The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing.

Chapter 177: Vanir, I'm here to negotiate terms

"I say, is there anyone who would mercilessly kill his own companions in order to destroy the enemy?"

“…This is a necessary sacrifice.”

"I'm not dead yet!"

Sato Kazuma slammed the table and screamed.

This guy is still complaining about such trivial things.

One week after the "defeat" of the Demon King's Army General Vanir, the team gathered in the Adventurer's Guild to chat.

At that time, Zun Zun was fed up with Sato Kazuma's cruel and evil scum, so he used nuclear bomb attacks without holding back, and even used cherry bombs.

The fragile Sato and Mari were naturally sent to heaven, where they met Eris, whom they had been missing for a long time.

Aqua drank the bubbly wine and pouted, "What does it matter? Kazuma, you've been resurrected anyway. Besides, if you had been purified by me obediently, there wouldn't have been so many problems."

"Don't be ridiculous! Who wants to be purified by you?"

"But who made you, Kazuma, do such an outrageous thing? Sena was furious afterwards and shouted that she wanted to convict you."

"You, you, you...what are you talking about? That was Vanir's doing. It has nothing to do with me. And I later told Senna about it, and she said she would no longer hold me responsible."

Sato Kazuma's eyes darted around.

He could fool others, but he couldn't fool several people in the team.

According to Aqua, Sato Kazuma's smell of rotten scum couldn't even cover up the stench of the devil, and he gnashed his teeth in anger.

"You must thank me very much!"

"……what?"

"I was possessed by the devil in order to save Zun Zun. It was because of my constant quarrels with Vanir that he didn't escape. It was at the cost of my life that I defeated the Demon King's army leaders. These were all sacrifices I made!"

“Kazuma, you…”

After he said this as a matter of course, Zun Zun curled the corners of his mouth.

"It's okay to fool others, but don't fool yourself. Think about it carefully. Is it really your credit?"

"me……"

Sato Kazuma was speechless.

If there was a lie detector here, it would definitely be ringing non-stop.

"In short, Zun Zun caused my death once, so you must compensate me!"

"sure."

"……real?"

"Ah."

Zun Zun opened his arms to him. Although he smiled, the coldness in his eyes was frightening.

"Come, let me hold you."

"Thank you Bu Min."

Sato Kazuma would never dare to mess around.

Being electrocuted was still acceptable and he could get through it if he just endured it, but being blown to pieces by an explosion comparable to that of Explosion Magic was something he really didn't want to experience again.

According to Aqua later.

In order to revive him, we had to collect the fragments of his body bit by bit. It was not until we finally got all the parts together that he was successfully resurrected.

"Adventurer, honorable!"

At this time, the Kingdom Prosecutor Sena came to the corner where they were. Her powerful voice did not sound like she was talking to Zun Zun and the others, but more like she was trying to attract the attention of other adventurers in the guild.

In fact, it didn't matter if she didn't do this, because the other adventurers in the guild had already focused their attention on them.

"On behalf of this town, I would like to issue a certificate of appreciation as encouragement, and also to apologize for previously treating Mr. Sato Kazuma as a suspect and a scumbag... Never mind, I won't apologize."

"Why don't you apologize?"

Sena was halfway through bowing when she seemed to think about the incident of her underwear being stolen, and she seemed to still have a prejudice against Sato Kazuma.

Even so.

But Sato Kazuma still made a profit.

Under Zun Zun's deliberate guidance, Sena mistakenly believed that Sato Kazuma was willing to be possessed by the devil in order to protect his companions. Although he subsequently did a series of shameful, infuriating and ridiculous things, it was an indisputable fact that he died in the end in order to eliminate Vanir, a cadre of the Demon King's army.

If he was related to the Demon King's army, it would be impossible for him to make such a great sacrifice to defeat the cadres.

Based on this reason.

He was also cleared of suspicion of being a spy for the Demon King's army.

"——Then the bounty will be awarded next!"

Sena spoke again.

The noisy guild returned to silence.

Vanir is a well-known officer of the Demon King's army in the kingdom. Because he is an enemy of humanity, he has a high bounty.

Although the title of [Demon King Army Officer Vanir (No. 1)] displayed on the Adventurer Card of the Honored One is somewhat confusing, the title of Demon King Army Officer cannot be false, so -

"After deducting the debt incurred by Mr. Sato Kazuma and the cost of repairing the lord's mansion, I hereby award the remaining bounty after paying off the debt, 4000 million Eris, and commend everyone for their achievements!"

Along with a certificate and a heavy bag, it was handed to everyone. But everyone approached the bounty, and the certificate issued by the kingdom was thrown on the ground casually.

“You, you guys…!”

Sena seemed very angry, but she just clenched her fists and did not blame anyone.

Upon seeing this, everyone in the guild cheered excitedly. The adventurers kept congratulating and shouting at them, and they generously offered to treat them to drinks. The atmosphere in the guild had become as lively as a banquet.

After Zun Zun handed the situation over to the party goddess Aqua and the others, he stood up and walked out of the guild with Satou Kazuma.

It was nice to be out of debt, but they had more important things to do next.

I came to a small alley with few pedestrians, and in front of me was a shop with a sign that read "Wiz's Magic Tool Shop".

Without stopping, he pushed the door open and walked in. Accompanied by the crisp sound of a bell and Wiz's gentle "Welcome"... No?
open the door.

What came into view was a tall figure in a pink apron and Wiz, the owner of the magic tool shop, standing in front of the counter looking at something.

“Hmm, hmm… I see, so that’s how it is.”

"Ms. Weisz, Mr. Banier, what are you doing?"

"Ah, it's Mr. Tsun-Tsun and Mr. Kazuma, welcome!"

Wiz welcomed the two of them warmly.

And through the space left by her turning around, Sato Kazuma saw something strange.

...fish tank?
And it’s not an ordinary fish tank. There is a helmet-like thing in it. It looks very familiar, as if I have seen it somewhere.

Where is it……

"what!"

Sato Kazuma opened his mouth wide, pointed at the fish tank and shouted: "Isn't this the head of the Dullahan? Why is he here?!"

"Oh? Ah, it's you guys."

The tall figure in the pink apron turned around and it turned out to be Vanir. He looked the same as when he first met him, except that there was a Ⅱ on the mask on his forehead.

"Welcome! A Crimson Demon who exploded without a word because of a problem in his brain, and a devilish scum who tried to take advantage but got blown to death."

"Don't use that name!"

"That's it!"

The two rolled their eyes in displeasure.

"So what are you doing here today?"

"I'm sending money. I'm sending money. The bounty awarded by the kingdom was distributed today. I'll give it to you as we agreed to split it 70% to 30%. "

Zun Zun threw the heavy bag to Banil.

The masked demon was very satisfied.

Sato Kazuma couldn't understand why he was so greedy for money even though he was the Duke of Hell, but it was thanks to his greed that the negotiations were successful.

"By the way, what are you doing?"

"Ah... I'm considering whether this fish tank is a commodity and what the appropriate price should be."

Vanir seemed troubled.

The Dullahan screamed, "Don't treat people like commodities! These are not for sale, did you know that?"

"Hey……"

Sato Kazuma was a little surprised and said, "Although he only has a head, he should be the Dullahan, right? Why is he here with only one head?"

"...Humph, you should ask the kid next to you about this."

The Dullahan seemed unwilling to talk more.

Zun Zun walked forward, held the fish tank in his arms and said, "That's right, this is not for sale. Rather, it is my property. I deposited it in Wiz's magic tool shop."

“Oh, that’s really rude, but I didn’t expect Wiz to have such a business sense and start a storage service.”

"Well... it's free..."

Wiz said this in a low voice, and was glared at by the angry Vanir. The frightened weak Lich Girl shook her shoulders.

It seems like he has been taught a lesson a lot these days.

Sato Kazuma took Zunzun to a corner and asked in a low voice: "As for why the Dullahan's head is here, I won't ask. I want to know what you want to do with it? The other party is a cadre of the Demon King's army. Vanir came to this town to investigate the whereabouts of the Dullahan. You know that, right?"

Maybe in his opinion, the fault lies with Zun Zun. If the Dullahan hadn't been imprisoned, Vanir wouldn't have come, and the dungeon wouldn't have been overrun with monsters.

But he didn't think that if the Dullahan hadn't been imprisoned, it wouldn't just be Vanir who came, but a group of Demon King's army cadres.

The fountain was blocked by a powerful maximum-level warrior.

…The last person to receive this treatment was that ridiculously cautious hero.

"Didn't I say that?"

"what?"

"I want to be the devil."

"..."

"He is a cadre of the Demon King's army. You have seen his strength. Even Aqua can't do anything to him. So I thought that if I want to become a Demon King, I must have powerful people as my subordinates. So, I kept He is the Dullahan. But he was stubborn and didn't want to give in, so I put him in the fish tank."

No, no, no, that’s not the question.

What the hell is it to be a demon king?

What the hell are powerful subordinates?

Does it have anything to do with putting the Headless Horseman in a fish tank?

Sato Kazuma had a lot of things he wanted to vent about, but there were so many that he didn't know where to start.

"All right."

Vanir made the bulging money bag that Wiz was so jealous of disappear like a magic trick, and said to the two of them:
"The transaction has been completed. The two guests must have a lot of bounty now. If you want to buy anything, please feel free to pick it up. If you don't want anything, please leave. You are interfering with our work."

"Hey……"

“Wait, Kazuma.”

Zun Zun stopped the somewhat angry Sato Kazuma and said to the Duke of Hell in front of him: "Banir, I'm here to negotiate terms... ahem, business."

"what business?"

"Get rid of the evil lord Eldap."

"...Oh, that's interesting. I'd like to hear more about it."

There was a playful smile on Vanir's lips.

(End of this chapter)