From the curse back, I started to eat the clone's soft rice

What happened?

This was the only thought in Hust's mind as he lay on the ground.

Now its mind is full of the scene just now.

If I saw correctly, the woman suddenly blocked in front of me at an extremely fast speed, and then with just one blow, she caught me off guard and seriously injured me.

You have to know that it is a superior demon. With the physical fitness of a superior demon, under normal circumstances, even if it stands still, it would be difficult for Axel Adventurer to hurt it with his ability.

This woman couldn't be an unknown person, as she was able to beat a superior demon like me with just one blow. But why couldn't I think of any information about her?

Yes, Hoster did not know Artoria. The reason why he recognized Mitsurugi Hibiki before was because the Demon King/Army had a bounty on the other party, but the problem was that the Demon King/Army did not have any bounty information about Artoria.

After all, given Altria's record, what's the point of offering a bounty other than sending someone to their death? If someone could claim the bounty, wouldn't it be quicker to just rob the Demon King/Army?

However, although he did not know Altria's true identity, this did not prevent Host from realizing Altria's strength.

Propping himself up from the ground, Hoste flew towards Anxiu's team again, but this time he did not choose to charge head-on. Instead, after getting close, he bypassed Artoria and made a detour from the side.

Its target from the beginning to the end was only Dounosuke who was lying on Huihui, that is, half of the evil god Warbucks. As long as it could bypass Artoria and take away Lord Warbucks' half, it could retreat immediately.

Unfortunately, its plan failed again.

Clang! ! !

Another blond figure, different from Altria, stood in front of Hoster and blocked Hoster's attack for his companions.

"You devil, don't even think about getting past me and attacking my companions!"

Darkness, who intercepted the demon with her physical strength, spoke righteously. Even in her serious posture, she was still very chivalrous.

Behind Darkness, the mage Youyou also released magic immediately.

"Fireball!"

The raging flames with a diameter of nearly ten meters instantly engulfed the demon's figure, and that was not the end.

With the help of Meili's enhanced magic, Youyou, whose attributes in all aspects were comprehensively strengthened, was like a spell machine gun, releasing a large amount of magic in succession as if he had no magic power.

Being caught in such a heavy bombardment, Host, who was already seriously injured, felt terribly miserable.

"This isn't good. If this continues, I'm afraid I'll really die here. Let's retreat first."

Realizing that he might not be able to take away half of Lord Warbuck's body today, Hust immediately thought of escaping.

However, just as it turned around and flew away trying to escape, it suddenly felt the scene in front of it spinning dizzily.

"You can't just run away like that."

Mary said with a smile as she casually released an illusion to trap Host in place. Beside Mary, Huihui had already begun chanting the explosion magic.

A huge amount of magic power gathered above Host, forming a magic circle that was far larger than any previous explosive magic, and then suddenly exploded.

"Explosion!"

The violent explosion submerged the demon's figure, and the aftermath even blew away other adventurers who had gathered here from afar.

Chapter 225: Team Anxiu becomes famous, and Sato Kazuma feels the disparity in the world

The battle to defeat the higher-level demon ended, and An Xiu and his team became completely famous.

Although he was already famous enough before, that was more based on the prophecy that Meili had released earlier and the title of Anxiu the Brave.

But this time is different. This time, An Xiu’s team became famous purely because of their strength.

After all, no matter how loud the title of a hero is, it is meaningless if he cannot defeat the devil. However, the record of Anxiu's team defeating and conquering the higher-level demons is real, and it was a perfect victory with no one in the team injured.

Anyone can do the simplest addition and subtraction. The brave warrior of the magic sword was defeated by the devil in a short time, while Anxiu's team defeated the devil without any damage in a short time.

Therefore, Anxiu's team is far stronger than the Demon Sword Hero who ranks third among the Kingdom's adventurers, and the equation is established.

Now, when Anshu's team walks on the streets of Axel, the adventurers they see will greet them with respect. This is nothing for Anshu, Meli and Altria, but for the other members of the team, especially Youyou and Huihui, this treatment is a world of difference from before.

......

In a blink of an eye, two days passed.

On this day, An Zheng was walking on the street with Meli and Altria. The purpose of their trip was to buy some ingredients with Suqing characteristics.

As another feature of this world besides the adventurer system, the fruits and vegetables in the Suqing world are of much higher quality than those in other worlds because they have life.

Anxiu planned to buy more and bring them back to share with his clones such as Mebius, Velvet, Sakura, Seele, Sakuya, as well as people close to him like Tallulah, Lappland, and Ais, so he bought a lot.

Fortunately, with Artoria around, Anxiu didn't need to pay for the bills. He just had to buy the things. As a member of the royal family, Artoria had no shortage of money in this world, even without counting the commission for defeating the higher-level demons. Not to mention that she had Meli, the chief court magician of the kingdom, beside her.

However, while shopping, An Xiu suddenly noticed an interesting figure.

"Thank you for your patronage. Thank you very much for your visit. Please come again next time."

In front of a fruit stall, Sato Kazuma and Aqua beside him were wearing clothes that looked like shop assistants, greeting passers-by with a smile on their faces.

I didn't expect to meet these two people here, but it makes sense. After all, in the original work, when Sato Kazuma and Aqua first came to this world, they did all kinds of jobs to save up start-up capital, including but not limited to waiters, salesmen and even brick movers on construction sites.

Coincidentally, An Xiu and the other two just happened to walk to the stall at this moment. Seeing this, Sato Kazuma immediately started greeting them again.

"Welcome! The fruits on our stall are all freshly picked that day. If you are interested in buying, please don't miss it..."

"Wait, this outfit...are you a reincarnated person?!"

Noticing the modern clothes on Anxiu, Sato Kazuma widened his eyes in shock. You know, this was the first time he met other reincarnated people after being reincarnated into another world.

As for the time when Anxiu was recognized as a hero in the guild, because there were too many people at that time, Sato Kazuma actually did not see Anxiu's true face. Strictly speaking, this should be his first formal meeting with Anxiu.

"A reincarnated person? You could say that."

Hearing that Sato Kazuma regarded himself as a reincarnated person like the other party, An Xiu had no intention of correcting him. After all, although he was not a reincarnated person from this world, there was no big difference between a time traveler and a reincarnated person in the strict sense.

"Pack up everything on the stall. I want them all."

"Oh, okay, thank you for your patronage."

Still immersed in the emotion of meeting other reincarnated people, Sato Kazuma subconsciously began to pack up all the goods on the stall. After all, reincarnated people also need money to live, which Sato Kazuma has deeply experienced during his time in the other world.

At the moment, An Xiu's behavior of booking the entire place is undoubtedly considered a big customer. Although he and Aqua are just shop assistants at this stall, they can still get a good commission based on this performance.

"Wait, why do you have so much money even though we're both reincarnated? Have you been reincarnated into this world for a long time?"

Although they were just some ordinary goods, they added up to tens of thousands of eris. You have to know that Sato Kazuma and Aqua worked very hard every day and could only earn 20,000 eris a month.

It is impossible for a reincarnated person who has just arrived in this world to take out such a large sum of money. The only explanation is that the other party has been developing in this world for a long time.

However, An Xiu shook his head.

"In fact, I've only just arrived in this world. If I hadn't just completed a subjugation commission not long ago, I wouldn't have much money."

"But this kind of thing doesn't really matter. After all, I'm not the one paying."

"What do you mean?"

This thought just popped up in his mind, but before he could ask it out loud, Sato Kazuma saw Altria and Meli, who had been standing behind Anshu, walking forward.

“Just put the packaged goods next to it.”

Mary simply waved her staff lightly, and with a shower of falling petals, all the previous goods disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Artoria stepped forward to pay the money, then retreated behind Anxiu again.

"It's amazing! All the goods disappeared in an instant. Is this some special magical effect?"

"Also, I wonder what the relationship between you is? Are you simply adventuring companions?"

Although the scene of all the goods disappearing just now was magical, it was no longer what Sato Kazuma was most concerned about now.

At this moment, he was looking at Meli and Artoria behind Anxiu with a stiff expression. With the ability to judge people that he had cultivated in the other world during this period of time, he could conclude that although he did not know the true identities of Artoria and Meli, even judging from their temperament alone, the two were definitely rich or noble.

Especially the majesty that Altria inadvertently revealed when she was in a superior position for a long time. Although Sato Kazuma did not dare to guess that she was from the royal family, he could also judge that she might be from some noble family in another world.

As for Mary, her luxurious robes and the obviously valuable staff, her ears that were completely different from those of humans, characteristics of a nightmare, and the magic she had just used to make all the goods disappear, were enough to explain a lot.

When Altria heard Sato Kazuma's question, she spoke seriously.

"My name is Altria Pendragon. I am a member of the adventurer team formed by the master, and I am also a knight loyal to the master."

"Although this is only a trivial help, after I pledge allegiance to the master, all expenses during the adventure will be covered by me."

"Yeah, in this respect, I'm the same as Leah."

Mary beside her also nodded and replied.

Of course, at this moment, Sato Kazuma could no longer hear the sounds from the outside world. After Altria and Meli spoke one after another, Sato Kazuma's heart, which had been broken since he was reborn into another world, was gently shattered.

Chapter 226: Changes in the plot, Sato Kazuma: Aqua has set me up!

As early as the first day of his reincarnation into this different world, Sato Kazuma realized that this world was not a beautiful place.

There is no wonderful encounter like the protagonist of a light novel, no magnificent adventure journey, only day-to-day work and the embarrassment of life, plus a goddess who always holds him back.

The unwillingness to spend a coin in half was enough to shatter all the beautiful filters of the other world. The stinking stable where he lived every night told him clearly that even if he was reincarnated into another world, he would still have to face the fucking reality.

However, someone now tells Sato Kazuma that the other world is not without its beautiful side, but this beauty does not belong to him.

As reincarnated people, some can meet a noble female knight and a nightmare wizard as soon as they are born, and successfully gain their loyalty. After being kept by them, they can embark on a refreshing adventure in another world and become true winners in life.

However, some people have to work like slaves as soon as they land due to financial reasons. They even have to borrow money to register as adventurers. They wake up every day thinking about where to work and earn money, and because they have no money, they can only sleep in a smelly stable at night.

So, what exactly caused me to become like this?

Sato Kazuma thought carefully and quickly identified the culprit.

It’s all Aqua’s fault!

It was because of Aqua that he not only did not have the special abilities bestowed by heaven at the beginning, but also because of several key failures and delays, the two of them lost their jobs several times!

If it weren't for Aqua, his life in the other world wouldn't be so miserable. If it weren't for Aqua, he might have been able to get out of the predicament sooner because he only had to consider himself.

He was set up by Aqua!

"Ah sneeze!"

Aqua, who was originally doing well by the side, suddenly sneezed, and then she found Sato Kazuma staring at her with a hostile look on his face.

"Why are you suddenly staring at me with such fierce eyes? Wait... could it be that I was discovered when I secretly used the money to buy alcohol last time?"

"No, in fact I had already guessed it, but now is a good time to settle the account."

"Wait, wait a minute, I'm a goddess, isn't it normal for you to give me some money to buy me some wine? Why are you suddenly so angry!!!"

The stall, which had been peaceful before, fell into chaos. Fortunately, all the goods were bought by An Xiu and others, so it was not a big deal.

As for whether the boss would deduct their wages for damaging the stall in the evening, it was none of An Xiu and the others' business. After all, they had only chatted for a few minutes from beginning to end.

......

After leaving the street, Anshu, Meli and Altria returned to the team's base.

Now, with the superior demon Hoster defeated, the prequel of the Suqing world, that is, the plot of presenting explosions for a beautiful world, has come to an end, and the next plot of the Suqing world main story is still a long transition period away from now.

In other words, if Anxiu doesn't want to find fun on his own next, then he can actually consider leaving the Suqing world, because from now until the end of the first season of the original story before the invasion of the Demon King/Military General Beldia, it will be a peaceful period.

However, Anxiu's idea was rejected by Mary.

"The so-called plot isn't set in stone. In fact, since Leah and I were sent to this world by our Master, many of the plots in the original novel have undergone significant changes. It's just that you haven't noticed it yet, Master."

"For example, due to the strength that Leah had previously displayed in this world, the Demon King/Army felt the pressure and many of the plans in the original novel have begun to accelerate."

"Also, regarding the prophecy I released earlier about the hero, although it brought the master great fame in this world, it also made the Demon King's army aware of it."

"Plus, news of the Master's recent success in defeating a high-ranking demon has spread. Beldia and Hans, the Demon King/military officer from the original novel, are already on their way to Axel. Perhaps their intention is to strangle this brave Master in the cradle."

The Demon King/military officer Beldia and Hans, also known as the Undead Knight and the Poisonous Slime in the original work, will probably take some time before they appear if the plot progresses normally.

But as Meli said, the plot is not static. Since Altria brought too much pressure to the Demon King/Army after being sent to this world by Anshu, the Demon King/Army is very concerned about Anshu, the hero predicted by Meli.

It would have been fine if An Xiu had not shown any outstanding qualities, but the team formed by An Xiu happened to have successfully defeated a high-level demon not long ago.

Although the brave Anshu never took action at all during the whole process, and relied entirely on Meli's enhanced magic and the performance of Yoyo, Huihui, Darkness and others, the Demon King/Army obviously didn't know about it. The only news they got was that the brave Anshu had just formed a team and was able to lead the team to successfully eliminate the superior demon.

From the perspective of the Demon King/Army, An Xiu is the undisputed MVP.

With Altria around, the pressure on the Demon King/Army was already great enough, and they naturally could not allow a new threat that was visible to the naked eye to continue to grow. Therefore, Beldia, who was supposed to come to Axel in the subsequent plot, and Hans, who was plotting to destroy the important territory of the Axis Cult, were all sent here, preparing to stage a plot in which the hero was blocked by the Demon King/Army cadres before leaving the novice village.

However, the Demon King/Army obviously overlooked one thing, that is, they did not expect that Altria and Meli would be in Anshu's team.

"After all, Leah and I didn't reveal our identities before. Axel wouldn't have any adventurers who could recognize us except Darkness."

Meili said with a happy smile on her face.