I love time travel the most!

The scheme was exposed.

Youyou was taken aback when she heard this, but quickly asked happily, "Is...is it okay?"

"Of course!" Kobayashi patted his chest and said loudly, "Seeing such a passionate agreement between the two of you, I naturally have to help! Besides, what the Crimson Demon Clan loves most is a duel with a noble meaning! Right, Megumin?"

He looked at the little girl beside him with a bright smile.

"……hehe."

Huihui, with her lifeless eyes, let out a laugh that was hard to decipher.

When Kobayashi tried to take Megumin's hand and transfer his magic to her, Megumin suddenly said that she didn't need it.

Amidst Youyou's puzzled gaze, the Explosive Little Loli began her pre-battle intimidation.

"Youyou, have you heard some rumors?"

"What rumors?"

Youyou looked completely bewildered.

Huihui's lips curled into a confident smile as she said, "Before you came to Axel, I did some things. For example, because the Demon King's castle was under constant bombardment by my magic, they felt threatened and were completely tricked, lured into the town, and then attacked. Also, the supposedly invincible Mobile Fortress Destroyer was destroyed in this town..."

It was clearly Kobayashi's achievement, but he took all the credit for it.

Kazuma Sato couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to expose the shameless little girl, but Kobayashi stopped him in time by grabbing his arm.

It's not just because it's interesting, but mainly because Huihui also contributed a lot to it.

Everyone saved the town.

I am one of them.

So, he saved the town.

It's probably a similar conversion equation.

This is what they mean by each person expressing their true thoughts, and they're not on the same wavelength.

Huihui is probably making a pre-battle declaration.

It's about showing off past glories while making the other party realize the gap between them, thus discouraging them from further difficulties.

You could tell by how Youyou nervously scanned Huihui and Xiaolin's faces.

Especially after Kobayashi nodded slightly, indicating that what Huihui said was true, Youyou's face turned a little pale, and she lowered her head and swallowed.

The infamous Demon King's army and the supposedly invincible mobile fortress Destroyer both fell to Megumin.

Honestly, it's a little scary.

Just when Huihui thought Youyou would back down—

"Even so, even so! I, I still have to fight to the death! I have to fight to the death! ...Even if, even if there's no chance of winning...I, I will challenge you countless times!"

Yu-Yu, who aims for the position of Crimson Demon Clan Chief, remains resolute... but it seems that's not the case.

cough cough.

She still mustered her courage and challenged Huihui, showing that there are things that Youyou absolutely cannot back down from.

Kobayashi chuckled softly, "Huihui, just say yes to her."

"Ok?"

"Or is it that Megumin, who aims to become the strongest Burst Archmage of the Crimson Demon Clan, is afraid of someone's challenge?"

"Hey, don't stir things up!"

Huihui glared at Xiaolin with her bloodshot eyes, clearly displeased. Meanwhile, Youyou looked at him gratefully, seemingly believing that Xiaolin was the one who had been encouraging and helping her all along.

……not good.

My conscience is aching.

I feel sorry for my conscience, for the one who was scheming against you.

Under Kobayashi's constant persuasion (and encouragement), Megumin sighed heavily again: "I really can't do anything with you. How about this, I can't use magic today, so let's settle this with your best physical skills, what do you think?"

"Huh? Is that okay? Megumin, who has never taken a physical training class at the academy, is really going to settle this with physical skills? Are you really the same Megumin who used to swagger around in front of me every lunch break, waiting for me to challenge her so she could steal my lunch?"

Yuu seemed to have inadvertently said something outrageous. Not only was she stunned, but Sato Kazuma, Aqua, and Darkness were also dumbfounded.

"You guy..."

"That's outrageous."

"That's too much."

The three people's condemnation made Huihui quite embarrassed.

But she immediately retorted, "That's a matter of life and death for me! Because of family ties, her lunchbox is my lifeline! If I were to challenge her, wouldn't that be no different from intimidation and extortion?!"

"This inexplicable bottom line..."

Although Kobayashi knew about her family's predicament, and Huihui often mailed the prize money she received home, she still couldn't agree with her actions.

Of course, we won't condemn it.

Everyone, regardless of who they are, is giving it their all to survive. Besides, who knows if they're developing feelings for each other?

Best girlfriends, for life.

"Okay, okay! Since you insist, Huihui!"

Yoyo squatted down into a horse stance, clenching her fists and assuming a fighting posture. If we're only talking about physical skills, Yoyo, who is physically stronger than Huihui, would have the upper hand.

However, the cunning little girl had already devised a plan. She flicked her cape, which billowed with a little bit of glistening slime, and opened her arms as if to hug someone.

The fact that the door was wide open didn't make Youyou think Huihui was a novice; instead, her pretty face contorted in disbelief.

"I said, Huihui."

"What's wrong, my opponent, Youyou?"

"You look wet and shiny, could that be...?"

"That's right, this is toad slime."

As her unease was confirmed, Youyou's face turned deathly pale, even paler than when she heard that Huihui had defeated the Demon King's army and the Destroyer of the Mobile Fortress.

Huihui took two steps forward.

Youyou couldn't help but take two steps back.

"No, it can't be true... This is just your tactic, Megumin, right? Because you always use this trick to fool me, so it's fake, right!"

"Haha, guess what."

Huihui's bright smile reflected a dazzling light under the sun.

That dazzling figure was so captivating that Youyou couldn't look directly at it.

No, it's that I dare not look directly at it!

"No... I don't want to fight anymore!"

"Further words are useless! This is your punishment for challenging me. Take this!!!"

"I surrender! I surrender!!!"

Youyou took off running, and Huihui chased after her.

On the open plain, two girls were wrestling, especially since their bodies were covered in a special kind of sticky substance that couldn't be described. The sunlight reflected off them and caught Kobayashi's eye, which he found quite enjoyable.

His lips kept curving upwards.

Huihui got Youyou covered in sticky fluid.

The bubbly little girl stood up and proudly gave them a victory V sign, while Youyou hugged her knees and sobbed like a wronged little wife.

"Alright, now that the duel is over, let's go back. Youyou, you come along too."

"Eh? Is that okay?"

"Of course. After all, we can't let a cute little girl go back alone covered in slime."

"Beautiful, pretty girls and stuff..."

Faced with Xiaolin's invitation, the shy Youyou was both surprised and nervous. She wanted to agree but didn't know how to say it, and kept looking at Huihui beside her.

The victor, Huihui, pouted and said, "If you want to come, then come along."

"Then... I'll go."

Youyou nodded timidly.

The group then returned to the mansion.

Kobayashi said to the four girls, who were covered in slime, "You guys go take a shower first. I'm going to make dinner now, and I'll come find you later."

"Can I help too?"

Darkness, who had always been a housewife, took the initiative to invite him.

Kobayashi said with a smile, "Trust my skills."

"Then I'll leave it to you, Kobayashi."

Unlike Darkness, Aqua readily agreed and was the first to head to the bathroom.

The others followed after being urged by Xiaolin.

"Sato-kun, come and help."

"Okay. But I can't cook, so I can only help out."

"It's alright, I'm already very grateful that you can help."

Only the two who were not attacked by the giant toad headed to the kitchen.

Kobayashi is preparing a sumptuous dinner.

Youyou is Huihui's friend, and since she is a guest, the host should naturally show the proper manners.

Luxurious materials were constantly being brought out.

Kobayashi's cooking skills aren't great, but he should be able to add a lot of flavor with the ingredients.