Demon King – Chapter 833 – What Are You Being Cowardly For?

After leaving the shop, Xixia followed behind the pair of childhood sweethearts at a leisurely pace. She kept pinching the plush keychain in her hand, holding it up in front of her eyes and examining it over and over again.

“In the end I still bought it…”

She ultimately failed to resist the temptation and spent the money. Although this certain hero girl felt a bit of pain for her not-so-bulging wallet, she was still happy inside.

“I thought you were going to step in and pay for her.”

Eiya glanced back at Xixia, who was practically about to rub the plush against her face. She was a little surprised that Hui Jiaqi hadn’t made a move this time.

Jiaqi had always been quite protective of people he knew. If it was time to help, he would help. When he saw Xixia looking pained by the price earlier, Eiya had thought he would jump in to show off again. But this time, he hadn’t.

“Come on. If you get jealous, I’m dead, okay?”

Jiaqi replied helplessly, feeling like his little childhood sweetheart had some strange misunderstanding about him.

‘He practically avoided girls whenever he saw them. What showing off? Aside from your sister being the exception, from childhood until now, I’ve only ever paid for you and stood up for you, okay?’

“Don’t you not treat her as a girl?”

“In terms of social interaction, sure. But she’s still a girl after all. I have to consider your feelings, right?”

“But I don’t even like you yet, Brother Jiaqi.” Eiya tilted her head. “Saying I’d get jealous seems a bit…”

“Got it. Then I’ll go put my arm around her right now.”

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“You dare?!”

After fooling around with Eiya for a while, Jiaqi turned his attention to Xixia behind them. But the hero girl’s attention was completely focused on her loot. She was only confirming their silhouettes ahead with the corner of her eye. She didn’t hear Jiaqi calling her at all.

“Bro? Hey, bro.”

“Huh? Uh? What is it?”

It wasn’t until Jiaqi patted her shoulder that Xixia realized someone was calling her. She hurriedly snapped out of it and stuffed the plush back into the bag.

“Nothing. Just asking, why didn’t you dare tell him who you were? Isn’t he your good bro? What are you being cowardly for?”

“I know this one!”

Before Xixia could answer, Eiya, who had heard the question, raised one hand high and rushed to answer.

“My sister was like this too! She desperately hid it from Brother Yuki because she was afraid it would affect their bro relationship!”

Although it did end up affecting it in the end… Having witnessed her own sister’s experiences, Eiya understood this kind of inner secret that you were afraid would be discovered all too well.

“Wasn’t that because your sister isn’t human? Speaking of which, she didn’t hide it from me. Yuki even resented me for a while because of it…”

“But you only found out by accident, Brother Jiaqi. If you hadn’t discovered it, she could’ve kept hiding it from you, okay?”

The two of them went back and forth in perfect sync, leaving Xixia standing there dumbfounded.

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‘Wait, wasn’t I the one being asked? Why do I not even get a chance to answer?’

“So, Dummy, I’m right, aren’t I! You’re afraid he’ll find out, and then like my sister getting conquered by Brother Yuki, you’ll suddenly turn…”

“Stop, stop, stop. I don’t even know what nonsense you’re talking about, but cut it out!”

Although what Eiya said at the start wasn’t wrong, the more she continued, the stranger it sounded. Xixia quickly interrupted her to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings.

“But what are you going to do when school starts?” Jiaqi immediately pointed out the issue that gave Xixia the biggest headache. “You’re not like Lu Brat who can cover it up. You can hide from the first day but not the fifteenth, right?”

“Don’t bring that up. I already have a headache… Whether people treat me like a tomboy or a sissy, I’m screwed either way! That’s straight up social death, okay!”

‘So you actually fear social death too…’

Eiya and Jiaqi exchanged a glance, seeing the same thought in each other’s eyes.

Thinking about how someone used to run around holding bread and shouting she was a hero all day, logically speaking, her reputation had never exactly been normal. One more thing probably wouldn’t make a difference, right?

“But when Lu Brat returns to normal, you could ask her about it. Her situation is similar to yours…”

“No. The two of them are different.”

Eiya rejected Jiaqi’s suggestion and pointed out the biggest difference between them.

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“My sister had already considered the possibility of her identity being exposed. So she planted hints on people around her. No one even remembers what she used to look like.”

Since there was no previous impression to compare to, when the little Demon Lord appeared in her loli form later, everyone accepted it quickly. But Xixia was different. Her image had already been imprinted in everyone’s minds. There was no erasing that.

Not to mention Eiru originally had two drastically different bodies, while Xixia had no real change other than her style of dress. So the problem she was worried about really could happen.

“In any case, don’t worry. If other people reject you, we won’t. We’re always good bros.”

Jiaqi gave a thumbs up and patted Xixia’s shoulder, making it clear that their friendship wouldn’t change over something like this.

They were all people who valued loyalty. If Xixia got wronged outside, their little group would be her backing and support… even if that meant constantly eating dog food and being third wheels. Possibly even double portions of dog food.

While comforting Xixia, the three of them found the other couple who had been waiting for quite some time.

At this moment, the little Demon Lord was sitting sideways on Yuki’s lap. Her two small hands were gripping his wrist, controlling his hand as it clumsily moved over her head. The blank look on her face was strangely adorable.

“Want some snacks? I queued up and bought a portion for all of you.”

Yuki handed bags to the three of them, but their attention was clearly drawn to the girl’s strange behavior.

“Um… Brother Yuki? What is my sister doing?”

After observing for a while and still not understanding what her sister was doing, Eiya couldn’t help but wonder if this was some new play between the two of them.

“Oh, this? I asked her ‘Head pat?’ and she suddenly grabbed my hand and started doing this…”

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“Uh…”

Eiya was speechless. But when she turned her head, she suddenly saw Jiaqi looking at her with an expectant expression. She didn’t need to guess what he was thinking.

“Fine, fine. I really can’t do anything about you…”

Sighing helplessly, Eiya gestured for Jiaqi to sit beside Yuki. Under his delighted gaze, she copied her sister and grabbed his hand.

Gently placing Jiaqi’s hand on her own head, Eiya, like Eiru, controlled his hand and slowly moved it in a head patting motion.

Everything looked perfectly beautiful, except that the position of the hand seemed slightly off.

The sensation coming from the top of his head made Jiaqi look at his little childhood sweetheart in confusion.

But she had already turned her face away. The way her shoulders trembled had completely betrayed her expression.

Looking over at Yuki, he had buried his face in Eiru’s beautiful silver white hair. Even though his shoulders weren’t shaking, Jiaqi could easily imagine what kind of state he was in.

Even Xixia couldn’t hold it in. She raised a bag to cover her face, trying to suppress her laughter. A big guy being grabbed by a little loli and forced to pat her head… the image was honestly hilarious.

Everyone was trying desperately not to laugh. Only a certain Demon Lord seemed not to understand the situation at all, continuing to hold Yuki’s hand and pat her own head, staring blankly at the strange scene.