The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing.

Chapter 426: The prince and princess are jealous of each other

Worship the dragon-slaying hero.

This is not a bad thing. In fact, in almost every adventure story, the hero ends the story by defeating the dragon. This is why Prince Levi is so excited.

You could say that he doesn't know how to respect their strength in defeating the Demon King's army cadres, but he can't fake his admiration for the dragon-slaying hero.

Prince Levi is now looking at Zun Zun as if he is looking at an idol.

I couldn't help but shudder.

If Sato Kazuma was looked at like this, he would definitely feel secretly happy, as if he had eaten an ice cream in the dog days of summer. Zun Zun was also like this, but when he thought about how he had just wanted to intimidate or even beat up the other party, he felt a little uncomfortable.

"Prince Levi, as long as you like it..."

Family members, who knows?

If I were as shameless as Sato Kazuma, I wouldn't have to feel so embarrassed.

"Then Prince Levi, regarding supporting Jin..."

"it's out of the question."

"Tsk."

Sato Kazuma was even more shameless than expected. He mentioned the support money whenever he could, but Prince Levi refused to give in. Unlike those ignorant and naughty princes, he did not spend money recklessly on a whim.

But this also made him keenly aware that there was still room for maneuver in the support funds.

The atmosphere of the banquet became good.

Prince Levi then extended his hand towards Zun Zun and said, "You are indeed very powerful, and the dragon-slaying hero is really amazing! So I want to make a proposal."

"proposal?"

"Would you like to come to our country?"

He extended an invitation to Zun Zun.

"As everyone knows, our country does not have as much military power as the Kingdom of Belzeg, so we are extremely eager for powerful adventurers. Although we have tried our best to train knights, as you can see..."

Thinking about the knights who were all knocked down by Alice's move, you can understand why Prince Levi is embarrassed at this moment.

"Anyway! Come to our country! The Prime Minister also said that if you are willing to come to our country, we can give you the best preferential treatment! Don't worry about money, after all, we are a casino country, we will not treat you unfairly!"

"To win over...?"

Zun Zun scratched his head.

He knew that something like this would happen. After all, for a wealthy casino country, combat power is the most important thing. But——

"no!"

Alice stood up and stood in front of Zun Zun.

Prince Levi frowned and said, "Why not? Although you are the royal princess of Belzeg, he is a Crimson Demon, not one of your subjects, right? And according to the rules, adventurers should not be restricted in who they pledge allegiance to, so an employment relationship is also possible, right?"

There is no such thing as a camp for adventurers.

Otherwise, adventurers from other kingdoms would not be able to gather in the Kingdom of Belzeg to jointly resist the invasion of the Demon King's army.

And just as Prince Levi said, adventurers belong to the guild, which is equivalent to a mercenary group. In other words, Prince Levi can use the employment relationship to make Zun Zun serve him.

"No means no! Because respect him, respect him...!"

Alice became unusually anxious.

She thought quickly about how to shirk the responsibility, whether to use the fact that Zun Zun was an indispensable force in fighting against the Demon King's army, or that she and he had a close relationship, or that their companions would not be separated.

Prince Levi waved his hands as if he was a little impatient, and said, "I understand. Then I will give in a little. I can give you the full amount of support money. In return, let Zun Zun become mine."

"……Eh?"

I didn't expect him to propose such an exchange condition. It was completely taking advantage of the situation. Such a condition would never be accepted.

"——I refuse!"

Alice refused firmly.

Prince Levi gritted his teeth, glared at Alice unhappily and said, "Is that okay? Aren't you here to support Jin? This is obviously easier, isn't it?"

"I don't want it!" Alice said seriously, "It is the most foolish thing to give up fighting power for money. Besides, Zun Zun is a very important person to me. I will not hand him over to you!"

"Oh, that's it."

It was obvious that the young man was a little angry, his rosy cheeks were almost as red as his hair, and the girl also held her chest still, with no intention of backing down.

The two of them froze.

"I'm sorry, Prince Levi." Zun Zun knew it was time for him to speak, "Thank you for your kindness, but I'm sorry I can't accept it."

The answer is very official.

Prince Levi moved his lips. He was just about to ask for his opinion, but unexpectedly, Zun Zun beat him to it.

"Besides, we don't have to do that." Sato Kazuma casually spread his hands and said, "Prince Levi, didn't you make a bet with us? As long as you win, you can get the support money, right?"

"...Hmph, it's up to you, but if you lose, you'll have nothing. But I'm merciful and can give you a chance. This way, the conditions will remain valid until you leave the country!"

Prince Levi said this unwillingly.

"Pray, it won't be so easy starting tomorrow. I will make you feel desperate. Regret it!"

After all, it all comes back to the bet.

The banquet, which was in a good mood, became awkward because of the invitation and was about to end in a bad mood.

Alice and the others knew they couldn't stay any longer, so they stood up and said goodbye.

At this time, Sato Kazuma suddenly said, "Prince Levi, if it were me, how much support money would you be willing to give? After all, I am also a man of great military merit. I don't ask for much. Fifty percent of the support money... no, thirty percent of the support money..." "Yes, if it were my brother, I would be willing to exchange."

Alice sold him decisively.

however--

"who are you?"

"……What?"

"I won't even give you 10% of the support money."

Prince Levi obviously didn't treat him as a human being.

That was a bit too much. Although he didn't care, he was Alice's brother after all, and it was impossible for him to pay money to such an insignificant person.

“Heh, heh… I was just saying that… I don’t care… Yes, yes… I’m the adventurer Satou Kazuma, an adventurer who has defeated many Demon King’s army leaders. I don’t care about a mere support fee or something like that!”

The defense-broken Sato Kazuma was the first to leave.

This guy is always treated like this and people don't take him seriously. Zun Zun couldn't help but start to sympathize with him.

When Alice heard that Sato Kazuma had no way to exchange money, she sighed in disappointment. She could only thank Prince Levi for his hospitality and then left the royal city.

After returning to the hotel, Sato Kazuma immediately called his companions.

"——I want to teach that damn prince a profound lesson!"

"do not do that!"

When he made the dangerous statement, Zun Zun immediately held him down.

Darkness, Aqua, Youyou, and Huihui were a little surprised by the sudden role change between the two. When they heard that Prince Levi was a fan of Zunzun and that Sato Kazuma didn't even get 10% of the support money, their expressions suddenly became extremely complicated.

Aqua even laughed while holding her stomach.

"Don't be like this, Kazuma!" Zun Zun held down the frantic Sato Kazuma and said, "Now everything is back on track, don't do anything out of line again. And if you want to seek revenge on the prince, you can get back at the daily bet!"

He completely returned what he had said to Zun Zun.

While the two were arguing, Darkness was actually lost in thought. “As long as I leave Zun Zun behind, I can get the support money… That’s not impossible, even if I fail…”

"Hey, over there, I can hear you!"

This guy seemed to be trying to keep him here.

For just a mere support fund... No, it's not quite right to say just a mere mere fund. After all, that was enough support to support the operation of an entire kingdom, perhaps as much as 3 or 40 billion Eris.

“But is this a good idea?” Hui Hui was a little uneasy. “Zun Zun is already very good. If he stays, he will definitely have a better development.”

"really……"

Youyou also nodded.

In addition to his strong power, Zun Zun is also very good at making magic items, especially skill point potions, and with sufficient funds, he might be able to create an army of high-level adventurers quickly.

Maybe by that time this kingdom - the Kingdom of Elrod - will have the strength to resist the Demon King's army on its own.

Of course, the price was the fall of the Kingdom of Belzec.

"How could I possibly agree to that?"

"… Your Excellency?"

"The Belzeg Kingdom not only has you, but also family members and even..." Zun Zun looked at the girl beside him and said with a smile: "Alice is also here, how could I abandon you."

“Your Excellency…!”

Hearing what he said, his companions were deeply moved, and Alice even hugged them, causing Huihui and Youyou to scream.

Upon seeing this, Sato Kazuma immediately made his position clear.

"Me too! Because we are all here, as well as Axel and even M... ahem, it's nothing! Anyway, I won't abandon you all!"

"…I say, don't you think there's a weird pause in the middle?"

“Ah, and it’s really suspicious that Kazuma would say something like that.”

"That's not his style."

Apparently, Sato Kazuma's past nature was not recognized by his companions, who instead thought he was pretentious.

"——Hey, you guys!"

Although Sato Kazuma looked angry because he was misunderstood, Zun Zun could tell from his pause that this guy just couldn't bear to leave Axel's Succubus Shop.

There is no succubus shop in this kingdom.

——The two of them confirmed it on the first day.

"Anyway, if we keep going like this, we'll be able to get the full amount of support money soon, so don't do anything weird."

"We should say this!" X6
Zun Zun will not act recklessly now. Instead, he should keep a close eye on Sato Kazuma.

Then in the following days, the three of them went to the royal city every day to face the test of Prince Levi. And just as he said, the test was getting more difficult every day.

Griffins, stone statues, Najirfar, etc., are almost all existences that ordinary adventurers cannot deal with. However, all of them were easily dealt with by Alice like cutting melons and vegetables.

on the other hand--

"Okay, I guessed wrong."

“Damn it ahh ...

After declaring defeat to Prince Levi, who fell to his knees, they finally got the original support money back in a week.

(End of this chapter)