I love time travel the most!

After all, what awaited Ferut was not a wonderful life, but the even more cruel selection ceremony for the king's successor.

Felt, in particular, was the last to enter, and both her influence and personal qualities were significantly inferior to the other candidates for the royal selection. In order to catch up as quickly as possible, she could only make every effort to improve before the selection ceremony began.

Reinhardt noticed that the man before him showed no surprise and said, "So, Kobayashi already knew all along?"

"After all, the badge had been in Felt's hands all along."

"Indeed."

Kobayashi's honesty earned him a nod from Reinhard.

But that doesn't mean he'll stop asking other questions. On the contrary, he'll ask even more.

"I'm sorry, Kobayashi. Even though you are Lady Felt's savior, Lady Felt is about to become the fifth candidate for the throne. For her safety and victory, I have a question that I want you to answer seriously."

"what is the problem?"

"Why choose Lady Felt? Or are you actually working for one of the other royal candidates, here to spy on Lady Felt?"

No, that's not the case.

Kobayashi wasn't angry at being asked that, after all, it was Reinhard's duty.

For someone about to become a Felt Knight, it was only natural for him to investigate and eliminate dangers for his master, who was unaware of the true nature of others.

"As for the reason, it's probably because they want to occupy an important position in this country."

Under Reinhard's questioning gaze, Kobayashi said, "There is such a history in my country. A down-on-his-luck prince was forced to go to another country as a hostage. During this time, he received help from a merchant. Afterward, the prince returned to his country and became king. Later, he attacked and successfully annexed six neighboring countries. The merchant who funded the prince also gained huge profits and became a very important figure."

"That is to say..."

“That’s right, this is investment. I believe that with my help, Ferut will become king.”

Kobayashi said with a smile.

Compared to other candidates for the royal selection, Ferut's biggest deficiency is that she lacks allies, or rather, influence.

Leaving Emilia aside, it would be a problem if she, with her silver-haired half-elf appearance, could even get any help.

Compared to the purple-haired loli with a merchant guild, or the green-haired girl in military uniform with a title and an army, or even the orange-haired big-breasted woman whose world revolves around her, Felt has nothing. Starting late means facing such a predicament.

Therefore, Reinhard would never refuse Kobayashi's offer of allegiance.

"There's one more thing."

"what?"

"Don't underestimate my greed. What I want to do is far more astonishing than you can imagine, Reinhard."

Xiaolin's lips curled up, and the special pattern on his forehead kept flashing.

Chapter 363 You're not even willing to call me "teacher"

Actually, joining Felt's camp wasn't just about becoming Lü Buwei; it was also because he was attracted to Reinhard.

Just as you might expect, he was drawn to the Sword Saint's radiant soul, which is one of the negative consequences of accepting the goddess's gift.

Although Kobayashi has never seen the true nature of his own soul, he guarantees, based on his witnessing of the soul nature of the idiot goddess, that if Freya were to meet Reinhard, she would definitely do something even crazier than before.

Because Reinhard's soul essence is comparable to Aqua's.

No wonder they're the world's favorite!

But don't get me wrong, Kobayashi admires Reinhard, and doesn't harbor any strange feelings for him. Compared to that gluttonous goddess who accepts everyone, at least he's attracted to women.

Besides that, only the Sword Saint could make him stronger.

The essence of [Blessing] is not to defeat monsters, but to increase proficiency by defeating monsters. This is the same if you can fight with strong opponents and absorb their ability points.

Reinhard can be considered the strongest being in the world!

With 48 types of blessings and the ability to obtain the desired blessing, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a humanoid walking nuclear bomb.

Therefore, the battle with him yielded great rewards.

Just like now.

In the training ground of the Sword Saint family, the two stood facing each other from a distance.

However, at this moment, Kobayashi's chest was heaving rapidly, and dense beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. The "eyes" on his forehead had been lit up, and his whole body was tattered.

On the other hand, Reinhard, dressed in a neat white knight's outfit, with his fiery red bangs slightly swaying, looked quite at ease.

Kobayashi understood that defeating the world's strongest fighter with his current abilities was a pipe dream, but he never expected that he wouldn't even be able to make the opponent draw his sword, even if it was a dragon sword with dragon claw marks.

He was slightly discouraged by the setback.

Seeing that Kobayashi seemed unwilling to continue, Reinhard kindly said, "Why don't we call it a day? Kobayashi has things to do later, doesn't he?"

He actually offered a way out; he's such a kind person.

However, Kobayashi's stubbornness wouldn't allow him to admit defeat.

He also has a killer move!

"Reinhard, I'll admit it, in terms of combat strength, I'd say you're the strongest!"

"...What are you suddenly saying, Kobayashi?"

Reinhardt felt somewhat helpless and embarrassed by his slightly childish remarks.

My best friend is perfect in every way. Whether it's physical strength or intelligence, he far surpasses ordinary people. His only flaw is that he always says some outrageous and embarrassing things.

Xiaolin's ten fingers kept twitching.

Even though the frequency was much slower than during the battle, Reinhard still felt a strange and unsettling sensation.

If Kazuma Sato were there, he would definitely tell him that this feeling is called lewd.

"Hmph, I admit Reinhard, you're very strong, so much so that you usually choose to overwhelm your opponent in direct combat. But even so, you still have weaknesses!"

"What do you mean?"

"That means sometimes little tricks can work surprisingly well! Take this! A game-changing blow! Steal ———————!!!"

He stretched out his right hand toward the knight in front of him.

A sudden light appears!

Xiaolin's lips curled up in a smile.

He admitted that his competitive nature seemed awkward, but he absolutely refused to accept defeat if he was helpless against the other party and had no advantage over them! Therefore, even if it was the mindset of a nobody, he was determined to win at least one point!

But when the light faded, Kobayashi's right hand was empty.

“Ah, what?”

Somewhat incredulously, they repeatedly loosened and tightened their grip, trying to find what should have been on Reinhard.

His luck was the same as everyone else's, but he shouldn't have been able to steal nothing at all. Moreover, in order to steal something, his skill target wasn't the Dragon Sword but the belt, yet he still ended up empty-handed.

It can even be immune to divine skills?!

hateful!

Reinhard looked at himself, who was unharmed, and asked in confusion, "Um... Kobayashi, what did you do?"

The other party wasn't deliberately mocking her, which was what Kobayashi couldn't accept.

"N-nothing, ahahaha, ahahaha..."

Xiaolin scratched his head awkwardly.

Seeing this, Reinhard quickly realized that Kobayashi must have done something, but he failed in the end, which was why he had this expression. He sighed helplessly and shook his head.

My dearest friend always has a strong competitive spirit.

After that, the morning exercise naturally came to an end.

The two went together to the pavilion in the courtyard, where a maid was waiting.

"Please use the towel and hot water, Lord Kobayashi, Lord Reinhard."

"Thank you."

"Thank you for your help, Miss Ryuu."

Liu Zi thoughtfully offered them warm towels and water, for which they expressed their gratitude.

"Lord Kobayashi, you've been utterly defeated again. This is the 22nd time, isn't it? You demand to fight Lord Reinhard several times a day. I can't help but wonder if you, like Lord Darkness, have awakened some strange fetish."

"...Don't make me sound like a perverted masochist, okay?"

While enjoying the waiter's sarcastic remarks, Kobayashi sighed slightly and said, "As expected, I'm still no match for you, Reinhard. Whether it's magic, threads, fists, or even my proudest skill of stealing, nothing can affect you in the slightest. I'm a little discouraged."

Reinhard is the strongest swordsman of all time, the ceiling of combat power in this world. Even Subaru Natsuki, who can reincarnate infinitely, can only defeat Reinhard's mind, but can never defeat his body.

"Don't underestimate yourself, Kobayashi."

Reinhard comforted him, "Your fighting style is just countered by me. If you used a longsword, I would definitely be overwhelmed."

"You really have high emotional intelligence."

Kobayashi sighed.

The other person's words of comfort were sincere and not sarcastic, which made me feel better.

"But I'm telling the truth."

"Ok?"

"Kobayashi's [eyes] can see through the enemy's movements, which I think is a very valuable ability. The reason I was able to defeat Kobayashi was simply because I occupied a favorable position. After all, Kobayashi, your fighting style is more suitable for narrow and complex terrain."

"You might as well just say I'm the king of urban warfare."

Kobayashi couldn't help but complain during Reinhard's explanation, which naturally earned him a helpless look from the other party.

Kobayashi knows his strengths.

Whether it's the terrain or the style, he intentionally guides the enemy into his area of ​​expertise, and then defeats them with his rich experience.

For example, that's exactly what he did in his fight with Elsa. He used ice pillars to alter the terrain, then concealed the presence of the threads, luring his opponent into a trap before subduing her.

However, this method doesn't work all the time. For someone like Reinhard, who is beyond the norm, he is helpless.

Could this be the reason why I can't defeat Ais and Ota head-on without changing my fighting style by using [Full Activation]?