I love time travel the most!

Under Kazuma Sato's worried gaze, Darkness got up and went to the kitchen.

Normally, she shouldn't be doing this kind of thing, but it's not proper for maids to touch their master's belongings so casually when they first arrive, and besides, Aqua and the others are completely useless, so she had no choice but to go.

Fortunately, Darkness's father was not angry about this. On the contrary, he was pleased with his daughter's virtuousness and nodded repeatedly.

"Alright, that concludes the work."

Under the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Lord Dustinis chuckled and said, "Actually, I'm not only here to convey the kingdom's new appointment, but also to meet with my daughter's companions as a father and have a chat. Come on, everyone, relax."

"Ah, haa..."

Kazuma Sato, Aqua, and the others exchanged bewildered glances.

The other party is Darkness's father, so it's only natural that he would care about his daughter's situation.

So, all we need to do is say nice things about Darkness, right?

At this moment, Aqua suddenly became intelligent and said to Lord Darthines, "Darkness is our most important companion. Her defense is the strongest I have ever seen. Even the hardest Adamantium ore cannot compare to her!"

"oh oh……"

Lord Dastianis remained silent for a moment.

Is that a compliment?!

Kazuma Sato inwardly cursed the stupid goddess.

How low is your emotional intelligence to say that someone's daughter is a useful human shield in front of their father?!

Megumin thought for a moment and said, "Every time I'm immobilized by magic, Darkness carries me back!"

"Oh?"

Lord Dastianis looked thoughtful.

Don't talk about someone's daughter like a horse!

Kazuma Sato makes another sarcastic remark.

Youyou chimed in, "Miss Darkness is a very gentle and considerate person, and she's a great cook. She always makes delicious food for us."

Look, this is the right way to give a compliment!

As expected, Youyou is a good child.

Kazuma Sato couldn't help but nod, adding, "Darkness is an indispensable comrade in our team. He always stands firmly in front of us... He never backs down when fighting powerful enemies... He never yields even when possessed by a demon... His unwavering spirit constantly inspires us...!"

It hurts so much!

My heart hurts so much!

These insincere words made his heart pound, and his expression grew increasingly grim as he spoke.

sorry!

I'm so sorry!

He was wrong to say they didn't know how to praise people, because there really wasn't anything worth praising.

Even though they broke formation without permission, even though they were looking forward to being ravaged by the other party, even though they were enjoying the pain, they still had to think about how to praise the other party.

It's as absurd as presenting garbage to someone and still trying to praise it as a rare treasure from a strange angle.

That perverted female knight is a problem child no matter how you look at it!

"Hahaha--"

Lord Dastianis laughed heartily, looking quite pleased, and said, "It seems my daughter has indeed met a group of good companions."

Then, he sighed like a worried father, "Actually, my daughter isn't very good at socializing, even with close friends and family. You usually team up with her, right? Does she not talk much about herself?"

Hearing him say that, everyone tilted their heads and thought back for a moment.

It's hard to say for sure about Darkness; in fact, they don't remember her very well, but it's true that they don't know anything about her. Rather, she wasn't a particularly talkative person to begin with.

Unlike the noisy Aqua and Megumin, and also unlike the shy Yuuyu.

"Even as a Knight of the Cross, my daughter has always been alone."

Lord Dustinis continued, "She goes to church every day to pray to the goddess, hoping to make adventurers. One day, my daughter returned from church saying that she had made her first friend, a female thief, and she was very happy about it...!"

This person must be Chris.

That kind goddess responded to the female knight's sincere prayers, and she was completely different from this foolish goddess next to her!

"Speaking of my family, my wife actually passed away a long time ago... After that, I didn't remarry and raised her by myself. I always spoiled her and put her freedom first in everything. That's probably how I spoiled her..."

Lord Dastianis said this with a sense of sympathy.

As Darkness's father, he was naturally aware of his daughter's perverse fetishes, but he failed to control them because of his indulgence, which is why he felt guilty.

But there's no need to blame yourself.

Her desire to be restrained was probably innate and had little to do with discipline.

"Father, please don't bully my companions too much."

At that moment, Darkness came out of the kitchen carrying a cup of tea.

She also changed her clothes.

She wore an expensive-looking dress that gave off a pure and innocent impression, paired with white high heels. Her beautiful long blonde hair was braided and hung down from one shoulder in front of her—an incredibly risky hairstyle. Overall, she looked like a well-bred young lady from a good family.

Even though she dressed so innocently, she still couldn't hide her curvaceous figure.

Huh, why do we need to change clothes?

If you need to change clothes, why not do it before welcoming your father?

Completely confused.

This was probably a rule among nobles, so those who didn't know etiquette didn't ask.

Upon seeing his daughter, the father kindly called out, "Lalatina."

Lalatina?

……puff.

Everyone suppressed their laughter, even though their cheeks turned red from holding it in.

After all, our perverted female knight is really not suited to this cute name.

"Father, Father, please have some tea...!"

Miss Lalatina… no, Darkness, suppressing her shame, poured tea for her father.

The rich aroma of tea filled the air, accompanied by rising steam, when Lord Dastianis suddenly asked a question that instantly froze the atmosphere.

"—May I ask a question? Which man proposed to my daughter?"

————？！！！

Darkness's movements froze instantly.

Despite the question being asked, Lord Dastinis's gaze fell upon someone.

That's right, he's the man who hasn't uttered a single word since entering the mansion, trying to hide his presence.

Following his gaze, everyone looked over.

"Little, little, little Lin... what did Lord Lin mean just now...? I think I'm hallucinating."

Aqua's voice trembled, and she looked very flustered.

Huihui quickly leaned closer, her bloodshot eyes demanding an answer with a menacing intensity: "Proposal? What's going on with this proposal? Xiaolin, can you explain?"

Yu-Yu's eyes darted around, and she said shyly, "So, Mr. Kobayashi and Ms. Darkness have that kind of relationship...! I didn't even know!"

"When did Darkness and Kobayashi become this kind of relationship?"

The Kingdom's prosecutor, Sena, also frowned slightly.

Kobayashi silently gazed at Sato Kazuma, hoping this clever man could help, but he was met with a look of helplessness.

Useless man!

They're useless in crucial moments!

"Wait, wait...! Father! It's a misunderstanding! It's a misunderstanding!"

Darkness screamed in panic.

"A misunderstanding?" Lord Dastianis asked in surprise, "But didn't you write to say that you had been proposed to and accepted? And you also said that you would bathe together, go on adventures together, and share a bed together..."

His words became increasingly explosive.

Even with the team members and many maids gathered together, he spoke out without any attempt to hide anything.

Quite daring.

Aqua panicked even more, clutching her head, her face pale with disbelief, and cried out, "W-what do we do? Kobayashi... Kobayashi... he and Darkness... are they in that kind of relationship? We're doomed... If that's the case, then I... I... won't be able to defeat the Demon King, and I won't be able to go back to Heaven?!"

Is that the problem?!

Pay more attention to other areas, you idiot goddess!

"Wait, Kobayashi, what exactly is going on? Explain this to me properly."

With red eyes, Huihui leaned her upper body very close, and the little loli with her wicked and spoiled nature looked incredibly scary at this moment.

"actually……"

"That was a joke, a lie!"

Before Kobayashi could explain, Darkness spoke first.

"A joke?"

Everyone looked puzzled.

"Just kidding..."

Lord Dustinis seemed to understand something, and sighed somewhat disappointedly, but still said, "Lalatina, please explain to everyone what happened."

"Yes, yes, actually..."

Darkness offered an awkward explanation.