The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing

“Mom — — — —”

A rugged voice echoed through the Adventurers Guild, belonging to a large shield warrior whose weathered face spoke of his age.

Yet, the object of his cries was a beautiful young woman.

“How dare you underestimate nobles! I'll slaughter you all!”

Darkness, her face flushed crimson, charged at the adventurer who'd called her 'Mom,' but the man easily dodged her clearly misaimed attack, continuing to shout excessively:

“Mom! Why are you angry? I'm hungry, feed me milk!”

The affected mannerisms displayed on such a large man were truly unbearable.

However, this good-natured teasing and ridicule filled the Adventurers Guild with a cheerful atmosphere for a time.

That is, until the man carelessly failed to notice the counter, and Darkness, seizing the opportunity, punched him to the ground, triggering even greater laughter.

“Darkness, resorting to violence at a banquet is impolite, you know.

See how happy everyone looks? You should learn to be more considerate.”

“…I never thought the day would come when Aqua would tell me to be considerate.”

The noble lady's expression was complex.

Just as Darkness was reeling from this blow, a female adventurer walked over, a mischievous grin on her face, and teased:

“Mom—! I helped gather medicinal herbs too, so I want milk too… Ouch, ouch, ouch!”

“If you want milk, don't you have your own?

I'm quite confident in my strength, I'll help you squeeze it out!”

“Stop! Lalatina, stop it! You'll twist my breasts off!”

The female adventurer whose breasts were being grabbed screamed in agony.

“See that, Sena?” Kazuma said, pointing at the perverted female knight who was constantly grabbing other people's breasts.

“When you grow up, never become a barbaric woman like your mother.”

“I, I understand!

Does Kazuma like refined ladies?

Then I will strive to become one!”

“Huh? Ah, well… you do your best.”

“Yes! I will do my best!”

Sena's little face was incredibly earnest.

Kazuma felt like there had been an unnecessary misunderstanding, but he didn't bother to correct it.

The whole thing started when Darkness's daughter… no, her cousin Sena, fell ill some time ago, and Kazuma made a potion to cure her.

Although Kazuma was the one who ultimately made the potion, these adventurers were the ones who gathered the ingredients.

Sena expressed her desire to thank the adventurers, which is why the banquet was held, leading to the current situation.

“By the way, Kazuma!”

“Yes, I'm Kazuma.”

“Didn't you say you were going to prepare some good ingredients to celebrate today?

Come on, quickly bring out the ingredients you prepared!”

Aqua cheered.

Since they were holding a banquet, food and drink were of utmost importance, and while the guild's food wasn't bad, it wasn't fancy enough for a celebration, so Kazuma planned to bring his own ingredients.

“Speaking of which, you've been acting all mysterious.

What exactly did you prepare?”

“Heh heh heh, don't be surprised when you hear this!

The ingredient I prepared is… dragon meat!”

“—Dragon meat!?”

“That's right, dragon meat!

How about that, aren't you surprised?!

I spent a fortune to buy it, so you don't need to thank me… Hey, what's with that stupid expression on your face?”

The joy and praise he'd envisioned didn't materialize.

Instead, Aqua's disgusted expression gave Kazuma a bad feeling.

“I didn't think Kazuma would prepare such garbage ingredients.”

“Hey— — — —”

Her words immediately displeased him.

“Do you know how much money I spent!?”

“It's not about the money!

Listen to me, Kazuma.

Dragon meat is tough and gamey, so unpalatable that it's rarely seen at banquets.

Rather, if it appears at a banquet, it means the host doesn't welcome the guests.”

“Huh, huh?”

Kazuma lacked common sense in this world.

He asked blankly, “Wait, wait a minute, isn't dragon meat a high-class ingredient?

Shouldn't it be delicious like leek duck…?”

“Dragons are the strongest monsters, you know.

Their muscular bodies have almost no fat, and the meat of carnivores is naturally gamey.

It's only because eating it can increase your stats that it's so expensive.”

“What!?”

He never imagined that would be the reason.

Didn't that mean he'd messed up?

But what was important now was—

“Hey Yunyun, you should really need dragon meat, right?

You see, when making potions…”

“No, making potions requires dragon blood, not dragon meat.

Besides, I need high-grade gold dragons, not ordinary ones.

Also, there's no need to try to sell me ingredients, my stats hardly increase from eating high-class food.”

Yunyun flatly refused.

Kazuma twitched his lips.

He felt like he was trying to sell a comb to a bald man, which was absurd.

“Hey Megumin and Yunyun…”

“Do you think I, who takes pride in being a Crimson Demon, would want the power of mere dragons?

Moreover, arch-wizards rely on skills rather than physical strength… so Yunyun, put your wallet away.”

It was one thing for Megumin not to buy it, but she wouldn't even let Yunyun buy it.

The kind girl could only give him a helpless look.

“Aqua, you who have eaten delicacies with me must…”

“My stats are already super high, increasing them further is meaningless, so I'll have to decline the dragon meat.

You weakling can eat it by yourself.”

“What are you talking about, you're eating with me!

I'm going to use dragon meat to replenish your deficient brain!”

Kazuma shouted angrily.

It wasn't that he really wanted to sell the dragon meat, but that he didn't want to admit that he was careless and had ruined the banquet.

He looked at Sena, who was sitting obediently in Yunyun's lap, sipping juice.

“I heard Sena really likes Darkness—your mom, right?”

“Yes, I like her the most!”

Sena gave a pure smile.

“Wow… Kazuma the scumbag is going to bully a child.”

"As expected of Kazuma and that devil, they even try to deceive children."

"It's truly unbearable."

The condemning voices of his companions made his expression stiff, but Satou Kazuma continued, "So, Sheffina, you want to become someone like Darkness?"

"Well…"

Sheffina looked at Darkness violently teaching the adventurers a lesson in the venue, then looked at Yunyun hugging her, thought for a while, and finally nodded hesitantly.

"Yes, I want to become an adventurer like Mama!"

"Then, Sheffina, do you know what Darkness is most famous for? Of course, it's not her family name, nor her hopeless perverted attributes, but her arm strength and physique! That arm strength comparable to a dragon and a body as hard as Adamantine ore are what she prides herself on!"

"Is that so!?"

Sheffina's eyes lit up.

She likes Darkness very much, perhaps even more than Alice, so she cares about this kind of thing.

"But never mind, dragon meat is too much of a burden for me."

"What!?"

Satou Kazuma, who was rejected, was immediately dumbfounded. He thought he could successfully sell the dragon meat.

"Then there's no helping it."

He gritted his teeth, with a reluctant expression, and said, "Then I can only add two stories, such as when I went to Darkness's hometown and did such and such excessive things to her, and the matter of competing with the lord of this town for the ownership of Darkness."

"—Your dragon meat, I'll buy it all!"

"Thank you for your patronage!"

Sheffina waved her hand and bought all the unsold dragon meat, while Satou Kazuma showed a vulgar and humble smile, which aroused the disgusted gazes of his companions present.

It can be said that Satou Kazuma's methods are despicable, even disgusting, but in fact, he is no different from those so-called big brands.

They are all just adding stories to their products, adding so-called added value and then selling them at high prices.

No, Satou Kazuma hasn't even sold it at a high price, it can be said to be very conscientious.

Then Satou Kazuma began to tell stories about Darkness, and Sheffina listened with great interest until her little belly made a slight sound, and the girl shyly covered her stomach.

"That's right, the main course should be served at the banquet. But is it still in time to prepare at the guild now? There probably won't be enough food, right?"

Megumin looked around.

The adventurers didn't say anything, but they all looked a little hungry. It would be considered impolite if the banquet didn't serve food.

But the key issue is that if this dragon meat is served, it would be considered lacking in noble demeanor, and Sheffina's reputation would be ruined!

"It's all Kazuma's fault! Thinking of getting dragon meat or something, doing such unnecessary things!"

"I, I…"

Satou Kazuma was also very angry when Aqua said this, but it was indeed his responsibility that it turned out like this. If he hadn't asked to take care of the food, the main course wouldn't have been delayed.

Some adventurers were already clamoring loudly for food, especially Dust, who was shouting the loudest, but he became quiet after Yunyun punched him.

"There's no helping it, I'll think of a way."

Yunyun put Sheffina in her arms on the stool.

Yunyun said worriedly, "But the problem now isn't what to eat, but that there aren't enough ingredients, what exactly…"

"Aren't there ingredients?"

"…What?"

When they looked at what Yunyun was pointing at, their expressions were a little complicated.

"Are you talking about dragon meat?"

"No, no, no, isn't this dragon meat hard and unpalatable? It's not suitable for entertaining guests, right? If it's considered deliberately making things difficult, then Sheffina's reputation will be…!"

"No, wait a minute! If it's Yunyun, there shouldn't be a problem!"

Satou Kazuma thought of Yunyun's unbelievably good cooking skills and gave a thumbs up full of expectation.

"I'm counting on you, Yunyun!"

"Leave it to me!"

Yunyun gave a thumbs up to Sheffina, who was also worried. In order not to disappoint her, she could only give it a try!

As the dragon steaks were constantly brought to the table, the adventurers' expressions varied. Some people said that the higher the ability value increased by dragon meat, the more unpalatable it was. For a time, some people didn't dare to eat it.

But there are always people who are more enthusiastic about bringing high ability values than whether it is delicious or not, so they closed their eyes and stuffed a large piece of dragon meat into their mouths, and then froze on the spot.

"Hey… hey, how does it taste? Say something! Ah, ah… Damn it! Since that's the case, I can only eat it!"

Seeing his companion silent, an adventurer also closed his eyes and took a bite of the dragon steak.

—Delicious!

"There is no fishy smell at all, the freshness of the dragon meat is completely expressed, not only that, but it can also retain the dragon meat's powerful wildness. The chewy and smooth taste makes every bite a delight! Delicious! It can already be said to be a delicacy!"

"Darkness has become a food critic!"

In Megumin's exclamation, Darkness spoke eloquently, making people wonder if she was deliberately saying this to make everyone accept it, but seeing that other people were also eating the dragon meat with relish, Satou Kazuma swallowed and took a bite with the determination to die—

This banquet became very successful.

In addition to the lovely and well-behaved Sheffina becoming the treasure of many adventurers, there was also the high-level and unbelievably delicious dragon meat served at the banquet.

Later, I heard that because of this incident, Axel's dragon meat became a hot commodity, and the price continued to rise.