I love time travel the most!

"Well... please enjoy yourself, Mr. Kobayashi."

"NO————!!!"

With a snap, the door closed, and Xiaolin's hope vanished.

Chapter 422 Youyou, Run Away with Xiaolin

the next morning.

After seeing Huihui's parents off to work, everyone rested in the living room after breakfast.

Kobayashi hugged her knees tightly, curled up in the corner, and kept sobbing softly.

"Waaaaah... Waaaaah...!"

"Okay, okay, stop crying."

Aqua stroked his head, like a gentle and kind goddess.

The sobbing was a bit annoying. Huihui squinted at her, displeased, and said, "Why are you crying? Shouldn't I be the one who's annoyed?"

"But...but I...! Waaaaah...!"

It would have been better if she hadn't mentioned it, because as soon as she did, Kobayashi burst into tears and threw herself into Aqua's arms, sobbing uncontrollably.

Actually, nothing happened last night.

After all, the little girl wanted to get revenge for being mocked for having small breasts; there were no other feelings involved, and all that happened was a physical fight.

In the end, it was Kobayashi who used sleep magic to put her to sleep again, which ended the fighting.

The reason for crying now is simply to avoid putting oneself in a disadvantageous position and to preemptively stand on the moral high ground.

Otherwise, who knows how much condemnation they would face.

Darkness immediately sensed Kobayashi's thoughts and scolded, "This is what they call getting a good deal and then acting innocent. You clearly have the ability to change the situation, but you pretend to be wronged. What a despicable man."

What are you saying, you perverted knight?

If it weren't for her self-generated energy last night that allowed Ms. Weiwei to find a weakness, things wouldn't have turned out this way.

And even if he's vulgar, he's still your man.

Besides, aren't you the one who loves vulgarity the most?

Kazuma Sato slammed his fist on the table and yelled at the little girl, "Hey, Megumin! I know you're horny, but Kobayashi-senpai is the most important member of the team! If you can't stand it, then come to me. I'll give you a go. ...Don't worry, my skills are pretty good too."

Technology? What technology?

Could it be that you're planning to discuss the Forty-Eight Techniques?

This guy was spouting nonsense with a high-sounding face. If it weren't for the last sentence that completely exposed his ambition, he would have really fooled him.

Huihui resolutely refused.

"No way! If I'm alone with Kazuma, I'll scream for help!"

"what?!"

It seems that Kazuma Sato's despicable nature has already been exposed, which makes the little girl very disbelieving.

After feigning distress and crying for a while, Xiaolin calmed down; he understood the principle of moderation.

Without the little incident from this morning, I suddenly had some free time.

Another day of doing nothing.

Just as everyone was thinking this, Aqua suddenly said, "Megumin, Megumin. We've come all this way, why don't you show us around the village?"

"What are you looking at... This village is fighting the Demon King's army, don't you know that?"

Sato Kazuma rolled his eyes.

The Demon King's army's fame spread throughout the entire Konosuba.

However, having just witnessed the Red Demon Clan's ravages against the Demon King's army yesterday, it's no wonder Aqua would say such a thing.

“I don’t care. Anyway, there doesn’t seem to be any problem in the village. Actually, it wouldn’t matter if we went straight back to Axel now. But since Aqua said so, why don’t we just wander around the village leisurely tonight and stay another night?”

"Oh, right, we can also use [Dimensional Array - Shangri-La] to return to Axel. That's good, the return trip will be much easier."

Kazuma Sato's face lit up with joy.

This is the best news for him.

After all, he no longer had to face the orc army that wanted to tie him up and drain him dry.

"Then, shall we go together?"

"Well, I don't have anything else to do anyway, so I'll join in."

The three of them reached a consensus.

Darkness said, "I want to go somewhere. I've heard that there are some very skilled blacksmiths in Scarlet Devil Village, and as an armor enthusiast, I definitely want to go and see them."

Kazuma Sato nodded again.

"I see. What about Senior Kobayashi?"

"I want to go to Youyou's house..."

"—An abyss darker than black, darker than darkness..."

"Shut up!"

Kobayashi quickly interrupted the frantic Huihui, "You can't get over your obsession with breasts, can you?"

Wipe the cold sweat from my forehead.

Darkness asked curiously, "What brings Xiaolin to Youyou's house?"

"Isn't Red Devil Village famous for its skill point potions? I'm planning to go and ask if I can buy a batch at a low price."

Kobayashi let go of Huihui.

After hearing the reason, the little girl stopped making a fuss.

She knew that Kobayashi was a hardcore pay-to-win player who frequently drank potions that could increase his strength, and if he bought a lot of them, the Red Demon Clan Chief would probably lower the price.

"Let's go see Youyou while we're at it."

"—Blacker than black..."

"That's enough! Isn't Youyou our companion? It's only right that we look for her!"

"Tsk."

The little girl clicked her tongue in displeasure.

Xiaolin rolled her eyes and didn't bother arguing with her.

"Then we'll split up and act separately."

Megumin, Aqua, and Kazuma Sato went sightseeing, Darkness went to find the blacksmith, Kobayashi went to talk to the Crimson Demon Clan Chief about potions, and also met up with Yuuyu and the team.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

"Does Mr. Kobayashi mean that he wants to buy a large number of skill point potions?"

"Yes. I hope you can lower the price a bit, and I hope you can provide a stable supply."

"No problem. Since Mr. Kobayashi is my daughter's companion, I will offer a price that will satisfy him."

"That really helps a lot."

At this moment, Kobayashi is at Youyou's house, discussing business with her father, who is also the Crimson Demon Clan Chief.

Since it's my daughter's companion, and Red Demon potions aren't scarce, it seems like I can get a pretty good discount.

"Alright, the business is done."

Youyou's father's expression softened considerably. Sitting on the sofa, he lowered his head towards Xiaolin and said:

"My daughter has always been grateful for Mr. Kobayashi's care."

"H-How could this be... Please raise your head. It's more accurate to say you're the one being cared for than the one taking care of others."

"Oh hahaha, Mr. Kobayashi is really modest."

No, that's the truth.

Looking at Youyou, who was shyly lowering her head and not daring to look at anyone, Xiaolin twitched the corner of her mouth.

He really wasn't being polite.

Compared to the easygoing Youyou, every single one of the problem children in the team is hopeless.

Most importantly, Youyou is often caught in the crossfire and has to cover for them.

Add to that the fact that a normal person living in the Scarlet Devil Village, a place full of chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) sufferers, life must be very difficult. Thinking about it makes me feel even more sorry for them.

His eyes were filled with pity as he looked at her.

"Oh?"

Youyou's father looked at his shyly lowered head, then at Xiaolin's loving expression, and suddenly said this:

"Mr. Kobayashi, have you ever considered marrying into the Crimson Demon Clan?"

"……what?"

Xiaolin thought she had misheard.

But Youyou's father said, "After all, Youyou is my only daughter, and she is destined to become the next leader of the Crimson Demon Clan. I don't object to her marrying someone from another region, but she also has the important responsibility of inheriting the Crimson Demon Clan, so..."

"Dad! You've misunderstood. Mr. Kobayashi and I aren't in that kind of relationship!"

Youyou immediately blushed and interrupted her father, giving Xiaolin an apologetic look. However, her shy and slightly nervous demeanor only made her father misunderstand.

"Why be shy, my daughter? Your father isn't an old fogey, and he would never discriminate against outsiders! If you're afraid the rest of the village won't accept this forbidden relationship, I'll risk my life to make sure you escape from here!"

Wait a minute, this is getting more and more outrageous!

What do you mean by a forbidden relationship? What are you trying to do by risking your life? Is it really necessary to go to such extremes?

Thinking of the other person's previous letter about their chuunibyou (middle school syndrome), Kobayashi secretly rolled her eyes.