The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing

#418 - Late night tryst

The information Alice inadvertently revealed made Zun Zun keenly aware of a possibility, but further questioning revealed that she didn't know too many details.

Whether it was because the time was too long ago, or because the fairy tale book described it simply, the relevant information was always ambiguous.

Probably there really wasn't a detailed record.

It's not that Zun Zun is showing off or being arrogant, but almost all useful or hidden information and secrets can be found in the library of the Crimson Demon Village.

The Crimson Demons are not the recorders of the world, but rather those old fogeys of the Crimson Demon clan who, with the reason of 【Ah! Isn't it cool to put some secrets in the clan, such as 'Revealing the truth of the world!'?】, have gathered a lot of unknown information.

For example, there was a hero who single-handedly defeated the Demon King, and then became the new Demon King, and the hero who defeated the Demon King did not receive the goddess's reward, and in a fit of pique, became the new Demon King himself.

Then, the hero who was defeated in the battle with the Demon King—you have no friends!—the ability passed on to his descendants was only to strengthen the other party's strength to the level of the Demon King's army cadre by becoming friends with others.

Yes, it is talking about the current Demon King's ability.

It's a little off topic.

In short, Zun Zun means that even the Crimson Demons, who know the Demon King's daughter's measurements, will collect some secret information. If the Crimson Demons don't know about it, they can only give up.

…No, come to think of it, there seems to be one other person who should know!

"Aqua! Hey, Aqua!"

Zun Zun shouted at the sleepyhead goddess.

That's right.

Since ordinary people don't know, then the goddess must know, right? However—

"What? Creating a professional inheritance can make you a god? I don't know about that, or rather, I've never heard of it… Haa… Haa…"

"Don't fall asleep! Hey, this matter is very important, think about it carefully!"

Aqua collapsed on the bed, drowsy.

Zun Zun, who already knew she was unreliable, was already prepared. He took out a bottle of that precious wine that he and Shima Kiyosuke had found, and placed it in front of her.

"——So fragrant!"

"If you tell me, this bottle of precious fruit wine will be your reward… Listen to people!"

Zun Zun still underestimated the idiot goddess's obsession and love for wine. She was completely deprived of her intelligence by the lure, and only regained consciousness after making a fuss for a while. But—

"I don't know."

"Hey!"

"I really don't know! Zun Zun, have you forgotten, I am the goddess of water, not the god of swords, the god of magic, the god of war, or anything like that. Unlike that nobody Wabak who jumped out of nowhere, I am a congenital goddess!"

Aqua dissed Wabak while showing off.

Zun Zun overlooked it.

Although the idiot goddess's mind is full of water, she is still an elemental goddess, and Eris said that Aqua's seniority is very high, so she must be an initial goddess or something.

"…Wait a minute, Aqua, how old are you now?"

"Uh!"

Aqua, who was happily hugging the wine bottle, immediately stiffened her body. She twisted her neck and looked at Zun Zun with a complicated expression, and after a long while, she said very seriously:

"Listen to me, Zun Zun, the flow of time in the heavenly realm and the human realm is different, or rather, the flow of time in each world is different, and the lifespan of gods is very long, so I am still a young girl in the prime of my youth…"

She babbled a lot, but Zun Zun felt that she was avoiding telling her real age no matter how he listened.

Forget it, this guy is useless.

It seems that if you want to know the relevant information, instead of asking Aqua, who doesn't know anything, it's better to ask Eris and Wabak, they must know something.

However, regardless of whether it is what I think, what Zun Zun has to do has not changed.

Create a large number of artificial fairies, and then let talented people become fairy warlocks and knights, thereby indirectly opening up another profession.

In the days that followed, they traveled during the day and camped at night. In order to let Alice taste the delicious commoner food on the road, they took turns cooking every day.

Among them, the dinner made by Zun Zun was the most praised.

"Delicious!"

"I have never eaten such delicious fried rice!"

"If it were taken to the palace, the ministers wouldn't say anything, right!"

"——Delicious! Although they are just ordinary ingredients, they are perfectly integrated together, and the onion in it has the effect of highlighting the umami and the overall embellishment, and even though the soup is added along the way, the fried rice still has a strong smoky aroma. This fried rice has reached the realm of God!"

The others praised it, and Darkness transformed into a gourmet, constantly commenting.

Zun Zun twitched the corner of his mouth.

Is it that delicious? It's just a casual stir-fry…

He hates that he cooks so well.

After eating and drinking enough, the others simply washed up and fell into a dream, even the noisy Aqua had lost her usual vitality. After all, after 9 consecutive days of high-intensity battles with monsters, they were really tired.

Yes.

Since leaving the royal capital, every day Zun Zun and others have been fighting with monsters who inexplicably blocked the road. At the beginning, Kazuma and Aqua were quite happy about it, feeling that they had played the value of guards.

However, as the days passed, the smiles on their faces had long disappeared, and only tonight were they so happy.

Besides the delicious dinner made by Zun Zun, it was also because they were arriving at their destination tomorrow, so they went to bed early to recharge their energy.

Zun Zun was doing his daily homework.

And when the moon was dim and the stars were sparse, and he was about to go back to his room to sleep, he suddenly heard a strange noise coming from the direction of the kitchen.

Probably Aqua who wanted to drink wine or Kazuma who came to steal food, only these two people with night vision can move around at will in the middle of the night.

No, it could also be a thief.

With the psychology of being careful, Zun Zun still came to the kitchen.

The result was not the two people he thought.

In the darkness, relying only on the few starlight shining in from the window, standing at the entrance of the kitchen was Alice.

"Alice?"

"Yes!"

"Don't be nervous, it's me."

Walking out of the shadows, the moonlight shone on Zun Zun's face. After seeing clearly, Alice breathed a sigh of relief.

"What's wrong, can't sleep?"

"I'm sorry, I came to pick flowers, but it's too dark, can you send me back to my room?"

The girl timidly stretched out her hand.

Zun Zun grabbed her small hand without hesitation. If it were a straight man, he would say that it would be better to turn on the light, but he wouldn't say that.

"Let's go, watch your step."

Holding Alice's slender and petite hand, leading her in front of her and walking on the dark corridor, perhaps for fear of affecting others, Alice's footsteps were very light, avoiding making any noise.

"Um…"

"What's wrong?"

"No, I just think that when everyone is asleep, only Alice and I sneak out, like we're doing something shady."

"That's right, it makes people very nervous…"

Alice held Zun Zun's hand and kept using force.

To be honest, this experience is quite novel. If there are some people who want to feel liberated, they may run around naked in the middle of the night—this is common on the late-night streets of Japan.

Alice's words…

With the help of the moonlight, seeing the girl in a white dress, Zun Zun nodded.

It seems that it is not like that.

The undisguised gaze made her very concerned. She hugged her thin shoulders with both hands, blocking in front of her chest to block the rude gaze, and at the same time complained slightly:

"Zun Zun, I always feel like I've been offended."

"Sorry."

"You should quibble at this time."

The girl puffed out her mouth slightly, venting her dissatisfaction, but Zun Zun didn't want to defend himself for the things he was really thinking about in his heart just now, because that was disrespect for the girl.

Soon, Alice laughed out loud.

"Zun Zun, you are different from my brother…"

"Wait a minute, Alice. The brother you are talking about, is it Kazuma?"

"Eh, ah…"

It seems that they went to see Alice privately without my knowledge. No, maybe Alice sneaked out and met them.

But as expected, Alice was still fooled by Kazuma and called him brother?

"That… Zun Zun, are you jealous?"

"No. Although Kazuma is despicable, shameless, lewd, and a beast, and is called Dust together with Axel and Dust, he is indeed a good person."

"…You're not praising him, are you."

"No, I'm praising him."

Obviously, the words Zun Zun just said were not positive compliments, but they were very appropriate for Kazuma, making people sigh at how such a thing appeared in the world.

"I just think it's strange, why do you call Kazuma brother, but you call me Zun Zun? By the way, I should be older than Alice, right?"

"Well… there's a reason for that."

"Reason? What reason?"

"This, that… how should I say it…"

The girl suddenly became coy. Although it was late at night, she could still clearly see her rosy cheeks with the help of the moonlight.

"If possible, I don't want to call Zun Zun brother, but another title."

"Another title?"

"That is…"

Alice took a step forward, gently leaning against Zun Zun's chest, and then put her mouth to his ear, and a warm breath came with it.

"——Secret."

Then she suddenly pulled away, revealing a mischievous smile like a little devil, a mischievous smile of successful teasing.

He smiled helplessly.

I don't know who she learned bad things from.

Alice, who had already arrived in front of the room, opened her door and turned her head at the same time.

"Please, Zun Zun, stay in the kingdom forever. For my goal, I will work hard!"

She seemed to have made some kind of determination, and then returned to the room.

Zun Zun stood there and thought for a moment.

"Could it be that Alice doesn't want to facilitate this marriage… No, she doesn't want to get married in the first place, right? But she has to wrong herself for the sake of the kingdom… I say, what do you two think?"

"That's right…"

"Let's talk about this carefully when we get back."

Without knowing when, two figures appeared behind him, their eyes emitting a terrifying red light in the dark night.