The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing.

Chapter 361: Hangover x Kimono x Okonomiyaki

With Firut's intervention, the meeting naturally would not go smoothly. After hearing that there was a hot spring in the hotel, he abruptly dissolved the meeting and went to take a hot spring bath with the girls.

Zunzun also invited Natsuki Subaru, Ferris and Reinhard, but for some reason they all seemed to be busy and refused the request to take a hot spring bath together with an embarrassed look.

I always feel like I'm being left out.

After the refreshing hot spring, it was naturally time for a luxurious dinner. The banquet was very lively and it was very joyful with Liliana there. Zun Zun drank a lot of fruit wine.

——Then I have no memory of what happened next.

“It hurts so much…”

He covered his dizzy and aching head and opened his eyes.

It was already early morning the next day.

On the left is a dark-skinned, blonde, twin-tailed beauty holding a musical instrument. Her sleeping posture is really not elegant at all, which is very different from the impression of a singer.

On the right is Otto, who is sitting on the quilt. His sleeping posture is normal, and his clothes are normal except that they are a little messy. However, his face is pale and distorted.

Zun Zun really didn't want to get up.

Just when he was thinking that he could just fall asleep, Fram came to call him and said that Emilia and the others had something to discuss and hoped to bring the singer along.

It's no wonder that Emilia plans to ask Liliana to help persuade Chilitaka.

Looking at the black-skinned and blonde twin ponytails that had been entangled with him at some point, Zun Zun could only get up with a painful look on his face.

The feeling of a hangover is unpleasant.

"You too!" Zun Zun slapped her on the forehead, "You dared to use fruit wine to trick me into thinking it was juice last night, get up now!"

"It hurts!"

A girl's scream of pain was heard from the room.

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"Hey, hey, hey, what's wrong with you? You look like you're about to die."

“Because I’m really going to die.”

When they arrived at the hall, Natsuki Subaru and the others were already waiting there. There was nothing unusual about him, Emilia, and Betty, after all, they didn't drink last night.

"So, what do you want from me?"

"To be more precise, I'm looking for Liliana."

Subaru Natsuki put one hand on his waist and pointed at the staggering singer with one hand, saying, "In order to negotiate with Chilitaka again, I plan to use Liliana as a hostage to obtain the magic crystal!"

"Is it such a radical method?"

"……Eh?"

Zun Zun and Liliana sobered up immediately from their hangovers.

“No!” Emilia interrupted and explained: “We didn’t mean to do that. This is a misunderstanding! And Subaru, how did you come up with such an extreme method? Have you reflected on what you did yesterday!?”

"…I'm sorry, my slight anger towards Liliana affected the operation." Natsuki Subaru scratched his head.

They were going to take people hostage, so their anger level was not just a little bit. Considering Liliana's unconscious expression later, it was natural for her to be angry.

Emilia apologized: "I'm sorry, Liliana, Subaru didn't mean that."

"To be honest, I'm a little scared, but if the person who kidnapped me is Mr. Natsuki Subaru... okay, I can endure it!" The girl smiled brightly and gave a thumbs up.

"sure!?"

Natsuki Subaru was completely out of temper this time.

After all, Liliana had good intentions, but her good intentions led to bad results. Besides, the other party was so honest, how could he, a broad-minded person, be so petty?

"You're looking for me, right?"

"Ok?"

"That's it! Chilitaka is very angry, and you want me to plead for him and say something good for him, right?"

"Yes, that's right. Is that okay?"

"Of course! Leave it to me! I'll go now!"

"Wait……!"

Before Emilia could finish her words, Liliana disappeared in a flash.

"It's well-intentioned, but...is it okay, Emilia?"

Natsuki Subaru had an uneasy look on his face.

Emilia also felt a strong sense of uneasiness. This was not the impression she had of saying good things! Would it make things worse in the end?

"Then I'll leave it to Otto."

"Otto?"

"My most reliable knight, who is also the internal affairs officer who manages Feruto's territory in an orderly manner, almost helped you to make a deal yesterday, right?"

Zun Zun stood on tiptoe and hooked Otto's shoulders.

Natsuki Subaru's eyes lit up.

"May I!?"

"But isn't it too much trouble for Mr. Otto?" Emilia hesitated.

"No problem, please leave it to me!" The hungover Otto forced himself to cheer up and said, "As a qualified businessman, a transaction can succeed or fail, but it is not allowed to be abandoned halfway! I will finish the work that was not completed yesterday!"

This is the businessman's reserve and his unyielding persistence.

"But I have a request."

"Require?"

"Mr. Natsuki Subaru is not allowed to follow!"

"What!?"

Otto snorted, ignoring the dumbfounded Natsuki Subaru, and left the mansion after apologizing to Zun Zun to chase Liliana. Emilia comforted the lost Natsuki Subaru.

"——Good morning!...Oh, what's wrong? You look like a loser whose life is rejected." Anastasia said with a flat smile when she came to the hall.

“Thank you for such a kind explanation.”

Natsuki Subaru rolled his eyes in annoyance.

From her point of view, she was surprised to see Zun Zun and Emilia's camp together, but Zun Zun was also surprised by her appearance because she was wearing a clean and cute yukata outfit.

Emilia was also shocked.

"Very good, very good. It seems that I have surprised you this morning as well. I am very happy."

"This outfit is really nice. Was it something you mentioned when we were taking a bath yesterday?"

"Yes, this is a kimono. It's similar to a yukata, but a little more difficult to put on."

Anastasia turned around proudly on the spot, her cyan dress showing off perfectly in front of everyone, and she looked very charming as she imitated the flying and falling petals.

"This garment, called kimono, is one of the few cultures that has been passed down from generation to generation by craftsmen since the Goshin era."

There appears again, the mysterious character He Xin from the Wasteland.

"How is it, sir?"

Anastasia walked up to Zun Zun, opened her arms and showed her slender and graceful body to him completely.

"Does it still suit your taste?"

"It suits you very well. It makes my eyes light up."

It would be quite amusing to talk about something else at this moment, and Anastasia does look quite charming in this blue kimono.

"Hey hey hey-"

The girl's rosy cheeks said it all.

She had a bright smile on her face, and her expression was relaxed and approachable, as if everything about her was prepared for this moment. No, not as if, but just like that.

"——Sorry, I'm late."

"It seems we are the last to arrive."

The last ones to arrive at the hall were Crusch and Felt.

Crusch, who had tied up her long green hair today, was still dressed like a rich lady, with floral ornaments and white ribbons adorning her head elegantly. Following behind her were Ferris, who was walking briskly, and Wilhelm, who was calm and composed.

Felt was wearing the same clothes as last night, and Reinhard looked troubled. It seemed that asking Felt to change clothes was giving him a headache.

"It looks like everyone is here... although there seem to be a few people missing."

Anastasia looked around.

The noisy Liliana, Otto, as well as Garfiel and Mimi were gone.

"Forget it. Rohalo's defeat was due to an empty stomach. Let's put off worrying and working until after we finish eating." She clapped her hands and said to the waiter, "Then, can you please serve the food?"

Then, several waiters appeared from outside the door and took down the boards on their respective long tables.

"Today we are preparing the traditional cuisine of Kalaragi, the Daihoyaki hospitality day!"

Anastasia shouted energetically, quickly lifting up the sleeves of her kimono.

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The so-called Okonomiyaki is actually Okonomiyaki, a famous snack in Liben. It always feels a bit wrong to be used as breakfast, but I am happy to eat these after a long time. However——

"Hey, my dear, it's my turn next!"

"not me!"

“Wait a minute! Master Felt, you’ve already eaten three, so it should be Master Crusch’s turn next! Besides, Reinhardt has made a lot, so go eat that!”

"But it's not as delicious as what Zun Zun made!"

At some point, Zun Zun became a cook.

Everyone gathered in front of him, eagerly waiting for the okonomiyaki on the iron plate. Reinhardt, standing nearby, smiled wryly as he looked at the pile of okonomiyaki on his plate.

Although his blessing allows him to cook good food, and it tastes good, it is far inferior to Zun Zun's.

That's not ordinary okonomiyaki, it's okonomiyaki from the realm of God.

Compared to other people's dishes which are either not cooked or burnt, or have too much sauce and are inedible, Zun Zun's cooking skills are totally top-notch. The aroma alone is enough to make people drool and can't help but come over to ask for more.

"As expected of you, my lord. I bow down to you."

“Even if you say so, Reinhard, I won’t be happy.”

I really hope that it was his strength that made the Sword Master admit defeat, rather than his cooking skills.

While it was so noisy——

[Good morning, citizens of Priestela. It's a nice morning.]

A voice came from the air.

The sudden sound made everyone, except those in Anastasia's camp, look up at the sky in surprise.

"Oh, what is this? There seems to be a guy with an incredibly loud voice!"

"This is a morning ritual in this city. It is a magical broadcast used by urban institutions."

It exists to prevent emergencies.

The structure of this city is such that evacuation routes in emergencies are limited and confusion is likely to occur, so broadcasting has become a habit.

In addition, the proposer of this broadcast and the provider of the magic device were both Chilitaka.

[And, this morning, I also send you my heartfelt... no! My best wishes to you all! The appearance of the singer Liliana-san! ]

"...Huh?"
Several people looked at each other.

(End of this chapter)