strictlysupreme Chapter 763: A Clever Plan to Catch the Real Murderer
Chapter 763: A Clever Plan to Catch the Real Murderer
Chapter 763: A Clever Plan to Catch the Real Murderer
After that, they successfully completed the task.
When they returned to the guild, Aqua kept crying, "Wuwuwuwu... Wuwuwuwu... I won't dare to do that again... Crocodiles are so scary... So scary..."
Her psychological shadow seems to be stronger than before.
Huihui comforted her and whispered, "Aqua, cheer up. We are back in town now. The crocodiles won't attack you."
"Well, this mission is also a good experience." Darkness nodded seriously. This guy is happy again.
“It may be a good experience, but it’s not good to break the cage.” Huihui sighed and said, “I wonder if the guild will ask for compensation this time.”
As he was talking, Xiaolin came back.
"Ugh--"
"Ah, Xiaolin. What do you mean by that cage?"
"I persuaded Miss Luna not to pay compensation, but the cost was offset by the reward for killing the alligators and purifying the lake water."
Xiaolin spread his hands helplessly.
Not only did she not make a penny from the trip, but the stupid goddess' psychological trauma was also deepened. It can be said that it was a losing deal.
But Hui Hui sighed with relief: “Is that so? That’s great!”
“What’s so good about this!” Aqua yelled in dissatisfaction, “I was scared to death, and now I don’t even have a dime!?”
"Oh, resurrected?"
Seeing the angry stupid goddess, Xiaolin raised an eyebrow.
"What do you mean by offset?" Aqua continued to lose her temper and yelled, "I was put into the lake to be squeezed for juice and attacked by alligators! At least give me some special rewards!"
"I know, I know, calm down."
Kobayashi pushed the cheek of the angry stupid goddess who came over and said, "Although there is no special reward, I promised to treat you to an all-you-can-eat gourmet meal."
"Not enough! This is not enough! Where's the bubble wine? Please treat me to the best bubble wine, I want to drink to my heart's content!" Aqua was not satisfied with just eating, this guy also wanted to drink enough.
"Well, this is my treat."
Darkness scratched her cheek in embarrassment and said awkwardly, "Um... I'm sorry, I rushed up unintentionally."
Eh--
This pervert at least reflects on himself.
By the way, was that unconscious? It would be more accurate to say that it was premeditated, and she's the type who won't listen to advice.
“If Darkness invites me, I won’t be polite.” Aqua shouted, “Come on, let’s drink to our heart’s content tonight!”
This stupid goddess doesn't care who pays for the meal. As long as she can eat and drink enough and doesn't have to spend money, anyone will do. A real good-for-nothing goddess.
"…You've recovered so quickly."
"It has always been like this. After all, Aqua is a woman who lives by instinct."
Huihui and Xiaolin curled their lips.
Darkness is the acting lord of Axel after all. Although he is usually low-key, he has plenty of money, so everyone enjoyed eating and drinking to their heart's content that night.
Of course, Aqua also drank like crazy and vomited all the bubble wine she drank. I don't understand what's wrong with this guy. If that's the case, why did he drink it in the first place?
Return to the mansion.
"Wow, wow, wow... I'm so tired..."
As soon as she came back, Hui Hui threw away her wand and plopped down on the sofa, unwilling to move. While saying that she was undignified, You You also helped her to stand up.
Xiaolin was the same in this regard, he was lying on another sofa.
"Really... I really want to take a shower... and then lie on the bed..."
It can be said that she was exhausted both physically and mentally. Not only did she have to fight the alligator today, she also had to negotiate with the guild's counter lady Luna. She finally managed to get her to pay the compensation, and Aqua was not happy about drinking so much bubble wine.
Really, exhausted.
Seeing how lazy and slovenly the two were, Darkness said lovingly, “You are so embarrassed to be like this.”
"We are not physical freaks like you." Kobayashi, lying on the sofa, rolled his eyes in annoyance.
“Don’t describe me like that,” Darkness complained unhappily, muttering softly, “I’m a little hurt. After all, I’m a woman too.”
What's wrong with this guy? Didn't he always like being insulted like this in the past? He has been acting weird ever since he was cursed and recovered.
"Meow~"
At this time, the mansion's pet, Momonosuke, ran over with a cat-like step and licked the fingers of Huihui who was lying on the sofa.
"Ah, Mamenosuke, you are trying to comfort me, thank you."
The little girl scratched the black kitten's chin.
"Hey, Huihui." Xiaolin leaned on the sofa in Ge You's posture and said to the little girl, "Don't be lazy here all the time. Go clean the bathroom quickly. It's your turn today."
"Ha..." The little Loli sighed deeply and said, "Xiao Lin, you do it for me. Now, I need to lie on the bed and heal myself."
"You guy...well, take a good rest."
"Eh?"
"what happened?"
"No no, thank you...? Then I'll...listen to you...?"
“Why is it a question?”
And it’s not just her tone that’s problematic, even her eyes and expression are unpleasant.
Huihui seemed to understand something and said, “I see. You’ll say that this is a deal, and then make unreasonable demands, right? So, just in case, use a question mark to leave a way out.”
"You think too much." Kobayashi rolled his eyes, pointed his finger at her forehead, and lectured her: "Okay, go to bed with Mamesuke. Leave the rest of the work to me."
However, his kindness was not accepted, and Huihui even covered her mouth thoughtfully.
"Could it be that there is something on the bed——"
"Nothing."
"That means they'll force me to do other work later..."
"Nope!"
Xiao Lin shouted at the little girl who had paranoid delusions, and snorted in dissatisfaction, "Why do you doubt others like this?!"
"Because, it's you, Xiaolin."
"You, I have always been like this."
Kobayashi rolled his eyes. This sentence should be said to Sato Kazuma. If that guy inadvertently showed a hint of kindness, he really had ulterior motives. But Kobayashi was not like this before. He was more upright and kind.
At this time, the stupid goddess came up shamelessly, with a flattering smile on her face, and said in a sweet voice: "Well, then, can you also make dinner for me, Mr. Kobayashi?"
"Ok?"
"By the way, bring me a bottle of bubbly too. I need to heal, too. Okay?"
"Don't even think about it."
Kobayashi refused without hesitation, which was too ruthless. Naturally, it caused dissatisfaction in Aqua. She pouted and looked unhappy.
"Why?!"
"Aqua, don't you have no desires or requests?"
Darkness saw the stupid goddess asking for food and drink and asked such a question. This immediately made the stupid goddess behave herself.
"Yes, yes. Desire is a sin. Let's eat something simple tonight."
"……Um?"
"……what?"
"……Well?"
“…What is this?”
The four members of the team looked at the stupid goddess with burning eyes, thinking that something was wrong with her. If it was the old Aqua, she would have been very good not to ask for big fish and meat, let alone eat simple food. Not to mention, she took the initiative to ask for simple food. There was definitely something wrong with this!
"W-What? Are you all so hungry?"
Aqua was frightened by the looks of the four members of the team. She couldn't help but take a step back and said, "Everyone is so greedy, but there is no other way to survive. I understand. I will make dinner now."
Then, he quickly ran to the kitchen.
It's so strange, it's really strange. The stupid goddess is definitely an expert at eating and drinking, but she is totally incapable of cooking. It's not that she can't do it, but she doesn't want to do it.
That guy prefers others to serve him rather than cooking for him. After all, she is a goddess and is used to being served by others.
Normally, when it is the stupid goddess' turn to cook, it is as difficult as asking her to go to work, but now she goes to cook so readily. No matter how you think about it, there is something wrong.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Lin asked, "I want to ask you guys, what do you think about that? Are you really free of desire?"
“It feels weird.” Huihui also looked at the closed door of the kitchen and said, “It feels different from Darkness’s situation. Can this be considered a sign of having no desires or requests?”
“It’s different from Megumin’s situation.” Darkness also looked at the closed kitchen door and asked in confusion: “Even though she sometimes shows her pure and respectful side, I always feel like something is wrong.”
The two parties involved came forward to tell their stories.
"By the way, I call Aqua in that state 'Pure Mode Aqua' because both her expression and her mind are pure." Kobayashi said maliciously.
Yunyun couldn't help but complained quietly: "Well, Miss Aqua herself will definitely be very angry when she hears this."
"But the opportunity for Aqua to become that pure was when we complained about her just now, or when she was influenced by the surroundings." Kobayashi spread his hands, his meaning was obvious, "That guy - is Aqua really cursed?"
"Yes……"
Darkness and Megumin looked at each other and shook their heads.
"Me too, I haven't seen Aqua show a desireless side."
"Me too. After all, has Aqua really become desireless?"
“It’s as if she’s agreeing with us… Ah, I don’t mean that Ms. Aqua and I are the same, but she seems to be deliberately following our pace and obeying us, so… this… that…”
"Yes, yes, we understand. Youyou, you don't need to explain anymore."
Kobayashi patted the flustered girl's shoulder.
Youyou has always valued friends, but the simple girl doesn't know how to make friends with others, so she always obeys her friends, which is why she becomes so deformed.
But since Megumin and Darkness, both of whom were cursed, said so, Aqua must be hiding something.
“It always feels suspicious.”
Kobayashi sighed, but at the same time he said, "But when making clothes, Aqua must have the strongest desire. This judgment is correct."
“Well… Anyway, let’s not worry about Aqua for now.” Darkness said with great experience, “After all, there is no substantial damage, so it won’t be a big deal if we ignore it. Besides, I’m more worried that I won’t have time to find the criminal if I keep working.”
“That’s right…” Huihui turned over lazily and said in a depressed and tired tone, “I was so tired after coming back that I didn’t have the energy to look for the criminal. Plus the stupid goddess thing…”
"At best, I can only ask around while working."
Youyou also lowered her head helplessly.
Rather, they really don't have the time to take care of these things. If they work part-time, they won't be able to catch the criminal. If they go to catch the criminal... it's fine if they catch the criminal, but if they don't catch the criminal and fail to complete the mission, Kobayashi and his team will face being questioned. In addition, Aqua is suspected of helping the criminal, and they might be held jointly responsible, which makes them passive... It's really a stubborn thing that makes them blocked at both ends. The more they think about it, the more upset they become.
Darkness rubbed her brows and said in a distressed tone, “I can’t say that there is no information collected through part-time work, but I can only say that there is no useful information among them… If this continues, it will not be good.”
"Alas... the criminal should just turn himself in..."
Kobayashi had fantasies that he shouldn't have.
Besides, how could such a thing be possible? The reason why criminals are criminals is that they know they are committing crimes but still do it. So asking them to confess their crimes is simply wishful thinking.
"----ah!?"
“Oh?! Huihui, what happened suddenly?”
The little loli suddenly sat up from the sofa and screamed at the same time, which scared Kobayashi and Mamenosuke.
But she didn't care about these little things. Instead, she looked at her teammates excitedly and said, "Yes, why didn't you think of it? Turn yourself in, turn yourself in!"
“Hey, Huihui, do you want Aqua to surrender?” Kobayashi pulled the corner of his mouth and said, “Forget it, we’re all doomed.”
He mistakenly thought that Huihui wanted Aqua to take the blame, but the problem was that they would also be held jointly responsible.
"It's not that, it's about getting the real criminal to surrender!"
Huihui shouted excitedly.
Under the astonished and strange gazes of the crowd, she said confidently: "Since we can't find him, let the prisoner come out on his own!"
“It would be great if this were possible.” Darkness frowned slightly. “But is there such a way?”
"Humph, this kind of thing is a piece of cake in front of my high IQ!"
"Stop being so cool and tell me what to do."
Xiaolin held the little loli's head.
The little girl broke free and said, "That's good. If the prisoner and the one who prepared the formula are the same person, there must be a reason why he asked us to keep making clothes."
"Um...that's right."
"In that case, what if we stage a show and pretend that the recipe is lost? The prisoner might prepare the recipe for us again--"
"Yeah! If that happens, the criminal might go to Wiz's shop again!"
If we catch the criminal there—
(End of this chapter)