What if you are reborn as a demon after a funeral?.

The little girl shook her head to herself, a sinister smile on her face, and she actually seemed quite happy.

For some reason, this smile is somewhat similar to Abby's bad boy personality.

That's not really cute... it's just that she looks very cute.

"...Humans are so contradictory." He couldn't help but sigh.

"Although I don't know what you're thinking, you're probably the most conflicted person."

"Don't talk back to adults, you brat."

Is this how you speak to the person who saved your life?

"Instead of calling yourself your savior, how about you state your name first?"

"I'm annoyed... but I don't care if I tell you." The silver-haired loli, Kama, spoke with obvious displeasure, her face dark, in a cold, reprimanding tone: "Listen carefully, I am Kama! Goddess of Love, and also the Demon King of Desire!"

"...Kama? Goddess of Love? Goddess? The Hindu god of love?" Ash was surprised and dumbfounded upon hearing this introduction.

"What's wrong? Do you have a problem with that?" Kama noticed Ash's unusual behavior and asked in return.

"No, it's just that... this world is really strange."

Although he knew little about ancient Indian mythology, he roughly understood that the god of love, like King Arthur and Merlin, should be male, but...

Forget it, even though he's a very principled person, why is someone so cute getting hung up on mythology? Anyway, it's not the same thing.

After all, she looks so easy to pet, and her personality must be quite fun to play with. Should I try to bring her home? Ah, no, wouldn't that make me seem unprincipled? It would definitely make Abby and Karen misunderstand, right? —Ash's mind was racing, his gaze unconsciously sweeping over his surroundings.

Scáthach was still on guard not far away, while Hassan, who might turn back at any moment, didn't pay much attention to what was happening here.

But the loli and the young girl beside him made him feel worried.

Thinking about it carefully, if you really want to say something, it seems like they were actually led astray by him? So maybe we can just ignore this kind of thing?

After thinking about it for just a moment, Kama inexplicably narrowed his eyes: "Annoying! Annoying!"

"...What's wrong? How could a girl say such vulgar things?"

"Speaking is my freedom, but that look in your eyes that seemed to say you've figured something out really annoyed me!"

"I didn't think anything of it! After all, you might not know, but I'm actually a well-known gentleman!"

Faced with the eccentric little girl's displeased remarks, he adopted an extremely serious and silent demeanor, even smiling as he reached out and patted her head with one hand.

However, before his hand could even touch her, Abby silently pressed it down.

Ash turned around and saw Abby, still in her bad-boy persona, her smile turning malicious: "Don't rush into anything. Let's talk about... what you did to me last time when you were talking about being a gentleman, right?"

"Uh? You... know about this too...?" Ash asked in a slightly embarrassed voice.

“Of course… while it’s called a personality switch, we’re actually one body and one mind. It’s just a matter of whether or not we’ve been influenced by the Father God’s power, or whether we’re somewhere in between a personality and character switch, like both sides but not quite either.” A sly smile appeared on Abby’s cute face: “You’d better appease me now, otherwise… Mr. Ash, do you understand what will happen?”

"...What do you want? To make pancakes?"

"No, I want wine."

"This... no! I'm a person of principle!" He had intended to agree casually, after all, compared to his reputation, there was nothing to hesitate about.

Anyway, we'll just give her a little something to appease her when the time comes, but Karen's eyes are really piercing...

But when he refused to indulge in momentary pleasure, Abby's smile became intriguing: "...Mr. Ash."

"...I'll agree to anything except this!"

"Then... will you serve me tonight? Wash my feet, massage them—carefully rub every inch of my feet... What's wrong?"

"...What kind of person do you take me for! This is an insult to me! A scholar can be killed but not humiliated!"

Faced with the silver-haired loli's deepened smile and her malicious suggestion, Ash naturally showed a pained expression and resolutely refused.

"...Why are you hesitating so obviously?" Kama asked, his face still dark and full of displeasure. "You're not tempted, are you? Because you can legitimately play with a girl's feet?"

"Isn't it obvious? This lolicon probably has something else to say next," Kallen added expressionlessly.

Suddenly, the situation seemed to turn bad.

The only sane person present was Scáthach, who remained on guard in the distance.

Ash looked around but couldn't find a single normal person among the three people beside him.

For a moment, all he could do was rub his forehead, shake his head repeatedly, and sigh.

"...Abi has information that is very important to me, which is why I hesitated. There is absolutely no other reason. Please don't judge me by my own standards."

"Truly, pathetic humans." Kama covered his mouth and chuckled expressionlessly, clearly not listening to his explanation.

Abby also curled up the corners of her mouth and opened her arms: "Hurry up and decide, Mr. Ash~ Will you put aside your own reputation, or will I make you lose yours? Which one do you choose~ Although... I like either one very much~?"

"...I've already said that, haven't I?" He looked helpless and didn't want to go into details.

"I see, so you don't mind me telling you about last night..."

"—Wait a minute! Think about it carefully. The 'scholar' in 'a scholar can be killed but not humiliated' refers to the aristocratic class, the scholar-officials, and the like, but I'm not that kind of person!"

For the sake of his own reputation, he was forced to sacrifice some of it, and he tried hard to find a suitable reason for himself.

Judging from the expressions of the loli and the girl on either side, he no longer wanted to offer any unnecessary explanations on this matter.

He didn't even understand why he was facing this bittersweet predicament when he should have been celebrating.

It was at this time...

Just when everyone thought she had escaped, Mary returned, beaming with a radiant smile, and strode over, swaying her head.

"That's great~ Don't humans just love cute things? Like me, I like cute things too. We're definitely kindred spirits~ There's nothing to be ashamed of, you know? Even though we're not human, haha~"

"...You're still here?" Ash was surprised to see the guy return, which made him feel troubled.

"Of course! If we just leave like this, what will you guys do?"

"How shameless."

"Don't let my appearance fool you, I'm actually on your side~" Mary said with a cheerful smile, making a statement that sounded somewhat comforting.

However... Ash didn't trust this guy at all, and didn't even want to look at him properly. Not only did he use himself as a shield when something happened, but at first glance, he also seemed like the guy who wanted to cause trouble for him.

So he quietly squatted down and whispered in Abi's ear, "You can do whatever you want, I'll agree to anything when we get back. But for now, in front of outsiders, please give me a little face, okay?"

"Really, anything is possible?" Abby narrowed her crimson eyes, revealing a beautiful smile that concealed a hint of wickedness.

That dangerous smile made Ash hesitate, but after weighing the pros and cons, he was forced to nod and say, "...I'm willing to pay for my mistakes...even though I don't think I did anything wrong."

"So, the deal's done. Of course, I don't really think you did anything wrong."

His hesitant expression brought a knowing smile to Abby's face. After nodding repeatedly, Abby finally changed his silver hair back to blond hair, severing his direct connection with the Outer God.

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The two reached a deal in whispers, a deal that was not to be told to outsiders. The naughty boy, Abby, was thus successfully persuaded and temporarily put aside his troublemaking intentions and "left".

Mary witnessed this, and her smile deepened. She deliberately leaned close to Ash's ear and whispered teasingly:

"You wouldn't have sold your soul to an evil god to achieve your goal, would you?"

"...Speaking of which, why do you suddenly act like we're so close?" Ash reached out and pressed his hand against her face, trying to shoo this overly familiar girl away.

But Meryl reacted very quickly, and the moment Ash raised his hand, she gracefully dodged with a charming laugh.

"Oh? Normally, would someone dislike someone as beautiful as me? Would someone be approachable?" Mary blinked, looking completely innocent.

"I admit you're good-looking, but your personality..."

Even Ash, who wasn't exactly known for his good temper, didn't really want to talk to this guy.

After all, I already have a lot of problems to deal with, and it would be unwise to invite another troublesome person.

They hadn't been exchanging words for a while, but Kama was already getting impatient: "What kind of shameful things are you all saying?"

"You're bothered by that?"

"Why should I care about someone I just met?"

"...Then why are you helping me?"

".......accurate!"

His words silenced Kama for a long time, and his already unhappy face became gloomy.

"how?"

"Is this how you treat your savior?! You're actually questioning me?"

This loli, who always seemed aloof, glared at him fiercely, but in the instant she exploded, her face unexpectedly flushed red.

Undoubtedly, Kama's emotional changes were written all over his face without reservation.

This must be the biggest advantage of a loli, right? Kids are really great! They're just different from older women! Ash smiled with satisfaction, then squatted down and patted Kama's head, while subtly glancing at the expressionless nun and the smiling fairy woman beside him.

"What, that lewd gaze... does it mean you want to humiliate us all at once in your mind? You pervert." Karen retorted without thinking.

Mary covered her mouth and chuckled, "Hehe~ You're really funny."

"...Never mind, I'm going home."

Ash didn't want to get entangled with these two girls with such different personalities and difficult to deal with, lest he get caught up in some strange disputes for no reason.

So he silently took Abhi and Kama's hands and walked towards home.

Abi, with his good-natured nature, looked at his hand that had been grabbed with some hesitation, while Kama seemed a little dazed and hadn't quite come to his senses as he was pulled towards home.

The figures of the older man and two children looked surprisingly harmonious, especially from behind; they almost resembled a priest caring for two children at the same time, but...

"Does this person intend to casually take the child they just met home?"

Lian was taken aback at first, then reacted to Ash's overly natural behavior. She stared blankly at Ash's back and muttered a complaint before instinctively wanting to chase after him and snatch the two children back.

Hearing footsteps behind him, Ash glanced back and saw Karen hot on his heels. He instantly abandoned all pretense of decorum, bent down, grabbed Abby and Kama by the waists, hoisted them onto his sides, and took off running.

Abby was terrified, her little hands instinctively gripping his clothes tightly: "—Mr. Ash? You...aren't you weak!? How can you still...?"

"Men all have moments when they absolutely cannot give up, cannot back down, and must rise up and unleash unimaginable power! No matter what the situation..."

He was thinking, but his reactions were much slower. His strength hadn't disappeared; at most, it would be greatly reduced without magical assistance! — He said this as coolly as possible, concealing some irrelevant truths, and started running.

Putting everything else aside, with a leap of at least ten meters, Karen simply couldn't catch up. In the end, she was forced to give up and even took out her phone, hesitating whether to call the police.