The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing

#357 - Shocked! Because of this, Zun Zun cultivated four great elves in just one year!

Visiting the Water Gate City again still evokes a sense of admiration. Its layout and construction differ from other cities, making it even more astonishing.

Natsuki Subaru exclaimed like a country bumpkin, while Zun Zun acted as a lofty tour guide, explaining everything to him.

"Amazing! It's clearly in the same waterway, with no dividing walls, and the upper and lower streams mix together! What's the principle behind this!?"

"Look at the direction of the street corners. That tower is the control tower that operates the water flow on the streets. The entire tower is a complex magic device, controlled by the power of water magic stones. Even the large water gates are controlled by these towers."

"Oh, oh, oh, that's a giant magic tool! Amazing!"

Natsuki Subaru nodded continuously at Zun Zun's explanation, understanding the incredible mechanism of the city's waterways. Otto, on the other hand, helplessly covered his forehead, feeling ashamed of his master's impromptu performance.

In the Water Gate City, waterways are more convenient and faster than land routes, so they took a dragon boat to the merchant guild.

The small boat, capable of carrying seven or eight people, held Zun Zun, Otto, Natsuki Subaru, Beatrice, Emilia, Garfiel, and Joshua, who acted as their guide.

"So, why is Zun Zun acting as the guide?"

"Subaru, are you an idiot?"

Zun Zun helplessly spread his hands, gesturing for him to look at the indifferent younger brother of the Finest Knight, saying, "It's obvious that Joshua doesn't like your ugly face, so I'm reluctantly explaining things to you. You should thank me properly."

"What do you mean 'ugly face'? My face is very handsome, okay! ...Although it's a bit lacking compared to you, Zun Zun--no, that's not what I'm saying. I want to ask why you're here! Are you planning to go to the merchant guild with us?"

"Wasn't I invited by you guys?"

"Beatrice saw that you looked like you had something to say and wanted to come along, so Beatrice reluctantly invited you. Don't get the wrong idea!"

The young girl said tsundere-ly.

However, Natsuki Subaru immediately hugged her in his arms, looking at Zun Zun with a wary expression.

"You wouldn't..."

"Shut up! No one will think you're mute if you don't speak."

Zun Zun rolled his eyes in annoyance.

Otto smiled awkwardly, saying apologetically, "I'm really sorry, it seems we've invited ourselves."

That's how it seemed to others, which is why he apologized.

Natsuki Subaru, on the other hand, acted like they were best buddies, putting his arm around Otto's shoulder to show how welcome he was. This enthusiastic gesture frightened the timid Gray Knight, who mistakenly thought that this person had some special fetish.

"So, you wanted to come up here because you wanted to ask something, right? Rather, you couldn't hide the fiery look in your eyes that you wanted to ask from the very beginning. That kind of look is a taboo for ladies."

"Is that so? I apologize if I made you uncomfortable."

"That's not it, I'm just a little shy."

Beatrice touched her cheek.

The young girl, looking serious, actually said that she was shy. A blush appeared on her fair face, proving that she wasn't lying.

"Could it be that you also have the blessing of attracting spirits...?"

"No."

"But I have to be careful."

Natsuki Subaru hugged Beatrice even tighter.

Unknowingly, he had already regarded Zun Zun as the strongest rival besides his number one enemy, Julius. After all, not only did Beatrice say that he was attractive, but even Emilia had changed.

Stronger than the blessing of attracting spirits.

God's body, how terrifying.

"Let's get back to the main topic. Actually, I have something I want to ask Beatrice to help me with."

"What is it?"

"My fairy spirit... my spirit, has leaped from a quasi-spirit to a level comparable to the Four Great Spirits. Because it's too unbelievable, I'm a little uneasy and want to ask if there are any hidden dangers."

"Impossible. A quasi-spirit can only become a spirit when it blooms, and it requires a lot of energy and even a certain opportunity. I remember you only contracted your spirit a little over a year ago, right? To become a quasi-spirit at the level of the Four Great Spirits, how much luck do you have to be blessed with?"

"Luck blessing, luck, huh..."

Zun Zun's expression was strange.

He subconsciously stroked his crown. Not to mention that his luck had always been good, even his inherent spirit clothing also added luck. When it came to luck, he should be able to proudly say that he was number one in the world, right?

"Hey, what are you spacing out for?"

"Sorry, sorry."

Seeing Beatrice pouting and scolding him angrily, Zun Zun quickly apologized, while summoning his fairy spirit dragon.

"Please look, this is the proof."

"This is...!?"

Beatrice was stunned on the spot.

Emilia couldn't help but cover her mouth and exclaim, "A Great Spirit? And one that's almost at the same level as Puck!?"

She spent a lot of time with Puck, so she could naturally sense the difference in the fairy spirit dragon. The magic power contained within it was almost the same as Puck's after he was unsealed, no, it was faintly higher.

Natsuki Subaru awkwardly raised his hand.

"Um... excuse me, can you explain to me why you're so surprised? Is there something different about it?"

"Subaru, you don't know?"

"What?"

"The little dragon in front of you is a Great Spirit at the same level as Puck, and it's even the same element."

"Really!?"

Natsuki Subaru, who had gone through countless loops, naturally knew how strong Puck was, and it was clearly stated at the Royal Selection ceremony that the Four Great Spirits silenced the difficult Sages Council.

"The most important thing is--"

"A micro-spirit bloomed in just one year and became an existence at the level of the Four Great Spirits as brother (Puck)..."

The two looked at Zun Zun with complicated expressions.

Natsuki Subaru asked blankly, "Is this... difficult?"

"Subaru!?"

"Look, Puck is one of the Four Great Spirits, right? Beatrice is also about the same level. I'm surrounded by people at this level, so..."

So his standards have become higher?

What he said wasn't wrong.

"But Subaru, you're mistaken. Beatrice is just an artificial spirit, created by the Witch of Greed, and is different from brother (Puck)."

When Puck was mentioned, Beatrice and Emilia's expressions became somewhat gloomy.

"Do you know that the hurdles that a micro-spirit has to overcome to grow into a spirit are already incredibly difficult, let alone becoming something unattainable like the Four Great Spirits. Even brother (Puck) took a long time to become the Beast of the End of the Eternal Icefield. However--"

Everyone's eyes fell on the small magic flame dragon, who was yawning and looked like it hadn't woken up yet.

"Became one of the Four Great Spirits in one year?"

Even Natsuki Subaru, an idiot, knew how amazing Zun Zun was.

"This cannot be replicated. As Beatrice said, it requires great luck."

After speaking, Zun Zun played his memory.

After watching the magic flame dragon being beaten up again in the memory, Emilia, Natsuki Subaru, and Beatrice's expressions were very ugly. Garfiel even opened his mouth wide and couldn't say anything.

Natsuki Subaru covered his forehead and sighed, "I suddenly feel that the White Whale and the Great Rabbit are just child's play. This thing called... the magic flame dragon? I have no idea how to deal with it."

After all, he was just a mortal.

The White Whale was a tough and bulky guy, but with the magic flame dragon, let alone getting close, he would probably die from a single breath of fire.

When Zun Zun's fairy spirit swallowed the magic flame dragon in one gulp on the screen, Beatrice nodded in understanding and said, "So, you wanted to ask why the quasi-spirit you contracted is like this?"

"No, I already know the answer to that question."

"You know!?"

Beatrice was just about to say that she didn't know, but she didn't expect Zun Zun to already know.

"Yes, it's this."

He raised the back of his hand, which had three complex and special patterns, "Look, at that time, the back of my hand emitted a light, echoing with the quasi-spirit. That's probably the reason."

"So that's why it can't be replicated?"

"After all, it's impossible to risk my life every time."

Zun Zun couldn't take one time as the way things are. He wouldn't mess around before figuring out the mechanism... probably.

"Then what do you want to ask Beatrice?"

"I want to ask if the quasi-spirit leaping to the level of the Four Great Spirits will have an impact on the fairy spirit I contracted. Actually, I already feel like it's having an impact. Look, the evidence is that my contracted spirit has been so lethargic for some reason. It was very energetic when it first hatched."

"Hmm? Let me see..."

Beatrice took the fairy spirit dragon from Zun Zun's hand. Because she was a bit petite, the fairy spirit dragon seemed very large and difficult to hold. Fortunately, the fairy spirit dragon felt lethargic and became very docile, allowing Beatrice to examine it.

After a while.

"How is it?"

"Unfortunately--"

The drawn-out tone made people's hearts rise, but Beatrice quickly shook her head and said, "It's very healthy, and it's incredibly healthy."

"What is it? If that's the case, Beatrice, don't scare people."

"D-don't touch my head, Subaru!"

Natsuki Subaru was also worried about Zun Zun. Hearing her say that, the others subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

Emilia also took the fairy spirit dragon and asked curiously, "But why has it become so lethargic? It seems like it doesn't have any energy. It's not like it's forcing itself to materialize, but rather that Zun Zun just summoned it, right?"

That is to say, there should be no burden on either Zun Zun or the fairy spirit dragon.

"It's because of the environment. Just like this kid."

Beatrice pointed at Garfiel.

This guy had been staring at the water with a frightened expression since just now, sitting motionless in the center of the dragon boat. His well-behaved appearance was very different from his usual self.

"I-I'm not afraid of anyone, I just hate becoming a drowned rat."

"Then, can you please stop grabbing my cloak so tightly? It's about to make a tearing sound."

Otto helplessly tugged at his cloak.

Unfortunately, he couldn't pull it out from under the beast's claws. Seeing this, the others couldn't help but laugh. A cheerful atmosphere filled the dragon boat.

But in such a happy space, there was only one person with a pale face and a stiff expression. Beatrice, who noticed it first, subconsciously asked, "Subaru, your face looks terrible. Are you feeling unwell?"

Everyone's eyes focused on him. After looking around at their expressions, Natsuki Subaru smiled and said:

"I'm done for, I'm going to throw up."

In an instant, a miserable and chaotic commotion erupted on the boat.