I love time travel the most!

Kobayashi flicked his finger as if to flick Felt's forehead, but Felt, frightened, covered her forehead and backed away, then lowered his hand listlessly.

He then said to her, "Now Emilia has her own knight and the support of the territory. She has entered the eyes of the kingdom's people as a silver-haired half-elf candidate. She has already achieved so much in just half a month since the royal selection ceremony. Don't you feel any sense of crisis?"

Emilia's knights are arguably the strongest.

Subaru Natsuki's ability to endlessly try and fail, constantly searching for the optimal solution in a loop, is just that exaggerated.

In addition, Emilia's identity as a silver-haired half-elf did indeed cause her considerable trouble, but as long as she made certain achievements, she could get rid of the original impression.

In other words, Emilia just had a hard time getting started.

Now that she has successfully weathered the most difficult period and is about to enter the runway for high-speed takeoff, Xiaolin also needs to make more plans.

"I know, I know! You're really annoying!"

Felt, tired of hearing these words, curled her lip and asked unhappily, "What does this have to do with saving Elsa?"

"We lack talent."

Xiaolin's answer was perfectly natural.

Because it was so obvious, Ferut had no reason to object.

Despite Felt's status as a royal candidate and one of the five highest-ranking individuals in the kingdom, her only power lies with the Sword Saint family, while the original royal forces have all been absorbed by Kurshu.

It was almost predictable, after all, a duke is equivalent to royalty, and among the five candidates for the throne, Culci is currently the most popular.

Isn't this right?

Not only did Kobayashi and his group defeat the White Whale, but the Archbishop of Sloth also contributed a lot. More importantly, the Archbishops of Greed and Gluttony were also dealt with here. How come their achievements are like stones thrown into a lake, splashing a little water and then disappearing?

It probably wasn't enough to surprise everyone.

For example, if the student who is at the bottom of the class gets first place in an exam, the whole class will be extremely surprised; but if the student who is already ranked first gets first place again, it will naturally be taken for granted by everyone.

Reinhard, who is known as the strongest on Earth, is undoubtedly the top student.

"Hey, hey, hey, I don't want to be a so-called good student! Otherwise, we might as well just tear down the kingdom and rebuild it."

"What did you say?"

"nothing."

He waved his hand dismissively, ignoring Ferut's confused look.

Returning to the previous topic, he said to the little girl, "Do you understand now? Elsa is an exceptional talent, and there's no reason to refuse her."

"I understand. Anyway, I didn't intend to get rid of her."

Ferut screamed in despair.

It seems that it will take a considerable amount of time for her to coexist peacefully with the gut hunter who once harbored murderous intent towards her.

"Who knows if you're just after her breasts?"

"What did you say?"

"nothing."

With the same perfunctory wave and unwillingness to explain, Kobayashi hadn't expected the boomerang to arrive so quickly.

Just as he made a drill gesture with both hands, preparing to give the little girl a good whack on the temple, the little girl quickly pulled out a letter from the flat chest of her dress.

"Wait, wait a minute, the courier sent a letter, are you sure you don't want to take a look?"

"Young man? Oh, Natsuki-kun."

A moment's thought made Kobayashi realize who Felt was talking about. He accepted the letter with a "I'll let you off the hook" expression, which made the little girl breathe a sigh of relief.

Ask questions while opening the letter.

"Who delivered this letter? How did it end up in your hands?"

"I didn't recognize him. He was driving a dragon-drawn carriage, had gray hair and a green hat, and his appearance was so-so, but he looked like someone who was easy to bully. I happened to run into him while I was playing in the courtyard."

"Playing? I think you're just trying to sneak out."

"Leave me alone!"

Despite the brief description without any detailed physical appearance, for some reason, the image of a certain person appeared in Kobayashi's mind.

Could it be Otto?

Because he was a merchant traveling to and from the capital, he took on the job of delivering mail on the side.

Probably.

Upon opening, unlike the otherworldly language, the letter was written in Japanese, confirming that it was indeed Subaru Natsuki's handwritten letter.

"Xiao Lin, what did they say?"

"Well... it mainly talks about how Natsuki went to Emilia's base, the Sanctuary, a few days after the White Whale Extermination Battle, where Emilia liberated the Sanctuary through trials, and how he destroyed one of the three great magical beasts, the Great Rabbit. In short, it's a letter of boasting."

"What? It's showing off."

Upon hearing this, Ferut immediately lost interest.

Of all the people she met in the slums, she was the only one who hadn't accomplished anything, so she was naturally unhappy to hear that Subaru Natsuki had sent a letter boasting about it.

"It also says that he has become a knight."

"The young man became a knight? Did he get what he wanted?"

Natsuki Subaru ignored all obstacles to attend the royal selection ceremony and caused a scene in the palace hall in front of everyone, simply because he had not officially become Emilia's assistant.

Now that I have the identity of a knight, regardless of whether my strength is comparable to the other four, at least my status is equal.

This should be the best reward for him.

Actually, what I've mentioned above is not just about these things, but also about the witch and the mastermind who planned everything from the slums.

Regarding witches, Subaru Natsuki stated that he encountered seven in the Sanctuary and passed the trial of one of them.

He was constantly lured into depravity and confusion by taking advantage of his fear of the future. However, during the trial, he remembered what Kobayashi had told him: if he died, it would mean that this world line would disappear and the future would not happen. This allowed him to break free successfully. Therefore, he sincerely thanked Kobayashi for the information.

He was also told that Roswaal was the mastermind behind everything.

Whether it was commissioning the Bowel Hunter to seize the badge, attacking the mansion, or sealing off the Sanctuary, it was all his doing.

Since I didn't know if Elsa would tell, I told Kobayashi as a favor.

Finally, Subaru Natsuki emphasized that he listened to Krillin's advice and punched Roswaal hard, venting his pent-up resentment.

He also said that Roswaal had been marked with the seal of his oath and could no longer do bad things, and hoped that Kobayashi would be magnanimous and let him off the hook.

"Seriously, do you think I'm the kind of person who would tear someone to pieces without hesitation if I were wronged? You're underestimating me."

"Kobayashi? Your expression is wicked!"

He smoothed the corners of his mouth at the little girl's prompting.

Honestly, he was really angry.

How is it any different from having your things stolen away with just a few words?

I really want him to go see the goddess so that his soul, which has been tainted for four hundred years, can be thoroughly purified!

"Xiaolin, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I'm just amazed at how much Natsuki-kun has grown, actually choosing to take the guy who's been plotting against me all along as his subordinate."

"Hey, are you hinting at something?"

"No, it's an explicit statement."

“You bastard…!”

The angry little girl didn't care whether she would get flicked on the forehead. Instead, she opened her mouth and showed her gleaming little tiger teeth, biting hard into Kobayashi's arm.

"Prepare to die! I'll teach you to underestimate me!"

"Ouch! Let go! Are you a dog?"

This guy really needs to correct his bad habit of biting people when he gets angry. He doesn't look like a potential candidate for the throne at all.

It seems I still need to receive stricter ladylike education!

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"Okay, that's about it."

"The next steps have been finalized."

In the conference room, Kobayashi was discussing future developments with Reinhard.

Wang Xuan did not achieve success overnight; otherwise, he would not have made the three-year agreement.

In addition, the appearance of the White Whale, the three Archbishops of Sin, and the Great Rabbit caused considerable losses to several candidates for the throne. The kingdom also needs time to digest these losses, so everyone unanimously chose to focus on development.

The development of the other candidates for the throne is none of his business, but Ferut needs to recruit more talent, otherwise she will suffer more as she develops and has no one to use.

Of course, he didn't forget about establishing the Axis religion either.

At Kobayashi's urging, the Sword Saint Reinhard funded the establishment of an orphanage in the slums, with Felt, a candidate for the royal selection, acting as its representative.

Using the pretext of accumulating reserve forces and cultivating new talents, they persuaded the management of the Sword Saint family to take in many orphans who had no parents or had been abandoned by their parents.

It should have been labeled with the name of the Sword Saint family.

But Kobayashi used sweet words to tell them that doing so would not only fail to show Felt's compassion for the lower classes, but would also make the other candidates for the throne wary, and successfully named it after the Axis religion.

Since they couldn't win over the nobles, they decided to win over the common people.

A little girl who came from the slums understands the hardships of the lower class better. As long as you support her, you will not be oppressed or exploited by the aristocracy... Don't you think this slogan is appropriate?

Incidentally, the orphanage director was Grandpa Rom.

Since moving into the Sword Saint family's residence, he has been idle all day and feeling very uncomfortable, so he volunteered to take care of the children.

Xiaolin originally wanted to refuse, thinking she should at least find someone reliable.

But who should go?

Reinhard, as a sword saint, already has enough to do every day; he simply can't take care of children. Elsa may appear intellectual, but you can't expect her to teach children assassination or how to disembowel others, can you? As for the two little girls, they can't even take care of themselves, let alone others.

Ultimately, it comes down to a lack of manpower.

However, Mr. Wilhelm and Phyllis the cat-eared man said they would visit when they had free time. Some retired knights also come to help take care of the children.