I love time travel the most!

"You seem to be able to hold your liquor pretty well!"

"Not bad!"

Xiaolin truly felt the other party's enthusiasm, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

"You're drinking quite heartily, young man!"

Loki looked at Kobayashi with a smile, his admiration evident, and then raised the wine bowl in his hand.

This time, the entire Loki Familia raised their sake bowls and looked at Kobayashi, who had just drunk a large bowl of sake.

Are they trying to get me drunk?

Loki chuckled and said, "My family has been well taken care of by you, young man!"

"Not at all, it's my family that's taking such good care of me," Kobayashi quickly replied politely.

Since things have come to this, I have no choice but to drink.

Another big bowl, please.

"Loki, let's end this here."

The hero Finn spoke up to stop her, signaling her to stop forcing others to drink.

Loki curled his lip and said, "Tch, boring."

Seeing that his god had calmed down, the hero Finn breathed a slight sigh of relief, after all, he would also find it troublesome if his god went berserk.

However, perhaps because of the werewolf Bert's example, Loki didn't make any strange moves.

At that moment, Lefia noticed that the swordswoman Ais was staring intently at Kobayashi, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Miss Ais...? What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I was just curious about that person's weapon," Ais said calmly.

It was obvious that the person was referring to Kobayashi.

As soon as Ais finished speaking, Loki became interested and whispered to Kobayashi:

"Could you perform that?"

"...Um?"

"That's right, the one."

Loki's fingers trembled incessantly, and coupled with her grotesque smile, she looked exactly like a lecherous old man.

Oh, I forgot to mention, even though this guy is a woman, he always likes to harass pretty girls.

Upon learning that she possessed such a special weapon, her first thought was to play pranks in that area; Kobayashi even saw a resemblance to Kazuma Sato in her.

They're all equally vulgar and absurd.

...Just like Kobayashi.

"Goo hehehehehehehehehe!"

"Goo hehehehehehehehehe!"

The two suddenly broke into the same indescribable smile, and then, as if they had met a close friend, they crossed their arms in a gesture of brotherly affection.

Riveria couldn't help but sigh upon seeing this, saying, "Although I don't know what strange consensus you've reached, please don't do anything strange here, as it really damages the dignity of the Loki Familia. Please."

The usually domineering madam lowered her head and pleaded, which was unusual for Kobayashi, so he naturally had to give her face.

"In that case... are you ready? The big one is coming!"

"Oh oh oh oh oh oh!!!"

Kobayashi stretched out his hand, revealing a black glove, which made Loki howl with excitement.

Then--

With a flick of his wrist, several threads shot out from his fingertips, their inconspicuous light heading straight for the werewolf Bert, who was tied to the roof beam.

In no time, they were tied up tightly, and in a particularly shabby way, like a homecoming restraint.

...Although Bert the werewolf doesn't seem scared at all.

But Loki didn't care at all, instead letting out an even louder, more excited howl: "Ohhhhhhh!!!"

Meanwhile, the other adventurers in the tavern who had been observing the situation also let out fierce howls.

The loud noise startled passersby, who were all curious about what had happened inside.

Kobayashi smiled smugly.

Finally, I did it!

From the day the gloves were made, he had been looking forward to this opportunity.

But the team was full of problem children, and if he wasn't careful, it could cause a huge riot, so he had been patient until now.

Despite the fact that his object was an orc, and despite the fact that his object was male, he still found satisfaction.

A satisfied smile appeared on his face.

Then, he saw Anya and Hill at the counter, their mouths slightly open, showing a hint of surprise and disbelief, looking at him with inexplicable eyes.

Before Kobayashi could explain, Anya ran over and patted his shoulder to comfort him, saying, "Don't worry about it! No matter what strange quirks you have, brother, Anya will always be your little sister!"

What a generous sister!

But by doing this, you're only confirming that I have some strange fetish!

I would really appreciate it!

Ryuko added insult to injury, saying sarcastically, "Lord Kobayashi, are you no longer satisfied with 'beep—' and 'beep—' and 'beep—'? Now you're turning your attention to werewolves, and not just any werewolves, but werewolves that are unsatisfactory in every way, and even male ones..."

"No, that's not right! It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!!!"

Xiaolin couldn't help but loudly defend himself.

At that moment, Loki was pointing at the werewolf Bert, who had returned home and was bound, and laughing heartily, while Xiaolin was clutching his chest and kneeling on the ground, looking dejected. They had created a scene that was hard to describe, and it was truly an eye-opener.

The Loki Familia is indeed very noisy.

The banquet lasted a long time, ending late into the night.

But Kobayashi didn't leave immediately. Instead, he went to the counter and sat down under the watchful eye of the shop manager, Mia's mother.

"What are you doing, kid?"

"It's nothing, I just came to apologize to you."

Under Mia's mother's intimidating gaze, Kobayashi did not flinch. He slowly took out a small bag from his pocket and placed it on the counter.

It made a slight clinking sound, like coins colliding.

"I am very sorry for the disturbance that just occurred."

"........."

Mia's mother didn't reply, but just kept looking at him.

"Mia, Mia's mother..."

“Mia’s mother.”

Only after Anya and Hill pleaded did she slowly withdraw her oppressive aura, coldly snorting as she said, "You brat, consider yourself lucky. If you had left just now, I would never have let you set foot in this tavern again!"

What really angered her was Kobayashi's first time running away.

Because of his close interaction with Anya, he was surrounded by adventurers in the tavern, so he chose to quickly fade out of everyone's sight.

I guess that made Mia's mother angry.

"sorry!"

"Ah."

Hearing Xiaolin apologize, Mia's mother nodded in satisfaction.

then……

"And please accept this as well." Kobayashi took out a small bag of coins from his pocket and placed it on the counter.

Mia's mother asked in confusion, "What is this? If it's for your meal, those people (Loki's Familia) already paid for it."

"No, actually it was paid for someone else."

"other people?"

"A teenager who ate and dashed tonight."

Kobayashi offered a slight reminder.

There was only one boy who ate and dashed tonight, and Mia's mother naturally knew who she was talking about, but instead of accepting the meal, she asked, "Do you know that guy? What's your relationship with him?"

“No, I have nothing to do with him.” Kobayashi paused for a moment, then said, “It’s just that the danger that boy suffered was caused by me, so…”

Even though Bell used this opportunity to get entangled with the swordswoman Ais, it was still Kobayashi who put her in danger.

"I see, I understand now." Mia's mother accepted the money and then asked, "Hey, kid, you're an adventurer, aren't you?"

“…Let’s just say so.”

"Since that's the case, then I'll give you a piece of advice. If you want to become stronger, you need to eat well, sleep well, and rest well! Got it?"

Mia's mother suddenly said something strange.

If it were anyone else, they would definitely think she was deliberately teasing them, since this is hardly a way to become stronger.

Kobayashi, knowing that it was this very simplicity that made him the formidable Ota, understands that this is the key to becoming stronger. Does this mean that Kobayashi has also grown to the same level as Ota?

"Thank you for your guidance, I will keep it in mind."

Kobayashi bowed deeply to her.

He turned and left the tavern.

After Kobayashi left the tavern, Hill hurriedly ran out from behind, holding onto the door and gazing at his retreating figure.

Mia's mother was slightly taken aback when she saw this, and after a moment of silence, she said:

"Don't go too far."

“I will, Mother Mia.”