Demon King – Chapter 911 – Demonic Charm

The pressure in the air vanished abruptly. Taking advantage of the moment while Eiru was still stunned, the few punks snapped back to their senses. Not caring about their tear-streaked faces, they scrambled and scattered in all directions, fleeing as fast as they could.

“Huh? I haven’t even said I agreed to let you…”

Noticing them making a run for it, the white little stars in Eiru’s eyes suddenly showed signs of turning black again.

Sensing that something was wrong, Yuki immediately stepped forward and wrapped an arm around her with one hand. Only then did she finally return to normal and calm down.

The moment he stepped into the mouth of the alley earlier, Yuki had felt as if his entire body was being assaulted by pressure from all directions, crushing in on him. Under that suffocating weight that made it almost impossible to breathe, there was also a bone-piercing chill.

Especially after seeing the black little stars in Eiru’s eyes, it was as though some instinctive fear deep within his body had been forcibly awakened. Even Yuki could not help but shiver.

He had almost failed to hold on even just stepping into the area. Suddenly, Yuki felt a bit of sympathy for those unlucky bastards who had faced that pressure head-on at close range. And judging from it, that ability seemed to be indiscriminate. If he had not reacted quickly and shouted just now, he probably would have ended up collapsing on the ground too.

“So what just happened? What was that?”

Yuki did not believe a few street punks could possibly do anything to Eiru. Especially with his preventive measure in place, there was no way they could have taken advantage of her.

‘But what the hell was that state just now? I’ve never seen her like that before. No matter how badly someone stepped on a landmine, there’s no way this girl would lose control to that extent, right?’

“My… my reverse scale got touched just now, and I kind of exploded…”

Covering her little head, Her Majesty the Demon Lord looked as if she was afraid someone might touch the top of it again, explaining pitifully.

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‘You call that exploding? Anyone who didn’t know better would think you were about to turn them into clay pot rice.’

Yuki had seen his little girlfriend angry before, but today’s display was honestly terrifying.

“Didn’t I tell you before… about the reverse scale and the oppressive aura? Don’t tell me you forgot again?”

The dragon’s might of a demonic dragon combined with the oppressive field of a Demon Lord created that pressure. Even without doing anything, it was not something ordinary people could withstand. Fainting was already considered mild. In more serious cases, it could cause severe mental effects.

“I usually suppress it properly. Well, not suppress exactly. Normally I don’t even need to do anything, it stays sealed on its own. But if my reverse scale gets touched, I kind of lose control, and then I get… this urge to tear everything apart?”

Yuki’s mouth twitched at that horrifying description.

‘So all this time I’ve basically been dancing on the doorstep of the underworld? Who would have thought the so-called pause button I mess with every day was actually the switch for this loli to go berserk?’

It was not just Jiaqi who thought that way. Because Yuki teased this girl every single day, he had also treated the so-called reverse scale as just a joke, something for fun. He had never taken it seriously, only assuming it was some sensitive weak point that would trigger a stress response.

Remember what that unlucky hero girl once said? The Demon Lord is the embodiment of evil.

What many people took as a cringe line for laughs actually did point out the true nature of the Demon Lord lineage.

Whether one becomes evil or not depends on the individual, but within a Demon Lord’s blood, there naturally flows an inherited wickedness and demonic nature. It was just that due to Eiru’s special identity and body, under normal circumstances those things would not manifest in her.

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“Stupid Yuki, you don’t think I’m scary, right… I really keep it under control. No, that’s not right, it’s not even suppression. Normally these things stay properly sealed without me doing anything!”

Thinking about how that frightening side of her had just been exposed in front of Yuki, the little Demon Lord grew flustered. Although she believed Yuki’s feelings for her were sincere and could withstand trials, that form of hers, the kind that directly pierced into a person’s deepest fear, was not something most people could handle.

“That really wasn’t my personality just now. Stupid Yuki, don’t get scared of me. I’m not some brutal—ngh?!”

“Alright, alright, stop talking. Be good.”

Looking at the little girl panicking in his arms, Yuki felt both helpless and amused. Although what happened earlier had indeed been pretty scary.

“I told you before, I’ll accept everything about you. Even if you turn into what you were just now, you wouldn’t hurt me, right? The moment you heard my voice, you came back.”

Yuki softly comforted the loli in his arms. But now that he thought back to how she had looked just now, the black little stars in her eyes, combined with that wicked aura radiating from her body, he strangely felt a kind of bewitching charm from it.

‘Damn it, do men just like darkness or what? Why do I suddenly feel like I kind of want to see Lu Brat in that form again sometimes?’

The more he thought about it, the stronger that impulse grew in Yuki’s mind. But seeing the uneasy Eiru in his arms, he felt too embarrassed to say it out loud.

“By the way, is that form only triggered if someone touches your reverse scale? Then when I usually touch you…”

“Because I allow you to touch it, idiot. And the reverse scale is just a forced trigger. That state of mine can actually be controlled freely.”

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‘Then why didn’t you ever use it against those people with bad intentions before…’

Yuki grumbled inwardly, but thinking about it carefully, it did make sense.

Not only was that indiscriminate pressure likely to affect bystanders, but that posture could also cause unnecessary misunderstandings and trouble. Just look at how even with Yuki witnessing it, Eiru was still afraid he might misunderstand her.

“How about this, Lu Brat, show me that form again?”

After thinking it over, Yuki felt that no amount of persuasion or comfort would be as convincing as taking real action. Better to show her clearly that he could accept every part of her.

“You… are you sure?”

As if she had heard something unbelievable, Her Majesty the Demon Lord inexplicably felt reassured at Yuki’s words, but she still had to warn him.

“The pressure can even condense into something tangible and damage the surroundings, you know?”

“Can’t you control that? Can you not release the pressure and just change your appearance and aura?”

“Mm? That’s possible.”

“Then why the hell are you asking? If you know I can’t handle it, can’t you just put it away yourself?”

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The moment Yuki finished speaking, the silver-haired loli in his arms reopened her eyes.

Black little stars filled her pupils. A smile brimming with wickedness and wildness.

Just as Yuki had imagined, the Eiru now looking up at him was completely different from her usual lively and adorable self. Her entire being radiated a demonic charm.

“Satisfied? If you’re scared, you can hurry up and beg for mercy. I might consider—”

Halfway through that seductive voice, the little Demon Lord suddenly seemed unable to endure it any longer. She lowered her head, muttering incoherently, and instantly reverted back to her original appearance.

“Waaahhh… I can’t take it, this isn’t the usual me at all! It’s way too embarrassing!!!”

Translator Note

What black star pupils, is this Oshi No Ko or what…