I love time travel the most!

If you tell your girlfriend, "I met a cute little dog on my way to buy medicine," you're doomed if you only care about the dog. Kobayashi would much rather Aqua care about the dog!

"Hey Kobayashi, can you explain this to me?"

The foolish goddess cares a lot about her followers, but she cares even more about those who turn to Eris.

Kobayashi was also very angry about this.

Pushing away the beautiful face that kept getting closer, he rolled his eyes and complained, "You stupid goddess, do you think I've died countless times? Even if I wasn't paying attention, I would have noticed by now, right?"

Without exaggeration, Kobayashi is probably number one in "Konosuba" in terms of the number of times he has done so, more than twice as many as Kazuma Sato!

"Oh, I see... Hehehe... Hehe..."

Aqua scratched her head, looking completely bewildered.

It's unclear whether she felt apologetic for smothering Kobayashi so many times, or embarrassed by her earlier outburst over Eris.

"Let's get back to the topic we were just discussing."

Aqua dropped her silly expression and said earnestly in an extremely serious tone, "For gods, the number of believers and their faith are extremely important, because they directly translate into our divine power. Eris has many believers, while my followers, though fewer in number, have a very strong faith. I would do anything to protect those lovely believers."

"Hey, hey, hey, if that's what you're saying, then what about everything I did?"

Xiaolin couldn't help but complain.

He put in a great deal of effort to develop the Axis religion in other worlds.

Are those things really not worth mentioning?

"I'm so touched by Kobayashi's dedication. So, Kobayashi is my most beloved follower, and no one can take you away from me! Even if I had to weigh Kobayashi against all the other followers, I would choose Kobayashi without hesitation!"

“Aqua…”

"Because Kobayashi will help me attract more believers!"

"You bastard, give me back the feeling of being touched just now."

Xiaolin withdrew the half-finished expression, which turned into helplessness and disgust.

Aqua then took the initiative to hug him, a fawning smile on her face, refusing to let go even when Kobayashi tried to pull away in disgust. She radiated energy and possessed an endearing silliness; this goddess was truly someone you both loved and hated.

I left the confessional.

Sato Kazuyoshi, along with a tired and listless Megumin and the others, came to Kobayashi's side.

"Senior Kobayashi..."

"What's wrong, Sato-kun? You don't look well."

Not only him, but Megumin and Yuuyu also looked unwell. Ryuuyu, being a doll girl, had no expression. Only Darkness remained flushed, looking quite pleased with herself.

Huihui, pale-faced and leaning on her magic wand, shuffled heavily to Kobayashi's side, shook her head slightly, and said, "This is the Demon Realm. Hurry, let's go back quickly. I want to leave here as soon as possible."

Every pocket of her body was stuffed with numerous applications to join the church. That alone was enough to tell what had happened.

Live it!

Kobayashi thought to himself.

She has only herself to blame for this day; it's all the little girl's fault for turning Alcanredia into this, and she deserves to be treated this way.

Just as the group was about to leave, the female believer who had stayed behind came forward.

"High Priestess, are you going back?"

"Anything else?"

"Actually, I was wondering if you would like to soak in the church's most prized hot spring before you leave? It's the best hot spring in town, and its effects are outstanding."

"Hmm, this looks pretty good. What about you guys, wanna go for a soak together?"

Aqua seemed very interested in the best hot springs and invited the other members of her team to join her.

However, unlike Aqua, who thrived in the town as a member of the Axis cult, Megumin and her friends, who had suffered greatly from the madness of the Axis cult members and whose minds were on the verge of collapse, chose to go back to rest.

Anyway, the hotel has hot springs, so soaking there would be more relaxing.

As for Kazuma Sato...

Is the hot spring here a mixed-gender bath?

“Say such immoral things in a sacred church, and you will be punished by God.”

Upon hearing what the female follower said, he decided to go back.

Kobayashi, who had just done something so outrageous, was also afraid of divine retribution and immediately decided to go back with Sato Kazuma.

Chapter 409 Mixed Bathing is Pandora's Box

Back in his room, Wiz was relaxing, looking all warm and cozy.

"Ah, you're back! I'm so sorry to have worried you. I went to take a bath first. The staff told me that the mixed-gender bath was more spacious, so I went there. It was really spacious and there was no one else there. It felt like I had the whole place to myself."

As soon as she finished speaking, Kobayashi sensed the utter dejection emanating from Sato Kazuma beside her.

It's one thing to take a bath, but to go to a mixed-gender bath is another. If I had come back earlier, would I have been able to shamelessly join in?

...Sato Kazuma's expression already revealed what he was thinking; Kobayashi could tell without even needing to read minds.

"By the way, how was everyone's sightseeing trip?"

"The Axis cultists are terrifying. I finally understand why everyone is as afraid of them as they are of the Crimson Demons."

"Are you alright, Huihui?"

Huihui leaned against Youyou, looking utterly exhausted.

By actively equating the Crimson Demon Clan with the Axis Cultists, it seems she has quite a bit of self-awareness.

"Um...what's going on?"

"It means it's no longer about whether it's fun or not, but about whether we can leave here safely."

When faced with the lich girl's question, Kobayashi's answer was even more alarming.

The haggard faces of the group clearly showed that they had been deeply poisoned by the Axis cult. After realizing this, Wiz considerately kept quiet and did not ask any questions.

Only perverted female knights.

"I...I think I'll go sightseeing tomorrow too."

She seems to have fallen in love with this town.

And he just said that he'd try wearing an Aksis badge tomorrow to experience a different feeling.

There's really no hope for them.

"Fine, whatever." Sato Kazuma, unable to stand her any longer, said to another male member of the team, "Kobayashi-senpai, I'm thinking of taking a bath. Do you want to come along?"

"sure."

Kobayashi agreed very readily.

Before leaving the room.

Kazuma Sato turned to the others behind him and said, "I'm going to take a shower..."

"Get out of here!"

Before he could finish speaking, Huihui coldly drove him away.

Given his past behavior in the squad, his intentions had already been anticipated. He was probably just thinking about things like mixed bathing, so they didn't give him a chance to speak at all.

The two went back to their room to prepare their clothes.

Speaking of which, he and Kazuma Sato were quite lucky. As the only two men in the team, they occupied another room that was originally for eight people because it was inconvenient for them to live together, while Aqua and the others lived in another room.

No one followed, which made Kazuma Sato a little disappointed, but in fact he had never expected them to come, and he quickly recovered from his disappointment.

Next comes the highlight!

Guided by the waiter, the two arrived at the hotel's hot spring.

From right to left, these are men, mixed bathing, and women.

Sato Kazuma, without any hesitation, walked straight towards the bath in the center.

Kobayashi pressed down on his shoulder.

"Wait, Sato-kun, you've gone to the wrong place."

"No, I was just following my instincts."

Kazuma Sato didn't even turn his head.

Why can you say this so seriously?

I have gained a new understanding of his bizarre and absurd style once again.

In order to prevent his promising junior from falling into a dark abyss, Kobayashi resolved to persuade him to turn back.

"Sato-kun, there's really nothing to see in mixed-gender bathing. It's like Pandora's box; what you open isn't necessarily a beautiful thing, but rather a disaster."

"But Senior Kobayashi, isn't there still only hope left in the Pandora's box that has been opened? No matter what's inside, as long as there's still hope, I will rush in without hesitation!"

Kazuma Sato remained unmoved.

Most of the people who enter the mixed bath share the same idea as Kazuma Sato, leading to an increasingly unbalanced ratio.

Eventually, the mixed bathing system was changed to a men's bathing system.

Even if there are women in it, they are likely to be very old women, so there's no need to watch it at all.

That's why Kobayashi likened it to Pandora's box.

However, this man's persistence far exceeded expectations; he actually chose to gamble on the last remaining hope!

Why not channel your persistence in a positive way? You might even attract a few lovely girls.

"Please, Senior Kobayashi, this is my lifelong request!"

"Don't waste your life's worth of requests on such a strange place... and don't kneel down!"

In order to get into the mixed-gender bath, Kazuma Sato even resorted to a dogeza (a traditional Japanese kneeling posture).

Although Kobayashi found this bad habit disgusting, how could he refuse when his promising junior had pleaded for him like this?