[{"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-81":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},2312010,4517,"Chapter 81: Face Reality (24)","an-improper-monster-girl-s-transformation-diary-chapter-81",81,"\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Crete was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did he just say?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said my tactics… are outdated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outdated!!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She narrowed her eyes in confusion, suddenly realizing something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait, this feeling…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crete’s expression turned icy; she fixed the boy inches away with a cold, piercing gaze, locking onto the sneer on his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Were all your reactions just lies to fool me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Crete, don’t sound so bitter—it was you who deceived me first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Herbert shrugged, casually saying: “Then if that’s the case, isn’t it only fair I lied back?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just self-defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat back in the chair behind him, calmly saying: “I say, have you been locked up here too long? Have you forgotten the outside world keeps evolving?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your words just now? Not even a three-year-old would believe them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Herbert sat relaxed, while the devil stood gloomily on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she had sat upon her throne earlier, arrogantly looking down on him, trying to toy with his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, just as then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miss Devil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roles have reversed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Crete had no mind for this minor loss; she cared only for the content of Herbert’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, impossible!!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She refused to believe it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Absolutely unwilling to believe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could her own superior technique—the one she prided herself on, the one that had ensnared countless hearts—have zero effect on him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even a child could be fooled?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could this be!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Impossible. Absolutely impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crete could tolerate anything else, pretend it never happened—but this, she could not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a challenge to her professional integrity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Herbert blinked at her reaction, uncertainly asking: “Um… do you really think your conditions were that appealing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean?” Crete narrowed her eyes, coldly saying: “Are you mocking me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well… uh, not exactly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Herbert wasn’t deliberately mocking her—he genuinely thought her technique was crude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After listening so long, his only thought, aside from playing along, was—what long legs, what big breasts, what pale skin…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the rest—the revenge, the twisted fate, the noble bloodline—he truly didn’t care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t attract him at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Herbert’s view, Crete’s entire routine was just a rigid template, a path-dependent habit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>See a target of this type? Just slap on the template, no thinking required.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stupid girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this little talent for manipulation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to Sister Nienasha, you’re nowhere near.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You couldn’t even hold her shoes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmph!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mediocre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evaluation: just a clown who moved only himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know whether to call you arrogant or stupid.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You clearly sensed I’m different from the people you’ve met before, yet you still mechanically used your old lines.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Herbert shook his head, lecturing like an elder guiding a youth: “Don’t learn knowledge rigidly—learn to adapt, tailor it to the person!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Also, seduction is just a bonus—it can’t be your decisive tactic. It’s too low-class.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh right, you should think more for yourself—don’t just judge by the other’s reactions. What if they’re faking? Then you’re done for…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Herbert kept pointing things out, Crete’s expression grew darker, nearly as black as Svan Ni .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“… ”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She admitted she had been careless this time, and had learned a little from Herbert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—but!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His attitude made her unbearable, filled her with deep discomfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m the devil!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m the one who manipulates minds!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How dare you act like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crete said nothing, but her entire face screamed it—she refused to accept this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“See, you still don’t understand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Herbert smiled, staring at the devil girl who loved to toy with hearts but had just had her own heart toyed with, and asked: “Crete, don’t you understand yet?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re no longer the legendary manipulator from the outside world. Now, you’re just a prisoner with no future.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Face reality—the one who must bow is you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gently yet mercilessly tore away her last veil of dignity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how powerful you are, you’re still just a prisoner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only if I need your power do you have any value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if I don’t, you’re useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Face this cruel reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So really, you shouldn’t have been the one asking me first—it should’ve been me asking you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young paladin crossed his legs, gently leaning toward the devil and asking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you crave freedom?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you want to remain trapped here, in this endless pain?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you want to be tormented forever by the demons you despise?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the devil remained silent and pained, he slowly rose, stepped before her, opened his arms, and whispered with a smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Submit to me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll solve these problems for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What was that phrase again? Oh right—I’ll make you feel truly alive~!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Miss Devil did not submit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was their first real clash—not some cheap romance game—how could she surrender so easily?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humiliated, Crete returned to the depths of the Bronze Fortress, refusing further communication with Herbert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, wounded pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Herbert, victorious in this battle, felt invincible, and boldly turned his gaze to the other prisoner in the chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hurling lava balls for half an hour, the demon finally stopped, sinking into silent hibernation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Herbert stared at the silent lava giant, licking his lips with eager anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should I try?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I want to see how dangerous she can get when she’s confused!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sun came out, the rain stopped—he felt capable again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s try it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fire and heat can’t harm me—that’s my greatest advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I already have experience; as long as I prepare a teleportation gate, I can escape anytime danger arises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Try it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it fails, retreat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, decided!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just five minutes later, the brave and fearless boy quickly faced reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The critique of weapons can never match the critique by weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must be classical mechanics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, wait a minute!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wrong, wrong—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom boom boom!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",967,"2026-06-20T12:31:06.198Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","af5ec020df599a9d3fa962f23a84ced25d2cb117a6da2b6805ac03692da2c6f1","an-improper-monster-girl-s-transformation-diary-chapter-82","an-improper-monster-girl-s-transformation-diary-chapter-80",453,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fan-improper-monster-girl-s-transformation-diary-cover.jpg"]