Demon King – Chapter 561 – An Unexpected Person

After arriving at the zoo, she casually made up an excuse about wanting to wander around on her own. Once she got permission, Her Majesty the Demon Lord vanished in a flash.

Sixteen years old already, there really was no need to keep her tied down like this. There was not much to watch out for at a zoo anyway, so letting Eiru go stroll around by herself was pretty normal. At least, that was what Ei Yuan and Liu Wan thought. But Eiya at the side was extremely unhappy.

‘My sister ditched me again and ran off! This is too much! At least take me with you.’

She struggled, trying to chase after her, but behind this spoiled girl, her dear cousin was gripping her tightly.

Because Eiya was a key protection target in the family, even if Lin Miao did not hold onto her, her dear father and mother would never let her, a little kid, run around outside on her own. Just like before at home, she had to be kept at their side and watched.

“Big cats! Big cats!”

Finding a secluded spot, the restroom, to change back into her girl form, the little Demon Lord pressed herself against the glass of the enclosure, excitedly watching the large feline inside strolling around at ease.

Her excited appearance drew the attention of nearby visitors. But because of her childish looks, everyone just treated her as a lively little kid and did not pay much attention.

Instead, her strikingly exquisite appearance caught quite a few eyes. The zoo could be visited many times, but such a cute silver-haired girl was not something you saw every day. Without realizing it, there were actually more visitors watching her than watching the big cat.

“So fluffy, I really want to rub it…”

She blurted out a bizarre comment that made a whole group of people want to complain. Thankfully she had become a demon. If it were before, she would not even dare think such thoughts.

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Getting close to Gulu had given her a lot more confidence. Although there was still a small knot in her heart, Eiru was indeed not as afraid of animals as before. Once the fear was suppressed, her longing for them and her fondness naturally bubbled back up again.

In front of so many people, Her Majesty the Demon Lord obviously could not really sneak in to pet that big cat inside. If she actually did that and the staff noticed, the zoo would probably shut down on the spot today.

But logically speaking, the zoo should have some activities where they led these large animals out for people to gather around and take photos. Thinking of that, the little Demon Lord got excited again, ran out of this enclosure, and went to look for those close contact programs.

Sure enough, it did not take long before Her Majesty the Demon Lord found a similar activity in the central plaza. But after she rushed over full of excitement, she immediately wilted and shrank back into the crowd by several steps.

Because the animal used for interaction next to the staff was a giant python. That somewhat terrifying appearance directly triggered the deepest fear in the little Demon Lord’s heart. She was most afraid of snakes.

But as a Demon Lord, unless she was in a state of feral madness, any kind of animal would naturally feel a sense of closeness toward her.

A python was also an animal, so naturally it was no exception. Flicking out its red tongue, it quickly noticed the silver-haired girl in the crowd and turned its head toward her.

“Eek?! Don’t look at me! Turn back, turn back!”

Seeing the python keep staring at her and flicking its tongue as if trying to crawl over, goosebumps were about to break out all over Her Majesty the Demon Lord.

“Hm? It seems to really like you, little sister. Want to come over and touch it?”

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The staff member was also a bit surprised at this scene. It was pretty rare for the big python beside him to show interest in people.

He greeted the little girl enthusiastically, not worried about the python hurting anyone. First of all, all the animals brought out for this kind of interaction were selected for having relatively gentle temperaments.

And usually these animals had been given tranquilizers. Even in the worst case, they had emergency anesthetics and similar preparations. Safety was definitely guaranteed.

But Her Majesty the Demon Lord was terrified. Something that could swallow her whole in one bite, she would never dare get close to even if you beat her to death. She shook her head like a rattle drum, making the scene a bit awkward for a moment.

“Scaredy-cat. Look, I’m not afraid at all!”

Seeing how embarrassing Eiru looked, a little boy worked up his courage, slipped over next to the python, and carefully reached out to stroke its smooth scales.

Even though it was interacting with someone else, the giant python still stared straight at Eiru. Not to mention her, even a few visitors standing beside her felt a chill down their spines.

Seeming to notice that Eiru did not want to come closer, the giant python shifted its body, as if planning to move forward on its own to properly observe this ‘human cub’ that gave off a mysterious sense of closeness. But before it could move much, it was stopped by the keeper next to it.

“Um, uncle, is there… a tiger I can touch? I don’t really want to… touch a snake.”

Asking a question that made the keeper feel a bit awkward, the little Demon Lord kept a wary eye on the python beside him, afraid that if she looked away for even a moment, it would coil her up.

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“Tigers, yes, there are some on the other side. Just go straight along that way.”

“Okay! Thank you, uncle!”

Getting the answer she wanted, Her Majesty the Demon Lord did not dare linger and disappeared in a flash.

After she left, other visitors came up one after another to interact and take photos with the giant python. But the python looked distracted, its head still fixed on the direction where Eiru had just left.

“Big kitty!”

Hugging the fluffy big tiger tightly, the little Demon Lord felt her entire girl body and soul being healed.

This fluffy, oversized golden tabby had one paw wrapped around the little girl beside it, squinting its eyes, looking as if it were smiling contentedly.

“Wow, I’ve always wanted to pat a tiger! This is amazing!”

Hugging the tiger around the neck, Eiru finally fulfilled this wish of hers today, so absorbed that she did not even notice someone approaching her from the side.

“Just like I thought, you have zero resistance to this kind of thing, stupid Lu Brat?”

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“Yeah, yeah! Who can resist fluffy things? Stupid Yuki, do you want to hug it too?”

‘Wait. Stupid Yuki? What the hell.’

The overly familiar and natural exchange made the girl, still immersed in healing bliss, fail to react for a moment. Only after she answered like that did she realize something was wrong.

She turned her head, and sure enough, it was that familiar face. He looked at her with a teasing expression, his eyes practically spelling out the words caring for a stupid girl.

“You you you! Why are you here!”

The appearance of this unexpected person brought a bit of delight, but more than that, shock filled Her Majesty the Demon Lord’s heart.

“Can’t help it. I missed you too much, so I had to come find you to hang out. You also told me where you live, so of course I could come find you, right?”

Unable to suppress how much he missed her, and with nothing to do sitting around at home, Yuki directly chose to run out and look for his little cutie. Following her preferences and habits, he indeed found her at the place where you could pat tigers.

“So… I came to keep you company. My stupid Lu Brat?”