Demon King – Chapter 816 – The Hero Girl Recovering Quite Well

“Although it sounds silly, the stories your grandfather told… aside from a bit of artistic embellishment, they were basically all true.”

‘I knew Grandpa would never lie to me…’

The thing she had believed in all along was finally affirmed by her parents today. If this had happened before, Xixia would have jumped up and strutted around in smug excitement.

But right now, the shock regarding her gender was still too much. She did not show that much excitement. Even so, after being treated as a chuunibyou idiot for so many years, getting confirmation today that she had been right all along would be a lie if she said she was not happy.

The pair of childhood sweethearts off to the side, however, felt rather out of place at the moment. Honestly, when Xixia talked about Demon Lords and heroes, you could just handle it as chuunibyou rambling. But hearing this kind of thing come out of two adults’ mouths was full of dissonance.

Xixia’s parents, on the other hand, were filled with mixed emotions. Their daughter realizing her gender meant she would begin overdrawing her own future. Although they knew the solution, setting aside where they were supposed to find some Demon Lord, this was a society ruled by law. They could not possibly help their daughter go and slaughter some Demon Lord for real.

“If we could have just hidden it a few more years, it would’ve passed. Why did you have to realize it at this critical moment? We really shouldn’t have let you go out alone. We should have kept you protected at home…”

Xixia’s father covered his face in anguish. As long as the hero’s curse was endured until eighteen, it would be safe. At that point, telling her the truth would not cause any issues. How was it that with just a few years left, this kid suddenly became aware of it?

“Actually, even if we didn’t tell you, now that you know you’re a girl, your grandfather’s pendant won’t work anymore. The things you’re meant to know, you’ll naturally become aware of or remember them.”

Xixia’s parents were not heroes themselves. Being a hero was not hereditary either. In essence, a hero was just someone cursed to compress a century of life into a few short years. It just so happened that due to certain circumstances, that thing had been passed down in their family, and occasionally a hero would be born.

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“So Mom and Dad, if that’s the case, does that mean our ancestors came from another world? Are we immigrants from an isekai?”

“What exactly is going on in that head of yours?” The two of them sighed. “It’s not that complicated. In the end, our ancestor got screwed over by some Demon Lord, and that hero thing got left in our family.”

As he spoke, Xixia’s father walked into her room and brought out the pop up book she had previously dug out from the storage room. He opened it in front of the three kids and found a hidden page inside.

“Long story short, our ancestor accidentally discovered information left behind by that Demon Lord. It said something about this world possibly being threatened by her Demon Lord mother.”

If this had been an ordinary person, they probably would have thought it was some kind of con artist and told them to get lost. The reason everything had been passed down, however, was because that ancestor of Xixia’s… had actually been a chuunibyou who dreamed of being a hero all day long.

And so that guy magnificently believed the Demon Lord’s nonsense, followed her method, and firmly grasped the so-called power of the hero within his family, thoroughly screwing over all his descendants.

“Oh, so the chuunibyou is hereditary?”

Eiya muttered quietly. Thinking about someone’s usual behavior, everything suddenly felt reasonable.

“Wait, this is our family’s business. Why are you two still here?!”

Only now did Xixia belatedly realize that there were still two melon eating spectators sitting beside her. Since when did you guys start attending other people’s family meetings?

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“Because we might be…” Eiya tilted her head. “Possibly family of a Demon Lord?”

“Huh?”

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“I get it! There really is an evil Demon Lord in this world! She must be planning to make a move on the Little Demon Lord right now!”

Alone in her room, Xixia suddenly started shouting. The commotion inevitably drew the attention of the people talking in the living room.

“Looks like she’s recovering pretty well…” Jiaqi glanced at the door to Xixia’s room, which was not fully closed. “Though she still doesn’t seem very smart?”

Eiya, meanwhile, was negotiating with Xixia’s parents. After hearing about this family’s situation, she felt she might be able to obtain quite a few clues here about how to wake her sister.

To do that, she needed Xixia’s parents’ cooperation and intelligence. The condition she offered in exchange was the issue with the hero girl herself. Once her dear sister woke up, she would definitely have a way to solve it. After all, looking back now, she had already seen through everything.

“Speaking of which, you two sisters’ parents run a company, right? Little Ya, your negotiation skills kind of feel like theirs.”

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With his hands behind his head as a complete spectator, Jiaqi watched this side of his childhood sweetheart with interest, a side he rarely got to see.

“No, I’m really not as good as my sister at this… It’s just that she loves slacking off and being unserious. You almost never see her being serious.”

After a round of discussion, although Xixia’s parents were half convinced and half doubtful about Eiya’s claims, desperate to save their daughter, they had no other choice. They agreed to provide as much information as possible about Demon Lords and heroes.

With both sides reaching an understanding, Xixia rushed out of her room again, excitedly explaining her new discovery to Eiya and Jiaqi.

“I think the Little Demon Lord fell asleep because of that evil Demon Lord! Maybe she’s hiding inside the Little Demon Lord’s body right now. That’s why she left that mirror behind, so we can use it to drag her out!”

“Yeah, yeah, sure. So what about you, bro? Going to keep pretending to be a guy, or are you going to change your info and become a girl?”

Compared to all that wild speculation, Jiaqi was more concerned about his friend’s real life problems. Was he about to witness yet another unlucky soul who had to relearn everything about being a girl from scratch?

“Seriously, why am I surrounded by people where you can’t tell male from female…”

“What are you talking about? The only one who fits that line is my sister.”

“You’re not much better. I heard from Yuki. Didn’t you finish watching Lu Brat’s entire life story?”

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“But I’m still a girl, okay? I’m not like my sister, acting cute all day while calling herself a macho man.”

“Hey, you two, listen to me! The Little Demon Lord’s situation is definitely—”

The ignored Xixia was extremely agitated, but before she could finish, her dear mother grabbed her and dragged her aside.

“Alright, daughter, come over here to Mom… Mom has prepared clothes for you for a long time.”

“Huh? Wait… Mom?!”

Seeing the skirt in her mother’s hands, Xixia felt pure terror. Every cell in her body screamed in resistance.

“I’m not wearing girls’ clothes! That’s not happening! I can’t adapt to this!”

“Be good. You’re not a boy anymore. You need to learn how to dress yourself up…”