I love time travel the most!

Darkness brandished his greatsword, refusing to back down, and declared, "As long as I live, you will not get through here! If you insist on getting through, then defeat me! But I will not lose to your Demon King's army!"

Like a true knight's declaration.

Her unexpected performance was truly touching. Even a twisted female knight can grow after experiencing so much.

Kazuma Sato shouted, "Darkness, hang in there! We're here to help you!"

"Everyone? What? They're already back?" Darkness looked utterly disappointed.

We shouldn't have had any expectations of this guy...

Darkness continued to provoke the Demon King's army officers, saying, "Are there only women left in the Demon King's army besides orcs? You guys are supposed to be the Demon King's subordinates, so let me see your guts! If you have the guts, make me submit and call you master!"

Honestly, you should just shut up.

They rarely show any promise, but their real purpose is to have their reputation ruined in this way or that.

This provocation still made the demon army turn pale and retreat uncontrollably.

"I see. You deliberately used those wide-ranging attacks to make us think you weren't very strong, but you were actually stalling for time to wait for reinforcements. Since your defense is high enough to last this long, you must be a high-level Crusader."

"……what?"

"Stop playing dumb. The reason your attacks missed my men was probably just an act to hide your true strength. If we had known from the start that you were a high-ranking Crusader, we would have retreated immediately. You're really something!"

"Yes, yes... Since you've seen through me... there's nothing I can do... right?"

The Demon King's army officers have been completely corrupted. The young lady, who was misunderstood for no reason and was not good at lying, kept glancing at her companions with pleading eyes.

Since we've been misunderstood, let's do it properly.

Kazuma Sato stepped forward and threatened:

"Your name is Sylvia, right? That Crusader is our comrade. He's a powerful warrior who, during the final battle against the Demon King's army officer Banir, was even able to withstand the bombardment of explosive magic with his bare body. To be able to see through her strength in such a short time, you're quite impressive."

"Kobayashi, Kazuma seems to be talking nonsense again. Aren't we going to stop him?"

"Shh! This seems quite interesting. Let's not stop him for now and see what he wants to do."

While Aqua was whispering to each other, the rest of the team also seemed quite interested, as if they wanted to see how things would turn out.

"Barnier? Indeed, I heard he never came back after going to Axel. Could it be that you...!"

"That's right, and the one who delivered the final blow was none other than Megumin, who's right next to me!"

"hiss----"

Sylvia was shocked and took a step back, and the Demon King's army behind her also took a big step back.

He was clearly quite frightened.

Before they could recover, Kazuma Sato continued, "Not only Banir, but also the Headless Horseman Beldia, the Deadly Poison Slime Hans, and even the large bounty target, the Mobile Fortress Destroyer... we took them all down!"

“What did you say!... I know about Beldia, but when was Hans taken care of? We haven’t been in regular contact lately, so it seems what you said is true.”

Sylvia bit her lip in frustration.

Scarlet Devil Village and Alcanredia are only a few days' journey apart, so it's normal for them to keep in touch. Furthermore, Kobayashi strongly suspects that Hans will come here to help once his mission is complete.

Sylvia asked reluctantly, "It seems you're the key figure in organizing this squad. Could you tell me your name?"

name?

Kazuma Sato hesitated.

No matter what, he didn't want the Demon King's army to remember his name. What if he was wanted? But he couldn't mention Kobayashi-senpai's name either.

...Yes!

"My name is Mikami Hibiki, remember that!"

"This man backed down at the last minute, and he even gave someone else's name."

"Exactly, it's really terrible."

"I can't bear to watch this anymore."

Kazuma Sato blushed as Aqua, Megumin, and Darkness whispered among themselves, not to mention the disdainful and contemptuous looks from Kobayashi and Yuuyu.

Once the Demon King's army is gone, you'll be sorry!

He made a decision in his heart.

"Sword control! I see, that explains it. I've heard of the Demon Swordsman Sword Control before. Judging from the strange sword at your waist, it must be me."

Sylvia suddenly realized.

Unfortunately, it wasn't a sword, but a rifle that I had just bought from the shop owner.

The design is indeed quite unique.

Furthermore, since it was tucked into her waistband, the trigger was not visible from her perspective, which was a remarkable coincidence that she managed to get away with it.

But she quickly added, puzzled, "I heard you're a very masculine and handsome man, but you don't seem that impressive in person. However, you're still my type... Speaking of which, not only the Crimson Demon Clan, but also you are too difficult to deal with. How about we call it a day?"

The Demon King's army actually begged for mercy?

Wow, this exhilarating feeling is incredible!

Kazuma Sato, who had never experienced this feeling before, revealed a bold smile and said:

"If we were to fight directly, we would definitely win. But defeating you here feels like I'm using the power of the Crimson Demon Clan, which doesn't sit well with me. I'll let you off the hook today, so get lost."

"Thank you, Yujian. Until we meet again! Then it will be time for our final showdown! My name is Sylvia! Sylvia, a cadre of the Demon King's army!... Retreat!"

Sylvia and the Demon King's army fled in disarray.

Watching the Demon King's army and its officers flee, Kazuma Sato felt an immense sense of satisfaction, muttering to himself with a mix of emotions:

"—Sylvia, a cadre of the Demon King's army."

"Hey, Kazuma, how long are you going to keep up this act? Stop pretending and hurry up and help fix the damaged fence."

His cheerful mood was immediately ruined by his companions.

Chapter 424 Confession Bureau

—That evening.

After dinner, the group, who had decided to stay another night at Huihui's house, listened to Mimi praising Darkness's wonderful performance that day.

"This older sister is amazing! She's still lively and energetic even after being hit by arrows and magic. I've never seen anyone so amazing!"

"N-no, well... as a Knight of the Cross, this is only natural..."

Darkness, who is not used to hearing others praise him, blushed when he heard Mimi's sincere praise.

They looked quite embarrassed.

To outsiders, she is a highly admirable knight-errant who resolutely protects the weak. However, those who know her true nature have rather mixed feelings.

But she still didn't expose her.

Having finally earned the little girl's admiration, ruining it would be a terrible memory for both Darkness and Mimi.

"I heard, Miss Darkness. It seems you stopped the Demon King's army officers from invading, and Miss Ryuzu also protected Mimi. I am extremely grateful. This team is so reliable. Now I can entrust my daughter to Mr. Kobayashi with peace of mind."

As Ms. Weiwei spoke, she approached Xiaolin.

Please calm down, madam. The outstanding performances were by Darkness and Ryuzu; it has nothing to do with me.

After stopping his impatient mother from getting too close to him, Kobayashi noticed something strange.

"By the way, where did Mr. Piao Sanlang go?"

"His conversation with Mr. Kobayashi sparked a burst of inspiration in him, and he's holed up in the workshop, refusing to come back no matter how much we tried to persuade him. So he's sleeping there tonight. Honestly, there are still customers here, yet he completely ignores them... I'm so sorry, Mr. Kobayashi, you must be embarrassed."

"No, no, no, that won't happen."

That's what she said, but her expression told a completely different story. Was it a genuine burst of inspiration, or did you secretly intervene again, Madam?

"anyway!"

Huihui said excitedly, "Kazuma was so cool when he said that! I'm ashamed that I was so afraid of you that I knelt down and begged for mercy. (Hey, how pathetic am I in your eyes?) Next time, I really have to settle things with Sylvia!"

“Yes,” Darkness chimed in. “Actually, I’ve already asked the best craftsmen in the village to forge new armor, and it seems it should be finished in a few days. (By then, it’ll be too late.) Hehehe, I’m really looking forward to the new armor and the duel with Sylvia!”

Both of them are, in a sense, militant.

How could one possibly run away when faced with a powerful enemy?

However, Kazuma Sato flatly denied it, saying, "What nonsense are you talking about? We're going back tomorrow. We've already done our sightseeing, there's no need to stay here any longer. Let's go back first thing tomorrow morning and just stay home and roll around."

"Eeeeeee!" X2

The two of them immediately cried out in surprise.

Obviously, no one expected it to turn out this way.

Aqua said with a disdainful look, "You were so arrogant when you were talking back, but now you want to just walk away after winning? Didn't they tell you they'd see you later?"

"That cadre is so beautiful, I'm a little reluctant to leave, but safety comes first in this situation, so I should slip away when necessary."

This man first acted cool, making the other person look forward to it, and then he pulled this stunt.

That's just too much, no matter what!

Seeing the increasingly hostile gazes from the crowd, Kazuma Sato remained unmoved.

"I tried to act cool because I was planning to go back tomorrow anyway, thinking that we wouldn't see each other again. Otherwise, how could I have dared to say those kinds of things to the dangerous Demon King's army officers?"

"You despicable bastard!"

"That's so low-class! That's outrageous!"

His answer naturally drew condemnation from many.

This is the true nature of a scumbag. If he didn't act this way one day, people would think something was wrong with him.

Faced with his aggressive companions, Kazuma Sato slammed his fist on the table, jumped up and down, and shouted, "What do you want?! That's a Demon King's Army officer! Which Demon King's Army officer we've ever encountered has been a good guy? I'm not going to take that risk!"

"You bastard...!"

Huihui clenched her fists, feeling deeply disappointed and resentful. Then, she asked another person, "Xiaolin, you didn't stop it just now. You wouldn't happen to have the same thoughts as that scumbag Kazuma, would you?"

No, I'm going to stay.