Chapter 890: The Crimson Demon Clan's Crisis
"What?!"
A startled exclamation came from the direction of the bathroom.
This was followed by a series of clattering sounds, as if the person bathing had scrambled to their feet in a panic.
"How many children?"
Eiji grasped Yunyun's hand with a serious expression.
"When did he get over there?"
Megumin was astonished—why was this idiot always so enthusiastic when it came to things like this?
Could Yunyun really be entrusted to him?
"H-how many?"
Yunyun was startled by Eiji's sudden appearance before her and stunned by his question.
"W-well, if possible, I'd like to have several children... I don't want them to be too lonely... But the first one must be a boy!"
By the end, Yunyun suddenly became passionate.
Who would have thought she'd be so bold!
Eiji hadn't expected this at all. Seeing her always so timid and soft-spoken, he thought she'd be very introverted, but her thoughts were actually quite mature!
"Wait, wait, why so sudden?"
Megumin hurried over and pulled Yunyun aside.
"We can't wait! If we delay any longer, the Crimson Demon Clan... the Crimson Demon Clan will go extinct!"
Unable to hold back any longer, large tears streamed from Yunyun's eyes, her expression filled with grief and indignation.
"What happened?! Why would the Crimson Demon Clan go extinct?!"
Now even Megumin panicked.
"Look!"
With tear-filled eyes, Yunyun pulled out a scroll of letters.
A letter?
Megumin suspiciously took it, opened it, and began reading aloud.
"By the time you receive this letter, I must already be gone from this world."
So heavy!
The mood suddenly became incredibly heavy.
Hearing Megumin's voice, Yunyun could no longer hold back her tears and threw herself into Eiji's arms, sobbing bitterly.
"This is a letter from the clan chief, Yunyun's father, right?"
Megumin frowned deeply, her expression becoming quite grave.
"The Demon Lord Army, fearing our power, has finally begun their attack here. They've already established a massive military base near Crimson Demon Village. Not only that, but the Demon King has dispatched numerous subordinates, including those with strong resistance to magic... Heh, it seems the Demon King fears us quite a bit. Since we cannot successfully destroy the military base, our options are quite limited!"
"As the chief of the Crimson Demon Clan, even if it costs me my life, I will take down the Demon Lord Army's commanders with me! My beloved daughter, as long as you remain, the Crimson Demon bloodline will not perish!"
"The position of clan chief is now yours... As the last Crimson Demon in this world, you absolutely must continue our bloodline!"
"Wait a minute! That's weird! There's still another Crimson Demon alive here! What does he mean by 'the last Crimson Demon in this world'? It's like he's saying I'm already dead!"
As soon as she finished reading the letter, Megumin erupted with incredible resentment.
"I think they're just simply ignoring you."
Eiji snidely remarked, successfully sinking Megumin's mood, then fell into thought himself.
Strange.
Do I fear the Crimson Demon Clan enough to send troops to exterminate them?
Commanders with strong resistance to magic... Who is this, acting on their own?
"Why didn't I know about this... Oh right, I've been hanging around the main party lately and completely ignored what's happening at the Demon King's Castle."
"Must be some officer acting on their own authority, but who'd dare do that?"
"Is the old Demon King causing trouble again?"
"Damn, what are you trying to do to my father-in-law?"
"So it seems nothing serious has happened yet. The chief just considered mutual destruction, but it hasn't actually occurred in reality."
"Look at the next page!"
At Yunyun's tearful urging, Megumin turned to the next letter.
"Due to the Demon Lord Army's attack, Crimson Demon Village was destroyed... On the day the village fortune teller saw this despairing future, they also saw a glimmer of hope. Yunyun, the Crimson Demon Clan's sole survivor..."
For a moment, Megumin's heart stopped.
"Wait, why is Yunyun called the sole survivor again? Am I completely excluded from the Crimson Demon Clan?!"
"Don't focus on that! The important part is below!"
"Fine..."
Megumin reluctantly continued reading.
In summary, according to the Crimson Demon fortune teller's prophecy, Yunyun would leave her hometown and meet a certain man. She would marry him and have children. Their child would inherit the father's adventurer profession and mother's magical talent, embarking on an adventure.
"But no one knew this youth would be the one to avenge his clan and defeat the Demon King..."
"!!!"
For a moment, the entire living room fell silent, including Darkness who had just run out from the bath.
"Yunyun's child will defeat the Demon King and save the world?"
Darkness murmured to herself, her eyes filled with conflict.
"I see... In that case, I should probably withdraw..."
"Wait! That would be problematic for me! Do I have to wait for their child to grow up? When will I ever return to heaven? Speaking of which, what age counts as 'youth'? How about three years? Let him defeat the Demon King in three years! If that doesn't work, this prophecy shouldn't count!"
"Boss, what do you think?"
Ignoring Aqua's foolishness, Kazuma quietly approached Eiji and asked.
"..."
The prophecy was so shocking that even Eiji was rendered speechless.
What nonsense is this?
Yunyun finds some man, and their child comes to defeat me?
Wait, if Yunyun came to me, does that mean my child would come to defeat me?
Eiji's face twisted in confusion. He clenched his fists, slowly released them, then clenched them again, looking utterly frustrated and ready to hit someone.
This is insane!
Why would I have such a strange son!
No, wait—if I have a son in the future, wouldn't this scenario be interesting: "Without telling him that his father is the Demon King, I let my son train hard with the goal of defeating the Demon King. After numerous hardships, he finally reaches the Demon King only to discover that the Demon King is his own father!"
"Pfft! I'm a demon! I exist outside fate—fortune telling can't predict me!"
Eiji suddenly snapped back to reality.
He broke out in a cold sweat, nearly fooled by that idiot who wrote the letter!
They say foolish characters have a causality-level ability to drag others down to their intellectual level and defeat them with their extensive experience—it's truly remarkable!
If I weren't smarter, I would have fallen for that fool's trap!
"That's right, the boss is a demon, so divination shouldn't be able to locate him. Is this letter fake then?"
Kazuma also came to this realization and looked suspiciously at the letter in Megumin's hand.
"At the end of this page, it says 'Chapter One of The Crimson Demon Clan Hero Chronicles, Author: Yogo Kai'."
Megumin suddenly pointed to the end of the letter, her previously worried expression instantly turning cold.
"It's true! The back also has a note saying 'Since postage is expensive, I asked the chief to include this in his letter. I'll send Chapter Two after I finish writing it'!"
Aqua leaned in closer and said delightedly.