mtl008 Chapter 930 The Last Routine 109
Chapter 930 The Last Routine 109
Chapter 930 The Last Routine 109
One bright day after returning from the desert, Dust was alone, lost in his sorrow—walking down Axel Street, he was dejected like a lost dog, and the root cause of his current state was actually…
"Sigh..." Duster sighed deeply, and said sadly, "I've lost everything at the casino again... I'm broke, I'm really broke..."
That's right. After receiving his reward from Chris, this guy went straight to the casino hoping to make a fortune. However, it was pure wishful thinking. In just half a day, Duster lost all his money and was penniless.
"Although I really want to get revenge, I don't even have enough money to do so..." Duster had the typical mentality of a gambler, always thinking about how to win back the money he lost in the casino, but in the end he could only lose more and more. He was even complaining, "The money disappears after it's spent, this is so unreasonable!!!" and other incoherent nonsense.
In the end, Duster could only let out a deep sigh.
"Sigh, it seems I have no choice but to go on missions." After thinking for a moment, he said optimistically, "Although it's troublesome, taking on missions is the best shortcut to raising money for gambling."
This is indeed good news, but the key question is who to go with...
Therefore, only one candidate naturally came to mind for Duster.
"Please! I beg you!! This is my lifelong request!!!"
He knelt down heavily before Darkness.
Besides Darkness being easier to talk to, Duster was the first person she met in person, so she knelt down without thinking – for the sake of making big money, knees were nothing to fear!
"W-why are you suddenly saying this? And even kneeling down to us..." Darkness was startled by him and said to Duster with some surprise, "Raise your head quickly, I don't understand at all."
"No, all I can do is kneel down." Duster pounded his head on the ground, shouting, "Please, I beg you!!!"
“Even if you say that…” Darkness was at a loss, so she turned to her teammate beside her and asked, “Kobayashi, what should we do?”
"Just leave it alone."
"Hey!" X2
Both Darkness and Duster instinctively shouted out, as if to say: "I (Duster) have already knelt down and begged, are you just going to ignore me like this?"... It had a strong sense of moral blackmail, but Kobayashi knew very well that this guy was obviously up to no good, so of course he didn't want to help him.
But Duster knelt down in front of them in the street, making it seem very unreasonable for Kobayashi and the others not to agree. So Kobayashi said with some helplessness, "Anyway, just state your purpose first. And, get up quickly, aren't you ashamed?"
Duster stood up, dusted himself off, clasped his hands together, and pleaded with a pleading expression on his face. He said loudly, "Just do me a favor and come on this mission with me! Please... it's all for Lynn!"
That's it?
Kobayashi raised an eyebrow, thinking it was something important, but it turned out to be just a mission with him. However, he mentioned Lynn at the end, could there be some hidden story behind it? Kobayashi subconsciously exchanged a glance with Aqua, whose eyes also held a look of doubt.
"You mean because of Lynn? What happened?!"
"Ugh...! It's all...it's all my fault...!"
For some reason, Duster suddenly adopted a remorseful expression. He clenched his fists, his face darkened, and bit his lower lip, muttering unwillingly, "I'm sorry, Lynn... I'm sorry...!"
"Hey, hey, hey, you're just too busy crying to understand what's going on," Huihui said, annoyed by his weak and pathetic crying. She pouted and continued to press, "Okay, so what happened?"
"Actually... Lynn... was taken as collateral by my creditors! And... I heard that until I pay off the debts... she'll be forced to do dangerous jobs...!"
what! ?
Even Kobayashi had to admit it now! Because Duster was a compulsive gambler, there was a high probability that Lynn would be used as collateral for her debts! Or rather, had this day finally come?!
"Tell me the details quickly!" Darkness said excitedly, but she wasn't worried about Lynn's condition. Instead, she wanted to tell me in detail what the constitution was like and how dangerous it was! She wanted to get enough excitement from it, and she might even have to take Lynn's place and be punished.
"Darkness, calm down."
"How can I stay calm like this!" The perverted female knight ignored Kobayashi's attempts to stop her, crossed her arms, and said excitedly, "Depending on the situation, I would be happy to take over this job!"
“I refuse.” Kobayashi firmly rejected Darkness’s idea. “Although I’m also worried about Lynn, we’re currently busy paying off a large debt…”
However, his answer also elicited a different opinion from Huihui, who said, "But Xiaolin, Lynn is just a victim this time. Putting aside the man over there, if we just sit idly by, it might become that we are letting Lynn die."
“Yeah, let’s help her,” Aqua chimed in quickly. “When I was hungry, Lynn even gave me snacks!”
How down on his luck is this girl? She's actually begging for snacks from ordinary people. She's nothing like a goddess...
"Sigh, I really can't do anything with you guys." Kobayashi sighed helplessly, then, as if to prove something, he said to Dust, who was pleading in front of him, "Fine, it's all for Lynn. We'll go with you on the mission, but this is a one-time exception."
"R-Really, Kobayashi?!"
Duster was overjoyed and shouted excitedly, "Thank you so much, my dear friend!!!"
Forget it, Xiaolin doesn't want a close friend like him at all; he'll ruin his reputation.
Afterwards, the group went to the Adventurers' Guild, chose a quest with good rewards, and then quickly went to the plains on the outskirts of the town to search for the monster.
"I've got it! It's the monster we're looking for!" Duster pointed at the monster in the distance, his face beaming with joy, and exclaimed, "It's appeared closer to town than we'd heard before!"
"oh…………!"
What appeared before them was a monster completely wrapped in tattered cloth, with only its eyes revealing a somewhat eerie and deep blue light. It held a twisted staff in its hand and floated in mid-air, looking like a ghost, but in reality, it was a lich.
“What a bizarre monster.” Darkness frowned and stood in front of the crowd, drawing his longsword and saying to those behind him, “This guy seems to have a lot of magic power, so don’t be careless.”
"Ha—haha!" Huihui suddenly burst into laughter, raising her wand high and shouting, "Ridiculous! I'll show you the power of a true archmage!"
"Hey, Dust," Kobayashi asked the man covered in trash beside him, "If we take down this guy, Lynn won't have to pay off your debt, right?"
"That's right! Everyone, it's all for Lynn! Let's defeat it!"
"Why are you trying to look cool?"
Kobayashi curled his lip at Duster, who was shouting beside him, and said, "If we're really talking about it, you're the culprit, aren't you?"
"Really, don't fuss over such a small thing, Kobayashi!" Duster was also a little unhappy, and said as if making a promise, "I will repay this favor tenfold!"
But what he was really thinking was: Just you wait and see. Once I've made a fortune playing roulette with this reward, I'll repay you properly!
"...Your smile is just like Mr. Kobayashi's when he's thinking lewd things. It's really suspicious."
Aqua said that.
"N-nothing's suspicious!" Duster waved his hand hastily, then said to Aqua as if lecturing her, "Well, now's not the time to talk about this!"
Kobayashi also sighed slightly.
“He is indeed very suspicious, but we’ll investigate further later.” He then looked at the lich in the distance and said, “In any case, we need to deal with this guy first!”
"Oh, come on, bring it on! I, Dustman, will be your opponent!"
Regardless, Duster also contributed a lot to this mission, and with everyone's cooperation, the mission was successfully completed.
Within the Adventurers' Guild.
"Thank you all for resolving this issue so quickly." Luna, the guild counter clerk, said this with great gratitude, and then took out a generous reward and said with a smile, "This is your reward for this time, please accept it."
“Ohhh…!”
When Duster saw the generous bounty, his eyes lit up. He exclaimed, "I didn't put in much effort, but the reward is so much. It's really easy money!"
"Hey, Duster, you're not planning to keep it all for yourself, are you?"
Kobayashi stared at him with a hostile expression.
However, Duster replied matter-of-factly, "What? Of course! You guys are just here to help, aren't you?"
"That's true, but it's still very suspicious."
Aqua still looked at him with suspicion.
"Alright, alright." Huihui didn't care about where the money went and said, "The most important task now is to rescue Lynn."
“That’s right.” Darkness nodded in agreement, saying, “With this money, we should be able to rescue Lynn, right?”
"Yes, everyone, we are so grateful!"
Duster grinned maliciously: Hehehe... Saying that Lynn was taken away to pay off debts was a lie. This way, I can go to the casino again!
"Then I'll go to Lynn's right away—"
"I'm here."
"……what."
The familiar voice coming from behind made Duster's smile freeze instantly. Not only his expression but also his body stiffened on the spot.
"Oh, isn't this Lynn?!" Megumin exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the girl appear behind Duster. "I'm so glad you're safe and sound!"
"Hmm... But what do you mean by 'all is well'?"
Lynn didn't seem to understand why Huihui was so excited after seeing her.
"No, Megumin!" Aqua said considerately, "Even if you can't see it on the surface, this kind of thing can leave a very serious psychological scar on your heart!"
"What kind of treatment did you receive? Tell me quickly!" Darkness said breathlessly.
"Uh……"
Lynn was completely confused. She looked at everyone and asked in bewilderment, "Um, what are you all talking about?"
With a sympathetic expression, Xiaolin said, "You were taken away by your creditors to pay off their debts and forced to do dangerous work, right? You must have had a tough time."
"Wait a minute, everyone calm down!" Now it was Lynn's turn to panic. She said in astonishment, "A dangerous job?! What are you talking about?!"
As she spoke, her cheeks flushed slightly, as if she felt a little shy.
"That's what Duster told us."
"This...this is terrible..."
Seeing that his plan had been exposed, Duster turned around and tried to sneak away, but Lynn grabbed him.
"Wait, Dust, where do you want to go?"
"N-no, it's nothing, it's not something I need to report! ...I am that one, that's right! I need to go to the bathroom, to the bathroom!"
"return."
Lynn said this with a kind expression.
"But...but...I need to pee—"
"Shut up."
Her smile vanished.
"Yes……"
Then Duster lowered his head dejectedly.
……
"...I understand roughly." Kobayashi, sitting at the table, said, "So, this guy tricked us into going on a mission together, planning to use the opportunity to raise money for gambling, right?"
"My intuition was right!"
Aqua put her hands on her hips, looking displeased.
"No, no, no, Xiaolin, look at Lynn's face! She looks even worse than usual, doesn't she? We should probably call it a day—"
"Thank you for your concern, but I'm sorry, I'm perfectly healthy."
Duster tried to confuse the issue, but Lynn's friendly smile silenced him. His silence didn't mean Lynn was silent; she pressed on, "Speaking of which, Duster! What kind of dangerous job are you referring to?"
"Uh... it's... that..."
Duster's eyes darted around.
"You really want the money to gamble at the casino, right?" Lynn said with a smile, her tone very gentle. "If you have that kind of spare money, first get back the shares I lent you... and then, properly apologize to Kobayashi and the others."
"Lynn, your eyes are terrifying..."
Duster, who was being threatened, was completely distraught.
“Of course.” Lynn finally couldn’t hold back anymore. She glared at Duster with displeasure. “Let me think, if you don’t pay me back… I’ll find you a really dangerous job.”
"Spare me, spare me!!!"
Terrified, Dust turned and ran, but Lynn chased after him with a devilish expression. From the next morning onward, Dust was forced to work non-stop.
(End of this chapter)