Demon King – Chapter 241 – Childhood

The most obvious feature of every Daughter of Amber Crystal at birth are their beautiful sapphire-like eyes. A very small number were also born with congenital white hair.

Before the age of five, aside from their eyes and occasionally their hair color, the daughters of Amber Crystal were no different from ordinary children. But once they turned five, things changed…

The most striking change was that their hair would gradually turn a silvery-white color, marking the beginning of their tragic fate. From that moment on, the countdown to their lives officially started.

They would bring extraordinary fortune to their families, and also more or less gain some incredible powers. But all of this came at the cost of their bodies and lives.

The more they used their powers, or the more their fortune was taken advantage of, the faster their organs would deteriorate. In addition, some of the daughters of Amber Crystal would even develop strange tumors on their bodies.

Eiya was unfortunate. From birth she was destined to be a daughter of Amber Crystal. From the very beginning, she was fated to have a short life.

But she was also fortunate. Unlike most of the other daughters of Amber Crystal, her family were not blinded by the benefits she brought. They were not corrupted people.

Eiyuan and Liu Wan did everything they could to preserve their youngest daughter’s life. From the moment they confirmed her identity, they busied themselves with helping her even to the point of neglecting their other child, Eiru.

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Since the daughters of Amber Crystal only appeared within Crystal Amber City, it showed that the Amber Crystal’s influence was limited. So they brought Eiya to Huanghai City to escape its reach.

Because they couldn’t manage both children, they left their eldest son Eiru at their hometown. Meanwhile, in Huanghai, while searching for a solution, they took turns caring for and monitoring Eiya’s condition.

When Eiya turned five, a miracle happened. Perhaps because she was no longer within the crystal’s area of influence, her hair did not whiten. After some thorough examinations, she was still a perfectly normal girl.

Overjoyed, they also heard news that the Amber Crystal had disappeared. Even so, they remained vigilant and never once allowed Eiya to return home.

Just like that, five years passed quietly. The Amber Crystal had been gone for five years, and Eiya was already ten years old, yet everything remained normal. Their daughter showed no abnormalities. That year during New Year’s, Eiyuan and Liu Wan brought Eiya back home for the first time…

Since Ei Village was relatively close to Crystal Amber Lake, whether due to psychological reasons or the poor conditions of the village, even after returning home, Eiya mostly stayed at her grandmother’s house. Although it was still within Crystal Amber City, it was further away from the lake.

Eiru was also a very sensible child, always caring deeply for his ¹ Using he/him for now, because this is a flashback to when Eiru was a boy younger sister, even though her existence meant he didn’t receive the parental love he should have.

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Luckily, his younger sister wasn’t the spoiled and willful princess type. The two siblings always got along happily, and they were very attached to each other.

‘Boys must be strong and must learn to be independent. Since your sister’s health is weak, mom and dad have to spend more time caring for her.’ Young Eiru didn’t object. He understood those reasons.

But my health is also weak… This thought stayed buried in his heart, never voiced. He knew even if he said it, it would only be seen as being spoiled. Boys aren’t allowed to be spoiled.

From childhood until now, Eiru had never acted spoiled toward his parents. Not because he didn’t want to, but because he couldn’t. And in his memory, his parents had always revolved around his sister, barely sparing him a glance.

So Eiru’s childhood, aside from playing with Jiaqi, was always spent quietly alone, never causing trouble for others. Even if he was sick, hurt or bullied, this overly sensible child always kept it to himself , never telling anyone.

“Brother, you coughed out so much blood… are you sick? Should we tell mom and dad?” Five year old Eiya placed her little hands on Eiru’s body, asking with deep concern.

“I’m fine, really… we can’t tell mom and dad about this, it would just trouble them. You know they’re very busy, right?” Eiru crouched down with a smile and pinched his sister’s cheek.

“Oh…” Eiya nodded. “Then I’ll go play. Brother, remember to take your medicine if you’re sick, okay!”

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After that, the little black haired girl trotted away. Children didn’t have many thoughts. They’re always carefree and forgetful. Before long, she had already forgotten about it.

When did it start? Watching his sister’s back, Eiru shook his head. He didn’t even know himself. Anyway, mom and dad didn’t care about him. Maybe if one day he disappeared, they wouldn’t even notice.

Eiru didn’t harbor hatred toward his parents. He was too sensible and he understood why they neglected him. They really were busy. But he wasn’t sure what they were busy with exactly, maybe it was just about taking care of his sister.

What he felt instead was disappointment and resentment, buried deep within him and never shown the light of day. Anyways, his parent’s time was only for his sister. What meaning did his own feelings have?

Eiru didn’t know what was so special about his sister, and why, even though they were both their children, his parents couldn’t spare even a little time for him. Just because he was a boy, did he always have to cultivate that damned ‘toughness’?

But that was his parents’ fault. It had nothing to do with his sister. She was just born into this world, she hadn’t done anything wrong. Besides, his sister was really very sensible and very cute.

In upper elementary, Eiru saw some of the delinquents and little gangster girls roaming free every day. And so, an idea sprouted in his mind.

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Since mom and dad didn’t really like me, if I mess up my grades, maybe I can be like them, free outside all the time?

And if I act like a useless piece of trash, they’ll give up on me and focus only on raising my sister. Without a useless me, maybe the family would live better?

I won’t actually become a delinquent, but… maybe after being abandoned, my days could be easier.

With that thought, and as one last test of his parents, Eiru stepped for the first time onto the path of rebellion.

Translator Note

Eiru… I really want to give Eiru a hug now. Their parents really are fucking assholes, but I guess in a way, it’s understandable because they thought Eiru was fine on his/her own. But like, to the point of not even realizing it when Eiru gets sick, and still forcing him to do chores and work like that… idk. There’s “wanting to help Eiya” and then there’s “let’s ignore our other son and only care about our daughter”. Like, I don’t understand why they didn’t just bring Eiru with them to the city and raise the two of them together.