Volume 1 Chapter 1 (1/2)

「But, you still don’t believe me, huh? Well, you wouldn’t understand when I suddenly say you’re a Demon King, right? It can’t be helped, huh? I’ll give you a demonstration. What kind of thing a Demon King is. 」

She smiled wryly and turned around,【Beast]Demon King Marchosias, also known as March, and I followed.

Even though her appearance is only a white-haired beauty(with wolf ears and tail), there was something that makes you believe that she’s a Demon King.

She leads me to a narrow room.

When I look at the mirror leant against the wall, there was a boy with a well-featured face in the middle of his teens. No way, this is me?

Strangely, there is an uncomfortable feeling.

And, in the middle of the room, a round crystal was placed on a white pedestal.

When I quietly tried to reach out to the crystal, March grabbed my hand.

「Please don’t touch it. That crystal is my life itself. If it’s broken, I will lose all my power as a Demon King.」

「You’ll die?」

「Well, although I say that, I don’t mean it that way. I won’t be able to create any more demons, the demons I created will all disappear, the dungeon vanishes and I’ll lose my unique skill. Although there is life, as a Demon King, I’m as good as dead.」

I was a little relieved to hear that.

But, I also feel uneasy at the same time.

If, it’s as she says, then, since I’m a Demon King, somewhere, my crystal exists.

Since I currently don’t know the location of the crystal, and a Demon King’s power is lost if it’s broken, I cannot stay calm.

「Hee, you felt a sense of danger from that brief comment just now. You’re quite perceptive. But, you don’t need to worry. The crystal will appear after you make the dungeon. Conversely speaking, to you who doesn’t have a dungeon, that thing that doesn’t exist……【Write]」

A profound book made of parchment appears on her hands.

March slowly opened the book.

「We are in the deepest part of my dungeon, although I planned for it to be comfortable, I wonder if the appearance gives that impression.」

After saying so, a hologram appeared on the crystal.

It showed a splendid but eerie castle.

「Even though I said dungeon, the appearance depends on the Demon King. There is the ordinary cave type, but something like my castle is also fine. You can choose a forest too. You should decide what kind of dungeon you want to make now to prepare for when you become independent.」

「I can’t understand the things you said just now. What do you mean by becoming independent?」

「Aah, I forgot to say. For newly born Demon Kings, they will study under a senior Demon King for one year, and they independently create their dungeon afterwards. In other words, I am your guardian for one year. Therefore, I’ll kindly teach you like this.」

Shamelessly saying that when you suddenly set a blue wolf.

「Well then, let’s prepare how to make the dungeon. Repeat after me【Write]」

「Yes, let’s see,【Write]」

A book appears on my hand.

I naturally open it.

Then, there was a written page about dungeon making.

「From the list there, choose what you like and combine them. First is the exterior. It’s the scenery that one can see from the outside. Pick something that fits your preference. The interior has distorted space-time. My dungeon is much wider than what others see outside, filled with numerous levels.」

I smoothly turn the page.

It’s as she said, there are various appearances provided. There is DP written in all the pages.

「What is this DP?」

「Dungeon Points. It’s what we Demon Kings desperately collect. You can exchange DP for different things and obtain what’s written. For comparison, the exterior that fits my taste are expensive. But, the performance doesn’t change. However, for the interior, I wonder if the efficiency corresponds to its cost.」

「Interior?」

「As for that, isn’t it faster if I show it to you?」