The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing

#320 - If you don't let me farm, I'll farm you.

Although there were some twists and turns, the three of them managed to set off smoothly.

"I say, we can't just set off aimlessly, I don't have the leisure to wander around with you guys, I'm very busy!"

"I say, if you have something to do, you can just leave, why do you have to come along?"

However, the journey was not peaceful.

Zunzun was not a qualified master of balance, not to mention that one of them was male, so he could only pretend to be stupid and say one sentence.

"You two have a really good relationship."

"Where? !" X2

Zunzun, who was shouted at by the two in unison, couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth. He suddenly realized that he was trying to bring the two together, as if he was looking for trouble.

"So, where are we going?"

The elven beauty crossed her arms, seemingly more concerned about where Zunzun wanted to go than engaging in meaningless arguments with the beastman.

"As expected, you're going to find stronger monsters, right?" Daoqi Yangjie said enthusiastically: "You see, monsters have different strengths, right? The Demon Flame Dragon isn't necessarily the strongest monster, right? In that case, let's go to other powerful monsters and then choose carefully!"

Perform permutations and combinations!?

Daoqi Yangjie seemed to have a strong player consciousness, placing great emphasis on strength and wanting to find a suitable combination.

"No, I think the Demon Flame Dragon is enough."

"Is that so? Then okay."

"A monster that can make you struggle, must be very strong, right?"

"I guarantee the strength of the Demon Flame Dragon."

Hearing Zunzun say this, he didn't insist, as if he trusted Zunzun very much.

"Then after that, it's about strengthening its strength."

"That's right."

Zunzun's original idea was energy collision. The Demon Flame Dragon has good plasticity and growth potential as a material. As long as it is continuously given energy, it will definitely be able to break through space when it reaches a certain level.

After telling the two this, he received unanimous approval.

"You… you really are stubborn."

The elven beauty seemed very dissatisfied with Zunzun doing such a dangerous thing, but she couldn't stop him, so she could only complain constantly.

Daoqi Yangjie didn't care about the danger, he was more concerned about another question.

"Then how do we increase the strength of the Demon Flame Dragon?"

"Hmm… let's go find the shrine."

"Shrine?" X2

The two looked confused.

It wasn't that Zunzun knew this beforehand, but that the old woman at the Knowledge Shrine on Mount Duoduo told him after he received the minimum amount of knowledge.

She said that if he wanted to better integrate into this world and gain a certain amount of strength, he should look for the three shrines representing knowledge, body, and mystery.

That seemed to be something that the gods had left behind as a backup plan because they had accidentally given people from another world who had no strength at all some kind of ability.

Zunzun had of course asked about the shrine.

However, the old woman said that it was a very distant matter, and she didn't know more details, only telling him that he would know when he went to the shrine.

"Actually, I know who has that information, but how should I put it… I was a little impulsive at the time and forgot to ask. Forget it, I think she will come looking for me after a while, right?"

"Huh? Who are you talking about?"

The elven beauty seemed very sensitive to the word 'she', constantly questioning Zunzun. Of course, Zunzun couldn't tell her that the person who would come looking for him later was Mabel.

However, Mabel came a little later than expected.

It was about a month after the three of them set off.

After Zunzun greeted the two, he returned to his room, but when he opened the door, he found Mabel's figure.

"Why are you here? … No, how did you get in?"

The privacy rights of the other world are a little worrying.

At this time, Mabel lowered her head, her expression melancholy and sad, her body hunched over. Holding the Frozen God Sword, she stood blankly in the corner of the room, her whole person becoming timid, completely different from the unattainable flower she was when they first met.

"I want to, please tell me…"

She raised her head slightly.

Her ice-crystal-colored eyes were filled with desire and hope, a lost look of not being able to find the direction forward, a look of not being able to find what her heart craved.

Or rather, it was like a college student who had just graduated and didn't know what kind of job to pursue.

"I defeated the dragon alone, I want to become as strong as you…!" Mabel took a deep breath after a brief silence and said, "I want to change myself, who has been shutting myself in at home, closing my heart, and being useless!"

She was like a shut-in girl who was forcing herself to step out of her comfort zone.

"What exactly should I do to abandon my useless self and become as strong as you!?"

She suddenly raised her head.

With uneasy eyes and a constantly struggling look, Mabel mustered up the courage to seek change.

Zunzun sat on the bed and began to think.

Yes, the normal routine is to persuade the shut-in girl to stop being a shut-in, enlighten the other party, and even make her his companion. If the teacher knew about it, he would probably think it was a good thing.

But—

He glanced at the Frozen God Sword in her hand.

That artifact changes according to Mabel's mood. If she blindly suppresses her nature, it might become even more troublesome.

"Who said you are useless?"

"Eh… the village, the village chief and them… Regardless, they also said I was trash…"

"Mabel, there is no trash in the world, only misplaced treasures."

"Treasure!? Me!?"

Seemingly for the first time being called a treasure, Mabel cried out excitedly.

Zunzun smiled and said: "That's right. People only need to live as they please to be strong. This is not just to enlighten you, after all, the Crimson Demon Clan are all like this."

If you want to say who is the most unrestrained and free in "KonoSuba", the first to bear the brunt is the Axis Cult, followed by the Crimson Demon Clan.

They are the guys who would rather develop farming magic than go to crusade monsters and demon kings, and they often come up with bizarre settings, doing silly things that make people confused all day long.

These are all manifestations of doing whatever you want.

"Then… staying alone in a room, closing my heart, refusing to communicate, living like this all the time…"

"Whatever you want."

"But, but…"

"It's okay."

Zunzun opened his arms and said in a gentle voice: "At least one-third of the Crimson Demon Clan are shut-ins, living idly all day long, even if you want to stay at home like that, it's okay."

"It's okay…?"

Mabel's eyes widened, she stared blankly at Zunzun without speaking, but the Frozen God Sword in her hand melted a little. Zunzun suddenly realized that he was actually quite talented at fooling people.

"That's, that's great… I can continue to be a shut-in… I can continue to be a shut-in… I, I'm so happy… Hehe, hehehe—"

Mabel seemed to be caught in a vortex, her expression gloomy like a witch, as if she was planning to be a shut-in for the rest of her life.

"By the way."

Mabel held the sword sealed by ice in both hands and said: "Please accept the Frozen God Sword…"

"No need, I don't need it."

"Is that so…"

After being rejected, more ice suddenly appeared on the Frozen God Sword.

This is the reason why Zunzun didn't want it.

Admittedly, the Frozen God Sword is a rare artifact, but it is connected to Mabel's emotions, and if she is not careful, she will be backlashed. It's impossible to flirt with Mabel during battle, right?

…Wait a minute, it doesn't seem impossible?

Zunzun decisively shook his head.

Seeing Mabel stunned on the spot, her expression gloomy because she was rejected, Zunzun instead curiously asked: "Miss Mabel, why don't you use the Frozen God Sword yourself?"

"…Eh?"

"Look, you didn't do anything when the Demon Flame Dragon was about to break the seal, did you?"

"But, but… I'm just a witch guarding the Frozen God Sword…"

"That's not right, Miss Mabel. Having a sword and not using it is different from not having a sword to use. The latter can only wait for others to take action, while the former is watching yourself fall into a trap."

This is the difference in thinking.

Mabel is waiting for someone to take the Frozen God Sword and then solve the Demon Flame Dragon; while Zunzun is daring to stop me from being a shut-in and I will destroy you, a typical idea of planting you in the ground if you don't let me farm.

There is still a big difference between the two.

"Besides, Miss Mabel, it's really heartbreaking to have a treasure mountain and not use it."

"Huh? Do you mean going out to work? But if that's the case, I can't be a shut-in, right?"

"NONONO, that's not it. There is a big difference between shut-ins and shut-ins."

Zunzun shook his finger.

Mabel was even more strange.

"There is a difference… is there?"

"Of course! Although Miss Mabel is a shut-in and is supported by the people in the village, in fact, whether it's food, drink, or accommodation, it's all at the lowest level, right?"

"Hmm… indeed."

"Right! I don't think it's bad to be a shut-in, but it's quite unpleasant to be controlled by others and have to look at other people's faces, no matter what you eat or drink."

Zunzun clenched his fist.

Shut-in and NEET are different. Mabel purely wants to rot and be supported by others, but in that case, she will suffer the contempt of others. But if Mabel can be self-sufficient, then the village chief will have no objections at all.

"So, in order to live a shut-in life without looking at other people's faces in the future, work hard now!"

"But, but I don't have any strength…"

"What are you talking about? Doesn't Miss Mabel have the Frozen God Sword? Use it to satisfy your shut-in life!"

Zunzun strives to change her thinking.

[Having the Frozen God Sword and not using it to make a name for yourself, but instead staying at home as a shut-in] He couldn't say this, but it's okay if it becomes working hard to be a shut-in.

Don't look at those shut-ins in the Crimson Demon Clan who seem useless, those guys often go outside the village to hunt monsters, and then exchange them for money and continue to do nothing. Precisely because of this, the patriarch did not over-criticize them.

"Is, is that so… Use the Frozen God Sword…"

Mabel seemed to understand what her treasure mountain was, and it depends on how she effectively uses it in the future.

"Thank you so much."

"You're welcome. Ah, by the way, if it's convenient, can I ask you to sing a song for me?"

Bang—

Just after Zunzun finished speaking, there was a loud noise outside the door, scaring Mabel.

"That, that…"

"It's okay, it's okay, it's just that the vinegar jar accidentally overturned, ah hahaha—"

His smile was also a bit forced.