The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing.

Chapter 415: There are thousands of roads, but safety comes first

It seems that Zunzun and his friends are the only ones serving as Alice's guards this time.

Even according to what Claire said, even if there were only 6 people in their team, the number of people was a bit too many.

After all, this itinerary was not public. If there were too many followers, everyone would know at a glance that they were nobles from nowhere. Therefore, the appearance of the dragon carriage was even changed to be very simple.

Claire really wanted to come along, but as Alice's famous bodyguard and a minister in an important position in the kingdom, she had so much work to do that she couldn't leave for too many days.

In addition, this dragon car is not ordinary.

They were not normal horses, but two running lizards - the two-legged monsters that had caused Sato Kazuma so much trouble in the past. In order to arrive faster, the dragon carriage was still floating.

"...I see. Reducing friction does make things faster."

Zun Zun didn't expect this to happen.

This is how magic is used.

At this time, Youyou sat on the driver's seat and pulled the reins tied to the running lizards.

"Wait a minute, it's not that I don't trust Youyou, but if I let her drive the carriage..."

“Please don’t worry, Mr. Kazuma. I’ve been practicing driving a carriage so that I can have a good time with my friends. Not only that, rowing is also my specialty. Oh, and I’m also good at swimming, and there’s more…”

Youyou worked very hard to hang out with her friends. She seemed to be very excited when she went to the frontline fortress before.

Sato Kazuma couldn't help but look at Huihui and Zunzun.

"...Don't look at me like that. Unlike Youyou, I don't have the spare time to play when it comes to survival."

"Me too. I don't have time to play because I'm trying to become stronger."

Various reasons.

Of course, Zun Zun and Hui Hui did not intentionally ignore Youyou, but the customs of the Crimson Demon Clan and the fact that she only had two good friends could not fill her emptiness.

"But……"

“Don’t worry Kazuma, I’m here.”

“Darkness, can you…drive a carriage?”

"Don't underestimate the nobles!"

Darkness was originally a noble, and from what she said, driving a carriage was a compulsory course for nobles. Although she said she was very familiar with it, she was a little uneasy when she thought about how clumsy she was.

It looks like there will be a lot of trouble along the way.

"I said, I want to sit next to Youyou because I want to be at the front and enjoy the scenery along the road."

Aqua suddenly said this.

“Yes, we have to assign seats anyway.” Darkness looked at the dragon carriage and said, “Then I’ll sit in the front row so it’s easier for me to swap seats with Youyou.”

"Then Zun Zun and I..."

"Zun Zun, please come over here! The seat next to me is empty. Let's play games together on the road like we used to!"

"Tsk."

Megumin clicked her tongue in dismay at being interrupted.

Perhaps she had already prepared for the journey before they arrived, as Alice looked eager to go, wearing armor and a shining sword that looked like something a royal family would wear.

She just sat in the dragon carriage and patted the seat next to her, motioning Zun Zun to sit over there.

Before she could get on the dragon carriage, Huihui suddenly got on and put her face close to Alice, staring at her with her red eyes.

"Hey, you, a low-level employee, actually want to grab the best seat. You really don't know your limits! The seat behind the driver's seat has the best view. You should give it to me! Otherwise, I will never come to play with you again!"

"Too, too treacherous! This and that are two different things. Today, I am not a grassroots employee but Her Royal Highness the Princess! I have a high status! I will not give up this seat behind the coachman's seat. If you want to sit here anyway, then fight me!"

I thought they would be moved by the reunion since they hadn't seen each other for a long time.

Unexpectedly, they suddenly started fighting.

But what was strange was that Claire and Rain's reactions were as if they were already used to it, and they looked troubled.

“…Hey, Kazuma, Darkness, while I was away, did you meet up with Alice often? I feel like Megumin and Alice have become close without my knowledge.”

"No, no, that's not the case!"

“That’s right, I’m also curious about the fact that Megumin calls Her Highness Alice a grassroots employee!”

The two explained in a panic.

Sato Kazuma is usually a talker and has a lot of tricks up his sleeve, but he is not very good at lying. Once he is suspected, he will panic and not know what to do. The Crusader Darkness is even more so. Lying is a taboo for her and she will be exposed every time.

It seems something happened while I was away.

"...Forget it, isn't it good to have a better relationship?"

Zun Zun didn't care.

The dragon carriage has two rows of seats, with four people on each side. This was probably because of the large number of people in Zun Zun's team, and the fact that there was Alice, so the dragon carriage had to be lengthened.

While the two were arguing, Zun Zun casually sat on the left side of the dragon carriage.

Seeing this, Huihui and Alice also ran over quickly, sandwiching him on the left and right. Together with Darkness who was sitting next to the driver's seat on the far left, Zun was inexplicably surrounded by beautiful girls.

On the right was Sato Kazuma, who was all alone. "I, I say... Although it's great to see the beautiful girl on the other side, shouldn't two of you come over here? Come on, come on! The one over there is too heavy, and the dragon carriage is tilting! I can feel it, so come over here quickly!"

The more he talked, the more excited he became.

As if because he was being excluded, he ran over crying and wanted to sit here, but was easily avoided by Zun Zun and the others. A group of people sat on the right side again.

This was repeated several times.

The lonely Sato Kazuma, pale all over, huddled in the corner of the dragon carriage, drawing circles with his fingers and mumbling something.

After everyone got into the carriage, Claire ran over to Alice.

"Your Highness Alice, have you brought everything with you? Have you brought your handkerchief? Have you brought some pocket money for emergencies? If you encounter an emergency, take out the magic scrolls and magic tools I gave you. Don't be stingy. And please don't cry when you feel lonely..."

"Claire, I'm not a child anymore. It doesn't matter. If you don't let me go, we can't set off..."

Compared to Alice, she was more like an old mother who couldn't bear to see her child leave. In the end, it was Rain who pulled the crying Claire away, and they were able to set off.

"Well, Your Highness Alice, please do what you can and take good care of yourself. Have a pleasant journey!"

“Sato Kazuma, my dear! I’m leaving Her Highness Alice in your care! Anyone who offends Her Highness Alice will be executed! Her Highness Alice————”

Perhaps this is how parents feel when they see their children off.

"Goodbye, both of you. I'll be back soon."

Alice waved her hand, and Youyou whipped the lizards to run.

Half of this mission was traveling, a leisurely dragon-cart ride.

——It should have been like this.

“Waaaaaa——Darkness, slow down, don’t rush so fast!”

"I'm going to die, I'm going to die!"

Sato Kazuma and Aqua both screamed in fright because the running lizard was too fast.

It would take 20 days to reach the neighboring country, and even if the dragon carriage was floated to speed it up, it would still take 10 days. And Youyou couldn't hold on for that long alone, so she took turns driving the carriage with Darkness.

But I didn't expect that Darkness would actually drive fast!

When the scenery was receding at a speed that could not be seen by the naked eye, even Zun Zun was a little scared. He shouted to the excited female knight: "Listen carefully, Darkness! There are thousands of roads, but safety is the first. If you drive irregularly, your loved ones will shed tears!"

“Hahaha, don’t worry, sir! The royal dragon chariot is set with a powerful barrier. In the event of an accident, only the driver’s seat will be destroyed! Hahaha, these running lizards are really great. Very good, run faster!”

It seems like Darkness is heading for a crash!

Only in this way can she experience the thrill of being knocked away at super high speed.

But is this guy overlooking someone?

Aqua screamed in fear, “I say, what if I run into a monster at a time like this? If I, a noble man, get smashed into a meat pie, the world will be doomed! I say, Darkness, are you listening!?”

“Don’t worry, Aqua. This dragon chariot is equipped with magic items that can drive away monsters, so there’s no way we’ll encounter any monsters!” Darkness said confidently.

"What, monster!?"

Alice's eyes sparkled with excitement.

Huihui asked uncomfortably, “I say, Alice, why are you so excited?”

"Because, encountering powerful monsters on the journey and defeating them with great difficulty is not a common thing in storybooks, right?!"

"You said it was something that would happen in a storybook... Hey, Zun Zun, why are you wearing your equipment?"

Sato Kazuma couldn't help but complain, but in the blink of an eye he saw Zun Zun entered combat mode. Not only him, but also Huihui and Youyou took out their magic wands at the same time.

“Wait, wait… Don’t be so nervous. Doesn’t this dragon chariot have magic items? And no matter what, Darkness wouldn’t drive the chariot into a pile of monsters, right?”

"Kazuma, it's clear that you haven't realized the seriousness of the problem yet."

"what?"

While he was stunned, the carriage suddenly stopped, and the sudden brakes caused everyone in the carriage to fly up. Aqua, who was sitting on the driver's seat, flew several meters away and fell to the ground, crying loudly.

There was no time to comfort her, however, as a group of monsters blocked the main road.

It is a giant bull-shaped monster.

"Darkness, I told you not to place chess pieces randomly!"

"Varied--!?"

Although Sato Kazuma put the blame on Darkness, he obviously didn't know that this was the result of Alice.

"Then as guards, we will take action—"

"Extelion!"

Before he could show off, Alice shouted and a brilliant slash flew out from the sword in her hand.

It looked like the ultimate move of a hero that would appear in a comic or game, chopping all the huge bull-shaped monsters blocking their way in half.

"……Eh?"

Sato Kazuma was dumbfounded.

(End of this chapter)