Demon King – Chapter 697 – Turning the Tables

Judging purely by how that loli treated those thugs, she really did have a bit of a villain vibe. Up to now, there were actually not that few people who thought Eiru was a delinquent girl.

But although Xixia was chuunibyou, and stubborn in certain ways, the fact that the loli in front of him had helped him was undeniable. After what happened today, he really could not continue defining her as evil on his own.

“By the way, why are you following me? Aren’t you going home? I still have to go back and cook and take care of my sister… do you have something else?”

Seeing the person behind her tailing her nonstop like Awei did back then, the Demon Lord felt a headache coming on. Why did it feel like helping people always ended up causing trouble.

“Sister? You have a sister? Your real one?”

Hearing those two words, Xixia froze for a moment, then showed a somewhat horrified expression.

“Yeah. The two at home are on a business trip, so I’m taking care of my sister during this time. Is there a problem?”

‘What was going on? The Demon Lord had a sister? The two at home? A whole family. Could it be that there was not just one Demon Lord, but an entire nest of them? Their whole family were Demon Lords?’

Listening to the Demon Lord, Xixia started his inexplicable mental gymnastics again. The more he thought, the more terrifying it got. If there was more than one Demon Lord, then there had to be good ones and bad ones. Damn it, the hero’s responsibility suddenly increased.

“I don’t know what kind of rude nonsense you’re thinking, but I’m pretty sure things aren’t like you imagine.”

Frowning, Her Majesty the Demon Lord could not guess what this chuunibyou behind her was thinking, but it was definitely nothing good, so denying it first was the right move.

“Anyway, hurry home already. Remember to walk on main roads, don’t go through alleys. I won’t always coincidentally run into you, you know? You going home alone… emmmmm? Anyway, if you’re alone, pay attention to your safety.”

Her words suddenly paused halfway through. Her intuition told her that if she said certain things, it might lead to some irreversible consequences, so she changed her wording mid-sentence.

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“And that pendant of yours, hide it better. Don’t let people see it.”

She also raised a hand and pointed at his chest. Eiru felt that the appearance of that pendant was pretty likely to attract unwanted attention.

“That’s your precious treasure, right? Then be more careful and protect it yourself. That’s all I wanted to say… I’m off, I’m off.”

“Wait. I know you’re not a bad person, um…”

Seeing her about to bolt, Xixia spoke up and stopped her.

“You’re the Demon Lord… that part is true, right?”

“Yeah? Didn’t you figure that out a long time ago? Chuunibyou hero-sama?”

Eiru was a bit confused. What kind of question was that? Wasn’t it because he was convinced she was the Demon Lord that he kept coming to mess around with her? Why ask now?

“You… know who I am?”

“I do. What’s so strange about that? My eyes can see a lot of things ordinary people can’t. What kind of person you are, I just take a little peek at the aura of your soul and that’s it.”

She poked Xixia’s arm with her finger. Seeing his terrified and bewildered reaction, the Demon Lord immediately found it extremely entertaining.

Yes, she had long since figured out what this kid’s deal was, so she had just been playing along with him all this time. Most of the time, it was just for fun.

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This kid’s chuunibyou was the real deal. If you wanted to communicate with a chuunibyou, you could only stand on their channel. So Eiru just cooperated a bit and muddled through.

“Since you know, then you must also know that legend… so…”

Xixia hesitated for a moment, then directly grabbed the hand Eiru was still poking him with.

“Because you’re a good Demon Lord, as a hero I must take responsibility. Please, you must go out with me.”

“I refuse. We’re not even familiar with each other. Don’t start trouble here.”

What kind of stupid Yuki-tier joke was this. The development was way too sudden, but the Demon Lord still rejected him without the slightest hesitation. She already had a boyfriend, there was no way she would accept another person’s confession.

“No. As long as you’re not an evil Demon Lord, heroes and Demon Lords are destined to be together. That’s how it’s written in the story.”

“What version of the story did you even hear? There’s no such dog-blood plot. Let go. I already said I refuse.”

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After being entangled for quite a while, the Demon Lord finally managed to get rid of that person who had suddenly fallen ill. Carrying a bag of groceries, she returned home. As soon as she entered, Eiya, who heard the noise, ran out with quick little steps.

“Sis, you’re back… wait, why do you look so tired? Did something happen?”

“Ran into a chuunibyou. Pretty troublesome…”

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Rubbing her head, Her Majesty the Demon Lord was already starting to feel a bit scared of the other side.

Could it really be like stupid Yuki said, stirring up trouble just to attract her attention, then taking advantage of the situation to make a move? Wasn’t he supposed to just be an ordinary chuunibyou? How did he have such strategy?

“Normally shouldn’t he be going after stupid Yuki, that super handsome guy? I even guarded against you… why come looking for me? I don’t have anything attractive about me…”

Walking toward the kitchen, she muttered quietly. Eiya beside her listened with a puzzled expression.

“Sis, what are you talking about?”

“Nothing. I’m going to cook… you stay put. I forbid you from appearing within a five-meter radius of the kitchen, understood?”

“Eeh… that’s so mean. I want to help too.”

“If you still want tonight’s dinner to be something edible, go stay in the game room and don’t appear on the first floor.”

She reached out and knocked Eiya on the head. Anyone with even a bit of knowledge in this area would never let this kid get close to the kitchen.

On the other side, at Xixia’s home, Xixia sat at his desk, earnestly formulating a brand new plan.

The Demon Lord no longer needed to be defeated, but the Demon Lord’s danger still existed. To ensure the safety of the world, as a hero, he had to keep watch over her. That was also the hero’s duty.

“And mom keeps urging me to find a girlfriend. That little Demon Lord is pretty cute too. Mm… totally my type. I’m moved.”

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(Xixia’s mom: I didn’t, I’m not, I never said that. If you dare have an early relationship I’ll beat you to death, you little bastard.)

But there was often a senior who stayed by her side. What kind of relationship did those two have? Thinking of how almost every time he saw Eiru there was that silver-haired boy next to her, Xixia began to think about their relationship.

A retainer servant? Or the kind of butler who took care of the Demon Lord’s daily needs? Or just an ordinary human friend who didn’t know the truth? Listing several possibilities, Xixia immediately ruled out the butler option.

She went out to buy groceries herself, and even said she had to go home to cook and take care of her sister. Obviously there couldn’t be any butler or anything like that.

But a thrifty, family-oriented Demon Lord who could cook and take care of people… mm, my type.

Today’s hero-sama was, as always, combining his chuunibyou with strange fantasies.

Translator Note

I knew it! If hero vs demon lord is a no, then the other common story would be hero together with demon lord!