The Hero Reborn as a Demon King Loli

What makes her peculiar is that, as a mage, her favorite spells are the body-enhancing [Aura] and the fire-based [Explosion!], and her favorite attack method is to "self-destruct" at point-blank range.

She turned a mage into a suicide bomber, but she was still very strong because she had already trained her body enhancement magic to the point that she was immune to the damage from her own explosion.

She's only good at solo play; otherwise, she's a bit of a liability to her teammates.

Don't ask Chloe how she knew...

Well... although she's eccentric, she's really strong. Even Chloe, who's practically cheating, wouldn't dare to fight her to the death. According to her, she also has a "deathrattle" ability.

Who knows how outrageous its power will be!

By the way, Chloe originally placed her in the assassin role.

What could be more suitable for an assassin than a self-propelled truck? Blow them all up and the assassination is considered a success.

Furthermore, once she reaches the Saint level, she becomes even more suited to be an assassin, because of her Saint-level domain... a domain that locks down the surrounding space and then explodes. Do you like that?

In short: The car doors are welded shut, and no one can escape!

Anyway, when Chloe and the others are in a team fight, they always forbid her from using her domain to synergize with her teammates.

I was afraid she'd get carried away and blow up the field to liven things up.

Not everyone whose territory is destroyed can remain unscathed like she did.

So if he doesn't become an assassin, who will?

It's even more resistant to grass than a warrior...

That's enough of the introduction, let's get back to the main topic.

While Chloe was indeed happy to see an old acquaintance... but as I said before, there's no way Ilya, that idiot, could solve her charm talent problem!

Although she is a Saint-level mage, she is not without any support abilities... but as someone whom Chloe calls a "fool," she is not that simple!

This guy is the kind of guy who unconsciously stuffs "trump cards" into low-level lighting spells!

Ask her to solve her allure problem? Isn't that just asking for trouble?

She doesn't want to carry a "bomb" on her body all day long!

……

Speaking of which, Ilya seems to have grown up a bit... at least she doesn't look as little as a loli anymore... it seems she's been eating well... While Ilya was looking at Chloe, Chloe was also looking at her.

In Chloe's memory, although Ilya was already an adult, she was thin and small... looking no different from a loli.

It is said that because she practiced the [Aura] magic, which absorbs elemental power to strengthen her body, every day when she was a child, she was almost full of elemental power every day and didn't eat properly, resulting in malnutrition.

If you don't eat when you're growing, that's terrible!

So for the two years that Chloe... or rather "Liwen" stayed by her side, feeding her every day, hoping she would grow up a little... otherwise, they would always get arrested by the cops if they walked down the street together...

Even if she and Ilya explained to the cops together, it was no use.

Looking at Ilya's face, Chloe couldn't help but recall her (tragic) past.

Why would she be holed up in a place like this?

Chloe looked at the scattered books around her and wondered a little.

She didn't seem to have done anything wrong to be arrested... otherwise, Officer Fei Xin wouldn't have been so respectful to her.

Besides, a place like this, you think you can imprison a Dharma Saint? Are you kidding me? (*￣︶￣)

Then, to find out what was going on, Chloe whispered to Officer Scarlet Heart beside her, "Hey? This lady doesn't look like a criminal, so why is she in prison?"

To Chloe's question, Officer Scarlet Heart mechanically replied, "This is Lady Illya, one of the heroes who defeated the Demon King. How could she be a criminal? As for why she's here..."

"I just wanted a place to study magic and write in peace. After looking around, I found that prison is the most comfortable place. Besides, I only need to do a few small favors for the police station. I don't have to worry about food, clothing, shelter, or even cleaning. Staying here is much more comfortable than staying at home."

Before Officer Scarlet Heart could finish speaking to Chloe, Ilya, who had been observing Chloe, interrupted, while giving Officer Scarlet Heart a meaningful glance.

Officer Scarlet Heart understood Ilya's hint and began tidying up the scattered books on the floor with practiced ease.

Indeed, as long as you help the police station with things they can't handle, they'll take care of everything, including food, clothing, and shelter. If it were her, she would have done such a comfortable "job."

To think she could enjoy herself in prison, one can only say she's a true teammate. Her thought process has captured some of her essence from back in the day!

Having understood Ilya's thoughts, Chloe couldn't help but sigh.

As Chloe was thinking, she suddenly noticed something was off... What did Ilya just say she was doing here?

Studying magic and...writing?

Sensing something was amiss, Chloe immediately asked Illya:

“Ilya… Sister, may I ask, what did you write…”

"Huh? I'm currently writing 'Hero's Descent Calendar IV: Forbidden Emotions,' which I already announced in the last book... You don't know my book, do you? I thought pirated copies were flying all over the human race... Here, this is the first volume. I think we're destined to meet, so I'll sell it to you for ten copper coins."

Ilya proudly handed Chloe a simply wrapped book, which was also signed "Ilya".

Chloe flipped through it and sure enough, it was the same book she had read before... and then she rolled her eyes.

Alright! It really was you who wrote it! And you've even written four volumes? And what's with this "forbidden feelings"? She and Shirayuki didn't have anything going on back then... Are you trying to ruin the "hero's" reputation in his later years?!

However, this book... its packaging is completely different from the one she saw before. The previous one was packaged so beautifully that it looked like a magic book... while this one looks like a cheap, low-quality book from a street stall.

"And even the signatures are different..." Chloe murmured to herself.

Luckily, she stumbled upon the "crime scene" today, otherwise she wouldn't know who did it...

Hearing Chloe's mutterings, Ilya immediately put on a disgusted expression and said, "Tsk, you've seen pirated copies, haven't you? Damn pirated copies, if I find out who did it, I'll blow their whole family to smithereens..."

Ilya, you've gone astray... Honestly, who taught her to say such things? And who taught her to write these obscene books that distort the facts? If "I" were still alive, I would definitely give Ilya a proper "re-education," Chloe thought viciously to herself.

They had absolutely no idea what was going on.

……

"Alright, I've examined your symptoms..."

Ilya put on a pair of glasses, donned a pure white lab coat, and, holding a booklet, spoke to Chloe as she read.

"Um, Ilya-neechan, I'm not sick..."

Seeing Illya cosplaying as a doctor, Chloe couldn't help but make a comment.

"I mean, I understand the problem with you. It's an uncontrollable or defective talent, right? This usually happens in newborns and mixed-race individuals, am I right?"

Absolutely right. I didn't expect that after a year, Ilya would even understand these things? Her mind used to be full of explosions...

Chloe nodded subconsciously.

Although she couldn't control the reason for her talent, and even she herself didn't know... she was indeed a "newborn".

Ilya was right about that.

"As for why you, despite being a half-elf, possess the alluring talent that only succubi of the demon race have... I'm not entirely sure, but I do have a guess... Miss Scarlet Heart, could you please step outside for a moment?"

Ilya said with a light laugh, and then asked Officer Scarlet Heart, who was standing to the side with Mu Leng, to leave her "room" for a while.

"By the way, you can take off the bandages on your face now. I've already given you a Saint-level Clarity buff, so you don't need to use so many Intermediate 'Forced Calm' spells anymore... Using this spell for too long will make you lose your emotions."

"Thank you for your concern, sir!"

Upon hearing this, Officer Fei Xin immediately tore off the bandage from her face, forced a smile, and bowed to express her gratitude.

She then tactfully left the room.

"So why did you ask the officer to leave the room? What is Ilya trying to do?" Chloe wondered to herself. What kind of speculation couldn't be shared with others? She couldn't possibly have figured out my identity, could she?

However, after Officer Scarlet Heart had completely left the room, Chloe immediately sensed that something was wrong...

The surrounding space was sealed off, and Chloe even sensed the aura of a domain...

Has Ilya activated her domain?! What is she planning to do?!

Chloe, who only knew the word "explosion" when it came to Ilya's domain, panicked instantly.

Is this an attempt to blow her up?!

"Sister Ilya... what do you mean by this?"

"Oh? You can sense my domain? It seems you are indeed extraordinary..."

Ilya instantly pressed her forehead against Chloe's, a pleased smile spreading across her face: "As expected, you have the aura of a succubus... This explains your alluring talent..."

Why could she tell I had demon blood just by touching my forehead? Could it be that the [Disguise Card] failed?

That's impossible, I've only been using it for a short time...

But Chloe quickly realized what was going on.

Ilya held a card in her right hand and placed it between Chloe's left eye and her own right eye, her smile becoming even more "radiant".

"And... a [Disguise Card], right?"

Chapter 120 Stop talking nonsense! Send me the money!

Originally, during the two years Chloe was teammates with Ilya, she would subconsciously panic as she watched Ilya expand her domain.

On top of that, she's also locked onto by the domain... How panicked is she right now? Probably as panicked as if she'd been touched by the Killer Queen.

They're all frying anyway, so they're pretty much the same...

Immediately afterwards, Ilya suddenly pressed her face against Chloe's and revealed her identity as a demon, which didn't surprise Chloe much.

If there were no doubts about her demonic identity, there would be no need to go to such lengths to expand her domain.

But what truly broke Chloe's defenses was the card that Ilya placed in front of her next...

The card placed in front of her was indeed a product of the system; there was no doubt about that.

When did she receive it?

Seeing the card clutched in Ilya's hand, Chloe, whose mental defenses had crumbled, subconsciously reached for her thigh.

She had previously stuck her "disguise card" on her thigh.

However, Chloe's hand, which was reaching for her thigh, was stopped by Ilya... Only then did Chloe realize... she had fallen into a trap!

These reusable cards do have a physical form before use, and the user must come into contact with the physical card to activate it, which is why Chloe sticks the card to her body.

However, after use, the card will be integrated into the user's body, and will only re-form into a physical form from the user's body after the user actively releases it or the time limit expires.

Chloe clearly used the card before she was captured, so there's no way time could have reached 12 hours so quickly...

So, she's been tricked!

The card Ilya was holding was not the [Disguise Card] she had used.

"Hehehe, look at your cute reaction, it really is a disguise card, right?"

Ilya took a step back, returned to the stool, and said to Chloe with a smile.

……

When Chloe subconsciously touched her thigh, Ilya immediately noticed this subtle movement.

Or rather, she had been observing Chloe's actions ever since she decided to use her tactics against her.

She pressed her forehead against Chloe's, not only to put psychological pressure on Chloe with her eyes, but also to carefully observe Chloe's pupils.

After all, no matter how well one controls their facial expressions, it's difficult to control the slight contraction of the pupils when someone is surprised.

Furthermore, Chloe's reaction to the card was even greater than she had imagined; she even reflexively touched a certain part of her body. This confirmed Ilya's suspicions.

This little girl used a [Disguise Card] to disguise her identity... and she really is a demon.

That's right, she said Chloe was a demon, but it was just a wild guess at first.

As for guessing wrong, it won't have any impact; as long as it causes confusion for the little girl, that's fine.

Ordinary people would likely react much more strongly to being falsely accused of being demons than demons would react to being exposed.

As for why she guessed Chloe was a demon, it was because she remembered someone telling her, "Loli succubi are the best!"... No, it was, "No matter what, when the identity is uncertain, just blindly guess that she's a demon... Anyway, we have the power, no one will object."

Sure enough, everything he taught was very useful... Ilya thought to herself, and then she couldn't help but recall that person.

The "big brother" who taught her so much... of course, he didn't teach her in the room, nor did he teach her how to climb Duang Lang.

Otherwise, even if it's the "big brother," she would still call the police!

As for who this "big brother" is, there's no need to say more, right?