civilwarnovels Chapter 1028 The Last Routine 207
Chapter 1028 The Last Routine 207
Chapter 1028 The Last Routine 207
"Aaaaaahh ...
A sudden, piercing scream rang out from the bustling street. It was a woman's voice, seemingly threatened. But no one on the street offered help; instead, they all avoided her, too afraid to intervene. The reason? The one chasing the woman was a man with a long knife at his waist.
"In Edo, no one can defy a samurai! Even if you scream your lungs out, no one will come!!"
The middle-aged, wicked samurai spoke with smug arrogance, threatening the surrounding commoners with his eyes as he spoke, who scrambled to get out of the way in fear. The way everyone else retreated made Kobayashi, standing there dumbfounded, stand out all the more.
The woman immediately shouted to Kobayashi, "Hey...you over there, please help me!"
"Eh, me?" Kobayashi pointed at himself in disbelief, completely unaware that he would be asked for help. Looking at the familiar woman in front of him, he couldn't help but smirk and said, "Miss Luna, the guild counter clerk?!"
"Guild counter clerk...?" The older sister who looked just like Luna quickly shook her head and said, "I, I am Oruna, please save me!" Then, she quickly ran behind Kobayashi and timidly looked at the middle-aged samurai uncle who was approaching.
Hey, don't think that adding "奥" before your name means you're not who you really are. Are you trying to trick me because you think I'm stupid?
"Huh?" The middle-aged samurai, with one eye bigger than the other, made a threatening expression and shouted, "What do you want?"
"Uh..." Kobayashi twitched the corner of his mouth. Seriously, what's going on here? This whole thing is like something out of a period drama...
"Aaaaah!!" Seeing him standing there in a daze, the middle-aged samurai shouted loudly with extreme dissatisfaction, "You dare to ignore me after trying to stand out! I won't let you get away with this!"
After saying that, he drew his long sword from his waist and made a slashing motion, but Kobayashi quickly stepped back and said, "Wait, don't do that! Bind!!" He subconsciously used the Bind skill and bound the middle-aged samurai uncle tightly.
"The rope tied the man up by itself?!"
"What have you done, you sorcerer!"
"Sorcery?" Kobayashi looked at the middle-aged man with a surprised and frightened expression, and wondered to himself, "Don't they know this is a skill?"
Thinking of this, he looked at Oluna, who still looked shaken, and said, "Um, big sister. There are some things I'd like to ask you, is that alright?"
Honestly, why did things turn out like this? Not long ago I was in the castle with Alice and the others, how did I suddenly end up here?
That was when the banquet was about to end—
"Pfft!!" Aqua drank the bubble wine in a very unladylike manner. Having already taken off her dress, she seemed to have revealed her true nature, drinking the bubble wine on the bed and exclaiming, "To be able to bring out such wonderful bubble wine at a gathering of only close friends, no wonder she is royalty!"
"Lady Aqua, how about another drink?"
"Thank you... Um, Na Jian, Ma Jian?... The one with the Demon Sword!"
"It's a sword-wielding technique!"
Mikami Hibiki was speechless.
Kobayashi was speechless at his sycophantic behavior and even felt a little sorry for him, complaining, "That guy takes such good care of you, but he doesn't get anything in return."
"Hahaha... Well, she seems quite happy, isn't that great?" Chris said with a slightly embarrassed laugh, then asked curiously, "Speaking of which, is this really a good thing? You even invited us here."
“It’s what Princess Alice wanted,” Darkness said with a somewhat helpless smile. “She said she wanted to hear all sorts of adventure stories.”
"Darkness, I want to take this dish back with me. Where can I find a bento box?" Huihui said shamelessly, completely disregarding her status as an outsider.
Seeing her shamelessness, even Youyou couldn't help but scold her, "Don't do this, Huihui. It's too shameful to bring food from the castle back... By the way, where is Princess Alice?"
Looking around, they didn't see Alice, which puzzled them.
Just then, the door to the room was pushed open, and Alice rushed in, her face clearly apologetic. "Everyone, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting! Something unexpected happened..."
"Oh, Alice!" Kobayashi greeted her casually, then asked with some concern, "Is everything alright with the unplanned events? Is there anything I can help you with?"
"Yes, actually, something strange was found in the castle's storeroom."
"weird stuff?"
As Alice spoke, Kobayashi saw her pull a strange object from her bosom—a scroll.
Aqua asked in surprise, "What? This pink scroll... is it a magical artifact?" She played with it as she spoke, completely unafraid that something bad might happen.
Upon seeing it, Kobayashi couldn't help but feel nervous. The words written on it seemed to be from Liben's language, and he had a bad feeling...
"We haven't looked inside yet." Alice shook her head and said, "We thought it was a rare opportunity, so we should all check it out together."
This is a very good idea. With the goddess Aqua around, she can help remove curses. Of course, the curses that Kobayashi and the others encounter are usually unremovable.
"Let me take a look!" Huihui snatched the scroll and said excitedly, "A pink scroll sealed deep inside the castle... this is the essence of romance!"
As she spoke, she eagerly opened the scroll.
Kobayashi's bad premonition grew stronger, and she quickly stopped him, saying, "Hey, hey, hey, don't just go ahead and do it! It might be dangerous, we have to be careful! At least Aqua should come—"
Suddenly, the scroll emitted a bright light, startling everyone.
"Whoa!?" Huihui covered her eyes and shouted, "The scroll is glowing!"
"That's why I said to be careful!!!" Kobayashi shouted angrily as he lunged at the two of them, but the light grew stronger and stronger, enveloping everyone in it.
Then, when I came to my senses, I found myself dressed like this, alone in the Edo-style area of Ritsumoto. According to what Miss Oruna said, this should be Jianghu Town. Have the others come here too? If so, where are they? Where should I look for them?
"Welcome, welcome, a warm welcome!! We're selling delicious dumplings! Hey there, come and have a taste!"
While Kobayashi was searching for his companions, he unexpectedly spotted Aqua selling delicious dumplings by the roadside... no, she was working as a vendor.
"Speaking of which, I'm hungry too...Give me one."
"Okay, a guest—isn't this Kobayashi?! What are you doing in a place like this?!" When the enthusiastic, silly goddess saw the guest in front of her, her expression immediately changed.
"I'd like to ask you the same thing!" Kobayashi shouted angrily, "Aqua, why are you doing such an ordinary job?! Shouldn't you be looking for your companions? What are you doing here?!"
"There's no other way," Aqua said, looking troubled. She pouted and complained, "The shop owner said he was short-handed and asked me to help. Besides, I need living expenses too."
"Your adaptability is still amazing. I respect you for that." Xiaolin twitched the corner of her mouth. Arriving in a new and unknown place, she was neither flustered nor did she look for her companions. The first thing she did was to work.
"Such straightforward praise is so unlike Kobayashi," Aqua said somewhat reluctantly, but at the same time, she added with a hint of pride, "Fine, now that you know how amazing I am, praise me a little more—"
Just as she was getting carried away and wanted to take credit, Kobayashi completely ignored her, stroking his chin and saying, "Well, since Aqua is here, it means the others are here too, right? Alright, time to go find your companions!"
"Huh?" Hearing Kobayashi say that, Aqua reluctantly replied, "Giving up halfway through a job is something a goddess can't allow... Stop, don't pull me! As a goddess, I have the pride and dignity to keep. Giving up halfway through a job is not allowed, ahh ...
Even though Aqua was unwilling, Kobayashi forcibly took Aqua away, and naturally, he also gave up his wages for working.
Once on the street, Kobayashi searched for other people while pondering why he had come to this strange Edo-style place. After thinking about it, he could only come to this conclusion.
"—Hmm, it really was that strange scroll's fault after all." Kobayashi pondered for a moment, then said, "There seems to be some kind of Liben language written on it. Was it pulled inside?"
"Alright, Kobayashi and I bumped into each other so easily. I guess I can just walk around and run into everyone." Aqua said this without any worry. Her carefree and easygoing nature was still there, especially since she was wearing a work apron, which made her seem even more out of place.
"That's enough," Kobayashi rolled her eyes, annoyed. "Even if we want to go back to our original world, it'll be a real hassle if we don't all go together. So, let's hurry up and gather our companions and head back—"
"Hmm? A new face, are you new here?" Kobayashi's expression turned strange as the middle-aged Mexican man in overalls suddenly appeared in front of him.
"You...you are...!?"
"Welcome to Edo! Feel free to ask me anything about this city!"
"You're here too?!" Kobayashi roared in disbelief, then sighed, rubbing his forehead in disbelief, and said, "Seriously, what's going on here...?"
"Kobayashi, you can't say anything rude to this person!" Aqua complained, a little annoyed. She explained, "He's the owner of the dango shop where I just worked. It's a very popular shop with many branches. He's also a respected figure in this city, admired by everyone."
What? You're not running a tailor shop anymore, but a dumpling shop? I never expected someone with thick eyebrows and big eyes like you to change careers. But considering that older sister Oruna wasn't a guild counter clerk either, changing professions isn't surprising.
Hey Aqua, how do you know all this so well? What's going on?!
However, since that's the case, Kobayashi could take the opportunity to ask, "In that case, uncle, I have something I want to ask you. Do you have any leads on the little girl with the eye patch and the blonde beauty?"
He asked this with a hopeful look on his face, but the Mexican man just laughed and said, "You'll have to ask God. If you laugh, God will laugh too... Goodbye."
As he spoke, he turned and left, uttering rather nonsensical words that were impossible to stop even when called upon.
"Ah, wait a minute!" Xiaolin opened Erkang's hand and looked at the Mexican uncle who was gradually walking away. He couldn't help but complain, "...Did he leave? He clearly said that he could ask about things in the city."
"The boss is busy with things at the shop," Aqua said, shrugging helplessly. She looked around for her companions and added, "We'll just have to rely on our own efforts here."
"But even if you say that, we don't even have a clue, how are we supposed to find it—"
"Something terrible has happened!!"
As Xiaolin was complaining, a man in front of them shouted in a panic, "There's a girl with an eye patch and a strange name causing trouble outside the city!"
"...Hmm, it seems like I might run into them." Kobayashi didn't know what to say, and could only offer an awkward smile.
Following the group to the outskirts of the city, they unsurprisingly saw a girl wearing an eye patch, who was none other than Kobayashi's companion, Megumin.
However, she seemed to be in a bad mood, shouting at the crowd, "What's going on! You've grabbed a handsome swordsman like me, and you're saying this doesn't seem right!?"
"No, no..." The man being questioned wiped away the sweat streaming down his face and apologized in a low voice, "I don't think this is the kind of physique that the magistrate likes, that's why I said it's wrong..."
"The one arguing with someone there... Although the clothes are different and it's hard to tell, it must be him."
Clearly, Aqua also noticed Megumin picking a fight.
Kobayashi sighed and complained, "Was I born on a planet where people are never satisfied unless they cause trouble?"
I'm speechless at my companion.
The man, already annoyed by her persistence, yelled at Huihui, "In short, we don't need a child like you. Get out of here!"
"I'm furious!!" Megumin was clearly enraged. She shouted angrily, "You were the one who greeted me first! How rude of you! To be honest, I didn't want to have my appearance commented on by someone with such weird hair like you! Accepting provocation is the true way of the Crimson Demon!"
Without further ado, she grabbed the middle-aged man by the neck, her attitude suggesting she wouldn't let it go until she got an explanation, which terrified everyone present.
(End of this chapter)