The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing

#192 - Pajamas Hui Hui

Zun Zun and the middle-aged man had a very pleasant conversation.

It wasn't until his subordinate—judging from the voice, it should be an older woman—called out to him that the two reluctantly bid farewell.

I thought he was just an ordinary, lecherous middle-aged man who liked to visit succubus shops, but I didn't expect him to know so much. Whether it was managing subordinates or governing the territory, he had very unique insights.

As expected, Axel is full of talented people.

…Wait, is he a resident of Axel?

Forget it, that's not important.

However, the words the middle-aged man said at parting bothered him somewhat.

"A big event is about to happen in Alcanretia. It's better to leave here as soon as possible."

Perhaps he knew that a Devil King Army executive was lurking in this town, but he was afraid that saying it outright would cause panic, so he warned me in such a roundabout way.

But Zun Zun's main purpose in coming here was to defeat the Devil King Army executive in order to get the extremely high reward of 400 million Eris.

In addition, the middle-aged man also said at the time of parting that he was very optimistic about Zun Zun, and that if he couldn't make it outside, he could always go to the succubus shop to find him. He wouldn't say anything else, but making him an executive or something would definitely not be a problem.

Zun Zun replied that he would consider it.

In reality, it was impossible for him to go, after all, he was determined to become the Devil King, so what was the point of being someone else's executive?

Back at the inn.

He found Megumin, Yunyun, Darkness, and Wiz all lying listlessly in the room.

"…What's wrong with you guys?"

"Zun, Zun Zun… Has Zun Zun returned? T-that…!"

Megumin tremblingly pointed to something on the round table.

"That is… Monopoly!?"

Lying on the table was the Monopoly game that Zun Zun had developed before. Speaking of which, wasn't it supposed to be sealed away? Who brought it out again…

A certain idiot goddess came to Zun Zun's mind.

It's probably her.

"I, I too… I clearly worked so hard, but in the end, I still went bankrupt…"

"I clearly worked so hard, but in the end, I didn't become a dirty noble's sex slave. What's the point of becoming a wise and mighty female lord? That's not the future I want…"

Darkness and Wiz complained one after another. Speaking of which, isn't there something wrong with the reasons for their disappointment?

"I have to blame Megumin, why do you always hinder me from finding happiness!"

"I clearly worked so hard, but the person I like still married my childhood friend…"

Yunyun complained loudly to Megumin, but Megumin didn't have the strength to retort, and instead looked at Zun Zun with an expression as if she were looking at a heartless man, saying this.

Hey, I didn't do anything.

At this moment, Kazuma Sato, wearing only a bath towel, came running back. He angrily pushed open the door and shouted at Zun Zun, who had just returned to the room: "Hey, Zun Zun! I've been waiting for you for a long time, what have you been doing!? Hurry up, let's take a bath!"

"Eh, but I already took a bath…"

"Don't joke around! I don't care, since you said you'd take a bath with me, then you have to! Listen up, I'm going back to take a bath now, Zun Zun, come quickly for a mixed bath!"

He shouted, then slammed the door shut and ran back again.

This guy…

Megumin asked when she saw this: "Zun Zun, are you going again?"

"How could I? Let him enjoy the mixed bath himself. I'm sleepy, I'm going to sleep."

Zun Zun decisively ditched Kazuma Sato.

Just as he was about to return to his room.

Aqua came running back crying, and as soon as she came back, she threw herself into the arms of the lich girl Wiz, and then burst into tears.

"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts! Lady Aqua, your tears are burning me, it hurts!"

Seeing her like this, everyone felt curious.

"What's wrong, Aqua? Didn't you go to be a priestess? What happened?"

"Actually… actually…!"

Under Darkness's questioning, Aqua choked out the story.

It turned out that after Aqua became a priestess, she was invited by that female follower to soak in the main shrine's hot spring, but after soaking in it, the hot spring turned into ordinary hot water.

"That's too much—! I, I didn't do anything wrong, I just took a dip in the hot spring!"

"Lady Aqua, you've really suffered… But, how should I say this. P-please, I'm begging you, please stop crying, if you cry any more, I'm going to ascend to heaven."

Wiz wanted to push her away, but couldn't.

Zun Zun knew that Aqua's characteristic was that she would purify the water she touched.

Darkness and the others were slightly surprised to hear this. The hot spring turning into hot water was a very special phenomenon, and it might really have been Aqua's doing.

"Aqua, you…"

"It really wasn't me! I just took a dip in the hot spring, at most I felt that the water quality was a little strange, but that feeling quickly dissipated."

You still say it wasn't you!

Megumin and the others were already certain that it was Aqua's good deed.

"Who would have thought that I would be kicked out just like that? I'm clearly a goddess! Why do I have to be kicked out of the church that worships me! I say, why—!"

Aqua wailed.

At this moment, Kazuma Sato ran back again.

"Hey, Zun Zun! How long do you want to play with my pure, innocent heart? Hurry up and take a mixed bath together… Eh, Aqua, what's wrong with you again? What kind of strange phenomenon did you cause today, and how much trouble did you cause for people again?"

"What strange phenomenon! What trouble! Why do you always assume that I did something wrong!"

Aqua suddenly raised her head and roared at him.

Kazuma Sato was startled by the angry Aqua, and his eyes involuntarily looked at the others, asking what had happened.

"It's like this…"

After listening, Kazuma Sato knew that Aqua must have done it, and there was a 100% chance that she couldn't escape suspicion.

"Why—!"

The more she talked, the more aggrieved Aqua became.

"Also…! What makes me the most angry is that I said this to the person managing that hot spring! It's my fault that the hot spring turned into hot water, I can apologize! But, this is also unavoidable! That's right, because I am the Water Goddess! Aqua is me! As a result, that manager… Wuwu… actually snorted with his nose! I'm a goddess, I'm clearly a goddess…!"

Wiz comforted Aqua, who was crying again, and at this moment Kazuma Sato stared at Aqua for a moment, and then…

"Hmph."

"Waaaaaah—!"

She cried even more fiercely.

— — — —

Because Aqua kept crying, Wiz became ethereal again, and she couldn't be left unattended at night. And this task was given to Darkness and Yunyun—the two girls in the party who were better at taking care of people.

The room assignments changed.

Kazuma Sato and Aqua in one room, Yunyun, Darkness, and Wiz in one room, Zun Zun and Megumin in one room.

Kazuma really wanted to say that something didn't feel right about this room arrangement, but Megumin stubbornly grabbed his arm, insisting on staying in the same room... probably because she found Aqua annoying and didn't want to be with her.

Back in the room.

Megumin changed into a shoulder-baring, beige-colored nightgown. She sat on the bed, tilting her head as she looked at Kazuma.

That expression...

When a girl is alone with a guy, her heart races, and then she says, 'Are you going to make the goddess say everything?'... So, she wants me to say it? Does that mean something might happen?

Although she looks like she's aware of that kind of thing, there's no concrete evidence yet... This is bad, even Kazuma's heart is starting to race.

"Kazuma..."

"O-oh, what is it?"

"Staring at me like that is embarrassing..."

What an adorable Megumin!

N-no, I can't look at her!

N-no, no, no, I've been with Megumin for so long, I shouldn't have any special feelings for her...

"You're staring at me again... What's wrong?"

"No, um, right! The clothes!"

"Do they suit me? I was wondering if wearing this was a bit too much."

Her slender neck and fair collarbones, the girl's soft, short black hair, paired with red pupils that shimmer with alluring light.

"They suit you very well."

"Is that so... Looks like my preparations weren't in vain."

Hearing Kazuma's praise, the corners of her mouth slightly turned up.

What's going on? This sweet and sour atmosphere! This is too much for me, who has no patience! I'm actually getting butterflies for Megumin... Impossible, absolutely impossible!

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

Head tilt attack!?

The innocent girl tilted her head slightly, with an innocent look that was impossible to resist.

Kazuma looked conflicted.

Megumin said worriedly, "Y-you seem a little uncomfortable?"

"S-sorry, I suddenly got sand in my eyes," Kazuma said, covering his eyes.

Don't let Megumin lead you by the nose, you need to take the initiative.

"Megumin!"

"Y-yes!"

"Um... have you been blasting lately?"

"I use Explosion magic every day. Ah, it's almost time to miss Kazuma's back..."

Megumin looked at him cautiously.

No way!

What's with this girl, is cuteness a weapon!?

Yunyun has been with her lately, but when they were in the Crimson Demon Village, Kazuma was always the one who carried her back.

"Speaking of which..." Megumin intertwined her fingers, secretly looking at him as she said, "Recently, haven't we been spending a lot of time alone together like this?"

"I-is that so?"

"Yes."

The girl smiled gently.

Kazuma pressed down on his rapidly beating heart, he had to prepare for the next attack, otherwise he would really die!

At this moment, Megumin tugged at his clothes.

"Um, it's just the two of us, but the only one who's nervous... is me... is that so?"

"Hmph!"

Kazuma slapped himself.

Megumin said in surprise, "Why did you suddenly slap yourself!??"

"C-calm down,"

Kazuma grimaced in pain.

His companions are nearby, and even his fiancée is next door, if he does something bad... he'll become scum on par with Kazuma!

"Really, you're already red. Oh, should I rub it for you?"

"Stay!"

"S-Stay?"

"Don't move! It's okay, this is okay. It doesn't hurt, it's actually quite comfortable."

Kazuma was already talking nonsense.

"P-pervert?"

"Probably."

See, it's going to turn out like this after all.

He's not a pervert like Darkness, if this continues, he won't be able to maintain his persona!

"Hehe, how interesting," Megumin reached out and stroked his cheek, smiling as she said, "I really like this side of you, Kazuma..."

"Stay — — — — — — !"

"What's wrong this time!??"

Kazuma's shouting startled her.

But that's not the problem now, he pressed down on her thin shoulders, feeling her tender skin.

He could bet that his eyes were bloodshot.

"Listen carefully, Megumin! Men are simple creatures, don't say things carelessly!"

"What's saying things carelessly?"

"S-so, I mean... like, 'I like you'... If a man is told that someone likes him, he'll think—ah, does she have feelings for me? She doesn't mind being touched? Does that mean she doesn't think I'm bad? Does that mean she likes me...? He'll have these ridiculous misunderstandings!"

"For me, if it's Kazuma, even if there's such a misunderstanding..."

Slap — — — —

"Hmph!"

"So why are you slapping yourself!"

This is bad, if this continues, it'll be dangerous. Should he just go to sleep like this and wait for tomorrow...?

"M-Megumin, it's getting late, let's go to sleep quickly tonight."

"Let's sleep together... Although we've done it before, it's the first time since I was 8 years old, so Kazuma, please be gentle..."

Slap — — — —

"Hmph!"

"W-what's wrong!?? You're acting very strange today, Kazuma!"

"Don't worry! I'm just slapping away my evil thoughts! Besides, you're the one who's strange, Megumin! What's wrong with you, suddenly being so bold is making me panic!"

Kazuma shouted at her.

"Don't you like it?"

"I-I... I like mature girls!"

"...What?"

"Bigger, thinner, more curves are better! So, so...!"

Kazuma was talking without thinking.

He saw Megumin suddenly lower her head, her whole body emitting a terrifying magical power, accompanied by a gloomy laugh.

"Hehehe... hehehehe..."

"A-ah?"

"In other words, you like Yunyun, right, Kazuma?"

"Eh? L-like, I do like her, after all, Yunyun and I have that kind of relationship... Eh, d-did I just say something bad...?"

"There's no need to ask for details about your previous statement."

A magic circle suddenly unfolded.

Kazuma waved his hands frantically, "C-calm down, Megumin, I don't hate you, it's just my loli preference..."

"Loli preference?"

"Ah..."

Those red eyes, gleaming with dangerous light, seemed to be telling him that more words were useless.

Megumin slowly raised her hand.

"Your explanation, I'll listen to it after I cast Explosion magic."

"Eek — — — — — — ! I like Megumin, I like Megumin the most, ah ah ah!"

This was the third time Kazuma felt the sense of crisis brought by a meteor falling from the sky.