The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing

#191 - Mixed bathing

Of course, he wouldn't do something like that!

Amidst the female followers' expressions of regret, Yunyun quickly ran out of the back hall, leaving with Kazuma Satou and the others.

However, Aqua stayed behind.

Since she couldn't bear to see lost lambs without confession, and considering Aqua was the goddess worshiped by the Axis Church, Kazuma Satou allowed her to stay.

Back at the inn, Wiz, who had returned to normal, was leisurely sitting in the room, looking warm and cozy.

"Ah, you're back! Sorry for making you worry. I already took a bath! The staff told me the mixed bath was more spacious, so I went there. It was really spacious and empty, like I had the whole place to myself."

The mixed bath was spacious!?

The person beside him suddenly froze.

Yunyun said, "Kazuma, you're not thinking about anything bad, are you?"

"H-How could I be? I wasn't thinking about bathing together or anything."

He had already revealed his true thoughts.

"By the way, did you all enjoy your sightseeing trip?"

Wiz, seeing his expression, asked curiously, "Kazuma-san, what's wrong?"

"Waaah!"

Kazuma Satou suddenly shouted, "If only I had come back ten minutes earlier, no, even five minutes would have been enough... N-Never mind! It probably wasn't that fun anyway... I don't want to leave the inn tomorrow. This town is strange in so many ways."

"The Axis Church is so scary..."

Yuuyu said wearily.

"I'm going out to play tomorrow!"

"Me too, I'll go sightseeing tomorrow..."

Megumin and Darkness, on the other hand, had fallen in love with the place.

With Megumin choosing that, Yunyun naturally had no choice but to follow her, otherwise, something big might really happen.

"Suit yourselves."

Kazuma Satou, intending to stay in, stood up and said to the others, "I'm going to take a bath now."

"Okay, have a good soak."

"We heard you, go ahead."

"I already took a bath, Kazuma-san, you should enjoy it too."

Megumin, Darkness, and Wiz said.

But he still looked at Yuuyu unwillingly and said again.

"I'm going first..."

"I-I'll go with Megumin and the others later, s-so..."

Anyone could guess what this guy was thinking; he just wanted to go to the mixed bath.

"Forget it, I'll go with you."

Yunyun stood up.

Kazuma Satou was stunned.

"R-Really?"

"...What's wrong? You don't want to?"

"N-No, that's not it... Ah, uh? Hey, you guys, is it okay if Yunyun and I go to the bath together?"

He asked Megumin and Yuuyu again.

"It's okay, it's okay, you two go together."

"I-I don't think there's anything wrong with it."

Ah? ? ?

Kazuma Satou suspected there was something wrong with his ears. Why weren't any of them stopping him? You know...

He looked at Wiz and Darkness again.

"You two..."

"Enjoy yourselves."

"Kazuma, hurry up and go!"

Just as he was about to say something again, Yunyun impatiently grabbed him and walked him out.

"Enough, no matter what you say, they won't go with you. Just take a bath with me."

"That's not it!"

Huh?

What is this?

Why is Yunyun taking a bath with me? And why aren't Megumin and the others stopping us? Is this really okay!?

Kazuma Satou couldn't help but suspect there was some kind of trick involved.

However, in 0.001 seconds, he threw the idea of a trap to the back of his mind. Whether there was a trap or not could be considered later; he just wanted to take a bath with Yunyun now!

They arrived at the inn's hot spring.

"Ah, no, I forgot to bring a change of clothes."

"Is it underwear, Yunyun? You're too careless."

"What are you talking about, Kazuma? I'm a no-pants kind of guy; I just wanted to change my clothes after the bath. Okay, you go in first; I'll go back and get my clothes."

"Forgot... Hurry back, okay? I'll be waiting for you."

"Okay."

Yunyun quickly returned to the room.

Kazuma Satou looked at the hot spring in front of him. From right to left were the men's bath, the mixed bath, and the women's bath, and he unhesitatingly followed his instincts and walked towards the middle.

Since it said "mixed bath," he didn't need to be shy. Besides, he was supposed to take a bath with Yunyun; he couldn't go to the women's bath, or he'd be kicked out.

After entering the changing room, he found baskets with clothes in them, which meant someone was already soaking in the bath.

Should I go out...?

No way! If I don't go now, when will I ever go? How could I betray Yunyun's wishes!?

Convincing himself, Kazuma Satou resolutely walked towards the bathing area.

At this moment, voices came from inside.

"With this, that hateful cult will be finished. The sabotage operation in the secret hot spring is complete. Currently, the other hot springs are also progressing smoothly. If everything is completed according to plan, we only need to wait. For us with long lifespans, waiting ten or twenty years is nothing."

It was just like the villains often seen in manga and movies.

Kazuma Satou hesitated.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Seeing Yunyun return to the room, Megumin, who was playing shogi with Yuuyu, was a little surprised and asked, "What's wrong, Yunyun? Can't you stand Kazuma either? Or did he sexually harass you?"

"No, no, no, even if Kazuma is a demon, he wouldn't lay a hand on me."

Yunyun waved his hand.

Darkness said with a smile, "That's right, after all, Yunyun is a boy. Even a demon like Kazuma wouldn't be like Balthus, saying that even boys are okay."

For some reason, in her heart, Kazuma Satou's evaluation seemed a little higher than Balthus'... Honestly, Yunyun felt the same way.

Just as he was about to leave the room with his clothes.

"...Wait, Yunyun."

"What's wrong, Megumin?"

"You're not planning to go to the mixed bath, are you?"

"How could I? I'm not Kazuma... Ah."

He couldn't help but let out a soft "eh."

If it were someone else, they might still hesitate, but if it were Kazuma Satou, he would definitely walk into the mixed bath without hesitation.

"After all, it's Kazuma-san..."

"It's Kazuma."

"That's right, it's Kazuma."

They all thought so, and after looking at each other, they unanimously decided not to take a bath for the time being and wait for Kazuma Satou to come out of the mixed bath before going in.

Yunyun also felt that Kazuma Satou would go to the mixed bath without hesitation, and the facts proved—

"As expected, he's not here, that guy."

He couldn't help but sigh, holding his forehead.

He thought he could restrain himself a little, but it didn't seem to be the case.

The inn's men's bath was larger and had a better view, but unfortunately, it wasn't private. There was someone else here.

Huh?

Why does this person look so familiar...?

"Uncle! ?"

When he saw his face clearly, Yunyun was slightly stunned because he was the uncle who told him to be bold and try at the Axel succubus shop, and he also had a very disgusting number.

"Tch, it's you, kid."

For some reason, the uncle clicked his tongue unhappily after seeing him. Yunyun thought carefully, and it seemed that he hadn't offended the other party, right?

After washing his body, he stepped into the hot spring pool.

He groaned in enjoyment.

He didn't know why the uncle hated him, but to avoid making him hate him even more, it was better to soak in silence.

However, the uncle seemed unable to bear the awkward atmosphere and took the initiative to say, "Kid, did you enjoy the suggestion from the succubus shop last time?"

"Don't mention it, that time was a disaster."

Yunyun covered his forehead.

Not to mention mistaking Cecily for a succubus-created illusion, he was also caught in the act by Megumin and Yuuyu. If it weren't for Megumin's help, he didn't know what would have happened.

"Hahahaha—"

The uncle seemed to be in a good mood, laughing heartily at Yunyun's flustered appearance.

Being laughed at made him a little unhappy.

But because of this, the awkward atmosphere between the two eased.

Yunyun asked curiously, "Uncle, are you here for tourism, or do you originally live in this town?"

"I guess I'm here for tourism to relax a bit."

The uncle put his arms on the edge of the pool and said comfortably, "My subordinates said to come here to recuperate. I was wondering what's so good about this place, but now I've changed my mind. I didn't expect these Axis Church guys to be quite good at enjoying themselves."

"...That's the only good thing about them."

"Yeah."

The uncle sighed slightly, then seemed to think of something and said to him, "Kid, you're a Crimson Demon, right? I heard that the Crimson Demons and the Axis Church have formed an alliance. Do you know anything about it? Honestly, it's not good for these two organizations to unite. They might bring a great crisis to the world."

"I agree with that. Actually..."

Yunyun told him about how the alliance between the Axis Church and the Crimson Demons was muddled through because of him. The uncle was dumbfounded and couldn't believe it after listening.

"No way, just because of a mere skill point potion..."

"Right? I also think it's unbelievable."

"As expected, this church is very bizarre."

The uncle painfully covered his forehead.

He seemed very unwilling to see the Axis Church and the Crimson Demons unite. Actually, Yunyun wasn't too willing to see it either, but it didn't seem bad for him as a beneficiary.

But something was wrong with the uncle.

"Uncle, what do you do for work?"

"Me? Hmm... If I had to say, I guess I do work to balance the world."

"Balance the world?"

"It's just that the strength gap between good and evil can't be too large. I have to strengthen one side or weaken one side, that kind of balancing work."

"...So cool."

"What?"

"I said, so cool!"

Yunyun's eyes lit up.

This was a living example of Shadow-sama!

"Do you understand? Kid, do you understand me!? Don't look at me like this, but I'm also the boss of an organization! And I also have a group of excellent subordinates, like the one who always wants to merge with me, the one who I told her she doesn't need to make money but still works hard, the one who becomes a god when she finds her other half, the one who can arbitrarily tease her opponent's emotions and make the enemy suffer, and there's also, there's also...!"

The uncle became more and more happy as he spoke.

The two talked happily.