civilwarnovels Chapter 989 The Last Routine 168
Chapter 989 The Last Routine 168
Chapter 989 The Last Routine 168
After noticing Green Coconut's unusual behavior, everyone clearly realized what was going on.
Softly, she subconsciously said, "It's that phenomenon that occurred when Dongdonggu used the magic item, right... Could it be that Green Flower Coconut Slayer...?"
She was the most sensitive person, after all, her good friend hadn't returned to normal because of this situation.
Since no one knew what had happened to Green Flower Coconut, they became wary. At this moment, Green Flower Coconut finally broke free from his pain, panting and saying incomprehensible things.
"Ha...ha...I...I was wrong..."
"Have you realized how foolish you've been?"
This is what Youyou's clan chief father said.
"Ah, the true Crimson Demon Clan..." A thin mist had clouded over Green Flower Yezai's eyes, and his expression was completely different from before. He shouted, "Now I understand how you feel. To trap... me, I'll become a civil servant!!"
Ok? ? ?
The stark contrast left Ruanhu and Huihui completely bewildered.
Yougou then excitedly shouted, "Welcome to the new True Crimson Demon Clan!"
"Sister Tao Lao will be very happy too!" Dongdonggu said with a big smile.
These words seemed to sway Green Flower Yee, who shouted, "Since you've made up your mind, then start studying now! Become a civil servant and get a stable income! Oh!!"
This isn't like him at all! No, it's completely unlike him!
Seeing the stark contrast between before and after, Huihui said with a mix of anger and helplessness, "Damn it, even that die-hard NEET is...! Everyone, be careful! Who knows when that light will appear!"
Then, she shouted the same thing to the other Crimson Demons whose personalities had not yet been changed, warning them to be wary of strange gazes coming from who-knows-where.
And at this time——
"H-Everyone, I've brought tea! And Alcanredia's hot spring buns too! So, let me join the conversation—"
"long!!"
Unaware of what was happening, Youyou ran over from below the stage. Upon seeing her, Huihui shouted anxiously, "Get out of here right now! If you stay here—"
“Ahhhh————”
Caught off guard, Youyou was also hit by the strange black light and let out a cry of surprise.
"not good!"
"Even Youyou?!"
Ruanhu and Huihui's expressions changed drastically. There were only a few Red Demons left. If even Youyou turned into that, maybe others would think that being a true Red Demon was pretty good.
"Hmph hmph hmph..." She chuckled smugly, crossed her arms, and looked at the two of them with a mocking tone, saying, "It seems that the era of the true Crimson Demon Clan is about to arrive. You should give up and obediently join us."
But neither of them seemed inclined to listen to her. Huihui ran excitedly to Youyou and asked about her condition.
"Youyou, are you alright? Cheer up!"
"me……!"
Yu-Yu, who was hit by the strange light, had a very strange expression, which gave Hui-Hui an uneasy feeling.
Meanwhile, Youyou's clan chief father shouted, "My daughter, now you should be able to answer the truth, right? As a true Crimson Demon, it's better to find a stable job... that's what I'm saying!"
“That is…” Youyou shook her slightly dazed head and subconsciously replied, “Of course, people who work hard are definitely good.”
"Damn it! Even Youyou got defeated... No way."
Huihui was inexplicably dumbfounded.
“Well, that’s just how Youyou is.” Ruanhuhu said with a hint of helplessness, “She’s a Crimson Demon, but she’s strange. She always answers boring questions in class.”
"Boring? Everyone thinks I'm boring!?" Youyou almost cried when she heard this, but considering that she was out of place with the previous Crimson Demon Clan, it was normal for her to be called boring.
"Hmph, never mind." Youyou's clan chief father didn't care about these trivial matters. Instead, he announced even louder and more proudly, "In short, our True Crimson Demon Clan has won this battle."
"Why?!" Huihui refused to accept this defeat. She raised her cloak and said to the others, "It's just that Green Coconut Slayer lost. We still have many Crimson Demons on our side—"
"Do you really think so?" You Gouhui's lips curled into a smug, mischievous smile as she looked at the other Crimson Demons. "But, that's not the case."
"Waaaaahh ...
Suddenly, the soft thing was also struck by a sinister black light, and Huihui's bad premonition seemed to come true at this moment.
"Oh right..."
She rubbed her forehead softly, swaying as if bewitched, and slowly said, "I... I have to find a job to support my younger brother. Now is not the time to do this."
Not only her, but the other Crimson Demons were also hit by this black light, and their personalities all changed drastically.
"Yes, right... I also... I want to inherit the family business, I have to help out at home..."
"I should go to class now to learn social etiquette."
"I also want to become an outstanding adult."
Those companions who had stood firmly behind Megumin and resisted the oppression of the True Crimson Demons now became like the other True Crimson Demons. They took off their blindfolds and gloves, and put on the appearance of serious adults.
"Sister, everyone's making a racket! Oh no!"
Xiaomi said the same thing with fear.
Huihui was completely speechless. She could only watch helplessly and silently as everything unfolded. Then, when Youyou's clan chief father spoke, "From now on, we will usher in an era in which the true Crimson Demon Clan will benefit the world. Huihui, this battle is meaningless now."
This sentence definitively sealed Huihui's defeat.
She clenched her fists in frustration, her eyes filled with anger and disappointment, and growled in a low voice, "That Ksitigarbha... he's already given up on everything!?"
Then, she breathed a sigh of relief.
As if venting all his anger, he squatted down, patted Xiaomi's head, and said, "Xiaomi, you should go home first. You must be hungry."
"Where's my sister?"
"My sister still has things to do here."
“…I understand.” Xiaomi seemed to realize what Huihui was planning to do, and knew that her presence might be a hindrance. She nodded earnestly and said, “Sister, hurry home too!”
Then, Xiaomi left.
She was, after all, a child, and there was room for correction when her personality was not yet fully formed. It was precisely because of this that the True Crimson Demon Clan did not imprison or capture her, but allowed her to leave.
Looking at Megumin in front of him, he said, "Next, it's just you, Megumin. Stop being stubborn and join the True Crimson Demon Clan. Your goal of defeating the Demon King will benefit the world."
"Everyone has become very serious...!" Youyou said with a happy expression.
Huihui, annoyed, demanded, "Youyou, whose side are you on anyway?!"
Yuu's personality had previously made her a target of ostracism in the Crimson Demon Village, where she was often called a freak. But now, everyone in the Crimson Demon Clan had become more respectable, meaning they were accepting of her.
"But...but, did I say something wrong?" Youyou said, somewhat disappointed and hesitant, "On the contrary, I really resonate with it..."
It seems they also want to join the other side.
With her hands on her hips, Huihui questioned, "Even you have abandoned the pride of the Crimson Demon Clan?"
That's not what I meant—
Yuyu is caught in a dilemma.
On one hand, she hopes to become serious and accept herself as a true Crimson Demon, and on the other hand, she knows that with such a drastic change in personality, she must change them back to their original state. Most importantly, she still has her good friend Megumin.
The other true Crimson Demons, seemingly sensing her distress and pain, quickly offered to recruit her.
“Listen to me, Youyou,” Dongdonggu suddenly said at this moment, “Now we can understand how you feel about being shy about introducing yourself and posing.”
“That’s right, that’s right, we’ll never ask you to do that again.” Soft and fluffy chimed in. Seriously, she’s already thinking about poaching people as soon as she becomes a true Crimson Demon?
"Winter mushrooms, so soft and fluffy...!"
Youyou was deeply moved.
How cunning! So cunning! They actually tried to win Youyou over with this method. How could anyone refuse such a method?!
The soft-spoken girl said with a sympathetic look, "Being unfairly penalized in class... it must have been painful to this day, right?"
"But from now on, it will be the era of the true Crimson Demon Clan!" Yuu seized the opportunity to join in, extending his hand to Yuu and saying, "Your time to shine has finally come. Come on, let's become true friends!"
"Friend... Waaah?!"
Youyou was extremely conflicted. These two words were practically her Achilles' heel. Using such methods to bewitch her was simply too much for her to resist.
"Youyou, cheer up!"
Huihui shouted this loudly.
"Friends...friends...true friends..."
However, Youyou seemed to be bewitched and couldn't listen to anything.
"What...!" Huihui was exasperated. She shouted, "I really misjudged you, Youyou! That's enough, do whatever you want!"
"Huihui...friend...Huihui..."
Placing Huihui and her friends on a scale, Youyou's heart was constantly torn, leaving her torn and unsure of what to do.
"Okay, now it's just Huihui's turn." Green Flower Yezai appeared next to Huihui at some point and said with a smile, "It's okay, it will be a little numb at first, but it will get better soon."
"————!??"
Huihui looked at the approaching Green Flower Coconut with some fear, her whole body stiff and not knowing what to do. At this moment, Kobayashi and the others rushed over.
"Huihui, are you alright?!"
"We heard from Xiaomi that the Red Demon Clan has suddenly become very diligent!"
"Hey, are you okay?"
The three of them gathered together.
When Megumin saw her companions, she was deeply moved: "Aqua, Darkness! Even Kobayashi...?"
"This is unnecessary! This number is not good, let's retreat!"
Kobayashi grabbed Huihui's hand and turned to run. The Crimson Demon Clan was, after all, a martial arts group, known for its bravery and skill in battle. So many Grand Magisters were extremely powerful and terrifying enemies to them, and they absolutely could not afford to get entangled with them. The best course of action was to run.
In the blink of an eye, the group disappeared.
We arrived at a somewhat remote spot in the Crimson Devil's Village.
"Ha...ha..." Kobayashi wiped the sweat from his brow and looked behind him, saying, "If we get here, no one should be able to catch up with us, right..."
After all, they were archmages, and their physical strength was no match for theirs. It was thanks to this that they were able to escape successfully.
"It's been a huge help, thank you so much."
Huihui said this in a low voice.
“It’s great that we made it in time.” Darkness breathed a sigh of relief. She asked, somewhat puzzled, “But what’s going on? Not only was it soft, but its shape was also very strange.”
“Due to the influence of Ksitigarbha, everyone…” Huihui said with a look of despair.
Aqua covered her mouth and exclaimed, "How could it have turned out like this...?"
“I said, Kobayashi,” Darkness looked at Kobayashi and asked, “Didn’t you say you had something to say after you reunited with Megumin?”
"Kobayashi? Is that so?"
Huihui looked at him with some surprise.
"right……"
"right?"
"I'm so sorry!"
Kobayashi apologized readily, and then, as if to show his sincerity and remorse, even performed a dogeza (a deep bow) for Megumin.
"What???"
This greatly surprised Huihui.
Aqua was also startled and said, "Why did you suddenly dogeza (bow) like that?"
“Um…” Kobayashi’s eyes darted around before he explained, “Were we on an investigation mission before? It was that ruin, and Jizo is there.”
"...What!?" Huihui stared at him dumbfounded.
Kobayashi shrank back a little in fear and quickly explained, "I think no one noticed, but it's been so long since we've seen anything nostalgic from another world, so I couldn't help but put my hands together..."
He was a little afraid to look Huihui in the eye, so he turned his head away and whispered the wish he had made earlier.
"I hope the Crimson Demon Clan can become a little more serious... or something like that."
"How could you do this...!" Aqua was a little angry, and she immediately scolded, "It's all because of you that things turned out like this! You need to take responsibility!"
"I couldn't help it!" Kobayashi protested, loudly explaining, "Seeing Jizo with his hands clasped together is just a habit, I never expected it to turn out like this...!"
"Apologize! I apologize for getting myself into this trouble by just praying to the gods like this!!"
"I don't want to be talked about like that by you, you useless goddess!!"
"What did you say?!"
Aqua opened her eyes wide and glared at Kobayashi with great displeasure, and the two almost got into a fight.
"You two calm down! I know what happened, and Kobayashi didn't mean any harm..." Darkness pulled the two apart and said to the little red demon girl beside him, "Right, Megumin?"
"Hey, I got it... Hehe, hahaha!"
"Megumin?"
For some reason, she suddenly laughed. This, in turn, made Xiaolin feel uneasy.
(End of this chapter)