The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing

#166 - Jealousy

In the days since Darkness left, Kazuma and the others had been living in a state of utter chaos... Who knows who it was, but the bathwater was always filled to the brim and scalding hot, making it impossible to even get in!

During this time, they also did quite a few things.

For example, cleaning up the hibernating toads blasted out by Megumin's Explosion magic, or happily participating in festivals, lazing around at home, and occasionally making high-level potions to put in Wiz's magic item shop.

Just like any other ordinary morning, suddenly, a beautiful woman burst in.

"This is terrible! Something awful has happened!"

She screamed, shattering the peaceful atmosphere.

This beautiful woman looked remarkably pure. Her expensive dress was tailored impeccably, highlighting her alluring, voluptuous curves.

Her beautiful golden hair was tied into a braid that draped over one shoulder, the kind of hairstyle that's often said to be dangerously alluring.

She wore white high heels and a dark brown wide-brimmed hat, looking like a well-bred young lady from a good family.

"...Who are you?"

"Ugh... This isn't the time for games! We can play those later!"

The beautiful woman stomped her foot in frustration.

Kazuma, who was sitting on the sofa, turned his head to look at the young lady who had barged into the mansion.

He said with slight surprise, "Oh my, isn't this Darkness? I know that girls can change a lot after experiencing things, but I didn't expect your style to change this much. As expected, the world is full of wonders. That perverted female knight with an incorrigible nature is actually so pure."

"Ugh — — — —!"

"What, Darkness!?"

Kazuma opened his mouth wide, looking at Darkness, who was blushing and fidgeting.

The hopeless perverted female knight he remembered had transformed into a noble young lady after being gone for just two days!

Then, his expression changed.

"I see... Darkness, it seems you're being quite diligent. You've worked hard to save me... I won't ask what happened to you. Come, take a good bath and soothe your mind and body."

"That's right, this is high-end stuff. The lord must have given it to you as an extra reward."

Aqua tugged at the hem of the pure white dress, as if checking what kind of fabric it was.

"Miss Darkness..."

"Darkness, you've worked hard."

Yunyun and Megumin also looked at her with sympathy.

"You idiots! What are you misunderstanding!?" Darkness shouted angrily, "The lord didn't do anything strange to me, and this dress is mine! What, did you think that the reason I didn't come back was because I was being played with by the lord!?"

"What else? We've been thinking about how miserable you must be right now... Whips, candles, the torture horse, spiked rings... Hey, you're not getting excited, are you?"

"I-I'm not! Whips... candles... Ha... ha... ha!"

Kazuma took a step back with a look of disgust.

"Speaking of which, shouldn't you be enjoying it right now? Why did you run back? Or did that evil lord get tired of you and throw you back here?"

"That's not it! That lord doesn't have the guts to make such outrageously rude demands of me!"

Hearing her say that, Kazuma and the others were slightly taken aback.

"Forget about that, take a look at this first."

Saying that, she handed over a photo album.

"What is this? Where did this pretty boy come from? It's really annoying to look at him."

Kazuma casually tore up the photo album.

"Ahhh! What have you done to the matchmaking photo! How am I supposed to reject this matchmaking now that you've torn it up!"

"Oh, oh... Sorry, I don't know why, but my hand just moved unconsciously. I couldn't control myself."

Darkness suddenly lost her temper, startling him.

"You should be asking what the matchmaking photo is all about. Darkness, have you finally decided to get married? Congratulations."

Kazuma handed the torn photo album to Aqua, who started repairing it after receiving it. Aside from her main job, the idiot goddess could do other jobs well and could be completely trusted.

"That's not it! Actually — —"

Darkness began to explain the whole story.

In short, Alderp was still不死心 (reluctant to give up). He knew that if he made a request that was too outrageous, the head of the Dustiness family—Darkness's father—would immediately reject it. Therefore, he used a trick and proposed that Darkness go on a blind date with his son.

That is, the pretty boy in the photo.

Darkness originally wanted to refuse, but although the head of the Dustiness family didn't think highly of Alderp, he was very satisfied with his son.

Therefore, he was very enthusiastic about this marriage.

Darkness quickly added, "The reason why I'm troubled by this matchmaking is all because I spoke up for Kazuma! Of course, I don't mean to ask you to repay me for anything. After all, the most important thing about being companions is helping each other. So this time, I hope you can help me too!"

"W-Well..."

Kazuma was caught in a dilemma.

According to Darkness, her father had always wanted her to give up her dangerous adventurer job, so he would take the opportunity to arrange blind dates for her whenever he had the chance.

She could reject the previous blind dates because they were proposed by Darkness's father, but this time the blind date was proposed by the lord, and she had promised Alderp that she would agree to anything.

With her father being so enthusiastic and the lord being so enthusiastic, she couldn't refuse the blind date at all.

"Okay, I understand. I'll help!"

Megumin said excitedly.

Who knows what pain Darkness's matter had touched in her.

Yunyun sympathized, but didn't know what to do. Aqua and Kazuma seemed very resistant.

But Kazuma couldn't refuse.

Darkness had become like this because of him, so he had to take responsibility no matter what.

Kazuma didn't want to get involved.

To be honest, whether it was intercepting the mobile fortress Destroyer or bombing the lord's mansion, it had nothing to do with him, and he didn't want to get involved.

Moreover, the prophecy of being tied to his sister still made him feel uneasy, so to avoid trouble, it was better to just stay at home.

But at this time, Sena, the kingdom's prosecutor, ran over again, asking if the rampant monsters in the surrounding area had anything to do with them.

"Please wait a moment! Right now, our most important companion is in danger, and we can't ignore it!"

"Hold your horses."

Kazuma stopped the angry Megumin and said to Sena, "The monsters are rampant in the surrounding area, right? This matter has nothing to do with us, but if you're powerless and need help, we're not opposed to helping either. Yunyun, come with me."

"Y-Yes, sir!"

Yunyun ran to his side.

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Sena pushed up her glasses and nodded, "Two arch-wizards who have learned advanced magic... Thank you for your assistance. I'll write it down and submit a request form later so the guild can give you a reward."

"Oh, that would be a great help!"

Kazuma pretended to leave with her.

"Wait."

Megumin suddenly stopped him.

"What's wrong, Megumin? Don't you want to help Darkness? She's an important companion of our party, so we must bring her back safely."

"Y-Yes, that's right, Megumin! You go help Miss Darkness. As for K-Kazuma, I-I'll take care of him... !"

Yunyun hugged Kazuma's arm. Her broad pectoral muscles directly buried his arm in them.

That's it!

That's what he relied on to become a winner in life!

Annoying!

This action made Megumin's expression turn ugly. She raised her staff with red eyes and said, "Are you two planning to abandon us and have a world of your own! How could I let you two leisurely be lovey-dovey! ?"

"Huh, we're not..."

Kazuma was a little scared.

"Darkness's matter can be discussed later! What's important now is you two! Miss Sena, you just said that monsters are rampant on the plains of the town, right!"

"Y-Yes...?"

Megumin's soaring momentum stunned Sena.

"Good!" Megumin pointed her staff at Yunyun and said loudly, "Then Yunyun, let's compete to see who eliminates the most monsters! Or... are you afraid?"

"What did you say! Why do you always have to interfere with me at times like this! M-Megumin only has Explosion magic to show off, but I can use advanced magic many times! Even without a competition, I'll definitely win!"

"That's not for sure! My Explosion magic is invincible, if you don't believe me, let's compete!"

"Okay! Then let's compete!"

Yunyun was easily tricked into taking the bait.

Kazuma blinked.

"Then what about me?"

"Kazuma, you can go help Miss Darkness! In short, don't interfere with us!" x2

The two said in unison.

Huh?

Have I become an outsider again?

— — — —

"Alright. I think it's better for Darkness to accept this matchmaking request."

"What are you saying!?"

"Don't worry, listen to me!"

Kazuma began to explain to everyone in detail.

Simply put, even if this matchmaking is rejected, there will be another matchmaking request, an endless arrangement until Darkness accepts or her father takes tough measures.

In that case, it's better to agree once.

Then completely sabotage the matchmaking.

Although it's sabotage, it must be to the extent that it doesn't damage the reputation of the Dustiness family, and try to get the other party to take the initiative to reject the marriage.

In this way, Darkness's father will be more cautious when arranging the next matchmaking, after all, being rejected in succession is a disgrace to the family.

This argument moved Darkness.

However, Kazuma's real intention was to get Darkness to marry so that he could kick this troublesome perverted female knight out of the party.

Darkness and Aqua sincerely wanted to reject this matchmaking, and at the same time tried not to embarrass themselves.

And Kazuma had already decided that he would be a transparent person during this period and must not be conspicuous! As for whether Darkness really got married, it had nothing to do with him!

In this way, the scheming people set out on the road to the Dustiness family.

There shouldn't be any accidents on this trip. That's what I thought, but — —

"Miss, I wonder if I have the honor of knowing your name?"

Kazuma was entangled by an ominous person.