Demon King – Chapter 414 – The Little Girl by the Huanglong River

It had already been several days since the class assignments were finalized. Inside the new classroom, in the middle of a lesson, a certain silver-haired boy suddenly let out a deep sigh. When he glanced at the empty seat beside him, his eyes were full of helplessness.

Yes, there was no way you could expect a certain girl to honestly sit here and attend class.

Aside from the first day of class assignment, when she had accompanied Yuki for two periods, Eiru, who simply could not stand the suffocating boredom of the classroom, had directly taken off after that.

After all, everything being taught was stuff she already knew. For the Demon Lord who was lively by nature, the classroom atmosphere was boring to an extreme. Not to mention that the teaching level of the person lecturing up front might not even be as good as hers.

But she also could not forcibly drag the people around her into fooling around together under the cover of illusions. Not everyone was running cheats like she was. She could not affect other people, especially Yuki’s studies.

So she did what those civil engineering guys always joked about, carrying a bucket and running off. Well, she did not have a bucket, so she just ran off directly. And her truancy did not cause much of a reaction from anyone else. Even the teacher had long since heard enough about her reputation as the king of skipping class and could not be bothered to pursue it.

There was one thing that was rather unexpected though. This restless troublemaking girl had not, these past few days, curled up in the dorm slacking off like before, nor had she stayed on the rooftop basking in the sun.

She had not even stayed on campus. Recently, she had been running outside to look for fun. Of course, her location still had to be honestly sent to someone.

By the Huanglong River, the Demon Lord was sitting at the same spot where she had previously run into the Wulong girl together with her younger sister. She was tilting her head as she watched a little girl excitedly running circles around her.

The black-haired little loli looked only eight or nine years old, and she was even a head shorter than the silver-haired girl. The reason Eiru had been coming here these past few days was precisely because of this loli.

The day she ran into Yunyan, or rather the Wulong girl, this little girl had also been watching the three of them curiously from not far away. Even back then, the Demon Lord’s attention had been drawn to her.

Eiru did not know why she cared so much about her. Sure, the girl was quite cute, but she always felt there was something special about her, something she could not ignore. Even now, she did not know what that special thing was.

“Little Ru, stop running. Aren’t you tired?”

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Watching her energetic figure, the Demon Lord really could not figure out what this kid was so excited about.

That said, once her excitement passed, the girl was actually quite well-behaved and shy. She liked to play but was not noisy. For a child her age to not be a little demon child was, honestly speaking, rather rare.

After getting to know her over these few days, Eiru had gained a certain understanding of the little girl named Tan Liru. A girl with this kind of personality was genuinely quite likable.

Occasionally she could be a bit mischievous though. For example, it had taken Eiru several days of probing just to get her name out of her. But overall, she was still a very well-behaved and adorable little girl.

“Okay, Lu Lu.”

Hearing that, Liru stopped running and obediently sat down beside Eiru, wearing an innocent and romantic smile on her face.

“Can’t you call me sister… no, brother… that’s not right either… can’t you just call me big sister?”

The Demon Lord felt a bit embarrassed that this kid either called her Lu Lu or just directly called her by name.

“But you don’t seem older than me? I think?”

Tilting her head, Liru tapped her finger against her lips and spoke uncertainly.

“Didn’t you say you were nine?”

“Yeah, but that still doesn’t mean you’re older than me.”

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“Forget it, as long as you’re happy. Want something to eat?”

As she spoke, Eiru took out a lunchbox from the bag she carried with her. She had more or less gotten used to the strange things this kid occasionally said.

“Mm.”

The girl shook her head.

“I’m not hungry. You can eat by yourself.”

“But it’s lunchtime now… forget it, I haven’t seen you eat anything these past few days either.”

The Demon Lord complained and lowered her head to focus on her own meal.

Liru’s behavior over these days had been extremely polite and well-mannered, clearly the result of good family upbringing. But for some reason, despite spending so many days together, Eiru had never once seen her parents.

From early morning all the way until Yuki came to pick her up in the afternoon, after so many days, Eiru even started to wonder whether this kid, like herself, had been tossed out by her family.

She had cautiously probed the girl about it before, but Liru had shaken her head and denied it. Not only was she not some free-range kid, she was actually the treasured darling of her parents at home.

Maybe kids just had a lot of energy and skipping a meal or two did not matter? Even though she had never seen the kid eat, after several days she was still lively and bouncing around. Who knew whether beneath that bright and pretty exterior, she might turn into a starving wolf once she got home at night.

“Sigh, it’s a shame the railing blocks the way. Otherwise I’d want to take you down to pick river snails. Have you ever picked river snails before?”

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While Eiru was dealing with her lunch, Liru suddenly showed a regretful expression and curiously asked her.

“Huh? I have. Before I was seven, I think? Back then I really liked going into the river to pick snails, shells, and stones to play with.”

Biting her chopsticks, the Demon Lord recalled her childhood, back when she had not yet developed her fear of water.

The memories were a bit blurry, but what kid who lived by a river would not be interested in the things in the water? Basically, as long as there was a river nearby, kids would more or less be enthusiastic about messing around by the river when they were young.

“The railing is there for safety. The Huanglong River flows much faster now than it used to. Accidents can easily happen.”

Smiling, Eiru rubbed the girl’s little head. Looking at her obedient appearance, she saw a shadow of Eiya from when she was little.

“It’s a bit troublesome, but I can still secretly climb down to play.”

As she spoke, Liru took out a snail shell that still smelled of mud and sand from her skirt pocket.

“This is one I picked yesterday after you left.”

“Little Ru, that kind of thing is dangerous.”

The Demon Lord rarely showed such a serious expression.

“Don’t secretly climb down anymore. If something happens to you, what about your parents?”

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“It’ll be fine.”

The black-haired little loli said as she leaned her head against Eiru’s body and rubbed against her, completely looking like a little girl acting spoiled toward her big sister.

“How can you be so sure? You idiot.”

Eiru flicked her on the forehead without holding back.

“There’s a saying. Walk by the river often, and sooner or later your shoes will get wet. One careless moment could cost you. Be more careful in the future. The railing is there for everyone’s safety.”

Even though she said that, seeing how much the kid yearned for the riverbank still made the Demon Lord soften a little. If it were not for the fact that she was afraid of water and dared not get close, she might have taken her down there for a spin already.

Translator Note

A new loli !!! And this time not some teenager with a loli body, but a real loli !!