Demon King – Chapter 194 – Crystal Amber and the Amber Crystal

“Do you know where the name Crystal Amber City comes from?”

“Of course I do, it’s because of Crystal Amber Lake, right? This river flows into it…” Faced with her childhood friend’s question, the little Demon Lord confidently answered. This was something she knew.

Crystal Amber Lake is located in the very center of Crystal Amber City. Centuries ago, people had already started settling around the lake… After hundreds of years of development, the area around the lake had become a modern city centered on tourism.

As the city’s most famous landmark, aside from its beautiful natural scenery, there is also a large amber-shaped blue crystal lying at the bottom of the lake. This rare spectacle attracts countless tourists every year.

“Oh, you actually knew… Then do you know what’s special about that crystal called the ‘Amber Crystal’?”

“Doesn’t it glow at night every few years? I remember seeing it on the news and science programs. They said it was caused by light refracting at special angles…” Her Majesty the Demon Lord wasn’t impressed. While it was a curious phenomenon, she wasn’t particularly interested.

“You’re half right. Actually, the Amber Crystal is tied to a legend that’s been around for a long time…” With his hand on his chin, Jiaqi realized his childhood friend… really hadn’t heard the widely circulated legend within Crystal Amber City.

“Even if your parents didn’t tell you, your grandma must have told you some magical stories, right?”

“Honestly, my grandma told me so many stories, how would I know which one you mean?” Eiru gave him a look like he was an idiot. “At least give me a hint or something…”

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“A curse that brings good luck? Ever heard of it?”

“What kind of nonsense is that? How can something bring good luck and still be called a curs…” Halfway through her complaint, the little Demon Lord remembered that her grandma did tell her a story like that…

“Including our village, within all of Crystal Amber… every five years, a baby girl is born with a strange illness.”

“And these girls, despite their illness, carry mysterious powers and bring a curse called good luck to their families.”

“But… if it’s good luck, why call it a curse?” Blinking, young Eiru interrupted her grandma halfway through the story…

“Because… sigh…” Her grandmother had a complicated expression. She was about to explain, but in the end, only sighed and gently patted her little granddaughter’s head with a smile…

“Grandma only told me about some strange illness that brings good luck. She didn’t say anything else…” After the memory ended, the little Demon Lord told Jiaqi what her grandmother had said, and he gave her a look of astonishment.

“This strange illness appears once every five years when a baby girl is born. The symptoms vary and are uncertain… This has been going on for hundreds of years.”

“So what exactly is the illness?”

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“I don’t know either… But let me piece together some scattered information for you.”

Based on what Jiaqi pieced together, Eiru finally got a mostly complete story…

For hundreds of years, every five years, Crystal Amber would see the birth of a special baby girl… When they turned five, their strange illness would manifest.

The exact symptoms weren’t widely known, but when the illness surfaced, these girls would bring various kinds of good fortune to their families…

It’s said they had magical powers that could fulfill their family’s wishes within a certain range. Even without wishes, just by being alive, the family would experience prosperity and even become wealthy.

“Coincidentally, the day those baby girls are born is also the day the Amber Crystal glows… Locals believe this is a miracle granted by the crystal’s power. So those girls are called the ‘Daughters of Amber Crystal’.”

“Because they possess incredible powers and bring good fortune to their families, many villages also call them ‘Divine Children’.” As Jiaqi explained, his voice was full of sympathy and regret.

While enduring their illness, these girls also had their freedom taken away… because their families needed them alive to continue bringing luck. Nothing could be allowed to go wrong.

Yet despite everything, for hundreds of years, not a single Daughter of Amber Crystal has grown up healthy… As if all their good fortune was drained and transferred to their so-called ‘family’.

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These poor girls generally didn’t live past six or seven years old. The one who lived the longest only made it to nine.

“Only when the daughter begins falling ill at five can she bring fortune and be called a ‘Divine Child’… If she lives until the age of eight before dying, then she’s three years at home. Even after her death, her family retains that fortune for another three years.”

So every Divine Child would be hidden away, unknown to outsiders… While they endured their illness, they were pampered by their families with food and drink, like caged canary.

“Most people here have a near-fanatical belief in this legend… Many even dream of having a Daughter of Amber Crystal born into their family.” Jiaqi shook his head. It was clear he didn’t like this story…

“Luckily, it’s just a legend. It’s the twenty-first century…” While the little Demon Lord sympathized with the girls, she still treated it as just a story. But before she could finish her sentence, her childhood friend interrupted.

“Unfortunately, the Daughters of Amber Crystal are real…”

“Huh?”

“From what I know, three families have had Daughters of Amber Crystal… but they hated the legend and couldn’t accept their children being treated so unfairly.”

“Which three families? Are they in our village?” The little Demon Lord asked with curiosity, already thinking about investigating.

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“My family, your family, and your grandma’s family…” Jiaqi said calmly, while the loli next to him nearly had her jaw drop.

Hearing his words, Eiru suddenly remembered there was indeed a younger aunt in her family who died young… and her grandma’s side also had an aunt who passed away early.

“Should we go smash that crystal? I think it’s evil. Nothing good comes from it…” Not only was the legend true, but her family had once suffered from it. The little Demon Lord couldn’t sit still.

It kills people and still has people worshiping it… No way. She needed to fly over there and smash that cursed rock with her unstoppable Demon Lord power…

“The Amber Crystal disappeared long ago. The one in the lake now is a fake planted by the Tourism Bureau… On a rainy day nine years ago, the real one just vanished without a trace.”

Translator Note

Omg, mystery! New plot! I wonder what’s happening! And I bet Eiya’s the divine child in their family, which is the reason behind her strange treatment