Demon King – Chapter 678 – Classmate Jiaqi Seems to Have Something on His Mind?

Not a single trace was left behind, as if nothing had ever happened. But anyone who had seen that scene just now would not be able to forget it so easily. Let alone when it happened to one’s own family.

Having gained a rough understanding of his daughter’s personality of not wanting to trouble others, Ei Yuan did not persist in making that phone call. But as a father, there was no way he could simply treat the matter as if it never happened.

The next morning, the Demon Lord yawned as she walked out of her room, only to find that her father had no idea when he had already gotten up, sitting stiffly on the sofa as if he had been waiting for her to wake.

“Ah, so early… wait, did you even sleep?”

She greeted him casually, but seeing the coffee on the table and the unhealthy look on his face, Her Majesty the Demon Lord felt that her dad might not have simply woken up early.

“No, I just got up a bit earlier.”

Whether it was because he did not want Eiru to worry or for some other reason, Ei Yuan told a small lie, covering up the fact that he had stayed up all night.

Worried sick that something might happen to his daughter, unable to sleep and not daring to sleep, Ei Yuan had kept watch in the living room for the entire night. While Eiru was asleep, he would occasionally crack the door open just a little to check on her, all so he could notice any problem the moment it appeared.

“Goo yi~ goo…”

The little one that came out of the room along with them seemed to be hungry, chirping happily on the floor, with not the slightest awareness that it was a troublemaker.

Although it still could not run or jump yet, after just one night, Hulu had already recovered to the point of being able to walk. Lively as it was, it wandered all over the floor, its carefree attitude carrying a hint of resemblance to a certain loli.

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“Alright, stop yelling. I’ll give you something tasty to eat later, a big slap in the mouth.”

Squatting down and lightly patting the little thing’s back, Her Majesty the Demon Lord joked half-seriously, then went off to brush her teeth and wash her face, starting her new day.

While the Demon Lord was washing up, Ei Yuan made a phone call asking Jiaqi to keep an eye on his daughter. If there were any problems, he should inform the teachers in time. What happened yesterday had left a deep shadow in his heart.

After breakfast, it was time to go to class. Today, as usual, Ei Yuan was the one driving her to school. Though calling it usual was a bit off, since today was only the second or third day that a certain loli had officially returned to school.

As the two were about to head out, Hulu was still following closely by their feet, looking like it wanted to go along as well. If this were any other time, it would have already been tossed onto the sofa.

But yesterday’s incident taught everyone a lesson. That was, if you left this little thing unattended, you would never know what kind of trouble it might stir up next.

To prevent the little guy from reenacting another otherworld reincarnation scenario, Ei Yuan simply picked it up and brought it into the car this time. Taking Hulu to the office to keep an eye on it was better than letting it run around outside unsupervised.

Eiru did not have any objections. She had already instructed Hulu to be careful not to let others notice it during normal times anyway. Though it was quite mischievous, as long as things were within the scope of what Hulu could understand, it had never really messed up after being told.

“Don’t stare at it too hard and end up losing it…”

While tying up her hair, the Demon Lord gave her father this reminder before getting out of the car.

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“It’s fine, I won’t let it leave the office. I’ll just have it stay inside and play with some wire coils.”

“It’s not a cat…”

Her Majesty the Demon Lord was a bit speechless.

“Let me make this clear first, Hulu can’t fly right now. If you lose track of it, it really won’t be able to come home by itself.”

“What are you talking about, am I that unreliable? It’s a living little thing, how could it be so easy to lose?”

“Who knows? Once you get busy you forget everything…”

Shrugging, the Demon Lord casually dragged out her dad’s dark history again.

“When you were watching Little Ya before, weren’t you busy talking business with someone… and when you turned back around, Little Ya had already been in the bakery across the street for who knows how long.”

“Ah, that time… Didn’t I pay more attention afterward? That kind of thing hasn’t happened again. Dad does learn his lessons.”

“Hopefully. After all, you’ve drunk quite a bit of forget-your-kid milk too~”

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Waving her hand, the Demon Lord hopped out of the car and ran into the school gate under her father’s gaze.

Only after confirming that his daughter had entered the school did Ei Yuan finally drive away from the entrance. But if he had lingered for about thirty more seconds, he might have seen the scene that followed and had his blood pressure shoot through the roof.

Jogging over, Eiru threw herself into Yuki’s arms, rubbing against him affectionately. If Ei Yuan had seen this, he would probably think his precious daughter had been tricked away by some bad boy, and might have gotten so angry that he fainted on the spot.

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“Enough! You two stop spreading dog food already! If you’ve got time to show off your love here, then as my brothers you should help me figure out how to get out of being single! Hurry up and introduce me to a girl!”

Watching the two of them hugging, flirting, and fooling around all day long, Ziyu finally snapped, slamming the desk as he stood up, startling Jiaqi beside him.

The most outrageous part was that since this was a public place and to prevent Teacher Ban from catching wind of things, Eiru had taken that into consideration and usually used illusions to cover up her interactions with Yuki.

So in the eyes of the classmates, the two of them were just normal desk mates interacting normally. At most, Yuki looked like he was taking care of his loli desk mate the way one would look after a younger sister. At least, there was nothing awkward or uncomfortable about it.

Then why did it feel so excessive to Ziyu? Because the prank-loving Demon Lord had deliberately not let him and Jiaqi be affected by the illusion. In other words, in the entire class, only the two of them were watching a live broadcast of a certain couple’s public display of affection at all times.

“This is torture, pure torture! Don’t slaughter single dogs like we’re not even people, that’s too much! Jiaqi, say something too!”

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“Huh? Oh… yeah, makes sense.”

“That’s way too half-assed, what’s up with you!”

Ziyu scratched his head in frustration. If this were before, Jiaqi would have already jumped up with a mix of heckling and shared indignation. But recently, for some reason, Jiaqi seemed to have something on his mind, completely immune to the stimulation provided by a certain couple.

‘Had he built up resistance from eating too much dog food? Impossible. He was still heckling along just a while ago.’

After thinking for a long time, Ziyu, using his miraculous thought process, arrived at a miraculous conclusion.

“Come on, tell your bro, did you fall for some girl?”

Suddenly quieting down, Ziyu gently jabbed his desk mate with his elbow.

Just moments ago he had looked utterly frazzled, but now Ziyu’s face was full of a sleazy grin. Not just Jiaqi, even Eiru and Yuki sitting in front were left speechless by this.

Still, Ziyu’s words did successfully grab their attention. They stopped showing affection and turned around in unison, their eyes lighting up with gossip-fueled curiosity…