The Eye Demon Doesn't Die from the Magical Girl

"What do you want to do with all this?"

Mi Lulu blinked and said in confusion.

"If you want to understand, don't we already have a large group of demons?"

"The understanding I'm talking about isn't physical or physiological."

Ji Hui curled his lips, with a hint of helplessness in his tone.

"What I want to know is mainly about the origin and development of demons, such as how they came into being, or how they evolved to their current state."

"After all, we'll have meetings with some people later, and we'll inevitably have to argue with them, especially regarding the survival of the Demon Eye House. If we can learn some information about these matters, we'll have an advantage in the right to speak."

"At least, if demons are actually considered a local force, then we can do something about their legitimacy compared to magical girls."

His words also made Mi Lulu's eyes look a little strange.

"You actually considered these aspects?"

"Nonsense, you don't really think I'm just here to enjoy the scenery."

Ji Hui sighed and looked at the words and patterns in front of them that were engraved on the wall like projections.

“When you’re being pushed, some things aren’t just about whether you want to learn them or not.”

Chapter 623 Incomplete Content

Ji Hui has always been curious about things related to demons.

Unlike the magical girls who seemed to have fallen from the sky, these creatures originated from the native land of Earth, and they were the biggest difference between his previous world and here.

Of course, perhaps there were some strange phenomena in his previous world, but as an ordinary person, he was completely unaware of them. However, he has no way of knowing this now.

That was why he really wanted to know what the existence of demons was like in this new world that was very similar to most of the previous worlds.

Before this, even a demon like Milulu, who was quite clear about her own race, was still clueless when it came to the overall demon population.

Most demons seem to be in a daze, living one day at a time. Especially when magical girls and fallen demons occupy a major position, finding a place to huddle away from being disturbed is all they need in life.

So he wanted to take this opportunity to take a good look at this place that claimed to store all the contents of current civilization to see if there were any related records.

However, when he and others arrived at the relevant area, the place was obviously smaller than the other areas they passed by, and Ji Hui subconsciously felt a little disappointed.

Ophelia, who saw what he was thinking, also began to explain.

"The situation regarding demons happened a long time ago."

"Back when demons and exorcists were dominant, both information and technology were relatively closed. Therefore, those materials were mostly banned books used by the then-still-powerful Church to fight back. They were strictly sealed away and naturally didn't see much development."

"This also applies to various places. At that time, before the world united under the pressure of the Shattered Star Palace, different parts of the world had different customs and policies. Therefore, the preservation and management were not unified, making the collection of these materials and documents particularly difficult in this era."

Ophelia paused, as if recalling her earliest memories, causing her words to sound unusually vague.

"Because it's been a long time, my memory isn't very clear, but when I was a child, those churches were still at their peak. The relevant information was completely blocked by them, and priests and bishops would never casually tell the public about this."

"That's true. After all, there are indeed demons and supernatural powers here. The gap between the upper and lower classes in the Middle Ages would only be more obvious."

Ji Hui murmured thoughtfully, the falsification and fabrication alone would have made things chaotic at that time, and the church that truly held the power would only have made the power at that time more concentrated.

"At the time, it was actually not that bad, because the threat posed by demons was to all of humanity. So there were many people with lofty ideals within the church, and there were very few cases of them actually bullying ordinary people."

After thinking about it, Ophelia also answered.

"Of course, I'm only talking about what I know. I'm not very familiar with other areas. After all, I was able to travel around the world only after I became a magical girl."

"At that time, I was just an ordinary civilian. I didn't have such great rights, let alone the confidence to travel freely."

"It was almost after I had been in that state for a while that the Broken Star Palace arrived."

"The appearance of fallen demons is far more dangerous than demons. They do not distinguish between friend and foe, simply dragging people into the Gray Realm and slaughtering them all. They use powerful and terrifying means to destroy the vitality of both humans and demons."

"At that time, humanity had already entered the technological age, and the Church's power was no longer as independent. However, even so, it was unable to stop the invasion of the Shattered Star Palace, resulting in the destruction of many areas."

"As the central church, it was naturally the primary target of attack, and the books and materials stored within were not spared, leading to a partial loss of knowledge."

"And the coming of the Holy Spirit Temple and my becoming a magical girl were around that time."

As she spoke, she finally realized what was happening and shook her head slightly.

"Sorry, I've strayed off topic. Anyway, due to the lack of information at the time, even if we're consciously searching and sorting it out now, there's still relatively little that's left. So some places might not give you the results you're looking for."

"Anything is better than nothing."

Ji Hui shrugged and said in a relaxed tone.

However, when looking at those scenes that seemed to be made up of not just paper books, but also combined with a lot of holographic projection equipment, which was different from the conventional structure, Ji Hui's expression also revealed a hint of embarrassment.

"Uh, how do you use this thing?"

It seemed that there were many people who had the same doubt as him. Or maybe it was the designer's thoughtfulness. When he said this, the vertical projector that originally displayed the area sign also projected a screen, and a pleasant female voice with a hint of electronic sound started to play.

"Hello, dear visitor, the content in this area can be searched directly based on your words. When searching, please mention the matching method, keywords, and the parts of the keywords involved, such as: exact match, demon, and only involve the title."

"Well, that's quite thoughtful."

Looking at the several search methods and examples, even diagrams and demonstration animations that appeared on the interface along with the words, Ji Hui also breathed a sigh of relief.

Apart from anything else, this thing should be very convenient for checking papers

"But, according to the style of those science fiction movies, shouldn't an anthropomorphic AI projection appear here and chat with us?"

Mi Lulu stretched out her hand and shook the interface, looking at the faint blue light shining on her palm, revealing an interested expression.

"While many researchers do have this tendency, the design images and unique personalities are rather flashy and therefore not adopted."

Ophelia shook her head slightly and explained to them.

"Of course, it's said that some of the researchers who designed this system like to add one or two similar anthropomorphic AIs to their computers to chat and joke around, to relieve the boredom of their research time. However, they don't seem willing to show them off casually."

After thinking about it, Rika Funado also floated above the base and overlapped with the interface.

She coughed twice, imitating the sound just now, and said with a serious smile.

"Hello, visitors, how can I help you?"

"Hello, visitor. Please do not play or fight above the projector. This equipment is a public facility. If you damage it, you will be required to pay compensation."

However, the voice and warning icon coming from below again made her face look a little embarrassed.

The red cross projected on her face made Ji Hui and others laugh.

Chapter 624 Demon King

Jokes aside, after Funado Rika floated back with a red face, Ji Hui also coughed lightly twice.

Although according to the introduction on the projection, this device has the function of analyzing language, he still instinctively made his words appear more formal.

"Fuzzy matching, demonic origins, all of it."

In less than three seconds, the guidance icon appeared on the interface in front of him.

"The content you are looking for has been organized in projection area 2. Please follow the instructions to view it. For other information, you can continue to search according to the equipment in the area. Please pay attention to the hygiene in the area. Please dispose of garbage in the designated area and cover food scraps with paper towels in advance. Thank you."

"It always sounds like the movie theater's viewing instructions."

Chizuru Hazen muttered softly, watching as the blue fluorescent lights that originally projected the notices began to show green guidance signs specifically for them.

But despite all the complaints, the simple and easy-to-understand instructions, which even children could understand, allowed them to easily and happily arrive at a room that was separated by walls and looked like a KTV box.

"I was wondering what these little rooms were used for, and it turns out they're just like study rooms."

Looking at the projector, table, and other necessary facilities in the room, Ji Hui spoke thoughtfully.

Perhaps they had already sensed that there were more people on their side, so the place they came to was different from those relatively smaller rooms like public telephone booths, but a room that could accommodate more than ten people.

And there, the projector had already projected the directory of all the searched contents onto the screen, waiting for their further instructions.

Moreover, on the other side of the wall, bookshelves are arranged like display cabinets, where mechanically fixed books are placed one by one.

Judging from the tiny needle tips that clamp onto each page of paper like tentacles, they seem to be designed to avoid damage to the books caused by directly flipping through the pages, and are similar to the effect of flipping through the air.

Although it looks like a claw machine at first glance

Under the public sofa provided, Ji Hui took Chizuru Yuzen and Yu Mingxue to sit down without hesitation and watched the content projected on the big screen.

"What aspects do you want to see, or should we watch them in order?"

Ai's voice reminded him at the right time, and after thinking about it, Ji Hui also gave his own instructions.

"From the earliest records."

Ai did not respond, but the screen in front of them had changed, so that a lot of organized texts were displayed in front of them after being adjusted to the appropriate size.

"The earliest records come from prehistoric times, with murals depicting demons and monsters, confirming their existence in a mutually beneficial relationship with beasts and humans in ancient times."

Moreover, it also slowly broadcasts voice reports, while displaying those originally blurry pictures along with the AI-repaired models and high-definition versions.

It's like watching a documentary.

Thinking with some emotion in his heart, Ji Hui also focused his attention on the content of the picture in front of him. While hugging Yu Ran Chizuru and Yu Mingxue like two pillows, he remembered the information on it.

However, as Ophelia said, since the records themselves are very incomplete, many things are just consensus and cannot bring any significant practical effect.

For example, demons are native creatures of the Earth, and it is precisely because they actually exist that the personality traits that match their names have become people's ingrained impressions of those species.

Even though some humanoid demons have now subtly integrated into society, and their values ​​and lifestyles have deviated from their original state due to development and dangerous situations, and have even become peaceful, many people still hold the impression they had before they disappeared.

The more classic ones are the images of vampires and succubi such as Ruth and Milulu.

Of course, the problems on their side were not that serious, especially since people were already used to all kinds of adaptations to their images. Even in the House of the Demon Eye, when they saw some of the succubi Muzi that Miao Lin had seen, Mi Lulu would complain a little, saying that the succubus of Chu was defeated by humans, and that some succubus XP who drew the comics was a masochist, so he drew his own star delusion or something like that.

The existence of the Broken Star Palace and the Holy Spirit Temple has turned the demons, which were originally earth creatures, into sewers. This is also one of the important reasons why they have become much more peaceful.

After all, in a sense, the reason why humans have become so united is that the Shattered Star Palace has simply flushed everyone into the sewer equally.

However, some of the parts mentioned still caught Ji Hui's attention.

"Due to their relatively barbaric existence, demon society mostly maintains a ruling structure similar to that of a former dynasty. In ancient times, there existed many powerful demons who were like kings."

"Within this structure, humans, as the powerless lower class, were slaves and food. Fighting these demonic hordes was the most important task for most demon exorcists in the human dynasty at the time."

"However, a demon king like this once suddenly vanished at a certain point in time, as if it were extinct. Its numbers plummeted, and this also caused many demon groups at the time to riot in the absence of a leader."

"There were settlements that disbanded after losing their leader, settlements that fought for the position of new leader, settlements that blamed the demon slayers and attacked the humans. In the chaos of the time, the demon slayers also fought a very fierce battle."

"The exact duration is unknown due to lost records, but the result was that the combat effectiveness of both sides was significantly affected, which also laid the groundwork for the major crisis when the Shattered Star Palace descended."

"Even so, the cause of the Demon King's fall remains difficult to determine, and some new Demon Kings were sealed or killed in battle. Even the neutral beings that once protected both humans and demons as gods were affected."

"Whether this was a good or bad thing for humanity is a matter of debate among researchers. However, based on the contents of a few incomplete scrolls, it seems the Demon King was intentionally attacking humans during the chaos of the time. This would have been easy for him, given his ability to command and intimidate demons. The difference in years between the time of his rampage and the arrival of the Shattered Star Palace also gives us pause for thought."

"Perhaps they, being more like ferocious beasts, also possess some intuition about danger? But since they know nothing about the Shattered Star Palace, they project this sense of danger onto humans?"

Chapter 625: Sudden Death

The Demon King is like a leader, right?

Logically speaking, the emergence of such a thing is normal. After all, with so many people, there must be a leader to lead everyone, otherwise it will only become a mess.

But what caught Ji Hui's attention was mainly some of the descriptions of them.

Although it is not very clear, some speculation and records of their appearance are still written on the picture just broadcast.

The most striking thing is that the selection of the demon king does not seem to be determined solely by who has the bigger fist or who is better at governance.

Some descriptions even describe demons that are immediately supported by demons as soon as they are born, as if they were born to be leaders.

This makes people think, is the birth of this existence due to chance, or does it have some special meaning?

After all, it is normal for a genius to be born with a silver spoon in his mouth, but it is very suspicious to see a creature that comes with all kinds of buffs at birth, as if it was born for a certain purpose, or even has a set of skill trees.

If this existence was created intentionally, can it be modified or even utilized for some other purposes?

Are those so-called demon kings uniformly exterminated because they are no longer needed?

Ji Hui couldn't help but think so. In the records displayed, the demon king described in some murals looked similar to the natural elemental elves in some works he had seen.

In most works, this kind of existence is generally regarded as the embodiment of neutrality or order. Including in the description just now, there is also a demon king who protects all living beings regardless of race, which can confirm his speculation.

It is for this reason that the title of the Demon King may not just be as simple as its literal meaning.

If we talk about it in this sense, perhaps in terms of orthodoxy, demons do have a place on Earth.

No, it would be better to say that we are all creatures on Earth, and it would be foolish of us to still fight among ourselves in the face of the external enemy, the Broken Star Palace.

It's simply that the demons themselves are in a mess, and humans have no time to care about their living conditions, which is why we've ended up in this situation.

However, some legends about the resurrection of the Demon King caused some doubts in Ji Hui's heart.