I love time travel the most!

Everyone started discussing it.

Liu Zi tilted her head, not understanding why no one believed her when she told the truth.

Kobayashi smiled but didn't offer any explanation.

Because being misunderstood is exactly what he wanted.

Chapter 48 vs. Zank the Decapitated!

"Teigu users are dangerous; they should operate in pairs."

Kobayashi muttered softly, then scratched his head helplessly and said, "But why am I alone? Or is it because they think I have Liu Zi, so they think I'm two people? They have too much confidence in me, in every sense of the word."

A while ago, we were worried he would escape, so we mobilized the whole team. Now we've let him out on his own.

He never said he wanted to join Night Raid, so did those people misunderstand something?

Liu Zi, who was standing next to him, said with slight dissatisfaction, "Does Lord Kobayashi dislike being with me?"

"How could that be? I like Liu Zi the most."

Xiao Lin patted her head and held her small hand, saying, "We haven't had a proper time together since we came to the capital. Even though it's late at night, let's enjoy this short, sweet moment together."

"...If Lord Kobayashi wishes."

Liu Zi's cheeks were slightly flushed.

Clench your little hands behind your back and interlace your fingers.

Honestly, Kobayashi still doesn't understand why the doll can make such subtle expressions of shyness.

But this is not important.

Because Ryuko is now his puppet.

The two strolled leisurely through the quiet capital, their relaxed demeanor suggesting they were on a picnic rather than on a murderous mission.

During this time, Xiaolin would use his perception skill to explore every so often, but unfortunately, he still found nothing.

"As expected, they won't come out."

Kobayashi scratched his head in frustration and said to Ryuu, "It seems that the two of us together won't make him show himself, but searching like this is too slow. Could you please ask Ryuu to go up to a higher place and help us search?"

"But Lord Kobayashi's safety..."

"It's alright, I'm very strong, and don't forget I know magic."

"ok, I get it."

Liu Zi thought for a moment and then agreed. She turned around, stepped onto the wall of the house, jumped up, bowed slightly, and ran towards the distant tower. In the blink of an eye, her figure disappeared.

"Alright, alright, now I'm all alone. Will something happen?"

The criminal psychology of bad guys is naturally to target the weakest or the most isolated. Now that Ryuu has left and Kobayashi doesn't look strong, if Zank is going to take action to behead him, he will definitely be the first target.

Does this count as entrapment?

No, no, no, don't make people laugh at the assassin theory.

He then walked alone across a street.

Suddenly, a figure flashed past out of the corner of Xiaolin's eye. When he turned his head to look, he could only see the hem of the figure's clothes, and the figure had already turned into the alley and disappeared.

Appeared?

Kobayashi focused his attention and quickly caught up with him.

"They've caught up."

Zank, the decapitator who was walking in front, had a wicked and twisted smile on his face with his back to Kobayashi.

Teigu user...

【The Observer】is the Imperial Arm he possesses, which has five abilities: Hollow Vision, Far Vision, X-ray Vision, Future Vision, and Illusion Vision.

In fact, Zank the Decapitator had discovered Kobayashi and Ryuu long ago using his farsightedness. He also used his X-ray vision to see that the silver-haired girl's flesh and blood were not human, and guessed that Kobayashi was a Teigu user.

It's foolish of him to let the Imperial Arms leave him.

He hasn't beheaded a Teigu user yet; I wonder if he'll behave differently after that.

Hallucinations

The effect is that after activation, it allows the target to see the person they most want to see.

He has used this trick to behead many people, and it has never failed him.

Next, the kid behind him will also have his head chopped off.

What will you call me?

Mom? Dad?

Or is it the name of your closest person?

Anything is fine, consider it my last act of mercy towards you, but as a return gift, I'll have to chop off your head properly later.

His smile became even more distorted.

however--

"You've finally shown up, behead Zank."

Ok? ? ?

The twisted, evil smile of the decapitated Zank froze on his face.

Kobayashi also thought about many people he would see: his parents, his sister, or Aqua and the other problem children.

But all he saw was the beheading of Zank.

The necklace's effect was so strong that it completely blocked out the illusion effect!

Damn it, all that effort I put into building up those feelings was for nothing!

The best way is to pretend to be hit, then pounce on him and launch a sneak attack when Zank is off guard. That should easily take him down.

But he simply couldn't bring himself to make a warm, nostalgic expression at a burly man, especially since his smile was so distorted.

"I didn't expect you to escape the trap."

Zank the Decapitator squinted, seemingly surprised that his Imperial Arms had failed.

Kobayashi shrugged and said helplessly, "To be honest, I'd rather be infected than you, hoping for a different kind of reunion with my family. Unfortunately, some stupid goddess is too biased towards me, making me immune to almost all the negative effects."

"Huh?! A goddess?! If there were a goddess, I would have been punished by the gods long ago! Yet I am still hunting! Just thinking about those people's wails and cries makes me unable to stop! How delightful!"

Zank, who had just beheaded Zank, seemed to have heard a joke, and his smile became even more unrestrained and twisted.

Oh no, it's hopeless.

Like those who have gone mad, they are beyond saving.

Kobayashi slowly drew his longsword from his waist and said, "If it were that shameless goddess, even if you were a heinous villain, she might forgive you if you sincerely repented and prayed for redemption. However... the mistakes you've made still need to be repaid! Come, list your sins!"

"I've been peering into your heart, and I've found that you haven't wavered at all. Is it just extreme self-hypnosis, or is there really a goddess out there? How delightful!"

Zank, who had just beheaded Kobayashi, became even more interested in him, his smile becoming wicked and unrestrained.

A war between the two sides is about to break out.

Kobayashi took a large stride forward and thrust upwards towards the throat. The decapitating Zank merely leaned back slightly, and the longsword passed right past his face. Missing the first strike, he turned horizontally to vertically and slashed downwards, but was blocked by two short swords.

Taking advantage of his momentary lapse in attention, Kobayashi kicked out, and Decapitation Zank also raised his leg to intercept.

All of his moves were seen through.

Even after beheading Zank, he saw through his mind and foresaw the upcoming attack.

"First a horizontal slash, then a chop, followed by a kick, the longsword swings upwards... a feint, actually a mid-section slash, then a lightning strike... a lightning strike?!"

"Thunderstroke!"

A bolt of lightning shot from Kobayashi's palm, hurtling towards the chest of the decapitated Zank with lightning speed. However, Zank forcefully bent his legs backward and dodged at the last moment before the attack hit him. He then jumped back several steps to quickly create distance.

"Enjoyable! A stalemate between skills and basic attacks? Magic is definitely more useful after all? Your inner thoughts are becoming more and more interesting."

Zank, the decapitated man, wore a twisted and sinister smile, and couldn't help but ask, "An ability I've never seen before. Is it really magic? Or is it actually the power of some kind of weapon?"

"It's magic. I'm not lying to you about that."

"Hmm, there's no need for you to lie to me... Is that what you really think? Well, I'll just treat it as magic then. Enjoy!"

His interest in beheading Zank grew ever stronger.

Chapter 49 Execution! The decapitation of Zank!

Kobayashi held his longsword level, his mental focus becoming increasingly concentrated. He was no longer confined to swordsmanship; he wanted to combine swordsmanship with magic.

"Take a big step forward and slash horizontally, grip the sword with both hands, turn around and follow up with an upward slash, then bring the blade horizontally down to use [Sword Skill - Lower Chop] to be immune to stun, and during this time, release [Magic - Fire Arrow] with your left hand... Hmph, young man, you're really straightforward, how delightful!"

Zank the Decapitator dodged all the attacks while spewing trash talk.

Kobayashi was not provoked into breathing disorder and attacking incoherently. He continued to use his sword skills and magic at the same frequency, but no matter how he attacked or fired arrows, he could not harm the decapitated Zank.

The sneak attack earlier had already put Zank on guard, and he would dodge any attack he didn't understand beforehand.

The ability to read minds is surprisingly tricky.

Xiaolin was a little depressed.

The necklace Aqua gave him seems to have no resistance to mind reading, even though it's immune to visions. She even exaggeratedly claimed it could block mental shocks.

Could it be that mind reading isn't malicious, which is why it can't be blocked?

However, there are ways to deal with it.

“Your mind-reading ability is indeed troublesome, but I already have three ways to deal with it.”

"Oh? There are three kinds? How delightful!"

"The first method is to shield your mind from thinking and use your body to attack and defend unconsciously, which is what martial artists often call the state of 'no self'."

Unfortunately, Kobayashi can't use this method.