I love time travel the most!

Their target was only the leading running lizard queen and the leader. Once they took them down, the remaining running lizards would naturally disperse.

"Let's assign tasks first."

Kazuma Sato stood on high ground, using his bow and arrow to enter sniping mode; Aqua used support magic to bless him; Darkness and Kobayashi acted as guards below; Megumin and Yuuyu were there as backup in case Kazuma Sato accidentally attracted the target and blew up the monster horde.

"I think it would be better to hand this task over to Senior Kobayashi, wouldn't it?"

Kazuma Sato touched his chin.

It wasn't that he was shirking responsibility, but he had a bad feeling, exactly the same feeling he had when he died inexplicably before.

"I would agree if I could, but..."

Kobayashi stared at his hands, his eyes somewhat vacant, a bitter smile playing on his lips.

An atmosphere of sadness permeated the air.

This behavior struck everyone as odd, and Kobayashi explained, "Before, when Youyou and I were at the archery stall, we used bows and arrows, but I didn't manage to shoot down a single item. Although I didn't use any skills that time, I might have developed some kind of strange psychological aversion, and I've become a bit resistant to bows and arrows."

"Eh? Is that so?"

Kazuma Sato was taken aback.

He had only seen this kind of situation in anime, such as "a brilliant piano prodigy who is defeated by an even more talented person and never wants to touch the piano again", or "a basketball shot that was supposed to be a game-winning shot at the last moment is lost due to his own mistake, and he never wants to touch basketball again after that"... and so on.

I feel like it's old enough to be made into an anime.

The name is

—My senior chose to never use a bow and arrow again because he was embarrassed in front of girls. Later, encouraged by his harem, he picked up a bow and arrow again and had a great time shooting.

This kind of anime is long and clichéd, and the content is obvious from the title.

"I have a feeling you're thinking about something strange."

"...No, Senior Kobayashi, you're overthinking it."

"Sato-kun, why are you covering your face? You know I can read your mind just by looking at your facial expressions."

"I wasn't thinking anything strange."

His ostrich-like behavior suggests he's harboring some strange thoughts. Kobayashi pondered how to punish him when they returned.

At this moment, Huihui suddenly acted strangely.

The chuunibyou little girl silently moved closer to Kobayashi. Because of her height, she could only look up at him, but her scarlet eyes held a different kind of expression, as if she was trying to tell him something.

"What, what's wrong?"

For some reason, Kobayashi felt a little uneasy.

Her expression was like that of a wife catching her cheating husband, but instead of making a scene, she used silence to express her resentment and anger.

This actually makes it feel more oppressive.

How can a little girl with no curves at all exude such a sense of pressure?

"Xiaolin, you went on a date with Youyou."

"...Wait a minute, why did we come to this conclusion?"

I have absolutely no idea what the little girl's thought process is going through, and as soon as she said that, the atmosphere in the whole team seemed to go wrong.

Kobayashi, sounding like a scumbag making excuses, said somewhat anxiously, "No, no, I didn't go on a date with Youyou! We just happened to run into each other and then strolled around town..."

I suddenly remembered.

The street they went to earlier is a famous dating spot in Axel!

Ruined!

In the little girl's eyes, this is a date!

Youyou explained anxiously, "No, no! Huihui, you've misunderstood, I don't have a date!"

"Don't speak, Youyou."

The little girl glanced at her, not wanting to hear her best friend's explanation, and then said softly, "No wonder, that day Youyou brought back a Winter General doll, and the ruby ​​brooch around her neck, that was also a gift from you, wasn't it?"

Those eyes, that scarlet light.

No, no! I'm going to be hacked to pieces with a machete! I'm going to be hacked to pieces with a machete!

Kobayashi was terrified that Megumin would pull a dagger from her wand and stab him.

……Wait a mininute.

Why should I be afraid? There's absolutely no reason to be afraid.

The body is not afraid of the shadow slanting.

Huihui has completely misunderstood. She didn't do anything and has nothing to be afraid of.

Looking down at my straight foot, I immediately felt more confident.

Huihui just stared at him without saying a word, her direct gaze making him a little scared.

His high emotional intelligence prevents him from saying, "Why are you looking at me like that?" But it also tells him that he absolutely cannot ignore it.

The little girl wasn't jealous or anything like that; she just felt like she'd lost to Youyou, who had always been her rival, which was why she acted that way.

"I know, I know!"

Kobayashi took a step back, stopping Huihui from taking the test again, and said loudly, "Tomorrow, I'll take Huihui out to play with me tomorrow, okay?!"

Hearing him say that, the little girl relaxed, but still said with a hint of pride and defiance, "It wasn't my request, Kobayashi, you invited me."

"...Yes, yes, yes, I invited them, I invited them."

Kobayashi shrugged and sighed helplessly.

"Did you hear that, Youyou? I was invited by Xiaolin too. It's not just you. No, I should say I was the one who was invited, and you just happened to be there and joined in."

The little girl turned her head and showed off to her opponent, revealing her competitive nature.

Even though she didn't say it, she always carried that battle record with Youyou with her as a medal of victory.

"Aha……"

Seeing Huihui asserting her dominance, Youyou sighed. She hadn't expected Huihui to care so much; she was already considering whether to distance herself from Xiaolin.

In her heart, Huihui was still more important.

What exactly is a good female friend? (Leans back tactically)

That’s it!

Kobayashi's agreement seemed like a perfunctory response to the noisy little girl, but it immediately caused an uproar afterward.

Darkness and Aqua also looked at Kobayashi. Like Megumin, they remained silent, simply staring intently at him. Their expressions completely betrayed their thoughts.

Kobayashi also gave up on himself.

He closed his eyes, looked up at the sky and sighed, "I will invite you all, I will invite you one by one. Whether it's Aqua, Darkness, or Kazuma Sato, or Sena, I will invite you all to go out and have fun."

The main point is to treat everyone equally.

He seems like a jerk, but he has no choice but to do this so that they won't get caught up in this kind of thing.

"Um... I... I want to... come along too?"

Sena couldn't help but push up her glasses, her usually serious and aloof face softening to reveal a slightly shy expression.

Having given up on himself, Kobayashi didn't notice her strangeness and said, "Ah, consider this as Miss Sena's way of taking care of us during this time. Please do me the honor of joining us then."

"I, I know..."

Sena nodded and agreed.

At that moment, Kazuma Sato, who was on guard in the tree branch, said to the people below, "Can we start the mission now? I can see the swarm of running lizards."

"Okay, then—"

"Driven Flame!"

Before Kobayashi could finish speaking, Aqua suddenly used magic. As blue and white flames gradually rose into the air, Kazuma Sato's unease grew stronger.

The running lizards in the distance seemed to have also seen the firelight. Like monsters that had been provoked, they let out sharp, strange cries and charged toward their direction.

"So fast!"

Upon witnessing the astonishing speed of the running lizard, everyone's expression changed.

Then--

As the swarm of running lizards charged, the entire team was knocked to the ground.

Kazuma Sato, who was standing on a tree branch, lost his balance due to the footsteps of the monsters and accidentally fell headfirst to the ground.

"I knew it would be like this!"

He roared and then simply went to see Eris.

Chapter 285 Dating

When Kobayashi opened his eyes, he saw Huihui's face very close, and he could even see the fine downy hairs on her pretty face.

Her face was slightly flushed, and she looked a little shy.

Huihui was straddling Kobayashi's waist and abdomen as he lay on the bed, one hand supporting her chest and the other hand on her shoulder, as if she were taking off his pajamas.

"...What are you doing, Huihui? Although I know you're an adult according to the kingdom's laws, you shouldn't be this kind of person who's so eager for sex. Besides, I don't want to be arrested by the kingdom's prosecutor for some strange crime, so could you please get up?"

"Hey, do you have a problem with my body? You can say it, I'm all ears!"

Huihui didn't move aside; instead, she bent down, her scarlet eyes glaring at Xiaolin with a thug-like expression that said, "You're looking for trouble, I'll take it on."

She was the one who started the strange behavior.

With a hint of disdain, Kobayashi pushed the little girl's face away and rubbed his dizzy head.

Yesterday, due to Aqua's erratic actions, the team was forced to face an onslaught of running lizards before they were fully prepared, resulting in them being trampled and ravaged, leaving the team in complete chaos.

After finally defeating the Lizard Queen and dispersing the monster horde, it was completely dark.

With the incredulous and devastated expression on the face of the Kingdom's prosecutor, Sena, the exhausted group returned to the mansion, quickly ate dinner, and went back to their rooms to fall asleep.