Demon King – Chapter 815 – The Hero Girl’s Interrogation

“Uh, bro, you okay?”

Seeing a certain unlucky fellow squatting in the corner contemplating life, Jiaqi could not help but feel a little worried.

“I’m fine. I just need to calm down…”

One hand drawing circles on the ground, Xixia muttered something under her breath. It was obvious that the truth had not hit her lightly.

Jumping down from Jiaqi, Eiya trotted over to Xixia’s side. One hand rested on her knee as she half squatted, the other gently patting Xixia’s back, expressing concern and comfort in her own way.

Watching his little childhood sweetheart toss him aside to comfort another ‘boy,’ Jiaqi suddenly felt a sour twist in his chest. He was jealous.

‘We just started dating and you’re pulling this right in front of me.’

Even though Jiaqi knew Eiya was kind and a bit clueless in certain ways, once the vinegar jar tipped over…

Just as the jealous someone stood up to say something, Yuki, who had already seen the signs, reached out and stopped him, then whispered,

“No need to care too much. Actually, your bro here is a girl.”

Before Jiaqi could even react, Xixia shot up the moment she heard that. She rushed over to Yuki in a few strides and slammed her hand on the table, blurting out the question buried deep in her heart.

“Senior?! You knew I’m a girl? You knew all along?”

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She had only just found out herself. How had this senior seen through it? Could it be that everyone around her had already figured out she was a girl, and she alone had been kept in the dark?

“Huh? Honestly, I really didn’t notice… I’d guess everyone here treated you as a boy before we found out.”

If Eiru had not secretly told him, Yuki would have had a hard time believing that the delicate, androgynous pretty boy in front of him was actually a chuunibyou girl crossdressing as a boy.

Eiya and Jiaqi nodded in agreement, both saying Xixia’s “disguise” was flawless. Since none of them had seen through it, Xixia did not need to worry about others misunderstanding anything either.

“But the problem is, why am I a girl… I’m obviously a real man.”

Clutching her head and slumping onto the table, Xixia felt like the past decade of her life had been a lie.

Looking at this unlucky hero girl, the three of them glanced at each other. For a moment, none of them knew what to say. They had never experienced anything like this. Even if they wanted to comfort her, they did not know where to start.

The only one who might have had some common ground with her was currently playing Sleeping Beauty over there. These days, whether Demon Lord or hero, was it trending for girls to dress as boys?

“No, I have to go home! I’m going to ask my parents what the hell is going on!”

Xixia slammed the table and stood up. She could not calm down at all. She urgently needed a clear explanation. She was not stupid. Especially now that her intelligence had been unsealed, if her parents claimed there was nothing suspicious, she would never believe it.

Although the whole afternoon of chaos could not be called completely fruitless, they had made no real progress either. After agreeing to find time tomorrow to continue discussing Eiru’s situation, the little team tasked with waking Sleeping Beauty temporarily went their separate ways.

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“Dad! Mom!”

Xixia rushed home in a storm. She had not stopped to rest the entire way. After bursting through the door, she did not even close it. Bent over with her hands on her knees, she panted heavily in the living room.

“What’s wrong? Why are you in such a rush? What happened?”

The two sitting on the sofa looked at their “son” like this, wondering if he had done something like stabbing someone with bread again and gotten chased all the way home.

“I… you… huff… you know, right?! Tell me. Am I a boy or a girl?”

“Silly son, what are you talking about? You’re our precious son. Asking whether you’re a boy or a girl, don’t you think that’s a bit—”

“Liar! I… then why don’t I have anything down there? What did you do to me?!”

There was already a trace of a sob in Xixia’s voice. Her heart had been in turmoil to begin with. Now, getting nothing but continued denial from her parents, she was on the verge of breaking down.

“Who told you? Where’s your pendant? You didn’t let someone play with your pendant, did you? Since you were little, Mom and Dad have always told you that was something your grandfather left you, something very important. How could you let someone mess with it?!”

Realizing something was wrong, the joking expressions on Xixia’s parents’ faces vanished. In their place was visible panic. They both knew exactly what this meant.

“Don’t think too much. You’re a boy. Don’t let your imagination run wild.”

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Stepping forward to grab their child by the shoulders, Xixia’s father’s hands were trembling.

“Mom and Dad don’t hope you’re smart, and we don’t hope you’re physically gifted, but you must live safely and peacefully… Be good. You’re a boy. Don’t think about it anymore!”

“Stop hiding it. She already knows.”

Because she could not put her mind at ease, Eiya had discussed it with Jiaqi and secretly followed Xixia over.

“You two are? Wait… child, you?”

Seeing the two at the doorway, Xixia’s parents froze for a moment. After getting a clear look at Eiya’s face, they immediately confused her with that certain loli who had visited their home before.

“Huh? Me?”

“It was you, right? You told Little Xia about this, didn’t you? Do you know what this means? We asked you to tutor her, not to—”

“Wait, wait, wait. Uncle, Auntie, what are you talking about? This is our first time meeting, right?”

Seeing the two nearly frantic, although she did not know what was going on, Eiya could guess she had somehow been saddled with a black pot.

“She’s Eiru’s younger sister, not Eiru… And she didn’t tell me. I figured it out myself.”

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Watching her parents’ reaction, Xixia realized there was more to this. After calming down a bit, she spoke up to clear Eiya’s name.

“And right now, the Little Demon Lord herself has problems and can’t even deal with my side. So Mom, Dad, can you give me an explanation? Why hide this from me? Is it some family tradition? Or is there some kind of danger to me?”

“Is she really that silly chuunibyou from before?”

Watching Xixia calmly negotiating with her parents, Eiya leaned toward Jiaqi and whispered a complaint. The contrast of an airhead suddenly putting on an intellectual face was way too strong.

“Uh? I don’t really know her that well… I just helped out that one time.”

Jiaqi scratched his head, unwilling to comment. After all, he was just a tool person accompanying his childhood sweetheart because he was worried about her coming alone.

Seeing their child like this, Xixia’s parents knew there was no avoiding it today. Slumping back onto the sofa in dejection, the two exchanged looks for a while before sighing and slowly explaining.

“The stories your grandfather told you, you can probably recite them by heart by now. Saying too much would only make it messy. But Little Xia… the stories your grandfather told you were not just stories.”

“It may sound foolish, but Mom and Dad… we just wanted to protect you.”