novelonline Chapter 1047 The Last Routine 226
Chapter 1047 The Last Routine 226
Chapter 1047 The Last Routine 226
In Axel's swimming pool, Kobayashi and his friends were playing and having a great time.
"Aqua, there's an opening!!" Megumin shouted, unleashing a massive wave that crashed towards Aqua, yelling the name of the attack: "The counter-attack, Riptide Wave!!"
Aqua couldn't dodge in time and got thoroughly drenched, her hair completely soaked. Then, she glared at Megumin and shouted, "You really dare to do this, Megumin! Now it's my turn! Come on, get ready, haaaaaaah—"
She plunged her hand into the pool and threw it at Huihui as if lifting a floorboard, creating a curtain of water that swept Huihui around in circles.
Upon seeing this, Darkness couldn't help but exclaim, "Amazing...! The water that Aqua released swept towards Megumin like a wall!"
Huihui readily admitted defeat. Compared to Aqua, she was just a small stream and couldn't withstand her attacks at all. She was completely defeated.
"Hmph." Aqua said smugly, "It's a hundred years too early to start a water war against me, the goddess of water."
"Damn it...!" Megumin gritted her teeth in frustration. She had already decided to admit defeat, but Aqua dared to provoke her like that, how could she possibly accept it? She shouted, "To give in here would be a disgrace to the Crimson Demon Clan! In that case, there's no other way... Ultimate Technique [Water Lily Great Destruction]! Oyaa ...
She desperately shoveled water, producing a large volume, but it all ended up irrigating Darkness, who was watching the scene unfold. Darkness was immediately choked and speechless.
"Waaah... Megumin...! Give me all the water...!" Megumin immediately stopped, but Darkness shouted, "Why did you stop? You could have scolded me even more fiercely!" This insatiable perverted female knight is hopeless.
Just as Huihui was about to ignore her and try to get revenge on the smug Aqua, Kobayashi stormed over and shouted angrily at them, "You lot!! What are you playing at? Get back to work!!"
"What's wrong with playing for a little while? It's a rare treat to come to a water park." Aqua pouted and complained, looking a little aggrieved, as if blaming Kobayashi for stopping them from having fun.
"Playing for a little while is fine, but I only said so because you guys have been playing for so long!" Kobayashi glared at them, equally dissatisfied. "It's been several hours already, is it just a little while or what? Answer me!"
But Huihui stepped forward and said, "Indeed, I remember this place was built using the crater I blasted with my explosion magic, right?"
“I posed for photos in this extremely provocative swimsuit to promote the water park,” Darkness chimed in, her cheeks slightly flushed as if she were reminiscing. “The flyers went around, and several men took turns looking at the real me and the image on the flyer, striking up conversations with me with lewd expressions… Ah, looking back now, it was truly wonderful.”
That's enough, this guy...
"Now is not the time for reminiscing!" Kobayashi stopped them from boasting, and at the same time guided them, saying, "Come on, think about why we came here!"
That happened a couple of days ago.
When the Axis cultists came to ask for help, Kobayashi resolutely refused, saying, "I will not help. Making the water park, which was once closed, lively again will only cause more trouble."
"Please don't say that!" the Axis cultist pleaded, then offered a compromise: "Just restore that paradise to a point where it can attract buyers, and I'll be counting on you for everything!!"
“But even if we reopen it, it will be considered an Axis cult facility, and it won’t be easy to attract people, will it?” Kobayashi said, frowning. He was very resistant to this idea and really didn’t want to be associated with the Axis cult. More importantly, “It’s so hot every day. If I take just one step outside, this weak adventurer of mine will easily melt, so it won’t work.” Simply put, he was lazy and didn’t want to go out.
But the Axis cultist, without a second thought, offered, "I'll prepare a generous gift! Thirty percent of the selling price! And if you wish, you'll even have the right to play with swimsuit-clad beauties...!"
"I accept what you said!"
Xiao Lin readily agreed. He couldn't bear to see such a wonderful place as a water park go to waste, so he reluctantly agreed to help.
"We came here to liven up the water park," Kobayashi said, looking at the girls. "But you've been playing the whole time and haven't helped at all."
"Yes Yes Yes!!"
"What's wrong, Aqua?"
"If we're going to make it lively, then that's it. Rename it 'The Enchanting Water Field Praising the Great Lady Aqua,' and put my statue here in the most prominent spot—"
"turn down."
"Why!?"
Kobayashi glared at the fuming Aqua, then loudly rebuked her while explaining, "Don't forget, the reason this park was closed was ultimately because of the Axis Cult. If we cause any more trouble with the Axis Cult, people will look down on us!"
"What are you saying? The Axis Cult has done nothing wrong! It's a miscarriage of justice!!" Aqua shouted, seemingly genuinely believing that the Axis followers had done nothing wrong, making one want to punch her.
"Ah, I've got an idea!" Huihui clapped her hands excitedly and said, "How about launching a grand explosion magic attack when we open for business tonight!?"
"Rejected!" Kobayashi refused without hesitation. He pointed at the Crimson Demon Clan's Explosive Little Girl and shouted, "Because your Explosive Magic is too powerful! It might even blow up the guests!"
Although Huihui wanted to refute, she was so happy to hear Xiaolin praise the power of her Explosion Magic that she put aside her thoughts.
“But, Kobayashi,” Darkness asked, equally puzzled, “do you have any other ideas?”
"Of course the plan is ready! Who do you think I am?!" Kobayashi proudly raised his head and said loudly, "I am the world's number one planner, Kobayashi!"
"Kobayashi, sorry to keep you waiting...! By the way, isn't this swimsuit a bit too revealing?" Cecily said this while calling out to her companions who were hiding in the distance, "Yoyo and Lynn, come out quickly."
"Hello..." x2
The two women said this with a hint of shyness, and although their swimsuits didn't reveal much, the amount of fabric was surprisingly small, making it a little tantalizing.
"This is my secret to making things lively!" Kobayashi said proudly.
Aqua looked at the three of them with a puzzled expression and asked, somewhat strangely, "What do you mean?"
"The cast is all here!" Kobayashi shouted, looking at the group. "Then, let's begin the plan to make the water park more lively!"
What he wanted to do was to have them act as performers, dancing on stage to attract the guests' attention, so he began preparations.
after awhile.
"The flyers are finished, and everything is almost ready." Kobayashi wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Now, let's check the stage movements a bit. You three, please get ready for rehearsals in advance."
"What preparations?" Cecily asked, somewhat puzzled. "They didn't say anything about wearing clothes, so I didn't bring any?"
"Hmph, this time the outfit is a swimsuit."
"—Swimsuit!?" x3
They gasped in surprise, and Youyou quickly said, "N-no, I've never heard of such a thing! I'd be so ashamed..."
"Shame? What naive talk are you spouting?" Kobayashi looked down at her and said, "Don't you want to gain new friends, new support funds, and new equipment?"
"No, that's not it... But I'm still a little hesitant about performing in a swimsuit."
Clearly, Kobayashi had them wrapped around her little finger. Even so, they still showed some resistance. However, Kobayashi looked at them with great seriousness and affection, saying, "Use your charm to revitalize everyone who's been listless because of summer. And—no matter the circumstances, please the audience with song and dance. Isn't this what female adventurers should be doing, not just being a dancer?!"
"With our songs and dances..."
"You lovely people can definitely do it!"
"You just said 'cute'!?" Cecily's eyes suddenly lit up. As if cheering herself on, she said, "Yes... if it's cute, then it's achievable, right!? I understand. In that case, let the pure essence of cuteness, my swimsuit figure, captivate the guests!"
Hmph, that's too easy. No, I can't laugh yet. Kobayashi suppressed a laugh and said to them, "Okay! If it's decided, let's get started!"
"Okay!" x3
They answered loudly. But as Yoyo and Cecily went to prepare, Lynn suddenly called out to him.
"Kobayashi, are you free?"
"What's wrong, Lynn?... You're not going to say you don't like swimsuits either, are you?"
“No, it is a little embarrassing, but that’s not what I meant.” Lynn shook her head, then asked with a puzzled look, “I’m just curious about the stage lighting. It’s a nighttime performance, right? But there’s not a single lighting device.”
"Um... I forgot, the venue is quite big." Kobayashi said, rubbing his head. He really had forgotten; if Lynn hadn't reminded him, he would have been completely at a loss. "Okay, I understand. There are still three days until the performance. I'll figure something out over there. In the meantime, you need to promote the performance in the nearby streets and parks, even if it's just one more audience member!"
Then Kobayashi and Aqua went out again to look for something to replace the lighting tool, but they couldn't find anything that worked after searching for a long time.
Aqua also became a little insecure. She said, "Hey Kobayashi, are magical items that can replace lighting really that easy to find?"
"I don't know, but I guess I'll just have to ask first." Kobayashi also felt it wouldn't be easy, but he already had a good candidate in mind. "Let's go, Wiz should know more or less."
"Speaking of which, why was Kobayashi working so hard this time?" Huihui looked at him with some curiosity and asked, "I don't think someone like you, who doesn't want to leave the house even for a moment because it's too hot, would be willing to do something like this." She stared at Kobayashi with a suspicious gaze, "Is there some secret?"
Kobayashi quickly turned his head and said awkwardly, "Well, of course it's to liven up the water park, and the pay is pretty good too."
"Your eyes were wandering." Darkness wasn't going to let him off the hook.
"That's strange..." Huihui put her hands on her hips, not intending to let Xiaolin escape, and pressed on, "Tell me, is there some other purpose?"
"Ah!!!" Kobayashi was startled by her, and just as the mystery was about to be exposed, he quickly dodged the encirclement of Megumin and Darkness, and shouted, "Anyway, let's go to Wiz's magic item shop first!" With that, he ran away without looking back.
Upon arriving at Wiz's magical item shop and explaining her purpose, the lich girl fell into deep thought...
"A magical item for lighting?" Wiz went behind the counter and rummaged through something, muttering, "If that's the case, I remember it being around here..."
"Oh, I do!!" Kobayashi exclaimed excitedly when he saw the magical item she had taken out. "If you have it, I hope you can sell it to me. I'll definitely pay you later!"
"I don't know if it can be used on stage, but we should have magical artifacts that emit bright light..." Wiz placed several magical artifacts on the counter and said, "Ah, this is it." He then picked one out and handed it to Kobayashi.
"oh oh……!"
Kobayashi said this with great excitement.
However, Wiz said, "If I remember correctly, this magical artifact emits a very strong light, so I speculate that it was designed for use in dark places..."
"Huh?" Aqua noticed the strange pattern on the magical item and asked, "This magical item looks like it has some weird drawings on it. What are these? Are those limp things feet?"
“Actually, the mystery of that painting hasn’t been solved yet,” Wiz said somewhat awkwardly. “I bought it from someone else, and after returning home I consulted some documents, but…”
"Never mind, it's not important." Kobayashi didn't care about such trivial matters and said cheerfully, "As long as it can provide light, its original purpose doesn't matter. I'm in a hurry too, please, let me borrow it!"
"But...but the effects of magical artifacts are still..."
"Miss Wiz, Miss Wiz, how are your sales lately? Are you already in the red? Are you still eating bread for dinner? Are you always getting scolded by Barnier for not selling a single magical item?"
"Th-that...?"
"So you can lend it to me now? Okay, let's go, everyone!"
"Ugh, that's so despicable!" Kobayashi scurried away without looking back, while Wiz hurriedly shouted, "Wait!?...You're gone? Are you sure it's okay...?" she said anxiously.
(End of this chapter)