owlsbooks Chapter 618: The Noisy Axis Cultists
Chapter 618: The Noisy Axis Cultists
Chapter 618: The Noisy Axis Cultists
"Senior Kobayashi, let's hold a festival for Goddess Aqua."
"…What happened to you all of a sudden?"
When Kobayashi was injecting magic power into Aqua's egg, Sato Kazuma suddenly came up to him and said this.
They have been very busy these days.
I went out to fight monsters in the morning, and started running around to prepare for the festival at noon.
Kobayashi was not very interested in expelling monsters, but he could not resist the pleading of other male adventurers, so he had to help expel the disturbing cicada insects.
But Sato Kazuma, who said yesterday that he would never provide financial support for Aqua to hold the festival, suddenly changed his mind the next day.
"Sato-kun, what's wrong with you?"
"Xiaolin-senpai, don't you think swimsuits are more suitable for summer?"
"……what?"
"I heard that the festival is the hottest time of the year, so to prevent heat stroke, we decided to splash water everywhere. But if the female vendors are working in casual clothes, it will be a disaster. It will be very bad if their underwear is exposed after being soaked by water, right? But if they are wearing swimsuits at this time, they don't have to worry about people seeing them."
Sato Kazuma promotes his ideas in a serious manner.
Is this guy a genius or just a simple pervert? How on earth did he come up with this?
"In short, you are doing this for your own selfish desires..."
"That's not it! I'm doing this for everyone!"
Sato Kazuma slammed the table.
He said that the Chamber of Commerce officials wanted to stimulate consumption and increase sales this year, and they had no other choice but to ask him for advice. Sato Kazuma's suggestion was to gather a large group of fair-skinned, beautiful, long-legged female adventurers and have them wear swimsuits and sell in front of the stalls.
Normally, Axel's guards would not allow this, even if they wanted to very much.
However, at this time, all you have to do is find an excuse and say that you can take Goddess Aqua with you.
Aqua is the goddess of water, so I can't stop people from playing in the water during a festival. But if you don't want your clothes to get wet, you can wear a swimsuit, right?
He came up with a brilliantly twisted idea.
Xiao Lin touched his chin and said, "That is to say, the other people in the Chamber of Commerce have also agreed. If that's the case, then just do it this way. Why do you still need to discuss it with me? It can be done without me, right?"
“No, actually this thing still needs to be signed.”
Sato Kazuma took out a list.
It reads [Summary of the Thanksgiving Festival for Goddess Aqua to Prevent Heatstroke], and it contains a lot of good things about Goddess Aqua and the benefits of holding this banquet.
“Honestly, if I gave it to Darkness, she would definitely realize that I had ulterior motives. But if it was Senior Krillin, then there would be no problem.”
"You...are you taking advantage of me too?"
Xiaolin twitched the corner of his mouth.
Looking at Sato Kazuma's pleading eyes, he finally softened his heart.
"I understand. I'll tell Darkness."
"Thank you so much, Senior Kobayashi!"
Sato Kazuma cheered, then he went to find Aqua and decided to tell her the good news.
If Darkness and Megumin might still think that Satou Kazuma has ulterior motives, the stupid goddess would definitely agree without hesitation if she knew that Satou Kazuma could help her hold the festival.
And what follows is not only this, but also a petition for a fireworks display and a plan for a cosplay parade.
If Sato Kazuma had asked Darkness himself, it might have been a difficult task, but when he asked through Kobayashi, all the plans were approved, making him cry out that it was unfair.
As for this kind of thing, Xiaolin is actually not too worried.
First of all, Sato Kazuma has extensive experience in hosting festivals, as he organized almost every Alice concert in Aincrad; secondly, there are two goddesses, several heroes, and countless high-level adventurers in this town, so anyone who comes to cause trouble will have to think twice; finally, he also wants to enjoy this festival.
You've been fighting all your life, so what's wrong with enjoying yourself for a while?
Not long after, the festival day finally arrived.
“To all the residents of Axel who have been looking forward to this day for a long time, are you all ready? I hereby declare that the Thanksgiving Festival for the Goddesses Eris and Aqua has officially begun!”
"Oh oh oh!!!"
The announcement of the event starting from the loudspeaker magic item resounded throughout the town. At the same time, various magic spells flew into the sky as if to celebrate the start of the festival, and cheers that were no less powerful than the magic could be heard on the ground.
The ceremony went smoothly.
With the Dustinis family and Sato Kazuma investing money without reservation, this year's festival should be more grand than usual. Aqua's face was filled with a happy smile, and she ran out to have fun early in the morning.
Sato Kazuma was taking a nap because he had been busy for several days and had played games all night last night.
When Xiaolin went downstairs, he saw Huihui and Youyou getting ready to go out.
Youyou couldn't find anyone to accompany her at this rare festival, so Huihui, out of sympathy for her childhood sweetheart, decided to accompany her to enjoy these few days.
As for Darkness, she has not returned since last night. She is a member of the Dustinis family. She has gradually accepted the job of the head of the family and has begun to help reduce the burden on her family.
Maybe one day he will have to call Darkness "Master".
Because the festival lasts for three whole days, Kobayashi is not in a hurry at all. He has decided to accompany Ryuzi today, so he turned down many invitations, including the stupid goddess.
When we came to the street, we found that there were many people in the town.
There was a large banner hanging at the entrance to Axel's street with the words "Thanksgiving Festival for Goddess Eris" written in large letters, and "Thanksgiving Festival for Goddess Aqua" written in smaller letters next to it.
"Hey, didn't Sato-kun pay?"
Normally speaking, if Sato Kazuma paid, there should be words of the same size. Could it be that the people from the Eris Cult are deliberately making trouble?
Xiaolin frowned slightly.
At this time, Ryuko said, "Master Kobayashi, don't you know the nature of Master Sato Kazuma? That man would never spend money if he didn't need to, so I guess he must have borrowed money from the Eris Church."
“Yes, yes…”
Xiaolin thought about his nature.
However, in order to confirm the situation, he first went to the section where the Axis believers were located.
The main street in the commercial district, which is usually very busy, is now even more crowded with people of all identities, including adventurers, ordinary civilians, businessmen, and so on.
There are stalls everywhere.
There was a commotion everywhere.
"Agar slime powder, a drink that tastes as good as jelly, agar slime powder!"
“Edible soap! A specialty of the Axis Church, edible soap!”
“Onsen manju, fresh onsen manju!”
If this wasn't Axel's scenery, he would have thought he had come to Alcanretia. Why are these guys still like this after changing places? Why are they making such a fuss about edible soap?
Just when Xiaolin was looking disgusted and wanted to leave.
There was some commotion ahead.
"Selling this kind of weird stuff without verification will cause us trouble. Why do you Axis believers always like to cause trouble?"
“It’s really rude to say such a weird thing! Aqua-sama worked so hard to come up with this kind of shop, and you guys are trying to find fault with it!”
It was Cecily who had a dispute with others, and the target was the guards.
Xiao Lin stepped forward and said, "What are you doing? I told you to liven up the atmosphere of the festival, not to quarrel with others. Why do you have to quarrel with the guards?"
"Xiao Lin!"
"Xiao Lin, it's you who's here!"
They were Guards A and Guard B who had not been seen for a long time. Even after such a long time, these two were still serving as guards. It was estimated that they would never be promoted.
"Hey, what are you looking at? We're not guards anymore!"
"That's right, we're just here to help because we don't have enough manpower!"
The two of them shouted in grievance.
As soon as Cecily saw Xiaolin, she ran over and complained, "Mr. Xiaolin, you came just in time! Listen to me, these two men came over to cause trouble and told us not to do business!"
"Who is looking for trouble?"
"Who would allow you to sell such weird things?"
What are they arguing about?
Xiaolin raised his eyebrows and subconsciously looked at the large basin of water sold by the vendor. There were many tadpoles swimming in it. They were a bit too big for tadpoles. But considering the situation in this world, even insects were about the same size as puppies, so it was not surprising.
But the problem is, this is a giant toad's tadpole.
"Hey, Cecily, you..."
"Listen to me, Mr. Kobayashi! Aqua-sama said that when it comes to festivals, people think of scooping goldfish, but I'm not sure what scooping goldfish is. But I've tried my best to recreate it. Since I can't find wild goldfish, I'll just use tadpoles. But after setting up the stall..."
As she said this, she looked at Xiaolin with a worried look, as if asking him to find a way to solve the current situation.
No, no, no, what’s the point of catching giant tadpoles? Do I have to take them home to raise them?
Guard A said: "Xiao Lin..."
"Well, pour the insecticide in." Xiaolin nodded.
Cecily quickly stopped him and shouted, "Stop, don't destroy my stall! Aqua-sama said that Kobayashi-sama will definitely feel nostalgic and happy. You also like to scoop up goldfish, right? Aqua-sama did all this for you!"
"Hey……"
Xiaolin was actually a little touched. What was going on?
But he quickly added, "I really like catching goldfish, and it's a very special activity at the festival, but who wants to catch such a strange thing? Releasing them will only cause them to multiply and cause trouble to others. If you don't want to be responsible for driving them away, just throw them far away!"
"Hum hum--"
Cecily puffed out her chest with pride and said, "Do you think this is the only stall that the Axis Church is proud of? Look, we gathered all the Axis believers in this town and racked our brains to come up with this idea!"
She pointed behind her, where there were more than thirty stalls of various types.
There were unexpectedly many customers visiting the stalls, and it felt quite bustling. Yes, even though these people had mental problems, they still worked very hard.
however--
"Would you like to eat roasted sea monster? It's made from sea monsters that haven't grown up yet. It's very rare roasted sea monster! It's delicious!"
Sea Monster?!
You know, sea monsters are very dangerous. Selling roasted sea monsters...
Xiao Lin was stunned for a moment, then he walked over to take a look and found that it was just grilled squid.
"Hey, this is grilled squid..."
“What are you talking about? You’ve never eaten a real sea monster. This is roasted sea monster. It’s real! The Axis Cult assures you!”
There is less and less integrity.
And the other side.
"Come, come, this is the Museum of Strange Fish. Inside are some wonderful creatures caught by a brave Axis believer. They are the offspring of a mermaid. Come and take a look!"
Mermaid?
Xiaolin has never seen a mermaid.
Walk over and take a look.
"Are you kidding me? Isn't there just an ordinary big fish in there?"
"Didn't I tell you that those were the mermaid's babies?"
"That should be the Little Mermaid!"
Veins popped out on Kobayashi's forehead.
It was a waste of time to argue with these mentally ill guys. After the argument became fruitless, Kobayashi took Ryuzi out of the aquarium and there was a stall in front.
"Would you like to play a shooting game? If you can successfully hit the target between the eyebrows, you can get a luxurious prize!"
Eh, that shouldn't be a problem.
Although there is a suspicion that the gun was aimed to the left, this is also part of the fun of the festival. We can't stop the stall owners from making some money.
However, when Kobayashi walked in and took a look, he saw that the target for archery was actually the statue of the goddess Eris!
“Hey! You guys are going too far! How could anyone blaspheme the goddess Eris to such an extent?”
Before Xiaolin could reprimand him, the guest next to him exploded.
But the Axis cultist turned the tables and said, “Tsk, on the first day of the festival, an Eris cultist is already interfering with us! Mr. Guard, come this way! Take the Eris cult away!”
But when the guards arrived, they arrested the Axis believers instead.
There are even many vendors who have been forced to withdraw.
“…What are these people doing?”
Xiaolin couldn't help but complain.
After walking a few steps forward, I suddenly saw Aqua selling something, but she was not selling food but pets, lizards.
The silly goddess is trying hard to sell something to a kid.
"Big sister, is this really a dragon?"
"Yes, of course it's a real dragon. It's popular among the Axis Cult right now. One only costs 500 eris. Come on, buy one too."
A lizard pretending to be a dragon and selling it for five hundred eris?
"Five hundred eris... that's all the pocket money I have. If I buy this, I won't be able to buy anything else. Besides, I think they look similar to lizards."
"Is that so? That's a shame. But in this case, these children won't be sold. Of course, the dragons that can't be sold won't be released back into the wild, because that's too dangerous. I guess they'll be euthanized. These children are so pitiful..."
"What!? How could that be? They are just ordinary lizards. Can't we just find a random place to release them?"
"What are you talking about? These are real dragons! Don't you want to buy them? For their sake, shouldn't you buy them now? Don't regret it. No, you will regret it! Oh my God, these poor little dragons are going to be euthanized."
Hearing Aqua say this, the little boy was about to cry. He tremblingly took out his only 500 Eris pocket money and wanted to rescue a poor little lizard.
At this time, Kobayashi had already appeared behind the stupid goddess and hit her on the back of the head with a knife.
"It hurts!"
"If you lie to kids again, I'll sell your eggs!"
After he taught Aqua a lesson, he gave the kid a lizard and left with the stupid goddess.
(End of this chapter)