The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing

When Zun Zun returned to the dining table with a full plate of curry beef, he found that the 'Older Sister to Tie Down' was chatting with Hui Hui.

“So, she's the child from Uncle Pyonsuke's family.”

The 'Older Sister to Tie Down' had an expression of understanding.

It seemed she knew about the Pyonsuke family's situation. No, rather, Pyonsuke was just too famous; his glorious deeds had spread throughout the entire Crimson Demon Clan, making him a role model for everyone! ...Only in the reverse sense.

Although the Crimson Demon Village was rural, it wasn't actually impoverished.

After all, every member of the Crimson Demon Clan was a Great Archmage, more than capable of being a high-ranking adventurer. Plus, after the Demon King's army constantly harassed them, they left behind many corpses of their comrades, which could all be used as proof to exchange for money at the Adventurers Guild.

Of course, the Crimson Demon Clan also had other sources of income.

For example, blacksmith shops that forged equipment for people, tailor shops that made clothes for students, adventurers, and nobles, shoe stores, cake shops, and even Zun Zun's fortune-telling shop.

Although the Crimson Demon Clan was chuuni, the things they made were all high-quality and widely praised by adventurers and nobles.

The Pyonsuke family made a living by crafting magical tools. In reality, his crafting skills were superb, and the materials he used were top-notch, but the effects of his tools were just too bizarre. Over time, no one bought them, and he became impoverished.

At a Crimson Demon Clan gathering, the clan leader had even talked to him about this, but he said things like "How can a toolmaker say they're incompetent?", "It's not a waste of time!", "It's just that no one understands!", making people not know whether to laugh or cry.

And when the other villagers in the Crimson Demon Village saw how stubborn he was, they burst into good-natured laughter, and the whole gathering was filled with a lively atmosphere.

For Hui Hui to be able to survive tenaciously with such a family background was already very impressive.

“Here, eat slowly, there's more.”

“Thank you.”

Zun Zun handed over the plate filled with curry beef. Hui Hui thanked him and began to devour it again. The 'Older Sister to Tie Down' felt a surge of maternal love upon seeing this little loli.

“By the way, Zun Zun, I forgot to ask when you just came back, what is your relationship?”

“…Eh?”

Zun Zun was stunned.

Thinking about it carefully, it seemed like he really hadn't said anything about this just now.

What was their relationship?

Strictly speaking, Zun Zun and Hui Hui's relationship should be that of an employer and a helper. But now, Zun Zun didn't want to reveal his farming activities, and he didn't know how to explain it.

“I know! You're friends!”

“Friends…?”

“I'm so touched, Zun Zun. You've always been lonely, never playing with other children. I thought you'd never make any friends, but to think you'd actually make friends…”

The 'Older Sister to Tie Down' looked incredibly gratified.

No, no, no, misunderstanding!

It wasn't that Zun Zun didn't want to make friends, but that there were too few people in the Crimson Demon Clan, and he couldn't find anyone close to his age…

Okay, he admitted it was an excuse.

But making him, who had the soul of an adult, be friends with children was a very painful thing, let alone with Crimson Demon Clan toddlers who had a strong chuuni aura, which was even more painful.

“That's not right, we're not friends!”

Zun Zun slammed the table.

The sudden action seemed to startle the two of them, and Hui Hui stopped stuffing food into her mouth.

The 'Older Sister to Tie Down' said with some disappointment, “Did I misunderstand? So, you're not friends.”

“No… that… what I mean is, we're not just friends. That's right, we're partners! Close, intimate friends!”

In order not to make the 'Older Sister to Tie Down' sad, Zun Zun became more and more excited as he spoke, and his tone became more and more high-pitched.

“Really? That's great!”

The 'Older Sister to Tie Down' clapped her hands happily.

“Then… Hui Hui, stay here tonight! A first sleepover between friends, okay? Oh, let's take a bath together tonight too!”

“W-Wait, Older Sister to Tie Down, if Hui Hui doesn't go home, her parents will worry!”

“It's okay, my father and mother aren't home today. To be precise, they haven't been back for almost three months.”

Hui Hui said something heartbreaking in a calm tone.

“That's perfect!”

The 'Older Sister to Tie Down' said with a smile, “Hui Hui will stay here tonight, I'll go prepare the bathwater now!”

“Wait… Older Sister to Tie Down, Older Sister to Tie Down!”

The 'Older Sister to Tie Down', with the spirit of hospitality, didn't listen to Zun Zun at all and quickly left the living room to prepare the bathwater in the bathroom, leaving Zun Zun to cover his face in pain. He knew it would turn out like this.

Hui Hui looked at Zun Zun.

“So, what is our relationship now?”

“Shh, don't ask, keep eating.”

“Oh.”

The little loli didn't dwell on these things; she was more focused on the curry beef in the plate and began to feast again.

After dinner was the bath time.

In the bathroom, Zun Zun soaked himself in the bathtub, a little far away from the 'Older Sister to Tie Down' and Hui Hui.

Clearly, the bathtub was small, barely enough for two people, but now the three of them were squeezed together, and there was even a little space between Zun Zun and the other two.

This situation was especially like being on a crowded bus.

It seemed so congested that people couldn't move, like sardines in a can, but passengers could still squeeze in endlessly. However, once an accidental friction occurred and a fierce samurai duel broke out on the bus, a very large space would inexplicably open up.

“Zun Zun, come a little closer.”

“No need, I'm fine here.”

Zun Zun knelt in the bathtub, closed his eyes, raised his head, straightened his back, and placed his hands on his knees. Combined with the boiling hot air constantly rising from the bathtub, he looked like an immortal about to ascend.

Don't misunderstand, he definitely wasn't interested in the 'Older Sister to Tie Down' and Hui Hui. He was doing this to avoid embarrassment. On the contrary, he was afraid that Hui Hui would be interested in him.

“They're all girls, why be so shy.”

The 'Older Sister to Tie Down' pulled Zun Zun over, holding two beautiful 'little lolis' in her arms, one on each side. If it weren't for her broad pectoral muscles making people dizzy, some people would definitely shout, “Let me do it…” Wait, maybe even more people would shout that at this time?

Hui Hui was also dizzy and stared blankly, asking involuntarily, “That… what should I do to become like you, big sister?”

This was the second time she had asked this question.

Unfortunately, the previous big sister didn't tell her how to have broad pectoral muscles, and this time she asked the same question again, eager to get a clear answer.

The 'Older Sister to Tie Down' seemed a little embarrassed.

“Well…”

“Eat well and eat more nutritious things. How can your body grow without nutrition?” Zun Zun said.

“That's right, eat well!”

The 'Older Sister to Tie Down', having been enlightened, quickly echoed, while secretly giving Zun Zun a thumbs up.

The little loli nodded thoughtfully.

“Ugh ~ ~ ~”

The 'Older Sister to Tie Down' stretched and then stood up from the bathtub, saying, “Sorry, the teacher asked us to do some chores today, and I'm already a little tired, I'll go out first.”

She strode out of the bathroom.

Although she said that, Zun Zun always felt that the 'Older Sister to Tie Down' was afraid that Hui Hui would ask some questions that she couldn't answer, so she fled in panic.

Zun Zun and Hui Hui were in the bathtub.

One on the left, one on the right, with a lot of space between the two petite figures, which seemed a little distant.

The water temperature was so high that it was a little unbearable, but Zun Zun couldn't go out first, so he could only endure it and waste time with Hui Hui here.

After a while, Hui Hui took the initiative to speak.

“That… it's so nice to have an older sister.”

“Why are you saying that all of a sudden?”

“Because my father and mother are often not at home, so I often fantasize about having an older sister to take care of me, but unfortunately, I'm an only child, and even if my father and mother have another child, I can only be the older sister.”

“So, why are you saying all this?”

“I want to say, please don't be nervous, although I hope to have an older sister, I won't steal other people's older sisters, so you don't have to hate me so much.”

“…Eh?”

Zun Zun was dumbfounded. Did Hui Hui think that he was jealous and hated her?

That's not it!

He didn't hate Hui Hui at all, he just didn't want to reveal his identity as a boy, and be seen as a pervert who liked to wear women's clothes.

He didn't expect that being distant from the little loli would be misunderstood. Recalling his actions after the 'Older Sister to Tie Down' came back, he couldn't help but pat his forehead.

“I hope you won't hate me, after all, the dinner that Zun Zun made was very delicious.”

“No, I…”

“Then that's it, I'll leave first.”

Hui Hui stood up from the bathtub and quickly left the bathroom without even wiping her body.

“…I didn't hate you.”

Zun Zun, lying in the bathtub, stared blankly at the Crimson Demon Clan's exclusive barcode engraved on Hui Hui's butt.