The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing.

Chapter 514 I am just a slime, I don't have the power they have
Rimuru seemed to be afraid of causing hostility from Zun Zun, so he went to meet him alone. For Zun Zun, this was a courtesy and made him feel satisfied; but for his subordinates, it was a risk and made them feel uneasy.

After all, it is at this delicate juncture.

The Pig-Head Emperor had just been conquered, and the Great Forest had barely escaped massive destruction. In addition, since it was clear that there was a mastermind behind this incident, the timing of Zun Zun's arrival was indeed worrying.

Fortunately, no dispute occurred.

This town was much more desolate than Zun Zun had imagined, and it also looked rather strange. It was clearly a Warring States style town, but it had furniture such as screen windows, toilets, and bathtubs, which made people wonder if there was something wrong.

But Rimuru pays attention to hygiene.

In medieval Europe... no, even in "Mojo", hygiene was poor and it was easy to cause various diseases. They were able to keep the toilet clean because they had a particularly good toilet cleaner named Aqua.

Rimuru can only suppress the spread of infectious diseases through effective improvements.

Like a child showing off his success, Zun Zun was taken by Rimuru for a walk around the town, during which he met various familiar strangers, such as Shirao, Souei, Kurobei, Rigurd and Gerudo.

The most memorable one was the goblin who was kicked away just as he was about to say hello.

If I remember correctly, it should be Gobuta?

Perhaps thinking that he would definitely offend Zun Zun, Ziyuan kicked him the moment she saw him, kicking him dozens of meters away and knocking him unconscious, then dragged him away by his ankle.

Before leaving, he bowed to Zun Zun.

Such a violent yet elegant move made Rimuru and Zunzun break out in cold sweats.

……

There was a very grand banquet event in the evening, and almost everyone attended.

Just when Zun Zun thought he was so popular, he found out that he was just being self-indulgent. The reason for holding such a grand banquet was to celebrate the successful defeat of the Pig-Head Emperor and saving the forest.

However, he was not ignored, but was treated as a person like Rimuru and was enthusiastically sought after by others.

The main thing is that her appearance is really good.

Even Rimuru, who was privately called the Monster Princess, was slightly inferior to Zun Zun, which made many people excited.

Just as Rimuru and the others had expected, Gobuta ran over to chat with Zun-Zun.

It's no wonder he's reckless.

The truth was that when Rimuru and the others were conveying the message not to offend Zunzun, he happened to be kicked unconscious by Shion and lay dead. As soon as he woke up, he was dragged to attend the banquet again and was completely unaware of this.

But just when he was trying to be cool and introduce himself, Ziyuan kicked him into the air again, grabbed his ankle and dragged him away, not caring even if his head hit a big rock.

"Ah ha ha……"

Rimuru could only smile politely but awkwardly.

The banquet was lively.

After all, a banquet is not about how delicious the food is, how tasty the wine is, or how luxurious the venue is. The most important thing is the atmosphere. The lively banquet made Zun Zun think that he had returned to "The Clear Sky".

On the second day of the party, Rimuru pestered Zunzun to make cola.

Although he said so, in Zun Zun's opinion, he just wanted to escape from his job as the lord of the town. Zhu Cai hid behind the door and looked at the two people who were in close contact unwillingly, but soon her cheeks turned slightly rosy as she didn't know what she thought of.

“…Rimuru, I think something bad is happening.”

"What a coincidence, I thought so too."

After secretly glancing at Zhu Cai who was lost in fantasy, Zun Zun decided not to delve into it any further, otherwise he would be the one who would get hurt.

A chill made the two of them shiver at the same time, but soon at Rimuru's urging, they decided to start making carbonated drinks.

In fact, the materials are very simple.

Carbonated water, coriander, orange, and honey for caramelization.

Unfortunately, there are none of these in the kitchen.

Zun Zun can only go into the forest with Rimuru to search, with Shion as a bodyguard and Shuna as a mount, and the three of them and the slime walk into the forest.

This was not a difficult task, and Toreni had even prepared the materials early on.

It seems that she is also looking forward to carbonated drinks.

"The method of making carbonated drinks is very simple. First, chop the coriander, then mash it with orange peel and orange juice and mix it together."

Wind magic chops the ingredients and squeezes the juice.

The gorgeous cooking method made the eyes of the four sweet kids who were sitting on the stone benches eagerly wait for it light up. They had never thought that there would be such a cooking method.

"Okay, so awesome!"

“As expected of you, a venerable master who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Rimuru-sama. I bow down to you!”

Shuna covered her mouth, and Shion fell to her knees and admitted defeat.

I don't know what there is to compare.

However, I have heard that some powerful chefs can tell how skilled their opponent is in cooking just by their knife skills and thus admit defeat. I don’t know if this is an exaggeration.

Zun Zun picked up the honeycomb on the stone slab, squeezed out some honey, and baked it with fire magic.

"Then the honey is heated until it caramelizes, which not only makes the cola sweet but also adds color. Finally, the two are mixed, stirred and filtered."

A burnt black liquid was produced. The pure black color made people feel a little uncomfortable and easily reminded people of dark dishes, which made Shuna and Toreni a little resistant.

However, Rimuru's eyes lit up with joy, causing Shion, who often made food of this color, to complain that he treated her differently.

However, it was obviously a misunderstanding.

What Zun Zun is producing now is concentrated juice, in other words, a simplified version of cola juice. It may not look good on the outside, but the taste is guaranteed.

“And finally, carbonated water.”

Zun Zun waved his hand and a water ball appeared in his palm. His other hand grabbed a ball of air and fused them together in a very rough way. "Don't just think this is air."

Seeing Rimuru's puzzled expression, Zun Zun explained to him: "The gas just now was carbon dioxide. I condensed it using the magic control power that can distinguish the molecular level. Only by adding carbon dioxide to water can carbonated water be made. Rimuru, you should know this, right?"

"I know..."

But can ordinary people control magic power to the molecular level? Even great sages may not be able to do it, right? Isn't this a completely monster-level existence! ?
"No, it's at the quark level."

"……what?"

"I can completely split elements at the quark level." Zun Zun looked at the dumbfounded Rimuru and asked curiously, "I said this because you looked like you wanted to ask. Am I wrong?"

"No, no..."

Disgusting!
Rimuru just felt nauseous. This nausea caused by the opponent's terrifying strength made him feel a little at a loss - this was the instinct of living things, and he had no way to avoid it.

Zun Zun smiled and said, "It's no big deal. You will be able to do it soon, Rimuru."

“No, no, no, I’m just a slime. I don’t have as much power as you.” Rimuru waved his hand.

Suddenly I found that he also likes to play memes.

What Zun Zun didn't know was that after Rimuru said this, the Great Sage's words echoed in his mind as if he refused to admit defeat.

[Answer: I can’t do it now]

"…Now, huh?"

“Rimuru-sama, what’s wrong?”

"No, it's nothing."

He smiled at Shuna and Shion who cared about him, and at the same time he was looking forward to the day when he could do it.

“Um…” Shuna timidly raised her hand. She first glanced at Zun Zun, then looked at the slime and said, “Sir Rimuru, I have a question.”

"what happened?"

"What are molecules and quarks?"

"what about this……"

Rimuru then explained the physical relationship between molecules, atoms, quarks and quantum to Shuna and Shion who was equally curious. When he talked about quantum and quarks, his expression suddenly changed:
"Ah, yes, yes, I'm not that good at physics to begin with! I'm just an ordinary office worker!"

Rimuru was angrily yelling at the air.

It seemed that he was ridiculed by the great sage for misinterpreting the definition on the material level, which made him feel a little embarrassed.

After Shuna and Shion understood this, they looked at Zun Zun like gods. No, to be honest, this is not an exaggerated ability.

He was surprisingly unaware of this aspect.

"Mix the carbonated water and cola puree together... OK! The simple version of cola is ready!"

"Oh oh oh!!!"

Rimuru held the wooden cup of Coke in both hands, as if it were a treasure, and shouted excitedly.

Shuna, Shion, and Toreni probably don't quite understand why they are so happy, but I'm sure they will soon fall for this wonderful drink!

"correct!"

Zun Zun snapped his fingers, and a chill blew across the wooden cup, causing some cold water droplets to condense on the cup.

"How can you drink Coke without drinking it cold?"

"You understand it very well!"

"Please, I understand!"

Rimuru excitedly raised the cold cola in his hand and said to everyone:

"——Cheers!" X5
Coke is really delicious.

I don’t know if it’s because the ingredients are fresh, or because it’s made by someone so awesome, or because I haven’t had it in a long time, but Coke is really delicious.

"Rimuru-sama! Rimuru-sama!"

"Please cheer up!"

“It’s melted, Rimuru-sama has melted!”

He lay limply on the stone slab, turning into a pool of slime water, and even muttered, "I have no regrets in death."

I was too moved.

But soon it turned into a bouncing slime and drank the Coke in the cup.

“——It tastes good!”

"Yeah, it's really delicious."

“Although the taste is a little strange, it is definitely delicious.”

“Do you like this drink, Rimuru-sama? But to make it, you need molecular-level control or something…”

Toreni, Shuna, and Shion also praised Cola, but the difficulty of replicating it was so great that they didn't know how to do it.

"You can try other methods. Carbonated water doesn't have to be made this way."

"really?"

"Of course, I promise. Rimuru can promise too."

"Please teach me! Please!" X2
Hearing what Zun Zun said, Shucai and Shion said it excitedly, it seemed that they had successfully integrated into their group.

(End of this chapter)