I love time travel the most!

"Oh, so it's your companion. If you're looking for your companions, all three of them are in the back room."

As the female believer swept the floor, she told the three men their location.

The back room?

What were they doing there?

Kazuma Sato turned to look at Kobayashi, nodded, and the four of them walked towards the back hall.

Before we even arrived, we heard Youyou complaining.

"Huihui, it's all your fault! It's all because of those methods you taught Priest Jesta that have made this town so strange! You should feel ashamed and guilty!"

"Wait, Youyou, I have to refute your point! Although I taught it, the credit for its excellent application and the numerous variations comes from Jesta, not me! In other words, the fault doesn't lie with me!"

Huihui retorted loudly.

However, her reasons for pioneering this approach were completely untenable, and even Kobayashi believed that the fault lay with the little girl.

"I'm telling you, Huihui, don't you have even the slightest bit of remorse... Oh, Mr. Kobayashi? Mr. Kazuma?"

Just as Youyou was about to start arguing, she suddenly saw the two people who had come looking for them.

Huihui, who had her back to them, shuddered.

Kazuma Sato was very interested in what Yu-Yu had said; he seemed to have discovered something extraordinary.

"Youyou, what did you mean by what you just said? Why blame Huihui for the town's state? Did she do something that angered both heaven and man?"

"This, this..."

Kind-hearted Yu-Yu wanted to defend Hui-Hui, but under the overwhelming gaze of "Don't try to fool me, Kazuma Sato," she had no choice but to tell the story of what happened in town.

Kazuma Sato's forehead veins bulged, but he still forced a smile and said kindly, "Megumin, come here for a moment, I have something to say to you."

The storm lurking beneath the calm is truly terrifying.

Seeing that her scheme had been exposed, the guilty little girl tried to make excuses for herself, but when she was grabbed by the collar and dragged into a corner, she sighed deeply as if resigned to her fate.

Concerned about her best friend, Youyou quickly went over to her.

"Idiot, you brought this on yourself."

Xiaolin made a comment.

He could understand why Huihui accepted Jesta's request to earn money for the journey to Axel. However, teaching such vicious techniques only worsened the already terrible reputation of the Axis Cult, which was a heinous crime.

Why did he go to such lengths to restore the reputation of the Axis Church?

Besides, if we're talking about sheer numbers, he's the one who's been working the hardest to recruit people, okay? Give yourself a little more praise!

"Darkness, I...Darkness?"

Just as Kobayashi was about to go inside to find Aqua and have Darkness wait outside, he discovered that there was no trace of her behind him.

Turning around, she discovered that she was surrounded by children and being pelted with stones!

The Church of Eris must be so unpopular here!

"Hey, you bunch of brats, get out of here!"

Out of consideration for their devout Axis beliefs, Kobayashi only chased them away instead of killing them on the spot. If it weren't for the fear of Aqua making a scene, he definitely would have attacked.

Of course, the one who was most furious at her lack of self-respect was the perverted female knight who squatted down with her head in her hands and her face flushed.

"Xiaolin... This town is so advanced in every way... Everyone is ganging up on me, even the women and children aren't spared... My body can't take it anymore! It's amazing!"

"Aren't you enjoying this? Quickly take back the Eris Cult badge."

"I reject!"

No matter how tightly they were watched, Darkness couldn't resist actively seeking thrills.

Forget it.

After all, it was just one of her little pleasures, and Kobayashi could tolerate that.

However, leaving her outside alone is not an option; it's highly likely that the children will return and allow the perverted female knight to enjoy herself once again.

He then asked Liu Zi to watch over her.

"Please rest assured, Lord Kobayashi, Lord Darkness will absolutely not be subjected to any slinging attacks from now on. But from another perspective, wanting to be slinged but failing to do so could be considered another kind of fun, right?"

"Well--!"

The perverted female knight, who had originally wanted to protest, immediately chose to experience the new gameplay after hearing what the maid said.

Let's just bring her in too.

However, in Aqua's confessional, unless you bring a beautiful girl in like in a doujinshi and play with her in various ways, it's a place where only one person can go in at a time.

Moreover, it wouldn't be good if we brought Darkness in and she developed new fetishes.

"Please, Liu Zi."

"Okay, Master Xiaolin."

With Ryuji's assurance once again, Kobayashi entered the confessional.

I had just walked in when I heard—

"Welcome, lost sheep... Come, tell me what sin you have committed. The gods will surely forgive you if they hear your repentance."

It seems Aqua has become completely immersed in the atmosphere of the confession room. She probably started to see herself as a priest after listening to several confessions.

The partition in the middle obscures the face of the silly goddess, but she must be enjoying herself.

What should I do? Should I take this opportunity to tease her?

Isn't that obvious?

Realizing this might be a great opportunity, Kobayashi decided to have some fun with the silly goddess in the confessional this time.

"actually……"

"What's wrong, Kobayashi? Is there anything you want to confess?"

Hearing the melancholy sigh, Aqua assumed that Kobayashi wanted to reveal some unspeakable secret to her.

He was secretly delighted.

If we knew, we'd have a handle to use against each other for increasing allowances in the future.

"Come on, you can say whatever you want. Confess your sins and repent for them. Did you have designs on the Crusader in the squad? Or on the two Crimson Demon mages? Or perhaps you harbor improper thoughts about that noble and beautiful High Priestess?"

"All."

"what?"

"If I were to say that I have all of these and feel guilty about it, how would you, High Priest, console me?"

"Kobayashi, you heartless womanizer!"

"Hey! Aren't you the high priest? You shouldn't be criticizing, you should be offering guidance!"

In just one second, the silly goddess broke down.

Even a fool could guess her little scheme, so how could Xiaolin fall for it?

However, they then took the initiative.

"Actually, I have considered whether to leave my current team."

"……Eh?"

"You see, the essence of a team is to bring together people from all walks of life to help each other and benefit each other, right? But now those problem kids in the team are not only useless, but they are always causing trouble, which is a real headache."

"What...! Kobayashi, you're kidding, right? You're kidding, aren't you?"

The silly goddess was startled and asked incredulously.

But she did not answer.

Kobayashi continued, "Especially the high priest in the squad, she's actually a goddess. But she doesn't act like a goddess at all. Even though I've been working so hard to recruit people and gather followers, she's still the same old goddess, which completely kills my enthusiasm. Sometimes I think, maybe I should join another church, since there are so many gods willing to do that."

"wait wait wait……"

"Among them, my favorite is the goddess Eris. Not only is she gentle, kind, generous, and considerate, but most importantly, she has a good reputation and won't be rejected by others like the Axis Cult. It just so happens that I have a good relationship with the goddess Eris, so I'll talk to her about it when I get back."

"Waaaaahh ...

Aqua suddenly flung open the partition of the confessional and pounced on Kobayashi, wrestling with him.

It seems they've gone a bit too far.

Even though he kept explaining that it was a joke, the timid and foolish goddess took it seriously and cried incessantly in Xiaolin's arms, making him so emotional that he could wring water out of his chest.

As expected of the goddess of water, she is truly made of water.

"Okay, okay, it was my fault, please forgive me."

"Hmph, who told you to lie to me, Kobayashi... You really were lying to me, weren't you?"

"Let's leave the last one aside for now; the first two are true."

"Wait, what does this mean?!"

Just as the foolish goddess was about to press for more information, there was a sudden knock on the confessional door.

The door opened.

Then the sound of someone walking in could be heard.

Kobayashi felt it wasn't right for her to stay there... mainly because something about Aqua's attempts to fool people felt off, so she gestured for herself to leave.

But Aqua grabbed him.

Presumably, they felt that going out at this time would cause misunderstandings, or perhaps they simply wanted to let Kobayashi see how she confessed to believers. In any case, Kobayashi was left in the small space in the end.

"Welcome, lost sheep... Come, tell me what sin you have committed. The gods will surely forgive you if they hear your repentance."

Aqua whispered these words to the person who came to confess.

It's unclear whether she was in a meditative state or if the confessional possessed some special magic.

Looking at her straight, slender back, countless nun books flashed through my mind, and a sense of immorality and guilt rose within me.

Then--