Demon King – Chapter 260 – What? The Demon Lord Went Back to Class?

Half a month of the new semester had already passed. During that time, the little girl continued her usual life—other than the strange fact that her demonic recovery ability still hadn’t started working again, everything else was just like before.

It was another Monday morning, and the little Demon Lord sat on the rooftop of the teaching building using magic to examine her body…

“I don’t get it, why did my recovery ability stop working…” Her Majesty the Demon Lord was troubled. Losing that ability was a serious problem for her.

Not even mentioning the fact that she still hadn’t healed from the military training, now if she got injured, her bleeding would stop even slower than an ordinary person’s.

But that wasn’t the most important part… ever since she was seven years old, Eiru had noticed that although her body was growing, it also showed constant signs of deterioration.

It was only after becoming a girl that her demonic recovery ability saved her life, suppressing the degeneration of her organs and allowing her to live for a while like a normal child…

Now that her recovery was gone, her body once again began to decline… with no other choice, Eiru used magic to temporarily suppress the problems in her body, just like she did for Eiya before.

But that created new issues… the magic consumption was much higher than when she used it on Eiya, and in her male form she couldn’t use magic at all. Once she became male, her body immediately continued deteriorating…

“Don’t tell me my time is up already… I’m the only demon alive, am I really about to go extinct?” stretching her body, the little Demon Lord joked halfheartedly, though her mood wasn’t good at all.

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“Forget it, I was already prepared for this…” Through both her inspection with magic and the inherited knowledge in her mind, Eiru had long ago concluded that her life would be short. So today’s situation didn’t surprise her.

“Too bad I’ve never had a single day of a good life…” gazing at the sky and recalling her past, the little Demon Lord revealed a bitter smile.

“But I guess that’s not fair to say… at least being with Stupid Yuki and the others has been fun.” Slapping her cheeks, the Demon Lord shouted at the sky, “Today too, I’m going to slack off happily!”

Her childish voice echoed between the buildings, drifting into classrooms where many students doing morning study heard her strange outburst.

“Eh, why think so much? I still have plenty of magic. There’s always a way, and there’s still lots of time, so I’ll figure something out.” Eiru waved her tail as her mood lifted a bit with that thought…

Maybe I should go keep Yue Yue company? Leaving her all alone like that all the time isn’t nice. Tilting her head, the little Demon Lord traced a few gestures in the air…

A magic circle appeared. Linking it to the mark she had placed beforehand… the center of the circle gradually revealed the scene on the other side.

Of course the other side was her seat in the classroom. With this small spell, Eiru could easily see what her desk mate was up to at the moment…

Yue Yue, in her uniform, lay slumped over on the desk looking completely uninterested in studying while muttering something under her breath—but since sound wasn’t linked, Eiru couldn’t hear it.

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“He hasn’t come again… this is the third week already…” Yue Yue drew circles on Eiru’s desk with her finger, her face full of resentment…

“Alright, I’ll go keep her company…” seeing her so downcast, Eiru felt guilty. After all, she had promised to spend more time with her.

With a wave of her hand, the magic circle scattered into blue particles. Just before it vanished, Eiru noticed the schedule posted on Yue Yue’s desk—if she wasn’t mistaken, the first class was math.

Math class… would I disturb others’ naps if I go? Resting her chin on her hand, the Demon Lord wondered. After all, math was famously hypnotic… would her desk mate fall asleep in class?

“Eiru… uuh…” During break, Yue Yue lay on her desk like a salted fish. Seeing her radiating so much negative energy, her classmates didn’t dare bother her—though they hadn’t interacted much with her anyway.

Feeling down, Yue Yue suddenly noticed some boys in front whispering, so she quietly pricked up her ears…

“Have you noticed Yue Yue’s been wearing skirts and stockings a lot lately?”

“Yeah, I never saw her in those last year… is it because she’s in love? Eiru’s really lucky…”

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“Right? Monday uniform with black stockings, Tuesday to Friday sports skirt with white stockings, tsk tsk tsk… but seriously, her legs are amazing.”

Hearing their conversation, Yue Yue was left not knowing how to react… instead, a nameless anger welled up inside her.

Please, you think I want to wear this stuff? If I hadn’t heard that a certain someone liked it, I’d never bother with these annoying things! Hardly anyone in class or even the whole school wears stockings, it’s embarrassing…

And skirts are so revealing. Monday’s uniform requirement was one thing… but if it weren’t for him, I would definitely wear track pants with my PE clothes! Who wants to wear those short skirts?

And yet Eiru didn’t even see, only these boys got an eyeful… I wanted him to see, I wanted to make him happy…

As Yue Yue lay there feeling wronged, someone suddenly tapped her shoulder lightly.

“Who is it… I’m not in the mood right now.” Still lying on her desk, Yue Yue turned her head, wanting to see which fool dared bother her now.

“Ah… ah? E-Eiru?” seeing the face she had missed so much, Yue Yue froze.

“What? Do I have something on my face?” Still in disguise, Eiru looked at her deskmate’s reaction in confusion. “Not happy to see me? Then I’ll go…”

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“Wait wait wait! Don’t go!” Seeing him about to slip away, Yue Yue panicked, quickly standing and grabbing him. “Class is starting, just stay with me…”

“I came to keep you company anyway… just one class though, I’ll sneak off after the next.” Sitting in his seat, Eiru raised a finger to make his point clear.

“Mhm mhm mhm…” Yue Yue nodded repeatedly. Seeing her crush again, she couldn’t be happier…

“Wooow~” their classmates burst into playful shouts, teasing them and making the two of them embarrassed.

No more sleeping through math class this time! Hugging Eiru’s arm, Yue Yue leaned happily against him…

Translator Note

Poor Eiru… honestly this chapter hints at a much much closer relationship/tie between Eiru and Eiya… I wonder what’s really going on.