I love time travel the most!

The heat spread throughout the kitchen.

While chopping vegetables, Kazuma Sato suddenly asked, "Kobayashi-senpai, were you doing this on purpose?"

"That's a really nonsensical question. What are you referring to?"

"Youyou. You deliberately lured Huihui's friend to the mansion, didn't you?"

"Using 'crutch' sounds too harsh. Please say 'invitation' instead."

It seems they've already admitted it.

Kazuma Sato then asked, "Do you want her to join the team?"

He's a quick-witted guy; he figured out Kobayashi's true intentions right away.

They are capable of using advanced magic, and are from the Crimson Demon race, which is known for its powerful magic. There's no reason for them to be let go.

It turned out to be the case.

Kazuma Sato nodded and said, "But I don't think it should be just for that reason. After all, if we're talking about magic alone, with Kobayashi-senpai who can use more powerful magic, Yuuyu is obviously redundant."

"Of course, that's not all."

He readily admitted it.

Kazuma Sato stopped what he was doing and looked at Kobayashi, indicating that he wanted a reasonable explanation.

“Recently, Huihui has been so lacking in a sense of crisis. Every day after casting her Explosion Magic, she becomes a complete couch potato. If this continues, she'll only become a useless person. That's why I thought of adding a rival to make Huihui feel more threatened. Besides, don't you find it interesting to see Huihui's anxious, troubled, and helpless expression?”

"Senior Kobayashi, you really are..."

Kazuma Sato looked slightly saddened, as if he felt that Kobayashi had gone too far.

However, the subject suddenly changed.

"...Well done!"

"Right!"

The two men extended their right fists and, with perfect timing, bumped them together in mid-air.

Because it's just so much fun!

Whether it's the shy Youyou or the troublesome Huihui because of Youyou, they are both quite interesting!

Xiaolin's smile grew even more joyful.

Chapter 269 Today's Dinner at Kobayashi's House

With Kobayashi's animated movements, a sumptuous dinner was quickly prepared.

As one exquisite dish after another was served, Aqua and the others were all filled with surprise, seemingly never expecting that Kobayashi could make such gorgeous food.

"Hey—, it's actually pretty decent."

Aqua becomes a judge, commenting on Kobayashi's cooking skills.

Despite her professional demeanor, this lazy, gluttonous goddess is the least qualified.

Darkness, fearing that Kobayashi might do something indecent, came to help after taking a bath, and Megumin and Yuuyu also volunteered to serve the dishes. Only Aqua sat leisurely at the table, like a mistress waiting for her servants to serve the food.

"I didn't expect Kobayashi's cooking skills to be so good."

"Indeed, it looks very appetizing."

Darkness and Huihui also joined in the commentary.

Despite the positive aspects, their distrust still hurt Kobayashi.

"It's not a particularly impressive culinary skill."

Kobayashi was not being modest.

His cooking skills are limited to being able to cook, but they only taste like ordinary home-style dishes.

However, there's a saying that goes something like this.

If your cooking skills aren't up to par, make up for it with the right ingredients.

Even if the cooking skills are not up to par, at least the rare ingredients themselves taste delicious.

Hearing everyone praise Kobayashi, Kazuma Sato became unhappy: "Hey, what about me? I helped too!"

"You're just an assistant, what's there to brag about?"

"That's right, Kazuma, this is a job anyone can do."

"And it was done terribly. Look at these potatoes, they're all different sizes, and they clearly haven't been seasoned."

Darkness, Aqua, and Megumin didn't praise him; instead, they criticized Kazuma Sato's knife skills.

Kazuma Sato said irritably, "If you're going to complain, then come and help! All you do is sit at the table and wait! Especially you, Aqua!"

"I know, I know! Thank you for your hard work, Kazuma! Is that alright? I said, let's hurry up and eat, I'm starving."

Aqua was being perfunctory while urging him on.

Kobayashi smiled and said, "Then, let's eat. Youyou, please make yourself at home."

"Yes Yes!"

Youyou's shoulders trembled like a little squirrel. She looked very reserved and unable to relax at all.

Is it because it's your first time receiving an invitation that you're so nervous?

He gestured to Huihui with his eyes, indicating that she should do something.

The little girl received the signal, pouted, and sighed helplessly, "Youyou, this must be your first time eating at someone else's house. You know, if you're too reserved, it will make the host feel uncomfortable."

"Is that so? Then..."

The timid Youyou finally stopped being polite and picked up her chopsticks, but only took the dishes that were nearby.

It seems I'm still being a bit too formal.

To accommodate the dietary habits of the people in this other world, Kobayashi did not cook dinner in a large pot, but instead carefully divided it into several plates.

However, in addition to the fixed dishes for each person, there are many other delicious dishes on the table.

I proactively picked up a plate of duck legs and used serving chopsticks to distribute them equally onto everyone's plates.

Aqua and the others took it and devoured it.

Only Youyou seemed to sense that something was amiss, and asked in confusion, "This is... could it be... a leg of a farfalle duck?"

It's no wonder she's familiar with it; it's because of Farfetch'd that she and Huihui have established an important connection.

That's why it can be spotted at a glance.

Huihui glanced at her and said, "What's wrong? Are you a person who doesn't eat green onion duck? Great, if you don't want it, then give it to me."

Without hesitation, the little girl stretched out her chopsticks and stuck them between the duck legs.

They obviously want to take it away.

"Wait!" Youyou quickly pressed it down with her chopsticks: "I didn't say I didn't want to eat, don't take my food, Huihui! Don't you think that's going too far? You always take my lunch like this, are you going to take my dinner this time?"

"Hey, don't make me sound like a petty thug who extorts people!"

"Isn't that right, Huihui? One should know one's place."

"What did you say?"

Huihui glared at Youyou with displeasure.

But the way she looked was exactly like a petty thug who was furious because she didn't manage to grab it.

Huihui then snorted and said, "Youyou, it seems you've misunderstood. Taking your things was actually for your own good. Look how fat you've gotten!"

"How can you steal from someone and then claim it's for their own good? Besides, she's not fat at all!"

Youyou quickly covered her stomach. Lowering her arms to her lower abdomen made her breasts appear even fuller.

The little girl's eyes reddened when she saw it.

"You still say you're not fat? Look, look!"

She tied the other end of her chopsticks to a small object.

As the force increased, half of the chopsticks sank into it, which shows just how soft it was!

"It hurts, it hurts so much, Huihui! Me too, I wish I could be like Huihui, never gaining weight no matter how much I eat!"

"What did you say?! Are you saying I'm flat-chested? Take this, take this!"

"It hurts so much, it hurts so much!!!"

Youyou was in excruciating pain. She tried to dodge, but the area was too large, and no matter how she dodged, she would be accurately pierced, leaving an astonishingly curved dent.

Are kids these days developing so well?!

"Sato-kun, wipe your mouth."

"oh oh."

Kazuma Sato took the tissue Kobayashi handed him and wiped his greasy lips, but his eyes remained fixed on what was in front of him.

Aqua kept her head down and ate heartily.

Darkness, seeing them arguing, tried to stop them, saying, "Megumin, Youyou is your friend, right? Don't bully her anymore. Of course... if you want to bully someone... I'll be your punching bag! Haa—haa—"

The blushing, perverted knight actually managed to utter some unacceptable remarks at the dinner table, which truly shocked everyone.

At this moment, Xiaolin also said, "Huihui, it's better not to play around while eating."

"……I see."

Hearing this, Huihui lost her appetite, put down her chopsticks, and started eating obediently.

Youyou blushed and buried her head in her chest, becoming an ostrich once again.

However, thanks to Kobayashi's efforts to lighten the mood, or rather, the team's naturally cheerful atmosphere, the dinner was quite enjoyable.

After eating and drinking their fill, everyone sat down at the dining table.

Satisfied, Aqua patted her bulging belly and said with a contented expression, "So full, so full, I don't want to move at all after eating."