[{"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-78":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},2312007,4517,"Chapter 78: Are You a Devil? (Bonus Chapter 33)","an-improper-monster-girl-s-transformation-diary-chapter-78",78,"\u003Cp>Her first formal conversation with the Devil Miss did not go well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was uncooperative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps she was shy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How could I possibly be shy over something like this! Ugh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crete sighed in silence, rubbing her temples with her fingers, a headache forming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Herbert asked in surprise: “Can you read minds?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wow, is that really that powerful?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course not! But have you looked at your own expression? You’ve already written everything you wanted to say on your face.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crete narrowed her eyes, studying the knight before her with uncertainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since she first noticed Herbert, she had been observing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching every movement, sensing every word he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crete believed no mortal could escape her gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, she began to doubt herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this new warden truly a Holy Knight?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From him, beyond his virtuous appearance and that dazzlingly pure blessing, she saw no quality matching it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cunning, deceitful, ambitious, confident—even arrogant… He resembled a skilled Devil Qiyuezhe  more than a Holy Knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dared to come personally to the Bronze Fortress to meet her, completely ignoring her invisible seduction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And most importantly, the noble aura on him—even his charred garments could not conceal it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is a noble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young noble, ambitious, dissatisfied with his station, and persecuted!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s truly… perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People like Herbert are exactly what Crete loves!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are the easiest to seduce, the most convenient to guide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are already standing at the edge of the abyss; a gentle push from behind will send them plunging straight into the bottomless depths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even a push is needed—just a whisper, a fleeting illusion of hope, and they’ll leap in themselves, eager and desperate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s how it should be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this man before her… gave Crete a different feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed full of flaws, yet carried the sense that “if you strike first, you’ll fall into his trap.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is he truly as he appears?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh… no, it’s better if he’s different!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Difference makes it challenging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crete lightly licked her red lips, feeling a long-dormant stir of emotion—something she hadn’t felt in ages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a skilled hunter, she loved nothing more than a superior prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man before her was a challenging, perfect prey!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crete could hardly wait to seduce him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Make him fall!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Hmph.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Crete observed Herbert, she herself was being observed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was that saying again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes into you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Herbert studied the Devil Miss, silently analyzing her, and reached a conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This one… won’t be easy to convert…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Crete, he sensed an extremely terrifying malice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And more than that deep evil, what left the deeper impression was its purity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pure malice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not the kind born of persecution and twisted madness—her nature was simply this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inherently evil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She showed no burden or remorse for past sins—only boredom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, that boredom had vanished—she had a new target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So who, then, was this target?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hard to guess!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Caught my attention so quickly? You really want me to fall? Am I really that tempting… Hmph.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nervous?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Herbert wasn’t nervous at all—his mind was perfectly calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When lice pile up, you stop feeling the itch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So many people are watching me—what makes you special?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention that ever-irresponsible Xieshendaren .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would He tolerate this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might lazily watch other events unfold, but when someone tries to steal His property, He absolutely won’t sit still!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You go fight Nie Nasha first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go kill Him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the winner between you two has the right to covet me!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the very idea of “making Herbert fall” is a false proposition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s already a fallen one, bound by a pact with the Xieshen —how could he fall further?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be “good fall”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I’m a Holy Knight who took sacred vows—how could I fall to goodness?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be “evil fall”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So there’s a bug here~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this regard, I’m invincible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current situation was quite interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crete felt she held all the cards, that she could easily take Herbert down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Herbert, too, felt invincible, utterly unafraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, both scheming individuals felt they held the advantage, exchanged a glance, and simultaneously smiled knowingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deafening explosion shattered their gaze; fire and tremors shook the entire fortress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Herbert raised an eyebrow, knowing it was the Demon throwing rocks again, and asked: “What’s she doing now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this were effective, fine—but right now, it’s clearly useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it’s useless, why is she throwing it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She’s just gone mad.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crete sneered, scoffing: “Demons are trash—they go mad for half the year. Get used to it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demons and Devils have always been at odds, despising each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demons think Devils are hypocritical weaklings; Devils think Demons are brainless idiots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two have fought since time immemorial, and still have no resolution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Herbert firmly suspected that the monastery locking them together was the greatest punishment for both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Going mad…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Herbert narrowed his eyes, thinking it over—he found the claim doubtful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because when he first came here with the Archbishop, the Demon Miss was one of the few prisoners who seemed normal and easy to talk to…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then suddenly, with no provocation, she just screamed and went mad?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That doesn’t make sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a sealed room—so the only possible suspect is one person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you provoke her?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crete blinked, snorted, and waved it off: “Sort of. She was bored and throwing things at me, so I just kept chanting scriptures in her ear.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reciting scriptures?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here, look—this is the scripture I swindled from a legendary Wu Seng back then. Something about delivering souls, I think.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking the scripture and flipping through it, confirming it was genuine, he blinked and couldn’t help exclaiming: \"Wow, are you a devil?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doesn’t it bother you to read it yourself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hurting others without benefiting yourself...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re injuring a thousand to lose eight hundred, aren’t you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course I am!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Krete sniffed proudly, then returned to the subject: \"Alright, let’s forget about her. Herbert, I have a question for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The devil’s violet eyes fixed on the boy, her crimson lips parting as she asked softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Desire power?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Requesting monthly votes—if we hit a thousand, I’ll add two more chapters!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monday’s read-through is too low; Sanjiang is basically gone. The editor asked if I wanted to go live tomorrow—I refused. I’ve decided to try one more push.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m adjusting the plot, speeding things up, and increasing updates so everyone stops shelving the book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’re so close—please support me one more time...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1099,"2026-06-20T12:31:06.198Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a40c3043aacae6e29f5185efb05360548896f9702caac5960dc3755bf92e8032","an-improper-monster-girl-s-transformation-diary-chapter-79","an-improper-monster-girl-s-transformation-diary-chapter-77",453,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fan-improper-monster-girl-s-transformation-diary-cover.jpg"]