Demon King – Chapter 237 – The Demon Lord Takes Her Sister to Visit a Friend

“Honestly, Lu Brat really has it rough… Little Lu might not know, but she’s probably in the same situation too.” In another room, Yuki sat at the table, drinking water while sighing.

Of course they’re the same… they’re literally the same person, okay? Jiaqi thought speechlessly, his fingers on his phone slowing down.

“Lu Brat once told me he doesn’t like his parents, but honestly, if it were me I wouldn’t like them either… I really don’t know what those two are thinking.” Remembering his best friend’s complaints, Yuki let out a sigh.

“He’s complained to me too. I wasn’t happy about it either, but honestly, it’s not our place to say too much about other people’s family matters…” Jiaqi didn’t show much reaction, only giving a relatively neutral take.

Having heard part of the inside story from Eiya, he kept a fairly neutral stance overall…

Compared to people struggling outside, Eiru was only superficially worse off — of course, that’s the conclusion if one didn’t know about her real body’s situation.

Aside from rent, when it came to living goods and clothing, Eiru’s parents actually did reimburse and provide things for her ¹ I haven’t heard of this…? I remember Eiru in the earlier chapters describing that he had to work in order to feed himself…? —but since they didn’t know about her loli transformation, she had to handle a lot of things herself.

Eiru’s parents, and the landlord, had indeed arranged for some people to look after her… but Eiru herself was unaware of this, and it was also true that they clearly favored Eiya, which really couldn’t be denied.

Though the favoritism toward Eiya did have its reasons, and Eiru’s deliberate act of being incompetent only worsened the situation… in Eiru’s eyes, and in theirs as well, those parents were simply unqualified. ² Being less able than your sibling is never a reason to practically abandon your child…

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“Honestly, part of it is Lu Brat’s own doing… but the parents do share some of the blame.” That was Yuki’s judgment, since the root of it all started with her rebelliousness.

“But I think it’s normal for Lu Brat not to like his family. If things were any worse, he might’ve just run away from home…”

“No way… with his sister around, he wouldn’t run. Their relationship is better than you think…” Jiaqi disagreed with Yuki’s take.

Even though their parents hadn’t fulfilled their responsibilities, their concern for their children was real—just expressed in very flawed ways.

Eiru herself, being aware of this, wouldn’t completely break relations with her parents either—though she was cold and resentful in her heart and avoided them, at least on the surface she could still act normally with them.

“Wait, wasn’t Lu Brat on bad terms with Little Eiya? Or are you talking about Little Lu?” Yuki had heard his friend complain about his sister directly, so why did it suddenly turn into being close?

“Come on, Little Ya who won’t even buy candy without getting her brother something too, do you really think she would hate her brother? And Lu Brat’s image in front of relatives is almost entirely upheld by Little Ya’s flattery.” Because their parents often talked, even after years abroad, Jiaqi still had a decent understanding of Eiru’s family situation.

“Little Ya may be smart, but she’s inexperienced… she often makes her own decisions and ends up messing things up; plus, she’s a bit tsundere, so that’s why she and her brother lalways look like they’re fighting on the surface.”

“Uh…”

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“But recently they’ve reconciled, and now they’re practically glued together…” Remembering the sisters cuddling next door, Jiaqi couldn’t help but laugh.

“Anyways, the fact that Lu Brat hasn’t run away from home is thanks to Cousin Miao and Little Ya. Otherwise, with those awful parents, just one trigger would’ve been enough for Lu Brat to bolt.”

“Then what’s the deal with Little Lu? Has she been raised outside this whole time? I’ve known Lu Brat this long and never once saw her at his home…” After seeing Eiya’s silver hair, Yuki was more convinced than ever that the silver-haired loli was part of his best friend’s family.

“What? Just treat the two Lu Brats as the same person… anyway, they’re basically the same, similar situations.” Jiaqi couldn’t be bothered to explain. His childhood friend’s situation was too complicated… and even the person herself probably didn’t fully understand it.

“The same person?” Yuki frowned, then shook his head, tossing away that strange thought.

Impossible, impossible. After all, they had appeared together, and not only had he seen it—Little Lu had strange abilities, sure, but she’d never shown anything like that in front of him.

Meanwhile, on the same floor of the hotel, the little Demon Lord in a bathrobe and slippers brought along her similarly dressed sister, tiptoeing to press the doorbell of a room.

“Who is it…” The door opened, and a black-haired girl poked her head out. Seeing the girl at the door, her face lit up with joy.

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“Sika Deer! Up high!” Slipping her hands under the little girl’s armpits, Qi Yi lifted her up and nuzzled her affectionately.

“Hm? And this is…” Stopping her motion, Qi Yi suddenly noticed another petite silver-haired loli—and she looked a bit similar to the one she was holding?

“This is my sister… she insisted on coming with me, and I thought it wasn’t good to leave her alone in the room, so I brought her along.” Her Majesty the Demon Lord introduced her sister, patting Qi Yi’s shoulder to signal her to let her down.

“Isn’t she adorable~ She’s recognized as the school beauty back in her middle school!” After landing, Eiru went to Eiya’s side, hugging her and cupping her face to show off to her old teammate.

Honestly, I think you’re cuter… but Qi Yi wasn’t about to say something that was as rude as that.

“Hurry, come in, don’t just stand outside…” Qi Yi pushed the door open wider, inviting the silver-haired loli sisters into the room.

“My friend’s in the shower, you can sit and relax first… I’ll introduce her later.” Qi Yi picked up hotel cups, rinsed them with boiling water, then poured each girl a glass of juice.

“Thanks~” “Thank you…”

The two lolis thanked her and sat on the sofa with their glasses, drinking quietly. The sight was so healing that Qi Yi wanted to grab a camera and capture it.

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At that moment, the sound of running water in the bathroom stopped… soon after, with a click, the bathroom door opened, and a gentle and somewhat familiar female voice drifted out…

“Yiyi… did someone come over?” A girl around twenty walked out, towel drying her hair as she spoke.

“A friend and her sister, both adorable little lolis~” Qi Yi answered with a smile…

And Eiru and Eiya both widened their eyes when they saw the face of the girl stepping out from the bathroom…

(This chapter isn’t about redeeming the Demon Lord’s parents’ image or anything like that… it’s just to add and sort out some facts, giving a more objective description of the Demon Lord’s relationship with her family.)

Translator Note

I’m still angry at her parents. GAOOOOOOOOOOO