The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing

"Pay up!"

"I don't have it."

Cecily was like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water. She declared that she would never repay the money, not in this lifetime. The only way out was to offer herself as a mistress to rely on Zun Zun, writing off all the debt.

How could he let her succeed!

Someone, anyone... Yellow, wake her up!

In the end, Jesta said he would take responsibility for the matter. Although he couldn't produce that much money, he was willing to compensate in other ways.

For example, future visits to the hot springs could be reimbursed by the Axis Church, or only Axis Church priests could soak in the hot springs at the source... things like that.

Zun Zun didn't care for these things, but when Cecily said that soaking in the hot springs at the source would improve the skin and have a beautifying effect, Megumin and Yunyun were visibly moved.

As expected of girls, they had a great interest in beauty like the 'trapped' Onee-san.

Wait, 'trapped' Onee-san?

And when Zun Zun asked if his family or companions could enjoy the same treatment, Jesta said there was no problem at all. Considering that over 300 people from the Crimson Demons could enjoy this benefit, Zun Zun forgave Cecily.

Who said the villagers weren't family?

Afterward, Cecily said it was an apology, inviting them to experience the hot springs, all four of them together in a mixed bath. The four, of course, were her, Zun Zun, Yunyun, and Megumin.

Jesta pointed to himself: "What about me?"

Yunyun shyly waved her hands: "Th-that... mixed bathing... i-isn't good, right?"

"Oh, why are you so shy?"

Cecily hugged Yunyun and rubbed her vigorously, then said to Megumin, "It's just mixed bathing, there's nothing to be ashamed of, right?"

"That's right, after all, I've already bathed with Zun Zun before."

"Oh, how bold!"

Cecily's eyes lit up.

"Megumin!?" Yunyun said anxiously, "That was when we were little, and..."

"So what?"

Megumin stared at her rival.

Last night, Yunyun stayed with Zun Zun at the hot spring inn, and she heard that they even stayed in the same room, which made her feel an unknown sense of crisis.

"Or are you saying you're too scared, Yunyun?"

"I-I..."

After hesitating for a long time, Yunyun blushed and forced herself to say, "I-I know! After all, Zun Zun and I are already in that kind of relationship!"

"Huh? Wait, what kind of relationship are you in?"

"Just bathing together, this is a hurdle that must be overcome! Okay, I'll do my best!"

"So what kind of relationship are you in, explain it to me!"

After Megumin provoked her, she became the anxious one instead.

Zun Zun and Jesta pointed to themselves at the same time.

What about my opinion?

Obviously, under Cecily's instigation, there was no room for Zun Zun to express his opinion.

...

At the hot spring source in the mountains behind Alcanretia, because Cecily was a beautiful priest of the Axis Church, they easily entered the forbidden area where outsiders were not allowed.

The four of them soaked in the hot spring in a small circular pit about two meters wide blasted open by explosion magic.

Honestly, it was a bit crowded.

"Ugh... bliss, bliss!"

Megumin lay on the edge of the hot spring, her expression incomparably relaxed, obviously very satisfied with the hot spring at the source.

Yunyun blushed and curled up in the corner. She was still a little shy, although she had been spurred on by the heat of the moment, she immediately felt ashamed after calming down.

As for Cecily and Zun Zun...

She kept rubbing her oversized agar slime against Zun Zun's face: "Come on, come on! Don't look so gloomy, Onee-san knows she was wrong, isn't this an apology? Come on, Onee-san will feed you!"

This girl always wants to punch above her weight!

"Let go, stay away from me!"

Zun Zun pushed her fair and tender shoulders away, even though the cherry-flavored oversized agar slime kept shaking in front of his eyes, he didn't have the slightest thought.

It's impossible for a person to have thoughts about an idiot, just like never having thoughts about a monkey... Someone, get the person who said 'pretty face, not bad' out of here!

Megumin, lying on the edge of the hot spring, said lazily, "You two, don't be too noisy, at least observe the hot spring etiquette."

"Uh..."

The two of them looked at her at the same time.

Probably feeling a little pricked by their gazes, Megumin turned her head to look at them and said, "If you have something to say, just say it."

"That... Megumin, you clearly have a groove in your back, but your chest is completely flat."

Cecily spoke without thinking.

Megumin's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she chanted the incantation for explosion magic: "Are you looking for a fight! Okay, I accept, after all, the Crimson Demons always respond to challenges!"

"W-wait, Onee-san was wrong, don't be impulsive!"

"Megumin, don't mess around!"

"Stop it!"

The three of them restrained her at the same time.

After messing around for a while, Cecily leaned on Yunyun and Megumin, sticking out her broad pectoral muscles, looking quite pleased.

Where did she get this middle-aged uncle vibe?

Cecily said, "Hey Zun Zun, let me join you too, Onee-san doesn't mind being your mistress. If that's the case, the cute Megumin and Yunyun will be mine too!"

"I don't want to."

She played a good game, but unfortunately, Zun Zun refused very simply.

Cecily laughed it off: "I knew I'd be rejected. Speaking of which, I really want to go on adventures, but the people who can support me... cough cough, where are my companions?"

After speaking, she sighed resentfully.

This girl is truly hopeless.

Megumin suddenly said, "Let Zun Zun do a divination for you."

"Divination?"

"That's right, Zun Zun's divination is very powerful, almost as good as his Onee-san. Ah, I forgot to say, Zun Zun's Onee-san is the Crimson Demons' incredibly accurate diviner."

"Huh?"

Cecily looked at Zun Zun in surprise.

After Jesta was released, they knew that they were caught because of Zun Zun—a letter sent from the Crimson Demon Village, just because that letter was sent by a divine diviner, so it was taken so seriously.

"Zun Zun..."

"I understand, I'll help you with a divination."

"Thank you!"

Cecily hugged him.

Actually, Zun Zun didn't know how to do divination at all, his talents were all sucked away by the 'trapped' Onee-san. But in order to avoid being entangled any further, Zun Zun looked at the night sky with unfocused eyes, pretending to do a divination.

What should he do?

He thought about what to say, but wouldn't it be too cruel to that person?

No, no, no!

Better to let a friend die than myself, I'm sorry!

"You will become a companion with a hero in the future. He is a very powerful person, and also a handsome man. His name... that's right, his name is Mitsurugi Kyouya, a magic sword hero."

After saying that, he noticed that Cecily's expression was a little strange.

"What's wrong, aren't you satisfied? He's a very upright hero, and also the handsome man you like, you'll regret it for the rest of your life if you miss him."

"No, no, no, how should I put it... I did meet him, but I scared him away, I guess I've already missed him."

"...Hey!"

It seems that even Mitsurugi Kyouya couldn't stand her, even though he admired the idiot goddess Aqua so much.

Cecily suddenly stood up and shouted, "You guys are going to Axel next, right? Onee-san has decided, I'm going to work hard and try to get transferred to Axel!"

"Aren't you still clinging to me!"

Zun Zun shouted in despair.