Demon King – Chapter 727 – The Stage Boss Took Damage

Although the school had been pretty lax lately, boarders were still technically not allowed to leave campus whenever they wanted. But with Her Majesty the Demon Lord around, sneaking someone out was as easy as breathing.

“Stupid Yuki, I’m telling you, the dehydrated fries from this shop are insanely good!”

“Then should we go in and grab a few packs? After the evening gala there are still the class parties anyway, might as well stock up on food?”

The silver-haired couple wandered the streets hand in hand, radiating sweetness. Trailing behind them, a silver-haired girl followed while choking down dog food, her resentment-filled face looking like it had a whole novel written on it.

“Lu Brat… turn me back…”

Like a broken record, he kept repeating that line. Today, Jiaqi looked like he was ready to die on this hill if she didn’t change him back. He had even followed them all the way out here, which was more than enough to prove how determined he was to return to normal.

“Oh right, Stupid Qi, do you want to buy a couple of cute skirts? Stupid Yuki happens to know a pretty good shop.”

‘Why the hell does Yuki know women’s clothing stores…’

Watching Eiru suddenly turn around and drop that dangerous line, Jiaqi complained inwardly. Just as he was about to refuse out loud, he suddenly realized he had been controlled again, his body no longer listening to him as it walked obediently toward the direction she had decided on.

‘You… Lu Brat, just you wait. Once I turn back, I’ll make sure you pay for this.’

He threatened viciously in his heart, but being at her mercy, Jiaqi really had no way out and could only let that scheming girl do whatever she wanted.

“Lu Brat, don’t play too far… If Jiaqi really gets mad later, it won’t be good.”

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Yuki leaned over and whispered into his girlfriend’s ear, feeling a bit of sympathy for the unlucky guy behind them. Messing around was fine, but don’t push him too hard.

“Stupid Yuki, actually… I’m not force-controlling him.”

She glanced back at Jiaqi, who was gnashing his teeth while looking around, and after confirming his attention wasn’t on them, the little Demon Lord whispered back.

“I’m just layering a magic clone over his body. I didn’t replace him directly. So as long as he genuinely tries to resist, he can completely break through the clone and regain control of his movements.”

“Uh…”

Yuki’s gaze toward Jiaqi suddenly turned strange.

‘Bro, you look like you’re carrying a mountain of resentment, but it turns out you never even tried resisting at all?’

Of course, no matter how much the little Demon Lord liked pranks, she wouldn’t actually force a guy to go buy women’s clothes. To be honest, even she herself felt embarrassed going clothes shopping. Don’t do to others what you wouldn’t want done to yourself, putting yourself in others’ shoes, she still understood that much.

So in reality, having a third wheel during a couple’s time wasn’t fun anyway. She just casually controlled Jiaqi and sent him off somewhere else to kill time.

“Huh? Where am I? Why did I lose them the moment I wasn’t paying attention?”

When Jiaqi finally snapped back to his senses, he realized he had no idea which alley he had wandered into, and that silver-haired couple was long gone.

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On the other side, today was once again a day for Eiya to go out and meet a friend. It had to be said, ever since the part of her soul that had been lodged inside her sister returned, whether due to influence or not, she had become noticeably more outgoing socially.

Dressed in a winter outfit of a sweater, short skirt, and white tights, she arrived early at the agreed meeting spot. Playing on her phone while waiting for the person who had asked her out, Eiya occasionally looked up and glanced around.

“Yo, isn’t this the Demon Lord’s little sister? Is this fate at work? To think that just stepping out to buy soy sauce, I’d run into the existence of a stage boss!”

“Uh… what era are we in now? Who even goes out to buy soy sauce anymore?”

She muttered quietly. The moment she heard that chuunibyou-level declaration, Eiya already knew who it was.

“Ahem, that was a metaphor, a symbol… Saying I just went out for a walk sounds way too lame, that’s all.”

“So you can talk normally after all? Aren’t you tired of pulling that stuff all the time… Even for a brave hero, you don’t usually need to go that far, right?”

“Emmmm, that’s worth considering. As expected of the Demon Lord’s sister, what you said really makes sense.”

Stroking his chin, Xixia immediately fell into deep thought because of her words.

“So? I don’t believe anyone would come out for a walk in this freezing weather… You must have had something to do, right? Don’t waste too much time here, okay?”

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“Heh, you underestimate me. The cold is also a trial a hero must endure. Mere icy winds… alright fine, my mom told me to come out and buy some chicken chunks. She’s planning to fry them, and wants me to bring some to school for the evening gala.”

“The gala? Oh… right, I remember now.”

Since it had been held last year too, Eiya thought back a little and naturally recalled seeing those scenes through her sister’s life experiences.

Seeing that the person she was waiting for probably wouldn’t arrive anytime soon, Eiya simply started chatting with this ‘hero’ who had suddenly entered full slacking-off mode.

Whether it was because of her reminder or simply because it was too cold to keep acting stupid, Xixia was much more normal to talk to today. Plus, Eiya herself had a bit of chuunibyou in her too, so the two of them somehow ended up on the same wavelength.

“Honestly, when you called yourself a hero and called my sister the Demon Lord, you really scared me. Because in my impression, heroes and Demon Lords are supposed to fight to the death.”

“NONONO, the times are advancing, and a hero’s mindset isn’t fixed either.”

Xixia raised a finger and wagged it.

“Fighting and killing isn’t good for anyone. Wouldn’t it be great if things could be resolved peacefully?”

“You just can’t beat my sister, right?”

“Damn it. Even though she’s very strong, how could a hero be someone who retreats in the face of difficulty? It’s mainly because she isn’t evil. Among past heroes, there have been plenty who ended up happily together with non-evil Demon Lords!”

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‘My sister is probably the world’s very first Demon Lord, right? And where exactly did your so-called past heroes come from? Pairing imaginary heroes with imaginary Demon Lords?’

While complaining internally, Eiya compared the idiot in front of her with those heroes from another world and couldn’t help feeling a trace of sadness.

‘But that was fine. At least this guy wouldn’t be in any danger, unlike the heroes from that world who kept uncontrollably burning through their own lives.’

After sighing a bit, Eiya took the chance to carefully size him up.

Although her sister wouldn’t lie and what she said wouldn’t be wrong, you really couldn’t tell at all… and she herself didn’t know about this kind of thing either. Was something like this really possible?

Noticing Eiya was looking him over, Xixia suddenly struck a muscle-flexing strongman pose. Even though he was a pretty boy, his feminine aura honestly made him completely unsuited for this kind of posture.

“Heh heh heh, what is it? Demon Lord’s little sister… have you been captivated by the hero’s gallant bearing? But I regret to inform you, my target is only that Demon Lord.”

“Huek… I’m going to puke.”

Cringeworthy chuunibyou lines combined with an extremely out-of-place pose. As the stage boss’s little sister, she successfully took massive critical damage.