The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing

#118 - Blond girl with grapes on her head

After paying the teleporter 300,000 Eris to the teleporter and with her thoughtful guidance, Zun Zun and Chris stood on the teleportation formation.

When the dazzling light occupied the entire field of vision and dissipated, the noisy clamor poured into their ears.

“Oh—! Is this the royal capital?”

Zun Zun exclaimed.

Although he had been to Alkantia, the water capital with a dense population, it was far from comparable to the royal capital.

Here, the crowds were bustling and lively, and it was especially prosperous, a world apart from Axel.

“How is it? Is this your first time in the royal capital?”

“It is.”

Actually, Zun Zun had been to places more prosperous than the royal capital in his previous and previous lives, but how should he put it… The royal capital was very different from modern cities, with a scene even more prosperous than the Middle Ages.

Moreover, there were many beastmen, elves, and dwarves on the streets, which were rarely seen in Axel.

Needless to say, in the Crimson Demon Village, there was no one but the black-haired, red-eyed Crimson Demons.

As for when he was in Alkantia, his most primitive reaction was to escape from there as soon as possible, and he had no time for sightseeing at all.

In short, everything in the royal capital was novel.

The two did not do much sightseeing, but went directly to a hotel called Haruno-cho.

It was said that this hotel was very popular for its novel decoration style.

Without a doubt, such a name and decoration style must have been a hotel opened by a reincarnated Japanese person, and when he came here, he found that this was indeed the case because the decoration style was very comfortable, so Zun Zun felt like he was back home.

After sending the luggage to the hotel, the two met again at the door.

“Well then, I’ll take my leave first.”

“…Wait a moment.”

Zun Zun grabbed Chris, who was about to leave, causing her to look at him with strange eyes.

But soon she seemed to react, explaining: “I’m not leaving you behind. I’m going to scout the location first.

Although I know the approximate location of the artifact, I still need to plan the specific route and so on.

Moreover, I still need to prepare a lot of things for the upcoming plan.”

When she said this, he always felt like she was treating him as an accessory.

But there was nothing he could do about it.

Zun Zun’s job was a Great Archmage, and it was more difficult to sneak in and scout the mansion—the ways of a thief.

Speaking of which, what was her purpose in calling him here?

Zun Zun nodded: “Okay, in that case, I’ll go prepare as well.”

“…What are you preparing?”

“You really don’t understand, Chris.

As the saying goes, love what you do.

Thieves are very particular about their clothes and preparations.

If you’re sloppy, you’ll only be regarded as second-rate.

A real thief has no flaws from the inside out!”

“Ha, haha…”

Chris looked at Zun Zun, who was in high spirits, and didn’t understand whether she was the thief or he was.

“In any case, let’s split up for now.

Zun Zun, this is also your first time in the royal capital.

It’s not bad to do some sightseeing here.

We’ll meet at Haruno-tei later, remember to come back at night!”

With that, she left quickly.

Zun Zun then strolled alone on the street.

Before leaving Axel, Kazuma Sato and the others were clamoring to bring back souvenirs for them.

To be honest, although Axel was a remote town, it had relatively high liquidity because it was a beginner village.

Almost everything in the royal capital was available, but the price might be a little more expensive.

But how should he put it…

Perhaps the air in the royal capital was sweeter, those scumbags insisted on bringing back some good things.

In that case, he might as well buy some donuts and sparkling wine to take back.

Normally, a young boy like him with strong blood energy should go to find a secret red-light district when he comes to a new city, but the royal capital shouldn’t have one…

If he had known before coming, he should have asked the succubus elder sister in the store if she had opened a branch in the royal capital.

He arrived at the commercial street.

“Royal Capital Special Sale! Royal Capital Special Sale Pizza! Piping hot pizza, come and try it!”

“Agar Slime! Grape-flavored agar slime! Buy now and get half price! It’s a great souvenir!”

“Grilled Pacific Saury! Fat Pacific saury freshly harvested from the fields, come and try it!”

“Masks, all kinds of masks!”

There were very enthusiastic cries of vendors, and there were many kinds of things available, but when he heard about the agar slime, he thought of a hateful guy, and his face became unsightly.

Just as he was about to walk away quickly, he suddenly stopped.

Masks?

That's right, he almost forgot, they were going to sneak into someone else's house next, so they couldn't do it without covering their faces.

He came to the stall.

There were indeed many kinds of masks here, and there were also many Noh masks (one of the Japanese masks), including Hannya, Hashihime, Semimaru, and Daidoji… Zun Zun thought that this was probably thanks to the reincarnated Japanese.

“Ah, this guest, do you have any favorite masks?

I recommend this—the Red Feather Mask, it really suits you!”

The stall owner pointed to a half mask, with three scarlet feathers glued to the eye sockets of the mask.

“This is a mask made of legendary phoenix feathers… Just kidding, it’s just a sales pitch, it’s just made of ordinary bird feathers, ah hahaha—”

He joked cheerfully.

If Zun Zun wore this mask, he would probably look good, but unfortunately, he didn’t like feminine or neutral-style masks.

However, he didn't choose the many handsome hero or terrifying Hannya masks on the stall.

Instead, he picked up a mask with eight-character eyebrows, wide eyes, and a fire-blowing mouth, which was red all over and looked unusually funny.

This is the Fire Man Mask, usually used for festivals, probably also the work of the reincarnated Japanese.

(For details, refer to the swordsmith mask in "Demon Slayer")

Zun Zun put on the mask and asked the stall owner: “How does it feel, isn’t it very handsome?”

“Um, um… very good… um!”

He could feel that the stall owner was biting his lip tightly to hold back his laughter, and it was really difficult for him to say such insincere words.

But this was exactly the effect Zun Zun wanted.

After all, under every funny mask, there is a peerless face—this has become a theorem.

After paying 5,000 Eris, Zun Zun bought the mask.

It was a little painful.

But when he thought that he was spending royal capital coins, he was suddenly relieved.

Just then, a noisy sound came from a distance.

Many guards appeared on the street, and the bustling street became noisy and chaotic.

In front, a girl attracted Zun Zun's attention.

She was about half a head shorter than him, with long blond hair and a white dress.

Her cute face was slightly flushed, and she kept looking back at the guards.

Could she be being chased by officials?

Just as Zun Zun was adhering to the principle of 'it's better to do less than more,' a huge force came from behind him, pushing him towards the center of the road.

“Eh, Purna?”

There was no one behind him, and he didn't have any spirits behind him, so there was only one thing pushing him.

Emergency food, cherry bombs.

Zun Zun wanted to resist, but Cherry's strength was far beyond imagination, so he was pushed forward.

The girl who kept looking back also seemed to feel something, covered her head, and walked in the direction he was in.

Soon, the two collided like magnets, and Zun Zun hugged her in his arms.

All unexpected encounters are reunions after a long separation.

Zun Zun and she both saw the other's confusion and daze.

At this time, the person who looked like the head of the guards who was still chasing behind shouted loudly: “Hurry! She’s in front, don’t lose her! Faster, faster!”

When the little girl heard this sentence, her thin shoulders trembled obviously, her face was a little flustered and anxious, and she kept looking at the guards who were chasing after her.

It seemed that she was indeed being chased.

Looking at her so dazed and helpless, Zun Zun grabbed her slender arm and ran towards the alley, then blocked the entrance with his body.

Perhaps it was because the alley was too dark, but the guards who ran past didn't stop, but ran out quickly.

The two breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

Soon, the little girl with dazzling blond hair gently stroked her chest and said with a weak smile: “Thank you, you are such a good person.”

A good person card!?

Zun Zun couldn't stand this the most, it would remind him of unbearable past events, and he said sullenly:

“How do you know I’m a good person?”

“…Eh?”

“Look at me, don’t you think I look fierce!?”

With that, Zun Zun deliberately opened his arms and made a scary appearance.

“…Sorry, I can’t see your face because you’re wearing a mask.”

After taking a closer look at his Fire Man Mask, the little girl couldn't help but said: “And…pfft! This mask is really strange!…Sorry, sorry, I didn’t mean to laugh, but it’s really strange.”

Mask?

Ah, he forgot.

Zun Zun touched his face and found that he was still wearing the funny Fire Man Mask, and then took off the mask.

“—So beautiful!”

After seeing Zun Zun's face, the little girl couldn't help but praise.

Zun Zun's heart twitched, and before he could say anything, he saw two cherries floating in front of him.

“Purna?”

“…Eh?”

The little girl also touched her head, revealing the purple grapes inside under her blond hair, and could feel some strange emotions from it.

What's the situation?

This is a toad looking at a mung bean…no, a cherry looking at a grape, are you two hitting it off?

So—

The blonde hair, the little girl, and the bunch of purple grapes on her head serving as emergency food, representing the kingdom's nobles.

With such iconic features, Zun Zun already knew who she was.

That's right.

She is the princess of this kingdom, Iris, who is known as the Six-Flower Princess!