Demon King – Chapter 600 – Meddling Always Brings Trouble

“It wasn’t as scary as Stupid Yuki made it sound… or is he the type who teaches according to the person?”

Kicking a small stone by the roadside, the little Demon Lord, who had just come out of the office not long ago, was in no hurry to head back to the dorm.

She felt that she had been researching things a bit too obsessively these past couple of days. And since everyone was in class right now, Eiru decided to wander around outside the school for a bit, clear her head, that sort of thing.

As for her current outfit, a cropped denim jacket paired with a belt-cinched ultra-short denim skirt… one long and one short black thigh-high sock on her legs, matched with strapped ankle boots, plus her hands stuffed in her pockets. She looked exactly like a full-on delinquent girl.

“Speaking of which, after Uncle Li transferred to this position, public security really does seem a lot better, huh? Feels like muggings by little punks have gotten rarer… never mind, pretend I didn’t say that.”

Just as she was sighing about how nice life had been lately, Her Majesty the Demon Lord caught sight of a very disharmonious scene in an alley, and forcibly swallowed the rest of her sentence.

In the alley was that all-too-familiar sight again. Two or three little punks surrounding someone and collecting protection money. To be honest, given that previous incident, when Eiru saw this scene, she actually hesitated for a moment over whether she should step in to help…

A-Wei was an ordinary first-year high school student. With not-so-great grades, he came to Seventh High with a just-get-by mentality. After skipping class with others for a few days, unfamiliar with the environment of the Eastern District, he ended up getting caught this time.

“Big brothers, please have mercy. This is my food money for the week… if I give it to you, I’ll go hungry.”

But begging a group of robbers for mercy was like persuading a tiger to go vegetarian… Tossing out a line like “We’re just borrowing a bit of money from you, bro, it’s not like we won’t pay it back”, they pinned him down and forcibly started searching him for cash.

“Damn, he’s a poor bastard. Top to bottom there’s only like ten-plus bucks?”

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“Are you stupid? What era are we in? Who even carries cash anymore? Hurry up and find his phone!”

The leading punk fiddled with the phone they had found, asking A-Wei, who was half-kneeling on the ground, for the password. Just as he snarled a couple of threats, he suddenly took a kick to the waist and was sent flying outright…

“What era is it already, still copying people collecting protection money…”

Complaining as she did so, Her Majesty the Demon Lord, hands still in her pockets, pulled back the foot she had just kicked out, then cast a dangerous look toward the remaining few.

‘T-This… who is she? The boss around here…?’

Watching the few of them abandon him on the spot and flee in panic, A-Wei grew curious about this loli in front of him who looked even more delinquent than actual delinquents, like a gang big sister.

‘No way, no way. How could a loli have that much clout? She was probably some boss’s little sister or something, acting arrogant by relying on her brother’s reputation, right?’

“What are you staring at? If you’re fine, get lost already. Want to get robbed by the next batch? Why walk through back alleys when you’re fine? Got too much money or too little life?”

Noticing him staring at her, and already irritated lately to begin with, then seeing those punks causing trouble everywhere, the Demon Lord’s mood naturally worsened. In that irritable state, she was not about to have a good tone for this innocent bystander either…

“Huh? S-Sorry, sorry. I didn’t know this was your territory… I won’t dare come this way next time!”

Although the little Demon Lord’s harsh words came off as fierce but still kind of cute, A-Wei, who had already decided that her identity was anything but simple, was still scared by her demeanor.

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Sure, you could say that hardly anyone could resist Eiru’s adorable looks, but not everyone thought with their lower half. Compared to her exquisitely inhuman cuteness, A-Wei was more worried about whether he might offend her and bring retaliation from some gang.

“Uh… this is just a public passage. Not letting you go this way is for safety reasons…”

Seeing that he was so scared he was about to kneel and kowtow on the spot, Eiru realized her attitude was a bit off, and helplessly explained while holding her head.

“I understand the rules, I understand. Since you helped me out this time, please be sure to leave your name. Another day, I will definitely come to express my gratitude!”

“Have you… watched too many movies?”

The Demon Lord’s mouth twitched. A grown guy acting all deferential in front of her, a loli, was honestly bizarre.

Is this guy having a chuunibyou episode, or has he watched too many triad movies and TV dramas… Being extremely familiar with the area, Eiru felt that the people around here were at most a bunch of small-time punks banding together. Calling it a gang, but in reality it was no different from kids playing house.

“Such great kindness cannot be repaid. Please be sure to—”

“Shut up! Stand up and talk properly!”

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“Oh, so you’re also a student at Seventh High. Second year, huh. Then I should call you senior?”

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After some explanation, A-Wei, suffering from a chuunibyou flare-up plus watching too many movies, finally understood that this loli in front of him was not some underworld figure, just a student like himself.

“Call me whatever. By the way, why are you following me? We’re not close, are we?”

Looking at this person sticking to her side nonstop, the little Demon Lord was a bit annoyed. If she had known earlier, she would have just gone along with his assumptions and played the delinquent girl.

“Because there’s nothing to do. Seeing that senior is also skipping class to wander around, a fellow traveler, I wanted to ask about the surrounding area so I don’t suffer next time, hehe…”

“Oh.”

She replied coldly. What Her Majesty the Demon Lord was thinking right now was finding an opportunity to shake this idiot off as soon as possible. She was really bad at dealing with unfamiliar people who were overly enthusiastic.

“Senior, why were those punks so afraid of you? I heard them shouting something like ‘it’s her again, run’ just now… have you dealt with them before?”

“I have. And pretty often, actually. Almost all the punks in the Eastern District have fought with me. Satisfied with that answer?”

“With that build… fighting?”

Looking over Eiru’s figure, A-Wei couldn’t quite match her words with his understanding of fighting. Combined with stereotypical impressions of delinquent girls, his thoughts slipped sideways without him noticing.

“What, don’t believe me? Want to have a go right here? I guarantee you won’t be able to walk out of here standing.”

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Planting one foot on a nearby pile of rocks and twisting it slightly, the little Demon Lord was extremely displeased at being looked down on, with an urge to just start using him as a punching bag.

“No, no, that wouldn’t be appropriate.”

A-Wei was instantly alarmed. With his thoughts already crooked, everything he heard naturally sounded crooked. While lamenting internally, he also developed a desire to save a fallen girl.

“Senior, look at this wonderful youth. Your aptitude isn’t bad either. You really shouldn’t be wasting it like this… I think my conditions are pretty good. I could give it a shot.”

“Stop, stop, stop. What the hell are you talking about? I don’t understand a word. If you’ve got something to say, say it directly. Don’t talk in riddles!”

Although she said that, Eiru wasn’t stupid. She had more or less guessed what he meant.

“I mean… I think you’re really cute, senior! Please be my girlfriend!”

“Huh? I already have a boyfriend, and I’m a very devoted pure-love type. Please find someone else.”

Extending a hand in a polite please gesture, Her Majesty the Demon Lord was one step away from outright saying “scram already”. Go find your fallen girl somewhere else. Don’t come bother this Demon Lord, or you might end up getting beaten to death by Stupid Yuki.