Demon King – Chapter 7 – The Demon Lord Lands In The Police Station!

As the saying goes: when in trouble, find a police officer!

Besides, this officer was the only one who knew about Eiru’s true form. It made explaining things much easier without needing to tiptoe around everything.

With that in mind, Eiru arrived at the entrance of the local precinct in the East District, following the contact information written down by the officer.

He circled the entrance twice and, after some hesitation, finally made up his mind.

What was there to be afraid of? It’s not like he’d done anything wrong. Just go in and explain things clearly—don’t chicken out!

Taking a deep breath, Eiru stepped through the doors.

Inside a certain office at the precinct, the officer who had spoken to Eiru that morning sat at his desk handling paperwork… when suddenly, someone knocked on the door.

“Come in.” Upon his response, the door opened.

The person who opened the door was someone the officer recognized—a colleague from the front desk. But what business could the front desk have with him at this hour?

“Sorry to interrupt” the colleague said politely from the doorway. “This kid said he needed to talk to you. We verified that he had your contact info, so we brought him here…”

The officer glanced over to see a boy around fifteen or sixteen years old standing beside the man.

“Alright. Thanks. I’ll take it from here.”

The two exchanged a quick salute. After letting Eiru in, the officer closed the door and left.

“Hey there, kid. What can I help you with?” The officer studied the boy, certain that he’d never seen him before.

And yet… this kid clearly knew him and even had his contact information. That alone made him curious.

“One moment…” Eiru said, raising her hand toward the office’s security camera.

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A chuunibyou? From the officer’s perspective, the kid had simply raised his hand—and nothing happened.

“Alright, all done,” Eiru said, lowering her hand and walking up to the desk.

“Kid, what exactly are you…” The officer’s words were caught in his throat as he watched something utterly surreal unfold.

Blue light erupted from Eiru’s body, enveloping him entirely. Then, within that glow, his form began to shrink. His black hair grew longer and gradually became silver-white.

Two strange horns sprouted from her head, a pair of X-shaped bat-like wings unfurled from her back, and a demon-like tail curled out behind her. Right before the officer’s eyes, the black-haired boy transformed into a silver-haired little girl. It was impossible to connect the girl before him with the boy who’d walked through his door.

“You’re… that little demon girl from this morning?” the officer asked, stunned. The features were too distinct—anyone who wasn’t blind would recognize her.

Even setting aside the non-human traits, her face was so finely sculpted it was almost unreal—definitely hard to forget.

“Don’t call me that… I’m not some demon,” Eiru sighed, floating midair in the same outfit she’d worn at the supermarket earlier.

“So that form just now is how you normally disguise yourself? I have to admit, it’s quite convincing,” the officer said, pouring a paper cup of water and offering it to her.

“Yeah…” Eiru slumped onto the desk, her upper body sprawled across the surface.

“Looks like you’re in some kind of trouble?”

“Mhm… something big. I’m losing my mind over it. That’s why I came to ask if you had any ideas.” Puffing her cheeks, Eiru twitched her tail back and forth in frustration.

“But before that, tell me—what did you just do to the security footage?” the officer asked, his tone turning serious. He’d clearly noticed the deliberate hand gesture earlier.

“Don’t be mad… I just altered the footage a bit. I made the camera show my disguised form,” Eiru admitted, arms wrapped around her head, clearly rattled.

“Do you realize the consequences of doing something like that?”

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“Wahh… but it’d be a nightmare if I got recorded like this…”

“Alright, go on. What did you come here to say?” The officer sighed, reaching out to gently pat her head.

“Well…” Eiru began explaining her situation as simply as she could.

“So, this whole bat thing means you can’t even go home anymore?” The officer quickly grasped the issue.

“Yeah… My parents expect me to go home on weekends and holidays. This has made everything so complicated…”

“Let me ask—your father, he’s human, right?” the officer asked, stroking his chin thoughtfully.

“My whole family’s human! I’m the only one who’s not. And they don’t know about it either…”

“My suggestion is, why not just use your disguised form and take public transportation home? That’s not an issue, right?”

“Disguising myself burns through my mana… and I don’t have much stored. If I spend too much on the way home, I might not have enough to keep it up once I’m there… and that could cause all sorts of problems.”

“I see…” It seemed this little demon girl’s life wasn’t exactly easy either.

“So is there any way to recharge that ‘mana’ of yours? If you could refill it in one go, this whole problem would be solved, wouldn’t it?”

“No way… I’m not just any demon. To fully recharge my mana reserves, I’d need an entire nuclear power plant—and maybe even that wouldn’t be enough,” Eiru said, waving off the idea.

Little did she know, that offhand comment caught the officer’s full attention.

Stroking his chin, the officer concluded that this non-human being who called herself a demon deserved much closer monitoring.

If what she said was true, this kid was practically a walking nuclear bomb. While she didn’t appear dangerous for now, it was definitely something to keep an eye on.

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“I think I’ll need to report your case to the higher-ups,” the officer said, standing up suddenly.

“No, please don’t!” Eiru panicked. “I’m not going to hurt anyone! I just want to live a quiet life! Please, I don’t want to be taken away and dissected!”

After much pleading and reassurance, the officer relented and agreed to set that idea aside for now.

However, he also made it clear that his personal authority was limited. When it came to the media and his superiors, there wasn’t much he could do for her. Still, he offered two suggestions.

First, come clean to her family. Once they understood the situation, they could reduce the frequency of her visits or start picking her up and dropping her off.

But Eiru immediately rejected this. She couldn’t be sure her family would accept her non-human self, and it was too risky to find out.

The second suggestion came after a more detailed discussion of Eiru’s physiology.

Because her wings and tail could be retracted, she could travel in her original form as long as she hid her horns. Compared to fully transforming, it was much more mana efficient.

So the officer suggested that she return home in her original form, then only disguise herself once she was close to home.

Although Eiru didn’t like appearing in public in her true form—her appearance was way too eye-catching—she realized there weren’t many other options. (Grocery runs didn’t count; those were on purpose.)

What followed was essentially a one-sided interrogation, with the officer grilling the Demon Lord on several things.

Eiru firmly stated that she was herself, and there was no body-doubling or identity theft nonsense. Her transformation magic couldn’t even mimic other people.

The officer then assessed her physical condition and concluded that Eiru wasn’t currently capable of unleashing anything resembling a nuclear bomb.

That said, her health wasn’t great either. Her mana was perpetually low, which affected her wellbeing. Her mana was still somewhat contaminated and there were old wounds from prior incidents—none of which had been properly treated, since she couldn’t exactly go see a doctor.

Finally, he assessed her mental state. No signs of hostility toward humans or society. Her worldview and thinking were entirely within the realm of normal.

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He also formed a basic understanding of her personality: more independent than most sixteen-year-olds, but still quite childish in some ways. She handled most situations calmly and sought help when needed—but could easily panic when caught off-guard.

“Oh right, Uncle—can I ask you something?”

“Sure.”

“Have you ever heard of anyone else like me? I mean, you’ve been so calm this whole time…” Eiru tilted her head like a curious kitten.

“If you’re trying to find others like yourself, I’ve never heard of any. And the fact that you call your species ‘demonkind’… does that mean there are more like you?”

“Nope… I’m the only one left,” Eiru said, shaking her head.

The knowledge in her body had long since told her this: her title as Demon Lord was just an empty shell. The demon race had long gone extinct—she was the only one who remained.

What she’d really wanted to ask was whether there were any other intelligent non-human lifeforms. If demons existed, maybe there were beastfolk, elves, or something like that…

But it seemed there weren’t.

After wrapping up the discussion, and bidding the officer farewell, Eiru reverted to her disguise and left the station.

Still a bit far from home, she looked for a secluded alley to transform back into her true form and save some mana—planning to disguise herself again once she reached her building.

But the moment she stepped into the alley and spotted a group of thugs counting money inside, the Demon Lord realized…

She’d picked the wrong place.