NCCnovel Chapter 192 Mistaken for a Thief
Chapter 192 Mistaken for a Thief
Chapter 192 Mistaken for a Thief
The Crimson Demons were so enthusiastic that they held Broly and his companions captive for half an hour by the river.
During this time, one by one, members of the Crimson Demon Clan came up to introduce themselves, with a format similar to "I am XXX, a Crimson Demon Clan member, a great mage who wields superior XX magic."
If it's a young Crimson Demon, it might be followed by "[In the future, I will become the most powerful XX person in XX profession]".
"Is it true that the Crimson Demon Clan always insists on introducing themselves to outsiders like this?"
Darkness asked the question.
"Pretty much. When I first came to this village, it was the same situation. However, when I came back, I wasn't treated like this anymore, being pulled aside to listen to all sorts of self-introductions."
"That's alright."
"By the way, where are we going now?"
Aqua asked.
She was in a good mood, mainly because there were many people here who could play the straight man.
While being introduced to others, she showcased her talent and won praise from everyone.
Titles like "World's Number One Performer" were thrown at Aqua by the Crimson Demon Clan as if they were free, making Aqua very happy.
"I'm going to find the magical item craftsman I used to work with around here. Hmm, I remember his house is around here..."
Wiz led the way, asking for directions every now and then, and soon they left the bustling village and arrived at the edge of the village near the forest.
"That's it."
On the slope, Wiz pointed to a somewhat dilapidated wooden house at the bottom of the slope and said to the people around him.
"Hey, the magic item craftsman you found has quite the air of a reclusive master. He actually left the bustling village and came to live in a place like this."
Aqua was somewhat surprised.
"That's not the case. Mr. Piaosaburo is simply poor, so he can't settle down in the village. When I visited their home last time, I saw them picking wild vegetables in the forest."
Wiz quickly shattered Aqua's illusions about reclusive sages, casually recounting the specific manifestations of other people's family poverty.
"Ah, can the magical artifacts made by such an impoverished magical artifact craftsman really be reliable?"
Darkness asked the question, and the others, after thinking about the unsold goods in Wiz's shop, suddenly lost faith in the person Wiz had found.
"Don't worry, among all the magical artifact craftsmen I've ever met, their magical artifact making skills are definitely top-notch."
Wiz said there was no problem and arrived at the door of the large wooden house, knocking on the patched-up, somewhat rickety wooden door.
A knock sounded on the door, and Wiz asked, "Excuse me, Mr. Piaozaburo, are you home?"
"Someone's coming."
"Broly said suddenly."
Within three or four seconds, the sound of footsteps could be heard from inside the house.
"Who's outside? Is it a thief trying to break into my house and steal things?"
A childish voice rang out from inside.
"We are not thieves, we are guests visiting Mr. Piaosaburo."
"Oh, right, you're Mr. Piaosaburo's daughter, please open the door."
"Thieves outside, don't even think about deceiving me. I, Xiaomi, am the smartest guard child in the Crimson Demon Clan. So, I'll tell you, there's nothing left in my house except leftovers. Even if you break in, there's nothing of value to steal!"
At the entrance, a little girl wearing a patched black robe held a wooden stick and shouted this at her family's dilapidated front door.
"Ah, a house with only leftover food sounds so pitiful."
Darkness could tell that the person speaking inside was a young child, and she couldn't help but feel pity for them.
"Meow~"
Before Wiz could say anything more, a cat's meow suddenly came from inside.
Immediately afterwards, a black cat pried open a crack in the swaying wooden door from underneath.
The little black cat glanced at the people outside, squeezed through the crack in the door, and ran away.
"Ah, millet's emergency food!"
The wooden door was pulled open from the inside, and the Crimson Demon Clan's top watchdog, a girl even younger than Broly, immediately chased after the black cat, leaving the door open without closing it again.
"What do we do now?"
Aqua asked.
"How about we just wait here?"
Wiz was also somewhat at a loss.
"No, no, no, we should chase after them! That child looks so small; what if they encounter wild animals in the forest?"
Darkness, however, possessed a chivalrous spirit.
"Well then, Broly, Wiz, and I will go inside and see if any of her adults are there. Darkness, you'll be in charge of bringing the runaway child back."
Aqua went inside as she spoke. Her lazy lifestyle had taken a toll on her health, and after walking so much since morning, she wanted to rest.
. . . .
In the forest, Xiaomi chased after the cat's footprints on the ground.
But soon, she lost track of her cat.
Clearly, the little black cat no longer walks on the ground.
"Little Black, where are you? Come back quickly, I promise I won't put you in the pot again."
The girl called out and soon arrived at the place where a great evil god was said to be sealed.
And sitting on the stone pier here is a demon with bluish-gray skin.
"Xiaomi, oh no, kid, come over here. Is the sealing sphere assembled yet?"
The demon's name was Houst. When he saw the little girl running over, he immediately asked her a question.
"Not yet, I'm here to see my little black dog."
Xiaomi responded.
"Little Black?"
"That's a black cat. It's Xiaomi's emergency food. It sneaked out while the thief broke into my house."
That being said, the truth is that the little girl wanted to add some food, so she put the little black cat into the pot at home.
Just then, Wiz knocked on the door, so she ran to the door and started talking to him.
The little black cat seized the opportunity to jump out of the pot, and also went to the entrance, pried open the door, and slipped away.
"Oh no, a thief broke into your house. Are you alright? Are you hurt?"
Houst became a little nervous and pressed the little girl for an answer.
"It's okay, I ran very fast and got out of the house in no time. It's just that I can't find Xiao Hei now."
Xiaomi was a little disappointed, because Xiao Hei was an important emergency food source for her family.
"Demon, get away from that child!"
Just then, Darkness ran out of the forest. Upon seeing the demons, she used a taunt skill and shouted loudly.
"Ah, so that's one of the thieves who came knocking on my door."
Xiaomi pointed at the approaching female knight and said to the demon beside her.
Upon hearing this, Houst became serious, grabbed the girl behind him with his claws, and took the initiative to meet the knight girl who had run over to find the little girl.
Before the two could even exchange a word, a battle broke out as the two-handed greatsword and the demonic claw clashed.
The battle started out normally, but gradually it started to get a little strange.
"You won't hurt that child! I'll stop you!"
"No, I didn't mean to hurt her. Hmm, are you really a thief? You don't seem like one. Let's stop for a moment and clear things up first."
"Stop talking nonsense, demon. Use your claws to hurt me badly. I am not afraid."
"Damn it, who are you anyway?"
At close range, Houster, a high-level demon, suddenly found himself being forcibly controlled by the opponent and was unable to shake off the opponent's taunt skills.
"Go for it, my familiar! Defeat the thief!"
Xiaomi shouted from the side.
(End of this chapter)