Demon King – Chapter 857 – Her Majesty the Demon Lord Is a Gacha War God

Listening to her sister’s analysis, Eiya had only one thought in her heart. It sounded very reasonable, but why did it sound so chuunibyou?

“Don’t look at me like that. I didn’t make it up. Even if it sounds cringey, that rumor really does exist.”

Noticing her little sister’s gaze, Eiru felt a bit helpless. But now that she thought about it, the rumor seemed a bit off. Even if that “old man” they ran into earlier counted as an evil person, the three of them who accidentally barged in didn’t fit that condition at all, right?

“I mean, I know I’m not exactly a good kid or anything… but being counted as an evil person feels a bit too much, doesn’t it?”

Her Majesty the Demon Lord tilted her head while carrying Xixia on her back, occasionally glancing at Eiya beside her and the unconscious girl behind her, the confusion in her eyes deepening.

Even if I count as evil, Little Eiya is clearly such a cute little angel, so how did she get dragged in too? Viewing her little sister through a thick brother-filter, the loli automatically ignored this girl’s usual troublemaking traits.

And it was even more ridiculous that the hero girl on her back got counted in. Sure, Eiru herself could be classified as a Demon Lord after some evaluation, but heroes are literally embodiments of justice, okay? What kind of idiotic detection system sweeps up both hero and Demon Lord in one net?

“She’s just a bit dumb, that’s all. Compared to us two filthy ones, that dummy is pure and clean like a blank sheet of paper…”

Muttering to herself, Eiru shook her head, feeling she had probably fallen into a thinking trap and should switch perspectives.

“Maybe it’s because you two are with me, so you got judged together with me? Then I really have to take responsibility…”

Thinking back to how those ghosts earlier had almost exclusively targeted her, Her Majesty the Demon Lord found the theory more convincing the more she thought about it. Not only had she insisted on dragging the two of them in and causing this mess, she had even implicated them into getting pulled into this… Inner World?

“Big sis, can you stop putting yourself down all the time? You’re not some evil person.”

Hearing Eiru muttering like that and seeing her looking a little dejected, Eiya couldn’t help but feel helpless.

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Whenever something went wrong, as long as it had even a tiny connection to herself, she would always pile all the responsibility onto her own shoulders. That was her sister’s old habit. Shaking her head, Eiya reached out and patted her head.

“So you’re not allowed to do anything like self-destructing or sacrificing yourself to save me and dumb sis, got it? Don’t forget, Yuki is still outside waiting for you to go back safe and sound.”

“I wasn’t planning to do anything like that… With the situation unclear, how could I dare let you two leave my line of sight?”

Even though Xixia had outstanding combat power thanks to the hero’s abilities, remembering how she acted when facing ghosts earlier… emmm…

At least in Eiru’s opinion, if she pulled something like staying behind to cover their retreat, it would basically be the same as selling out these two teammates. They didn’t have any self-protection ability right now. If they got separated, they’d be completely done for, okay?

As she spoke, she wandered forward aimlessly. Out of the corner of her eye, Eiru suddenly caught sight of something very disharmonious. After seeing clearly what that lump in the corner looked like, her heart trembled and she immediately raised her hand to cover her little sister’s eyes.

“Big sis?”

“Don’t open your eyes. Just follow me.”

Her voice trembled slightly. Looking at the several piles of skeleton remains lying quietly in the corridor corner, not to mention Eiya who grew up in a greenhouse, even Eiru herself could barely hold it together in front of a scene like this. These weren’t props. Their existence proved how dangerous their situation really was.

“If there’s really no other way, I’ll blow this damned place up directly. Because my mana isn’t enough, I’ll probably pass out. When the dummy wakes up, you tell her to carry both of us and run. Got it?”

While explaining her plan, Eiru thought for a moment, then added an extremely important supplement.

“Oh right, if things really turn out like that, remember to send me to Stupid Yuki’s house, because tonight I still have to take him to meet my dad.”

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“…Huh?” Eiya’s mouth twitched. “At a time like this, you’re actually thinking about that?”

“Why wouldn’t I think about it?! It’s very important, okay! If things go smoothly, we might even get engaged, and then Stupid Yuki will be your future sister-in-law!”

“Not brother-in-law?”

“I’m your brother! A macho man! I’m the one marrying him into the family, so he’s your sister-in-law! Repeat after me. Sis-ter-in-law.”

“Bro-ther-in-law.”

“Hey, you bratty loli!”

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Unlike the three girls on that side who were easing their fear with lighthearted jokes, the atmosphere on Yuki’s side, back in the dorm and on standby, was genuinely relaxed and cheerful.

What were the four big boys doing? Playing cards. After picking clothes for ages and still not knowing what to choose, Yuki simply decided to throw the problem to his adorable little boyfriend and let her worry about it when she came back.

“I call landlord! With this hand, if the bottom cards are three A’s, I’m losing three years of lifespan straight up, okay?”

He flipped the cards dramatically. Seeing three glaring A’s, Ziyu froze.

No way. Does the King of Hell even manage card games now?

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“Gambling with lifespan is not advisable.” Patting Ziyu’s shoulder, Hui Jiaqi shook his head, then turned to look at Jixian’s situation.

Honestly, at least in Dorm 1503, everyone quite liked playing card games with Jixian. The reason was simple. This guy couldn’t hide his expressions. Just looking at his tightly furrowed brows right now, you could already tell what kind of cards he was holding.

“No, I can’t waste lifespan for nothing. With this kind of luck, I’m pulling in a game first to summon my waifu.”

Without another word, Ziyu took out his phone, opened a certain mobile game, and tapped straight into the gacha screen.

A flash of blue light. A gorgeous shipwreck. Clearly, someone had already used up all his luck on the cards in front of him.

“You play this too? If you want to pull, you could actually ask Lu Brat to do it for you,” Yuki said while arranging his own hand.

“What, has she pulled for me? Is the little princess super lucky or something?”

“No, she’s actually pretty unlucky, but…”

Putting down his cards, Yuki took Ziyu’s phone, logged into his dear little girlfriend’s game account, then showed this loli’s inventory to his roommate.

“Holy crap. Full collection? All max stars? What kind of whale god is she? Wasn’t she poor before?”

“Look closely.” Yuki pointed at a certain interface in the game. “She hasn’t even bought the first recharge bonus. Pure free-to-play.”

“Free-to-play? Full collection? Max stars? Is she human? And you call that unlucky?”

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‘Uh… she really isn’t human, that part’s true.’

Yuki smiled helplessly. But he hadn’t lied to Ziyu. That loli really was unlucky in these games.

“Lu Brat has magic and Authority. She can save and load. For her, stuff like failed pulls is just loading back to before the draw and trying again.”

Load ten times or dozens of times. If luck isn’t enough, just make up for it with attempts. Calling that the dream ability of every mobile gamer wouldn’t be an exaggeration.

But every time he thought about how, even while living such a restrained life before, that girl had actually wasted her precious mana on things like this, Yuki couldn’t help feeling the urge to grab her and spank her to teach her a lesson.

Translator Note

That’s… the best cheat ever?!

I want that kind of cheat too! Imagine getting SSR in every 1×10 pull… I can even compete with all whales with that cheat!