I love time travel the most!

A woman's intuition is incredibly strong; she can guess a man's wicked thoughts through subtle glances and gestures. If she knew Kobayashi could see through things...

"what are you talking about?"

"Ok?"

"I'm saying, why did you put her here!"

"...So it was her."

Seeing the direction Eina was pointing, Kobayashi breathed a sigh of relief.

"I feel like I was offended just now."

"That's not true, you've misunderstood."

He, of course, vehemently denied it.

"Well... forget it."

Eina didn't delve into Kobayashi's earlier lapse in composure.

While Kobayashi was relieved, he gestured for Kobayashi to look at someone at the counter and asked, "By the way, do you think she'll be safe here?"

"Maybe."

The fox-woman girl at the counter, who was greeting adventurers, seemed a little flustered, probably because it was her first time doing this kind of work and she wasn't very familiar with it.

"Isn't this great? It perfectly meets the guild's requirements."

Within the guild headquarters, the counter is the first place adventurers visit; for them, the female staff members form their first impression of the guild.

There are no race restrictions; humans, orcs, elves—the races are diverse. If one had to point out a common trait, it would be that every female employee is exceptionally beautiful.

Since adventurers' feelings toward the guild will affect their dungeon exploration to some extent, when recruiting female staff members, it goes without saying that they should be good-looking and have a good demeanor.

Chun Ji can be described as a beauty.

Whether it's her pretty face, her voluptuous figure, or even her animal ears and fluffy tail that are added bonuses.

Needless to say, its appearance is superb, and its feel is also top-notch.

Kobayashi can guarantee that.

As for whether she is popular or not, just look at the number of adventurers lining up in front of her that far exceeds those of the other female employees.

"I did not mean that!"

Eina looked at her anxiously and said, "That child is the one you risked everything to save, right? Is it really okay to leave her in such a conspicuous place like this? What if someone kidnaps her again and uses her as a hostage to threaten you..."

Perhaps to accommodate Kobayashi's feelings, she tactfully avoided mentioning the prostitute.

But unexpectedly, she wasn't worried about Haruhime, but rather that Kobayashi would be put on the defensive again.

He actually thought so much of himself.

She really made me cry to death!

"It should be fine." Kobayashi shrugged and explained, "Thanks to the goddess Ishtar's efforts to cover up Haruhime's existence, very few people know about her. In addition, with the goddess Freya's involvement, even fewer people would associate her with her."

This is hardly a consolation.

Haruhime possesses the magic weapon "Treasure Hammer," which seems to be known by very few people, but anyone who is determined to investigate will surely be able to find out about it.

There's just no need for it.

After all, Haruhime has Kobayashi protecting her now, plus the guild's backing, so under normal circumstances no one will cause her trouble.

and……

Most importantly, rather than joining another clan and getting caught up in clan conflicts, it's better to join a neutral guild to avoid being robbed by those with ulterior motives, or at least not be coveted as property.

For example, Bell, who was favored by Apollo, was forcibly taken from him through the invasion of the Familia Wars.

"Don't worry, Eina, didn't the god Uranus agree? It'll be fine."

"Ha... if you put it that way."

After Kobayashi moved out of Uranus, Eina indeed stopped asking any further questions.

The decisions of the gods are not something that the people of the lower realm can presume to guess. At least for her, she would not question the decisions of the guild’s actual controller (Uranus).

Of course, Kobayashi's constant reassurance also played a part.

"And what about the goddess Freya?"

"what?"

Eina's topic was so abrupt that Kobayashi was somewhat stunned.

She looked directly into Kobayashi's eyes, as if confirming something, and asked rather seriously, "Why did the High Priestess Freya launch a clan war at that time? It's undeniable that to others, it was a clan war without the guild's consent. And the timing was so coincidental; it just doesn't seem right no matter how you look at it."

It seems Eina has also discovered it.

No, to be precise, everyone in the labyrinth city noticed that something was wrong.

On the surface, it was Freya's long-planned counterattack, but in reality, it was Ishtar who overstepped the line, which led to the destruction.

"It really is because of you, Kobayashi...!"

"That's right, it's because of Bell."

"...Huh? Bell? What does this have to do with Bell?"

Eina heard an unexpected name.

Seeing her gasp in surprise, Kobayashi smiled and said, "That goddess sent Ishtar back to the heavens in a fit of anger because her chosen child had been kidnapped. Oh my, that scene... goddesses fighting is really exciting."

Recalling those two slaps, he couldn't help but smile.

It's rare for goddesses to fight, let alone one of them being a domineering CEO who reigns over a labyrinthine city.

"Aha……"

Eina is getting more and more confused.

She didn't understand why Bell was involved, or what about the child Freya had taken a liking to?

She had a lot of questions she wanted to ask Xiaolin.

Before he could even speak, a considerable commotion broke out at the counter.

"—Enough already, you lowly dwarf! Can't you see that Miss Haruhime is troubled?!"

A sharp voice rang out.

It contained intense anger, and the words spoken were very impolite and targeted.

"what happened?"

"I don't know. But it's better to go and take a look."

The adventurers standing in front of Haruhime formed a circle, unable to see what was happening inside. But it was certain that Haruhime seemed to have encountered a minor problem.

He got up and walked towards the counter.

Amidst the adventurers' angry yet quickly appeasing smiles, Kobayashi and Eina successfully reached the center.

It turned out that a wild and burly dwarf had clashed with a handsome human.

Judging from their attire, they must be adventurers.

"they are?"

"They were probably adventurers assigned to Miss Haruhime's team. Or perhaps they volunteered to become adventurers under her team."

"I see."

Hearing Eina's explanation, Kobayashi nodded in understanding.

He cares about Chunji, but not to the point that he needs to know exactly who she talks to, otherwise his work would not be able to proceed smoothly.

At this moment, the young human made no attempt to conceal his hostility and asked the bewildered fox-girl, "Miss Chunji, did this man touch you with dirty hands?"

"What did you say?!"

The middle-aged man, short and arrogant, was furious.

There is no harm without comparison.

The handsome young human standing in front of Chunji, coupled with his righteous reprimand of the rude dwarf, would surely win the favor of the fox-girl behind him!

The young people were making plans.

After dealing with the troublesome dwarf, he magically produced a bouquet of flowers from his pocket.

"I just passed by a shop and saw some beautiful lavender flowers. I think they would suit Miss Haruhime very well. If you don't mind, would you please accept them?"

"This...this...I...I..."

The young human holding a bouquet of colorful flowers terrified the fox-woman.

Suddenly, an arm reached out from the side and snatched the bouquet without a word.

The young human stared at the middle-aged dwarf and demanded, "What...what are you doing?!"

"Hmph, I think you're the one who's causing trouble for Miss Chunji! In a place like this, you're shoving such effeminate flowers at her. You should think about Miss Chunji's feelings!"

"You barbaric dwarf who doesn't even know how to appreciate flowers! Get the hell away from me!"

"Miss Haruhime is a beastman, and has absolutely no relation to humans!"

The two roared and cursed at each other.

If it weren't for the guild's explicit rules, they probably would have fought each other over Haruhime.

Looking at the two people whose foreheads were almost touching, arguing back and forth, the people around them seemed to have seen something amusing.

"Sure enough, they started arguing again."

"Exactly, they really don't know how to read the room."

"Miss Haruhime must be having a real headache."

They murmured amongst themselves, seemingly unfazed by such a scene.

Only after inquiring did I learn that this situation had been going on for many days.

In fact, the two of them had a conflict in the past and had not gotten along well since then. This relationship seems to have become even more obvious since they regarded each other as rivals in love.