Demon King – Chapter 618 – The Demon Lord Tries to Adapt to Her New Life

Propping herself up with a crutch and limping toward the stove, Her Majesty the Demon Lord, having finished brushing her teeth and washing her face, began another day of her new life.

For nearby distances, she just walked over with the crutch. For places a bit farther away, she could flap her wings and fly over. Although one arm and one leg were fixed in place and hard to move, with her tail helping out behind her, things were a lot less convenient, but the impact on daily life was still not that big.

The apartment hotel Yuki helped her book had things like a fridge and microwave. The facilities and furniture were fairly complete. For safety reasons there was no gas or open flame stove, but there was still a small counter with a built in induction cooker for her to do some simple cooking.

Her tail curled around the handle of the frying pan as she fried eggs. Eiru had truly started treating that tail as a third hand. Because the hand that could still move would sometimes swell up or sting, anything she could offload to her tail, she basically would not use her hand for anymore.

“Rain again…”

Looking at the scene outside the window, the sound of rain pattering against the glass put the little Demon Lord in a foul mood.

Muttering under her breath, Eiru slid the fried eggs from the pan onto a plate and brought it to the table. Since moving in here, it had been raining for several days straight. To be honest, she felt a bit lucky… if Yuki had found her even one day later, just the rain alone probably would have driven her insane while hiding under that bridge.

Staying indoors, Her Majesty the Demon Lord was not really afraid of the rain, at most she just felt uncomfortable mentally. The problem was that thanks to the top tier parents back home, her old issue of aching bones and joints on cloudy and rainy days had gotten even worse.

In the past, she would at most lie on the bed and howl a bit. As long as she distracted herself slightly, she could ignore it, and the impact on daily life was basically negligible.

But now it was different. Old injuries and hidden ailments stacked together with the new injuries she had just gotten. On top of that, she had hidden under the bridge for three days without treating those wounds, leaving behind some troublesome issues.

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If you said it hurt, it was not the kind of intense pain that stopped her from moving. If you said it did not hurt, no matter what she was doing, it would still zap her like an electric shock every now and then to remind her it existed…

If it hurt to the point she could not move at all, Her Majesty the Demon Lord would actually be happy to comfort herself mentally and just lie there doing nothing. But this in between level, not affecting movement yet constantly annoying, was genuinely miserable.

“Can’t even rub it a bit… so annoying…”

Looking at her right hand fixed in place, the waves of soreness coming from her left made Eiru puff out her cheeks.

Yuki was in class, and would not be able to come over to keep her company until after school in the afternoon. During this period of temporary stay, the one who spent the most time looking after her was actually Officer Li.

Maybe because public security had been better lately and work was not as busy? After Eiru moved into this hotel, Officer Li would often bring things to visit and take care of her. Fruits and vegetables, some snacks, even things the cats needed…

Since her injuries were already beyond what Yuki could handle, things like changing medicine and rewrapping bandages were mostly handled by Officer Li. And sure enough, just as Eiru finished breakfast, the doorbell rang.

“Morning, Uncle Li~”

Propping herself up with the crutch, the little Demon Lord went to open the door. After greeting the person outside sweetly, she turned around and went to the cabinet, wanting to grab some tea leaves or something to entertain him.

“No need. I’ll help you change the medicine and handle things a bit, then I’ll leave… and it’s not early anymore, it’s almost eleven.”

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Pointing at the watch on his hand, Officer Li stopped Eiru in time when he saw what she was about to do.

“I’m not a professional doctor either. I can only help you deal with it a bit and try not to let it get worse… kid, you really don’t plan on seeing a doctor? I do know a few trustworthy friends who could take a look for you.”

While unwrapping the bandage on Eiru’s leg and applying medicine, Officer Li did not forget to keep persuading her about seeing a doctor. Leaving it like this and just making do was not a solution. Who knew whether it would leave some kind of aftereffects.

“No need, uncle, you know I’m not human. My recovery ability is way stronger than normal people!”

As she spoke, the little Demon Lord raised her left hand and made a strong pose, then immediately shivered when the intense movement triggered pain.

“Alright, I won’t force you. If you feel uncomfortable, you must say so… even if you don’t see a doctor, telling me or Yuki would let us consult one for you.”

Eiru stuck out her tongue mischievously. Aside from being afraid of being discovered and caught for slicing and research, another reason she kept rejecting doctors was that she felt a bit guilty toward Yuki and his dad.

She had already caused the two of them so much trouble, and made Yuki spend so much money. Now that she had completely lost her source of income, she really felt too embarrassed to trouble them with even more things.

And Her Majesty the Demon Lord was not fooling Yuki and the others either. She really did have recovery abilities far beyond ordinary people. As long as she had enough time, injuries at this level would be fine if left alone to heal and reconnect on their own.

Of course, her recovery ability only handled the healing itself. The follow up issues caused during the process were a different matter entirely. Just like her wings. Even when the bones were not set properly, they still forcibly healed together anyway.

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She could move them, and it did not affect normal movement. The old hidden ailments she had left on her body were the same. The occasional soreness and swelling were all the result of not treating things properly and forcing them to heal.

As for Officer Li, he could not really tell her that after reporting the situation, the higher ups had already arranged a specialized medical team for her.

But with the basic policy in place, they could not let her know these things or interfere with her life. Everything had to respect Eiru’s own wishes. So with her stubbornly refusing to budge, the medical team had no suitable chance to step in and help, and could only stay on standby. It was honestly awkward as hell.

So even though Officer Li looked serious and calm on the surface right now, inside he was anxious like an ant on a hot pan. Seeing Eiru like this, his heart really ached.

From Yuki, he had already heard the general course of events. For a moment, he did not know how to evaluate his old friend. But after something like this happened, he did not really dare let Eiru go back home either. So he simply tacitly allowed Yuki to hide her away.

As for the school side, Officer Li had originally planned to help handle things and apply for a long leave for her. What was hard to comment on was that Eiru’s family acted even faster than he did.

Knowing that their son had run away from home, they were afraid the school would record a demerit or even expel Eiru, so they directly found an excuse and applied for a long leave for her. By accident, they saved Yuki and the others some trouble.

What was laughable was that maybe they themselves felt the matter was shameful or that they were in the wrong. When Eiru went missing, they did not even consider calling the police. They really just relied purely on the family’s connections and capabilities to try.

At a time like this, their son was gone, and they were still worrying about face?

Translator Note

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Another random guess of mine~

Since Eiru herself doesn’t want to share her secret with her parents, and it would be weird if other people who revealed it, then the only other person who can solve this problem is Eiya~

And anyway,

I bet her parents not calling the police is not about worrying about face, but they don’t want to jail their own son. Because in normal situations, the police would surely ask what exactly happened, and they would have no choice but to tell them that their son stabbed his own sister. That situation normally would make the police throw their son to prison~ Even if they know it might be a misunderstanding as Eiya gets better, it doesn’t change the fact that the reason their son left was because he stabbed his own sister and his dad beat him up for that.

In any case, my stance is that both parties are at fault. The parents’ fault is for neglecting their child, and Eiru’s fault is that she never try to open up to her parents, even if the reason she doesn’t open up was because of her parents too~

So, I put all my hope on Eiya now~ please Eiya, end this family drama~ TvT