The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing

#182 - 25 statues

Chapter 182: 2.5 Satoru Gojo

In this place that resembles a Roman temple.

The surroundings are endless darkness, making it impossible to see what's hidden within.

The only things visible are the chair beneath my butt, and the girl across from me, draped in a loose white羽衣, with long silver-white hair, fair skin, and a beauty that vaguely carries a sense of etherealness.

How long has it been since I arrived here?

Maybe only a few minutes.

But in Zunzun's perception, at least a long time has passed.

Unspoken silence and an awkward atmosphere lingered between the two, and a long time had passed without either of them speaking.

After a long while.

As if unable to bear this oppressive feeling, Eris said apologetically, "Zunzun... I'm sorry, you're already dead."

Zunzun's body trembled, but he didn't say anything, remaining silent.

"That..."

"Goddess Eris."

"Y-Yes...?"

His sudden opening, filled with resentment, made Eris's small shoulders tremble.

"I'm saying, I didn't set up any bad flags, right? That should have been a declaration of victory, right? Usually, in stories, after showing off like that, you should smoothly defeat the enemy, enjoy the cheers, and be valued by your companions. That should be the usual routine, right? But why am I the one who died? Something must have gone wrong!"

"That... how should I put it?"

Eris scratched the faint scar on her cheek with her index finger.

She seemed unwilling to hurt Zunzun, carefully explaining, "General Winter doesn't exist as an individual. He's the embodiment and manifestation of ice and snow. Zunzun, your moves were indeed powerful, but General Winter's essence doesn't exist, or rather, his essence is the entire world, so..."

"So, I was actually fighting the entire freaking world with my own strength?"

"That's right..."

Zunzun painfully covered his face.

I knew it would turn out like this. Actually, when the Sword of Destiny manifested in my hand, I had a faint premonition—that I would die, but I didn't expect to die so frustratingly. I even showed off in front of my companions, but I ended up with this result.

Fighting the entire world with my own strength.

Showing off too much arrogance is naturally courting death.

"Wait a minute, Goddess Eris, shouldn't my cheat be the Body of a God?"

"It's the Body of a Goddess."

"That's not important. What's important is that I clearly have the same fate as a god, but I couldn't do anything to General Winter. Isn't that a bit..."

"Zunzun, you're mistaken. Goddesses don't control the world, but manage it. They are equal to the world, and there's no distinction of nobility or inferiority."

I see.

If my Body of a God was complete, I might not have died, but who told me to be in my juvenile form? I didn't expect to pay the price for my recklessness.

"I really wish my cheat was complete from the start. Why did it turn out like this? Clearly having a cheat, clearly liking another world, the combination should be even better, but why..."

"S-Sorry..."

Eris's face carried a slight apology.

It wasn't originally her fault, but she's still thinking of Zunzun like this. She's indeed a qualified goddess. She's much better than that idiot. If I could team up with Eris, I would...

"Okay! The resurrection magic has been cast! Zunzun, you can come back now!"

Aqua's voice echoed in the empty space.

Take back what I said, she still has some use.

"Wait a minute, Aqua! I'm still chatting with Goddess Eris, wait a bit before going back!"

"What's with chatting! Come back quickly! Who knows if General Winter will come back again. You resurrect quickly, and then we'll leave here!"

Aqua urged loudly.

General Winter...

Ah, that's right, I almost forgot about him.

Eris saw Zunzun's slightly unsightly expression, but instead covered her mouth and laughed, "It's already time, Zunzun, you can resurrect now. But next time, you must be careful and not be so reckless. After all, that ability is a double-edged sword."

"Oh, I understand. Thank you, Goddess Eris."

"It's nothing, I'm already used to it."

"Don't get used to this kind of thing."

Zunzun muttered slightly.

Seeing Eris's slightly helpless expression, I can guess that Aqua, that idiot, has used the goddess's authority quite a bit.

Although the people who die each time are Kazuma Satou and Zunzun, in order to resurrect them, she must write a lot of applications, right?

In addition, she has to clean up Aqua's messes and collect those unbelievably numerous artifacts from all over the world...

Huh?

Thinking of this, Zunzun stopped his hand on the door and turned to look at Goddess Eris, who was waving at him.

"Speaking of which, how are things with the artifacts?"

"...Eh?"

"Recently, my assistants haven't come to find me. Don't you need me to collect artifacts anymore? If you're afraid of trouble or something, it's completely fine. Actually, I quite like doing that job, so..."

"There's no need!"

Eris refused outright.

Too straightforward, which makes people suspicious.

"What?"

"N-No... I mean, there's no need to collect artifacts recently. Zunzun can enjoy a leisurely and boring winter with his companions."

"...Hearing you say that, I actually want to move around a bit."

The more she refuses, the more Zunzun suspects.

But it's probably a difficult place, after all, Zunzun can't be useful at any time. Like last time, infiltrating the noble's residence caused a lot of trouble.

"Since there's no need, then forget it. But if there's a place where I'm needed, you're welcome to come find me at any time."

Zunzun left a farewell and pushed the door open, leaving the dark space.

Eris looked at the closed door.

"I won't let you help! I won't let you help in the future!"

"Oh right, Goddess Eris."

"Waaah!"

Zunzun suddenly opened the door, scaring her.

"Goddess Eris?"

"W-What is it, Zunzun, is there anything else?"

Scared, Eris subconsciously spoke in Chris's tone.

Goddess-sama, you've revealed yourself again.

"It's nothing, I just wanted to ask you, if you can contact Chris, I hope you can help me notify her. I hope to commission her to do something."

"...Zunzun, what do you think of goddesses as?"

"Sorry, sorry, thank you."

The door closed again.

Waiting for a long time, until the door disappeared, Eris sighed helplessly and muttered softly.

"Goddesses aren't megaphones."

On the other side.

The resurrected Zunzun slowly opened his eyes.

He was now lying on a snowy plain. Despite the protection of the HeatRing, he still felt a chill down his back... probably because the sweat he shed at the moment of death had soaked his back, and the cold wind had taken away a lot of heat.

"Zun, Zunzun!"

"That's great, you're awake!"

As soon as he woke up, Huihui and Yoyo pounced on him, both in tears as if he had already died... oh, he had died, so it's nothing.

"I've already resurrected, don't worry, so... wait, Huihui, what are you doing?"

Before he could get up.

He saw Huihui lifting his clothes, constantly stroking his smooth, fair waist and abdomen, carefully fearing that it would break again.

"Zunzun, don't you remember?"

"...You were cut in half at the waist by General Winter."

Hmm.

Kazuma Satou and Darkness's words made him suddenly remember that at that time, Zunzun, who wanted to fight the heavens, the earth, and the air, was holding his natal sword and slashing at General Winter.

Perhaps that action made him feel hostile, so he also waved the katana in his hand and gave him a waist cut.

2.5 Satoru Gojo Isekai version?

Tribute to the seniors.

The weather in the snowfield was too cold, and Zunzun subconsciously shivered.

"Huihui, are you done looking? I'm so cold."

"Then let me warm you up."

She suddenly hugged him.

Seeing this, Yoyo also joined in after a brief moment of stunned silence.

"M-Me too!"

The effect of HeatRing is that the more magic tools there are, the more heat is emitted.

"Me too, take me!"

"Kazuma, get lost!"

Zunzun kicked Kazuma Satou, who was about to pounce on him, and looked at the female knight who was eager to try.

"Darkness, you too, your heavy steel armor will take away a lot of heat, so don't come near me!"

"Zun, Zunzun... do you mean to say... if you want to get close to me, take off your clothes... even if it's freezing cold, you're not allowed to complain, otherwise, you'll just stay aside like a sow, watching you do it...?"

"...I didn't say it to that extent."

Darkness is as perverted as ever.

However, she didn't really take off her armor, because as she said, it was too cold here in the snow and ice, and there were still many monsters around, and I didn't know if General Winter would come back...

"By the way, where's General Winter?"

"He left. After cutting Zunzun in half at the waist, he disappeared. How should I put it... the cut was super clean, and because of this, it was neatly attached when we put it back together, and it was quite easy to heal."

Kazuma Satou covered his face as he spoke.

Because he had the same experience before, except that it wasn't his waist and abdomen, but his neck.

"I-Is that so..."

Zunzun subconsciously touched his abdomen. Probably because General Winter's weapon was sharp, he didn't feel any pain.

"By the way, the Eternal Crystal...!"

"It was taken away by General Winter."

"Hey!"

"No, no, I couldn't hide it at all! He seemed to be here for the Eternal Crystal. If I hadn't handed it over at that time, I would have been beheaded too."

Even the greedy Kazuma Satou said so, so it seems that's really the case.

"Too bad, that super rare material is worth 100 million Eris."

"...Don't say anymore, my heart hurts."

"It's a pity, I thought I could live a life of eating, drinking, and having fun without working."

"Give up, it's good enough to have survived."

"Yeah, yeah."

The team members chattered.

General Winter is a monster that won't do anything as long as he doesn't attack the snow elves. Even so, his bounty has reached 200 million Eris.

Such an extraordinarily high reward indirectly shows how powerful General Winter is. It's already fortunate to have survived his hands.

In short, let's leave it at that this time.