What if you are reborn as a demon after a funeral?.

"No, it's just... Ash is much stronger than you? So even without using his hands..."

Luo Qixi, looking troubled, gestured with her hands in the air, trying to express herself tactfully.

Before he could finish speaking, Loin, who was about to raise his hand to shoo Ash away, couldn't help but take two steps back, and then...

"That's enough! My daughter! She's been completely fooled by that bad man and doesn't believe me at all anymore!" The father, utterly devastated by his daughter's disdain, broke down in tears and turned to run towards home... intending to call his wife for help.

Chapter Four: Luo Qixi's Heart Knot Unraveled, Reunion with the Beast-Eared Lolita, Master Huang's Well-Deserved Reputation

Faced with her father's sudden departure in tears, Luo Qixi originally wanted to express her thoughts as tactfully as possible, but when she reached out to stop him, she froze in mid-air.

Because her elderly father simply vanished without a trace in the blink of an eye.

This made Ash silently press her hand down, and he couldn't help but look in the direction where Loin had gone, letting out an awkward laugh: "...Dad's personality is really... lively."

"You're definitely saying that on purpose, aren't you?" Luo Qixi looked back at him with a hint of helplessness.

"Don't say that. Your dad is my dad too. Why are you making such a distinction?"

Ash acted as if it were the most natural thing in the world, and while talking, he just kept pulling her along, heading in the direction of her home. He even smiled and nodded to passersby halfway there.

For some reason, the villagers all looked on with surprise at Luo Qixi's bewildered gaze.

Perhaps because it was rare to see outsiders—and preoccupied with the conflict between her father and lover, Luo Qixi didn't think too much about it for the time being.

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Luo Qixi's home.

The interior of the house is similar to most houses in the village, except for some storage rooms separated by straw curtains, it is basically a huge living room.

Part of the ground was made of wooden planks, part of it of straw mats, and the middle section was made of round stones, which served as a fire-making area.

The entrance... there isn't even a door, just a curtain for blocking out the light.

Inside, next to the campfire used for cooking, sat a blue-haired girl with a side ponytail that gave her a very ladylike appearance.

The old father, who had fled earlier, was still there, passionately arguing with the young girl.

However, the young and beautiful woman completely ignored her husband's complaints and accusations. When the two of them lifted the curtain and stepped into the room, she immediately showed a look of surprise.

"—Luo Qixi~! You're really back!" Overjoyed, the mother rushed forward: "Welcome home....!"

"....Mother."

"Is this your husband? I never expected you to come back so soon, and with your husband too."

As soon as Loki's mother, Loki's mother, Loki's mother, grasped Loki's hand, she looked at Ash beside her with a displeased expression.

"That's right, Mom! I brought you a gift... I wasn't sure what to bring, so I just captured the lord of a nearby demon city!"

Ash nodded in agreement without hesitation, and while still speaking, he reached into the void and pulled out a female demon king with blue-black skin and four arms.

This scene nearly made the eyes of the family of three pop out of their sockets.

At least in their long lives, this was the first time they had ever heard of such an unusual greeting, and they were so surprised that they forgot what to say.

Ash, however, handed over the Demon King in his hand without a second thought, and said with a smile, "No matter what the request is, she will definitely agree!"

"...Yes, yes...Please don't hesitate to ask for anything..." One of the many lords of the demon race, who also called herself the Demon King, rubbed her four hands together and smiled ingratiatingly.

Clearly, she had been instructed by Ash beforehand, which is why she was so obedient and docile, without any of the arrogance of a normal demon lord.

Considering Ash's status and reputation in this world, she didn't dare to say no to him.

Luo Jiali was completely stunned and had no way of reaching out to take it. She could only wave her hands repeatedly: "--No, no need... Please put this lady back first?"

"Don't be so polite! We're all family, please accept it!" Ash said enthusiastically, insisting on stuffing the Demon King into Luo Jiali's hands.

This should have been a heartwarming scene of motherly love and filial piety, but it was too much for Luo Jiali's biological daughter to bear, and she slapped Ash's hand:

"What are you doing! Put them back right now!"

"Huh? No, you might have misunderstood, but this person is actually completely willing..."

"...Put it back~~ Please...!"

Luo Qixi, with a gritted-teeth expression, grabbed his hand and shook her head vigorously at him.

Although he was somewhat unwilling, he still threw the demon king back with a hint of frustration and regret, which made everyone present breathe a sigh of relief.

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As for the Migrudia family, they had heard of all sorts of greeting gifts, but they had never heard of anyone giving away the Demon King as a greeting gift, and yet... they actually encountered this situation.

The son-in-law even pulled people out of thin air with his bare hands; even though they had seen magic before, they had never seen such a peculiar way of performing it.

After a moment of stunned silence, Loin suddenly stepped forward. He stared warily at Ash, drew his sword with a "whoosh," and shouted:

"We just agreed that you wouldn't even need to use your hands in our duel! But now the conditions have changed. No magic will be used, and if I win, you will leave Lokishi from this day forward!"

"What if I win?" Ash asked curiously.

"I will never stop Luo Qixi from being with you again!"

"...Okay, but...you really do hate me, don't you?"

"Who would like to be knocked flying twice! What a humiliating guy!" Loin shouted, wildly waving his short sword.

Ash was somewhat helpless about this: "Hey, didn't I already say I didn't know you were our dad? Otherwise, how could I have done that kind of thing?"

"Enough with the nonsense! Today it's either you or me who dies!"

"Huh? Not a friendly spar? Just to settle the score?"

"—The battle is over! It's a matter of life and death!"

Loin shouted out his determination to protect his daughter and was about to charge forward with his sword.

But just as the conflict was about to erupt, Loki silently raised her hand to block Ash, coldly watching her agitated father:

"...Dad, if you keep talking nonsense or doing strange things, I will never come back."

With just that one sentence, all of Luo Yin's momentum vanished instantly. He stood there dumbfounded, his sword falling to the ground, his knees buckling as he knelt. Deep grief and indignation filled his eyes, but he clearly had no strength left to fight.

"...So excited?" Ash glanced at them blankly, about to say something else, when Luo Jiali, smiling, grabbed their hands and pulled them towards the campfire.

"Don't worry about him. Let's talk to Mom. Mom wants to hear your travel stories. Last time, Luo Qixi was quite cold to you. Mom and Dad both cried."

"That kind of thing..."

Luo Qixi, who had only stayed for three days when she last came back, and who hadn't even planned to stay overnight at first, only stayed for three days because her mother cried. This made Luo Qixi feel very awkward now that the old story had been brought up again.

She quietly looked away and glanced at Ash, hoping he would say something soon.

Ash understood her concerns about her hometown, smiled and shook his head at Loki, then grabbed Loki's hand as well, and said seriously, "Leave it to me! What does Mom want to hear?"

"Hehe~ What a talkative child~ Calling her 'Mom' before even getting married?" Luo Jiali smiled and nodded repeatedly.

"That's only a matter of time."

"That's great~ Luo Qixi~" Luo Jiali smiled and nodded repeatedly, then stared curiously at Luo Qixi's stomach: "Did you do it?"

"Th-that kind of thing...! Mom! What strange things are you talking about?!" Luo Qixi's face flushed red instantly, and she rushed over to punch her mother's chest with her little fists.

The daughter's shy and weak patting made Luo Jiali smile from ear to ear, seemingly enjoying her daughter's shy appearance.

The old father on the ground was covering his ears with his hands, repeatedly banging his head on the ground, and muttering something incessantly, trying to erase this memory from his mind.

"...What an interesting family!"

Ash, who was watching from the sidelines, was enjoying the show and making sarcastic remarks with great interest.

And this almost naturally earned him a sidelong glare from Luo Qixi, who blushed.

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Despite the less-than-ideal conditions in the village, Yorisha received a warm welcome from the Loki family.

Although the food was, as expected, monster meat, along with some rather strange and unique vegetables, at least Lokali was quite enthusiastic... while Loin looked completely exhausted.

At night, the two groups slept across an extinguished fire.

Luo Qixi's parents were sleeping upright. Although Luo Qixi had a lot of opinions about Ash, she still quietly hugged him from the side after her parents fell asleep and fell asleep with her head on his arm.

This directly led to Ash hearing a rather strange grinding sound coming from the other side of the fire in the middle of the night, and when his father, who had been pretending to be asleep, opened his eyes again, his gaze was clearly that of someone who wanted to kill.

Ash was helpless about this, so he could only casually touch Loki's hair and stare blankly at the ceiling.

Although this action made the neighbors' gazes even more piercing, perhaps out of fear of the mother and daughter's warning, nothing happened until dawn.

Ash, who hadn't slept all night, was still full of energy, while his elderly father across from him had dark circles under his eyes.

In the early morning, as Ash was touring the village under the guidance of Loki, Loki instinctively took Ash's hand and pulled down the brim of her hat.

However, after fretting for a while, Loki noticed that Ash and the villagers were looking at each other with smiles on their faces, as if they were communicating without words.

This made her tug at his sleeve suspiciously: "Although I think it's unlikely, you wouldn't be telepathic, or even... chatting with the villagers, would you?"

"It's not impossible, is it? They were trying to talk to you, but you seemed to be ignoring them, so I helped explain. Oh, and by the way, they were asking me who pursued whom between you and me. I'm having a headache trying to figure out what to say."

"Why? Why can't I hear anything, but you can?! This is so strange!"

It sounded like a joke, but it didn't feel like one at all, which made Luo Qixi almost jump up on the spot.

Ash shrugged helplessly, but a mischievous smile crept onto his lips: "What are you talking about? Am I a god? And not just a superpower, but a true god? Why can't I do something so simple?"

Luo Qixi shuddered as if struck by lightning, then squatted down on the ground, her back to him, drawing circles haphazardly and letting out weak, emotionless laughter.

"Ha, ha... Forget it, you're better than me in everything anyway, I'm used to it... Yes, I'm used to it. Even if... even if you're more like a Migrud than me, making it seem like I'm the outsider from my homeland, I absolutely won't care... Absolutely..."

Just as she had imagined, she was very easily discouraged, which made Ash shake his head helplessly and pat her shoulder: "Don't worry about it so much."

"I don't care... Of course I don't care at all... Anyway, I'm already used to your criticisms..." Although she said that, Luo Qixi's voice sounded not only a little downcast, but also like she was about to cry.

This made him chuckle and sigh, saying, "Actually, I can make some modifications to your body so that you can also hear telepathic sounds?"

"--real?!"

Luo Qixi, who had just said she didn't care, suddenly widened her eyes and turned around sharply to look at him.

"Of course, because I am God?"

"Please!" Luo Qixi pressed her hands together urgently, bowing her head as if in worship, making him unable to resist teasing her: "You clearly said you didn't care?"