Demon King – Chapter 737 – Facing One’s Feelings

A flawless performance as hosts, chatting and joking while keeping the whole crowd lively and engaged… at tonight’s gala, Eiru and Eiya, the two adorable lolitas in Western dresses, left an incomparably deep impression on all the teachers and students of Seventh High.

Although the sisters did not directly perform a formal program as hosts, during the hosting process the two girls would occasionally sing a few lines or dance a short segment, showing off their talent and skill in singing and dancing.

Why didn’t the two of them just perform a full program? They were dressed so beautifully and sang and danced so well. Quite a few people in the audience were left with that regret. The sisters’ coordination was tacit and perfect, capturing the hearts of many boys present, and even quite a few girls as well.

Their performance was a little too perfect, which instead made the other pair of male student hosts somewhat awkward. Fortunately, they were still hosts after all, and their mental resilience was solid. Nothing went wrong in the end.

After the principal and directors finished their speeches, the gala came to a perfect close with the final announcements from the four hosts. Each class returned to their respective classrooms in an orderly manner, preparing to carry out their own class activities. But Yuki did not follow the main group. Instead, he slipped back to the backstage area behind the stage.

He reached out and caught the little girl who leapt into his arms. Having seen a different side of his little girlfriend today, Yuki felt like he had gained quite a lot.

Of course, the most important thing was that Eiru’s adorable little Western dress, and her beautiful legs wrapped in black printed over the knee socks, singing and dancing on stage while hosting, were seriously pleasing to the eye.

Yuki was already thinking that later on he absolutely had to find a way to make this stupid loli properly dance and sing for him at home. That would definitely be his exclusive benefit.

“Hmph, you two are pretty happy… why do I feel like I’m some extra background tool character?”

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Eiya muttered softly, tugging at her skirt with a slight pout, feeling somewhat left out.

Sure, she was a single stan of the couple in front of her. That was true. But that didn’t mean she could stay completely indifferent while being left to the side, right? And she had been dragged here by her sister in the first place. For her to focus entirely on flirting with her boyfriend and just leave her little sister hanging like this was really too much.

“Then do you want a hug too?”

A familiar voice sounded beside her. Turning her head and seeing Hui Jiaqi’s slightly flushed face, Eiya tapped her finger against her lips in thought, then opened her arms and nodded.

After all, having someone keep her company was better than being a third wheel. Even though this guy often bullied her, he could still count as half a brother. Letting him hug her was no big deal. And it was actually kind of comforting.

“You’ve eaten your fill of dog food, huh? Let me tell you, those two are like this in the dorm every day too…”

Holding Eiya in his arms and sitting to the side watching the silver haired couple spinning in circles, Jiaqi tried to find a topic to tease the girl in his arms. To be honest, he was pretty nervous.

“I know. The dog food is sweet, but it really is torment for singles… damn it. If I get a boyfriend in the future, I’m going to show off in front of my sister like crazy too.”

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“Uh…”

Hearing his little childhood sweetheart speak so fiercely, Jiaqi suddenly felt extremely uncomfortable.

Just thinking about the cute girl in his arms being carried off by someone else one day made his chest feel blocked. He had felt something similar before with Eiru. But Yuki was at least his good brother, and the intensity hadn’t been anywhere near what he was feeling now with Eiya.

“You… plan to get a boyfriend in the future?”

“I don’t know. We’ll see? Right now I’d say I’m just feeling impulsive after being shown off to so much by my sister. At least for now there’s no guy who makes me feel anything. Who knows, maybe I’ll even get bent by some girl.”

Her attention was mostly on Eiru and Yuki, so Eiya didn’t notice the struggle and bitterness hidden in Jiaqi’s question. She habitually shifted her body a little, grabbing the hands wrapped around her from behind and adjusting them.

Jiaqi cooperated, and took the opportunity to pull her petite body even closer, looking as if he had no intention of letting go. He didn’t want Eiya to leave. Whether it was a boy or a girl, he didn’t want anyone to take away the girl who had spent his entire childhood with him.

“So that means, for now… there isn’t a single guy you’d take a liking to and be willing to date?”

“Yeah. Among the people I know? Maybe someone like Brother Yuki would give me some feeling. But his relationship with my sister is one of a kind.”

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Leaning back and pressing her back against Jiaqi’s chest, Eiya wasn’t saying she liked Yuki. What she admired more was the relationship and bond between her sister and Yuki. A one of a kind bond that no one else could ever replicate.

But if there really were a boy who could treat her the way Yuki doted on Eiru, even though she kept claiming to be a single for life type, Eiya felt she would very likely fall into his hands.

But in Jiaqi’s ears, none of this sounded light at all. He was included in that group of “people she knew.” She didn’t feel anything for him. Drawing that conclusion made his mood extremely heavy.

At least through all this, Jiaqi confirmed one thing. He had truly fallen for this girl who had a bit of a temper but was extremely innocent and kind.

Feeling upset at the thought that she might be taken away by someone else could be explained as attachment from childhood companionship and a brotherly protectiveness. But hearing that she felt nothing for him, the unwillingness rising in his heart forced Jiaqi to face the feelings inside him.

What nonsense about rabbits not eating the grass by their burrows, that can get the hell out of here. I like her. I want her. I want to be with her forever, live with her, mess around and laugh with her.

‘But what do I even have? What qualifications do I have for her to like me? Even my parents think I can’t get a girlfriend. Being childhood sweethearts hasn’t given me any advantage at all.’

After the surge of excitement, Jiaqi’s thoughts turned self deprecating.

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His adorable childhood sweetheart was, no matter how you put it, a genuine young lady of a wealthy family. Not arrogant or absurdly high standards, but aside from their childhood bond, he didn’t seem to have anything worth being chosen for.

Although Jiaqi was quite good looking himself, his personality was a little too straightforward. Most of his interactions with girls revolved around teasing and causing trouble. The few he was close to were more like bros.

So in his view, all of his bonus points had long been offset by years of bullying Eiya. The fact that she didn’t dislike him now was already pretty good. Not to mention that Eiru didn’t seem very supportive of him dating Eiya either. The road ahead was rough. If only he hadn’t been so reckless in bullying her back then.

Of course, if Eiru and Yuki knew he was thinking this way, they would probably give him a furious slap for being such an idiot. If she hated you, would she still let you hold her like this?

After all, from childhood until now, aside from elders, Eiya had only ever been held like this by two “boys.” One was Eiru, and the other was Jiaqi. And now that Eiru had turned into a loli, in reality that left only Jiaqi.

So the saying that those involved are blind while onlookers see clearly really wasn’t just talk. Some people sit on such a huge advantage without realizing it, still thinking they’re starting from negative points.

He had never considered that a certain girl had been bullied by him all these years, yet had never once truly gotten angry at him, let alone rejected or distanced herself… The few times she had threatened or pushed him away were all because of her careless, defenseless unlucky sister.