novelkee Chapter 690 Birds of a feather flock together, people flock together
Chapter 690 Birds of a feather flock together, people flock together
Chapter 690 Birds of a feather flock together, people flock together
About the origin of the ring.
"Once upon a time, there lived a gentleman who was suspected of being a panty thief..."
"It's so confusing right from the start. Why are you telling this story about a perverted gentleman?!"
Xiao Lin couldn't help but complain.
“But I understood it instantly.”
"Same as above."
"Ahh, underwear?"
"It's underwear."
Aqua and the other four nodded.
"He's just started talking, okay? Stop pretending to know me!"
Xiao Lin couldn't help but scold them.
Wiz quickly waved her hands and said, “Well, forget it, forget it. Anyway, listen to it first, okay? Otherwise, I don’t know how to deal with it.”
Vanir nodded and continued to explain.
"In short, the gentleman went everywhere to clear his name... Unfortunately, he passed away in an accident before he could prove his innocence."
"So, what is this curse?"
"Don't be anxious, little brother. I haven't finished yet. The gentleman has a younger brother, and the younger brother made this magic prop ring to make up for his brother's regret."
"To make up for the regret?"
Xiaolin tilted his head, looking confused.
Vanir grinned and said, "This magic item can only be activated when worn on a man's finger. Its effect is - on a full moon night, you will unconsciously steal women's underwear!"
"… Doesn't this mean that I steal women's underwear once a month without any discrimination? Damn it!?"
Xiaolin was already sweating profusely.
If this happens once a month, his reputation will soon hit rock bottom, and he may even be unable to catch up with Sato Kazuma and become one of the three scumbag musketeers of Axel!
No!
Don’t do that!
Seeing Xiaolin sweating profusely, Vanir laughed and said, "That's right, you rash little brother who put on the mysterious ring under the influence of alcohol!"
What he said made so much sense that I was speechless.
Indeed, Kobayashi was drunk and put on the ring at the instigation of the stupid goddess.
Look at Aqua.
She took a step back with a look of disgust.
"What is that? Honestly, I'm kind of grossed out."
"Whose fault do you think it is?"
She clearly forced me to wear it.
Darkness said with a little regret: "It's acceptable if you only steal from me, but it's a bit too much if you don't distinguish between them."
What stupid things is this guy saying?
“But I think something is fishy.”
"What's so strange about this little girl from the Crimson Demon Clan who has a mental disorder?"
Vanir asked curiously.
Huihui glared at him unhappily.
Xiao Lin waved his hands and said, "Hui, Huihui, don't argue with Vanir. Please explain what you think is strange!"
Hearing him say this, Huihui sighed and decided not to bother with the hateful devil.
explained:
"Since he died unjustly, it's fundamentally strange that he made such a magical item, right?"
"Eh? Ah, yes, if you want to atone for your brother's sins, you should do the exact opposite."
Aqua seemed to have realized what was happening.
After hearing this, Xiao Lin also reacted and said thoughtfully: "On the contrary, I would never steal other people's underwear...or something like that?"
"…Is stealing underwear all you can think of?"
Kobayashi was quite upset by the look in Aqua's eyes that looked at the hopeless scumbag.
Once upon a time, he had a reputation for reliability.
Sure enough, this guy deserves a beating.
“Besides, I wasn’t wrong, was I?…Ah, no, it should be a magic item that can prove my innocence!”
Xiaolin slapped his head.
Darkness intervened. “Forget it. Regardless of its function, if it is a tool to protect women’s bodies, it should at least help restore the reputation of the gentleman who died with regret.”
"That's true, but why did he choose to make this kind of magic prop?"
Huihui said she couldn’t understand.
Vanir seemed to understand something and laughed, "Actually, that's what happened!"
"What are you talking about? I don't understand."
"Well, let me explain to you little brothers who have poor insight - in fact, the gentleman was not wronged at all!"
"……Eh?"
"A gentleman is a real underwear thief."
Ah this...
Xiaolin twitched the corner of his mouth.
After hearing what Vanir said, he seemed to understand something.
"Because he was concerned about his status, he tried his best to prove his innocence, but secretly he collected underwear for fun and never got tired of it. So his younger brother, in order to make up for his brother's regret of not being able to steal underwear anymore due to his sudden death, made this magic prop!"
"Wow...they are both really annoying."
Xiao Lin couldn't help but complain.
Aqua looked at him and said, "It seems that Xiaolin has no right to say that about others."
“I can’t help but think of the old saying that birds of a feather flock together,” Darkness followed closely.
"That's what they call perverts attracting perverts."
"I-I thought so too."
Huihui and Youyou continued to kill.
Xiao Lin couldn't help but yelled, "No, no, I'm not interested in that! Do you have any misunderstandings about me?! I'm not Sato-kun!"
Despite saying so, they seemed to not believe it at all.
Ruined.
Because I was too lazy at home, they thought I had fallen into the same scumbag as Sato Kazuma. What should I do? I said, what should I do?
Haha…
I sighed helplessly, not wanting to argue about this.
"that……"
Xiao Lin looked at the ring in his hand and asked, "Now I understand that this ring was made by the annoying brother, but...how can I take it off? Since it's not a curse, Aqua can't do anything about it, right?"
"Yes, although the intention is very shameless, the thing lurking in this ring is different from resentment, but a pure wish. Therefore, there is nothing I can do."
Aqua said that it was not her problem, but the property of the ring was not a curse.
Hui Hui said with disdain: “How shameless!”
"Hey, hey, hey, please don't say that to me." Xiao Lin sighed, looked at the omniscient Duke of Hell beside him, and asked, "Barnil, how about it, do you have any good ideas?"
"Hmph, there are two solutions I can think of."
Barnil raised a finger and said, "First and foremost, fulfill the wish in the ring."
"Eh? You mean..."
"As things stand now, it means making up for the gentleman's regret and fulfilling his long-cherished wish of being able to steal women's underwear forever."
"Is that really the case?"
Huihui took a step back.
"Absolutely not! Don't joke about having your underwear stolen all the time!"
"I also cannot agree with that. That kind of play is not what I expected."
"Me, me too."
They all resisted.
Xiao Lin said that even if he was asked to steal from these people, he would not steal.
"In that case, there is another way—"
Vanir raised his second finger and said, "There is no other choice but to find out the composition of the magic effect and forcibly remove it."
"Hey, is that possible?"
“Hahahaha————, I am a great demon who sees through everything in the world. This is a piece of cake!… Although I really want to say so, unfortunately, the composition of this technique is quite complicated. I am just a mortal and I am quite capable of it.”
"Is this true... Vanir can't do it either?"
Even the Duke of Hell couldn't do anything about it, and Kobayashi felt helpless.
“No, no, no.” Vanir shook two fingers and said, “I didn’t say I couldn’t do it. It’s just too complicated. I just don’t like the hassle.”
"Please, save the child!"
Xiaolin put his hands together and kept bending over.
“Then…” Barnil grinned maliciously, added another finger, and said, “30 million Eris.”
"……what?"
"The cost of the technology to construct the analysis formula, the labor cost, and the magic potion to remove the magic effect, if you add all these together, it will cost 30 million Eris."
This number is too coincidental!
He had just conquered Walavi, and the kingdom awarded a bounty of 30 million Eris, and Barnil wanted this figure.
No one would believe him if he said he didn't do it on purpose.
"Let me make it clear first. No credit or installment payments."
I knew it!
As if he could see Xiaolin's unhappy expression, Vanir explained: "Without funds, the analysis cannot be carried out, and magic potions are difficult to obtain. This is necessary."
But it’s too expensive!
Even though Kobayashi had only received a bounty of 30 million Eris, it was taken away before he could even warm up to it. It was too much!
Wiz couldn't bear to watch it anymore.
"Well, Mr. Barnil, no matter how high the cost is, thirty million Eris is a bit..."
"The price is very fair. In fact, if you think about the future, this amount of money is not enough."
"Eh? Not enough?"
Vanir's words made the Lich Lady very concerned.
But he had no intention of explaining, and said to Xiao Lin: "In short, no matter what you think, little brother, we can no longer get away with it."
"Woo——————"
Xiaolin gritted his teeth.
It's not that he can't afford it, but it's really frustrating to be taken advantage of, but he can't do anything about it now.
Aqua jumped out and yelled, "Wait a minute! This matter is inextricably linked to us, don't make a decision on your own!"
The silly goddess seems reluctant to spend money.
Vanir smiled and said, "What's wrong with you? You're the little sister whose underwear will be stolen by your little brother from now on."
“It’s too early for you to say that! We definitely don’t want that kind of humiliating life!” Aqua glared at him unhappily. “It’s just 30 million Eris, I get it, what’s the big deal if I give it to you! Gather all our strength, and you can just wait for the money to hit your face!”
"Aqua?"
Kobayashi didn't expect that the stupid goddess would actually succumb to this. He didn't know whether to be touched or sad.
Darkness also comforted him: "Xiaolin is our companion. How can we ignore the crisis of our companion?"
“I can already see Xiaolin’s filthy smile as he sells stolen goods to make extra money.” Huihui complained, “We should save up enough money as soon as possible to free Xiaolin from the threat of the ring.”
“Darkness, Megumin…”
I didn't expect them to care so much about me.
Wiz exclaimed, “That’s great! It looks like everyone cares about Mr. Kobayashi.”
forget it.
How can this be considered caring about yourself?
It's obvious that he's afraid of having his underwear stolen.
But I was still somewhat touched, especially by Aqua. I thought she would let me save money and find a solution.
This is also the main reason why he looked embarrassed.
Although the kingdom awarded 30 million Eris as a bounty, it was for everyone in their team, and Kobayashi couldn't openly embezzle it.
He couldn't afford to lose this person.
At this time, Megumin poked Aqua.
“What’s wrong, Huihui?”
"Aqua, if we don't have enough money, you know what to do, right?"
"Yeah, don't worry. With my recovery magic, a broken finger can be restored to its original state in no time."
"Really? You are worthy of being the high priest."
The four of them said this stealthily.
Xiao Lin rolled his eyes and said, "I'm talking to you guys... I heard everything..."
"Hate, hate, really! Mr. Kobayashi's expression is so scary!" Aqua said with a playful smile: "Don't worry, what I just said is the last resort. After all, I feel a little uncomfortable to be asked to do that kind of thing right at the beginning. Anyway, let's make money first."
Really, this girl doesn't look like a goddess at all.
Otherwise, if it's really as the stupid goddess said, they might as well just cut off the finger and then restore it. At least they don't have to work so hard.
Darkness’ cheeks turned red.
"I, I think... risking my life to support a good-for-nothing guy... is awesome! Hehe, hehehe..."
"You are the real loser who can say such a thing."
Xiaolin made a noise.
Vanir came up and said loudly, "Then if the negotiation is successful and you get thirty million Eris, then come find me!"
“Let me make it clear in advance that you can’t ask for thirty million Eris when you can’t actually do it.” Aqua said this in a tone that was deliberately trying to cause trouble.
Barnil shrugged.
"Don't talk nonsense. We demons have a strong sense of contract. Don't worry. We are not some fraud group that uses sweet words to deceive others into joining the sect."
"What did you say? Believe it or not, I purified you!"
"Come on if you can!"
The goddess and the devil started arguing again. When will they stop fighting every time they meet? To be honest, this is enough.
But forget it.
Anyway, it's quite rare that Aqua and the others are so concerned about it.
How can I get thirty million Eris?
If I just work hard and save money bit by bit, I'm afraid that in the end my fingers will really be cut off. I must find a good way to make money as soon as possible.
"What are you daydreaming about, Xiaolin!"
Aqua and the others stood at the entrance of the magic tool shop and shouted to him, “Go home and have a money-making operation meeting! Leave it to me. I will solve all the problems, no matter what they are! A mere 30 million Eris, isn’t that easy?!”
"oh oh……"
She seems very confident.
Wiz was also encouraging him from behind.
"Mr. Kobayashi, please keep up the good work. If there is anything I can help you with, please feel free to ask."
"Ahh, thank you."
"Xiao--Lin--!"
"Yes, yes, I'll be right there!"
Xiaolin shouted at the impatient stupid goddess, and then said to her and Vanir, "Then goodbye, Wiz, Vanir."
"Just struggle under the wheel of fate, you little brother who is a stranger in a foreign land and steals underwear every full moon."
"Stop talking nonsense!"
Xiaolin rolled his eyes in annoyance.
(End of this chapter)