Demon King – Chapter 294 – More Strange Misunderstandings

“Lu Brat…” Jiaqi’s eye twitched…

“Hm? What’s wrong?” The little Demon Lord looked up from fiddling with her phone, tilting it towards her childhood friend.

“I should have… only invited you, right?”

“Yep~”

“Then why…” Looking at the extra two girls and four guys in their group, Jiaqi for a moment didn’t even know what to say…

It wasn’t that he couldn’t afford it, but what was with this feeling of her dragging along a whole family to freeload a meal?

“Relax, we’ll split the bill or I can pay, either way it’s fine…” Eiru waved her hand. Of course she knew what he was worried about—but he never actually said he was treating, did he?

“Where would you get the money, Lu Brat? Forget it, I’ll pay… With this many people, it’s probably better to call a van.” Jiaqi sighed and opened his ride-hailing app.

Eiru still wanted to say something, but suddenly felt someone poke her shoulder. Turning around, she met Yue Yue’s eyes…

“Yueyue, what is it?”

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Even though she herself didn’t mind, having a girl go out with four big guys to eat would definitely get people talking… so Eiru dragged along her beloved deskmate too. With another girl as company, it wouldn’t look as suspicious.

“Do they… all know you’re a girl?” Yue Yue looked conflicted. She had thought she was the only one who knew about Eiru’s real body.

“Yes~ Though to correct you, strictly speaking I can be male or female. It’s just that my real body looks like this…” Raising a finger to clarify, Her Majesty the Demon Lord still refused to deny her existence as a boy.

It wasn’t just about her gender identity. Though it required magic to maintain and couldn’t last long, it was still a real body and a male body. Other than its physical strength being limited by the real body, all the functions were there…

So if back then this girl had gotten carried away, or if Yue Yue had been more forceful, she might have actually accepted the confession and gone out with her as a boy…

“But your true body is female, right? Living with a bunch of guys… is that really okay?” Yue Yue showed her concern about Eiru living in the boys’ dorm.

She hadn’t thought of it before because she assumed Eiru had always been disguised as a boy, so her roommates wouldn’t know. But now that she realized everyone actually knew, it felt different.

“Why don’t you sleep in our dorm at night… I can make room for you. Living with boys is too inconvenient.”

“That’s not necessary, everyone treats me well…” The little Demon Lord smiled as she politely refused, “Besides, I’m used to it. Going to the girls’ dorm and squeezing into your bed would be even more inconvenient.”

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Frowning, Yue Yue wanted to say more, but just then the van Jiaqi ordered arrived…

“Ladies first…” The guys gestured politely, letting the only two girls board first.

“Let’s go, let’s go~” Eiru didn’t hold back, grabbing Yue Yue’s hand and pulling her up into the car…

Inside, Yuki leaned his chin on his hand, staring at the two girls chatting in the front and sinking into thought…

So Yue Yue knew Lu brat was a girl too? Just how many people found out before me?! Yuki was going crazy inside. He always thought he was the closest to Eiru, the one who knew her best, but this hit him hard.

Little Eiya was her real sister, fine. And Jiaqi, who had been abroad, knew as well, but they were childhood friends… But what about Yue Yue? Didn’t Lu brat not even know her before her birthday?

Wait? So does that mean Jiaqi actually isn’t my biggest rival? Yuki suddenly realized a serious problem: he might have gained another love rival.

Back during military training, he clearly remembered Yue Yue and Eiru acting all lovey-dovey. Later, after learning his best friend was a girl, he instinctively thought they couldn’t be together and pushed it aside…

But now, seeing Yue Yue acting like she knew, Yuki felt a huge crisis—this Yue Yue might also like his Lu brat.

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Could it be that she likes girls? If that’s the case, this was trouble… because Eiru had the ultimate advantage for that kind of person—she had a boy’s body.

Because of that, there would be no fear of traditional issues. If family or relatives objected, she could just turn into a boy in front of them to shut them up, then switch back to being a girl at night and get close again…

And even if Yue Yue preferred boys, Eiru’s male body was completely real… If Yue Yue realized that, she might come to the same conclusion as he did—who cares which is the true body, as long as one is what I like, it works.

Yuki couldn’t bear to think further. He instantly ranked Yue Yue as his number one rival—only girls could understand girls’ hearts better, and Jiaqi was still too much of a boy for now.

Of course, Yuki overlooked one thing—his beloved best friend. Because of her half-male, half-female mindset, her self-identity was actually in chaos…

Which meant whether you approached her as a boy or as a girl, everyone was starting from the same line—because nobody could really figure out what she was thinking. As a boy she was manageable, but once back in her real body, she was completely unrestrained…

“That dress looks nice on you…” Yue Yue lightly touched Eiru’s skirt. “I thought you didn’t know much about clothes…”

“I really don’t, this dress was Stupid Yuki’s gift!” The little Demon Lord puffed her chest proudly, looking smug—but even she didn’t know what she was so smug about…

“Uh…” Yue Yue turned to glance at Yuki, her eyes now full of suspicion—was this guy a lolicon?

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Even if Yue Yue had given up on chasing Eiru, she still had strong affection for her…

But with Yuki turning his eyes away guiltily the moment they met hers, Yue Yue only grew more wary of him…

“What are you two doing?” Her Majesty the Demon Lord turned her head too, just in time to see the two looking at each other before Yuki turned away…

Seeing this, the little Demon Lord covered her mouth, suddenly enlightened—oh!!! I get it! Stupid Yuki likes Yue Yue! ¹ You dumbass

No wonder he wouldn’t confess. It’s because Yue Yue likes the male version of me. And back during training, he seemed bothered by us playing the couple role… Yes! That must be it!

And so, without either of the two realizing, yet another strange misunderstanding was added to the pile…

Translator Note

The TL got eated and died. (I got a stomach bug and uni starting and aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa… (as of sept 27 2025 when I post this…))