owlsbooks Chapter 782 The origin of the matter
Chapter 782 The origin of the matter
Chapter 782 The origin of the matter
It was rare that Darkness actually said that she couldn't do it, which really surprised everyone. You know, in the past, Darkness would do whatever he wanted even if he couldn't do it. No one expected that he would say so bluntly that he couldn't do it now.
"Who on earth do you think I am?"
"Pervert!...What's wrong?"
"uh-huh--"
Darkness groaned, but quickly said, "Sorry, I think the armor should be stronger than before, and I'm running out of energy, so I'm sorry."
She was still very serious when necessary, Xiaolin nodded and decided not to let her take risks anymore. It was better to say that Darkness had done enough, and it would not be good to force her, so let them figure out the next step.
"Xiao Lin, what should we do?" Aqua shouted nervously, "If we don't take action now, he will turn into clothes!"
Think fast, think fast.
Organize the information.
Kobayashi kept racking his brains, thinking about how to resolve the current situation.
First of all, the guy's fiancée and slate were taken away by the nobles, and then the fiancée was executed. There is no doubt about this. Judging from the anger shown by the black-robed man and the information obtained from Dust and others, these are correct information.
But why were both the fiancée and the slate taken away? Also, why was the fiancée sentenced to death? Most importantly, why did the noble forget about the slate? It doesn't seem right that a noble who loves clothes so much would forget about this super convenient magic tool.
"Finally, I have to thank you!" On the other side, the man in black robe laughed wildly and proudly. He raised the stone slab and shouted: "You have done a great job in using the stone slab and collecting materials! I sincerely thank you!"
I have to say, the tone was full of sarcasm. Whether it was Darkness or Aqua and the others, they all stared at him with unfriendly expressions.
Hey, wait a minute.
How to use the slate? Could it be that -
Kobayashi, on the other hand, noticed something strange in his words and associated it with something.
“Damn it!” Darkness was speechless and said to Xiaolin, “Think of a way to stop him, Xiaolin!”
"No, there's no need to do anything extra."
Kobayashi stopped Darkness who was about to rush forward, which made them feel very confused and strange.
"What!?"
"What did you just say?"
"What do you mean by not stopping?"
They looked at him in confusion.
Xiao Lin smiled confidently and said, "That's fine. Just let him do what he wants to do. Don't worry about him."
"Mr. Kobayashi!?" The Kingdom Prosecutor Sena never expected that Kobayashi would just give up on the man in black and let him make the most dangerous clothes.
“You mean, if the nobles are killed, no one will hold us accountable, right?!” Huihui glared at Xiaolin angrily, her red eyes staring straight at him, and said, “I misjudged you, Xiaolin!”
Kobayashi ignored Huihui and fell into thought again.
One problem is solved, but what about the other one?
Is there any way to bridge the distance between me and this guy?
Huihui still looked unwilling and said: “Even though that guy is not even an adventurer, he might turn into a monster if he puts on clothes!”
That's right! That guy isn't even an adventurer, so in that case—
"Won't the people in this town be in danger?!"
“Well said, Huihui!”
"……Eh!?"
Huihui was still condemning Xiaolin, but she didn't expect to get his praise all of a sudden. Xiaolin didn't know what kind of expression to make for a moment. Xiaolin didn't explain anything, and there was no time to explain. He said to the four people: "Aqua, Huihui, Youyou and Darkness! There will be some changes in my body from now on. You must do your best to subdue me!"
"Eh? What? What happened?"
"Don't panic, don't hesitate, got it!"
After telling them, Xiaolin faced the man in black robes alone.
The other party said arrogantly: "Whatever you want to do is useless. The magic power has begun to be injected into the stone slab! I will wear this dress and kill the noble! This is also a condolence for her!"
After a hysterical roar, the man in black robe began to use the stone slabs to synthesize clothes. Just as the clothes were about to merge and the stone slabs emitted a fierce light -
“Steal————!”
Kobayashi attacked in the direction of the black-robed man, and when the light dissipated, something heavy appeared in his hand and a smile of success appeared on his face.
The man in black robe looked at his empty hands.
"What--!?"
"They actually stole the slate!?"
Darkness hadn't expected Xiaolin to do this. It was true that they were far away from the black-robed man, and even if they ran over, they wouldn't have time to catch up. This method was undoubtedly the best. But the problem now was -
“What a pity! The step of injecting magic power has been completed! The generation of magic will not stop! In other words, the clothes will definitely be made! And it would be a better choice for you, Xiaolin, to wear them, because you are so powerful, you will definitely help me kill the nobles! Thank you so much, you even help me bear the punishment for the crime, hahaha————”
The man in black robe laughed wildly.
Huihui and the others looked at him with worry. Sena also wanted to say something, but due to her position as the prosecutor of the kingdom, she couldn't say anything.
But Kobayashi did not get angry or anxious, but threw the slate confidently.
"You know, you made two mistakes..."
"What!?"
Seeing his confident expression, the man in black robe felt something was wrong.
But Xiao Lin continued: "First, you don't fully understand this slate! Second, my useless high priest is actually surprisingly good! So, I can be prepared to face the worst case scenario!"
"What!?"
“Ah, ah… the clothes are about to be created!”
Youyou shouted, pointing at the clothes.
Xiao Lin looked at the clothes and said with a smile, "From now on, I will be the one to wear it. You guys, the rest of the process will be up to you! Ahh ...
It has to be said that this pain was really unbearable, and any resistance would result in a violent electric current. The heart-wrenching pain made him roar.
You have to know that Xiaolin is a strong man of class LV8. With such a strong body and strength, he cannot withstand the control of the armor. You can imagine how exaggerated it is.
How long did this pain last?
I have completely lost all feeling.
Rather, the intense pain had made him unable to sense time. Just when he was about to be unable to bear the control of the armor and was about to kill the noble as the man in black robe thought—
"Liu Zi, save me!"
"Please leave it to me, Master Kobayashi."
Then there was a flash of a knife, and Kobayashi's head fell to the ground. After the world spun, he saw his own back, and then he lost consciousness.
“——Wow!”
When I woke up again, I was in a dark space.
In front of me was the goddess, Eris, with a slightly angry expression on her face.
"Um... Mr. Kobayashi, long time no see."
"Yo, Eris."
Kobayashi greeted her casually, not apologizing at all for his reckless behavior.
Eris rolled her eyes slightly and lectured, "Mr. Kobayashi, please don't fight with the premise of resurrection."
"Oh, but this is the only solution I can think of." Xiao Lin scratched his head and said, "In that situation, I can't let Darkness and the others bear it for me. The man in black robe may not be able to withstand the torture of the armor."
That’s right, this is the only solution Xiaolin can think of.
To be honest, if it wasn't for the need to save the black-robed man's life so as to clear up their false accusation, Kobayashi would never have cared about him.
"Well, how many of them are there?"
“No problem. Darkness has completely controlled you. After Ms. Ryuzu chopped off your head, you were motionless. Megumin also tried her best. Senior… just swayed beside her.”
Is that guy really a hopeless loser?
However, she is also an indispensable presence in this battle. If you ask why——
"Now, Senior is resurrecting you, please wait a moment."
"Well, I see."
Yes, this is the meaning of Aqua's existence.
Xiao Lin thought for a moment and asked, "By the way, how is that piece of clothing - the armor now?"
"When I took it off from Mr. Kobayashi, I no longer had my own consciousness. I guess it's a symbiotic relationship with the host." Eris said with a smile.
"That's it, that's great."
In that case, the armor should still be able to be preserved and used, right?
At this moment, Aqua's voice was heard from the dark space.
"Xiao Lin - did you hear that? The resurrection ceremony is over, come back quickly -"
"I understand! Then, Eris, I'm counting on you."
"Okay, I'll open the door now. If possible, please treat this as your last visit here. This is a promise."
As expected, Eris is very gentle and kind.
As the door to resurrection was opened, Xiaolin walked in and opened his eyes again. He had been resurrected successfully.
Looked at my body.
Nothing unusual.
"Ah... Thank you, Aqua." Kobayashi stood up with the help of Ryuko, and also said: "Thank you, Ryuko."
"It doesn't matter, after all, I'm very good!"
"It's my honor to help Master Kobayashi... Although I really want to say this, I didn't expect that after so long you would still only ask for help. It's really a headache."
One of them is just taking advantage of others, and the other one has become very sharp-tongued. It's really a headache.
Darkness breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he was safe and sound, and couldn't help but complain, "Really? You always do this."
“Yes!” Huihui followed suit and said, “Please consider the feelings of those who are worried about you!”
Of course they care about Xiaolin.
After all, I didn't expect him to take such a risk. Speaking of which, since I officially teamed up with them, I don't think I have died again? That's why Eris said long time no see.
The Kingdom Prosecutor Sena also asked nervously: "Ah, that... Mr. Kobayashi, are you okay?"
"It's okay, I've been resurrected."
"Yeah, it's okay! To be honest, I thought I almost died!"
Kobayashi quickly covered the stupid goddess' mouth.
"No, but Miss Aqua just mentioned resurrection..."
"This guy thinks he's a goddess, please be considerate!"
"Ah, that's right."
Sena seemed to accept this setting, but Aqua snorted in dissatisfaction.
“Compared to this.” Huihui looked to the other side and asked, “What should we do with that person?”
He knelt on the ground, completely exhausted. If it weren't for the rise and fall of his shoulders, one would have thought he was dead.
"Hey, let me ask you a question." Xiao Lin looked at him and said, "Are you still thinking about killing the nobles?"
"How, how could that be! Rather than wanting to kill that person, I actually want to protect that adult!" The man in black robe suddenly expressed his loyalty and even showed his willingness to protect that person.
Such a polarized reversal of attitude surprised Sena.
"Eh? What does this mean..."
"Let's talk about this later." Xiaolin didn't want to explain, but under Sena's questioning eyes, he could only say casually, "This stone slab is actually cursed."
"curse?"
"The stone tablet was cursed. When a person uses the stone tablet, their strongest desire will become the opposite. At that time, that guy's mind was full of revenge, so after it became the opposite -"
Xiao Lin pointed at the strange man in black robe and said, "He will become a gentle and kind person like he is now."
"But, Xiaolin. What if this man knows about the existence of the curse?"
"it's out of the question."
In response to Huihui's doubts, Kobayashi simply shook his head.
Aqua asked curiously, "Why are you so sure?"
"How should I put it?" Xiaolin pinched his chin and said, "What I didn't understand at first was that the nobles took away the slate and its infusion."
"If you think about it carefully, it is true. The noble just wants a slate that can generate special clothes."
"That's right. If you just want the stone slab, there is no need to capture the owner of the stone slab. So why capture the owner?"
"Because you like that woman?"
"In that case, you won't be sentenced to death, but will stay with me forever, right?"
Kobayashi rejected Aqua's argument.
After thinking for a while, Sena said, "It's because he doesn't know how to use the stone slab..."
"Well, that should be it." Xiaolin couldn't think of another reason, and besides that, "the second thing I don't understand is why the death penalty was imposed."
"That's because after knowing how to use the slate, that person is no longer useful, right?"
“Think about it carefully. The nobles didn’t even notice that the slate was stolen, right? In other words, the slate is worthless to the nobles. So think about it, under what circumstances would the slate be worthless to Megumin?”
"When the color isn't black!"
Huihui said this decisively.
(End of this chapter)