Chapter 31 – Soju Tastes Like Maple Leaves Just Because It’s Painted With Maple Leaves?

This story is from a time period before someday. I want you to know that we are still dating.

“What kind of chicken do you want to eat?”
The Demon King asked me to roll over on my bed. I thought while sitting in the swivel chair in front of the desk.
“Ummm, anything?”
“If you say that, I will do anything. Is the melon-flavored chicken okay?”
“No, not that.”
“How does the strawberry taste?”
“Anything but fruit.”
“So, mint chocolate chicken?”
“Does such a thing really exist?”
“Of course, I am not saying that. But Jiheon, can’t you just stay still? It’s crazy.”
The reason she said that was simple. It was because I was sitting in the swivel chair, moving my feet and turning my body.
I stopped on the floor and apologized to the Demon King.
“Sorry, I’m bored.”
“Can I be bored with my luggage? Isn’t it fun just being together?”
“Just being together is crazy.”
“What?”
“I’m kidding.”
Even though I said it was a joke, the demon king threw a pillow at me. I grabbed the flying pillow and hugged it like a cushion. Perhaps because she was cutting it, it gave off an unusual scent. The culprit is right in front of me, so I put it on the desk to smell it.
Whether he knew that or not, the Demon King rolled over on the bed with his long silver hair hanging down. Then he raised his upper body and urged me.
“Fix it quickly. Aren’t you here to celebrate your discharge?”
She was right. The demon king came to my room to congratulate me on my discharge. Actually, he must have found an excuse to come here to play.
Anyway, I was thinking about what to eat, and I remembered something, so I asked.
“Weren’t you on a diet?”
On the day of the exciting run led by the demon king, she said that she was on a diet. But what happened later was that I was eating whatever I wanted.
Hearing this, the demon king put one hand in the pocket of his black tracksuit and replied.
“When I’m with you, I always want to eat something. Besides, I’m exercising properly, so don’t worry.”
“That’s it.”
“Besides, since you’ve been discharged, isn’t it time for you to exercise together? It will start tomorrow.”
“What?”
“Why? I couldn’t do it for a while because I was injured. Then you should.”
I couldn’t say I wouldn’t. If the exercise with the demon king was difficult and not helpful, he could have refused. But even if she was cut by her knife and hit by her car, her quick recovery was because it reminded her of her powers back when she was in this world.
“Okay okay. Instead, do it lightly. Every time I do it with you, I feel like I’m hurting.”
“Hmm? You weren’t like that, were you?”
“No it’s not!”
“Haha! It’s a joke. Let’s stop chatting and choose some chicken.”
“Just make it half and half. Half and half.”
“Hmm… “
At my words she pursed her lips and stroked her chin with her hand, which she had pulled from her pocket.
“There are so many kinds of chicken. The era of discussing chicken with only fried and seasoning is already over. Whether it’s cheese, onion, or hot chicken sauce, there are so many kinds. What would you like to do?”
“Let’s just make it half seasoned and half fried. Huh?”
At my plea, the demon king smiled lightly.
“Okay! I’ll make it half and half as you requested! Now, let’s choose where to go with the brand!”
“Just do it! Anywhere!”
“With such a complacent response, you wouldn’t be able to survive in the chicken craze these days, right?”
“Just do it! A little!”
“Haha! OK! Okay, stop being angry.”
She laughed lightly and operated her phone. As if completing her spell, the Demon King lay down with his head almost on the bed. The sweet scent drifted over here.
I deliberately sat in the chair and didn’t move, trying to be as oblivious as possible. The demon king raised his head and continued to see me sitting here, then lowered his head again and said.
“Don’t just stay there, come to bed. Lie down together.”
I refused right away because I expected what would happen if I went.
“It’s okay.”
“Don’t do that. Haven’t you been sitting there ever since Jim came here? My back hurts too. Come on.”
“I’m not going.”
“Why do you do that? There were times when we slept and woke up in the same bed.”
“That’s right, speak properly! A little!”
“Ahaha! It’s a joke, but why are you reacting like that? Or, no way!”
Suddenly, the demon king shouted and stood up. Then he sobbed, covering his face with his hands as if wiping away tears.
“Taking My Innocence”
“Are you crazy!”
She cut in right before she could finish her words. If anyone had heard of it, he might have gotten into a police car like the devil that day.
At my reaction, the demon king smiled naturally and waved his hand.
“Kkalkkalkkal, why are you so serious? Go ahead and get me a beer.”
“What? You bring it Am I the owner of this place?”
“Anyway, it’s not the house, it’s the monthly rent, isn’t it? Besides, Jim is a guest. Besides, did you forget who bought the chicken and beer?”
“I will bring it right away!”
I got up from my chair and walked quickly to the refrigerator. Seeing such a day, the Demon King showed a heartwarming reaction.
“Well, I really like the fact that you’re not like a hero.”
“Noisy. When did Hero get cut?”
Saying that, I opened the refrigerator door. Among the various canned beers that the demon king bought, I picked two that stood out. Holding one in each of her hands, she closed the refrigerator with her feet, then held out her right hand to her as she sat on her bed.
“Ruler.”
“… “
“Why.”
But far from receiving it, he was just staring at my face because he was dumbfounded. As the cool blue eyes stared at me, I was embarrassed, so I turned his head and asked.
“What’s wrong?”
“You don’t have the basics for a lady.”
“What?”
“At times like this, shouldn’t we open a can and give it to them? To entrust such a rough job to her frail lady. Hmm~!”
What bullshit are you talking about? Where in the world is the lady who kicked a grown man and left him covered in blood?
But if I fight, I lose, so I put down a can and opened the can of beer I had recommended to the demon king and handed it to him.
“Ruler.”
“Hoo~”
This time, he looked at me with his eyes shining in interest. His eyes were slightly strained, so he asked in a nervous state.
“Why. Why again What’s the matter this time?”
“It is nothing. Because I really don’t know how to do it.”
The demon king smiled happily and accepted the canned beer I opened. While I was picking up the beer I had left on the bed, she started drinking it cold.
“Gulp! Gulp! Gulp! Kyaa! I love this taste! It tastes even better because Jiheon picked it.”
The demon king, who had been drinking without taking her mouth off, spat out exclamations loudly. Thought that she looked loud but not bad, I opened her can and drank her beer without saying a word.
“Gulp, gulp, um?”
The taste of the alcohol was strange, so I stopped drinking and removed the can from my mouth. To be precise, it wasn’t strange, but it had a peach flavor that wouldn’t be present in an ordinary beer. It tasted like beer mixed with peach-flavored soda.
I looked at the beer can with a peach on it and asked the demon king.
“What is this? Why does it taste like peaches?”
“You mean that? Give it to me.”
“Uh, hey!”
She snatched the peach-flavored beer from my hand and took a few sips to her lips.
“Gulp, gulp. Hmm! It really tastes like peaches!”
“Why are you drinking that!”
I angrily took the beer from her hand. Seeing me like that, the demon king smiled mischievously.
“Hmm? Could it be that you’re conscious of kissing Jim indirectly?”
“Noisy!”
If it was like before, I would have drank right away, but now I couldn’t because my heart was pounding unexpectedly. I changed the topic to avoid getting noticed.
“But why do you buy beer without knowing the taste?”
“Aren’t you curious? Does it really taste like a peach just because it has a peach on it?”
“Of course it will taste like peaches!”
“Ah, just because a maple leaf is drawn in soju, doesn’t it taste like a maple leaf?”
“Is that the same as that!”
In a fit of anger, he drank the beer that the demon king drank. I don’t know if it’s because of my mood, but it tasted sweeter than when I ate it earlier.
“Hee hee.”
Seeing me like that, she smiled a little. I’m not sure if he was caught being shy or if he felt good about kissing him indirectly. I had only had a few sips of beer, but my head was dizzy as if I was drunk.
I lightly took a few more sips and asked the demon king.
“By the way, can you come home late today?”
When she was hospitalized, she was the one who slept with her in the hospital room. Back then, she could have excused herself that she did it to take care of me, but now that she’s discharged, it’s a different story.
To my question, the demon king took a few more sips of beer and answered.
“I gave you your name and instead told me to go to bed.”
“Really?”
“Yes. Why would Jim lie?”
“You know I’m a man, right?”
“Didn’t you call last time? You know full well that you are a man.”
Did you tell me to sleep even though you knew I was a man? I didn’t understand.
While thinking about that, the demon king shouted as if something had come to mind.
“Ah! Come to think of it, he told me to come over for a meal this week.”
“Why are you saying that now!”
“Isn’t it better than talking right before the day?”
“That’s true!”
So far, the only contact I have had with the Demon King’s parents was to talk to his mother on the phone. Even though he spoke kindly, he was the kind of person who drove me by talking fiercely. My mother said she was kind, but he wondered what kind of person my father was who said he would kill me. No I didn’t want to know also for a lifetime.
Seeing me worrying, the demon king frowned as if he were joking. Then he drank beer again and he said.
“Don’t worry. Unless you’re a guy like Ha-jun, the chances of you surviving are surprisingly high.”
“Can’t you say that you live?”
“There is none.”
“At that time, at least tell me there is a lie!”
“Why are you making Jim lie? And what’s wrong with Jim going to your room to play, is he so anxious? If?”
Suddenly, the demon king turned his back and began to sit down like a mermaid. She asked in a soft voice, posing as if emphasizing her waistline and hips.
“Or are you going to pounce on Jim?”
When I heard that, I looked at the demon king with a puzzled expression.
“If you fight me, you win. How do you run over?”
“… Ouch!”
Suddenly, the demon king kicked me with a sigh. The area that hit her hurt, but her weirdness was normal, so she started talking again. The topic of conversation started with the professor and went all the way to Yuri.
It was her concern as I had no contact with her these days. The last time I was injured at a movie theater, I came to the hospital saying every day was far away, but when I was hospitalized this time, the only one who came to play was the demon king. I didn’t hear anything from my parents, so it didn’t seem like anything bad had happened, but I was worried because there was no news.
As I was telling the demon lord these thoughts, I suddenly heard a knock at the front door.
Smart!
“Delivery has arrived!”
“Yo-ho-ho! This is chicken!”
Then, the demon king let out a strange laugh and ran to the front door. I muttered to myself, ‘That crazy bitch,’ and set up a table that I hadn’t used much next to the bed.
After hearing the sound of the front door opening and closing, the demon king smiled strangely again and put an envelope containing chicken on the table.
“It’s chicken! Chicken!”
No, he wasn’t that weird… Is it because you’ve been drinking?
She tilted her head and opened the plastic bag to prepare the chicken. I took out the chicken box, put it on the table, and tore off the lid of the chicken radish. While the chicken radish soup poured over the barrel, the demon king opened the chicken box.
“Um~!”
The demon king smiled heartily at the savory smell of chicken. I laughed at the exaggerated expression as if I was watching an advertisement.
But, by any chance, did he deliberately pretend to be bright when the story of Yuri came out? I suddenly had such a thought. However, since there was no reason for the demon king to be uncomfortable with Yuri, I finished preparing to eat the chicken.
“Come on, let’s cheers!”
She held out her can of beer, which she held until she brought her envelope. I matched that action and bumped into the demon king’s canned peach-flavored beer.
Tung!
“Cheers, cheers.”
“Gunbap, gulp, gulp, gulp!”
She gulped down her beer before finishing her words. The demon king, who had been drinking until she almost lifted her can upside down, shouted as she removed her can.
“Kyaha! Cool, turn it off! Haguman!”
… Why was my heart pounding for this girl?