Demon King – Chapter 500 – The Organization Needs You, Get Moving!

“Hey, what are you spacing out for? Lu Brat is about to cry, and you’re still not comforting her?”

Seeing Yuki suddenly freeze in place, Jiaqi, feeling a bit annoyed, jabbed him with his elbow to snap him back to reality.

“Huh?”

Yuki startled, quickly lowering his head to look at the girl in his arms… then realized she was still wearing that same blank expression, eyes unfocused as she stared at the air in front of her.

“Don’t look at me like that. You’re her boyfriend right now. Is this really the time for you to space out? Have some self-awareness, will you?”

Faced with Yuki’s puzzled look, Jiaqi put on an expression that screamed you still have the nerve to ask, practically writing the word disdain across his face.

‘Lu Brat’s situation is seriously not right, okay? She’s clearly desperate for comfort and care, and you, as her boyfriend, are actually just standing there spacing out? If you don’t want her, hand her over to me. She’s my childhood friend anyway. No problem if she becomes my wife.’

Of course, even though he complained like this in his heart, and it was true that he had once harbored feelings for Eiru, Jiaqi was not shameless enough to actually sabotage someone else’s relationship. And his liking for Eiru was, more than anything, a hope that she could be happy.

As for whether that happiness involved himself, that part was not especially important. Of course, if it were him, that would be best. He knew Yuki’s character well, and the relationship between the two of them, along with Yuki’s attitude, put him at ease. Otherwise, if it were someone unfamiliar, he definitely would not have agreed so easily. At the very least, he would have tested things out for his dear childhood friend.

“Lu Brat? Don’t space out…”

Yuki gently patted Eiru’s little cheek.

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“Do you want to talk about how we’re going to help?”

“Huh? Oh… okay.”

The little Demon Lord snapped back to her senses, barely mustering some energy and shifting her attention to Yuki.

Even in such a poor state, when it came to Yuki, Her Majesty the Demon Lord would still try her best to pay attention. After all, Yuki was the most special and important person in her heart. Not to mention that now there was the added layer of them being a couple.

As for Jixian, Ziyu found an excuse and dragged him out. Being bad at dealing with this sort of thing, the best he could do was pull his best buddy out, take him to eat something and clear his head, leaving time and space for the three inside to discuss a plan.

“Originally, I planned to have you, Lu Brat, go test the waters with Xuenan… after all, you’re both girls, so it would be easier to talk.”

After exchanging a glance with Jiaqi, Yuki explained his original idea.

Relying on that loli’s harmlessly cute appearance, Yuki felt it would be easy to lower the other party’s guard. On top of that, this little rascal was usually sharp and full of tricks when stirring up trouble. Leaving this kind of thing to her, even if she could not get the other party to spill everything, she would definitely be able to squeeze out quite a bit of information.

But now he could see it clearly. This girl had completely lost her usual lively cleverness. Letting her go and try to pry information in her current state would probably just result in her being innocently pried apart instead. That would be a real problem.

Moreover, Yuki felt that Gao Xuenan was not a simple girl. There was no concrete evidence or obvious behavior, but her strange attitude of keeping Jixian dangling, neither advancing nor retreating, gave him a bad feeling.

“Do you want me to go ask? I can… but for some reason, I don’t seem to be able to turn back into a boy.”

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Eiru clutched her head in distress.

“If you really want me to go, I can only use this appearance, or fool things with an illusion.”

“Forget it, forget it. You’d better not go…”

Taking into account the information Yaoyao had just provided, Yuki naturally knew the reason she could not change back. He hugged his beloved little treasure with heartache.

“Don’t think about anything right now. Close your eyes and rest for a bit, okay?”

“Mm…”

Unable to come up with any reason to object, Her Majesty the Demon Lord let out a kitten-like whimper, turned around, and lay against Yuki’s chest. Obediently following his words, she closed her eyes and began to rest.

“Lu Brat is never this obedient normally…”

Jiaqi muttered quietly. Like Yuki, Eiru’s well-behaved appearance did not make him feel relieved or happy at all. Instead, it only made him more worried.

“So what now? We can’t exactly be the two of us going to pry information from a girl, right… wait, what’s with that look?”

Just as he was about to continue discussing, Jiaqi suddenly noticed that the way Yuki was looking at him was a bit off.

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“You’re not seriously thinking of making me go pry information, are you?”

Faced with Jiaqi’s question, Yuki lightly nodded under his horrified gaze, almost making Jiaqi’s jaw drop.

“Fuck, why don’t you go yourself? I’m not good at talking to girls. Look at me, a single dog. Shouldn’t you be the more suitable one?”

“Because Lu Brat needs me to take care of her. And it’s precisely because you’re a single dog that you’re going. I already have a girlfriend. If I go looking for other girls, my Lu Brat will get jealous.”

Yuki said smugly, rubbing the girl’s head in his arms and giving an utterly righteous reason.

“And as a single dog, your identity and motives are much easier to hide. There’s no fear of our intentions being seen through, right? Right now, the organization needs you. Get moving!”

Yuki and Ziyu were both Jixian’s roommates, something Xuenan was very clear about. So if the two of them went to test the waters, it would be hard to avoid the other party guessing their purpose. Any information pried out that way would not have much reference value.

But Jiaqi was different. Although he often hopped between dorms and could be considered an unofficial member of Dorm 1503, he was still from another dorm. His interactions with Jixian were frequent, but none of them were particularly important or interesting.

So there was a high chance that Jixian had never mentioned Jiaqi to Xuenan. Combined with the identity of a transfer student, Xuenan would most likely think Jiaqi was just Jixian’s former classmate. At worst, she would consider him an ordinary friend.

Using this layer of relationship to ask questions would not arouse as much suspicion or doubt. That was why Yuki believed that with the girl already dropping the ball, Jiaqi was the best candidate.

“Go to hell with that. What if she misunderstands and thinks I like her, then turns around and tells Jixian? Wouldn’t he chase me with a knife for five blocks?”

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Jiaqi immediately refused. He felt this was a massive pit, and this bastard in front of him was trying to push him straight into it.

Jixian had just been rejected, and then he himself goes over to ask questions. In other people’s eyes, that was completely the vibe of a suitor who saw an opportunity and went up to test the waters.

“I actually think that would be perfect. If she really has feelings for Aunt Mu, wouldn’t she directly reject you or something? Of course, that’s assuming she thinks you’re pursuing her…”

“That… actually kind of makes sense?”

Jiaqi suddenly felt that what Yuki said did seem to have some logic to it.

If Xuenan truly had no feelings for Jixian and was not lying, then her response to Jiaqi’s probing should be the same as what she gave Jixian. And if she did have feelings for Jixian but just could not make up her mind, then she would definitely reject Jiaqi outright.

Logical or not, all of that depended on the premise that the other party successfully misunderstood. Jiaqi did not want to inexplicably take the blame. There was no way he was doing this.

But Jiaqi also could not think of any better solution. While feeling overwhelmed, he took out his phone, and his eyes suddenly landed on a missed call displayed on the screen.

“How about… I call in some backup?”