"That is to say, Senior Xiaolin gained new abilities because he was accidentally frightened by my approach, is that right?"
"That's it."
"Really, then there's nothing you can do...did you think I would say that?!"
The angry Sato Kazuma grabbed Kobayashi's head with his left hand, passed his right hand under his left hand, then grabbed the wrist of his left hand, and lifted it to the front of his chest with force.
This is the guillotine!
"Surrender! Surrender! Surrender!"
Kobayashi patted Kazuma Sato's arm.
At this time, his head was being held tightly by the other party, his face became red, and his breathing became slightly difficult.
It's not that he couldn't break free, but it was his fault that Sato Kazuma was punched until he fainted, so let him vent his anger a little.
And this level of confinement is nothing compared to Aqua's pull just now. That feeling of suffocation is so painful that it can tear your soul apart!
After fighting for a while, Sato Kazuma completely calmed down his anger.
"Then, what is Xiaolin's new ability?" Megumin was quite curious. She leaned close to Xiaolin and stared at him with her scarlet eyes and asked: "Also, who is Freya? Please explain to me quickly. .”
"I will, I will."
Xiao Lin pushed her thin shoulders, trying to make the distance between the two parties wider. He really couldn't understand why the little Loli felt so oppressed.
Then he told them the information about Freya and his guess.
"You mean, the goddess who reached the top actually loves you?"
"……I guess so."
Xiao Lin rubbed his eyebrows.
If it had been before, he might have guessed that the other party was just having fun, and it was not impossible for him to lift his skirt when he met someone he admired.
Judging from the other party's current mentality, he probably wants to seriously find a partner.
And the target is him.
Because of excessive overlap and other factors, did I mistakenly think that the opponent was targeting Bell, which led to my misjudgment?
In this way, Freya's strange behavior in the past can be explained clearly.
Really, how can I be so virtuous?
"Then Xiao Lin must be very proud of being loved by the goddess. Just look at the corners of your mouth that can't stop rising."
"How is that possible! By the way, Hui Hui, why do you always target me?"
The little loli's spicy words made him a little unhappy.
From just now, she has been uncharacteristically uncharacteristic. She was obviously not interested in anything else except [Explosion Magic].
"Besides, do you think I'm proud of being loved by Aqua? I obviously dislike it too much!"
"Eh? Me? You're lying, right..."
Aqua, who was affected, was dumbfounded on the spot. She never thought that she would be disliked, and it was Xiaolin.
"Obviously, obviously they work so hard and even use a lot of divine power to save people, but, but... Wow ah ah ——"
The stupid goddess burst into tears on the spot, and then threw herself into the arms of Darkness beside her.
The considerate female knight naturally comforted her quickly, but also condemned: "Xiaolin, Aqua is also worried about your coma and has made a lot of efforts. Don't blame her."
Aqua stopped her tears and looked at Xiaolin furtively. The tearful and pitiful expression seemed to tell me to comfort me quickly.
However, Xiao Lin was unhappy and said: "Work hard? Do you mean try hard to strangle me to death? This idiot grabbed my neck and refused to let go, no matter how much he begged for mercy. If compared with Sato-kun, I would rather accept Sato-kun." The fatal guillotine!"
"Uh...that's a bit much."
"Whoaaaah————"
Xiaolin's sharp words and Darkness' subconscious accusation made the stupid goddess break her guard on the spot and burst into tears again.
Looking at Aqua with tears and runny nose, a trace of guilt flashed in Xiaolin's eyes.
Because it was hard to say that by rejecting her, he was lingering with another goddess. If you say it out loud, you will definitely be called a scumbag. So I can only say sorry and make it up to her later.
In addition, Xiao Lin did not expect that Freya's pampering would go so far. If she was not careful, she would indulge in her charm. She was indeed a goddess of beauty who coexisted with pampering and danger.
But why?
There was no warning, it came so suddenly, catching him off guard.
What on earth is there...
For some reason, a figure of a loli goddess with twin ponytails appeared in Xiaolin's mind.
is it you? !
It must be that she got new abilities because of Bell, and then showed off her talk at the divine meeting, so Freya noticed the abnormality and became suspicious.
And how could the inexperienced Hestia (the virgin goddess) be able to outplay the experienced Freya (the goddess of beauty)? Naturally, they were eaten clean.
The more I think about it, the more possible it becomes.
Unexpectedly, his good intentions would actually put him in trouble.
Aqua on the other side was still sobbing, and her pitiful look only deepened Xiaolin's guilt. But the way she peeks at herself from time to time is really annoying and funny.
Xiao Lin sighed and said: "Okay, okay, I don't dislike you."
"real?"
"Really. Besides, if I really disliked you, I would have run away with another goddess a long time ago. How could I come back?"
"Hehe, hehehe! I knew it!"
Aqua swooped over.
But soon, he was pushed away in disgust.
"Snot, your snot! It's so dirty, you idiot!"
"She's not dirty! She's the goddess of water!"
The stupid goddess is easy to fool, and she was calmed down after saying a few nice words.
Darkness said at this time: "Xiao Lin, you said that you have gained a new ability. Could it be that it is related to the goddess Freya?"
"Um."
"I see, is it the goddess's blessing?"
"Whether it's a blessing or a curse, I can't tell."
Xiao Lin muttered without explaining much.
Youyou asked curiously: "Well, what kind of abilities has Mr. Xiaolin acquired?"
"The ability to see through the essence of the soul."
"Soul essence?"
"Whether it's humans, orcs, elves, monsters, or lichs, I can see through even the soul essence of gods..."
Xiao Lin had no awareness of how shocking the worldly words he had said.
Everyone looked at each other.
Then, Sato Kazuma asked uncertainly: "But isn't Kobayashi-senpai able to see ghosts? Aren't ghosts an alternative existence of the soul body?"
"It is true that the two are often confused, but in fact they are not the same existence. Just like Wiz, even though she still maintains human cognition, her race has actually changed. Another example is that Aqua can purify ghosts, but It cannot purify human beings. And what I see is not the soul, to be precise, it is the shining point or talent of each."
"I see... I don't understand it at all."
Aqua's big eyes revealed clear stupidity.
Xiaolin's words are not profound, but it is very difficult for children with these problems to understand.
Sato Kazuma, who has a flexible mind, said thoughtfully: "To put it simply, is it to judge whether he can become a strong person through something like his soul?"
"Actually, it's something more profound, but there's nothing wrong with understanding it this way."
Xiao Lin finally agreed with his question.
"Then come and see my soul!" Sato Kazuma suddenly became interested and shouted: "I have long felt that the adventurer card cannot show my own potential. After all, I have quite a lot of shining points. Yes, right, Senior Xiaolin!"
"Actually...I had already seen it before I woke up."
"Could it be...?!"
Seeing Xiao Lin's hesitant expression, the man who wanted to prove himself had a bad premonition in his heart, and it was quickly confirmed.
Whether you have talent, or a shining point, whether it is a good talent or a bad talent, the criterion is only based on whether the soul shines.
The more dazzling the soul, the greater its talent.
On the contrary, the more chaotic it is, the more mediocre it is.
"That……"
"That's right. Sato-kun's soul is quite turbid, even so turbid that it turns black and shiny. That's why I was frightened and had a stress reaction. How should I put it... I'm sorry in every sense of the word."
Xiaolin sincerely apologized.
Aqua and the others covered their mouths to suppress laughter, but they looked like they couldn't help laughing, so they might as well have laughed.
Sato Kazuma didn't look too shocked. On the contrary, he sighed in relief: "No, it doesn't matter. Anyway, I'm just an adventurer, it doesn't matter anymore. Just let me be an ordinary person for the rest of my life, damn it!" "
Now that you accept the reality, don’t show unwillingness in the end!
"No, Sato-kun, I was actually wrong. In fact, you still have a bright spot."
"Really?!"
"It's true! Your soul, which is so turbid that it turns black and shiny, is not actually so dark that it reflects light, but there is a sparkle inside that makes me see it wrong! Although it is only the size of a sesame seed, Sato-kun, in fact, you There is something shining!”
"...Senior Xiaolin, are you praising me or mocking me? I'm angry, I'm really angry!"
Sato Kazuma was speechless for a moment.
Yes, but only a little.
Aqua and the others, who were suppressing their laughter, couldn't help laughing, and the hall was instantly filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
"Okay, stop talking about me!"
The man who desperately wanted to know his own shining point became angry after knowing clearly that he had no shining point at all.
In response, he chose to drag others down.
"You have the nerve to laugh at me, you problem children must be worse than me!"
"Hmph! How could we be worse than the idiot Kazuma!"
The first person to refute him was naturally Aqua.
The stupid goddess puffed out her chest and said: "I am a goddess, the goddess of water. I will definitely be stronger than the stupid Kazuma!"
"Oh, you are so confident. If that's the case, then let Senior Xiaolin give you a test and see how incompetent you, this good-for-nothing goddess, really are!"
"Xiao Lin (senior), please help me!" X2
The two shouted in unison.
Xiao Lin scratched his head and didn't understand why he became the target of their competition. However, he was still very interested in the nature of Aqua's soul.
Then--
A flash of blue light occupies the entire field of vision.
Clear, translucent and brilliant.
Like a superb sapphire.
Xiao Lin couldn't help but stretched out his right hand towards her, caressing Aqua's cheek, his eyes became blurred.
"Xiao Lin?"
"--!Feel sorry!"
Aqua's surprise woke him up, and she quickly retracted her hand while looking at her palm.
What happened just now?
Sato Kazuma asked: "How is it, Kobayashi-senpai?"
"Unfortunately, Aqua's soul shines brighter than imagined."
Because of Aqua's displeasure, Xiaolin had already restrained himself.
In fact, judging from the sparkling soul of the idiot goddess, he dared to pat his chest and guarantee that he would definitely be valued by Freya and pursue her to the end of the world without giving up, because even he was attracted.
"Hey, hey, how about it, Kazuma, are you convinced now?"
"Damn it! She's obviously a good-for-nothing goddess!"
Sato Kazuma clicked his tongue in displeasure.
Darkness and the others were also very interested and joined in and said, "Next, let's try it too!"
"Ah, no problem."
Xiao Lin did not refuse and looked at Darkness, then subconsciously raised his eyebrows.
I thought she was going to be more turbid, but I didn't expect that she also exuded a unique brilliance.
Darkness's cheeks turned slightly red as she was being stared at, and she said: "That look... that look that wants to take off my clothes and lick my whole body, so great! Ha-ah-ha-ah- —”
"How about it?"
"Well, Darkness also has a shining soul, but it's much weaker than Aqua."
"Because he's a pervert."
"Yes, because he is a pervert."
Kobayashi and Sato Kazuma chatted with each other. The perverted female knight's face was flushed, she was panting and began to have delusions.
"Obviously he is a cross knight who believes in the goddess, but his soul is so filthy that he always thinks about being killed in this or that way, and then an evil man sees through it and uses it as a threat to be tortured... Awesome!"
There was no doubt that she was going mad again.
"Next."
Xiaolin ignored her and looked at Megumin and Yuyou, two girls from the Crimson Demon clan.
The middle school girl stiffened, but quickly said: "My old enemy Youyou, it seems we have to compete here. Okay, just think of it as my humility, you go first." Got it!"
"Really, do you really want me to go first? But every time you say that, Huihui, you always do something behind your back. You must be thinking of some trick this time. Or are you scared?"
It's a pity that she was not thanked for her generosity, and even made Yuyou suspicious every time she did it.
"As a general, I naturally have to appear last, so I'll let you take the lead!"
"...I understand, since Hui Hui said so."
Youyou was deceived by the sinister little loli, but the innocent girl naturally received excellent rewards.
Her soul's sparkle is about the same as Darkness's, but considering that the other party is a Crimson Demon who is naturally suitable for the Grand Mage profession, this sparkle doesn't seem to be anything worth showing off?
After seeing that Yuyou was not very good, Huihui immediately got excited.
The little chuunibyou loli shook her cloak and shouted with great enthusiasm with red eyes: "Hahaha, you really disappoint me, my old enemy! After all, is this the only level you have? Then, just get out of the way. Come on! Let you see my extremely shining soul!"
"...No way. It's so chaotic that it's much worse than ordinary people."
"Huh?"
Xiaolin's words made Huihui dumbfounded. She never thought that she would be worse than ordinary people.
But this is not surprising, after all, Megumin can't do anything except [Explosion Magic], she doesn't listen to advice, and it always affects other people.
"Xiao Lin! You read that right!"
The evil little loli came closer and stared directly into his eyes with a strong sense of oppression, as if forcing him to change his words.
It’s dark! It’s dark!
It's darker than before!
Calm down, you idiot!
——————
Megumin was naturally not happy to receive that kind of comment. After finally appeasing her emotions, Xiaolin seemed to have fled to the town.
"I see, is this the scenery that Goddess Freya usually sees?"
Regardless of appearance, age, gender, or race, the souls of those walking on the street are gray, dull and without any color at all.
As a goddess, Freya has watched this scene for hundreds of millions of years.
It seems that we can understand why she pursues a child with a shining soul.
But……
"Is it a blessing? Continuously pursuing the glory of the soul may be a curse."
Recalling the uncontrollable move to caress Aqua's cheek, Kobayashi clenched his right hand.
(End of chapter)
