Demon King – Chapter 295 – Yuki Takes Action!

“Here, eat this…” At the table, Yue Yue kindly picked up a steamed crab and placed it on Eiru’s plate.

“Lu Brat doesn’t like crab, you know…” Jiaqi commented when he saw this.

“Eh?!” Yue Yue was shocked.

“Well, Lu Brat really doesn’t like shrimp or crab…” Sitting on Eiru’s other side, Yuki calmly cracked the crab shell. “But you only got it half right…”

“If it’s already shelled, she loves it. Here, ah~” Saying this shamelessly, Yuki scooped up a spoonful of crab meat and held it to Eiru’s lips.

“So she’s just lazy?!”

“Ahh~” With delicious food fed right to her mouth, the little Demon Lord happily took a bite as she showed a face full of bliss…

Seeing the cute reaction, Yuki’s lips curved slightly—no one understood Lu Brat better than him.

“By the way, why did you suddenly decide to invite Lu brat to dinner?” After feeding the girl some crab, Yuki wiped his hands with a towel and quietly asked Jiaqi beside him.

“Lu Brat ran into some bad stuff when she went home. Her sister told me about it and asked me to keep her company and cheer her up for a while…”

“Bad stuff?”

“I’ll explain later, let’s eat first…”

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“Are we kind of extra here? What are they even talking about?” Watching the interaction across the table, Ziyu elbowed Jixian and whispered.

“Shut up, don’t worry about it. We just need to eat…”

——Dividing Line——

“So that’s what happened… No wonder she’s been so quiet since coming back…” After hearing the details from Jiaqi, Yuki looked at Eiru with even more heartache.

The little Demon Lord, immersed in delicious food, now looked totally carefree as she leaned back and tilted her head while Yue Yue fed her.

“Why do you think Lu Brat has gotten so cute lately?” Jiaqi watched his loli-fied childhood friend with a fond smile.

“Who knows? Maybe she’s always been like this, she just couldn’t show it when she was a boy…”

“Honestly, I’m kind of tempted to chase her myself…” Jiaqi leaned on his chin and said something that made Yuki’s face twist.

“What?”

“She’s cute, a little mischievous but very thoughtful. Most importantly, she’s easy to read. In my eyes, she really is the perfect partner…” Not noticing Yuki’s shocked expression, Jiaqi kept admiring his childhood friend out loud…

“If we weren’t so close, and if not for some other issues, maybe I’d even confess later today.” Jiaqi shrugged, saying half-joking words that made Yuki’s heart sink.

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“What about you? Don’t tell me you’ve got no feelings for her… She might be small, but I guarantee not many could resist her charm.”

“I…” Yuki glanced at Eiru still begging for food from Yue Yue, clearly at a loss for words.

“What? Just realized how amazing she is?” Seeing Yuki’s defeated look, Jiaqi started teasing.

“But honestly, after so many years you didn’t even notice she was a girl? That’s not good, bro…” He clapped Yuki on the shoulder, twisting the knife.

“And really, since you’re so close to her, chasing her would be tough… You know what they say, distance makes the heart grow fonder. Being too close makes romance harder.”

“Someone like me, a childhood friend who’s been away, has way more of an advantage… But I’m joking, don’t take it too seriously.”

But Jiaqi didn’t realize that every word he spoke stabbed into Yuki’s heart like silver needles… ¹ So if Jiaqi is found mysteriously stabbed to death in a back alley later that night, I think we know who’s the perpetrator right?

Yeah, Jiaqi was right. He and Lu Brat were too close. So close that she’d never think of him that way…

Yuki felt a crushing sense of crisis—if he didn’t act soon, his girl might really get taken away.

Yue Yue was still uncertain, just a possible rival. But now Jiaqi had clearly shown interest, and both of them had advantages over him. He had to strike first!

Meanwhile, the little Demon Lord was oblivious, only focused on enjoying the food being offered, unaware that three people at the table already had special feelings toward her.

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After dinner, the group took a cab back to school… Since the dorms were in different directions, Yue Yue reluctantly had to split off first…

“I’ll take Lu Brat to the shop, you guys head back…” The moment Yue Yue left, Yuki grabbed the girl and before anyone could react, he sprinted off with her like it was a hundred-meter dash…

“Uh…” The three left behind stared at each other, at a loss for words…

As the silver-haired duo disappeared from sight, they had no choice but to head back to the dorm as Yuki said.

“Damn it, Stupid Yuki, what are you doing? Running after just eating, don’t you care about getting a stomach ache?” The little Demon Lord furiously smacked her best friend’s shoulder, demanding he stop.

“Yeah… it does hurt a little.” But it’s not from running, it’s because of you, silly girl… Yuki grumbled inwardly, but stopped anyway.

“See? Running right after eating, of course your stomach hurts. You never learn… Put me down already!” Eiru patted him a few more times until he obediently set her down.

“Does it still hurt?” The little Demon Lord stood at his side, rubbing his stomach. With their height difference, she didn’t even have to squat to reach.

“Not anymore, my little darling~” Yuki patted her head with a smile. “Let’s go buy stuff, and I’ll ask you something on the way…”

“Whoa, why are you suddenly so mushy?” The Demon Lord shivered with goosebumps, looking disgusted.

“And let’s be real, the shopping is just an excuse. You really just wanted to talk alone, didn’t you?”

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“Exactly. As expected of my clever Lu Brat~”

“Then ask, it’s probably some dumb question again anyway…” With a helpless sigh, the little Demon Lord grabbed Yuki’s hand.

“Yue Yue…” Yuki took a deep breath. “Does she like you?”

“Huh? What do you mean?” The Demon Lord started playing dumb.

“Like, romantically… During training you said you were her boyfriend…”

“No no no! That was fake! With me as her ‘boyfriend’, no one would dare bully her!” The little Demon Lord shook her head like a rattle drum, rushing to explain.

Stupid Yuki liked Yue Yue, didn’t he? If she didn’t clear this up, would he think of her as a love rival and take her out?

With survival instincts kicking in, the girl didn’t dare play word games anymore. She explained frantically while praying that her best friend wouldn’t tear her apart like a jealous fox spirit…

Translator Note

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