I love time travel the most!

Kobayashi rolled her eyes.

This guy verbally resists and always tries to escape, but he actually longs to experience the feeling of victory after an adventurer's battle. However, every time he ends up facing off against a Demon King's army officer by sheer coincidence, he has no time to prepare and is forced to defeat the enemy half-heartedly, never getting a chance to enjoy the victory.

This time will be similar.

There was no time to prepare, and the result was the same, but there was absolutely no opportunity for me to participate. As a result, my mindset became somewhat unbalanced, and I subconsciously questioned the ease with which I had won.

To put it simply, he was used to hardship and never imagined such a wonderful start, but unfortunately no one cheered for him.

Kobayashi kicked away the pesky Silvia.

"Alright, let's ignore her. We have other things to do."

"Shouldn't we tell the Crimson Demon Clan that the Demon King's army officers have been defeated to appease them?"

Why would I do that kind of thing?

"what?"

"I deliberately sent Sylvia into the forbidden area and caused chaos in the Scarlet Devil Village so that I could take advantage of the situation and cause trouble. How could I possibly be kind enough to appease them?"

His unexpected remarks stunned everyone.

Aqua didn't care. She squatted down and poked Sylvia's cold cheek with her finger, intending to finish her off before the enemy could die.

The rest of the people were somewhat unable to accept it, except for Kazuma Sato. He seemed to understand something, swallowed hard, and turned to look at the damaged hangar.

"Could it be... that Senior Kobayashi has his eye on the weapons of Scarlet Devil Village?"

Like the other problem children, Kobayashi also has something he's obsessed with: all sorts of strange and unusual gadgets!

Now that the forbidden area of ​​Scarlet Demon Village is wide open and in chaos, with Scarlet Demons fleeing in all directions, it's the perfect time to cause trouble when there's no one guarding it. Anyway, even if someone wants to settle scores in the end, they can just pin it on Sylvia.

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Kazuma Sato saw the familiar smile on Kobayashi's face and walked towards the forbidden area without looking back.

Aqua and the others didn't care; it was perfectly reasonable for them to help defeat the Demon King's army officers and take the opportunity to gain some benefits. Only Yuu wanted to stop Kobayashi, but her attempts to stop him were futile, as Kobayashi persuaded her in just a few words.

However, in exchange for not stopping him from entering the forbidden area to take things, Youyou hoped to tell her fellow Crimson Demons that the enemy had been defeated; otherwise, who knows what kind of trouble it would cause if this went on for too long.

Kobayashi agreed.

In exchange, the upright Crusader Darkness, along with his Crimson Demon companion Megumin and his servant Ryuu, will help Yuu tell the Crimson Demons who are eager to flee.

After watching them leave, the remaining three entered the forbidden area. No, it couldn't be described as a forbidden area; it was more like an underground hangar. Inside, there were mountains of magical artifacts of unknown purpose.

Kobayashi cheered and rushed forward without hesitation, then picked up a dusty magical artifact and shouted to the crowd behind him:

"Look, Sato-kun! This magical artifact, even though it's been sitting there for a long time, still exudes a strong magical power! Judging from its shape, it should be a pair of climbing shoes! And the barbs on it, ah, what a brilliant idea!"

Kobayashi was engrossed in wandering through the mountain of magical items, occasionally bursting into excited shouts.

You can't imagine the joy of a garbage collector.

Oh no, Senior Kobayashi has gone mad.

Kazuma Sato covered his forehead.

He had never really seen a senior who was so obsessed with equipment, and he had no idea how to stop him.

"Kazuma, Kazuma, look at this!"

Just as Kazuma Sato was wondering what to do, Aqua excitedly picked something up and showed it to him.

Kazuma Sato turned his head and, upon seeing the object, his eyes widened in surprise. "This... isn't this a Game Boy? How did such an old game console end up here?"

This handheld console, released in 1998, was once popular in Japan. Seeing it again evoked a deep sense of nostalgia in Kazuma Sato.

Aqua continued rummaging through the trash, saying to Kazuma Sato and Kobayashi, "If there's a game console, there must be game cartridges too! Kazuma, help me look for them! I'll let you play with them later!"

"Is now the time to do this? Or rather... what's going on here? Why are there so many things from Earth here?"

The huge pile of magical items were actually almost all video game consoles that had been produced on Earth, which made him, as a gamer, a little tempted.

However, each of the mainframes looked subtly crooked, as if they had been cobbled together by an amateur.

Just then, Aqua seemed to find something in the corner of the room.

"Kazuma, I found this thing!"

She held up the notebook in her hand. The black notebook was filled with ancient script spoken by the Crimson Demon Clan... That's right, the notes were written in the island language.

Aqua began reading from the notebook.

"O month X day. Oh no, this facility has been discovered. Luckily, they don't know what I've made. If they knew I was using national research funds to make video game consoles and toys, I don't know what would happen to me..."

"Well."

Kazuma Sato nodded thoughtfully.

No wonder the entrance password was the "small and medium" command. Combined with the incredibly familiar yet slightly awkward host, this person must have been a transmigrator sent by Aqua before him.

But misappropriating the kingdom's research funds to make game consoles was a minor matter; what followed was the beginning of his breakdown.

Things like how the Magician Killer was designed, how the Red Demon Clan was modified, the production of the rifle—the Electromagnetic Accelerator Cannon, the junk magical artifacts made to deal with them, and the Kingdom's decision to spend a huge budget designing super-large mobile weapons, etc.

It's reasonable to assume that the researcher who modified the Crimson Demons was the designer of the Mobile Fortress Destroyer they defeated earlier. Now the whole picture is clear.

Kazuma Sato sighed to the heavens, no wonder heroes have such a bad reputation in this world, it's because of these weirdos causing trouble.

"Wait a minute!"

Kazuma Sato suddenly realized something and stopped what he was doing, leaving Aqua tilting her head in confusion.

"...I mean, I didn't really pay attention before, but how old are you now? You were already a goddess before the Mobile Fortress Destroyer was completed, right?"

With a snap, Aqua's notebook fell to the ground.

Hmm, did I step on a landmine?

The idiot goddess's body stiffened slightly.

"Kazuma, what do you mean by asking about the goddess's age? Be careful, I might really punish you from the heavens... Let me make this clear first, in the room where you met me, time flowed extremely slowly. In other words, your idea of ​​age is completely inaccurate when it comes to determining my age. If you understand, then don't ask the same question again. Otherwise, I really will make you suffer the divine retribution, Mr. Kazuma Sato."

He said it twice, he actually said it twice! He says he doesn't mind, but deep down he's incredibly bothered, isn't he?

Faced with Aqua's inexplicably serious tone, Kazuma Sato spoke in a voice so soft it was almost inaudible:

"Oh, it's an old woman."

"What did you say?! What nonsense are you spouting?! Who were you calling an old woman? I've only lived longer than you because time moves slower where I live! Take your words back! Kobayashi, Kobayashi! Waa ...

Aqua ran crying into the mountain of magical artifacts. Kobayashi, who was digging for treasures, hugged the heartbroken, silly goddess in his arms. The powerful impact made him take a step back.

"W-What's wrong, Aqua? Why are you crying so sadly?"

"Kazuma, Kazuma... he said I'm an old woman, waaaaaaah!"

Ok……

Is there anything wrong?

As a goddess, age is no longer a constraint for her, so why is she still worrying about it? Is she trying to imply that she doesn't have a mature and composed goddess image?

Don't be ridiculous. Hestia is hundreds of millions of years old, and she's still just like Aqua.

"Kobayashi, the flow of time is completely different in Japan, the Celestial Realm, and this world. For example, a month in Japan might only be an hour in the Celestial Realm, but it could be several months in this world. So, my age... Are you listening? Let's get back to the magic items later."

"Yes, yes, what does age matter?"

"what?"

"Men are visual creatures and don't care about age at all. Besides, I like Aqua, so I don't care about the age gap."

"Kobayashi... I like you the most!"

Aqua hugged her again.

Perhaps because she was too happy, the silly goddess jumped up and bumped the back of her head into Kobayashi's chin, making Kobayashi gasp in pain.

"Idiot, what's there to be happy about?"

Kazuma Sato, who was some distance away, sighed, then picked up his notebook and came over, saying:

"Senior Kobayashi, this notebook says that the rifle we bought from the clothing store is actually an electromagnetic acceleration cannon. We never expected that we would use its power to defeat the Demon King's army officers by some unexpected twist of fate. We were so lucky."

"Yes, we are so lucky."

Huh, that's strange.

Kazuma Sato noticed that Kobayashi's expression wasn't as happy as he'd expected; it was as if she'd anticipated it. Could she have already seen the future? [Future vision] How terrifying.

"Speaking of which, Sato-kun."

"What's wrong, Kobayashi-senpai?"

"Among the magical items here are a large number of game consoles. Are you interested?"

"Have!"

Without any hesitation, the answer was clear. As a seasoned gamer, how could he possibly resist the temptation of a game console in an entertainment-scarce alternate world?

Of course, we're going to pack them up and take them with us!

The two men simultaneously revealed sinister smiles.

Chapter 428 Little Tyrant, Endless Joy

The day after defeating Sylvia.

"Mr. Kobayashi, thank you for defeating the Demon King's army executive, Sylvia, and saving Scarlet Devil Village! To be able to defeat the Demon King's army executives one after another, and even the incredibly troublesome Sylvia, there is no doubt that you are the true hero and the true savior!"

"Hahaha, you are exaggerating."

Yu-Yu's father took Kobayashi's hand and said goodbye, uttering praise full of chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) flavor, which made even the thick-skinned Sato Kazuma feel embarrassed.

The other Crimson Demons following behind the village chief all wore expressions of gratitude.

By helping them defeat the Demon King's army officers, stopping the magician assassins, and saving the Crimson Demon Village from destruction, Kobayashi's achievements have greatly elevated his status in the hearts of the Crimson Demon Clan.

...except for Youyou.

She knew what Kobayashi had done in secret, but she couldn't muster any admiration for him.

"Village chief, over there in the forbidden area..."