civilwarnovels Chapter 1036 The Last Routine 215
Chapter 1036 The Last Routine 215
Chapter 1036 The Last Routine 215
"Kobayashi! Let's go on a mission together next time! I want to remember your heroic figure!"
"No, I'm the one who should be doing the mission with Kobayashi! Give me more training!"
"No, no, no, it's me! It must be me!"
"No, it's me!"
Suddenly, Xiaolin became highly sought after, and some people even fought each other to be able to team up with him.
Seeing that many people were eager to go on missions with him, Kobayashi smiled knowingly and pointed at Aqua, saying, "Hmph... if you want to go on missions with me, contact her through this guy."
"Yes! This way, this way!" Aqua waved her hands and said loudly with a smile, "Those who want to do a mission with Mr. Kobayashi, please come this way! Line up and get a number."
Then the adventurers swarmed towards her, shouting that they wanted to do quests with Kobayashi.
"...That was complete arrogance," Huihui said with a wry smile, "Isn't this no different from before?"
“No.” Darkness shook his head, denying it, and said, “Being able to be so smug is, in a way, a talent.”
After a while of commotion, the adventurers all registered with Aqua, intending to join Kobayashi on his adventure. Aqua then raised her glass and shouted to the crowd, "So everyone! Cheers to our leader, Mr. Kobayashi!!! Ready—Cheers!!"
Cheers!
Many adventurers savored the drinks in their glasses, their faces beaming with happiness and anticipation.
Kobayashi felt the same way. Seeing how much they were looking forward to it, he also became excited—if his reputation could be improved like this, the day he would be popular would be...closer!
While the wine was flowing freely, Kobayashi boasted to the adventurers surrounding him, saying, "At that time, I was extremely close to Blood Fang. That guy was clearly aiming at my throat, his eyes were shining."
"And then? What happened next?"
One adventurer quickly pressed for an answer, and the other adventurers looked at him expectantly, completely absorbed in Kobayashi's story.
Kobayashi casually said, "I easily dodged its attack. Its side was full of openings, and I aimed there... Hmm!" He then made a gesture of launching a fierce attack, which caused the other adventurers to gasp in surprise.
Then, he flicked his stray hairs and said solemnly, "Letting it die without pain is the least we can do to mourn it."
"That was awesome, Kobayashi!!" One of the adventurers' eyes lit up, and he quickly shouted, "Did you defeat it with that longsword!? If you don't mind, let me see!"
"No, this won't do. This is just a decoration," Kobayashi said matter-of-factly.
The other adventurers were puzzled and surprised, and even more astonished and bewildered, they asked, "Eh, decorations? Why would there be something like this...?"
"That's because...he's handsome!"
"Oh oh oh——————"
Kobayashi said this without any attempt to hide it, and his confident demeanor once again drew cheers from the adventurers, who looked at him with eyes full of admiration.
It's here! It's here!! This is absolutely... here! Soon I'll be invited to join a group full of beautiful older sisters—'Everyone step back, leave it to me!' 'Ah, Lady Kobayashi, this is wonderful~! I've completely fallen for you!'—This popular future, with all that talk, is about to begin!!
It would be great if he could attract more girls...
While Kobayashi was thinking, Aqua suddenly clapped her hands and said, "Alright, that's enough time! Please forgive me, as Master's schedule is also packed." She then looked at Kobayashi and said somewhat apologetically, "Thank you for your hard work, Master. It's almost time for the next mission!"
Then, dissatisfied, she called out to another maid, "Hey, Lynn! Hurry up and bring the tea! The master's time is measured in seconds! Hurry up!"
"I...I understand...!" Lynn hurriedly brought over the tea, then said shyly, "Please have...tea."
Seeing her like this, Aqua scolded, "No, no, a stern face won't cure Master's fatigue. Smile a little more."
"Please, please have some tea... Master." Lynn forced an awkward smile. Although Aqua wanted to say something with some dissatisfaction, Kobayashi stopped her.
"Yes, thank you for your hard work." He waved his hand, then asked, "By the way, Lynn, do you have time afterwards?"
"Nothing special is planned..." Lynn thought for a moment, then shook her head and said.
Kobayashi nodded and said, "That's good. Lynn will come along to do the mission later too."
"What—!?" xN
The other adventurers were immediately unhappy.
One of the adventurers shouted, "Hey, Kobayashi! You refused to do the quest with us, why are you with this guy?!"
……Um?
What's going on? Something feels off.
"You're so cute, why are you getting close to Kobayashi! You're practically flirting with her, you vixen!" another adventurer shouted.
Um? ?
Hey, something's really not right! Could it be that she's jealous of me?!
"A fox spirit!?" Lynn pointed at herself in surprise, then involuntarily took a step back and said, "I have no such intention! And... I feel like everyone's eyes are so scary."
But after much persuasion, Kobayashi finally agreed to go on the mission with Lynn and the others. After all, his initial wish was to do missions with a team full of girls! ...Wait a minute, did you suddenly forget something? Never mind, it's not important.
So Xiaolin and his friends happily left town to do a quest.
Upon arriving at the forest ruins far from the town, Huihui looked at the map in her hand, nodded, and said, "This should be it. Most of the sightings are around the ruins ahead."
“The opponent is a golem, it’s going to be a fierce battle…” Darkness said with deep agreement, then said to his companions, “Everyone, don’t let your guard down!”
As they ventured deeper, they soon encountered a colossal golem blocking their path. Its towering form inspired fear, and it emitted a deafening roar that shook the very earth.
"Mr. Kobayashi, you showed up so quickly! You look really strong...!!" Aqua ran up to Kobayashi without hesitation. "Hurry up and take care of it!"
Kobayashi stepped forward, his expression unchanged, even somewhat confident, and said, "Everyone step back... Leave this to me. Just watch my fight from there. Then go back to the city and tell ten of your female friends how cool I am!"
Lynn twitched the corner of her mouth and said, "I feel like I've heard about this kind of despicable method somewhere before..."
"Golem, sorry, but you'll be my stepping stone!" Kobayashi pointed at the golem and said confidently, "For my... popular future!! Drink up!!"
With a single blow, the golem was defeated by Kobayashi, collapsing to the ground and creating a cloud of smoke.
"As expected of you, Mr. Kobayashi!" Aqua exclaimed with a beaming smile, "The golem was defeated in an instant!"
"Although I'm a little reluctant to admit it, Kobayashi, who now combines strength, wildness, and calamity... is quite cool!" Megumin said this unwillingly, not knowing whether she was unwilling to face it or unwilling to accept that Kobayashi had become cool.
“I even feel like I’m stronger than before…” Lynn said with some surprise.
Upon hearing this, Darkness stepped forward and shouted, "Let me use this body to find out just how strong Kobayashi is now! Come on, Kobayashi! Unleash a merciless attack on me! No, rather, unleash it on me...!"
She started acting crazy again. If it were the old Kobayashi, he would have cursed her out, but the current Kobayashi was completely different. He shook his head and said, "Don't do this, Darkness. The current me will... break you."
"Ah!?" Darkness said, her face flushed red. "What a cold look you gave me...! Your eyes were as if to say, 'You don't even respect me!' I can't take it!"
It's quite perverted.
"Speaking of which," Huihui asked with some curiosity, "what exactly is the side effect that Kobayashi is so concerned about?"
“That’s right, we haven’t seen anything like that yet,” Aqua said, equally curious. “Could it be some kind of subtle side effect?”
Kobayashi puffed out his chest triumphantly and said, "After that, I carefully read the instructions and found a line of small print. It said there are extremely rare cases where no side effects will occur... In other words! I am! The man chosen by that extremely rare exception!"
"Wow, that's amazing!" Aqua exclaimed. "As expected of Kobayashi, she's so lucky!"
"Hmph." Kobayashi tossed his hair, feigning nonchalance, and then said to Aqua and the others, "You guys have things to do later. Go back to the city and tell ten of my female friends about my activities... This is a very important task."
Kobayashi and the others returned to the guild and, as expected, were showered with praise by everyone.
"Our leader, Kobayashi is back from his mission!!" an adventurer shouted in celebration.
Kobayashi looked around, a slight smile playing on his lips, and said in surprise, "There are more people than ever before... and they're all men..."
Another burly man said emotionally, "We've been waiting for Xiaolin to come back! Tell us the story of today's mission!"
“Wait, before that, we need to report the mission to the guild first—” Lynn said quickly.
But one of the male adventurers glared at her with hostility and said, "What are you trying to do, leading Kobayashi like that?! Are you trying to seduce our Kobayashi?"
"Seduce!?" Huihui looked at the male adventurers who were guarding her like thieves, and asked in surprise, "Seduce means...?"
"Try tempting Kobayashi, and we won't stay silent!"
"Come, Mr. Kobayashi, come sit next to me! If you'd like, you can sit on my lap...it's fine!"
"Too close, too close! Their faces are way too close!!" Kobayashi shoved the burly middle-aged adventurer, shouting, "Don't let that stubble-covered face get any closer!!"
Why?! No girls are coming at all...!
Kobayashi forcefully pushed aside the men who kept surrounding her, then quickly walked to her companions, her face filled with terror, and said, "Um... Aqua, Megumin, Darkness, and Lynn, let's talk about the mission report later. Let's get to the mission from earlier—"
"Kobayashi!! Don't talk to those women, look at us instead!"
One of the male adventurers, who had a frail appearance, looked at him with a hint of resentment as he spoke. Kobayashi couldn't help but shudder; he felt completely unwell.
"This...this could be—"
"We're all smitten with Kobayashi! From now on, let's call you 'brother'!"
"That's right, brother! Are you tired from the mission? Let me help you scrub your back! Let's go take a bath together!"
They pushed Aqua, Darkness, and the others aside, crowding around Kobayashi and looking at him with flushed faces.
"Making that perverted face...!" Kobayashi trembled with fear and shouted, "Enough! Get away from me!!"
He dared not exert force, for if he did, these adventurers would be pushed dozens of meters away; but if he didn't exert force, they would succeed. One of the male adventurers grabbed his arm.
"His arms...are so strong...!"
"You're really strong!"
"Is this the proof of the power I've gained from defeating so many powerful monsters? Awesome!"
Goosebumps immediately rose on Xiaolin's skin. She trembled and backed away, yelling, "Hey, don't touch me! Ahh ...
At this moment, he realized something was wrong. He thought and thought: Could this be a side effect of the magical item...? Not being liked by girls...? In other words, I... am not extremely small!?
While he was pondering, the male adventurers surrounded him once again, their eyes filled with a fanatical infatuation.
"
"Me too! Whether I'm asleep or awake—"
"No! Stop talking!!"
Xiaolin felt terrified under their tender gazes and screamed in fear. But the people remained unmoved and even surrounded her more aggressively.
"Brother—Brother—!" xN
Countless male adventurers rushed forward and grabbed Kobayashi, who screamed in terror, "Hey! Idiot! Stop! No! Let me go, please!! How could this happen?! Waaaaaahh ...
Kobayashi fled the area quickly and didn't return until the forbidden magical item's effect wore off.
(End of this chapter)