Demon King – Chapter 245 – Desk Mate (Extra)

“That person dragging the oversized suitcase is Eiru?”

“Wow, he showed up?”

“This is the first time I’ve ever seen him join a gathering…”

Hearing the whispers from her classmates, Eiru, in her male disguise, lay helplessly across her desk.

“So you’re my desk mate…” Lying on her desk, she turned her head to look at Yue Yue beside her. Eiru felt both surprised and a little embarrassed.

“Well, thanks a lot. A whole year has passed and you didn’t even know your own desk mate…” Yue Yue gave the person next to her a glare, before going back to staring blankly at the blackboard.

“Well, sorry about that, it’s just that I’m usually not here…” Eiru smiled awkwardly, though for some reason, she felt Yue Yue seemed even more annoyed.

“You’ve got some nerve saying that. All year long, every one of your books, notes, and workbooks were organized by me! How did I end up with a desk mate like you…”

“Sorry, I owe you one… If you ever need help, just say so. If I can help, I definitely will.” Looking at her own perfectly tidy desk, Eiru quietly stuck her tongue out. If she were in her real body right now, she would definitely have shamelessly tried to nuzzle up and act cute to beg for forgiveness.

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“I didn’t help you expecting anything back…” Yue Yue propped her head on her hand and sighed. “It was just on a whim. Besides, you also helped Qianmeng and Qianchen…”

“But I really didn’t expect you to join the military training. Why aren’t you skipping out this time?” Finally getting to the point, Yue Yue asked the question she was most curious about.

“Can’t run from it… You don’t know this isn’t like regular class? Without applying for exemption, I’ll get in trouble for skipping.” High school military training was compulsory. Even if she wanted to skip, she couldn’t.

“I see… Want to hear a really scary story?” Yue Yue suddenly leaned close to Eiru’s ear and whispered.

“Hm? Go on…” The way the other girl was acting all mysterious definitely piqued Eiru’s curiosity.

“The whole class is spreading rumors that you and I are a couple. Now that we’re sitting this close and acting so familiar, they’re definitely going to think it’s real…”

??? Her Majesty the Demon Lord’s mind shot out three question marks at once. Where the hell did this rumor come from? Just because her desk mate often tidied up her seat?

“Though I don’t dislike you, honestly if we really wanted to try dating it wouldn’t be impossible… Just kidding~” Seeing Eiru’s face flush bright red, Yue Yue burst out laughing and stopped teasing her.

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“You said you owed me one, right? Then at least come to class once in a while. Always being stuck here alone, honestly, it gets boring…” Switching topics, Eiru could hear the faint loneliness in her tone.

Normally, in a class it was impossible to go a whole year without rearranging seats. Even though she skipped most classes, the little Demon Lord still knew her class’s system. Every month, the class monitor collected everyone’s opinions for a big seat reshuffle.

As someone who was never around, leaving her unmoved was naturally approved by everyone. But why had Yue Yue stayed next to her all year? Was she being isolated?

In Eiru’s eyes, Yue Yue was a beautiful girl with decent qualities. Unlike Qianmeng’s quiet elegance or Qianchen’s lively openness, Yue Yue gave her the impression of a girl who practiced music.

Quiet, but not bookish. Youthful and cool, but without any tomboyish feel. Eiru thought that if Yue Yue played guitar, it would definitely suit her perfectly…

“Because I hang out with Qianmeng and Qianchen…” As if she could read her desk mate’s mind, Yue Yue leaned her head against Eiru’s shoulder, who was also lying on her desk, and slowly explained.

At Seventh High, students in other classes, especially in the Problem Class where Eiru and Yue Yue were, harbored a hostile attitude toward the Honor Class, which received special privileges.

Of course, they wouldn’t openly pick fights, since the whole school backed them. But students from other classes generally refused to associate with anyone from Honor Class, even forbidding others to befriend them.

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Su Qianmeng and Su Qianchen were both in the Honor Class, and Yue Yue being their close friend wasn’t a secret. So naturally, she was isolated by the rest of the class.

“So, we’re both just tragically isolated… Only left to huddle together for warmth.” Yue Yue rubbed her head against Eiru’s shoulder like she was being spoiled. This scene, of course, was witnessed by the whole class.

“But aren’t we a little too close? It doesn’t seem appropriate…” Eiru felt awkward. In her eyes, Yue Yue was a beautiful girl, so being this close made her a bit self-conscious.

“Don’t get the wrong idea. I only see you as a shield…” Yue Yue pulled over Eiru’s arm and hooked it with her own. “But not as just some tool. If you really did want to date, I could consider it.”

From Yue Yue’s explanation, Eiru finally understood what she meant by ‘shield’. No matter what, Yue Yue was still just a fragile girl. Qianmeng and Qianchen couldn’t protect her all the time.

And as a student in the Problem Class, she couldn’t expect help from the school either. So during one seat reshuffle, she found the best shield she could—the one called the Great Demon Lord of Seventh High, Eiru.

As Eiru’s desk mate, no one dared risk betting on whether this truant would defend her or not. So they toned down their bullying of Yue Yue, or at least they didn’t dare to do it openly.

Yue Yue was also someone who knew gratitude. Since she benefited from Eiru’s presence, she took it upon herself to tidy her desk… even though this person almost never showed up.

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Because Yue Yue handled most matters concerning Eiru in the class, the rumor spread that the two of them were a couple. Thanks to this rumor, Yue Yue was no longer bullied at all.

Yue Yue’s attitude toward Eiru was full of gratitude and admiration. And after hearing from Qianmeng and Qianchen about how Eiru had saved them, she became even more interested in her mysterious desk mate.

After actually interacting, Yue Yue found that her so-called legendary desk mate was surprisingly easygoing and approachable. While Eiru’s looks weren’t especially stunning, he definitely wasn’t unpleasant either. So inevitably, Yue Yue’s heart sprouted some girlish feelings—she had started to like Eiru.

Of course she would never say it directly. That would make her seem cheap. For now, she was content to just keep things as they were.

What she didn’t know, however, was that even though she never said a word of it… her sharp-eyed best friend Su Qianchen had already noticed some signs long ago.

Translator Note

I love the desk neighbor… I hope she finds out soon too!!!! Smh!!!