The Hero Reborn as a Demon King Loli

"Yay!" Upon hearing Lulum say that, Chloe immediately grinned foolishly.

Finally, I can go back to living with Lulum again. It feels like more than ten years have passed since they last lived together.

Looking at Lulum and Chloe, who were ignoring everyone around them and continuing to interact, only Alessia knew that they were mother and daughter; the other two looked completely bewildered.

What is the relationship between Lulu and Chloe? Are they sisters? But isn't this a bit too intimate?

Huh? Lin Fei'er? She's just a decoration, she has no right to speak.

……

"Lord Lulum, what is your relationship with that little girl?"

"Chloe, what's your relationship with that guy over there?"

Before Lulum and Linslet continued their conversation, Linslet and Satania were both curious about their relationship, so they asked Lulum and Chloe, who had already separated, about it.

“My daughter.” Lulum blurted out when faced with the question.

“My wife!” Chloe blurted out.

"???" x2

Lulu and Chloe's answers left the two who asked the questions completely bewildered.

After hearing Lulum's answer, Linslet thought to herself: Lady Lulum doesn't look like an adult.

In her daze, she inadvertently blurted out her innermost thoughts: "How many years was the child's father sentenced to?"

"No~ (referring to a father without children)" was Lulu's reply.

Satania looked puzzled by Chloe's answer, as if her mind was having trouble processing the information.

Chloe realized she might have said something wrong, so she quickly added, "Just kidding, just kidding. Lulum is just my closest person, not my wife."

This addition has a distinctly suspicious feel to it, like "protesting too much."

Linslet and Satania shared the same thought upon hearing Lulum and Chloe's explosive remarks: "This industry is truly chaotic!"

……

Finally, with the help of Irecia, Lulum and Chloe managed to clarify the situation.

The innocent and naive Alesia, of course, did not understand what "the entertainment circle is really messy" meant, so she explained it in her own way.

"So they were just a mother and daughter who had a good relationship and liked to joke around?"

Linslet and Satania reluctantly accepted this arrangement.

Lulum, on the other hand, continued to discuss serious matters with Linslet.

"I understand your research direction: creating survivable and edible varieties by hybridizing native plants with human crops. This method is indeed feasible, but it has long been considered impossible because native plants and human crops simply cannot be hybridized. How do you solve this problem?"

"I started by focusing on the mutated plants..."

"Mortalized plants? I've tried that too, but aren't the things produced this way essentially the offspring of monsters? This can't guarantee production at all, and it consumes a lot of resources."

"No, I've considered that as well. So I mainly work backwards from the characteristics of enchanted plants and try to add those characteristics to ordinary plants using a method similar to enchanting..."

"Enchantment? Explain..."

The serious matter that Lulum and Linslet were discussing seemed to be related to plant research, but the other four people present had absolutely no interest in these "academic" topics.

Don't expect two lazybones, a little kid, and a keychain to be interested in these things; they only care about one thing right now... how to divide the bread.

There were six people in the lab, but only five loaves of bread, and Satania didn't know how to distribute them.

"If only the dog hadn't stolen that bread..."

Satania said somewhat dejectedly.

However, Chloe decisively distributed the bread.

"Of course, each person should have their own bread... We can ignore the keychain over there!"

Chloe said mercilessly, looking at the pathetic creature who had been eyeing the bread on the table for a long time and was swallowing hard.

Upon hearing Chloe's words, Linfair was completely petrified.

The world where only Lin Fei'er was injured has come to an end, which is cause for celebration.

"Look at how greedy you are... Here, take half."

Of course, Chloe wasn't that heartless; in the end, she shared half of her share with Linfair.

Then, she took the black tea that Satania had just brewed and two loaves of bread and brought them to Lulum and Linslet, who were writing and drawing and having a heated discussion in front of the blackboard.

"Lulu, you're working again? Why don't you take a break? Come and have some snacks... This senior, please too."

Lulum and Linslet, who were having a heated discussion, showed no sign of stopping. However, when Chloe offered them bread, they didn't refuse; instead, they grabbed the bread without any ladylike manners and started eating it.

Their brains do need sugar right now.

After taking a couple of bites of bread, Lulum suddenly remembered something and immediately interrupted Linslet's explanation of the data, saying to her, "Yes, the issue of production volume is indeed very important, but you don't need to tell me these data one by one. I can collect the products through magic... Where are the experimental products you mentioned earlier?"

"Right, we're all mages, this is more efficient... By the way, where did all that wheat go? I clearly asked Cú Chulainn to bring it over at noon!"

Linslet looked around but couldn't find her experimental wheat, so she said with some confusion.

After saying that, she took a bite of the bread in her hand.

Yes, this bread does smell quite good.

Chapter Sixty-Five: Will You Be My Bridesmaid?

"Satania! Have you ever seen a bag of wheat kept in a laboratory?"

After searching for a while and finding no trace of wheat, Linslet asked Satania, who was having tea with Chloe and the others.

After asking the question, she took another bite of the bread in her hand.

Satania, however, looked at the bread in Linslet's hand with a puzzled expression.

"Senior Linslett, Wheat is right here..."

Linslet looked at Satania, who was pointing at her, and assumed she was referring to the experimental table behind her, but she had clearly seen it before...

However, trusting Satania, she glanced back.

"They're definitely not here..."

Linslet, still unable to find any trace of wheat, turned her head back, her tone filled with doubt.

"Um, Senior Linslett, isn't Wheat right here? Right in your hand..."

Satania pointed to the bread in Linslet's hand, but before she could finish speaking, Linslet interrupted her.

"Never mind if you don't know. By the way, where's Cú Chulainn? I'll ask him... And Satania, we're cousins, didn't I tell you to call me 'older sister'? Calling me 'senior' is too formal..."

"Excuse me, I'm still not quite used to calling you that, Lindsay, try... Sister."

Satania lowered her head in shame at Linslet's reminder.

Chloe, who was drinking tea on the side, heard their conversation and suddenly realized: No wonder they always looked so alike, they must be cousins.

So this poor child does have relatives after all.

Chloe thought with some relief.

However, seeing that Satania hadn't been able to explain the question "Where is the wheat?" for a long time, Chloe couldn't help but speak up for her, saying, "Senior Linslet, you don't need to look anymore, the wheat is in your hands now."

"In my hand? Isn't that bread? By the way, where did you buy this bread? It tastes awful!"

Linslet finished the last piece of bread in her hand, licked her fingers, and said with a somewhat unsatisfied expression.

“This bread was made by Satania, and the ingredients are exactly what you’re looking for.”

Because Chloe believed Satania's nonsense and thought that the wheat was meant to be ground into flour, she spoke so calmly.

After hearing Chloe's words, Lindsay didn't immediately understand. "Isn't what I found wheat? What does it have to do with bread?"

Wait... wheat, flour, bread...

Linslet, who quickly realized what was happening, widened her eyes and said in a trembling voice:

"You, me, wheat... Satania, those breads were made from my wheat?!"

"Yes, what's wrong?... Sister Linslet! What's wrong? Cheer up! Take her to see a doctor quickly!"

The moment she received Satania's response, Linslet fell straight to the ground.

……

Because there is a mage with healing magic present, not only could Linslet not have fainted due to overwork and overstimulation, but she could also be saved even if she had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage or died on the spot.

So Linslet is now lying on a sofa, asleep with a pained expression, as if having a nightmare.

Chloe learned the whole story from Lulum.

"So, Satania has really messed up?"

Seeing Satania, who had been squatting in the corner ever since learning the truth, muttering "I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong...", Chloe sighed.

Young people are just like that; they don't like to think things through, unlike me... even if I did think, it would be useless.

Chloe then discussed the specifics of the matter with Lulum, and, under the pretext that Lulum was studying agricultural research, learned about the current state of production in the Demon Realm...

Aside from occupying the human borders where some crops can be grown, the demon realm is completely incapable of production.

If we want to engage in production, we must develop a plant that can be grown on a large scale in the Demon Realm and whose yield can keep up.

So, a study that could have improved the living standards of the people in the demon realm was destroyed because of gluttony?

Chloe thought with a touch of melancholy.

Isn't there a crop that can adapt to various harsh environments and has a high yield? Isn't that what potatoes are like? It's a pity there are no potatoes in this world. Perhaps Lulum and the others could research tuber plants...

Wait, where have I seen potatoes before? Thinking of potatoes, Chloe felt like she'd seen them somewhere before, but before she could remember, Lulum's words completely blanked her mind.

While Chloe was pondering, Lulum sighed, thinking to herself, "This experiment isn't perfect yet. With Linslet and me here, replicating it shouldn't be too difficult. It's just that starting from scratch might not provide enough time..."

Even though there wasn't enough time, Lulu decided to take a gamble. After all, she had already made a deal with [Queen of Calamity] Myukia, so she couldn't just waste this year, could she?

Let her focus on her research this year... otherwise she might not have time to spend with Chloe again.

Oh right, Lulum remembered that she hadn't told Chloe about her upcoming marriage yet. She decided to tell Chloe about it before things got too hectic.

"Um, Chloe, come over here, there's something I want to tell you..."

Lulum secretly pulled Chloe aside and spoke to her in a mysterious tone, continuing:

"First of all, Chloe, don't tell those two that I'm the Demon King..."

Chloe nodded. She wasn't a real child, so of course she knew that when Lulum was the Demon King, he had to wear armor and disguise himself as a big man to avoid revealing his identity.

Therefore, she would never speak carelessly.

Seeing Chloe's obedient appearance, Lulum smiled with relief and continued to say to Chloe, "Also, I'm sorry, I might have to break my promise. I said I would spend time with you after I finished things at the Demon King's Castle, but I also have to come to the lab often..."

"It's okay, I'm an agricultural research student, I come here every day... It's enough that you're here with me!"

Seeing Chloe's innocent and carefree smile, Lulum hugged her tightly, then stroked Chloe in her arms as she spoke her last words:

"Finally, there's one more thing I want to tell you. I'm getting married next week. Can you be my bridesmaid?"

"Huh...huh?! Lulum, who did you just say was getting married?!"

Chloe was about to agree, but when she realized what Lulum was talking about, she began to doubt her ears.

Chapter Sixty-Six: I'll sit at the kids' table!

Am I deaf? How could I mishear something like this? Lulum getting married? How is that possible... I need to go to the hospital to get my ears checked.

When Lulu told her the bombshell news, Chloe immediately bury her head in the sand and even started analyzing treatment options for her ear.

"It's my wedding, so what? Chloe, don't you want to be the bride?"

In response to Chloe's questions, Lulum simply spoke in her usual gentle and innocent tone, as if she had no idea what her words meant to Chloe.

Is this a matter of willingness or not? This is... Ah, I get it, it must be that my ears are broken, so what I hear is also corrupted.

Yes, that's right, that must be it.

What wedding, bridesmaids, and all that? I must have misheard. My ears need to be fixed!