The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing.

Chapter 531 It's Reward Time

"Run, run! Why are you slowing down? We have only just completed 100 laps. Run faster! If you slow down any more, I will let Lan Ya bite your butts!"

"Devil instructor...!"

"The teacher is not a human being!"

"I can't breathe anymore..."

“To die.”

"It's better not to talk. It will disrupt your breathing."

After hearing Zun Zun's merciless urging, the five little ones' faces turned green. They cursed and shouted while speeding up their pace to run.

Because they know that if they make that devil instructor unhappy, he will really close the door and let Lan Ya go!

"Breathe! Breathe! You don't have to be in step, but you have to keep breathing!"

“I know!”

Led by Misaki Kenya, they howled and ran away quickly. Rimuru couldn't help but tremble when he saw the children suffering like this.

"Does your Excellency follow Spartan education?"

“…That’s not the case.”

100 laps sounds like a lot, but in fact one lap is only 1 meters... although it is quite Spartan to ask children with an average age of 100 to run tens of thousands of meters.

But even though they are exhausted, they have not yet unleashed their potential, at least they have not used their own magic.

Magic doesn't just appear out of thin air.

The body is a container for magic power, but their relationship is not like a cup and water that cannot blend, but like a tree and water.

Otherwise, when traveling through the world, most of the body would not be integrated into magic power to form their own skills.

“What we need to do now is to make their bodies resonate with the magic as much as possible. Although we cannot completely tame the magic, we can prolong the duration of the rampage. And Rimuru, you should understand…”

"I know."

Rimuru’s voice lowered slightly.

He still thought too simply, believing that just by learning martial arts they would be able to make their bodies strong.

However, this is a misunderstanding. The focus of martial arts is on the moves. It is not that the body is not important, but what these children need is not the moves, but to make their bodies strong.

"Fortunately, martial arts are not without effect. At least they can accelerate their physical growth. This makes me very happy. Then we should take this opportunity to find a way to help them control their magic power."

“…I didn’t realize you were such an optimistic person, Rimuru.”

"Because it's a slime! Hahaha!"

What's there to be proud of being a slime?
But the slimes that Zun Zun encountered didn't seem to be good guys? Suddenly I remembered the Demon King's army cadre, the poisonous slime Hans.

"By the way, Rimuru, do you know the Slime Suit?"

"……what is that?"

"actually--"

While Zun Zun and Rimuru were talking excitedly, the five little ones finally completed their classroom assignment - running 5 laps around the courtyard.

Misaki Ken also fell to the ground with a thud.

"No, I can't... I'm going to die..."

"No, Jianye, the teacher said that after running, we should walk for a while to relieve fatigue... But when I think about the horse stance I will have to do later, I don't want to move."

"Me, me too."

"Ahhh! I hate it. I can't stand it anymore! Didn't you say you wanted to learn martial arts? But why are you just running and doing horse stances? It's totally useless, isn't it!?"

"..."

The others started to complain, and Chloe was panting so hard that she couldn't even speak. The five little ones were sweating profusely and looked like they couldn't hold on any longer.

"No, no, how can you say such discouraging words? Hurry up and get up and do horse stance."

Zun Zun drove the five unwilling little ones lying on the ground and spoke when they were walking around the courtyard reluctantly.

"You have to know that the foundation of martial arts is to have a strong enough body. Even if you have the skills but don't have the strength to use them, they are powerless."

"Yes——"
A weak answer.

It's not that they know this, but they know that if they don't respond, there will be more severe punishment waiting for them.

Zun Zun overlooked one thing.

That is the desire to become stronger.

The law of the jungle prevails among monsters. If you don't eat, you will be eaten, so they have a morbid desire for strength.

It can be said that this is an inheritance engraved in the genes. The first reaction when encountering danger is to use force. It is an instinct that cannot be abandoned at all. A typical example is Shion.

The 5 little ones are completely different.

They don't know the meaning of becoming stronger, and they are too young to form their own ideas. Even if you tell them that it's for their own good and they will suffer in the future, they won't listen.

Don't sneer at this. You should know that even if your parents tell you to study hard for your own good, not everyone will listen, and they may even feel impatient.

Huihui did a good job in this regard.

That girl has a morbid obsession with explosion magic. I dare say that in her heart, her status may be slightly inferior to explosion magic.

Of course, this is also the meaning of teachers' existence.

And there are countermeasures.

That is, give a big stick and then give a sweet date... Rimuru did the same in the beginning. He let Ranga use his absolute strength to force them to be obedient, and then took them to play and relax, gradually building a closer relationship.

Zun Zun upgraded this method.

The harder you practice, the greater the rewards.

At the beginning, I opened their taste buds with delicious dragon steak, and then successfully captured them with potato chips and cola. I made delicious food differently every day, making the five little ones suffer and happy.

Rimuru benefited greatly from this.

"Oh, I suddenly remembered something. Didn't you guys say you wanted to eat strawberry pudding? I've already made that."

When they were doing horse stance, Zun Zun suddenly said this, which immediately caused everyone to discuss it fiercely. "Really? Really?!"

"Teacher, didn't you lie to us!?"

"Strawberry pudding!?"

"I want to eat... I want to eat... I want to eat, I want to eat, I want to eat! I want to eat now!"

"Me, me too."

Children are at the age when they are greedy, especially when they have eaten the delicious food made in modern society. Now that they have come to this strange world where even sugar is a luxury, it is conceivable how much they desire desserts like pudding.

“Really, really. Alas, there is no gelatin in this world, so it is difficult to fix the ingredients. It took me a lot of time to think of a way. But I did make a lot of puddings, and Rimuru-sensei can testify to that.”

"That's right, I ate a lot of pudding yesterday, especially with honey, the taste was even stronger. And there's not only strawberry pudding, but also vanilla, milk and even coffee pudding!"

With Rimuru's assurance, the five little ones became even more agitated, but they still had to maintain their horse stance, which made people laugh.

"Okay! The time limit is until sunset. If you satisfy me, you will have delicious pudding. If you don't satisfy me... you know what will happen, right?"

"Yes, yes!" X5

Hard-working children are the most likable.

We had beef curry for dinner.

Anything produced by Zunzun must be of the highest quality.

Although they enjoyed the pudding very much, they still had a strong obsession with it and did not hide it intentionally, but took it out directly. Now it is reward time.

"tasty----"

The five little ones were so moved that they shed tears.

"The pudding is really delicious. Even the best pudding in the commercial street is not as delicious as the one made by Teacher Zun Zun, but how can I put it..."

“It’s so hard to get food.”

"Not only pudding, but also hamburgers and nougat last time. We also did free rock climbing and cross-country running..."

"Teacher Zun Zun! You are really embarrassing me!"

Sanqi Jian couldn't help but complain to Zun Zun.

In other words, in this different world, there is no so-called Parents' Committee. Otherwise, a teacher like this whose education is no different from that of Sparta would definitely be invited for tea.

"Don't be silly. I've already shown mercy."

"……ah!?"

"You know, when the teacher was practicing, he was much more diligent than he is now."

Hearing this, the five kids looked at each other.

After all, Zun Zun is so powerful and his hard work in practice doesn’t seem to be bluffing them.

Alice couldn't help but ask, "Um... Mr. Zun, what is your daily practice project?"

"100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and a 10-kilometer run every day."

"What? It's so simple..."

"And then, with gratitude, 10,000 positive punches."

After saying that, Zun Zun demonstrated it to them. The punch he threw out made the expressions of the five little ones freeze.

“1, 1…!?”

"Yeah, the teacher also felt a headache at the beginning. Because on the first day, I barely finished it until late at night. I thought it would be faster on the second day, but I didn't expect that I couldn't even do half of it because I was too tired. It was really embarrassing."

"Of course! How can anyone do this?"

Apparently felt this was an inhuman goal.

But what Zun Zun didn't tell them was that he was only 6 years old at that time.

"It was three years later when I was able to do it, right? Hahaha, I kind of miss that time..."

As he spoke, Zun Zun fell into deep thought.

Saitama also became invincible after three years of training and then he opened the limiter, and it also took me three years to become powerful as if I were sublimated. Is there something in common between them?

...No, it must be a coincidence.

He subconsciously scratched his hair.

I am neither bald nor One Punch Man, so I guess that is not the case.

"Ah! Teacher Zun Zun is partial!"

"Teacher always treats everyone equally. There is no favoritism. Even your puddings are of different flavors but the same size... But Kenya, let me hear what you have to say about why the teacher is unfair."

"Because you were just looking at Chloe!"

"Ok?"

Zun Zun then realized that he had been distracted and his eyes had been looking forward, and the person sitting opposite him happened to be Chloe - the little girl lowered her head shyly at this time.

"I see, Kenya-kun is jealous. Then the teacher must ensure fairness."

"W-What do you want to do!?"

"Look at you."

He came in front of Kenya Misaki, lifted his chin and stared at him. Soon his cheeks turned red and he fainted on the ground.

"Ahhh! Ken'ya, you're on fire!"

“Hurry! Rimuru-sensei!”

"Kenya, you have to hold on!"

"So bad."

There was chaos at the dining table.

(End of this chapter)