The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing

#288 - Return to Axel

The wedding was postponed.

It wasn't due to Yunyun or Megumin causing trouble, but rather because Darkness and the Chief of the Crimson Demons couldn't reach an agreement.

Darkness is a traditional purist, while the Crimson Demon Chief is Westernized.

The two argued incessantly about the most important wedding of their lives. Even after the Crimson Demon Village was rebuilt, they hadn't reached a consensus. In fact, their arguments intensified.

Unable to bear it any longer, Yunyun suggested, "Why not have both? We can do both styles!" However, they then began arguing about which should come first.

It seems unlikely that they'll reach a decision anytime soon.

My head hurts.

Furthermore, Iris's increasingly excessive seductiveness was making Kazuma feel overwhelmed, so he discussed it with the party, and they prepared to leave.

Although the Chief and Darkness wanted to persuade him to stay, they had no choice but to let him go under Kazuma's strong insistence.

Besides, they could always teleport back if needed, so there was no need to endure any separation anxieties.

Teleportation magic is truly terrifying.

"I didn't expect you to leave so soon," Iris said with a hint of regret, her hands supporting her chest. "I still have 108 techniques I learned from books that I haven't used yet. It seems I won't get the chance."

"I really hope you can learn something useful!"

Megumin bared her teeth at her.

If she could still manipulate the simple, innocent, and easily bullied Yunyun, then Iris was not someone she could contend with.

Just standing together, you could tell they weren't on the same level.

Some people are just born to be protagonists.

Yunyun didn't speak, but she also stared at Iris with extreme vigilance, like she was looking at a cat that had stolen fish.

"Don't be like that, Yunyun," Iris smiled and said, "You're about to leave the Crimson Demon Village. The person you need to be wary of isn't me, but Megumin."

"Ugh."

She was right.

After leaving the Crimson Demon Village, Iris wouldn't see Kazuma again, but Megumin was different.

Her wary gaze shifted.

"Wait, Yunyun! Have you forgotten our promise to form an alliance!"

Megumin was anxious.

At the same time, she glared at Iris even more unhappily.

That girl could sow discord and incite Yunyun's vigilance with just a few words. She was truly a troublesome opponent.

"Also, Kazuma."

"Hm?"

Under the surprised and angry gazes of the others, Iris stepped forward, opened her arms wide, and hugged him tightly, whispering, "My child and I will be waiting for you to return to the Crimson Demon Village."

Her voice was soft, but they were so close that even a deaf person could hear her.

Wait, hold on! When did I have a child with you!?

Under the resentful gaze of Yunyun and the angry gaze of Megumin, Kazuma was already drenched in sweat.

"Kazuma!"

"Kazuma..."

"That's not true! She's saying that on purpose to cause a misunderstanding between you two. Don't fall for it!"

Kazuma shouted.

So strong, Iris is really something. She's not just good at those kinds of things, she's also good at palace intrigue. Megumin and Yunyun were almost fooled. If I were with her in the future, wouldn't I be easily manipulated? ... Wait, why am I even thinking about being with her?

"Alright, I won't tease you anymore. Although it's not possible right now, I'll come find you soon..."

Iris took a step back, creating a safe distance.

The potential threat made Megumin and Yunyun feel uneasy.

"Me too," Komekko said, tilting her head. "Actually, I could leave the village with you right now, but my little brother can't bear to part with me, so... I'm sorry."

She spoke with apology at the end.

Compared to Kazuma, it seemed her younger brother was more important.

Okay, pass on this one.

In his previous two lives, Kazuma had heard a lot of news about brother-complex girls. It's okay if he is one himself, but he definitely wouldn't accept others being one.

"I don't mind, but... I'll wait for those two," she said.

Dullahan was as indecisive as ever.

But this was also good. Her coming to Axel would cause many inconveniences. It would be better to come with Iris and the others later.

It was almost time, so they ended the small talk here.

Because Kazuma had teleportation magic, there was no need to go to the teleportation staff, so they could leave at any time.

If they left now, they could make it in time for dinner—Darkness said she was going back to her hometown to bring them frost crabs, and Kazuma and Aqua were looking forward to it, saying they were going to have crab hot pot tonight.

"Okay, then—"

"Have a safe trip." X 3

"I'm leaving."

Kazuma waved his hand and returned to the mansion's courtyard with his companions. He had already set the coordinates here in advance, so it was easy to return.

Kazuma was very touched by this.

He said he would rather face Sylvia again than be tortured by the beastmen. That kind of harem was not what he wanted.

"As expected, my own home is the most comfortable. I don't want to go on long trips for the time being. Frankly speaking, it's a mistake to make a shut-in like me go on a journey!"

As soon as he returned, Kazuma threw himself into the sofa, letting out a comfortable groan. He said he wouldn't go out for a while and wouldn't do any more quests.

Anyway, he had already made a deal with Vanir and could get a large sum of money, so there was no need to work hard every day.

Standard lazy person's excuse.

Aqua also said she didn't want to go out for a while. Like Kazuma, she had been allocated a large sum of money for defeating the Demon King's general. Kazuma even heard that the Axis Church gave her offerings every month. Money was constantly flowing in, and she was no longer the poor goddess who made a living by doing odd jobs.

Honestly, listening to her say that, Kazuma only felt that the world was going to end. Jesta was actually spoiling the idiot goddess so much.

Clatter—

A familiar sound rang out.

Kazuma raised an eyebrow and subconsciously looked at the thing in Aqua's hand—it was a GB game console.

"When did you bring the game console back, you! Hey, let me play it too. That thing should be kept by me, a gamer!"

"If you want me to lend it to you, you have to pay a considerable price! Specifically, you have to clean the bathroom for me tomorrow!"

Aqua and Kazuma.

The two wrestled over the right to use the game console.

Although Kazuma missed the game console, he didn't actually like playing it, whether in his previous two lives or this one—it was nothing, just different audiences, not everyone who likes anime likes to play games.

That's why, knowing there was a game console in the underground hangar, he didn't take it first.

Megumin and Yunyun were very interested in the game console.

To be precise, they were interested in why the two of them were fighting over the game console.

Darkness said she was going to go back to her hometown first, but Kazuma and Aqua, who were wrestling together, didn't hear her at all. She shook her head and quickly walked out. Her expression was not good, as if she had something on her mind.

Kazuma ignored the two idiots and left the mansion, heading straight for Wiz's magic item shop.

It was approaching evening.

He ran into many acquaintances along the way. They greeted Kazuma with smiling faces. After chatting, he learned that the news of Kazuma defeating Sylvia had spread throughout the kingdom.

It spread a bit quickly.

But this was also normal. The defeat of a Demon King's general was naturally spread and publicized. Unknowingly, Kazuma had completely become a celebrity in the kingdom. It felt pretty good.

He arrived at Wiz's magic item shop.

He knocked on the door.

"—Welcome!"

Walking in, he saw the masked demon wearing a pink dress, greeting him with a smile on his face.

"Vanir, hello."

"Welcome, ostensibly disgusted but secretly delighted and faintly anticipating and hesitating about opening a harem, naive Crimson Demon subordinate!"

"Don't give me such a strange title!"

Kazuma rolled his eyes unhappily.

Speaking of which, since he's a demon, doesn't he need to breathe? How can he say all these words in one breath?

"Of course, it's through diligent practice."

"...Don't read my mind."

"Hahaha—, sorry, sorry, it's our occupational hazard. You understand, right? When customers are always scratched where it itches and are in a good mood, they will throw money around. This marketing trick never fails."

Vanir's sinister intentions were not hidden.

Besides, this guy has only been a clerk for less than a month, how could he have any occupational hazards?

He must have a peeping habit.

"So, Crimson Demon rising star who is afraid of becoming a great archmage at 30, what do you want to buy this time, or... what do you have to sell?"

Vanir rubbed his hands expectantly.

Very much in the style of a businessman.

That's right, Kazuma is his big client after all. Whether it's commissioning the sale of potions or buying magic items, the money spent here is enough to buy this magic item shop.

"Sell something."

Kazuma placed four light purple bottles with the character 'Kazu' on the bottle on the counter.

"Oh, oh, oh!"

Vanir leaned forward and examined them carefully.

"Super high-quality skill point potions. As expected of the Crimson Demons, the craftsmanship of making magic items is top-notch."

"Even if you compliment me like that, I won't give you a discount. I should say I'm already giving you a good price, okay?"

"Hahaha—, merchants always pursue profit. If you could give me a little more discount, I would be very grateful."

Might as well try, anyway, it doesn't cost anything?

Kazuma snorted.

"Speaking of which," Vanir pinched his chin, looked carefully at the potion, and asked curiously, "Why isn't it five bottles?"

"Because five... cough cough, it's nothing. Hey, wait a minute, can you even see that?"

"Of course, we have clairvoyance. Such small things are clear to us."

Wouldn't that mean there's no privacy in front of him?

"So, do you have anything else you want to sell?"

"Oh, I really do."

After being reminded by him, Kazuma took out a book from his arms.

"Shocking! The Demon King's army invades, the Crimson Demons are in crisis, and the genius known as the only one in a thousand years uses unparalleled power to save his homeland and gain a harem!"

"...This isn't a bookstore."

"Sorry, sorry, I took the wrong one."

Kazuma awkwardly put the book away, and then took out something else from his arms, as if it were a fourth-dimensional pocket like a certain robotic cat.

A finger-sized object, like a small snake, to be precise, a snake-type beastman. As soon as the little guy was taken out, he shouted loudly.

"Hey! Where did you take me, you brat! Is this still the Crimson Demon Village!"

He was still so noisy.