Demon King – Chapter 822 – A Flash of Inspiration

Watching the creature carrying Yuki across the vast world at breakneck speed, Belonia’s face twisted with rage.

If the little Demon Lord could see her wearing her face and making such an expression, who knew what kind of subtle feeling she would have. Stop smearing my image while using my face, senior…

As the Demon Lord’s companion beast, Hulu was naturally not some roadside trash that could be compared to rotten fish. It merely raised a paw and greeted the ferocious griffin from earlier. The latter immediately collapsed to the ground and lost all movement.

“So you are actually this fierce? I really cannot tell normally…”

Yuki marveled, completely unable to connect the massive creature before him with the tiny thing that had been half dead after being hit by a car before. I get it now. You have been playing pig to eat the tiger all along. You were acting for us, right?

Hulu then crouched down right in front of Yuki. Understanding its intention, Yuki leapt up and mounted its fluffy back. The moment he steadied himself, accompanied by a fierce wind that cut against his face, Hulu began sprinting across the vast world.

When they encountered magical beasts blocking the way, Hulu did not even slow its steps. A swipe of its claw, a burst of magical energy from its mouth. Like mowing down enemies in a hack and slash game, the hordes of magical beasts were no different from open ground in its eyes.

When they ran into magic traps that could have killed Yuki countless times over, Hulu simply spread its wings and shielded the person on its back. After a thunderous explosion, the man and beast remained completely unharmed.

Well then. With Hulu’s protection, all the magical beasts and magic traps Belonia had designed instantly became a joke. How could she possibly not be furious?

Moreover, because there was already an intense connection between a companion beast and its Demon Lord, Yuki would no longer get lost. No matter how vast the dream world was or how complex its terrain, the little fellow beneath him would naturally take him straight to where Eiru was.

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“Why? Why is her companion beast here?! And why has it turned into this form?”

To vent her anger, Belonia slammed her fist against the massive crystal beside her. Hulu’s appearance had completely shattered all of the Chaotic Evil Demon Lord’s plans.

As a Demon Lord herself, she naturally understood the significance and weight of a companion beast. After all, she had once had one as well. Ironically, not long ago, she had fiercely mocked Eiru over this very issue.

The companion beasts of past Demon Lords, regardless of anything else, whether in strength or status, were existences second only to the Demon Lord.

They were known as the guardian divine beasts of the demon race. Even without the Demon Lord at their side, their imposing, majestic bodies standing there alone were enough to make countless enemies tremble and not dare to act rashly.

But when it came to the little Demon Lord… everyone had seen Hulu’s usual performance. If other Demon Lords had mighty giant beasts like great tigers, then when it came to this certain girl, it turned into a small creature that only knew how to act cute.

“Look at you. Not only did you let yourself be bound by the rules and frameworks of humans, even your companion beast has become this embarrassing. This is the first time I have seen a companion beast shrink to the size of a kitten or puppy due to lack of mana.”

“The entire demon race is weeping for you, little one. If the demon race saw their guardian divine beast reduced to this state, what do you think they would feel?”

Faced with Belonia’s ridicule, the little Demon Lord merely yawned, looking utterly uninterested. Of course she knew what a companion beast was. But this world had no naturally existing mana. If Hulu was so small, could that really be blamed on her?

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The perspective returned to Yuki, who was still on the move. With Hulu serving as his mount, things were far more relaxed for him. He was indeed curious why Hulu had appeared here and even transformed into this form.

But when he caught sight of the pendant around his neck swaying with Hulu’s movements, all his questions were instantly answered.

“So you arranged this from the start, Lu Brat? You already guessed I would run in?”

He reached out and grabbed the pendant. Noticing that the small Hulu shaped pattern on it had already disappeared, Yuki recalled what that girl had said to him before and revealed a helpless smile.

“Seriously. You know everything but say nothing. Once I catch you, I am definitely going to give your butt a good spanking.”

With Hulu’s absurd running speed, after crossing more than half of the dream world, Yuki’s gaze was drawn to an extremely conspicuous massive crystal in the distance.

And beneath that great crystal was a petite figure he was extremely familiar with, pacing back and forth.

While a surge of delight rose in his heart, Yuki did not know why, but he felt that something was slightly off.

“Damn it, damn it, damn it. I have not possessed her body yet. I cannot beat that companion beast… What do I do? What do I do?”

With both hands pressed against the great crystal imprisoning Eiru, Belonia watched as the man and beast drew closer and closer. Her mind was already in chaos. If she were killed here, then thousands of years of accumulation would become a complete joke.

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“Wait. My current appearance should be identical to this little girl’s…”

In her panic, Belonia suddenly came up with a plan. Mana began flowing from her hands into the crystal before her, lowering its transparency and completely concealing the throne and the person inside.

“Lu Brat!”

Just as she finished, the voice from far behind made Belonia’s entire body tremble. She had just turned around when a massive figure descended from the sky and landed in front of her with a heavy thud.

The moment Hulu steadied itself, Yuki leapt down from its back and ran over excitedly, wanting to hug his long unseen, living and breathing, adorable little girlfriend.

But at the last moment, Yuki suddenly noticed something wrong. He stopped in front of her with his arms still open, studying her suspiciously.

“Lu Brat, your… your eyes. Why are they red?”

Although her appearance was exactly the same, and in this world of dreams and subconsciousness she also radiated the exact same aura as his little girlfriend, Yuki just felt that the Eiru in front of him was slightly off. Yet he could not pinpoint why.

“Eyes? N-Nothing. This is a dream, right? Changing your image and wearing colored contacts is normal, right, Stupid Yuki?”

Imitating Eiru in a sugary tone, Belonia had observed her for a long time from within her body. As an old fox who had lived who knew how many years, mimicking someone’s speech habits was something she was quite adept at.

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‘Heh. If I stall a little longer and finish preparing the possession process, your end will come next. Or should I just kill you here? Before that big guy behind you reacts, it should be doable?’

Yuki subconsciously glanced at her tail, but did not notice any unnatural movement. It did not look like she was lying. But at a time like this, not wagging her tail almost felt even more unnatural.

“But Lu Brat, did you not say you really liked your blue eyes? Why would you change your appearance here?”

“Huh? Did I say that?” Belonia looked puzzled. “Was it not that I did not like my blue eyes? When did I ever tell you I liked them?”

“Uh… seems fine?”

Yuki tried to probe her, but did not get anything useful out of it.

Although a certain girl did not exactly hate her blue eyes, because of the matter of the Daughters of Amber Crystal, she did have a bit of a PTSD reaction toward blue eyes.

‘Looking at it this way, the Lu Brat in front of me… should be the real one?’