Chapter 170 – ☆ Character Introduction ①
About the abilities of 【Body】…Strength, Endurance, Agility, and Reaction Speed are going to remain masked (I have no plans to divulge them). Since Body’s rank is decided by the accumulation of those values, there exist cases where an individual with Body C might exceed someone with Body B in Strength. (Example: Red’s Body is C, but his Strength is higher than Saburou’s at night).
Since I’d likely dig my own grave by using the detailed stat values…I’ve been going with a rough estimate reflected in ranks, but since I’ve run into a wall of not being able to explain the power relationship by simply lining up the ranks, I’ve added a value called 【Index】 this time around which uses Shion’s abilities as reference at 100. Besides abilities, 【Index】 is also largely affected by special abilities (especially the A ~ E value behind a skill) and combat experience. I’d be most delighted if you could regard it as simple grading to estimate power. (【Index】 hasn’t been introduced in the actual story)
【Shion’s Forces ～Demon King Edition～】
Name: ShionRace: Demon King → Demon King (Vampire) → Demon King (Vampire Lord)
Index: 100 (50 underneath daylight)
Abilities: Body B – Mana C – Knowledge E – Creation B – Alchemy B
Strongest Weapon Type: Spear
Strongest Magic Attribute: Darkness
First Appearance: Prologue
The protagonist of this book. During his time as human he was more of an indoor type with gaming and reading as hobbies. He tends to be strong at deliberation, and possesses a character of treading carefully. He has the habit of quantifying all kinds of phenomena. As he also quantifies the value of his subordinates (their lives), he’s capable of making calm and cruel decisions.Name: Kanon
Race: Demon King → Demon King (Fairy) → High Pixie
Index: 45
Abilities: Body D – Mana C – Knowledge B
Strongest Weapon Type: Wand
Strongest Magic Attribute: Earth
First Appearance: Side Story (Kanon)
The mascot of this book. She was a Demon King ruling over a Domain adjacent to Shion’s, but as a result of being on the verge of death after getting invaded by humans, she begged Shion to save her life, and surrendered. She’s aiming for the position of strategist, but currently she holds the position of 『Google-chan + Conversation Partner』. She’s the first person Shion spoke to after becoming a Demon King, thus she knows him for a long time. She had been leading a life where her loneliness only got worse, and basically hates all humanity, but she takes a friendly stance towards Rina, who has been talking with her, and the monsters who have been nice to her. (It’s not mentioned in the main story, but Kanon has problems dealing with Sarah and Takaharu and avoids both). It’s her back-setting, but she’s really good at sewing, and sewed her own underwear…in preparation for Shion’s punishments.
Name: Yataro
Race: Demon King → Demon King (Devil) → Archdemon
Index: 70
Abilities: Body E – Mana B – Knowledge C
Strongest Weapon Type: Wand
Strongest Magic Attribute: Wind + Fire
First Appearance: Side Story (Yataro)
The one in charge of the Domain’s defenses. He ruled over Uchinada as Demon King, but got invaded by Shion, and chose to surrender in the end. Since he has a broad view of things and excellent thinking capabilities, Shion highly values him as a strategist, but…he also has the fatal flaw of being a Gacha addict. He’s favoring Saburou, who’s part of the defense team and a former Demon King just like him, as if he was his own child.
Name: Saburou
Race: Demon King → Demon King (Vampire) → Vampire → Vampire Noble
Index: 90 (45 underneath daylight)
Abilities: Body B – Mana C – Knowledge E
Strongest Weapon Type: Rapier
Strongest Magic Attribute: Darkness
First Appearance: Chapter 92
A youth who grew up without forgetting his boyish heart (= a Chuunibyou patient). I planned to have him enter the stage casually with the idea of having an enemy character with some individuality, but…since he ended up becoming a nicer character than I had expected, he became a regular as a rare character (lol). His abilities during nights rank at the highest levels among Shion’s subordinates, but for some reason his true strength remains under the radar. He loves Kanon, but because he has troubles choosing between her, the elves, and Sarah, Saburou’s feelings of love…are scheduled to end in vain.
Name: Takaharu
Race: Demon King → Demon King (Beast) → Beast King
Index: 110
Abilities: Body B – Mana E – Knowledge E
Strongest Weapon Type: Unarmed
Strongest Magic Attribute: none ※ He has special abilities such as Coercion etc.
First Appearance: Chapter 116
A meathead Demon King who spent all his BP on Body. He ruled a Domain in Unoke as Demon King, but chose to surrender in the end after getting invaded by Shion. He has a rough, belligerent character – a pure battle junkie who desires to fight against formidable enemies. Coupled with his superior Body and his extraordinary fighting intuition, he’s one of the strongest, if not the strongest, among Shion’s subordinates. Besides combat, he likes touring. What pleased him the most about becoming Shion’s subordinate seems to be the pleasure of enjoying good food. Among the Demon Kings he’s also the character the easiest for me to write because of his lacking quirks.
Name: Sarah
Race: Demon King → Demon King (Elf) → Elemental Elf
Index: 90
Abilities: Body D – Mana B – Knowledge C
Strongest Weapon Type: Wand
Strongest Magic Attribute: all
First Appearance: Chapter 111
Gal. Expert in magic. She ruled over a Domain in Tonami City as Demon King, but during her repeated invasions, she eventually ended up invading Shion’s Domain, and lost. She became Shion’s subordinate through 《Contract》. She’s considered very outgoing by her flashy appearance and gal-like way of talking, but she also got a past trauma of having failed at her high school debut. Writing the way how gals talk is difficult, so I don’t think that you’ll get to see Sarah’s PoV.
Name: Akira
Race: Demon King → Demon King (Dwarf) → Dwarf Smith
Index: 30
Abilities: Body D – Mana E – Knowledge C
Strongest Weapon Type: Hammer
Strongest Magic Attribute: none
First Appearance: Chapter 128
Shion’s long-aspired Dwarf Demon King (in charge of smithing). She ruled over a Domain in Hakui City as Demon King, but she chose to surrender after getting invaded by Shion and negotiating with him. She looks like a little girl, but she’s very intelligent. Since she takes joy in making things, she’s satisfied with her life as Shion’s subordinate. She’s a character I’m expecting to get more screen time in the upcoming domestic affairs arc.
Name: Hibiki
Race: Demon King → Demon King (Beast) → Beast Noble
Index: 95
Abilities: Body B – Mana D – Knowledge D
Strongest Weapon Type: Unarmed
Strongest Magic Attribute: Water
First Appearance: Chapter 139
A former Demon King serving as a tank who made a timely appearance towards the end of the prefecture’s north unification arc. He ruled a Domain at Koiji Beach as Demon King, but as result of getting invaded by Shion and receiving a harsh reprimand by him, Hibiki chose to surrender. He has a keen mind and gentlemanly conduct. Unlike the offensive hand-to-hand combat style of Takaharu, he excels at handling enemy attacks by skilfully using his gloves. He’s a subordinate useful in all kinds of settings! The sole fly in the ointment is the little issue with his appearance and character. Back when I came up with Hibiki as a character, he was a character that made my heart race…wondering whether he’d become popular…or get totally flamed.
Name: Rina
Race: Human
Index: 110
Class: Warrior → Swordswoman
Abilities: Body B – Mana H – Knowledge G
Strongest Weapon Type: Sword
Strongest Magic Attribute: none
First Appearance: Chapter 13
One of the heroine candidates of the main series (However, since the author sucks at writing about romance and heroines…it’s undecided yet whether she will actually become a heroine). She was a normal university student in Kanezawa who was good at kendo, but after getting invited by her friend (Saori), she invaded Shion’s Domain. As if being guided by the 『Black Iron Sword』 she obtained back then…she grew into a hero approved of by Kanezawa. Even though she had piled up achievements as a hero, she eventually invaded Shion’s Domain a second time, and lost. As there was also the circumstance of her getting abandoned by her party, she accepted Shion’s 《Contract》. Afterwards she became very helpful to Shion as a core member of a team invading other Domains. She’s one of the main characters, but also a character I’m struggling to write about with her weak individuality.
Name: Kotetsu
Race: Human
Index: 120
Class: Warrior → Samurai
Abilities: Body B – Mana G – Knowledge H
Strongest Weapon Type: Katana
Strongest Magic Attribute: none
First Appearance: Side Story (Sayama Kotetsu)
Rina’s grandfather. He was extolled by mankind as 『Sword King』. He has the strongest combat abilities in the series so far, but because of his age, he has low stamina. He hates crookedness, but he also understands that it’s necessary to be flexible in his views thanks to his many years of life experience. He has the resolve to abandon everything, if it’s for the sake of protecting his last, remaining family member ― Rina.
Chapter 171 – ☆ Character Introduction ②
【Shion’s Forces ～Monster Edition～】
Name: Chloe
Race: Dark Elf → High Dark Elf
Index: 75
Abilities: Body C – Mana C – Knowledge D
Strongest Weapon Type: Bow / Dagger
Strongest Magic Attribute: Fire
First Appearance: Chapter 26
The first subordinate Shion turned into his bloodkin. She’s absolutely loyal (religiously) towards Shion, her Creator. Most recently she’s jealous of Blue who’s become very useful to Shion.
Name: Blue
Race: Goblin → Goblin Fighter → Goblin Strider
Index: 60
Abilities: Body C – Mana H – Knowledge E
Strongest Weapon Type: Ax / Bow
Strongest Magic Attribute: none
First Appearance: Chapter 27
A subordinate of Chloe’s team. One of the oldest veteran subordinates. He has nimble fingers and brims with curiosity. If the usage is simple, he can also operate human devices (electrical appliances etc.). He distances himself from the fanatic adoration of Shion as carried out by Chloe, Layla, and Izayoi, but Blue also holds a high loyalty towards Shion. Since the food situation has drastically improved most recently, he volunteered to join the defense team (Of course it’s been rejected).
Name: Kureha
Race: Dark Elf → High Dark Elf
Index: 65
Abilities: Body C – Mana D – Knowledge E
Strongest Weapon Type: Bow
Strongest Magic Attribute: Fire
First Appearance: Chapter 91
A subordinate of Chloe’s team. Originally he had been assigned to Chloe’s team as a nameless subordinate, but he became a bloodkin after having his achievements recognized. He’s absolutely loyal towards Chloe.
Name: Noire
Race: Ogre → Ogre General
Index: 70
Abilities: Body C – Mana H – Knowledge H
Strongest Weapon Type: Club / Shield
Strongest Magic Attribute: none
First Appearance: Chapter 67
A subordinate of Chloe’s team. Black ogre. A former subordinate of Kanta, but upon Kanta’s death, he was taken over as subordinate by Shion. He’s usually entrusted with the role of tank in his team, but it’s a flaw in the crystal that he tries to join the attackers whenever possible. He shares a relationship of mutual trust with Rouge who has the same circumstances.
Name: Rouge
Race: Ogre → Ogre Braver
Index: 70
Abilities: Body C – Mana H – Knowledge H
Strongest Weapon Type: Club
Strongest Magic Attribute: none
First Appearance: Chapter 67
A subordinate of Chloe’s team. Red ogre. A former subordinate of Kanta, but upon Kanta’s death, she was taken over as subordinate by Shion. She serves as an attacker in her team. She considers Red of Rina’s team as her rival. She shares a relationship of mutual trust with Noire who has the same circumstances.
Name: Layla
Race: Dhampir → Dhampir Marauder
Index: 75
Abilities: Body C – Mana C – Knowledge E
Strongest Weapon Type: Whip
Strongest Magic Attribute: Ice
First Appearance: Chapter 50
A subordinate of Rina’s team. She’s absolutely loyal (religiously) towards Shion, her Creator. She is very proud of belonging to a species related to Shion’s. She wishes to be more useful to Shion than anyone else, but recently she can’t forgive herself for being overpowered by the former Demon King group who harbors only weak loyalty.
Name: Flora
Race: Lilim → Lilim Mea
Index: 65
Abilities: Body E – Mana C – Knowledge D
Strongest Weapon Type: Wand
Strongest Magic Attribute: Darkness (Mind), Fire
First Appearance: Chapter 50
A subordinate of Rina’s team. She excels at mental interference and sleep induction. She’s a chatty person, but rarely ever speaks of what she really thinks. She shows a relaxed attitude, but begins to tremble as soon as the enemy approaches because of her timid personality. It worries her that her only friends are overly serious people (Rina, Layla, Iron) and the simple-minded Red.
Name: Iron
Race: Living Mail → Living Mail General
Index: 60
Abilities: Body C – Mana D – Knowledge H
Strongest Weapon Type: Shield
Strongest Magic Attribute: Darkness
First Appearance: Chapter 50
A subordinate of Rina’s team. He’s weak at offense, but excels as one of the best subordinates when it comes protecting his friends. Because he’s taciturn and gentle, his other comrades trust him deeply. He doesn’t show his emotions, but he’s been happier than anyone else when he was granted a new armor.
Name: Red
Race: Ogre → Ogre Braver
Index: 70
Abilities: Body C – Mana H – Knowledge H
Strongest Weapon Type: Club
Strongest Magic Attribute: none
First Appearance: Chapter 50
A subordinate of Rina’s team. Red ogre. A subordinate obtained through Shion’s very first 《Random Creation》. He has a belligerent and crude character. One of his aspects is his deep affection towards his comrades. The author seems to regret it a bit, wondering why he created Noire and Rouge as named subordinates despite Red already existing.
Name: Dakel
Race: Dark Elf → High Dark Elf
Index: 65
Abilities: Body C – Mana D – Knowledge E
Strongest Weapon Type: Bow
Strongest Magic Attribute: Fire
First Appearance: Chapter 50
A subordinate of Rina’s team. A downgrade of Chloe. He has a serious character, and sometimes feels irritated by Rina’s conduct towards humans.
Name: Kaede
Race: Shadow Ogre
Index: 75
Abilities: Body C – Mana D – Knowledge D
Strongest Weapon Type: Dagger
Strongest Magic Attribute: Darkness (Concealment Type)
First Appearance: Side Story (Yataro)
A SSR subordinate drawn during 《Random Creation》 by Yataro after he put all his soul into it. She looks like an adorable, little girl. She became Shion’s subordinate when Yataro surrendered. Currently she’s mostly focusing on intelligence activities. She excels at surprise attacks and possesses excellent combat abilities.
Name: Izayoi
Race: Vampire Baron (Nightmare Vampire)
Index: 105 (30 underneath daylight)
Abilities: Body C – Mana C – Knowledge C (Inside a dungeon during night: Body and Mana B)
Strongest Weapon Type: Spear
Strongest Magic Attribute: Darkness
First Appearance: Chapter 87
A special subordinate created in exchange for a deduction of 1000 CP of the maximum CP. He’s absolutely loyal towards Shion. He doesn’t really care about anyone besides Shion, but he values the subordinates he considers to be useful to Shion like Yataro, Saburou, and Setanta.
Name: Setanta
Race: Setanta
Index: 80
Abilities: Body C – Mana C – Knowledge D
Strongest Weapon Type: Spear
Strongest Magic Attribute: Wind
First Appearance: Chapter 122
A character born as the outcome of Lady Luck having smiled upon the author. His teachers are Saburou and Izayoi. He’s growing rapidly, but because he’s comparing himself to Saburou and Izayoi, he feels like he still has a long way ahead of him. Because of his childish naivety, he’s being tricked by Saburou…addressing Saburou with onii-chan.
Name: Abel
Race: Dwarf → Dwarf Lord
Index: 75
Abilities: Body C – Mana H – Knowledge C
Strongest Weapon Type: Shield / Hammer
Strongest Magic Attribute: none
First Appearance: Chapter 129
A special subordinate of a Dwarf Demon King who was created upon Shion’s instruction immediately after Akira accepted to surrender. It was planned for him to work as a tank, but his position was snatched away by the bunny-eared, pants-only Demon King who appeared later on.
Name: Cain
Race: Elf Lord
Index: 75
Abilities: Body C – Mana C – Knowledge C
Strongest Weapon Type: Sword
Strongest Magic Attribute: Water, Wind, Fire
First Appearance: Chapter 111
Demon King Sarah’s close aide. A special subordinate of an Elf Demon King. He’s absolutely loyal towards Sarah and Shion. Since becoming Shion’s subordinate, he’s been having complicated feelings about Sarah showing expressions to Takaharu she hasn’t shown him.
Name: Guy
Race: Werewolf → High Werewolf
Index: 65
Abilities: Body C – Mana H – Knowledge E
Strongest Weapon Type: Unarmed (Claws)
Strongest Magic Attribute: none
First Appearance: Chapter 15
A subordinate of Rina’s team. He had parts of conceit and narcissism to him, but he was more affectionate towards his comrades than anyone else. He died after covering for Rina during the capture of Suzu’s City Hall.
Name: Silver
Race: Kobold → Kobold Knight
Index: 30 (60 if compared to the 100 of Shion back then)
Abilities: Body D – Mana H – Knowledge E
Strongest Weapon Type: Shield / Spear
Strongest Magic Attribute: none
First Appearance: Chapter 27
A subordinate of Chloe’s team. Deeply loyal, and affectionate of his comrades. He died when he covered Chloe’s team from Demon King Alyssa.
Name: Hope
Race: Lycanthrope → Werewolf
Index: 35 (65 if compared to the 100 of Shion back then)
Abilities: Body D – Mana E – Knowledge D
Strongest Weapon Type: Sword
Strongest Magic Attribute: none
First Appearance: Chapter 50
A subordinate of Chloe’s team. He could freely transform into a werewolf. A precious subordinate with a limited evolution path. He had been named Hope in anticipation of his future spoils, but he died when he covered Chloe’s team from Demon King Alyssa.
Chapter 172 – ☆ Character Introduction ③
【Others】
Name: Miyamoto Masakado
Race: Human
Index: 30 (85 if compared to the 100 of Shion back then)
Class: Warrior
Abilities: Body D – Mana G – Knowledge H
Strongest Weapon Type: Spear
Strongest Magic Attribute: none
First Appearance: Chapter 19
Yay lol, the prided 『Silver Hero』 of Kanezawa and equal to Rina in strength. He died from a Lunatic Arrow shot by Chloe when he invaded Shion’s Domain.
Name: Kayama Saori
Race: Human
Index: 15
Class: Priestess
Abilities: Body H – Mana E – Knowledge G ※ at the time of her appearance
Strongest Weapon Type: Wand
Strongest Magic Attribute: Water
First Appearance: Chapter 13
One of Kanezawa’s hero party, and Rina’s friend dating back to their high school time. She debuted as a trendy female college student at Kanezawa University. She has a strong desire to be acknowledged, and cares a lot about her popularity. Currently she’s being called 『Kanezawa’s Saintess』, but…will she get any screen time!?
Name: Andou Hideya
Race: Human
Index: 20
Class: Adventurer
Abilities: Body F – Mana G – Knowledge E ※ at the time of his appearance
Strongest Weapon Type: Dagger / Bow
Strongest Magic Attribute: Light
First Appearance: Chapter 13
Commonly known as Glasses-kun. One of Kanezawa’s hero party and an upper grade student of the university Rina attended. In his high school days he worked as student council president, and at his university as circle leader. He’s good at calmly analyzing things. Currently he’s being called 『Kanezawa’s Sage』, but…will he get any screen time!?
Name: Makino Yuuya
Race: Human
Index: 25
Class: Warrior
Abilities: Body D – Mana H – Knowledge H
Strongest Weapon Type: Spear / Shield
Strongest Magic Attribute: Light
First Appearance: Chapter 13
One of Kanezawa’s hero party and an upper grade student of the university Rina attended. Sports-minded. After deserting Rina and running away, he died by Shion’s hands in an ambush.
Name: Saitou Ruriko
Race: Human
Index: 23
Class: Magician
Abilities: Body H – Mana E – Knowledge G
Strongest Weapon Type: Wand
Strongest Magic Attribute: Fire
First Appearance: Side Story (Sayama Rina) Story 5
One of Kanezawa’s hero party. Granddaughter of Ishikawa’s prefectural governor. A high school student with an age of 17. She died during the melee after getting stabbed from behind by Shion’s spear who had hidden himself with 《Darkness Veil》.
Name: Emori Hajime
Race: Human
Index: 23
Class: Adventurer
Abilities: Body E – Mana H – Knowledge G
Strongest Weapon Type: Bow
Strongest Magic Attribute: none
First Appearance: Side Story (Sayama Rina) Story 5
One of Kanezawa’s hero party. The ace of the archery club with a bright future ahead. It’s a back-setting, but he was a man with high qualities, ranking next to those of Rina. He shot at Rina by mistake after falling into a state of confusion through 《Dark Induction》. Then, when he got even more panicked, he was stabbed to death by Shion.
Name: Tayama Gonzou ※ First mentioning of the name
Race: Human
Index: 3
Class: Magician
Abilities: Body H – Mana F – Knowledge G
Strongest Weapon Type: none
Strongest Magic Attribute: none
First Appearance: Chapter 152
Ishikawa’s prefectural governor. He deeply hated Shion for having killed his darling granddaughter. He resisted to the bitter end, but died at Setanta’s hands.
Name: Kanta
Race: Demon King → Demon King (Ogre)
Index: 70 (120 if compared to the 100 of Shion back then)
Abilities: Body B – Mana E – Knowledge E
Strongest Weapon Type: Club
Strongest Magic Attribute: none
First Appearance: Chapter 55
A Body-specialized Demon King who ruled a Domain in Kanezawa. At the time when he became a Demon King, he slaughtered all humans invading his Domain with his own hands. He possessed an absolute confidence in his own strength. He died after Shion’s bloodkin invaded his Domain with Rina being the one to kill him in the end.
Name: Alyssa
Race: Demon King → Demon King (Fairy) → Demon King (Titania)
Index: 75 (95 if compared to the 100 of Shion back then)
Abilities: Body C – Mana B – Knowledge D
Strongest Weapon Type: Wand
Strongest Magic Attribute: Fire, water, wind, earth
First Appearance: Chapter 55
A Creation-Mana-specialized Demon King who ruled a Domain in Kanezawa. After becoming a Demon King, she got infatuated with her superior abilities compared to humans, and her subordinates who faithfully followed all her orders to a tee. She believed that she had been chosen as protagonist of this new world, but she perished after an intense all-out war against Shion.
【Other Laplace Members】
Name: Administrator (Pseudonym)
First Appearance: Chapter 106
The administrator of a site exclusively for Demon Kings ― 『Laplace』. Their background is shrouded in complete mystery.
Name: Seven (Pseudonym)
First Appearance: Chapter 109
ID 0007 – Senior Demon King. His characteristic is a polite tone, and he shows a friendly attitude. What stands out is his remark that he’s trying to keep the order in the Senior Demon King thread.
Name: Nina (Pseudonym)
First Appearance: Chapter 109
ID 0027 – Senior Demon King. Conspicuous posting style of always having a condescending attitude towards others.
Name: Goro (Pseudonym)
First Appearance: Chapter 109
ID 0056 – Senior Demon King. Posts using a rude tone.
Name: Sati (Pseudonym)
First Appearance: Chapter 109
ID 0013 – Senior Demon King. Has an arrogant attitude, but seems to basically have a good character.
Name: Iiko (Pseudonym)
First Appearance: Chapter 109
ID 0115 – Senior Demon King. Rude tone, and on bad terms with Nina.
Name: Ikoku (Pseudonym)
First Appearance: Chapter 109
ID 0159 – Senior Demon King. Polite. They like to chit-chat, but doesn’t reveal any advantageous information.
Name: Sai (Pseudonym)
First Appearance: Chapter 109
ID 0031 – Senior Demon King. Polite. Doesn’t post often.
Name: Nana (Pseudonym)
First Appearance: Chapter 109
ID 0077 – Senior Demon King. A womanly tone. Seems to be a nice person…maybe.
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