The Hero Reborn as a Demon King Loli

Lulu then began frantically checking on Li Wen's condition.

Finally, as if she had confirmed something, she breathed a sigh of relief, and then a happy smile appeared on her face.

"Am I going to be a mom starting tomorrow?"

Lulu held the flowerpot that held Li Wen in her hands and murmured softly, her face radiant with maternal love.

……

Li Wen felt as if he had a very long dream.

In his dream, he became the protagonist of an isekai (another world) overpowered protagonist novel, leading beautiful girls as a hero to defeat the final boss, and then...

The timelines converged, and he lay on the ground, a girl with a beautiful voice singing "Flower of Hope" beside him...

"Damn, what kind of bizarre dream is this?"

Startled awake from his nightmare about the grass, Li Wen mumbled to himself, still somewhat groggy.

He muttered to himself as he sat up in bed, rubbed his still-sleepy eyes, and looked around at his surroundings.

It was a room he was familiar with.

"So it wasn't a dream after all... By the way, why am I in Lulum's bed?"

Li Wen turned his head to look to his side, and sure enough, Lulu was sleeping peacefully beside him, with a heartwarming smile on her face.

"Is Lulum going to bring me up here again, grass and pot? ...Honestly, I've been wanting to say this for a while now. It's the middle of winter and she's not even properly covered with a blanket. Even a demon can catch a cold."

Looking at Lulumu's peaceful and lovely sleeping face, Li Wen, whose head was still a little groggy, couldn't bear to disturb her. He simply covered her with a blanket and then tiptoed to the window, where he stretched.

Looking out at the snow-covered landscape and the rising sun, Li Wen squinted and murmured, "It's been a long time since I've felt the sunlight so bright. It seems like today is a perfect day for photosynthesis."

After saying that, Li Wen patted his face, cheered himself up, and prepared to start his day's work (photosynthesis).

However, just as Li Wen perked up, he noticed a figure he didn't recognize in the window.

She was a petite and adorable white-haired little girl, looking at Li Wen with a slightly dazed expression.

"Huh? Where did this white-haired loli come from outside the window? And why is she staring at me like that? ...Speaking of which, why does she seem to be naked?" Li Wen thought with interest.

The white-haired loli seemed to be quite interested in Li Wen as well.

The only thing that Li Wen regretted was that the figure was somewhat transparent, and he couldn't see the details very clearly.

Wait, semi-transparent?

Li Wen seemed to realize something, and a bead of cold sweat suddenly appeared on his forehead.

Why could he move after waking up? He was just a... blade of grass before he went to sleep?

Could it be...

Li Wen raised her small hand with slight trembling and waved to the figure in front of the window.

The figure was indeed moving in sync with him.

"I must not be fully awake!"

She began to escape from reality.

Chapter Three: Tears Burst Out

"Chloe, are you awake?"

Lulum woke up from her sleep and immediately saw Chloe huddled in the corner, looking withdrawn.

Although Chloe had transformed into human form, Lulum recognized her at a glance, and instead of being surprised, she looked over with joy.

She skipped over to Chloe in a few quick steps, hugged her tightly, and, abandoning her usual demure demeanor, nuzzled Chloe's face like a lovesick child, saying, "You're such a lovely daughter, so adorable~"

Daughter, so cute...

Upon hearing those two words, Chloe, who was still in a state of withdrawal, seemed to be stimulated by something. Suddenly, she felt a lump in her throat, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

Immediately afterwards, she buried her face in Lulum's arms.

Feeling the dampness on her chest, Lulum was somewhat at a loss.

Huh? Why is the child suddenly crying?

Seeing Chloe burst into tears at the slightest provocation, Lulum panicked.

Did I rub too hard? Or is the baby hungry? What should I do now?

Should I cry along with them?

After experiencing the happiness of being a mother, Lulu immediately realized how difficult it is to be a mother.

……

Li Wen, or rather Chloe, is an adult after all. She has been a hero for three years. How could she possibly cry and make a fuss like a child?

I cried just now because I felt Lulum's warm embrace, and I couldn't help it... Well, actually, I was mourning my brother who was pronounced dead before he even saw the battlefield...

Damn it, how come this body's tear ducts are so developed? The tears just won't stop...

However, it's one thing for me to cry, but why does Lulum also look like she's about to cry?

Chloe, stealing a glance at Lulum, saw Lulum looking bewildered and even teary-eyed because of her tears. Even though her own tears hadn't completely stopped, she reached out her small hand and gently patted Lulum's back, comforting her in a slightly sobbing voice, "It's...it's okay, Lulum, don't cry..."

She then buried her face in Lulum's arms again. After all, as a former adult male, Chloe felt extremely ashamed to be crying in front of a girl who looked younger than her.

"R-Really?" Lulum asked cautiously. She was almost in tears and didn't expect to be comforted by a "child," so her face turned red with embarrassment.

You call me your daughter? I think you're the daughter!

Seeing Lulum reacting like a child, Chloe felt a little amused and exasperated (physical).

It took Chloe quite a while to finally manage to control her expression.

During this time, Lulu held her carefully, not daring to breathe too loudly.

He looked as if he was afraid that if he moved even slightly, Chloe would suddenly start crying again.

"Tsk, why did I suddenly start crying? Come to think of it, the first thing I did after I was able to talk to Lulum was to cry... Ugh, how embarrassing."

Chloe looked up at Lulum's face and found that Lulum was still staring straight at her, so she buried her face in Lulum's chest in embarrassment again, becoming an ostrich.

In short, the atmosphere between the two gradually became awkward, and neither of them spoke first to break the awkward silence.

Finally, Chloe couldn't hold back any longer, so she took the initiative to break free from Lulum's embrace. Facing Lulum's slightly bewildered expression, she said to her in a serious tone:

"Lulum, this is the first time we've had a normal conversation after living together for six months, right? I have so many questions I want to ask you..."

Since she didn't know what to say, she decided to get straight to the point. She had a lot of questions she wanted to ask Lulum, so this would at least ease the awkwardness.

Chloe gave herself a thumbs up for her cleverness.

"May I make a small request first?" Faced with Chloe's sudden seriousness, Lulum raised her hand like a student being lectured by the headmaster and said somewhat timidly.

"any request?"

"Can you put on your clothes first?"

"……Grass?"

……

Lulum didn't react in any particular way to Chloe's initiative to communicate with her.

As if it were a matter of course, they completely forgot that Chloe was their newborn child.

Because Lulum knew that Chloe could respond to her words even when she was still a blade of grass, her intelligence must be extraordinary.

So, Chloe, now dressed, talked to Lulum for a long time, including why Lulum kept Chloe and some gender-related questions that Lulum found a little strange.

The main reason Lulum took Chloe, who was still a blade of grass, home was that as a demon, Lulum was ultimately lonely living alone in this forest far from other demons.

As luck would have it, while she was strolling through the forest that day, she accidentally wandered too far into the woods and stumbled upon Chloe, this unique little plant.

As a subspecies of plant-based demons, she possesses the talent to sense the emotions of plants.

However, plants generally have very simple emotions and do not exhibit emotional changes like Chloe.

Because, logically speaking, ordinary plants cannot be sentient... except for Chloe, this unlucky girl who was reborn as grass.

So she considered Chloe to be a sentient little plant.

Moreover, their plant-based demon race happens to have a special method for cultivating offspring: feeding plants with vital essence. The more unique the plant, the higher the success rate...

Feeling lonely, Lulu decided on the spot that she wanted to have a child after discovering the special plant Chloe.

The white liquid that Lulum applies to Chloe every day is her vital essence.

Chloe was originally just an ordinary weed, so much so that Lulum nurtured her with her essence for a month without any effect, until she used that guaranteed [upgrade card]...

Therefore, the current Chloe is Lulum's legitimate descendant, a succubus loli born from grass.

And Chloe's biggest concern...

The reason is actually quite simple: succubi don't have men.

Although Chloe already knew the answer to this question after Lulum explained what had happened, Chloe already knew the answer to this question.

I'm so angry and cold. Why are there no male succubi? When will boys be able to stand up for themselves? Don't you think male succubi are better?

"Huh? So Chloe wants to be a boy? Then how about I call you son from now on..."

As if he had seen through her thoughts, Lulum said this in an attempt to cheer her up.

What's the use of calling someone a "son"? Why don't you give me a "son" then? Chloe couldn't be happy at all at Lulum's childish words.

Chapter Four: You're So Cute When You're Being Filial

It turns out that Lulu really treats Chloe like her own daughter; she even gave Chloe permission to view her profile without hesitation.

Although Lulum didn't know what panel permissions meant, according to Chloe's understanding, anyone whose permissions she asked for would feel as uncomfortable as if they had been stripped naked by a pervert and thrown into a pile of mosquitoes.

That's why she was often accused of sexual harassment when she was a boy.

Name: Lulum Lilithina

[Race: Succubus subspecies / ? ?]

【Attribute: Wood】

[Abilities: Mental Magic (Expand), Wood Magic (Expand)]

【grade:*】

[Note: Peeping at your mom?]

This is the second character panel that Chloe sees after her rebirth.

From this panel, Chloe confirmed three things.

First: The system's panel function is indeed damaged. The ability section is not visible in detail because the "expand" function is broken. The level section is also like it's been pixelated and is completely unreadable.

Second: She was certain that her system assistant, who had been trained at the V3 subtitle group, was still in the system, and the increasingly abstract notes must be the work of the system assistant!

Third: Lulum is a nobleman.

The important point is actually the third one.

The method to determine whether a demon is a noble is very simple: just see if the demon has a surname.

This is similar to the rules for human nobles, the only difference being that in the demon race, only the strongest are qualified to inherit the family name.

Therefore, Lulum's power must not be underestimated.

Although no one knows why Lulum, a noblewoman of the demon race, lives alone in this forest—even when Chloe asked her directly, the answer she received was vague and ambiguous.

So Chloe didn't ask any more questions.

After all, who doesn't have a few secrets?

Anyway, Lulum treats her like her own daughter now, so she wouldn't possibly harm her, right?

Chloe thought to herself.

But... demons?

Although she was finally free from being a blade of grass, she, as a former hero, knew all too well what becoming a demon meant.