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Chapter 534 Kazuma: Show your true abilities in another world
In this world, there are super powerful equipment and magic items called artifacts.

Since they are called divine artifacts, those things are naturally not so easy to obtain.

However, those who hold those artifacts have one thing in common, that is, they all have black hair and black eyes, and their names are all very strange.

"I won't complain about my weird name. So, those artifacts must have been brought here by those time travelers, right?"

Sato Kazuma complained to Kobayashi.

Last night, Chris came to attack Sato Kazuma at night. Although it seems impossible, it is true, and he learned the news about the time traveler from the other party.

"Didn't you reveal your identity?"

"What? What did Senior Kobayashi say?"

"No, nothing." Xiao Lin shook his head and said, "So, what do you think?"

"Of course I refuse!"

Sato Kazuma rejected Chris's invitation without hesitation. If this happened in a normal GalGame, he would have avoided the path to enter the goddess Eris, but this was a reality where anything was possible.

Chris said that the original owners of the two artifacts died, so the two artifacts were lost.

One of the artifacts is a plug-in item that can randomly summon monsters and drive them, without paying any reward or cost.

Another artifact that seems to be able to exchange bodies with others.

An item that can summon monsters sounds powerful, so it is not difficult to understand why this plug-in was chosen. But what about an item that can exchange bodies with others? What on earth does the reincarnated person who wants such a thing intend to use it for?

"Senior Xiaolin, are you not interested?"

Sato Kazuma knew his predecessor's desire for magical tools, so it was impossible for him not to be tempted by such a high-standard artifact.

It's not that he doesn't want to find the artifact, but he wants to swallow it. You have to know that since he was reincarnated, he has never been helped by the plug-in, not even once. Instead, he was killed by his own plug-in stupid goddess several times.

"How about we give it a try?"

"No, I'll let it go this time."

"……real or fake?!"

Sato Kazuma was extremely surprised. He didn't expect that Senior Kobayashi, who had an inexplicable obsession with magic gadgets, would actually refuse.

Xiaolin had no choice.

The artifact chooses its holder.

Take Miken Hibiki's magic sword as an example. When Sato Kazuma stole the magic sword, he originally wanted to keep it for himself, but he couldn't use it... No, it should be said that it was no different from an ordinary long sword.

This is like Xiaolin's [Silk Thread], which no one else can use except him. So instead of wasting a lot of energy looking for a magical tool that you don't know if it can be used, it is better to simply make a magical tool that you can use and is suitable for you.

In fact, Kobayashi did just that.

And there are exceptions to everything, especially for Aqua. As a goddess, she might be able to use any artifact - using energy such as faith power and divine power, there should be no problem.

In this case, if the stupid goddess makes a mistake one day and uses the artifact to do something irreversible...

"In short, something as powerful as a divine weapon must not be kept in the team."

“…Ah, I see.”

Knowing what might happen, Sato Kazuma's expression suddenly became speechless.

Sudden--

[Demon King's Army Attack Alert, Demon King's Army Attack Alert! Now, a group suspected to be the Demon King's Army has begun to appear on the plains near the Royal Capital! Knights, please prepare to attack! The scale of the Demon King's Army this time is very large, and all adventurers in the Royal Capital are requested to join the battle! High-level adventurers, please gather in front of the Royal City immediately! Repeat...]

The broadcast echoed throughout the capital in the early morning.

Sato Kazuma and Kobayashi looked at each other in surprise. They didn't expect that the Demon King's army would choose to launch an attack so early in the morning.

The originally quiet street was filled with noise, there were constant voices in the hotel, and the sound of hurried footsteps could be heard in the wooden corridor.

It was Darkness, knocking on the door.

"Xiao Lin! Are you awake? Did you hear the broadcast just now?"

"I heard you. I'll get up now."

“I’m going to go find Aqua and the others now, please go find Kazuma!”

Then she left in a hurry.

With the help of Ryuzi, Kobayashi put on his equipment, and Sato Kazuma lifted the quilt and lay down in Kobayashi's bed.

"I'm not going."

"Sato-kun..."

"Didn't the broadcast say that we need high-level adventurers? I'm only level 17. Besides, there are a lot of masters like Kobayashi-senpai and Mitsurugi Hibiki here, so there's no room for me to perform well."

After that, he covered his head with a quilt and faced the wall, pretending to be a coward. No, he didn't need to pretend at all, because anyone who saw him would say he was a coward.

Xiao Lin was used to this. He shook his head, left the bedroom and went to the hall.

I found that Darkness was holding the stupid goddess's feather robe tightly, not allowing her to go back to the room and being a coward like Sato Kazuma.

Huihui was very excited. She told Youyou that she would be the first to rush into the Demon King's army and release the strongest explosion magic, and then let Youyou carry her back. Youyou looked like she was about to cry. After all, this was too much for her.

After a while.

Sato Kazuma ran down from upstairs and shouted to the noisy people, "Hey! What are you doing when the kingdom is facing a crisis? All right, let's go! Now is the time for us to take action!"

"…………"X6
Looking at the scumbag Kazuma with a heroic and serious face, all members of the team fell silent.

"So, what's the real idea?"

"Think about it carefully. There are adventurers like Senior Xiaolin and Yujian Xiangye in this royal city. If that's the case, then this battle shouldn't be that easy to lose...

No, we won't lose at all as long as Senior Kobayashi is here!
I don't need to be invincible against the Demon King's army, I just need to run around and attract attention. If I can make my presence felt in battle, I might be able to get a title like the Guardian of the Royal City! Then I will be able to redeem my reputation that was damaged by the righteous thief's defeat!"

"...scum."

"He's a scumbag."

"You are right, scumbag."

"As expected of the scumbag Kazuma."

The team members gave their most sincere comments to Sato Kazuma who spoke his true feelings.

It seems that he chose the same method as Yui Miken.

What to do if you are defeated by a nobody?
Don't be afraid when you encounter such a thing. As long as you perform well enough and then praise the unknown person who defeated you, making the other person better than you, there will be no problem.

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When they arrived at the gate of the royal city, there were already many adventurers there, and the most eye-catching was the neatly-organized group of heavily-equipped knights not far away.

This was the second time Kobayashi had seen this, as he had encountered the invading Demon King's army on his first day in the capital and had fought alongside them.

At this time, a man who looked like an employee of the Royal Capital Guild shouted while holding a magic tool similar to a megaphone.

"Adventurers, please gather here! The guild has no special instructions for you! You have not received collective military training, so please act separately from the Knights. You can fight freely! Before participating in the battle, the guild will check your adventurer cards. After the battle, special rewards will be issued according to the number of monsters subjugated recorded on the card. Please do your best!"

Kobayashi was already familiar with this kind of thing, so he brought a few people to the designated gathering place.

"Ah, it's Mr. Kobayashi!"

The guild staff member who was checking the adventurer cards smiled warmly when he saw Kobayashi, simply because he had shined on the battlefield ten days ago.

Adventurers believe that strength is supreme, and those with strength will naturally be respected.

"I'll be relying on you a lot in this battle."

"No, let's help each other. Here, my adventurer card."

Xiaolin handed his gorgeous adventurer card to the other party, and after checking it, he handed it back with both hands.

"It has been confirmed. Please keep it."

"Thank you. These other guys are my companions and will also participate in this battle. Please check them out."

"Mr. Kobayashi's companion?! I'm really looking forward to it!"

The guild staff's eyes lit up. When she saw the High Priest, Crusader, and Grand Mage x2, she exclaimed at the high quality of this team, as all of them were high-level professionals, and offered words of praise.

But when he saw Sato Kazuma's adventurer card, he frowned and looked troubled, and said apologetically: "Mr. Sato Kazuma...right? Sorry, because it is too dangerous, anyone who is not a senior profession and below level 30 cannot participate in this mission. If possible, please assist in the town's security work..."

"Wait a minute! Why can Senior Kobayashi participate but I can't! Are you looking down on me?!"

"Eh? No, no... This is a misunderstanding, I didn't mean that..."

"Excuse me. Mr. Sato Kazuma is actually one of our companions."

“Eh, eh???”

The guild staff showed an expression of disbelief.

This is understandable. When an adventurer of the lowest profession mixed in with a group of high-level professions, the gold content was immediately lowered. Sato Kazuma, who was treated like this, had an unhappy expression on his face. If he had known earlier, he would have stayed in the hotel and not come.

"Well, can he come with us?"

"But the rules..."

The guild staff looked embarrassed when they heard Kobayashi's request. Just when Sato Kazuma was about to say "if it's difficult, then don't do it", a serious voice came from behind him.

"It doesn't matter. This man is a capable adventurer who has accomplished many great things."

The one who interrupted the staff's speech was the female knight, Claire, who had unknowingly come to their side. Perhaps to encourage the Knights and adventurers, the nobles headed by Claire also gathered in front of the royal city, and the eyes of the nobles present were full of expectations when they looked at them.

Although they failed to successfully arrest the chivalrous thief, their achievements in defeating the Demon King's army cadres and repelling the Demon King's army for a time are real, and they are looking forward to the team members being able to demonstrate sufficient strength.

"I'll have to rely on you this time as well, Mr. Kobayashi."

"You are exaggerating. I am the one who should rely on Miss Claire more."

Kureya and Kobayashi tightly clasped hands.

The two of them worked well together last time, and they repelled all the attacking demon army without any casualties and gained a lot. At that time, Mitsurugi Hibiki was not there, so the two of them were the brightest on the field.

"There is an affair~~~"

Seeing this scene, Sato Kazuma suddenly covered his mouth and said this in a strange tone. For some reason, Kobayashi saw the shadow of a blue kitten with wings in him.

"You...don't talk nonsense."

The looks from Darkness and Megumin were just too sharp. Even though there was clearly nothing going on, being stared at like that made it seem like there was really an affair going on.

At this time, a figure appeared on the balcony of the royal city, looking down at everyone.

Kobayashi's farsightedness allowed him to easily see that the person staring at them was Princess Alice, whose eyes were shining with anticipation, as if she was seeing them off.

Kobayashi waved at her, and Alice blushed, covering her cheeks and squatting down.

What a shy princess.

Then he heard Aqua whisper to Sato Kazuma:
“Mr. Kazuma, Mr. Kazuma. I’ve learned my lesson. If we participate in this battle, there will be no good end. For example, that mentally ill female mage uses explosion magic to affect us, or a female crusader with muscles on her head gathers a bunch of monsters to affect us. I say, it’s not too late to leave now, shall we go back to Axel?”

She is even more afraid of going to the battlefield than the scumbag Kazuma, to the point of being willing to discredit her companions... Wait, what she said didn't seem to be discrediting?

Although the sound was very low, it was still heard by her companions, which naturally caused their dissatisfaction.

"Aqua isn't the only one who learns to be good. I have the ability to learn, too! I won't do anything like that! Besides, even if I do, Yunyun will help me clean up the mess!"

"You don't know how to wipe your butt!"

Youyou was about to cry. If she didn't stop her, Huihui would really do this!

“Hey, Aqua, stop calling me a brainless person. If you keep calling me that, it’s going to make me look like the dumbest person on our team…”

“It’s okay, Lord Darkness. Even if your IQ is at the same level as a bug, as long as your body is indestructible, Lord Kobayashi won’t dislike you. I don’t know if you will be disliked by others, though.”

"Wu...Ms. Ryu, Ms. Ryuzu!"

The puppet maid’s venomous tongue was still as sharp as ever, but Darkness was so scared that she almost cried.

Facing the uneasy Aqua, Sato Kazuma showed a fearless smile: "There's nothing to be afraid of! The opponents are just minions who rely on numbers to win. It's about time I show my real skills!"

"Ohhhhhhhhh!!!"
Hearing his decisive declaration, the eyes of the nearby nobles were filled with anticipation.

This sentence may not have much effect on ordinary people, but for Sato Kazuma, who has defeated many cadres of the Demon King's army, it is undoubtedly a shot in the arm, which successfully mobilized everyone's fighting spirit.

Then, Claire, who was in charge of this battle, shouted out orders to the knights and adventurers gathered here:
"——The Demon King's Army Suppression Team, set off!"

(End of this chapter)