svetikya #502 - From G to H
#502 - From G to H
The so-called Clan Chief selection was nothing but a farce; whether you could pass depended entirely on whether you could satisfy those people.
The Crimson Demons inherently disliked being bound by rules, and coupled with Zun Zun and Yoyo's special relationship, these guys must have come up with plenty of ways to mess with them.
But regardless, they passed the first trial.
Knowing that the third trial would definitely be a battle, at most they would only suffer some torment tomorrow. He really didn't know whether to feel relieved or have a headache.
The Clan Chief, along with Tight-Lipped Sister and Uncle Trololo, used teleportation magic to return first, to report the results of the trial. On the surface, it seemed like they were fulfilling their duties, but Zun Zun always felt like these guys were going back to spread rumors.
After they returned, Zun Zun and Yoyo would definitely become the target of teasing and ridicule from the other villagers. Yu Gouhui was really one to drag them into this.
The three of them walked on the road back to the village.
He had thought Yu Gouhui would want to ask them what happened when they left the village, but she didn't say anything, which instead made him feel a bit uneasy, unlike what he had imagined.
So Zun Zun subconsciously stared at her, but he didn't expect Yu Gouhui to actually lift up her ample bosom.
"...I've grown quite a bit recently, want to confirm it?"
"Ah?"
"You've been wanting to touch it the whole time. If it's Zun Zun, it's okay."
The curvy hourglass-figured girl shook the agar slime in front of her chest. Honestly, Yu Gouhui was much bolder and more excessive than Hui Hui and the others, even daring to seduce him in front of Yoyo—Zun Zun's fiancée.
"N-No, you can't...!"
Yoyo cut in between the two of them, while looking at Zun Zun with teary eyes. Her resentful gaze was a bit piercing... No, no, no, even as a scumbag, he couldn't possibly confess to his fiancée and then immediately start flirting with another girl, right?
Sato Kazuma would probably do it, though.
Zun Zun flicked both of their foreheads and said reproachfully, "I do want to confirm Yu Gouhui's growth, but what I want to know isn't this. Yu Gouhui, have you grown in any way recently?"
"I've grown from a G to an H."
"Hey!"
This was getting too far.
But it had to be said that she was indeed the Crimson Demon Clan's top contender in terms of development, actually growing to an H-cup right after coming of age. This girl was terrifying. Even Yoyo was only an E-cup...
The proud Yu Gouhui puffed out her chest triumphantly, while Yoyo, who thought she could defeat her opponent, also felt inferior.
Zun Zun rubbed his reddened nose and complained, "Why are you so agitated? The line between a novelist and a shut-in is practically nonexistent, right? Besides, Yu Gouhui, you should know how many novelists there are in the Crimson Demon Clan, right?"
"Well..."
Yu Gouhui revealed an obviously awkward expression.
An industry saying:
I'd rather starve to death than be a novelist.
Especially in the Crimson Demon Clan, almost all shut-ins used becoming a novelist as an excuse for not going out to work. You should know that even Lvhua Yezai still had to inherit the shoe store.
"I-I'm different from those guys!"
"How so?"
"The novel I wrote was published!... Wait a minute, you should know about this, right? Didn't I send you a sample copy? You even said it was good!"
"...What are you talking about?"
Zun Zun was confused and turned to look at Yoyo, who also looked blank.
"No, I don't know either. Although I knew Yu Gouhui sent a letter, it didn't mention anything about publishing a book... Ah, it's Hui Hui!"
She suddenly realized.
Since Zun Zun had been away from Axel for a while, and Hui Hui often wrote and replied to letters, both Yoyo and Yu Gouhui had been kept in the dark.
"Heh heh heh... As expected of Hui Hui, she actually pulled this off? Impersonating Zun Zun or something..."
Yu Gouhui's gaze became more and more dangerous.
She probably thought that Yu Gouhui was a beautiful writer, and that Zun Zun had even co-written a famous work with her before, making her a dangerous rival, so she deliberately pretended to be Zun Zun, right?
The reason for not telling Yoyo was also very simple, because this girl couldn't hide her feelings and had no scheming abilities. If she did, she would have already declared victory the first time she returned to the Crimson Demon Village.
"Yu Gouhui, you..."
"I won't forgive Hui Hui!"
Yu Gouhui said this with a pout, and it was the first time Zun Zun had seen her like this, finding it unexpectedly a bit cute.
"Alright, I've decided."
"Decided what?"
When Zun Zun saw that Yu Gouhui seemed to have made up her mind, he vaguely felt that something was amiss. But she didn't say anything, and instead used teleportation magic to disappear.
Crimson Demons were indeed Crimson Demons.
Even without going out to level up, they could easily learn high-level magic and teleportation magic.
Zun Zun and Yoyo looked at each other, not knowing what Yu Gouhui was planning to do, and also used teleportation magic to return to the Crimson Demon Village. However, the coordinates they set were slightly different. The two were afraid that she would do something bad, so they started looking for her.
In the end, they found her at the Succubus Underwear Pub, along with Hui Hui and Sato Kazuma and the others.
Hui Hui and Yu Gouhui were arguing fiercely, while Aqua, as if afraid that the situation wasn't chaotic enough, was performing talents in the center of the venue. The other onlookers from the Crimson Demon Clan were also noisily clamoring, as if they were high.
Darkness and Sato Kazuma were squeezed out of the perimeter with speechless expressions. Zun Zun hurriedly walked towards the two of them.
"Zun Zun, you're finally back!"
"What happened?"
"Actually..."
As expected, Yu Gouhui, knowing that she had been deceived, had approached Hui Hui and the others who were having lunch at the pub, and then inexplicably wanted to start a duel.
"I say, what exactly is going on? That curvy girl...called Yu Gouhui, right? She came up and questioned Hui Hui about the letters, saying something about novels, replies, and the like. Hui Hui became extremely agitated after hearing it. What exactly happened?"
"Yeah, Zun Zun, is it really okay not to stop them?"
Sato Kazuma and Darkness were somewhat puzzled and nervous. It seemed that even the two of them didn't know. He didn't expect Hui Hui's secrecy to be so good.
"...It's no good, it's too late."
Zun Zun gave up.
The Crimson Demons were such a group of people. Once they were high, even ten cows couldn't pull them back, not to mention that there were so many Crimson Demons cheering them on now. All he could do was watch and make sure that no one died.
"Ah, right."
Zun Zun took out a small bag of gold coins and threw it on the counter.
"Please bet on Yu Gouhui, 100,000 Eris."
"That's rare. I thought you would bet on Hui Hui. Isn't she your teammate? After so many adventures, you should believe that she can win, right?"
"No, it's precisely because I know Hui Hui's strength that I'm betting this way."
"...Is that so? Whatever."
The Crimson Demon Clan's top pub daughter, Juan Juan, said this while adding a stroke under Yu Gouhui's name.
"Wait for me!"
Darkness grabbed Zun Zun's arm and said loudly, "To think you'd bet on your teammate, Zun Zun, you're going too far! And you don't even believe in Hui Hui!"
"That's right, that's right!" Sato Kazuma also condemned, while throwing out a bag of Eris, "Bet on Yu Gouhui, 200,000 Eris."
"Okay, received."
"--Kazuma!?"
Darkness looked at him in shock and couldn't help but say, "Kazuma, you're betting too, and didn't you say you believed in Hui Hui?"
"No, I believe in Hui Hui... It's precisely because I believe she'll lose instantly that I'm betting on Yu Gouhui."
Sato Kazuma also didn't believe in Hui Hui.
And after Yoyo carefully took out a bag of Eris and handed it to Juan Juan, who was grinning while putting a tick under Hui Hui's name, the pre-battle preparations on the field were finally warmed up.
"Alright! Look here, look here! The super duel is about to begin! On one side is the Crimson Demon Clan's top novelist, Yu Gouhui, against the Crimson Demon Clan's top airhead mage, Hui Hui!"
"Hey! What's with that title? Shouldn't it be the Crimson Demon Clan's number one archmage!?"
Hui Hui shouted at Juan Juan.
A Crimson Demon said loudly, "The title of Crimson Demon Clan's number one magic user already belongs to Yoyo of the Thunderclap, so Hui Hui is the Crimson Demon Clan's number one airhead mage."
"I disagree! I think she should be called the dead last mage!"
"What are you saying? Surely explosion mage is better!"
"It's airhead mage, you guys!"
For some reason, before Hui Hui and Yu Gouhui even fought, the others in the pub were already arguing over Hui Hui's title. Especially with the Crimson Demons being unable to be stopped once they were high, magic flew everywhere in the small pub, and it was simply demolished.
In the end, Zun Zun and the others paid a lot of money to settle the matter.
Yu Gouhui and Hui Hui's duel was also temporarily postponed. She left with the harsh words, 'Just you wait, I'll definitely make you regret it!'
Sato Kazuma and the others were worried that this would create enmity with Yu Gouhui, but in reality, this was just one of the Crimson Demon Clan's standard routines, no different from 'I'll definitely be back!'
Zun Zun and Hui Hui didn't care.
However, the next day.
When a newspaper with such an eye-catching headline as [Shocking! During the Clan Chief Trial, Zun Zun Actually Did This to Yoyo!] appeared in Hui Hui's house, Zun Zun knew that things were going to go bad.
Yu Gouhui had said that she wrote the Crimson Demon Clan's newspaper, and the purpose of doing this was definitely to stimulate Hui Hui, wanting to win back a round. But doing so made Zun Zun even more dangerous.
With Hui Hui on the verge of exploding, he quickly took Yoyo and ran out of the house, starting the second Clan Chief trial.
But he didn't expect.
An even more difficult challenge was waiting for him.