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Chapter 988 The Last Routine 167
Despite his inner denial and reluctance to admit it, his intuition told him that it was true.

Damn it, why did I ever make such a wish?!

He couldn't help but wail inwardly.

Xiaolin's unusual behavior did not arouse suspicion from the others, but he dared not say anything more at this point, so he could only shut his mouth and listen to what the others were saying.

Darkness then spoke up, "Anyway, thanks to Chris, we've taken another step forward. Alright, let's go find that guy named Jizo."

"We're going to settle this score with it!" Huihui said, rubbing her hands together, "We definitely won't let it get away with this!"

“I understand.” Chris nodded, then said, “If the claim that it’s sealed in the ruins is true, I can expand the scope of my investigation.”

"It's up to you now!"

Aqua begged her to say that.

Chris is practically a know-it-all. Although she hasn't displayed any particularly high level of strength, she's actually been to almost every place, and many unknown pieces of information are found through her. Since Chris has stated that Jizo is in the ruins, then it must be there, and Aqua and the others believe she can help them find it.

So while waiting for information, Kobayashi and the others returned to Megumin's house. After all, the Crimson Demon Clan and the True Crimson Demon Clan were still fighting. If they left now, something irreversible might happen. So they could only wait there.

"—So, in other words," Huihui explained to the soft-spoken girl who rushed over after hearing the news, "this commotion was caused by that troublesome fairy secretly pulling the strings?"

"What do you mean by liking chaos?!" the soft-bodied girl shouted, clearly very unhappy. She stomped her feet angrily and yelled, "Thanks to it, the atmosphere in the Crimson Demon Village is absolutely terrible right now!"

Whether it's the conflict between the two Crimson Demon clans or the implementation of the True Crimson Demon clan's plan, the Softie clan is having a very difficult time right now. If the True Crimson Demon clan weren't still pushing other plans, they might have been arrested by now.

At this moment, Xiaomi asked innocently, "Sister, after we defeat it, will Mom and Dad be able to return to normal?"

"Yes, it will recover!" Huihui stroked Xiao Mi's head, a gentle smile appearing on her face.

Although Piao Sanlang and Weiwei now have normal personalities, can earn money to supplement the family income and keep Xiaomi from going hungry, their drastically changed personalities mean they are no longer true members of the Red Demon Clan and will not be recognized or accepted by Xiaomi. To some extent, Xiaomi still prefers her previous parents, even though they are unreliable and irresponsible, often leaving her hungry.

"But before that!" the soft-spoken girl called out to her, sounding a little angry. "Huihui, don't we still have things to do?"

“Yes.” Megumin nodded resolutely and said, “If we are defeated by the True Crimson Demon Clan like this, it will be a disgrace to the Crimson Demon Clan!”

After all, this is a provocation against the remnants of the old era, and a true Crimson Demon with such a normal personality is not worthy of calling himself a Crimson Demon.

"Although it's not the shock therapy Kobayashi mentioned, I won't be satisfied without checking in on him."

"Oh!! Give the hammer to those who have forgotten their pride!!"

Xiaomi joined in the cheers.

To be honest, Xiaomi's personality is just like a normal person's, and Huihui was very touched by what she said.

"Yes, yes! Give them a hammer!" At this moment, a boy who was huddled in the corner, his face quite pale and covered in sweat, stood up, clenched his fists, and shouted loudly under the slightly dumbfounded gazes of everyone: "Those guys who ruthlessly drove me away from my job... give them a hammer!"

Upon seeing him, the soft-spoken girl pointed at him with a mixture of surprise and disdain, and asked, "By the way, who sent this good-for-nothing NEET here?"

"It's me!" Xiao Mi immediately raised her hand and said loudly, "Everyone was throwing stones at him, and I felt sorry for him, so I called him over."

She is so kind.

This boy, despised by both the Crimson Demon Clan and the True Crimson Demon Clan, was none other than the shut-in, good-for-nothing, Midori Hanayazashi. He knelt before Mimi, wiping away tears from the corners of his eyes, sobbing and choking out, "Waaah... thank you, Mimi. Without you, I... I...!"

"Seriously, Midori is still so hopeless..." Huihui sighed with a headache and helplessness. She seemed to feel helpless about Midori, but then she said, "But you are an important fighting force now, so I'm counting on you."

"Yes! I will definitely try my best!"

Green Coconut Slaughter clenched his fists tightly.

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"Hmph... It's a simple race, thank you. The atmosphere of conflict is very high... Not bad, give me more, more chaos... My body...!"

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While Megumin and the others from the Crimson Demon Clan convened a council to protest, Kobayashi pondered matters concerning Jizo, a matter that arose because of him and could not be ignored.

Could it be that what I saw in the ruins was Jizo? No, no, no, calm down. Come to think of it, such large-scale manipulation of the Crimson Demon Clan's minds could also be the work of the Demon King's army…

He was already secretly wondering if the Demon King's army was behind it; in fact, he was now particularly hoping that it was the Demon King's army.

So much so that I myself became somewhat agitated.

“Hey, Darkness,” Aqua said, looking at Kobayashi's distressed and conflicted state, and asked her companion curiously, “Kobayashi has been muttering to himself the whole time, it’s really scary. What’s wrong with him?”

"So, you've been inexplicably deep in thought since just now," Darkness said, equally puzzled. She then added instinctively, "Could it be that you've already come up with a battle plan?"

After all, Kobayashi had been in charge of the team's battle plans for a long time, so it was normal for him to have such thoughts. To verify this conjecture, Darkness asked, "Kobayashi, have you thought of a good idea?"

"Hmm?" Kobayashi snapped out of his reverie, shook his head, and said, "No, I was concentrating on thinking."

Under the somewhat strange gazes of the two, he quickly changed the subject and asked, "By the way, is it possible that Jizo is a subordinate of the Demon King's army? Wasn't that wind spirit also manipulated by the Demon King's army officers?"

"That was just the trolls using her, wasn't it?" Aqua said casually, then added, "This time, the fairy spirit was more like using people's wishes for amusement."

"Letting the Crimson Demons kill each other is not a strategically efficient approach."

Darkness denied such a possibility.

Kobayashi, unwilling to give up, pleaded, "No, but..."

“This must be a wish made by an adventurer determined to defeat the Demon King,” Aqua suddenly said. “Otherwise, how could someone make such a wish?”

"Does Aqua mean she wants the Crimson Demons, who possess high intelligence and magical power, to become powerful allies in the fight against the Demon King's army?" Darkness asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Yes."

Aqua acknowledged this possibility, and then added, "The Crimson Demons may have their comical aspects, but if they fight seriously, they should become the strongest allies."

“Indeed.” Darkness nodded in deep agreement, but quickly added with a hint of doubt, “Is this how you make a wish?...Even just a little bit, I hope the Crimson Demons can be a little more serious—like this?”

"Um------"

Xiaolin immediately panicked.

As expected of Darkness, she understands me too well! No, that's not right! It should be said that Darkness understands the feelings of ordinary people who have been poisoned by the Crimson Demon Clan too well, and she speaks with absolute accuracy... It's terrifying, absolutely terrifying!

"Hey, Kobayashi," Aqua said, looking at Kobayashi's strong reaction with a puzzled expression, "your eyes have been darting around since just now. What's wrong? Did you find any clues—"

"Ah!" Before Aqua could finish speaking, Kobayashi awkwardly changed the subject, saying to the two of them, "There's nothing we can do here now, let's hurry to Megumin's place!"

"Hey, you haven't finished speaking yet, Kobayashi! Kobayashi!?"

Without giving them a chance to speak again, Kobayashi turned around and ran towards Megumin and the others, ignoring Aqua and Darkness who were trying to stop her from behind.

When he arrived at Huihui's side, he found the true Crimson Demon Clan and the Crimson Demon Clan arguing incessantly.

"No, we can't hand the village over to people like you." Youyou's clan chief father said coldly, even somewhat angrily and reluctantly, "I've said it many times already, don't make me repeat myself!"

"These are our lines! You, you all...!"

Green Coconut Slaughter was equally excited.

"Tell them, Green Coconut Slayer!" Huihui shouted from behind, cheering, "Let them see the spirit of a NEET!"

"Go, you NEETs!"

Xiaomi was also cheering loudly from behind.

No, no, no, if you're going to cheer him on, don't call him a shut-in NEET. But unexpectedly, with the encouragement of the two, the other Crimson Demons also sided with Green Flower Yezai, allowing him to quite enjoy fighting against Yu-Yu's clan leader father.

Behind them, the soft-spoken girl nervously whispered, "If we can refute them here, we'll win the first round! Let them see who the real Crimson Demon is!"

"Oh dear, I thought this would be something else when we came here to challenge each other." With arms crossed and a look of utter helplessness and disdain, he said, "I never expected it to be a verbal battle..."

The previous internal conflict among the Crimson Demons was just a war of words, but now it has turned into a desire to take action, which has angered some of the other Crimson Demons.

"I don't understand what the Crimson Demons are thinking," Dongdonggu said. Then, looking to the other side with a sense of relief, she added, "But it's great that the clan leader's opponent is that seemingly weak NEET."

The deliberate provocation put the Crimson Demon Clan at a disadvantage. After all, Green Coconut Slayer was their representative. If they were looked down upon, wouldn't all the other Crimson Demon Clan members be despised?

"Hmph, say what you want to say...!" Green Flower Yezai retorted defiantly, speaking with some resentment, "I don't take any of you seriously! I'm the man who will become a big shot someday, Green Flower Yezai! After all, my dream is to become a professional stay-at-home dad!"

"Where did the important person go?!"

Dongdonggu subconsciously made a sarcastic remark.

Being a big shot and being a stay-at-home dad are clearly two conflicting professions. How can someone be a big shot on one hand and a stay-at-home dad on the other?

"Hmph, you showed your weakness at the crucial moment." Yu Yu's father, the clan chief, grinned smugly. He pointed at Green Coconut and mocked without any politeness, "It's because of this kind of thinking that you're such a shut-in NEET! Find a stable job first before you come and talk back to me!"

"That's right!" xN
"Waaaaahh ...

The sheer volume of shouts from the True Crimson Demons at Green Flower Yezai deeply hurt him, as their words and actions were diametrically opposed. Furthermore, the fact that he needed a stable job to debate with them implied that he was always inferior.
"Ugh, really, stop talking about it." Soft and a little helpless and disappointed, she complained to Huihui, "That's why I said I didn't want to leave this to a NEET."

Seriously, even they themselves are calling him a NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training). Is that really okay? Do they even have any intention of defeating the True Crimson Demon Clan?

"It's okay, I'm here." Huihui wasn't agitated or angry because of Green Coconut's temporary setback. Instead, she confidently spread her arms and shouted to everyone, "Let's turn everything upside down!"

"Go, sister!"

Xiaomi shouted loudly to cheer on Huihui.

Speaking of which, the Crimson Demon Clan particularly enjoys pushing themselves into desperate situations and then turning the tide.

Meanwhile, Green Flower Yezai on stage was already dejected and hanging his head in disappointment. He muttered to himself, "Damn it, I didn't become a NEET because I like it..."

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"Hmph, well then, I'll help you!"

From somewhere, as if hearing Green Coconut's complaint, these words echoed from the void. Before he could react, a wisp of black energy merged into his body.

"Ughhhhh... my head...!?"

Green Coconut Cutter clutched his head in pain, screaming and yelling.

"Oh...?" Xiaomi exclaimed in a panic, "The green cauliflower is popping and crackling!"

"What is this magic...?"

Huihui pulled Xiaomi into her arms, watching his changes warily, while subconsciously recalling the changes that had occurred to Dongdonggu before.

[The magical artifact is ruined too, does this mean it was a success...?]

No, that's strange. It should have worked normally, but it's like something's blocking it, and it's stopped working.

【Aqua, did you see what happened just now?】

[Hmm. There seems to be a strange magical force swirling around the Winter Mushroom...]

That's right, this is it!

(End of this chapter)