The Hero Reborn as a Demon King Loli

"Oh? A novel? May I ask, great writer Ilya, what are some of your masterpieces?" After Ilya finished speaking, Melly said with a disbelieving expression and a somewhat sarcastic tone.

Because she could tell that Ilya's excuse was obviously made up on the spot, and that she was clearly hiding something.

But Eustia seemed to have sensed something, and her eyes instantly sharpened...

"You didn't write this, did you?"

Eustia pulled a book from her bosom with one hand, raised her other fist, and smiled as she spoke to Ilya.

"Yes, yes... what do you want to do?"

Seeing Eustia raise her fist, Ilya immediately crouched down, covering her head in defense.

"What do you want to do? You know what I mean, right?"

Eustia answered Ilya with a dangerous smile.

Seeing Eustia's expression and actions, which seemed somewhat dangerous, Ilya felt a little embarrassed.

She could completely understand why Eustia was excited, because the book Eustia was holding was the first volume of "The Hero's Descent"... the same volume that she had used to prank Eustia.

It's perfectly normal for the "Holy Maiden" to be a little excited when she discovers she's become the heroine of an erotic novel...

I never expected that Eustia, as a saint of the church, would have read such a book... and why would she carry it with her?

This is what confuses Ilya the most.

Actually, Ilya wouldn't have brought up the fact that she used her teammates to write this kind of novel.

However, she also knew that her teammates would see her book sooner or later because it was so popular. To be honest, she had already prepared herself to be "chatted" by these "good teammates" before she even published the sequel. It was the kind of "chat" that involved physical or magical means.

She brought this up herself to make her excuse seem more believable... after all, Mary wasn't so easily fooled.

Mary seemed to have noticed her unease... but unexpectedly, her focus on planning the escape route became her downfall.

And how should I put it... anyway, what she's about to do is even more outrageous, so using this as an excuse doesn't seem to matter.

Speaking of this will also better distract other people... especially the perceptive Mary.

In short, if she tells the truth, she'll only get a few slaps at most... But if what she does next is discovered, or if she's caught afterward, it won't be as simple as just being beaten up.

So Ilya, crouching with her head in her hands, closed her eyes, bracing herself for a beating... but Eustia didn't bring her fist down, only saying three words to her:

"Hurry up!"

"?"

Upon hearing Eustia's sudden words, Ilya opened her eyes in a daze.

When she saw Eustia, she blushed like a little girl.

Ilya then realized she hadn't misheard, but...

"Um, can we put our fists down first? Violent pressure to force updates is unacceptable..."

Ilya looked at Eustia, who was still raising her fist, and said in a weak tone.

……

Eustia ultimately refrained from using her fists to forcefully compel the author to finish the novel… After all, the new volume of Ilya's novel was already complete, and she had even promised to show Eustia the original manuscript later…

Eustia finally lowered her fist, but...

Upon hearing the word "afterwards," she reverted to her previous "obsessive" state and said to Ilya, "Okay, when Li Wen wakes up, I want to watch it with him..."

"?"

Ilya's question mark wasn't because she had a problem, but because she felt Eustia had a problem.

Why did her public image collapse so completely? How could she even say something like "let's read a book together"?

What happened to the "iceberg saintess" we were promised?

And was she carrying this book with her just to be a "tribute" to her older brother?

If her older brother knew she had become like this, he would probably jump out of his coffin and laugh at her... Oh, he already has, and her older brother has already read her book.

That's fine.

“You city folks really know how to have fun…” So Ilya got up, straightened her mage robe, hid the magic circle inside, and said with a smile.

"Sister Eustia, Sister Ilya, what kind of book is that, meow? Can I take a look?" Li Baixue asked the two of them curiously, looking at the book in Eustia's hand.

"No!" x3

When asked about Li Baixue's curiosity, Eustia, Ilya, and Melly all turned to her at the same time and spoke.

Then, after a moment of surprise, Eustia and Ilya simultaneously turned to look at Meryl.

What a coincidence? You've had this checked too?

……

“We’ve arrived…” Sofina suddenly stopped and murmured softly.

She then turned around, wanting to remind her teammates that they had arrived at their destination.

However, she, who had been silently leading the way, only realized after turning around that Ilya and the others were covering Li Baixue's ears, seemingly discussing something that couldn't pass censorship.

When discussing the XP system, everyone is at their most harmonious... Li Wen's words are indeed very reasonable...

Seeing her teammates enjoying themselves as they did back then, a slight smile flashed across Sofina's expressionless face, but it quickly disappeared, unnoticed by anyone.

Seeing that Sofina had stopped, Ilya and the others ceased their discussion... Now it was time to get down to business.

They were just discussing those things to relax a bit.

After all, Eustia and Melly were a little nervous because they didn't know if "Liwen" could be successfully resurrected.

And the reason Ilya was nervous... those who know, know.

Although it was an open space in front of them, everyone was a Saint-level expert, and apart from Li Baixue, they were all Saint-level magic users. They could still detect the subtle spatial fluctuations around them.

This should be our destination... "Li Wen's" grave must have been hidden and sealed off by spatial magic.

It seems the "security measures" are quite good... This thought came to everyone except for Ilya.

Next, all we need to do is wait for Sofina to open the hidden space, and then we'll see the cemetery...

Everyone was silently waiting for Sofina to fully open the hidden space.

They were all gathering their emotions... After all, they were about to see "Li Wen," even if it was just a corpse...

However, just as Sofina opened the space, before it was fully open, Ilya suddenly appeared beside Sofina. To everyone's astonishment, she tore off her mage robe and threw it into the spatial rift.

Then she ran away without looking back...

Immediately afterwards, a loud bang came from the spatial rift, and the sealed space was instantly shattered.

The stunned crowd stared at the enormous crater before them... then all looked in the direction Ilya had fled, their eyes bloodshot and terrifying...

The hunt has begun...

Chapter 152 No one understands women better than me... Waaaaah...

Not long after Ilya made her escape, she began to feel somewhat fortunate that she had reacted quickly.

Because when Ilya was running away, she discovered that someone was actually "biting" her... exhaust fumes.

If Ilya hadn't already distanced herself from her, she might not have been able to shake her off in a day.

The person who is tightly "biting" Ilya is the youngest, Li Baixue.

Originally, Ilya expected that no one could keep up with her so closely... but she forgot that Li Baixue's level increase had not yet reached the bottleneck like theirs.

Fortunately, although Li Baixue was very persistent, she was still not as fast as her... After all, her flying skills were something that others could not learn.

Other people's flying magic doesn't involve self-destruction like hers... Her method of accelerating by the impact of self-destruction is something others don't have the means to learn.

It's quite impressive that Li Baixue was able to "catch" her exhaust fumes so tightly.

However, simply running away might not be enough to shake her off so quickly, also because her "exhaust fumes" were just too obvious.

Her escape route was completely clear to everyone.

Ilya did the same, running and hiding all day before she was sure she had escaped the pursuit of her "good teammates".

Relieved, she finally managed to contact Chloe.

And then she started complaining to Chloe... well, more like playing the victim.

……

Chloe had been listening with great interest to Ilya's complaints, not because she was gloating—after all, Ilya had done something good—and Chloe's mockery of Ilya was utterly inhumane… even though Chloe herself was already inhumane to begin with.

The main issue is that when Ilya was playing the victim, she used some "artistic embellishment" to emphasize how miserable she was being chased, making it sound like a silly little story.

While Ilya's sob story was amusing, Chloe couldn't laugh when she mentioned that Eustia had made a deal with some cult to resurrect her... namely, "Hero Levin".

Upon hearing what Ilya said about Eustia, Chloe immediately thought of the Abyss Order.

Her current body is the work of the Abyss Order, and the Abyss Order itself has a cooperative relationship with the Church... So when the three keywords "resurrection," "order," and "church" come together, Chloe is almost certain that the Abyss Order is up to something again.

And when Chloe heard that Eustia's mental state seemed a bit off, the probability that the Abyss Order was behind it immediately soared to 99%.

Unexpectedly, even the church's saintess and former member of the hero's team were bewitched by the Abyss Order. It seems that this order is much more troublesome than she imagined.

Chloe sighed inwardly, but there was still one thing she didn't understand... Why did this Abyss Order steal "my" corpse to resurrect me, while also having Eustia resurrect "me"?

Isn't this just messing with Eustia?

Even if the Abyss Order's goal was to plunge Eustia into chaos, it still doesn't quite make sense... You just gave her a way to revive "me," and then "my" body disappeared. It's hard not to make that connection, isn't it?

Aren't you afraid that if Eustia finds out the truth, she will become enraged and turn against your order?

And you know what? Eustia really does have the power and authority to do so.

Wait, the one who stole "my" corpse was a demon, and the one who bewitched Eustia should be a human... Chloe suddenly realized why.

What a clever scheme of orchestrating and using someone else to do the dirty work...

Thinking about this, Chloe's impression of the Abyss Order changed once again.

Chloe's impression of the Abyss Order changed from "a group of madmen" to "a group of madmen with brains." Although it seemed like a slight change, the danger level of the order in Chloe's mind had greatly increased.

It's always better to be cautious... We can't imagine the Abyss Order as a lax organization where members from both the human and demon sides never "turn on the microphone" to communicate their plans, can we?

In short, it's fortunate that Ilya went.

However, although this matter has been quite difficult for Ilya, Chloe originally intended to simply take Ilya back to the Demon Realm. But given the current situation of the human race... specifically, the threat level posed by the Abyss Order seems to be somewhat beyond her expectations, she still needs Ilya's help.

Simply put, Illya can't rest right now, and Chloe wants Illya to "work overtime."

As for the "overtime" task, it was to have Ilya tell "Sage Melly" about the Abyss Order, so that Melly could get involved in the matter as soon as possible.

Why did Chloe choose Mary to get involved in this? Chloe had actually considered it.

Among her acquaintances, who were also other team members, only Melly had the authority, apart from Eustia. People with authority are always the most efficient.

In addition, Ilya just made a huge mistake, so the only one who could calm down in a short time is probably Meli... This is also for Ilya's personal safety.

Most importantly, given Meryl's "intelligence," she should be able to discover something amiss in this matter soon enough, but if she were to investigate from the beginning, it would probably take at least a year and a half to find out.

That's why Chloe told her to do it "as soon as possible"... Once Mary has enough information, Chloe believes that as a "wise woman," she will make the most correct judgment...

……

"No! Absolutely not! If I can't explain myself properly, I'll at least get a beating..."

Upon hearing Chloe's proposal, Ilya quickly responded.

If the scroll Chloe used to contact Ilya hadn't been so advanced as to have a projection function, Chloe would have been able to see Ilya shaking her head faster than a rattle drum.

When Chloe heard Ilya's somewhat flustered refusal of her request, she continued to "gently persuade" her:

"What's the panic? If necessary, you can tell her I'm still alive, and then Mary probably won't do anything to you..."

"No, no, I'm afraid I'll fall for her trick before I can even explain myself. With her skill in illusion magic, if I get caught in it... who knows what will happen..."

Ilya declined, her voice trembling, clearly unwilling to have any contact with Meryl.

Chloe continued to use persuasive language to try and guide the somewhat timid Ilya:

"I can convince you I'm your older brother in just three sentences. You've been imitating me for so long, and you still can't convince that girl, Meryl, in three sentences? That girl is much smarter than you think... Do you even know the value of an IQ of 250?"

"It's because you don't understand women, brother..."