civilwarnovels Chapter 972 The Last Routine 151
Chapter 972 The Last Routine 151
Chapter 972 The Last Routine 151
"H-How could this be...!?"
Alice was completely dumbfounded. She had no idea where she had gone wrong; this was clearly the standard answer. Why was she so unpopular, even hated, among the Crimson Demons?
Therefore, we can only seek help.
"Brother, do you know the answer?"
"I don't know and I don't want to know."
Kobayashi patted the girl's head and said this with a smile. Actually, he knew the reason and understood what the Crimson Demon Clan wanted to hear, but he absolutely could not let this kind of thing come out of his mouth, otherwise he would be killed.
"I really can't do anything with you guys."
The Crimson Demon teacher sighed somewhat helplessly, then said to the two, "Listen carefully, the Crimson Demons will always be at the forefront whenever they have the chance, attracting more attention than anyone else... This spirit is very important!"
"So, when they were searching for magical items, Megumin and Yuuko-kai also argued..." Alice recalled their experience in the shrine's underground labyrinth, saying, "That's because they both wanted to be ahead, which is why they argued so much. I still have a lot to learn from them!"
Hearing that she was so cooperative, the Crimson Demon teacher nodded in satisfaction and said, "Seeing your student grow is the best thing. Observe my behavior and learn until you are satisfied."
"Wait a minute, I won't agree!"
Suddenly, Megumin jumped out and stopped the Crimson Demon teacher who wanted to take Alice away, shouting, "Even though she's a teacher, I can't just give in like this! I'm the one who invited her, and I'm wearing such a beautiful outfit!"
“Iris wants to grow.” Knowing Alice’s purpose in coming here, You Gouhui nodded and said, “Then, I think I, the first to develop in the Crimson Demon Clan, can be used as a reference.”
After saying that, she deliberately puffed out her chest, indicating that she was the most outstanding in the Crimson Demon Clan in terms of development.
"Um...everyone?"
Alice looked at the three arguing with some panic. They were arguing so much just to get her to follow them. It must be the essence of the Crimson Demon Clan that made them so stubborn.
"In that case..."
"Okay. You decide, Ellis!"
"Who is the most worthy Crimson Demon clan member to consult in this Crimson Demon Village?"
The three glared at each other defiantly, neither willing to back down. Although they all seemed unwilling to concede, they shouldn't actually fight. Hopefully, nothing bad would happen in the end. However—
"The final winner is... Xiaomi!!"
"Wow!"
After the competition, to everyone's surprise, the winner was Huihui's younger sister, Xiaomi.
One of the Crimson Demon males shouted, "Whoosh! The Holy War of Chaos has been stopped! As expected of the Crimson Demon's top sister, she deserves praise!"
"Why...why?!" Megumin stared wide-eyed at her victorious sister, her heart aching as she cried out, "Of all times, something unexpected happened at such a crucial moment...I'm so upset!!"
However, this is just like the wailing of a defeated dog, and it doesn't deserve any sympathy.
"Um... I'm sorry." Alice said awkwardly and apologetically in a low voice, "There were so many people running for the position, but I chose Xiaomi."
"It's alright, Iris, that's good." Kobayashi patted her head and said comfortingly, "These guys have turned this into a competition to elect the number one Crimson Demon Clan member without us even realizing it, and even the Crimson Demon Clan Chief is itching to do it. If we don't elect one soon, they might do something bad."
"Everyone does have amazing skills and charm, but the way Xiaomi eats so hard is adorable."
Alice offered an explanation.
In other words, she was won over by the mukbang streamer Xiaomi, and at this moment, Xiaomi, who was making a victory sign, even had a piece of white rice hanging on the corner of her mouth, which looked really cute.
"Waaah, it feels a bit different from the Crimson Demon Clan's appearance..." Megumin sighed, somewhat unwilling, "However, my sister's victory is something to be happy about. I admit I lost..."
"So what's the prize for the winner? Food!?"
Xiaomi was somewhat excited.
She only came to participate because she heard that there was plenty of food and prizes to be won.
Yougou chuckled and said, "You can use the clan leader's money to eat as much as you want. Because he said that if he loses, any wish will be granted."
"Wow--"
Xiaomi happily raised her hands.
I can't exactly tell her that the prize for winning is Alice, or Xiaomi will be disappointed.
"Oh dear, what a bunch of party animals... huh?!"
As soon as Kobayashi finished speaking, they saw a monster rushing towards them from a distance. It was about 15 meters tall and its whole body was covered in metal. It looked very different from Golem and was more like a giant robot.
"That is...!?"
"The sealed monster!" the Crimson Demon Clan Chief continued, then exclaimed in equal surprise, "It should have been defeated already, could there be any left?!"
"It seems they were drawn here by this riot."
That's quite something.
"It's my turn to shine!" Megumin appeared at the front and shouted, "Although I fell behind in the tournament, let everyone witness the power of forbidden arts!"
She had truly been looking forward to this moment for a long time.
Then, together with the other Crimson Demons, they began to resist the invasion of monsters. Various spells flew wildly in the sky, and the resulting fluctuations even blew Kobayashi and the others back several meters.
"...As expected, everyone in the Crimson Demon Clan is very strong!" Alice clenched her fist with some resentment, nodded seriously, and said, "I can't admit defeat either!"
Seeing that the monster was not being subdued for a long time, Kobayashi became a little worried and said to the princess beside him, "Iris, is it time to make a move?"
“Yes, brother!” Alice nodded seriously and said, “I will put into practice all the profound teachings I have received from my teacher… and my formidable enemies…!!”
Then she struck a very cringeworthy pose.
"My name is Alice! The foremost Holy Sword Wielder of Belzeg, the one who will forever protect this land!! ConstellarExplode!"
A burst of intense light shot out from her sword, cleaving the still-raging robot in two. The sword light shot straight into the sky and even shattered the clouds.
"Wow! Blonde lady, that's amazing!!"
Xiaomi was astonished.
"Impressive," You Gouhui nodded, praising, "In terms of combat, you're truly second to none. As for the title, it's already decided, isn't it?"
"That was fantastic, a truly incredible strike!"
Kobayashi said this to her encouragingly.
"Hehehe." The princess, who was being patted on the head, was very happy. She said with a smile, "It's really great to be able to make that move so cool."
"Well done, but we can't let our guard down."
Huihui said this condescendingly.
As she spoke, another enormous robot appeared behind her, even larger than the previous one.
"There's one more!?"
"Probably two of one. Hmph, but don't worry, I'm still here...!"
She struck a wonderful pose.
Xiaomi's eyes lit up, and she shouted, "Sister, so cool!"
"This is a congratulation to Iris for her beautiful opening remarks." Megumin shouted to Alice behind her as she faced the giant robot, "Watch closely as I unleash my full power and hone my self-destruct name!"
"Miss Huihui...!"
Alice looked at her with emotion, and then, as if she had inherited some kind of spirit from her, said, "Okay, I will remember that gesture well!"
strange?
Why did these two people resonate with each other? Could it be that Alice has been assimilated by the Crimson Demon Clan? Kobayashi had a vague sense of unease in his heart.
Meanwhile, Huihui was ready. The preparation stage for showing off was over, and now it was time for the real show to begin!
"Alright, just memorize my energetic opening and the way I started—" Then, she raised her wand and shouted at the giant robot in front of her, "My name is Megumin! Nice to meet you!! Super powerful, Explosion Magic!"
"Ah..." xN
"strangeness!!?"
The fact that the others didn't react at all made Huihui scream out loud, which was the greatest humiliation for the Crimson Demon Clan.
Kobayashi stroked his chin and said, "I always felt that Huihui was very ordinary."
"No, impossible! I can't accept this! One more time!" Megumin struck another strange pose. "...Ahem! My name is Megumin! Nice to meet you!! Unleash a super-powerful explosion spell!"
"Uh..." xN
The atmosphere became even colder than before.
"strangeness--------"
Huihui was dumbfounded.
Xiaomi looked at her strangely and said, "Sister, is there something wrong with your brain?"
"There's absolutely nothing wrong!" Huihui screamed immediately. To outsiders, this might seem like normal behavior, but to the Crimson Demon Clan, it was highly unusual. She cried out in despair, "I don't know what's going on!"
"Hooohoooohoo——————"
"Wow ah ah!"
Huihui quickly dodged the giant robot's slam, having almost been injured. Somewhat angrily, she yelled at it, "I'm still protecting my reputation!!"
However, the giant robot didn't care about any of that. It raised its hand again and attacked Megumin, who had nowhere to escape. Alice, seeing this, shouted:
"Miss Huihui, danger! Drink it! Ahh ...
A fierce blade of light sliced across the sky, cutting the clouds in two, and the giant robot was naturally cut in half as well, collapsing with a crash.
everything is over.
"call……"
Kobayashi wiped the sweat from his brow and said, "What a troublesome robot... Hey, Megumin—"
He was about to ask if she was injured when he saw the little girl's face contorted in despair. She was clutching her head and muttering to herself, "Why can't I protect my reputation? What's wrong with me...?"
"I have absolutely no idea why."
Seeing her like this, You Gou realized that things had become serious and said with some surprise, "I didn't expect that Huihui couldn't even give her name anymore."
As the fastest graduate among the Crimson Demons of her generation, she was the most outstanding Crimson Demon. I never expected things to turn out like this.
We've suddenly fallen into crisis.
"Could it be..." Kobayashi stroked his chin and said, "that your poor performance at the conference earlier was also due to this reason?"
There's something strange about him.
"Sister, it's alright, it's alright."
Xiaomi patted Huihui on the shoulder, telling her not to worry and that she would help find out the cause. Huihui, touched, hugged her younger sister tightly.
Alice also comforted her, "Um... Miss Megumin, please cheer up. That outfit is very stylish, as long as you know why..."
"I just don't know why!" Huihui exclaimed, her eyes reddening slightly, "I finally came up with the right sentence, why—"
"……Um?"
The little girl kept flailing her arms and legs to vent her resentment, while Kobayashi saw something fall out of her sleeve and bent down to pick it up.
"It looks like a piece of paper fell out of my sleeve."
"Let me see... the instruction manual for the forbidden magical item?"
"It seems to be the magical artifact that Megumin used at the cat-ear shrine, can you read it?"
He would then signal Alice to read the contents aloud.
Alice nodded and said, "Um... this magical artifact can draw upon the user's power, but as a price, the user will be unable to do what they desire... Huh!?"
"W-what?! This...!"
Huihui felt a sense of malice surrounding her.
"I see, I understand now." Yougou nodded and said, "A cool opening and pose are what Huihui wanted."
"But does wearing this outfit mean you can't make it?"
Kobayashi understood why this was the case.
"That's unreasonable!!" Huihui screamed excitedly, shouting, "What?! My noble wish shouldn't be hindered by the magical artifact I found! I won't give up, just you wait! Hah—"
then.
"I'm Huihui, a Crimson Demon who acts like a grown-up, hehe!"
"Well……"
"No way!!"
Huihui, in an extremely cute tone and with an adorable pose, uttered the same sentence she had just said—a completely different personality that was unacceptable to everyone, to the point that the little girl was on the verge of tears.
Xiaomi shook its head helplessly.
"Sister, you're not handsome anymore."
"Even Xiaomi has said that!"
She was even more devastated.
"What should we do, brother!" Alice looked at her with some concern and asked, "Can Miss Huihui be restored to normal?"
"It can't go on like this forever... I guess."
Kobayashi wasn't sure either.
This should already be considered a cursed item, and it might become even more troublesome... Wait a minute, a curse? Kobayashi seemed to think of Aqua, who can remove all curses, and when Aqua came here, she easily removed the curse from this piece of clothing.
It was only then that Huihui realized how important the opening and posture were to her.
(End of this chapter)