[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-an-improper-monster-girl-s-transformation-diary":3,"chapter-an-improper-monster-girl-s-transformation-diary-an-improper-monster-girl-s-transformation-diary-chapter-20":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","An Improper Monster Girl's Transformation Diary",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2311949,4517,"Chapter 20: Dare You Eat It!?","an-improper-monster-girl-s-transformation-diary-chapter-20",20,"\u003Cp>【“You don’t even dare eat her **—how dare you claim you love her!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t you dare tell me whether I love her or not—this has nothing to do with whether I eat this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“If you don’t eat it, you don’t love her!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait, are you insane!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At night, after a long day’s work, Master Herbert secretly retreated to his private space and began arguing with netizens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he was told the absurd method of absorbing magic power: eat the monster’s materials!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is that right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After bickering with the Harmony God, Herbert lowered his head, staring at the palm-sized iridescent scale, his expression twisting slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Look at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under light, it shifts through rainbow hues, with excellent luster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smell it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It carries a rich fragrance, with none of the salty, fishy odor of seawater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Try licking it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The taste is slightly sweet, with no strange aftertaste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steeling himself, he bit down… crunch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pfft… heh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Herbert burst out laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turns out, when you’re utterly speechless, you really do laugh out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hey!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanna guess what happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can’t bite it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Absolutely can’t bite it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait, how am I supposed to eat this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Herbert slammed the scale onto the table and roared: “You foul spirit—do you mean to mock me!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I never should’ve trusted you, Harmony God!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“I never lied to you~”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nenasha paid no mind to Herbert’s fury; from her tone, she was barely holding back laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, no.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon god never even tried to hide it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Don’t say that—I never told you to bite it raw!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“But I didn’t expect… pfft, hahaha! You adorable fool actually bit down on it! Hahaha~”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She laughed wildly, joyfully—her silver-bell voice even carried a hint of seduction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Tch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After laughing for ages, she finally stopped, just before Herbert turned fully red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her voice still dripped with amusement as she chuckled: 【“My dear ally, don’t be angry—it’s just a little joke. Keep frowning like that, and you’re no fun at all!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, I’m thinking whether I can just swallow it whole.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Huh?”】 Nenasha was confused, struggling to follow Herbert’s erratic train of thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just a joke—laugh it off and move on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Herbert was no longer angry; his entire focus was now on how to get it down his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nothing is inedible—only poorly cooked or well-cooked.” —《Youyang Zazu: Food and Drink》\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ancients said: in this world, there are only tasty and untasty things—nothing truly inedible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Herbert lost in thought, Nenasha cautiously probed: 【“Um…”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me think—should I stir-fry it? Sear it? Or deep-fry it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Hey~ are you still there~?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Deep-fry? Pan-fry?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“...I said?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Braise? Bake? Braise again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“HAA!!!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thunderous roar erupted in his mind, jolting Herbert so hard he nearly toppled off his stool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a moment to recover, then raised his head blankly: “Why’d you yell so loud?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Before you say that, don’t you recall what you were just doing?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just ignored you—why scare me like that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Herbert replied with perfect confidence, utterly convinced he’d done nothing wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’re equal allies— you tease me, I ignore you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rule is: no one coddles anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Hmph, Holy Knight.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph, demon god.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After mutual sneers, Herbert drew his sword and tried slicing the scale with the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sword was no ordinary weapon—it had been personally granted by the King of Frost Crystal when he was seventeen, said to have been forged by a legendary royal warrior of old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though only high-grade in rank, its hardness rivaled legendary weapons!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a screeching scrape, the blade parted from the scale, leaving only a faint nick and a sprinkle of glittering powder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Herbert stared at the powder on the table, then a thought struck him—he leaned down close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pursed his lips and sucked hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ssshh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Too! Too! Too! Too… too spicy! Cough! Cough! Cough!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t dared inhale through his nose, fearing a sneezing fit—but he hadn’t expected the powder to shoot straight into his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The iridescent powder was unexpectedly fiery, making him cough violently, as if his throat would tear free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“...”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nenasha watched him silently, like a fool, then sighed: 【“Ah ha… this is just…”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, the demon god now felt a tiny bit of regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too hasty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shouldn’t have so easily judged him worthy as a partner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Look at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t he just an idiot?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Never mind—the method’s flawed, but it’s passable.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She finally stopped standing idly by, seizing control of Herbert’s left hand, then traced her fingertip across the blade, leaving a shallow wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, she pressed her index finger against the scale—a single drop of glistening blood fell onto the cut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough, cough—why’s this blood-ritual, cough, binding?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come on, what century is this? Still using such old-fashioned methods?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Herbert coughed uncontrollably yet kept complaining, something strange happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hssss—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like touching a red-hot iron, the scale instantly dissolved in the blood, turning into a mist of crimson that surged into his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like swallowing a cup of boiling water straight from the kettle, Herbert’s face twisted in agony, a muffled groan escaping his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ssshh— not hot! Cough!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Burning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt his throat burned through, his very soul shriveling under the heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as Herbert desperately sought cold water to quench the fire, the burning sensation receded like a tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than a breath, all pain vanished—as if it had never been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Herbert could think, a cool, soothing sensation spread through his body, like soaking in a warm spring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed to hear the sound of waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hwaa—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening his eyes, he found himself adrift in a vast, rolling ocean, rising and falling with the tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Herbert felt no fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he heard a distant, melodic song.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shouldn’t have understood its ancient tongue—but somehow, he understood its meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The song told a story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ancient and sorrowful tale—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",978,"2026-06-20T12:31:06.198Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","3f0784d0778d37d5e92a4afc125c57e3aebc378c712a75df7fd27103efaee577","an-improper-monster-girl-s-transformation-diary-chapter-21","an-improper-monster-girl-s-transformation-diary-chapter-19",453,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fan-improper-monster-girl-s-transformation-diary-cover.jpg"]