The Hero Who Became a Monster Girl Will Never Fall to Evil

“Mom, are we getting ready to go home?” 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Jasmine slipped out from under the cat-maid’s arm, pattering over to Vieya’s side and stopping. Judging from her expression, she was still a little reluctant to part with the happy days she had spent here.

Hearing her daughter’s voice pull her out of her thoughts, Vieya gulped down her milk with a few “gu-gu” sounds, turned her head toward the Jasmine who still hadn’t played enough, and smiled.

“Do you still want to go to school or not? You’ve been playing like crazy these days, haven’t you?”

“...Uuh.”

Jasmine shook her head hurriedly, not wanting Mom to misunderstand her as a bad kid who only liked having fun.

“But Mom, Teacher Anna had something urgent and left. She might not be able to return to the magic academy for a while.”

She explained logically, “With Teacher Anna gone, there’s no one at the academy who can teach me. So it’s better if I self-study!”

Of course, there was one more thing Jasmine didn’t say—

she didn’t want to see those two teammates of hers.

But Mom seemed to like those two teammates quite a bit...

This must not be allowed!

“All right, little Jasmine.”

Vieya rubbed her daughter’s head and smiled. “Is it because Fengxiang Town doesn’t have game consoles or children’s amusement parks, so you don’t want to go back?”

“......”

Jasmine fell silent for a moment, tilting her head.

She felt Mom had misunderstood... something.

Forget it. Just agree first.

Seeing her daughter quietly nod, Vieya leaned back in the chair and drawled lazily,

“There are still a few days left. Enough time for me to take you through every arcade in Talin City.”

“You still haven’t played enough?”

Elizabeth looked at the white-haired girl leaning on the chair and pondered aloud,

“Why do I feel like you’re the one who wants to play, but you think it’d be embarrassing to play games every day as a grown woman in front of us, so you’re using your daughter as a shield?”

“...What nonsense are you talking about!”

Vieya instantly sat upright, glaring at Elizabeth fiercely.

“You think you’re so smart? You think your eyes are so sharp? Next time, don’t cling onto me and follow me around!”

Elizabeth spread her hands.

She knew she had once again hit Vieya’s weak point perfectly.

Heh.

As expected of a slime—poke her a little and she bounces.

Very fun.

...

Afternoon.

After lunch, the slime mom originally wanted to follow her routine and take her afternoon nap—but for some inexplicable reason, she couldn’t fall asleep.

She tossed and turned on the bed, and soon, the bedding Jasmine folded in the morning had been {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} turned into a mess again.

The room was quiet.

Jasmine had been taken out by Elizabeth and the others to accept an adventurer commission—specifically to “fish for newbies” in the Copper rank.

“Hmph, a mighty Ninth-Tier peak Demon King actually likes fishing for newbies. And she still has the nerve to lecture me. So what if I like playing games... I didn’t provoke you. I even treated you to ice cream yesterday, and today you expose my weaknesses in front of my daughter. Damn bat, you’re really annoying—go eat poop...”

Vieya pulled a pillow over her head, trying to force herself to sleep, but her mind only grew clearer, as if deliberately going against her.

Probably because she had slept too much these days—her body was saturated with sleep.

“Forget it. I’m not sleepy at all. I might as well go out for a walk...”

Vieya opened her eyes.

Lying in bed, her emerald-green eyes were beautiful but vacant.

Since Flaviel refused to come see her, she’d have to figure things out herself and go find her.

Even without her wife helping as support, she could still carry the whole team alone.

The world was big; there were countless ways.

And Flaviel wasn’t the first Demon King—there had been several before her...

Maybe investigating her predecessors would be a good approach.

Yes—starting with the former Demon King of [Pride].

The Tribunal, which shared information resources with the Tower of Erudition, should have records.

And she almost forgot—there was that Demon King in the dungeon...

She would ask that one later, if Xiao Lü couldn’t find useful information.

With that thought, Vieya immediately sat up, got dressed, left the inn, and hurried straight toward the Tribunal.

...

Meanwhile.

Jasmine was at the Adventurers’ Guild submitting commissions with the three maids.

“Big sister, here—these are the herbs for the commission, Mingzi Lotus. A whole bag!”

Standing on her tiptoes, Jasmine handed the commission sheet and the task materials to the counter.

“Copper-rank commission submitted. The reward is 60 silver coins...”

Aina helped record the paperwork, then quietly asked,

“Little sister, we still have several gathering commissions here. Do you want to accept them?”

“No.” Jasmine shook her head. “I want to form a temporary party and go outside the city to hunt monsters.”

“Little sister, are you sure you want to form temporary teammates and take an out-of-city commission?”

“Form.”

“...Actually, I don’t recommend—”

“Form.”

Jasmine leaned over the counter, full of anticipation.

Aina looked at the little girl who wasn’t even as tall as the counter and had no idea what to say anymore.

This girl—who knew which noble house she belonged to—was only a beginner mage, but she had several terrifyingly strong maids behind her.

The moment they walked in, they released just a sliver of killing intent, almost scaring several elderly, near-retirement adventurers into heart attacks.

Then, in an extremely flashy fashion, the girl claimed several ridiculously simple, ordinary commissions.

Like using a cannon to kill mosquitoes.

Clearly, this was a powerful noble’s daughter “experiencing life.” Aina had seen many like her. She simply gave standard warnings for newcomers and let them through.

But soon, this little girl treated the Adventurers’ Guild’s commissions like daily game quests—completely sweeping them clean until only low-payment, high-trouble personal requests were left.

“Little sister, how about taking a break? We have free fruit juice and cake for completed commissions... or a children’s meal...”

Aina sounded defeated.

Every commission meant for low-level adventurers to gain experience had been monopolized by the girl in front of her.

“No break.”

Jasmine shook her head. Seeing the other party’s difficulty, she didn’t insist—she only asked curiously:

“Big sister, how many more commissions do I need before reaching Silver Adventurer?”

“This... requires some time to evaluate.”

Aina looked troubled. “Your rate of advancement is too fast. We have to ensure every adventurer’s safety. We’ll need about three days to give you an answer.”

“I see... then I won’t take any today. I’ll come back in three days. Big sister, goodbye!”

Jasmine bowed politely, then seemed to remember something.

“When I go to another city, is this evaluation still valid?”

“Yes.”

A relieved Aina nodded quickly. “Don’t worry—every Adventurers’ Guild is the same.”

...

Elsewhere.

Vieya arrived at the Tribunal gates—and once again ran into that priest.

“Long time no see, Miss Vieya. May I ask what brings you here this time?”

The young priest greeted her politely.

“Looking for Xiao Lü.”

Vieya spoke directly.

“Xiao Lü?”

The young priest blinked, then quickly realized she meant the spirit in the Tribunal’s center. He shook his head with a sigh.

“Miss Vieya, I’m sorry. The spirit is currently in a consultation. You may need to wait a bit.”

“Consultation?” Vieya frowned. “With who?”

The priest smiled.

“With someone you know.”