The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing.

Chapter 205 Traveling Again
"D-Did it succeed?"

Yunyun, who had run out of magic power, asked breathlessly.

"Yeah." Zun Zun looked at the giant Kraken that had lost its life force and nodded, saying, "The operation of removing the water from the enemy to weaken them was successful."

The only thing that makes the Kraken difficult for everyone is that the water is its main battlefield, so as long as the water is drained, it will have no space to pull or escape.

Although the battle process was quite difficult, it was at least much easier than before.

The giant Kraken is neither weak nor strong, but the problem is that the team's configuration is too weird. Only Zun Zun and Youyou are dealing damage throughout the whole process, while Darkness is being beaten, and the rest are just cheering and cheering.

In addition, the opponent was as thick-skinned and tough as a bull, and it took a long time to completely defeat him. However, it was still quite refreshing to get revenge.

“…Hey, where’s Aqua?”

Darkness's words made everyone slightly stunned. They found that there was indeed no sign of the stupid goddess around. She was just shouting that she would teach the giant Varakan a lesson, so how could she disappear in the blink of an eye?
"Aqua? Hey, Aqua!"

“Here! It hurts! Kazuma! Mr. Kazuma! Help me, help me!”

The stupid goddess sent out a distress signal.

"Wow! At some point, Aqua was pinned under Valakan!"

"How could you have been trapped underneath by such a coincidence?"

It was then that everyone discovered that Aqua was swinging back and forth under the giant Valakan, but her strength was too weak to escape from the pressure of this huge object, so she had to ask everyone for help.

The stupid goddess yelled with tears in her eyes.

“I didn’t mean to do that. Who knew it would fall right towards me? I had no time to escape. Woohoo, save me, Kazuma!”

"Really? There's nothing I can do about it."

Sato Kazuma walked over reluctantly and dragged Aqua out from under the giant Valakan. Her sticky and slippery liquid reflecting in the light made others subconsciously step aside.

It means a bit of disgust.

Aqua wiped the tears from her eyes and choked up, "Really? Why do I have to encounter this kind of thing every time? I've had enough... eh?"

Just then she found that she seemed to be holding something in her hand.

It was a palm-sized hexagonal crystal that looked very regular, azure blue and transparent, like a crystal. The light shining through the temple reflected beautiful light on the temple floor.

Others found out too.

Sato Kazuma was slightly stunned and said: "Aqua, what are you holding in your hand..."

"What is this? Hmm... It looks so familiar. I feel like I've seen it somewhere before. Where is it..."

Aqua looked at the hexagonal crystal in her hand and fell into deep thought. This was the temple dedicated to her, if there was anything here, she should know about it.

But Zun Zun doubted whether she could come up with anything useful with her brain full of water.

The only thing that is certain is that this palm-sized hexagonal crystal contains a considerable amount of magic power.

I really found a treasure!

"Aqua, let me see."

"Okay."

Zun Zun took it in his hand and looked at it for a while. He only found that it contained a large amount of magic power. At the same time, the attribute of the magic power was water, which was very similar to the superior material Water Magic Stone. He didn't know anything else.

I looked up and found that everyone was looking at me.

"……what?"

"I was wondering if you had discovered something, Zun Zun."

"Shouldn't you ask Aqua about this? This is a temple dedicated to her."

"That's true, but..."

Sato Kazuma looked at Aqua beside him, and she also had a clear stupidity in her eyes which was appropriate.

"Me? I don't know anything."

"……That's it."

Zun Zun curled the corner of his mouth.

I have completely given up hope on the stupid goddess. I am also a fool for having high hopes for her. Then I told them my guess.

"Water Magic Stone? What is it good for?"

"It is also a very rare material for advanced magic tools. Some complex and sophisticated large magic tools are very likely to overload or even explode during operation. The Water Magic Stone can release a large amount of water..."

"It can be cooled, which is equivalent to a cooling device."

"Correct answer, 100 points!"

Sato Kazuma is really smart. But none of this matters. He is not a magic item master, so he doesn't care about any rare materials. What he cares about is——

“How much will this sell for?”

"...This size is very rare. It can be sold for at least 1000W Eris, and there may even be no demand for it."

"1000W!?"
Everyone shouted subconsciously.

This was undoubtedly a huge sum of money. Even though they had defeated the Demon King's Army cadre Hans and received a bounty of 4 million eris, it had not been approved by the kingdom and had not been recorded, so they had not become rich. But this Water Magic Stone could actually be exchanged for money.

"Aqua, where did you get this?"

"I was trapped by the Kraken and was struggling to get out. It seemed that I took it in my hand without realizing it. Ah, but when I tried to move the Kraken away, it seemed that I took something from the stone statue that the guy was entangled with."

The stupid goddess recalled uncertainly.

Darkness said, “The Kraken is entangled with the statue of the goddess of Axis… Could it be embedded in the statue?”

"Because it's the magic stone of water. Like precious gems, it's something offered to the gods." Zun Zun nodded.

Aqua's eyes lit up.

“Ah, I get it! Because it’s embedded in this statue, it naturally came into my hands! After all, I’m Aqua, the goddess of the Axis Cult! This temple was also built for me. It was destiny from the beginning!”

"Ah, yes."
"It's true! You should believe me!"

Aqua screamed in anger at being treated perfunctorily.

It’s not that her companions don’t believe her, but even the Axis believers don’t believe that she is a worshipped goddess, and they even throw stones at her and put her in a pig cage. How can they believe her?

and……

If she really is the goddess of Axis but is not worshipped by her own followers, wouldn't that be even more tragic?

"But it's only 1000 million. What am I going to do with it when I get back? I'm going to drink as much bubble wine as I want, eat frog legs, and stay at home all day without working! That kind of life must be great...!"

Aqua seemed to be in delusion.

However, her delusion is too low-end. Even though she has money, she only dares to think about eating frog legs and drinking bubble wine. This is the sequelae of poor people who become rich suddenly but don't know how to spend their money.

"Squid...squid...ah!"

"Hey, Useless Goddess, I thought I heard an 'ah' just now."

"When I was being pressed by the squid, I remembered it."

Under Sato Kazuma's questioning with a bad look, Aqua said awkwardly: "How about Alcanretia's new specialty, grilled squid? (Punch)"

"what?"

"So, how about grilled squid?" "You told such a boring joke twice."

Zun Zun also curled the corner of his mouth.

Aqua pouted her lips in dissatisfaction and said, "What did you say? This is an important slogan that the Axis believers came up with in the past. In order to revitalize Alcanretia, the Axis believers once made fresh monster squids and roasted squids made by Kraken into specialties."

"Oh?"

"Although it's quite popular, the balance between raising monsters in the lake and tourists' spending is not right... When I was at my wit's end, the lake overflowed and the temple was submerged underground. After the lake calmed down, it was completely gone and the grilled squid was abandoned. I thought the environment had changed, but it turns out everyone was hiding in the temple."

In other words, isn't it because of the Axis cultists that the squids live here?!
"Isn't that a bit too much? This happens all the time."

“Not a bit.”

"Isn't it your fault that the believers failed to fulfill their duty?!"

Aqua stuck out her tongue, Zun Zun couldn't help but complain, and Sato Kazuma was so angry that he started cursing.

The stupid goddess waved her hand indifferently and said with a smile: "Okay, don't worry about it. We have gained a lot this time. Just be happy."

"...Wait, Aqua."

"What's wrong, Mr. Kazuma?"

Perhaps there was a large sum of money to be deposited, Aqua's voice was very gentle.

Sato Kazuma asked with dead eyes: "You are not planning to keep this money for yourself, are you..."

"Eh?"

"Eh... bullshit! I'm telling you, this is a monster that we all defeated together. You can't take it all for yourself!"

“I won’t do that! Mr. Kazuma, didn’t you listen carefully just now? This is my temple, and the Water Magic Stone was dedicated to me, so I have the right to dispose of it!”

"Don't be ridiculous! You and the believers are the reason why we are in danger. What if these squids get out and cause harm to others? Only those of us who have dealt with them are eligible to take this Water Magic Stone as a reward!"

“That’s too expensive!”

The two started arguing again about this matter, and eventually the fight came to Zun Zun and asked for his opinion.

“…It doesn’t matter what happens. Anyway, I still have the bounty for defeating the Demon King’s generals. It’s just 1000 million Eris.”

"Ah, yes."

"forgotten."

They suddenly didn't care anymore.

I really don't understand the train of thought of these two guys, but they are the ones who are always quarreling.

Darkness, Huihui, and Yunyun were waiting at the door impatiently. The sun was about to set, and if they didn't go out, they would be trapped in the lake, so they urged them to leave quickly.

And at this moment——

The hexagonal crystal in Zun Zun's hand suddenly burst out with a bright blue light, which extended outward and completely covered him, turning him into a little blue man.

"…Huh?" X2

Sato Kazuma and Aqua stared at the glowing Zun Zun in a daze.

“H-H-H-H-H… What’s going on, Mr. Kazuma!?”

"I am Baiyin, and you ask me!? I don't know either! By the way, isn't this a gem offered to you? Don't you have any impression of it!?"

"I don't know either!"

Aqua was extremely panicked. She was stupid to begin with, and the more panicked she became at a time like this, the more confused she became.

Sato Kazuma shouted at the little blue man: "Zunzun, throw away the water magic stone quickly!"

"No, I can't let go!"

In fact, when he felt something was wrong for the first time, Zun Zun wanted to throw away the water magic stone, but the magic stone in his hand was connected to the gem on his forehead through a magic channel through his body, so he couldn't throw the magic stone away.

"Hey, Aqua, Kazuma! What happened to Zun-zun?"

"We don't know either."

Darkness and Zunzun's two childhood friends who noticed something was wrong ran over to ask what was going on, but they could only wait anxiously with Aqua and Sato Kazuma who also had no idea what was going on.

Sudden--

A black vortex appeared behind Zun Zun, and before anyone could react he was sucked in, and then the vortex closed completely.

“…Ah, ah!?”

Everyone looked confused.

Hui Hui was even more excited and shouted: "Zun Zun!?"

But he was no longer here, and the miracle just now had completely disappeared, as if it had never happened.

“What should we do, Mr. Kazuma!?”

"I do not know either!"

Sato Kazuma's head was also a mess. He had a little cleverness, but not much, and he had no idea what was going on.

"The Master may still be somewhere in this temple. Let's find him quickly..."

“No, Huihui, there’s no time.”

Darkness motioned for everyone to look outside the temple. The sun was gradually setting. Although the bottom of the lake had not yet been submerged by water, the waves on both sides were already unstable. It was obvious that they had no time to stay any longer.

"But respect him...!"

"I see."

“Megumin!?”

Youyou looked at her friend in disbelief, as if she didn't believe she would say such a thing.

"We can't let our companions fall into danger, right? Besides... I don't think anything will happen to Zun Zun. I trust him."

Huihui's face was firm. Her voice was soft, but her belief was unquestionable. Yunyun was silent for a moment, then nodded reluctantly.

But Aqua said cheerfully: "It's okay! You two don't have to worry too much. Even if something happens to Zun Zun, I can save him!"

"……Fool."

Sato Kazuma hit her on the head, causing the stupid goddess to glare in displeasure.

I can understand that she wanted to comfort the two of them and make them feel at ease, but her words were really out of context.

But just as Aqua said, even if Zun Zun died, she could be resurrected countless times. This had already been proven by Sato Kazuma, so Huihui and Youyou's worried expressions were slightly relieved.

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the other side.

Zun Zun appeared in the busy street in the appearance of Ultraman Tiga. This street was filled with humans, orcs, and carriages pulled by giant lizard-like monsters. It was obviously a busy urban area. But it was not the Alcanretia or Axel he was familiar with.

He stood up blankly and looked around.

"Where did this come from? Is this still "Suqing"?"

(End of this chapter)