I love time travel the most!

One of the clan members who discovered this rushed over to report it to Finn, but when he saw the towering "Fierce Warrior" standing opposite the "Hero," he was speechless.

Even though the Lilliputian hero had anticipated this, he now fully understood that this would be a fierce battle.

In the street.

Ais, who had distanced herself from the leader, frowned as she watched the leader and someone else leave; she had a bad feeling about it.

"...Where is Finn going?"

Is there any room left to consider others?

Taking advantage of her distraction, Kobayashi switched from defense to offense and launched the first attack.

With a dull thud as his foot stomped on the floor, Kobayashi's figure briefly burst forth with terrifying speed thanks to the reaction force, rushing into Ais's defensive range in just an instant.

The swordswoman, with her extensive combat experience, remained calm and, with a flick of her wrist, deflected the rapier back and aimed it at Kobayashi's arm.

There are no silk threads there; once hit, you'll instantly lose your fighting ability.

As expected of Fiora with her keen intuition, she found the flaw so quickly.

But it's still a little short!

Kobayashi forcefully twisted his upper body, and with a spin, as a few strands of hair were cut off, his right hand was already touching the female swordsman's soft waist and abdomen.

Once attacked, they will definitely lose their fighting ability.

"Stop thinking."

After being stunned by the swing, Kobayashi, who thought it was his turn to attack, discovered that Ais did not stop swinging but instead spun around.

Her long, golden hair arced perfectly through the air, carrying a delicate fragrance, while the slender sword she wielded carried a hint of danger.

Spin like a dancer, and sweep hard from the side to successfully force the enemy back!

...No!

Just as the rapier was about to force Kobayashi back, he volunteered to go forward.

One hand broke through the whirlwind to grasp the rapier, while the other hand pressed down on the female swordsman before she could parry, followed by a fierce impact.

"uh-huh!"

With a muffled groan from the female swordsman, she was forced back, leaving two deep marks in her wake.

This time, Kobayashi won by a narrow margin.

Despite the ambush, the fact that a Level 5 could fight a Level 6, especially one who was a Sword Maiden, for so long is enough to become the talk of the town in the Labyrinth City.

What? You're saying LV5 is Kobayashi?

That's fine.

Unfortunately, the opponent was encased in armor, so there was no real physical contact. Don't misunderstand, he meant that he didn't cause Ais much damage.

Just then, several familiar figures darted out from the alleyways of Daedalus Street.

Monsters such as Bell, Winnie, Fels, and Reed.

It's unclear why they ended up together, but it seems they also discovered the Daedalus Maze and then used a shortcut to get into the town.

Bell, who was in the lead, was stunned when he saw Kobayashi and Ais kneeling opposite him.

"This is..."

"Why is Kobayashi fighting the Sword Princess? And it seems like Kobayashi has won?"

Fels was also shocked.

She and Bell head to the underground safe zone, where they encounter Reed and others. After that, they help the Heretics quickly rescue their comrades and return to the Daedalus Labyrinth.

However, Reed and the other "heretics" were still worried about Gross and his group, so they used the key that Fels (whom they obtained from Ryu) to take a shortcut to the surface. They never expected to see this scene upon emerging.

"As expected, monsters can only be defeated by monsters."

Fels sighed sincerely.

Having lived in the labyrinth city for hundreds of years, I have seen too many people with exaggerated strength and potential, and the Sword Maiden and Kobayashi in front of me are undoubtedly among them.

Kobayashi, who defeated the Sword Maiden, is an even more outrageous monster.

"Why, why do you have to do this?"

Perhaps sensing that she couldn't defeat Kobayashi, the blonde, golden-eyed female swordswoman couldn't hold back and finally asked the question.

She was clearly a girl who didn't easily show her emotions, yet her eyes held an uncontrollable sense of doubt.

Kobayashi paused for a moment and then said:

"Because everyone has a different understanding of what constitutes correct behavior."

Just as no two leaves in the world are exactly alike, everyone has different experiences, environments, and thoughts, and therefore, their views on the same issue will also differ.

That is the reason.

Simple yet complex.

The naive swordswoman didn't quite understand, but she knew she couldn't use her skill—[Revenge Princess]—on the [Heretics], which greatly amplifies attacks on all monster enemies based on the intensity of hatred, provided that the target was someone she considered a monster.

As for the "heretics" who possess human characteristics, she is unable to activate her powers because she is aware of their impurity due to their human aspects.

In other words, she subconsciously believed that the "heretics" were already (intelligent) people.

"But you will fail."

The blonde, golden-eyed female swordsman straightened her stance and said with complete trust in her companions, "Captain... Finn, Riveria, Tiona, and Tione will capture those talking monsters."

Upon hearing this, Fels, who was hiding to the side, couldn't help but gasp.

"Not good!"

"What's wrong, Fels?"

“Those people… the members of the Loki Familia are all monsters. If those guys make a move, Gross and the others might be in danger.”

"What?! How could this happen?!"

Reed, too, couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

The Heretics were quite strong, but even so, Fels believed they couldn't defeat these adventurers, which gave him a strong urge to help his fellow countrymen.

Then it heard Kobayashi say, "Yeah, even I didn't expect the Loki Familia to make a move. I thought they would restrain themselves under Uranus's prohibition. I was too naive."

Kobayashi readily admitted his mistake.

If the Freya Familia dared to disregard the guild's rules and destroy the Ishtar Familia out of personal desire, then the Loki Familia, being the strongest of the two, would naturally not act on a whim, especially since the god is none other than Loki, the biggest entertainer in the city.

"That……"

"I will not join the Loki Familia."

As if guessing Ais's thoughts, Kobayashi rejected what she wanted to think.

why?

The girl tilted her head, utterly puzzled.

To be honest, she also longed for the man in front of her to join her clan, and even so, she was the first to agree when Finn made the suggestion during the raid.

Their eagerness surprised Riveria and the others.

But why?

"You should know the reason, right? It's because I'm not a member of the fold of the god Uranus."

It's like the final boss whose identity is revealed at the very last moment before the end.

Kobayashi addressed the female swordsman in front of her and the people hiding in the shadows: "Let me reintroduce myself. I am Kobayashi, the leader of the Aqua Familia. I am from another world, and the goddess I serve is... the water goddess Aqua."

Not only Ais and Bell, but even Fels was shocked, because Kobayashi had never said that she came from any kind of clan.

What does "people from another world" mean?

And which one is the [Aqua Familia]?

The goddess's name is Aqua, as you can tell from her name, but why have I never heard of her?

Who is she?

Instead of being answered, Ais and the others' doubts were filled with even more questions.

There was simply no time for her to ask, because—

"Roar roar roar roar roar roar roar roar roar roar roar roar roar roar roar roar roar roar roar roar roar——————"

With a deafening roar, a figure descended from the sky and landed between Kobayashi and Ais, smashing the floor and kicking up dust. A tall figure was faintly visible beneath the thick dust.

Its massive body, as large as an iron tower, its scarlet eyes shimmering through the dust, its pair of bull horns that seemed to threaten the sky, and its two terrifying giant swords.

An uninvited guest has arrived!

Chapter 328 The Battle of Fate

"Roar roar ...

The powerful shouts thundered like lightning.

Kobayashi and Ais stopped simultaneously. The members of the Loki Familia and Freya Familia who were fighting elsewhere also stopped. Bell, Fels, Reid and others who were hiding nearby were stunned in place. Winnie even grabbed Bell's sleeve and buried her face in his waist.

Soon, a series of thumping sounds could be heard. As if asserting its own existence, an unsettling, dangerous bass voice shook the ground and echoed all the way back.

The approaching sound, without needing confirmation, was clearly the footsteps of some kind of creature.

Soon, shouts rang out again from the thick smoke.

"Roar roar roar roar roar roar roar ————————!!!"

With shouts, the thick smoke enveloping it instantly dissipated, accompanied by the sound of shattering rubble, finally revealing its true form after unveiling its mysterious veil.

His jet-black skin seemed to have been born from the darkness of the labyrinth, and his rock-like muscles covered his massive body, which was over two meters tall. He wore heavy armor, which was designed for the vanguard of adventurers.

The breastplate, shoulder guards, and gauntlets, almost bursting at the seams, were completely unable to contain his massive body; they were worn as if he were lightly dressed. He wielded a huge double-bladed axe, stained with a reddish-black color.

The two red horns growing from its head, along with its majestic appearance, evoke the image of a fierce bull.

An unknown monster, unrecorded in guild records and never encountered even by the battle-hardened Sword Maiden, was there.