The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing

#411 - Gu Suqing is the god of laziness and tyranny

Success and failure truly hang by a thread.

Megumin's approach might not be ideal, but it's definitely effective! ... Provided, of course, that her Explosion magic succeeds.

However, throwing Chomusuke at Wolbach was a terrible move, turning a potentially good play into a disastrous one, causing Kazuma Sato to erupt in anger.

"You idiot, look what you've done!"

"What did you say!?"

Megumin shouted back, somewhat embarrassed and annoyed.

Meanwhile, Wolbach and Chomusuke, both startled, simultaneously sighed in relief. It became clear then that the cat-like elder sister and the small black cat were strikingly similar, almost as if they were molded from the same cast.

"W-wait, now is not the time to argue!"

Darkness stepped in, standing between the two.

"Kazuma, how does Wolbach regain her power? What did you say earlier?"

"No good! Chomusuke!"

Kazuma Sato exclaimed in alarm. He had learned from Wolbach during their conversation that she could only regain her lost power by killing Chomusuke.

Didn't that mean—

Wolbach and Chomusuke stared intently at each other, then touched foreheads, unleashing a blinding light that dazzled everyone.

This wasn't how it was supposed to go!

Wasn't she supposed to kill Chomusuke?

However, everyone quickly understood. In Wolbach's weakened state, how could she possibly kill Chomusuke?

Fusion was the only optimal solution.

Wolbach must have said those things to make Megumin see her as an enemy, right?

The light quickly faded.

When Wolbach reappeared before them, she had completely transformed.

Her yellow cat-like eyes became more profound, revealing both a hint of unintentional allure and a hidden, deadly danger.

Her previously plain robe had transformed into a tight-fitting black dress, the skirt swaying gently with her movements, subtly revealing glimpses of her alluring legs.

Her short red hair had grown long, reaching her waist, cascading over her shoulders like a scarlet waterfall, accentuating her mysterious and irresistible aura.

Unlike her previous mature, elder sister appearance, Wolbach now resembled a young girl, except her chest had become even more magnificent, attracting the attention of all the adventurers.

"You are..."

"Hmm~ Finally back to normal."

Her voice was still mature.

The girl's use of an older sister-type voice felt somewhat awkward, but for some reason, the male adventurers present shuddered.

"Oh, oh, I see, I see."

Aqua formed a circle with her index finger and thumb, as if examining Wolbach's combat power, and said, "With all your power restored and the seal completely解除, you've now become a true evil god."

"It's goddess!"

Wolbach slightly furrowed her beautiful brows.

It had to be said that Aqua was completely slandering her. If you compared her to Wolbach and asked who was the true goddess, Kazuma Sato would definitely choose Wolbach without hesitation, rather than Aqua.

Although Wolbach controlled negative emotions such as sloth and cruelty, she had no evil aura at all.

On the contrary, a lively radiance constantly emanated from her, no different from Aqua when she was in the Celestial Realm, or Eris who appeared at the Goddess Festival a while ago.

—She was a true goddess.

Kazuma Sato swallowed hard, saying with some fear, "U-um... Goddess Wolbach, I know this might sound bad, but would you be willing to pretend that what I did to offend you earlier never happened?"

Wolbach looked at the lecherous Kazuma, who had groped her twice, and a sweet smile appeared on her face.

"—No."

He knew it would be like this!

She suddenly changed her smile, her expression becoming serious and earnest, saying, "I've just confirmed it, you are definitely the Demon King's army's greatest threat! So, I'm sorry, even if you blame me, I have to kill you here."

Saying that, she began chanting Explosion magic again.

"Eeeek—––––––"

Kazuma Sato screamed and turned to run.

The surrounding adventurers had disappeared without a trace. Those guys ran faster than anyone!

Yunyun and the others quickly followed.

While running, Kazuma Sato kept shouting at Yunyun.

"What do we do, what do we do, what do we do?"

"I don't know, I don't know, I don't know!"

Yunyun could only answer that.

Things had gone beyond their expectations. He hadn't expected things to unfold this way. Megumin's rash actions had put everyone in danger.

Thinking of this, Kazuma Sato couldn't help but lash out at Megumin, "It's all your fault for showing off! Why did you have to throw Chomusuke over there!"

"What did you say? Do you want me to blast you with my enhanced Explosion magic!?"

"Then go blast Wolbach!"

Accusations flew back and forth.

"Wait, now is not the time to argue!" Darkness separated the two, saying, "The problem now is what to do!"

"But even if you say that..."

"Let me go, then."

"Darkness!?"

The party's ever-reliable crusader, she stepped forward once again, vowing to protect her companions!

"No, Darkness! You'll die!"

"That kind of Explosion magic is the first time I've ever seen it. Such tremendous power, I probably won't see it again... I wonder... what it will do to me... Haha... ha... how wonderful!"

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The group, having retreated to the outer wall, watched Wolbach chanting spells below.

"Damn it!" Kazuma Sato clicked his tongue in frustration, biting his lower lip. "Isn't there anything we can do, like stopping her or something..."

"How about using Megumin's Explosion magic? With her enhanced version, she can definitely stop her! Use Absorb Touch, just like we did against the Mobile Fortress Destroyer!"

"It's no use, there's no time."

Megumin's daily two explosions were made possible by Kazuma Sato absorbing Yunyun's mana and transferring it to Megumin, but to be honest, the conversion rate was too low, probably because Kazuma Sato wasn't a true lich, so the skill's effect was weaker.

And they didn't think Wolbach would obediently wait for them down there.

"...Huh, something's not right."

Yunyun looked at Wolbach below, who was still chanting Explosion magic and remained unmoved, and felt strange.

"Why isn't she attacking?"

"What?"

"Even though Explosion magic takes a long time to chant, it's already been long enough to cast the spell, so why isn't she attacking?"

"—To enhance the power of the Explosion magic."

Megumin, as the Explosion magic expert who was more knowledgeable about it than anyone else present, proudly told everyone, "Although Explosion magic can be cast instantly, the more you chant, the greater the power of the magic. More accurately, the more mana you gather, the greater the power."

"Stop acting so proud!"

Kazuma Sato rolled his eyes.

“I, I was saying… maybe I should just take Volbach's Explosion magic…”

Darkness was still saying foolish things.

“Hey, Aqua! Is your outer wall sturdy enough? Since Volbach couldn't break it with one shot back then, she definitely can't now, right? What do you think?”

“Kazuma, are you an idiot?”

“I don't want to be called that by you!”

“Of course it won't work!”

Aqua crossed her arms, looking somewhat smug and proud, saying, “Even though that guy is a small, unheard-of god, he at least has a real godhood. And a goddess's power is naturally the strongest. Flattening this mere outer wall would be easy.”

“Why are you so proud of that?!”

The same words were sent back to the idiot goddess.

Kazuma was also constantly complaining in his heart. If goddesses are really that strong, why is Aqua, also a goddess, as useless as a dog, only capable of eating, drinking, having fun, and repairing walls?

“I said, maybe I should just go and take it…”

“Yunyun, what about you?”

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“Ignoring me!?”

Darkness, who was being ignored repeatedly, snorted softly, crossing her arms and blushing as she twisted her body.

“I guess… I'll have to try it myself.”

Yunyun stroked her chin.

With Megumin unable to use Explosion magic, Aqua not having time to set up a protective barrier, Darkness unable to withstand Explosion magic, and Kazuma and Yunyun also helpless, the only person they could rely on was Yunyun.

But in reality, she wasn't confident either.

“Volbach has completely turned into a goddess. How strong is she? Just look at Aqua's power against the undead. But now is not the time to back down. I have to go.”

This sentence defined that they had to face Volbach head-on. There was no possibility of running away without doing anything.

“…That being said, if it really doesn't work, we'll just have to run.” Yunyun then looked at the other Crimson Demon girl and said, “Yunyun, you've learned teleportation magic, right? If I fail to stop the Explosion magic, I'll have to rely on you.”

“I understand. I'll do my best!”

Yunyun had a serious expression on her face.

Megumin then said with an apologetic look, “Yunyun, I…”

“You don't need to say anything.” Yunyun patted her head. “I aspire to become a Demon King. You can leave anything you can't handle to me.”

“I understand.”

She had a trusting smile on her face, and then—

“Chu!”

“Wh—!?”

“Megumin, what are you doing!?”

The girl kissed Yunyun in front of everyone—on the cheek, of course.

“It's a blessing. It's a Crimson Demon custom. Doesn't the '100 Flag Handbook' say that? Did you forget, Yunyun?”

“Th-then I want to do it too!”

Under everyone's incredulous gaze, Yunyun also kissed Yunyun on the other cheek, her face flushed red.

“You have to win, Yunyun…”

“Ah, I'll be right back.”

After receiving the blessing magic released by Aqua, Yunyun took a step forward and came to the steps of the outer wall.

Behind her were her companions and the fortress, and in front of her was the goddess in charge of sloth and violence.

She took a deep breath.

With a wave of her hand, a huge dragon-shaped creature covered in flames, which seemed to scorch the air, appeared in front of everyone. The sudden change scared Kazuma and the others so much that they didn't know what to do.

“Wh-what's going on!?”

“Why did a dragon suddenly appear!?”

“So hot, so hot, so hot, my whole body is about to catch fire! But, this feeling… is great!”

The Spirit Dragon's first appearance in front of her companions.

This could be said to be her trump card, or it could be said to be the only way to fight she could think of.

Not being able to match the opponent in magic power, not being able to match the opponent in magic power, and not even having a life as hard as the goddess, the Spirit Dragon was Yunyun's only last trump card.

But she still wasn't confident.

You must know that since ancient times, the left side loses in a beam struggle, especially with the goddess-level Explosion magic that Volbach was about to release. Defeat seemed to be already destined.

But not trying wasn't Yunyun's style!

On the other side, Volbach seemed to be frightened by the sudden appearance of the Spirit Dragon, but her chanting didn't stop and continued.

It seemed like she was determined to attack.

So, under Yunyun's command, the Spirit Dragon began to continuously brew magic flames. The surrounding air became dry, and the temperature rose by who knows how much.

Even Darkness's Adamantite ore armor had completely melted. If Aqua hadn't put up a water curtain, Kazuma and the others would have probably dehydrated and passed out.

When the scorching and stalemate reached their peak—

“Roar—”

“Explosion——!”

The pillar of fire and the fire falling from the sky collided, and at the moment of collision, a huge shock wave was generated. Whether it was Kazuma, Aqua, or Darkness, they were all pressed to the floor by the huge wave and couldn't move.

“You bastard——”

Yunyun kept sending magic power to the Spirit Dragon.

The reason why Spirit Sorcerers are called strong is that the magic power of both sides is shared, and with Yunyun having a second magic source, the magic power is far greater than other archmages.

However, archmages are still archmages and can't match goddesses by far.

The difference between the two sides wasn't the amount of magic power, but something more fundamental and more prominent—the outlet for releasing magic power, or the power that could be used for magic.

Yunyun struggled to support the constantly suppressed Explosion magic. She could say that even Megumin, who had added more than 30 skill points, could never reach the level of this Explosion magic.

What was even more desperate was—

“No way…?”

Kazuma, who was struggling to crawl on the outer wall, looked incredulously at Volbach in the distance, who was once again posing in the starting position. His Clairvoyance clearly saw a mischievous and triumphant smile on her face.

—The second Explosion magic was coming!

There wasn't even much chanting. No, it should be said that Volbach had already completed the chanting for the second Explosion magic.

It was parallel chanting!

Volbach didn't attack just now because she was waiting for this moment. She guessed that Yunyun and the others had a way to block the first Explosion magic, so she delayed the time to attack!

As Volbach pointed her hand, the second goddess-level Explosion magic fell from the sky.

“Yunyun——”

“Damn it!”

Just as everyone was in despair and Yunyun was about to activate the prepared teleportation magic, suddenly the back of Yunyun's hand lit up with a strong light.

A black light ball blocked in front of her, and then swallowed the Explosion magic in one gulp, and then with a flash, it swallowed Volbach as well.

“…Eh?”

Everyone was stunned on the spot.