The Hero Reborn as a Demon King Loli

"Yes, I have to protect her."

"For the sake of this little girl I don't even know, who was inexplicably summoned here, you actually want to be my enemy again? Interesting... It's been years since we last met, and your interests have changed so quickly?"

Stella's smile deepened, but her face, hidden beneath her black robe, gradually darkened.

He looked so angry he almost laughed.

Don't you recognize...?

Lucas was taken aback when he heard Stella's words, and then his brows furrowed.

Didn't she try to kidnap Princess Chloe yesterday? How come she doesn't recognize Princess Chloe's face today?

The reason Lucas protected Chloe was because he recognized her face the moment he saw her appear in the center of the magic circle.

As for his reason for protecting Chloe? Does that even need a reason? Chloe's identity alone is enough to drive him to act.

However, to Lucas's surprise, the Demon Queen Stella did not recognize Chloe.

But soon, Lucas discovered why Stella didn't recognize Chloe.

The aura of the "Princess Chloe" behind him was completely different from the one he knew.

There wasn't even a trace of demonic aura on him.

This is why Lucas had his brow furrowed.

……

Although she was inexplicably teleported to this familiar place, Chloe had a strong mentality, so she quickly calmed down after a brief moment of confusion.

Of the three men in black robes in front of her, she didn't recognize one, but she recognized the other two at a glance.

Even though it was dark and the two people were still wearing black robes, Chloe recognized them just by their silhouettes.

After all, this composition is so familiar that even the distance hasn't changed... Chloe just saw it yesterday...

After recognizing the two men in black robes, she glanced at her surroundings and immediately knew where she was.

You know, her grave is right next door, it would be hard for her not to come out!

But why does it look like her grave has been dug up?

Surely no one really wants all that garbage from her grave?

Just as Chloe was thinking this, she heard the unfamiliar man in black robes speak a sentence.

Although the unfamiliar man in black robes only spoke half of his sentence, Chloe still caught the key words "hero's corpse."

"No way, no way, does anyone really think my body is buried here?"

Chloe inwardly mocked the black-robed man's ignorance.

Although this place is said to be the burial place of "Brave Levin" and also her grave, it is only a "cenotaph"... How could there be the body of "Brave Levin" here?

She checked it, there's absolutely nothing there!

"Why does it feel like I'm stepping on something soft..."

Chloe felt something was off under her feet and looked down at the ground, only to find that what she was stepping on was... her own face.

"Holy crap! What the hell is going on?!"

Chloe said she was frightened.

Chapter 112 He's dead! It's all your fault!

Imagine waking up one day to find "yourself" lying next to you, saying, "Honey, you're awake?" What would that feel like?

For Chloe, it was absolutely terrifying, especially knowing that she had now become a succubus loli who directly exposed her own psychic fetishes...

If this level of horror is called "Level 10 fright," then Chloe is probably experiencing "Level 5 fright" right now.

After all, not everyone can experience the feeling of stepping on their own face... except for those who practice yoga.

In short, Chloe found the feeling of stepping on "her own body" quite peculiar.

Although Chloe was frightened, a mere "level 5 fright" was not enough to make her jump up and down regardless of the situation.

So Chloe's previous statement was just something she thought to herself.

She remained calm, silently removing her foot from "her own face".

Looking at "her own face," Chloe couldn't help but think: If she hadn't died and had been stepped on in the face by a white-haired loli... why does it feel kind of cool?

Cough cough, but she is now a white-haired loli, not this corpse lying on the ground.

After calming down, Chloe immediately determined whether the corpse was hers or not... using the system's identification method, specifically item identification.

Item Name: A Dead Ghost

【Quality: Saint Level】

[Item Description: The corpse of a peak Saint-level expert, relatively intact and well-preserved, is an excellent material for weapon forging.]

[Note: Tsk tsk tsk... So you've finally gone down the path of evil after becoming a demon... Holy crap? Is this you? Humans can't, at least shouldn't...]

"..." Yes, it's me.

So what exactly happened here? Why is my body here? Why was my grave dug up?

Most importantly, how did I end up here?

Chloe was filled with doubt until she overheard the conversation between the two black-robed figures she recognized.

Although their conversation was somewhat flirtatious, Chloe immediately confirmed the identities of the two men in black robes.

It's Lucas and that little girl in the black robe from yesterday.

Then Chloe heard the keyword "summoning" and found "her own corpse" in the middle of a blood-red magic circle. She had just been standing on the face of "her own corpse," which meant that... she had been summoned.

Moreover, this magic circle doesn't look like a proper summoning circle; at least, she doesn't recognize any of the symbols on it.

However, Chloe did vaguely recognize these distorted symbols… “Runic circles”? What on earth is that mysterious cult up to? And they even managed to get their hands on “my corpse”…

But before she could think about it, she noticed that the black-robed loli opposite her seemed not to recognize her.

Could it be that her face has changed? No... the white-haired little girl shouldn't have changed at all, right? And if her appearance had changed, Lucas wouldn't have protected her, would he?

Is she face-blind? Chloe wondered.

Just as she was thinking this, Lucas suddenly asked her, "Are you Princess Chloe?"

"???" What's going on? Why is even Lucas sounding uncertain?

Chloe thought with a puzzled look, but still nodded subconsciously.

After seeing Chloe nod, Lucas said firmly to Stella, the Demon King, "No matter what, this child is innocent. Please allow me to send her out of here."

"Oh? You want to beg me? But is this how you beg? Do you think I don't know you've been secretly building teleportation magic?"

Stella, the Demon Queen, spoke in a mocking tone, but Lucas could tell from her increasingly powerful aura that Stella was truly angry.

But Lucas didn't refute anything; he simply sped up the process of constructing the teleportation magic.

All we need to do is send Chloe back so she doesn't get involved in this.

Although he didn't know why Chloe had suddenly appeared here, since he was there, he couldn't let anything happen to her.

After all, this was the final mission given to him by Lulum... the Demon Lord!

As for why his construction was so slow? That was of course because of Chloe's physical strength. If he had used ordinary teleportation magic directly, Chloe wouldn't have been able to withstand it.

And as for having Chloe use a lower-level teleportation scroll like yesterday? That's obviously because the teleportation distance isn't enough! The reason he had Chloe use a teleportation scroll yesterday was because there were other Four Heavenly Kings nearby to pick her up, but now... it's impossible for anyone to come and pick Chloe up!

Seeing Lucas's cautious demeanor, Chloe couldn't help but frown.

"Is this black-robed loli... strong? Why does Lucas seem so afraid of her? She looks like she's just an ordinary Saint-level..."

Completely unaware of the mental pressure, Chloe was somewhat puzzled by Lucas's cautious reaction.

However, Chloe wasn't stupid... Since Lucas was so wary of this black-robed loli time and time again, how could the black-robed loli's strength be only what it appeared to be?

Just as Chloe was thinking this, a dark magic circle appeared beside her.

"Go inside quickly, return to the Demon King's castle, and ask Lady Lulum to protect you... Don't ever appear in a place like this again."

Lucas spoke to Chloe in a low voice, but all he gave Chloe was his back.

He was on guard against the Demon Queen Stella, preventing her from making a sudden move.

Although he knew he was no match for Lady Stella, he believed he could at least hold his own as a human shield against her attacks.

"And what about you? I heard the demon race's higher-ups are all looking for you..."

Before Chloe stepped into the magic circle, she also whispered something to Lucas.

"I can't go back. Please tell Lady Lulum this for me... Be careful! Enter the magic circle quickly!"

"It'll be over soon~ Just bear with it~"

Just as Lucas was responding to Chloe, he suddenly saw the Demon Queen Stella pull out a vine as thin as a needle and aim it at Chloe.

And he said it in a strange tone.

Chloe's pupils constricted as she stared at the slender vine. This move... she'd seen it before! It was a Saint-level wood-based spell, [Void Pierce]!

I'm doomed! This black-robed loli using this move... does she really want to kill me?

She was only after me before... Was it Lucas who angered her? Or does she still not recognize me?

Is it too late to reveal my identity and beg for mercy? I'm waiting online... Forget it, it's too late...

Chapter 113 Bandai Official Version?

Chloe was only now begging the black-robed loli not far away to let her go, but it was already too late.

Because the magic has already been completed and has locked onto her.

Unless the caster is willing to risk self-harm to undo the spell... it's impossible no matter how you look at it. Chloe doesn't think she can be like the innkeeper's treasurer, able to make the enemy commit suicide just by talking.

Moreover, it takes time for others to engage in verbal sparring, while this Saint-level magic that has been locked in place is about to be launched!

【Void Piercing】is a Saint-level magic of the Wood attribute, and it is also one of the more vicious magics among Wood-type magics.

If it's simply about using a plant to become a "spiky thorn" and piercing the target's heart at high speed... then this magic can't be called malicious at all, and it can't even be called a holy-level wood magic.

Because a Saint-level expert can achieve the same effect by throwing a flying knife at will.

The real killer move of this magic is its "second burst"... Simply put, once you get touched by this magic, it will become like a "bitter leech," invading the target's body and draining their life force.

To save a target hit by this spell, besides cutting off the affected part before the spell reaches the target's vital organs, the only other option is for a Saint-level healing mage to continuously inject life force into the target until the spell's effect ends... The whole process would probably exhaust a Saint-level healing mage.

That's not the most insidious part. The truly insidious aspect of this magic is that after absorbing a certain amount of life force, it will burst out of the target's body with countless weakened spikes... If no one protects the healing mage, the healing mage will perish as well.

Furthermore, the amount of this "certain degree" of vitality is set by the spellcaster.

In a real battle, being hit in a vital spot by this move is basically a death sentence.

Fortunately, this magic is not very penetrating, and because it targets the heart of the target when it is launched, it is easy to block and dodge.

Even with this magic's below-average build speed, a mid-lane sniping attempt is still possible...

But all of this is based on the premise of being at the same level! Chloe is currently just a high-level demon.

This move was meant to kill Chloe!

As for having Chloe use her large size to block? Chloe wanted to too! But for some reason, when she opened the [Character Panel], it displayed [Error Code: 404].

The panel isn't showing up, how can she cut out a large size?

As for the reason? She's looking for it too… my foot! Chloe doesn't have time to look for reasons!

Of course, Chloe couldn't just stand there and wait to die. Seeing that the [Void Pierce] was already "ready to be launched" at any moment, the only thing she could do was leap towards the teleportation array to the side.

Once you reach that place... once you enter the teleportation circle, you can escape the magic's locking range...

Unfortunately, Chloe's jump was interrupted by the black-robed loli's [Void Pierce].

Seeing the magic shot towards her, Chloe had initially wanted Lucas to save her...

But she discovered that Lucas seemed to be in dire straits himself.

Chloe thought that even if Lucas, who was at the Saint level, was suppressed by that black-robed loli with some unknown power, he could at least help her hold her off, right? ...At the very least, he could give her a chance to jump into the teleportation array!