Chapter 15 – Last Boss Battle
Another few days have passed since the shiver-inducing hero party invasion.
Their actions which betrayed my expectations in an odd way, and the anti-climax coupled with the tension gave me an intense sense of wasted energy. To damage the dungeon master without even fighting… The Hero is fearsome.
Those muscleheads can just stay as hero(lol)es.
But there’s one thing that I realised.
In my old world, solving puzzles in dungeons was a matter of course, but in this world, that isn’t the case. I unexpectedly drove off the hero party, but thinking about it, the dungeon’s level of difficulty rising means that the level of my safety rises, so it’s something I should welcome.
And so, I’ve decided to try remodelling the 11th to 20th floors by adding puzzles and gimmicks.
While recalling the tricks in an RPG I played long ago and using it as reference, I gave adding in various things a try. Quizzes, moving floors, rotating floors, rail carts, switches that you need to press in order, places where you need to fall into the hole on purpose or you won’t progress, invisible floors, 2 containers that you have to balance the water levels for, corridors that will infinitely send you back to the start unless you follow a certain path…
Mn, I might have gone a bit over the top. Well, it is something I’m betting my life on, so there’s probably no need to hold back. At the very least, that Hero Party probably won’t reach the bottom floor for their entire lives.
Ah-, of course I’ve replaced the stolen stone slabs too.
Just as I finished remodelling, feeling satisfied, the sound of the alarm resounded in my ears.
Another person has gotten to the 4th floor… Wai-, it couldn’t be that the Hero Party is already back, could it?
Thinking that, I looked at the screen, when I found that a beautiful girl with long silver hair flowing behind her was reflected on the screen. The girl who wore a red outfit that gave the impression of being a mix of a dress and a set of armour wasn’t using a sword, and instead ripping apart black iron golems with her bare hands.
Name: Leonora Romariel
Race: Demon Race
Sex: Female
Age: 16
Job: Magic Boxer
Level: 24
Title: Demon King Successor
“Demon King…?”
First the Hero, now the Demon King!? Is this dungeon cursed or something? Wai-, looking carefully, it wasn’t “Demon King” but “Demon King Successor”. Since it’s a successor, could she be his daughter or something?
It’s my first time seeing somebody from the demon race, but ignoring the fact that she’s an incredible bishoujo, there’s no difference with humans appearance-wise. But that power is on a different level. So far there have been other intruders of her level, but however you look at it, she seems even stronger than the Hero Party from the other day.
It seems that for a level, each race has their own strength, and it seems that even on the same level, their strength can differ based on their race. To begin with, a person who can make it to the 4th floor by themselves is totally estranged from the human level 20s.
Terrifyingly, she’s erasing the wraiths with her bare hands even though physical attacks shouldn’t work on them… Wai-, that’s impossible.
Ah, could it be that she’s attacking with mana clad around her hands? In that case, I can assent to her being able to touch a spirit. Either way, it’s not the act of a human though.
『Hmph, is this it?』
Miss Leonora muttered to herself as she dusted her hands against her dress armour. Seeing that majestic and dignified attitude of hers, if it wasn’t for the fact that I saw her ‘Demon King’s Successor’ title, I might have mistaken her for a battle maiden.
『Going from just this, it seems that this dungeon master that calls themselves the Evil God isn’t a big deal, huh. Before long I’ll reach them and beat them down, and make them regret picking a fight with our demon race.』
Pardon?
It seems that I’m getting some incredible hatred for something I have no idea about. Call myself the Evil God? When did I do something like that? She’s the first demon I’ve ever met, so there’s no way I have any memory of picking a fight with them.
Unaffected by my confusion, she found the stairs that led to the 5th floor and continued down.
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The energy she had in advancing was incredible, and she made way downwards at the incredible speed of 1 floor an hour. All the monsters she met on the way were destroyed with just one blow as well, and she didn’t slow down at all.
I hadn’t even imagined that somebody would hit the 10th floor today.
『Hmhmph, did you think a child’s game like this could stop me?』
Unlike a certain Hero(lol), she cleared the 10th floor pedestal puzzle. Hmm, what’s with this? Even though she broke through my puzzle, I want to thank her.
Let’s not mention that it made her agonise for close to an hour.
Upon putting the 3 stone slabs into the pedestal, the wall in front of her split into 2 halves, and opened the way to the audience hall.
『So it is finally time to meet you.』
Miss Leonora stepped into the audience room without hesitation. At the end of the luxurious red carpet lay an elevated throne, upon which say the King of the Undead.
『Welcome, my guest. You are the first one to have reached here.』
『I see. So you’re the No Life King mentioned on the pedestal? It seems that you have what it takes to be arrogant, huh.』
To Miss Leonora who was standing right in front of the throne and gazing at him, the No Life King spoke to her magnanimously. This was the first time that Miss Leonora looked nervous.
『Indeed, the one before you is the one who governs many retainers, the King of the Undead. Even in the face of a Demon King, I have no intention of kneeling.』
『It seems that you know what I am. I originally planned on just beating you down, but I’ve changed my mind. You can just quit being a dungeon master, and serve I who will one day inherit the throne.』
『I said that I would not kneel. Do not push your luck, lass.』
Despite speaking quietly, the tension between the two reached its climax.
『Then I’ll make you submit by force!』
『Come. Adding the daughter of a demon king to my retainers would also be amusing!』
The air of tension that had continually built up was ripped apart when the two fired their magic, and a fierce battle began.
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The battle was fierce to the extreme.
When the No Life King shot darkness bullets, Miss Leonora dodged them, and when Miss Leonora let out flames to occupy him, the No Life King used his summoned zombies and skeletons as a shield. High level undead like dullahans and spectres were also summoned and surrounded Miss Leonora, but with mana wrapped around her hands, dense enough that it was visible, she mowed them down without hesitation.
It looked like Miss Leonora had the upper hand, but as the battle dragged on, that situation changed. The No Life King and his retainers weren’t living so they didn’t get tired, but even if Leonora was a demon, she was still alive, meaning that she had a limit to her stamina and a long fight was something she ought to avoid.
When there was a gap in her concentration because she was out of breath, one of the dullahan’s arms that had been cut off grabbed her ankle. Because of the unexpected hand, Miss Leonora lost her balance and fell diagonally. The No Life King who excelled at coordinating with his retainers did not overlook this opening, and fired the largest darkness bullet thus far at Miss Leonora.
Because she was on the ground, Miss Leonora couldn’t avoid it, and being hit dead on she was sent flying for almost 10 metres before hitting the ground.
『Gu… Uu…』
『It seems that this is as far as you go.』
Perhaps to confirm his victory, the No Life King leisurely walked towards Miss Leonora, who was lying face down in agony.
『Gotcha!』
However, perhaps her laying down was an act, because the moment the No Life King entered her range, Miss Leonora raised her body and created a flame at her hand.
『Hmph, cease your futile… What!?』
Although he was in her range, he probably could have dealt with any number of spells created in desperation. However, Miss Leonora exploded the flame magic that fired from her hand on purpose. The out-of-control flame burnt even her own right arm.
She jumped towards the No Life King who was frozen from the shock, and with her fist still wrapped in flame, she hit him.
『Take this!』
『I-, Impossi… ble…』
Unable to react to the unexpected attack, the No Life King suffered a direct hit to his chest. The high-pitched sound of his bones breaking rang out, and on top of that, the flames that clad Miss Leonora’s arms lit up the robe he was wearing.
The No Life King fell backwards, but Miss Leonora who had staked everything on that one punch collapsed forward as well. Laying on the ground, she somehow managed to succeed in putting on the fire on her arm.
『Hur-… -!』
It seemed that pain shot through her because she stifled a scream as she got up. Even speaking conservatively, with wounds all over and a heavily burnt right arm, you’d be right in saying that she was battered, but even so, she was dignified and beautiful.
Miss Leonora walked towards the No Life King burning on the ground, and looked down on him. The undead around her had also crumbled because of their lord’s defeat.
『To think that you burned yourself to defeat me. You’re a mad girl.』
『As if I did this because I wanted to. I planned on making you submit without destroying you, but I didn’t have that leisure. You can feel proud for having driven me this far, O King of the Undead.』
『Haughty to the end, you are… Well… that’s fine… …n… ri… sa… …apo… gies…』
The No Life King eventually crumbled away, and only his crown fell to the ground, but that too eventually became dust.
Miss Leonora quietly overlooked it.
The next moment, the sound of applause rang out through the throne room.
Close to first
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Thanks Stally-chan! <3
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yay thank you for the chapter :)
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… Did anri finally show herself at the end or is that another genial she installed? Also I wonder how the demon king(queen) successor will react to anri’s eyes.
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…hm? didn’t you say vidar was waiting for you to tl more so he can also put up more of the side stories? from what I can tell from the title of the chapters, with this chapter the side stories chapters 5 to 7 should be relevant right?
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Nope. Ch5 has end-arc spoiler.
And I say ‘waiting’, but I asked him and he told me he didn’t give a shit, and I should be like him and take as long of a break as I wanted and tl whatever I wanted.
-points to Heibon-
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now that you mention it….Heibon *sob* TT_TT
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But at least he is translating Dragon Life everyday ^^ (for now)
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Guh, and he wouldn’t release chapter 6 and onwards either, huh T_______T
Actually, have those been translated? Coz if they were then maybe I can look forward to a batch release… huehuehuehuehuehue…. *Drools*
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Ah, so I’m assuming at the end he was saying “Anri-sama apologies”?
Anyways….. No-Life King, you seemed cool, I hope that you can be revived again to your… um.. undeath. Yes.
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agreed, the very first evil being ive ever seen that’s so noble and really cool
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He is the undead king… why not?
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Thanks for this. Does Anri get a friend now? Or is the Demon King going to kill her?
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Kill who ? Anri ? Because even Demon King will be going lv 7 dogeza by her mere presence..
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How? Shes on the 10th floor right now. A couple days previously anri was on the 29ths floor. That would mean if she continues adding a floor a day she would at least have 31 floors or 20 more dungion levels separating them from each other. And most likely 2 more bosses to fight, floors 20 and 30 respectavily.
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She can teleport anywhere in the dungeon if I remember correctly.
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Finally someone strong and not so stupid :D
And did the No life king apologized to Anri?
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not so sure about that since it was said that it took her one hour to solve that…she stands no chance on the even more complex ones later XD
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But she did solve it in the end. Which is more than we can say for the hero party. Seriously, I thought a mage would be able to solve a riddle like that easily.
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Thanks for the chapter ..
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I want to see Leonora face when she realised there’s more floor to cleared.
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“I’m sorry but Our Evil God is in another floor”
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Thank you for the good work!
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muuu~ this cliffhanger stuck in my mind and I can’t concentrate on preparing for exam now
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Thanks for the chapter. How will she feel when she know she’s only at the lv 10 of a more than 20+ lv dungeon?
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Another chapter that makes me want more.
Thanks for the chapter :)
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Thanks for the chapter, she needs to make more bosses encase someone smart comes along.
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Thanks for the chapter!
Snrk, oh Anri, be merciful to those poor adventurers.
And…a new servant approaches? XD
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Huh huh huh is this what they called cliffhanger Huh huh huh ?
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So, from level 1-10, ordinary dungeon, level 11-20, puzzle dungeon. What next ? Mob wave dungeon ? All Boss floor ?
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“All Boss floor ?”
Good guess!
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does that mean slimy is correct?
holy shit
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WILL THE DEMON LORD GIRL MEET WITH EVIL GOD GIRL?
this chapter shouldnt be a cliff hanger, but im already hanging at the end of the cliff
pls need more… also thanks sheeprabit god
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Can’t. Dad’s birthday today. Need to go out.
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Xiexie and such a cliffhanger
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It seems that shrine maid(en) ended up leaking info about her master, huh.
Thank you for the chapter, Estelion-sama!
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Many thanks!
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Jashin Average is awesome as always :D Thanks
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Undead falls for ‘lay dead’ trick. Kinda ironic.
Also thx for the chapter
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No, he fell for the illogical “double-edged” attack. Not much of a surprise considering the hyper logical mindset of an elder lich.
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“The next moment the sound of applause rang out through the throne room.”
I almost imagine her reaction when she hears this and realises that the No Life King is actually not the Dungeon Master.
Thanks for the chapter.
Typing this on my phone is… interesting.
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Her dungeon is drawing such a wrong sort of crowd. Amazing how she got heroes and demon king successors so soon after setting up.
Thanks for the chapter.
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Laying on the ground, she somehow managed to succeed in putting on the fire on her arm.
Should it not be
Laying on the ground, she somehow managed to succeed in putting off the fire on her arm.
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Putting out, actually
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Ah right that was the right word
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Wow, that No Life King was kind of cool. I wish he had more screen time, and maybe he could meet Anri-sama.
Thanks for the chapter!
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I think he can be revived at her whim… If he’s not replaced by a certain Demon Lord successor.
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Side story 07 – A Certain Undying King’s Loyalty
Fear not! We will read more about him!
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Thanks for the new chapter!
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Okay, I made a huge and dramatic deal about no computer, blah blah blah, I love you and goodbye… But the internets are surprisingly easy to navigate on my smartphone so I guess it’s not even a problem? XD
Thanks so much for the chapter! I’m sooooo looking forward to the demon girl’s reaction…
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Hahaha!
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Hail to The Esteemed 5th Holy Sheeprabbit, Estelion Sharlulu Asheel Vinchance Celenalia di ef Falufiluu’Luufilaafee (The 35th)
Thank you very much for translating :)
I do not intend to bother or offend you with something annoying like “when next chap?!1!??” but since you mentioned begging in the comments of an earlier chapter, just discovered the series today, I kind of want to beg the Holy Sheeprabbit, if it somehow fits into your schedule please enlighten us foolish ones who exactly applauded as soon as it conveniences you :)
But anyway, thank you.
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What? Oh, you’re asking me to hurry up with the next chapter? Since you said it so politely, I’ll tell you how I’m doing.
I’m about 1/4 into chapter 16, and once I’m done with some housekeeping, giong to tl the rest.
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Oh wow, certainly did not expect that ^^
Thank you for the info :)
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I can’t wait to red what happens next :)
thank you for the chapter
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A very nice chapter. I was anticipating some antics and some harem expansion, but apparently I will have to wait a bit for those. Ah well.
My thanks to you as always, O esteemed holy sheeprabbit.
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Imagine it… DarkSouls dungeon… They don’t kill you, but you start on your last (and first) checkpoint every time you fail, what’s more they rob you and the puzzles don’t have a walkthrough!
Ahh, also the final boss is too OP. You need NG++++++ actually try challenge it.
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It’s harder than Dark Souls:
there are PUZZLES…!
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Honestly, the Hero party would probably cream Dark Souls, but get stuck on level 1 of Spyro or something.
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Thanks for the chapter!! Reading this is SO MUCH better than risking my brain with GT. I speak from experience.
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Thank you for the chapter Estelion! This time we get a climactic boss battle of epic proportions lols. I have to say, No Life King greatly exceeded my expectations! He was really cool. But in the end he let his guard down and was struck by a surprise reversal. I hope we see more of him. I wasn’t expecting any of Anri’s servants to have such distinct personalities.
I do find it funny how demons tend to be beautiful people. It seems like the image of a demon has changed a lot over time hahaha. I mean back in the day demons were brutes with giant horns and goat heads etc. Now we have a silver haired bishoujo~ It will be amusing to see her fall into despair all OTL like once she realizes No Life King was just a sub boss!
The next 10 levels are a whole different level of difficulty. It seems like I was right in thinking that puzzles in dungeons were just our own human game common sense. But for Anri to abuse puzzles like that, somehow it feels like cheating! I bet the heroes of this land couldn’t get past a puzzle dungeon even if they had a portal gun.
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He was not allowed to kill as all Servants of Dungeon so the fight was a little bit unfair if no life king wanted to he could have killed her i think afterall
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Thanks for the chapter! I’m so excited! XD
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7:32 AM
haven’t slept
but over 3/4 done for chapter 16!
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holy hell get some sleep it’s bad for your body to do that lol. We do appreciate the commitment tho XD.
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thanks for the chapter!
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the cliffhangers are REAL, I look forward to the next one
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Yay! Thankies for the chapter! *Drool*
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“Hero Party probably won’t reach the bottom floor for their entire lives.”
ROFL!
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Thanks for the chapter :) and I think that applause is from Anri and maybe she kind of want to know why the hell that demon make enemy out of her.
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No Life King, you served your master proudly with great fervor and loyalty, you fought splendidly. Fitting as a king, you served Anri-sama as her loyal servant.
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Thanks for the chapter!
The no life king was unexpectedly cool. I thought he would be chewed by any notable character, but it seem like he’s one himself =)
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thank for the update
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Best girl kittaa
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Thanks for the chapter!
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It’s amazing how, with only about 5 lines, the No Life King has captured the love of so many readers. He really is freaking cool though.
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The No Life King, best boss ever. Arrogant enough to fall for a trick like that but not enough to deny his own defeat. May he rest till his respawn
Thanks for the chapter, I highly appreciate your translations~.
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“pops out of the woodworks” yo, I see you defeated my weak subordinate, clap clap clap, welcome. Yuri time?
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Anri was obviously more of a gamer then she admits to herself.
She even set up cut scenes after defeating midboss.
🎶💻
Lmao
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Hero(lol) where is this reference from?
All I know is that the first time I saw this was on Isekai Maou volume 1 prologue talking about a Demon King(lol)
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Anti is too obsessed with survival to show herself to the demon girl, that’s probably not her lol
What if anri immediately created another no life king lol, that would be trolling
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