Demon King – Chapter 731 – Suddenly Launching an Offensive

“You don’t think this is pretty interesting?”

“Ahahaha… yeah… it is…”

The content on the phone really was amusing, but Eiya had absolutely no mood to pay attention to it right now. Even if she was usually a bit reckless by nature, she was still a girl.

Her mind was completely occupied with one thing only. How to keep some distance from the person sitting beside her. Don’t be fooled by how she usually acted like a spoiled little princess. When a boy suddenly sat close to her, and she clearly knew that he had feelings for her… if you said her heart wasn’t in chaos right now, that would be impossible.

“Hm? Feels like I’m sitting too close? Sorry, sorry…”

Noticing the faintly awkward look on Eiya’s face, Agui smiled inwardly and shifted his body slightly away, putting on that gentlemanly side he always displayed when flirting with girls.

“It’s fine…”

Eiya let out a quiet sigh of relief. Her hands rested on her legs wrapped in white silk stockings, and she felt nothing but the sensation of surviving a disaster.

But after that little maneuver, although the two of them still maintained a certain distance, they had shifted from sitting across the table to sitting side by side. From the result alone, Agui’s goal of getting closer to Eiya had already been achieved.

And because her attention had been diverted, and she was only busy celebrating that he hadn’t continued to move closer, Eiya didn’t even notice this subtle change.

Looks like this girl doesn’t reject me that much. She’s pretty easy to approach. Sure enough, as long as there’s a chance to be alone with her, winning her over is way easier than I imagined…

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Agui continued his one-sided analysis in his head. Of course, if the girl opposite him heard that conclusion, she would probably laugh herself to death on the spot.

After maintaining some distance, Eiya was finally able to calm down and respond more steadily. As long as she didn’t let it show that she disliked him, she could follow along with his topics and reply appropriately.

But this wasn’t even an act. Eiya genuinely wasn’t very good at chatting. Most of the time she simply sat obediently like she was now, responding to whatever topic the other person brought up.

Yet in Agui’s eyes, that became proof that the little girl in front of him had a pretty high favorability toward him and was very willing to interact with him. Overjoyed, he also began to hesitate about his next move.

Should he continue with a slow and steady pace, thoroughly turning this girl into someone completely devoted to him? Or should he speed up the strategy, avoiding the risk of being discovered by her sister?

Eiya’s own guess was that under Eiru’s intimidation, this guy would only dare to choose the former. Even if she deliberately exposed a flaw, he wouldn’t actually make a move in the short term. The plan sounded beautiful, but everyone knew that this loli’s understanding of romance came almost entirely from the abnormal script development between her sister and Yuki.

So things like testing boundaries, playing hard to get, gradually tightening the pressure… those advanced tactics were things Eiya, just like her dear sister, understood absolutely nothing about. The emotional worlds of the two lolis had always been simple. Where would they get all those messy schemes from?

So when Agui suddenly made another probing move, using the excuse of grabbing something to stand up, his body passed right in front of her. He forced Eiya back against the chair, leaving her pressed to the backrest, completely afraid to move.

Even though there was still no physical contact, Agui could clearly tell that the unlucky girl had panicked.

Eiya’s pure little-girl side was far too obvious. Agui didn’t dare to stimulate her directly. Maintaining perfect courtesy the entire time, he used various so-called accidental gestures to apply pressure in this borderline way, constantly rubbing at her nerves.

Girls all had their own competitive pride. Generally, they wouldn’t think they lacked attractiveness toward boys. If someone like him had multiple chances to take advantage yet never crossed the line, it would be very easy for him to be seen as a proper gentleman.

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Especially with this kind of innocent little girl, this kind of tactic made it even easier for shyness to cloud her judgment. After a wave of operations like this, his image score and favorability would shoot right up, wouldn’t they?

Of course, Agui’s summary of experience hadn’t taken into account the possibility that her favorability toward him had started in the negatives.

While he was secretly pleased and guessing at Eiya’s thoughts, he had no idea that she had been holding back the urge to slap him across the face for quite a while already.

“YaYa little sister, speaking of which, you’re so cute. Do boys at school chase after you?”

“Don’t you already know… The other day there was one who was about to confess, and you scared him off. Did you forget?”

The topic shifted suddenly. When Eiya thought of that boy from the class next door, her heart filled with disappointment.

Even though he had given her a spider, to be honest, Eiya hadn’t taken that prank to heart. They had been pretty good friends. She cherished every friendship around her.

Truthfully, if no one had interfered that day, Eiya might really have tried dating him, considering their decent relationship and following her sister’s theory.

Not only to protect his self-esteem, but also because she had her own longing for sweet romance. The more familiar someone was, the better the relationship, the more she felt they were worth trusting and trying with.

But that guy had directly abandoned her to three “fierce-looking” men and run away. Even if she could understand the instinct for self-preservation, after a scene like that, it had become so awkward between them that they couldn’t even remain friends.

“Yeah, someone like that really isn’t worthy of you entrusting your life to him, YaYa. Honestly, I think a petite and cute girl like you should find a boy who has awareness and the ability to protect you.”

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‘Right, keep talking. It definitely won’t be you…’

Internally mocking him, Eiya still wore the obedient look of someone listening attentively. Seeing her seemingly interested expression, Agui continued along his own line of thinking.

“A girl like you especially needs someone trustworthy, someone who won’t easily offend or disrespect you. Only that kind of boy is worth entrusting yourself to.”

“Of course, while those qualities are necessary, their priority actually isn’t the highest.”

“Huh? Then what’s the highest priority?”

Tilting her head, Eiya had to admit she was indeed intrigued by his words. If all those excellent qualities weren’t the top priority, then what was?

“The top priority, of course, is finding a boy who truly likes you.”

The corner of Agui’s lips lifted slightly. One hand suddenly reached past Eiya, bracing against the chair back beside her head.

“Only if he truly likes you will all those things be reflected onto you. If he doesn’t like you, no matter how outstanding he is, he might not show any of that toward you, right?”

‘A wall slam?!’

‘Wasn’t he supposed to play it safe and not dare to be aggressive?’

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Eiya’s mind went blank. The person in front of her had suddenly shifted tactics. Looking at Agui’s serious expression, she inwardly cried out that she had miscalculated.

“For example, YaYa little sister… actually, I…”

Before he could finish the sentence, the shop’s front door was suddenly pushed open by someone.

Because of the angle, the movement at the entrance briefly drew Agui’s attention.

He glanced toward the door, and his expression changed dramatically. The words he had been about to say were instantly swallowed back down.

“Little Ya, I just remembered I forgot something… It’s getting late. You should head home soon and stay safe!”

After hurriedly finishing his sentence, Agui practically fled, standing up and slipping out through the back door of the shop like he was escaping.

Only a bewildered Eiya was left at the scene. Still not understanding what had just happened, she suddenly realized something extremely important.

“Wait, you ran off? Weren’t we supposed to split the bill? Why am I the one paying?!”