Demon King – Chapter 223 – Crisis in the Dressing Room

After nearly two hours, the two of them finally arrived at the hot spring resort.

“Ah… I can finally experience what rich people do too~” The little Demon Lord hugged her best friend’s arm, feeling both nervous and excited.

In Her Majesty the Demon Lord’s eyes, this kind of high-class activity was something only the wealthy could afford… Normally, a poor girl like her had no business being here.

Of course, the bigger reason was that she was afraid of water. Her wealthy relatives had invited their family several times but she never accepted. She just watched as her beloved father and mother took her little sister out instead…

Yuki just smiled and rubbed her little head. Honestly, this kind of thing wasn’t that expensive, as long as you didn’t stay overnight.

At the ticket gate, Eiru quickly dug through her bag… but no matter how much she searched, she couldn’t find the two hot spring tickets Yuki had given her.

Could it be… she had left the tickets on the shoe cabinet when leaving home? The little Demon Lord stiffly lifted her head, unable to meet her best friend’s gaze.

“You forgot your tickets?” Yuki could read this girl like a book. From her reaction, he already guessed what had happened.

“Mm…” Embarrassed, the little Demon Lord zipped up her bag and lowered her head, shrinking into herself.

What do I do, what do I do? I can’t ask him to buy them again… Aren’t the tickets expensive? My little savings won’t cover it…

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We’ve already come all the way here, we can’t just turn back. But since it was her mistake, there was no way she could let Stupid Yuki pay again. Clenching her teeth, Eiru decided to spend her savings this time.

“If you didn’t bring it, you didn’t bring it. I just happen to have a voucher for another ticket. Wait here…” Just as she made up her mind, Yuki stepped in first.

Based on his intuition (really just knowing Eiru too well), Yuki could guess exactly what was on her mind. Claiming he had a voucher, he went to the ticket booth and bought her another ticket.

Because if he had said outright that he was buying a new one, even if he didn’t care about the cost, this girl would definitely refuse just like Lu Brat.

Just as Yuki expected, the moment she heard it was a spare voucher, the little Demon Lord happily accepted it. It was free stuff after all, so not taking it would be disrespectful!

With that little hiccup over, they soon entered the hot spring resort… into one of the hotel’s rooms?

“Wait! You even booked a room here?!” The Demon Lord froze in panic. She hadn’t heard anything about staying overnight!

“Just for resting, we’re not necessarily staying overnight. At least we’ll eat here, right?” Yuki explained that the room was just for putting their things away and taking breaks, not for spending the night.

Besides, he wasn’t shameless enough to invite his crush, who wasn’t even his girlfriend yet to stay overnight with him outside. That would be skipping too far ahead.

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So this is the world of the rich? Yuki is truly worthy of being called a wealthy young master… Eiru was shocked. Just for a place to rest and store their belongings, he went ahead and booked a room at a famously expensive hot spring hotel. Did he really have that much money to burn?

“Alright, let’s go… Do you want to change here, or at the dressing room before the hot spring area?” After putting away their bags and taking out his swim trunks and two large towels, Yuki asked the girl.

“Th-the dressing room…” Her face turned slightly red. This room was too expensive, so she didn’t dare freeload off it.

Yuki didn’t push, picking up the room card and leading her to the dressing room by the hot springs.

The dressing room was the only path to the hot springs. The men’s and women’s changing rooms were separated to the left and right, and they also doubled as storage areas.

“The women’s dressing room is to the right…” Seeing the silver-haired loli behind him trying to follow him left, Yuki’s face darkened. What are you doing, little sis?

“Ah? Oh…” The little Demon Lord lowered her head and silently turned toward the other direction.

Watching her back as she left, Yuki frowned in confusion. Why did her back look so helpless?

Maybe because it was a weekday, the place wasn’t that crowded. After all, summer vacation was mostly for teachers and students.

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Unlike water parks, there were no private changing rooms here. Everyone changed in front of the lockers and benches…

For the little Demon Lord, that was terrifying. With no one to back her up or give her courage, she looked around for a while before finally finding a spot with no one nearby. Sitting down, she pulled out the swimsuit her sister had bought for her.

After slipping off her little shoes and pulling down her over-the-knee socks, Eiru double-checked that no one was watching before quickly stripping off all her clothes…

When the last piece of fabric came off, the silver-haired loli stood naked before the tall locker, regretting deeply—why hadn’t she opened the locker first?

Now she had to stand up to grab the wristband and open the locker. This was basically a humiliation play!

But a mistake was a mistake. The Demon Lord could only hurry to slip into her swimsuit, fold her clothes as fast as possible, and stuff them into the locker along with her bag and shoes…

Not wanting to stay a second longer, she couldn’t handle the situation. Shutting the locker door, Eiru turned to run off, planning to find her best friend for comfort and hugs…

Just as she was about to run, the Demon Lord realized a serious problem—she didn’t know how to tie her hair.

At places with water, whether out of courtesy or hygiene, girls with long hair usually tied it up.

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But Eiru didn’t have that skill. She only knew how to do a few ponytails. Last time at the water park, her little sister had helped her. After all, she used to be a boy, so being able to manage a few ponytails was already good enough. Why would she need to learn any more?

Holding the hair tie in her hands, the little Demon Lord stared at her waist-length silver hair, completely lost—just like the first time she tried tying it herself. Only this time, the situation was much worse…

She should never have been lazy, she should’ve learned more skills… Now she regretted it so much. If she’d just asked her little sister yesterday, even if it looks clumsy, it’d be better than looking like an idiot now.

There wasn’t even a mirror here, so trying to learn how to tie it on her own was impossible. And she couldn’t just copy the other girls either. And as for asking someone nearby for help? Forget it, she was too busy hiding, so there was no way she’d ask.

“Stupid Yuki…” Eiru looked at the hair tie in her hand, on the verge of tears. Weak, pitiful and helpless… That was exactly how she felt right now.

Translator Note

…Is it really that hard to figure out how to tie a basic ponytail? Or is it because I’m just used to it?