Demon King – Chapter 696 – The Hero Gets Humiliated

Another day after school. On the way home, Xixia walked along, occasionally kicking at the pebbles by the roadside. Judging from the expression on his face, things clearly had not been going very smoothly…

“Why though. Does that Demon Lord have some kind of causality-law weapon, or has she manipulated other people too… why does someone always come out to interfere every time I go over there?”

Either his own good buddy would suddenly rush out and hug him, saying he was taking him to get his meds, or the grade director would appear behind him like a ghost… and today he had even been caught by that homeroom teacher from her class who radiated an invincible aura, getting a thorough scolding.

“And this pendant. Grandpa clearly said it was a demon-repelling artifact… so why is it completely useless against that Demon Lord?”

Pulling out the pendant hanging on his chest, Xixia muttered to himself as he walked. Eager to get home, he subconsciously took a shortcut and walked into a narrow alley.

“Yo, business has been slow lately… kid, you’re from Seventh High, right?”

Hearing the vicious tone, Xixia finally snapped out of his own world and realized something was wrong. In front of him stood four or five unfriendly-looking youths. Anyone with a normal thought process would know what kind of situation this was.

“Our brothers here haven’t been doing too well lately. Lend us a bit of money to spend, no problem with that, right?”

It sounded like a discussion, but there was actually no room for negotiation at all. While Xixia was still stunned, the thugs had already shifted their positions, blocking off the alley entrance and cutting off his retreat.

“Robbing me?”

“Don’t put it so ugly. Let’s be friends. Since we’re friends, helping each other out is only natural, right?”

Refuting Xixia’s words, the group wore unpleasant smiles as they slowly closed in on him.

“Oh. Instead of choosing to run away, you’re coming closer to me, the hero?”

“Huh?”

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The thugs stopped in their tracks, question marks popping up over their heads as they wondered if this kid had been scared stupid by their pressure.

“Very good. Then come a little closer… let me show you what kind of stren—”

With a loud smack, Xixia was knocked to the ground before he could finish speaking. Not only was he himself clutching his face in disbelief, even the thugs were stunned.

‘So he was just a paper tiger. What hero. This weak yet this cocky?’

After a casual probing hit knocked him down, the thugs’ faces immediately filled with wild grins. Because of a certain loli, they had been pinned to the ground and beaten countless times before, and were genuinely terrified of running into another monster who pretended to be weak. They had been holding that fear in for a long time.

And today they finally ran into a complete weakling, and one who was bluffing and arrogant as hell. While feeling like they had been played, the thugs also felt a surge of joy.

‘Finally, damn it, someone we could actually beat.’

“Stop. Stop. Don’t come any closer. Pause. Halftime break.”

Slapped back into reality, Xixia finally felt fear. Watching the group approach, he spoke in panic.

“Hm. That pendant looks pretty nice. Seems valuable?”

In the chaos, Xixia’s pendant slipped out from under his clothes. Seeing it, the thugs’ instincts told them this thing was definitely something rare.

“Wait, no. You can’t. That’s my charm, it can’t be taken. Please, give it back to me.”

“Hey, we’re really short on cash. Just be a good guy and help us out, huh?”

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After snatching the pendant, one of the thugs kicked Xixia hard in the stomach, leaving him in too much pain to say anything for a moment.

“Please… I’m begging you… anything else is fine, just not that. That’s what my grandpa left me. It’s the last thing he left behind.”

Big tears streamed down his face. Xixia had never been this terrified before. This pendant carried his memories of his grandfather, it was the most precious treasure in his life.

“What does that have to do with us? Hahahaha… if you want it back, bring money. And who knows, maybe by the time you do, it’ll already be sold. Hahaha.”

The group laughed arrogantly, looking at Xixia begging on the ground. Thinking back to how cocky he had been earlier, they felt extremely satisfied. One of the thugs raised his fist again, aiming to land another punch on that good-looking face…

“Ahem ahem… sorry about that. Could you give that pendant back to him?”

“Eh?”

Seeing his punch stopped midair, and noticing that what had grabbed his arm was a very small arm, the fear engraved deep in that thug’s bones was instantly awakened.

“Y-You… you… how did you…”

“You what you. Not happy to see me? It’s been a long time since we met. Why are you robbing and bullying people again today? What did I say last time?”

The silver-haired loli spoke with a playful grin. She had just been passing by on her way back from buying groceries, heard something off inside, and came in to take a look. Sure enough, it was these bastards back at their old line of work.

“Big sis, we were wrong. We’ll give it back right now.”

Knowing when to submit was the mark of a wise man. The thugs immediately threw the pendant onto the ground and started begging.

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They really did not want to be pinned against a wall and beaten up by a loli again. That was not a pleasant experience. They had tried running too, but this loli always managed to grab them all back at the last moment.

“Pick it up. Wipe the dust off properly, then respectfully hand it back to him. Then turn around for me and stick your asses up high.”

The thugs did not dare disobey. To avoid the fate of having their bones rearranged for several days, they obediently complied. Carefully wiping the pendant clean, they held it up with both hands and presented it to Xixia.

“Where did they hit you?”

The Demon Lord patted Xixia, who was still slow to react, and asked. They were not particularly close, but they did know each other, and this kind of thing really should be helped.

“They hit… my face… and kicked my stomach…”

Xixia said blankly. Looking at the loli who was clearly supposed to be his enemy, he did not know what to think anymore.

“Then you hit their faces and stomachs once too… and then they can get lost.”

“Eh?”

“What eh. Can’t understand? If you won’t do it, I’ll do it for you.”

She frowned. Eiru’s words made the thugs panic immediately.

“Big sis, no, no. We hit this kid, so let him hit us back. No need to trouble you!”

‘Are you kidding. At least this kid probably did not hit very hard. But letting this loli hit them twice. They would probably be checking into the hospital tomorrow and the day after.’

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After watching Xixia, under her direction, get his revenge on the thugs, the Demon Lord stepped forward and kicked each of them in the ass, one kick per person, sending them all flying out of the alley.

“Even though public security is much better now, don’t walk through alleys normally. A lone student like you is easy for them to target.”

After giving that reminder, the Demon Lord planned to head home and cook for her little sister. She had only taken a few steps when she was called back by Xixia, whose emotions were a mess.

“Um…”

Xixia looked at the pendant in his hand.

“Aren’t you a bad person?”

“Well… who knows? Maybe I really am a bad person.”

Translator Note

Oh no… I think I could guess what kind of direction this plot would go…