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Chapter 975 The Last Routine 154

Chapter 975 The Last Routine 154

"Wow, so close!" Kobayashi quickly took a step back, still shaken by the red eyes, and said fearfully, "Why are all the Crimson Demons like this, with such a warlike nature...?"

He couldn't stand it anymore.

"Huihui, calm down!" In the end, Youyou pulled the enraged Huihui back, then bowed to him and said, "Mr. Kobayashi, I'm also sorry, she was too reckless..."

"No, no, no, Youyou doesn't need to apologize."

Xiaolin waved his hand.

Look, this is a good child with common sense. If all the Crimson Demons were like Youyou, I wouldn't be tormented by them. But now that this has happened, we have to find a solution. So after thinking for a moment, I said to her, "Anyway, wouldn't it be a good thing if the entire Crimson Demon Clan could return to normal?"

"that……"

"After all, with such high intelligence and magical power, the progress in defeating the Demon King might go very smoothly?"

"Yes."

Youyou was somewhat convinced.

After all, compared to her father and the people in the Crimson Demon Village having their minds normalized, she actually felt this was better. That way, she wouldn't be called a freak of the Crimson Demon Clan anymore; everyone else had become freaks, hadn't they? Therefore, from this perspective, she could accept it.

"...No, I can't accept this!!"

Huihui shouted this in frustration.

"Youyou, do you really think so?!" She looked directly at Youyou and said loudly, "If you care about something, you should go and confirm it!"

"Um... what do you mean?"

"Go back to the village! This must be some kind of conspiracy...! Maybe the Crimson Demon Clan is trapped by a powerful enemy, and they're using this method to trick you into thinking they're safe. But they have no idea that the Crimson Demon Clan's true nature isn't like this at all! Yes, that must be it!!"

After saying that, Huihui rushed out of the mansion, seemingly intending to return to the Crimson Devil Village.

"Ah, wait a minute, Huihui!"

Aqua called out to her with some nervousness and worry.

“I don’t seem to be able to calm down,” Darkness said with some concern. “But if it really is some kind of conspiracy, we can’t ignore it.”

Don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens.

If a powerful enemy has indeed turned the Crimson Demons into this state, then they must consider how to rescue them. And without any way to verify this, it seems that the only option is to go to the Crimson Demon Village to find out.

"If it's something like a curse, leave it to me!" Aqua said, clenching her fist, then urged Kobayashi, "Alright, let's go, Kobayashi!"

"Um……"

Kobayashi lay motionless on the sofa, seemingly oblivious to Aqua's words, which made Darkness a little nervous. She quickly asked, "Hey, aren't you planning to go? Aren't you worried about Scarlet Devil Village and Megumin?"

"hehe."

Responding to such a contemptuous laugh, and then, as if explaining, he said dismissively, "When you wrote that letter, I only came because I was worried. But in the end, it was just greetings from the Crimson Demon Clan or something, and nothing happened, right?"

This is the truth.

It's precisely because she's always being teased and tricked by the Crimson Demon Clan that Kobayashi now has no desire to get involved with them at all.

"Kobayashi." Darkness seemed a little angry. She put her hands on her hips and said, "I know you don't have a good impression of the Crimson Demon Clan lately, but we've spent a lot of time with Yu-Yu and Megumin, haven't we? Our companions' homeland is in crisis. Are you really going to just sit idly by?"

"Mr. Kobayashi...!"

Especially with Youyou's teary eyes and pleading gaze, looking so pitiful, even if Xiaolin had a heart of stone, he really couldn't ignore her.

"Ugh, really! I know, let's go!" Kobayashi finally agreed to help, but then added with a touch of sullen displeasure, "I also have a lot to say to the Crimson Demon Clan, this is a good opportunity!"

"Thank you! Father, I'll go back to save you right now!"

It seems that even Yu-Yu is worried about her father and the situation in the Crimson Demon Village, but she doesn't show it because of Kobayashi's reluctance.

Next, Kobayashi and the others headed to the Scarlet Devil's Village.

It was thanks to Youyou's mastery of teleportation magic that they were able to move so quickly; otherwise, crossing that vast plain would have made Xiaolin and the others impatient.

And when they first arrived in the Crimson Devil's Village—

"Welcome to the Scarlet Devil's Village!!"

"Adventurers, you must be exhausted from your journey. We don't have much to offer, but please take a good rest."

"Don't mention it, just let us know if you need anything."

normal.

It's so normal.

But it was precisely this bizarre normality that made Kobayashi and the others feel very uneasy. The inexplicable chill made them very uncomfortable, and they even had the faint thought of leaving this place.

"that……!?"

Youyou didn't know what to say.

Darkness, Megumin, and Aqua all looked startled. Megumin even covered her mouth, exclaiming with a disgusted expression, "Ugh, so disgusting... What's going on? This bizarre welcome... It's not like a Scarlet Demon at all!!"

"This is strange." Even Aqua felt something was off. She stroked her chin and asked in confusion, "Normally, they would definitely greet us with something strange like, 'Welcome, you vagrants!' But it's become so normal. Don't you find that strange?"

“Yes.” Darkness looked around, nodded, and said, “Everyone is busy, some are tidying up, some are cleaning, the whole village is very busy… You can’t find any Crimson Demon style here, it looks like just an ordinary rural village.”

The Crimson Demon Clan elements were completely gone, and even the griffins that were originally placed at the entrance of the village and were imprisoned by petrification magic had been moved away. If it weren't for the fact that Kobayashi recognized the person who greeted them, he would have thought he had gone to the wrong place.

"Could it be... an order from the clan leader...?" Kobayashi muttered to himself, somewhat suspicious and uncertain, then said, "Never mind, there's no point in thinking about it so much. I'll just ask someone—"

"...Okay, it's really lit up now, isn't that enough?"

Before Xiaolin could finish speaking, a familiar figure appeared in the distance. She was standing in front of a fire, with a bunch of messy things next to her, as if she was destroying something.

"You're really good at this! You came at the perfect time!"

Kobayashi quickly greeted her.

When Youyou saw her, she asked curiously, "Why are you making a fire here?"

"Oh, everyone... greetings." You Gouhui greeted everyone politely, as if she were a rich young lady, "Welcome to the Crimson Demon Village."

"Greetings?!?"

Huihui was shocked, and she took a step back in disbelief. However, what surprised her was not only the change in attitude and tone, but also something that the other person was burning.

"What's wrong with you? You're really something! And what about that mountain of manuscripts...?"

"Well? Burn it, because it's part of my embarrassing history."

It was as if he had graduated from chuunibyou (middle school syndrome), with an intellectual and mature smile on his face, as if he didn't care about the novel that he had valued and devoted a lot of effort to in the past.

Even Youyou was shocked by her actions. She quickly asked, "Isn't this a novel that took a lot of time to write? It's such a waste to burn it like this!"

"It's okay, this kind of thing..."

It would sound like scorn and disdain, followed by a deep contempt as he said, "Novels that only use obscure and difficult language are impossible to read and should disappear from this world as soon as possible!"

It was as if what was being burned wasn't their hard work, but a dark history they didn't want anyone to know. It was as if they had truly graduated from chuunibyou (middle school syndrome), and to prove their point, they even threw all their novel drafts into the fire, making the flames burn even brighter.

"Varied……!!!?"

"Wait a minute, this is ridiculous! Is this really a good idea?!"

Huihui and Youyou were shocked.

"Kobayashi, this is so strange!"

The two even asked Kobayashi for help.

"You...you really know how...?" Kobayashi was also a little surprised, even finding it strange. In a gentle, comforting tone, she whispered, "Can you really burn it? Your dream is to be a novelist, right? These are all your hard work, aren't they?"

However, Yougou chuckled, as if she had grown and transformed, and said, "Ah, I did say some childish things back then... But that's all in the past. Now my dream is to become a teacher! For the future of the children in the village!"

“Eh, eh………………”

Youyou and Huihui stared at her dumbfounded. They had to admit, this dream was far too serious and completely out of character for the Red Demon Clan!

"Besides, teachers' income is relatively stable, isn't it?"

Very pragmatic!!

This is not at all like the Crimson Demon Clan!

"That's a really sharp look in her eyes, she's serious..." Aqua was also a little worried. She asked with a puzzled look, "What exactly happened? Why did it turn out like this?"

"In short, let us keep these novels safe!"

Huihui quickly fished the remaining bits of the novel out of the fire.

"Hmm..." You were a little confused and angry, and questioned, "Why are you interfering with me? If you think about it seriously, this kind of thing should just be erased."

"Who's being indecent!" Youyou said, a little annoyed, then quickly realized something and covered her mouth in disbelief, saying, "Could it be that Father feels the same way...?"

"I have a bad feeling about this," Kobayashi said, equally uneasy. "If everything has turned out like this, then the Crimson Demon Clan Chief might end up like this too... Let's go check on him!"

Then, led by Youyou, the group arrived at the home of the Red Demon Clan Chief, which was also Youyou's home.

They were then warmly received.

"Thank you so much for coming all the way from Axel to see me. I really appreciate your concern." The Crimson Demon Chieftain smiled kindly and served tea, saying, "Come, guests, all we can offer is tea... Please don't mind."

"Thank you, thank you..."

Xiaolin twitched the corner of his mouth. Youyou's father was no different from any other middle-aged man. He was mature, steady, and polite. He didn't speak ill of Xiaolin and the others. However, considering that the other party was a member of the Crimson Demon Clan, Xiaolin immediately felt something was wrong.

"Mr. Kobayashi...right?" The Crimson Demon Clan Chief looked at Kobayashi and asked with a gentle smile, "Has my daughter caused you any trouble?"

"Huh?... Ah, Yu-Yu is perfectly fine!" Kobayashi quickly responded, and said loudly, "In fact, it's mostly Megumin who's causing Yu-Yu trouble!"

"angry!"

Megumin glared at him with a hostile expression. Sure enough, there was a real Crimson Demon here, making Kobayashi constantly aware that the other party was a Crimson Demon whose mind had been turned into a normal human.

"Hahaha……"

The Crimson Demon Chieftain said with a smile, "Megumin and Yuyu, those two have always been good friends. They're doing very well in Axel, which is wonderful."

He's a perfectly normal father!

To be honest, Xiaolin couldn't help but think that he should just let it go.

But Youyou didn't want to see this happen, so she quickly asked, "Father! About the letter, that wasn't a joke, was it...? Was it sincere?"

“Of course it’s true.” The Crimson Demon Clan Chief nodded seriously, showing no sign of joking or teasing. He said, “Until now, I’ve always told Youyou that you should be like the Clan Chief’s daughter. But your life belongs only to you. I’m truly sorry for imposing my… my parents’ ideals on you. From now on, you should live the way you like and pursue what you love. No matter what your dream may be, as your father, I will do everything I can to support you.”

What an exemplary father!

Youyou looked at him with a deeply moved expression, her hands clasped together in gratitude. "Ah, Father..."

"Isn't he a wonderful father, Yoyo!" Darkness said happily, and was also happy that Yoyo had such a father.

Aqua chimed in, "You must be tired of being the clan leader all this time, right? Now that you're free, isn't that great?"

"Hey, Chieftain, you heard me."

Xiaolin couldn't help but complain.

I really hope that when they said those things, they could have considered the Red Demon Clan Chief who was still here. To be honest, compared to the Red Demon Clan who had become normal, the problem children in the team were the ones causing more trouble.

"Hehe, it's alright, it's the truth anyway." The Crimson Demon Clan Chief waved his hand with a smile, then lowered his head slightly apologetically and said, "But, I suddenly realized that it was really foolish to impose my ideals on others."

What's going on? This is such a fatherly statement of repentance!

(End of this chapter)