The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing

“Pfft—”

“Wah!”

“I’m so, so sorry!”

“It’s alright, it’s alright.”

Zun Zun never expected that the beautiful tree-person, who had been drinking tea with him just now, looking elegant and serene, would suddenly spit it out in such an unseemly manner.

He was currently receiving their hospitality.

The two of them hadn't left the forest… no, it should be said that the forest had left them.

The towering trees surrounding them seemed to have grown legs, constantly moving backward. Soon, they cleared a relatively open and flat space, even deliberately avoiding the sun to prevent it from shining on the two of them.

“Hmm…”

“Is something the matter?”

“No, it’s just that I didn’t expect trees to be able to move, it’s quite astonishing.”

“Is that so? Yes, because the tree-person race rarely appears before people unless there is a major crisis in the forest, so even if people know, they won’t easily discover them.”

“Eh, don’t tell me Toreiny, you think I’m a dangerous person!?”

“Well…”

Toreiny didn't say anything, yet it was as if she had said everything. But it was really strange, Zun Zun had clearly suppressed his magic power, so why could Toreiny still sense his special nature?

Could it be that, because she was a tree-person close to nature, she was particularly sensitive to magic power and could sense his abnormality?

It seems that the trees in this world are as bizarre as the fruits and vegetables in *Konosuba*, no, considering the legends of tree spirits and the like, perhaps this side is more acceptable?

“You have a troubled expression, is something the matter?”

“It’s nothing, it’s just that my common sense is constantly being challenged, I can’t help but wonder if I’ll collapse because of it one day.”

“Miss Toreiny, did something just happen?”

“What?”

“It’s not good to play dumb. Such an elegant beauty suddenly spat out tea, something must have happened, right? If you don’t tell me, I’ll get angry.”

His eyes gleamed slightly.

“…Actually, I just learned some ridiculous things about our alliance leader, it’s nothing that can be brought to the table.”

Stared at by the red eyes, Toreiny slowly opened her mouth.

Hmm, a little coercion is effective. Sometimes, coercion is also a social skill, Zun Zun deeply understood the knowledge he learned from Erica.

Can she obtain knowledge from afar?

Considering the information of the tree-people in another world, she can probably grasp the anomalies in the entire forest, that’s why she is like this.

“I see.”

Zun Zun didn't continue to ask, which instead made Toreiny feel strange.

“Aren’t you going to ask more?”

“It doesn’t matter, anyway, I’ll see him in a little while.”

He casually shrugged his shoulders.

Toreiny invited Zun Zun to drink tea in the forest under the guise of apologizing, but her main purpose was to delay time, he saw through such a purpose at a glance.

“I’m, I’m sorry, please forgive me…”

“It’s alright, it’s alright.”

Zun Zun waved his hand at the beauty who was bowing deeply and said, “After all, I don’t suffer a loss being able to eat such delicious dried fruit and tea.”

“These are made by tree-people who absorb a large amount of magic essence, condense the excess magic essence into fruits, and then dry them. Although it may sound like I’m boasting, they are indeed very rare, and they are very popular foods to sell.”

“Yes, I believe it.”

He knew from tasting it that the deliciousness of this fruit was more delicious than many rare ingredients in *Konosuba*—fruit nurtured by pure magic essence, it was a rare delicacy for magic lovers, maybe it would increase magic power and experience points.

As for whether it was as delicious as his own cherries…

He hasn't eaten them, so he won't compare.

Moreover, this tea is not simple either, it seems to be made from the essence of plants and trees that Toreiny condensed from the trees, the rich aroma of plants and trees and the dense taste far exceeded any fruit juice, Zun Zun couldn't help but want to name it Toreiny Juice.

Eh, is there a sense of déjà vu?

“That, Miss Toreiny…”

“Please take these with you when you leave.”

The surrounding vines kept wriggling, and then a large amount of dried fruit and plant essence appeared on the stone table.

“Oh! Thank you so much!”

Zun Zun's face lit up with joy.

Miss Toreiny was so enthusiastic and hospitable, he was a little touched.

“That’s right!”

Based on the idea that he couldn't accept favors for nothing, Zun Zun took out a lot of things from his storage space, including fruits from *Isekai Ojisan*, vegetable strips from *Konosuba*, as well as various magic tools and magic stones.

Honestly, he didn't know what Toreiny liked, but it wouldn't hurt to prepare more.

Afterwards, he found that Toreiny preferred magic stones.

They are also things that contain a large amount of magic essence, and the magic essence they contain is purer than that contained in fruits, but for Zun Zun, who can only use them as tools, they are far less substantial than fruits that can satisfy his appetite.

“I didn’t expect you to be so magnanimous, in that case, I can’t be stingy either.”

Toreiny said this with a serious face.

“—I invite you to eat the food that I have treasured for a long time!”

Hmm?

The word 'treasured for a long time' is really surprising, judging from her meaning, it seems to be something more precious than magic essence dried fruit, which made Zun Zun look forward to it.

But when she took the things out—

“I say, Miss Toreni. If I’ve misunderstood, please allow me to apologize in advance.”

“Yes?”

Meeting the beauty's puzzled expression, Zun Zun twitched the corner of his mouth, pointed to the things treasured and preserved on the stone slab, and couldn't help but say loudly:

“Isn’t this just potato strips!?”

“Yes! They are potato strips!”

Toreni carefully picked up one, then put it in her mouth and kept tasting it, a happy smile on her face.

Very beautiful.

No wonder people always say that beauty can be a feast for the eyes.

But it also couldn't change the fact that what was in front of him was just potato strips. Not believing it, Zun Zun specifically tried one, but in the end, it was still ordinary potato strips. They had even become a little wilted and dry because they had been placed for too long.

Could this be a mukbang from another world?

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Watching others enjoy eating, but when it's your turn, it's terribly unpalatable. Should it be called fraud, or should it be said…

“Miss Toreni, do you like eating potatoes?”

“Yes! Because I was born from potatoes, I especially like eating potatoes.”

“…Eh?”

Zun Zun was slightly surprised.

Looking up and down at the tree beauty in front of him, shouldn't she normally be born from beings like tree people, why potatoes?

But since fruits and vegetables in 《KonoSuba》 are alive, maybe the beauty in front of him is a potato spirit. While marveling at the diversity of species in this world, he also silently shut his mouth.

He was afraid that his common sense would be destroyed.

And a potato spirit likes to eat potatoes, isn't that cannibalism?

“…That's right!” Zun Zun snapped his fingers and said, “Since Miss Toreni likes to eat potato products, then I'll make you some potato snacks as a return gift.”

“Is that okay?”

“It's nothing, it's nothing.”

It was a good opportunity to get closer and maybe get more information out of her.

From the beginning, Zun Zun had been trying to find out information about this place indirectly, but he didn't know if his intentions were too obvious, or if Toreni's mouth was tight. He got no information other than her name, which made him a little depressed.

If he could show that he had no hostility and use his inexplicably strong cooking skills, maybe he could get more information.

Considering the production method, variety, and flavor, Zun Zun finally chose potato chips.

To ensure the deliciousness, he chose the potatoes from 《KonoSuba》 that could jump up and hit someone's knee. He used wind magic to peel and slice them, used water magic to wash away the residual starch on the surface, then used fire magic to cook the potato chips, and finally used wind magic to dry them.

The Crimson Demons use magic to wash clothes, farm, and naturally, they can also use magic to cook.

At least, that's what Zun Zun did.

Toreni covered her mouth, attracted by the gorgeous movements, completely surprised that someone could cook with magic.

Very good.

A certain Drug King once said during a lodging and study session that performance (Live Cooking) is also part of cooking. Instead of serving the prepared food on the table as usual, he cooked it live in front of the guests, which made the guests look forward to the taste even more.

With the oil heated by flames, and under the continuous stirring of wind magic, the potato chips were also made.

When Zun Zun casually sprinkled salt, an incredibly intoxicating aroma wafted out, causing the surrounding trees to become restless.

He didn't expect that the food he made would even shock the trees.

Although they weren't real trees, but the tree people, was it a bit of an exaggeration to be able to do this?

Could it be that he was actually very powerful?

“Please enjoy.”

“Is it really okay for me to taste such rare food?”

“That's an exaggeration, it's just potato chips. Besides, food is made for people to taste, please enjoy.”

“…Then I won't be polite.”

Just as Toreni was about to enjoy the delicious potato chips in front of her with reverence, suddenly a powerful magical power erupted from somewhere in the forest, rushing towards the two of them at high speed.

“…Hmm?”

“Ah!”

A look of joy appeared on Toreni's face. Seeing her expression, Zun Zun also had some guesses.

This magical power was somewhat powerful.

Although it couldn't compare to the magic power of a Godslayer, it wasn't far off. Of course, compared to Zun Zun, who had a second magic source, it was much weaker.

The two silently watched the front of the forest.

Before long, a strange light blue object hopped and skipped through the forest and quickly came to them. And the first thing it said was—

“Please, let me have a taste too!”

“…Hmm?”

Zun Zun looked at the small, water ball-like object in front of him with some surprise. If he hadn't seen it wrong, it should be a slime, right?

The slime in front of him seemed to know that its sudden appearance would easily cause misunderstandings. It conjured up hands and waved them frantically, while loudly saying: “N-no, it's not like that! Nice to meet you! I'm the slime Rimuru, I'm not an evil slime, okay!”

“Pfft—”

This time it was Zun Zun's turn to spit it out. He looked amusingly at the light blue slime waving its hands frantically in front of him, indicating that it was harmless.

“Don't laugh, is this a challenge? I lost.”

“…Eh?”

The slime seemed slightly surprised that Zun Zun understood the reference.