civilwarnovels Chapter 1041 The Last Routine 220
Chapter 1041 The Last Routine 220
Chapter 1041 The Last Routine 220
After seeing Rabbit 'Kobayashi' run off in a hurry, Rabbit 'Raine' covered her cheek helplessly and said, "Oh dear, she ran away in such a panic. Well then, let's end the tea party here."
To think I'd be killed...
Alice couldn't help but sigh, and at the same time, she was very worried about the rabbit 'Kobayashi', thinking to herself: Ever since we met, he's been saying, what exactly happened to Mr. White Rabbit...?
"Um!" Alice immediately said to the remaining two people, "I'm going to catch up with Mr. White Rabbit! What a wonderful tea party, thank you...!" After bowing to the two of them, she quickly chased after the direction in which the rabbit 'Kobayashi' had left.
When Alice caught up with him, she found the rabbit 'Kobayashi' chatting with someone he knew very well. He clutched his head in frustration and yelled, "Ugh! You don't know either! Where is it, Supreme Underpants?!"
"Found him, Mr. White Rabbit...!" Alice greeted him cheerfully, but soon noticed another person. "Strange, there's another person here...?"
"I don't know anything about that kind of thing, and I'm not interested in it either." She said with a mix of helplessness and anger, "Besides, you're just reaping what you sowed, aren't you?" She said this with a sneer, as if she were watching a good show with a mocking smile.
“That’s Megumin… Although it looks a lot like her, it must be some other cat lady.” Alice wanted to confirm it, but the 'Megumin' in front of her wasn’t wearing the Crimson Demon Clan’s mage robes. Instead, she was wearing a mascot costume that looked like a dark cat, but it was very cute.
"Hmm...?" Upon seeing Alice, Huihui frowned and shouted, "Who's that over there! Stop hiding, come out!"
"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to hide... Um, who are you?" Alice asked, somewhat puzzled. "If it's convenient, could you please introduce yourself?"
"My name is Cheshire Cat! Fluffy and soft, the cat who wields the most powerful magic in Wonderland!" Cheshire Cat 'Megumin' introduced herself in a very Crimson Demon style, then looked at Alice and pointed with her chin, asking, "And you? State your name."
"My name is Alice! The one who chased the White Rabbit, the lost child lured to this wonderland!" Alice introduced herself in a rather chuunibyou manner. After all, she had studied in the Crimson Demon Village before and had just joined the chuunibyou gathering, so this self-introduction was a piece of cake for her.
"Roar...!" The Cheshire Cat 'Megumin' nodded in satisfaction, as if she thought highly of Alice, and said, "A pretty good self-introduction name, I like it very much!"
Thanks to previous experience...
Alice breathed a sigh of relief.
“You don’t seem to be a resident here.” The Cheshire Cat, Megumin, scrutinized Alice carefully before asking, “White Rabbit, what is your relationship with this girl?”
"Waaaah... I'm doomed... I'm about to be killed..." However, the White Rabbit was completely absorbed in his own world and did not answer the Cheshire Cat 'Megumin's' question.
"Oh dear, this rabbit is completely hopeless. She's totally devastated." The Cheshire Cat 'Megumin' shrugged helplessly and said, "Seriously, this rabbit did something stupid."
“Um, Miss Cheshire Cat. If it’s alright, could you tell me why Mr. White Rabbit’s life is being targeted?” Alice asked, somewhat puzzled. After all, that’s how she had been chasing after him before. But because he looked almost exactly like someone she knew, she said, “If there’s anything I can do, I’d like to do my part.”
"Alright, alright." The Cheshire Cat 'Megumin' seemed a little helpless at her kindness, shrugging her shoulders and saying, "I'll tell you then. Alice, do you know the Queen of this world?"
“I don’t know…” Alice shook her head, “but I remember Mr. White Rabbit using the word ‘Queen’ many times…”
"Her name is the Queen of Hearts, and as the ruler of this fairy realm, she is an absolute being," explained the Cheshire Cat 'Megumin,' then, with a mischievous grin on Alice's face as she seemed to have thought of something, she pointed at the rabbit 'Kobayashi' and said, "This big, clumsy rabbit has acted extremely rudely towards this formidable being. If he doesn't try to please the Queen, he'll surely be beheaded by her own hand."
"Good heavens!" Alice exclaimed in alarm upon hearing this. "That's so unreasonable! Can't you think of a way to help Mr. White Rabbit...?"
"...It's not impossible." The Cheshire Cat 'Megumin' paused for a moment before explaining, "There's an ancient legend in this kingdom. A girl wielding a holy sword arrived and saved the people of the Mysterious Kingdom... But, coincidentally, it was that girl wielding the holy sword—"
"The Holy Sword, is this it?" Alice subconsciously drew the Holy Sword from her waist and said, "Its name seems to be something like Curry Stick..."
"Waaaaaahh ...
"I...I am...the legendary...?" Alice pointed to herself in disbelief, but quickly waved her hands, saying, "Wait a minute! It's true I inherited the bloodline of the hero, but the legendary girl and all that—"
"Isn't it great? The legendary young lady." The Cheshire Cat 'Megumin' waved her hand dismissively, then looked at her with some envy and said, "For a cat like me who's only cute, I'm so envious!"
“Even if you say that…” Alice said sadly, “For me, as long as Mr. White Rabbit is no longer targeted by the Queen of Hearts, that’s enough…” Clearly, she was not proud or pleased with her powerful abilities.
At this moment, the rabbit 'Kobayashi' had completely given up. He looked at the dark sky, which reflected his mood, and murmured, "At least I can have a happy dream at the end... one pair of underwear, two pairs of underwear...!" He had completely given up and laid down his life, truly laid down and laid down his life, having lost all hope of living.
“…To actually want to help such a pervert, what a busybody.” Cheshire Cat ‘Megumin’ shrugged, expressing her surprise at Alice’s kindness, and then said, “Then it’s even more necessary to speak directly with the Queen.”
Then, pointing to the dark path ahead, she said to Alice, "Beyond this forest, there stands a huge, tacky castle; the Queen must be there now—"
"We've found you, Miss Alice!!" Before she could finish speaking, several playing card soldiers appeared before them. They wore helmets and carried spears, but were not wearing armor. Upon seeing Alice, they shouted, "By order of the Queen of Hearts, please come with me to the castle!"
"These people are... no, playing cards...?"
Alice stared at them in astonishment.
"Ah, it's the playing card soldier who serves the Queen. It can fly even when it's lying sideways, it's quite interesting." Cheshire Cat 'Megumin' said with a grin, clearly having done it many times before. Hearing her say this, the playing card soldier subconsciously took several steps back, but then suddenly saw the rabbit 'Kobayashi' lying lazily to the side, and quickly shouted.
"Ah! Isn't that White Rabbit over there on probation?! Perfect, I'll take you with me too!"
"Hey, stop!" Rabbit 'Kobayashi' struggled free, shouting anxiously, "Give me a little more time, just a little more time! Then I'll bring Supreme's underwear to apologize!"
"Ugh, so noisy!" The poker soldier was clearly impatient. He shouted angrily, "Her Majesty the Queen is very angry. Atone for your sins with your body, your head, and your life!" He even threatened the white rabbit.
At that moment, Alice suddenly stepped forward, blocking the way for the rabbit "Kobayashi," and loudly proclaimed to the playing card soldiers, "Stay away from Mr. Rabbit!" Then, without giving them a chance to speak, she chased them away with her sword.
"...They've driven them away beautifully." The Cheshire Cat 'Megumin' nodded as she watched the card soldiers flee in panic. "Your swordsmanship is definitely not ordinary, is it?"
No, so I am—
Alice wanted to explain, but at that moment, her friends from before appeared one after another.
"I witnessed the battle under the shade of the tree, little girls," said Barnier, the man in the top hat and mask, with satisfaction.
"Mr. Hatter! And Miss March Hare too...!" Alice covered her mouth in surprise when she saw the two approaching. "Why...?"
“Just as Miss Cheshire Cat said, Miss Alice must be the girl from Wonderland!” said the rabbit 'Rain' excitedly. “If she has that sword skill, perhaps…! Miss Alice, all of us residents have a request! Save this kingdom, save this kingdom… from the tyranny of the Queen of Hearts!”
"Even if...even if you say that..." Alice hesitated. She was, after all, a princess, and if she acted rashly, it might cause a diplomatic incident, so—
"Please, Alice, I don't want to die!" Rabbit 'Kobayashi' grabbed her leg and pleaded, "If only you could become the new queen and rule this kingdom!"
"My...kingdom...?"
"Ah! If that's the case, the kingdom will be even better, and all of us residents will be happy!" Rabbit 'Kobayashi' kept pleading, and the others also had obvious expressions of approval on their faces.
But Alice shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, I can't rule this kingdom, because I already have the Kingdom of Belzegu."
"How could this be..." Rabbit 'Kobayashi' said in despair. The others didn't care, they would just continue to be ruled by the Queen of Hearts, but he was really going to be beheaded.
However, Alice then changed the subject, saying, "But even though the countries are different, we cannot ignore the suffering people. Let's go to the castle and talk to the Queen of Hearts."
“Miss Alice…!” said the rabbit 'Rain', moved.
"Hahahaha—" The top-hatted 'masked man' Barnier laughed heartily, "Isn't this getting more and more interesting? In this kingdom where entertainment is only tea parties, we can actually see such a commotion! We've come this far, we won't regret falling down no matter what! I'll go to the castle with you and witness the ending of this event!"
“That’s true. It’s not befitting of a tea party host to just ask for favors and leave everything to the guests,” said Rabbit 'Rain'.
But the rabbit 'Kobayashi' said matter-of-factly, "Okay, I'll leave it to you! I'll wait for you in this forest, and report back when it's all over!"
“I understand… Did you think I would say that!?” Cheshire Cat 'Megumin' grabbed the ear of the rabbit 'Kobayashi' who was about to leave, and said very firmly, “The White Rabbit is going too!” And the more she said it, the harder she grabbed.
"No, don't pull my ears!" cried the rabbit 'Little Lin' in pain, trembling with fear as he said, "The Queen is terrifying! She said she would kill her own people!"
“Brother…no, Mr. White Rabbit. It’s alright, I will protect Mr. White Rabbit.” Alice’s words gave him great encouragement.
"Waaah... Ugh, I know, I know!" He shouted, rubbing his ears as if he had given up entirely, and finally sighed, "Fine, I also want to say a few words to the Queen." To be precise, he wanted to complain to her.
“…Alright!” Alice nodded seriously and said, “Then! Towards the Queen’s castle—”
Just as she was about to rally everyone to move forward, the Cheshire Cat 'Megumin' suddenly shouted, 'Hahaha! Looks like things have been settled! Well then, let's get moving and take the shortest route!'
"The shortest...?"
"Blacker than black, darker than darkness itself, let my crimson golden light reside here...!"
Ignoring everyone's objections, she began chanting magic.
"Ah...!" Alice exclaimed in surprise, "This chanting, could it be...!"
"—Explo~~Meow!!"
"……Meow?"
Alice stared at her dumbfounded, but the powerful magic had already been activated, blasting a path through the forest that had been blocking their way, and at the end of the path was the castle in the distance.
"Oh!?" Rabbit 'Kobashi' exclaimed, "The forest has been blasted into a road! Now we won't get lost on the way to the castle!"
But the Cheshire Cat 'Megumin' collapsed to the ground, groaning, "I can't move for now after casting this spell... Meow, White Rabbit, carry me, thank you."
"Let's abandon her." Rabbit 'Kobayashi' said ruthlessly to the others, "This is all the help this guy can offer. From now on, we'll have to rely on ourselves."
"What----"
"Miss Cheshire Cat's sentiments are enough, Queen of Hearts... wait for me!"
Alice and the others then abandoned the exhausted Cheshire Cat, Megumin, and headed towards the palace.
(End of this chapter)