appeared even more tasteless.

Suddenly, there was a sound of a chair falling over, and then a small, thin white figure emerged from inside and bumped into Xiaolin in a panic.

"……sorry."

The thin, white-haired boy with red eyes gritted his teeth, his expression one of intense displeasure. He apologized in a low voice, then ran off without even glancing at Kobayashi, quickly disappearing into the night.

As expected of a rabbit, it runs really fast.

Kobayashi sighed.

"Mr. Bell! ...Huh? Mr. Kobayashi?"

A figure chased Bell out of the tavern, but paused when he saw Kobayashi at the door.

"Miss Hill, what was that just now...?"

"It's nothing, just a small matter."

Hill didn't want to say more, as if she didn't want Bell's matter to affect Kobayashi.

Just then, the sharp-eyed Anya skipped over to Kobayashi, looking at him with expectant eyes. Only when Kobayashi placed his hand on the top of her fluffy head did she smile contentedly.

"Brother! Welcome!"

"Um……"

Being called "brother" by someone stronger than himself (LV4) left Kobayashi with mixed feelings.

"Let go, Anya! You're causing trouble for our guest!" Hill reprimanded Anya as usual.

Anya pouted unhappily and whispered, "What does it matter anyway? My brother doesn't mind."

"That won't do either, let go now!"

"I got it."

Anya reluctantly let go of her hand.

Then, the perceptive cat-eared girl seemed to notice something and asked, "Big brother seems to be in a good mood today, is something wrong?"

"Oh, you discovered it."

It seems Anya isn't just a carefree, naive fool all the time.

Kobayashi said with a smile, "If we're talking about good news... well, I did run into an old friend, if you can call him a friend."

"Old friend? Then you must have had a very pleasant exchange!"

"That's right! We had a fierce fight!"

"……Um?"

"Then I got a beating!"

"--Um???"

Getting beaten up is something to be happy about, isn't it? These aren't old friends, they're mortal enemies! Fighting the moment they meet—what kind of old friends are they?!

"Um... is my older brother alright?"

"where?"

"Brain."

"……Hello!"

Anya's words were a bit irritating.

But the cat-eared girl defended herself, saying, "Because, it doesn't seem right for my brother to be happy after being beaten up."

“Indeed, Lord Kobayashi. You’ve been acting strangely since you arrived here. Could it be that you’ve awakened some odd fetish, just like Lord Darkness?” Ryuzu’s sharp tongue followed.

Even Hill said with concern, "I know an elven healer, why don't we let him take a look?"

"You guys..." Xiaolin rolled her eyes at them, annoyed, and explained, "I'm happy because he's very strong, like a towering mountain. Right now, I can only look up to him."

"Huh? Doesn't your brother ever feel powerless when facing a powerful enemy?"

"how come!"