Demon King – Chapter 99 – The Little Demon King’s Views on Love (Part Two)

“So, Master Love Guru Little Lu, can you give me some guidance?” Yuki smiled, finding the little adult demeanor of the girl in front of him quite adorable.

“Don’t you already have someone you like? Why do you need me to teach you what it means to like someone?” The little demon king’s mouth twitched. “And I’m not some love guru, okay? I’m single too.”

“Everyone has different standards for liking someone, and different approaches to romance. What those playboys do isn’t called romance—that’s just flirting.” Sliding behind him, Her Majesty the Demon King chose a comfortable position and sprawled across his back.

“So, if someone were to confess to you, how would you react?” With an air of hidden meaning, Yuki asked tentatively.

“That would depend on the situation, I guess? If it’s not someone I particularly dislike, I’d probably wait and think about it before making a decision…” After thinking it over, Eiru gave a very unsure answer.

Though she was somewhat puzzled why her buddy would ask such a question, lying on his back as she was, she couldn’t see his expression and was too lazy to probe deeper.

“For me, if we can’t be together forever, it would just end up hurting both people. I don’t want that to happen, so naturally I need to be careful about it…”

“If you like someone and want to pursue her… you’d definitely try your best to show your good points and hide your flaws as much as possible to get her attention and approval, right?” The little demon king lying on his back suddenly turned the question back on Yuki.

“Hmm? Yeah… most people are like that, right?” After a moment of confusion, Yuki agreed with the girl’s point.

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“Exactly, whether it’s guys or girls… when they meet someone they’re interested in, they definitely package themselves like they’re advertising a product, promoting themselves. That’s perfectly normal.”

“But you know, many people only really like someone superficially…” Eiru sighed with a regretful look. “Some people like the other person’s personality, or sometimes just their looks and figure…”

“They start pursuing someone even if they only have a surface-level understanding of them… even if they succeed, after the two get together, they’ll naturally discover flaws in each other that they hadn’t noticed before.” As she spoke, the little demon king rested her head on his shoulder.

“And then?”

“Then they’ll probably break up because they can’t accept those flaws… couples like that have a very low chance of staying together. Otherwise, why do you think the break-up rate among couples is so high these days?”

“Hmmmmm…” The girl’s words made Yuki fall into deep thought, re-examining his own perspective.

Thinking carefully, Yuki realized his understanding of the girl was also very superficial… after knowing each other for two years, he didn’t even know her full name.

Her personality, behavioral habits, preferences… while he understood it somewhat, it wasn’t a good understanding. Because she was similar to his buddy, he had filled in those blank areas using his buddy as reference. Now that he thought about it, his approach was indeed inappropriate…

“In my personal understanding, if you want to pursue someone, whether for your own sake or out of a sense of responsibility… first you need to understand them as much as possible.” Seeing Yuki’s thoughtful expression, Her Majesty the Demon King spoke again, pulling him back from his thoughts.

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“Only when you truly understand the other person can you know for sure that you’re able to accept them. And with sufficient understanding, it’s also convenient for you to know how to better win them over?” The little demon king brought her tail to Yuki’s face, gently scratching his cheek a few times.

Stupid Yuki probably wants to pursue that girl he likes, right? For this guy’s happiness, I should talk to him properly and give him some reference… With this mindset, Eiru continued speaking.

“Also, only showing your good points and hiding your flaws… while it helps with short-term pursuit, it’s not good for the long-term relationship between two people~”

“So what’s your take?” Yuki now had a strange feeling… It felt like she was teaching him how to pursue her.

“Of course, show your true self! Looking at what I said earlier from the opposite perspective… if you only show your good points, the other person only has a superficial understanding of you too, right?”

“Romance is like a segmented obstacle race… if you hide your flaws, you’re just moving the more difficult obstacles from the first half to the second half.” After thinking for a moment, Eiru gave him a more vivid metaphor.

“Even if you can reach the halfway checkpoint relatively easily, when you start running into the second half, you’ll find that those obstacles—you’ll have to face them eventually.”

“It’s the difference between evenly distributing the difficulty versus accumulating it, right?” Yuki indicated he was beginning to understand her line of thinking.

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“Sort of, but not exactly.” The little demon king reached out and pinched his cheek. “Didn’t you notice I used the metaphor of an obstacle race?”

“You mean? It’s harder to overcome all those extra obstacles because your stamina has been partially drained?” Yuki immediately understood what she meant.

“Bingo! Worthy of being the grade’s number one, Stupid Yuki.” Her Majesty the Demon King rubbed her cheek against his as a reward, making someone blush again.

“If you rashly charge ahead, when you gradually start discovering their flaws later, you’re usually in the stage where your interest in the other person is slowly waning… I don’t need to say more about the rest, right?”

“Got it, thanks for the guidance, Master Lu.” Yuki smiled and thanked her. Today’s harvest was quite abundant, and he felt genuinely happy.

Knowing the girl’s views on romance meant understanding his crush even better. For him, there was no greater gain today than this.

“I’m not some master…” With a slightly red face, Eiru shyly turned her head away, then turned back again.

“More importantly, let’s go back quickly! I’m hungry!” The little demon king started pounding Yuki’s shoulder, acting spoiled and urging him on.

“Even if you rush me, there’s nothing I can do if the elevator doesn’t come down…” Yuki smiled helplessly, letting the girl’s little fists fall on him.

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“Then let’s take the stairs!” The certain loli floating in mid-air dove directly in front of Yuki, rubbing against his chest, barely hiding her desire to be carried.

“But the elevator is almost here, if we climb fifteen floors now it would actually be slower, you know? Little dummy…” Yuki pointed at the indicator light showing the elevator had reached the second floor, tapping the girl’s forehead with his finger. “Are you sure you want to take the stairs?”

“No way! It’s already at the second floor, why would we climb stairs! And don’t call me a dummy!” Her Majesty the Demon King waved her arms and legs around, trying to put on a fierce expression.

“Little Lu is so fierce…” Yuki certainly wasn’t scared by her, instead reaching out to touch her exposed little fangs. “Your two little fangs are so cute, super fierce little demon king.”

“You’re teasing me again! I’m going to bite you to death!” As Yuki expected, the little demon king immediately exploded, grabbing his hand and taking a bite.

The way she gets riled up is really fun, it makes you want to tease her more… The girl obviously controlled her strength, so Yuki didn’t feel much pain, and just then, the elevator doors opened.

“Alright, alright, time to go.” Under Yuki’s helpless urging, the little demon king held onto Yuki’s arm while nibbling on it, and the two entered the elevator maintaining this pose.