Demon King – Chapter 395 – Unease Arises in Her Majesty the Demon Lord’s Heart

‘Who is this? Did he mistake me for someone else…’

Just as Eiya was about to politely ask, the boy beside her gave her the answer she was wondering about.

“Junior Eiru, about what happened last time, I’m really sorry… I’ve been wanting to find a chance to properly apologize to you.”

The boy pressed his hands together, looking extremely sincere, which actually left Eiya with a fairly good first impression.

‘So he mistook me for big sis…’

Thinking about it, if you set aside those inhuman parts, her sister only differed from her in eye color and voice. It really wasn’t strange for someone to get it wrong.

She didn’t know what kind of conflict this person had with her sister, but even if it was a case of mistaken identity, such a sincere apology meant he probably wasn’t a bad guy…

And he was wearing a Seventh High uniform, plus calling her junior. He was probably a third-year at Seventh High. Judging from his reaction and attitude, his relationship with her sister should have been pretty good?

Switching back into good-girl mode, Eiya analyzed things in her head. She softly acknowledged him with a restrained hum, without saying much else. After all, no matter what had happened between her sister and him, she had neither the standing nor the right to forgive anything on her sister’s behalf. It would be better to let the two of them handle it themselves later.

As for why she didn’t immediately clarify her identity, of course it was because Eiya found it fun. Let me see what this boy wants to do to my sister. When he realizes he got the wrong person, his reaction is definitely going to be interesting.

“I’ve already apologized to your boyfriend too…”

The boy gave an awkward smile. Naturally, this obsequious-looking guy was the Lei-surnamed man who had once had a run-in with the little Demon Lord.

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Of course, the part about apologizing to Yuki was definitely a lie. Given what had happened before, it would have been no different from sticking his face out to get punched. What boyfriend would forgive someone who had ill intentions toward his partner and hurled all kinds of verbal insults?

Having taken leave from evening study to go out and fool around with his shady friends, running into a familiar silver-haired girl was purely an accident. After observing for quite a while and confirming that she was alone, driven by revenge and his own inner desires, Lei Wu started to form some schemes in his heart.

But he had personally experienced that girl’s terrifying strength. Coupled with how those shady friends had described the horrifying way she’d beaten them up, he didn’t dare act rashly for the moment and decided to test her attitude first.

From the moment he sat down, he was already prepared to run. As long as ‘Eiru’ showed even the slightest hostility or rejection, he would bolt without hesitation. But her current demeanor seemed somewhat different from before.

Compared to her previous lively cuteness, the ‘Eiru’ in front of him clearly had the temperament of a good girl. If he hadn’t just seen her shopping around so playfully, Lei Wu would have thought he’d mistaken her for someone else.

Her attitude being a bit cold was normal. Maybe she was tired or feeling unwell? This girl was unusually quiet right now, giving off a sense that she was hiding something.

Lei Wu felt a surge of joy in his heart, silently praising fate for helping him.

‘Whether you’re tired or unwell, the chances of you, this violent girl, falling into my hands today have increased a lot.’

“I’m really sorry about last time. If you don’t mind, could you allow me to make up for my mistake?”

As he spoke, Lei Wu extended a bottle of drink and even unscrewed the cap for Eiya.

“No need, I already have something to drink.”

Eiya shook the half-finished drink in her hand and refused his kindness.

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After all, when girls are out, whether out of politeness or safety, it’s better not to casually drink things given by others. Even if the person in front of her was likely her sister’s friend, that was only a possibility. Besides, she had already bought a drink herself. There was no need to owe him a favor in any sense.

“Ah, sorry about that…”

Lei Wu smiled awkwardly and screwed the cap back on.

“Your boyfriend, the one called… right, Yuki. He’s outside playing with a few of our friends right now. Since we ran into each other by chance, want to join us?”

Forcibly stuffing the drink into Eiya’s hand, Lei Wu extended an invitation.

“Huh? He’s with you guys?”

Unable to match his strength, Eiya could only reluctantly accept the bottle, but his words also caught her attention.

Her sister had said that Brother Yuki and Brother Jiaqi would climb over the wall to come find her before the second evening study period. Calculating the time, they should indeed be nearby by now. If they were friends, it was quite possible they were together outside.

Because her first impression was good and all the information lined up, Eiya believed Lei Wu’s words about eighty percent and decided to go over and take a look.

If it was true, meeting up with Yuki and Jiaqi earlier would be nice. Being alone was pretty boring. If it was fake, then outside the mall they wouldn’t be able to stir up much trouble anyway. Worst case, she could just run back.

Having made up her mind, Eiya stood up and patted her skirt. Seeing this, Lei Wu felt overjoyed. The girl had taken the bait. The plan was halfway successful.

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“Let’s go. Where are they?”

Just as Eiya was about to reach for the bag of snacks, Lei Wu very ‘gentlemanly’ beat her to it, picking up the half-drunk bottle and the bag for her.

“I’ll carry these for you. Just follow me. They’re right outside the mall. I’ll take you there…”

“Wait, that drink…”

Eiya pointed at the bottle he had given her, which she’d casually left on the seat earlier.

“Huh?”

Lei Wu put on a confused expression, as if he hadn’t heard what she said at all.

“Never mind, it’s fine…”

Seeing that his hands were already full, Eiya sighed, picked up the drink, and followed him toward the mall exit…

I’m going to find Brother Yuki and Brother Jiaqi. They’re right outside the mall. On the way out, Eiya also sent this message to Eiru, who was currently working.

—— At the same time, inside the milk tea shop ——

Those two people had been sitting there for a long time… Although there weren’t few customers today, because she had to alter each customer’s perception through illusions, Eiru was still able to notice the two somewhat strange customers in the corner.

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Drinking milk tea… does it really take two or three hours? And they’ve only drunk less than half. Is my drink not tasty? Or are those two here to cause trouble?

She complained inwardly. While it wasn’t strange for customers to stay a long time, not playing games, not using the board games provided by the shop, and just awkwardly chatting the whole time was really a first…

“Senior, don’t you think those two in the corner have been sitting there for a long time? They’re not playing games or cards or anything…”

Taking advantage of a moment while making drinks, the little Demon Lord leaned over to complain to Xinyue.

“There’s nothing strange about it. You’ve worked here for quite a while already, haven’t you…”

Xinyue didn’t find it unusual at all. After receiving so many customers, she’d seen all kinds of people. Besides, they were just two people chatting.

“Focus on your work. Don’t think about random things.”

“Oh…”

Her Majesty the Demon Lord fell silent and continued working, but her gaze still drifted toward those two in the corner from time to time.

Even though there didn’t seem to be anything strange, Eiru just couldn’t shake the uneasy feeling in her heart, as if something was about to happen…