Demon King – Chapter 769 – Taking the Blame

Looking at the loli who was wrapped around the boy beside her like an octopus, the couple standing at the bedside exchanged glances, both seeming a little unable to believe what they were seeing.

“Mm… close the curtains…”

Her Majesty the Demon Lord mumbled, burying her face into Yuki’s chest. Being hit by light while asleep really was uncomfortable.

“Put it away. Don’t wake the kids.”

Officer Li reached out and pressed down the hand holding the phone in Ning Xin’s grasp.

The moment they entered the room, they had vaguely heard the little girl murmuring in her sleep. Turning on the flashlight had only been to confirm in the dark whether something was really going on. Waking the two kids was not their goal.

“He actually…

Ning Xin trembled with anger.

‘No wonder Yuki had been acting sneaky all day. So he was really hiding a beauty in a golden house, huh?’

But she still couldn’t figure out when Eiru had slipped into the house. She had been home all day. A whole person, with such eye catching silver hair at that. There was no way she could have run in without her noticing.

Officer Li let out a sigh. Although he was indeed shocked that his son had brought Eiru onto his bed, judging from how soundly the two were sleeping, they probably hadn’t done anything improper.

“That’s enough. That girl has all sorts of strange secrets. It’s normal you didn’t notice her… and they didn’t do anything. Let’s talk about it tomorrow.”

“But how can he bring someone else’s daughter…”

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“I already said they didn’t do anything. If you want to lecture them, get up earlier tomorrow. You can’t exactly carry the girl away right now, can you? Look how tightly she’s holding him. It’s impossible without waking her.”

As he spoke, Officer Li gently pushed his wife, who was still muttering under her breath, out of the room.

The two kids were already dating. What the adults were worried about was simply that they might take that step too early while still immature and inexperienced.

At first, he had taken a neither supporting nor opposing stance. But after learning more about the story between the two of them, and after letting Ning Xin understand the truth of the matter, Officer Li now fully supported his son’s relationship.

Ning Xin was the same. What she had previously feared was her son being led astray by a bad girl, or that puppy love would negatively affect his studies and life. Now that she knew none of that was the case, what reason did she have to oppose it?

Even though they were already in high school, in the eyes of the two adults they were still just kids, with plenty of immature parts. Especially that silver=haired loli. She hadn’t even fully grasped the basic common sense that girls should know…

As long as nothing troublesome happened because of teenage restlessness or curiosity, they could turn a blind eye to things like hugging and sleeping together.

Of course, what the couple didn’t know was that they had completely guarded against the wrong person. The one constantly causing trouble out of restlessness and curiosity was that loli. Their dear son, on the other hand, had quite strong self control in the face of temptation.

And because that girl was too embarrassed to explain or ask others about certain issues, Yuki had to shoulder the responsibility of guiding and educating her as well. The group of useless friends who called him “male mom” weren’t just teasing. It was a well deserved title.

—— One Night Later ——

When the little Demon Lord woke up in the morning, she immediately realized that the thing she was hugging felt wrong.

Opening her eyes, sure enough, Yuki was already gone. At some unknown point, what she had been hugging had been swapped out for a large pillow.

“Hm? Stupid Yuki had this pillow in his room?”

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Looking at the oversized pillow in front of her that didn’t even seem like a body pillow, Her Majesty the Demon Lord clearly remembered that this thing hadn’t been on the bed last night. And it didn’t look like Yuki’s preferred style either. Could it be someone else’s pillow?

With that question in mind, she climbed out of bed, opened the bedroom door, and cautiously poked her little head out. Very quickly, she spotted Yuki.

He was sitting on the sofa with his head lowered, seemingly being scolded.

“Do you even know how clueless she is? And you dared to secretly bring her onto your bed? If you were going to let her stay the night, couldn’t you at least inform Mom and Dad? If something happened, how are we supposed to explain it to her parents? They probably don’t even know you two are dating, right?”

“If I told you two, she wouldn’t be allowed to stay over…”

Yuki muttered softly. Even though his voice was low, Ning Xin still heard it.

“What do you mean? In your eyes are Mom and Dad that unreasonable? If we were really angry about you two staying alone overnight, we would’ve dragged you both up last night! The problem now is that you don’t plan to discuss anything about her with us at all!”

“Don’t blame Stupid Yuki! Don’t blame Stupid Yuki!”

The moment she heard that things had been exposed, the little Demon Lord immediately ran out and stood protectively in front of Yuki.

“I was the one who secretly came over last night. He had no idea, so that’s why he didn’t tell you…”

“And Stupid Yuki, why are you taking the blame? I was the one who snuck over…”

Her Majesty the Demon Lord glared at Yuki, clearly displeased. She had a strong sense of responsibility and absolutely hated when someone else took the blame for her. Even when she occasionally framed someone as part of a prank, she would eventually come out and take responsibility herself.

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“It’s not that I wanted to take the blame… but if I said you snuck over on your own, do you think they’d believe it?”

Yuki spread his hands. Before they became a couple, they had been best friends who constantly messed with each other. Since they were that kind of friends, taking the blame for each other? No way. He’d love to see this trouble loving Eiru suffer for once.

“Tch… even if I can guess that’s how it is, could you not say it so directly?”

Black lines filled the little Demon Lord’s forehead. She turned around and smacked Yuki hard on the head.

“I already gave you a way out and you still had to ruin my image, huh?”

“Ahem.”

Ning Xin lightly cleared her throat, asserting her presence.

‘We’re clearly in the middle of lecturing you two. How did you suddenly start flirting and bickering like I don’t exist?’

‘But since you ran out on your own, perfect. I’ll scold you too.’

“M-Mommy…”

Hearing the cough, Eiru trembled as she turned her head. What greeted her was Ning Xin’s “kind” smile.

“My principle as a person is to reward and punish fairly and stick to the facts…”

Ning Xin gently stroked the girl’s cheek, her tone filled with affection and tenderness.

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“So Mommy is asking you. Did you really sneak over last night by yourself? So Little Ki had no idea before you came, and this wasn’t planned in advance?”

“Huh? Mm… yes.”

Seeing Ning Xin’s gentle expression, the little Demon Lord nodded and boldly admitted her “crime.”

“Lu Brat…”

At this moment, Yuki suddenly interrupted their exchange. Eiru turned her head and saw him giving her a thumbs up.

“Farewell!”

“Huh?”

Still trying to process what that meant, Her Majesty the Demon Lord suddenly felt the hand that had been stroking her cheek grab her ear in one swift motion.

“You little brat! Did you forget everything Mommy taught you? And you’re even proud of yourself? Do you know you’re a girl? Do you have any sense of being one?”

“Mommy! Mommy! I was wrong!”

Her screams echoed through the living room. With a meaningful smile on his face, Yuki simply watched as Eiru was dragged into the room by her ear by his mother.