Demon King – Chapter 574 – At Home on the Other Side

On the other side, when Yuki had just gotten home, he realized that for once, both his dad and mom were actually home at the same time. One was reading the newspaper like usual, while the other was actually… playing with the cat?

Good grief. Before this, she had clearly said that the cat absolutely was not allowed to stay in the house. They had only barely managed to keep it by using the excuse that it was being temporarily fostered for a friend, after endless talking and pleading. And now she was over here teasing the cat?

Watching his own mother scratching under Gulu’s chin, Yuki’s jaw practically dropped. The way one person and one cat were so close, who would have thought that not long ago she had flown into a rage over whether this cat could stay?

“Ahem… you’re back?”

Still immersed in petting the cat, Yuki’s mother only then noticed that her son had already returned. She coughed lightly twice, her expression a bit awkward.

But she quickly adjusted herself. Remembering the real business she wanted to talk about, she immediately put on a serious face.

‘Fuck, this is bad…’

Seeing that expression on his mom’s face, Yuki instantly cried out inwardly that things were about to go south. And sure enough, she brought up a troublesome topic.

“Where did you go to have fun? You went out so early and came back so late.”

“I went to a friend’s place. It’s vacation, so I went out to walk around…”

“You went to that Eiru kid’s house, didn’t you?”

Yuki’s mother immediately showed a cold smile, as if she had seen through everything.

“Don’t rush to argue. If I dare say that, then I definitely have evidence. A friend of mine went out to buy things and saw you outside. That area only has that Eiru living there. Where you went is obvious without saying.”

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Seeing Yuki’s lips part slightly as if he wanted to argue something, his dear mother had already guessed his thoughts and directly slapped her reasoning right in his face, forcing him to admit his ‘crime’.

“Yes, I went to Lu Brat’s place…”

He sighed and admitted it. Hearing this, Officer Li, who had been reading the newspaper the whole time and not paying attention to this side, finally lifted his head and frowned.

“Mom’s not trying to interfere with who you make friends with, but our family only has you as a child. You need to look at who you’re befriending. If I’m managing this, it’s definitely because there’s something wrong with them.”

This was a topic she had nagged about who knows how many times. Yuki’s mother was a bit tired herself, and didn’t yell, instead speaking earnestly to her son.

“Mom, actually Lu Brat… he’s not as bad as you think…”

He mustered the courage to defend her. This single sentence directly lit the fuse of the anger on the other side.

“If you could tell whether someone’s bad or not, would I still be managing you?”

That roar even startled the big cat lying on the floor resting. It jolted up and ran straight into Yuki’s room.

“Am I the kind of person who casually wrongs others? Why don’t you go out and ask around about his reputation, see what people are saying! You’re so close to someone like that, how do you think others will look at you!”

“That kind of second-rate punk, what if he leads you astray? Have you thought about what your parents would do if you turned into someone like him!”

“Lu Brat isn’t some second-rate punk at all. He’s completely not the kind of person you imagine!”

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Having the one he loved slandered like this right in front of him, Yuki’s temper flared up too. Eiru did sometimes give off the vibe of a delinquent girl, but deep down she was more considerate and caring than anyone, even so stupid that it made people worry.

“You still dare to talk back, you…”

“Enough. Stop. Don’t say anymore.”

Officer Li immediately spoke up to stop the argument between the two. Knowing the inside story, to be honest, he couldn’t listen anymore either.

But there was no helping it. Whether it was that girl’s own wishes or the orders from above, this matter had to remain confidential. Out of professional ethics and respect for that girl’s wishes, Officer Li couldn’t step up to help argue anything… but stopping this meaningless fight was no problem.

“You don’t even control your son. I’m really afraid he’ll learn bad things, you know…”

“Have a bit more faith in Little Ki. He’s our child.”

Officer Li said calmly. That single sentence directly shut this strong-willed mother up.

‘Not trusting your child was a reflection of not trusting yourself enough. Since you think we’re excellent, why can’t you believe the child is just as excellent?’

“He has his own sense of measure. Whether he’s the kind of person who can be easily led astray, you know that better than anyone… give him a bit more trust.”

Just like the Demon Lord’s father, who also rarely interfered with things at home, when it was necessary to support a child, he would definitely give a solid push.

She seemed to be persuaded. Yuki’s mother fell silent all of a sudden. After a long while, she sighed and sat back down on the sofa, seemingly not intending to pursue this any further.

Yuki stood there watching all of this. His gaze fell on his mother, with a trace of doubt in his eyes as he kept guessing how things would develop next…

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“Go back to your room and study. What are you staring at? I’m not done being mad yet!”

Noticing her son’s gaze, she was still a bit annoyed and directly chased him back into his room.

“Alright, don’t be angry anymore… Little Ki trusts him so much, so you should trust Little Ki a bit more too.”

After their son went into the room, Officer Li rarely showed a gentle side, lightly patting his lover’s back to comfort her.

“Setting aside whether that kid’s reputation was unfairly smeared or not, Little Ki understands Eiru better than we do, doesn’t he? He’s a smart child. What attitude to use when dealing with people, how much distance to keep… he knows all that in his heart.”

‘And honestly speaking, compared to our stinky brat, I’m more worried about that other family’s girl. Those two used to be sworn brothers. You’re worried our son will learn bad things from her, but I’m more worried that girl will get led by him into becoming some careless tomboy. Leading an old friend’s daughter astray like that would be a huge sin.’

“That’s true… but he still dared to talk back to me. That… I’m so mad.”

In front of her lover, this mother instead acted like a little girl.

“Alright, alright, be good… I’ll go check on our son and bring the cat back out for you.”

Smiling helplessly, Officer Li stood up and went to Yuki’s room, gently knocking on the door. After getting permission from the person inside, he twisted the doorknob and walked in.

“Your mom’s temper is just like that. She doesn’t know about these things. What she said wasn’t really her intention, so don’t take it too much to heart.”

Gently closing the door, Officer Li came over and sat beside Yuki, talking things through with him.

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“I know, but I still feel uncomfortable… I was wrong too, I got worked up.”

Twirling the pen in his hand and sighing, Yuki also knew his own flaw. Once it involved Eiru, he would get a bit emotional.

“Dad, you also know that I like her…”

“Ahem, speaking of that… let me ask you first. When you went to her place, were there other people at her house?”

Officer Li lightly coughed and interrupted Yuki. He didn’t want to steer the topic toward romance, since he wasn’t exactly supportive of his son dating right now.

“No. Why?”

“You two were alone all day? You didn’t do anything to that girl, did you? Don’t take advantage of someone else…”

Hearing that answer, Officer Li’s gaze immediately turned serious.

“Dad… didn’t you just say we should trust me a bit more…”

Thinking of how the man had just advised his mom, Yuki couldn’t help but feel both amused and exasperated.

‘Am I your biological son, or is Lu Brat your biological kid? Why are you more concerned about her than me? Logically speaking, shouldn’t you be worried about her taking advantage of me instead?’