civilwarnovels Chapter 985 The Last Routine 164
Chapter 985 The Last Routine 164
Chapter 985 The Last Routine 164
Kobayashi ignored the pleas of Darkness, Aqua, and Megumin, and instead decided to rely on his own methods to find and unravel the mystery of the Scarlet Demons' strangeness.
So he decided to look for people who might have changed, or rather, hadn't changed completely, and still had some old feelings for Kobayashi and the others.
"I said, is it okay if we chat for a little while?"
Kobayashi persuaded him, saying he was quite capable.
"...Didn't I say that if we found you again, we would arrest you?" You Gou remained unmoved, speaking quite coldly. But in Kobayashi's view, there was still room for him to speak. After all, if it were any other true Crimson Demon, they would have already called for his arrest.
"I'm not a Crimson Demon!" Kobayashi waved his hand and quickly explained, "Besides, I don't want to interfere with the true Crimson Demon."
"Then what's your purpose?"
"You're really good at talking to Huihui... I'm here to talk about things between friends."
Kobayashi said this with a smile.
However, You Gouhui's expression didn't change. Instead, he said with some disdain, "Oh dear, you're busy helping to run the school... that's enough of an obstacle for us. Also, if it's about Huihui, we've already broken up. In any case, I won't listen to any of that 'eyepatch is the Red Devil's' pretense."
That was incredibly heartless.
Her words sounded like those of a normal person who had graduated from chuunibyou (middle school syndrome). No, not only that, her attitude had become extremely disdainful, just like a normal person who was utterly despised. Everything about her was exactly the same as that of a normal person, which was slightly disgusting.
"...I'll tell you." Kobayashi scratched his head, somewhat helplessly, and said, "What's wrong? You're just as persistent about this kind of thing, aren't you?"
Back then, Huihui was very obsessed with eye masks and such. Once, Huihui didn't wear the eye mask that she had given her, and she got very excited and said a lot of things. That's why Huihui was so incredulous when she threw the eye mask on the ground and even stepped on it.
“That’s all in the past.” Yougou turned his head, sighed helplessly, and said, “Now, I feel ashamed.”
Ok? ? ?
It's like she's graduated from chuunibyou (middle school syndrome). Honestly, if this happened in another world, Kobayashi would definitely send her blessings, and at most, she'd bring it up from time to time as a topic of conversation to tease her. But this chuunibyou graduation is just too good; it's impossible to just ignore it.
"Kobayashi, don't you also absolutely hate the Crimson Demon Clan's frivolousness?"
"Uh……"
Hearing this, Kobayashi was speechless. He was truly fed up with the Crimson Demon Clan's delusions of grandeur, otherwise he wouldn't have hated coming here so much.
"Right?"
Seeing him smile like that, You Gou tried to persuade him, saying, "You are a wasted talent to be with Huihui and the others. If things continue like this... it's such a waste."
He understood what she wanted to do, and after she finished speaking, a strange smile appeared on her lips. She leaned closer to Kobayashi, tilting her head slightly. Her red eyes were strangely moist, as if she wanted to do something.
"Wait, wait a minute, Miss Hui!?" Kobayashi was startled and involuntarily took a step back before saying, "I feel like your face is very close."
“Of course, because I’m getting closer.” You said this with a touch of coquettishness. Although she might be two or three years younger than Kobayashi, her mature charm had already captivated everyone. At this moment, she smiled inexplicably and said, “Of course, it’s not just me.”
"I remember you. You've been in contact with Her Highness the Princess, haven't you?"
Another girl walked over from the side and hugged Xiaolin's other arm as well; it was Dongdonggu.
"Dongdong mushroom!?"
Surrounded by two women, Xiaolin was at a loss for what to do. Although she knew that the two women had ulterior motives and wanted to take advantage of her, she couldn't bear to give up their tenderness.
Dongdonggu said with a smile, "You're quite the talker, wanting to talk to Xiaolin, so I came. I want to hear more about the capital."
"W-Why are we doing this now?" Kobayashi's voice became high-pitched, and his expression became one of pure enjoyment.
You hugged her tighter again, a smile on her face, and said, "Our goal is to develop in the capital, and we want to get along well with you, who has a close relationship with the princess."
As he spoke, he rubbed the surfaces together several times.
"Me too." Dongdonggu said with an admiring smile and sparkling eyes, "I want to get close to Mr. Kobayashi, the hero who defeated the Demon King's army officers. Is that alright?"
Then, she rubbed it several times.
Oh no, it feels like something incredibly soft touched me...!?
Dongdonggu's voice softened, and she said sweetly, "Looking at him now, he's quite good-looking. If I were to get married, it would be more stable with someone like him, right?"
marry!!?
I've only just reached adulthood, and now I'm about to walk down the aisle...
"The house is huge. And her social status is good enough. She's a great marriage prospect. I'm already tempted." Yougou whispered in his ear, as if Xiaolin could enjoy the blessings of having two wives if he just worked hard.
"...No, that's not right! I won't be fooled!" Kobayashi quickly shouted. "I came here specifically to talk to you so that you and Megumin could get back together. Don't try to tempt me like that, I won't fall for it!"
"Really? What a pity." You Gou lowered his head slightly, a hint of regret in his expression, and said, "If you had told me some useful information, I was planning to repay you..."
"Hmm, if you tell us anything that will help the True Crimson Demon Clan, we'll do anything you can—" Dongdonggu whispered in his ear, then gently blew on his ear, making Xiaolin's body go weak.
No, no one can resist such a tempting method!
"There's nothing I can do," Kobayashi said with a helpless expression, then a wicked smile appeared on his lips. "Just a little bit, okay?"
This is a major operation to reconcile these guys, that's right, that's exactly what it is! There's absolutely no selfish motive, no desire to taste the benefits they offer or anything like that, it's not such a superficial reason, absolutely not!
Then, under the constant rubbing and temptation between the two, Kobayashi accidentally talked a little too much. After talking with Yougou and the others, Kobayashi returned to her companions and seemed somewhat happy for some reason.
"What?!" Huihui pointed at Kobayashi excitedly and asked loudly, "Going on a date with two people? What's going on?!"
"This is just a follow-up to the conversation."
A smug smile graced Xiaolin's face.
“No, you’re hiding something.” Darkness saw right through her. She said disbelievingly, “There must be something wrong with going on a date at a time like this.”
"Yes, yes, it smells suspicious!" Aqua, equally disbelieving, said with a look of disgust and contempt, "How did Megumin's conversation with those kids, which turned into a date, and with you in particular? What's going on? Tell me the truth!"
They talk like he's a criminal, which is a little annoying.
Kobayashi, with a reminiscent expression, began, "That was—"
……
"Amazing!" Dongdonggu exclaimed involuntarily after hearing Xiaolin's information about the capital. "So, not only the princess, but even her guards approve of it?!"
The expression of adoration is very satisfying.
"It's alright!" Kobayashi smiled, feigning modesty, but the upturned corners of his mouth couldn't be suppressed. "Look, didn't I even defeat the Demon King's army officers? It's normal for me to be accepted like this."
"As expected of you." You Gouhui nodded with deep admiration and said in praise, "In the town of Axel, there is no adventurer with a deeper connection to the capital than you."
"It's alright!" Kobayashi said again, feigning modesty. "If I had to say, the capital city feels like my home! I can stay whenever I want and leave whenever I want!"
"Hey—, that's great for Kobayashi!" Dongdonggu clapped her hands happily and said, "So, you know everything about what happened in the capital?"
"In that case, I think I can ask you to be my guide in the capital."
They'd say that if they felt comfortable doing so.
"It's alright!" Kobayashi said subconsciously. "At this level... what?" He realized what was happening and stared at the two of them dumbfounded.
I don't know why they said that.
You Gou would naturally say, "Because our goal is to develop in the capital. We can't just listen; we have to go and see for ourselves."
"If possible, I really hope to introduce the true Crimson Demon Clan to the Princess and the others," Dongdonggu said with anticipation.
Does that mean scouting the location?
"No, this is..."
Kobayashi showed slight resistance.
Although the Crimson Demons are no longer mentally unstable, long-standing problems remain unresolved. Furthermore, given the uncertainty of when they will return to normal and the desire to avoid causing Alice further trouble, a clean and decisive refusal is warranted.
"Can't we go to the capital together?" You said with a hint of disappointment, then added teasingly, "I still want to have a good talk with you."
Let's go to the capital...
What kind of date invitation is this?
Being pursued by girls like this... but me...! Kobayashi looked conflicted. He really wanted to go on a date with the two girls in the capital, but causing Alice trouble would be just too much—
"Aren't you satisfied with us?" Dongdonggu asked, seizing the opportunity. She also looked regretful and said, "Don't you want to have a proper talk with us?"
hiss----
Kobayashi gasped, then spoke seriously, "I want to talk about our future..."
"It's decided then!" Dongdonggu immediately made the decision, and she shouted happily, "Let's go! Take us to all the places in the capital!"
"Wait, wait!" Kobayashi quickly interrupted her daydream, saying, "Why the sudden talk about going to the capital..."
His subconscious was telling him that he absolutely could not go to the capital at this time, but under the pressure from Dongdonggu and Yougouhui, he became somewhat unable to control himself and subconsciously agreed, and hurriedly looked for reasons not to go to the capital.
"Right, right, I'd be nervous going straight to the capital! So, let me practice in the village first!"
"...Hmm, that works too. We can talk about it in the village."
"I'll go to the capital another time. I still need to make some preparations. Let's meet in front of the academy in an hour."
Dongdonggu and Yougouhui seemed to be making some preparations, and then Xiaolin inexplicably ended up going on a date with the two of them.
"—I can't say."
Xiaolin said this with a hint of helplessness.
"Ugh!" Huihui tugged at his clothes excitedly, "You said 'you can't say' just now, but you said it!"
"No, I didn't say."
"You heartless bastard! You've definitely done something wrong!!"
Huihui angrily started cursing.
There was no way to refute her statement, since Kobayashi was unwilling to explain herself precisely because she felt guilty. However, to her surprise, Aqua and the others also joined in the condemnation.
"Yes! When they came back looking all smirked, I thought it was suspicious! They must have tricked me!"
"Maybe Kobayashi lied to both of them?"
Darkness delivered the final blow.
"No, no! This is a battle!" Kobayashi quickly denied, explaining loudly, "To give the other person a blow during a date, to restore the two of you to normalcy—that's what I'm thinking."
"what happened?"
"When I was talking to two people, I noticed something. I don't know why, but those guys seemed to care a lot about me. Let me clarify beforehand, this isn't my delusion or excessive self-consciousness, it's just a fact."
Kobayashi said this with absolute certainty, and even in order to avoid being looked down upon and despised by Aqua and the others, she spoke her mind first.
However, Aqua still touched his forehead with concern and said, "I'm telling you, Kobayashi! Have you finally gone crazy? This kind of magical girl game-like development is really weird. Isn't it?"
"So noisy!" Kobayashi slapped her hand away and retorted angrily, "Yeah, if those two were the usual Crimson Demons, this wouldn't have happened."
"No, actually, Kobayashi is very well-regarded in the Crimson Devil Village. Many people want to be connected with you. Dongdonggu, Ruanhuhu, and Yougouhui have all said that."
"...Really?!"
Hearing Huihui's words, Xiaolin was a little dumbfounded. He didn't expect that he was actually quite popular.
wrong!
That's not it!!
“Listen to me,” Kobayashi explained. “There’s a strange force at play here—that’s highly likely. So, I’m just going along with this good intention to check things out. That’s my purpose! It’s definitely not for a date, absolutely not!”
He said it twice, just to clear himself of suspicion.
(End of this chapter)