Demon King – Chapter 427 – Handling the Puppy Stone

That’s right. The reason that certain puppy stone targeted a certain girl by influencing the ley lines was precisely because it heard someone’s intense wish from deep within their heart.

Within several kilometers, there was no one around. Who else could possibly harbor such strong feelings toward that girl?

Because Eiru carried far too many strange abilities and abnormal circumstances, Yuki often felt guilty for being unable to help her. Out of love and tenderness toward her, Yuki deeply wished that his little girlfriend could rely on him more, nestling in his arms and acting spoiled.

Although Her Majesty the Demon Lord could be a bit clingy at times, more often than not she did not want to trouble others. And compared to a Demon Lord who possessed power beyond the norm, Yuki, as an ordinary human, truly did feel somewhat powerless in front of her.

So this puppy stone immediately began its own miraculous interpretation. Along the way, it weakened and repelled that girl in every possible way, doing whatever felt the most uncomfortable. The idea was to make Eiru weaker, then have her rely on the person beside her, thereby fulfilling Yuki’s wish.

But very clearly, this move was taken as a provocation by that girl. In order to uphold the dignity of a Demon Lord, the little Demon Lord’s competitive spirit was completely fired up by this stone’s bizarre way of thinking. And so, one Demon Lord and one stone just locked horns like that for the entire journey.

“Something this soft, it’s like a pillow. Why the hell is it called a stone…”

Yuki rubbed the blue puppy stone in his hands, complaining about how its softness completely clashed with its appearance.

“So Lu Brat, did you figure anything out? Does this thing help your body at all?”

“Nope.”

Her Majesty the Demon Lord spread her hands, giving an answer that left Yuki extremely disappointed.

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“There is some kind of connection, but I can’t sense anything beyond that… and it even ate all the magic power I just used to probe it. I’m not keen on feeding it for free.”

What a joke. That tiny bit of magic power of mine is barely enough for my own use. And after messing with me the whole way, this unlucky thing still expects me to hand over magic for it to eat?

“But since it has the ability to grant wishes… even if it’s kind of unreliable, what if I make a wish to it for your body to get better?”

Yuki still did not want to give up on this last bit of hope, turning his attention to the stone’s wish-granting ability.

After all, no one wants to come all this way for nothing. And this thing was so mystical. Even if it sounded really low-end when coming from that girl’s mouth, for an ordinary person like Yuki, it still seemed fairly reliable.

“Forget it. With that little bit of magic power inside it?”

Eiru made a look of blatant disdain.

“I already told you. It can only use limited magic power to interfere with and guide how surrounding things develop. It’s not directly changing anything.”

“You said… magic power? So this thing really does have something to do with your demon race?”

Yuki immediately caught the key point in her words. After all, magic power was supposed to be the demon race’s exclusive thing according to that girl.

“Yeah, it does… we can basically confirm it belongs to the demon race.”

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Her Majesty the Demon Lord scratched her head. She knew there was a connection, but she did not know exactly what kind.

“Then should we take it with us? You’re the Demon Lord after all. So this should belong to you, right?”

“No way. I’m just a Demon Lord shoved into the role, alright? I don’t even know how I became a Demon Lord.”

Eiru flatly refused out of sheer trouble avoidance. Besides, this thing was still a divine stone worshiped by the village for many years. If they just took it away like that, the people of the village… or rather, the ghosts probably would not agree either.

And those villagers’ souls were fundamentally bound to the village by the power of the ley lines. They were not directly influenced by this puppy stone. So even if the stone was taken away, they would not disappear.

If they later found some way to leave, and then a whole group of ghosts showed up at her door while she was carrying this puppy stone, that would be awkward as hell.

“If you’re worried about the villagers, I already asked the old grandpa. He said that since there are no living people left in the village anyway, it doesn’t matter whether we take it or not.”

Yuki more or less guessed Eiru’s concerns and relayed the old man’s opinion.

“No, why do you want to take this thing so badly? And that old man really sees it that lightly? This is something they’ve worshiped for who knows how many centuries, right?”

Eiru was genuinely shocked. A faith passed down through generations, just discarded like that, was a bit absurd.

But Eiru was mistaken about one thing. Although this small village had indeed revered and feared this stone for generations, it never truly rose to the level of faith.

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What’s more, the village had been destroyed once because of this stone. Who would go and worship something that dangerous? The fact that it was moved deep into the mountains to prevent people from coming into contact with it already said a lot.

“You have to understand, if we take this thing back with us. With so many people around, it might be happy, but you also need to consider the consequences.”

To be honest, this was what the little Demon Lord worried about the most.

A small village had already suffered such severe consequences. If this were taken back to densely populated Huanghai City… if this puppy stone got excited and read some wrong thought or wish, that would be a huge problem.

“That’s true…”

Yuki was successfully convinced. Taking this thing away just like that really was poorly thought out.

Perhaps sensing that the two of them were planning to leave it here and ignore it, the puppy stone suddenly began to grow restless, the patterns on its surface flashing as they emitted a faint glow.

The overwhelming sense of déjà vu, like a child begging their parents not to abandon it, left the silver-haired couple feeling rather embarrassed. Still, leaving it here unattended did seem inappropriate.

“How about we bury it? I feel like it’d be troublesome if some passerby wandered up the mountain.”

“I agree.”

As their words fell, the disgraced stone, instinctively sensing danger, began flashing even more intensely. The sky had not even darkened yet, but both Eiru and Yuki already felt like a flashlight was being waved nonstop right in front of their faces.

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“Stop flashing. Be careful or I’ll smash you.”

The blinding light made that girl extremely irritated. She picked up the stone, striking a pose like she was about to throw it down.

“Lu Brat, didn’t you say… it can’t normally read external information? It can only sense intense thoughts?”

Watching his girlfriend once again reenact a farcical scene of beefing with a stone, Yuki held his head and reminded her.

“And since this thing has self-awareness, do you want to try using demon race methods to communicate with it? At least try getting it to stop flashing first.”

Yuki offered his suggestion. In his eyes, this stone was starting to feel more and more like some small animal.

“Demon race communication methods? That would just be magic power communication… but this thing will straight up eat any magic power I inject into it.”

Looking at the stone in her hands with a complicated expression, Eiru carefully considered Yuki’s suggestion. In the end, she decided to give it a try as he said.

After all, if this stone dared to eat recklessly again, Eiru would not mind following the flow of magic power in reverse and directly draining every last bit of magic power out of this puppy stone.