When he came back from Wiz's magic tool shop, Krillin was the only one left. Sato Kazuma was attracted by the cricket-like game, and he said that he would not come back until the outcome was decided with Mitsurugi Kyouya.
Is that idiot a child? What fun is there in fighting crickets?
Xiaolin kept complaining in his heart while putting the pocket mobile fortress destroyer he just bought in his pocket.
Look at the sky.
What should I do? It’s still early. Do you want to go back?
While he was wandering around the town, he saw a timid and shy girl from the Red Demon Tribe. She was walking alone on the street at this time, looking at the food sold by vendors on both sides of the street, looking like she wanted to eat it.
The girl first wandered around the skewers stall and observed the situation of the vendors. Soon after, a customer came to the stall. After chatting and laughing with the boss for a while, he bought three skewers and left.
She looked at all this thoughtfully, and then, as if she had made up her mind, she walked towards the stall in a confident manner.
Xiao Lin on the side couldn't help but want to support the girl.
But as they walked, as the distance between the two continued to shrink, the Red Demon Clan girl's shoulders also continued to shrink. She lowered her head and couldn't move her legs any further.
Probably because I have no courage.
Could it be that this was her first time shopping at a street vendor? She didn’t know how to order at all, and she was too scared of food!
How is this possible?
This child will starve to death if he goes out alone!
With the feeling of an old father in his arms, Xiao Lin passed over the red demon girl and said to the stall owner: "Excuse me, please give me two skewers."
"Okay! Chenghui, 500 Eris!"
The stall owner quickly handed over two skewers.
Kobayashi took the skewers while handing over the money, and at the same time handed one of them to the girl beside him.
"Give."
"...Mr. Xiaolin?"
The girl looked at Xiao Lin in surprise and panic, twisting her hands and fingers in front of her abdomen, looking quite uneasy.
Why is this? Didn’t we just become companions? Xiao Lin was shocked that the companions of a small team were still so unfamiliar with each other.
"Give."
He pushed it into Yuyou's hand slightly forcefully. If he didn't take the initiative, the shy girl would definitely not take the initiative.
Youyou looked at the skewers in her hand, and then at Xiao Lin who was gesturing for her to taste it. She said in a low voice with slightly red cheeks: "Thank you, thank you... I will return the money to you later."
"No, just think of it as my treat."
"No! You must pay back what you owe!"
"oh oh……"
Xiao Lin leaned back slightly, slightly away from the girl's serious face, her strong look looked a bit unfamiliar.
Is she like this?
After receiving a clear answer, Youyou ate the skewers with a happy face.
Seeing her happy expression with her mouth puffed out like a squirrel, Xiao Lin subconsciously handed over the skewers in her hand, and after a brief hesitation, Yuyou quickly took it away as if snatching it. There was another happy smile on his face, and the infected Xiao Lin also laughed.
After savoring the taste, the girl seemed to come to her senses and apologized profusely.
"sorry Sorry!"
"it's okay."
Xiao Lin waved his hands indifferently.
But seeing Youyou here alone, she was still curious and asked: "What are you doing here?"
"That... tourist town?"
"Why a rhetorical question?"
Youyou tilted her head, looking unsure.
In fact, he didn't really ask her what she was doing, but he wanted to know why she was the only one here. With Yuyu's character, she should always be with Megumin, whose name is "Old Enemy" but is actually "Ji Yu", and no matter what, Aqua and Darkness should be with her.
And the answer given by Youyou is——
"Megumin has lost her strength due to magic and is unwilling to move. Miss Aqua is also fast asleep in the room, and Miss Darkness is preparing dinner, so..."
"So you came out alone?"
He wasn't blaming the other people. After all, they should have guessed it a long time ago based on their personalities. But now it seems that he didn't think it through well.
"Speaking of which, I haven't taken a good stroll around Axel yet..."
"Huh? What did you say?"
"Nothing said."
Xiao Lin stopped mumbling and shook his head, and at the same time invited: "Yuyou, do you want me to take you sightseeing around Axel before dinner?"
Thumbs up to encourage timid girls.
"C-can it?"
"Of course! What, do you want to go?"
"Go!"
The girl nodded deeply.
Then the two of them began to wander aimlessly in Axel, moving around at will without any goals or restrictions.
At first, Xiao Lin thought that Yuyou liked to eat delicious food. After all, she had a rich food storage base, but Yuyou didn't show any desire for other foods along the way. It seemed that this was not what Xiao Lin thought.
Then he took her to another street.
Different from the snack street, next door is the entertainment street. Some games, such as whack-a-mole, throwing darts, and guessing puzzles. Moreover, all the people who come to this street are young men and women, and the pink bubbles visible to the naked eye are rising and exploding.
I see, this street is a place where couples often come, it’s like a date spot. I didn’t expect Axel to have such a place.
Xiao Lin was thoughtful.
Xiao Lin, who had been thinking and moving forward, was about to walk out of the street when he realized that the girl following him was missing. When he turned around, he saw Yuyou standing in front of a target game vendor far away from him.
The girl pacing back and forth did not dare to step forward.
Her eyes fell on the prize displayed on the storefront. No, to be precise, it was a samurai stuffed doll that looked a bit like General Winter.
"Want it? Just try it."
Xiao Lin walked up to her, then picked up the bow and arrow in front of the vendor and handed it to Youyou.
The target shooting game here is different from what we know. The bows and arrows used are real bows and arrows, and it takes a lot of strength to pull them apart. However, in order to avoid danger, merchants still wrap the arrows in red cloth.
Most of the guests who play this kind of target shooting game are couples. The man shoots and gives the prizes he shoots to his girlfriend.
It's just that the relationship between the two of them is not that of a couple. Yuyou seems to want to try it on her own, so I let her try it first.
Unfortunately, perhaps because she was not very good at using bows and arrows, she couldn't hit the prize she wanted no matter how many times she tried. She spent money to challenge it several times but still couldn't do it, and finally returned the bow and arrow to the store in embarrassment.
The big red eyes showed obvious disappointment.
"Let me do it."
Xiao Lin picked up the bow and arrow.
In Yuyou's expectant eyes, he stood with his feet back and forth, drawing the long bow in an extremely standard posture. A flash of light flashed in his eyes, and he was about to hit the prize in the next second -
"Wait a moment, guest! I want to remind you first that the use of skills is not allowed in this store."
The stall owner interrupted the spellcasting and pointed to the signboard aside, which read "Archers and those with sniper skills are not allowed".
Ah this...
Xiao Lin was slightly embarrassed, but he soon thought of a way.
"As long as you don't use skills, right?"
"It's OK according to the rules..."
"That's no problem!"
The first weapon he uses is a bow and arrow. Even if he doesn't use any skills, it's no problem at all. From a distance of less than ten meters, I can hit it with one shot!
call out--
With a violent sound of breaking through the air, under Xiao Lin's confident smile, the arrow... failed.
Eh eh eh? ? ?
How, how could it fail?
Seeing the arrows that passed between the dolls, hit the baffle and fell to the ground, Xiao Lin's cheeks felt a burning sensation.
It would be embarrassing for anyone who was full of confidence before but was slapped in the face three seconds later.
Not daring to look at the expressions of Youyou and the store owner, Xiao Lin, who did not believe in evil, drew his bow and arrow again, holding his breath and concentrating. This time he used more force and concentration than before.
call out--
The arrow missed again.
Everyone looked at the arrow that fell under the baffle, and the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.
Xiao Lin picked up the arrows in front of him with a slight annoyance, kept drawing the bow and nocking the arrows, and shot out arrows one after another.
But the faster it is, the less precise it is.
Not to mention the General Winter Samurai doll, there are no other products available.
Why is this happening?
Aren’t you useless if you don’t use skills? I just haven’t used a bow and arrow for three months!
Xiao Lin, who knelt on the ground, doubted his life.
"Here, take it, little girl."
"Thanks."
In the end, the stall owner handed over the General Dong doll to Yuyou.
Don't get me wrong, it wasn't that Xiao Lin had regained his senses or that he was lucky enough to hit the doll. It was purely because the store had a rule that they would give away a doll for free if they spent a certain amount of money before shooting, so Xiao Lin wouldn't be so embarrassed.
No, it’s already embarrassing!
Youyou's cheeks were slightly red, she hugged the doll on her chest with both hands, bowed deeply and thanked Xiaolin: "T-that, thank you, thank you Mr. Xiaolin for helping me ejaculate...to get General Dong."
The force used was so great that both the doll and the chest were squeezed out of shape.
If Kazuma Sato were present, he would definitely have unhealthy thoughts of 'It would be nice if he was hugged'.
...Well, actually he does too.
Due to his pride, he turned his head away from looking into the girl's eyes and said, "It's okay, I just feel unhappy with General Dong. After all, I owed a lot of debt to my superiors because of it."
An excuse is not an excuse.
It's really embarrassing to forcefully argue.
Just when he was thinking this, Youyou showed a bright smile and said sincerely: "No matter what, thank you."
What a great kid.
Not only did I know how to express gratitude, but I also found out that the wording was wrong and corrected it promptly.
She really made me cry to death.
"By the way, I almost forgot!"
Xiao Lin patted his head, took out a small box wrapped with a pink bow, and handed it to Youyou.
"this is?"
"Gift."
With the girl's puzzled expression, she opened the box and revealed the exquisite brooch inside. At the same time, she explained to her: "When everyone joins the team, I will give a gift. There is no other meaning, it is just the tradition of the team. So Youyou can accept it with peace of mind without any psychological burden."
If you don't make it clear in advance, a girl who is not good at words and doesn't know how to get along with others will definitely be at a loss when she sees the gift. But if you make it clear, she won't be scared.
"Take it, Yoyo."
"...Thank you, thank you!"
The girl's arms trembled slightly as she took the gift, hugged the doll tightly in her arms, and then bowed deeply again, and her eyes could even be seen getting moist.
Probably moved.
Xiaolin (other people) would give her gifts, which she probably has never experienced.
A different atmosphere began to emerge.
Just then——
"Hey, have you heard? There seems to be a strange monster appearing near this town recently. It is said that it is not too strong, but..."
"Yes, yes, I heard about it too! He's the guy with a strange appearance who sticks to moving things and explodes himself, right?"
The sound of conversation coming from behind attracted Xiaolin's attention. Turning around, I saw two unknown adventurers chatting about this topic.
Strange guy?
Although most of the monsters in this world are strange, they will stick to moving things and explode themselves when they see them, and they are not too strong. All the phenomena seem to point to a certain person...or, in other words, the devil.
A certain Demon King Army cadre came to mind.
"Mr. Xiaolin." Seeing Xiaolin's distraction, Youyou couldn't help but asked softly, "What's wrong? You suddenly fell into a daze."
"No, it's nothing."
Xiao Lin waved his hand.
The matter of the Demon King's Army cadres has not been confirmed yet. Talking to Yuyou will only make her more nervous and scared. Moreover, this is not something that is discussed on the street. It is better to discuss it with Aqua and the others after returning. However, we must first go to the Adventurer's Guild to collect information.
"Yuyou, can you accompany me to the guild now?"
"Okay, okay... Excuse me, what can I do?"
"Ah, there's something I want to know."
Then the two of them ran towards the Adventurer's Guild.
When they arrived at the front desk, they were greeted by guild employee Miss Luna. After Xiaolin explained her purpose, she told the information.
A few days ago, a new type of monster appeared in Kiel's dungeon.
It is a doll made of similar clay and is about 30 centimeters tall. When a moving object approaches, it will stick to the enemy and explode itself. Although the power is not great, it is still quite lethal to novice adventurers, and many adventurers have been injured as a result.
Now those unknown monsters are constantly coming out of the depths of the dungeon, but they are causing a lot of trouble to the adventurers. The guild is currently convening adventurers to find out the truth and solve the source of the problem if possible.
After hearing the information, Xiaolin nodded.
As he suspected, the initiator of this commotion must be the Archduke of Hell who can foresee the future - Barnier.
only……
"Why do adventurers still go to that dungeon? I remember that Geel's dungeon has been thoroughly explored."
"Well..."
Luna looked at Xiaolin slightly embarrassed.
In fact, the adventurers were not interested in Kiel's dungeon at first, but when Xiaolin found the hidden room and gained a large fortune, those jealous adventurers who wanted to try their luck began to explore again. The already empty dungeon was suddenly filled with people.
"I didn't expect it to be my fault."
Xiao Lin couldn't help but chuckle.
At this time, Luna at the counter suddenly said: "Mr. Xiaolin! Can you ask your team to help? To be honest, other teams either don't have time or are unreliable, so I can only ask you!"
She bowed deeply.
Xiao Lin finally broke free from her broad mind. He secretly said that the other party was unfathomable and pretended to be thoughtful: "I'm sorry, I can't agree directly. I have to go back and ask my companions for their opinions."
"This is what it should be, but I still sincerely ask for your help!"
"……I try my best."
Forcing his eyes to shift away from the huge fruit, he led Youyou towards the mansion in the suburbs.
(End of chapter)
