Now I'm a Demon Lord! Happily Ever After with Monster Girls in My Dungeon: Volume 5 (eBook)

Ryuyu (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
250 Seiten
J-Novel Club (Verlag)
978-1-7183-9055-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Friend or foe, it doesn't matter! Demon Lord Yuki's letting loose in the tournament!

Yuki's second life as a demon lord in another world continues! He's been entered into a tournament by the Demon King, and he breezes through the preliminaries. Just when he thinks he's got the finals in the bag, though, he learns that there's a human contender! Against this older gentleman who has a refined ability with his holy sword, Yuki finds himself overpowered. But he won't be defeated so easily. If his admittedly lacking swordsmanship won't get the job done, he'll just have to bulldoze his opponent through stats alone!

Meanwhile, Nell has been working diligently to secure alliances in the demon world. Out of nowhere, she's attacked by a mysterious group of people clad in black from head to toe. As she desperately tries to fight back, both her endurance and magic drain away, leaving her in a desperate situation with no escape.

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Chapter 1: The Alliance Conference

Hustle and bustle. Crowds of people. The sounds of laughter and folks hawking their goods.

“Wow...”

Eyes wide with wonder and hand held in mine, En uttered that one word.

“‘Wow’ is right, kiddo. What a festival, huh?”

I made that happy comment because I was so caught up in the excitement and energy surrounding us. Droves of people strolled along the streets, coming and going every which way. Stalls of all kinds manned by folks calling out cheerfully for people to buy their stuff were on either side of us. Glancing at others as they passed by, I saw smiles and delight on their faces. The demon world’s royal capital was definitely in a party kinda mood.

I’d sensed the city growing livelier by the day, but today was something else. Truly a sight to behold. I’d been under the impression that the situation in the demon world hung on a knife-edge, but clearly, a festival was another matter entirely. No tension allowed ’cause it’d ruin this atmosphere. From what I’d learned of this other world from my time on it so far, recreation and entertainment were extremely scarce, so the occasional event like this festival was particularly important for breaking up the daily monotony of life.

“Lord Yuki, might I presume, then, that it’s your first time experiencing a large-scale event like this?”

“Huh? Weeell, I guess it is, yeah.”

I couldn’t tell Leila I’d been to plenty of festivals like this in my old life, so I sort of twisted the truth when I replied to her. Then, En looked up at me and spoke.

“Master... So many people.”

“There sure are. A lot of them.”

“It’s very...lively.”

“Good times, right?”

“Yes... I’m having fun.”

As usual, her expression didn’t really change all that much, but I could tell easily enough she was thrilled by everything she saw and heard because of the sparkle in her eyes. Seeing her happy made me happy, so I couldn’t help but smile.

Let’s rewind the clock to two days ago.

“Yuki. I’d like for you to enter a tournament.”

“A tournament?”

I parroted Fynar the Demon King.

“Indeed. The demon world’s strongest, particularly the boastful ones, will assemble soon here in Leigeghegg and take part in a tournament where they can demonstrate whatever talents they wish. It’s quite a massive event, taking place over the span of a few days. And thanks to this tournament, the city itself will take on a festive air.”

“Hmmmm... Sounds fun, actually.”

I wonder if they’ll have food stalls and stuff. However they set it up, chances were that I’d be able to show En all kinds of neat things. But still, a tournament to show off your power? He’d said it so casually that I got the feeling the Demon King might’ve been understating the reality of this tournament.

“Naturally, the Fiends will be sending some of their best and strongest to the tournament, in hopes of garnering more supporters for their cause through their display of power. Which is why I would like you, Yuki, to defeat them in combat as spectacularly as you can. In short, I need you to be the victor.”

“Jeez, you say all that like it’ll be a walk in the park. I hate to admit this—hell, it might even be too little, too late—but I’m not all that good at fighting. I don’t even know any real fighting techniques or strategies, man. Obviously, I don’t plan on losing, and I have every intention of kicking ass and taking names, but I can’t guarantee you a win.”

’Cause when it came down to it, my fighting “technique” revolved solely around murdering my opponent. Weapons? Dog water at using them. Magic? Same deal. Brute force? Now that I could work with. My philosophy was to bulldoze the enemy until I was the only one standing.

When my opponents just happened to be power-fighter types like me, it made the fight that much easier. All we had to do was wallop each other until someone, namely me, won. But if I had to go up against seasoned military fighters or other folks with actual combat theory experience, then I wasn’t so sure about my ability to come out on top. What would I even do in a situation like that? Hmm. Probably bust out my wings, escape into the sky, and carpet bomb the frick out of ’em. And if my opponent also had wings...I’d deal with that if or when it happened.

“Don’t worry. When I had you forcibly entered into the tournament as a contestant, I used my authority as the Demon King to confirm the rest of the roster. I didn’t see anyone stronger than you on it.”

You really just do whatever the hell you want, dontcha, my guy? Hadn’t even bothered consulting me first, sheesh.

“Ah, I almost forgot. There are actually a few individuals you need to be wary of, but again, don’t worry. I’ll provide you with the details of their weapons and fighting styles later.”

“Thanks, I guess... Waaait a minute. I think I know what you’re up to. While I’m crushing the enemy’s fighters in a public venue, you and the others are planning to launch a surprise attack behind the scenes, aren’t you?”

“Heh heh heh. You’re a clever young man indeed, Yuki. Oh, right, you have a mask to disguise yourself, don’t you? Then, here, you can have this.”

“What is it?”

The Demon King casually tossed a ring at me.

“A magical device. If you wear it, you can change your hair and eye color at will. It’s a gift for you, so use it as you please even after this situation is resolved.”

Transformation Ring: When the wearer activates this item with their magic, they can change their hair and eye color at will. Quality: A+.

Ooh, a handy little tool for disguising yourself. Sounded pretty dang promising to me.

“Cool, thanks.”

I immediately slipped it onto a random finger on my left hand. Lefi’s ring would be the only one on my ring finger, thank you very much.

Now, what colors should I choose? Seeing as this was for a disguise, it was probably best to go for something super flashy. Y’know, a look that was absolutely nothing like my usual appearance. In that case, I’ll go with... Got it.

I’d thought of the perfect colors, so I pushed my magic into the ring and activated its power. In response, I felt magic working its way into my hair and eyes, which made for an almost tingling sensation. It didn’t take long for the transformation to complete, and once it did, a demon maid shuffled over to me and held up a mirror so I could check myself out.

“Wooow. This is pretty neat.”

I unintentionally let out that remark as I stared at what’d become of me. Silver hair and silver eyes. No more black hair and heterochromatic red and black eyes for me. Combining my new look with fake stats from Camouflage meant I could drastically lower the chances of my true identity as a demon lord being discovered.

While I was admiring myself in the mirror, I heard a small chuckle.

“Hm? Wanna let me in on the joke?”

I turned around to the source of the laugh—Leila, who was standing a bit behind me—and saw her grinning.

“Oh, it’s nothing, really. I just couldn’t help thinking that you’re now truly a matching pair with Lady Lefi.”

I felt like I’d been smacked by something that’d been staring me in the face the whole time. It took her saying something to make me realize that I’d unconsciously picked silver as my flashy color even though I could’ve gone with red or gold or literally anything else.

“Uhhh... Well, um, I can explain, okay? My mind just associated silver with flashy. I-I wasn’t even thinking about Lefi!”

“If you say so, my lord.”

Grr. Stop looking at me with those sappy eyes. I cleared my throat, then cut off the flow of magic into the ring. My hair and eyes went back to their normal colors, after which I turned to face the Demon King again.

“Ahem. Right, then, I’ll do what I can. I won’t promise anything more. When is this tournament, anyway?”

“In seven days. But The Four Races Alliance Summit is set to take place four days from now, which makes your schedule quite packed, eh? I’m afraid you’ll be incredibly busy for a while, Yuki.”

The Four Races Alliance Summit was Demon King Fynar’s brainchild. It’d be a conference solidifying the military alliance between the elves, dwarves, therianthropes, and demons. Technically, “therianthropes” and “demons” referred to species since so many races fell into those two broad categories, which admittedly made using “races” in the name a bit of a misnomer, but it was certainly an easy name to understand, and that mattered way more than...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.7.2023
• Reihe/Serie: Now I'm a Demon Lord! Happily Ever After with Monster Girls in My Dungeon
• Reihe/Serie: Now I'm a Demon Lord! Happily Ever After with Monster Girls in My Dungeon
• Illustrationen: Daburyu
• Übersetzer: Kashi Kamitoma
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Schlagworte: Game elements • Harem • Humor • Isekai • Light Novel • Overpowered • Slow life
• ISBN-10: 1-7183-9055-6 / 1718390556
• ISBN-13: 978-1-7183-9055-3 / 9781718390553