The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing

#446 - War is coming

"For a friend..." Kusanagi Godou awkwardly covered his cheeks, finally letting out a deep sigh. Though he had uttered those words as if trying to be cool, what was he supposed to do now?

"Why the sudden sigh? Are you scared and trying to run away at the last minute?"

"You're really something..."

He glared unhappily at Erica beside him. This girl had been opposing him since they first met, and even after clearing up the misunderstanding, she still acted high and mighty.

Even though he understood that it was impossible to make a proud person lower their head and admit fault, they should at least be able to have an equal conversation, but Erica's attitude hadn't changed at all.

Kusanagi Godou felt like he was being dragged into this.

After all—

"One is a coward who made grand promises but is now scared, and the other is acting like that...!"

The girl gritted her teeth, glaring at a certain room.

The problem wasn't the door that had been tightly closed since earlier, but the two young people inside—a petite and cute boy, and a mature and charming beauty.

Something like a 'small horse pulling a big cart,' 'small horse pulling a big cart,' 'small horse pulling a big cart' might happen...

Forgive Kusanagi Godou for having some wild thoughts, but Japan had a strange obsession with this kind of culture, and coupled with the occasional inexplicable moans coming from the room, it was quite stimulating for him.

"This is before the battle, a battle against a Campione, and yet... and yet..."

Erica trembled with anger.

"What, are you jealous, little girl?"

Just then, the door opened, and a special fragrance wafted out from the room. Following closely behind was a shapely, mature beauty leaning against the doorway, her clothes clinging to her body, slightly damp, unsure if it was sweat or something else...

Her cheeks were slightly flushed, her slender eyes filled with a smile, and a seductive aura rushed towards them.

Kusanagi Godou quickly lowered his head, not daring to look.

The beauty—Lucia Luculazia—revealed a provocative smile and said to Erica, "That boy is extremely skilled."

"You... you shameless..."

*Crack.*

The crystal glass in Erica's hand, unable to bear the pressure, shattered with a bang, and juice spilled onto her hand.

"Don't say things that cause misunderstandings. And don't block the doorway."

Lucia Luculazia was pushed aside somewhat roughly, letting out a charming gasp as Zun Zun walked out of the room.

"Wasn't I just healing you?"

"Really, even though I'm so young and beautiful, do I really have no charm?"

The witch touched her smooth cheek.

Zun Zun, who appeared before the two, was dressed impeccably, a ball of blue light rotating around him before merging into his crown.

Erica was stunned for a moment.

"This is..."

She remembered, during the battle with the wild boar... no, when she was injured and fainted, it was this blue light that healed her. That...

"You lied to me, witch."

"You were just thinking too much."

The two women were at each other's throats.

Zun Zun, on the other hand, came to Kusanagi Godou's side and sat down, looking at the information about the Heretic God Baal placed in front of him.

"Is it over?"

"Sort of."

Lucia Luculazia, because she was caught up in the battle between Heretic Gods, used magic beyond her limits in order to protect herself on that battlefield, causing her magic power to completely dry up, requiring about three months to recover.

Thanks to this, she couldn't use large-scale magic for the time being, and couldn't even move her body.

Zun Zun's fairy spirit could effectively heal these things, so he helped a little.

"But like this..."

"Who do you think it's for, Godou?"

"Uh..."

Because Kusanagi Godou said he was going to the battlefield, and was about to face a Heretic God, as an ordinary person, he would be affected and die if he wasn't careful, so he had to strengthen their battle power.

Lucia Luculazia, this powerful witch, was the best choice.

"How is it, do you already know the information about the two gods?"

"I've memorized it, more or less."

"Not bad for such a short time."

"My humanities grades are pretty good."

Good humanities grades meant that his memory wasn't bad, and he could forcibly memorize some things in a short time. Remembering the two gods was to prevent special situations from happening on the battlefield.

At this time, Kusanagi Godou looked eager to try. His body trembled slightly, but not from fear, but from excitement, as if he was suppressing himself for that moment to come.

Just like the young boy said, he was a warrior.

"It looks like Godou is ready, so... we should set off too."

"Set off...?"

Zun Zun looked out the window, and Kusanagi Godou followed suit, only then noticing that the sky had become incredibly gloomy at some point. Soon after, gray clouds appeared, covering the sky like heavy curtains.

"Is it raining...?"

"Sardinia basically doesn't get rain, Godou, because it's in the Mediterranean."

"—!?"

The Mediterranean climate is warm, dry, and rarely has rainfall. Sardinia, in the middle of the Mediterranean, is of course in this region.

"Then that means..."

"That's right. Just like you thought, Godou, when abnormal phenomena appear, there's a high probability that a Heretic God has appeared."

Accompanying Zun Zun's words were thunder and lightning outside the window.

At some point, Erica had also stopped arguing with Lucia Luculazia, looking out the window with a serious expression.

"—They're here!"

She suddenly blurted out, and then raindrops immediately hit the window, and it started to rain, and it was a downpour.

Without any warning, the storm struck.

Not only that.

A four-legged beast leisurely flying in the storm—a goat—existed in the sky.

Just like a Chinese dragon spiraling in the air, the huge goat without feathers or wings, led the wind, clouds, rain, and thunder, and danced in the sky.

Because it was far away, they didn't know its exact size.

Even so, it was definitely not smaller than the huge wild boar they had seen, and the goat's fur was white, with two long horns extending from its head.

"Ooo ooo ooo—"

The goat roared in a high-pitched voice, and suddenly a storm blew up. It cried out again, and this time lightning struck the earth.

Zun Zun, Erica, and Lucia Luculazia all stared at the goat with serious expressions.

Kusanagi Godou, on the other hand, stared blankly at the goat's heroic figure.

"Is that also an incarnation born from Veleslana?"

"That's right. Seeing a divine beast again, are you scared and want to run away?"

"How could I!? Rather, I'm getting more and more excited."

The weather was terrifyingly gloomy, making it almost impossible to see the scenery in the room, but at this moment, lightning struck his face, revealing a grin on it.

"Good!"

"Then, let's set off."

At some point, Erica took out her phone and made a call to someone. Unlike the ancient humans who were helpless when slightly affected by the storm, modern civilization's tools played a big role.

The four came outside and found a red car in front of them, with a girl dressed as a maid standing next to it.

"Arianna, you're here!"

"Yes! As Miss Erica's attendant and maid, I am always at your service!"

"She is a trainee witch of the Bronze Black Cross. Because her driving skills are great, I asked her to come. We'll talk about other things later, Arianna, take us to where the god is appearing!"

"Yes! Leave it to me!"

Without giving everyone time for leisurely self-introductions, they quickly got into the red car. By the way, Erica was standing on the roof. Probably to serve as a warning, so she could respond to the enemy at any time.

"Everyone, please fasten your seatbelts! Then—"

Zun Zun, sitting in the front row, saw a flash of light in the eyes of Arianna in the driver's seat. She quickly flipped the control lever to change gears, then rotated the steering wheel, making a 180° drift turn.

"I say, Erica said your driving skills are good is..."

"Please rest assured, I will definitely take you there!"

"No, no, no, that's not the point, is it?"

"Come on, the wild journey begins!"

The maid slammed on the accelerator, and amidst Kusanagi Godou's girlish screams, the red car rushed out like a sword. Just like she said, it was a wild journey.

While everyone was staying away from the center of the storm, only one car was rushing towards it.

Terrifying screams, shocked exclamations, and frantic commotion came from the storm. The storm blew up light objects such as wood and cloth, and rolled them into the sky. Lightning flashed briefly in the dark, gloomy sky from time to time, and the lightning from the sky burned the ground and destroyed buildings.

Looking at the chaotic situation in the town, Kusanagi Godou pursed his lips.

"Don't be distracted, Godou."

"But..."

Through the front rearview mirror, he saw Zun Zun's red eyes.

"The most urgent task is to resolve the Heretic God. Just like when a fire is burning, don't worry about the rioting crowd, but control the spread of the fire. These things are not our concern."

"Does this mean we're firefighters?"

"That's not wrong either."

"...I understand."

Then he stopped talking.

Lucia Luculazia didn't say anything, just gently held his hand, while the maid Arianna simply sped up.

Just then, a rumble sounded.

Lightning struck nearby.

Everyone stuck their heads out of the window to look.

They saw that at some point, the huge goat had already begun to fly at low altitude, constantly dodging the lightning from the sky—black lightning.

"Ooo ooo ooo—"

The goat in the sky let out a painful howl, and then fell to the ground amidst a series of bombardments, making a roar.

Has the commotion ended?

So easily?

Just as they were feeling confused, a huge black shadow enveloped them. Looking up, it was a huge phoenix gliding. It stirred up a storm, trying to lift the goat on the ground.

Without a doubt, it was the true form of the Wind God.

But just then, a golden sword quietly appeared, the storm was suddenly shattered, the goat in the storm was cut in two, and the golden sword unceasingly pierced the heart of the phoenix that didn't have time to dodge.

"What...?"

Amidst everyone's astonishment, the goat and phoenix transformed into light and merged into the golden sword, then headed straight into the distance and disappeared.