civilwarnovels Chapter 971 The Last Routine 150
Chapter 971 The Last Routine 150
Chapter 971 The Last Routine 150
"Sealed...!?"
Huihui's eyes lit up, and she quickly said, "This looks interesting! Iris, let's treat this as an extracurricular lesson!"
"what?!"
"The teacher said you're not handsome enough. If there are suitable teaching materials, then you'll have to go!"
Alice never expected her to say such a thing.
Say it!
You wanted to go, didn't you?
"Okay, it's decided then!" Huihui clenched her fist happily, then said to Xiaolin, "I'll talk to the instructor first, and Xiaolin can't refuse!"
"Good good..."
Kobayashi sighed helplessly. The two of them seemed so excited, and he couldn't possibly refuse, could he? So he could only sigh again and say, "But if Iris gets into danger, come back immediately."
"Okay! Thank you, brother!"
Alice cheered with great joy.
After discussing with their teacher, the group headed towards the shrine's underground labyrinth, with Kobayashi praying that nothing dangerous would happen.
After arriving at the bottom of the dungeon.
It wasn't as cold and damp as I'd imagined, but the cramped space did make me feel a little uncomfortable. Suddenly, Xiaomi sprinted forward and grabbed something.
She turned around and shouted to the crowd, "Sister! Mouse!! Food!!!"
Her happy smile was tinged with sadness. Huihui's answer, in particular, made it all the more poignant.
"Oh, well done!" Huihui said happily, "Let's eat it for dinner sometime."
It's dinner?!
The Crimson Demon Clan is truly powerful.
Alice looked at Xiaomi with some surprise and worry, and said, "Xiaomi came along too, isn't that dangerous?"
“She’s so energetic, she’ll be fine.” You Gou seemed quite nonchalant, not worried at all that Xiaomi was coming. He added, “Besides, the more people there are, the easier it will be to find magical items.”
"I have a feeling something bad is going to happen..."
Kobayashi twitched his lips nervously. His premonitions were usually quite accurate, and he had been dealing with the Red Demon Clan, these mentally unstable guys, for a long time, so bad things usually happened.
So he turned to the girl beside him and said, "Alice, try not to leave us."
"Hehehe..." Alice smiled innocently and said, "I understand, brother...!"
"I said it!!"
Seeing the two of them being so intimate, Megumin was very unwilling and shouted, "This isn't a pleasant picnic! Our Megumin team has a mission to find an ominous magical item—"
"I can't just ignore this."
Yugo stepped forward, interrupting Huihui and saying, "I was the one who proposed this exploration team, Yugo Team... no, it should be called Yugo Exploration Business Magic Team!"
"No, I can't back down!"
Huihui forcefully blocked her way, saying, "Don't think that just because you're a little more developed, you can be ahead of everyone else!"
"Eh...!?"
Alice looked at the two of them with some confusion and bewilderment, and asked in a very strange way, "Um, you two... why did you suddenly start arguing?"
"There's nothing we can do, that's just how the Crimson Demon Clan is." Kobayashi shrugged helplessly, indicating that he was used to this kind of thing, and then earnestly said to Alice, "Please take this as a negative example!"
"Ah!! Sister, we found it!"
Just as the two were arguing and their argument was escalating, Xiao Mi suddenly pointed to something in the distance and shouted, "Hui Hui!" Hui Hui looked at her with a slight headache and casually replied.
"Rats again?" she asked, somewhat puzzled. "Or is it something like edible mushrooms this time—"
"It looks like a magical artifact!"
Xiaomi held up the magical artifact in her hand and said to Huihui with a happy expression, "This looks very expensive, it must sell for a lot of money!"
"...Oh, oh oh oh oh!?"
Huihui let out an unnatural scream.
Because in Xiaomi's hands, there really is a magical artifact that looks incredibly shocking.
"Wow, that's amazing!" Even Alice couldn't help but be surprised. She blinked and said, "How should I put it? She has an incredible aura!"
"Well done, Xiaomi!"
Yougou was equally overjoyed. She stared at the magical artifact in Xiao Mi's hand with some fascination and exclaimed, "This must be... a forbidden magical artifact capable of destroying the world... probably, definitely, perhaps!"
They used so many adjectives!
The Crimson Demon Clan's chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) isn't over yet.
"This atmosphere, this ominous aura..." Huihui swallowed hard, saying excitedly, "Although we don't know how effective it will be, it has touched the strings of the Crimson Demon Clan!"
Indeed, this magical artifact truly looks extraordinary. Even Kobayashi, upon seeing it, had to admit it, while secretly cursing the Crimson Demon Clan for always creating such bizarre and nonsensical things.
"Just to be on the safe side, let's investigate." After thinking for a moment, You Gouhui said to everyone, "However, I think it's probably an unknown magical artifact that no one knows about."
"So exciting!!"
Xiaomi kept fiddling with the magical artifact in her hand, as if she had obtained some fun toy.
"Isn't this dangerous?" Kobayashi said softly to her, as if comforting a child, "If you touch it carelessly, it might activate accidentally, so let's leave it here for now, okay, Xiaomi?"
"No."
Xiaomi promptly refused.
You Gouhui nodded, crossed his arms, and said, "The unknown is what makes it romantic. If it's dangerous, that's exactly what I'm looking for."
"Yeah, yeah, that's what they call cool! I've learned something new...!"
Alice nodded seriously.
Her eagerness to learn was truly surprising.
"I have a bad feeling..." Kobayashi advised again, "Indeed, it's best not to take it out, okay?"
"Even though you say that, you actually want to take it from me, right?" Huihui refused to agree, even suspecting that Xiaolin had ulterior motives, and stood in front of Xiao Mi, saying, "I won't give it to you!"
"I wouldn't want it even if you gave it to me!"
Kobayashi looked disgusted, then stopped pretending and said bluntly, "Based on past experience, this is dangerous. By the way, listen to me and leave it here."
“You’re overthinking it,” Huihui said, shrugging. “Besides, the Scarlet Devil Village is a place where danger is written as romance.”
"Isn't this something unknown!?"
Kobayashi retorted, completely baffled as to why this girl would say such a boastful thing, which greatly annoyed Kobayashi.
And at this moment——
"what!"
Xiao Mi fiddled with the magical artifacts, and suddenly something changed, causing everyone else to open their mouths in surprise.
"Ah." xN
In an instant, the magical artifact in Xiao Mi's hand burst forth with a bright and dazzling light, startling everyone. Hui Hui was the first to react, shouting at Xiao Mi, "Xiao Mi, throw the magical artifact over here!!"
She would rather get hurt herself than let Xiaomi be in danger.
"That's why I told you!" Kobayashi looked extremely troubled, and said to Alice beside him, "Alice, run away quickly...!"
In his haste, he even forgot Alice's fake name and called her by her real name instead.
Then, the light faded.
Everything was calm again.
"—But, but brother!?" Alice looked around in confusion and said, "Nothing happened here..."
"Strange... It's just glowing, that's all...?"
Kobayashi said this with some surprise.
"Oh dear, what a disappointment..." Yougou crossed her arms, looking somewhat helpless, but quickly realized something was wrong and said, "No, Huihui. That dress is...?"
"Huh?...Whoaaaaaah!!!"
Huihui finally realized that something was wrong with her.
At this moment, she had completely transformed, wearing a very bright red dress and a magical pointed hat, making her look mysterious and strange.
"Sister, you're so cool!"
Xiaomi was overjoyed.
"Ah, I can't take it anymore. I've already pushed myself beyond my limit."
My creative desire has never been so strong.
Huihui tugged at her clothes timidly and whispered, "I...I'm so happy, but why did it suddenly turn out like this..."
"The magic item glows, and the clothes change appearance...?" Kobayashi stroked his chin and couldn't help but complain, "This isn't a transformation item, so why would it transform?"
At this moment, Xiaomi also spoke up, saying, "...This seems to be unable to move."
"Is it only usable once?" Huihui asked, somewhat puzzled. "Come to think of it, it gives off a kind of dark magician vibe."
"I think it's very cool!"
Upon seeing this outfit, Alice exclaimed happily, "I hope that one day I can look like someone who can wear clothes like that!"
"Right, right?" Huihui proudly puffed out her nose and said, "You look good in your uniform too, but only I fit into this outfit!"
She was very happy with the look of the outfit.
"The chosen one is Huihui." Yougou said with a mix of regret and satisfaction, "...Hmm, although I'm very unwilling, this material seems like it could be used to write a pretty good novel."
"If you need me to appear, please let me know! I can now fluently recite the well-crafted opening!"
Huihui was really looking forward to showing everyone what she looked like.
"Does a normal self-introduction make me look more handsome?" Alice asked with some curiosity.
Xiaomi clenched her fists and shouted excitedly, "I want to hear it!"
"Hmph, I really can't do anything with you guys..." Huihui flicked her cloak, but just as she was about to say something, she changed her tone and said, "Although I wanted to say that, I'll hold off for now. The opportunity is rare, so let's shout out my forbidden attack during the battle!"
"Wow, I can't wait!"
Alice seemed very happy, even becoming somewhat eager to try. Kobayashi, looking at Megumin's expression, nervously pinched her chin and muttered worriedly, "Hmm, is it really just changing clothes...?"
Then, Megumin left the labyrinth below the shrine wearing this outfit.
As I walked through the Crimson Demon Village, I heard surprised and envious voices all around me.
"Hey, look at that!"
"Could it be...Megumin!?"
"What kind of design is this... If we can't win, that's a foul!?"
The surrounding chatter was filled with envy. Huihui had a very comfortable expression, looking like she was thoroughly enjoying herself.
"Ah, that feels so good... The envious looks from everyone are the best!"
Seeing her like this, the others smirked.
"My sister is grinning wickedly."
"Miss Huihui looks so cool. I really want to be like her soon!"
Alice was a little envious.
"Um, Iris?" Kobayashi tried to stop her, saying earnestly, "I've told you many times, being handsome and being strong have nothing to do with each other, right?"
However, when others heard his words, they immediately responded with loud rebuttals.
"What are you talking about? I can't believe it!"
"Teacher!...No, my teacher of the heart!"
The one who refuted him was Alice's Crimson Demon teacher.
"It was the right decision to send you for extracurricular lessons," the Crimson Demon teacher said, looking at Alice with satisfaction. "You've found your limit."
"My own limits..."
Alice was somewhat bewildered, recalling to herself, "Hmm, is it that I can't make my name known well? Ah, there are also situations where I can't portray a crisis..."
"These things are indeed important, but at their core, there is something even more important—"
"This is where the vocabulary of complex languages comes in!"
"Here! An appetite that can eat anything!"
They were quick to answer questions, just like Xiaomi.
"Hmph, you two are so naive." Huihui scoffed, then loudly replied, "Now! Exactly! In peak condition, I'll answer! It's... an overwhelming taste that excites the audience!"
"—So, do you understand now?"
When the Crimson Demon teacher said this to Alice, Kobayashi couldn't help but retort, "I had absolutely no idea."
"I'm sorry, I don't know which one is the correct answer either..." Alice also looked blank and confused.
The Crimson Demon Clan's radio waves are just too difficult to aim at.
The teacher crossed her arms and said, "Huihui and the others have shown us very well. Iris, think about it carefully."
"Could it be..." Alice seemed to understand something, and she suddenly said, "Does this mean that everything is correct? For the Crimson Demon Clan, what is important varies from person to person..."
This should be the standard answer.
however--
"Absolutely wrong!" The Crimson Demon teacher scoffed, even spitting out a mouthful of disgust, saying, "This kind of pointless answer, which sounds like it's concerned about society, is better fed to the dogs!!"
"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?
(End of this chapter)