civilwarnovels Chapter 1008 The Last Routine 187
Chapter 1008 The Last Routine 187
Chapter 1008 The Last Routine 187
"Wait, wait!" The ball of light, both excited and frightened, quickly said, "In that case, experience my power firsthand! That will change your mind, won't it! Hah—"
A blinding light enveloped everyone.
When the light faded, Aqua and Darkness reappeared before them, but their appearances had drastically changed—they were both dressed in very light clothing, and had distinct animal ears and tails, transforming them into half-orcs.
Not those deformed half-orcs from outside the Crimson Devil Village that cause physical discomfort to everyone, but a genuine cat-eared girl.
Aqua appears to be a mermaid, while Darkness is a lioness. They look very troublesome and alluring, but more than anything, they are novel.
"What... what is this?!" Darkness looked at her completely changed self, her cheeks flushed as she squeezed her body together and said, "Won't I definitely be stared at by those rude men... ugh!"
For a moment, I couldn't tell if she was excited or shy, but if it really happened that she was being stared at by rude men, she would definitely be the former, without a doubt.
"Wait, what is this?" Aqua tugged at her azure princess dress, pouting unhappily, and said, "Hurry up and restore it, it's so awkward!"
In contrast to the two who weren't very happy, Huihui excitedly shouted, pointing at them and yelling, "Ohhhhhhh! So, so cool! Gorgeous and fantastical... Kobayashi! I want to be like that too!"
"No, no, no, even if you told me, I wouldn't know what to do." Kobayashi twitched his lips. He didn't have the ability to change even his race. It must have been that guy who did it.
Huihui understood what Xiaolin meant. She looked at the ball of light on the other side and loudly questioned, "Hey! The guidance of the earth! I've never heard of it turning into that. Why didn't you choose me, but instead chose those two over there!?"
Clearly, she cared a lot about this and was quite unhappy about it. But the ball of light... no, the guide of the earth curled its lip in disdain and said, "Because, obviously I don't get along with boring guys who like explosion magic."
"I said," Kobayashi looked at Darkness and Aqua, who had changed forms, with some curiosity, and asked, "According to you, this isn't just a change in appearance, but a physical enhancement, right?"
"Don't be so hasty, you bumpkin." The guide of the earth scoffed, chuckling, "Rushing to conclusions isn't a good idea, you know?"
"Huh?" Kobayashi crossed his arms and retorted dismissively, "I'm Mr. Kobayashi, who even defeated the Demon King's army officers, you know? Nothing special. A powerful figure who has saved the world from disaster multiple times, you know? Nothing special. There's no such thing as being unpopular."
"Kobayashi, calm down—"
"Waaaaahh ...
Darkness intended to comfort Kobayashi, but she simply patted his shoulder lightly, and in an instant, Kobayashi was sent flying backward.
"Aaaaaah!!" x2
Megumin and Aqua couldn't help but scream, shouting, "Kobashi, he's been sent flying!"
"Darkness, what have you done!"
"It was just a touch on the shoulder, really! But..." Darkness was also completely bewildered, and hurriedly tried to explain, but then quickly realized what was happening and looked at the earth's guidance, "Could it be...!?"
"That's right!" the Earth's guide laughed triumphantly, "This is the power of the one who has been given my strength, hahaha!!"
I didn't expect it to be so strong. Even Kobayashi couldn't withstand it and was sent flying in an instant!
Sensing something was wrong, the group disregarded their foreman's request and rushed back to Axel to seek help. However, along the way, their exaggerated enhancements led them to do many astonishing things.
"Haa...!" x2
Inside the guild, Darkness and Aqua sighed repeatedly. Their elaborate attire naturally attracted the attention of others, who rushed over to inquire about the reason.
Lynn was one of them. She said with some surprise and confusion, "Wow, what's with all this costume? Isn't Halloween a bit too early?"
"Darkness, dressed so provocatively in broad daylight, have your interests changed?" Duster asked with some surprise. "Not bad, I think it's very alluring."
His eyes scanned Darkness's entire body with a look of utter satisfaction, making one want to punch him. Of course, he wasn't the only one; the other male adventurers felt the same way.
"It's so noisy!" Darkness curled up, looking extremely shy, and shouted, "Don't stare at me with those lustful, lewd eyes! What kind of reward is this?!"
It was clearly not as annoying as she claimed; being stared at like that obviously satisfied the perverted female knight's bizarre fetish.
But Aqua was different. She was also unwilling and felt wronged, sobbing softly, saying, "Waaah... why did it have to turn out like this..."
As she cried, bubbles rose all around her, making her seem like a dragon maiden from the water on land, which was quite strange.
A few days ago, Darkness, whose appearance had been altered by the guidance of the earth, sent Kobayashi flying—
"Waaaaaah!!!" Aqua saw Kobayashi faint and rushed over, shouting, "Kobayashi, cheer up... Heal! Heal!! Heal!!!"
"Whoa————" Several healing spells in a row brought Kobayashi back to his senses. He opened his eyes and said with great relief, "I, I thought I was going to die... Strange, I feel much better than before I was hit."
"Huh...?" Aqua looked at her hands in surprise, then exclaimed, "The healing effect seems to have improved."
Not only that, Darkness spread his arms wide and shouted, "Power...power is surging!! Look, Kobayashi! Rocks can be shattered like this!"
Then, she punched hard to the side, and with a loud bang, she smashed a huge rock into pieces, which scattered all over the ground.
"That was the force that sent me flying, wasn't it?"
"Ugh... Aqua, Darkness...! I'm so envious...!!"
Huihui said this unwillingly.
She seemed to really want to become stronger like the two of them, after all, such visible improvement was truly surprising and exciting, wasn't it?
"You seem quite annoyed," the Guide of the Earth said with amusement. "If you say, 'I don't need such boring things as comedic magic anymore,' then I might as well give you a boost, you know?"
"This...this guy, this is my last bit of pride...!!" Of course, Huihui couldn't give up. All she cared about in her life was Explosion Magic, and the only reason she wanted to strengthen it was to enhance Explosion Magic. Seeing this, she bit her lower lip unwillingly and said, "Then let me show you what this boring magic can do!"
Then, ignoring Kobayashi and the others' attempts to dissuade her, Megumin began chanting a spell: "Celestial bodies entwined by reincarnation, beasts of tragic fate, on the land beyond, desires intertwine, tragedies overflow in vessels…! Pierce through, Explo—"
"Don't do that, Huihui."
Darkness surprised Megumin by stopping her from using the Explosion Magic.
"Darkness?"
"Thinking about it carefully, wouldn't having this power make me more effective in missions?"
Her idea was good. Darkness's attacks are notoriously difficult to land, but if the attack range were increased, it wouldn't be a problem.
"Yes," Aqua said with a smile, "Darkness's power has increased, and my healing magic has been strengthened. Isn't our team invincible now!?"
"So, we should go on to do some more difficult tasks?" Kobayashi said, seizing the opportunity, adding, "If our sabotage here gets exposed, we'll definitely be asked to pay compensation."
Whether it was the guidance of the earth or the rocks shattered by Darkness, even if they explained that it wasn't their fault, they would still be asked to pay compensation in the end. He already knew about this kind of thing.
“Leave it to me.” Darkness smiled confidently, then said to the rock beside him, “After all, I have this kind of power now, even a huge rock…!!”
Then he threw a punch. A cracking sound was heard, and Darkness's face turned deathly pale as he cried out in pain, "Ouch! Ouch! Ouch—!"
"Huh?" Aqua saw her face contorted in pain... no, in pleasure, and asked in surprise, "You were so strong just now, what happened?"
"W-why... But, this feeling of defeat after gaining power...!" Darkness, her face flushed, shook her body excitedly and said, "This is a new experience! It might even be addictive!"
“I forgot to mention,” the Earth’s guide spoke up, “My enhancement is only temporary, relying on the power of nature… so it only lasts three minutes; any longer and it will be dangerous.”
"It's too short!!"
Kobayashi subconsciously complained that although it was three times longer than that of a certain swordsman who could kill with a single strike, it was still too short. Not to mention that Darkness didn't have the strength of that swordsmanship master; he was just a complete waste.
"It's completely pointless!" Aqua said, hands on her hips, annoyed. "How can you be so self-righteous!"
However, the earth's guidance showed no sign of repentance; it even nonchalantly stated, "Defeat the enemy within the limited time, and there will be no problem—"
"To be honest, I never wanted to become stronger in the first place." Aqua didn't care about any of that. She said with dissatisfaction, "Anyway, I want to get back to normal as soon as possible!"
She was a goddess to begin with, and even though she had been weakened considerably after descending from the heavens, Aqua's healing magic was already terrifyingly powerful, so whether it was increased or not was irrelevant. Rather, the three-minute time limit had become a constraint.
"Think of a way for me, you good-for-nothing!"
"...Ah, I'm angry!!" Upon hearing Aqua's words, the Earth's Guide flew wildly up and down, looking just like it was angry. "Yes, yes, anyway, I'm powerless! I don't even have the power to restore myself. Goodbye!"
Then, the earth's guidance soared into the sky, flying away into the distance, no longer caring about their appearance.
Darkness shouted immediately, "Hey, where are you going?! I'm getting really annoyed by you dressed like that all the time! Come back here!"
But the ball of light flew away into the distance without looking back... even though it didn't have a head.
"...Looks like they've left."
Kobayashi twitched the corners of his mouth, saying this with a hint of helplessness. He glanced at Darkness and Aqua, knowing without a doubt that those two were cursed again, just like before. Their luck seemed to be just too bad.
And that's not all.
Aqua impatiently tugged at her hair accessories and her princess dress, complaining, "I just can't get this dress off! What's going on?! We booked a fancy bubble tea hotel with a dress code! We finally got a table, and this is such a waste!"
I wondered why she was so excited, but it turns out it was about the premium sparkling wine. Okay, it's decided. Once we get the reservation, he and Huihui will go drink it for Aqua.
Darkness echoed with a hint of helplessness, "I'm also going to a banquet in the capital soon. If I go dressed like this, the Darkness family's opinion of me might be..."
When she was in Axel, she was more at ease. But in the royal capital, a formal aristocratic setting, she had to maintain the demeanor of a young lady from a wealthy family, otherwise... it might make her even more comfortable.
Perhaps it was their shared predicament that made them even more impatient, but Aqua shouted, "In the end, it's all because that guy Kobayashi said things like 'useless,' 'don't be so self-righteous,' and so on!!"
"No, you're the one saying that! I'll give you a chance to rephrase your words!!" Kobayashi glared at her irritably. It was clearly this girl who took advantage of her kindness and didn't give the Earth's guidance any face, which made the other party unhappy and leave. Now she dared to push the blame onto her. It was really too much.
"Seriously, at this level, it shouldn't matter as long as you just put on a coat, right?"
"We've already tried that! But no matter what we wear, it gets ruined!" Aqua had clearly tried this method before, but unfortunately, it didn't work. "In short! This can't go on! We have to bring that guy back no matter what, and restore us to normal!!"
"Oh, good luck, I'll support you."
Kobayashi said this with a smile.
"Kobayashi wants to go too!" Seeing his indifferent attitude, Aqua reluctantly grabbed his arm and dragged him out of the Adventurers' Guild. "Alright, hurry up!! Go find out if anyone knows anything about that guy!!"
"I want to go too!?"
"Isn't that natural?"
Pushed by Aqua and Darkness, Kobayashi and Megumin reluctantly left the Adventurers' Guild.
(End of this chapter)