Demon King – Chapter 39 – Dream

Meanwhile, our little Demon Lord continued her dream. Judging from her expression, she didn’t seem to be sleeping very well…

Smacking her lips, Eiru lay on her side, constantly reaching forward with her hand. Accustomed to hugging something while sleeping, this cramped environment really made her uncomfortable.

She hadn’t brought any of the plushies she usually slept with, and Gulu had disappeared somewhere. The Demon Lord fumbled around for quite a while before finally rolling up her blanket and pillow into a bundle to hug, finally settling down…

“Do you think that loli might be in Eiru’s fort right now?” Jixian addressed the elephant in the room.

“Probably not? We’ve been back for so long—no one could possibly be holed up in bed this whole time, right?”

“I think so too. Eiru wouldn’t be that bold. I think that girl definitely came by… but she’s probably not here now.”

“Then how do you explain the clothes?”

“She took a shower here, left her clothes here, and Eiru didn’t have the guts to take them out to dry.” Yuki’s theory gained agreement from the other two.

“But tomorrow is Eiru’s birthday—I think that girl will definitely come over…”

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“Should we stake out the place?” Ziyu, enjoying the drama, suggested an idea.

“Get lost. Give them some private time—don’t kill the mood like that.” Yuki rejected the idea without hesitation.

“But the school strictly prohibits boys and girls from visiting each other’s dorms. Should we help provide cover in case the dorm supervisor catches them?”

Jixian’s point gained unanimous agreement from the other two. After discussing for a while, it was getting late, so they each laid down to go to sleep.

In the middle of the night, a certain feline who’d finished wandering outside returned to room 1503. Jumping onto Yuki’s chair and licking its paws, the cat once again set its sights on Eiru’s sanctuary…

Nimbly jumping from chair to ladder and climbing up, just as Gulu was about to slip into the little black room, a pair of hands suddenly reached out and grabbed it…

“Gulu, you’re running wild again?” Yuki, who hadn’t fallen asleep yet, got up upon hearing the commotion, before spotting Gulu trying to climb up the ladder.

“Even if Eiru likes small animals, he’s still pretty scared of them. Besides, you’re dirty—if you go in there, he might kill someone.” Picking up the big cat, Yuki carried Gulu down the ladder.

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After taking out some cat treats to feed Gulu, Yuki pulled out a large cat carrier hidden under the table. The treats seemed to put Gulu in a good mood and he didn’t resist, letting Yuki stuff him into the cage.

“You’ll stay in the carrier tonight. I’ll let you out tomorrow morning. And tomorrow’s Friday anyway—I’ll find time to give you a bath…”

Rubbing Gulu’s head, Yuki closed the cage door. He adjusted the position slightly, pressing one side of the cage door against the wall to prevent the cat from opening it and escaping.

“Also, if you make noise in the middle of the night, I’ll lock you in the bathroom, got it?”

“Meow~” Tilting its head to look at the person outside the cage, Gulu circled around the cage a few times before obediently lying down.

“Good boy…” Seeing Gulu settled down, Yuki returned to bed with peace of mind.

There was still morning study tomorrow—better sleep quickly. With this thought, Yuki laid in bed before slowly closing his eyes…

After an unknown amount of time, when everyone in room 1503, including Gulu fell asleep, a certain Demon Lord in her fort suddenly stirred…

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“Uwah!” The little Demon Lord cried out in alarm, suddenly sitting up.

“Huff… huff…” Gasping for breath while patting her flat chest, the Demon Lord looked shaken. Her whole body was covered in cold sweat, and her soaked nightgown clung to her back. Even though it was uncomfortable, she couldn’t really care about it right now…

“It was just a dream. That scared me half to death.” Thankfully, she didn’t make too much noise, and the others in the dorm continued sleeping soundly.

Collapsing weakly on the bed, Eiru couldn’t help but recall the nightmare she’d just had.

It wasn’t the first time something like this happened. The little Demon Lord knew very well that when she slept poorly, she usually had a nightmare. In this environment, it would actually be strange if she didn’t have nightmares.

Even though it was a recurring dream, every time she thought about it, the little Demon Lord was still terrified.

In that dream, her parents discovered her true identity. They, and her sister called her a monster while kicking her out…

Behind them stood relatives and friends she knew in real life, holding metal bats, surrounding her in a circle. Blow after blow, they beat her mercilessly… No matter how she cried and begged for mercy, no one stopped.

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After being beaten half to death, a group of people in white coats, seemingly researchers, held surgical knives and strapped her to a table. They had scalpels that cut through her skin as easily as cutting paper…

“No, they absolutely can’t know. I’ll die… I’ll definitely die…” Holding her head, the girl curled into a ball, trembling uncontrollably.

“No one could possibly accept someone inhuman like me… Impossible. I can’t be discovered, absolutely not…”

What happened in her dream seemed to remind her of the consequences if she got exposed, replaying over and over in the girl’s mind.

For two years, Eiru had always seemed carefree. But her fear and anxiety… those emotions she carried alone, deliberately suppressing them. However, sometimes they come out and she has a hard time.

“Uu…” Like now, the girl hugged her knees, venting her emotions by quietly sobbing…

But it would be fine once she finished crying… When the sun rose and she woke up again, she would go back to being a happy, carefree demon lord…