The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing.

Chapter 401: You can’t even beat vegetables, and you still want to beat people?
It's impossible not to worry.

The situation at the front line was critical, and many powerful adventurers retreated to the capital. Even the King and the Prince had left the fortress.

But even so, everyone decided to go.

"That's strange. I thought you would back out, Kazuma."

"You are talking about yourself."

Sato Kazuma and Aqua teased each other. After all, every time something like this happened, Aqua was the first to cry and shout no, and Sato Kazuma was the first to run away. They were birds of a feather.

But now there is only one reason why they are not afraid at all, and that is the presence of the powerful Zun Zun.

“But I feel a little uncomfortable.”

"what happened?"

"Look, that guard just now obviously knew us, but they seemed to have no impression of me at all. They could clearly call out your names. Don't you think it's too much? I also made a lot of contributions in that offensive and defensive battle."

“…Kazuma, are you referring to the contribution of being beaten to death by the Kobolds?”

"You guy-!"

That was undoubtedly an embarrassing incident that he could not bear to look back on.

Zun Zun and his men performed with great prowess on the battlefield, and Sato Kazuma, unwilling to give up, also wanted to make some contribution so that he could live safely in the royal capital, but he accidentally fell into a conspiracy.

"You two, now that we've entered the wild, be a little quieter... Wait, there's something strange!"

When Darkness was trying to stop the two people from arguing, he suddenly noticed four or five people in front of him. They were squatting in a corner with their hands on their knees, with untidy beards and bloodshot eyes, looking as if they were doubting their lives.

"Are you guys okay?"

The female Crusader ran over quickly.

The others were also slightly panicked.

You know, before coming here, they had heard from the guards that the front line was in danger, but they didn't expect it to turn out like this. These men who appeared on the road might have been adventurers, but now they are like this...

Sato Kazuma asked anxiously: "Hey, how are you guys? Is there any turmoil on the front line? Are there any injuries? Aqua, treat them quickly!"

Aqua treated these men and their wounds were quickly healed, but they still looked like they had suffered severe mental trauma.

"Robbed...Robbed...Robbed..."

For some reason, these people kept repeating this sentence.

"Robbed?"

"So, are there bandits?"

"Oh! I didn't expect bandits to appear!"

I also don’t know why, but except for Zun Zun, the rest of the team seemed very interested in the bandits.

This is actually a cognitive bias.

The public security in other worlds is generally poor, and there will definitely be thieves on the roads. Even in the capital of "Re:Zero", there are gangsters and the like.

But "Suqing" is different.

In this world overrun with monsters, wanting to live outside a town without strong walls, and making a living as a bandit by kidnapping passers-by, can only be said to be a fantasy.

——You can’t even beat vegetables, and you still want to beat people?
Therefore, compared to being a bandit, and even facing the cost of being wanted and unable to enter the town, it is more cost-effective to be an adventurer. Therefore, bandits are extremely rare.

Darkness grabbed the man’s thin shirt and asked anxiously, “Where are the bandits!?”

"Don't worry, if there are any bandits, leave it to us to deal with! This is the first time I've seen a humanoid monster!"

"It's my first time too!"

Huihui and Youyou's eyes sparkled.

"The bandits must be a group of evil people who live an ascetic life in the mountains, with obscene lights flashing in their eyes. Even if a weak woman appears, they will do their best to abuse her! After all, I am a female knight, I can't let those people go...!"

Darkness said this righteously.

Of course, it would be better if her face wasn't flushed. This guy definitely didn't want to teach the bandits a lesson, but to be taught a lesson by the bandits, and even drooled at the corners of his mouth.

However, this sentence stimulated these men.

"Weak girl...weak girl...don't! The devil...it's the devil! The devil has appeared!"

"demon……?"

Even Sato Kazuma and the others were bewildered, not knowing why bandits were linked to demons. However, when one of the men collapsed and kept muttering, "I'm sorry, we won't be bandits anymore, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

Only then did everyone understand.

It turned out that these men were not robbed by bandits, but they were the bandits themselves. They just didn't expect to be killed in return when they were blocking the road, so they had such devastated expressions.

All of a sudden everyone lost interest.

No one is interested in a bandit who has been beaten to a pulp, let alone one who has been completely stripped naked.

Even Darkness seemed to have no interest in the bandits who could not do anything excessive to her.

Everyone continued to walk forward.

As night gradually fell, the formation changed to Aqua, whose night vision was better than Sato Kazuma's, taking the lead, while Zun Zun summoned his own fairies to guard the surroundings.

Maybe it was because they were speeding up or because all the monsters on the road were wiped out, but they did not encounter any danger.

Arrived at the relay location late at night.

Everyone slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

I had heard before that there was an accommodation facility here, and what appeared before my eyes was a building the size of a noble mansion, surrounded by a wall.

As I walked towards the light, a very distinctive sign came into view.

"I didn't expect this accommodation facility to be a hot spring hotel." "Another hot spring hotel?"

Hearing what Sato Kazuma said, Zun Zun was the first one who couldn't help but complain, which aroused the confusion of his companions.

"what happened?"

"How should I put it... I've seen hot spring hotels so many times that I'm tired of them."

For Sato Kazuma and the others, the last time they went to a hot spring hotel was 2 or 3 months ago when they visited Alcanretia, the city of hot springs and water. And for Zun Zun... the faraway place was when they went to Hell Hot Springs with the elf beauties, and the closest place was Watergate City.

"It's okay, let's go."

"Oh, yeah, let's take a bath together later. There must be a mixed bathing hot spring here..."

"Don't even think about it, Kazuma!"

Sato Kazuma's evil idea was resisted by all the girls, and he looked very hurt.

At this time, Zun Zun pushed open the door of the hot spring.

When I first walked in——

"Welcome to you, my master, your Excellency!"

A woman wearing a cloak, whose face could not be seen but had a very good figure, was half-kneeling in front of everyone.

"--demon!?"

Aqua was the first to react.

She seemed to have some kind of radar, and was naturally reactive to demons, liches, and other undead creatures. The moment she saw the person in front of her, she would immediately jump over and purify the other person.

"How dare you show up in front of me? You are so brave! You are just a high-level demon. I will purify you! Go to hell—"

"Stop it!"

Sato Kazuma pulled Aqua back and made her fall to the ground.

Just as expected.

The stupid goddess lost her cool when she saw Ernest.

“Kazuma, what are you doing? Devil, this is a devil!”

"I know, but you should have noticed that this elder sister knows Zun Zun. You should be able to think of the superior demon that was summoned before, right?"

"… That's annoying. How could I possibly forget something like this?"

No, this guy must have forgotten.

Suddenly being stared at by Aqua with murderous intent, Ennis felt a little nervous, not knowing whether she sensed something, and asked cautiously: "Sir, who is this person..."

"Want to know me?"

Aqua got up from the ground, patted her clothes pretentiously, and then said proudly: "I am Aqua! Yes, I am the high priest of the Axis Cult, and also the goddess they believe in!"

"How dare you call yourself a goddess? How shameless!"

"What did you say!?"

Like Darkness and the others, Enis did not believe that Aqua was a goddess at all, and there was obvious contempt in her words and eyes.

As expected, the devil and the high priest are born to be incompatible.

Just as the two were about to start arguing, Huihui and Youyou came out.

"Long time no see, big sister."

“You guys are…!?”

When Enis saw the two of them, there was obvious anger in her yellow eyes. She obviously still remembered that Huihui had cheated her out of 30 Eris, and she rushed up to her in a rage to argue with her.

"You little girl—"

"Yeah, sorry!"

Knowing that she was not in the right, Huihui unconsciously raised the shield in her hand - Mamenosuke.

When Ernest saw the black kitten in front of her, her angry expression turned into a happy one. She grabbed it and shouted loudly: "Lord Wobak! Long time no see!"

"Meow~!"

I don’t know if Dounosuke has a high IQ, but knowing that Ernest is now his companion, he didn’t struggle to break away from Ernest’s arms like he did before, but meowed affectionately.

Huihui and Yunyun breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing Ernest and Dounosuke having fun, Zun Zun coughed subconsciously.

"Ahem. Sorry, Ernest, I know you are very happy now, but it is late now..."

"Yes! I am extremely sorry, sir. I was negligent! Indeed, even if I defeated the bandits, corpse dragons, and many monsters along the way, I think the long journey will still make you feel tired. Come on, I have prepared the check-in procedures, please come this way!"

"Thank you... Hey, wait a minute."

They thanked her subconsciously, but everyone soon realized something was wrong.

"You mean the bandits along the road..."

"Yes, I was attacked by bandits when I was rushing here, but I stripped them of their equipment and left them on the roadside... Could it be that those guys caused you trouble?"

"Should I say yes or no..."

Finally I understood why those bandits looked so devastated, and Darkness, who knew the truth, also looked devastated.

In addition, it was also an order from Zun Zun not to let Enis harm humans. After all, she now belongs to the human camp. If she kills humans, not to mention Aqua, even Wiz will explode.

Seeing his companions looking a little tired, Zun Zun said, "Okay, let's check in first."

(End of this chapter)