owlsbooks Chapter 769 Am I a substitute?
Chapter 769 Am I a substitute?
Chapter 769 Am I a substitute?
The next day.
Early in the morning, Aqua yawned loudly with sleepy eyes, and walked out of the room slowly, swaying her body.
Walking down the stairs, I found that only Huihui, Darkness, and Yunyun, who was playing with chess pieces out of boredom, were in the living room on the first floor of the mansion. I didn’t see Xiaolin, so I asked curiously, “Where’s Xiaolin? Hasn’t he gotten up yet?”
"No, Mr. Kobayashi has already gotten up, but..." Youyou pulled the corner of her mouth and said helplessly: "He yelled to us, 'It's all over—' and then ran back to the room. He has not been willing to come out until now."
"oh oh……"
Aqua also nodded subconsciously.
"Then now is the best time."
"Well, let's start the combat meeting."
Darkness and Megumin said the same thing.
The topic of this session is naturally -
"What is the curse of the grove, huh?"
"Aqua, don't steal my lines."
Aqua said it first, which made Huihui very unhappy.
The stupid goddess spread her hands indifferently and said, "It doesn't matter who says it."
“That being said, I want to say it in a cool way.” Huihui crossed her arms and said unhappily, “In this kind of situation, I should say it loud and passionately, like a combat meeting! — or something like that?”
"Alright, alright. I don't know when Xiaolin will be here, let's start the meeting."
Darkness urged them.
If Xiaolin ran out later, their combat meeting would be terminated, and it would be hard to say what would happen afterwards.
"Yes." Aqua nodded seriously and said, "Well... first of all, where should I start? After all, it seems that I don't know where to start with a combat meeting."
"really……"
Youyou also agreed deeply, she didn't know how to break Xiaolin's curse.
Darkness said with considerable experience: “Before that, let’s sort out the current information so that we can start a new topic. And, although it’s still speculation, it’s very likely that Xiaolin has been cursed. You can tell from his reaction.”
“But, I don’t know which desire has become the opposite?” Aqua asked curiously.
“Yes.” Darkness nodded.
Huihui followed closely and said, “Also, the timing of being cursed, right?”
"Probably, it was when we were making the commissioned clothes before." Youyou responded: "Look, that's what Mr. Kobayashi looked like when he was making clothes..."
"But everyone thinks that we should remain free from desires at that time, right?"
Because we knew that making clothes might trigger a curse, we asked everyone to behave without desire at that time, but now it seems that is not the case.
"Maybe he's thinking about something."
"There is indeed such a possibility..."
Youyou's guess was recognized by Darkness. In other words, if the curse happened at that time, this would be the only explanation.
But Huihui disagreed and raised her hand, saying, “Wait a minute! Um… the curse in Xiaolin should have happened earlier, right?”
"Why do you think so?" Aqua asked curiously.
Huihui looked at her and said, “When the Aqua curse incident happened, I already felt that something was wrong with Xiaolin.”
"Unnatural place? Where?"
Darkness said, as his bedmate, how could I not know about this?
"Well, Xiaolin. He accepted my request without complaining." Huihui said, "You see, when I was so tired that I asked him to clean the toilet, he agreed without hesitation, didn't he?"
"really……"
Darkness nodded and said, “It’s true that it feels a bit strange for him to accept your request without complaining, but that’s not entirely true. You see, he is the type to help you, isn’t he?”
It's just that he has been out of work recently, and his laziness has made him no different from Sato Kazuma.
Aqua also said, "Occasionally, when he's in a very good mood, he'll accept requests, right?"
Apparently, the stupid goddess also thought that it was an isolated case and had no value as a reference.
“I know that.” Hui Hui was still unwilling to give up and said, “But Xiao Lin, after finishing his part-time job, he was very tired, but he didn’t complain at all and took over my cleaning job. And most importantly, he didn’t ask for anything in return!”
"Well……"
“Darkness and Aqua were there too. Have you forgotten what happened at that time?”
Huihui wanted them to recall.
Darkness shook her head helplessly and said, "I'm sorry, I don't remember anything. After all, there have been too many things going on recently, and my mind is a little confused."
“How is Aqua?” Huihui asked the stupid goddess, and said, “I remember that after I asked, Aqua asked—”
"Ah! I remembered it!"
Aqua slapped her head as if to drain the water out of her head, and shouted: “That time when Megumin’s request was accepted on the spot, but my request was rejected!?”
"Yes, that time!"
Huihui shouted along.
After Aqua and Yunyun's acknowledgment, Darkness also fell into doubt and whispered, "Indeed, accepting a request without asking for anything in return is not like Krillin's style."
"Right?"
“But, if Megumin’s speculation is correct, then Aqua and Krillin are both cursed at the same time, right?”
"It contradicts what's written on the stone tablet."
Youyou followed suit.
Indeed, judging from the time, the person who was cursed at that time should be Aqua, and the stone tablet clearly stated that only one person would be cursed at a time, and it would eventually be fixed on a certain person.
So it is fundamentally conflicting.
Darkness nodded seriously and said, “If the stone tablet’s description is correct, only one person should be cursed…”
“But now there are two of us…” Youyou also fell into deep thought. She then looked at the stupid goddess next to her who had an awkward expression and kept wagging her eyes. She confirmed in a low voice as if she was unsure: “About this, Miss Aqua, are you really cursed?”
That's the blind spot.
During this period, Aqua was almost the same as before, eating and drinking as usual, and her desires were frighteningly large. If she was cursed, she should have no desires, so it was very suspicious.
"You guys, actually..." Aqua said very seriously after a brief silence: "I have always felt a sense of disobedience, like there is a thorn in my throat."
"Oh, prickly? That's a really novel adjective."
"...What kind of disharmony is that?"
Megumin and Darkness were curious.
Aqua puffed out her chest and said confidently: "Obviously the goddess won't be cursed, why am I cursed..."
"Aqua, we are talking about something serious now."
"Please respect yourself at this time."
"That's what I mean, Ms. Aqua."
Obviously, they all don't agree with Aqua claiming to be a goddess, especially since this has been said so many times that they have developed a certain degree of immunity to it.
"I'm serious." Aqua pouted unhappily and said, "You two, it's about time you felt my overflowing divine power, right?"
"Oh, of course I feel it."
"Yeah, I felt that too, Aqua."
"Me too, Ms. Aqua."
"——So, let's change the subject." X3
The three of them looked at the stupid goddess with sympathy, thinking she was a fool who fantasized that she was a goddess.
"Really?! What do you want me to do so that you will believe me?!"
Aqua stamped her feet in anger.
“If the stone tablet’s description is correct, two people wouldn’t be cursed at the same time.” Darkness fell into deep thought and said, “But, Xiaolin’s words and actions are indeed strange.”
"Yes."
"On the contrary, there are still many doubts as to whether Miss Aqua has become indifferent." Youyou added this. Obviously, she did not think that Aqua was cursed.
Huihui sighed and said, “Let’s not think about the details for now. Let’s assume that Aqua is not cursed. In that case, I was the one who was cursed last time. And if I mistakenly thought that Aqua was cursed, Krillin’s words and actions would have been a bit strange.”
"That is to say..."
"Well, if you think about it this way, after my curse was lifted, when I was making new commissioned clothes, Xiaolin was already cursed."
Huihui spoke out what Yunyun was thinking, and it was obvious that she was on the side of Xiaolin's curse.
Darkness frowned, indicating that something was still wrong. "But, it was indeed Aqua's desire that was the strongest at that time. So, Aqua is cursed?"
"So, I won't be cursed." Aqua defended herself aggrievedly.
Seeing her keep saying this, Hui Hui was still a little worried and asked, "To be on the safe side, I still want to ask you, why do you think so?"
"I've told you several times, I'm a goddess." Aqua scoffed at the curse and said, "Such a small curse will be deflected by divine power."
“Bounce…?”
Huihui didn't care about the word "goddess". Rather, she had already decided in her heart that Aqua was not a goddess. However, the flying dan made her think of something, and her eyes suddenly lit up.
"Ah, that's right."
"Eh? What's wrong? Have you finally believed that I'm a goddess?"
Aqua's eyes also lit up, and she said this excitedly.
“I only cast the barrier on myself.” Huihui completely misunderstood. She crossed her arms and said as if she had guessed everything, “As expected of the high priestess, you are really cunning.”
"That's not it!"
Huihui seemed to have misunderstood Aqua. She had protected herself in advance, so she was not cursed.
Youyou thought of this and said, "That is to say, the curse that originally hit Miss Aqua was deflected by her own barrier and then fell on Xiaolin, right?"
"It's not a barrier, it's divine power!" Aqua corrected the two loudly, "This is the power that the goddess is born with, it's not something I added on purpose!"
"I know that Miss Aqua didn't mean to hurt Kobayashi."
"That's not what I meant!"
It seemed that Youyou didn't believe her at all.
Darkness nodded and said, “Whatever the reason is, it makes perfect sense now. Krillin has become Aqua’s substitute.”
"...This kind of talk makes it seem like I was saved by Xiaolin, which makes me very unhappy." Aqua curled her lips.
She was a goddess, and an expert in removing curses and dealing with the undead. However, she was not saved by others in the end, which naturally made her very unhappy.
Seeing how reluctant the stupid goddess was, Huihui finally breathed a sigh of relief and confirmed, “Aqua’s lack of desire is really just her illusion.”
"Yeah, it is."
"It seems to be true."
Yunyun and Darkness also nodded.
"Why is it 'as expected'?" Aqua pouted unhappily, "It's not my fault."
She seemed unhappy that she wasn't cursed?
“But it seems that Xiaolin has not become indifferent.” Huihui thought about Xiaolin’s appearance and said, “It seems that he still attaches great importance to clothes and part-time jobs as before.”
"Isn't the curse to become desireless?"
"In this case, what exactly is it..."
Darkness and Youyou also fell into deep thought.
Megumin said, “Think back to what Aqua said about desire.”
"First, she wants to drink as much bubbly as she wants, and she wants to drink whenever she wants. Then, she wants to roll around in the mansion leisurely and feel free. Finally, she wants a massage, and she wants Xiaolin to massage her until she is satisfied...right, Miss Aqua?"
Youyou has a good memory and can easily recall the unreasonable request that Aqua made at that time.
You have to know that this happened half a month ago.
I can still remember something that happened so long ago.
Just look at the stupid goddess and you’ll know. She has no idea whether she said that at that time.
"Hmm... is that so? At that time, I really wanted to be healed, so I said something that could heal people. You see, the only way to make people feel comfortable and healed is to eat, drink and have fun, right? Whether it's drinking bubbles, rolling around at home, or getting a massage... right?"
Aqua had a silly smile on her face, as if she was imagining these things happening.
Darkness, Huihui, and Yunyun have seen through it all.
"Is it cured..."
"Is this..."
"Well, maybe that one?"
The three of them looked at each other, constantly confirming what they were thinking.
Only the stupid goddess still couldn't figure out the current situation. She kept asking, "What do you mean? Have you guys figured out anything? Tell me now!"
"Yes, I want to try something." Huihui raised an ambiguous smile on her face and said, "I want to try it, so let's go find Xiaolin."
(End of this chapter)