bookrandom Chapter 1032 The Last Routine 211
Chapter 1032 The Last Routine 211
Chapter 1032 The Last Routine 211
But what he didn't know was that Kobayashi and the others had been waiting outside the alley for a long time, ready to rush in and take down the man who had tested the knife and killed someone.
Seeing Alice's figure, Huihui said with considerable resentment, "I really envy Eliza! Announcing her name at such a perfect moment isn't something everyone can do!!"
"Huihui, focus your attention on the enemy in front of you!" Youyou scolded her unhappily.
However, because of this, the man who had tested the knife and committed the murder found himself surrounded by a group of people and unable to escape. He looked at the crowd surrounding him with a displeased expression.
Aqua blocked his way and shouted, "You're the one who killed someone by testing the knife! Being discovered by a goddess like me means your luck has run out. Just obediently accept your arrest!!"
"Tch, so your comrades have gathered..." Seeing the crowd surrounding him, the man who had tested his knife for killing wasn't afraid at all. Instead, he shouted upwards, "Hey you guys, hurry up and get out here and stretch your legs!"
Then, several more people emerged from the roof beams. It turned out that he wasn't the only one who had tested the knife and committed the murder; it was a group crime!
"How could this be? They have reinforcements too...!?" Alice was worried. While shielding the little boy behind her, she said to Kobayashi and the others, "Brother, everyone! Please!"
"Hmph...!" Kobayashi looked at the approaching knife-testing killers with disdain and said with a snort, "This is not someone else, but my sister's request. Let's have a big fight!"
"Oh!!" xN
At Kobayashi's call, everyone mingled together.
"This is it!"
"Okay, now! Bind!"
"What's this? It's bound by ropes and can't move! Damn it!!"
Kobayashi's binding skills were extremely useful; these people who had just been shouting and testing their knives to kill were now bound and unable to move in the blink of an eye.
"Sister Eliza... um..."
The little boy pointed incredulously at the immobilized bad guys, staring dumbfounded at Alice beside him. Alice smiled and said, "It's great that we made it! How about that, I'm pretty strong, right?"
"Yes!" The little boy nodded vigorously, and said with admiration, "That was so cool, thank you...!"
"Don't mention it, you can rest assured now." Alice patted his head, as if to say that the little boy no longer had to worry about the person who killed him while testing the knife.
Soon, some guards rushed over, shouting, "You're under arrest! Behave yourselves!!"
"Looks like the security guards are here." Huihui said, looking at the menacing-looking people rushing towards them. "Perfect, let's hand these villains over."
Upon hearing this, Aqua nodded in agreement, waved to the group, and shouted, "Over here! Guards, we've caught the one who killed someone while testing the knife! Please take him back and punish him!"
"The one who killed someone while testing a knife!?" The arriving guard glared at them with hostility, but deliberately dragged out his words, "No, no... he is indeed a wanted man! But... you are also suspicious!" After thinking for a moment, he immediately ordered his men, "Alright, take them back too!"
"What?! How could this be?!" Aqua shouted incessantly. "We caught the person who tried and killed someone, and instead of rewarding us, we're being arrested?!"
Despite her shouting, Kobayashi and the others were still taken away. But don't worry, with Alice there, there won't be any problems. They should be released soon.
As the guards arrived in the city, Kobayashi saw the general who ruled the town, who was Alice's father in this world.
“Then, let’s interrogate those who caused the brawl and riot just now.” He looked down at Kobayashi and the others from his seat and said, “Raise your heads.”
"We told you we've got the wrong person!" the confused little boy shouted excitedly. He tried to break free from their grasp, but he was too weak to do so. He could only yell angrily at them, "We just want to catch the guy over there who killed someone while testing his knife!"
“…I’m talking to you, Kobayashi.” This time, Aqua didn’t yell. She looked around curiously and said, “I don’t see Alice. Is everything alright?”
"It was so chaotic when we were caught... I hope we escaped safely." Kobayashi said with a similarly troubled expression. He could foresee what kind of confinement Alice would face after returning with him. For a princess like her, being unable to leave would be terrible.
"Hmm..." The man on the stage pondered for a moment, then looked at the knife-testing killer who was tightly bound with ropes and said, "So, you are the knife-testing killer who frequently attacks people, right?"
"Strange... what are you talking about?" The man who had killed someone by testing the knife feigned a bewildered expression, but a sinister smile lurked beneath it. He said, "I was walking at night when these guys suddenly attacked me." Surprisingly, this guy turned around and accused Kobayashi and the others of ambushing him, portraying himself as a victim!
"You bastard!" Huihui pointed at him angrily and yelled, "Are you trying to play innocent?!"
"I don't remember doing that." The man who tested the knife to kill wasn't afraid at all. Instead, he calmly spread his hands and said, "Instead, you guys are the more suspicious ones, aren't you?" As he spoke, he looked at Kobayashi and the others, pointed at them meaningfully, and said, "A ronin, a girl with strange hair color, a courtesan... Pfft, an old-fashioned eye patch."
"To fall into the realm of error, even unintentional distortion—hmm!?"
"No, no, no! Huihui, calm down!"
Just as Huihui was about to unleash a burst spell to teach the knife-testing killer a lesson, Youyou immediately ran over and covered her mouth, determined not to let her release it, otherwise the place would be turned into ruins in an instant.
"Waaaaah, waaaaah!!" Huihui struggled and pried open Youyou's hand covering her mouth, shouting angrily, "Hey, let me go! If you back down now, something inside me, as a Crimson Demon, will die!!"
"If we launch it, we'll die too!?" Youyou scolded Huihui loudly for not considering the situation, and the two of them wrestled and argued.
"Quiet!!" the man on the stage shouted at the crowd, then said loudly, "So... this man says he wasn't the one who killed the man while testing the knife, what about you?"
"Hmph, that's a good joke." Darkness glared at the man who was trying to defend her, and after receiving a defiant look that said, "What can you do about it?", she said to the man on the stage, "We did see the scene of the child being attacked by this man."
"...Yes, that's it!!" The little boy clearly realized this too, and he quickly shouted, "Sister Eliza should know everything, and if she can come out and testify, it will be the final word!!"
"Hmm?" The man who had tested the knife and killed someone raised an eyebrow, then asked with interest, "So, where is this Eliza? You can't possibly be saying that a fictional character is a witness, can you?"
He had clearly noticed Alice's absence, so he deliberately said this to mislead others and solidify his innocence. Kobayashi saw through his plan but had no way to testify. This guy… he starts spouting nonsense when we stay silent…!
Seeing the gritted teeth on everyone's faces, the man who had tested the knife and killed them became even more brazen, taunting, "If you're not satisfied, why don't you go call Eliza? Of course, if she really exists—"
"That's it!"
"Huh!?" xN
Hearing the sudden intervention, not only the knife-testing killer but also Kobayashi and the others were taken aback. Immediately afterward, a blonde girl in a gorgeous dress strode into the room, standing before the knife-testing killer and looking down at him.
"Don't tell me you've forgotten the grapes on my head! I saw all your misdeeds!"
Upon seeing Alice's accusation, the man who had tested the knife for murder immediately covered his face in terror and cried out, "Could it be... that Princess was from that time?! I'm so, so sorry!!!"
He decisively admitted defeat.
After the person who tested the knife and committed the murder confessed to his crime, Kobayashi and the others were exonerated and released.
The little boy looked at Alice with some disbelief and said, "Sister, it's actually Princess Alice... right? I... I was startled." He stammered, a little embarrassed and shy. He seemed hesitant to get closer.
"Hehe, don't worry about it too much." Alice stepped forward, patted the little boy's head, and said with a smile, "You must live well with your father from now on."
"Yes! Sister Eliza... no, Lady Alice! Thank you for your help!!"
"Just call me Sister Eliza." Alice didn't care what she was called, and at the same time looked at Kobayashi and said, "Brothers, you've been released too. Now the social reform is complete."
"Yes, then the world will be at peace... No!!" Kobayashi shouted immediately. He wasn't about to enter into a happy, perfect ending. He yelled, "We can't get too used to it! Let's go back to the world we were in before!?" Then, he looked at the princess and asked, "By the way, Alice! Do you have the pink scroll?"
“The scroll…!” Alice said blankly, but then quickly added as if she remembered something, “Oh right! There’s something I have to tell everyone!! The scroll says that everyone who comes to this world can return by standing in the castle tower…”
“I see…” Darkness nodded. “Now all we need to do is find Chris, right? But how do we find her…”
At this moment, the little boy asked curiously, "Sisters, are you looking for someone?"
“Hmm, I’m looking for a silver-haired, agile girl,” Alice said instinctively. “Do you know anything about her?” It was just a casual question, without any expectations, but the little boy still gave an answer.
"Silver hair? I don't know if it's a girl, but I've heard that people in the city have seen silver-haired people."
"This is it!!"
Aqua shouted loudly.
So everyone quickly ran towards the neighboring town... but no. Before leaving the town, they thought they should explore it properly before heading to the next one.
"As the saying goes, when you're out in the world, you rely on friends; when you're in the world, you rely on relationships... Everyone, follow me!!"
Kobayashi greeted everyone.
"That's really strange." Aqua looked at him with some surprise and oddity, and said, "Kobayashi, who is usually too lazy to even do missions and always dawdles, actually took the lead in going on a trip."
"It's a rare treat to be in this Edo-era world, so if you want to enjoy it, you'll have to wander around, right?" Kobayashi said matter-of-factly, then added with anticipation, "Helping girls in distress, blossoming into love, walking down the aisle and staying together for life...!"
"I can see right through Kobayashi's intentions," Huihui couldn't help but complain. "Your desires are even palpable here."
"No, no! I had no ulterior motives!" Kobayashi quickly denied, but his denial was unconvincing and made Aqua and the others feel a little resistant.
Darkness then said, "This world seems to have checkpoints too, is that alright? I heard there are particularly harsh interrogations when you pass through there..." She said this with some concern, but quickly crossed her arms and blushed, saying, "They took advantage of my inability to resist and demanded that I take off my clothes, forcing unreasonable demands on me... Ugh, I can't stand it!!"
"Aren't you full of anticipation?" Kobayashi smirked and said to Aqua and Megumin, "Watch closely, this is the guy with ulterior motives, I'm just purely curious!"
“Yes, I’m all for enjoying the Edo period to the fullest,” Aqua said, raising her hand. At the same time, she asked with some doubt, “By the way, have you decided on a destination?”
"Speaking of traveling to various countries in period dramas, hot springs are definitely the answer!" Kobayashi said without hesitation, then gave a thumbs up and exclaimed, "You can't experience the spacious and comfortable open-air hot springs in Axel; they're the ideal tourist destination!"
"Kobayashi, you...!" Huihui's expression of disgust was so blatant that it was unpleasant to watch.
"What's with that expression on your face!" Kobayashi pouted indignantly, then asked in a low, uncertain voice, "Did I say something strange?"
"...That's terrible."
"Have you forgotten about the Alcanredia hot springs?"
"No!! Alcanredia's action was just a momentary impulse! Don't misunderstand!! This time, I just wanted to relieve my fatigue!"
However, in the end, we didn't go to the hot springs.
Reluctantly, Kobayashi had to change the itinerary, saying, "Unfortunately, by the time we reach a place where we can get a clear view of Mount Fuji, it will already be evening. Oh well, let's go admire the moon over Mount Fuji... How romantic... Everyone, hurry up! Mount Fuji is calling us!"
“I don’t think there’s any calling out. What’s going on all of a sudden?” Darkness looked at him with some confusion.
Aqua covered her mouth and whispered, "He's clearly immersed in the lines from a period drama."
"I see." Huihui nodded, then said, "Let's not worry about that for now, let's buy some dumplings on the way to cheer ourselves up!"
"Hey, you guys shut up! You've ruined the atmosphere!"
Kobayashi said this with a displeased look on his face.
(End of this chapter)