Demon King – Chapter 930 – You Don’t Even Know How to Buy Groceries

Another weekend had arrived.

For third-year students buried under heavy academic pressure every single day, this short day and a half was their rare chance to breathe and relax.

Of course, a certain silver-haired loli didn’t fall into that category.

She slacked off every day and had no idea what pressure even was. Her life was carefree and ridiculously comfortable.

Yuki also benefited a little from her. Whenever he ran into academic problems, he just had to ask Eiru and he’d get a quick solution, saving a lot of time and easing much of his stress.

Looking across the entire third year, aside from the students who had completely given up on the college entrance exam and were just coasting, there were hardly any who could live as freely as this little couple, treating every day like a weekend.

That included a certain loli’s childhood friend.

Usually at school, Jiaqi was suffocating under academic pressure. Because he had previously studied abroad and the teaching progress had been completely different, even though he had clawed his way into the Honor Class, his grades were actually near the bottom of the class.

Aside from his outstanding foreign language scores, most other subjects were his weak points. And although he joked around all day and never seemed serious, when it came to academic stress, he was one of the heaviest-burdened students in the entire class.

Finally, he had made it to a weekend.

Sleeping until he woke up naturally, Jiaqi was planning to thoroughly relax and laze around for a day or two. But the moment he walked out of his room, he saw a note left by his parents on the table.

‘Son, your mom and dad are going out to have some fun for a few days. Take good care of yourself. Remember to clean up. Don’t order takeout. If you run into any problems, go to Eiru’s house and ask them for help.’

The note wasn’t long, but it deeply reminded the young man of the fact that he had clearly been an accident.

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‘So you two just show off your love and go traveling, leaving me alone at home?!’

Although Jiaqi was already used to this kind of thing, the thought of being home alone and having to clean and cook for himself…

‘There goes my slacking plan. I finally get a weekend and I still have to stay busy?!’

Grumbling inwardly, Jiaqi walked into the kitchen to cook something for himself. But when he opened the fridge and saw the inside completely empty, as if it had been looted, his blood pressure shot up again.

‘Where are the vegetables?!’

‘Did you two go out to travel or go out for a picnic? You even took the vegetables from the fridge? And you won’t let me order takeout. Don’t tell me we just happened to finish everything yesterday!’

His parents’ incredible moves had already left this so-called accident beyond the point of complaining.

With no other option, he stuffed his phone into his pocket, grabbed two reusable bags, and headed out to buy groceries nearby.

“What a hassle. After coming back to the country, I don’t think I’ve even bought groceries once…”

Arriving at the wet market near his home, Jiaqi immediately felt overwhelmed by the noisy environment. Having lived abroad for the past few years, he truly had little experience buying groceries and was worried about accidentally breaking some unspoken rule.

“I should’ve just gone to the supermarket. Why did I insist on coming somewhere closer… Huh? These tomatoes look pretty good.”

Passing a stall, Jiaqi’s attention was drawn to the various vegetables on display. After all, he had grown up in the countryside. He might not be good at buying vegetables, but he was good at picking them.

‘Wait… is the wet market very different from the supermarket? If I buy too little, will they think I’m messing around and refuse to sell to me?’

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While examining the produce and pondering internally, the corner of his eye suddenly caught a familiar figure.

“Boss, give me two jin of pork ribs, please. I’m taking them home to make soup.”

At the pork stall next door, a silver-haired loli was skillfully chatting with the vendor.

Jiaqi instantly felt like he had found his savior.

And as if sensing his gaze, she turned her head and noticed him too.

“Huh? Stupid Qi, what are you doing here? You came out to buy groceries? Did your parents ditch you and run off to play again?”

“Hiss… can you not say something so tragic that directly?”

Although he had no idea how she had so accurately deduced the situation, Jiaqi didn’t have the energy to joke around right now. What he desperately needed was an experienced grocery-buying senior to guide him.

“You need me to teach you how to buy groceries? Just buy however much you want.”

“No need to be so stiff. Buy however you feel like. If you have questions, just ask the stall owners. They’re all pretty nice. Don’t tell me you’re so scared you need me to stand next to you and teach you step by step?”

After hearing Jiaqi’s request, the experienced little Demon Lord waved her hand dismissively. Most of his concerns could be solved by simply asking the vendors.

Half believing her, Jiaqi turned back toward the vegetable stall and slowly opened his mouth.

“Um… boss, give me two jin of tomatoes?”

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When in doubt, say two jin.

Jiaqi mimicked Eiru’s tone and tentatively tried to communicate with the vendor. Before the stall owner could respond, the loli beside him let out a shocked sound.

“Two jin? Do you know how many tomatoes are in one jin?”

“Three or four?”

“You’ve got a lot of guests at home?”

“No… I mean, there’s no one. I’m eating alone.” Being called out by his childhood friend like that, Jiaqi began to panic.

“If you’re eating alone, then two tomatoes is enough. Want anything else?”

The vendor was straightforward and quickly picked out two tomatoes and put them into a bag for him.

“Uh… you can sell by the piece? You can buy this little?”

Looking at the two tomatoes in the bag, Jiaqi was stunned.

“Like I said, relax. Don’t be so nervous. Boss, give me some minced meat too. I need it ground.”

Watching his childhood friend skillfully negotiate with different stalls, Jiaqi couldn’t help but feel the gap between them.

He even started to wonder if there was anything in this world this loli couldn’t do.

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“Stupid Yuki’s home alone too, so I’m buying some groceries to cook at his place. I’ll go check out the fish stall over there. If you have questions, call me. Relax. Don’t panic.”

Patting Jiaqi’s shoulder, Her Majesty the Demon Lord tossed out those words and walked toward the fish stall.

Left alone again, Jiaqi felt another wave of nervousness.

But since she had said that much, as a grown man, he couldn’t keep acting cowardly.

Everything had a first time. He had to bravely take the first step, right?

“Boss… um, give me two jin of… ginger? Yeah, ginger… right, two jin.”

“Young man, this is ginger. What are you buying two jin for?”

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“I suggest that in the future, you stick to the supermarket. This place really isn’t for you.”

After leaving the wet market, Her Majesty the Demon Lord patted Jiaqi’s shoulder, not even trying to hide the mocking smile on her face.

“Sigh. I’m a grown man. Maybe this just isn’t my territory… Worst case, I’ll just let my future wife handle the groceries.”