I love time travel the most!

Kobayashi blinked and asked, "Hill, don't you have anything to say?"

"What did you say?" Hill looked at him blankly.

"It's yesterday's ranking. Hill, weren't you first? So I came to find you first."

"Oh, is it so."

Hill seemed to remember this incident.

Then it was gone.

She lowered her head again, immersing herself in a book with a particularly subtle topic: "How should a naturally naive person get along with others?"

When Kobayashi saw that she was not speaking and was about to leave quietly without disturbing her, Hill suddenly asked a question.

"Little Lin, do you like books?"

"like."

What type of book is it?

"History category".

"What's the reason?"

"Because all knowledge is interconnected, and the central link connecting them is history."

"An interesting answer."

She asked and he answered.

History is the inheritance, accumulation, and expansion of culture; it is the trajectory of human civilization.

Knowledge has been accumulated along the timeline of history.

History is the backbone of knowledge.

Every world has its own history. Once you have thoroughly mastered history, you can then strengthen your knowledge in other areas, which will accelerate your learning process.

For Kobayashi, who can travel the world, history is especially important.

Just as he was about to say these words, adding a particularly pretentious line—"War only wrote four pages in history books, yet tore away nearly half the world"—as a finishing touch, Hill stopped asking questions and instead immersed himself once again in the book with its subtle title.

Hey, girl! Don't you know it's a bad habit to not let people finish showing off their X?!

It's really uncomfortable when something's stuck in your throat!

...Although I really wanted to complain to Hill, I forced myself to hold back.

Hill was engrossed in the book in her hands. It seemed that she didn't enjoy studying literature, but rather how to cure her airheadedness.

No, I completely don't understand what she's thinking.

Xiaolin rubbed his forehead and prepared to leave.

Suddenly, Hill handed her another book, titled "The Empire a Thousand Years Ago," which seemed to be a record of how the first emperor established the empire and how the Imperial Arms came to be.

Does she want me to stay and keep her company while she studies?

After thinking about it, I decided to stay.

The two did not exchange any further words; the soft rustling of pages filled the quiet and peaceful morning.

Before long, the group arrived at the main hall.

They weren't too surprised to see Hill and Kobayashi, and when they learned that there had been no progress, they showed an expression of expectation, probably thinking that Hill was just a freebie.

Then it was time for breakfast.

After dinner, Leone asked, "Who's next after Hill?"

"it's me!"

Brand gave a muscular smile.

Wow--

Leone looked at Kobayashi with a 'good luck' look, which made him shudder and instinctively clench his buttocks.

Martial arts training ground.

"When it comes to building rapport, it really does require intense physical contact!"

Brand's smile grew even more enthusiastic and unrestrained. He took off his clothes, revealing his muscular upper body, and invited Kobayashi, "Come on, let's have a hearty and exhilarating hand-to-hand combat!"

really!

The ominous premonition has come true!

Kobayashi asked Leone, who was standing next to him, for a substitution: "I don't want to clash with him, can we find someone else?"

Unfortunately, Leone, who had been eager to see him make a fool of himself, would never agree to that.

"No! These are the rules that were already set!"

She gloated as she pushed Kobayashi into the training ground.

Seeing how disgusted Kobayashi was with him, Brand defended himself, saying, "Hey, hey, hey, don't be so resistant. We're both men, what's there to be afraid of?"

"It's precisely because they're all men that I'm afraid!" Kobayashi couldn't help but roar.

However, he still reluctantly took off his shirt.

Brand's orientation is somewhat unusual, but it is undeniable that he is very strong; the title of "hundred-man slayer" is not just a figure of speech.

Moreover, he was a soldier by training, and Kobayashi was very interested in Imperial Martial Arts, so he naturally wouldn't refuse to be taught.

Let me learn from their skills.

...and then, he was thoroughly taught a lesson.

Although Kobayashi has extensive experience fighting monsters, he is somewhat inexperienced in fighting humans.

At first, Kobayashi placed his hands on his chest and abdomen, with his feet far apart, and bent over with his arms taut.

A standard cat-like stance helps in throwing unexpected punches.

"Oh?"

Upon seeing the pose, Brand's eyes lit up, as if he had also realized that Kobayashi's pose was not simple.

But he didn't do anything; he simply spread his feet apart and covered his chest with his hands.

The two walked around each other, trying to find a weakness in the other's defenses.

As time went on, Kobayashi felt that Brand's momentum was getting stronger and stronger. Knowing that hesitation would lead to defeat, he decisively launched an attack.

He charged forward and kicked twice, with very short intervals, aiming straight for Brand's chest and abdomen.

Unfortunately, they were all blocked.

Brand praised, "Not bad! A high kick will shift the body's center of gravity. To balance speed and defense, attacking the chest and abdomen is the best way to strike."

Then he retaliated in kind.

Kobayashi braced his arms against his chest, blocking two powerful kicks.

Brand seemed to get excited, and with two more kicks, both standard and powerful, Kobayashi's arms, which were used to block, felt a slight pain.

Is it correcting the posture and force application of the kick?

Unwilling to admit defeat, Kobayashi retaliated in kind.

However, the moment after the two kicks ended, he suddenly changed his move, turning around and spinning back to aim his leg straight at his chin.

But Brand wasn't fooled at all.

He took a step back as Kobayashi turned, and after his backspinning kick missed, he stepped forward and delivered another backspinning kick to Kobayashi's chin.

Kobayashi was completely dazed after suffering such a severe blow.

"No, no, although that backspin kick was very unexpected, the foot that supported your body completely exposed you." Brand, in the manner of a martial arts instructor, told him what was wrong.

Kobayashi didn't show any resentment; on the contrary, he had an excited smile on his face.

Becoming stronger can be addictive.

For him, failure is an opportunity to learn and a stepping stone to success. Therefore, he seeks to learn from the strengths of others to nourish himself and become stronger.

Just like he squeezed Wiz dry, he's going to squeeze Brand dry too!

For the rest of the morning, the two exchanged the same muscular smiles, which Leona found incredibly cringeworthy.

Some people say it's too bland and boring, and they want to see rivers of blood.

But I believe that daily routines are necessary.

It is precisely because of a deeper understanding and a closer relationship that they feel incredulous and heartbroken at the subsequent conflict, and that they want to achieve a happy ending without anyone dying.

Otherwise, who the hell are you? Why should I save you?!

If you force a rescue, it will seem very abrupt, which is what many readers call inexplicable flattery.

Actually, if I weren't afraid of being criticized, I would write a bonus chapter for everyone.

If I could write more side stories, that would be the ultimate weapon!

Unfortunately, I cannot write about it.

Ahem, after saying all that, what I really want to say is... there's actually another chapter about daily life.

Hehe☆~

Chapter 40 Daily Life 2

Two men engaged in a thrilling battle in the training ground.

From initially being suppressed and beaten, to now the two fighting back and forth, although not to the point of being evenly matched, to have reached this level in just one morning can be described as rapid progress.

I believe that it won't be long before Brand is completely drained by Kobayashi.

"Alright! That's enough for today!"

"I refuse! I want more!"

Brand braced himself against Kobayashi's right leg, intending to end the morning's intense clashes, but how could Kobayashi, already aroused, let him go so easily?