I love time travel the most!

But the naturally naive girl still bowed her head and admitted her mistake.

"Excuse me. How much does it cost?"

Even though she couldn't show her emotions, the swordswoman was incredibly nervous as she spoke.

The god Gubernius closed his eyes helplessly, exhaled softly, and uttered a number that filled people with despair.

4000W.

“Eh——!!!”

The usually aloof Fiora rarely showed an expression of despair.

puff--

Because it was so rare and the expression was so funny, Kobayashi couldn't help but laugh out loud.

This also attracted the attention of the two of them.

Sword Maiden Ais greeted him blankly upon seeing him.

"Xiao Lin."

"Hello, Miss Ais."

Kobayashi also greeted her.

The High God Gubernius said rather coldly, "Have you come here to repay a debt or to place an order?"

Kobayashi replied, "Yes, we have both."

To show his sincerity, Uranus gave Kobayashi 2 million fali in advance, but in his opinion, this was akin to paying for someone's life.

He handed the 2 million check to God Gubernau, took back the IOU from him, and destroyed the contract in front of him.

This means the debt has been completely repaid.

Unlike Kobayashi's relaxed and cheerful smile, God Gubernius still had a cold face, as if he owed him hundreds of millions.

“Um… God Gubernius, I did pay back the money, didn’t I?”

"I just received the check."

"But you don't seem very happy."

Is such a small amount of money something to be happy about?

God Gubernius rolled his eyes in annoyance.

He was, after all, a blacksmith who was no weaker than the Hephaestus Familia and was also the exclusive blacksmith of the Loki Familia and Freya Familia, so he had seen this amount of money before.

Moreover, it cost 2 million Fali to forge the growth artifact for Kobayashi. Even though the materials were provided by the other party, it was still a losing deal for God Gubernius, so it was impossible for him to be laughing.

Ais, the Sword Maiden, stared blankly at Kobayashi.

"What's wrong, Miss Ais?"

"How did you manage to raise so much money in such a short time, Kobayashi?"

The naturally clueless Fiora couldn't understand it at all.

She had been grinding for money in the dungeon for so long, working herself to the bone, that she barely had enough to buy the newly forged Sword of Despair. But then the damaged spare longsword cost another 4000 million Fali. She was completely devastated.

"That's because Lord Kobayashi sold himself out."

Liu Zi followed up with a sharp remark, which immediately stunned the half-god and half-immortal spirit.

"...Huh?" X2

"Wait, wait, Miss Ryuu!" Kobayashi reached out, trying to interrupt Ryuu's nonsense.

But Liu Zi tilted her head, puzzled, and asked, "What's wrong, Lord Kobayashi? Am I wrong? Didn't you say this money was for your indenture?"

Yesterday, upon receiving this huge sum of money, Xiaolin jokingly remarked that it was the money he received for selling himself into servitude, so he must cherish it.

"While it is true, it's not what you think at all! High Priest Gubenyu, Miss Ais, please believe me!"

Xiaolin's tearful explanation.

Sword Maiden Ais was alright, but the High God Gubernius couldn't bear it any longer and closed his eyes, wanting to hand over the debt he had just collected to Kobayashi again.

"I never expected you to go to such lengths. You could have paid me back later, and I didn't rush you to pay me back."

"God Guberniu..."

The cold old man who had previously given him the cold shoulder immediately changed his attitude after hearing that Xiaolin had made a huge sacrifice to repay the money, and treated him as an excellent young man.

The check, which seemed so light, felt incredibly heavy in Xiaolin's hands.

I'm very grateful for the gods' understanding, but why does this feeling of being misunderstood feel so disheartening?

"No! That's not how it is!"

He immediately revealed that he had joined the retinue of Uranus, the god of the sky.

Upon hearing this, the High God Gubern was astonished and couldn't help but ask in surprise, "That guy hasn't recruited any Familias in a long time. It's really strange that you would join his Familia."

It's not about joining the Adventurers' Guild, but rather joining its Familia.

The relationship between the two is completely different.

But wouldn't this break the absolute neutrality guaranteed by the Adventurers' Guild?

The High God Gubernius was very puzzled.

The gods at the assembly shared the same doubts.

This is a small gathering held every few days. At the guild's request, all adventurers whose clans have advanced to LV2 must synchronize their information and can also give their clan members a nickname.

These gods just love to have fun, so they deliberately give their mortal enemies' children bizarre titles. For this, the gods disregard their status and argue like haggling aunties at a market, all to make their own children feel ashamed when called by those titles.

During the assembly, some deities were pleased, some were happy, some were angry, and some were helpless.

It's not hard to tell from their expressions whether their child's nickname is good or bad.

Soon, the meeting will come to an end.

When all the newly promoted LV2s had received their titles and the deity was about to leave, the old man's unique, steady voice came from beneath his feet in the center of the hall.

"My clan member, Kobayashi, also became a Level 2 adventurer yesterday. Let's take advantage of this divine gathering to give him a title."

Immediately, the entire congregation became noisy.

No one appeared, but everyone knew who he was. Rather, it was precisely because they knew who he was that the Divine Assembly descended into chaos.

Soon, the gods all understood one thing.

—Uranus, the god of the sky, has acquired a servant.

"You're kidding, right? That Uranus?"

"Hey, hey, hey, who's this Kobayashi? Does anyone know?"

"I don't know, I have absolutely no information."

"Damn it, how could I not know?"

How could they not be surprised if the gods, who have always claimed to remain neutral, seem to be trying to break the balance?

As Loki watched the gods in disarray in the hall, the curve of his narrow eyes and the widening of his mouth grew ever wider.

She knew Uranus's plans all along, which is why she appeared here when none of her own family members were at Level 2. Her purpose was to support Kobayashi and help Uranus establish his title, thus solidifying his status as the only member of his family.

Although I had anticipated this chaotic situation, I was still quite pleased to see it in person.

The gods, who have lived for hundreds of millions of years, are in a state of panic because of a mere mortal.

Don't you think it's hilarious?

"Yes, yes, yes! Here, here!"

Seeing that the time was right, Loki cheerfully raised his right hand to attract the attention of the gods.

"Loki?"

"What's wrong? Is there something you need?"

The gods looked at her.

Loki, unusually, didn't keep everyone in suspense and said directly, "I see everyone is interested in that child, so I thought I'd share some of his stories."

"What? Loki, have you seen that mortal from the lower realm?" a god exclaimed in surprise.

“I happened to meet him when my clan returned from an expedition. Well, he’s not much different from other people in the lower realms, but if I had to say something… well, his weapon is rather special. It’s not the usual spear, bow, staff, or sword, but silk threads.”

"silk?"

The gods were puzzled.

Loki nodded and said, "That's right, threads so fine they're practically invisible. So, how about we call him 'The Binder'?"

"I think it's good."

"Freya..."

It was Freya, the goddess of beauty, who stepped in.

She was summoned by Loki, naturally to subdue these gods with their wicked sense of humor, so that the matter of the title could be fully implemented.

"Well, since Loki and Freya have both said so..."

"Then let's call him 'The Binder'."

"Yeah, I agree."

"Me too."

The gods do sometimes give out bizarre titles for amusement, but only if the clan they belong to isn't particularly powerful; otherwise, they'll easily face retaliation.

With the Loki Familia and Freya Familia united, no other Familia in the Labyrinth City could withstand their wrath.

Sorry, having power means you can do whatever you want.

Just as Loki had expected, with the backing of the two strongest clans in Labyrinth City, the title process went very smoothly.

Soon, news about this new batch of LV2 adventurers spread from the Adventurers' Guild.

When Eina saw the last name on the list, she was completely stunned.