The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing

Because they were covered in slime, they had to call off their adventure for the day, leaving only a scene of chaos behind.

On the way back, Kazuma carried Megumin, who couldn't move, while complaining, "Your magic isn't for this kind of situation. It should be used in more dangerous, more urgent… situations. Yes, it's magic that should be used at the critical moment to turn the tide of battle."

"I know, but…"

Megumin muttered softly, "It's just… you and Yunyun looked so happy."

"What did you say?"

"Nothing!"

She clung tightly to Kazuma's neck.

"Let go, let go!"

The two started to bicker.

Suddenly, Megumin paused, her eyes shining slightly, and said, "Kazuma, are you feeling something right now?"

"…Megumin, do you know that any number multiplied by zero equals zero? So there's no need to feel anything. You're just being too sensitive."

"What did you say?!"

She became even more boisterous.

Well, it was true. As a flat-chested girl, Kazuma only felt it was poking him, far from the feeling of being embraced by his sister.

Just as the two were playfully fighting—

"Come on, bananas are only 300 Eris now! Fresh bananas just pulled from the river are only 300 Eris! Buy two bunches for only 500 Eris! Come take a look!"

"S-Selling cheap!… Wait, did you just say the bananas were pulled from the river?"

There was a fruit stand by the roadside. Judging from the voices, it seemed like a man and a woman were there hawking fruit, but—

"Kazuma, you don't look so good."

"I'm fine. I'm just lamenting that the planting system in this world has a bug."

After lamenting, he carried Megumin and quickly left with Yunyun.

What Kazuma didn't notice at this moment was that on the other side of the street, a female knight in armor was staring intently at them. The silver-haired thief girl (man?) standing beside her waved her hand in front of her, asking curiously:

"Darkness, what's wrong?"

"N-nothing… That person… slime… Ha… Ha…"

"Darkness, you…"

The silver-haired thief looked at her friend and sighed helplessly.

Back at the guild.

The sight of Kazuma and the others covered in slime caused the adventurers in the guild to gossip. When they arrived at the counter, the big sister was also stunned by their disheveled appearance.

"This is…"

"Actually, we encountered a giant slime, about the size of a small warehouse. Luckily, our party's explosion magic user stepped in and managed to defeat it."

"That's right, I solved it with my explosion magic!"

Megumin took out her adventurer card, which showed that she had defeated a giant slime, proving that she wasn't lying.

The big sister was immediately surprised.

Giant slimes were monsters that even high-level adventurers couldn't necessarily defeat. Their appearance near the beginner village could cause a disaster at any time. How could she not be happy that this hidden danger had been resolved by Kazuma and the others?

In addition to the many slimes defeated by Kazuma and Yunyun, they received a generous reward.

After taking a bath at Axel's only public bathhouse, when they returned, Megumin and Yunyun were already eating heartily in the guild.

"Hey, you two didn't even wait for me!"

"I said I would wait, but…"

Yunyun glanced timidly at Megumin, who was stuffing her face, and Megumin said while still eating, "Mmmff mmmff mmmff!"

"Swallow your food before you speak."

"Anyway, you'd be back soon, and I was hungry too."

Megumin said after swallowing her food.

This girl…

However, Kazuma quickly sat down and joined the feast. After the three of them had eaten their fill, they slumped in their seats, with high-class pudding placed in front of them as dessert.

"Mmm—so delicious!"

Megumin ate with relish.

This kind of adventure life isn't bad, actually?

At this moment, Megumin suddenly said, "Kazuma, while you were gone, an old gentleman dressed as a butler asked us to help find a young lady who ran away from home because she hated matchmaking."

"A young lady who ran away from home?"

"That's right, and she's the daughter of the Dustiness family! He said that if we find her, we'll be greatly rewarded! Kazuma, use your divination to find her location and take the reward!"

Hey, don't make unreasonable demands!

Kazuma knew who she was talking about as soon as he heard it. There was no doubt it was that perverted female knight, Darkness. But knowing was one thing, finding her was impossible, after all, he was just a fake diviner.

"A young lady…"

Yunyun exclaimed, "She must be a pitiful and pure girl."

"That's right, she must be a slender, petite, and gentle girl, after all, she's a young lady," Megumin also agreed with her idea.

—Completely wrong!

Darkness pitiful and pure?

She's purely a pervert!

Slender, petite, and gentle?

She's so barbaric that she's about to get abs!

To be honest, it's better not to get involved with her.

Kazuma twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "Sorry, my strongest ability is to predict the future. Finding people is not my forte."

"Is that so."

"Is that how it is."

Hearing Kazuma say this, the two had slightly regretful expressions. He couldn't figure out if they wanted the reward or wanted to meet a noble young lady.

"How should I say it…"

Kazuma decided to tell a kind lie: "Don't be so discouraged. Maybe we'll meet her someday. Yes, if we're lucky, we might meet her tomorrow."

He was just saying it casually.

However, the next day.

The quest to defeat the One-Hit Bear hadn't been completed yet, and that was their goal for today. It should have been a smooth job, but—

"Why are blood-sucking bats here? Shouldn't they be deeper in the forest?"

Kazuma constantly shot magic at the gliding bats in mid-air.

"Ah, it's that explosion magic!"

He suddenly realized that it must have been because Megumin used magic yesterday, destroying the ecological environment of the forest monsters, which was why they appeared here.

"Megumin, you…!"

"W-wait, wait! This is… so smelly! Wow, so smelly, so smelly, it stinks to death!"

Megumin suddenly shouted.

Kazuma remembered that blood-sucking bats would spray urine on their prey as a marker. If you got hit, that strong stench wouldn't wash off for a week.

Then, liquid dripped onto his clothes.

"—I'm gonna explode!"

A pillar of light shot into the sky, making the already messy forest even worse.

…

On the way back, Kazuma was still carrying Megumin, but this time, she was injured by Kazuma's magic, and Yunyun followed behind them, feeling aggrieved.

They emitted a strong stench, and passersby avoided them when they smelled it.

"Hey, Kazuma…"

"Sorry."

He knew what Megumin wanted to say, and this time it was his fault, so he had to apologize.

Just then, a figure suddenly ran over, and at the same time, a somewhat anxious shout came from a distance.

"Darkness! Wait, Darkness!"

The silver-haired thief was chasing her.

And this figure came in front of Kazuma. She stared at Kazuma, panting with a flushed face and said, "This is it! That's right, this is what I wanted to see!"

Kazuma saw the person clearly. It was a blonde, blue-eyed big sister with her hair tied up, wearing armor.

He didn't expect to actually meet her!