Chapter 8: The Little Demon King’s Mischievous Massage

Hmm~

The little demon king’s hands gently massaged the girl’s soles, effortlessly melting away the day’s fatigue with his surprisingly refined technique.

Lulu closed her eyes, savoring the moment. ‘This scene,’ she thought, ‘would be perfect with a glass of red wine.’

It was simply too good! This reborn life truly made Lulu feel that dying once had been worth it.

After a moment of contemplation, Lulu’s thoughts drifted back to the little demon king.

‘[Hmm… I said that, but Alexius is a reincarnated demon king after all. His talent is bound to be incredibly powerful. Even if I wanted to stop him, he’d probably grow strong very quickly, wouldn’t he? What if the Demon King’s army snatches him away in the future, and he suddenly realizes I’ve been deceiving him? Wouldn’t that be even more troublesome?]’

The little demon king’s grip on Lulu’s foot intensified.

‘I’ve always known you were deceiving me, haven’t I?’

‘It’s still up for debate who’s deceiving whom.’

Lulu, however, was too lost in thought to notice anything amiss, still deep in her brainstorming session.

‘[No, no, I need to come up with another plan.]’

‘[Hmm… playing the emotional card wouldn’t be bad. I’m the little demon king’s teacher now. If I show him more care and dote on him, he won’t want to leave me. That way, he won’t be snatched away by the Demon King’s army officers~]’

‘[Oh, that seems a bit difficult? Hehe, it’s still not a big problem. After all, Alexius is just a little boy. For a hot-blooded child in his adolescence, wouldn’t it be easy for me, an ice-cold beauty, to occasionally show him some concern and effortlessly manipulate him?!]’

‘Old woman, who exactly do you think you can manipulate?’

Alexius thought this with a hint of exasperation. In reality, he was a reincarnator just like her, with the mental age of a twenty-year-old adult!

Meanwhile, Lulu was pondering the same question.

‘Ahem, don’t misunderstand. Although I often refer to myself as an ice-cold beauty internally, that’s merely an objective description of my outward demeanor.’

‘My heart is still that of a modern otaku! That will never change, and I’ll certainly never fall for a man or anything like that. This has been Lulu’s longest-held bottom line since transmigrating to this otherworld.’

The reason I project the image of an ice-cold beauty externally is partly because it suits my temperament. More importantly, my figure and appearance are too good; being a little aloof helps reduce the number of suitors, saving me a lot of trouble.

‘[Ah, finally, if I were to spend a very, very long time with the little demon king, I would… at least come to care for him somewhat, wouldn’t I?]’

‘[After all, even if you raise a dog for a few years, you develop feelings for it.]’

‘[I must guide the little demon king to walk a righteous path in this life, to embrace justice, so he won’t be corrupted by darkness. Although I don’t know if his previous life’s desire to conquer the world was due to his personal character or the influence of the Demon King’s army, this time, as his guardian, I must make the little demon king a good person! Oh, no, I mean, make him *my* dog!]’

The girl thus made up her mind, then lowered her gaze, a slight smile playing on her lips as she watched the little demon king.

‘[Little puppy, little puppy~ Your hand strength isn’t bad! Ugh… why did it suddenly get a bit stronger? It’s a little… a little unbearable now. Tell him to go lighter, ugh…]’

Just as Lulu was about to speak, she saw the little demon king raise his head, smiling, and look at her.

“Teacher, is my hand strength too light? I apologize, I… I know that for a mage like you, my strength is still too weak.”

“Huh?”

Lulu stared, utterly bewildered, and couldn’t help but inwardly complain.

‘[Seriously, what kind of thought process does this little demon king have? What does foot massage have to do with magic? As a genius mage myself, I’ve never heard of foot massages being a magical duel, have I?]’

‘[One person activates magic to strengthen their hands, the other uses runes to harden their soles, right? What kind of grudge is this, attacking each other during a massage? Little demon king… you’re such an idiot, hahaha~]’

‘[Oh, well, since he thinks that way, maybe I’ll just slightly deflate his confidence. Hiss~ Actually, this current pressure is already too stimulating, but he’s just a little… a little boy, so this is probably his limit, right?]’

‘[As long as he doesn’t press those few spots in the middle of my arch, and the sensitive points on my ankle, there shouldn’t be any problem.]’

Lulu was intimately familiar with her own body, having lived for five years already. At this moment, the young woman gently rested her chin in her hand, feigning an expression of complete indifference, then nodded.

“Well, I truly don’t feel much, tsk tsk. Little one, you’re still too weak. Use a bit more strength~”

‘[Oh, this feeling of mocking the little demon king is just wonderful!]’

At this moment, Lulu couldn’t help but think of a phrase: ‘Can you even do it, you weakling~’

‘Oh, I just don’t know why, but even though it’s just a foot massage, it feels unexpectedly lewd.’

Lulu’s smugness lasted less than two seconds. Suddenly, the little demon king beneath her dramatically increased his strength, a series of powerful presses targeting the sensitive pressure points she had just mentally revealed: her arch and her ankle.

Waves of intense stimulation instantly surged from the girl’s fair, tender feet back to her brain, causing Lulu’s mind to momentarily short-circuit as her face instantly flushed crimson.

Ya-woo—!

‘Wha-wha-what… what is this?’

‘[Hmm… no, this isn’t right, this is definitely not right. How did this little demon king’s hand strength suddenly become so immense? And, and he’s pressing all the sensitive spots. This… this is going to… going to kill me! It’s so itchy, so painful, torment… tormentingly pleasurable, hmm~]’

‘[What in the world is going on? It feels like… like this guy is toying with my feet. No… this is absolutely not right, hey! Stop it, stop it quickly! But I can’t let the little demon king think I’m easy to bully.]’

The girl lay sprawled on the bed, biting the blanket to stifle her cries, yet she couldn’t help but let out faint whimpers. There was no helping it; this… this massage felt like bone setting! ‘Ah-woo~ What should I do…’

“Teacher, am I using too much force? You seem to be in a lot of discomfort.”

“Ah-woo…”

Lulu was on the verge of tears. She couldn’t lose face in front of the little demon king, or she wouldn’t be able to keep him in line later.

She would just have to endure this foot massage torment, even if it meant crying through it all…

“Ah… n-no… it’s fine… it’s quite comfortable, haha. Teacher’s just a bit tired, lying down to rest… hmm~ no, no, Alexius, you must be tired from massaging too. You should rest early. Don’t… ah~… no, no, no, no… don’t massage anymore!”

“How can that be? To repay your kindness, your disciple will make sure you enjoy it to the fullest!”

Alexius exclaimed excitedly!

“Huh? Ha… hahaha…”

‘Damn it!’

Lulu lay on the bed, face flushed, breathing heavily, on the verge of tears. ‘Help, someone save me!’

‘I’m going to have a lifelong phobia of foot massages now, a phobia!’

‘[Damn you, little demon king, I, I, I… if I don’t avenge today’s humiliation, I, Luxstina, swear I’m not human! Ow… why did the force increase again?! Woo—]’

That night, Lulu dreamt only of having her soles massaged.