The Hero Reborn as a Demon King Loli

However, for Chloe's safety, Lulum concealed some information about the "Abyss".

"Why is it that only Lulum can maintain that seal? Couldn't we have more people maintain it together? And what exactly is sealed within that seal? Why is it said to have the 'power' to destroy the Demon Realm?"

Although Lulum tried to avoid the topic of the "Abyss" when explaining to Chloe, Chloe still keenly sensed that something was amiss.

Why would a seal require a special person to maintain it? Moreover, the "contents" of the seal described by Lulum don't seem to be objects or living beings, but rather a concept called "power."

So Chloe asked Lulum these two questions out of curiosity.

But Lulum remained silent. It wasn't that she didn't want to answer Chloe's question, but rather that she genuinely didn't want Chloe to be associated with the "Abyss."

Even if the "Abyss" is sealed, its power will still leak out; otherwise, there would be no cult in this world that takes the name "Abyss" into account.

The leaked power of the abyss is actually very difficult to completely infect normal people.

Normal people who are infected by the leaked power of the abyss will only have nightmares for a few days at most, because they have no idea what the abyss is. Once the power of the abyss dissipates, they will return to normal. Only a very small number of people who are mentally unstable will be completely infected.

And that is the origin of the original Abyss Order.

But it's different for those who understand the abyss.

The more a person understands the Abyss, the higher the probability that he will come into contact with the remnants of the Abyss and be completely infected.

In layman's terms... meme contamination?

Therefore, for Chloe's safety, Lulum could only choose to remain silent regarding her questions.

Chloe looked at the silent Lulum, whose expression was almost pleading with her not to ask any more questions, and wisely refrained from pressing her for an answer.

Judging from Lulum's expression, there must be some unspeakable reason behind this. Let's investigate this matter later.

Putting the matter of the Demon Realm's survival aside for now, since Lulum has indicated that the seal she maintains should be fine, Chloe can't worry about that anyway.

She currently faces a very serious problem that needs to be solved.

That is, how to explain her identity to her future classmates.

Going to school as the daughter of the Demon King feels like being the heroine of an eroge... cough cough, I always feel like it's going to be a lot of trouble.

……

Lulum explained to Chloe that because this is a critical period for her to maintain the seal, she has very limited free time recently.

After asking Chloe how she was doing, Lulum said to her:

"Chloe, my activity time for today is almost over, so I'll head back to the Demon King's Castle first. By the way, because I can't receive communications while maintaining the seal, if you have anything important to say to me, you can have Linfeier pass on the message... Oh, right, didn't I tell you to have Linfeier protect you closely? Where is she?"

"Linfiel seems to have disappeared since last night. Apparently, she went out to play with her clansmen. Lulum, have you considered getting me a different bodyguard?"

When Linfiel was mentioned, Chloe's expression immediately turned disgusted.

After hearing Chloe's words, Lulum said with a hint of helplessness:

"There's nothing I can do. Of all the people I can mobilize, she's the highest-ranking and most skilled. And to be honest, you don't need her protection in the academy. Just use Chloe as a messenger... As for her habit of wandering off, I'll tell her personally next time that her salary and gold medal will..."

"No, I don't want this! Lady Lulum! I really didn't wander off! I've been in the next room since last night! Don't deduct my pay!!!"

Just as Lulum was about to reveal that she had deducted money from Linfiel's pay, Linfiel suddenly appeared out of nowhere, grabbed Lulum's leg, and shouted.

Her hair was disheveled and her clothes were in disarray, as if she had just woken up.

Moreover, she smelled strongly of alcohol.

Looking at her drunken, madwoman-like appearance, not only would Lulum not believe her nonsense, but even a paramecium wouldn't believe it.

Lulum looked at Linfiel, her expression gradually turning cold. Then, Lulum sneered at Linfiel and said:

"Please plead for mercy? Then go beg Chloe. I'm going back to the Demon King's castle. Let go!"

As Lulum's pink hair gradually turned silver, Chloe knew that Lulum had turned into Black Lulum again.

That is, Lulum in her Demon Lord form.

Upon hearing Lulum's words, Linfi immediately released Lulum's leg and instead hugged Chloe's leg.

Looking at the bewildered Linfair, Chloe seriously suspected that she hadn't fully sobered up yet.

Otherwise, why would a normal person try to curry favor with their own company's CEO?

Before Chloe could even complain, Hilmu gave her a flying kiss, left a message, and went.

"Little Chloe, remember to say a few words to me next time, okay? Mommy loves you~ I'll be going now."

Although Halum said this in a somewhat playful tone, Chloe sensed a feeling of loneliness in it.

That said, Chloe only learned of Hilmu's existence today and doesn't really understand Hilmu's personality.

"I'll talk to her more next time," Chloe thought to herself.

Chapter Forty-Four: Getting Rich Overnight

After Lulum left, Chloe suddenly remembered something: according to today's schedule, there seemed to be a placement test after the freshmen listened to the speech.

She was still a little dazed from being frightened by the black-armored Black Rum, which is why she only thought about this now.

Chloe didn't really care what class she was assigned to, since she was just coasting along anyway, but if she just skipped it like this...

Her identity as the Demon King's daughter is probably known throughout the entire academy now, and it's really inappropriate for people to see so obviously that she got in through connections.

However, Chloe estimated the time; only about half an hour had passed since she was carried home by Hilum, so the speech shouldn't be over so soon.

She can take care of the pendant on her leg and wash her feet before taking the placement test; that won't be too late.

Chloe's expression gradually softened as she looked at Linfair, who was clinging to her leg and wiping her snot and tears on it.

"Waaaah, if only I had known girls would be..." (Elf language)

Linfair, who seemed not to be fully sober, was still crying and complaining... But none of that mattered, since she was still drunk and Chloe couldn't understand what she was saying.

"You're so annoying with all that chatter! Wake up!" To bring Linfeier to her senses, Chloe focused her energy and used her fist to cast a "wake-up spell" (physical) on Linfeier's head.

After being dunked on by Chloe, Linfair finally let go of Chloe's leg.

However, it wasn't because he regained consciousness, but because... Chloe knocked him unconscious.

Chloe looked at her fist, then at Linfair lying flat on the ground, and was also stunned for a moment.

She wasn't even using the toilet, so that punch shouldn't have knocked Lin Feier out instantly...

But then Chloe heard Linfield snoring softly.

Well, so she was sleepwalking just now? When she pleaded with Lulum earlier, she only roused herself briefly after hearing about the pay cut?

Chloe then realized that Linfair hadn't opened her eyes since she started rambling.

"Tsk, don't think I can't mess with you just because you're asleep..." Chloe muttered, slightly annoyed.

……

"What a beautiful day today."

Chloe put down the shovel, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and said with a pleasant expression.

"It's getting late, it's time to go check if the placement exams have started yet."

Feeling much better, Chloe stomped her feet to make sure she had tamped the soil down, then hummed a little tune as she slowly left her residence.

In Chloe's yard, only a small mound of earth and a head "grown" next to it remained.

Soon, Chloe ran to the lobby where the meeting was originally being held.

"It seems like the meeting inside hasn't ended yet... Is it really that torturous?"

Chloe peeked through the window and saw that the freshmen listening to the lecture all had expressions of utter despair.

Seeing this scene, Chloe couldn't help but mourn for the new students.

At the same time, she was also glad that Helum had brought her out.

Wait, could it be that Helm knew how torturous this speech was, so he deliberately brought her out like this?

"As expected of Lulum's personality, she still cares about me after all," Chloe thought with tears in her eyes.

Since the speech wasn't over yet, Chloe naturally wouldn't just wait idly outside the hall.

So she started wandering around.

Linfiel was buried in the ground by her, and Ilesia, that little tagalong, probably didn't dare to run out of the venue because her father was on stage.

So this was a rare opportunity for her to wander around alone after arriving at the Demon King's Castle.

Then she got lost.

"Why are there no road signs nearby? How am I supposed to get back?"

Chloe was able to find the lobby accurately before because there were signs along the way, but now, because she was wandering around aimlessly, she accidentally ended up in a place without signs.

Because it seemed to be during class time, Chloe hadn't encountered many people along the way. In fact, once she arrived at this place, there wasn't a soul in sight, making it difficult for her to ask for directions.

"Hmm... Anyway, it's all inside the academy, I should be able to run into people if I just wander around, right? At worst, I'll wait for Alesia to come pick me up."

Although she was a little lost, Chloe knew that someone would definitely follow the scent to find her, so she wasn't flustered at all and just continued wandering around aimlessly.

As Chloe walked, she came to a piece of abandoned land.

"Why does this place feel more and more remote? I really just wanted to see what the college's cafeteria was like..."

Looking ahead at the barren land, with the academy walls not far away, Chloe sighed and prepared to turn back.

But just then, she suddenly sensed an unusual aura from the weeds somewhere in the wasteland.

So Chloe, out of curiosity, went to that spot and pulled away the weeds.

What Chloe saw was a gem with a chaotic color.

As for why the gem's color is described as chaotic, Chloe could only describe it as "a multicolored black" if she were to describe its color.

The gemstone felt somewhat familiar to Chloe, or more accurately, not to Chloe but to Levin.

She had seen a similar gem when she was in the Human Church... but it was slightly different. The one she had seen in the Human Church was a "brilliant and colorful white".

"Interesting. I didn't expect the Demon Realm to have this kind of gem. I wonder if it's valuable?" Looking at the gem in her hand, Chloe immediately asked for an appraisal.

Item Name: Rune Gem

[Quality: Unable to assess]

[Item Description: An artificially crafted gemstone inlaid with some kind of mysterious rune. The function and activation method of the rune are unknown.]

[Note: This is a defective product of modern industry. Don't bother looking at it, it's garbage Ψ(￣?￣)Ψ]

System Assistant, I've had enough of you! Come out and confront me if you dare!

Seeing the note that had evolved into an emoticon, Chloe's forehead veins bulged.

However, after thinking about how the talkative system assistant had been gagged and silenced without her using the authentication method, Chloe's mood returned to calm.

Sigh, the system assistant can only make a few jokes in the notes, how funny... how pathetic.

"But this gem was probably left here by someone. Anyway, the system assistant said it's trash, so it shouldn't be anything valuable. I might as well just buy it."

Chloe opened the recharge page and silently chanted "Pay in" while looking at the gem in her hand.

[Recharge successful, points +2000]

It's definitely not anything valuable... Hmm? Three zeros?

Chloe originally thought that the broken gem could only be recycled for 20 or 30 at most, but she didn't expect it to be worth 2000.

You should know that 2000 universal coins can buy a high-quality master-level item!

If this is considered garbage, then I suggest we have more.

Chapter 45 Actually, I'm quite lucky

Although the sudden windfall made Chloe happy for a moment, she was too happy too soon.

It's not that there's anything wrong with the 2000 points, or that the system suddenly gave an error and reclaimed them...

Think about it carefully, if points aren't even available in the system store, what can you do with them?

The answer is that it can only be used for gacha pulls.

So the points aren't the problem; the problem is Chloe's face.