Demon King – Chapter 265 – Yuki Is Also Trying to Catch Someone Today

In the afternoon, a silver-haired girl slowly approached the boys’ dormitory building of Seventh High from the sky while transparent.

“So tired, so tired…” After spending an entire day at the mall, the Demon Lord flew back from the balcony into her dorm, released her invisibility, and collapsed directly into a chair.

Since the other three in the dorm weren’t back yet, she dared to lounge so casually here—though even if they didn’t know this girl was actually Eiru, they didn’t really mind her visiting. Still, a girl constantly sneaking into the boys’ dormitory was indeed a bit strange.

“Shopping is still so tiring, I really am a macho man at heart…” mumbling nonsense, the Demon Lord clutched her head in pain.

She had more or less picked out gifts, and already had a decent plan in mind… but no money! She couldn’t afford it! Why was she so poor! In the end, it was still poverty holding her back.

“Guess I really can’t stop working!” Checking the time, Eiru decided she’d drop by the milk tea shop soon—even though she wasn’t scheduled today, she’d just bite the bullet and ask for overtime.

After re-checking with magic and calculating, the Demon Lord concluded that even if she never used magic again to slow her body’s collapse, she could at least last until the end of this semester.

Overwork or going into a dormant state might accelerate it though, so she had to avoid that as much as possible. One semester was enough to save money for farewell gifts… of course, not talking about the move that reduces attack and special attack by one level each. ¹ It’s a pun on the chinese word for farewell gifts (临别礼物), which sounds like Parting Shot, a pokemon move that does as described in the sentence.

Just as she was about to leave, she faintly heard familiar voices approaching from outside… Startled, she quickly entered disguise mode, turning back into a boy.

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The moment she finished disguising, the dorm door was unlocked with a key… outside were the other three members of 1503, plus the childhood friend of a certain girl.

Yes, because he had only just transferred, Jiaqi only knew Eiru and Yuki in the whole school. With their introductions, he naturally got to know the other two members of 1503.

“Yo, Lu Brat, you’re back…” Yuki greeted happily, patting his best friend on the shoulder. “Wanna grab some food together later?”

“No, no, I’ve got to go to work…” waving his hand, Eiru refused without hesitation.

Work was only part of the reason for refusal. Truthfully, she’d been avoiding Yuki a little these days. Since he and her sister were now a pair, she had to keep her distance.

And for some reason, starting last week, the Demon Lord felt Yuki’s behavior had gotten really weird, which honestly frightened her a bit.

He often knocked on the bathroom door while she was bathing, or messed with the lights like a prank while she was inside. Now she only bathed when she was sure he wasn’t around.

At night, he often came over to pull open her curtain in the middle of the night, and the startled Eiru had to quickly disguise herself to not be exposed. Honestly, those nights she barely got any sleep.

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Fortunately, this only lasted a few days. After that, while Yuki didn’t bother her anymore, as the saying goes, once bitten by a snake, one fears ropes for ten years—the psychological shadow still left a mark on the girl.

“Weren’t you off today? Are you short on money again?” Yuki asked with doubt, then immediately figured it out and boldly pulled out his phone.

“Tell me how much you need, I’ll lend it first…”

His best friend always lived by the principle of slacking whenever possible. Normally, even if she was scheduled, if she wasn’t desperate for money, she’d just skip work. So if she was asking for overtime now, it definitely meant she wanted to buy something but she was short on cash. Yuki felt he really understood this person.

And with her work attitude, it was a wonder the shop hadn’t fired her yet… but good too, since she didn’t have to go job-hunting.

“No need, I want to figure it out myself this time…” Eiru waved him off. After all, these were farewell gifts, spending someone else’s money would be too weird.

“Stupid Qi, come here, I need a word with you…” Passing by Jiaqi, the Demon Lord patted his shoulder, signaling him to follow.

“We’ll come visit your business later, recommend us something good to drink!” Not long after they walked away, Yuki’s voice called from behind.

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“Got it, got it, go on and do your thing…”

Watching the two leave, Yuki closed the dorm door and slumped into his chair like a salted fish.

“What’s up, it’s rare to see you like this, something on your mind?” Ziyu easily noticed something off, his tone slightly teasing.

“Nothing much, just some troublesome stuff…” Yuki said. He couldn’t talk about it with others anyways, since it involved a certain girl.

He was now sure his best friend and that girl were the same person, but he still hadn’t caught any solid evidence. He hadn’t once seen them actually switch.

He didn’t know how they transformed, so he couldn’t catch them in the act. His only option was the cruder method—judging by the results. If Lu Brat was around but Little Lu appeared elsewhere, that difference in result would be proof enough.

That’s why he tried flipping the bathroom light on and off while his best friend was showering, hoping the frosted glass shadow would reveal the truth. If Lu Brat went in but a girl’s shadow appeared, he’d nail it… but the other reacted too quickly, and every time, only Lu Brat’s shadow showed.

Then he thought to peek at night, but that failed too—the curtain was on the bedhead side, pulling it would always alert the other. Every time, all he saw was his best friend’s furious face that screamed, ‘Are you insane?’

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After a few days, he gave up, since doing too much would only annoy the other. And he also sensed that the other had started avoiding him.

Was my judgment wrong? Could Lu Brat be the real body? Then that would mean the other was actually a boy who could occasionally turn into a girl? Thinking this, Yuki’s expression turned conflicted.

Tch, whatever… I’m set on chasing you anyway. As long as you can turn into a loli, I don’t care what the real body is—his thoughts were beginning to spiral.

Since he couldn’t get results from Lu Brat, Yuki decided he’d have to change his angle and try from the girl’s side…

Translator Note

Yuki, you’re on a time limit now. Please save Eiru before she fking dies.