Now I'm a Demon Lord! Happily Ever After with Monster Girls in My Dungeon: Volume 10 (eBook)

Ryuyu (Autor)

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2024
250 Seiten
J-Novel Club (Verlag)
978-1-7183-9065-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Reborn as a demon lord in another world, Yuki is currently helping Lefi think of ways to fight now that she can't revert to her original dragon form anymore. After a bit of brainstorming, she succeeds in Dragonizing herself by covering her entire body in scales, thus strengthening her human form! With that task complete, all that's left for her to do is train.

Suddenly, however, Yuki receives a distress signal from Nell. He rushes to her side, only to find the Elvish Enclave under attack by the fiends, who declare war on the alliance of elves, demons, and humans! At long last, war breaks out between several nations! Yuki joins the battle in order to protect his family in the dungeon, but what awaits him and the others?!

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Prologue: Special Training

Morning. After Lefi finished eating breakfast with everyone in the dungeon, she went to the bathroom to brush her teeth. She stared intently at her reflection in the mirror as she did. A humanoid body of the female variety. Decidedly nondragon.

Ever since she had acquired the “Humanized Dragon” title a short while ago, Lefi had been unable to return to her dragon form. So, at the moment, this vessel was the only one she had. But in hindsight, she realized she didn’t know much about it. Its composition was essentially the same as a human’s, yet it wasn’t identical, as this body had originally been created through magic.

Hmm. If I truly mean to seek power with this form, then I ought to understand it, starting from the fundamentals. Until now, she hadn’t paid much attention to it, but she decided it would behoove her to step outside for the first time in a long time and determine what this body was and wasn’t capable of. Then, while she was at it, perhaps she would also try wielding a weapon or two.

While those thoughts ran through Lefi’s mind, the door to the bathroom opened with a rattle. Her husband, Yuki, entered.

“Mm.”

“Oh, hey, thanks.”

When she moved a bit to the side, her husband filled in the space next to her, letting out a huge yawn before starting to brush his teeth as well. She would never say so out loud because it was too embarrassing, but she loved the ordinariness of times like this when she was with him. Even though they spent every day together, warmth bloomed softly in her heart every time they had an unremarkable moment like this.

“You know very well that it is too cramped when the both of us are in here.”

“Silence, wench. Ain’t nothin’ we can do about it.”

Though they bickered teasingly, neither Lefi nor Yuki made any move to leave the bathroom. Once they’d finished brushing their teeth, they went back to the living room, where Lefi turned to her husband and spoke.

“Ah, Yuki. I am in need of a stout greatsword. Hmm, let me think... One that you do not mind being destroyed, or conversely, a sturdy one that can withstand my wielding it. Might you have created something of the sort?”

“Color me surprised. Where’s this coming from?”

Lefi waved her hand nonchalantly and replied to her husband’s puzzled question.

“It is simply for sport. I find myself somewhat interested, you see.”

“Ohhh reeeally? All right, then you can have this.”

So saying, he extracted a greatsword from the rift in space that was his Inventory. Though the same dark gray as iron, it possessed a beautiful luster.

“Did you craft this out of...adamantite?”

“Correct! I made the whole thing out of the stuff as an experiment, but it didn’t cut as well as I wanted it to. Turns out that rare metals can’t be used on their own. Despite being a failed creation, it’s probably stupid strong, so feel free to use it right up.”

“Understood. Thank y— Hold. Yuki, I have no intention of meddling in your pastimes. I most certainly do not. However, considering that adamantite is a rare metal and that this weapon is made entirely of it, does that not mean you spent a considerable amount of that thing you call ‘DP’ to make it?”

“H-Hey, no need to worry about that. I restocked the coffers. I swear.”

Her scowl and the way she said those words implicitly asked whether he was aware of his squandering ways. When Yuki refused to meet her gaze, Lefi huffed in rueful exasperation. Even though he hardly used any weapons besides En, he still insisted on creating them. This man never changed.

“If you insist, then it is fine. This place would not exist without you, but do not squander your funds needlessly. I remember well when you nearly exhausted them.”

“Y-Yes, ma’am. I’ll be careful.”

She nodded imperiously in response, then headed for the Demonic Forest, carrying the greatsword on her shoulder.

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“Hmm... This is pointless.”

I muttered to myself, staring at the fallen tree in front of me. I had cut it down with the greatsword borrowed from my husband. Although it had been less cut and more smashed judging from the incredibly rough-looking gash in the tree. Evidence of the dull blade.

According to Yuki, this weapon was a failure that lacked the appropriate sharpness, but that was neither here nor there, as it was clear from the way it had been cut that the tree had been felled purely through brute force. Of course, this being my first time wielding a sword, it came as no surprise that I would not be good at it. Even so, the problem lay with the greatsword itself. A crack had already formed in its hilt, most likely owing to me having used too much power when I swung it.

Adamantite, a rare metal said to be the hardest of all metals, was second only to orichalcum, which was known as “divine steel.” And this was the result of a single swing. The sword obviously wasn’t strong enough to withstand the rigors of combat.

When I had first considered how to supplement my own strength, I had pictured my husband fighting and decided it would be good to learn how to handle weapons. However, swordsmanship was clearly an art form designed for the various species of mankind. At my level of skill, it would be more advantageous for me to attack with my bare hands.

“I made the correct choice in not asking En for help...”

I had initially thought of asking En to help me test the utility of a weapon, but now, I was glad I experimented with this greatsword first. If I had wielded the girl in her sword form without knowing the right amount of force to use, I would have undoubtedly crushed her handle with my grip.

“If weapons are not my forte, then is magic the answer? I have always been quite skilled on that front, but...the output remains the issue. Perhaps I can attempt to use a staff next?”

“Whatcha doin’?”

A voice came from behind as I mulled over my next idea. When I turned around with a gasp, I found my husband standing there.

“Oh, s-so you came here after all.”

“Sure did. I got kinda curious when you asked me to lend you a greatsword outta nowhere. How could I not when, unlike Nell, who’s obsessed with weapons, you’ve never shown even a hint of interest in them until now?”

“Ahhh... Yes, I see. That makes sense. Then the first thing I need to do is apologize. All it took was one swing from me for a crack to appear in the greatsword I borrowed.”

I handed the sword back to him, and he stowed it away in the spatial rift.

“Guess even adamantite’s a bust for you, huh? What I wanna know is why you’re using a weapon in the first place, though. I mean, you have the world’s strongest talons at your disposal, right?”

I stewed in thought for a bit before replying.

“I...have decided to disclose to you the truth. I cannot return to my dragon form.”

“Say what now?”

“It seems I have begun to think of myself not as dragonkind but as mankind. Use Analysis to look at my titles.”

My husband stared at me in silence for a few moments.

“Does that say...‘Humanized Dragon’? When did that happen?”

“Quite recently. As I am now, I am no longer the world’s most powerful creature. It is of no great loss as I do not care, but in the unlikely event that I am forced to battle another Calamity-level being, I will most certainly lose. Thus do I wish to train this body with real combat experience.”

“Ohhh, so that’s why you asked about weapons. But adamantite’s kinda tough to use for making swords.”

“Indeed. In this case, the sword is meaningless when my fists are more powerful.”

“When you say you can’t go back to being a dragon, does that mean you can’t completely take on your original form? You can still make your wings appear with your current body, can’t you?”

“That is true. I can use this humanoid form as a base to make changes in my appearance.”

With that, I attempted to transform one of my arms into that of a dragon. When I succeeded, my husband started running his fingers all over the scales and sharp claws of my altered limb. His touch felt strangely ticklish, but I did not stop him. Then, he suddenly licked my hand.

“Eek! Wh-Whatever are you doing?!”

“Geh heh heh. These scales are noice! Your bod’s not bad, wifey. Not bad at all.”

“Waaah! Ahhh... Stop that, you imbecile!”

“Ow.”

My suddenly frisky husband meekly let go of my hand when I smacked him on the head.

“G-Good grief... Be serious for once, will you? Though it may not seem like it, I am quite troubled by this turn of events, you know.”

“Ha ha! Sorry, sorry. Your arm is just so pretty that I couldn’t help myself.”

“And that is why you licked me?”

“Hmm... I know! Think of it as a way married couples tease each other.”

Cheeks pink, I glared at him. He was unfazed as he cackled shamelessly in response before circling back to the topic at hand.

“All right, so how big’s the difference between this set of scales and claws and your original...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.9.2024
• 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 • Isekai • Light Novel • Magic • Overpowered • Reincarnation
• ISBN-10: 1-7183-9065-3 / 1718390653
• ISBN-13: 978-1-7183-9065-2 / 9781718390652