The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing

#278 - Suqing's answer, the pinnacle of the red devil

He really knew his stuff, way too much.

Zun Zun had thought of her as an impractical source of novel inspiration, but he hadn't expected this guy to be so articulate.

For example, first become the strongest of the Crimson Demons, then win the favor of other girls, and finally get the other members of the Crimson Demons to agree.

The most difficult thing now was the third point.

However, he was skilled enough to say that as long as he used the excuse of 'This will make the Crimson Demons stronger than before,' he could get the clansmen to agree, because to others, this was almost a fact.

Let the most outstanding genius of the Crimson Demons in a thousand years bring the Crimson Demons to their peak.

—Why did the more he thought about it, the more possible it seemed?

Zun Zun couldn't help but wonder if he was overestimating himself? Was he, as they say, unable to see his true self and getting carried away?

But, a Crimson Demon harem…

“Hey, Zun Zun, are you listening to me?”

“—I absolutely don’t have any such thoughts!”

Zun Zun, who was patted on the shoulder, immediately said this righteously, making his companions look at him in confusion.

Huh?

Zun Zun suddenly realized.

Without realizing it, they had already left the school and were walking outside.

Aqua said strangely, “Zun Zun, are you okay? You’ve been spacing out since just now. Are you feeling unwell? Do you want me to heal you?”

“Ahem, no need.”

Zun Zun waved his hand.

It was really hard to say his delusions out loud. Being scolded was a small matter, being disliked would be a big deal.

“So, what were you guys talking about just now?”

“We were talking about school stuff.”

While Megumin found Zun Zun's reaction a bit strange, she didn't delve into it, and instead talked about how she and Yunyun were the first to graduate from the school.

The school established by the Crimson Demons had a strict rule. That was, as long as one learned magic—whether it was lower, intermediate, or advanced—they had to graduate from the academy.

“Zun Zun isn’t the first to graduate?”

Kazuma Sato looked at him strangely, not saying it explicitly, but his expression seemed to be questioning if Zun Zun was really a genius that only appeared once every thousand years.

“Kazuma, you really don’t know how to hide your inner thoughts.”

“There’s no need to hide from companions, right?”

He spread his hands.

“That’s true.” Zun Zun then said, “Kazuma, you know that adventurers get initial skill points when they get their adventurer cards, right?”

“I know that.”

For example, Aqua, this idiot, probably because she was a goddess, had an exaggerated number of initial skill points. At level 1, she learned all the priest skills, and even had extra skill points to learn useless party tricks.

This was completely different from Kazuma Sato, who only had 1 skill point at the beginning.

“Wait a minute, could it be…!”

“That’s right. Zun Zun had 30 skill points from the beginning, and learning advanced magic requires 30 skill points.”

Yunyun explained.

Kazuma Sato twitched his lips, “So, Zun Zun could actually graduate from school as soon as he unlocked his class?”

“But that way I wouldn’t learn any knowledge, and I wouldn’t get any rare skill point potions, so I delayed my graduation time.” Zun Zun proudly raised his head, “Now you know, right? I am the answer to this wonderful world, the pinnacle of the Crimson Demons!”

“Wait, I don’t agree with that statement!”

Megumin suddenly became displeased.

She was, of course, unhappy that someone was competing with her for the title of strongest Crimson Demon, so the two of them started arguing again.

One said that her magic power was the strongest, and the other said that her endurance was the longest, in short, neither of them would admit defeat.

Only Kazuma Sato.

He deeply felt that the Crimson Demons were a BUG race.

Amidst the bickering, the group arrived at a slightly higher hill and sat down on the grass to rest.

“The view here is really good.”

“It’s perfect for a picnic. I should have brought some wine.”

“Aqua, you’re always thinking about drinking.”

The group leisurely enjoyed the gentle breeze and looked at the peaceful and serene entirety of the Crimson Demon Village.

At this moment, Zun Zun seemed to remember something and said, “Ah, speaking of which… there’s also a watchtower on the top of the mountain, and that high-performance telescope can see the Demon King’s Castle, and even see the Demon King’s daughter changing clothes.”

“What did you say!? Please, by all means, take me to investigate! I beg you!”

“Kazuma, you really don’t hide your desires.”

He was completely disappointed in this fiendish scum.

Unable to resist Kazuma Sato’s pleas, Zun Zun had no choice but to take him to the watchtower, but since the Demon King’s daughter wasn’t there, he didn’t get to enjoy her changing clothes, and disappointedly walked down.

And Kazuma Sato, after coming down, probably because he didn’t get what he wanted, cursed that the Crimson Demons were no good, and even dared to use the Demon King’s Castle for business. He really wanted this guy to pay attention to his face.

After the sightseeing, the group walked back, and when they arrived at the foot of the hill—

“What is that?”

Halfway up the mountain, they could overlook the entire village. Right next to Megumin’s house, not far away, there was a wooden fence, and there were dark shadows wriggling outside the fence.

Kazuma Sato used his Clairvoyance skill to investigate and said, “Hey, Megumin, there are Demon King Army lackeys there, and it’s near your house, right?”

Megumin’s house was in a corner of the village.

It was a certain distance from other residences.

In that place that could be called the suburbs, a group of guys suspected to be from the Demon King’s Army were gathering sneakily outside the fence. Since the alarm hadn’t sounded, it meant that the Crimson Demons hadn’t discovered them yet.

“Let me see… those guys who don’t learn their lesson are here again, I really don’t know what their purpose is.”

“Probably the village’s facilities.”

“But the Tomb of the Evil God or something has already been unsealed, right? No, could it be…!”

Kazuma Sato remembered what Zun Zun had just said about a weapon that could destroy the world, and maybe the Demon King’s Army was here to find that.

“In any case, don’t forget our purpose for coming here.”

“To defeat the Demon King Army executives, right?”

So, the group rubbed their fists and rushed towards Megumin’s house.

Arriving at their destination.

“What is with this woman! Where did she come from!”

“Lady Sylvia! This guy isn’t asking for help or using powerful attacks, I don’t know what her purpose is, this might be a trap, please step back, Lady Sylvia!”

Darkness, who had returned to Megumin’s house, was confronting the Demon King’s Army who had broken through the fence, buying them a lot of time.

This perverted female knight’s attack power was aside, but her defense power was top-notch. Even a powerful demon like Vanir had no way to deal with her, so it was reassuring that she was blocking the Demon King’s Army.

…Or not entirely.

“I didn’t expect that besides beastmen, even the Demon King Army executives are women! Hey, you guys, no matter what, you’re underlings of the Demon King, right? Let me see your backbone! If you have the ability, make me submit and call you master!”

“Shut up!”

Kazuma Sato shouted unbearably.

He had just had some expectations for Darkness, but they were completely destroyed in an instant, and he felt terrible all over.

At this time, Sylvia stepped forward.

“So, you deliberately used that kind of wide-open attack to make us mistakenly think you didn’t have much strength, but you were actually stalling for time waiting for reinforcements to arrive… you’re really something.”

She seemed to admire Darkness.

And the perverted female knight, who had accidentally achieved success, said with a flustered look: “Y-yes… Since you saw through it… then, then there’s no way around it…!”

She was still so bad at lying.

Kazuma Sato stepped forward, just wanting to use the atmosphere of strength created by Darkness to scare Sylvia, but unexpectedly—

“You say you’re a Demon King Army executive…”

“Light of Saber!”

Zun Zun suddenly attacked.

Powerful magic instantly shot out, landing on Sylvia, creating a cloud of thick fog.

Seeing this, Kazuma Sato couldn’t help but shout: “Zun Zun, what are you doing, now is the time for both sides to introduce themselves!”

“What are you doing, still in the self-introduction phase!”

On the other side, Sylvia also shouted unhappily.

When the dust settled, he found that not only him, but even the Demon King Army goons behind him were not injured. The powerful magic seemed to have been blocked by him.

“I see, so this is an enemy who is resistant to magic?”

“Hey, Zun Zun!”

“Kazuma, are you the kind of character who waits for the enemy to finish talking?”

Zun Zun stared at the slightly disheveled Sylvia in front of him, rubbing his fists, and said with red eyes: “I am the type who will never give the enemy a chance to speak. Speaking of which, I have seen many people who are resistant to magic, but in the end, they all have a threshold, so… as a Demon King Army executive, how powerful magic can you withstand?”

“Hey, hey… wait, wait… let’s talk it over…”

“I don’t bother talking to you, you’re not worthy to listen!”

Sylvia took several steps back in fear.

At first, he didn’t take the Crimson Demons seriously, but after being bombarded by the Crimson Demons’ magic, he completely gave up on a strong attack. If he was bombed now…

“You, you… the Crimson Demon with the red gem headdress… you’re Zun Zun!?”

“Oh my, you actually know my name? Then I can’t let you leave even more, because you know too much!”

Zun Zun cracked his fingers and continued to approach Sylvia.

The purpose of this trip was the Demon King Army executives. If the underground hangar didn’t have to be broken through, then he would really be seeking it.

How could he let go of such a good opportunity?

Sylvia sensed Zun Zun’s killing intent, bit her lip, and whispered: “Damn it, what is the Demon King thinking? Why does this guy need to be let go, isn’t he scary strong?”

Sensing the surging magic power on Zun Zun, after comparing it, he found that he had no chance of winning.

“Lady Sylvia! Please go first!”

“You guys…!”

“Quickly go, Lady Sylvia! You are our pride, our hope, you must avenge us!”

Seeing his subordinates who were determined to die as rear guards, Sylvia was moved to tears.

“What kind of tearjerker are you guys putting on, no one is going to run!” Zun Zun shouted to the clansmen who had arrived, spreading his arms: “This is the last festival!”

“Don’t let them escape!”

“Catch them and use them as magical experiment subjects!”

Shouts of clamor followed one after another.

“I, I will definitely be back——!”

Sylvia and the others, after uttering harsh words, turned and fled, and the Crimson Demons, led by Zun Zun, all chased after them.