Demon King – Chapter 247 – The Demon Lord Moves Into the Big Dormitory

“Assemble!!!” At the sharp whistle and the instructor’s command, the group of high school students who had just gotten off the bus and placed their luggage in a hall hurriedly lined up in the square.

Still not fully recovered from her motion sickness, Eiru followed along with her classmates to the square with Yue Yue accompanying her.

Of course, boys and girls could not stand in the same line. After Eiru signaled that she was fine, Yue Yue gave her a reluctant look before scurrying back to the girls’ line.

Most students had already experienced a seven‑day military training back in middle school. This time, although the training would last two weeks, everyone already had a rough idea of their schedule.

Next was surely the mobilization rally that students always dreaded, since it meant standing in the blazing sun for over two hours.

Bored, Eiru glanced around at the rows of instructors and directors taking turns giving their speeches and scanned the other classes for familiar faces. In truth, she was only looking for Yuki’s class. She didn’t know anyone else.

What about her dear childhood friend, Hui Jiaqi? Since he transferred back from abroad, he managed to slip through the cracks and didn’t have to attend this military training at all. Right now, he was still enjoying his summer vacation at home.

After looking around for a while, Eiru still couldn’t find Yuki’s class. And because she was distracted, Instructor Li, who was leading their class, already gave her a warning.

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Not being able to find Yuki was within her expectations. After all, she was in the Problem Class, the worst group in the entire grade, and they were bound to be assigned far away from the Honor Class where Yuki was.

Glancing over at the girls’ line of her class, Eiru noticed Yue Yue frequently sneaking glances at her. Girl, you’re way too deep into this role, Eiru muttered in her heart.

Sure, we’re pretending to be a couple, but you don’t have to look like you can’t bear to be apart from me… Eiru couldn’t help but admire her deskmate’s actress-like dedication.

Two hours later, when the director on stage announced the end of the mobilization rally, the impatient students below sighed in relief and burst into applause.

Since it was the first day, there were no training tasks in the morning. According to the schedule, each class’s instructor would take their students back to the hall where they had stored their luggage, before leading them to their assigned living quarters to settle in and organize their belongings.

As they picked up their luggage and lined up to head toward their dormitories, Eiru finally spotted her best friend’s class. Yuki was walking alongside Jixian and Ziyu. Yuki also noticed her looking his way.

They exchanged glances as a greeting before their two classes went off in different directions. To her surprise, Eiru found that Yuki’s class was heading to a completely different dormitory.

It seemed that everyone would be living in different places. Thinking this, Eiru also noticed that the girls in her class were heading in yet another direction.

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“So it really is a big warehouse dormitory…” Following the instructor into a building and through a few corridors to the second floor, Eiru finally saw the place she would be staying for the next ten or so days.

Yuki and Yue Yue’s dorms were probably those eight‑person rooms she had seen online when researching the training base. Lucky them… Looking at the long rows of double‑decker iron bunk beds in the big dormitory, Her Majesty the Demon Lord couldn’t help but feel envious.

Before the lunch assembly, students were given free time to organize their belongings. Arriving at the bed assigned to her, Eiru placed down her suitcase before taking out the pillow and towel blanket she had brought herself.

After all, Her Majesty the Demon Lord was rather particular about cleanliness. Bringing her own pillow and blanket was nothing unusual. Who knew how many people had used the provided bedding? Call it fussy if you will, but it was impossible for her to feel at ease otherwise.

Should I go check on Stupid Yuki later? Sitting on the edge of the bed, Eiru considered her next steps while glancing around at her classmates and the environment of the big dorm.

“I counted! There are a total of one hundred and eight beds. We’re all Liangshan heroes ¹ A story of 108 heroes/outlaws who stood up against corruption, injustice and tyranny. It’s one of the classic chinese novels from the ming dynasty. The novel is called Water Margin in English if you’re interested. , hahaha…” A few boys not far away caught everyone’s attention with their comment.

One hundred and eight… That meant this dormitory housed three to four classes of boys. Looking toward the door, Eiru, who was sitting close to it, could see across the hallway into another big dorm.

“Wake up, there were at least three women among the one hundred and eight Liangshan heroes. Do we have any here?” one boy said, sending the whole dorm into laughter.

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Uh… sorry, but there really was one. Eiru felt a little awkward. Not that she planned on sleeping here anyway—she still needed to scout the building and surrounding area. Otherwise, planning her two weeks here would be difficult.

Better go out first and sort out the washbasin, water bucket, and the camouflage uniform her real body would need. Thinking this, Her Majesty the Demon Lord locked her suitcase and prepared to visit the convenience store on base.

Locking the suitcase wasn’t because she feared theft. She hadn’t brought anything valuable. Even if her snacks or drinks were stolen, it wouldn’t be a big deal.

The main issue was that the suitcase was stuffed with her real body’s change of clothes—if anyone saw all those little girl outfits, she would really be in trouble.

With her plan in mind, and lacking much social connection anyway, she ignored the chatter in the dorm. Taking some pocket change, Her Majesty the Demon Lord set off for the store.

“What? The smallest size camouflage uniform?” The store owner looked doubtful at this student’s request. Kid, are you sure you can even fit into that?

“Yes, the smallest one, as small as possible…” Eiru answered, feeling a little intimidated by the man’s stern face.

Fitting for a military training camp, she thought. Maybe it was to keep students in line, but even the convenience store owner had a scary serious face.

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Doubtful or not, the owner still did as asked, handing her the smallest size set of camouflage uniform from the shop. Although it still looked a bit big, there was no helping it.

For her real body, it was still about one size too large… but luckily she had brought some needle and thread. With some adjustments, she could make it wearable.

One set of camouflage uniform, long pants, T‑shirt, jacket, belt, hat, plus a washbasin and bucket, all this ate up two‑thirds of the little Demon Lord’s funds. On the way back, she felt like her heart was bleeding.

The worst part was that she wouldn’t even get to keep the uniform. Strictly speaking, it was just a rental, and they would collect it back once training ended… Thinking of this, Eiru felt even more annoyed.

Translator Note

It’s time for the exciting exciting military training! Finally!