ca-book #457 - I have no idea what's burning
#457 - I have no idea what's burning
“Speaking of which, Kusanagi, are you in any clubs?”
“…No.”
He shook his head.
Zun Zun remembered Kusanagi Godou telling him that he was originally a promising baseball player, but had to retire due to a shoulder injury, and now—
“If I joined, I’d feel like I was bullying them.”
“Too weak or too strong, it’s hard to choose.”
After becoming a Campione, his shoulder injury naturally healed, but a Campione's physique is overwhelmingly powerful to ordinary people, not just in baseball, but in any physical confrontation.
“But that has nothing to do with me, right? You and I are both Campiones, and our physiques are not that different, so you can enjoy it to the fullest. And Kusanagi, don’t you want revenge?”
“What?”
“Veleslana also played baseball with you, right? That guy always says he’s undefeated, but he bullies ordinary people with the physique of a rebellious god. Don’t you think that’s unfair, Kusanagi?”
“…Honestly, I think it’s extremely unfair. I thought he was a genius back then.”
Kusanagi Godou said unwillingly.
Everyone is proud. He was at least a star player who could have entered Koshien, but he was utterly abused by Veleslana, and he couldn't even get revenge.
“Then what are you waiting for?”
“…Okay, let’s have a baseball match!”
Campione VS Campione!
But, it’s baseball.
Completely clueless about what's burning.
But when the baseball, wrapped in fierce flames enough to melt the earth, rushed towards Kusanagi Godou, and was then hit away by the bat of the God King who could slay dragons and destroy gods, Saya Miyakou and Amakasu Touma looked complicated.
Without a doubt, it’s killer baseball.
Sure enough, Campiones have strange brain circuits.
Because it’s just a baseball game between two people, the rules are very simple. Zun Zun pitches, Kusanagi Godou hits, and the best of 10 balls wins. The same rules that Kusanagi Godou and Veleslana set at the beginning.
This time, if Zun Zun wins, then Kusanagi Godou has to help him with a small favor. If Kusanagi Godou wins, then Zun Zun will give him a gift.
By the way, the gift is the Gorgon Stone.
And the result—
“Alright, I won!”
Zun Zun raised his right hand.
The score was fixed at 6:4. Kusanagi Godou lost to Veleslana once again.
“Seriously, it’s one thing to lose to him, but I can’t even beat an amateur like Zun Zun.”
“Don’t say that, Kusanagi, you’ve had a long break, haven’t you?”
“Shouldn’t that be no problem for a Campione?”
“…I’m comforting you.”
“Well, thanks a lot.”
Zun Zun pulled Kusanagi Godou up from the ground, and the two laughed in the sunset.
Evening.
Zun Zun refused the invitation from the Orthodoxy History Compilation Committee and instead came to Kusanagi Godou’s house as a guest, receiving a warm welcome from his younger sister.
“N-Nice to meet you, I’m Kusanagi Godou’s younger sister, Kusanagi Shizuka. P-Please take care of me…”
“I’m Zun Zun, just call me Zun Zun. Nice to meet you, Shizuka.”
“S-Shizuka!?”
The girl’s cheeks flushed slightly.
Kusanagi Godou asked strangely, “What’s wrong, Shizuka? Your face is red.”
“Brother, shut up.”
“Puh-ha!”
Kusanagi Godou suffered an elbow strike from his younger sister.
Sure enough, this is the brother-sister relationship I remember. It hasn’t changed because of the Demon King’s identity—of course, this is mostly the result of Kusanagi Godou’s unreserved efforts to hide it.
A Japanese high school boy who has a strange obsession with a peaceful daily life. Refer to a certain pink-haired psychic to understand.
After Zun Zun gave Kusanagi Shizuka a magic stone as a gift, the girl happily ran to the kitchen, saying that she would go all out tonight and cook a hearty meal for them to look forward to.
The others went to the living room.
“What a cramped room.” Erica looked around, somewhat disgusted. “Whether it’s the size of the house, the decorations here, or even the tea, they’re all low-grade.”
“Sorry for the low-grade stuff. It can’t compare to the palace of a young lady. If you don’t like it, why don’t you go back?”
Kusanagi Godou retorted unyieldingly.
As the Demon King reigning over the pinnacle of Japan, such a residence is indeed a bit shabby, but this is also part of his efforts to maintain an ordinary life.
Zun Zun took a sip of tea.
“Your relationship is still so good.”
“Where is it!?” X 2
The two spoke in unison.
If Erica wanted to, she could talk to anyone and become close to them. At least, her social skills are superb, and she is polite to people of high status… except for Kusanagi Godou. Perhaps it’s because he doesn’t have the majesty of a king.
“Fortunately, I am loyal to Zun Zun. If it were you, I would definitely be furious!”
“It’s the same here! If you always pester me, I’ll definitely be played around by you!”
“—Alright, alright, stop arguing.”
Seeing that the situation was about to escalate into a fight, Zun Zun quickly stopped them.
“Seriously, I really don’t know how much Zun Zun will be toyed with.”
“Are you jealous? Too bad, I’m not like that to others, especially you.”
“I don’t need it!”
They never stop for a moment, just like Aqua and Vanir, always bickering when they meet.
Seeing that it was about to start again, Zun Zun quickly said, “By the way, Kusanagi, do you remember what I said during baseball just now?”
“If I lose, I have to help you with something? It doesn’t matter. Besides, we’re good friends, so I’ll help you even if it wasn’t like that.” Kusanagi Godou said.
He really is too nice.
“Actually—”
Zun Zun then told him the purpose of his visit and the matter of wanting to meet Kiyokawa Hina, asking him to make contact. The answer he received was—
“Sure, I can help you contact them, but even so, I can only ask Yuri-san for help.”
He agreed very readily.
“As expected of a useless man. As a Demon King, you still need to ask others for help. Can't you do anything without someone else?”
“Mind your own business!… And, Zun Zun, your expression is a bit strange.”
Kusanagi Godou rolled his eyes at Erica, and then said this.
“No, how should I put it… Godou, you should have a bit more self-awareness as a king.”
“What do you mean?”
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“It means that all of Japan is your backyard, which is also equivalent to your harem. I'm the bad guy who came to steal someone and NTR you, but you agreed so readily… ”
Zun Zun looked helplessly at Kusanagi Godou.
“He's a useless Demon King.”
“Yes, a useless Demon King.”
Erica added another blow.
“Wait, wait a minute! I don't have any such ideas about a harem!” Kusanagi Godou slammed the table and shouted, “Besides, I'm just helping to convey the message. Whether it succeeds or not depends on the other party's intentions, right?”
As expected, he still didn't understand.
Now the entire magic world of Japan has turned to Kusanagi Godou, which means he has the power of life and death over these organizations, and on a physical level too. As long as he speaks, they will agree even if it's very difficult.
But it's not Kusanagi Godou's fault.
The Japanese inherently have the bad habit of not wanting to trouble others and not knowing how to refuse. Plus, he was originally an ordinary person, and he hasn't been a Demon King for long, so he doesn't have the self-awareness of a Demon King. With multiple factors combined, it turned out like this.
Therefore, he is being used as a tool by the Orthodoxy Compilation Committee.
Just as Zun Zun was worried about at the beginning, Kusanagi Godou is really being played around.
“Sigh…”
“Sigh…”
“Eh? Eh—”
Zun Zun and Erica sighed at his lack of ambition, making Kusanagi Godou wonder where he went wrong. Then he asked cautiously, “That, um… Zun Zun, you won't force her, right?”
“…No, for your sake.”
“Is that so? Thank you.”
Kusanagi Godou had a relieved expression.
After that, the group enjoyed dinner.
Just like Kusanagi Shizuka said, she put all her effort into making a sumptuous meal. Zun Zun and Kusanagi Godou ate very happily. Unexpectedly, Erica also praised her cooking skills very kindly.
Unlike her disrespectful and rude attitude towards her brother, she is very caring and considerate towards her younger sister.
After dinner.
“You're really not staying overnight…?”
Kusanagi Shizuka said somewhat reluctantly.
“Sorry, Shizuka, we still have things to do.” Zun Zun also said with a regretful expression, patting her head, “I'll definitely stay overnight next time I come. Also, dinner was delicious, I'm very satisfied.”
“Next time… you must stay overnight next time!”
“Yeah, I promise.”
Zun Zun smiled at her.
Erica also bid farewell to Kusanagi Shizuka affectionately.
Kusanagi Godou saw Ariana, the maid waiting for Zun Zun and Erica by the roadside, and also offered to let them stay.
“Are you really not staying here? There are still extra rooms…”
“No, I think I'll pass. I'm going to the public library.”
“Library?”
“It's a library that stores magic books and spellbooks. There might be records about the Underworld there. And I've already contacted them, so there's also a place to rest. You don't have to worry.”
“Is that so.”
Honestly, seeing the clueless Kusanagi Godou, Zun Zun felt a little apologetic.
Because these things are not passed on to outsiders. This behavior is as excessive as running to another sect to snatch cultivation secrets, but Zun Zun used his friendship with Kusanagi Godou to force him to open the door of convenience.
But in order to find information about the Underworld, Zun Zun couldn't care less and could only compensate in other ways.
“Also, about Kiyokawa Hina…”
“Don't worry, I'll call her later.”
“Thank you.”
Afterwards, Zun Zun and Erica got into Ariana's car and left Kusanagi Godou's house.
And Kusanagi Godou's phone call to Mariya Yuri caused no small problem. He was scolded by the other party on the phone.
“Oh dear… I didn't expect Yuri-san to be so angry. What did I do wrong? Or is it really like Zun Zun said, I don't have the self-awareness of a Demon King?”
Kusanagi Godou scratched his head and walked home helplessly, then saw his younger sister gazing into the distance at the door.
“Shizuka? What are you doing here?”
“It's nothing, I'm just sighing that Zun Zun is really pretty…”
“Wait a minute, Shizuka, I have to tell you a heavy fact, Zun Zun is a boy.”
“Isn't that even better?”
“What?”
“Isn't that even better!?”
Kusanagi Godou felt a little jealous seeing his sister's eyes shining.