I love time travel the most!

But no.

Kobayashi's magic is tainted by Aqua's aura, which will not strengthen Wiz but will instead cause the lich girl to have an adverse reaction.

It seems that the only option is to sacrifice the little girl.

"Megumin, this time I'll have to ask you to be the sacrifice! My magic power is simply not enough, and Wiz will get an upset stomach after absorbing Aqua and Kobayashi-senpai's magic power!"

"Me? No way! I'd rather use my explosion magic to blast that guy away than have my magic drained!"

"Don't do that, the whole mountain will be polluted!"

Megumi's remarks prompted Aqua to shout like that.

Damn it, selfish little girl!

Kazuma Sato turned to Kobayashi and asked, "Can't you even use ice magic, senpai?"

"Basically, no. Just like Megumin's Explosion Magic, the power is different depending on who uses it. With my current abilities, I can't compare to Wiz's magical prowess at all."

That's why he didn't take action.

I'm not good at ice magic to begin with, let alone the fact that the [clumsy imitation] is a weaker version.

"Hey, Darkness, what are you doing?...Darkness?!"

Just as everyone was preparing to make a run for it like before, the perverted female knight silently confronted the enemy.

He's not going to yell, "What a perfect slime! It's amazing!" and then charge at her without thinking, is he? If he did, he'd kick her away!

But Darkness silently pointed to the source.

The location being referred to is Aqua, who watched helplessly as Hans approached, yet continued to cry out while keeping her hand in the source of the fire, showing no intention of escaping.

"Ouch! It hurts! It's so hot! Ugh! Ugh!"

"Idiot, what are you doing! Forget about that stuff and get out of here!"

"But! But! What will happen to my followers if we can't protect this place!"

Aqua refused to run away even in the face of death.

Kobayashi and Ryuu had arrived beside her at some point, showing no intention of taking the silly goddess with them when they ran away. Instead, they protected her behind them.

The same applies to Darkness, Wiz, Megumin, and Yoyo.

"Damn it! You bunch of bastards...!"

Kazuma Sato gritted his teeth.

He was about to unleash a torrent of curses when he suddenly realized something.

...Wait a minute, something's not right!

The recent brawl almost made him forget that Senior Kobayashi had said he had a way to resolve the current situation. Now, he was just trying to give that stupid goddess something to do.

Furthermore, Kobayashi-senpai's refusal to intervene might not just be to give that idiot Aqua something to do, but could also be a test for the others, so they should perform even better.

Since that's the case, what's there to be afraid of!

It's better to take the initiative to go and help, and you can also take the opportunity to stand out and make the rest of the team look at you with new respect.

The more I thought about it, the more I felt that this kind of scum deserved it, and I started to have my own plans.

He ran in front of everyone as if putting on a show.

"Alright! I'll stick with you to the end!"

"Not running away, really? That's not like you."

Don't think of me as something so terrible!

...If one hadn't realized Kobayashi-senpai's true intentions.

Just watch, I need to do my best.

Kobayashi also said, "That really helped a lot. I really don't know what I would have done if Sato-kun had turned around and run away. After all, even I can't deal with something that counters me."

"……what?"

Upon hearing this, Kazuma immediately became insecure: "Senior Kobayashi, you should have a way to resolve the current situation, right?"

"Uh...hehe."

"There must be a way, right? I really do have a way! Kobayashi-senpai, why are you smiling like that! Which side are you on?!"

Damn it, it seems my cleverness has backfired!

Unable to make a decision, Kazuma Sato suddenly felt uneasy, after all, even with only a 10% chance, he could foresee the scenario of the entire team being wiped out.

My head is about to explode!

"Kazuma, hurry up and use your crooked brain to think of a solution!"

"You rascal, what do you mean by 'crooked thinking'?!"

Pressed by his companions, Sato Kazuma's face turned ashen. Was he being tested on his command abilities, or was he simply helpless? Was it a real or fake danger?

He couldn't tell them apart, he really couldn't!

"I understand, I understand! All I have to do is go! All I have to do is take down this shit slime!"

Driven to madness, the volatile scumbag found the key to breaking the deadlock.

"First of all, Senior Kobayashi, can your ice magic slow down Hans?"

"That level is fine."

"Very good! Then Huihui, your job is to deliver the final blow to the leader! Once you're ready to cast your magic, wait by their side!"

After giving instructions to the little girl.

Kazuma Sato then said, "Miss Ryuu, to prevent the scattered fragments from polluting this mountain, please intercept them all!"

"Okay, Lord Sato."

At Kobayashi's prompting, the doll girl nodded in agreement.

"Then... let the battle begin!"

Kazuma Sato rushed towards Hans.

Seeing this, Ryuko asked in confusion, "Lord Kobayashi, what is Lord Sato going to do?"

“Let him be the bait,” Kobayashi explained. “To get Hans, who only acts on instinct, to obey, we need bait, and the best person in the team to do this is Kazuma Sato.”

And that's exactly what he said.

The enormous, jet-black, jelly-like object wriggled like slime, not only devouring trees but also greedily sucking in the nearby soil and rocks.

Having shed his human form, Hans now acts almost entirely on instinct.

He had already noticed that.

Hans did not attack them, but instead absorbed the surrounding things while slowly moving towards the source.

Kobayashi's freezing magic can buy them some time, but they will eventually reach the source. Besides, Hans is already quite close to the source where Aqua is located, and at that distance, he cannot use explosion magic.

If Aqua were willing to give up and escape, that would be one thing, but this girl, who is usually so timid, showed her determination at such an unnecessary time.

That's why he's now forced to act as bait.

"Lady Aqua, let's retreat now. If anything were to happen to Lady Aqua, the Axis Order would be even more devastated!"

"No! If I can't protect those children now, how can I face them? What meaning do I have left for them?"

Wiz's persuasion was useless; the stupid goddess wouldn't listen.

Kazuma Sato successfully attracted Hans's attention.

Thanks to the local specialties I bought these past two days.

Of course, his own specialties weren't enough to successfully attract the giant slime, so he used all the specialties of the entire team.

Hot spring steamed buns, meat buns, and so on.

Hans was overjoyed and moved along with the food he threw out.

Slimes prefer high-protein and high-calorie foods to stones and trees.

...except for soap.

Even though it was edible, Hans avoided it.

I don't know if it's because of the sacred aura within, or the aversion etched into my subconscious.

"Okay! That's it!"

Kazuma Sato clenched his fist.

Next, all we need to do is lure it into the pit, then have Megumin cast an explosion spell, and Ryuu and Wiz intercept the scattered fragments to prevent them from polluting the entire mountain. The mission will then be complete!

So, here it is—!

Magic is not very effective, physical attacks are ineffective, touching it will cause poisoning and death, and knocking it down will also pollute the surrounding area.

Why should I deal with such a troublesome guy?

Where's the promised relaxing hot spring?

"Kazuma! It's all done!"

Huihui said this after removing her blindfold, her red eyes sparkling.

Having already devoured all the local specialties, Hans, whether in search of new prey or following his last remaining rationality, turned to face them.

"It's still not enough... Alright, my turn next!"

He thought he could escape being used as bait.

Since we can't avoid it, let's make a grand exit!

"Hey, big guy, over here!"

Kazuma Sato yelled at the giant slime that was driven by instinct, and then leaped into a large pit!

"It's now!"

He closed his eyes, ready to be devoured by Hans.