mtl008 Chapter 926 The Last Daily Life 105
Chapter 926 The Last Daily Life 105
Chapter 926 The Last Daily Life 105
After defeating the Demon King's army, Kobayashi could not resist Alice's request and brought her to the desert.
By the way, he was discovered by Claire less than half a day after setting out, but because she had to prepare the royal city, she did not come to arrest him. Instead, she asked Darkness, Aqua, and Megumin, who were far away in Axel, to help bring back Lady Alice.
Then, on the second day after arriving in the desert, Kobayashi was caught up by them.
"Ah, it's so hot..." Xiao Lin put his hands on his head, looked at the huge sun high in the sky, and said with some complaints and helplessness: "I can't even take a step..."
"Idiot! Who told you to bring Her Highness Alice out?!"
Darkness hit him hard on the head, but this guy knew that as long as Alice asked him, Kobayashi would definitely not refuse. So why did he still hit himself?
“I can’t do that, Xiaolin.” Huihui was also a little exhausted, but she still forced herself to move forward bit by bit, wiping the sweat from her forehead and said, “If we stop in a place like this, we’ll be dried out by the sun. We have to at least hold on to the shade.”
“But, where is the shade…?” Aqua couldn’t help but complain. She looked around and saw nothing but yellow sand. If the sand wasn’t brown-gray, she would have suffered from snow blindness. She also cried out, “No matter where I go, I can only see sand…?!”
"Really..."
Darkness looked around and thought so too. Then he looked at the princess riding on the camel and asked, "Princess Alice, are you feeling bored?"
"How could that be?" Princess Alice shook her head, her face filled with smiles, and she said happily: "It's not boring at all. This is my first time seeing a desert, and there are things everywhere that I have never seen before. I am very happy!"
She was like a bird that had escaped from a cage. When she came to the vast and boundless world, she could finally spread her wings and fly freely. Every feather shone with the light of freedom.
By the way, Her Highness Alice was wearing a light white gauze dress, a hat specially prepared for her by Kobayashi on her head, and a loose brown-gray robe on her body - only with such a cool outfit could the breeze in the desert blow over the whole body and take away a certain amount of temperature. Otherwise, even with such a strong physique as Her Highness Alice, she would most likely faint.
Then, looking at the desperate expressions of Kobayashi and others, Her Highness Alice had a clear look of apology and self-blame on her face, and apologized a little embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, it's all because I said I wanted to see the desert, so I asked you to cooperate with my willful request..."
After all, they came here because of Her Highness Alice's willfulness, but if they said this at this time, the girl would definitely be very touched. Therefore, Xiao Lin forced a smile and shook his head, saying, "It doesn't matter. Anyway, we have to come to the desert for a mission. If we go on a secret tour, you can just relax, right?"
"Yeah, yeah, that's right."
"Your Highness Alice is not at fault. It's all this man's fault...!"
“I think so, too.”
Aqua, Darkness and Megumin, these three guys really have a tacit understanding when it comes to insulting him, which makes Krillin feel a little sour in his heart.
"Speaking of which, that..." Princess Alice looked at the people below and said a little embarrassedly, "Is it really okay if I'm the only one riding the camel? I always feel a little embarrassed to let everyone down."
“No.” Darkness shook her head and said, “You can’t let Princess Alice walk in such an inconvenient place. Please don’t worry about us.”
She showed the humility that a noble should have, and the others nodded in response.
However, Huihui looked at the camel in a strange way and couldn't help asking, "This is the first time I've seen a camel. It has such a big hump on its back... What's inside it?"
"It's full of fat." Xiao Lin spread his hands and explained to the ignorant little girl, "It seems that in order to survive in the harsh desert environment, it converts the nutrients it needs into fat for storage."
"Oh~~~ I see, my brother is really well-informed!"
Princess Alice looked at Xiaolin with a little admiration, which made him feel a little embarrassed. After all, this knowledge was common sense that even children knew in another world. It was not knowledge that he had verified personally, so he did not admit it so proudly.
"……oops?!"
At this moment, Aqua suddenly pointed excitedly at the sand dunes in the distance and shouted to everyone almost screaming: "Everyone, look over there! There is a huge lake!"
Everyone looked in the direction of her finger.
In the yellow desert, there is actually an oasis-like existence. It stands there very abruptly and can be seen at a glance.
“Really?!” Huihui was also a little excited, pointing over there and saying, “Besides, you can see the beautiful green street view!”
"That's the oasis that's been rumored, right?"
Darkness nodded, with a relieved smile on her face, and said to everyone, "Let's go over there quickly and ask the people over there to let us rest for a while."
"That's right, my throat is dry too..." Xiao Lin thought for a moment and said, "Okay, let's sprint over there!"
"Oh oh oh!" X4
Everyone cheered.
Then, Kobayashi led the others to sprint towards the oasis over there. However, after about ten minutes, they still hadn't reached the oasis.
Aqua couldn't run any longer. She panted heavily and leaned on her knees with her hands. Her face was full of pain. She said in confusion, "Ha...ha...the distance didn't get any closer. What's going on?"
Beside her, Huihui was also breathing heavily, her flushed face showing that she was a little tired.
"Because I ran here, I feel even more tired..."
They all ran very hard, but they did not get to enjoy a moment's rest at the oasis as they had wished.
“Ms. Aqua, Ms. Huihui…” Alice, who was riding on the camel, looked at them with some concern and said, “Are you okay? Do you want to take a rest?”
"No, it's okay..."
"I'm actually fine...!"
The two of them tried to hold on, but anyone could see that they were a little exhausted. Xiao Lin, who was standing next to them, took a closer look at the oasis in the distance, and felt a strong sense of uneasiness in his heart. He also said with an expression that was a little bit too tense: "Could that be... a mirage?!"
"Mirage...?"
Princess Alice looked at Xiaolin with some curiosity. She had no idea what the word meant. Normally, Xiaolin would have shouted "so cute" or something, but now he had no such thoughts at all. He only felt deep despair.
“It’s a phenomenon.”
Unexpectedly, the one who explained it was the seemingly stupid and uneducated noble daughter Darkness. She patiently explained to Her Highness Alice, "The light is refracted abnormally by warm and cold air, so we can see distant scenery in the sky or near the horizon."
"So... that oasis is actually an illusion?"
The clever Princess Alice quickly understood what Darkness wanted to say, but her words caused Aqua and Megumin - the two who were still insisting on deceiving themselves - to collapse emotionally.
"Why is it happening like that?!"
Aqua's eyes suddenly filled with tears. She rushed towards Xiaolin and shouted, "I believed it was real and ran over here. This is too much! Call the person in charge out!"
Her head was confused by the sun.
Aqua's brain was already full of water, and now it was completely exposed by the sun. Besides, where could she find someone to take charge of her in such a desert?
“Stop being unreasonable…” Xiaolin pushed Aqua away with a look of disgust. She was too hot when she pounced on him. At the same time, he said helplessly: “This is a prank of nature, so there is nothing we can do. We have been abandoned by the gods!”
“Ah?!” Aqua was immediately unhappy. She put her hands on her waist and said loudly: “It’s not right for you to say that. I’m the goddess————?!”
"Yes, yes, yes." Xiao Lin waved his hand perfunctorily, as if he had listened to her advice, and then instructed the stupid priest in front of him, who was called the goddess: "Your throat is thirsty, come and drink some water. Everyone, take out the containers...lower-level water creation."
“——Puha!” Aqua drank a large glass of cold water made by Kobayashi with magic power, and said with a relaxed smile: “Resurrection!!!”
“It’s a wonderful experience that ordinary water can taste so delicious.”
Princess Alice also said this with some surprise.
Xiaolin knew that this was caused by the body not taking in water for a long time. After tasting something that the body lacked, the brain would send a happiness signal to remind the owner of the body, which is why it felt that ordinary water tasted good.
"Also, the phenomenon called mirage is also..." Princess Alice looked into the distance, where the oasis was still clearly visible but could not be reached. She sighed and said, "It's great to be able to come to the desert this time... I really want to experience many things and become an adult soon."
Looking at the goddess-like princess, Darkness sighed and said, “Just looking at Princess Alice really cleanses my soul… The fatigue accumulated from walking in the desert is also swept away.”
Yeah, Xiaolin also admitted this.
"Okay, let's take a break and then continue walking." Xiao Lin said to the people who were hiding under the camels to enjoy the cool air, "I hope we can reach our destination before night..."
After all, the temperature difference between day and night in the desert is very large. If they continue to procrastinate, they will have to end this desert trip early and use teleportation magic to leave here.
“Gurgle gurgle——”
At this time, a strange sound rang out in the desert. Because the desert was so quiet, the sound was particularly clear.
"Hmm?" Aqua was a little surprised. She asked, "Is there any strange sound..."
“Gululu!!!!”
Suddenly, the sound became louder, and then a troll holding a huge bone-shaped mace emerged from the desert, roaring to the sky, "It's so hot, so hot...!!!"
Unexpectedly, even monsters couldn't withstand the high temperature in the desert. Somehow, after seeing it, Kobayashi and others suddenly felt sympathy for it.
No, that’s not the crux of the problem!
“Waaaaaah?!” Huihui was frightened by the sudden appearance of the monster. She quickly hid behind Xiaolin and said, “It’s a troll?!”
"Is the Demon King's army attacking?"
Alice was a little alert.
However, a strong and reliable figure appeared in front of the girl. Darkness stood in front of her with a knight's sword in his hand and said, "Your Highness Alice, please step back. We will take care of this place—"
"No, Lalatina! I want to fight too!"
Princess Alice does not want to hide behind everyone, she also wants to contribute to everyone.
"But, but..."
Darkness was at a loss for words. Xiaolin patted her shoulder, shook his head and said, "Once Alice opens her mouth, no one can persuade her. That's just her personality. Okay, let's get started!"
"Okay, Brother!"
Alice nodded seriously, and with the participation of the most powerful princess, these trolls were easily repelled by Xiaolin and his team. After repelling the monsters that suddenly appeared, since it was getting dark, Xiaolin and his team set up a tent and started to eat dinner.
"The fire is getting smaller..." Aqua looked at the gradually dying fire and said to Kobayashi beside her: "Kobayashi - hurry up and add some firewood!"
"Yes, yes, Flame."
Xiaolin used magic to make the campfire brighter and speed up the burning of the firewood.
“Phew—it’s so warm.” Huihui approached the campfire with a smile that seemed to melt her face. She said, “It was so hot that it almost roasted us just now… The desert is really an incredible place.”
"Yeah, and eating out with everyone like this... it feels really fun."
Her Highness Alice's face was filled with a happy smile.
“Hehe…” Darkness patted the girl’s head with a motherly smile on her face and said, “Have a good rest today, and leave the desert tomorrow before the sun rises completely.”
"Yes!"
Princess Alice agreed immediately.
"It's getting colder..." Aqua rubbed her cold shoulders and said, "Mr. Kobayashi, let me tell you, at times like this, just drink some bubbly and your body will warm up."
"You just want to drink a bar?" Xiao Lin handed her a drink and said, "Don't expect so much in the desert. Drink this instead."
"Eh----"
Aqua was very unhappy, but she still took it.
(End of this chapter)