Demon King – Chapter 832 – You Little Bastard! I’m Only Worth That Much?

“Miss, see anything you like? I personally really recommend this one. This cute style suits you really well.”

Faced with the sudden sales pitch, Xixia, who had been idly wandering around the keychain and plush section, felt a little at a loss. She had only come in to accompany a certain pair of childhood sweethearts. She had never planned to buy anything.

And partly because of her own circumstances, since she had always thought she was a boy before, this certain hero girl had believed she wasn’t particularly into cute things. No matter how she looked at it, this style didn’t suit her at all, okay?

“No thanks, I’m not really into cute stuff… wait? What’s this? Holy shit, what is this? This is ridiculously cute, okay?!”

Before she could even finish refusing, she turned her head and saw the little plush in the other person’s hand. Classmate Xixia instantly demonstrated the classic true fragrance reaction. It wasn’t that she lacked willpower. It was just that the thing in this guy’s hand hit her preferences way too precisely.

“Hm? If you like it, Miss, you can consider buying one to take home.”

The shop clerk instinctively ignored her sudden profanity and continued recommending it to Xixia.

“You’re still a student, right? Whether you hang it on your clothes or your school bag, it works perfectly. I really recommend getting one.”

Staring at the plush keychain in his hand, Xixia didn’t respond. Because right now, a fierce battle was raging in her heart. The awakened girlish side of her was clashing violently with her former decorative habits.

“Miss?”

“Ah?! I’m here, I’m here! I’ll think about it!”

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Realizing it wasn’t polite to leave him hanging without saying anything, Xixia hurriedly looked up at the clerk and replied apologetically. But when she looked at him, she suddenly felt that this clerk seemed a little familiar.

“Holy shit, Wei?! What are you doing here?”

No wonder the voice sounded so familiar. Her attention had been completely on the plush just now. She hadn’t even noticed who this guy was. But it seemed like he hadn’t recognized her?

“Huh? You know me?”

Suddenly being called by the nickname others usually used for him, Wei was stunned.

He searched his memory, but he shouldn’t know a beautiful girl like this. A short-haired, sharp yet gentle Miss like her. If someone like this existed in his social circle, there was no way he would forget.

“Ah? No, no… maybe just same name and similar looks? Haha?”

Xixia quickly laughed it off. If she got recognized, that would be a big problem. As one of her very few same gender friends and even her deskmate, if he thought she was some kind of weirdo, she would be in serious trouble.

But Xixia’s hair had grown longer now, and her temperament was completely different from before. It was normal that Wei couldn’t recognize her. Who would have thought that the former dummy who used to sprint around with bread in her mouth would now be dressed like a young lady, browsing cute plush shelves?

Although that whole refined young lady vibe had nothing to do with her habits at all. It was purely because this unlucky kid wasn’t used to wearing skirts and ended up moving stiffly. But most people wouldn’t think in that direction anyway.

“Is that so? But you do look kind of familiar… Seems like we’re pretty fated to meet. How about I give you a 9,8 percent discount?”

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He gave up thinking too hard. The important thing was his current job. Wei smoothly continued his sales pitch.

‘Are you serious? You’re still trying to scam me into buying your plush? With our relationship, you’re still thinking about sales? At the very least… you should give me ten percent off, right? 9,8 percent is way too stingy!’

Her train of thought veered off somewhere strange. Xixia felt speechless at his stinginess. Come to think of it, was he usually this smooth talker? Or was it just because he was selling things?

Running into an acquaintance in a situation like this left Xixia at a loss. Just as she had no idea what to do, someone suddenly reached out from behind and patted her shoulder.

“What are you doing? Looking at plushies?”

“Wow, Sister Dummy actually likes this style too~”

The pair of childhood sweethearts suddenly appeared, unintentionally giving this unlucky hero girl an opening to escape. Seeing her awkward smile, Hui Jiaqi looked at the clerk beside her and showed a surprised expression.

“Huh? Aren’t you…? Why are you here?”

Because of a certain loli’s prank before, Hui Jiaqi and Xixia actually got along quite well. Maybe it was just that someone was only timid around girls. Jiaqi had no restraint around guys. When he got enthusiastic, he could start calling someone brother in no time. Relationships developed ridiculously fast.

So during that period, he had occasionally gone out to hang with this chuunibyou junior and met his iron bro. Nothing strange about that.

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“Huh? What a coincidence, bro… I’m working part time here. So this Miss is your acquaintance? Your girlfriend? Then is the little loli next to you your sister?”

‘Wrong, completely wrong! The small one is my girlfriend…’

Hui Jiaqi laughed awkwardly and rubbed Eiya’s head, who looked confused. Just as he was about to explain, he saw Xixia shaking her head frantically at him, clearly not wanting him to reveal anything.

“Uh?”

“Forget it, forget it, it’s nothing… Since she’s your acquaintance, how about this, Miss, I’ll give you twenty percent off?”

‘You little bastard! Our relationship is only worth that much? I don’t even get ten percent off, but his face is worth twenty percent? Our friendship is over! You hear me? Over!!!’

“Well, you’re just a clerk. You don’t really get to decide discounts, right? If the store manager finds out, won’t it be troublesome?”

Seeing Xixia biting her lip and looking displeased, Jiaqi scratched his head. Although he didn’t understand what was going on, he stepped in to change the topic.

“It’s fine. We’re friends, right? I’ll just cover the difference myself…”

“Forget it, forget it. It’s not easy working part time…”

“If it’s not easy, then at least buy something, bro?”

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While the two of them were pulling back and forth, Eiya, who had no idea what was going on, dragged Xixia to the side and started asking about the strange situation.

“Hm? Uh? How do I explain… He’s someone I know, but I don’t really want him to recognize me.”

“Don’t want to be recognized?”

After roughly listening to their relationship, Eiya slapped her palm and revealed an enlightened expression.

“Oh, you want to give him a huge surprise when school starts!”

“Get lost! Surprise my ass. It’ll only be a scare, thanks!”

Xixia almost wanted to pry open this loli’s head and see what weird stuff was inside. What surprise? Logically speaking, this kind of situation would only be awkward. How was she supposed to explain it to him?

That was exactly why Xixia’s parents had always encouraged her to spend more time with Eiru and Eiya’s group. They were worried that if other people couldn’t accept her identity as a girl, the child would suffer a blow.

In that case, having a group of good friends like Eiru and the others who completely didn’t care about that aspect of her would at least make her feel a little better inside.