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Chapter 1021 The Last Routine 200
"That's how it is. I was thinking that if it got out, Kobayashi would be angry. It became a secret without me even realizing it, and I hope it won't be discovered..."

As Huihui said this, she looked at Xiaolin with great trepidation, her face showing obvious fear and regret.

"Really? Oh, I see. You were so honest, I'll forgive you this time." Kobayashi said with a smile, but then, as Megumin's expression relaxed and gradually brightened, her expression immediately changed, and she shouted angrily, "You think I'd say that?! You idiot!!!"

"Huh?!"

The sudden change in tone and attitude startled Huihui, and she was completely flustered.

Moreover, not only was Kobayashi angry, but Claire, unusually, did not take the other side and instead condemned, "...This time I completely agree with Lord Kobayashi's opinion. You actually caused harm to Lady Alice, which is outrageous."

After all, Megumin's actions threatened Alice's safety, and as the princess's guard, Claire naturally had the right to condemn her. In fact, Claire was so enraged by Megumin's absurd behavior that she drew her sword to punish her.

"Claire!?" Alice, seeing her impulsive and reckless behavior, quickly stepped in front of her and said, "I...I'm fine, put the sword away!"

"If I forgive you here, I won't be able to explain myself to others! Please let me go; I must be punished!!"

"It's dangerous! No! Calm down—ah!"

"Lady Alice's horns, ahh ...

Perhaps Alice got carried away with Claire's fight, because Claire's longsword chopped off the horn on Alice's head—her weapon was just too sharp.

Claire anxiously checked on Alice's condition and hurriedly asked, "Are you in pain, Lady Alice? Is anything wrong with you?! I am truly guilty! If anything happens to Lady Alice...!"

"Hehe, it's okay, it doesn't hurt." Alice said with a smile. She wasn't enduring it or pretending that there was no problem; it really didn't hurt.

"I'm so sorry, Lady Alice!!" Claire cried out, then shouted, "What kind of person is this who hurts the master I'm supposed to protect... In that case, just execute me on the spot!!"

She seemed ready to atone with her death, but Alice stopped Claire and pointed to her broken horn, saying, "Don't worry about it, see, it'll grow back soon."

"...Huh?" Claire stared blankly at Alice's head, and was astonished to find that a new horn was slowly growing back from the spot where the horn had just been broken off.

“This horn is quite interesting…” Aqua picked up the fallen horn with interest, flicked it, and said, “It looks like it would be a very useful material. Oh dear, it seems to have grown back. Let’s look at the second and third ones—”

"How could I possibly let you do something so rude!?" Claire stood in front of Alice, stopping Aqua who wanted to use this opportunity to conduct research and make a fortune, and loudly rebuked her, "Zhang Jiao might become a burden to Lady Alice, so absolutely not!!"

“But this is a very valuable material, isn’t it?” Alice had a completely different opinion. She said with a smile, “That won’t work either. Let’s try cutting it off again.”

"Lady Alice!?" Claire was shocked that her beloved Lady Alice would actually ask to have her horns cut off, and she screamed in fright.

Looking at the chaos, Darkness couldn't help but sigh and say, "Sigh, things are getting strange."

"First of all, you should apologize." Kobayashi looked at the somewhat timid Crimson Demon girl beside him with annoyance. "After all, it's all your fault that you caused this problem."

"I'm sorry to trouble you."

Huihui readily bowed her head and apologized, showing no intention of shirking responsibility, as it was indeed her fault. Xiao Mi, however, reacted completely differently. She circled Alice, waving her hands and looking on with sparkling eyes, clearly envious.

"But the blonde is cool, so there's no need to apologize!"

"Millet……"

Seeing her younger sister speak up for her, Huihui hugged her, feeling touched.

"Alright, alright." Darkness comforted Megumin, patting her shoulder as he addressed the others, "Isn't it good that you know the reason? Now all we have to do is catch that guy and it'll be over, right?"

"That's true, but..."

"Hooohoooooo————"

Kobayashi looked at the Crimson Demon Forest not far away with a headache, and as if sensing his gaze, a large number of giant monsters and goblins rushed out of the forest—not the Demon King's army, but wild monsters from the forest. However, they were all very strong, undoubtedly enhanced by the guidance of the earth.

“They’ve appeared.” Mikami Hibiki looked seriously at the monsters that kept emerging from the Crimson Demon Forest. “There are so many of them. I wonder if we can handle them smoothly.”

"Hmph, no big deal." Kobayashi curled his lip and said to Megumin beside him, "Then you take responsibility and knock all these guys away!"

"Oh, leave it to me!!"

Huihui also got fired up.

……

"Drink! Now, Lady Alice!!" Mikami Hibiki and Kobayashi relentlessly swept away the monsters, then asked Alice to join in. The powerful monsters were wiped out in the blink of an eye. Even Kobayashi and Mikami Hibiki didn't have much room to maneuver.

"It actually happened in an instant...!?"

"Its power is astonishing. Is it the effect of that outfit?"

Claire and Darkness said this in astonishment, seemingly not expecting it to have such great power.

Kobayashi waved his hand dismissively and said, "No, no, no, that guy's effect only lasts for three minutes. It just shows that Alice is very strong."

"Even Megumin's Explosion Magic didn't get a chance to appear," Aqua remarked.

"Yeah." Huihui lowered her head and sighed, looking very disappointed. "I wanted to show Xiaomi the good side, but I didn't expect... Hmm? Xiaomi, where are you!?"

Huihui's younger sister has disappeared. She should have been here just now. Could it be that she was overlooked because of the battle?
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Should we head deeper into the forest first?"

Unsure of what to do, the group immediately headed deeper into the forest. If they encountered monsters or something at this point, it would be a huge problem.

"Xiaomi, where are you!? Where are you!?"

Huihui rushed towards the Crimson Demon Forest in a hurry, and even Kobayashi and the others couldn't stop her.

"Miss Huihui, calm down." Yujian Xiangye comforted the agitated Huihui and said, "Miss Yougouhui and the others are also helping to search, we will definitely find it soon."

"Ugh, this is so annoying!" Megumin shoved the hero blocking her way and scolded him angrily, "Such fancy equipment, doesn't it have a search function? If you're a hero, at least use it!"

"Even if you say that..." Yujian Xiangye showed an expression of not forcing others to do things his way. Although this armor was made by a master craftsman with superb skills, it did not actually have that kind of ability.

However, Alice seemed to have discovered something and said, "Ah, in that case, maybe this horn has that function! Hmm..."

Then she closed her eyes and began searching for something, while Alice heard Xiaomi's voice in her ear.

"Don't underestimate... my sister!!"

"Ah, that voice is!?"

Her horn played Xiaomi's voice, and Huihui's eyes widened in surprise.

Meanwhile, Xiao Mi didn't run away on her own; she was kidnapped. She was currently in a secret room, accompanied by the Earth's Guide, who seemed to be making threatening gestures to prevent her from getting hurt, but it didn't seem to have any effect.

The guide of the earth said sarcastically, "Ah, what an annoying girl. Is the younger sister like this too? Calling that a comedic magic spell isn't entirely wrong, is it?"

Just as it was about to do something, Megumin and Alice suddenly rushed in, looking travel-worn as if they had encountered quite a few monsters.

"Xiaomi!!" Huihui shouted anxiously, then breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Xiaomi in the room. "Finally found you!"

"Hmph, so the Earth's Guidance is here too?" Following closely behind, Miken Hibiki stared at the Earth's Guidance flying up and down, and said with a cold snort, "Perfect, let me seal you one more time!"

"Are you an idiot? How could I have been sealed away by you so many times? Of course I had to escape—"

"Give up!"

Just as the earth's guidance was about to flee, Alice suddenly appeared before them, and it immediately stopped.

"Ah! You, you are..."

The earth's guidance weakened.

Seeing this, Aqua muttered under her breath, somewhat annoyed, "I mean, why did that guy suddenly become all shy and awkward as soon as he saw Alice?"

"Ah, something seems off..." Kobayashi nodded in agreement.

Claire, however, paid no heed to any of that. Furious, she roared at the earth's guide, "Quickly restore Lady Alice to her original form!!"

"Change back!?" The guide of the earth exclaimed in astonishment. If it had an expression, it would surely be frowning deeply, and it said in a very displeased tone, "Is this how you beg?! I can do whatever I want—"

"Please, please help me change back."

"Okay, change back."

Upon hearing Alice's plea, the guide of the earth immediately said this, and his sycophantic manner made Kobayashi keenly aware of something.

"...Haha, I see."

"what happened?"

Yu Jianxiangye knew nothing about it.

then.

After the earth's guidance and explanation, Darkness nodded and said, "I saw Alice while flying in the sky, and fell in love with her at first sight. Out of kindness, I enhanced her... Is that right?"

"That's all I can do," the guide of the earth said pitifully, sounding somewhat aggrieved. "I thought you would be happy. Alas, causing trouble for the girl I like... Let me sleep again."

Well, it's like a case of good intentions gone wrong. Its only redeeming quality is its enhancement, but unfortunately, Alice, as the princess of the kingdom, cannot appear before others in this form, so it ultimately has to revert back to its original state.

"And so, the earth's guidance was sealed once more. Alice returned to normal, and Aqua obtained the materials for the horn, much to her delight. Peaceful daily life has returned—how wonderful!"

"Don't jump to conclusions! I haven't forgiven you for what you did!!"

As Huihui continued to advance the plot, bringing the incident to a close, Kobayashi angrily yelled at her, startling her. The little girl trembled and didn't know what to do after Kobayashi's angry shout.

Her younger sister, Xiaomi, stood with her arms outstretched in front of Huihui, and said loudly without any fear, "Don't be angry. My sister wants to become handsome because of me, so if you're angry, come at me."

"No, it's my fault!" Huihui hugged Xiao Mi tightly, staring nervously at Xiaolin, and said, "I will accept whatever punishment is given, so come on!"

"not me!"

“No, it’s me!!”

The two women jostle each other for the punishment. Seeing this, Mikami Hibiki sighed softly and said, "Sisterly affection, huh... Ah, now there's no way to be angry—"

"What naive nonsense are you spouting?!" Just as Yujian Xiangye was about to let Huihui and Xiaomi go, Kobayashi had a completely different attitude. He shouted angrily, "My business has all failed! How are you going to compensate me?! In the end, if your seal had been done a little better, this wouldn't have happened, would it?!"

"What despicable humanity you have, Kobayashi! When did you become like this? I can't stand it anymore! I'm going to reshape your nature, so stand up straight!!" Mikami Hibiki clenched his fist, as if he wanted to punch him to wake him up, but Kobayashi wouldn't let him succeed. The two of them wrestled together in the palace, oblivious to everyone else.

Seeing this, Claire sighed and said, "Whether it's this or that, I think getting angry is a stupid thing to do."

"Hehe..." Alice, who had returned to normal, said with a smile, "Thank you for your forgiveness, Claire."

Then, as if she had thought of something, she looked at Huihui's younger sister.

"By the way, Miss Xiaomi."

"what happened?"

"I had a lot of fun on this adventure. Please let me know when you see me looking cool."

"I see!"

Xiaomi smiled happily.

Meanwhile, Claire, her eyes filled with hostility, said, "Lady Alice, what did you say? I have a bad feeling..."

"Hehe, it's a secret." Alice winked playfully.

Xiaomi also raised his hands and shouted, "Keep it a secret!!"

And just like that, the matter was resolved smoothly once again.

(End of this chapter)