Demon King – Chapter 413 – You’re Still Young

“I’ve got a question. Why does Jiaqi always call you Lu Brat?”

With nothing better to do, Ziyu casually struck up a conversation while looking at the girl who had turned around and was lying face down on her desk.

Because she had attached part of her magic to the eyes of a few people, even though the disguise illusion was still being maintained, Yuki, Jiaqi, and Ziyu were all able to see the girl’s true form.

At the moment, Yuki and Jiaqi had run off to the school store to buy some things, so the task of keeping an eye on the dorm’s pet girl naturally fell onto Ziyu.

“Stupid Qi? He learned it from my parents yelling nonsense. I got used to it so I never bothered correcting him.”

The little Demon Lord replied absentmindedly. To be honest, the nickname Lu Brat was not exactly a compliment in her book.

At home, Eiru was like Eiya. Both sisters were usually called by pet names by their family, the familiar Little Lu and Little Ya that only the two of them heard regularly at home.

But as a lively boy by nature back then, Eiru caused no small amount of trouble when she was younger. While she usually knew where to draw the line and did not commit too many serious mistakes, giving the elders a blood pressure workout every few days could be considered a traditional skill shared by her and Jiaqi.

Once the elders got anxious or angry, there was no way they would keep using affectionate nicknames. Lu Brat was born under those circumstances. Once that name came out, it basically meant the girl was either about to get scolded or get her butt blooming.

As childhood friends who stuck together since they were little, Jiaqi had witnessed Eiru getting scolded or beaten plenty of times. So naturally, he learned the nickname as well.

At first it was just kids calling it out for fun, but after using it for a long time, the two of them got used to it.

Yuki also used to call her that earlier on, but later, out of politeness and other considerations, Lu Brat gradually turned into Lu Baby. ¹ But all this time I always saw him calling her Lu Brat, though?? Will the author finally use the nickname Lu Baby more often?

“So how should I call you now? Lu Brat or Little Princess? Let’s skip Lu Baby. I feel like that should be your husband’s exclusive title.

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Ziyu teased as he spoke, taking out a pen and twirling it a few times through the girl’s silver-white hair.

“Call me whatever you want. I don’t really care. But there’s one thing I need to correct. I’m the husband. Stupid Yuki can only count as my wife.”

Reaching out to pull her hair back, the little Demon Lord shot him a vicious glare. The Demon Lord’s hair was not something just anyone could play with.

“Tsk, so stingy. I dote on you so much usually, you dumb girl.”

Ziyu clicked his tongue.

“Only Brother Yuki is allowed to play, right? Got it, got it. So you’ve already become Brother Yuki-shaped.”

“You fucker. Believe it or not, I’ll beat you. Why is every single one of you asking for a beating today?”

“Alright, alright, no more messing around. Have some candy.”

Seeing that the girl was on the verge of bristling, Ziyu quickly pulled out a pack of gummy candy from his drawer and handed it to her.

Don’t ask him why he knew exactly what to do. Practice makes perfect. After raising a girl in the dorm for so long, a few guys had basically figured out this girl’s temperament.

“Haah, my son isn’t here anymore, so now I can only tease you, Little Princess. You forget your dad once you have a wife. This dad’s heart hurts.”

Ziyu howled dramatically. To be honest, with Jixian gone now, he really was not used to it in all sorts of ways. Thankfully the dorm had not changed, otherwise he really would not have anyone to mess with.

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“Speaking of that, Stupid Yuki said you’ve already met the girl Aunt Mu likes.”

Prompted by Ziyu, Her Majesty the Demon Lord also thought of that girl beside Jixian.

“What do you think of her?”

They were roommates after all, so Eiru was still pretty concerned about Jixian’s love life. On top of that, the girl’s first impression on her was rather average. Not good, not bad, which made her feel even less certain.

“What opinion could I have? My son likes her. I can’t really give advice.”

Ziyu waved his hand.

“Besides, I don’t know or understand her. As long as my son knows what he’s doing, that’s enough. None of us understands her better than him anyway, right?”

As for being a wingman, that was all accidental. He really wanted to help properly, but those main attackers were just too cowardly and useless. In that regard, Ziyu still had quite a bit of confidence. With absolutely no self-awareness.

“Anyway, I’m still waiting for my son to treat me to a meal and invite me to his wedding banquet. Right now I’m more worried about how he’s doing over in the humanities track. To be honest, his humanities are really just average.”

“I think so too. Since it’s the same school anyway, there’s no need to insist on being in the same department or class, right? The college entrance exam is no joke. I really don’t think it’s worth gambling your life away just for a bit of convenience in romance.”

Eiru expressed a similar view, though it was already too late to say anything now.

“Little Princess, whether it’s worth it or not isn’t for us to decide. It’s for him to decide.”

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Ziyu smiled and patted Eiru on the head.

“If he thinks it’s worth it, then it is. Feelings are subjective by nature. You’re still young. You’ll understand later.”

“The fuck? You’re the one who’s young. We’re the same age, okay?”

The little Demon Lord immediately bristled. After all, the fact that she would never be able to grow up anymore was still a thorn in her heart.

“I didn’t necessarily mean young in age. Maybe I meant…”

As he spoke, Ziyu put on a lewd grin and gestured with both hands, one at his own chest and one at Eiru’s head.

“Dammit, are you sexually harassing me?”

“No no no, I wouldn’t dare. Brother Yuki would skin me alive.”

He said that, but the grin on Ziyu’s face never went away, showing no fear whatsoever.

“Oh? You really get it, Ziyu.”

Still dancing on the minefield, the voice from behind made Ziyu shudder all over. Shit. The wife-protecting maniac, jealous king Yuki, was back.

“B-Brother Yuki…”

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Ziyu stiffly turned his head.

“You done buying stuff your wife wants to eat? When did you get back?”

“When you said Lu Baby was small.”

Yuki wore a gentle smile on his face, extinguishing the last shred of hope in Ziyu’s heart.

“Stupid Yuki! Hit him! Don’t give me face!”

Seeing the scene, the little Demon Lord looked completely delighted by the chaos and immediately started fanning the flames.

“No way. I even gave you candy. Do you really have to be this heartless?”

Ziyu looked like he was about to cry. He never expected this girl to show absolutely zero regard for their dormmate bond.

“It’s fine. I’ll buy you another pack later.”

Letting out a merciless laugh, the gleeful Demon Lord could not wait for Yuki to immediately clean up this trashy minefield dancer.