The Hero Reborn as a Demon King Loli

Lulum actually became the second god-level powerhouse she had ever met.

I never expected Lulu's strength to be so terrifying. No wonder the four Heavenly Kings of the Demon Clan had to ask Lulu to solve their problems.

Incidentally, the first god-level powerhouse Chloe encountered was a level 99 Demon King.

After learning that Lulum's strength was such that she could roam freely in the Demon World, Chloe felt relieved.

Since Lulum is so strong, no one can force her to do anything. Lulum looking so haggard is only voluntary.

While she was relieved, Chloe still felt sorry for Lulum. She couldn't interfere with Lulum's own decisions, so she could only remind Lulum to get some rest.

However, Lulum just smiled and brushed off Chloe's advice, clearly indicating that whether or not to rest was not something Lulum could decide for herself.

Just as Chloe was about to continue talking to Lulum, Lulum's expression suddenly turned serious, and she said to Chloe, "There's been a problem with the seal, I have to go and take care of it, so I'll have to trouble you to stay here for a while, Chloe..."

"Then Lulum, you go ahead and do your work, don't worry about me... By the way, when are you coming back?"

Seeing Lulum's serious expression, Chloe nodded understandingly, but she still couldn't help asking Lulum a question.

"I'm sorry, I don't know either... but I'll try to come back every day." Lulum said to Chloe with a slightly apologetic expression. She didn't really want to leave Chloe's side, but there was nothing she could do about it, since it was something only she could do.

"Lulu, don't push yourself..." Chloe said with a touch of heartache as she looked at Lulu, who was still trying to comfort her even in this state.

However, before Lulum left, she suddenly remembered something important and quickly said, "Chloe, do you still have that green sword you found that day?"

Seeing Chloe nod, Lulum quickly continued, "Don't take that sword out and use it casually. It will be troublesome if someone recognizes it."

"Lulum, do you know what this sword is?" Chloe pulled the Demon Sword from under her skirt and asked Lulum.

"Of course, although it looks a bit strange, it is definitely mistletoe... In any case, never let anyone know that you can control mistletoe."

After saying that, Lulum seemed to have no time to explain further, so she hurriedly left.

After Lulum left, Chloe was left alone in the room, deep in thought.

Does Lulum recognize this sword, or rather, does it resemble the mistletoe... the demonic mistletoe, the demonized plant?

"That's right, Lulum and I are plant-type succubus subspecies, so can't we also be called demonized plants?" Chloe's thoughts instantly became clear.

This contract should be with a plant demon whose prototype is mistletoe.

Chloe glanced at the mark on her left hand and confirmed it.

As for why it can't be exposed... let's ask Lulum later.

Chapter Twenty-Four: School Demolition Planned

The task that each Demon King has been tasked with is to seal away a certain "thing".

Calling it a "thing" isn't quite accurate, since no normal person can look directly at that thing, so no one knows what it actually is.

The demon kings of the past called that thing "the abyss".

The "Abyss" has the property of strengthening and corroding everything. Once a creature is contaminated by the Abyss, it will gain immense power and almost all of them will become madmen who only think about destruction. Anything infected by the Abyss, whether biological or inorganic, will almost all become indescribable monsters. These monsters have no intelligence and will only frantically infect and destroy everything in this world.

The Demon King at the beginning was a demon who was infected by the abyss, but did not lose his mind or turn into a monster.

From that time onward, the Demon King has reigned supreme over all demons.

The first Demon King also knew how terrifying the Abyss was, its power even capable of destroying the world.

That's why the first Demon King sealed the Abyss away.

Furthermore, to ensure the seal's stability, the first Demon King used that irrational power to establish a "covenant" under the witness of the gods.

That is, the one who inherits the position of "Demon King" must guard the seal to the death.

In other words, the person who inherits the position of "Demon King" will be forcibly bound to the seal of the Abyss because of this "oath".

It's more of a "curse" than a "vow," because those who inherit the seal of the abyss will inevitably be infected by the abyss.

This is why only those with strong mental power can seal the abyss.

Only those with sufficiently strong mental fortitude can maintain their sanity and avoid turning into monsters while infected in the Abyss.

Beneath the Demon King's throne lies the sealed abyss.

……

Lulum sat on the throne, her expression solemn.

Stabilizing the seal is a task that requires patience. The better the seal is stabilized in the early stages of taking over the seal, the easier it will be to maintain it in the future.

Therefore, Lulum can hardly relax for a moment now.

However, the reason for her solemn expression was not because there was anything wrong with the seal of the abyss.

Because she was almost finished with the sealing process, there might not be any problems now. It's just that she had to stabilize the seal every day while resisting the infection from the abyss, which greatly consumed her mental energy.

Fortunately, the Demon King's throne is a top-tier spiritual energy restoration artifact made from various materials by successive Demon Kings. As long as Lulu sits on it, her spiritual energy will not be exhausted. However, the process of consuming spiritual energy is also very tiring.

The real reason for her solemn expression was that two people were having a meeting in her mind.

Hilum: "I finally got a break and asked you to explain my situation to Chloe, how could you forget?"

Lulum: "I was going to say that, but who knew there would be a sudden fluctuation at the seal?"

Hilum: "I don't care, if you don't tell Chloe about our situation next time, I'll come myself!"

Lulum: "No! That will scare Chloe."

That's right, Lulum forgot to introduce Chloe to the personality she used within the demon race—Black Lulum.

Black Rum is a personality created by Rum using her skills, and Rum's personality is absolutely dominant.

The reason Lulum created Black Lulum was to make Black Lulum do things that didn't fit her personality, but that she had to do.

Because of Lulum's personality, she really doesn't seem like a demon.

Without the personality of Black Rum, Rum would never have had any dignity as a Demon Lord.

"I wonder if Chloe will get bored being all alone in that place," Lulum murmured to herself.

"Thinking about this? Then you might as well bring someone like Chloe to live with you. What's the point of leaving her alone in the residential area?" Blacklum immediately chimed in.

“No, it would be convenient to bring Chloe to the Demon King’s Palace, but what if she accidentally gets involved with the Abyss? It’s better to keep her away from all of this.” Lulum rejected Black Lulum’s suggestion.

“But Chloe has been chosen by the mistletoe. Even if we don’t let her know now, she will eventually come into contact with the abyss,” Blacklum said, her tone seemingly mocking Lulum.

Although it was just self-deprecation.

"By the way, since you're worried that Chloe will be bored, do you remember the schedule the Four Heavenly Kings arranged for you a few days ago?" Black Rum reminded Lulu.

"You mean the thing about me, as the Demon King, giving a speech to the new students at the Demon King Academy?" After all, Black Rum was her personality, and the memories were shared, so Rum immediately understood what Black Rum meant.

"Sending Chloe to school? That's a good idea, especially since I haven't had time to teach her magic lately..."

Lulu seems to be starting to seriously consider sending Chloe to school.

In the residential area, Chloe, who had been sleeping in bed for a long time, was suddenly awakened by a nightmare.

"Huh—after all these years, why am I still dreaming about the college entrance exam? It's a nightmare. If I were to go back to school, I'd blow it up like a monster..."

With that thought in mind, Chloe went back to sleep.

……

"I haven't slept this well in ages..."

Linfei stretched after waking up in her cell. After looking around at her surroundings, she remembered where she was.

She finally managed to escape back to the Demon King's castle, only to be captured by suspicious individuals and taken to a detention center, where she happened to run into Chloe.

I was so tired that I took a nap, and now it's already dark.

But what about Chloe?

Looking at the empty cell opposite her, Lin Fei'er felt somewhat lost.

She sensed the mark she had left for Chloe... hmm, it was being blocked by something.

When she escaped, she knew Chloe was near the Demon King's castle because of the marker, which is why she felt safe enough to run towards the Demon King's castle.

The number of people who can block her mark is very small in the Demon King's castle, so she is certain that Chloe was taken away by Lulum's spies. Therefore, she can only go to Lulum to report back now.

Thinking this, Lin Feier reached into her shadow and pulled out a dagger, then silently chopped down the cell door and left the detention center in a very noisy manner.

How could a master-level assassin possibly be trapped in such a place?

However, when she excitedly returned to report to Lulum, she received a reply that filled her with despair.

Her credit... was stolen by Linnaeus.

Linnael took the bonus that was rightfully hers and went on a ten-year paid vacation.

Chapter Twenty-Five is quite entertaining.

"I was the first to go, whether it was finding Chloe or completing the mission, I was the first to go. Why did that bitch Linnael steal it from me?"

After learning from Lulum that it was Linnelle who brought Chloe back and received the reward, Linnelle's mentality collapsed.

Although she did make many mistakes, and Chloe did indeed run back to the Demon King's castle on her own, she did indeed go out and find Chloe.

There's nothing she can do; she's just a professional assassin, and aside from assassination skills, she's actually good for nothing else.

But Linnael did nothing, so why did she steal her credit?

Unfortunately, Lulum, or rather Black Lulum, wouldn't listen to her complaints. She only looked at the facts. It was Linnael who brought Chloe to her to claim the award, so the award belonged to Linnael.

However, Lulum still gave Linfair a consolation prize.

"From now on, you are directly under my command. You no longer need to carry out your assassination missions. Your new task is to protect Chloe's safety. That's easy enough, isn't it?"

Upon hearing Lulum's so-called "new mission," Linfiel immediately became grateful.

Are you kidding me? Chloe needs her protection? Isn't this mission practically a paid vacation?

Lin Fei'er had even figured out how to slack off.

Unfortunately, she was thinking too simply.

……

Chloe, who had a nightmare all night, ran to the window at dawn, stretched out her tail, and basked in the sun.

She usually follows Lulum's example and tucks her tail into her clothes, because Lulum has told her that showing her tail is no different from not wearing any clothes at all.

Although Chloe didn't know much about succubus customs, she remembered that the succubus girls she had seen before all had their tails showing.

If a succubus showing her tail is considered practically naked...

what--

I never expected so many succubus ladies to enjoy running around in front of the enemy.

Is this what they call seeking thrills?

This was what Chloe thought when she first heard that she couldn't show her tail.

After sunbathing for a while, Chloe tucked her tail back under her skirt and pulled out the magic short sword she always carried with her.

Just today, the tip of the Demon Hu Broken Sword grew back and successfully evolved into the Demon Hu Short Sword.

Chloe looked at the magic short sword in her hand and pondered what Lulum had told her.

Shouldn't we avoid exposing ourselves?

Lulum clearly recognized the plant that formed the sword; it seemed to be mistletoe.

However, this plant might have mutated too much. Chloe thought it was probably mutated into a demon, otherwise the contract in her hand would be hard to explain.

So when Lulum saw this sword, which was a derivative, she didn't recognize what it was.

When Chloe first saw the system's description, she thought it was just an ordinary plant mutation. She never imagined that this plant was a special existence, since it could cause trouble for Lulum, who was a god-level being, or rather, make her afraid of the trouble that this plant would bring.

Wouldn't the demons transformed from this plant be...?

Looking at the mark on her hand, Chloe felt that she would meet that demon sooner or later, and hoped that they could coexist peacefully then.

In short, Chloe decided to listen to Lulum and treat this thing as one of her trump cards, instead of using it recklessly.

After all, she herself hates trouble.

However, this means she'll be missing a permanent piece of equipment, so it seems like it's time to do some card draws.