The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing

#164 - If it’s not turned off, it’s open?

After negotiations by Darkness, the court ordered Kazuma Sato to do two things.

First, he had to prove that he was not a minion of the Demon King's army; second, he had to compensate the lord for the mansion.

Both things were quite difficult for him.

These past few days, Kazuma Sato had been troubled by how to get money.

To make matters worse, a few days after the trial ended, Darkness left home last night to fulfill her agreement with Alderp.

She hasn't returned since then.

Originally, they planned to go on quests to earn money, but Darkness told them not to go out before she left, and since it was winter, there were no suitable quests, so they had no choice but to stay at home with nothing to do.

…Well, not exactly.

The group was in front of the fireplace in the hall, playing a game.

Because there were very few entertainment facilities in this world, Wiz constantly reminded Kazuma Sato not to limit his sights to small things like lighters, and that games that could be played with companions were also not out of the question.

Like now.

They were playing Monopoly.

"Kazuma, Kazuma, it's your turn soon!"

"Don't rush me!"

While Aqua kept shaking him, Kazuma Sato threw the two dice in his hand.

The sum of the points was 8.

He picked up his brown-gray figure and moved forward eight spaces.

"Let me see... The female knight of the party, in order to save herself from her mistakes, was asked for strange things by the evil lord. When she came back, she found that her eyes were dull and she had become a mine cart. Her cherished bicycle was being pedaled by someone standing up. Her mentality was damaged, and she was penalized by skipping a turn..."

The more Kazuma Sato read, the greener his face became.

Almost the same color as the one on his head.

This reminded him of the lewd gaze Alderp gave Darkness, and he felt a little suffocated in his chest.

After all, that Darkness is so inherently depraved and always obeys her instincts, so this situation should be exactly what she wants.

Kazuma Sato doesn't like Darkness.

But as a companion, the fact that she didn't return all night after saying she was going to fulfill her promise means that she's staying in the hotel room that lord booked, and now she might be getting pedaled by someone standing up...

"Ahhhhhh!"

At the thought of this, Kazuma Sato shouted, clutching his head.

"My dice!"

Aqua was startled, and the dice in her hand fell to the ground. She looked at Kazuma Sato, who suddenly had a fit, in surprise.

"Hey, what's wrong with you? Why are you suddenly shouting and clutching your head! Kazuma, you're already weird enough as it is, but today you're especially weird in many ways! Ah, I got 6 points, move forward six spaces."

"None of your business!"

Kazuma Sato rolled his eyes.

Of course Aqua wouldn't care, she looked at the description on the space.

"Because she always claims to be the Goddess of Water in front of everyone, no one believes her. Even if she goes to the water capital, Alcanretia, no one will believe her. Her followers even mistook someone else for the goddess and were expelled. In a fit of anger, she purified the hot spring and was penalized to pay 30 million Eris..."

Aqua's face became more and more blue.

Mirroring Kazuma Sato next to her.

"Wait! What exactly is going on here! It's one thing to not be treated like a goddess, but why do I have to pay 30 million Eris! Kazuma didn't even have to pay that much money to compensate for the lord's mansion!"

While she was shouting, she inadvertently stabbed Kazuma Sato's heart again.

"Shut up! Do you even have money? Hurry up and take out your money!"

"I don't have that much money! After compensating for the sealed tomb, the collapsed city wall, and the lord's mansion, I only have a mere 300 Eris left!"

"Then you're bankrupt, borrow money from someone."

Kazuma Sato said this.

Aqua looked at him with a flattering smile on her face, because Kazuma Sato had earned the most money in this Monopoly game, and had now accumulated 300 million Eris!

"Kazuma-sama..."

"I won't lend it to you."

"Mean!"

Kazuma Sato refused without even thinking.

Just as Aqua was about to be kicked out of the game with tears in her eyes, the kind Yunyun suddenly timidly said, "A-Aqua-san... If, if you need to borrow money, I, I can lend it to you..."

"Really!? Thank you, Yunyun! After I regain my position as a goddess, I will definitely make you my high priest!"

"T-That won't be necessary..."

Aqua happily took three 10 million Eris notes from Yunyun's slightly reluctant hand and placed them in the public pool.

Kazuma Sato sighed helplessly at the sight.

"Yunyun, it's better not to lend her too much money. Otherwise, she will be like Megumin next to you, never knowing how to pay back the money she borrows."

"Ugh!"

Megumin's body suddenly stiffened.

Aqua wasn't the most miserable one, the most miserable person was actually Megumin, who had already gone bankrupt at the beginning.

Because she recklessly used Explosion magic and destroyed the ecological balance, she had to pay almost several times more money than Aqua. If it weren't for Yunyun and Wiz constantly helping her from behind, she would have been kicked out of the game long ago.

"What a joke!"

Megumin struck a Crimson Demon pose, her eyes red, "The so-called game is about making a comeback from a desperate situation! Watch me, this time I will definitely...!"

3 points.

"Hey..."

"Shut up! What's wrong with 3 points? Even with 3 points, I can definitely--"

The little loli's face also stiffened.

Kazuma Sato felt strange and leaned over to take a look, "The person you like married your best friend, ending a six-year unrequited love affair. Heartbroken and unwilling to face reality, you stay at home all day as a salted fish. Penalty: Skip one turn, 1 million Eris as wedding gift... Hey, you..."

He looked at Megumin with sympathy.

Actually, he was the same. Because his childhood sweetheart was stolen by a yellow-haired guy, he later closed himself off and stayed at home all day.

Even Aqua, the idiot who doesn't understand the atmosphere, awkwardly comforted Megumin.

"I-It's okay, Megumin, this is a game, it's a game!"

"Yes..."

Megumin has already closed herself off!

"N-Next, it's my turn." Yunyun picked up the dice and threw them casually, "It's 7 points, seven spaces? Let me see... Married to a childhood sweetheart with whom you had a marriage contract since childhood, had a child, and lived a happy life, reward 100 million Eris... Huh, is it that much money again?"

In the blink of an eye, Yunyun's assets have exceeded Kazuma Sato's, becoming the richest player in the game.

"What's going on, what's going on..."

"M-Megumin?"

"After making a vow to plant the land for a lifetime with a childhood sweetheart, going out to adventure and defeat the Demon King, and becoming the chief of the Crimson Demons, now you're married with a child and making a lot of money... Is it this! Is it this thing that made you a winner in life!?"

Megumin's eyes were red as she kept hitting Yunyun's chest, making popping sounds.

"It hurts, it hurts! It's just that Megumin is unlucky, it has nothing to do with me!... Although I'm quite happy to marry my childhood sweetheart."

"What did you say!?"

The two of them immediately started fighting.

"Next... Wiz, it's your turn."

"It's finally my turn."

Wiz rubbed her hands together and picked up the dice. After carefully observing the spaces on the board, she found that 12 points was the best.

"Okay, I'll just roll a 12."

"How could it be such a coincidence... No way, it's really 12."

The dice stopped shaking, and what appeared in everyone's eyes was the number 12.

Wiz proudly placed the figure representing herself in the space she had already reserved.

"Let me see... Not satisfied with having two childhood sweethearts, you also included your sister, who is known as the most beautiful woman in the clan, into your harem, incurring the condemnation of the clan. Penalty: Pay 50 million Eris... Isn't this a penalty space?"

"You really don't understand, Kazuma. The important thing is the sentence before that."

"The one before that?"

Kazuma Sato took a closer look and immediately understood.

"Wiz, you actually... Wait a minute, why can you always land on the space you want? Are you cheating? By the way, who designed this messy Monopoly game? It's too malicious!"

"It's me."

"...It's you after all! Wiz, you must be cheating!"

"I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense!"

Wiz denied it three times in a row.

But Kazuma Sato didn't listen at all. He rushed over angrily and grabbed Wiz's crown with both hands.

"Today I'll let you know that I also have a temper! And what is this head circle made of branches? Are you mocking me?"

"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts! Don't pull, don't pull it! That place is very sensitive! It's going to break, it's going to break! Stop, stop!"

Kazuma Sato grabbed his crown and wouldn't let go, causing Wiz to have a splitting headache and scream.

Aqua looked at the two chaotic groups—Megumin and Yunyun, Kazuma Sato and Wiz—with a disdainful smile on her face, and threw the dice in her hand again.

"Let me see... Because you were alone at home, you were tricked by a passing traveling merchant and mistakenly bought a small egg that was mistaken for a dragon egg. Penalty: Lose 100 million Eris... Whyyyyyy!!!"

A Monopoly game.

Three routes collapsed, five people went crazy.

After making a fuss for a while.

Kazuma Sato looked at the crown on Wiz's head, "So, what exactly is this thing?"

"This? Well... you can think of it as a magic item."

"Magic item?"

"That's right, a magic item that can increase luck."

"You were cheating after all!"

"What are you talking about! No relation is like opening a door!?"

"...Are you serious?"

Wiz's words left him completely speechless.

However, luck can't be regarded as a cheating method after all. After all, this invisible and intangible existence won't be caught if you just deny it.

"You're not allowed to use it anymore."

"I can't do it! This is a permanent magic item, I can't turn it off."

"Hey!"

Kazuma Sato was already considering whether to play this kind of game with Wiz again. Although his luck was very high, he couldn't stand the opponent's cheats. How could he possibly win in this situation?

Just as they were about to start the second game, there was a knock on the door.

Welcoming the guest.

"Ya hello, am I disturbing you?"

"...Chris!?"

"Welcome!"

The visitor was the silver-haired thief, the leader of the Thief of Hearts, Chris.