Demon King – Chapter 572 – Hulu’s Size Change

Those who needed to work went to work, those who needed to go to school went to school. All that was left was a certain loli still on vacation, staying home alone, staring blankly at a TV that wasn’t even turned on.

Eiya’s school activities were over, so naturally she had to go back to class. Although her mental state still wasn’t great, it wasn’t as severe as those two days before. At least it didn’t really affect her daily life anymore.

Left alone at home, the little Demon Lord was bored out of her mind. Her laptop was in her own apartment, and there was no way she was hauling a desktop computer over here. There weren’t any other forms of entertainment at home either, so all that was left was the TV.

In theory, there was actually a decent option, which was sneaking into her sister’s room to try on clothes and play dress-up in real life. But after being a loli for so many years, Her Majesty the Demon Lord had long since lost any sense of novelty about that.

Even though she knew Eiya wouldn’t mind, rummaging through someone else’s clothes was still rude. Looking at Hulu lying on her legs, playing with her tail, Eiru reached out and scratched under its chin.

“Goo yi? Goo yi~”

It really might have been from spending too much time with cats. The little thing’s reactions were exactly like a cat’s. With nothing better to do, teasing this little creature was a pretty decent way to kill time.

“I’m bored to death!!!”

With a sudden roar, the little Demon Lord finally couldn’t take it anymore. She sprang up from the sofa, sending the little creature flying along with her.

So about an hour later, the doorbell rang. A certain silver-haired boy answered the summons of his little girlfriend and came over to serve as a boredom-killing tool.

“Didn’t you say before that bringing your boyfriend home wasn’t appropriate or something?”

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The moment he stepped inside, Yuki started teasing her. Instead of learning anything useful, you just learned all this nonsense. And now you still had to call me over, huh?

To learn how to be a qualified girlfriend, Eiru had done a lot of studying all over the place. It was just that the direction and sources of her learning were a bit off. What she learned wasn’t exactly wrong, but it was definitely skewed.

For example, this idea that only frivolous girls would casually bring their boyfriends home. The logic made sense, but when the feelings were real, those issues didn’t really exist. Not to mention she was a special case to begin with.

“That’s right. According to what TV dramas show, casually calling your boyfriend over isn’t appropriate… but calling your good bro over to hang out is totally fine!”

With her hands on her hips and a smug look on her face, the Demon Lord was just about ready to praise her own cleverness.

“You’re really good at swapping concepts, Lu Brat.”

Yuki knocked on the girl’s head.

“So can you learn something decent for once? Stop blindly searching online or copying TV shows. Use some judgment.”

“It’s my first time being a girl, and my first time being someone’s girlfriend too~ I don’t really dare to talk to girls, and asking you guys is useless. All I can do is combine my previous impressions of girls with what I see online.”

The little Demon Lord laughed awkwardly, making Yuki’s head ache.

‘The way you say that makes it sound like anyone can be a girl a second time…’

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Yuki complained inwardly. Still, while he was happy she took this seriously, he was also worried she’d end up learning the wrong things.

While the couple was fooling around.

After messing around for a while and getting tired, Eiru instantly went from a lively little demon into a clingy kitten, lying on Yuki’s chest and gently rubbing against him.

Looking at how clingy she was, Yuki felt conflicted. There was something he had been thinking about for a long time, but he never knew how to bring it up.

“Lu Brat…”

“Go on~”

Sensing that he had something to say, the little Demon Lord rolled over, pressing her head under his chin. She raised both hands and placed them on his face, kneading it.

“Come live with me. Anyway, your family…”

The words came out, but they felt wrong halfway through, and Yuki got stuck.

Why did it feel like he was abducting an underage girl? And even though he knew she wasn’t treated well at home, as an outsider, persuading someone to leave their family just felt wrong.

“Not now~ wait until I get into college~”

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Eiru smiled.

“I don’t have the ability to leave this family yet. I’d starve to death out there.”

“I’ll raise you. I’ll make sure you’re fed full every day…”

As soon as Yuki said it, it felt strange. Why did it sound like something straight out of an old meme?

“I said it before. Both sides in a relationship have to be equal! There’s no way I’m becoming some useless freeloader living off you!”

The little Demon Lord jumped up and stood in front of him, poking his nose seriously.

“Just like how you want to become someone I can rely on, I can’t just dump everything on you either. I also want to be someone you can rely on, someone who helps you deal with problems you can’t solve. So at the very least, I need to have the ability to support myself.”

Yuki sighed. This wasn’t the first time he’d tried to persuade her, and every time he got this same answer. Rather than watching Eiru suffer grievances at home, he’d rather take her out and live elsewhere.

And on another level, if his girlfriend really stopped going home, Yuki also wanted to see how those bizarre parents would react. He wanted to test what kind of position Eiru actually held in their hearts.

He had discussed this with Jiaqi too, and they came to the same conclusion. Eiru’s feelings toward her parents were a contradiction. She craved their love, but at the same time resented and rejected them.

So either those bizarre parents would wake up in time and make up for their mistakes, or Eiru would completely lose her last bit of patience and false hope, cutting off that longing altogether.

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Yuki didn’t want his little girlfriend to be hurt or overstimulated too much, so his thought was to take her away before everything happened. If the family wouldn’t allow it, then he’d use his savings to rent a place outside. At the very least, he couldn’t let Eiru truly lose heart.

But the little Demon Lord was stubborn and competitive in this regard, and no one could do anything about that. And even if she really needed Yuki’s help due to unavoidable circumstances, this silly girl would still cling to the mindset of working like an ox or horse to pay it all back.

Giving too much would create a corresponding psychological burden for her. That was exactly why Yuki couldn’t make up his mind.

“Let’s not talk about depressing stuff. Let me tell you, Hulu got a bit bigger again. When I left it with you, it was only about as big as my soup cup. When it ran back, it was already about as big as a tissue box. Eh?”

As she spoke, the Demon Lord looked at Hulu she was holding, and once again fell into confusion.

Yesterday, when it was using her magic as LED lights, it was clearly the size of a tissue box. So why today… still dazed, Eiru poked at Hulu, which had clearly shrunk.

“Uh… when it was biggest at my place, it was as big as a kettle. Why is it now…”

Yuki noticed it too, and together with Eiru, examined the little thing placed on the table.

Hulu, now only about half the size of a tissue box, tilted its head as it looked at the two of them studying it. Then, as if suddenly feeling shy, it covered its body with its fluffy tail.