After wandering around, the mummy demon, no, wait, it's Yazuki—had no more space left to hang anything on his body.
However, now he had been caught by Eiri something, he couldn't quite remember her full name, but she was that blonde loser dog.
"Who are you calling a blonde loser dog?! It's Eriri! You damn pervert—"
It seemed like he had accidentally said his thoughts out loud, which made the blonde loser dog, Eriri, furious again.
She bared her teeth at him, her expression both fierce and adorably aggressive. If her mother hadn't been holding her back, she probably would have kicked him by now.
As for Eriri's father, he was standing to the side on a call with someone. When the call ended, he let out a helpless sigh.
Yazuki knew exactly who Eriri's father had called, it was an international call to his family, informing them that he had been found.
The person on the other end of the line had probably responded indifferently, without a hint of concern, as if he didn't even exist in that household.
"Yazuki, about your family—"
It was Eriri's beautiful mother, looking at him with worry and concern, wanting to console him.
"I'm going back."
Before she could finish, Yazuki interrupted her.
There was nothing to discuss about that family. He had severed ties with them years ago, they were nothing more than strangers now.
"Sigh—"
Eriri's father sighed helplessly. Both father and son were so stubborn.
"However, I do apologize for making you and Uncle Spencer worry so much~"
After all, the reason he was able to live alone was thanks to their help. He owed them a great debt of gratitude, and his disappearance must have put quite a bit of pressure on Eriri's father.
So Yazuki sincerely expressed his appreciation and showed a remorseful expression.
Speaking of which, what exactly was the relationship between his family and Eriri's family?
Eriri's mother had once been an exchange student in Polaris University, where she met Yazuki's mother. They became close friends and maintained their relationship over the years.
As for their fathers, it was quite a coincidence—they had also been exchange students in the same term and later became diplomats in different countries, but somehow ended up crossing paths, falling in love with those two women, and eventually getting married.
So then, why did things turn out this way?
That's because— Wait, why should he say anything? Did he want to get silenced?
As Yazuki walked away, Eriri's mother nudged her daughter and gave her a meaningful look.
"No way, if you want to follow him, do it yourself!"
Eriri pouted, crossing her arms stubbornly.
"Well then, I have something I need to buy. I'll leave the stall to you two."
Leaving those words behind, Eriri quickly ran off, seemingly afraid that her mother would push her to follow him.
"This girl~"
Watching Eriri walk off in another direction, her mother sighed with mild exasperation.
As her mother, how could she not know her daughter's personality? Even though Eriri and Yazuki bickered a lot, she was still kind at heart. There was no way she wouldn't secretly follow him home to make sure he was safe.
"Did you notice anything unusual?"
Sawamura Sayuri—Eriri's mother—suddenly asked her husband in a serious tone.
Yazuki had mysteriously disappeared, and when asked about it, he had only given a half-hearted excuse about surviving in the wild.
It was clearly a lie.
"I didn't detect any abnormal energy fluctuations in his body. That means he wasn't caught in anything or summoned elsewhere."
Spencer took out a device resembling a phone from his pocket, checking the stable readings.
(T/N: Not a normal world?)
"That's good. A normal child should live a normal life~"
Still, wasn't she worried that their daughter might get caught up in something dangerous by following him?
No. If something really happened that could affect those around him, Yazuki would definitely find a way to warn them, ensuring that Eriri didn't follow him. He would already have guessed that they'd send Eriri to trail him.
Taking the train, he left the city center.
[Chiba Station Arrival]
With his hands full of shopping bags, Yazuki stepped off the train under the curious gazes of the passengers.
After walking just a few steps, he suddenly stopped in front of the train doors. A certain girl who had been secretly tailing him all along was finally unable to hold back and was about to rush out just as the doors were closing.
At that moment, perfectly timed, Yazuki stepped back, blocking her path and pushing her back into the train.
"Clack."
That was the subtle sound of the train doors sealing shut. Without turning around, he knew that there was a girl pressing against the doors, glaring at him with a furious expression.
"You better remember this, you damn perverted demon!!!"
An unwilling voice echoed as the train carried her away.
So, why did Eriri call Yazuki a "perverted demon"? Did she somehow find out his true identity as a demon king?
Of course not. That was just his online username—Demon King.
"…Wait, could it be that I was cursed because of this name and actually became a demon king?"
Muttering to himself as he walked, Yazuki decided that he would change this unlucky username as soon as he got home.
Also, why did Eriri call him a perverted demon?
That was because he frequently posted certain… pictures.
"Tch."
He clicked his tongue in annoyance. She had no right to call him a perverted demon, Eriri herself was a perverted illustrator!
Speaking of which, he seemed to have spent all his money just now.
His gaze shifted to the black ring on his right ring finger—the Demon King's Ring, a relic that had accompanied him through countless worlds.
And no, it wasn't some cheat item he got after transmigrating. It was something he painstakingly created himself.
Inside the ring was an inventory filled with all sorts of resources for his travels, including countless trophies from hundred different worlds. The ring itself also had a variety of functions.
Now that he was broke, should he take out a gemstone to sell? What size would be small enough to avoid suspicion?
…Wait, wasn't that the wrong thing to worry about? Shouldn't he first figure out how to activate the Demon King's Ring? If he couldn't use it, then all those riches were meaningless, it was just an ordinary ring.
As he walked, Yazuki suddenly stopped.
He realized that someone had been following him for a while.
Turning around, he saw a beautiful girl.
She had a well-defined face, long black hair cascading over her shoulders, and strands that gently swayed with each movement. Her skin was flawless and fair, her large eyes bright and clear, and her soft pink lips were slightly parted. On either side of her head, red ribbon bows tied her hair, and she wore a school uniform with a plaid mini-skirt and black knee-high socks.
In short—a long-haired black-haired JK.