The Hero Reborn as a Demon King Loli

Who left her soaking here?!

It's all overgrown with weeds!

Chapter 159 Not a Match

When Chloe awoke, Lulum was in the Demon King's castle... or rather, the Demon King's palace.

"Tell me, what's the situation with your injuries? And where's Lucas?"

Seated on her throne, chin resting on her hand, exuding a queenly aura and appearing extremely dignified, Lulum asked the two people kneeling on one knee below her throne in a completely unwavering tone.

The two people questioned by Lulum were none other than [Crimson King] Tepera and [Queen of Calamity] Myukia.

One of them had a face so blackened, like a piece of cured meat that had been smoked for years; the other had severe dark circles under his eyes, like a fat otaku who had been staying up all night to improve his ranking in an event.

Although they looked rather miserable, they had only suffered minor injuries.

As for why they suffered these injuries, and why they "returned empty-handed"?

This story begins after they first entered Tepera and Luluxin joined the "battlefield"...

When Tepera and Luluxin barged in, they didn't understand the situation, so they just started their operation as they had agreed beforehand.

However, despite calling it an action, after the intrusion, Lulu, as the [Holy Spirit Dragon], shouted things like "Ora Ora!", "Serious Punch!", and "Uppercut" while pretending to use a lot of force, and then kicked Tepera towards where Lucas was.

"You've been tricked! This is my escape route! Lucas, save me!"

As Tepera shouted, he flew backward toward Lucas.

Upon seeing the spot where Tepera had been "knocked away," the [Holy Spirit Dragon] angrily charged towards him, shouting as it went.

"Damn it, how dare you play me?!"

Upon hearing this, [Holy Spirit Dragon] also chased after him in a fit of rage.

However, all of this is just for show. Luluxin’s act of throwing a punch and then kicking decisively, Tepera’s escape, and Luluxin’s angry pursuit are all for the so-called “show effect.”

Lucas wouldn't be able to tell that Lulu was wearing the paladin's outfit; he would only assume that Tepera was genuinely asking him for help.

If he had mentioned any past ties, his attention would have been focused on Tepera... instead of on Mukia, who had ambushed him.

Meanwhile, Miucia had been watching the whole thing from the beginning, so when she saw the two who had suddenly appeared, she immediately began to use the prepared magic on Lucas, just as they had agreed beforehand.

You could say she was the only one on stage who wasn't acting.

She directly exposed her identity and then ambushed Lucas, trying to control him so that Tepera would have no chance to escape when she got close to him.

Of the Four Heavenly Kings, only her illusion magic is a good counter to Lucas's shadow magic.

But her magic missed... no, it shouldn't be said that it missed, but rather that her illusion magic aimed at Lucas was interfered with!

Just when she thought she had hidden herself well and had not been noticed, someone actually guessed her purpose and placed three... no, three groups of three, a total of three groups of angled spatial holy-level spells—[Passage Control]—on her inevitable path of magic.

Her magic was refracted at an odd angle towards...Merry's location.

As if she had anticipated being attacked, Melly activated a counter-magic circle to defend herself, and while defending, she also launched an attack on the exposed Miukia.

Seeing that the attack had deviated, and in order to prevent Lucas from escaping, Miao Qiya didn't care about anything else and immediately constructed another magic circle to attack Lucas.

As for Mary's attack, she simply endured it with her body.

However, it was fortunate that Meryl's magic was mental, so when she took the magic head-on, Müqia only had to consume a hundred million more mental energy, and was not seriously injured!

Actually, if it's offensive magic, as long as it's not an abnormal buff like "poison magic" or "curse magic," the magical damage that Muqia receives might be even less... Don't underestimate the succubus's physique! After all, they rely on their bodies for a living.

Myocia's magic attack on Lucas took effect... but because Myocia was distracted, she was too slow, and Lucas had already used shadow magic to escape.

Lucas ran away, but he used shadow magic—[Phantom Shift]—to escape.

And the person he got in return... was Ilya!

Tepera bumped right into Ilya... and then he saw a flash of light...

Ilya saw her "old demon rival" charging towards her, how could she possibly remain calm?

She gave everyone a live demonstration of "art is an explosion"!

After being attacked, Tepera saw Ilya and also concluded that they were in cahoots with the "Abyss Order"!

In short, their previously discussed plan failed because they hadn't taken into account the possibility of someone interfering.

As for fighting? Didn't you see that "hero" right here? That "hero" and his two teammates—the two of them definitely can't beat him…

Although all four Heavenly Kings were present, one of them couldn't reveal his identity, and another was suspected of betraying them, leaving the two of them to fight against five.

No matter how I think about it, I can't beat them!

But capturing Lucas? The attempt had already failed when Lucas realized something was wrong after Munia's magic was initially disrupted.

If Lucas just wanted to run, they wouldn't be able to catch him.

Therefore, Tepera and Miukia decisively evacuated.

……

"Is this your excuse for failing your mission?"

After listening to the report from Myukia and the others, Lulum, sitting on the throne, said with a bored expression.

However, she didn't blame them for anything.

Because their judgment was absolutely correct: since they couldn't capture Lucas and there were multiple enemies on the scene... they might as well just come back.

Now that the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon Clan have already been reduced in number, she doesn't want to lose another one.

That's right, Lulum has already concluded that Lucas has betrayed them.

As for Lucas's reasons for betraying... they are no longer important.

Associating with the Abyss Cult is an unforgivable sin!

Besides, she only wanted Muggia to pick up Chloe; capturing Lucas... didn't seem to matter much.

Since we can already determine that Lucas is an enemy, it doesn't matter anymore if we look for him.

Moreover, this wasn't entirely fruitless; Miao Qiya also obtained some unexpected information... which is also good news for the demon race.

Lulum thought to herself, while Black Lulum, who was speaking up for her outside, felt that this result was rather boring... Anyway, they already had the teleportation scroll she had given them, so why not just randomly bring a peak Saint-level person to the base camp and hand them over to her to deal with?

It would be best to bring that damned "hero" over...

……

Chloe looked at herself soaking in the bathtub, now covered in grass, and her eyes twitched wildly.

Who soaked her body here? And how long has she been soaking?

Even she herself didn't know that grass could grow on her body...

Just as Chloe was thinking this, she saw a second person in the bathroom...

A black-haired loli is sleeping in a bathtub, embracing her amidst grass.

Chloe immediately lost her temper.

Chapter 160 There's a first time for everything...

Chloe stared at the black-haired little girl soaking in the bathtub for a moment, then gave a helpless smile.

Looking at the adorable sleeping face of the black-haired loli, Chloe immediately lost all her temper.

Let them soak; it's just something kids do, no big deal...

This black-haired little girl is naturally her "good daughter" Stella.

Chloe just didn't know why Stella would be lying in the bathroom so early in the morning.

And he was holding her body.

Chloe didn't know why grass was growing on her body, but she looked at Stella and thought about it carefully.

Her body probably hadn't been in the bathroom for too long.

According to Linfiel's account, Lulum must have gone to the Demon King's Palace on business, and she hasn't been there long.

Lulum couldn't possibly imagine putting her in the bathtub and letting her soak all night...

Considering Stella was also lying in the bathtub... it means that Stella probably wanted to take her body to the bathroom to "cleanse" early in the morning, but during the bath... she got dizzy?

Chloe guessed so.

Could she really have fainted? After considering this possibility, Chloe immediately stepped forward nervously to check on Stella's condition.

Chloe walked over to Stella and, seeing that Stella's complexion was normal and her breathing was even, and that she didn't seem to be in any trouble, she breathed a sigh of relief.

It doesn't look like she fainted... Judging from her appearance, is she asleep?

Why did she fall asleep while taking a bath?

Chloe thought with some doubt, but since Stella seemed to be fine, wouldn't waking her up and asking her what was wrong be the simplest thing to do?

Besides, it's not really a good idea to keep Stella sleeping in the bathtub.

So Chloe, thinking this through, began trying to wake Stella:

"Stella, wake up..."

However, Stella seemed to be fast asleep, and no matter how Chloe called her, she showed no sign of waking up.

Even when Chloe gently patted her head, she showed no signs of waking up.

If Stella hadn't been lying on top of her, drooling and looking like she was sleeping soundly, Chloe would have suspected something had happened to her...

However, since Stella was sleeping so soundly and seemed perfectly fine, Chloe decided not to force her to wake up.

But we can't let Stella and her body stay in the bathtub any longer.

What if Stella catches a cold from soaking in the bath?

Do demons catch colds? And Stella doesn't seem to be a demon... But it doesn't matter, it's never good to let the child get soaked.

And her body also needs to be retrieved... Her body is already soaking in water and grass is growing everywhere. What if it gets soaked again and "flourishs"?

She still needs to use this body! We have to get her out of there quickly!

Thinking this, Chloe reached out and lifted Stella, who was lying on her body, intending to pick her up.

But Chloe discovered that Stella was actually "welded" to her body... literally "welded" in a physical sense... with several emerald green vines connecting Stella and Chloe's bodies.

Any part of Stella and Chloe's bodies that came into contact with seemed to be connected by these vines.

This scene gave Chloe goosebumps... How come it looks like an R-rated scene?

While it's not exactly content that minors shouldn't watch, it still feels a bit undignified.

If it were a tabletop role-playing game, Chloe would probably have to go through a judgment process...

Fortunately, Chloe quickly recognized the emerald green vines.

These vines are Stella's true form... or rather, Stella is a "derivative" of these vines, namely "mistletoe".

Although she didn't know why these vines "welded" her and Stella's bodies together, they probably didn't cause them any harm... probably.

Forget it, anyway, I should probably just rip Stella off this body first. Besides, this looks really weird, like I'm playing with some kind of tentacle...

With that in mind, Chloe reached out and began to tear the vines apart.

These vines seemed to understand Chloe's plan, and they consciously "shrank" back when Chloe started to pull them apart.

Chloe then realized that the vines had actually grown out of Stella's body.

Because all these vines had retracted into Stella's body.

That's right. Chloe clearly remembered that when these mistletoe vines came out of her body, the markings on her body would glow green... But since then, she hadn't noticed any light on her body.

So it makes perfect sense that these vines are growing out of Stella's body.

I just don't know why Stella used these vines to "weld" her.

Chloe planned to wait until Stella woke up before asking her properly about the situation.

For now, she should move Stella and her body back to the room first...

After thinking it over, Chloe reached out again, intending to pick Stella up.