civilwarnovels Chapter 1027 The Last Routine 206
Chapter 1027 The Last Routine 206
Chapter 1027 The Last Routine 206
That day, in the town of Axel, Dust was pestering Lynn. Even though Lynn didn't want to be with him, he still wouldn't give up, and with his hands clasped together above his head, he pleaded, "I'm begging you, Lynn, at least help me out a little."
Seeing Lynn's disgusted expression, he immediately tried to persuade her, saying, "We are adventurers, right? It's our mission to defeat monsters for the world and for humanity, isn't it?"
"That's suspicious." Lynn looked at him strangely and said, "He's usually so averse to trouble, but suddenly he wants to do a mission or something. Anyway, what strange motive does he have... Strange, Xiaomi?"
As she waved dismissively to refuse Duster, she suddenly saw Huihui's younger sister, Xiaomi, squatting by the roadside looking annoyed.
“…Huh? Ah!” Xiaomi looked up at the two people who called her name and said, “Sister Lynn and Brother Duster.”
Upon seeing Xiaomi, Duster immediately said with some resistance, "I'm not treating you to dinner today, okay?"
"Um...no need."
"Ah!?" x2
Xiaomi's unusual refusal shocked Duster and Lynn. They never expected their gluttonous friend to refuse. Usually, people would beg for a meal, or at least ask for some snacks...
"That Xiaomi actually refused the food...!?" Lynn put on a horrified face and looked at Xiaomi with fear, saying, "I said, are you alright, Xiaomi? What happened?"
"...I had a fight with my sister." Xiaomi was silent for a long time before finally managing to utter these words. Then, as if defending herself, she quickly said, "She said such hurtful things... Even if she's my sister... my sister... my sister...!"
Her eyes were visibly wet with tears, and she looked like she had been crying and sobbing, indicating that she had indeed had a fight with Huihui.
“Hmm…” Lynn tugged at the corner of her mouth and said with a headache, “I have heard about it, but the situation seems to be more serious than expected… But we can’t just leave Xiaomi in this state.”
“I’m telling you, Lynn. Why don’t you just let the sisters handle their own squabbles?” Duster pouted, a little annoyed, and pulled Lynn’s arm, saying, “Instead of that, let’s get on with the mission!”
"You...!" Lynn seemed exasperated by her companion's cold indifference and said with a pout, "There's a little kid right in front of you who's really upset, yet you just choose to ignore him or something..." Then, seeing Xiaomi sighing, she softened and asked, "...Listen to me, Xiaomi. If you can, can you help us with the mission?"
“…What?!” Duster took a step back in surprise.
Lynn chose to ignore it and said gently to Xiaomi, "It must be very sad if you don't get along... So, use the reward from the mission to buy a gift!"
"...A gift?" Xiaomi looked at her blankly.
“That’s right!” Lynn patted Xiaomi’s head and said happily, “Take something that will make Huihui happy and go make up with her! Okay?”
“…………I did nothing wrong.” Xiaomi turned her head away, pouting, unwilling to admit defeat.
"Hmm, maybe." Lynn had expected this. She no longer cared whose fault it was or whose problem it was, but was more concerned about, "But... Xiaomi, is this enough for you? Actually... didn't you also want to make up?"
"...Sister, will you forgive me?"
"Of course! If anything happens, let's go apologize together."
"...Okay! Go! The mission, take me there!"
At Lynn's urging, Xiaomi decided to take the mission. Her decision, however, drew resistance from Duster, who immediately shouted, "Wait, wait, wait! I didn't say you could! I don't want to give up the reward! Besides, having a brat like that around will only be a burden—"
"...Two hundred thousand Eris, do you know what that is?" Lynn said abruptly, staring at Duster with hostility. Duster immediately stiffened and turned his head slightly away from her.
Who...who knows?
"Really? Really?" Seeing his expression, Lynn wasn't annoyed but smiled and said, "Well, there's nothing I can do then. Even with interest, it'll be 30% more—"
"I'm sorry, I was lying. This is the money I borrowed from Lady Lynn this month!" Upon hearing Lynn's exorbitant interest rate, Duster transferred the money back at lightning speed without a second thought, which was truly amusing.
Seeing him slide to his knees so quickly, Lynn rolled her eyes in annoyance and scoffed, "Anyway, you only accepted this mission for gambling funds, right? What do you mean by 'for the world, for humanity'? So, pay back the money, and I'll give you more time. In exchange, you have to help Xiaomi."
"What!?"
"If you're not going to help, you'll have to raise the money and pay me back right now!"
"Damn it! I know, damn it, my one shot can turn the tide of the plan...!"
"come on."
Even Xiao Mi, seeing Duster completely under Lynn's thumb, didn't know how to comfort him.
And so the three of them agreed to go on the quest together. Leaving town and arriving on the plains outside Axel, Lynn, holding Xiaomi's hand in one hand and looking at Dust, said, "So, the quest involves defeating a specific monster... right?"
"Hmm...! Let's kill him and make up with my sister...!" Xiaomi said cheerfully.
Lynn patted her head, and as the three continued searching the plains, they suddenly spotted their target and whispered quickly, "...Look over there, we've found it! Let's go before it's discovered! Baitto Duster will lead the charge, and Xiaomi will stay behind."
“Okay…” Duster reluctantly agreed, looking at Xiaomi with some suspicion, and said, “Speaking of which, will this guy be of any use in battle? I don’t want to be a brat’s talisman—”
"Come out, Big Goblin!!" Before Dust could finish complaining, Xiaomi began the summoning, and a huge monster with bluish skin appeared in front of the two of them.
It stands about three meters tall, with a terrifying appearance of sharp fangs, upright legs, huge bat-like wings on its back, and frightening demonic horns on its head, symbolizing its race.
"Whaaaaaaaaaaaah!!"
Duster screamed in fear. He seemed to realize that he couldn't defeat the monster that Xiaomi had summoned! Even if he rode a dragon, it might only be a draw.
But to my surprise, the monster didn't make a move. Instead, it yelled at Xiaomi, somewhat annoyed, "Don't just call me out like that every time!"
"……Eh?"
"What?! What?!"
This intimate interaction left both Duster and Lynn speechless, utterly at a loss for words. A high-ranking demon was actually a familiar—this child was destined for greatness!
With the help of the higher-ranking demon, the monsters appearing around Axel were no problem at all; they were easily dispatched in a few moves. Although the higher-ranking demon complained as he fought, "Xiaomi told me to come out and face these trash monsters!"
Then, the three returned to town after completing their mission, submitted their report, and received a generous reward.
"The reward..." Xiao Mi looked at the bulging money bag in her hand, somewhat surprised and happy, and said, "Is this much okay for me?"
“Of course.” Lynn gently patted her head and said, “We hardly had any chance to appear. It’s all thanks to Xiaomi… Yes, to have such a powerful demon following you, even if you’re small, you’re still a Crimson Demon.”
She was utterly speechless. A child being followed by a high-ranking demon? What kind of bizarre world was this? Oh, it's the Crimson Demon Clan? Never mind then.
Xiaomi said nonchalantly, "Host is my friend, he cooks for me and stuff."
“…I said, Xiaomi.” Duster looked at Xiaomi, not angry that most of his reward had been taken. After all, he had just gone along and received a reward, so he had no right to complain, either in terms of his position or status. However, he felt he couldn’t let such a great opportunity slip by, and tempted Xiaomi, “Don’t you want to use this power in the world?”
"Use it effectively?"
"To be specific, it means we'll do challenging tasks together, and the rewards will be temporarily entrusted to me, the adult, for safekeeping, something like that..."
Duster, that scumbag, said such a shameless thing, which made Lynn immediately curse him out.
"Don't use a child for despicable purposes! Making up should be the priority now!" Lynn rolled her eyes at him. They had been looking for a suitable shop to buy a gift since earlier, but unfortunately, there was nothing worth buying.
"I've been to several stores, but I still haven't found a suitable gift."
Lynn said this with a headache.
Duster replied dismissively, "Why not just give her the money directly? If it were me, I'd be happier that way."
“You’re not drowning in debt, Huihui doesn’t care about these things, right?” Lynn rolled her eyes in annoyance and lectured him, “Listen up, your mood is the most important thing at times like this.”
“Oh, Miss Lynn, since you’ve put it that way, why don’t you give me a demonstration?” Duster retorted, not to be outdone, and his provocation was very effective.
"Ah, yes..." Lynn thought for a moment and then said, "Flowers are a good thing, and if it's a girl, she probably won't refuse them, right?"
"It doesn't taste good."
"Eh...!"
Hearing Xiaomi's decisive refusal left Lynn dumbfounded; she never imagined anyone would want to eat flowers. Duster, meanwhile, burst into laughter.
"Hahaha! You're already defeated!"
"It's so noisy...!" Lynn said, her face flushed. She scolded Duster irritably, saying, "Think about it, what else is good besides money—"
"Today is a special sale day! Come on, we have everything from seasonings to food! You definitely have to come and check it out!!"
As she was saying this, a vendor not far ahead suddenly shouted something, and Xiaomi's attention was drawn to it. She then happily pointed and shouted in that direction.
"Ah...this! This is it! I'll buy this!"
"Let me see... Hey!?"
Seeing what Xiaomi wanted to buy, Lynn was completely distraught. She couldn't dissuade her, so she could only let her buy it. Even after returning to the guild inn, she felt extremely uneasy.
"I said... Xiaomi, are you sure there won't be any problems?"
"No problem! I'm going!"
She tried to persuade Xiaomi to change her mind. However, Xiaomi remained unmoved, believing the gift was the best. Then she rushed off to find Huihui, wanting to reconcile with her.
Watching her retreating figure, Duster sighed, "Ah... I had no idea!"
“But Xiaomi is very confident…” Lynn also twitched the corner of her mouth, “That gift must have a special meaning that only the two of them can understand… probably.”
Even she couldn't comfort herself like that.
While Huihui was looking around the guild looking for her gluttonous younger sister, Xiao Mi suddenly popped out from the side.
"--elder sister!"
"Xiaomi...! Where have you been so late!? It's making people worry!"
"Um... um...!"
Xiaomi hesitated. Seeing her wavering, Lynn, who had been watching her closely from a distance, cheered her on, whispering, "Xiaomi, come on...!"
“…Sister.” Xiaomi seemed to have finally mustered up her courage, took out the gift she had prepared, and said, “This…please accept it.”
"What!?" Huihui exclaimed in surprise upon seeing what Xiaomi had taken out, "Is this... salt?"
"Um... this is a gift from me, and also, an apology." Xiaomi said as she took out the gift, "Actually, I didn't want to argue. But, I went a bit too far... I'm sorry."
"Millet……"
"I want to make up with my sister. So this time, let's—" Xiao Mi looked at Hui Hui expectantly and said, "cook crayfish in salt water!"
"Huh???" x2
Lynn and Duster both stared at her in shock.
"Xiaomi..." Huihui said, moved, "I was the one who was being childish. I presumptuously imposed these unorthodox methods of steaming and roasting on you... I'm really sorry."
"elder sister……!"
"Millet……!"
The two sisters embraced, deeply moved.
Seeing the sisters' heartwarming scene, Lynn felt something was off. She couldn't help but step forward and ask, "I'm sorry to interrupt your touching embrace, but may I ask you a question?"
"Oh dear, isn't this Lynn and Dust? Now you've seen my embarrassing side."
"Um... the reason you two were arguing, could it be...?"
"There are differing opinions on whether to boil or steam the crayfish we catch."
Huihui said this with an embarrassed look on her face.
However, upon hearing this bizarre reason for the argument, Dust immediately yelled, "This is so boring!!!"
(End of this chapter)