Demon King – Chapter 447 – Understand, but Will Not Forgive

In the eyes of most parents, when someone suddenly asks such a baffling question, their first reaction is basically confusion.

Where in real life would you find some hypothetical about a boy turning into a girl? Asking something like that, are you thinking about going to some country to get surgery or something? That would be pretty messed up…

Hearing Eiru ask that question, Ei Yuan naturally couldn’t help but think along those lines as well. For a moment, his expression turned a little grave. Could it be that my kid thinks we favor girls over boys? So he wants to become a girl?

“Even though because you’re a boy, your mom and I are a bit stricter with you, that’s only because we hope you’ll be able to shoulder the family in the future.”

To avoid that kind of misunderstanding, Ei Yuan felt it was better to explain things clearly.

“One day, your mom and I will get old. When that time comes, the family, and your little sister too, will all be things you have to take care of. You’re a boy. Suffering a bit more hardship now will be good for you later. Your dad went through hardship like that back in the day too.”

“So it’s not that your mom and I think being a boy means you don’t deserve to be treated well. Your sister has her own problems too. I’ll tell you about that later. For now, calm down and focus on studying. Don’t think about all this other stuff too much…”

As Ei Yuan spoke, he reached out, wanting to pat his son on the head, but the other person directly turned aside and dodged it.

“In short, this has nothing to do with whether you’re a boy or a girl. This family will still need you to hold it up in the future. Your mom’s attitude isn’t very good, but that’s just her temper. Don’t take it too much to heart.”

Sighing as he pulled his hand back, Ei Yuan spoke in a heavy, earnest tone.

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Although he felt a bit awkward about Eiru dodging his gesture, Ei Yuan didn’t think much of it. He simply assumed that his child had reached an age where boys become prideful and care about face, and don’t like being treated like little kids anymore.

“As for whether you come home or not, just decide for yourself. Dad won’t force you. If you’re used to living outside and feel uncomfortable coming back, that’s understandable. Just come back more often to see your sister and your grandma.”

As he spoke, Ei Yuan also felt a headache over his partner’s explosive temper toward the children.

‘You’re not like this with other people, so why do you lose your temper so badly with Eiru and Eiya?’

Originally, they had planned to talk things through about coming home, then let their son say what kind of reward he wanted and satisfy it for him. But because of a misunderstanding on Eiru’s side, things spiraled. Liu Wan’s temper got triggered too, and it all ended up becoming this awkward situation.

After saying all that, Ei Yuan left the room. He still had to go talk to the other side, and at the same time, he wanted to leave his child some space and time to think things through on their own.

Only after Ei Yuan had been gone for quite a while did Eiru climb down from the bed. After confirming that he wouldn’t be coming back anytime soon, she locked the door again, dispelled the disguise, and returned to her true form.

Normally, when she was outside, it was fine. But at home, she didn’t dare rely purely on illusion to disguise herself, so earlier, the little Demon Lord had indeed been using her male body.

In her loli form, she was way too unrestrained. No one knew that better than she did herself. At the dinner table earlier, she had been using only a simple illusion disguise, and the result was that she couldn’t control her emotions at all and directly clashed with Liu Wan.

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So now, in order not to let others notice anything strange, and also to prevent herself from losing emotional control again, Eiru chose the male body, which had much stronger self-control comparatively.

Climbing back onto the bed, hugging her pillow and curling into a ball, Her Majesty the Demon Lord was wrapped in an aura of loneliness and desolation. Inside her heart, everything was already a complete mess.

She hadn’t listened to a single word of what Ei Yuan said. She had heard those principles so many times that her ears were practically calloused. To her, those things were just empty talk. They couldn’t answer the questions in her heart at all.

It wasn’t that Eiru didn’t understand those principles. As a child, she was even sensible to an excessive degree. Even now, she had no intention of directly turning against her parents.

Humans are creatures where emotion and reason coexist. Many things, even if you truly understand them clearly, when they actually happen to you, very few people can calmly accept them.

The little Demon Lord was the same. She could understand her parents, but understanding did not equal forgiveness. What she understood were their motives, reasons, and thoughts. But the actions themselves were absolutely something she could not forgive.

No matter how many hardships there were, no matter how much the intention was genuinely for her own good, the fact that her entire childhood had been neglected by both parents was something that could not be changed.

It takes more than one cold day to freeze three feet of ice. Today’s outburst was the result of years of accumulated resentment. Eiru understood her parents, but her parents, in reality, did not understand her.

Ei Yuan and Liu Wan were troubled by her plummeting grades and truancy, but based on her usual performance, they still believed she was a strong, independent child who didn’t need much attention in daily life. So they continued to place their focus on Eiya.

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And that way of thinking was effectively ignoring the softest part of her heart, ignoring the thing she yearned for the most.

“Goo yi?”

Crawling out from the wardrobe and seeing the little Demon Lord who looked like she was about to cry, Hulu lightly hopped over to her side and nudged against her with its small head.

“Be good, go play with the ball…”

Using magic to fiddle up a small ball and tossing it to the clingy little creature, Her Majesty the Demon Lord just wanted to be alone and quiet for a while.

“Goo yi…”

Sounding a little aggrieved, Hulu, who was usually completely unable to resist Eiru’s magic, was strangely not paying any attention to the ball this time.

Looking at Eiru with watery, worried eyes, Hulu’s behavior was just like those animals that seem to understand human emotions, as if it had sensed her sadness and wanted to come comfort her.

“Pfft… even you treat me better than my parents.”

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She couldn’t help but laugh, but the Demon Lord’s words carried a faint bitterness.

Reaching out to pick the little creature up, she didn’t refuse its goodwill anymore, rubbing her cheek against it, trying to use its fluffy, soft fur to heal her wounded heart.

“Anyway… once I get into college, I can officially start working and support myself. Then I won’t have to look at their faces anymore.”

Puffing out her cheeks, Eiru planned out her future in her head.

At school, there was Stupid Yuki spoiling her, and Stupid Qi, Aunt Mu, and Stupid Yu, Yue Yue… they were all good to her. With a few idiot friends like that to hang out with at school, why come back here to watch her parents’ faces and live with her tail between her legs?

Her Majesty the Demon Lord made up her mind. There was no way she was coming back to this weird place to suffer. At school, there were people who spoiled her and she had her own bed. Coming back here, who knew, maybe some guest would show up and she’d be kicked out to sleep on the living room sofa…

Thinking that, Eiru buried her face deep into Hulu’s fur and took a huge sniff. The fluffy feeling eased her mood quite a bit.

“Didn’t you say you couldn’t wait for me not to come back? Then I won’t come back… hmph…”