Demon King – Chapter 419 – The Gap Between Both Sets of Parents

As everyone knows, airplanes are different from trains. Because of safety considerations and all kinds of uncertainties, wanting a flight to depart on time without delays is almost impossible.

Of course it is not that it is truly impossible, but compared to other means of transportation, planes being on time is actually the low probability event.

The flight this silver-haired couple was taking was no exception. After waiting in the lounge for over ten minutes, the delay announcement from the broadcast arrived right on schedule…

Compared to Yuki’s calm expression of “as expected”, a certain girl puffed out her cheeks with an unhappy look on her face. Who was used to flying and who had never flown before could be seen at a glance from their completely different reactions.

“Relax, Lu Brat… totally normal. If it actually arrived on time, that’s when I’d find it suspicious…”

Smiling as he patted his little girlfriend’s head, Yuki was coaxing the girl when the phone in his pocket rang at the wrong time.

“Wait a sec, I’ll take this call.”

Glancing at the caller ID, Yuki frowned slightly. After gesturing for Eiru to be quiet, he raised the phone to his ear and answered.

“Where did you run off to? I didn’t see you all morning…”

A deep voice came from the other end of the line. Even the Demon Lord who was fiddling with her own tail could hear a bit of it.

“Out with friends. I might not be back today…”

Yuki replied calmly.

“Did something happen?”

Watching Yuki’s reaction, the little Demon Lord tilted her head. Although his expression looked natural and his tone was fine, she still sensed a hint of guilt and nervousness from him.

“It’s nothing really… Just rare to have some free time and noticed you weren’t around.”

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The voice on the phone sounded a bit helpless and regretful.

“If you’re out having fun, come back early. Don’t stay out overnight for no reason. Where are you now?”

“I…”

Yuki lowered his head and met the gaze of the girl tilting her head in his arms.

“I’m at the airport, about to board.”

What is going on? Why is he panicking? The confusion in Her Majesty the Demon Lord’s eyes deepened. Unable to hear the call, she could not guess anything just by speculation. Although she could amplify her hearing or even directly eavesdrop with magic, out of respect for privacy, she would not do that.

“Mm… okay. You’re not going to ask where I’m going or who I’m with?”

Hearing the response from the other side, Yuki let out a sigh of relief, but confusion followed right after.

“How old are you already? You’re not a three year old. Do you expect me to control you every day?”

The voice was firm.

“Young people should go out more and get some experience. I trust your judgment in making friends. Wherever you’re going is your own business. Just pay attention to safety.”

“Mm… mm, no problem. Okay, bye…”

After a brief exchange, Yuki hung up and let out a long breath…

“Who was it?”

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Finally seeing him end the call, Her Majesty the Demon Lord tapped Yuki on the forehead and asked curiously.

“My dad. He had some free time today and wanted to take me out for a walk and a meal.”

Yuki replied while putting his phone back in his pocket.

“I didn’t tell my family about this trip. Otherwise I might not have been able to come at all.”

“Huh? You don’t need to ask your family before buying plane tickets and going far away… wait, I guess I don’t either? But my family just straight up doesn’t care.”

Eiru first showed a surprised expression, then suddenly realized she seemed to be the same.

“Your family just thinks you don’t have the money to go that far. Otherwise they definitely wouldn’t be this lax, right?”

Yuki laughed as he pinched his little girlfriend’s cheek.

“I almost thought my dad was going to come catch me.”

“So what happened?”

“He didn’t stop me. Just told me to be careful… and said he’d help me smooth things over with my mom.”

To be honest, this outcome really surprised Yuki. He had thought his dad would blow up or something.

“That’s really nice. My parents on one hand don’t care about me at all, then when something happens they only know how to scold and punish me…”

As she spoke, Her Majesty the Demon Lord pouted in dissatisfaction.

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“Sometimes I really feel like I was picked up somewhere… otherwise why would they only dote on Little Ya and not care about me? Even though Little Ya’s health plays a part…”

Having held it in for so long, once she started talking, the little Demon Lord poured out all her complaints and resentment toward her parents in one go. As he listened to her nonstop grumbling, Yuki simply smiled and listened quietly, without offering any opinion.

Of course he stood on Eiru’s side. Knowing all too well the baffling behavior of those so-called immortal parents, he had cursed them tens of thousands of times in his heart already. Honestly, whenever he talked about these things with Jiaqi or others, he had a hard time keeping his emotions in check.

But this time was different. No matter what, they were still Eiru’s parents. Yuki could discuss these things in front of others, but emotionally and logically, whether for face or for mindset, he could not comment on her parents in front of Eiru herself.

Besides, no matter how much they talked about it now, it would not have any real effect. Rather than empty talk, it would be better to confront them directly when the time comes…

Yuki had already made up his mind. Once he and Eiru became adults and fully confirmed their relationship, he would go straight to their door to propose…

‘Propose my ass, just snatch her away!’

Who cares whether her parents agree or not. If they can raise their kid this loosely, who would give a damn about their opinion? First go over and have a proper showdown, then openly wrap an arm around that girl and leave in grand fashion…

Thinking about this, the corner of Yuki’s mouth unconsciously curled up. But while he continued imagining all of this, he suddenly realized a serious problem.

Lu Brat seemed to still be a boy at home? Going over to snatch a boy sounded a bit off.

No good, no good. He had to think of a way to get his dad’s support, see if he could pull some strings to get this girl a proper ID and household registration… Otherwise she would either have to live as an unregistered person unable to be openly with him, or in others’ eyes the two of them would be guy on guy. That would seriously mess with one’s mental state.

“Wake up. What are you thinking about?”

With a smack and a sharp cry, the two small hands slapping his forehead dragged Yuki back to reality. What came into view was his little girlfriend’s extremely unhappy expression…

Eiru’s face was full of displeasure right now. I’m talking to you here, how did you wander off like that?

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“My bad, husband messed up. Don’t be mad… when we get there I’ll buy you candy.”

Seeing the girl with an expression of “if you don’t coax me I’ll bite you”, Yuki could only smile apologetically and coax her.

“Hmph…”

Hearing Yuki’s words, Her Majesty the Demon Lord turned her head away disdainfully, full of tsundere girl energy.

“All you know is using candy to coax me. Do you think I’m a kid? Change up your tricks a bit, okay? Even if you’re giving candy, give something more mature.”

“Then… deoxyribose?”

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Translator Note

That last one… here is what AI from Google said:

Deoxyribose is a five-carbon sugar (pentose) and a crucial monosaccharide building block that forms the structural backbone of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid).

Mm… I’m dumb in this field… the backbone of DNA… basically, is he meant sp*rm?