Chapter 2: Xiao Du

The girl in the mirror had soft, gradient silver-blue hair, and her eyes were extremely rare heterochromatic ones—left eye crimson, right eye sapphire blue. Her expression was cool yet slightly dazed.

This is… this is…

It’s a direct hit for Chinese otaku!

How could there be such a cute white-haired beauty!

Lin Peng stared at the mirror and couldn’t help reaching out to touch her own face. The girl in the mirror followed her movement, touching her cheek.

As for the demonic traits, she turned around in front of the mirror again, but still didn’t see any.

Lin Peng felt that if she were a demon, with such an overwhelmingly cute appearance, she would definitely be a succubus!

Just as Lin Peng was admiring her own beauty, a familiar creepy eye suddenly opened in the mirror.

“Gah!?”

Lin Peng was scared stiff.

How does this thing keep popping up from everywhere!

“Is there anything else you need help with, Princess?”

“…No, I’m good.”

“Understood. If you need anything, please feel free to command me.”

“Wait, what’s your name? How should I address you?”

“I have no name, Princess.”

“…Then what kind of demon are you?”

“A ferry ghost. A ghost-type demon.”

“No wonder…”

So it’s a ghost. That’s why it can appear on all kinds of surfaces. This ability must be possession, right?

Lin Peng thought so, then continued, “Then I’ll call you Xiao Du.”

“!”

Normally, a single eye can convey very limited emotion, but Lin Peng could truly feel the excitement from the other party.

“Thank you for granting me a name, Princess. From today, ‘Xiao Du’ will be my name. I will offer you my loyalty, Princess.”

“Uh, okay…”

Lin Peng had only thought it was like a smartphone assistant from before she crossed over—a joke—but unexpectedly, the other party accepted it directly and was so happy…

Does a name hold special meaning for demons?

Lin Peng voiced her doubt, and Xiao Du gave an affirmative answer.

“That’s right, Princess. A name is a blessing from a high-ranking race to a lower one.”

“Once given a name, even a slime with little wisdom will gain intelligence. It can also obtain a portion of your power, becoming stronger. If the rank is high enough, it can even directly elevate its life form.”

“Especially an existence like you, second only to the Demon King. Your naming is an unparalleled blessing for me.”

Lin Peng suddenly understood, then felt somewhat curious. “So Xiao Du, what ability did you get from me?”

“Princess, I can emit light.”

“?”

That statement left Lin Peng a bit puzzled, but she soon understood what it meant.

Ding! 

A dazzling white light shot out from the eye in the mirror, engulfing Lin Peng’s entire vision. She instinctively raised an arm to block her eyes and started thinking about her mom.

Oh crap! It’s a flashbang!

“Enough, enough! Stop your divine power! My eyes are going blind!”

“As you wish, Princess.”

Xiao Du obediently “turned off the light” and returned to its original eerie appearance.

Lin Peng felt a bit speechless.

According to what it said, this was an ability it got from her. That means…

She can also create flashbangs…

This ability, while certainly strong in a certain sense, felt so cheap…

The title “Demon King’s Daughter” sounds so high-class, but the ability is just glowing like a light bulb?

And where does she emit light from? Does she also use her eyes like Xiao Du? Dazzling eyes?

Thinking about it like that made it even harder to bear.

Lin Peng couldn’t imagine such a beautiful girl having flashing eyes.

That’s way too demonic…

She quickly shook her head to toss out the strange thought and pressed further, “So besides this ability, is there anything else?”

Xiao Du fell into thought, then replied.

“No, Princess.”

“……”

Is my ability pool just that terrible, or is Xiao Du unlucky enough to pull the most plain ability from me?

Lin Peng hoped it was the latter.

Come on, I’m the Demon King’s daughter!

I should be an overpowered existence with both stats and mechanics!

After the initial terror, Lin Peng had slowly started to accept her identity, even looking forward to meeting the Demon King.

Other than confirming she wasn’t just a mascot, she also wanted to build a good relationship with her Demon King mother this life.

From what she could tell, demon aesthetics were pretty similar to humans’. Xiao Du had praised her beauty, so her Demon King mother must be a great beauty too!

After all, she’s the Demon King!

Able to command so many demons, she must be a cool and beautiful domineering onee-san!

Lin Peng asked, “Xiao Du, do you know when the Demon King will arrive?”

“The Demon King is on the way. It will probably take some time, Princess.”

“But it feels like it’s been a long time. Was our Demon King not in the castle?”

“You guessed correctly, Princess. The Demon King went out to sketch in the field today.”

“Sketch?”

The Demon King is an art student?

She doesn’t happen to be named Hiiro, does she?

“Um… may I ask what our Demon King’s name is?”

“The Demon King’s name is Phyllis.”

“Oh, then that’s fine.”

Lin Peng sighed in relief, then asked, “So how did you inform the Demon King of my awakening?”

Xiao Du answered, “Princess, I am a ferry ghost. Anything I have possessed becomes marked. No matter where it goes, I can instantly possess it again. Thus, I can travel between two places and convey messages quickly.”

Such an insane ability…

This is way better than flashbangs!

How come I feel like I’m the one polluting your skill pool!

Lin Peng felt a bit embarrassed.

Just then, Xiao Du closed its eye inside the mirror, and the full-length mirror returned to normal. It seemed to have left—probably gone to the Demon King?

To be honest, when Xiao Du possessed this full-length mirror and she talked to it, it felt like the magic mirror from the Snow White fairy tale.

Admiring her own beauty in the mirror, Lin Peng suddenly got a bit dramatic and wanted to act chuunibyou.

Since no one was around, Lin Peng cleared her throat.

“Ahem…”

“Magic mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?”

As soon as she finished, the scene in the mirror began to ripple and distort.

“Of course it is the supreme Demon King!”

“However, Princess, your beauty is a language that needs no translation. You have given the moonlight a reference, and taught flowers humility. Your beauty silences the stars—it is a masterpiece that even miracles must bow to copy.”

“Thank you…?”

Lin Peng thanked subconsciously, but quickly noticed there was no eye growing on the mirror.

It’s not Xiao Du talking!

Whoa, this really is a magic mirror!