The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing.

Chapter 185 Going to the Hot Springs
It is said that people will become different when they have money, either for better or worse, and it is uncontrollable.

Everyone does this.

But what should these two people say...

"The finest black tea is ready, please enjoy it, Mr. Kazuma."

The stupid goddess Aqua handed the teacup to Satou Kazuma with an elegant movement, and Satou Kazuma said in a gentle voice after taking a sip;

"This is hot water."

“Oh my, I was so careless. I’m sorry, Mr. Kazuma.”

"It's okay, I'll just make another cup anyway. Thank you, Aqua."

“Ho ho ho~~~”

"Hehehe~~~"

The two of them smiled stupidly.

Zun Zun curled his lips and asked Darkness beside him, "How long have these two symptoms been present?"

"It's been two days..."

She covered her cheek in pain.

The reason was that Vanir took a fancy to the products developed by Sato Kazuma and hoped to distribute them as an agent, and would give him high returns.

After knowing that 3 million Eris would be received, it turned out like this.

Darkness asked pleadingly, "Please, Zun Zun, do you have any way to save these two?"

"I can't save you. Just wait to die. Goodbye."

Zun Zun denied it three times.

He wanted to leave, but was grabbed by her right hand with extremely strong grip and could not move at all.

“If this continues, Kazuma will be unwilling to go out to work and will stay at home all day long, eating and waiting to die. He might even become an alcoholic and become a useless person. In the end, he might say to me, ‘Hey, Darkness, go do some shady work and bring me some money.’ Then, believing that Kazuma will change his ways one day, I will start selling myself... If that happens... If that happens... Wouldn’t it be great!”

"…Is there something wrong with your brain?"

Zun Zun rolled his eyes at her.

Huihui and Youyou also felt helpless about the two people's laziness.

“Kazuma, Aqua, isn’t your goal to defeat the Demon King? How can you do that if you keep going like this? Are you just going to stay in the Novice Village and wait for the Demon King to come knocking on your door?”

"That's not bad. I can just make more money, hire a bunch of powerful adventurers, and ask them to help me level up, or just ask them to defeat the Demon King. Oh, yeah, I can slap the adventurers in the face with money, order them around like crazy, and after they weaken the Demon King, I can give him the final blow myself... That's great, that's it!"

"……What did you say!?"

Obviously Huihui didn't expect him to say that.

Thinking of relying on the power of money to defeat the Demon King is not consistent with Huihui's aesthetic of "leveling up with companions, becoming stronger, finally awakening the hidden power, and then defeating the Demon King in the final battle". Hiring high-level adventurers to defeat the Demon King is not a mainstream and passionate adventure at all.

However, she overlooked one point, that is, Sato Kazuma is a thoroughly evil hero!
"Zun Zun, please say something!"

“…What’s there to say? Everyone has their own aspirations. And I don’t think Kazuma’s method won’t work. After all, money can make a goddess serve tea and water, and money can also make the Duke of Hell serve as his subordinate.”

He really meant it.

And with real examples right before our eyes, it is impossible for others not to believe it.

"Hello……!"

“But Kazuma, there’s one question you haven’t seemed to have thought about.”

Zun Zun signaled Hui Hui to calm down and said to the lazy Sato Kazuma, "The methods you can think of can also be thought of by others, but why didn't they succeed? Is it simply because there is not enough money? No, it's because the Demon King is not afraid of multi-player battles, or he hopes that it will turn into a multi-player battle. Otherwise, why would the kingdom be in a stalemate with the Demon King's army instead of looking for someone to carry out a decapitation operation?"

"...You're saying this as if you know the Demon King's information?"

"Who do you think I am?"

Sato Kazuma then remembered that Zunzun had very powerful divination abilities.

He must know the information about the Demon King.

“As your companion, I will give you a piece of information. Kazuma, how many generals do you think there are in the Demon King’s Army?”

“Eight… I want to say this without thinking, but since you asked, there must be another reason. And you specifically mentioned the Demon King’s Army officers, which means…!”

Sato Kazuma's eyes widened.

Zun Zun had to look up to him.

Although this guy is a cruel scum, he is really smart.

Facing his panicked gaze, Zun Zun raised a wicked smile and said slowly: "That's right, the Demon King can mass-produce the cadres of the Demon King's Army. His ability is to increase any soldier of the Demon King's Army to the level of a cadre, which is-"

“The quality of your companions is far more important than their quantity.”

Sato Kazuma, a modern man who has played MMORPG games, knows very well what is needed when fighting a strong enemy.

Although due to system restrictions in the game, you can only team up with specified characters, and in order to successfully pass the level, you can only upgrade the levels of a few of them;

But the reality is different. They can form teams and add companions at will. It doesn't matter how many people go together to defeat the devil. This is the difference between the game and reality.

...That’s what Sato Kazuma thought.

However, if the opponent is not afraid of the human wave tactic, or even hopes for the human wave tactic, then it is a different matter.

That's just him.

Facing the siege of so many adventurers in the dungeon of Kiel, Sato Kazuma fought against the entire team on his own, but in the end he was crushed by the stronger Zun Zun.

So he understands the situation best.

It would be fine if we didn't know that the Demon King was so powerful, but if we knew he was so powerful, we would have to change our strategy. Moreover, even if we have a large number of people, we would just serve as blood bags for others and would not cause any harm.

By the way——

"Aqua, why are you shaking so much?"

“Kazuma-san… Kazuma-san! I didn’t know the Demon King was so powerful. I’m shaking with fear.”

"Aren't you a goddess? Set an example for me of a goddess."

Sato Kazuma rolled his eyes in annoyance.

If he continued to be so decadent, then Zun Zun and the others would definitely abandon him without hesitation. They already knew how to defeat the devil without losing their precious companions.

That's not useless, that's stupid.

Not to mention Huihui and Darkness, Zunzun and Youyou are companions he is very optimistic about.

"I know, I know. I will try my best! But I just died once recently. After a life-and-death battle with a running lizard, I unfortunately broke my neck. Can you at least let me rest until this old injury heals?"

"You were clearly injured from falling from a tree. You do need to rest, but I have completely healed your injuries. You shouldn't be in pain anymore."

Sato Kazuma glared at the talkative Aqua, then touched his neck in a very exaggerated manner.

While Zun Zun was making the potion, he and Aqua were asked by Sena to do a mission, and during this time he accidentally died again, so he resisted going out to do the mission.

"……I see."

Huihui nodded and said to him, "Then let's go treat Kazuma's injuries."

"Go for treatment? No need..."

"Let's go for a spa treatment. To Alcanretia, the city of water and hot springs."

"Don't worry about my injury... Wait, what did you just say?"

Sato Kazuma seemed very excited when he heard the word hot spring.

Youyou was also very excited.

"Wait, wait, Huihui! Are you going there? Are you really going there? Have you forgotten what happened there before? And that big sister is there too!" "Don't worry, she's somewhere else right now."

Huihui seemed to have already found out.

Aqua also shouted excitedly: "Hot springs? Hey, Huihui, did you mention Alcanretia just now? You said you wanted to go to Alcanretia, the city of water and hot springs, right!"

You have to know that that is the headquarters of the Axis Cult. As a goddess worshipped by them, how could I not be excited?

"Onsen... You're right. We've been fighting so many powerful enemies one after another, and we're exhausted mentally. Now that we've paid off our debts, it might be nice to indulge ourselves and soak in a hot spring once in a while..."

"What's wrong with Mr. Kazuma? You're talking like a sutra."

"Nah, nagging! It has nothing to do with me!"

Being stared at by the stupid goddess' straightforward eyes, Sato Kazuma, who had a dirty mind, quickly pushed her away.

“So, Kazuma and Aqua both agree to go to the hot spring, right? As for Darkness…”

"—Finally, when I have fallen to the bottom, I will say this: Please don't abandon me! I, I am willing to do anything for you, Master—!"

Darkness was immersed in her own world, twisting and turning with a red face.

Huihui froze to the side.

"…Let this guy stay and look after the house."

“Don’t, don’t do that. It will be inconvenient on the road without Darkness.”

Although Megumin flinched at Darkness’s actions, she still spoke up for her.

On the road?

Sato Kazuma felt vaguely uneasy.

At this moment, he suddenly saw Zun Zun who had walked to the door of the mansion, quietly opened the door and was about to step out.

"…Zunzun, where are you going?"

"I, I still have some business dealings with Vanir. As for the hot springs, you guys can just go there and don't worry about me... Right, right! Doesn't the family need someone to stay at home? Then I'll stay and look after the house! Hehe, hehe..."

"and many more."

Sato Kazuma had lurked behind Zunzun at some point and put one hand on his shoulder.

"Zun Zun, you are not like this, what are you hiding?"

“You’re so annoying, Mr. Kazuma. I’m not hiding anything from you. Aren’t we companions? When it comes to companions, the most important thing is to be open and honest with them.”

"Hey, your personality has changed."

The more you describe it, the worse it gets.

Seeing Sato Kazuma's suspicious look, Zun Zun quickly said, "Right, right! Kazuma, why don't we go to the Temple of Everlasting Summer? It's also a very good place for vacation and recuperation!"

"The Temple of Everlasting Summer? What is that?"

"Ah, there."

Darkness didn't know when she returned to normal. She explained: "It's normal that you don't know, Kazuma. It's also a famous place."

Very standard sentence structure.

Sato Kazuma is almost immune.

"So, what is that place?"

"The Temple of Eternal Summer is an underground city where it is summer all year round. The weather there is also very hot and dry. Many people have died there."

"Isn't that quite dangerous? Hey, Zun Zun, what do you think?!"

He sprayed all over Zun Zun.

Youyou shook her head and said, "No, I think what you mean is that you want to go to the oasis near the temple. Although the temple is very hot and dangerous in the summer, and there is even yellow sand all around, the oasis is a very famous place. Many adventurers and nobles will go there to travel. In fact, many people will move there in the winter."

"Oh……"

Sato Kazuma nodded in understanding.

It's similar to Hawaii in my previous life, usually an off-season tourist destination. Since it's called the Temple of Eternal Summer, the temperature must be very high.

“What do you think, Kazuma? If you go anywhere, you’ll see swimsuits! They’re swimsuits!”

Zun Zun came closer to him and kept bewitching him, with a mysterious look in his red eyes.

"Swimsuit..."

Sato Kazuma swallowed.

Even though some members of the team have big problems with their brains, their looks and figures are impeccable. If we could see their swimsuits... they would seem pretty good too?
"Okay, let's go--"

"I won't do it! I'm going to Alcanretia!"

"Aqua, why are you so excited at this time? Why do you have to go there?"

Sato Kazuma felt helpless about the stupid goddess's stubbornness.

Although it would be nice to go to the hot springs.

It would be even better if there was mixed bathing.

But if you go to Oasis, you can see swimsuits, and you can even see them openly without being criticized by others.

For a moment, he found it difficult to make a choice.

Zun Zun continued to persuade him, "Kazuma, listen to my advice. That place is a devil's den. You can't control it. It's better to go to the oasis. You can see swimsuits there. This is real."

"This, this..."

Sato Kazuma's eyes rolled around.

This guy is a devilish scumbag at ordinary times, but he becomes hesitant at times like this.

In that case, let’s add fuel to the fire.

“Kazuma, you…”

"Your Excellency, there is something wrong with you."

Just as he was about to exert a stronger temptation, Sato Kazuma suddenly said this.

"What, what's wrong?"

"Why are you so opposed to us going to Alcanretia? What did you predict? Wait, could there be a Demon King Army cadre there? "

“Demon King’s Army cadres are nothing. The Axis Cult… Wait, Demon King’s Army cadres?”

Zun Zun suddenly fell silent.

Demon King Army General = 4 million Eris = Vanir takes action = Max who distorts the truth returns to Hell = Evil Lord dies
Snapped--

Zun Zun clapped his hands.

"Okay! Let's go to Alcanretia, the city of hot springs and water!"

"……what?"

“That’s enough, Kazuma. Let’s go to the hot springs to heal our wounds! I’m sorry that I always ignore your feelings as a team mate. Let’s just enjoy the hot springs peacefully!”

"Wait, I don't want to go now."

Seeing Zun Zun so excited, Sato Kazuma panicked.

He had a very bad feeling that he might get into big trouble this time!

(End of this chapter)