The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing.

Chapter 194 The power of Bai Yueguang is useless even if Bai Yueguang himself comes

Issuing a wanted order in the guild was only the first step. To completely defeat the Demon King's army cadres, the assistance of the Axis Church was needed. Therefore, Aqua decided to give a speech on the street to make these people feel a sense of crisis.

But how to say it...

The power of Bai Yueguang is useless even if Bai Yueguang herself comes. Aqua is in this dilemma. Even if she says that she is the water goddess Aqua, no one believes her. Some people even throw stones at her and insult her, making this guy cry bitterly.

“That’s too much——!”

After coming back, Aqua kept crying.

“I’ve worked so hard for everyone, so why am I being stoned by my own believers? Wahhhh——”

"A-Aqua-sama, drink some hot milk. It will help you calm down."

Wiz brought some milk to comfort the crying Aqua. Aqua looked at the hot milk, sniffed and said, "I want to drink..."

"I guess you don't really care that much."

Sato Kazuma curled his lips.

When Wiz hurried downstairs to get some wine, Aqua raised her face, which was swollen from crying, and said, “I will stop the thieves’ plot no matter what! Also, we have to manage the deterioration of the quality of the hot spring.”

"It's up to you, but the good thing now is that the man can no longer get close to the hot springs. It's probably difficult for him to even walk around town."

This is the benefit of power.

“It’s still a lot of work after all. Having said that, it’s great that we were able to stop the Demon King’s army’s tricks in advance. Hey, Darkness, you, a young lady who doesn’t care about worldly things, probably don’t understand that there is a custom in the customs of the common people that men and women who go out together must take a mixed bath together, so hurry up and take a bath with me.”

"I, I haven't heard of such a practice."

Darkness let out a sigh.

"So didn't I tell you that this is the custom of the common people? How could you, as a noble, have heard of it? If you really want to bridge the gap between you and us common people, you should follow this custom."

“Is there really such a rule?”

It would be best if there is one.

Perhaps because Zun Zun had always refused, Sato Kazuma set his sights on Darkness.

This was obviously a lie that could be easily exposed, but Youyou kept staring at Zunzun.

how to say……

The strong desire to take a bath together has overflowed.

"Okay, then Kazuma and I will go take a bath."

“…Aqua?”

Darkness’ eyes widened when she heard the stupid goddess say that.

Sato Kazuma said with disgust: "I don't want to join you. You idiot can purify the hot spring water into boiling water."

“That’s it, Kazuma.”

"what?"

"Since the Demon King's army's trick is to pollute the hot springs, why don't I purify the hot springs?"

Aqua said this as if it was a matter of course.

Sato Kazuma was dumbfounded.

“You… do you know what you are talking about? The Demon King’s army’s plan is to destroy the hot springs. What’s the difference between you and the Demon King’s army!?”

"Ah, that's right."

There was a clear stupidity in her eyes.

However, Youyou kept holding Zunzun's wrist. She looked shy but unwilling to let go, which made Huihui's alarm bells go off and she grabbed Zunzun's other hand.

"Wait a minute, Youyou, what do you want to do?"

"Practice, practice customs..."

"What? Just say whatever you want to say."

"I'm talking about customs!"

Youyou blushed and said, "Didn't I just tell Mr. Kazuma that men and women who travel together must take a mixed bath together...!"

“Youyou… should I say you are naive or bold? This is obviously a lie made up by Kazuma. Why did you fall for it so easily?!”

“Eh————, is this fake!?”

She exclaimed in surprise when Huihui said that.

I thought she would just give up, but she suppressed her shame and said with tears in her eyes: "I'll go anyway! I've made up my mind, I won't give in! Not even to my friends!"

"Um???"

Huihui couldn’t help but tilt her head.

This was the first time she had seen Youyou like this.

Sato Kazuma also stared at the three of them blankly, and asked curiously: "What's wrong? We're just going to take a hot spring bath together. It's no big deal."

“Kazuma, you are such a person…”

Aqua looked disgusted, as if she thought he was some kind of germ, and she even moved aside.

Darkness blushed and squirmed.

“It’s so corrupt… Are all the Crimson Demons like this… Ha… Ha!”

"Can you even send a Q to something like this? But I also like it."

Sato Kazuma was very curious about what Zunzun would choose.

Just when Zun Zun was about to be torn in half by his two childhood sweethearts, there was frantic knocking on the hotel door.

"I'm coming--"

Aqua opened the door.

"Who is it...ah, it's you." The person who appeared at the door was the counter clerk that everyone had asked to issue a wanted order at the Adventurer's Guild. He must have run as fast as he could, and he was panting as he stood outside the door.

Despite having an uneasy feeling in his heart, Sato Kazuma still asked, "What, what's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

"Something is wrong! Hot springs... the hot springs in this town are emitting contaminated hot water one after another!"

He said this breathlessly.

Sato Kazuma's face changed and he said to everyone, "Quick, let's go find...!"

But he found that no one paid any attention to him.

"Hui Hui, let go quickly, Zun Zun and I are going to take a hot spring bath!"

"How could I let you succeed! I will never let you go! Besides, going with two people is too shameless!"

"What are you talking about? We were bathing together when we came to Alcanretia before!"

"I was there too!"

“Meihui is here too this time!”

"Okay, then take me with you!"

Zun Zun had no right to speak at all. He was just pushed by Huihui and Youyou to the hot spring bath in the hotel.

Sato Kazuma quickly turned around and said to the counter clerk who had hurried over: "Let's talk about this tomorrow. I have something important to do now!"

"Is this the time to joke?!"

“Kazuma, come with us to find the problem!”

“Let go! Hey, let go! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bathe together. Don’t force me to use my skills to drain your energy! Darkness, you… ah, it hurts!!!”

He howled and was taken away by Darkness and Aqua.

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Silent all night.

Zun Zun and Sato Kazuma, who had also been tormented for the entire night, sat at the dining table on the first floor of the hotel and sighed.

"So tired, really tired."

Sato Kazuma had dark circles under his eyes.

He rushed out last night and worked with Aqua to find the problem and purify the hot spring. He found that the contaminated hot spring seemed to be only temporary. It stopped immediately after emitting for a while, just like someone was doing an experiment.

Unfortunately, the polluted areas are far apart, and because they are afraid that the situation will become serious, they can only rush to the next hot spring after purifying one.

The purification was not completed until the sky gradually brightened.

"It's not fair... I came here to recover, why did it turn out like this... When I think about the fact that the other party is a strong man at the level of the Demon King's Army, I have no will to fight and want to go back. That's enough, I've reached my limit, let's go back to Axel today, it doesn't matter what happens to this town."

"…I agree, me too."

Zun Zun leaned on the table and agreed with him. Sato Kazuma glared at him with an unhappy look on his face.

"You should be much happier than me, right?"

“…Really, Kazuma?”

Zun Zun raised his face with dark circles under his eyes, looked at Sato Kazuma and said, "Being surrounded by two childhood sweethearts may seem like a very happy thing, but do you know how painful it is to not be able to choose between having one or both? I'm not some emotionally insensitive protagonist, so this is more of a torture for me."

"oh oh……"

Somehow, Sato Kazuma also felt a little sympathetic towards him.

……Um?

Wait, something seems wrong?
"Last night we went to the hot springs, then had a contest to see whose pajamas were cuter, and finally played the maid game..."

"Asshole, don't you feel great!?"

Sato and Makoto slammed the table in anger.

Maybe in his eyes, Zun Zun is just like Yu Jian Xiangye, who doesn't know how lucky he is.

At this time, Aqua suddenly said: "I think there must be a problem with the source."

"Why do you say that suddenly?"

Sato Kazuma was slightly stunned, but quickly said: "But what you said should be correct. After all, the hot springs were polluted at the same time. Unless the mastermind behind this can clone himself, it is likely that there is a problem with the source. Speaking of which, I remember the source is the mountain behind the Axis Cult headquarters, right?"

"Yes."

Aqua nodded.

There is a mountain behind the Axis Church headquarters, which is the cathedral. The source of the hot springs, the lifeline of the town’s finances, is on that mountain.

Of course, the source is strictly controlled, so it shouldn’t be that easy to break in there.

Darkness hesitated for a moment and said, "The question is how did the other party get in?"

In fact, this problem is not a problem at all. Considering that the opponent is a general of the Demon King's army, there are many ways to break in. And the most urgent thing is not to consider how the opponent got in, but to consider how to defeat the opponent.

“…The source, right?”

Darkness slammed the table and stood up.

“Hey, Kazuma, how long are you going to play? Hurry up and get going! Go to the source! Go to the back of the church’s headquarters and investigate!”

"...Where did I play? Wasn't Aqua leading me around all night?"

Sato Kazuma felt helpless watching Darkness’s inexplicably excited declaration. Perhaps she was bothered by the fact that she was alone at the moment and was of no use at all except for housework.

Sato Kazuma and Zun Zun looked at each other.

"Okay, let's go to the source!"

"Get it done quickly and go home!"

The two people's ideas were surprisingly consistent.

(End of this chapter)