Demon King – Chapter 789 – Your Mission Is Extremely Important

In a world with many different intelligent races, there existed a group collectively known as the Demon Race.

Compared to friendly races like elves and dwarves who got along well with humans, the Demon Race, led by vampires, werewolves, and all kinds of demons, was unquestionably a dangerous existence.

Aside from their relatively small population, the Demon Race had almost no weaknesses. Powerful strength and exceptional intelligence meant they were nearly without threat in this world.

For the other races, if not for the fact that this bunch of dangerous elements rarely left their own territory to move about, everyone else truly would have had no room to survive.

Although the Demon Race as a whole was fairly restrained, their attitude toward other races was never friendly. And occasionally there were still some unruly individuals who liked to run into other races’ territories to commit evil deeds, throwing everyone into panic.

Ordinary members of the Demon Race could still be dealt with. But within the Demon Race, there was also an individual known as the Demon Lord who held the position of supreme ruler. With a near-invincible Demon Lord backing them, the other races simply had no way to contend against the Demon Race.

But one day, not only humans, but all races unexpectedly discovered that within their populations, individuals would occasionally appear whose strength and intelligence far surpassed ordinary people.

People called them Heroes and placed their hopes of defeating the Demon Race upon them. And so, the story of Heroes leading people to fight against the Demon Lord and the Demon Race began…

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“Mm, very cliché story…”

The little Demon Lord stroked her chin while flipping through the pop-up book Xixia had taken out, giving her opinion.

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“It’s a bit similar to what I remember, but there are some differences… Is the Demon Race in your book really this evil? It feels pretty uncomfortable to read.”

“I didn’t write it, okay? The stories Grandpa used to tell me were pretty much like this too.”

Xixia felt helpless. Back then, a large part of the reason he had shown such obvious hostility toward Eiru was because of this story.

“But the part about the Hero fits. Trading away their future in exchange for power and intelligence and stuff… that’s pretty close to what I remember.”

As she said this, Her Majesty the Demon Lord glanced sideways at Xixia. The other party who possessed these items did indeed have something special about him, but Hero? Forget it. Let’s not drag down the average standard of Heroes.

Whether in terms of combat strength or intelligence… Well, even if it sounded a bit harsh, a Hero who could repeatedly push the Demon Lord into desperate situations would definitely be someone both wise and brave.

So how could a Hero possibly be someone who got robbed by street punks and nearly cried from fright? And Xixia also… honestly didn’t look very smart?

“Why do I feel like you’re thinking something bad?”

Xixia raised an eyebrow. The sudden discomfort made him feel like the Demon Lord loli in front of him was secretly insulting him in her head.

“No, no, just your imagination.”

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Returning to the main topic, as she studied the details of the story in the pop-up book, Eiru felt that many parts of it matched the world she remembered in her mind.

So was this book a story written by someone from that world? But how did they end up in this world? And in her memories, the Demon Race didn’t seem that excessive either…

“There was even a senior Demon Lord who fell in love with a Hero and got screwed over… If they were such mortal enemies, that wouldn’t make much sense, right?”

She muttered softly. As someone who inherited the knowledge records of the Demon Race, the little Demon Lord didn’t bother remembering many other things, but she remembered all this gossip very clearly.

Each generation of Demon Lord had different governance styles and personalities. Their demon lives were roughly preserved in the Demon Race’s inheritance like exhibits displayed in a museum for future Demon Lords to browse.

Although the purpose was to provide guidance and reference for successors, Eiru still wanted to complain about this practice of uploading one’s demon life for others to view. Thankfully, the content uploaded was decided by oneself. Otherwise, imagining future successors browsing through her life would really feel socially fatal.

“So? Any conclusions?”

“Nothing too useful, but it being the same world is probably ninety percent certain.”

Scratching her head, the little Demon Lord finally came to a conclusion after finishing the last page.

“I knew it! All of this is real! Grandpa would never lie to me! He was very serious, never joked around like that!”

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Having always been treated as a chuunibyou, Xixia had finally received confirmation from the Demon Lord. He was so happy he was practically jumping up and down.

‘What is he so happy about… I didn’t say he’s a Hero, did I?’

Her Majesty the Demon Lord looked at the person bouncing around in confusion, wondering if he had overinterpreted something.

“So I really am a Hero, right? The kind of great hero who can save the world and fight against the Demon Lord! I must be carrying a very heavy responsibility, right?”

“Indeed…”

Eiru closed the book and looked at Xixia with a serious expression. Seeing her like this, Xixia straightened up and sat properly, waiting for her to speak of his mission.

What kind of mission would it be? Since this was a good Demon Lord, there was no need to defeat her… so would he fight alongside the Demon Lord against some unknown evil?

“Your responsibility is extremely significant. The burden on your shoulders is very heavy. And the first trial placed before you, also the most important one, is…”

“It is…” Xixia swallowed. He felt like something incredible was about to come out of her mouth.

“It’s the college entrance exam, you little brat! I only managed to sneak in here because I promised your mom I’d tutor you properly!”

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If she wanted to come and go in Xixia’s house, there was no way to hide it from his parents. It wasn’t that magic couldn’t conceal it. It was just that a certain not-so-bright someone was too easy to expose.

So after learning that Eiru was a student in the Honor Class in her second year of high school, Xixia’s mother naturally requested that she help tutor him. For the convenience of researching the various suspicious objects left behind by Xixia’s grandfather, Eiru agreed to help. It wasn’t anything difficult anyway.

However, Eiru was quite surprised that Xixia’s parents didn’t seem particularly wary or resistant toward her. Logically speaking, a girl coming over to spend time alone with their son should have been suspected as early romance and caused trouble, right?

“Maybe… he’s the only fool who doesn’t know?”

She glanced at the pendant on Xixia’s neck. Although the little Demon Lord had noticed something, she couldn’t be bothered to expose it.

“Brat! Put all that aside for now! Pick up your exercise book! Did you finish the homework I assigned yesterday?”

“Yeah, yeah! I finished it!” Xixia ran to his desk clutching his head. “Also, why does a little loli like you call yourself like some tough guy anyway?”

“Because I like it! I am a macho man! Keep talking back and I’ll hang you upside down to do your exercises! Then I’ll post a video of you charging around with a piece of bread in your mouth online!”

“Devil! You are absolutely a devil!”