Chapter 396: Elma Was Kicked Over by a Duck!
After the snowball fight ended, the entire campsite looked as if it had been plowed by artillery fire, riddled with pits and holes everywhere.
However, under Lucoa's magic, it was restored to its original state in the blink of an eye.
Magic was truly a convenient thing!
"Lucoa, take out the Bad Duck."
Standing by the lake, Ryohei checked the time; it was already past three, time to prepare dinner.
"Okay."
Lucoa responded. With a wave of her hand, a giant duck with a prominent tuft of yellow hair on its head fell out of the alternate dimension with a plop and landed on its butt in the snow.
"Ga?"
The Bad Duck tilted its head in confusion, then flapped its wings irritably and stood up. It looked left and right, then raised its foot and delivered a flying kick to Elma beside it.
Perhaps caught off guard, Elma was actually kicked staggering by the Bad Duck and fell on her butt.
Seeing this scene, everyone couldn't help but be stunned.
"Pfft—!"
Tohru reacted first, holding her stomach and laughing loudly: "Dying of laughter! Elma was actually kicked over by a duck... I can laugh at you for a thousand years for this! Hahaha!"
"What a formidable duck!"
Ilulu widened her peach-pink eyes, looking up at the two-meter-tall Bad Duck with a face full of surprise.
"This duck is something else!"
Kanna chimed in with a naive look.
"I I I..."
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Elma's face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye, and a wisp of white smoke puffed out from the top of her head. She climbed up from the snow in humiliation and shouted loudly:
"I just lost my footing for a moment; I wasn't kicked by the duck!"
"Ah yes yes yes!"
Tohru was still extremely amused.
"Ga—!"
Perhaps being too active attracted the duck's attention. The Bad Duck glanced sideways at Tohru, turned its body, flapped its wings, and rushed towards her, looking ready to peck.
"This duck is too aggressive... speaking of which, it's really huge!" Kobayashi looked at the duck with the prominent yellow tuft rushing towards Tohru, couldn't help taking a step back, and clicked her tongue lightly.
"This Bad Duck should be the one I gave you, right? You haven't eaten it yet?"
Jashin-chan put one hand on her waist and looked at Ryohei with some surprise.
When leaving Jashin Capital some time ago, she packed some of her family's local specialties for Ryohei and the others.
"Not yet."
Ryohei answered with a smile.
"..." Tohru raised her eyebrows slightly watching the rushing Bad Duck, dodged sideways easily, and kicked it to the ground in passing. She turned her gaze to Elma and lifted her chin triumphantly:
"See, I wouldn't lose my footing."
"Is that so? I don't believe it!"
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Elma was truly triggered now. She took out her trident, waved it in the air, pointing straight at Tohru: "Let's duel!"
"Elma wants to duel you."
Tohru put one hand on her waist, looking unconcernedly at the stubborn duck flapping its wings to get up and rush towards her again.
"I'm talking about you; who wants to duel it!"
(#`皿´)
"Eh, so troublesome!"
Although saying so, with a casual stroke, Tohru opened a spatial passage: "If you insist on dueling me, let's change location."
On the other side of the spatial passage was a vast grassland, with two green mountains visible in the distance.
The climate there seemed quite mild...
"Oh... okay."
Elma happened to feel the ranch was a bit restrictive, hindering her movements in a fight.
Changing location suited her perfectly!
"Elma."
Ryohei called out to Elma, who was walking towards the spatial passage. When she looked over, he raised two fingers and reminded: "Dinner will be served in about two and a half hours; remember to come back and eat."
"Eh... not going to stop them?" Kobayashi looked at him in surprise.
"Mn, occasionally need to let employees release their nature." Ryohei raised his hand and said seriously.
Release nature...
(￣ ￣|| )
Kobayashi was speechless for a moment.
Elma changed her expression, responded happily "Okay," then looked at Tohru full of fighting spirit: "Today I must determine who is superior with you."
Saying this, she shouldered her trident, stepped through the spatial passage, and walked towards the other side.
"Aren't you both female?" Jashin-chan crossed her arms and spoke with a strange look.
"She meant 'determine victory or defeat' (idiom: determine male and female)."
Yurine looked at her with a "You really have no culture" gaze.
"I know, just playing a meme..."
"..."
Watching Elma's retreating back gradually moving away, a cunning smile suddenly appeared on Tohru's face, and she slammed the spatial passage shut.
"Ah—!"
This move really surprised quite a few people.
"Doesn't she always like resolving things peacefully? This is the way to resolve things peacefully!" Tohru put her hands on her waist, smirking like a fox who successfully stole a chicken.
"You're so tricky!"
Kobayashi looked at her dragon maid and couldn't help roasting.
"Truly a cunning guy!" Jashin-chan saw her own shadow in Tohru.
Of course, in terms of cunningness, she was still superior.
"Tohru, since you're not going to duel, help out as an assistant." Ryohei put one hand on his waist and said to the now idle Tohru.
"Mn, just give orders if you need anything."
Tohru turned her gaze to Ryohei and patted her chest carelessly.
"Help slaughter this duck first." Ryohei pointed at the stubborn duck that had been kicked down several times but still persistently tried to bite her.
"Okay."
"..."
At the same time, on the other side—
On the grassland.
Elma suddenly couldn't sense anyone else's presence. She turned her head abruptly and was stunned for a moment.
Behind her was empty; the spatial passage had disappeared, and Tohru hadn't followed.
"Actually played me!"
Elma turned red again and stomped her foot indignantly. Then, she looked around somewhat blankly—
"...Where is this? Where the hell did she send me?"
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