Why is the Demon King like this?

Chapter 99 Shadows in the Twilight

Aokiji enveloped himself in the natural healing power of his spirit, slowly healing his injuries.

He draws in the twilight of dusk, which, although far less effective than moonlight, is at least natural energy and is beneficial and harmless to the human body.

So the warmth of the blanket spread into his mind, transforming into an invisible hand that soothed the throbbing pain in his head.

Keisuke Ao leaned against the headboard and closed his eyes again.

quack----

Salary thief —

Ok?

Another pair of hands gently landed on his temples, the soft fingertips pressing and transmitting a woman's slightly higher body temperature.

It was hard to tell whether twilight or these hands made him feel more relaxed.

Keisuke Ao slowly exhaled.

Chizuru Shiraishi's voice rang out from very close by. She said, "I see you've been frowning the whole time. Are you still feeling unwell?"

What should I do?

"That's it, that's fine."

"It's a sigh," said Qing Guijie.

He pressed the button to ask Shiraishi Chizuru for medicine to relieve his headache and speed up the healing of his fracture because he suddenly realized that the school clinic probably didn't have such medicine.

Chizuru Shiraishi responded softly, secretly glancing at Keisuke Ao's face. At such close range, she had to admit that Keisuke Ao was indeed just as handsome as she was.

But he's just too fickle.

Asuka Arisugawa, Ms. Kamabata, a senior high school student, and even a junior high school student —

I know that I've already offended so many people.

Should I include myself in this calculation?!

"Aoki Keisuke, which one do you like?" she couldn't help but ask.

"Which one do you like?"

Keisuke Ao then recalled the conversation between Fujiko Hoshino and Asuka Arisugawa during yesterday's basketball game.

"You like it?" His tone became more questioning. "Why do you say that?"

"Haven't you paid attention to the rumors about yourself?" Shiraishi Chizuru was inexplicably angry at his attitude, and her strength increased as she hit him harder.

But for Keisuke Ao, it was actually more comfortable.

"I did that on purpose." Ao Keisuke thought Shiraishi Chizuru was referring to Komatsu Ai.

"Why?"

"Before, due to an accident, I had a misunderstanding with Arisugawa at the school gate. I promised her that I would resolve these troubles, so I used Komatsu Ai-senpai to divert attention from the rumors and gossip."

Keisuke Ao couldn't explain why he wanted to explain to Chizuru Shiraishi. Perhaps it was because of Hoshino and Arisugawa's conversation that he felt the urge to speak; or perhaps he was out of his mind and had been irritated by Hanako-san.

"you----"

Chizuru Shiraishi stopped what she was doing. "Do you know what you're saying?"

"Didn't you ask first?" Aokiji gestured for her to continue the massage: "She chose Ai Komatsu because she has a boyfriend from another school and wants to try having some fun with me."

"Why?!"

Chizuru Shiraishi was shocked again. The seemingly pure and cute Ai Komatsu—could she be a bitch?

And if that's the case, then wouldn't Aoki Keisuke have no connection with Arisugawa Asuka and Komatsu Ai?

Ms. Kamibata herself admitted that she was a suitor of Keisuke Ao —

The junior student helped take Aokiji to the infirmary.

After going through all this, does this guy really have no problems with his lifestyle?!

Thinking about it carefully, I realized that Aokiji really didn't know much about relationships, and I didn't feel any sense of crisis when I lived in his house.

Yes.

Chizuru Shiraishi was stunned. How could she, who already knew about Keisuke Ao, be affected by these rumors?

Surprisingly, I felt somewhat lost and unwilling to accept it.

"And what about me?" she asked, blinking her eyes, her breathing becoming a little rapid.

"Um?"

Keisuke Ao opened his eyes, stared at Chizuru Shiraishi for a long time, and then asked sincerely, "Dr. Shiraishi, what misunderstanding has arisen between us?"

"You—this—huh?"

Shiraishi Chizuru was taken aback by his retort, then immediately slapped his shoulder in an annoyed tone: "No! Your Highness, there's no misunderstanding between us!"

Because the one who received the message at the time was "Tsukishima Chizuru".

Then, the scene and the atmosphere suddenly changed.

Chizuru Shiraishi thought it was the end of the Scarlet Journey, a disastrous failure of her wild fantasies at the age of twenty-six.

But she didn't know that the mature woman's coquettish expression, her hair shining in the dim sunlight, and her rosy cheeks were almost unfair. Her closeness, ignoring the Demon King's defenses, led her straight into his arms.

It left behind colors like sunlight.

It made Keisuke Ao's heart flutter.

"Um----"

He no longer paid attention to what Shiraishi Chizuru was saying, her smooth lips still parted.

A strange emotion quickly filled Keisuke Ao's chest, and he soon understood the name of this emotion: regret.

When Shiraishi Chizuru, filled with expectation, asked herself questions, she shouldn't deny them so easily.

That's the kind of regret I feel.

He raised his hand and suddenly grabbed Shiraishi Chizuru's wrist.

"Hey, what are you doing?!"

"Do you want to hit me?"

A fierce face, a wrinkled nose, and eyes that are both fierce and cute.

"I just wanted to create some misunderstandings."

Keisuke Ao was equally candid, making no attempt to hide his thoughts: "I'm hesitating now, whether to lightly kiss your cheek or your lips."

"Um?!"

Keisuke Ao struggled to move his body, which ached and ached, like a rusted steel ship applying to the harbor, hoping to dock.

He slowly approached Shiraishi Chizuru, preparing to put into practice what he had said.

Chizuru Shiraishi's eyes panicked, and she subconsciously tried to break free from Keisuke Ao's hand. But perhaps because she hadn't used enough force, or perhaps because Keisuke Ao was using too much force, she seemed to be frozen in place and couldn't move at all.

"You—you, hey! Wait—"

"Are you crazy? I'm your teacher!"

"No, you're just a doctor," said Qing Guijie. "And a complete quack at that."

"You!"

Chizuru Shiraishi now realizes that Keisuke Ao always calls her "doctor"!

Then she felt their noses were almost touching, and she could smell Keisuke's scent—the smell of sweat after the game and the smell of laundry detergent on his clothes. She could feel his breath on his smooth arm, and the skin that was being touched felt like it was about to get goosebumps.

That's the level of tension.

Her fingers clenched tightly, leaving creases on the white sheets.

No way! What if Keisuke touches my arm later? It'll feel awful.

"Stop! Stop right now!" she shouted, her face flushed.

Keisuke Ao stopped, staring intently at her face, and asked, "Dr. Shiraishi, are you going to refuse?"

"I----"

A misty fog welled up in Shiraishi Chizuru's eyes; she didn't know what to say.

Her lips trembled slightly, her mouth opened, but no sound came out.

Keisuke Ao waited for her quietly.

"This is so strange—"

Chizuru Shiraishi murmured to herself, then closed her eyes tightly.

She heard Qing Guijie's annoying chuckle right next to her ear, making her want to clench her fist and punch him hard in the chest.

She felt their noses touch, their breaths mingling—her first kiss was about to begin.

Chizuru Shiraishi knew that there was definitely something wrong with her brain.

Because she was actually expecting a kiss from a high school student.

She wanted to say something more, to preserve the last shred of her adult dignity, but the moment their lips touched, she forgot everything.

The two of them shared an awkward kiss on the edge of the hospital bed.

The thin veil blurred the light and shadows of dusk, leaving only a pair of shadows.

"So, you like me?"

"like----"

"Still don't like it?" the boy said with a smile.