strictlysupreme Chapter 995 The Last Routine 174
Chapter 995 The Last Routine 174
Chapter 995 The Last Routine 174
Kobayashi watched Huihui walk away, then looked at the half-orcs bound tightly on the ground. He gritted his teeth and had no choice but to temporarily abandon the idea of sending them to another place to be looked after. Instead, he chased after Huihui, who had run outside the city.
When they ran out of the city, they saw someone fighting with Jizo, and that person was their friend.
"How about it!?"
"Hmph, you're quite capable, but don't underestimate me!!"
A massive surge of magical power erupted from Jizo's body, causing his opponent's entire body to turn a terrifying black. The girl affected by the power crouched on the ground in pain, yet still defiantly raised her head.
"Does such power still exist...? But I cannot lose!"
After saying that, he raised his hands again.
A terrifying bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, hitting Ksitigarbha directly in mid-air, causing it to howl in agony. Ksitigarbha then retaliated, the dense black energy causing it immense pain.
The two didn't seem to be in a turn-based battle; it was more like they were just enduring each other's damage head-on. Seriously, is the battle between fairies really this simple and straightforward?
Upon seeing the two, Huihui exclaimed in surprise, "Ah! Meru and Jizo are fighting!"
"Hey, hey, hey, it's turned into a battle manga style...!" Kobayashi couldn't help but complain after seeing the two fighting, since it really did look like a turn-based game in a manga.
“Speaking of which…” Darkness looked at Jizo uncertainly and said somewhat uneasily, “Jizo, is it even larger than before?”
"Did it absorb magic power again because of the chaos just now?" Aqua was also a little uneasy after seeing this. She said with the same difficulty, "If it gets any bigger, it will become quite difficult to deal with."
"I think I should lend a hand. Use Explosion magic—"
“It’s too early!”
Xiaolin grabbed Huihui's arm, signaling her not to act impulsively, while scolding the restless little girl, "I'll give you the signal later, just bear with it a little longer!"
Meanwhile, the battlefield became tense. The fairies' battle was far too simple, completely lacking in skill and tactics. The two fought purely by comparing their energy levels. Perhaps there was an energy advantage or disadvantage involved, but it was clear that continuing like this would only result in mutual destruction.
"Um----"
"We need...more power...!"
Forced to the edge of a cliff, Jizo, having expended a great deal of energy, seemed to be harboring some ill intentions. Seeing the faint black mist rising from its body, Kobayashi felt somewhat uneasy.
"Ugh...?! What's wrong? I feel a chill..."
Kobayashi frowned slightly.
Jizo then turned to look at Kobayashi and the others, and said, "Little girl of the Crimson Demon Clan, I desperately need your immense magical power! Fall into chaos!"
"That's my line!" Huihui wasn't about to sit idly by. She raised her wand high, aimed it at Jizo, and shouted, "My Explosion Magic, witness it—"
"Make your wish come true!!"
"Ugh!?"
As soon as Jizo said this, Huihui suddenly looked pained. There was no black aura surrounding her, and her body did not show any special reaction, but it was clear that Huihui had been affected.
"Megumin!"
"Explosion magic, is it a comedic magic...?"
"Huihui, cheer up!"
"Fighting with superior magic... no, explosion magic is the ultimate... huh?!"
Huihui was clearly in a state of confusion. On one hand, she rejected the Explosion Magic and regarded it as high school magic, while on the other hand, she insisted on sticking to her own obsession. However, the more she did this, the more painful her expression became. At the same time, strange black mist emerged from her body.
"Look! There's black mist around Huihui!"
Darkness pointed at the black fog and shouted.
"Hehehe...!" Seeing Megumin in such a state, Jizo laughed heartily and said, "By granting more of Kobayashi's wishes, I will gain even greater power...!"
"My...my friend was...! Megumin! Cheer up!"
The fairy Meru, who had just fought Jizo, looked at the suffering Megumin with concern.
"It's no use, humans cannot escape my power!"
Ksitigarbha snorted.
Huihui's face was still contorted in pain, lost in confusion, repeatedly saying, "Explosion... Superior... Handsome... Ordinary? My name is... I, my name is... Ugh?!"
In the end, she couldn't even deliver her best self-introduction.
Seeing his companion in such pain, Darkness rushed over worriedly to check on her condition.
"Huihui?! Are you alright?"
"Hey, Huihui, wake up! Now's your chance to shine! Unleash your Explosion Magic!"
Aqua urged him on anxiously as well.
"Explosion magic...?" Megumin looked surprised when she heard this, but quickly shook her head and said, "No, compared to that, toying with the enemy... umm."
Has even her fighting philosophy become chaotic? You know, before, Megumin always said that she would kill the enemy with a single burst of magic, but now she's thinking of toying with the enemy.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Even Duster looked puzzled. He said in surprise, "It's just like something Youyou would say... Did the two of them switch places?"
Unfortunately, it's a situation that's even more dangerous than that.
"I am...I am..."
"Don't lose to Jizo's power, Megumin!!"
Kobayashi shouted the same thing loudly.
"It's useless." Ksitigarbha had a disdainful expression on his face. Although it was strange for a stone statue to make such a disdainful face, he was so confident that he shouted loudly, "No one can fight against me. Let things get even more chaotic."
After saying that, it floated into the air, seemingly no longer intending to entangle with Kobayashi and the others.
"Wait, where are you planning to go?!"
"Don't even think about escaping. I won't let you do whatever you want anymore...!"
Darkness quickly gave chase, brandishing her knight's longsword with a serious and focused expression, looking every bit the perfect female knight, but her attacks completely missed their mark.
"Huh?" At first, Jizo instinctively dodged, but in the end, he didn't even bother to dodge anymore. He looked at her with a strange expression and said, "You didn't hit me at all... Are you kidding me?"
"I wasn't joking!"
Darkness looked ashamed.
The Crusader, whose attacks failed to hit, was utterly humiliated and indignant to have this stated so bluntly. However, thanks to Darkness, he managed to stop Jizo from escaping.
"Let's stall it for now." Kobayashi nodded seriously and said, "While we have the chance—"
He quickly came to Huihui's side.
He placed his hands on the girl's shoulders, looked at her intently, met her gaze, and said affectionately, "Thinking back, Megumin! When you're serious, aren't you a very annoying Crimson Demon?"
"Ugh... My name is...!"
Huihui looked conflicted and pained.
"So far, my chuunibyou has caused me a lot of trouble... Ugh, really! Is this all the pride of the Crimson Demon Clan is?!" Kobayashi said angrily.
[I'll definitely regret it when I become a great archmage someday. Thank you for reminding me, Softie... Well then, goodbye.]
【Yoyo...why, why did it turn out like this? I just wanted to talk to Dongdong about love or play a prank on her!!】
Megumin becomes distressed when she thinks about her companions whose personalities have been altered.
"The Crimson Demon Clan is... a pursuit of romance and ultimate coolness...!!"
My current dream is to become a teacher! For the village... for the children's future!
"Sister, if we defeat them, will Mom and Dad return to normal?"
"To make everyone sober... for Xiaomi...!" Huihui's expression was still contorted with pain and rage due to the chaos, but she stared intently at Jizo and shouted, "The Crimson Demon Clan cannot kneel in a place like this!"
The Crimson Demon Archmage, her eyes gleaming crimson, swung her cloak behind her in a strange pose and proudly introduced herself to Ksitigarbha high in the sky.
"My name is Megumin! I am a Grand Magus, wielding the most powerful offensive magic, Explosion Magic!!"
"Megumi!!" xN
Everyone stared in surprise and delight at the Crimson Demon Clan loli who had returned to normal, while Jizo looked at her in disbelief, muttering involuntarily, "Impossible... Why is my power...?"
"Don't underestimate the Crimson Demon Clan's strongest Archmage!"
Huihui said this with a refreshing expression.
Once she was certain of her true thoughts, Jizo's abilities could no longer affect her... It seems that's the case.
"Exactly!" Kobayashi said to Jizo with a boastful tone, "No matter how many times I've told you, this chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) is incurable. Don't think it's so easy to cure!"
"Wow, that's quite a sight..." Aqua remarked, watching Kobayashi's enthusiastic reaction. "Ultimately, the whole thing started with Kobayashi's wrong wish..."
Stop nagging, just shut up and no one will say anything to you.
Xiaolin rolled her eyes at her in annoyance.
"desire……?"
"Yes, yes, it's all my fault anyway." Kobayashi pouted and said, "Because I wished that the Crimson Demon Clan would become more serious, and I wished that I would be more popular—"
"Yes, that's exactly my wish!!"
Megumin seemed to have realized something and said this excitedly. Under the strange looks from Kobayashi and Aqua, she shouted at Jizo, "Jizo! Kobayashi's wish wasn't fulfilled at all?!"
"……what?"
"Xiao Lin..."
Without Jizo understanding, Huihui quickly leaned close to Kobayashi's ear and whispered something. After hearing Huihui's explanation, Kobayashi nodded repeatedly, indicating that he understood her idea.
"I see. Leave it to me; this is my area of expertise."
The two exchanged a smile, both able to see the sinister glint in each other's eyes. In a way, they were the same kind of people.
Kobayashi coughed dramatically, then shouted at Jizo, "Indeed. I don't want this to happen. The Crimson Demon Clan has become serious, but they still get caught up in all sorts of messy things! Although they're popular with girls, they're still constantly being chased by orcs! I say, you're a fairy who can grant wishes incompletely, right? Don't even mention half, it's completely impossible! Not a single thing has been granted!"
"……Um???"
Her words were full of sarcasm and criticism, causing Jizo to pause slightly. Huihui seized the opportunity to continue setting a trap with her words, shouting loudly and angrily, "This is blatant fraud! What?! Are all fairies fraudsters?!"
"Cancel! Cancel! Request a restart!"
Xiaolin also started acting unreasonably.
To everyone's surprise, Ksitigarbha nodded seriously and said, "...Indeed, that's true."
"It worked?!" Darkness exclaimed incredulously.
Aqua, however, said matter-of-factly, "Well, fairies are pure and straightforward beings. They respond to things like this very seriously."
“Thankfully, to outsiders, Kobayashi is just a complainer.” After seeing this, Mikami Kyouya said with a slight upturn of his lips, “But when it comes to complaining, Kobayashi is first-rate.”
Meanwhile, Xiaolin's complaints were far from over, and in fact, they escalated and became increasingly severe.
"Anyone can just nod and say it clearly. By the way, is there any compensation?"
He said this with a smug look on his face.
"Hmm..." Jizo looked conflicted and pained, and after a long while he finally managed to say, "It would be against my principles to not be able to grant your wish, so tell me your new wish...!"
The essence of a fairy spirit is to fulfill other people's wishes. Since Jizo used Xiaolin's wish to break the seal, it is responsible for fulfilling Xiaolin's wish. This is the underlying logic of a fairy spirit, and even Jizo cannot resist or refuse it.
When Kobayashi saw that Jizo had agreed, he stated his purpose and requirements bluntly: "Then, I hope you will take responsibility for this incident."
"This is...!!"
"What? You can't do it? How could that be? It's Jizo, the one who grants wishes!"
Kobayashi said this smugly.
"Damn it, but there's nothing I can do." Ksitigarbha couldn't defy the nature of a celestial being, even if he was an evil one. He could only grit his teeth and say, "I heard your wish... Ohhhhhh???"
Suddenly, it burst forth with a bright, blinding white light, causing everyone to instinctively cover their eyes.
"Wow!"
"What?! That white light!"
Is something about to happen again?
"Everyone, are you okay?"
When the white light dissipated, nothing else happened to Kobayashi or the others, but strangely, Jizo had shrunk. Seeing this, Kobayashi said with slight surprise, "Did my wish come true?"
“Haa, haa…” Jizo said, panting heavily, “Of course. But only half.”
"Having taken responsibility, does that mean your power has been halved?"
"Hehehe... Now that its power is halved, we should be able to defeat it, right, Megumin?"
"Hahaha... My time to shine has finally come!! Give it to me!!" Megumin raised her wand high and shouted, "For the sake of everyone in the Crimson Demon Clan, I will defeat Jizo! A new legend is about to begin!"
The two men approached Ksitigarbha sinisterly.
(End of this chapter)