Demon King – Chapter 810 – An Unreliable Reinforcement

The next day, taking advantage of Ei Yuan going out to accompany Eiru and Liu Wan being at work, the group gathered once again at Eiru and Eiya’s house. But when they saw the reinforcement Jiaqi had brought, Yuki and Eiya’s moods became extremely complicated.

“Wait, Jiaqi… the reinforcement you mentioned? It’s him?”

Seeing the person who had once charged wildly down the hallway holding a loaf of bread, Yuki suddenly felt that today’s meeting could end right here. It wasn’t that he looked down on her. It was that someone really looked completely unreliable.

“What are you saying? This is the good brother who once saved me from dire straits! And he even has some subtle fate with Lu Brat. Maybe he really does have a way.”

‘Good… brother?’

Yuki and Eiya exchanged a glance and both saw the same doubt in each other’s eyes. While Jiaqi was introducing her, as if to make it more convincing, he even draped an arm over the person’s shoulder in a show of brotherly closeness.

Smack.

Eiya slapped away the hand Jiaqi had placed on Xixia’s shoulder. As soon as Jiaqi pulled his hand back in pain, Eiya yanked him aside and squeezed herself between the two of them, separating them completely.

“Little Ya?”

Jiaqi looked confused, unable to understand the motive or meaning behind his childhood sweetheart’s action.

“Shut up. I’ll deal with you later. Sit properly for now.”

Watching Jiaqi obediently shut his mouth and sit there hugging Eiya, Yuki sighed inwardly. Looks like this coward is going to be henpecked in the future. Who’s on top and who’s on bottom is crystal clear.

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“Mhm, I’ve roughly heard about it! She’s not a bad Demon Lord. As a Hero who cares for the world, I naturally can’t just stand by. I’ll definitely contribute my strength!”

The moment she opened her mouth it was full blown chuunibyou. Aside from Jiaqi showing an expression of “so reliable,” the other two were already considering whether they should just disband the meeting.

“Brother Jiaqi, you said she saved you from dire straits. What exactly happened?”

Though sometimes a bit dense, Jiaqi was not the type to mess around at a time like this. Resting her little head against his chest, Eiya looked up and asked about the matter he had just mentioned.

“Eh? Demon Lord’s little sister, he’s not your boyfriend, is he?”

The result of interrupting was earning a sharp glare from a certain silver-haired girl. After being glared at by Eiya, Xixia immediately shut her mouth.

‘Why is this Demon Lord’s little sister even fiercer than the Demon Lord herself?’

“Didn’t we say Lu Brat might’ve been hit with some kind of magic or curse? Brother Xia here once broke the trouble Lu Brat caused for me before, so I think he must have some method.”

Turning himself into Eiru had also been magic. Although it had been an accident, Xixia was indeed the only person so far who had the achievement of breaking magic. The three of them were helpless about magic, so they could only see whether this “Hero” had any solution.

“I can feel a powerful malice from little sister Demon Lord. There must be a huge conspiracy behind this!”

Xixia continued delivering chuunibyou flavored lines. Although the three of them did have such a feeling in their hearts, hearing it come out of Xixia’s mouth still made it seem unreliable.

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“Wait, Lu Brat is at the research… at the hospital specially prepared for her. You haven’t even seen her in person. Where exactly are you sensing that from?”

“Hah, don’t underestimate a Hero’s intuition! Today, I came prepared!”

As she spoke, Xixia carefully took out an exquisite small mirror from the bag she brought. The other two had little reaction, but the moment Yuki saw that mirror, his expression changed instantly.

“Where did you get that thing?!”

Yuki paid close attention to every single matter concerning Eiru and remembered them clearly. Naturally he recognized the item in Xixia’s hand at a glance.

Back then, the two of them had relied on this little thing to indirectly give a push to a certain newly formed couple. But the problem was, why was it in Xixia’s hands?

“Huh? The little Demon Lord gave it to me. You didn’t know? I don’t know what it’s for either. She just said it would naturally be useful when the time comes. But my Hero’s intuition tells me that now is the time to use it!”

““When did she give it to you?””

The three of them asked in unison. At this moment they all felt something was off. Over the past few days, Eiru had basically stayed at home. Even when she went out, at least one of them was always with her. She should not have had any time to privately give something to Xixia.

“Ah… about that. Do you know she can use some kind of magic clone? Some time ago she was tutoring me at my place. Then once in the middle of it, she gave me this mirror.”

She met someone privately behind their backs? The group was stunned. Jiaqi even reached out to pat Yuki on the shoulder, his gaze complex.

‘How the hell are you watching your wife? She even ran to another boy’s house. Didn’t I tell you Lu Brat lacks awareness and needs to be watched?’

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‘She’s a ghost of a boy. Lu Brat would never do something that stupid.’

Yuki shot him a look in response. Although it was unclear how the two of them managed to exchange such complex information through eye contact, Jiaqi was left completely confused by the message he could not decipher.

While Jiaqi was still pondering the meaning of that look, Yuki seemed to have guessed something. No wonder when he had asked her to use a magic clone to come over during that period, she said she could not. It seemed his little girlfriend had already anticipated something and had made preparations in secret.

“So, dear Hero-sama, since you’ve made it sound so mysterious, what exactly does this mirror my sister gave you do?”

Eiya’s question immediately stumped the person who had been looking so pleased with herself.

‘Right. What does this thing actually do? The Demon Lord only said it would be useful when the time came. She never said what it was specifically for.’

“This mirror is used to spy on dreams. It can project the dream scene of someone who is asleep onto its surface.”

Yuki let out a sigh and took the mirror from Xixia’s hand. To demonstrate, he even pointed the mirror toward Jiaqi and Eiya.

Then Jiaqi and Eiya discovered that although the mirror looked ordinary, it was strangely unable to reflect the person standing in front of it. Even though it was clearly aimed at them, it directly displayed the scene behind them instead. That sanity eroding phenomenon sparked their curiosity.

“Right now Lu Brat is also in a deep sleep. If we use this to look at her dream, maybe… we can get some clues, or the reason she can’t wake up?”

“Then hurry up. By the way, how do we use this thing?”

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Eiya asked excitedly, not only because they had finally found a breakthrough, but also out of curiosity about what her sister might be dreaming.

“No idea. At the very least, it definitely needs magic power to activate. Only Lu Brat knows how to use this thing.”

Yuki stared at the mirror in his hand, troubled. Setting aside the fact that none of them had magic power at all. This magical item did not come with an instruction manual. Even if they had magic, they would not know the method.

But what troubled Yuki even more was Eiru’s intense reaction back then to one of his half joking remarks. She had repeatedly warned him that he was absolutely not allowed to enter her dreams.

‘What exactly was inside her dreams?’

‘In this situation, should I still listen to her?’

Translator Note

If you forgot about that last line, it was mentioned in chapter 777 (wow what a nice number).

It was the moment when Yuki and Eiru used that mirror to peek into Jiaqi’s and Eiya’s dreams.