Demon King – Chapter 199 – The Demon Lord on the Run

“So… you came to hide here?” While playing his game, Jiaqi twitched his lips as he looked at the loli sprawled on his bed like a salted fish.

“There was no other place… I could only beg you to take me in…” Little Demon Lord put on a pitiful look. “You wouldn’t have the heart to let your dear childhood friend suffer, would you?”

If you hadn’t turned into a loli, maybe I really would have let you suffer… muttering in his heart, Jiaqi sighed helplessly and didn’t answer her words.

“Your house here is really nice… even though it’s not as big as mine, the setup inside is way better.”

“It’s alright…”

“What do you mean alright, just with the showers alone, your house already beats mine by several streets!” Her Majesty the Demon Lord rolled over on the bed, lying face up at the ceiling as she complained.

Because Ei Village doesn’t have a water plant nearby, although there are water pipes, all the water actually comes from springs in the surrounding mountains…

Although water isn’t really scarce, the water flow is pitifully weak… if you want to take a bath, you can only fill a bucket with hot and cold water together; showerheads and such are out of the question…

But Jiaqi’s family was different. They alone went through the trouble of building a water tank on their rooftop… so in the entire village, only Jiaqi’s family had the facilities for showering or even taking baths.

“If it weren’t for grandpa objecting, I’d want a shower too… washing with a bucket is such a hassle.” Lying on the bed she muttered, “He even says it’s troublesome and a waste of money…”

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If it were the usual Eiru, she would have long been rolling around on the bed. But now her whole body was sore and aching, the loli didn’t even feel like moving…

Especially her hands, after carrying and hauling too many heavy things yesterday, her muscles were strained… right now Jiaqi had already helped her apply some blood-activating medicine on them.

“Hey, you… can’t you be more self aware of your status as a girl?” Turning his head and catching sight of the scenery under that loli’s skirt, Jiaqi quickly turned his head away blushing and muttered.

The Little Demon Lord was sprawled in a big spread on the bed, completely unaware she was wearing a short skirt… her slender legs covered by thigh-high socks dangled at the side of the bed, endlessly tormenting the fragile nerves of the pure-hearted boy.

Form is emptiness, emptiness is form… she’s just the same brat Lu as before, calm down, don’t be deceived by her current appearance… Jiaqi kept reminding himself.

“I’m so tired, I don’t want to move… besides, you’re not going to react to me, so what’s there to be afraid of.” With a careless tone and terrible choice of words, Her Majesty the Demon Lord only wanted to find a comfortable pose to lie in, so she couldn’t care less about the effect it had.

“Do you believe I’ll just do you right here?” Two cross veins popped on his forehead, his childhood friend’s words gave Jiaqi a sense that his dignity as a man was being provoked.

“If you’ve got the guts, go ahead, you think I’m scared of you…” Glancing at Jiaqi still holding his handheld console, Eiru showed a scornful look. ¹ This girl…

“Tch, fine fine, I’ll back off… I’ll go to the other room to play. You just lie here…” Unable to endure the torment, Jiaqi stood up planning to continue his game in the next room.

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“You won’t keep me company for a while?” Shifting her head a little, Little Demon Lord asked her childhood friend who was already at the door. “It’s boring being by myself…”

“No, the way you’re talking makes me feel like you’re trying to seduce me, you know that?”

“How am I seducing you? We haven’t seen each other in so long, what’s wrong with keeping me company for a bit? Besides, I won’t disturb your gaming session… why are you avoiding me?” Her Majesty the Demon Lord was puzzled, was there something strange about her words?

No, you already disturbed me, very badly at that… muttering inside, Jiaqi silently walked over and looked at her.

“Wh… what are you trying to do?” Seeing the person in front of her just staring silently, Eiru felt a bit uneasy…

Clamping her legs together and shifting her body, Little Demon Lord began shrinking into the bed, trying to avoid his gaze…

“Nothing, I just wanted to see if you’d get scared… looks like you still do…” Turning his eyes away, Jiaqi carried his console and walked straight out of the room, leaving the loli behind in confusion.

“What the hell…” Muttering lightly, Little Demon Lord went back to her spread-eagle position, staring blankly at the ceiling.

“Damn… why is this brat like this…” Grumbling under his breath, Jiaqi set his console down and went into the bathroom—what he went to do, those who understand would know… ² Gutter!! :chiicry:

—Some time later—

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“What did you go do?” Seeing her childhood friend return with his console, Little Demon Lord tilted her head and casually asked…

“Nothing, but can you sit up when talking, the way you’re lying is making me uncomfortable…” Seeing the loli still sprawled in a big spread, Jiaqi helplessly averted his eyes.

“Oh, are you shy? You wouldn’t be reacting to me, would you? No way, right!” Her Majesty the Demon Lord sat up, using the skill ‘Mocking Tone’.

A cross vein popped. Jiaqi really wanted to pin the loli down and see her shy and panicked look…

Calm down calm down, she’s still the same scoundrel… Taking a deep breath, he pushed down his wicked thoughts and flicked her forehead.

“Ow, what was that for…” She wanted to raise her hands to cover her head, but her arms were too sore to even lift. Glaring at him, Eiru looked like a bristling kitten.

“To teach you a lesson…” Jiaqi said, plopping down on the bed. “Luckily my parents aren’t home, otherwise you’d surely get roped into more chores.”

“So what about lunch, eating here or going back?”

“No, I’m staying here today.” The Little Demon Lord shook her head. “If I go back it’ll be more chores, my body can’t take it.”

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“Dinner too? Then I’ll make arrangements…” With a sigh, Jiaqi felt like he was serving a little ancestor.

“Hehe… thanks for the trouble.” Eiru leaned her head on his shoulder, rubbing on it a few times, making his breathing quicken.

“Alright alright, stop it you brat, just lie down and rest properly… how did I end up stuck with you.” Pressing her flat onto the bed, Jiaqi went out to deal with lunch.

“Because we’re childhood friends~ you’d never leave me to suffer~” Hearing her shameless words, Jiaqi left the room with black lines on his face…

Before leaving, Jiaqi also grabbed her legs and put them together, fixing her posture… but it was pointless, after he left, she quickly spread out into her big sprawl again…

“Ah, if only Stupid Yuki were here to give me a massage too…” Lying on the bed, Little Demon Lord once again thought longingly of her best friend…

Translator Note

She’s gonna self destruct soon, isn’t she? Also, now that I’ve accumulated enough premiums/backlog that I won’t stress about maintaining free chapter daily uploads, YOROKOBE SHOUNEN, daily release has been returned to 2/day!