Demon King – Chapter 279 – Insurance Mechanism

It wasn’t someone else? This isn’t a dream? And that way of speaking… Her Majesty the Demon Lord’s face went pale as a terrifying possibility suddenly occurred to her.

“You, you, you… you wouldn’t happen to be some kind of second personality of mine, would you?” Eiru panicked. After all, split personalities tend to show up a lot in novels, and especially after severe trauma…

She had no memory of such an experience, which would mean she’d lost a significant chunk of memory. And if there were two personalities, which one was the original? Would they have to fight to determine who would control their body?

“Puhahahaha…” Perceiving Eiru’s thought, the silver‑haired girl clutched her stomach and laughed loudly in midair, to the point of even rolling around as she laughed, leaving Eiru baffled.

“You have an overactive imagination, it’s impossible for you to have multiple personalities…” After spinning several times in the air, the silver‑haired girl finally calmed down and gently landed in front of Her Majesty the Demon Lord.

“Relax, I’m not that advanced. But it seems you sealed that memory along with me… I can’t blame you when you put it that way.”

“Let me explain a little then. Was it eight, nine, or ten years ago? I forget the exact time, I don’t have a good sense of time… Anyways, back then you sealed away parts of your and Eiya’s memories, along with the Abyssal Amber.”

“Abyssal Amber? You mean you sealed my and Eiya’s memories? A seal?”

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“Yeah. Because what you sealed wasn’t only intangible things like your memories, but also that unlucky Abyssal Amber. You used a large amount of your magic power to make an insurance mechanism, and it also doubled as the chains for your seal.”

“So it’s you? You’re the insurance mechanism I made?” Her Majesty the Demon Lord was stunned. Was her past self really that bold? She could just seal memories at will without worrying about things going wrong?

“Yes, think of me like a robot with rich emotional interaction capabilities—I have no personality, and I’m certainly not a living being…” The silver‑haired girl nodded and confirmed.

“My reactions and temperament were set by you back then as part of your twisted sense of amusement. If something beyond my capability happens I’ll error and collapse… but my mana has been draining for so many years now, and I’m about to run out.”

“As for whether things would go wrong like you feared, well, it did. Haven’t you noticed that you’re getting dumber?” The silver‑haired girl spread her hands and wore a mocking expression. “Honestly, after watching you for so many years I’m embarrassed for you…”

“Hey, what do you mean by that? Weren’t you created by me? Aren’t you insulting yourself too?” Her Majesty the Demon Lord immediately bristled. Who did she think she was, popping out and mocking her?

“Guess you’re right, but that’s besides the point… ahem.” The silver‑haired girl suddenly cleared her throat and assumed a serious look.

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“As the insurance mechanism you left behind, you also gave me quite a bit of necessary knowledge. The fact that you came here proves that your body’s condition is not looking good.”

“Anyway, listen carefully… there are three Abyssal Ambers in total. You only have the one sealed inside you. If you don’t find the other two, your ending will be very miserable—although you won’t die, technically speaking…”

Through the explanation given by the ‘insurance mechanism’ her past self had set up, Eiru learned a number of startling facts—like the existence of the demonkind’s racial consciousness.

As the only demonkind in this world, in order to prevent extinction, Her Majesty the Demon Lord had been wrapped in a protective layer from that demonic consciousness, and it was an almost absurd protective measure that made people laugh—a degree of immortality.

As long as her body wasn’t smashed into irretrievable pieces, no matter how badly wounded she got, how grave her illness, or how much her body deteriorated, the demonic consciousness would forcibly keep her alive by a thread and prevent her death.

But that species consciousness only ensured she remained alive; it didn’t care in what state she lived. So even if she endured unbearable pain, hovered at the edge of death, or suffered a mental breakdown, it would keep her breathing and refuse to let her be at peace.

“This… this is pretty terrifying.” Hearing this sent a chill down Her Majesty the Demon Lord’s spine. “So what should I do? Surely my past self left something behind, right?”

The Demon Lord really panicked. Dying would have been a relief—she was mentally prepared for that. But suddenly learning such a terrifying truth made her unwilling to continue as before.

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“You did leave something, don’t worry, don’t worry. After all, it was you, you wouldn’t set yourself up to fail.” The ‘insurance mechanism’ said cheerfully. “But I just told you the method: find the other two Abyssal Ambers.”

“Alright, I’ve finished talking. This place is basically a junction between dream and reality, so you probably can’t bring much information back… so just remember these four words: ‘Find the Abyssal Ambers.’”

“Find the Abyssal Ambers… find the Abyssal Ambers…” murmuring to herself, Eiru tried to imprint those four words in her mind, at least well enough to leave a strong impression. Then her consciousness began to blur.

“Alright, looks like you’re waking up soon… one last funny thing!” Noticing Eiru’s reactions, the ‘insurance mechanism’ continued with her cheerful tone.

“When you were young you couldn’t handle all the information… So you stashed the mess and saved it until you dumped it all on yourself now! Hahaha…”

But the little girl could no longer hear what she was saying because she had already awakened in reality.

“Goo?” Looking at Yuki hugging her, Her Majesty the Demon Lord puffed her cheeks. Since she couldn’t recall anything from the dream she inexplicably felt irritated.

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“Find the Abyssal Ambers? What’re the Abyssal Ambers…” The three words suddenly popped into her head. Eiru blinked, a big question forming in her small mind.

Never mind, if she didn’t know what it was she could just forget it… after thinking for a while with no clue, the Demon Lord gave up and nestled back into her best friend’s embrace.

“Come to think of it, besides her memories, it seems she also accidentally sealed away part of her intelligence and spirit? But luckily she didn’t cause any problems to her sister…” The ‘insurance mechanism’ glanced at the large blue light orb not far behind and twitched the corner of her mouth.

“But I’m just a tool you set up, so why worry so much? If there are snacks I’ll be fine, so why would you program me with this unnecessary personality?” As she spoke, the silver‑haired girl’s form dissolved into blue particles and gradually merged with the blue orb…

Translator Note

Hoo boy. Beeg reveals now, but now our Demon King has been forced to stop giving up, and actually recover for our long awaited happy ending! At least, I’m pretty sure we’ll have a happy ending! Eventually! Also, another name has been revealed for, well, the Amber Crystal. The simulacrum(?) calls it ‘渊珀’, which translates to Deep Amber or Abyss Amber or, as I chose, Abyssal Amber, which still kinda sounds weird to me lol, but I don’t have any better ideas.