Demon King – Chapter 249 – Expressions Gradually Synced

Because the training base was on a mountain, the little Demon Lord really did feel a bit of a chill as they were about to head down.

She remembered that military training back in middle school was also at a mountain base. To be honest, those nights were so cold it was really hard to bear. No wonder they handed out thicker blankets for military training.

“So dumb, taking a bath already…” Looking at the group of boys on the third floor who had clearly already finished showering and were now washing their clothes, Her Majesty the Demon Lord felt like laughing.

Brothers, don’t you realize there’s still night training? You’ll be sweating again later tonight, what’s the difference between your shower now and not bathing at all?

Anyway, Eiru herself planned to think about bathing only after finishing night training. Worst case, she could sneak out at midnight for a wash. For her, that wasn’t a problem at all.

Maybe someone would ask, what if there was no hot water at midnight? Please, hot showers during military training? Do you think this is paradise?

Everyone knew that there were never more than three hot water supply points in the training camp. With the number of trainees and their limited activity time, it was basically impossible for many people to get hot showers.

So the little Demon Lord had never expected to grab the chance at a hot shower. She had long accepted she would have to take cold showers instead—at least mentally.

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And honestly, during training many people didn’t shower for several days, even up to a week ¹ I’m looking at you readers. I hope you showered. . Some tough ones even went without bathing entirely. After all, not everyone could endure a cold shower, and if something went wrong, what then?

Eiru thought, if she were still a boy now, she would probably also join the team of not bathing for a few days. Unfortunately, now that she was a girl and developed a much more hygienic habit, there was no way she could accept not being able to bathe.

Stretching lazily, it was still early, far from the time the instructor had announced for assembly. Her Majesty the Demon Lord leaned her small head against the nearby water tower. Having gone a whole day without sleep, she planned to take a short nap here first…

“Hello, excuse me, where do the boys of Class 22 stay?” Inside a large dormitory room on the second floor, Yuki was politely asking the students about his best friend’s whereabouts.

“This is for Classes 14 to 18. You need to go to the opposite dorm, where Classes 18 to 22 stay.” Though reluctant, the boy still honestly answered Yuki’s question. Even if they disliked the Honor Class students, they didn’t dare offend them.

“Thanks…” With the answer, Yuki carried a small bag and walked toward the large dormitory where Eiru stayed.

“Not here?” After walking around inside, Yuki didn’t find that familiar figure, which gave him a bit of a headache.

His best friend wasn’t close with his classmates. Probably not many even knew what he looked like. Usually, he could ask about things from Eiru’s deskmate Yue Yue, but now the girls were all at their eight-person dorms, so Yuki really had no way.

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“Which bed is his… troublesome…” With no better option, Yuki had to go bed by bed, asking around.

“Eiru? He said he was going upstairs right after coming back, but he hasn’t come down since…” Fortunately, Eiru’s bed was close to the door. It didn’t take long before Yuki got the answer from the classmate on the neighboring bed.

“Alright, thanks…” Memorizing his best friend’s bed, Yuki gave his thanks, then climbed up to the third floor. Looking over the crowd on the platform, he searched for Eiru’s figure…

“Still not here… maybe he went out?” Still not finding that familiar presence, Yuki figured the guy must have gone to shower or the small shop.

If so, he might as well just put the snacks on his bed… wait, no, what if someone stole them? Better to put them in his suitcase. Thinking that, Yuki decided to go back to his best friend’s bed before deciding.

Anyway, he could guess the password to his best friend’s suitcase. He could put them inside and just ask the neighboring classmate to pass along the message…

“Hm?” Just as he was about to head downstairs, after habitually scanning the area, Yuki suddenly noticed at the end of the third floor corridor there was actually a small staircase going further up.

“Who designed this…” Yuki muttered. Why was the staircase from the third to the fourth floor separate from the others? And it was so hidden that if you didn’t look carefully, you’d miss it.

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“Could he be upstairs?” Considering his best friend’s habit of running up to rooftops for no reason, Yuki thought it best to check.

But climbing up to the fourth floor, the sight before him was disappointing. The fourth floor was just a small platform with two sinks and some faucets, completely empty except for himself.

“Weird, that rooftop maniac isn’t up here? I miscalculated, miscalculated…” Talking to himself, this classmate who thought he knew his best friend best felt embarrassed. Who would have thought he’d misjudge his friend’s behavior one day?

What sound? Assembly already? But that sounded familiar… Hearing the familiar sound, the little Demon Lord woke from her half-dream state.

Rubbing her drowsy eyes, Eiru yawned and poked her small head down, looking toward the platform where the sound seemed to come from…

Damn? Stupid Yuki? Why is he here? Rubbing her eyes again, Her Majesty the Demon Lord stared wide-eyed in disbelief. Even if he came looking for her, why would he come to such a weird spot?

Just as the little Demon Lord was dumbfounded, she suddenly noticed that the uninvited guest below seemed to have been drawn by her noise and was slowly raising his head.

Shit! I have to run! Seeing his movement, Eiru hurriedly pushed herself up, preparing to escape immediately.

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Don’t forget, Lu Brat had said that Lu Loli wouldn’t be coming to military training this time. If this guy saw her now, how would she explain?

But she was still a step too late… Hearing the yawn from above, Yuki stopped his steps. Looking up toward the sound, he noticed that above the staircase there was a small water tower.

Noticing the water tower, Yuki soon spotted what was peeking out from behind it—a small silver-haired head against the gray-black tower under the setting sun. It was impossible to miss.

The scene was suddenly very quiet. On the platform below stood a silver-haired boy, while on the water tower above, posed to run, was a silver-haired loli. Their expressions gradually synced…

Translator Note

Caught red-handed 😀 Or maybe silver-headed? Who knows