Demon King – Chapter 286 – Morning on the Weekend

It was another weekend, and for a certain girl, this week had been rather… empty.

Ever since laying her reveal, the little Demon Lord had grown more and more fond of holing up in the dorm. Before at least she would show her face in class before slipping away, but now she was too lazy even to bask in the sun…

The result was, since there wasn’t much to play with in the dorm other than working her part time job, she just spent all day there. After a few days of this, she was bored out of her mind.

“So… bored…” Lying flat on her bed, Eiru had completely become a salted fish now.

All of 1503 had chosen to stay at school this week instead of going home, and at the moment the others, including the visiting Jiaqi, didn’t really react to her complaints.

After all, Eiru complained about being bored in the dorm all the time. It happened so often that everyone was used to it by now…

“So, Lu Brat, do you want to go out and play?” Yuki leaned back a little, glancing up at his best friend peeking down from the upper bunk.

“No, going out is tiring, I like staying inside…”

“As expected of you.” Yuki wasn’t surprised. If his best friend ever wanted to go out, that would be the real shock.

“Oh right, Stupid Qi, carry me to the rooftop… I have something to tell you.” Eiru suddenly stretched out her hands toward her childhood friend.

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“You’re going like that?” Jiaqi glanced at the light blue nightdress she was wearing. “And why should I carry you? Can’t you fly?”

“Because I’m lazy～”

“Don’t say stuff like that with such confidence!” Jiaqi grumbled, but still reached out, lifted Eiru down, and let her climb onto his back.

Yuki just stared wide eyed, watching the two of them open the door and leave the dorm…

What? He had just thought it’d be strange if she went out, and now she actually… was this a flag? It had to be… My Lu Brat! How can you run off with someone else again!!!

“Hey, your loli ran off with someone again.” Ziyu, stirring trouble, patted Yuki’s shoulder, though he didn’t know that someone’s heart was bleeding inside.

“Is it really fine? Just letting them go like that?” Jixian asked worriedly, since he knew well about Yuki’s little feelings.

“Forget it, I can’t control her anyway… They’ve known each other forever anyways, they’re childhood friends.” Yuki waved his hand. He wasn’t the unreasonable type.

Right now, he and Eiru weren’t even a couple. To meddle in her interactions would be rude, and if it made her annoyed, that would be a big problem.

——Boys’ Dorm Rooftop——

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“So, Lu Brat, what did you bring me here for?” Since the girl wasn’t wearing shoes, Jiaqi was still carrying her as he asked.

“I don’t know…”

“Hah?” Jiaqi showed a face that said, “You’re kidding me,” and even thought about dropping her right there.

“I mean… I don’t know how to say it.” Lying on Jiaqi’s back, the little Demon Lord looked troubled and conflicted. She really didn’t know where to start.

“What I’m going to say next, you absolutely absolutely absolutely… need to prepare yourself mentally.”

“Alright, say it…” Seeing her look so serious puzzled Jiaqi. “It’s not about your sister, is it?”

Thinking back, ever since he returned to the country he really hadn’t learned much about her. But as far as he could tell the only thing she cared this much about was her sister.

“So, Eiya really…?”

“Pretty much. I used magic to stabilize her for now, but it’s not a permanent solution… so I wanted to ask what we should do.” Eiru sighed. No matter what, she had to save her sister.

“I hate to say this, but a lot of people have tried before… and not a single one survived. I’ll ask around again, see if there are any leads…”

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“Well, thanks～ if you save Little Ya, you’ll be our family’s great benefactor. Our family line’s survival depends on you～” Saying such strange words, the little Demon Lord rubbed her head against his shoulder.

What do you mean by family line’s survival? Was this Lu Brat planning to run away from home? Jiaqi frowned, but didn’t say anything. If Eiya really didn’t make it, this girl would probably run off for real.

“If Eiya has already started shifting toward being a Divine Child, then it probably means the Amber Crystal has resurfaced… Do you know when her hair turned white?”

“About two or three years ago… that’s what she said…” The Demon Lord’s reply was quiet and filled with uncertainty.

“Then she should’ve still been in Huanghai at that time. That means it must’ve been within Huanghai. I’ll check if there were any suspicious news reports from then…” Analyzing aloud, Jiaqi didn’t notice the girl’s voice coming from his back growing weaker…

“By the way… don’t take me back to the dorm yet, let’s stay here a while.” Struggling to whisper in his ear, Eiru adjusted her tone as best she could so he wouldn’t notice anything wrong.

She had already noticed her body taking a sharp downturn when she was rolling around on the bed earlier. To keep anyone from noticing, she had picked the least suspicious person to run away with, her childhood friend, so she could slip away without drawing attention…

Of course, part of it was that Jiaqi already knew her secret. So Her Majesty the Demon Lord planned to discuss Eiya’s situation with him—she didn’t know Jiaqi had already told Yuki about it.

Even though she was very weak, she wasn’t in any immediate danger of death. She should be back to normal after a while… After a quick check of her condition, Eiru came to that conclusion.

“Why are you talking so softly? It’s just the two of us, so what’s with the whispering?” After all, having a super cute girl whispering in your ear was quite embarassing…

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“I’m just tired… don’t overthink it.” Her voice grew smaller, and the little Demon Lord felt relieved that he hadn’t noticed…

Should she say her childhood friend was just too carefree? If it were Yuki, he probably would’ve noticed long ago and dragged her straight to the hospital.

And then skip ahead to her being exposed as being nonhuman, lying on the operating table dissected—just imagining it sent a shiver down her spine.

“Hold me for a while, don’t take me back to the dorm, I want to rest a bit here…” Shifting slightly, Eiru forced herself to stay awake, even using a bit of magic to change her voice so her weakness wouldn’t be obvious.

“Oh, okay…” Jiaqi moved the girl from his back into his arms, finding a place to sit down. Since she was wearing a nightdress, and he didn’t want to dirty her clothes, Jiaqi blushed as he held his childhood friend close…

Meanwhile, at the rooftop stairwell, the door was half open. Someone’s face peeked out from behind it, using the fire door as cover, silently watching the two outside with a pained expression…

Translator Note

Someone’s jelly…