novelonline Chapter 1037 The Last Routine 216
Chapter 1037 The Last Routine 216
Chapter 1037 The Last Routine 216
In an unknown underground city.
"No...no...it's not here either...!!" Darkness ran frantically, crashing through everything in her path, searching frantically for something. Her face was filled with disbelief as she clutched her head and screamed, "What's going on!? I heard there were dangerous traps in the ruins! It was supposed to be a place that exceeded my expectations!"
The guild wanted them to explore a newly appeared dungeon. The guild counter clerk indicated that it might be quite dangerous, but Darkness was clearly excited, mistakenly believing there would be tons of traps.
"You're the only one who's hoping for something like this." Kobayashi pouted unhappily and said to Darkness, who was still searching, "Enough, stop wasting time and focus on finding the treasure."
"Yes!" Aqua said anxiously, "The treasure we find can be ours... These kinds of investigation missions are so rare, we can't go back empty-handed!"
This silly goddess only came running over because she heard that the profits would be hers.
“But, it’s not impossible to understand Darkness’s feelings. Saying it’s an undeveloped ruin, that’s so unromantic… Hmm?” Megumin suddenly seemed to notice something, pointing to a spot not far away and saying, “That’s…?”
"An altar?" Aqua raised her eyebrows in surprise and said, "It looks like there's a treasure there..." She leaned closer to take a look and then said disappointedly, "It doesn't seem like it. I don't know why, but it has collapsed and weathered away."
"Damn it... shouldn't it be a mechanism that binds you to the altar so you can't move and lets electricity run through your body!?" Darkness said this unwillingly; she really loved traps.
"How could they possibly set up such a weird trap!" Kobayashi cursed at her angrily, while pulling back the perverted female knight who was trying to climb up to take her hostage. He then said to the others, "Forget it, let's just report back to the guild that there's nothing there."
To be honest, he was somewhat disappointed. After all, there was nothing there, which meant that time and effort had been wasted without any results, which was really frustrating. But just as they were about to go back, Darkness suddenly seemed to have discovered something, and his expression became extremely excited.
"...No, wait a minute! There's something like a switch here!" She pointed excitedly to the edge of the altar. "Here, right here!"
"Oh my, it's true!" Aqua was also somewhat surprised, and upon seeing a weathered sign beside her, she exclaimed, "And there are even precautions... Isn't this Ritsuhon language?"
Kobayashi was also somewhat surprised and curious. He leaned closer to examine it carefully and read the words written on the sign. "That... Do, Mbu, tton...? It sounds like a foreign language. I'm not quite sure, but it's best not to press this—"
"Hey!" Darkness pressed the switch without hesitation. Her movement was so fast that Kobayashi didn't have time to react. When Kobayashi saw the switch that had been pressed, he immediately cursed angrily.
"...You bastard! Didn't I tell you it was best not to press it?! Why did you do it, you muscle-bound perverted female crusader?!"
"Ugh, so noisy! I've reached my limit! How can I just shamelessly go back to Axel without stepping on the trap?!" Darkness said something that left everyone speechless.
"I can go back!" Kobayashi argued angrily. "I can swagger back!"
"Alright, alright, it seems like nothing happened. There's no need to be so angry." Huihui said this with some relief after seeing that nothing had appeared in the ruins. Her explosion magic was not suitable for use in ruins, so it was great that nothing unusual happened.
“This is a rather ancient ruin, it’s probably already broken.” Aqua waved her hand dismissively and said, “Never mind, let’s go back and have some bubble tea.”
But unlike his two indifferent companions, Darkness shouted angrily, "Wait! Going back without any reward?! Someone give me one! Give me a reward!!!"
Despite her screaming, she was forcibly taken away by Kobayashi.
Return to the guild.
Kobayashi complained to her, somewhat annoyed, "Seriously, I don't even know what to say to you. If something bad happens, how are you going to take responsibility?!"
“I’m happy to be punished,” Darkness said decisively, looking extremely unsatisfied and hoping that Kobayashi would punish her.
"If you're happy with it, then it's meaningless!" Xiaolin cursed angrily.
"Kobayashi, you too." Aqua waved her hand, like a peacemaker, to signal him not to be so angry and agitated, and comforted him, "Darkness's rampage didn't just start now, so just forgive her. Ah, another glass of bubble tea!" She called out to the guild leader who was passing by.
"But what are those ruins?" Huihui asked, somewhat curious and puzzled. "They seem to be all mysteries..."
That's true. In the end, they were commissioned by the guild to investigate the suddenly appearing ruins. Because they didn't know how strong the monsters inside were, they sought out powerful individuals like themselves. Unfortunately, after searching around, they found nothing and gained absolutely nothing, which was really unlucky.
【Dazzling, right?——】
"...Huh?" Huihui suddenly paused, looking at Xiaolin with some confusion, and said, "Xiaolin, what did you just say?"
"No, I didn't say that." Kobayashi looked at her with a similarly puzzled expression.
Huihui rubbed her ears and muttered in confusion, "Just now, I thought I heard a sound coming from somewhere... It must have been my imagination." She didn't pay much attention to it, but the sound seemed to come from the void.
[Dazzle, to the world that betrays you... I promised to give my master... the best punishment!!]
Although they didn't make much money, Kobayashi and the others treated themselves to a big meal, which caused Kobayashi to sleep very soundly all night. The next morning, while he was still asleep, Aqua and Darkness forced their way into his room.
"Oh no! Mr. Kobayashi, now is not the time to sleep!" Aqua Doll cried out.
Xiaolin had a splitting headache and wanted to curse, but he held back. He opened his blurry eyes and looked at the stupid goddess and the perverted female knight beside him, and asked, "What's wrong? It's so early in the morning..." After saying that, he couldn't help but yawn and stretch.
“Megumin…Megumin is finally…!” Darkness said in a panicked tone, but strangely, her expression was also somewhat excited and thrilled.
Kobayashi blurted out instinctively, "Did Megumin unleash another burst spell and cause damage? Let me make this clear, I'm not going to pay for it; you'll have to earn the money yourself—"
"Hahahaha—" At this moment, Megumin walked into the room and shouted loudly to the three of them: "My name is Megumin, the foremost Duem of the Crimson Demon Clan, the one who yearns for the immoral world!"
……what?
While Kobayashi was still somewhat dumbfounded, Aqua rushed over and shook Megumin's shoulders, shouting, "What's wrong, Megumin! Saying things like Darkness... Cheer up!!"
"Come on, hurl insults at me! Use me as a shield during missions, humiliate me in public!!" Megumin was strangely fascinated by Aqua's attitude.
Kobayashi stared wide-eyed in disbelief, a forced smile playing on her lips as she muttered, "Megumin... she turned into Duem...!?"
Darkness looked at the little red demon girl with a mixture of joy and relief, and said with great satisfaction, "Has Megumin finally opened a new door... Welcome to this world, welcome!!"
"Let's go! To the other side of immorality! Tie me up with ropes!" Huihui shouted passionately, "Come on, don't pity me, even more outrageous things are acceptable!!"
We're doomed, this squad is completely finished!
Kobayashi was completely devastated. But this was just the beginning; his torment was far from over. From the morning onwards, Huihui had been pestering him, her aim being to have Kobayashi play with her.
Huihui said with some eagerness and anticipation, "If it were Xiaolin, he should have cursed even more filthily! Don't hesitate, even a little physical contact is fine, come on!"
"What the hell?!" Kobayashi pushed aside the little girl with gleaming eyes who was approaching her, panting and flushed, and angrily scolded her, "Enough! Don't try to get me involved in your weird games!"
Aqua didn't seem to care, and even advised, "I already said I wanted you to curse, so go ahead and curse. Mr. Kobayashi, you're quite good at this kind of thing, aren't you?"
"I refuse!" Kobayashi said without hesitation, rolling his eyes and pouting, "What kind of person do you think I am?!"
Just then, Darkness rushed back from outside, looking flustered and anxious.
"Kobayashi, something terrible has happened!"
"It's not right to want to be scolded just because you're envious, okay?" Kobayashi quickly said this after seeing her. One Huihui was already giving him a headache; two perverts together would only make things more ridiculous.
Darkness fidgeted and said, "It's not that I haven't thought about it... No, it's not like that!" She shook her head, casting aside this beautiful expectation, and then said anxiously to him, "Let's go outside! It seems like it's not just Megumin who's become like this!"
"What!?" Kobayashi stared at her in astonishment, then tugged at the corner of his mouth and sighed helplessly, "...I have a bad feeling about this."
Then, following Darkness, they arrived in town.
As expected, Axel became a gathering place for perverts in Duem.
The first one they encountered, Duster, immediately lay down on the ground with his rear end sticking out, shouting, "Please, Kobayashi! I'll stay down, just kick my butt as hard as you can!"
"What are you saying all of a sudden? How disgusting!!" Xiaolin looked at his round, upturned buttocks and felt completely disgusted.
But Duster, with a satisfied expression, said, "Ugh, this insult is unbearable! I'm a disgusting, indebted piece of trash!!"
Seeing that the scumbag Duster admit that he was a piece of trash, Kobayashi was even more incredulous. What on earth was going on...?
Meanwhile, Aqua was also entangled with Mitsurugi Hibiki, who shouted, "Ah, Lady Aqua! So you were here! I've been looking for you!"
“Um, I remember you are… the Demon Sword… Kabra… that…”
"Call me a pig if you want! You have to slap me, you pig! Please slap me while you call me a pig!!" Mikami Hibiki had gone mad. He didn't even correct Aqua for mispronouncing his name, insisting that Aqua call him a pig and even hoping to be slapped.
"Eeeeeeeeee————"
Startled, Aqua took several steps back, hiding behind Kobayashi and pointing at Mitsurugi Kyouya, shouting, "I always felt he was a bit ominous, and now he's gone even further!?"
Faced with Mikami Kyouya's relentless pursuit, Aqua cowered behind Kobayashi, trembling in fear. In the end, Kobayashi slapped him to the ground, and Mikami Kyouya passed out in a blissful stupor.
Seeing this, Darkness said with a sense of loss, "So, have you all finally realized the joy of being scolded?"
"How could that be?!" Kobayashi said irritably, and, annoyed by these guys, he cursed, "How could anyone but you have such a weird quirk!"
"Kobayashi...don't praise me like that."
"There was no praise!!"
Seeing the shy and embarrassed perverted female crusader, Kobayashi clenched his fists in even greater rage.
“Times are always changing,” the mohawk-haired man snorted. “New changes always come with new pains… Humph, I don’t hate pain.”
“I said, Kobayashi,” Aqua, who was trembling behind him, whispered, “I noticed it. There’s been a curse smell on it since just now.”
"A curse?" Kobayashi raised an eyebrow. Indeed, it was quite plausible to attribute this situation to a curse. "But everyone wants Darkness to become Duem or something..."
He suddenly remembered that yesterday, the group had gone to the newly discovered ancient ruins underground city, where they found a weathered altar in the deepest level. There was also a plaque with Liben's name on it.
[Um...Do, Mbu, tton...? That sounds like a foreign language. I'm not entirely sure, but it's best not to press that.]
"It's that one!!!" Kobayashi burst into a rage, yelling mercilessly at Darkness, "It's all your fault, you useless Crusader!!!"
“Mmm————” Darkness hugged her shoulders comfortably, her face flushed with joy. She couldn’t stop smiling and said happily, “As expected of Kobayashi… Simple words can make me so excited.”
This guy... insulting her like that only gives her pleasure, doesn't it?
At this moment, Aqua ran back and said unhappily, "It's too troublesome to remove the curses one by one, and it seems that some people have been cursed again as soon as they were removed."
"But we can't just leave it like this, can we?" Kobayashi sighed helplessly.
(End of this chapter)