I love time travel the most!

"Hahaha, I was just kidding." Chelsea laughed, thinking she had guessed Kobayashi's intentions, and said with a grin, "You want my Teigu, right?"

"...Well, it's not entirely wrong."

Kobayashi gave a vague answer to evade the question, then raised his hand and asked, "So, the deal?"

"trade!"

Chelsea met his slap.

It's just an Imperial Arms; she's willing to pay that price. Even being toyed with in a corpse doesn't bother her; she's prepared for that. The most important thing is that as long as she doesn't die, the aforementioned situation can be avoided.

It was definitely a win-win situation for her (winning twice).

However, just as Kobayashi only needed to provide a little intelligence to get people to help weaken the Empire's fighting power, and when Chelsea died and was resurrected, she could become one of his own.

It's a win-win situation for him (winning twice).

"By the way, I remember Miss Chelsea can transform into anyone, right?"

"There's no problem once you've seen the full-body portrait."

"Then... please become her."

Kobayashi pulled out a portrait of Aqua from his pocket; it was specially drawn so that the cult could venerate her and build an idol.

"no problem."

The portrait was normal, much better than the abstract portraits of the Night Raid members, so Chelsea was naturally able to change it.

Looking at the girl in front of him who looked exactly like Aqua, Kobayashi was deeply moved and shouted out.

"—I won't be polite anymore!"

……

It has to be said, the Gaia foundation is incredibly powerful.

but……

"Even if you can perfectly imitate someone's appearance and physique, you can't imitate a god's aura..."

Kobayashi didn't sense Aqua's unique calmness; in fact, not being able to sense it made him a little irritable.

It seems that even the Gaia foundation has its flaws.

"hiss--"

Xiaolin unconsciously rubbed her cheek, where a bright red handprint was imprinted.

"...It hurts so much."

Chapter 72 Socialite Xiaolin

Waking up again on the cold pillow, Kobayashi had completely given up on how to persuade the capricious Esdeath.

He had offered to lend the necklace at night in hopes that the other party would let him go, but was immediately rejected with the statement, "A superior does not take what belongs to a subordinate."

Xiaolin couldn't help but think to herself, "It's better to have my necklace taken than to share a bed at night."

As they walked out of the room together, they happened to run into Will and Kurohime, who were also coming out of the room.

Will instinctively greeted, "Good morning, Captain, and Kobayashi... Kobayashi?! Wait, wait a minute, why is Kobayashi coming out of the Captain's room? Could it be that you two... last night..."

Hmm, it seems he was quite shocked that they came out of the same room this morning.

We slept together last night.

Esdeath didn't hide anything and answered casually, "What's wrong? Is something the problem?"

"Well, how should I put it..."

Will looked at Esdeath, then at Kobayashi, and could only marvel at how open the capital city was, truly befitting of the capital.

Seeing his expression, Kobayashi couldn't help but say, "You must have misunderstood something. Let me make it clear beforehand, it's definitely not what you think."

"I have no right to interfere in your private life, but I didn't expect you, Xiao Lin, to get along so well with the captain..."

"So everyone says you've misunderstood."

Kobayashi's lips twitched slightly as he explained, "For the captain, living with his subordinates is just a way to strengthen their relationship."

"Hehehe, I know, I know." Will's simple-minded grin was particularly unsettling.

In that case...

"Okay, you can stay with the captain tonight."

Kobayashi stuffed the necklace into his hand and said, "Let the captain take good care of you too."

Pain, tenderness...?!

Will subconsciously recalled the torture he had endured the previous night, and was immediately terrified, breaking out in a cold sweat. The necklace in his hand felt like a hot potato, and without saying a word, he returned it to Xiaolin.

He took several steps back and said, "Please spare me! I'd rather die than live with the captain! It would absolutely, absolutely... shorten my lifespan!"

"Uh……"

Is this kid really that brave? He actually said something like that in front of Esdeath.

really.

Even Esdeath was somewhat angry. She said briefly to Kurohime, "Punish him."

"receive."

Without a word, Kurohime grabbed Will by the collar and dragged him away. Poor Will had no idea why he had offended Esdeath and could only shout that he was innocent while being dragged.

No wonder the simple-minded Will is so physically fit; he must have undergone training to withstand blows since childhood.

Poor kid, may there be no sadists in heaven.

Before long, the other members of the hunters also gathered in the hall and enjoyed breakfast together, which was prepared in advance by Polus, making the hall lively.

This was their morning, seemingly no different from a night raid.

The difference is that the hunters have a much heavier workload, not only searching for members of the Night Raid, but also dealing with the rampant dangerous species and the bandits gathered outside the city.

In addition, after the doctor went missing and was presumed dead, Esdeath required them to always act in pairs so that they could look after each other.

Even if Kobayashi has Ryuu, she still needs to team up with other people.

Furthermore, in order to find the most compatible partners, their teammates are changed every two days.

After a round of rotations, Xiaolin was voted the most popular teammate.

“Because Kobayashi is very strong, you can feel the strength of his body,” Will said first.

He was a very simple and honest man. The veteran naval officer who taught him told him that a man's charm lies in his physical strength, which is why Kobayashi was able to gain his approval.

...except for Borus.

Because its appearance is too frightening.

"I think Mr. Kobayashi is very gentle. He was very patient with me and taught me a lot."

Borus was somewhat reserved, but he still managed to articulate his views.

Lan smiled gently and said, "Indeed. I have also learned a lot from Mr. Kobayashi that has benefited me greatly."

"Me too, me too!"

Seryu raised her right hand and said cheerfully, "I had a lot of fun with Kobayashi. He also talked to me a lot about justice!"

"Kobayashi, very good."

Even Kurohime approves of Kobayashi.

This surprised Will.

He knew perfectly well that Kuroko was always cold and aloof, making her very difficult to approach.

"Because Kobayashi treated me to snacks."

Seemingly sensing Will's confusion, Black Eyes calmly explained, "Every time we go out, he always says, 'Don't move around here, I'm going to buy something.' After buying a lot of snacks, he'll say, 'I'll just take two, the rest are yours.'"

"Isn't this just being bought off with snacks?"

Will couldn't help but complain loudly.

However, he also admired Kobayashi for being able to get along so well with these strange people, whereas he himself was terrified when he first came here.

"Alright, alright, if you keep praising me I'll get arrogant." Xiaolin waved her hand shyly and said, "I didn't do anything, I just catered to their preferences."

There is no need to be modest.

Esdeath praised Kobayashi, saying, "To cater to someone's preferences... it sounds simple, but to do it in such a short time is quite an impressive skill."

For some reason, Kobayashi suddenly became the center of attention.

However, what they really wanted to know was who Kobayashi thought would be the best partner for them.

Who is it?

"Um... is it really necessary to rank us? We're all teammates, aren't we?"

"Stop making excuses, who is it?!"

Under the relentless pressure of everyone's gaze, Kobayashi had no choice but to reveal two names.

"Polus and Seryu."

The others were somewhat surprised to hear the names of these two people.

I thought Kobayashi would say Ran.

After all, they were very similar in appearance, personality, and temperament, and they often chatted together. I thought the blond, handsome young man would be more accepted by Kobayashi.

"I?"

Polus pointed to himself, looking quite surprised.

Kobayashi smiled and said, "Polus, although your appearance is a bit intimidating, you always manage to quickly close the distance between us with your actions and words. This shows that you are very gentle."

"...I'm not gentle at all."

After a moment of silence, Borus answered softly.