strictlysupreme Chapter 1039 The Last Routine 218
Chapter 1039 The Last Routine 218
Chapter 1039 The Last Routine 218
That happened one day, in a very large room of a very large castle, where a princess was in a bad mood—
"Honestly, Claire is so unreasonable! What's wrong with going outside for a little while?" The princess complained to her guard, hoping he would let her go outside for a short while.
However, the guard was very ruthless. She resolutely refused, saying, "No, Lady Alice. Just a few days ago, you went out without permission. You were shopping in the capital and doing missions with Lord Kobayashi. You've been going a bit too far lately."
“But…” Alice argued, “Whether it’s official duties or daily studies, you’ve been doing a good job, haven’t you? Just for a little while… just for a little while is fine, isn’t it?”
She was a little agitated. After all, being confined at such a lively age was something no one could accept, and she really wanted to go outside.
“Lady Alice, please calm down.” Claire pressed down on Alice’s shoulders, who seemed a little anxious, and said very seriously, “I’m very worried about you, Lady Alice—”
"I never said I wanted to be worried about!!" Alice slapped her hand away, and seeing Alice's angry expression, Claire was shocked and speechless. Alice also realized that she had gone too far, and the two looked at each other in silence for a long time.
Finally, Claire pursed her lips and said, "...In any case, please try not to go out today. Well then, I'll excuse myself."
She left the room somewhat disappointed, head down, seemingly lost in thought, but even so, she didn't give in. Alice, watching Claire leave the room, also wore a resentful expression.
“Claire is so stubborn… If only we were a little more lenient.” Alice sighed softly, gazing out the window at the scenery. “Sigh… I really want to play with my brother…”
Just then, the room was suddenly enveloped in a white light for a moment, and before Alice could react, she heard voices from the other side, their voices anxious and tense.
"Oh no, oh no... something terrible has happened...!"
"...Hmm??" Alice looked towards the door, where a familiar voice was coming from. She said, somewhat puzzled, "My brother's voice is coming from the hallway? That's impossible, it must be a hallucination or something—"
But before she could finish speaking, she heard that familiar voice again.
"What to do, what to do!? There's no time left!"
"Wow, it really is my brother's voice...! Brother!? Are you there!?" Alice called out as she walked towards the door. "I'm coming right now, please wait a moment!"
But when Alice happily went into the corridor, she didn't see Kobayashi. She subconsciously thought that Kobayashi was playing hide-and-seek with her, and couldn't help but shout, "Brother, brother!? How strange, where is he... Ah!"
Suddenly, she spotted a figure that was both familiar and unfamiliar. Familiar because the person looked exactly like Kobayashi, or rather, it was him; unfamiliar because he was wearing a tuxedo and rabbit ears, and his monocle made him look like a noble gentleman. But strangely, he kept saying embarrassing things like, "Underpants, underwear, underwear—".
"I've finally found you, brother!" Alice quickly caught up with him, beaming. "You're dressed a little differently today. Those bunny ears suit you really well."
"Underwear...underwear...! No matter what, I don't have any underwear...!" However, 'Kobayashi' did not respond to her greeting, but just kept excitedly babbling incoherently, which made Alice feel very strange.
"Um...brother?" Alice covered her cheeks shyly and whispered, "What's wrong? It's best not to be too loud about these things..."
"Where? Where? Where?!" 'Kobayashi' kept circling around Alice, his face full of anxiety, muttering repeatedly, "Where is the best underwear?!" Then, he ran towards the end of the palace corridor at lightning speed.
Seeing this, Alice quickly shouted at him, "Ah!? Wait a minute, that's a dead end... Huh??"
Just a second before 'Kobayashi' crashed into the wall, he disappeared. When Alice went over, she saw a large hole in the floor. This kind of thing shouldn't exist... After all, how could there be such a trap in the palace?
Kobayashi then ran out of the hole again, shouting in a state of near collapse, "The ideal underwear! The ultimate underwear! If I can't find it, I'll execute you immediately! Behead you!!!"
Then he ran back into the cave and disappeared. Alice, terrified, cried out, "Ah?! My brother fell into the cave! What do we do? If we don't save him…!" But after only a moment's thought, Alice clenched her fists and shouted, "Brother, Alice is coming right now! Please… please make sure he's alright!!"
Without hesitation, she jumped into the hole.
"—Ah?!" Alice had no idea how long she had been falling, only that a long time had passed. When she landed, she felt a slight pain in her bottom and complained, "What a deep hole... Strange, where am I...? A forest!?"
Alice looked around and realized that she had not gone under the palace floor or into the cellar; on the contrary, she seemed to have left the palace and arrived at an incredible place.
"Why is there a forest beneath the palace? And why are my clothes different... Is it some kind of strange magical artifact?" Alice tugged at her clothes. That's right, she wasn't wearing a princess dress, but a simple blue cloth dress and a white apron, making her look like an ordinary commoner girl.
Just then, Kobayashi's voice came from ahead, "White? Black? Thin rope? Lace...?" He shouted as he ran deeper into the forest. Alice relaxed when she saw that he was safe and sound.
"Ah, brother! That's great...!" Alice asked, still a little confused, "Um, where exactly is this place?"
"No underwear, no underwear... What do I do, what do I do, what do I do?! Ahh ...
He ran into the forest without looking back, not even responding to Alice's calls. This surprised and puzzled Alice. She stared blankly at 'Little Forest' disappearing deeper into the forest and hurriedly called out, "Hey, brother!? Where are you going in such a hurry...!"
Just as Alice was about to give chase, two middle-aged men with mohawks suddenly appeared in front of her and blocked her way.
"Wait, little girl over there." x2
"...Huh?! Who are you...?"
"We're just twin brothers, passing by... happy twins...!" x2
They gave brief self-introductions.
Then, the twin on the right said, "We've never seen this face before. This isn't a place for someone like you to play."
"Is that so...?" Alice looked at them, somewhat confused, and explained, "But I was chasing someone...! I jumped into the cave and somehow ended up here...! Please tell me, where exactly is this place?"
"Hey, hey, hey, did we get here without even realizing it? This guy is really lucky... no, unlucky."
"Alright, as a gift for your ascension, I'll tell you this: this is a wondrous, otherworldly realm where even crying children fall silent!"
"—Good thing you came, you reckless idiot!" x2
The twins said this in unison, staring at Alice with ill intent. Alice, somewhat puzzled and surprised, exclaimed, "Wonderland...?"
Alice has stumbled into an incredible and strange wonderland, where it seems that the person she met before is actually someone else entirely.
"Um, which region is Wonderland in? Have you seen my brother there? And—"
Faced with Alice's incessant questioning, the two of them clearly showed signs of impatience.
"Hey, little girl, we twins are one. Although we have two mouths, we can only answer one question."
"Oh, I'm sorry... I was flustered," Alice apologized to them repeatedly.
“By the way, we were born and raised in Wonderland, we’ve never heard of any other kingdoms,” one of the twins said, and the other twin nodded in agreement.
Alice sighed with some disappointment and said, "Oh, I see... This is really a headache."
"By the way, little girl, you said you were looking for your brother?"
"Ah, yes! Have you seen a man? Dressed like a rabbit, and... saying strange things—"
As she spoke these words to the two of them, a familiar voice suddenly came from deep within the forest.
"God, give me underwear! Give me the divine triangle of miracles...!!"
"Is that the guy with that voice?"
The twins asked this question.
“Yes, that’s right!” Alice nodded seriously.
The twins exchanged a glance and said, "Then they must be heading in the direction of crossing the forest, because it's almost time for the tea party."
"A tea party...?" Alice was puzzled.
“Oh, don’t worry about it.” One of the twins waved his hand dismissively, while saying to her, “You’d better hurry up and go after him.”
“Yes, that’s true.” Alice nodded in agreement, then bowed and thanked them, “Thank you, kind twins!”
Then, she ran quickly into the forest, trying to catch up with her brother. The twins, watching her disappearing figure, said with some worry, "...that little girl, hopefully the Queen won't take a liking to her."
Meanwhile, Alice chased after Kobayashi's figure into the depths of the forest. However, the trees here were extremely tall, blocking out the sun and making it almost impossible to see the road. Fortunately, there were luminous plants to light the way forward, otherwise she would have definitely lost her way.
"It's so dark in the forest..." Alice said, a little scared, but also with a sense of wonder. "And there are so many plants I've never seen before..."
Just then, a sharp voice came from the forest, "A little devil has been found! A little devil has been found!" Looking down, there was a strange flower that kept saying this.
Alice pouted unhappily and complained, "...Really, what an rude flower."
"Huh? What? You're just a kid, yet you talk so arrogantly?" The unknown flower said to Alice with dissatisfaction.
"Hmm...!" Alice looked at it dangerously, drew a short sword from her waist, and said with obvious threat, "How about we pluck that flower with the unclean mouth off completely?"
"Hey, hey, hey, what's going on with that sword! Wait! Ah, just a moment! I'm sorry—" The foul-mouthed flower kept begging for mercy, but Alice was already planning to remove it completely. However, before she could do anything, she heard the familiar voice again.
"Ughh ...
"Found it! Brother, wait!" Alice saw 'Kobayashi' running past her and chased after him without thinking. The rabbit 'Kobayashi' in front of her, while running, scratched its ears and shouted, "I don't want to be killed! I don't want to be killed! If I had underwear, this wouldn't happen! Ahhh—"
As he disappeared from sight again, Alice called out to him shyly, "Underwear...underwear, there's underwear here!!"
Sure enough, upon hearing her call, the rabbit 'Kobayashi' finally stopped and quickly came to Alice's side, asking in a very gentlemanly manner, "Miss, please tell me more. By the way, what color are you wearing now?" It was just not a very gentlemanly question.
"Huh? Can I say that...!?" Alice blushed, embarrassed and at a loss for words, but also very puzzled, she asked, "By the way, brother, what are you doing here?!"
"Brother? Who's that?" Rabbit 'Kobayashi' said matter-of-factly, and introduced himself with a puzzled look: "I'm just a white rabbit, a white rabbit who likes underwear."
"What! It wasn't my brother...!?" Alice stared at him in shock, but then, after a moment's thought, she said somewhat uncertainly, "But if we're talking about underwear, my brother does that sometimes too..."
"I don't know, I don't know. I don't have a sister like you." Rabbit 'Kobayashi' waved his hands quickly, indicating that he didn't know Alice, and asked, "Instead of that, let's talk more about underwear." He asked somewhat urgently, "Have you seen the best underwear? It's a matter of life and death for me. If I can't find it, the Queen will behead me!"
He said something shocking, but... it's someone else? The appearance and voice are exactly the same... who is impersonating the older brother...?
Alice couldn't help but become suspicious.
(End of this chapter)