Chapter 283: Mouth full of bananas Boothill, Boothill’s got words to say?

Chapter 283: Chapter 283: Mouth full of bananas Boothill, Boothill’s got words to say?

Boothill: "Muddle-Fudging, how did I get kicked all the way to Dreamflux Reef?"

Hu Tao: "It seems you just ended up here as soon as you woke up?"

Paimon: "If that’s the case, doesn’t that mean Mr. Boothill has been stuck here for days!"

Paimon: "Can’t you get back on your own?"

Lumine: "If you want to go back, don’t you have to find that Meme called Something Unto Death?"

Qingque: "Obviously, Mr. Boothill didn’t find it."

Stelle: "It’s not that big of a deal. It’s not like Dreamflux Reef is impassable."

....

『 [ Forkin’ hell... ]

Seeing that his messages still wouldn’t go through, Boothill couldn’t help but curse under his breath.

[ Pardon me for asking, but this is your seventh drink, and you’ve only had a sip from each... Is there something the matter with them? ]

Jessie walked over at this moment, looking at the almost untouched drinks sitting in front of Boothill, asking in confusion.

[ Oh, it ain’t like that. These little sweet drinks taste pretty good. Ordering a bunch is just a habit of mine. ]

[ No need to worry, lady, you’ll know soon enough. I’m headin’ out to take care of some business. Keep these safe for me. ] 』

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—?Omniscient Viewer’s Chat Lodge?—

March 7th: "Ordering that many drinks and only taking one sip of each?"

March 7th: "What kind of bad habit is that?"

Stelle: "What a waste!"

Stelle: "If you’re not going to drink them, give them to me!"

Pam: "No! Passenger Stelle is not of age yet, no drinking allowed, Pam!"

Stelle: "Huh??"

Stelle: "I am of age!"

Stelle: "Look at me, I’ve been of age for a long time!"

Silver Wolf: "Heh... You always have a very flexible standard for your age."

Boothill: "Ha, he probably has things on his mind."

Boothill: "Otherwise, a mere seven drinks wouldn’t even be enough to rinse my mouth out."

....

『 [ I said I’d lend Rappa a hand, but what kind of strange activity is there in this place? ]

Boothill got up and left, heading off to get to business.

Not long after he started walking, he saw a crowd of people ahead. There seemed to be some sort of conflict happening.

[ I’ll say this one last time, do you have any sense of aesthetics at all? ]

[ This place is empty, completely useless. ]

[ But if we put up a Slumbernana statue and build a plaza, it can instantly turn into the symbol of Dreamflux Reef. ]

[ We can get a step ahead of the Family. ]

A middle-aged man, flanked by two lackeys, looked with an unfriendly expression at the ordinary townsperson blocking his way.

[ This isn’t for you to decide. Taking this land for yourself and acting like it’s yours... ]

[ I doubt anyone would accept that. ] 』

『 ....』

—?Omniscient Viewer’s Chat Lodge?—

Stelle: "What on earth?"

Stelle: "This guy wants to build a Slumbernana Monkey Plaza in Dreamflux Reef?"

Stelle: "Oh boy!"

Stelle: "This is hilarious. This isn’t getting ahead of the Family, this is just a classic display of brainlessness."

March 7th: "I don’t get it, what does the Slumbernana Monkey have to do with being the symbol of Dreamflux Reef?"

March 7th: "Dreamflux Reef is a place of freedom, the last sober place in Penacony. If they actually put up a Slumbernana Monkey, that would just look completely out of place, wouldn’t it?"

Furina de Fontaine: "Um, how do I put this, I feel like the main point is actually..."

Furina de Fontaine: "Has the Slumbernana Monkey already become popular all the way in Dreamflux Reef?!"

Stelle: "Whoa, I didn’t even realize that."

Stelle: "Isn’t that thing only popular at Paperfold University?"

Stelle: "How does a place like Dreamflux Reef even know about the Slumbernana Monkey?"

Rappa: "This one believes this must be a conspiracy plotted by the evil spirits!"

Rappa: "The unique nature of Dreamflux Reef has perhaps been exploited by the evil spirits!"

Lumine: "So Miss Rappa sought out Mr. Boothill to help?"

Lumine: "But looking at it now, Mr. Boothill seems a bit like a headless chicken."

Boothill: "Heh, I was a headless chicken before, but not anymore."

Boothill: "Look, didn’t these fools just deliver themselves right to me?"

Yunli: "Tsk, I hope they don’t end up with a few extra bullet holes in them in a moment."

....

『 [ Who says so? ]

[ Even Micah didn’t say anything... ]

[ And you’re still dragging your feet? ]

[ Today, this thing is absolutely going right her— ]

[ Wait, who are you? ]

Before the man could finish his sentence, he saw Boothill walking over from the distance, stopping right in front of him.

[ Come off it, pardner. I ain’t even said anything yet. ]

[ I don’t care what beef y’all got, just make way, will ya? ]

Boothill looked at the opposite side with a calm expression.

[ .... ]

[ What, is this the guy you brought in to stand up for you? ]

The man asked the townsperson standing behind Boothill.

[ No, I don’t know this gentleman either, but whether someone stands up for us or not, our stance will not change. ]

The townsperson shook his head, his attitude firm.

[ Then I’m done playing nice. ] 』

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—?Omniscient Viewer’s Chat Lodge?—

Stelle: "Oh my god, Forkin’ hell, how do these idiots dare to do that?!"

Stelle: "Do they just want to be loved to death?"

Boothill: "Sister, with your level of mimicking my speech, you could already pass off as me."

March 7th: "Sigh, facing a Galaxy Ranger who kills without blinking, these people actually dare to be so arrogant."

March 7th: "I can only say, I hope they’re okay."

Boothill: "Hey, that’s going too far!"

Boothill: "Don’t go painting me as some kind of big villain."

Guinaifen: "So, if you get shot by a bullet in Dreamflux Reef, do you die?"

Nahida: "Dreamflux Reef doesn’t seem to have any protective power. The people living here probably aren’t any different from how they are in reality, right?"

Furina de Fontaine: "I think if you get shot here, you will die."

Silver Wolf: "So if these guys have even a shred of brains left, they should run far away as fast as possible."

....

『 [ Forkin’ hell, you hard of hearing or something? Do I have to let my gun do the talking? ]

[ Alright then! Hope you’re ready to get shot. ]

Boothill pulled out his gun directly, pointing it at the troublemakers.

[ No need, sir. I apologize to you on their behalf. ]

[ Please put your gun away. We are all people who have died once, I’m afraid we can’t take this kind of excitement. ]

Just as the tension peaked, Micah arrived at the scene.

[ ...And who are you supposed to be? ]

[ What kind of show is going on here? ]

[ .... ]

[ Forget it. The world’s complicated enough as it is, but my bullets will make things real simple. ]

[ Act first, think later. You bet your forkin’ bananas I’m teaching all of you a lesson today— ]

[ ...Eh? ]

[ Wait a sec. The fudge was that? ]

[ Bet your bananas? When the bananas did I start saying fudgin’ bananas? ] 』

『 ....』

—?Omniscient Viewer’s Chat Lodge?—

Stelle: "Forkin’ bananas?"

Stelle: "Did you get infected by the banana virus, Forkin’ hell?"

Boothill: "Nya! Strange!"

Boothill: "To make my Synesthesia Beacon turn into ’Forkin’ bananas’, it looks like this place really has some Muddle-Fudging weirdness going on!"

Paimon: "By the way, was Mr. Boothill really going to shoot just now?"

March 7th: "I don’t think he was joking."

Boothill: "Ha, this is a dream. Even if I shoot them in the arm, it won’t kill them."

Boothill: "It’s just enough to teach these arrogant fools a lesson!"

Stelle: "If it were me, I’d break their legs with my bat!"

Silver Wolf: "Are you guys competing to see who’s more brutal?"

Silver Wolf: "In that case, we might as well let Hotaru pilot Sam over there, and let you see what a human charcoal split in half looks like."

Hotaru: "Silver Wolf, don’t make me sound so terrifying! (speechless.jpg)"

Lumine: "Paimon, it seems the two of us are still too kind."

Lumine: "This isn’t good!"

Lumine: "We have to change in the future!"

Paimon: "Yeah, yeah! Next time we run into Treasure Hoarders, we’ll break their legs!"

Hu Tao: "Haha, is this the end of the Treasure Hoarders?"

....

『 [ Bananas? Son of a banana? What the banana fudgin’ sundae? ]

Boothill tried hard to correct his strange speech, but unfortunately, he couldn’t do it.

[ .... ]

[ Micah, don’t you usually stay out of these things? ]

[ It’s just putting up some decorations that everyone likes, it’s not offending anyone. ]

The arrogant man from before started talking to Micah.

[ First of all, I find it hard to believe that everyone likes those monkeys. ]

[ Secondly, I just happened to be passing by and saw a friend, so I came over to say hello. ]

Micah replied, shaking his head.

[ Friend? ]

The man frowned.

[ Yes. To be honest, I can’t remember your name. I’ve met too many people over the years. ]

[ But I still remember those eyes—how wonderful, everyone can dream their own dream here. That’s what you said when you first arrived, with a rare spark in your eyes. ]

[ Don’t forget your original aspiration. ]

Micah advised the man earnestly.

[ ... ]

[ Don’t say such things in public. You should also fix your habit of acting like a teacher. ]

[ There’s naturally a reason why something becomes highly sought after. You’ll understand sooner or later. ]

[ But today... I don’t mind giving you some face. Just wait and see—let’s go. ] 』

『 ....』

—?Omniscient Viewer’s Chat Lodge?—

Himeko: "There is indeed a reason why certain things become highly sought after."

Himeko: "But unfortunately, the reason why this Slumbernana Monkey is being sought after is not normal."

Welt Yang: "This is a trap."

Welt Yang: "But we still don’t know what the essence of it is."

Dan Heng: "I’m more worried about whether Dr. Primitive is actually here."

Madam Herta: "Most likely not."

Madam Herta: "If someone like him were really here, Penacony would have looked completely different by now."

Madam Herta: "It’s probably just some of his minor lackeys causing trouble here."

Stelle: "Then what is there to fear?"

Stelle: "Just round up all these monkeys and get it over with!"

March 7th: "Uh... the problem is, if we dare to do that, we’ll probably get chased and beaten by the whole school!"

Stelle: "Then let Boothill do it!"

Boothill: "Sister, you really don’t wish any good on me, do you?"

Boothill: "I can’t just go on a killing spree in a school, can I?"

Boothill: "I haven’t gone that far off the deep end yet."

Furina de Fontaine: "As the manager of Dreamflux Reef, maybe Mr. Micah has some information about the person behind the scenes?"

Furina de Fontaine: "Let’s see what Mr. Micah has to say first."

....

『 [ Hold on! Banana my sundae... Forget it, guess I could afford to say less. ]

[ Yo—where do you think you’re going? ]

Seeing the troublemakers leave, Boothill was a bit displeased.

[ Let them be for now. At least they don’t have any hostility toward you personally. ]

[ And they certainly don’t have the courage to do anything, anyway. Right, Mr. Ranger? ]

Micah had already figured out Boothill’s identity.

[ Ha, so someone sensible showed up? ]

Boothill was a bit surprised.

[ I know what you want to ask. The first shot of a Galaxy Ranger is incredibly loud. Dreamflux Reef isn’t so isolated that we can’t hear the sounds from outside. ]

Micah saw the confusion on Boothill’s face.

[ Then that shot wasn’t fired in vain. ]

[ Though it really opened my eyes. The atmosphere here is quite bizarre, even setting up statues for monkeys. ]

There was a hint of sarcasm in Boothill’s tone.

[ It’s just some trend among the youth. To me... a Galaxy Ranger coming to Dreamflux Reef is even more unusual. ]

[ Are you here chasing evil, or because of an unresolved old grudge? ]

Micah began to ask about Boothill’s purpose.

[ No need to beat around the bush. Can’t you tell just by looking at me? ]

[ Banana picker, everything’s bananas. ]

[ I came here to help someone, and now I’m the biggest ruckus around here. Son of a banana, tell me what’s going on with that monkey! ] 』

『 ....』

—?Omniscient Viewer’s Chat Lodge?—

Mualani: "Strange, why is it that only Mr. Boothill speaks with bananas in every sentence?"

Mualani: "Those people from before, and this Mr. Micah, seemed to be fine."

Boothill: "I’m wondering about that too."

Boothill: "Muddle-Fudging, looks like I fell into a trap without even realizing it!"

Stelle: "Boothill’s banana levels are rising rapidly!"

Stelle: "At this rate, he might turn into a Slumbernana Monkey."

Boothill: "Nyaa, I don’t want to turn into that annoying monkey!"

....

『 [ ....Although not much time has passed, those people arrived just as suddenly as you did... ]

Micah fell silent for a moment, then uttered a sentence that left Boothill bewildered.

[ Wait a second, did I zone out? ]

[ Which people? ]

Boothill quickly pressed.

[ They call themselves Assistananas. They look like the Sweet Dreams Troupe, except much stranger. They came here to advertise something called the Slumbernana Monkey... ]

[ Hm... Maybe it’s the appearance or the cultural significance. Just like every other thing that was once trendy. ]

[ I don’t have an opinion on Slumbernana Monkey. The young people love it. The real problem is the level of fanaticism it creates. You saw the group from before. They grew obsessed with the monkey and formed their own society. ]

[ I think it’s called the Slumbernana Association. They run publicity campaigns all across Dreamflux Reef under its banner, and they’re not very friendly. ] 』

『 ....』

—?Omniscient Viewer’s Chat Lodge?—

Stelle: "So it was those strange Assistananas behind this?"

Stelle: "I knew they were the Sweet Dreams Troupe!"

Stelle: "Looks like they’ll have to taste my big bat after all!"

March 7th: "Oh my goodness, they’ve even set up an Association?"

March 7th: "How is this any different from a pyramid scheme?"

Dan Heng: "It probably is a pyramid scheme."

Dan Heng: "After all, judging by the behavior of those people earlier, their main style is just being completely unreasonable."

Boothill: "An organization like that should be thoroughly shut down!"

Boothill: "Muddle-Fudging, looks like I’m going to have to make a big scene in Dreamflux Reef!"

....

『 [ Oh, so that’s what those little bananas from just now call themselves? ]

[ No one’s keeping them in check? ]

Boothill asked in return.

[ No trend lasts forever. In Dreamflux Reef, this isn’t anything unprecedented, so there’s no need to interfere. What’s more... ]

[ For a very long time, this was the only place of freedom in Penacony. Some things shouldn’t be changed. ]

Micah didn’t want to interfere in these matters.

[ Fine. ]

[ If you won’t deal with it, someone else will. The Slumbernana Association, huh. Appreciate the tip, partner. ]

Having obtained the useful information, Boothill turned to leave.

[ One moment, Mr. Ranger. You haven’t answered my question from earlier. Are you here chasing evil, or because of an unresolved old grudge? ] 』

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