SWDnovel #285 - Legendary Green King
#285 - Legendary Green King
Darkness and Aqua were taken away by the matchmaker sister, and won't be back tonight; Kazuma Satou is also staying at Ryokka Yaze's house, saying he won't be back to bother him.
Uncle Piosaburo, upon learning of this, threw a fit and wanted to make a big fuss, but was knocked down by Aunt Vivi's 'War God Jump, War God Sleep' magic, who also said there were new orders that needed to be rushed, and asked Zun Zun to watch the house.
Also, Mi was taken away, as if not wanting to be a bother.
The whole world is helping him.
Evening.
Zun Zun sat under the eaves, waiting quietly.
The night breeze was a little cool, and the bright moonlight shone on the house and his face. He enjoyed the quiet night until he heard a distinct rustling sound in his ears.
A small figure darted out of the bushes, not taking the main path that went around the house, but impatiently pushing aside the obstacles in front of her, taking big strides, and rushing straight over.
Her eyes were very noticeable in the night, a bright red. The robe on her body was a little disheveled, and leaves covered her whole body.
"...Megumin?"
Seeing her, Zun Zun was a little surprised.
Although he guessed that she would definitely come home no matter how late it was, he didn't expect it to be so... headlong, much like her personality.
"What are you doing here?"
"Waiting for you to come back...?"
"Why is that a question? Besides, in that situation, why wasn't it you chasing me, but Yuiyui?"
According to the usual routine, the person who should be chasing and explaining forcefully should be Zun Zun, but apart from missing the right opportunity and being preempted by Yuiyui, Zun Zun also didn't want to have some inexplicable back-and-forth like in a third-rate anime or novel.
"Because you're unreasonable, Megumin. When you get excited, you don't listen to anyone."
"How do you know I'll be unreasonable if you don't chase me?"
Zun Zun didn't say anything, shrugging his shoulders to show that she was being unreasonable now, which made Megumin huff heavily with her nose, expressing her dissatisfaction.
Then she quickly walked over and sat down in between Zun Zun's legs.
"Megumin?"
"I want to sit here, is that not allowed?"
As if to emphasize her unreasonableness again, Megumin sat very forcefully in Zun Zun's lap, her soft body leaning against his chest, her face also pressed against him.
Like a lazy kitten.
"Zun Zun, you and Yuiyui got engaged a long time ago, and I didn't know about it. Were you deliberately hiding it from me? Or are you trying to see me make a fool of myself?"
Megumin's eyes revealed a chilling red light.
This kitten was a little yandere.
Zun Zun had no choice but to tell her everything about how the engagement was made in a daze, and how he didn't know about it until before leaving the village, without defending himself or embellishing anything.
"What is that guy even doing, actually saying 'Please take care of me for the rest of my life...'"
"Right? I was so surprised at first that I couldn't say anything."
Yuiyui's demarcation of friends is a bit speechless, and it is precisely because she is always so muddleheaded that Zun Zun and Megumin can't let her go.
But!
Being backstabbed, Megumin can't stand it!
Her possessiveness is the greatest in the world!
"I'm telling you, Zun Zun, you have to answer me seriously—do you like Yuiyui?"
"I like her."
"Quick answer?"
Megumin complained with great dissatisfaction.
"Not just Yuiyui, but you too, Megumin. You're both parts of me that I can't give up or part with. You're both my wings."
Zun Zun shamelessly said this.
"Hmph."
The girl snorted, seemingly scoffing at his confession, but her flushed and hot ears completely exposed what she really thought in her heart.
Yandere is still dere.
Then she sighed heavily, and said helplessly: "You always tell me, Zun Zun, that you can't have both fish and bear's paw, so how come you've become so greedy here?"
"That's not right, Megumin. What I've always emphasized is that if you can't have both, then you can only choose one with pain, but now that I have the ability to choose both, of course I want them all!" Zun Zun stretched out his right hand and clenched it.
"...Twisted logic."
Megumin rolled her eyes unhappily, but the corners of her mouth raised, and she shouted loudly as if declaring war: "Then, I'll destroy it and make you choose only me!"
"—I will definitely make you acknowledge it!"
Zun Zun also responded to the declaration of war.
The two looked at each other and smiled again.
Megumin suddenly said: "Zun Zun, I want to learn advanced magic."
"Why?"
"Because I'm always useless, whether it's in normal situations or this time with Sylvia, I didn't have a chance to participate... Okay, I'm jealous."
Too lazy to find excuses, she simply gave up.
It has to be admitted that Explosion Magic is very powerful. In terms of power alone, it would not be an exaggeration to say that it is the best in the world, but Megumin only has one shot, after which she will become a burden that can't do anything.
But Yuiyui is different.
Having learned advanced magic, she can accompany Zun Zun at any time.
Thinking back carefully, wasn't it like this the first time they did a mission? It was also at that time that the seeds of jealousy were sown, until they hatched this time.
Although Yuiyui also didn't have a chance to participate when Sylvia invaded the Crimson Demon Village, it's hard to say what will happen in the future.
As the number of battles with enemies gradually increases, she increasingly feels that she can't keep up with her companions, and will definitely become a burden in the end, and can only watch the two of them gradually walk away.
...How could she accept that!
She can't be affected by other adventurers' jokes about her being a one-shot mage, her classmates, or the villagers' disappointed gazes, but Megumin can't accept the fact that Zun Zun and Yuiyui are getting farther and farther away and leaving her behind.
"Don't worry, I've decided not to be a drag on everyone anymore. After being able to use advanced magic, I, who has a higher potential magic power than Yuiyui, will definitely be the number one in the Crimson Demon clan. I won't give the throne of the Crimson Demon clan's number one archmage to Yuiyui!"
Megumin said this decisively, forcing a smile on her face.
It's heartbreaking.
"Idiot. What do you think Yuiyui and I are working so hard for!"
"That hurts!"
Zun Zun tapped Hui Hui on the head, then, ignoring her glare of displeasure, gently embraced the petite girl.
“It’s okay, Hui Hui. It’s precisely because Youyou and I know how hard you work for explosion magic that we constantly support you. Just boldly move forward and pursue the path that belongs to you. Hui Hui who doesn’t use explosion magic isn’t the Hui Hui I like.”
He whispered in her ear.
“Is it okay? I’m ridiculed as a one-shot wonder mage.”
“It is.”
“Even if I’m almost useless in the party, only able to be a burden after casting magic?”
“It doesn’t matter.”
Hui Hui’s voice was somewhat choked.
Zun Zun supports her in learning magic, but hasn’t Hui Hui also been supporting him?
【Because Zun Zun, isn’t your wish world domination? Hui Hui is very worried about not being able to help, and she’s very happy to hear that explosion magic can increase output…】
The words of ensnaring her sister echoed in her ears.
It was also because of her, them, that Zun Zun was ‘forced’ to want to become a demon king… Huh, it seems like it’s still explosion magic’s fault?
The two hugged for a long time.
The atmosphere became increasingly romantic. Zun Zun looked at the moon overhead and said softly, “The moon is beautiful tonight.”
“...Why are you suddenly saying that? Although the moon is quite beautiful tonight.” Hui Hui said with a look of confusion.
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Zun Zun covered his face in pain.
“If I were smooth enough, I would definitely be able to smoothly follow up on that sentence.”
“Wait a moment, why is Yugoukai’s name appearing here!?”
The moon is beautiful tonight.
This sentence is a euphemism used by a great writer to express affection. It had long been brought to another world by the people of Nippon, so Yugoukai, who wanted to become a writer, naturally knew the meaning of this sentence.
But Hui Hui seemed to have misunderstood.
She simply thought that Zun Zun and Yugoukai had some affair.
“No wonder Yugoukai kissed your forehead at that time. Tell me, what is the relationship between you two!?”
“There’s no relationship! …Probably.”
Zun Zun didn’t know what to say either.
After all, Yugoukai has always been very skilled. She’s a formidable person who even proposed to have Zun Zun create a harem and have 108 children. No one knows what she will do in the future.
But these ambiguous words seemed to have stimulated Hui Hui.
“I knew it! Yugoukai has been my formidable enemy from the beginning. That’s right, those hateful slimes… Ah, I didn’t expect that they’ve grown another size in just half a year. They’re still developing. How greedy are her slimes!?”
Hui Hui smiled foolishly, her eyes were dangerous.
“What do you mean, still developing!?”
Zun Zun exclaimed subconsciously.
Could those abundant fruits be G-cups?
“See, I knew it!”
Hui Hui was very angry. She suddenly leaned over and kissed Zun Zun on the lips, giving him no time to react at all. Subconsciously touching his lips, the process was too fast and too short. Zun Zun didn’t react at all.
“Hui Hui!?”
“How is it! Although Yugoukai kissed your forehead, I kissed your lips! It’s even faster than Youyou, so I won! Your first kiss is mine… Wait a moment, first kiss!?”
She was originally very proud.
But she seemed to have thought of something, and her expression gradually collapsed.
“...Cecilia.”
She uttered a person’s name.
That’s right, in reality, Zun Zun’s first kiss had long been snatched away by a certain lewd older sister, even in front of Hui Hui and Youyou.
She immediately felt wronged and wanted to cry.
“I was first, I was clearly first… Whether it’s farming or adventuring… I was clearly first…!”
What to say?
I feel a little sorry for her.
“Ah, I understand. Since that’s the case, then I have no choice but to—”
Before Zun Zun could react, Hui Hui suddenly pushed him down. After taking off her mage robe, she began to pull off Zun Zun’s clothes.
“Hui, Hui Hui!? Stop, don’t!”
“I won’t! They all want to run away, then don’t blame me for being impolite! Mom once said that once the rice is cooked, Zun Zun won’t be able to escape. I didn’t want to use this trick! It’s all your fault for forcing me!”
She didn’t listen to anyone.
All the Crimson Demons who get worked up are like this, whether it’s Zun Zun or Hui Hui, it’s just that this time Hui Hui is more worked up.
“Don’t! Stop! Wait!”
“What, could it be that you want to say that I’m not as buxom as Youyou and Yugoukai, so you despise me!?”
“That’s not it!”
Zun Zun isn’t like Kazuma Satou, who becomes soft at critical moments. In fact, it wouldn’t be bad to be reverse-pushed like this, it’s just—
The door was suddenly opened by Zun Zun, and Hui Hui's old house door was slammed open.
“Ouch—”
“It hurts!”
“Why did the door suddenly open?”
Successive cries of pain rang out.
“Darkness, hurry up and get up, you’re going to crush me to death!”
“I, I’m not heavy! It’s the armor, the armor is heavy!”
“I know, I know, so hurry up and get up, ahhh!”
Kazuma Satou was almost crushed to death.
Aqua rubbed her sore butt and complained, “Kazuma, it must be because you were too forceful. We were clearly at a critical moment, it’s all your fault!”
“That’s not it! It’s that Hui Hui’s house door is too old and fragile. Besides, you were also squeezing me just now. No matter how you look at it, it’s your fault!” Kazuma Satou retorted unceremoniously, while rubbing his lower back. Just now, his waist was almost broken.
The three blamed each other.
But now is not the time to talk about that, because—
“Darker than black, darker than darkness, the pitch black, respond to my…”
“Wahhhh! Stop, Hui Hui! Don’t go berserk here!”
The companions swarmed up.
A certain shy and indignant little girl, in order to cover up her shyness, was already releasing explosion magic recklessly.