The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing.

Chapter 500 Proposal
"——It's the Explosive Demon Mushroom Ningning."

Being stared at by many Crimson Demons, Megumin said this with a serious face, not seeming to be lying at all.

Early in the morning of the second day after the Crimson Demon Village was bombed by explosive magic, Zun Zun, like other Crimson Demons, ran to Huihui's house to demand an explanation, but the answer he got was this.

"Don't lie! You must have been unable to bear the loneliness last night and ran to the back hills to use explosion magic, right?!"

Sato Kazuma couldn't help but sneer.

He knew his companions' temperaments so well that even if he used his feet to think, he could guess that it was Huihui's doing.

"It's true, you have to believe me!"

"Ah, yes, yes."

"Listen carefully! The Explosive Demon Mushroom Ningning was originally a mysterious monster that was sleeping in a building called the Mysterious Facility in the Crimson Demon Village. It is good at explosive magic. It is said that it can speak human words intermittently, but no one can understand what it means. It also has the habit of attacking people other than the Crimson Demon Clan when it sees them, and it will release explosive magic meaninglessly at night."

"Are you sure you're not making excuses for yourself? How about you just honestly admit that it was you?"

The Red Demons couldn't help but roll their eyes.

The fact that Huihui only knew explosion magic was revealed long before she returned to the Crimson Demon Clan, so it was natural to know that the inexplicable collapse of the mountain behind and the appearance of a deep pit were her doing.

So after coming back this time, she was seriously told not to use explosion magic at will. But if Huihui listened to her advice, she would not be Huihui anymore, and it would not be in line with the personality of the Crimson Demons.

I guess he couldn't hold it in anymore last night and sneaked out to cast explosion magic, so his accomplice could only be...

"Is that you, Aqua?"

“Well, I’m staying at Huihui’s house after all, so I can’t just eat for free. So, if I can help out a little, I should at least give it a try.”

Aqua's forehead was covered with sweat as she tried to explain.

Zun Zun didn't believe her sweet talk, he rolled his eyes and asked, "So, what's the real reason?"

"Meihui said there are fresh matsutake mushrooms in the back mountain, which are great as snacks. She can take me there. The condition is that I carry her on my back when she comes back from casting the explosion magic."

You see, I knew it.

By the way, Huihui has become terrifyingly strong recently. Even the most uncontrollable and stupid goddess in the team is under her control.

Is it really the high IQ of the Red Demons that is causing trouble?

Sato Kazuma was also speechless. He complained, "You're going to die if you don't do something stupid with Huihui, right? Forget it, tell them about this and admit your mistake."

"Wait a minute, Kazuma."

Zun Zun held down the hand he raised to admit his mistake, indicating that he should not be so tactless and should watch what developed next quietly.

“——This is a provocation to me!”

"provocative?"

"That's right! That guy must have seen me coming back, so he demonstrated against me last night! He used explosive magic!"

Huihui looked serious.

Burst Magic is a lower-level alternative to Explosion Magic. If you want to know which one is more powerful, it is naturally Explosion Magic. However, Burst Magic is not much inferior. It can be used multiple times while being powerful, and it is considered a very difficult advanced magic.

“Hehehe… That guy is my destined opponent, leave it to me to deal with him!”

“You’re my destined opponent? I’ll leave it to you. You must win, Megumin! Fight for the glory of the Crimson Demons!”

"Humph, who do you think I am? How could the Crimson Demon Clan's premier Explosion Mage lose to a mere Explosion Demon!?"

……what?

Sato Kazuma watched the inexplicable unfolding.

And Zun Zun said as usual: "This is the Red Demon Clan. As long as you tell us your own settings, no matter you were an evil god, goddess, demon king in your previous life, or you have a lover waiting for you to save in the depths of the maze, etc., the Red Demon Clan will cooperate with you."

“…I see.”

Sato Kazuma curled the corner of his mouth. In other words, this is the biggest gathering place of chuunibyou in "Moqing", right?

The thing about being a middle school student is not scary, what is scary is that the middle school student knows magic.

"But this will cause problems." Broccoli said with some embarrassment: "If we focus on killing demons, I'm afraid we won't have time to participate in the Trial of the Clan Leader. If people from outside are attacked by Ningning, no one will come to play in the village anymore..."

"Let's discuss this with the clan leader, and then the Red Demon Clan will go together to attack Ningning."

Others followed suit.

In the context of the huge tourism industry in the Red Devil's Village, the so-called destined opponent is not worth mentioning.

Huihui was a little flustered when she heard this.

"Wait, wait a minute, there should be no need to stop the Trial of the Clan Leader, right? And didn't I tell you that I will take care of the Explosive Demon Mushroom Ningning!"

"There is no rush to select the next clan leader, but there is no time to lose in defeating Ning Ning, right? And to become the Crimson Demon clan leader, you need to accept the trials step by step, or work with a partner to kill a big guy, then there will be no problem for the person who defeats Ning Ning to become the clan leader."

The plot started to get weird.

In this way, the selection of the next clan leader will become a competition of speed, and the only personality of the girl who has no other advantages will be easily snatched away.

at this time.

"sorry!"

“Meihui? Why are you apologizing all of a sudden?”

Everyone’s attention was focused on Huihui, who suddenly bowed her head and apologized.

"…I was the culprit for the explosion and commotion last night. I went out for a walk last night and saw a big matsutake mushroom. I got so scared that I ejaculated."

"Oh, I knew it."

Broccoli smirked.

“How could Huihui suppress her loneliness and not use explosion magic? She must have secretly run out to release it. And she used such a shallow reason as an excuse. Hurry up and apologize to the hopeless otaku NEET!”

"I don't want that! You dead nerd!"

Megumin held his neck tightly, making it difficult for Broccoli to breathe. Sato Kazuma, who wanted to say, "What did you do to me, otaku NEET?", touched his neck and kept silent.

——Meihui is a tsundere.

Everyone saw that even if she pushed these things onto the fictitious Explosion Demon, the Crimson Demon Clan would not pursue anything. However, under the guidance of Green Coconut, in order to ensure the smooth progress of the selection of the clan leader, Huihui admitted her fault. While everyone was arguing, Youyou walked in and was a little surprised after seeing the inexplicable noise.

"……What happened?"

"Nothing. The time for the trial has come. Let's go and pass it."

Zun Zun stood up and went to greet her.

With the encouragement of their companions and a group of Red Demons, the two arrived at the trial site.

To become the leader of the Red Demon Clan, one needs to participate in an extremely rigorous trial, which consists of three levels: the first level is a guessing game, the second level is a test of luck, and the third level is a battle.

It is actually not a difficult task for Zun Zun, but this time Youyou said that except for the third level, he wants to pass the first two levels by his own efforts.

Seeing that he is so determined, how can I not agree?

So Zun Zun said that he would not help with the first two levels unless it was absolutely necessary.

Come to the place of trial.

This is a secret facility in the forbidden area behind the Red Devil Village. Although it is a secret facility, there are dozens of such facilities in the Red Devil Village, and the one in front of you seems to be specially used for the selection of clan leaders.

Arrive inside the facility.

It was extremely spacious here, with a clean floor and smooth walls. Apart from the glass similar to a grandstand above and three people sitting inside, the only eye-catching thing was the large box on the platform in front.

It is exactly the same as the training ground in my impression.

“Ahh… Can you hear me? Can you hear me?”

"Is it enough?"

The most developed one in the Red Demon Tribe, a respected classmate, who said that it didn't matter even if they were lovers, actually came to host the selection of the tribe leader.

"Yes, it's me. Since I have nothing to do today, I'm here to take on the challenge of selecting the clan leader... ahem, I'm the host. The examiners on site are the clan leader, Miss Trapped, and Uncle Tulolo."

The current clan leader, the leader of the younger generation of the Red Demon Clan, and the leader of the previous generation. It seems that the Red Demon Clan attaches great importance to the selection of the clan leader.

"Because they are the only three who are free today."

——Take back what I said!

"Anyway, you should have known before you came here that the first level of the Crimson Demon Tribe is a guessing game. So, please choose the one with a different color among the many colorful snails."

After saying that, the box in front was opened, and many snails appeared inside.

Each snail is the size of a palm, and it can be considered a monster in terms of size, but it actually has no offensive power, it is just disgusting. The reason why it is called a colorful snail is because its shell has different colors.

It is not a single color, but a mixture of many colors.

The snails were moving randomly, without any rules at all, and they were walking on the walls in all directions, which made my eyes dizzy.

It is quite energy-consuming to try to find the snail with a different color. If Huihui, who has no patience, comes, she will definitely blow all the snails here into ashes without saying a word.

Looking at Youyou who was hesitating beside him.

"Can you?"

"I-I will work hard!"

Sticky and wet things are natural enemies to girls, but Youyou still insisted on giving it a try, and she did not disappoint everyone. After an hour of repeated checking and confirmation, she finally found the different one and passed the level.

She breathed a sigh of relief.

I thought I would pass the test, but I didn't expect You Gou on the stage to suddenly say, "Not strong enough!"

"……what?"

"I want to ask the three examiners, every time we select the clan leader, it's always the same old three things, it's really boring, why don't we change it up a bit this year!"

I don't know what I would want to do.

And the Red Demons just like it this way.

The clan leader thought for a moment and asked, "That's quite a feat... As the Red Demon Clan's leading writer, what do you think?"

"What the Red Demons need is taste. Why not let them show their postures and report their names!"

You are really good at it!

She accurately hit Youyou's pain point of not being used to introducing herself in the Crimson Demon style.

"No, that's too ordinary." Sister Trapped said, "The self-introduction of the Crimson Demons is of course important, but it's not difficult for the two of them. But since they are a pair, should we change it a little bit?"

"What do you mean by trap the lady?"

"Proposal pose."

——What are you talking about, trapping my sister!
However, Sister Tao Lao couldn't hear Zun Zun's inner cry at all. She seemed to be looking forward to this day very much. She supported her cheek with her hand and said with a smile: "Zun Zun proposes to You You, I really want to see it..."

"Eh------"

Youyou screamed, her face flushed and she didn't know what to do. She lowered her head and secretly looked at Zunzun.

Even if he knew enough, he was stunned for a moment, and said with some embarrassment: "Well... other two examiners, what do you think?"

“I just love watching this!”

Tulolo looked like he liked to join in the fun.

The clan leader coughed pretentiously and said, "Ahem, how can the clan leader selection be a joke? As the outgoing clan leader, I definitely won't agree to this. But I also said that I'm about to step down and I'm just an examiner now. Since Miss Trapped and Tulolo want to see it, and the vote ratio is 2:1, I have no choice but to agree."

This guy obviously wanted to see it, but he was so stubborn that he found a lot of excuses and acted like he had to agree, but his eyes revealed that he really wanted to see it.

"Wait a minute, isn't this a bit..."

"Zun Zun, as your sister, I must tell you: the examiners have absolute control over the test, which means that we have the final say on whether you can pass or not."

The trapped sister showed an inexplicable smile.

“——Zun Zun, you don’t want Youyou to fail the test for the selection of the clan leader, do you?”

Ok? ? ?
These are all my words!
Although he felt a little embarrassed in front of the clan leader, sister, elders and classmates, Zun Zun still knelt down on one knee decisively and kept proposing to Youyou, who was about to faint with smoke coming out of her head, until the three Red Demon examiners were satisfied.

(End of this chapter)