ebookland #194 - The power of Bai Yueguang is useless even if Bai Yueguang himself comes
#194 - The power of Bai Yueguang is useless even if Bai Yueguang himself comes
Releasing a wanted order at the guild was only the first step. To thoroughly subjugate the Demon King's army executives, they also needed the assistance of the Axis Church. Therefore, Aqua decided to give a speech on the street to make these people feel a sense of crisis.
But what to say…
The power of the white moonlight is useless even if the white moonlight herself comes. Aqua fell into this predicament. No one believed her even when she said she was the water goddess Aqua. They even threw stones at her and insulted her, making her burst into tears.
“That's too much——!”
Aqua kept crying after returning.
“I clearly made so many efforts for everyone, so why am I being stoned by my own believers! Wah ah ah ah——”
“A, Lady Aqua, have some warm milk. Drinking it can calm your mood.”
Wiz brought warm milk to comfort the constantly crying Aqua. Aqua looked at the warm milk, sniffed, and said, “I want to drink alcohol…”
“I don’t think you actually care that much.”
Kazuma Sato curled his lips.
While Wiz hurriedly went downstairs to get alcohol, Aqua raised her face, her eyes swollen from crying, and said, “In any case, I must stop the thieves’ conspiracy! Also, the quality of the hot springs deteriorating must also be managed.”
“Whatever, but the good thing now is that man can no longer easily approach the hot springs, and it’s probably difficult for him to even walk around in town.”
This is the benefit of power.
“In the end, you still did a lot of work. Even so, it’s great to be able to prevent the Demon King’s army’s schemes in advance. Hey, Darkness, you unworldly lady probably doesn’t understand, but there’s a custom among commoners that men and women who travel together must take a mixed bath together once, so hurry up and take a bath with me.”
“I, I haven’t heard of such a custom.”
Darkness let out a soft exclamation.
“That’s why I said, it’s a commoner custom. How could you, as a noble, have heard of it? If you really want to bridge the gap between you and us commoners, you should follow this custom.”
“Is, is there really such a rule?”
It would be best if there was.
Probably because Yunyun kept refusing, Kazuma Sato set his sights on Darkness.
This was clearly a lie that could be easily exposed, but Yunyun kept staring at Yunyun.
What to say…
That strong expression of wanting to take a bath together was already overflowing.
“Okay, then I’ll go take a bath with Kazuma.”
“…Aqua?”
Darkness widened her eyes when she heard the idiot goddess say that.
Kazuma Sato said with a disgusted look, “I don’t want to be with you. You idiot will purify the hot spring water into boiling water.”
“That’s right, Kazuma.”
“What?”
“Since the Demon King’s army’s scheme is to pollute the hot springs, wouldn’t it be good if I purify the hot springs?”
Aqua said this as a matter of course.
Kazuma Sato was dumbfounded.
“Do you even know what you’re saying? The Demon King’s army’s plan is to destroy the hot springs. What’s the difference between what you’re doing and the Demon King’s army!?”
“Ah, is that so.”
Her eyes were filled with pure stupidity.
Yunyun, however, kept grabbing Yunyun’s wrist. She looked shy but unwilling to let go, causing Megumin to sound the alarm and grab Yunyun’s other hand.
“Wait a minute, Yunyun, what do you want to do?”
“Cu, cu, custom…”
“What? What are you trying to say? Just say it.”
“I said custom! ”
Yunyun said with a flushed face, “Didn’t Mr. Kazuma just say that men and women who travel together must take a mixed bath together once…!?”
“Yunyun… I don’t know if I should say you’re naive or bold. This is clearly a lie that Kazuma made up. Why would you fall for it so easily!?”
“Eh——, is it fake!?”
She exclaimed when Megumin said that.
She thought she would give up just like that, but she endured the shame and said with tears in the corners of her eyes, “Then, then I still want to take a bath! I, I’ve already decided, and I definitely won’t back down! Not even for friends!”
“Hmm???”
Megumin was tilting her head.
This was the first time she had seen such a Yunyun.
Kazuma Sato also stared blankly at the three of them and asked curiously, “What’s wrong? It’s just taking a hot spring bath together. It’s not a big deal, right?”
“Kazuma, you…”
Aqua looked disgusted, as if she thought he was some kind of germ, and deliberately moved to the side.
Darkness blushed and twisted her body.
“To, to be so depraved… Is this how the Crimson Demons are…? Ha… ha!”
“You can even get excited about this? But I’m also very into it.”
Kazuma Sato was curious about what Yunyun would choose.
Just as Yunyun was about to be torn in half by her two childhood friends, the door of the inn was knocked frantically.
“Coming, coming——”
Aqua opened the door.
“Who is it… Ah, it’s you.”
Appearing at the door was the counter clerk they had asked for help at the adventurer's guild earlier to release the wanted order. He was probably sprinting at full speed, standing outside the door and panting continuously.
Despite having an uneasy premonition, Kazuma Sato still asked, “W, what’s wrong? Is something the matter?”
“Something bad has happened! The hot springs… the hot springs in town are continuously spewing out polluted hot water!”
He said breathlessly.
Kazuma Sato’s expression changed, and he said to everyone, “Quick, let’s go find…!”
But he found that no one was paying attention to him.
“Megumin, let go quickly. Yunyun and I are going to take a hot spring bath!”
“How could I let you succeed! I will definitely not let you two go! Besides, going with two people is too shameless!”
“What are you talking about? We took a bath together when we came to Alcanretia before!”
“I was there too at that time!”
“Let’s have Megumin come along this time too!”
“Okay, then take me with you!”
Yunyun had no say at all. She was pushed by Megumin and Yunyun to the hot spring bath in the inn.
Kazuma Sato quickly turned his head and said to the counter clerk who had rushed over, “Let’s talk about this tomorrow. I have something important to do now!”
“Is this the time to joke around!?”
“Kazuma, come with us to find out what’s wrong!”
“Let go! Hey, let go! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a mixed bath. Don’t force me to use a skill to absorb your stamina! Darkness, you… Ah, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts!!!”
He screamed as he was taken away by Darkness and Aqua.
——
Nothing happened overnight.
Yunyun and Kazuma Sato, who had also been messed with all night, sat at the dining table on the first floor of the inn and sighed deeply.
“So tired, really so tired.”
Kazuma Sato had dark circles under his eyes.
Last night, he rushed out and searched for the problem with Aqua and purified the hot springs. He found that the polluted hot springs seemed to be only temporary. After spewing out for a while, they stopped immediately, as if someone was experimenting.
The polluted places were far apart, and they were afraid that the situation would become serious, so they could only purify one hot spring and then rush to the next without stopping.
It was not until dawn that the purification was barely completed.
“It’s not fair… Didn’t I come here to recuperate? Why did it become like this… When I think that the other party is still a strong executive of the Demon King’s army, I lose the will to fight and want to go back. That’s enough, I’ve reached my limit. I’ll go back to Axel today. I don’t care about this town.”
“…I agree, me too.”
Yunyun lay on the table and echoed him. Kazuma Sato glared at him with a displeased look.
“You should be much happier than me, right?”
“…Really, Kazuma?”
Yunyun raised his face, which also had dark circles under his eyes, and looked at Kazuma Sato and said, “Being surrounded by two childhood friends seems like a very happy thing, but do you know the pain of not being able to choose whether to have one or both? I’m not an emotionally insensitive protagonist. It’s more of a torture for me.”
“Oh, oh…”
For some reason, Kazuma Sato also felt a little sympathy for him.
…Hmm?
Wait, is something wrong?
“Last night, we took a hot spring bath first, then we competed to see whose pajamas were cuter, and finally we played a maid Play…”
“Damn it, aren’t you having a great time!?”
Kazuma Sato slammed the table angrily.
In his opinion, Yunyun was just like Kyoya Mitsurugi, not knowing how lucky he was.
At this time, Aqua said abruptly, “I think there should be a problem with the source.”
“Why are you saying this suddenly?”
Kazuma Sato was slightly stunned, but he quickly followed and said, “But what you said should be correct. After all, the hot springs were polluted at the same time. Unless the mastermind can clone himself, there’s a high probability that there’s a problem with the source. Speaking of which, I remember the source is on the mountain behind the Axis Church headquarters, right?”
“That’s right.”
Aqua nodded.
The Axis Church headquarters, which is the cathedral, has a mountain behind it, and the lifeline of this town’s financial resources—the source of the hot springs—is on that mountain.
Of course, the source is strictly controlled, and it shouldn’t be easy to break into it.
Darkness pondered slightly, “The problem is, how did the other party get in?”
In fact, this question is not a question at all. Considering that the opponent is an executive of the Demon King’s army, there are many ways to break in. Moreover, the most urgent thing is not to consider how the other party got in, but to consider how to defeat the other party.
“…The source, huh!”
Darkness slapped the table and stood up.
“Hey, Kazuma, how long are you going to play? Hurry up and get moving! To the source! Go to the back mountain of the church headquarters to investigate!”
“…Where did I play? Wasn’t I running around with Aqua all night?”
Kazuma Sato and Yunyun looked at each other.
“Okay, then let’s go to the source!”
“Solve it quickly and go home!”
The two had the same idea.