You didn't expect this, did you? I've time-traveled again!

"coming!"

Just as Kazuma Sato was lost in thought, Darkness, in the front row, raised his giant shield and shouted:

"Kazuma, Aqua, Megumin, the rookie killers have arrived!"

Suddenly, a giant tiger leaped out of the forest!

The giant tiger was enormous and imposing, its muscles streamlined and possessing a wild, primal beauty. It strolled lazily around the group, as if walking in its own backyard, while Sato Kazuma and the others were unauthorized intruders.

The giant tiger kept a close eye on the group, constantly instilling a sense of crisis in them.

"Roar~!"

suddenly!

It seized the opportunity and charged towards the crowd with a powerful back kick!

"Am I the target? Perfect, bring it on!"

Kazuma Sato watched as the giant tiger charged straight at him, and slid under it to avoid it.

However, Kazuma Sato escaped danger, but he forgot that Megumin was standing behind him!

His dodging actually put Huihui in a dangerous situation!

"Huihui!"

"Damn it, Megumin!"

"Megumi!!!"

The crowd shouted anxiously for her to run.

But the giant tiger was too fast, and Huihui was so frightened that her legs trembled, and she sat on the ground, pale and powerless, without moving.

Ultimately, she was still just a 13 or 4-year-old child, and couldn't possibly handle life-or-death situations like a seasoned veteran.

"It's too late!"

Darkness's equipment was too heavy, and she couldn't increase her speed at all. She could only watch helplessly as Megumin was attacked by the giant tiger.

Just as Huihui closed her eyes in despair, she heard a voice that had never sounded so beautiful before.

"Thunder Breathing - First Form: Thunderclap Flash!"

A flash of lightning streaked across the sky.

When I opened my eyes again, I saw that the giant tiger that had been so ferocious had been beheaded with a single blow.

She survived.

P.S.: "Newcomer Killer" is a side story from the original novel, which I've used here to fill in some everyday scenes. The story flows smoothly and doesn't deviate from the main plot, so there shouldn't be any issues.

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Chapter 041 The Mission Continues (Please recommend and add to your favorites)

"Martial Arts!"

"Suoh-senpai!"

Darkness and Kazuma Sato both smiled with relief when they saw the people who had suddenly appeared.

It was the team leader they had been longing for.

That reliable man.

Although they have only known each other for a short time, Suoh Takeru's steady, mature, and powerful image has already been deeply etched into everyone's minds.

"You're back, Suoh-senpai!"

Kazuma Sato, who had been on tenterhooks, finally breathed a sigh of relief at this moment.

This team is so hard to manage!

"I am back."

Suoh Takeshi looked at them and said with a smile, "I'm relieved to see how energetic you all are."

Then he was hit by a wave of flesh-filled impact from a light blue humanoid tank.

"Wu, I miss you so much!"

Aqua flew straight at Suoh Takeshi's chest at 80 miles per hour, nearly knocking him over.

She took a few steps back to steady herself. "Aqua, we just greeted each other, didn't we?"

"Eh...did we just say hello?"

Suoh Takeshi's words aroused Sato Kazuma's suspicion, and he looked at the two of them with distrust.

"Hmph~ I was the first person to discover martial arts!"

Aqua proudly explained to him, "Takeshi has my blessing on him. I already spotted him when he was following behind me."

Upon hearing Aqua's explanation, Kazuma Sato finally understood.

"Oh, I see! No wonder you were acting so suspiciously earlier..."

Clearly, he understood Aqua's suspicious behavior earlier.

Suoh Takeru also realized that the [Water Affinity (Advanced)] skill in his skill bar must have been given to him by Aqua, which must be the blessing she mentioned.

"I'm sorry, everyone. I'm truly sorry for not being able to rescue you immediately and putting you in danger."

He scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, then turned back to apologize to Huihui.

"I'm sorry, Huihui."

"No...it's nothing..."

At this moment, Huihui was standing behind him, clutching his clothes tightly. The usually lively Huihui was now pale and listless.

It seems he was quite frightened.

His frail appearance only intensified Suoh Takeshi's sense of guilt.

He had already seen the team gather when they first arrived at the Adventurers' Guild, but Suoh Takeru did not go up to greet them or join them. Instead, he followed them from a distance.

I followed them all the way from the starting village to the monster forest.

His original intention was to see if the team could face unknown emergencies without him, and how they would challenge the invincible monsters.

Unexpectedly, the team's coordination was not yet fully developed, and they almost made an irreparable mistake.

It wasn't that they were afraid of Megumin dying, since there was Aqua in the team who could revive people infinitely; rather, they were afraid that Megumin would become afraid to face danger again and would never take risks again.

Fortunately, he intervened in time, saving Huihui from disaster.

"Huihui, are you alright?"

Aqua walked over and cast a blessing spell on Megumin to soothe her wounded heart.

"No...it's okay, I'm fine!"

Huihui shouted defiantly, "I am a Grand Magister! How could such a small accident scare me? You're underestimating me!"

His words were full of confidence.

It would be even better if her legs stopped trembling.

"Senior Suoh, I didn't expect you to change your equipment too. Is it a [specialty]?"

The observant Kazuma Sato noticed that Suoh Takeru's equipment had changed drastically and immediately guessed that it was from another world.

At this moment, Suoh Takeru is wearing a Demon Slayer Corps uniform and holding a Nichirin Blade, a significant change from his previous appearance.

"Ah, it really is a local specialty."

Suoh Takeshi didn't deny it, and winked at him meaningfully.

Then he asked Kazuma Sato, "By the way, are you going to continue your mission?"

Upon hearing Suoh Takeshi's question, Sato Kazuma remained silent.

Our archmage isn't in good spirits, so let's just forget about this mission.

For a moment, I felt like giving up.

After a moment, he slowly said, "Forget it, let's abandon the mission for now and come back in a few days."

Why?!

Aqua was devastated. She had worked so hard for half a day, only to be given up by Kazuma Sato with a casual "come back in a few days"?

How could she possibly agree to this, given that she hates work and hates trouble?

"I don't want to give up on the mission so easily either, but look at Huihui's condition, how can we possibly continue?"

Kazuma Sato said in a very irritable tone.

Aqua's rudeness annoyed him, but she wouldn't leave without explaining why.

"But we still have Wu, don't we?"

Aqua wanted to try again, "Besides, Darkness isn't injured, the four of us can easily handle this mission!"

"That's right, me too!"

Darkness appropriately made her presence known, indicating that she was not invisible.

"Listen to me, Aqua!"

Kazuma Sato shouted, "We can't rely on Suoh-senpai for this mission, don't you understand?!"

"Huh? Why?" Aqua was stunned.

"That's right, Aqua."

Suoh Takeshi also said to her from the side, "If you continue with the mission, I will not intervene. After all, it is the mission you accepted."

"How could this be..."

Aqua couldn't believe it.