Demon King – Chapter 56 – Brothers

No! It’s not! Don’t overthink it!

Sitting in the dorm looking at the reply on his phone, Yuki’s face was covered in black lines. Was he really wrong? Were those two really not a couple?

But if they weren’t a couple, then why was she wearing a nightgown the other day? Not to mention the issue of these two frequently meeting secretly on the rooftop—that girl even had the keys to Eiru’s room. No matter how you looked at it, they seemed to be a couple in love…

“What’s wrong, Yuki? You look like you have a headache. Did you run into some trouble?” Seeing Yuki’s expression, Jixian nudged him with his elbow and asked.

“No, just thinking about something…”

“What? Something deep enough to give even you a headache?” Hearing this, Ziyu’s interest was also piqued.

“It’s about Eiru again…” Sighing, Yuki roughly told his two roommates what had happened today.

“Honestly, I think whenever it involves housewife Lu, you turn into a mother hen…” While complaining, both Jixian and Ziyu felt that Yuki was being too concerned with Eiru’s affairs.

“I can’t help it—that guy just makes people worry…”

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Ziyu cleared his throat, put his hand on Jixian’s shoulder, and lowered his voice, before saying “When housewife Lu gets married in the future, you’ll definitely pat his partner’s shoulder at the wedding and say…”

“I raised this child with my own hands—you must treat him well…” Ziyu’s earnest appearance and comical performance made the other two burst into laughter.

“Alright, stop fooling around.” While laughing, Yuki started waving his hand around to stop him. “What do you think about this situation?”

“I think they probably fought and they’re sulking now.”

“Not likely. I know Eiru’s personality. He might occasionally lose his temper, but with his carefree nature, he’d forget about it after a while.” Based on his understanding of his best friend, Yuki directly dismissed Jixian’s guess.

“Then… what about her?”

“Honestly, I don’t really know her that well. Even if I’ve seen her a couple times, I still don’t even know her name. But I feel like she’s pretty similar to Eiru…” Yuki really wasn’t sure about the other party’s situation, but just from their interactions, he had a general idea of what she was like.

But based on what he knew about both of them, they weren’t just similar—their personalities were practically identical. Setting aside some behavioral differences between guys and girls, except for the fact that she was a bit more delicate, these two seemed like two birds of a feather.

If you disregarded their appearance, and the fact that he knew Eiru’s sister, Yuki would think that those two were actual siblings.

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Talking about this, Yuki remembered a time in third year of middle school when he was alone with the girl on the rooftop.

“What’s wrong?” The little Demon Lord sitting on Yuki’s lap looked up at the person behind her.

“Nothing, I just feel like… this might be a bit inappropriate…” The embarrassed Yuki blushed slightly, thinking that for a guy and a girl, they had a bit too much contact.

“What’s inappropriate about it…? Can’t I sit with you for a while?” Leaning back, Eiru rested her head directly on Yuki’s chest.

“But don’t hug me, or I’ll beat you to death.” Flashing a dangerous smile, Eiru suddenly added this.

The two sat like this on the rooftop railing. The Demon Lord supported herself with both hands on the nearby railing, legs swinging, completely using the person behind her as a chair.

This made things difficult for Yuki, who was so nervous he didn’t know where to put his hands. After all, there was a beautiful girl sitting right on him—the real problem is being able to handle it calmly!

“Forget it, just give me a hug.” After sitting down for a while, the little Demon Lord suddenly said this.

“Huh?” Yuki wondered if he’d heard her wrong.

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“I said you can hug me.”

“Why… why? That’s not really appropriate, is it?”

“Because I’m a bit cold. Just hug me when I tell you to.” The somewhat impatient little Demon Lord pulled Yuki’s hands over.

“What’s there to be embarrassed about? It’s not like anyone’s taking advantage of me. I consider you a brother…” Looking up, the girl reached out to pinch Yuki’s cheek.

A brother… huh? Hearing this, Yuki, who was hugging the girl, became even more awkward. This girl really had no awareness at all… she didn’t even know that he was the one that was winning right now.

But she really was special… Playful and cute, lively and somewhat silly, and sometimes completely oblivious about her appearance. Though this carefree nature made her easy to approach, it sometimes really made him worry. He was scared that she’d be deceived by someone else and taken advantage of.

“Hmm~” A whimper came from his arms, and only then did Yuki notice that he was hugging her a bit too tightly.

He applied a bit too much strength, making the girl uncomfortable and causing her to struggle a little bit.

Quickly loosening his grip, Yuki looked down, ready to apologize for his mistake. Then he discovered the girl had somehow fallen asleep in his arms…

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“Silly girl…” Freeing one hand to smooth her hair, Yuki unconsciously smiled.

The rooftop was still pretty cold in the winter. Afraid that she’d catch a cold, Yuki unzipped his coat before putting it around the girl.

“Pretty cold…” Accidentally touching her hands, he realized that they were surprisingly cold.

Gently grasping the girl’s small hands, he tried to warm them with his body temperature. Cold hands were a sign that she had a weaker constitution… Her health probably wasn’t that great, so her body was a bit weak?

He really hoped that this moment could last forever… Yuki gazed at the girl’s sleeping face as if admiring a precious treasure.

He wanted to spoil and protect the cute and unique girl in his arms… At that moment, such a wish was born in Yuki’s heart.

I like her…