I like traveling the most

The world has never been stingy with talented people, and the Royal Academy of Mechanical Arts has also opened the door to the Demon King candidates. As long as the request is not too excessive, it will generally be met.

Since Kobayashi became a glove holder, he received far more preferential treatment than ordinary students. The Royal Library, advanced lockers, advanced puppet workshop, advanced magic training ground... and other facilities are all open to him all day and free to use.

Among them, what Kobayashi is most looking forward to is not the Royal Library, but——

"Akabane-kun, let's go to the hot spring!"

"...Huh?"

In the dilapidated men's dormitory, Akabane Raima looked at the excited Kobayashi with a puzzled face.

I don't understand why the other party is so excited.

"Akabane-kun, don't you know that this academy has an open-air hot spring!"

"...I really don't know."

"You are too focused on studying! Give yourself some free time to buffer your brain, so that you can study better."

"I'm sorry, I don't have that kind of spare time at all."

[Second to last] is not a joke.

The Royal Mechanical Academy is one of the top schools in the world, and its standards for students are surprisingly high. It is very difficult for people like Akabane Raijin who have never received relevant knowledge education to catch up with the top.

During this period, he was either taking cram school or on the way to cram school.

In addition, he was learning new knowledge every day, but he didn't understand it at all without any knowledge reserves. Akabane Raijin, who was overwhelmed, had to fall into a vicious cycle.

"By the way, is it really okay for you to relax like this, fourth from the bottom?"

"...Huh? Don't you know that after yesterday's exam, my ranking has entered the top 1000, second from the bottom."

"What?!"

Akabane Raijin was even more depressed.

It was already late at night, and he hadn't fallen asleep yet. Wasn't it because he couldn't catch up with his studies that he stayed up all night?

But even with such hard work, he still didn't rank higher than the other party. Does that mean Xiaolin's brain is very good?

Not entirely.

It is indeed partly related to his good brain, but the key is that he secretly took cram school behind his back.

Charlotte is one of the strongest thirteen, and in order to revive the Earl's family and become a demon king, rich theoretical knowledge is indispensable.

So I asked her to help with tutoring.

Although the tsundere girl always said, "Why should I tutor potential enemies?", her body was still very honest sitting on Kobayashi's bed. In order to cover up her shyness, she had to say, "I really can't stand it. You are so stupid that it will lower the value of this night party. If I become a demon king, I will be looked down upon by others, so I have no choice but to help you."

Yes, she knows the value.

Thanks to her tutoring, plus the knowledge I have learned in the library, the ranking will be soaring.

"But Akabane-kun, don't be sad. At least your night party ranking is higher than mine, second to last." Kobayashi pointed.

"...Are you teasing me on purpose?"

Akabane Raijin stared at her with dead eyes.

Because Felix and Eliza were removed from the list and two vacancies were left, Akabane Raijin and Kobayashi filled the vacancies naturally, and the hero who solved the incident, Akabane Raijin, ranked 99th, once again becoming the second to last.

It complements his landing code [Second to Last].

"Why would I tease you on purpose?" Kobayashi waved his hand and quickly changed the subject: "So, do you want to go to the hot spring to relax?"

"... Forget it. I have to take a make-up exam tomorrow, so I have to study harder tonight. I am always wandering in the hell of make-up exams, even I am tired of it."

He thought about it and refused.

Seeing that Akabane Raijin was really working hard, Kobayashi did not disturb him and went to the hot spring.

After he left, Ye Ye came over.

"Lei Zhen, it's right not to go to the hot spring."

"Why do you say that?"

"Because Lei Zhen wants to take a hot spring bath with Ye Ye, and then do this and that there... Ah - so shy!"

"Ah -, shit! I said I want to study. You too, don't come to bother me."

Akabane Lei Zhen grabbed her collar and threw her out the door.

Although it was very unfair to Ye Ye, staying with her would only harass him, making it impossible for him to study.

"Lei Zhen, Lei Zhen?!"

"Be quiet, what time do you think it is now?"

"Um..."

Ye Ye's grievances came, but she still quieted down obediently.

With a secluded environment, Akabane Lei Zhen gradually got into the state, but just as he calmed down, the door was knocked again.

"Ye Ye! Can't you...!"

As soon as he opened the door, he turned from angry to surprised, because the person who appeared in front of him was a charming and charming mature beauty.

"Ah, kid."

"... Miss Glass?!"

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Perhaps to take care of some students with special needs, there is an open-air hot spring pool in the college, and the location is hidden and quiet, not easy to be discovered.

Surrounded by bamboo forests and covered with pebbles, there are several rockery in the hot spring pool as a barrier, which almost perfectly restores the island style.

Mist rises around, and Xiaolin soaks in the hot spring with a comfortable face.

The bright moonlight pours down, and in such an atmosphere, he can't help but say: "Ah, it would be nice if there is bubble wine to drink."

"I'll prepare it."

Ryu Zi, who was serving beside him, immediately stood up after hearing the master's sigh.

"Please."

Xiaolin covered his face with a towel and waved his hand lazily.

Now it seems that solving the problem of Liu Zi not being able to touch water is a very correct choice, at least she can help when needed in the hot spring pool.

He closed his eyes and enjoyed the quiet night sky. Not long after, he heard a slight sound of footsteps.

Is Liu Zi back?

Just as he thought so——

"How is the water temperature, boy."

"The water temperature is just right...?"

The person who appeared in front of him was not Liu Zi, but a mature woman who looked very familiar but had never seen the other person.

——Hanayagisaishi Naoko.

Because of the posture, he can see a different hidden scenery.

His fingers moved around uncontrollably.

At this time, a girl's voice came from the door: "Master, what's wrong... Peeping Tom?!"

The girl with long silver hair suddenly changed her face after seeing Kobayashi under Hanayagisaishi Naoko. She rushed over and opened her arms like an old hen to block the man's sight.

But she was so slender that she couldn't block the breadth behind her. In fact, because of the open arms, she was completely seen by Kobayashi.

Hanayusai Shoko behind him reminded: "Irori, you've been seen naked."

"Eh...?"

Irori looked at his uncovered body, then at Kobayashi who had been staring at him straight, and his face instantly turned red.

I thought she would scream shyly and squat down, but she just crossed her arms in front of her chest and still stubbornly blocked in front of Hanayusai Shoko, but her eyes revealed shyness while glaring at Kobayashi fiercely.

She's really loyal.

It would be impolite to stare at him any further... Although Kobayashi kept telling himself so in his heart, he just couldn't control his eyes.

"What's going on? What happened?"

It was only when a little girl jumped out from behind that the unspeakable embarrassment was ruined.

Iruri raised her fist and said to Hanagi Sai Shoko: "Sure enough, there is a peeping Tom here! Even the Holy Land of Mechanical Arts has such people! Master, let me clean him up..."

"Hey, hey, hey, don't make a mistake." Kobayashi interrupted her slander and said: "I came here first, so it's you who are peeping."

"What...!"

"And it seems that you are not only peeping Toms, but also exhibitionists."

Kobayashi's words caused real harm to Iruri, and she didn't know what to say for a moment.

It was still Hanagi Sai Shoko who said: "Come on, let's take a hot spring bath too. Isn't this the purpose of coming here?"

"Master!"

"Boy, do you mind taking a hot spring bath together?"

Ignoring Iruri's anxiety and nervousness, she asked Kobayashi if he could agree.

And Kobayashi said indifferently: "This is not my private hot spring pool, and there is no written prohibition of mixed bathing, so it is your freedom to stay or not. Of course, I really hope you can stay."

Because Ryu Zi will come back later, she can talk to Hanagi Sai Shoko about cooperation.

Iruri misunderstood, and she shouted: "Sure enough! Master, you can't..."

"Then we won't be polite."

"Master?!"

Iruri was stunned when she saw Hualiuzai Shaozi walk into the hot spring pool and sit opposite Xiaolin.

Xiao Zi beside him also cheered and jumped into the hot spring, and even played a floating corpse play.

Neither of them spoke during the period.

Iruri kept staring at Xiaolin, as if to warn him of any strange behavior, and Xiaolin also stared at the three beauties with different styles, and took a very comfortable care of his eyes.

He would never do this before.

But should he say that he has become degenerate, or was he led astray by a devilish man who believes in gender equality? In short, he just wants to enjoy this hard-won scene.

Unlike the nervous Iruri, Hualiuzai Glass seems very relaxed, and even has the leisure and elegance to ask Iruri to pour her wine.

Seeing that Xiaolin had no wine to drink, he asked, "How about having a glass too?"

"Thank you, but no need. My waiter has gone to get it... Oh, she's back."

As soon as the voice fell, Ryuko appeared beside Xiaolin.

The silver-haired girl kneeling there was unusually abrupt, but she did not make any other movements. Instead, she poured wine for Xiaolin in a dignified and elegant manner. She did not say a word the whole time, but attracted everyone's attention.

Iruri was even a little nervous and quickly stood in front of Hanagi Sai Shoko.

This little trick of inadvertently showing off one's ability to shock the other party was used by Xiaolin. Seeing their shocked, excited, or curious eyes, the mood became happy.

After staring at Ryuko carefully, Hanagi Sai Shoko slowly said, "She is... a doll?"

"That's right." Xiaolin said to them with some pride: "Let me introduce her. She is my proud waiter, Ryuko."

Confirming what she thought in her heart, Hanagi Sai Shoko looked at Ryuko with a strange look in her eyes.

This is a hot spring, so you can see Ryuko's whole body. Whether it's her appearance, movements, or expressions, they are all similar to those of ordinary humans.

They are on par with the dolls she made.

"It's a good doll."

"Right."

Kobayashi seemed very happy to be recognized.

Then he also praised: "Your dolls are not bad either. You can't tell they are dolls from the outside."

"Hehehe, after all, they are also dolls that I am proud of." Hanayusai Shoko took a sip of sake proudly.

"Should I say that he is worthy of being the first person in the world of bionic dolls? I will admit that his craftsmanship is far beyond ordinary people."

"...Oh? You know me?"

"Who doesn't know the famous Hualiuzhai Glass?"

Getting closer starts with complimenting each other.

Hanayusai Glass' words about Kobayashi's high emotional intelligence were very helpful, and the smile on his face became much softer.

She once told Akabane Raijin that she would be looking for humans who can use magic in the near future. It is probably because of this that she recognized herself. After all, if a stranger appeared in the academy, it would be easy to think of her.

This is not the case.

Akabane Raijin, who was stuck in the quagmire of tutoring, completely forgot about this incident, which is why he was so surprised when he saw Hanaryusai Glass.

Xiao Lin's speech with such a high emotional intelligence was completely improvised, and at the same time he kept complaining in his heart that this Wang Li Jiqiao Academy, which sounded very high-end, was indeed a public toilet, and no matter who came in, he could come in and out.

"Then, I heard that you specifically asked Lei Zhen to meet me. What's your purpose?"

"What's the purpose of finding the number one person in the bionic doll world?"

Xiao Lin's rhetorical question, coupled with Liu Zi beside him, the purpose was self-evident.

To be honest, Hanaryushai Glass is also very interested in Liu Zi.

As the first person in the world of bionic dolls, she had never heard of anyone making a girl-shaped humanoid automaton that was as good as Setsutsuka, so it was impossible to say she didn't care.

"Furthermore... Liu Zi has puppet technology that is different from this world. It can absolutely, absolutely... be able to subvert your cognition."

"You are very confident."

"certainly."

Xiaolin's confident look made Hanaliuzhai Glass feel a little confrontational.

After all, she is also the number one bionic doll, and it is impossible to subvert her cognition no matter how hard she thinks, so the eyes she looks at Xiaolin become sharp and dangerous.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

However--

"Yeah! There's something under the water, it's annoying!" Iluli suddenly screamed, then folded his hands in front of his chest and squatted down to hide in the water.

Xiao Zi said strangely: "I can't see or feel anything, after all...ah!"

She also seemed to have been attacked, and quickly folded her arms and squatted down.

"Could it be some advanced hidden magic?"

"But the magician who can hide from me...ah!"

Hanayusai Glass was slightly startled, but then she also made the same gesture because she was attacked.

Then, the three of them turned their attention to Xiao Lin.

"...Eh?"

The innocent man blinked, and for some reason, he was wrongly accused.

Hanaliuzhai Glass asked: "Boy, are you the one who has the audacity to do such a ridiculous thing to me? I'm going to be angry!"

"No, no, no, how could it be?"

Xiao Lin waved his hand, saying that he didn't bother to do this.

Unfortunately, there was no convincing at all.

In order to prove his innocence, Xiaolin activated his perception ability to find out who was causing trouble.

The mental power was like a pair of gentle hands, exploring the hot spring at will, and the three women let out a soft cry at the same time as if they had been struck by lightning.

Xiaolin, who closed his eyes tightly, really wanted to praise him. He is indeed the number one person in the world of bionic dolls. The level of completion is so high!

But now is not the time to talk about this, we must quickly clear the suspicion.

As the perception continues to capture and surround it, it finally locks on to a strange existence that looks like magic but is not magic, and is also very weak, as if its life force is about to be exhausted.

Just when Xiaolin was about to catch it, Iluli couldn't stand the sensation that kept wandering around his body.

"Yeah, yeah——!"

She screamed and activated her magic, causing a surge of suction to burst out of her body. The heat was absorbed instantly, and the hot spring pool was instantly frozen into ice.

Xiao Lin fled quickly, but because he was interrupted at the last moment, he failed to catch the unknown existence.

Looking at the completely frozen hot springs, the surrounding temperature plummeted, and early summer turned into cold winter in an instant.

Xiao Lin raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but praise: "It's amazing."

"You're awesome too."

Hualiuzhai Glass also praised it.

But her gaze on Xiao Lin shifted slightly.

"Right!"

Xiao Lin smiled proudly.

Not shy, he took the bath towel from Liu Zi and wrapped it around his body, then shook his head regretfully.

"It's a pity that a good hot spring was wasted."

"Yes... I always feel sorry."

Hualiuzhai Glass was also helpless.

She had no room to defend herself when her puppet caused trouble.

Then she leaned forward slightly, revealing a forbidden sight, and said seductively: "In that case, in order to express my apology, do you want me to make some compensation to you? Do you want me to go to your room and talk all night long?"

Do you think Xiaolin will be deceived by this?

Yes, that’s right!

"Please do this!"

Xiao Lin simply gave a thumbs up.

This is the plot in the bonus, and it’s quite important later on.