The Hero Reborn as a Demon King Loli

A hidden weapon? No, there's a note on it.

Chloe, who almost thought someone was coming to kill her, nearly risked further injury by clicking "Switch Character".

After discovering the note on it, Chloe calmed down.

It seems someone wants to convey a message to her.

Although she wanted to complain that the way she sent the note was too cliché, she still reached out and took the note, and read its contents.

“Miss Chloe, I am Lulum…? ...Tsk, I’ve never learned these words.”

The note was written in the common language of the continent. Chloe, relying on the system's text translation function, had never actually learned the language of this world. Her current vocabulary was taught to her by Lulum. With her current vocabulary, she was simply not capable of understanding the letter.

By the way, thankfully the system's language translation function is still working, otherwise she might have had to start learning to speak from scratch.

Never mind, even if I can't understand it, this note is clearly something Lulum wanted to tell her.

Chloe was finally certain that Lulum was alright, and that she just couldn't come to pick her up for some unknown reason.

Now that I can move again, it's time to go find Lulum.

Chloe, whose body had almost fully recovered, got up from the ground and looked at the sandy land around her. She reached out and pulled out the Demon Sword stuck in the ground.

The sword was still drawn effortlessly, just as it had the first time, but it could no longer be called a broken sword.

Because this sword now has a point.

It was only slightly longer than the previous broken sword, and it was still disproportionate to the hilt, so it could only be used as a dagger.

When Chloe grasped the sword, the vines connecting the sword and Chloe gradually disappeared, and even the lines on her arm vanished along with them.

Furthermore, the MP recovery bonus stopped the moment she drew her sword.

This confirmed another ability of the sword for Chloe.

She absorbs the life force of nearby plants to restore her magic power (MP), although for a shameful demon like her who only knows healing spells, it's practically a one-for-one trade.

Holding the short sword in her hand, Chloe felt like she was invincible again.

With this short sword, which is practically a divine weapon, Chloe felt that with her current swordsmanship, she could even face master-level opponents without fear.

After all, this short sword is a weapon that guarantees victory upon contact with the opponent. Although Chloe's current strength would make it difficult to fight against advanced opponents, this short sword directly changed her victory condition from "fighting" to "contacting," which made it much simpler.

Moreover, this sword can extract the enemy's vital energy when it touches them. So what if it injures or stabs the enemy?

If Chloe's main goal wasn't to find Lulum, she would have preferred to test her sword on a monster first.

Actually, there's no need to specifically find a monster to test the sword, because Lulum was taken away by the Shadow King of the Four Heavenly Kings, so Lulum must have been taken to the Four Heavenly Kings' lair, which is the Demon King's Castle.

To reach the Demon King's Castle, one must first pass through this Star Forest and head to the Demon Realm.

Without the strength of a grandmaster, it would be virtually impossible to avoid all the magical beasts along the way.

So let's try out this sword on the way.

So, the Demon Realm is to the south, right?

Lulum glanced at the note and managed to recognize the character "South" on it.

"Why is she heading south? Didn't the note I gave her say west?"

Linfair never expected that Chloe was illiterate, and coincidentally, she mistook the character "西" (xi, west) for "南" (nan, south).

Chapter Thirteen: Are these two idiots having a magical duel?

Chloe knew perfectly well that someone was following her closely.

After all, she's not stupid.

Someone is an idiot, but Chloe doesn't know who it is.

That idiot threw paper balls at her head, but she just wouldn't show herself.

It wasn't just losing it once, but also twice, three times... it just kept happening!

What's the point of throwing so many crumpled pieces of paper?

She's only one year old! She can't possibly understand what's written on it!

Why are you being so mysterious? Just come out and tell us what you wrote, okay?

She's just a harmless little succubus, not some man-eating demon. Why are you avoiding her like this?

Or was that fool just playing a trick on her?

Just as Chloe thought this, another crumpled piece of paper hit her on the head.

"That's enough! Are you a primary school student? You keep throwing things like that, you're making the child stupid! Can't you even speak up?!"

However, the idiot seemed to be keeping a safe distance from her, so her shouts had no effect at all.

Because another crumpled piece of paper was thrown at her head.

Chloe's fist hardened. She didn't want her to know who was throwing crumpled paper at her head every now and then, otherwise she would make that idiot taste her righteous uppercut even if she had to lie in bed for another night!

Of course, Chloe was only thinking about it in her mind; she wouldn't actually get so excited that she'd cut up a panel and go smash that idiot to pieces.

After all, it's not worth it.

That idiot is clearly connected to Lulum, and may even have been sent by Lulum. Although we don't know what the idiot is up to, she is partly to blame for not being able to read.

Just bear with it, it will pass eventually. That idiot can't be left forever, right?

Before she knew it, Chloe had been pelted with paper balls by that idiot all morning. Faced with this persistent fool, Chloe... had gotten used to it.

Chloe's expression gradually changed from annoyance to Zen-like indifference.

It's just a crumpled piece of paper anyway, it doesn't matter. That idiot wouldn't throw anything else at her, would he?

However, thanks to that fool, Chloe didn't encounter any monsters along the way.

Chloe guessed that the fool must be a grandmaster-level expert.

Logically speaking, there should be many low- and mid-level magical beasts nearby. She even passed by several places that seemed to be magical beast lairs, but the magical beasts were all hiding.

Only a master-level or higher expert could make these low- to mid-level magical beasts retreat at the mere sense of their presence.

这个世界的实力划分其实很简单，人型的生物一般都分九大级别：初级lv0~lv10、中级lv11~lv20、高级lv21~lv40、大师级lv41~lv50、宗师级lv51~lv60、将级lv61~lv70、王级lv71~lv80、圣级lv81~lv90、神级lv91~100。

Among them, the transition from advanced to master level is a hurdle, and each major level after master level is a major hurdle.

Therefore, it is truly rare to find someone who can reach the level of a grandmaster.

As for magical beasts, due to the large number of types and complex abilities, it is difficult to classify them specifically. Therefore, they are roughly divided into beginner, intermediate, advanced, and super magical beasts.

The beginner-level monsters correspond to intermediate-level and below, which is lv1~lv30. The intermediate-level monsters correspond to lv31~lv60, which is master-level and below.

Except for the core area, this forest is almost entirely populated by low to mid-level magical beasts, and even in the core area, there are only a few high-level magical beasts ranging from level 60 to 80.

Super monsters of level 80 and above have been counted down to a single "unit," making them extremely rare.

Of course, these levels are only visible to Chloe through the system, so ordinary people only know that unless you're deliberately courting death and provoking a super monster, as long as you reach the Grandmaster level, you can cross this forest without much danger.

"Having a master-level bodyguard is nice, but please find a normal person next time," Chloe sighed, after being hit again.

How much further do we have to go to reach the Demon Realm? I wish I could fly.

Looking at the almost identical scenery around her, Chloe, who had been traveling for almost a day, suddenly felt a little tired.

She even felt like she was lost.

……

"Aaaaaah!!! I'm so anxious! Why is this silly child just spinning in circles? I really want to go over there and turn her head to the west!"

Lin Fei'er said, somewhat frantically.

To demonstrate her professionalism, she deliberately kept a considerable distance from Chloe, observing Chloe's actions with the aid of farsightedness.

You should know that she is a professional stalker and assassin. Even ordinary king-level powerhouses cannot detect her presence when she is stalking them.

But can you believe it? Even though Chloe had been on the move the whole time, she hadn't moved an inch in half a day.

Because Chloe not only didn't find the right direction, she was even going around in circles!

No wonder Lady Lulum's expression was a little off when she assigned this task; it turns out this kid is a complete klutz when it comes to directions!

Even though she kept guiding Chloe in the right direction (by throwing paper balls), Chloe was still going around in circles.

Linfair was really getting anxious. If Chloe hadn't been so alert, even after reading Linfair's attempt to communicate and make amends (the crumpled paper), Chloe would have looked at her with a "Are you kidding me?" expression. Linfair would have even wanted to run up to Chloe and become her guide!

But looking at Chloe, who is so wary, what if she suddenly appears and the child gets excited and accidentally throws her away?

Even if Chloe hadn't killed her, but simply knocked her unconscious like yesterday, she could still easily lose sight of her objective, causing the mission to fail, and who knows what serious consequences that would have...

Hmm... Lin Feier thought about it carefully again, and it seemed that being knocked unconscious wasn't a big deal. She had a feeling that the child wouldn't be able to leave this area for several days.

But when she thought of those eerie tentacles, she couldn't help but shudder.

Let's just forget about it. Anyway, Lady Lulum didn't give us a time limit, so let's take it slow.

At first glance, Linfair's series of ideas seemed reasonable, but her biggest problem was that while she considered that Chloe was a child, she didn't consider that the child couldn't read...

……

This was Chloe's second day on the road. Because of the good weather, she was able to tell which way to go by the shadows cast by the sunlight, and she was no longer going around in circles.

However, she was heading south, not the correct west.

Although Chloe could reach the Demon Realm by continuing south, it would be a very long detour.

At Chloe's current speed, it would probably take her another six months to travel a journey that would normally take a month.

At this moment, Linfair was making her final internal struggle. If Chloe still couldn't find the right way by tomorrow, she would personally lead the way!

Even if she were to be blown away or tortured by those eerie vines, she would still go for it!

She was getting fed up with Chloe's terrible sense of direction!

Chloe's thoughts were similar to hers—if that idiot doesn't come out and speak soon, I'm going to force her to!

Chloe had had enough! She could tolerate Chloe throwing crumpled paper while Chloe was traveling, but did Chloe have to do it while Chloe was sleeping? Did she think idiots didn't need to sleep?!

Chloe's eyes were red, whether from staying up late or from feeling wronged and angry, it was hard to tell.

Just as both sides were getting a little frantic, they noticed something was wrong at almost the same time.

"Look what I've found! A wild, high-level magical beast. Perhaps I can..." x2

They both had a good idea in mind at the same time.

Chapter Fourteen: What kind of Pava is this?!

Chloe and Linfair discovered a sleeping monster that resembled a large lizard covered in bricks, but was enormous.

To use Chloe's analogy, this monster, even just lying down, was already about the size of a dump truck.

Yes, a dump truck loaded with bricks.

How did they recognize it as a high-level magical beast at a glance?

This is actually a very representative monster among the high-level monsters; its scientific name is Rockhelm Earth Dragon.

Unlike ordinary earth dragons, this rock-helmeted earth dragon can reach the high rank purely based on its physical strength, after all, its "brick" body is not just for show.

If you want to go head-to-head with it, even an ordinary King-level warrior wouldn't be enough.

However, the Rock Helmet Earth Dragon's resistance to magic is only at a low level, and coupled with the fact that this magical beast is not very aggressive, it is not considered a particularly threatening existence among high-level magical beasts.

Theoretically speaking, as long as you don't provoke it, this kind of monster is no different from a brick on a construction site.

Since the Rockhelm Earth Dragon is one of the more numerous species among high-level magical beasts, and it doesn't have any valuable materials, basically no one would bother with it for no reason.

But regardless of what others do, the Rock-Helmets Dragon that Chloe and Linfield have their eyes on today is in for trouble.

When Chloe saw the Rockhelm Earth Dragon from a distance, she didn't really care what kind of creature it was; as long as it was a magical beast, that was fine with her.

Her goal was simple: since someone was protecting her from the shadows, they wouldn't just stand by and watch her get into trouble. As long as she, being delicate, did something reckless, that person hiding in the shadows would most likely show up.

Even if that person's intelligence is truly abstract, Chloe can still test her sword.

When Linfiel discovered the Rock Helmet Earth Dragon, she was more concerned with the monster itself.

Such a tough monster... if we can lure Chloe over there and she uses it as cover, we should be able to try and communicate with her while ensuring our own safety...