SWDnovel #401 - Emergency on the front line
#401 - Emergency on the front line
As for why he knew Douzhizhu was a part of the Evil God Wobak, Zun Zun blamed everything on Eunice. Anyway, she was originally Wobak's subordinate, so even a lie detector wouldn't work.
He used his identity as a diviner to deflect questions about other confidential information.
"So, what do we do?"
Darkness looked at her companions and said, "In this situation, we can't just stand by and do nothing. Since we're the cause of this, we need to resolve it decisively!"
"Darkness!"
"If I get caught by a Demon King Army executive again, since it's an Evil God, they'll definitely be interested in a female knight. Then I'll be tied up and stripped of my armor in front of everyone. Even if I refuse to submit, they'll still force their way into my body... How wonderful!"
"Ah, I forgot to mention, Darkness, Wobak is actually a female Evil God, so the scenario you're expecting won't happen."
"What...?"
The perverted female knight's eyes immediately lost their light.
Megumin stated that she definitely had to go, but not to clean up her own mess, but to prove that Wobak was a fake Evil God. In reality, she was just putting on a brave face, and Yunyun saw right through her.
The two of them started fighting again.
"I'll pass this time."
Kazuma Sato said bluntly, "Why is it always us who have to deal with Demon King Army executives? Besides, there should be quite a few adventurers stronger than us, right? Let's leave the capital to those guys."
"Oh, is that so? Then Kazuma, you can stay home and watch the house."
"...Aqua, why do you look like you want to go?"
"Isn't that obvious?"
The idiot goddess puffed out her chest.
What's going on? Why has this girl suddenly changed her personality? Aqua, who used to be the first to cry and say no when trouble arose, is actually actively seeking it out?
Not only Kazuma Sato, but everyone else also found it strange.
"Why are you all looking at me like that?"
Aqua snorted disdainfully.
"If it were just ordinary monsters, of course, I wouldn't need to take action, but this time we're dealing with someone who doesn't follow the rules, someone who didn't even bother to pay their respects to me before calling themselves a god. Even though she's an Evil God, as a goddess of the Axis Church, I should teach that person a lesson!"
"...Are you some kind of gang leader?"
Watching the idiot goddess act like her territory had been invaded, Kazuma Sato finally realized the seriousness of the problem.
"Just to be clear, I really won't..."
"By the way, Zun Zun, you should be able to deal with that Evil God, right?"
"Yes, no problem. A mere Evil God is nothing to worry about, especially since we have her other half in our hands."
"— Okay, let's go together then!"
Hearing Aqua and Zun Zun's conversation, Kazuma Sato suddenly changed his mind.
"Kazuma, you..."
"Scum."
"Demon."
"Jerk."
Kazuma Sato was condemned by everyone.
They should know that Demon King Army executives have bounties of hundreds of millions of Eris. Moreover, the other party is currently causing trouble in the capital. If they successfully defeat the Evil God Wobak, they will have both fame and fortune within their grasp.
That's why Kazuma Sato decisively agreed to go together. His goal was simple—to get an assist.
In short, the party decided to go to the capital for various reasons. However, Kazuma Sato requested that they wait two days before departing. This guy seemed to want to make explosives to protect himself.
Moreover, the finished product was not much different from Explosion Magic, which made Megumin feel like her attribute had been taken away, and she forcibly forbade him from using explosives again.
Zun Zun went to Wiz's magic item shop.
"You said that Lady Wobak is—!?"
Eunice was excited when she heard about this. The Evil God Wobak she had been longing for was currently in the capital. How could she possibly restrain herself?
"How about it? Want to go together?"
"...Is that okay?"
She asked somewhat uncertainly.
After all, Eunice was no longer Wobak's subordinate, but Zun Zun's subordinate demon, and there was a fundamental difference between the two.
Even though she really wanted to go to the capital now, she couldn't disobey Zun Zun's orders if Zun Zun didn't allow it.
"It's okay. I would even say that I really hope you can go."
"Why?"
"No reason, just... isn't this what you've always wanted? So, are you going or not?"
"...Going."
Eunice ultimately agreed to go to the capital with him, just as he had expected.
— The next day.
Wearing the new clothes that Onee-sama had sent, draped in the Crimson Demon Clan's magic robe, and placing the party's luggage in the interdimensional space, he slowly walked out of the mansion.
They had dealt with quite a few Demon King Army executives before, but they had always been swept up in events passively.
But this time was different.
After all, this time they were actively seeking trouble with a Demon King Army executive.
Seeing that Zun Zun could use interdimensional magic, Kazuma Sato asked him to stuff a lot of tools and equipment for making explosives into it. Of course, he said on the surface that they were magic items that might come in handy, so as not to arouse suspicion from his companions.
By the way, Megumin and Yunyun could also learn this interdimensional magic, but the required skill points were as high as 50.
As expected of the secret art of the Elf royal family, its level was the same as Explosion Magic.
Megumin gave up very decisively.
For her, who had finally mastered Explosion Magic, spending a lot of mana to learn a skill that didn't enhance Explosion Magic was no different from killing her.
Yunyun said that she was quite interested and would work hard to accumulate skill point potions later.
"Speaking of which, where are we going?"
"Zun Zun?"
"Ah, we'll teleport to the capital first, and then walk from there to the fortress. It'll probably take two days to get there. But don't worry, I heard there are places to stay along the way, so let's aim for those first."
"No problem!" x5
The teleportation circle spread out, and the group disappeared from Axel.
When they came to their senses, they had already arrived in the capital.
Perhaps because many adventurers could use teleportation magic, the guards at the city gate didn't panic. They were still vigilantly watching the forest outside the city gate, preventing monsters from running out.
But when their eyes fell on Zun Zun—
"Lord Zun Zun!?"
"You are...?"
"Your Sword of Damocles shocked us back then! And the people behind you, you're Lady Aqua, Lady Darkness, Lady Megumin, and Lady Yunyun, right? It's so good to see you all again!"
He seemed to be a soldier who had defended against the Demon King Army's harassment of the capital with them back then. Then, through negotiations, they obtained a map to the fortress.
The guard said with some relief, "It's so good that you could come here! Lord Zun Zun!"
"What's going on?"
"Actually, the front line is in critical condition. Even His Majesty the King and His Highness the Prince at the front line have returned to take refuge. The road is too dangerous now, otherwise, we would definitely lead the way for you."
This information made the group feel like things had become even more serious.