The Hero Reborn as a Demon King Loli

"She's not a new older brother; she's always been my only older brother!"

Hearing Ilya's resolute answer, Mary's anger intensified.

So, Mary finally became emotional and said to Ilya:

"Li Wen is dead! It can't be him! Wake up!"

As she spoke, Meryl intensified her mental attacks, trying to bring Ilya back to her senses and stop her from being bewitched by any strange mental magic.

The reason she chose to use mental magic to control Ilya was precisely because she wanted Ilya to "wake up".

Otherwise, why not use her best illusion magic?

Rather than believing that the voice belonged to "Li Wen," she preferred to believe that someone was impersonating Li Wen to bewitch Ilya.

Resurrection is something that only exists in legends, which is why she didn't believe that Eustia could resurrect Li Wen before.

Even if she agreed to let Eustia try, it was only to prevent Eustia, whose mental state was unstable, from doing anything reckless.

Although she also wanted to revive "Li Wen", it did not mean that she had high expectations for reviving "Li Wen".

Now they're telling her that "Liwen" has already been resurrected? And that he even instructed Ilya to blow up his own grave? Is that even possible?

From a rational perspective, the only possibility is that someone impersonated Li Wen and bewitched Ilya, this simpleton!

How dare he impersonate "Li Wen"? He deserves to die a thousand deaths!

This is precisely why she was angry.

"She's my eldest brother! My eldest brother has been resurrected!"

But Ilya responded to Meryl's intensified mental attacks with a resolute gaze.

It seems that Ilya was deceived because of her own fault, rather than being bewitched by some magic...

Could a lie really make Ilya believe it so completely? It seems unlikely that a psychological attack would bring Ilya "back to her senses".

With that in mind, Meryl stopped and ceased "torturing" Ilya.

……

Having just been "liberated," Ilya caught her breath before realizing she was under an illusion again... because Chloe had appeared before her eyes, and the surrounding environment had changed from a forest to her room.

"A succubus of impure blood? And only at the advanced level? Did she lie to you?" In the illusion, Meryl stared at Chloe's phantom and said with a frown.

She hadn't expected that the one who had deceived Ilya was such a "humble" demon. It seemed she truly lacked the ability to "brainwash" Ilya with magic...

Meryl thought to herself.

"Isn't this blatant spying on someone's mind? And this isn't bewitching, she is the resurrected 'Li Wen'..."

Regarding Meryl's blatant "spying," Ilya said with some helplessness.

Before I could even explain to Mary, she'd already gotten a beating. She really should have just run away...

To be honest, Mary's mental attacks only gave her a slight headache... well, it almost made her cry, but it would have been very easy for her to fight back.

There's nothing that explosive magic can't solve; if there is, it's because the explosive force isn't large enough.

However, using explosive magic at such close range would inevitably injure Mary. In addition, she had originally decided to discuss this with Mary, and now that Mary had "delivered herself" to her, she couldn't let this opportunity pass.

She just wanted to explain the situation to Mary slowly and clearly without upsetting her.

So, after saying that last sentence, Ilya continued in a sincere tone:

“I knew you wouldn’t believe me so easily. My older brother once told me that smart people tend to overthink things… I can explain it to you slowly, so can you calmly listen to my whole story?”

Seeing Ilya's calm demeanor, Melly nodded, signaling Ilya to continue.

She wanted to hear what kind of lie could make Ilya believe it so readily.

Ilya also told Meryl about her experiences with Chloe over the past few days, using storytelling as her guide...

“Indeed, if what you say is true, this little girl could indeed be Li Wen… but we can’t rule out the possibility that he’s an imposter. Have you forgotten how much Li Wen hated demons back then, just like Yustia? How could he possibly accept that he was a demon? And why would he voluntarily return to the Demon Realm?”

"But she can indeed produce evidence..."

Ilya wanted to emphasize something, but Melie shook her head, interrupting Ilya.

"So, I won't believe it until I see her with my own eyes! However, I will help deal with that organization that bewitched Eustia and is trying to cause trouble. Please tell that guy named Chloe for me... Today, just pretend I never found you. You'd better watch yourself."

When Mary said these words, she had no temper at all.

After hearing Ilya's explanation, she was starting to believe that the little girl was "Liwen"... at the very least, the little girl was definitely related to "Liwen".

Because that girl knew way too much... How could a scammer possibly know so much?

If Meryl hadn't known that Li Wen had been summoned to this world and that he utterly despised demons, she might have even suspected that the half-succubus was Li Wen's illegitimate daughter.

But that's all. If you want her to completely believe that this little girl is "Li Wen," you'll have to let that little girl examine her properly...

However, just as Mary was about to leave, she suddenly received an urgent communication... This urgent communication was only sent to her when there was a major threat to the Empire.

Not daring to delay, she immediately answered the call. After hearing the contents of the call, Melly immediately ran to Ilya's side, grabbed her by the collar, and said:

"The Empire's communications say that Levin has appeared on the Imperial border. What's going on?!"

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After Melly told her to "take care of yourself," Ilya had already left the spot. She had originally planned to go to the place Chloe had arranged to meet her.

She hasn't been able to contact Chloe since just now... Otherwise, she wouldn't have gone through all this trouble to explain. Wouldn't it have been better to just have Chloe confront Mary directly?

After all, Chloe had said before: "Three sentences to make Mary acknowledge her as her older brother."

Wait, the original words don't seem to be like that... Oh well, it doesn't matter, the details aren't important at all!

Anyway, her current plan is to try to contact her older brother to tell him that she has taken care of things here, while secretly heading towards the place she had agreed to meet him.

But to her surprise, before she had taken more than a few steps, Mary, who was about to leave, suddenly ran up to her side for some reason.

And they immediately picked her up.

Yes, she just lifted her up... Because of the height difference, when Melly lifted Ilya by the collar, she also lifted her up.

Ilya was stunned for a moment when Meryl grabbed her by the collar.

When Melly lifted her up, she didn't say anything at first, but stared into Ilya's eyes with a look that was seven parts doubt and three parts resentment.

So the reason Ilya was confused was because she didn't know what it meant for Mary to suddenly turn around and grab her by the collar.

Please, she's not a mind reader. What could I possibly know just by looking at her eyes?

Moreover, anyone would be a little confused by this situation, right?

What's wrong with Mary? Why did she suddenly pick me up? It can't be because she didn't hit me earlier and now feels like she's lost out, so she wants to turn around and give me a good beating, right?

Is it really that low? A gentleman uses words, not fists!

Oh, that's a line the older brother would say after getting caught doing something reckless, so it can't be used here... In this situation, you should take precautions to withstand the beating, and then pretend to be in a lot of pain when you get hit, so that you can minimize the pain.

But I don't seem to know any defensive magic... I am quite good at trigger-based explosive magic, but that's not about being resistant to attacks, it's more like my traditional skill...

Confused, Ilya looked at Meryl, who was staring at her with a hint of anger in her eyes, and couldn't help but imagine herself acting out a dramatic scene.

But before Ilya could prepare herself for a "blow," Melly recounted what she had overheard... or rather, questioned Ilya:

"...Li Wen has appeared on the border of the human race..."

After hearing what Meryl said about "Imperial intelligence," Ilya tilted her head, indicating some confusion.

According to the information she had, her older brother... Chloe, should be on the border of the human race, but she was planning to return to the demon race... How did the empire find her?

But she quickly realized... the Empire had discovered "Liwen," not a little girl who claimed to be the hero Liwen.

Ilya quickly asked Meryl to confirm, "The Empire sent you a communication? They said they found Brother Levin? Have they confirmed it?"

"That's what the people on the Empire confirmed... otherwise they wouldn't have used that level of emergency communication to contact me... so what exactly is going on? Why would someone who looks exactly like Li Wen appear?"

After answering Ilya's question, Melly continued to stare at Ilya and asked her a question.

Of course, by asking Ilya in this way, she clearly didn't believe that the guy who appeared at the border was "Liwen".

Just as she hadn't believed Chloe was Liwen before, she also didn't believe that this "Liwen" who suddenly appeared on the human border was the real one.

And if it were truly "Li Wen," he would never say such a thing...

So, if she didn't believe that the guy who suddenly appeared was "Li Wen," then why did she question Ilya in such an agitated way?

Because according to her deduction, Ilya must know something... She forgot to ask before, since Li Wen has been resurrected, what was the meaning of her blowing up Li Wen's grave and "destroying the evidence"?

If she hadn't been preoccupied with the matter of "Li Wen's resurrection," she wouldn't have forgotten to ask such an important question, given her usual habits.

And Ilya didn't even bring up such an important matter with her.

This is also why Mary still harbors some resentment.

Is it because you think it's convenient for them to communicate, so you plan to send her a message later when you remember?

Meryl thought about Ilya's somewhat reckless personality... she was indeed the kind of person who would do such a thing.

Otherwise, in her anger, she wouldn't have questioned Ilya like this; she would have simply hung her up and whipped her...

However, after Melly asked Ilya this question, she noticed that Ilya's eyes and expression suddenly turned cold.

Melly, who knew Ilya well, knew that Ilya was angry!

Yes, Ilya was angry, but she followed her older brother's teachings and didn't show it.

However, those who know her well can still tell from her suddenly disappearing expression that she is angry, and quite angry at that.

The reason she was angry was that she had realized what was going on with that suddenly appearing "Li Wen".

Ilya certainly knew what was going on with this suddenly appearing "Liwen"... because this was something she had originally planned to handle personally.

That thief who stole my brother's body... he actually dared to play with my brother's corpse!

There may not be any magic in this world that can resurrect people, but there are plenty of spells that can manipulate corpses.

The appearance of "Brave Levin" on the border of the human race can only mean that it's his elder brother's stolen corpse...

However, despite her anger, Ilya was not so irrational as to take it out on her companions.

And so Ilya said to Meryl in a completely emotionless tone:

"Isn't the eldest brother we found in the Empire behaving a bit strangely?"

“You really do know something… It’s more than just abnormal. That guy who calls himself Li Wen, although he looks exactly like Li Wen, claims that he crawled out of hell to take revenge.”

Melly put Ilya down. Seeing Ilya's extremely angry expression, she suppressed her own anger and spoke in a calm tone.

"Oh? Revenge? What kind of revenge?"

Ilya straightened her collar and asked Meryl.

"He said the empire and we... are crossing the river and then abandoning us..."

"Merry said to Ilya in a disdainful tone."

"Do you believe it?"

What a blatant act of crossing the river and then burning the bridge! Ilya almost laughed in anger upon hearing this information.

Anyone who says something like that is obviously a fake.

Although she didn't know what the counterfeiter was trying to do, she didn't even believe his words, yet he thought he could fool others?

Ridiculous!

"That's why I'm asking you what's going on, because I don't believe it."

"Let me tell you, actually..."

The main reason Ilya hadn't told Meryl about this before was because Meryl's lack of complete trust made her subconsciously feel that it would be pointless to say anything... Well, Ilya admits, she just forgot to tell Meryl about it...

But it's not too late to tell her now, so Ilya briefly told Meryl what she knew.

Only then did Mary understand what Ilya's previous actions really meant.

So Ilya just didn't want us to know that Li Wen's body had been stolen? Indeed, if it were me or Eustia, and we learned that Li Wen's body had been stolen by the demons without knowing the truth, we would probably go berserk.

Especially Eustia… her mental state is still unstable.

If Ilya hadn't done that, and instead tried to explain to them, then probably no one but her would have believed her... or they simply wouldn't have listened at all.

Given the circumstances at the time, there were better solutions... but it was already quite good that Ilya came up with this method.