I love time travel the most!

"Megumin... right? Please sit down first, and we can talk about the details later. By the way, may I see your adventurer card?"

"no problem!"

Huihui readily agreed.

But then he pleaded, "Before that, could you please treat me to something to eat? I haven't eaten for three days."

At the same time, a mournful cry came from her stomach.

Kazuma Sato rubbed his throbbing temples. He always felt that his fantasy life in another world was different from what he had imagined, and at the same time, he realized how hard Kobayashi-senpai had worked back then.

An adventurer card lay flat on the table.

Aqua exclaimed, "The magic power is so high!"

Kazuma Sato nodded in agreement, because the values ​​above were terrifyingly high, completely unlike those of an ordinary LV6 mage... no, even a typical archmage didn't have as high an ability value as her.

Aqua added, "Adventurer cards cannot be forged. She is undoubtedly a high-level Archmage, a class capable of using offensive magic."

And if she really could use explosion magic, that would be amazing, since it's the highest-level explosion magic that humans can learn!

"hiss--"

Kazuma Sato gasped, momentarily unsure of what to do.

He subconsciously looked at Kobayashi.

Kobayashi nodded slightly, indicating that Aqua was right, which immediately gave Kazuma Sato confidence.

"Okay, adopted!"

Kazuma Sato gave Megumin a thumbs-up and pushed the adventurer card and menu over at the same time.

This means she has been successfully admitted.

Huihui beamed with joy and flipped through the menu to find her favorite set meal.

Kobayashi then said, "Alright, the team's damage dealers are ready. Now all we need is a knight-type class that can act as the front line."

Kazuma Sato also agreed.

He continued to provoke the goddess beside him, saying, "Hey, Aqua, since you said Megumin was recruited by your power, then let me see your abilities again."

"Alright, let me show you the power of a goddess."

Provoked, Aqua prepared to retaliate again. She stood up and swung her right hand.

"Do you have……"

“I saw the recruitment notice.”

"Eh?" X4

No, no way...

Aqua became even more smug: "See, Kazuma? The power of my divine strength!"

"It's a coincidence..., isn't it?"

Now, even Kazuma Sato had to question whether it was truly Aqua's ability.

Most importantly, the person who came was the front-line role that the team needed most at the moment.

--knight!

And she's an incredibly beautiful female knight!

With blonde hair and blue eyes, and a tall figure, she exudes the aura of a cool and proud female knight.

It's a pity that her figure couldn't be seen because of the heavy armor, but it must have been very curvaceous.

Kazuma Sato was slightly excited.

But the female knight in front of him was even more excited than he was.

She introduced herself: "My name is Darkness... my profession is a knight, please... please let me join your... tiny tiny tiny tiny squad!"

Her cheeks were slightly flushed, she breathed softly, and she acted coy and hesitant.

...ah?

Kazuma Sato keenly sensed that something was wrong, and he also noticed that the female knight who wanted to join the team kept glancing at Kobayashi-senpai beside her.

Could it be that……

Oh, I understand.

Kazuma Sato's smile suddenly turned lewd.

As expected of Senior Kobayashi, he has already captured the heart of a stunningly beautiful knight in just three months since arriving in this other world. I am truly impressed!

"Although I don't know what you're thinking, you must have misunderstood."

"Oh dear, now that things have come to this, stop pretending to be stupid."

Kazuma Sato teased Kobayashi, then patted his chest and assured him, "Don't worry, Kobayashi-senpai, I'll handle it."

After speaking, he looked at the female knight whose cheeks were slightly flushed.

"Ahem, Darkness... right? May I ask why you joined our team? Don't be fooled by our numbers, we're all novice adventurers, completely different from you who's fully armed and equipped with top-notch gear."

"Mucus..."

"what?"

Darkness's voice was very soft, and Kazuma Sato thought he had misheard.

In his mind, Darkness should either dodge the question or get straight to the point, but either way, the goal should be Kobayashi-senpai... That's how it should be.

"What did you say?"

"N-nothing... I didn't notice the slime, um, not at all! Tear... ha... tear... ha!"

No, this is bad!

What terrible eyesight!

But her target seems to be Kobayashi-senpai, so wouldn't it be bad to refuse?

Kazuma Sato felt as if the crisis detector inside his body was sending him a warning.

I have a feeling that something is off about Darkness. She has the same unpleasant aura as Aqua and Megumin. There must be something in common between them!

What should I do? Should I reject her?

No, absolutely not!

Think about it carefully, Kazuma Sato!

I've received so much help from Kobayashi-senpai, wouldn't it be unfair to him if I refused?!

At this point, don't worry about her profession or whether she's capable or not—these are all trivial matters!

"Okay, okay, welcome to the team."

Kazuma Sato squeezed those words out of his throat.

Heaven knows how difficult it was for him, but in order to repay Kobayashi-senpai, he reluctantly agreed.

I just hope I won't regret making this decision later.

Darkness felt slighted and immediately pulled out his Adventurer Card to prove himself.

"I am a Crusader, and although my attack is not good, I am very confident in my defense. Feel free to use me as a meat shield."

"Hmm? A higher-level profession? A pleasant surprise?"

Kazuma Sato was clearly taken aback.

I thought a knight would be fine, but I didn't expect it to be a higher-level class?

He let out a soft "Wait a minute, why are all the people who came high-ranking?"

Kobayashi explained, "Because the recruitment notice I posted only required a higher-level profession. Our team has the most popular High Priest, so it would be a waste if the members weren't higher-level professions, right?"

"But I feel a lot of pressure."

Kazuma Sato is the lowest-ranking adventurer, and it's quite stressful to be part of a team full of elites.

Fortunately, I had Senior Kobayashi with me.

however--

Seeing that the group of four had successfully assembled, Kobayashi stood up and said to Kazuma Sato, "Alright, the beginner's guide ends here. From now on, the adventure is up to you."

"……Eh?"

Before I leave, I'll leave you with this: May you begin your journey with insignificance and end with greatness. Goodbye.

"Wait, wait...wait a minute!"

Kazuma Sato grabbed Kobayashi's arm to stop him from leaving, and their intimate behavior could easily be misunderstood by some unsavory women.

Xiaolin asked in confusion, "Is there something else?"

"What, is there something else? Isn't Senior Kobayashi going to team up with us?"

"Huh? Why?"

"Why...aren't we comrades? Weren't these people all recruited by Senior Kobayashi?"

"No, wait, it was you who recruited them, Sato-kun."

After all, he had said before that recruiting companions shouldn't always be based on other people's opinions, but on one's own judgment.

Kazuma Sato remembered it too.

"Wait, wait... What about Darkness? Where's Darkness? Didn't she come to find you? Is it really okay to just leave her like this?!"

"No, she just said 'mucus,' you must have heard that too."

"...So that wasn't a hallucination after all!"

Sato Kazuma was dumbfounded.

He didn't regret his decision later, but he regrets it now, he regrets it very much!

Xiaolin didn't want to team up because she was afraid of the hassle.