Demon King – Chapter 506 – One Wave Settles, Another Rises

Just as the little Demon Lord was about to turn over and get out of bed, she suddenly felt a wave of weakness wash through her body. Her steps faltered and if Yuki had not reacted quickly to catch her, she would have already fallen to the floor.

“Still trying to act tough? You know perfectly well how bad your condition is right now. This is one thing you can’t lie about.”

Yuki sighed and helped the silly girl back onto the bed.

“What are you talking about… I’ve got plenty of mana, my condition’s fine.”

The girl was still stubborn, or maybe she genuinely had not realized the problem yet. She only felt that her mana reserves were full, so her physical state should naturally be good.

“Your physical condition, mental condition, and psychological state are all linked… especially your mindset. That alone can completely affect the other two, right?”

Just as Yuki said, on this point, Her Majesty the Demon Lord really could not hide anything. Once something went wrong in her heart, it would synchronously feed back into her mind and body. So once the problem became serious, no matter how much she tried to tough it out, it was useless.

At the same time, Yuki could not help but sigh inwardly. This constitution of hers really did save him a lot of trouble, making it easier to understand his little girlfriend’s condition. The moment any problem showed signs, Eiru’s body would let him discover it right away.

“Let me correct you on one thing. You’ve never been a useless person… otherwise, why do you think I treat you so well?”

With one hand supporting the back of the girl’s head, Yuki gently pressed his forehead against hers.

“Y-You don’t do that…”

The intimate gesture made the little Demon Lord blush all over.

“And you treating me too well just makes me look like I’m living off you… doesn’t that make me even more useless…”

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“Silly girl, you really say whatever’s on your mind, huh? If it were someone else, they’d definitely misunderstand what you meant.”

“But it’s you… I’m not afraid of you misunderstanding. As long as you get what I mean, that’s enough, right?”

Yuki could not help but laugh and cry. This girl was sometimes so direct with him that it was ridiculous. Like right now, anyone who did not know better would think she was complaining that he treated her too well.

“I’m not going to lecture you too much. You wouldn’t listen anyway… but what I want to tell you is this. There really is no direct evidence proving that the matter of the Daughters of Amber Crystal has nothing to do with you. But don’t forget, there’s also no direct evidence proving that it does have anything to do with you. You just think you’re a useless walking disaster, so you’re doubting yourself.”

“I know… to be honest, I’ve been thinking about it nonstop these past two days too. After sleeping, my head’s a lot clearer now.”

Her Majesty the Demon Lord lowered her head, her tone tinged with guilt. She must have caused him quite a bit of trouble these past few days.

“I shouldn’t be drowning in past failures. Even just for your sake, I need to work harder… you take such good care of me, I can’t really just be a useless freeloader, right? I still have you, so I’ll be a proper girlfriend to you!”

Patting her flat chest as she made her promise, the girl finally realized after two days of reflection that the motivation for her efforts had been right by her side all along. She was someone with a sense of responsibility and commitment. If something was her responsibility, she had to bear it. Repaying Yuki’s care was also a responsibility, and she could not passively run away from it just because she felt depressed.

“Hold on… me treating you well doesn’t mean you’re living off me, you know? These are things you deserve in the first place.”

Yuki looked a little unhappy when he heard that, because he had never once thought of her as some freeloading useless girl. To him, she was his most important benefactor, his closest friend, and his lover.

“Huh? Because you like me? That doesn’t mean it’s deserved, right? Liking someone and dating them is a shared responsibility… and there’s no way I’d let you become some kind of simp either, right?”

The foolish Demon Lord did not understand what he meant for a moment. In her eyes, Yuki’s care for her far exceeded what she thought reasonable, because not even her parents had treated her like this growing up.

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“I’m not some simp. You didn’t forget how we got close in the first place, did you?”

Yuki smiled as he began counting off their past together.

“You were the one who talked me down from the rooftop back then. You were also the one who tutored me and pulled my grades up… liking you is only part of the reason. The most important thing is that you completely changed my life.”

“Without you, there’s no way I’d still be here, messing with your little head right now. So everything I do for you is something you deserve.”

Speaking earnestly, Yuki reached out and tidied up the girl’s hair.

“What I am now is the best rebuttal to what you just said. If you really were as useless as you claim, then how could you possibly capture my heart?”

“I-I wasn’t trying to capture your heart or anything… who would want their best bro to come chasing after them anyway?”

She turned her head aside and spoke with a bit of tsundere pride. Still, there was no denying that Yuki’s perfectly targeted words had worked, truly striking her heart.

“So, feeling a bit better now?”

Yuki stretched out one hand and spread his fingers, clearly seeing that his little girlfriend’s condition had improved quite a bit.

“Mm… thanks~”

The little Demon Lord naturally placed her own hand into his. As their fingers interlocked, the distance between them closed even more.

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“Then do you like me a little more now?”

Feeling that his offensive had gone pretty well, Yuki decided to shamelessly push his luck.

“I don’t know, and don’t ask me questions like that…”

Normally, being asked this would make the little Demon Lord feel dejected, but since it was coming from Yuki, it was not much of a problem.

“Then… how about a kiss? Just kidding, you don’t—”

Before he could finish, the sensation on his cheek froze the shameless flirt right where he stood.

“I kissed you, so let’s count this as…”

Her voice was so small it was practically a mosquito’s buzz. Before Her Majesty the Demon Lord could finish her sentence, the intense embarrassment made her flip over and lie face down on the bed, burying her head under a pillow.

“Wife, I love you!”

Snapping back to his senses, an overjoyed Yuki immediately hugged the girl who was playing ostrich.

“Enough! I get it already! Stop saying it!”

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For now, the little Demon Lord’s problem had come to a temporary end. What she did not know was that something serious was happening at her home in the West District…

“What’s going on with your hair! Say it! Are you trying to worry your mother to death? Why did you hide this from me and even wear a wig? Do you even have your parents in your eyes? Something this important and you didn’t say a word!”

Liu Wan screamed hysterically through her tears. At her feet lay the wig that had fallen off during the earlier struggle. When her daughter’s silver-white long hair appeared before her eyes, her mind had even short-circuited for a good while…

“M-Mom… actually this is… dyed…”

The moment the wig came off, Eiya knew things had gone very wrong. Still, she tried to struggle a bit, hoping to bluff her way through.

“Dyed or not, do you think I can’t tell? Do you think your mother is an idiot? Look at your hair yourself. Does this look like something you can dye?”

Translator Note

Oh~ Mom finally has begun to know her daughter’s secret bit by bit~