Demon King – Chapter 607 – Starting Work to Save My Sister

At Huanghai City Hospital, seeing Eiru arrive left Ei Yuan and Liu Wan genuinely surprised. Surprised, a little happy, and mixed into that happiness, just a bit annoyed too.

Today was not any kind of holiday. Even though it was already after school, their son showing up here was still unexpected. But that also showed just how much he cared about his younger sister, and as parents, that was something that truly made them happy.

What annoyed them was that they had clearly told him to focus on studying and not worry about things here, yet he still didn’t listen and ran over anyway. That said, his intentions were good, and these parents were not the kind to scold without reason, so they didn’t say much to Eiru about it.

“Your sister has been awake for a while now. If you want to talk to her, go in now. Otherwise she’ll fall asleep again soon.”

Patting his son on the back, they urged him to go in and keep his sister company. After that, Ei Yuan once again joined his wife outside, discussing their daughter’s condition with the doctors.

“Sis? Ahwu~”

Seeing a familiar figure come in, Eiya was first surprised. Just as she was about to raise her hand to greet her, the drowsiness and a yawn cut her off.

“Sleepy again?”

Switching into her true form, the loli-sized Demon Lord hopped over in front of her sister and habitually placed the back of her hand against Eiya’s forehead, checking her temperature.

“Sis, your body temperature is twenty degrees. If you go by body feel, anyone you touch counts as having a fever…”

Eiya felt a bit speechless at her sister’s baffling move. If you’re checking temperature, at least use your male body. Did you forget how cold you are? And what’s with checking while wearing gloves?

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“Huh? I forgot… but it doesn’t matter. You didn’t have a fever to begin with, I was just touching you out of habit~”

Her Majesty the Demon Lord stuck out her tongue playfully, then wriggled over like a kid and sat down beside Eiya.

“By the way, sis, what’s with that outfit? Anyone who didn’t know better would think you went out brawling or something… Did Brother Yuki pick these clothes for you again?”

“As long as it’s comfortable, it’s fine. I’m pretty open about clothing styles, I like a lot of different ones. At least I think this set looks pretty good. Want to wear it?”

Straightening her denim micro skirt, there was a hint of smugness in Eiru’s tone.

Of course, if Eiya actually asked, it wouldn’t be like Eiru wouldn’t lend it to her. Her Majesty the Demon Lord was generous like that, after all she was a macho big brother.

“Forget it. Dad maybe wouldn’t notice, but if Mom saw me wearing this, she’d scold me into an idiot in minutes…”

Eiya sighed. Setting aside how troublesome these clothes were to wear, their mom’s standards for her clothing were pretty strict.

“Meh, whatever… let’s get to the serious stuff while you’re still awake. No, even if you fall asleep it doesn’t matter. Anyway, put your forehead here.”

Pointing at her own forehead, the little Demon Lord didn’t forget the purpose of this trip and motioned for her sister to press her head over.

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“Hm? Forehead-to-forehead? I’m totally up for that~”

“Stick your head somewhere else. Be serious.”

“Yeah, that’s exactly what I’m doing, sticking my head to yours.”

Smiling as she teased back, Eiya obediently leaned forward and pressed her forehead over. She didn’t know what was about to happen, but her sister definitely wouldn’t hurt her.

“Empty your mind. Don’t think about anything.”

As her sister instructed her, Eiya suddenly felt a surge of heat flood into her mind, and her brain went completely blank.

Unlike the feeling from when Eiru used magic to check her before, this time Eiya felt discomfort all over her body. Thinking became extremely difficult, and there was even a sensation as if her body was being occupied and eroded, no longer truly belonging to her.

“Ah… ugh…”

She wanted to say something, but when even thinking was hard, speaking was out of the question. If the person in front of her hadn’t been her trusted sister, she would have been scared to the point of crying from this bizarre sensation that felt like her soul was being eaten away.

And in truth, it really was a soul-related sensation. Eiru didn’t dare do anything further. She was simply using her magic to inspect her sister’s soul.

Unlike the soul link with Hulu, a simple inspection wasn’t dangerous. But checking a soul consumed far more magic and mental energy than checking anything else.

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On top of that, Eiya’s soul was far more complex than Hulu’s. Hulu was just a simple little thing that had been born not long ago. Yet even just doing a check on Eiya was already more troublesome than forming that link with Hulu.

Before long, the little Demon Lord was panting heavily from exhaustion. She pulled her head back, and if she hadn’t grabbed the bed rail in time, she might have collapsed straight onto the floor.

“No good, this stuff… is exhausting.”

Eiru shook her head. Soul inspection drained far more stamina than she had expected, but at least she had gained something.

“Sis… I’m really sleepy. I’m going to sleep first…”

Already overwhelmed by drowsiness, after being put through that by her sister, Eiya finally couldn’t hold on anymore. She tossed out that sentence and flopped onto the bed, falling asleep instantly.

“Sleep, sleep. I’ll rest for a bit too.”

Gripping the bed rail and gasping for breath, Eiru, whose constitution was never that great to begin with, was completely worn out now.

And to make up for the lack of mental energy, she had used special methods to convert a fair amount of physical stamina as well. Right now, she felt like she had stayed up all night grinding practice exams and then gone for a one or two kilometer run. She was practically about to drop.

“The soul really is… missing a piece.”

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Having found the root of the problem, Her Majesty the Demon Lord let out a bitter smile. But she still had no idea where she was supposed to find that missing fragment of her sister’s soul.

Well, that wasn’t entirely accurate. She actually knew where that piece of soul was. Since she was the one who did it, even guessing would point to only one place. It could only be inside her own body. The problem was how she was supposed to take it out and give it back to her sister.

“What a headache. Such a pain… whatever, I’ll try first. One step at a time.”

Analyzing the information she had just obtained, the little Demon Lord once again pressed her forehead against her sister’s.

Taking part of Little Ya’s soul was probably to prevent her from undergoing the transformation into a Daughter of Amber Crystal. Back then, it wasn’t enough to have much of an impact, but as she grew older, the gap kept widening, which was why it had now escalated to the point of threatening her life.

What needed to be done now was to return that part of the soul to her. And with her current strength, she should also be able to extract the power of Abyssal Amber from her sister’s body. Through the earlier inspection, Her Majesty the Demon Lord had already discovered that portion of Abyssal Amber power lodged within Eiya.

“Why seal it inside the soul… pulling it out is such a hassle. Were you afraid that if it was placed elsewhere, the transformation would start?”

Muttering her complaints under her breath, after trying several times with no results, Eiru was feeling troubled when she suddenly remembered a saying often passed down among one branch of the demon race, the Blood Clan.

“The soul is stored in the blood, forming a channel between body and soul? That might actually work… I think?”