civilwarnovels Chapter 741: Heart-to-heart talk with Aqua
Chapter 741: Heart-to-heart talk with Aqua
Chapter 741: Heart-to-heart talk with Aqua
“That… this one too, this one too… ah, and this one, it looks delicious too!”
Aqua continued to select ingredients.
Because eating out is expensive, I come here to buy ingredients and cook my own food.
"Although vegetables are good, meat is still the best choice."
Because there is no money.
Aqua looked at a piece of appetizing pork ribs and said, "This, this! This must be delicious! Let's buy this, Xiaolin!"
"Hey, don't just pick expensive ingredients." Xiaolin held down her hand that was about to pick up the pork chop and lectured her, "What's the point of cooking for yourself if you do that?"
The purpose of cooking for yourself is to save money, but Aqua always has her eyes on expensive ingredients. If you buy these, you might as well eat at the guild.
"Hey, isn't this good?"
Aqua pouted unhappily and complained, "How can I cheer up if I don't eat something delicious on my day off?"
"Indeed, what you said makes some sense, but...ah! Can this and this also cheer us up?!" Xiao Lin pointed at the bubble wine and snacks in the basket angrily.
"what……"
Aqua swallowed a sound, her eyes kept rolling, and she said awkwardly: "Is that... used to relieve fatigue? Or, to relieve stress... or something like that?"
She hesitated, obviously feeling that she had gone a bit overboard by buying all these.
De-stress with some bubbly?
This guy is really...
But Kobayashi couldn't blame her. After all, Darkness had been going crazy more and more frequently during this period. To be honest, they were almost unable to hold it back.
It's not impossible to relieve stress in disguised ways, like smoking and drinking, so Kobayashi didn't scold her too much.
"Huhahahaha!"
At this moment, a loud laugh came from behind, which made people's blood pressure rise unconsciously.
"You're being led by the nose as usual. 'Isn't this guy really a middle-aged uncle who has no choice?' You doubt the gender of the novice priestess, you can just treat her as an uncle."
"Uncle!?"
Aqua pointed at herself. She didn't expect to be mistaken for an uncle.
Xiao Lin waved at him and greeted him casually.
"Hey, is Vanir here to buy something too?"
I've gotten used to his teasing. After all, this guy likes to call people by some messy nicknames every time we meet.
Vanir nodded.
"I'm here to do some shopping." He sighed, "I can't ask the junk shop owner to do this."
Wiz is a very spendthrift person. If she were asked to come shopping, she might bring back a bunch of useless magic items, and then be killed by a killing ray from the Duke of Hell.
"I said, I've been thinking about this before." Xiao Lin looked at him and asked curiously, "Is it really okay to just wander around outside in broad daylight?"
"what is the problem?"
"Aren't you a devil? And you're the Duke of Hell."
"It is true that we are demons, but what does this have to do with us going out during the day? Do you think we are vampires who cannot stand the sunlight? Unfortunately, we are demons. Although we are both undead, we are not the same species. In addition, the most advanced vampires are not afraid of the sunlight. Of course, the same goes for garlic."
"real or fake?"
Kobayashi got some incredible information.
However, he did not want to talk about this matter, but the issue of his identity as a devil and a cadre of the Demon King's Army. Even if he was a former cadre of the Demon King's Army, he would probably have some big problems.
"Hahaha, although I don't know what you are worried about, for Vanir who adapts to local customs, getting along with neighbors is also perfect!"
He expressed pride in his good relationship with his neighbors, and even said: "This morning I had a fierce battle with a crow that destroyed the garbage, and my neighbor's wife thanked me sincerely."
"The Duke of Hell is fighting with crows, and the demons who are trying to get along with their neighbors are all that..."
The style of painting is too sudden.
At this time, Aqua bared her teeth at Vanir, making a gesture as if she was about to pounce on him.
Vanir turned his head and snorted.
"Hmm? What does that look mean? Being treated as an uncle, a novice priest girl is more or less heartbroken."
I have to say, this guy is very annoying.
And he was still angry at Aqua.
"I say, you kid..." Aqua looked at him with a fierce look in her eyes, and said in a bad tone, "Who allowed you to walk on the street in broad daylight?"
Hey, hey, hey, uncle, do you agree with this?
Rather than being treated as an uncle, what annoyed Aqua the most was the fact that Vanir appeared in front of her.
"Haha, do I need other people's permission to walk on the street?"
"I'm telling you, pests like you, don't hang around in the daytime!"
The two men held hands together and bumped their heads against each other.
They start fighting as if no one is around.
"Alright, alright." Xiao Lin hurriedly stepped forward, separated the two people who were fighting, and said, "Don't quarrel here! You two should stop it. You will cause trouble for the neighbors."
"Don't stop me, Xiaolin!"
The stupid goddess refused to listen and wanted to fight.
Xiao Lin held her head and lectured her: "Are you stupid? If you two start fighting here, the people around you might get hurt or even killed!"
"It doesn't matter. I'll revive you when the time comes."
"Is this the problem?!"
Xiao Lin kept tapping her forehead and yelling, "We are already the ones being framed. What should we do if we do something out of line and get blamed again?!"
"but--"
"No buts, idiot! Use your brain, idiot!"
"Don't keep calling me an idiot! Doesn't that make me look like a real idiot?!"
The Idiot Goddess was upset that Kobayashi kept calling her an idiot.
But Xiaolin didn't spoil her.
"Aren't you just a complete idiot, idiot!"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
Aqua felt so wronged that she was about to cry.
Vanir couldn't help but laugh wildly. "Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, I've been really worried about you, kid. Just enjoy this rare day off."
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
When he left, Aqua looked at his back with gritted teeth and glared at Kobayashi.
Xiaolin scratched his head.
"What's up? Are you angry because I stopped you?"
"Let me make it clear first, I'm not an uncle!"
"…Idiot?"
There is definitely something wrong with the stupid goddess's struggles.
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Return to the mansion.
Today is a rare day off, but even though I have a lot of free time, I don’t have the money to go out and play… Even though I feel bored staying at home and there are no entertainment activities, there is no choice but to take a day off and recover my strength.
Just as he was thinking this, a person came running over stealthily. She squatted beside Xiaolin who was lying on the sofa, and whispered his name.
"Xiao Lin, Mr. Xiao Lin..."
Ah, here comes the troublesome guy.
To be honest, Xiaolin really didn't want to bother with her. It would be better to kill time outdoors than to rest at home. But now he couldn't even leave if he wanted to.
Just when Xiao Lin thought the stupid goddess was going to do something, she suddenly said, "You need to thank me."
"what?"
This guy is talking nonsense for no apparent reason. Why should I thank him?
The stupid goddess, however, was unusually divine. She closed her eyes and said seriously, "I have always cared for you and taken care of you. Come on, express your gratitude in words... or, it would be best if you could express it in objects."
"What are you talking about? You're not giving me care, you're giving me trouble, right?"
“Don’t always look at the past, but look to the future. Have expectations for who I will be in the future, and pay gratitude in advance.”
"Stop beating around the bush! Just say what you want to say!"
Xiaolin rolled his eyes in annoyance.
Looking at her like this, I knew what Aqua was going to do without even having to guess. It must be—
"I want some bubbles."
I knew it was so!
With the temperament of the stupid goddess, when things like this happen, she would come over and ask for all the rewards, and every time she would use such ridiculous reasons that would make people dumbfounded, making Kobayashi want to beat her up.
But Aqua went even further and said, "I would be even happier if you could serve me some meat dishes."
Although there are many things I want to complain about, I'd better not do it as I don't want to waste my energy.
"so?"
Xiao Lin rolled his eyes and said, "Why do I have to offer you bubble wine?"
"So, it's an advance payment of gratitude—"
"You haven't given me anything! And yet, you still want me to expect gratitude from you in the future?!" Xiao Lin pointed at her head angrily and shouted, "Talk about this in your sleep! No, don't say that even in your sleep! Because you are not qualified!"
“…How about this?”
Aqua didn't cry or lose her temper because of this. Veins bulged on her forehead but she still suppressed her unhappiness and forced herself to smile happily.
Why is this guy so persistent this time?
Xiaolin felt something was wrong.
The stupid goddess changed her words and said, "Every time you worship me or make offerings to me, I will give you a point."
"Hey, what are points?"
"If you accumulate enough points, something good will happen... How about this?"
She said it in a tone that sounded like she had made a lot of money, but Xiaolin immediately caught the loophole in her words and said unhappily, "Wait a minute, isn't this saying that if I want to be protected, I must serve you?"
"The benefits gained from blessing and points are different, so there is no problem."
Aqua's eyes were darting around, and her words were becoming less and less reliable. She was almost unable to maintain the divinity that a goddess should have.
Xiaolin snorted.
"I think you'd better use your brain before you speak."
"Well!"
The stupid goddess was so stiff that she couldn't speak.
I don't understand why I have to team up with her. Is it because I like her? Do I have to suffer so much just because I like the stupid goddess? This is a punishment, right? The punishment for liking a fool?
Aqua coughed lightly and said in an erratic tone: "Come on, now that you understand, then quickly offer the icy cold bubble wine, the steaming barbecue dishes and the sweet roasted sweet potatoes."
"what…………"
Kobayashi let out a long sigh and looked at the stupid goddess with a sad face.
Aqua shuddered uncomfortably and whispered, "Well, could you please stop looking at me like I'm a pitiful person? I'm a little hurt."
"I say, even though it's been so long, can I change the high priest?"
"Eh!?"
"You don't have to be the high priest. Ten thousand... no, a thousand eris will do."
Kobayashi kept lowering his requirements.
The stupid goddess was very dissatisfied with this statement. She immediately broke down and shouted, "Wait a minute! Doesn't this mean that I am only worth one thousand eris?!"
"What are you talking about?"
"Xiao Lin!"
"Aren't you giving it away for free?"
"You said it was free, right? How dare you say the goddess is free!"
Aqua angrily slapped Xiaolin's shoulder. She cried with tears in her eyes, "Besides, the one who wants to team up with me is you, Xiaolin, right? So you have to take responsibility and take care of me! Pamper me! Worship me once a day and offer me bubble wine!"
Yes, that's right.
It was Xiaolin who insisted on teaming up with the stupid goddess because he envied her ability to move fountains, but——
"You have to know, Aqua."
Xiao Lin said earnestly, "Society emphasizes equal exchange. If you want to get something, you have to pay for it first. You can't do anything, but you act so high and mighty! You always want to be worshipped and enjoy the fruits of others' labor, and even make messy prophecies. This cunning idea makes me angry! Or, because you are a goddess, you can be allowed to do whatever you want, right? Ah, that's fine too. If it were Eris-sama, I would be happy to serve her! But you are different! Tell me, to what extent do I have to compromise so that I can serve you for free?"
The more Xiaolin talked, the angrier he became.
Although there is a strong suspicion that it is because he has been a little angry with Darkness recently, no matter whether he and Vanir competed with each other without considering the occasion this morning, or the various things that happened before.
In short, Kobayashi finally couldn't suppress his anger anymore and started cursing loudly, even belittling Aqua to the point of being worthless.
“Mmm…mm…mm…mm…”
Aqua was trying to hold back her tears, her eyes were filled with tears and she was about to burst into tears. Just when Kobayashi was wondering if he had said too much and wanted to apologize to make amends for his mistake, he didn't expect this guy to suddenly yell at him.
"He's obviously a playboy, he's obviously a playboy——"
"Hey, don't open your claws, don't scratch me!"
Aqua was crying and hitting Xiaolin, and she said aggrievedly: "Wuwu, it's not me... It's not me who wants this... Wuwuwu..."
Tsk, I think that was a bit too much.
"Ooooooooo… peek!"
"peep?"
"Σ(っ°Д°;)っ!"
"shock?"
Kobayashi couldn't help but sigh when he saw Aqua secretly looking at his reaction.
This guy is always making people angry.
(End of this chapter)